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This Song
03:42
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This Song
music/lyrics by Aireene Espiritu. Copyright 2012.
I got a song I want to sing
And it’s full of people, places, and things
It’s got my father and it’s got your name
This song I want to sing
This song I want to sing
It’s about the blues how the blues got me
If I pull the trigger, will it set me free?
But I got too many songs to sing
I got this song to sing
I got this song to sing
There’s nothing that I’d rather do
Than sing this song, sing this song, sing this song for you
It’s what I’m meant to do
This song will make you laugh, will make you cry
This song is for the dreamer who left everything behind
This song it gives me reason to be good, to love, to live
And for you this song I sing
And for you this song I sing
If you find yourself singing along
Don’t listen to the voices that may say the notes are wrong
You can laugh, you can yell, tell the whole wide world your cares
And with you this song I’ll sing
And with you this song I’ll sing
I got a song I want to sing
And it’s full of people, places, and things
It’s got your story and it’s got your name
This song I want to sing
This song I want to sing
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Put Back Charlie
03:50
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Put Back Charlie
music/lyrics Aireene Espiritu
Heard a voice cryin’ in the wind. It was old friend, Charlie. He fell.
He was, he was, he was the bestest jester of his time
But he fell, he fell, he fell into a forgotten well.
He fell, he fell, he fell into a deep dark well.
Time to put back Charlie. Gather all the pieces.
Put back Charlie, together again.
All the king’s horses, calling all his men
We got to put back Charlie, together...
Heartbroken, heart-battered and heart-torn
Charlie’s scattered on the bottomless floor
He said please, please help, death makes fun of everyone
All is gone, i just want to go home
All is gone, i just want to go home
Please help me to put back Charlie. Gather all the pieces
Put back Charlie, together again.
All the king’s horses, calling all his men
We got to put back Charlie, together...
Hang on, Charlie. Put him back, put him back
Hold on, Charlie. Put him back, put him back
All the kings horses, calling all his men
We got to put back Charlie together again
Please help me put back Charlie together again
Oh, Charlie. Put back Charlie together, oh, Charlie again.
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Stagger Lee (I Killed Billy to Save Us All)
Music and lyrics by Aireene Espiritu
Trouble, trouble, trouble came to town
His name was Stagger Lee
Killed a man, killed a man, a-hmmmm
Shot through the belly with a forty four
Shot through the belly with a forty four
Billy Lyons, didnʼt he deserve to die
Billy Lyons, didnʼt he deserve to die
He was the troubled one, one with the troubled mind
Now Iʼm doinʼ, doinʼ, doinʼ my time
Doinʼ, doinʼ, doinʼ my time
Donʼt you know I killed Billy, killed him soʼs to save our lives
Someone had to do it
Christmas 1895, Billyʼs at the bar talkinʼ about killinʼ the whole town
So much evil lurked the room, you see, I had to kill Billy
Or Billy wouldʼve had to kill you. He wouldʼve killed you
Ahooo, hoo hoo. Ahooo, hoo hoo
Evidence, evidence tracked me down
Evidence, evidence tracked me down
Smoke from my pistol, stetson hat on the ground
When you mark my grave make sure you let them know
When you mark my grave make sure you let them know
I killed Billy, I killed him soʼs to save us all
I killed Billy, I killed him soʼs to save us all
Yeah, he died for his sins
Ahooo, hoo hoo. Ahooo, hoo hoo
Copyright 2014 Aireene Espiritu Music
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Boom and Bust
03:14
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BOOM & BUST
music/lyrics Aireene Espiritu
Buy now, pay later, said the bankers, brokers, speculators
While the bull rules, put more money in the pot.
The index to the riches, the bulging dollar eyes
Noone wants to be left behind
You see everybodyʼs ridinʼ on that good, good feeling
Of a profit, a full pocket, the big win.
They watched the ticker tapes go by, with their money on the margin
The boom, the bust, we all fall down.
