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Take Time

by Jack McNally

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1.
Take Time 02:50
I know a guy who’s always in a hurry Won’t stop for nuthin’ and he likes to worry Gotta climb the ladder keep the ducks in a line When I try to take him fishing he Ain’t got the time so I say Take time to do what you want Take time it won’t cost you a lot Take time to help out your friends Take time and time will be your friend Take time I got a friend who works down at the station Been two years since he’s taken a vacation Gotta make the payments on that new bungalow Got a new fishing boat but No time to go,so I say The best things in life are free You can’t take it when you leave No need to worry stress or strive No one makes it out of this life alive My girlfriend at the diner works until eleven Takes her kids to school and starts again at seven Gotta clean the house and try that new recipe She got a new TV but no time to watch with me so I say My daddy worked till the day he died But he gave me this piece of sage advice Son you don’t need to stress or strive No one makes it out of this live alive So climb on in and we’ll go fishing You’re gonna see what you’ve been missing We’ll watch the bobbers dance and just Sit in the sun – just you and me getting Nothing done, and we’ll just Take time to do what we want Take time it won’t cost us a lot Take time to be with a friend Take time and time will be our friend Take time
2.
Well I’ve tried to let you go, but no Matter what I do I can’t erase the memories of Me and you............then On a date when I can hardly wait to Meet this new girl who Might take your place, when I see her face all I can see is you I found a new apartment on the Other side of town Traded in the ragtop, for this Old Ford truck I found And now I’ve got a new friend who Licks my face and who Sleeps on your pillow but each Night I dream of you I never go to our old haunts never Do the things we’d do, but Still your memory taunts me there’s Nothing I can do, I Think I’m going crazy, just Can’t get over you and It’s so plain to see all I can see is you You should have seen this party that I went to last night There was Jack and Charlie Daniels and we were Dancin in the full moonlight And I woke up with a stranger, who Looks a lot like you, but When she throws the covers off all I can see is you My friends they try to cheer me up and Get you off my mind They tell me I’ll get over you Tell me I’ll be fine I’ve tried everything I know to Change my point of view but It’s so plain to see All I can see is you Can’t you see it’s plain to see you Really should come back to me and When you do you will agree all I can see is you
3.
Big Foot 04:17
Some folks say, he lives in the woods Prances out of the darkness, he’s up to no good Big as a mountain, all kind of hairy Itchin’ and a scratchin’, looks kind of scary He’s a big bad don’t make him mad Better be glad he ain’t your dad Bigfoot Sasquatch he’s the boss, take his time ain’t Got a watch Bigfoot Sheriff’s daughter was hangin’ up the wash Felt a tap on her shoulder, it was old Sasquatch Some folks say, they fell in love right there When he held her tight as they danced all night At the county fair He’s a big bad don’t make him mad Mama says Boy he looks like your Dad Bigfoot Sasquatch he’s the boss, anybody seen my Dental floss? Bigfoot All the guys she knew before Always left her wanting more He makes her heart go pitter-patter Whoever said that size don’t matter? Now some folks say they live in the woods And they’re raisin’ a family, got a coupe of kids And in the moonlight you can see them prance And you can bet your bottom dollar they’ll be Takin’ first prize at the county dance She’d never felt like this before He never leaves her wanting more T here’s a lot to love when you’re 8 foot 3 And living at the top of a big oak tree
4.
I got tired of all this cold and snow hopped a Plane to New Orleans Walked down to Bourbon Street in my Boots and old blue jeans There inside the Famous Door I met the Pretty little Delta queen I said I think I’ve just seen an angel And then the devil got a hold of me Are you the one I’ve been dreaming of? Good God almighty must be sent from heaven above Way too young but son of a gun that night I Fell it felt like heaven but I’m goin to Hell I was sitting on a bar stool when she Came and grabbed my hand, she said “You look like you’ve got rhythm And I’ve just got to dance” Well who was I to argue, I was just a Victim of circumstance and it was One for the whiskey, two for the show We got a little out of hand She said are you the one I’ve been dreaming of? Good God I think I might be falling in love Distinguished guys really ring my bell I believe in love I don’t believe in hell We danced until our legs gave out Drank our share of beer I don’t recall too much at all After we got out of here Yeah, things got a little fuzzy But we sure had a ball I woke to find a lipstick kiss And this writing on the wall You’re not the one I’ve been dreaming of And I don’t think I’m falling in love But it felt like heaven and that’s alright Cause I had a hell of a time last night Momma said “love’s sweet and life is short” You got to live for today When love comes knocking at your door You best answer right away Well I grabbed my bags and I checked out Caught the first plane home When I unpacked I found a note Between the toothpaste and the comb It said when you are in New Orleans And if you’re feeling all alone Just call me at this number And I’ll make you feel at home Cause you’re the one I’ve been dreaming of When I just wanna dance and I just wanna have fun It’ll feel like heaven and that’s alright And we’ll have a hell of a time that night Cause we had a hell of a time last night
