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Music River Dream

by The Kevins

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THANK MY LUCKY STARS by K. Dennis Buying dollar tacos with nickels and dimes Man oh man I've seen better times Ready for adventure but there's a hitch Paying alimony I'll never be rich Then I remember to thank my lucky stars I've got a job for now and pretty good old car I can drive away my troubles and retreat There's so many folks who just can't make ends meet Visit my mailbox once a week Nothing but threats and junk I don't need Ready to be starting something new But first I gotta pay for years of crazy blues Then I remember to thank my lucky stars I'm a speck in time and space but I've got a car I can drive away my troubles, stay out late There's so many folks with no hope and no escape Homeless guy on the highway ramp Playing guitar trying to make contact Singing "Hey driver can you spare some change?" I hand him the quarters I keep in the tray Then I remember to thank my lucky stars I've got a roof over my head and a pretty good old car I can drive away my troubles and unwind I know folks are falling down, falling behind I remember to thank my lucky stars I'm just one bad break from being where a lot of folks are I remember to thank my lucky stars
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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by K. Dennis We started down this road once before We laughed, we loved and then I fell Treading time, the years fly by But one song would always take me to you "This Must Be The Place" I'd sing softly...this must be the place Driving old streets made me push the send button You replied "We could try it on and see" Gotta lotta miles but we're runnin' fine And home is where we all want to be This must be the place I'd sing softly...this must be the place Now we're standing next to A lake two miles closer to the sky There's nothing here to match you A face with a view... I'd sing softly This must be the place
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Bandit 05:30
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AIN'T GETTIN' YOUNGER STANDIN' HERE by K. Dennis You're predisposed to sit in repose TV blarin' while you decompose Moanin' over some imagined slight Man oh man I can't take another night I don't make the rules, I don't get a say Got some time left before I'm on my way For all I know I could die today And I ain't gettin' younger standin' here Don't need your anchors or your fears Ain't gettin' younger standin' here Minutes with you feel like years You've settled into a regimen Hours on the email flame-throwin' Pointless battles and squandered time There's better things to do I ain't gonna fight I don't make the rules, I don't get a say Got some time left before I'm on my way For all I know I could expire today And I ain't gettin' younger standin' here Don't need your anchors or your fears Ain't gettin' younger standin' here Minutes with you feel like years You're predisposed to sit in repose TV blarin' while you decompose You say I'm a loser and you've wasted your life Then we'll both be free when I get out tonight I don't make the rules, I don't get a say Got some time left before I'm on my way For all I know today's the last day And I ain't gettin' younger standin' here You can stuff your anchors and your fears Ain't gettin' younger standin' here Minutes with you feel like years
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MUSIC RIVER DREAM by K. Dennis Pushed off the merry-go-round, holed up and tied down Colored lights sway on a windy winter night Stumbling bad, can't quite find my feet A Christmas party's breaking up down the street Numbers are circling, no bluff in my hand Win and lose more in a pointless last stand Days are cold and short, can't get off the line Haven't had a dream in a long long time Frisell's cascades, that punk kid Wavves Sounds of M. Ward hush the chill from the room Music is a river flowing every day Rivers into oceans into seas of endless dreams Music is a river running through my days I go down to the banks when I can't dream Music is a river flowing through my days I wade in the water when I need to dream Wade in the water...
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I HAD THIS DREAM by K. Dennis Rolling down the highway to the old salt mine Two hours driving plus the nine-to-five Head down, mouth shut - flourescent cubicle day Insurance benefits I can't afford to lose So commute, punch the clock, focus those blues Head down, mouth shut - make it through today Every other Friday, collect the pay I had this dream... Ten years on the job and there's nowhere to go There's guys out there who'll work for less dough Head down, mouth shut - don't ever make a scene Can't relax, we can all be replaced Keep turning out the work and don't stare into space Head down, mouth shut - folks depending on me Every other Friday, I feel a little free I had this dream... Heard this suit on tv say it's all up to me Work hard, bootstraps, crap mythology Without a helping hand you get stuck Or shoved out the door I had this dream...
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LEAVING NOTHING BUT SORROW by Bergey/Dennis/Aldridge The movers are coming tomorrow Taking the furniture away Leaving nothing but sorrow With palms up and ready for pay But I don't have the money I guess I'll be in more debt They won't think it funny But they've seen nothing yet Nothing I can call my own No place I can call my home No one I can call my own No place I can call my home down home A worker flips a switch tomorrow Disconnects the phone Leaving nothing but sorrow Their pay will be more to owe But I don't have the money I guess I'll be in more debt Ma Bell won't think it funny But she's seen nothing yet Nothing I can call my own No place I can call my home They won't even give me the dial tone No place I can call my home down home The lawyer is coming tomorrow My wife wants everything I own Leaving nothing but sorrow From a love that started so bold And I don't have the money I guess I'll be in more debt The judge won't think it funny But they're asking more than they can get Nothing I can call my own No place I can call my home No one I can call my own No place I can call my home down home
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PRACTICING HISTORY by K. Dennis I've got to practice my history Before I get involved with you I've got to practice my history I've had too many Waterloos I'm gonna check out my past and all the lovers I've known Check out my past and see where each love went wrong Check out my because I want to be strong And I can't repeat my history When I look back it's clear to see I can't repeat my history There's certain scenes I can't believe ever happened to me I'm gonna practice my history Don't need no personal Vietnam (or Iraq/Afghanistan) Something that's costly and hopeless And just refuses to be won I'm gonna check out my past and all the lovers I've had Check out my past and see where each love went sad Check out my past because I want this one bad And I can't repeat my history When I look back it's clear to see I can't repeat my history There's certain scenes I can't believe ever happened to me
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(I GO BACK TO TULSA) by K. Dennis When the distance between us Feels like endless space When there's distance between us My mind floats to a place I go back to Tulsa Taking in the wonders of the ancient route Pops, the Round Barn and the broken brick street Driving up the road with a walking dream I go back to Tulsa When the time between hearts Beats at a glacial pace When there's time between hearts My mind floats to one place I go back to Tulsa And an all-star downtown hotel room The National singing about pigstands At Cain's Ballroom I go back to Tulsa Looking for Asian in old Brookside Streamline museum Kissin' that dream in the garden green When the distance between us Feels like endless space I go back to Tulsa I go back to Tulsa Take me back to Tulsa Take me back to Tulsa
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SONG FOR FOREST by K. Dennis He was a live wire Throwing sparks of light Burned up the backyard once A kid just gone awry He had an energy Touched with fire and light Making everyone Feel more alive He had the kind of laugh Was better than the joke And he wouldn't wear Anybody's yoke He had an energy Touched with fire and light Making everyone Feel more alive Forest knew what to do with crazy Powered it with love and curiousity Forest knew what to do with crazy Standing at the front Saying "Let's have fun, follow me!" He was a live wire Throwing sparks of light Burned up the backyard once Experiment gone awry He had an energy Touched with fire and light Making everyone Charged and more alive Forest knew what to do with crazy Powered it with love and curiousity Forest knew what to do with crazy Standing at the front Saying "Let's have fun, follow me!" Forest knew what to do with crazy Everybody's got to sing his song Forest knew what to do with crazy Everybody's got to carry him on...
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The seventh album by The Kevins features 11 original rock and roll-styled songs as well as covers of Neil Young and the under-appreciated Rank Amateurs.

