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Husky Love
03:23
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Husky Love
My best friends are hairy, they’re sloppy when they drink
To some they may look scary, they smell but they never stink
They love to run until the day is done and then howl at the rising moon
They lie in the sun, live their life for fun
They’re bound to sleep right through the afternoon
Their sapphire eyes – they glisten, they sparkle like shining stars
They hear but they might not listen and they love riding in my car
They might step on your toes they might lick your nose
They might get into your private space
They can sure annoy but they bring such joy when you see the smile on their face
A Husky love ain’t no puppy love – it’s the real thing way down deep
A Husky love is a cut above – it’s something that you’ll always keep
You can have your Cockapoo cuz there’s one thing I do believe
Well, it don’t get much better than a Husky love to me
They dig up half my garden, chase the rabbits an harass the squirrels
But they’ll stand down a monster mastiff and they’re a hit with the neighborhood girls
Dog sled teams are in their dreams when they’re running the Iditarod
She’s talking again speaking Siberian, you know the princess needs her massage
A Husky love ain’t no puppy love – it’s the real thing way down deep
A Husky love is a cut above – it’s something that you’ll always keep
You can have your Labradors, your Goldens, and your Pekinese
Cuz, it don’t get much better than a Husky love to me
Well, it don’t get much better than a Husky love to me
Words and music by Robert T Schmidt and Karla G Leithoff, 2016
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2. |
All Mine
03:57
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All Mine
Just a simple life for a simple kind of guy
I don’t watch the news and I don’t wear a tie
Drink a bit of beer and play a little ball
Make a lot of music and hang with the dogs
Take slow mosey down the Ice Age Trail
Listen to Princess talking and chase my own tail
Chillin’ with my girls on a holiday
Never getting rich but I will make this life pay
I don’t have nothing and I don’t have much
But I’ve got something they can never ever touch
Her soul runs deeper and her heart is so fine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
Get a big thrill from what nature brings
Firing up the grill and Stranger Things
Gazing at the stars from my roof all alone
Ely with the wolves or maybe Yellowstone
I don’t have nothing and I don’t have much
But I’ve got something they can never ever touch
Her soul runs deeper and her heart is so fine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
Got a couple friends - they like to hang around
We’ll never make the grade but it’s a mighty fine sound
Talk a bunch of smack while the cover band plays
Feeling bad for Petty rolling over in his grave
I don’t have nothing and I don’t have much
But I’ve got something they can never ever touch
Her soul runs deeper and her heart is so fine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
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Black Husky Brewery
04:09
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Black Husky Brewery
Sitting at the Black Husky Brewery sipping on a glass of Spruce 2
Smokey’s tending bar and I brought my guitar ‘cuz she wants to hear a Husky Love tune
Howler, he’s still watching over he’s got the best seat in town
Lother’d rather bite you his Sparkly Eyes will light you up
This place is really going to the hounds
Jonny’s drinking Fancy Nancy and we’re never gunna let him live it down
If you’re looking for Chuck, well you’re out of luck he’s hunting down a Big Buck Brown
Karla says I’m Problematic, I just think I’m kinda Vain
So I’ll grab an Obstinator, boy, I’ll see you later, the 12 Dog’s hittin the fast lane
Count your sled dogs are you coming up with 23?
Sure ain’t Pembine but there’s no place that I’d rather be when you’re here with me
Willy’s dreaming dirty martinis – Jada say there ain’t no way
We’ve no liquor here but I can buy you a beer, how about a spruced up IPA?
And Kay is contemplating a Deck Dog, cuz Rinki’s got an ear to lend
Everybody needs one lying in the summer sun there’s nothing like man’s best friend
Count your sled dogs are you coming up with 23?
Sure ain’t Pembine but there’s no place that I’d rather be when you’re here with me
The Dogfather’s making an offer and Carolyn, she can’t refuse
We all need a Schutzengel to save our tails, we’ve all taken too much abuse
Mikey’s busy knocking down the tower Snowdog really put him to the test
The 3 Scrutineers are barking out 3 cheers for Tim and Toni – they’re the best
Count your sled dogs are you coming up with 23?
Sure ain’t Pembine but there’s no place that I’d rather be when you’re here with me
When you’re here with me
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That's Just Me
03:26
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That’s Just Me
I don’t care what the neighbors say I do what I want to do
Let the grass grow nice and tall let the dandelions all come shining through
Because that’s the way I like it a little wild and free
What the hell is with this mono-culture anyways?
