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Paul  Doffing (Self-titled)


lyrics
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Rollin' in My bones (2013, ASCAP)

I've been looking back and forth
I've been confused for oh so long
but I'm settling on a way to go
I've got rollin' in my bones


well you've been so pretty and oh so warm
the sunshine in this springtime of mine
but you know some things 
they're just too good to be true
i've got rollin' in my bones


i've got rollin' in my bones 
and good god knows its time to go
i woke up this morning  knowin' 
i had to let her go
cuz its time to bet it all 
its time to fight or else to fall
there ain't no time to wonder
and theres a rollin in my bones


its time to take control 
its time to see and so to know
its time to brave the bending slopes 
and slumber in the folds
of a land i've never known 
and, oh, to feel the cold wind blow
I welcome it with open arms 
and a blowin' in my soul


i've got rollin in my bones 
and good god knows its time to go 
i woke up this morning
knew i had to let her go
cause its time to bet it all
 its time to fight or else to fall
there ain't no time to wonder
 there's a rollin in my bones


i've got rollin' in my bones 
and I don't know which way to go
chicago towards the windy east 
or rocky colorado
and theres no time to wonder why
 no warm tears well up to cry
cuz i've been here far too long you know
there's a rollin in my bones
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How does it feel?  (ASCAP, 2013)

Please tell me just a little about yourself
tell me what your name is tell me of your health
and tell me of the things that make you smile
who you're chasing through your dreams
who you forget about after a while


Tell me of that space behind your mind
the place i'll never go 
the place where i would find
the part of you that keeps of draggin' on
as all your man-made structures 
wear away and fall right through your arms


and how does it feel?
Tell me: How does it feel 
to be alive?


have you ever wanted to go back
back to some other time and re-asses the facts
rebuild that crumbling mountain you stand on
but somewhere in your mind you know
your mountain's coming down
and so you run


breathless you will stumble to the shore
helpless you will know that you can be no more
you'll see the ancient churning of a living boundless sea


its you and you alone that this is for
you the ancient sand blown on that windswept shore
and me the rain that fell down on you then
as we tumbled to the sea
i know that everything that's you is me


so how does it feel?
Tell me: how does it feel
To be alive?
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When Home is a long way off   (Ascap, 2013)


When home is a long way off 
and love's left you down and out 
When night climbs up on your back 
and tears you down 

When no friend is left in sight. 
The light from your lamp's gone out 
and there's no place left to hide 
and darlin' there's no way out 

And you wanna know 
who will take you control 
who will take you home tonight 

And you wanna go 
so you start to roll 
but you can't escape 'til it's time 

Storm tide will ebb and fade 
ripple out to the sun 
so here we are and see 
we've just begun 

So show me those pale blue eyes 
alive as the night grows thin 
Take me back to that place 
Show me what might have been 

So he could've been a cheater 
he was a liar and a thief
and he took all your best love 
and he left you on the street 
and you say 

why? why? why me? 

You say that you loved him 
but it sure don't look that way 
Now he's taken all he had and 
He ain't Comin' back this way

and you say "Why?" 
you say Why? 
you say Why? Why me?

you say Why?
you say Why? 
you say Why? Why me?

You oughta know that you're not alone 
At the end of the night you're not alone 
You oughta see there's no chain that could set you free 
you're a stream that's a flowin' right along 

You ought see you can start again 
You can strike out on the road, you're not alone. 
You oughta see you can be your worst enemy 
It's a train you're a'towin' right along 

You oughta know that you're not alone 
At the end of the night you're not alone. 
You oughta see there's no sole possibility 
No one direction leads you home

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Rabid Wolf (ASCAP, 2013) 

Your mother was a well used rag 
Your father was a rabid wolf 
Your brother ate up all you had 
Do you feel anymore? 

Is your heart growing sore? 
Do you really want no more? 
Can't you see what's left in store 
if you'll dream anymore? 
Won't you dream anymore? 

I'm sitting here beside your rock 
Yeah beside your stepping stone 
And I haven't spoken in a while 
Do you see me anymore? 

From the city down through the ravine 
Its foggy like a dream 
And as the ocean meets the shore 
Do you feel anymore?

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Brother, Wait (ASCAP, 2013)

Hold on for me now
and while you do
i'll recreate 
your world for you
let down your guard,
my brother, wait


smile for me my dear
i'm watching you
your tender eyes 
have pierced me through
i'm waiting here 
outside your gate


oh please don't wait
don't hesitate
if you delay
you'll be too late
they'll take me down
and you'll be on your own
yeah all alone


The engine screams 
subzero stalls
we built a home
we built the walls
but what a place
did we create


You're coming back
you're on the ship
tip of your tongue
just fingertips
a silent vow 
not to delay


no please don't wait
don't hesitate
if you delay 
you'll be too late


don't turn away from my embrace
don't destroy what you can't replace
we get the world we create
it's getting dark it's getting late


they'll take me down
and you'll be on your own
yeah all alone


come back to me
i'm calling you
across a desert torn in two
you hear me, please
don't turn away
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Take me in again (ASCAP, 2013)


now we ride
way out beyond
and our shadow's 
grown so short 
since dawn


and we lie
beneath a shadeless tree
sometimes it's just too hard
to see


I was battered, bruised and broken man
until you smiled and touched me with your hand
i wrote you novels by firelight
but i didn't get it
i didn't quite give due
respect to you


how we ride
and we roll
and we don't know just how far 
we should go
now i've been riding so hard 
for so long my friend
and i'll ride it out until the end
but would you 
take me in again?


oh i've fallen 
i've fallen so far my friend
but i'm getting up
and i'm getting well again


i'm a bruised and broken
burned out man
its hard i've tried to understand
you
but i can't


yeah i've been kneeling on your 
rain drenched streets
i'm not too proud to sit there and just weep


and i've been looking in your devil's eyes
and i know he's kind
i see through his disguise
i see you


oh we strive 
and we grow
cuz we don't know
just how far we can go
now i've been trying so hard 
for so long, my friend
and i'll ride it out until the end
but would you
take me in again?

I left my heart bleeding in the sun
out on the plains
a battle lost and won


i was a broken drum at morning light
oh how i'd tried to be alright
but you- you saw me fit
yes, you- you though i was it


i'd never tell you any lie
no part of me escapes you eyes
it's true
you see me through
yeah, no one's ever cared for me like you


and we ride
a long dusty road
and we don't know just how far
we can go
now i've been riding so hard 
for so long, my friend
and i'll ride it out until the end
but would you
take me in again?


yeah would you
take me in again?
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Never Meant to Hurt You (ASCAP, 2013)


I never meant to hurt you baby
no i never meant to make you cry
now hold on while i find a four leaf clover
everything will be alright


Now you may say that I should'a seen in comin'
and you may say that i should see why
well my mind ain't anything of any wonder
but girl i'll say i sure do try


and i see you standin' there
with that smug look in your eye
and i know you don't really care
and i - i don't think that's right
so why do you even stay? 
just to wrap me up this way?
go get away
go go get away go
you heard me say
go get away


There's a fever and it's a'burnin' down your bedroom
there's a black though and it's a'creepin' through your mind
and i don't think i can help you get past it
but girl i say i sure will try


now i never meant to hurt you, Momma
i never meant to make you cry
but i hurt you when i told you i was goin'
and i didn't say any reason why


and I left you standing there
with that lost look in your eye
and i really don't seem to care
what's wrong or what's right
cuz i just can't stand to stay 
when you wrap me up this way 


go get away
go now get away go
go get away now get away
go go get away go
go get away now get away
go go get away go
don't wrap me up this way
go get away
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