Detours & Byways, by Marwood Williams

Detours & Byways

by Marwood Williams

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1.	Ain't Going Back 03:06	lyrics	buy track
I ripped down the blinds from my windows I picked all the locks on my doors And now that the sun is shining I ain’t going back, any more I walked down the road to ruin Wore down my shoes to the sole I wallowed in the muck of my undoing And I ain’t going back any more I threw off the shackles of illusion And deconstructed tales of lore Now I follow the path of my own choosing And I ain’t going back any more © Marwood Williams
2.	The City Lights 04:57	lyrics	buy track
THE CITY LIGHTS The city lights call out to me Take me back where I long to be No more pain, no more misery And the city lights cry out to me I've felt the night I've seen the cold I've touched the brittle bones, Growing old I've seen the children bleeding in the streets And those city lights Oh lord, they cry out to me Midnight falling all around Faceless people stalk the ground Loneliness rumbles down my street And the city lights Cry out to me Lonely nights, broken dreams Twilight falls and the moon, it screams Reminding me it's time to leave And the city lights Oh Lord, they cry out to me © Marwood Williams
3.	It Wasn't Meant To Be 04:50	lyrics	buy track
Have another drink my friend We’ll reminisce about way back when Trying to forget, but remembering The mistakes that you made And your plodding days and fleeting nights When you’re by yourself, turn out the lights And your shadows box all through the night But you look the other way It wasn’t meant to be It wasn’t meant to be Open your eyes and see It wasn’t meant to be And you’re waiting there for luck or chance While your ghosts they stir, your demons dance And you know it just doesn’t make no sense But you do it any way And how you think and how you feel The hidden truths you won’t reveal And the myth you live, you know ain’t real But it’s a role you like to play It wasn’t meant to be It wasn’t meant to be Stop your wandering, aimlessly It wasn’t meant to be © Marwood Williams
4.	The Swamp 03:58	info	buy track
5.	Keep Trying 04:24	lyrics	buy track
I keep trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home And it’s a long road We all have to travel We can’t let it unravel We got to keep pushing on Sometimes I move forward Sometimes sideways and backwards In the cities and backwoods Trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home There’s too many people Who broke down along the way They spin their wheels everyday Can’t get back on the road And me, I keep moving Down the vast endless highway With the detours and byways Trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home There ain’t no easy answers It’s just a series of riddles Being stuck in the middle Standing up, falling down And me, I’ve been picked up And I’ve been tossed around I’ve been lost and found Trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home I keep trying to find my way home © Marwood Williams
6.	D-Day 06:53	info	buy track

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This is a collection of songs recorded at Tanlged Wire Studios in Seattle WA over 2010 & 2011.

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released October 12, 2011

All songs written, recorded and performed by Marwood Williams. Featuring Noel Williams, Alto Sax on "The City Lights" and David Laveda, Slide Guitar on "The Swamp and Silde Guitar and Background Vocals on "It Wasn't Meant To Be

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Marwood Williams is a singer/songwriter based out of Ithaca, NY area.

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