What we need is more diversity
But that’s just me that’s just me
I don’t care what the radio plays I sing what I want to sing
What’s the sense of me playing their songs to me they don’t mean anything
I write the songs in my soul and I’ll sing ‘em until I’m cold
And if the sound really brings you down
It ain’t the end of this God forsaken world to me
But that’s just me that’s just me
It ain’t your body and it ain’t your mind it ain’t your spirit – it’s a one of a kind
They broke the mold for a damn good reason and I can understand why
I don’t care what the talking heads said I think what I want to think
Life is short I’ll try to live it well and I’ll drink what I want to drink
Save the wolves save the elephants and bees and get down on my knees
Thank the Lord for the ones I Iove
The ones that mean the world to me
But that’s just me that’s just me
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5. |
Any Less
03:12
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Any Less
Sometimes the words they don’t come easy
For days on end I just can’t find a melody
The chords I try to put together end up in a mess
But that don’t mean I love you any less, that don’t mean I love you any less
Every song I sing for you runs through me
Life blood filling all my hopes and dreams
Still there’s times I need reminding how much I’ve been blessed
But that don’t mean I love you any less, that don’t mean I love you any less
Nights alone the cold invades my bones
Pull the covers close but they’re not you
Contemplate the fates I’ve bought and sold
Contemplate the grace I’ve fallen so deep into
Heavy is the burden of this fallen world
There’s healing on the lips of my girl
Might be times I lose my mind and give her second best
But that don’t mean I love her any less, that don’t mean I love you any less
Nights alone the cold invades my bones
Pull the covers close but they’re not you
Contemplate the fates I’ve bought and sold
Contemplate the grace I’ve fallen so deep into
If I could do anything I would
Save the wolves and treat her like I should
But I’m so tired and uninspired I think I need a rest
But that don’t mean I love you any less, that don’t mean I love you any less
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Smoke Monster
05:04
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Smoke Monster
I think I’ll dig a hole and bark into it - everybody seems to think I’m kind of crazy anyways
When the smoke clouds clear I might get down to it
Find the monster lurking there and blow his ass away
They say persistence pays in many ways
Like all the nights and days I’ve prayed
To let it be okay as we roll down life’s winding highway
Wind at our tails, sun on our face
Never met a trail that wasn’t worth the wandering
New saw a sunrise that didn’t make me want to smile
Never knew a tree that didn’t beg for climbing
Never found a piece of shade that wouldn’t rest these weary bones a while
They say persistence pays in many ways
Like all the nights and days I’ve prayed
To let it be okay as we roll down life’s winding highway
Wind at our tails, sun on our face
Think I’ll find an E-Z chair and curl up into it
Been everything I want to be, seen everything I want to see
They say every dog she’ll have her day – yeah, I already knew it
Let the tireless efforts cease, maybe find a little peace
They say persistence pays in many ways
Like all the nights and days I’ve prayed
To let it be okay as we roll down life’s winding highway
Wind at our tails, sun on our face
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Worth Believing In
03:40
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Worth Believing In
When the wells run dry and the sun won’t shine
When the wild flowers say goodbye I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine
For just a moment in time as life swiftly flies
I will gaze into your eyes for I am yours and you are mine
Stand by me as our love is rising
Lie beside me share the joy, dry the tears I’m crying
Forever and always abiding, realizing this is the real thing
Something worth believing in
Like a star to the sky, as the branch is to the vine
Blessed be the tie that binds – I am yours and you are mine
Stand by me as our love is rising
Lie beside me share the joy, dry the tears I’m crying
Forever and always abiding, realizing this is the real thing
Something worth believing in
When the wells run dry and the sun won’t shine
When the wild flowers say goodbye I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine
I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine, I am yours and you’ll be mine
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8. |
Losing Game
04:49
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Losing Game
The grinders fall out and the windows close
This body get tired and old before you know it
It’s over-rated it’s a bunch of bullshit
But we hold out hope for one more day before it’s time to go
I see the mark of vanity in every thought and every scheme
We never get too tired of chasing the wind
We eat and drink and we toil away and keep dreaming of a better day
It’s a losing game
Finally found someone who let me rest
She’s the hand in my glove her love’s a helluva blessing
Winter’s gone so we’ll head west and then
Seven nights of paradise and it’s back to work again
I feel the hand of vanity in every thought and every scheme
We never get too tired of chasing the wind
We eat and drink and we toil away and keep dreaming of a better day
It’s a losing game
You say that life is pain and we live and die in vain
Then you say each day is a gift – they all fly by so swiftly
Your finest hour has come and gone
Dreams have left you in the dust the world is moving on
Feeling strange for the times they are a-changing
In a couple generations they’ll just forget your name
I see the mark of vanity in every thought and every scheme
We never get too tired of chasing the wind
We eat and drink and we toil away and keep dreaming of a better day
It’s a losing game
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Titanic
04:09
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Feel like I’m a little like the captain on the Titanic
Always navigating icebergs wishing I could finally rhyme the right words
Water keeps rising and I’m still advising everybody not to panic
Just enjoy the trip ‘cuz you and I are going down with this ship
So let’s sail away - it’ll be okay
Got to keep baling honey, waiting for the sky to get sunny
We might be sinking but here’s what I’m thinking,
Keep on holding onto me, baby
We’re going down and I don’t mean maybe