5.
Senchi 02:09
On the river the peaceful river a Boat lies waiting upon the shore Take my hand and we’ll row together To Senchi Ferry once more Up in the sky, someday I’ll fly Like a bird so free Until that day, this boat is my way To Senchi, Senchi Ferry On the ocean, the mighty ocean A ship is sailing upon the sea Many treasures lay deep inside her She’s bound for Senchi Ferry Up in the sky, someday I’ll fly Like a bird so free Until that day, the ship knows the way to Senchi, Senchi Ferry In the village, the peaceful village A treasure lies waiting for all to see Take my hand and we’ll walk together And you and I shall read Up in the sky, now I can fly Like a bird so free The whole world you see Is waiting for me Here in the library In Senchi, Senchi Ferry
6.
There is only one way out When the key is turned Lift the chains and shuffle through The Door of No Return Say goodbye to Africa It’s time to take your turn One by one to exit....through The Door of No Return The Govenor sells his soul for you The ship waits on the shore Say goodbye to all you knew The Door of No Return Say goodbye to Africa Goodbye to all you’ve learned There is only one way out The Door of No Return My father was a farmer And I his only son I spent my days in fields of green Beneath the Ghana Sun They promised me a better life Now for my life I mourn As I wait in darkness for The Door of No Return The dungeons of Elmina sit High above the shore Two will die for each one through The Door of No Return Centuries of Slavery and still the key was turned Millions of my brothers Through the Door of No Return My sister too was taken I know not where she’s gone She spent her days in fields of green Beneath the Ghana sun They promised her a better life Now for her life I mourn As I wait in darkness for The Door of No Return Today the dungeon holds no more Lesson to be learned Never will there be again A Door of No Return My sisters and my brothers live As free men for we’ve burned Forevermore, the slave trade door The Door of No Return
7.
Everybody’s got a song in their heart you don’t Have to sing like Elvis or be a rock star Put a quarter in the juke box belly up to the Bar, tonight everybody can sing Everybody’s got their favorite song Get up on the dance floor and just sing along Tonight were gonna party till a new day dawns Tonight everybody can sing Heel toe, dosey-do, rhythm and blues and Rock and roll music, it’s all fine Two-step, Led Zep, Beach Boys, make some noise Everybody’s singing and we feel good tonight Everybodys got a tune they can sing You don’t have to sound like Ella you just Do your thing – buy the band a beer and Let those High notes ring Tonight everybodys got a tune they can sing Reggae, Dock of the Bay, Motown, hoe down Music, is so fine Hillbilly, Waylon and Willie, hip-hop can’t stop Everybody’s singing and we feel good tonight Everybody’s got a song in their heart you don’t Have to sing like Elvis or be a rock star Put a quarter in the juke box belly up to the Bar, tonight everybody can sing Everybody’s got their favorite song Get up on the dance floor and just sing along Tonight were gonna party till a new day dawns Tonight everybody can sing Tonight everybody can sing
8.
There’s a moose on the loose and I don’t Mean to be obtuse but I’m a running just as fast as I can Must have missed him kind of pissed him when I Fired my gun now I’m running like the Bionic Man I’m in a pickle he ain’t fickle now he’s Gunnin for me and I can almost see the Whites of his eyes If I can make it to the lake before he Tramples my face I just might make it Out alive Help me help me Lord please help me I didn’t mean to make him so mad Help me help me Lord please help me This might be the worst day I’ve ever had Eight days I stayed and strayed in the woods Hunting for the moose of my dreams Then I heard somethin’ hearts a pumpin’ he comes Humpin’ along biggest critter I’d ever seen There was barely any light when I Got him in my sights and I Pulled that trigger down before you Knew it man I blew it now he’s gunning for me And I’m a runnin’ at the speed of sound Help me help me Lord please help me I sure could use a pair of wings Help me help me Lord please help me I promise I’ll do anything I’ll cut the grass, I’ll Take out the trash Bad vices will all disappear You get me out of this alive I promise you that I’ll Even stop drinking beer well, maybe.... I was almost out of gas I didn’t know how long I’d last when I Reached the lake and jumped right in well now the Moose was all confus-ed cause he really wasn’t Used to seeing someone hanging out on a limb So there I was a hangin’ from a Big old branch a dangling on the End of that big oak limb ‘Cause the thing that I forgot that ever Since I was a tot, I Never learned how to swim Save me save me Lord please save me I’ve lost my grip and I’m going down Save me save me Lord please save me A few more seconds I’m gonna drown I finally lost my grip began to Slip into the drip that’s when that Moose looked down at me well it might Sound parapetetic but I Looked so darn pathetic that the Moose felt sorry for me So he jumped in ‘cause he could swim and I hopped on and rode along and Kissed and hugged him for my rescue That’s when she woke me up she handed Me my coffee cup and my Friend the moose is still on the loose