Evangeline Adams, was a reader of the stars
Saw the fall too late to save them all
Word spread on the radio, the market will keep rising, keep rising, rising high.
Everybodyʼs ridinʼ on that good, good feeling
Of a profit, a full pocket, the big win.
Fast forward decades later, they forgot about the past
Now the past is cominʼ ʻround again.
Buy now, pay later, said the buyers, loaners, money makers
Confidence still high, sign right on the dotted line.
The risk appraisers paid no mind, this ride they thought would never die.
The boom, the bust and we all fall down.
You see, everybodyʼs riding on that good, good feeling
Of a profit, a full pocket, the big win.
Well, the crooks still got away with greed.
As we all fell to our knees.
The boom, the bust and we all fall down.
The boom, the bust and we all fall down.
The boom, the bust and we all fall down.
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Bag Woman
03:56
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Bag Woman - E
Copyright 2013 lyrics/music by aireene espiritu
Do you need a place, bag woman, bag woman, bag woman?
Do you need a place, bag woman, bag woman, bag woman?
Shelter, shelter underdog
I take the heat, i take the cold
When the waiting’s finally done, pray for me, pray for me
Have you got some shoes, bag woman, bag woman, bag woman
Have you got some shoes, bag woman, bag woman, bag woman
Wander, wander, blackened feet
Street sheets or a dirty deed
No dark alley’s ever been good to me, i’m awake but i’m asleep, i’m awake but i’m asleep
Do you need a friend, bag woman, bag woman, bag woman?
Do you need a friend, bag woman, bag woman, bag woman?
Tunnel, tunnel, lights I found
I felt hearts as big as a house
I heard the scroll call out my name, Say my name, say my name
bag woman, bag woman, bag woman.
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Falling for You
01:56
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FALLING FOR YOU
music/lyrics Aireene Espiritu
Iʼm skipping down the sidewalk, Iʼm hopping river banks
Iʼm dancin through the heavy fallin rain
And I could keep on rollin, I canʼt contain myself
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ for you
And Iʼll take all your good, Iʼll take all your bad
Iʼll take everything in between
Oh darlinʼ, darlinʼ say you feel the same
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ, think that Iʼm fallinʼ
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ for you
ʼm on a roll, Iʼm on a roll, Iʼm on a roll for you
Iʼm on a roll, Iʼm on a roll
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ, think that Iʼm fallinʼ
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ for you
Now I canʼt believe my luck, but I do believe my heart
My gut has never failed me so far
Let the sun shine, let it set, Let the moon shine our bed.
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ, think that Iʼm fallinʼ
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ for you
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ, think that Iʼm fallinʼ
I think that Iʼm fallinʼ for you
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Only Rock and Roll
04:03
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Only Rock & Roll
music/lyrics by aireene Espiritu. Copyright 2012.
The spell has not been broken, the haze still lingers on
So I set out on the road, searching for the one who knows the cure
From the desert of Las Vegas, I pass through Silver Lake
The central coast is calling, ‘fore I hit my San Francisco bay
The city used to be my lost and found.
But when I reached my hometown, the shops changed all their names
And the birds in every tree I pass, have new songs that they play
Nothing ever really stays the same. And then I hear a band, they start to play...
CHORUS
It was only rock & roll, only rock and roll
Only rock and roll, that brought me back
Only rock and roll, only rock and roll
Only rock and roll, that brought me back, brought me back.
The wizards gave me potions. I must’ve tried them all
But nothing could take away the gray, that loomed over my head
I know what it takes to make it rain.
And then I hear a band, they start to play...
CHORUS
It was only rock & roll, only rock and roll
Only rock and roll, that brought me back
Only rock and roll, only rock and roll
Only rock and roll, that brought me back, brought me back.
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Truth
03:01
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Truth
music/lyrics by aireene Espiritu. Copyright 2014.
Truth woke me early one morning
and he asked me, “how do you feel?”