Lying in the sand on my island in the middle of my ocean
Wishing you were here wishing you could bring me a nice cold beer
Stranded all alone I am prone to get in touch with my emotions
And that’s a dangerous thing, kind of like floating in your dinghy in the lightning
So let’s sail away - it’ll be okay
Got to keep baling honey, waiting for the sky to get sunny
We might be sinking but here’s what I’m thinking,
Keep on holding onto me, baby
We’re going down and I don’t mean maybe
Sun’s still rising in the morning, sinking every evening
It’s a natural thing, birds start singing and the bees keep on stinging
Life will kill your pride but faith can turn the tide need to keep on believing
It’s the only way, tomorrow just might be a better day
So let’s sail away - it’ll be okay
Got to keep baling honey, waiting for the sky to get sunny
We might be sinking but here’s what I’m thinking,
Keep on holding onto me, baby
We’re going down and I don’t mean maybe
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Sparkly Eyes and Thunder Paw
Sparkly Eyes and Thunder Paw, they made a mighty fine pair
She was pretty as the starry sky you could say she was beyond compare
He was rougher than the Appalachian Trail with a history twice as long
He was cool he was hard he was tough as nails that SOB was just a little head strong
He loved the sun she loved the snow but they both loved to be on the run
He was rude she was refined with a bit of a bad attitude
Under her wing he’d learn how to sing love and dance and get a second chance
He’d keep her young but she held her own when the rompin and rollin got a bit out of hand
They used to love to walk the streets at night see the sights of old G-town
He’d meander she’d never wander get there together nose to the ground
He’d take it fast she’d take it slow he never really knew which way to go
She’d bring him back hit the sack stare at each other and take a little nap
They loved to eat they loved to drink she always told him exactly what to think
He’d take it in and let it go he was wise enough to never let it show
Talk about love he could never get enough she’d rub his nose just don’t touch his toes
He’d nuzzle her up she’d sniff him down a neurotic princess and a lovable clown
She’d watch the lights he’d jump the couch she’d check the dishes he’d check her out
He’d try to fly drown and electrify she’d lay in bed and just wonder why
So raise a glass to the laddie and the lass who make this old house a home
For the days that he lays at my feet while I play and the way she loves cleaning the chrome
And let’s drink some more for all the times they’re at the door
Wondering where the hell we’ve been once again
For his happy dance show after every time that he goes and her lectures in Siberian
He loves the sun she loves the snow but they both love to be on the run
He’s still rude she’s refined with a bit of a bad attitude
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Searching For The Light
06:28
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Searching For The Light
Seems like the hour is getting late never make it home at this rate
Guess I’ll keep pushing on down the road
Try finding shelter from the storm looking like it might be a good one
Keep my head down and let the wind blow
Safe from the hail and rain in the eye of the hurricane
I keep searching for a peace that’s passing far beyond all understanding
A restless heart denied the longing deep inside of me
I sink deeper down the wishing well I swim harder but the ocean swells
They keep on getting higher and I’m tired of the fight, searching for the light
Been wandering round this place so long wondering if your love is a song
A melody on the breeze every now and then
I want to see the beautiful I want to see the fallen snow
In a different light – start it over again
A change in the season a light shining bright on the horizon
I keep searching for a peace that’s passing far beyond all understanding
A restless heart denied the longing deep inside of me
I sink deeper down the wishing well I swim harder but the ocean swells
They keep on getting higher and I’m tired of the fight, searching for the light
Yet nothing below or above will separate me from this love
I keep searching for a peace that’s passing far beyond all understanding
A restless heart denied the longing deep inside of me
I sink deeper down the wishing well I swim harder but the ocean swells
They keep on getting higher and I’m tired of the fight, searching for the light
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12. |
Goodnight My Friend
03:42
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Good Night My Friend
Good night my friend - I’ll surely miss you underneath my feet
Everyone will wonder when I’m walking alone down the street
I’ll look ahead to a better day when we might meet
Once again – good night my friend
Good night my friend – you’re running free with the moon and the stars above
Your happy smile and your sapphire eyes watching over us
You’re never far away our hearts can feel the love
The love you send – good night my friend good night my friend
It doesn’t matter if I shake my fist at the wind
It doesn’t matter if I promise to be a better man
The sun is down and the darkness rushes in
But I still see you smiling
Good night my friend – everywhere I look I see a little bit of you
All the days we shared – they’ll always be one too few
But the fences are down and you’re finding something new
Around every bend – good night my friend good night my friend
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13. |
I'm Going Home
04:03
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I’m Going Home
There really isn’t too much left of me here, think it might be time for me to disappear
I know you don’t want to hear it – I’ll be with you in spirit
I’ve outlived most of my favorite girls, hope to see them all again in a better world
To the one I’ve left behind – tell her she’ll be on my mind
Always on my mind
But I’m going home – now I’m halfway gone
These tired old bones – they been holding me down
One thing I know it’s a damn good day to go
And I just may be the lucky one again, ‘cuz I’m going home
Might have made a big mistake or two, carried around a bit of regret – like you do
But I’m leaving it all behind – it’s my time to fly, my time to shine
I’m going home – now I’m halfway gone
These tired old bones – they been holding me down
One thing I know it’s a damn good day to go
And I just may be the lucky one again, ‘cuz I’m going home
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