9.
From a world of silent beauty a Haven wet and warm High above the Mississippi River I was born And into this body and Unto this land I was delivered into My mother’s hands Terrified and trembling Blinded by the light Helpless and hungry A woman dressed in white Wrapped me in a blanket Like sun on desert sand I felt the warm embrace Of my mother’s hands All the tears I was crying Sweetly fell and washed away the pain She held me through the night Locked in a prison this Wooden crib my cell No one seemed to hear me when I Cried and when I yelled Then to my desperate dungeon To my side she ran Reprieved and gently reassured By my mother’s hands And when she had grown weary Her body ached and still she found the strength To hold me through the night As I walk this world and wonder Try to understand What will become of me when I Grow to be a man When I need reassurance Stick my fingers in the fan My wounds are always quick to heal In my mother’s hands These gentile gifts that I’ve received from my mother’s hands, These gentile gifts that I’ve received from my mother’s hands
10.
Was a hot still night in August Mama said “It’s time” It hurts so bad I wish that dad were Here with me tonight Call Uncle Bill and see if he will Take me to St. Ives For nine months now I’ve carried this child And daddy where are you? He learned to walk, he learned to talk Daddy bought a bike Momma said someday he’d show him how to make it fly But daddy never found the time He learned it on his own And now he rides the streets at night Hey dad, you want to come along? And it goes on in his heart And it goes on in his head Making a hole whenever he was Nowhere at all And it goes on in his heart And it goes on in his head Making a hole whenever he said Nothing at all The clock was almost out of time They had a chance to score He got the call, he caught the ball The crowd began to roar He searched the stands to find the man So proud of him today “I’m sure you’re up there somewhere now Hey dad, you see the play?” In a bar somewhere in Texas, he Sets the whiskey down Thinks about the boy he never knew There’s a hole deep down the wind blows through No drink can kill the pain If I could do it all again We’d play ball and we’d be friends and Every day I’d walk the boy to school One night as he lay sleeping He thought he heard him call His arms were wrapped around him He couldn’t breathe at all He never even said goodbye Or held him in his arms Now, nothing is better than nothing at all Hey Daddy where are you? Daddy where are you?
11.
There was a man who had a grin Walked the empty streets within the City, the city They say that once he was a king Before the war when died the queen so Pretty, so pretty The gates were stormed, the city burned the Queen and royal family turned to Prisoners, to prisoners He laid his life upon the line The tower fell, the church bells chimed In the city, in the city, she cries Is there anyone here to help me? Is there anyone here to save me? Is all lost again? Could this be the end? Is there anyone here to hear me? Is there anyone left to love me? Is all lost again? Could this be the end? So now he walks the streets alone Dreams of days upon the throne With his lady, with his lady Some say the man has just gone mad Toss coins into his open hands so Gritty, so gritty, he cries Is there anyone here to help me? Is there anyone here to save me? Is all lost again? Could this be the end? Is there anyone left to hear me? Is there anyone left to love me? Is she gone for good? I’d hold her if I could Our lives have always been Written in the wind Who knows the path, who writes the book of Where our lives will end? One day she left a note that read Our love is gone, our love is dead His world ended, his world ended His empire crumbled to the ground No more a king, no more a crown Undefended, unintended He’ll cross the bridge, the cobblestones An empty street, an empty throne Through the city, through the city Down winding streets the church bells chime For a sentence passed without crime What a pity, what a pity Is there anyone here to save me? Is there anyone left to love me? Is she gone for good? I’d hold her if I could Is there anything left to live for? If I could just hold her once more I’d give averything, I’d give anything There was a man who had a grin Walked the empty streets within the city, the city
12.
My Sunny Day 03:56
You are the girl of my dreams I love you more than I love ice cream I know, you’re my sunny day You make me laugh, you make me cry And I don’t even know the reason why I love you, my sunny day When people laugh there is a Melody that plays So get on board that magic carpet ride And chase your blues away You sing high and I sing low You are my baby and I love you so We’re happy, my sunny day Every bird, every bee in a tree Live together in harmony Around you, my sunny day So take my hand and walk with me We’ll talk of possibilities And dream the dreams that lovers dream So twiddle dee , twiddle dum My cotton candy, gonna get me some My sweet thing, my sunny day You are the girl of my dreams I love you more than my old blue jeans My sweet thing, my sunny day