The songs spin true stories of soul-sapping psychquakes and aftershocks (Leaving Nothing But Sorrow, Music River Dream) and finding your feet again after the fall (Thank My Lucky Stars, Practicing History).

Musical travelogues detail a new reality ride into a brighter world (This Must Be The Place, I Go Back To Tulsa). Plus there's a shooting star (Song For Forest), funky uke-driven instrumentals (After The Rain At Seedhouse, We're Building The Future!), and a very rockin' take on a little-known Neil Young song (Bandit).

Enough selling, jump into Music River Dream by The Kevins!

Click into the individual songs for writing credits/essential info/lyrics.

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released December 20, 2011

Played / Produced by K. Dennis for Slowfist Productions

Guest Kevin: Austin McLoughlin - bass & production wizardry on After The Rain At Seedhouse

Mastered at Derryberry Audio, Westminster CO

Recorded 2009 - 2011 at The Box and Chase Drive Basement

Thanks to Andy, Tim, Derice, Dave, Chuck, Sam

Dedicated to LLL

(c) 2011 K.Dennis / Slowfist Productions

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The Kevins Arvada, Colorado

The Kevins (Denver, CO) have been conjuring up home-made rock music since 1998: original songs by K. Dennis, tunes by friends & colleagues, and covers (Steppenwolf, Blondie, The Delfonics, Husker Du, The Banana Splits, more). Inspired by Neil Young, John Fogerty, Paul Westerberg, Ian Hunter and many more, The Kevins' continuing quest is to create the perfect single - or at least some cool b-sides. ... more

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