Heart grabbed the chance to speak
while Mind was still half asleep.
Heart said, “Truth, i’ve been sad for awhile...
Love’s done gone left me again.
He would smile while he’s out on the streets
But at home he would cry to be free.”
and love’s becoming over
love’s becoming gone
love’s becoming o-o-over
love’s becoming gone
So heart tried to reason with mind
Mind tried to reason with fear
truth laid it out on the table
love tried as hard as he could
still love’s becoming over
love’s becoming gone
love’s becoming o-o-over
love’s becoming gone
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Hooded Hoodlum Judged
03:33
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Hooded Hoodlum Judged
music/lyrics by aireene espiritu. Copyright 2014.
Mean man, mean man comin’ for me
I don’t know what I did
But he’s aimin’ for me
Well, well, well
He’s watchin’ every move
And he’s howlin’ howlin at the moon
Trigger, trigger ready to pull
Give the man a reason what he’s itchin’ to do
Now, now, now
Fast draw fire, run run run
Been aimin’ since he got that gun
Aimin’ since he got that gun
Mmm
Blame, blame, blame
Blame, blame, blame
Who’re you gonna judge
Hooded hoodlum judge
Yeah, fast draw fire run run run
Been aimin’ since he got that gun
Aimin’ since he got that gun
One kid, one kid, one kid down
You know he’s not the only one
Hooded hoodlum judged
Kid done no one no harm
Shot through his youngblood heart
Shot through his youngblood heart
Thought he was a hero
Thought he was havin’ fun
Thought he was the right man for that job
Thought he was savin’ the whole wide world
From them hooded hoodlum punks
Kid done no one no harm
Shot through his youngblood heart
Kid was hooded hoodlum judged
Hooded hoodlum judged
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All Souls Day
04:17
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All Souls’ Day
music/lyrics Aireene Espiritu
copyright 2014
rise early this mornin’, our day has come
this time we can’t be late
we’ll rule the earth and sky today
in celebration of All Souls’ Day
and we’ll glide along the highways
over the golden gate
the canyons echo our voices
across the oceans to see them again
hello my brother, hello dear friends
glad we could spend this time together
i smell the flowers you placed on my grave
and i smile when you mention my name
and we’ll glide along the highways
over the golden gate
the canyons echo our voices
across the oceans to see you again
lover, lover how have you been?
sure is nice to see you smile again
a fresh new start, with sweet company
and a brand new love to set you free
yeah we’ll glide along the highways
over the golden gate
the canyons echo our voices
across the oceans to see you again
across the oceans to see you again
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Wide Open
03:12
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Wide Open
music/lyrics Aireene Espiritu
goodbye mother, goodbye father
packed my bags i'm ready to go
gonna meet my babeh, at the barnyard station
horses waitin', ready to go
to the wide open, to the wide open
friends and neighbors gathered round us
thank you for your good luck charms
armed with purpose and your support
stuffed our pockets full of hope
to the wide open, to the wide open
goodbye mother, goodbye father
packed my bags i'm ready to go
don't you worry, cuz in this journey
all our dreams they will unfold
we're gonna ride, we're gonna roam
gonna find that golden brick road
gonna rock, we're gonna roll...
to the wide open, to the wide open
we're gonna ride, we're gonna roam
gonna find that golden brick road
gonna rock, we're gonna roll...
to the wide open, to the wide open yeah, to the wide open
well, take it to the wide....
wide open, take it to the wide, take it to the wide open
take it to the wide, take it to the wide, take it to the wide
take it to the wide. Wide Open.
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aireene espiritu Oakland, California
Aireene Espiritu plays a mix of stompin', swayin' and timeless Americana reminiscent of front porch storytelling, of ghosts and the living, times of laughter and tears. A Color-Coded Symphony is her latest project, a musical experience connecting the audience’s ethnic origins to rhythms of the world. ... more
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