credits

released December 18, 2012

All songs written by Jack McNally © 2012,
SESAC, published by Pasion8 Music

JACK McNALLY – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
PAUL STEUBER – drums and percussion
BEN KELLY – bass
JOHN McNALLY – electric guitars, vocals
BOBBY STANTON – electric guitar, uke
ADI YESHAYA – keyboards, organ,
string arrangements
JEN PARKER – vocal harmony arrangements
and direction
CRYSTAL SHOENER, TAYLOR MUELL,
KARA LAUDON, JACOB RAHIER, BRODY MEINKE,
BRAD KALLHOFF – vocal harmonies
RANDY SABIEN – fiddle
PETE WHITMAN – sax
BRUCE McCABE – piano
WILL HONAKER- organ
JOSIAH KOSIER – engineering, mixing, vocals,
percussion, acoustic guitar
JEFF CARLSON – bass on Felt Like Heaven
KEVIN BOWE – engineering on Felt Like Heaven
ED CHERNEY – mixing on When Died the Queen
ARCHIE – assistant mix on When Died the Queen

Album design and artwork by Matt Lunneborg
Consulting by David Lewis
Recorded at McNally Smith College of Music Studios 1, 2, 10
Additional recording at The Horse Barn, Howard Lake, MN
Mixed at The Hideaway, Minneapolis., MN
Additional mixing at Studio Ed @ The Village, Los Angeles, CA
Mastering by Greg Rierson, Rare Form Mastering

THANKS TO:
Deb McNally, the band–Paul Stueber, Ben Kelly,
John McNally, Josiah Kosier, mix guru Ed Cherney,
guest artists Randy Sabien, Pete Whittman, Bobby
Stanton, Bruce McCabe, Will Honaker, Crystal
Shoener, Taylor Muell, Kara Laudon, Jacob Rahier,
Brody Meinke, Brad Kallhoff, arranger extraordinaire
Adi Yeshaya, Jen and Shon Parker, John
Krogh, Peter Remiger, McNally Smith College of
Music, SESAC, NARAS, Matt Lunneborg, David
Lewis, Justin Staggs, Doug Smith, Chris Coleman,
Renee and John, Charles Pederson, Brad Paisley,
John, Paul, Ringo and George.

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