CALIFORNIA (Rutherford Hayes in the Morning)
© 2000 Purpose/Zollo 4:16
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
background vocals/violin: Tracy Grammer
pedal steel: Dan Tyack
He was a Union General • President till eighteen eighty one • He was married to Lucy Webb • Who had a heart as golden as the • Sunlight on the curtain lace • Revolution rings still in the steel • Reconstruction comes • War is done • The wounds begin to heal • Chorus: Rutherford Hayes in the morning • Is sailing into San Francisco • It's the first time a president • Has ever come to California • Come to California • They called him the dark horse president • While Lucy was the belle of Washington • Her children rolling Easter eggs • Her lemonade as golden as the Sunset on the White House lawn • Sword and musket start to rust • Once the reconstruction's done • The Civil War will settle with the dust • Chorus • instrumental verse • Chorus • A President on a pilgrimage • With Chester Arthur and the Holy Ghost • To sail through the new canal • disembark on theCalifornia • Coast into a brave new century • Our history's told by word of mouth • He hold's the first telephone • The Civil war still echoes in the south • Chorus
A CROOKED LINE ©2000 Purpose/Zollo 5:08
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
violin: Daryl S
pedal steel: Dan Tyack
banjo: Dave Carter
electric guitar: Doug Wintch
bass: Keith Lowe
drums: Todd Gray background
vocals: Evan Brubaker
piano: David Lange
A shadow in an overcoat crosses the intersection • Of 9th and Pico with a loaded gun • I turn and I start moving in the opposite direction • First I walk' then I start to run • Now they say the shortest path between two points must be a straight one • But nothing's straight inside this heart of mine • When obstacles get in my way and I need to evade them • The shortest path is still a crooked line • Ragged old bedraggled men like destitute coyotes • Take Alvarado to MacArthur Park • With Russian circus refugees from strip-mall karoakes • They lie down in the prehistoric dark • And the sons of federales have been smoking crack since morning • While Temple Street pachucos just drink wine • And shoot their guns at heaven and start singing a capella • As I go walking down this crooked line • Chorus: A crooked line • A crooked line • The shortest path between two points • Is still a crooked line • And now I walk these streets with mis amigos encorvados • The streets I've been on since I was 13 • Hoping for a day when I’m no longer haunted • By the ghosts of Chavez Ravine • Yeah the ghosts of my grandparents' mi abuela y abuelo • Who lost their homes in 1959 • To clear the way for Dodger stadium to be constructed • They all got driven down that crooked line • Chorus • But once there was a barreo where bougainvillea blossomed • A little paradise where horses ran • Nestled in the mountains like a poor man's El Dorado • As perfect as the day the world began • But all of it is gone now' every cottonwood and willow • Every orange tree and bougainvillea vine • And all the generations who once lived on the arroyo • Are scattered now along that crooked line • Chorus • Late at night I'll drink tequila with the old gancheros • And talk of times the waking world forgets • The children of the pueblo swimming in the river • The old men keeping time with castanets • Now I wonder is this vast expanse of laundromats and taco stands • Part of God's original design • Or maybe just a huge mistake that God allowed mankind to make • While we went walking down that crooked line • Chorus
LATE FOR DINNER ©2000 Purpose/Fisher 4:02
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
pedal steel: Dan Tyack
bass: Keith Lowe
drums: Todd Gray
banjo: Dave Carter
background vocals: Tracy Grammer
Sheppard served in Pharaoh's Army nineteen sixty eight • Came home with his body parts intact • Spent a year inside his room smokin' cigarettes • Never talked about it' after that • Shep' and I got married on the day Nixon resigned • Honeymooned down Mexicali way • Sometimes when he held me tight' he'd look like he was blind • Or starin' at a graveyard' far away • Chorus: And if he blew in through that doorway today • Like a long-forgotten echo of winter • I don't know if I'd shoot him in the face • Or tell him that he's late for dinner • For thirteen years my love grew for this solitary man • Who reacted strong when anyone would cross me • With hard looks' fisticuffs' if it came to that • He did the little things that said he loved me • And in the morning he would cook for me' drop me off to work • Kiss me on the cheek to start my day • There was no warning the last time that he would not come no more • There was no time to memorize his face • Chorus • Now I almost went to look for him' but couldn't find the nerve • Somethin' there did not set right with me • It could be this battle's not what I deserved: • Chasing Israelites through parted seas • Chorus
BRYANT STREET © 2000 Purpose/E. Paul 4:42
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
acoustic guitar: Ellis Paul
viola: Daryl S
A paper-thin time machine • An old Polaroid • A black and white faded scene • A girl with a toy • You kept your smile on while someone took pictures • Were you holding the family up? • I'm driving down Bryant St • Come to chase down your ghost • You' I will never meet • But today I'll come close • Knocked on a neighbor’s door • Told him my story • He said he knows who you were • Chorus: They say... that God works in patterns • But hey... what does it matter • When faith... and hope can be shattered so easily • A plastic lined swimming pool • A hot summer's day • A wandering little girl • Discovered too late • Mother was gone to work' Papa was inside • When you took that walk 'round the block • Chorus • The caretaker says you'll be found • Third row' seventh place • Forty years since they laid you down • Now we've come face to face • I brought some flowers for you little sister • I've come here to tell you my name • Chorus
THERE OUGHTA BE A HIGHWAY ©2000 Purpose/Fisher 3:36
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
pedal dobro: Dan Tyack
banjo: Dave Carter
bass: Keith Lowe
drums: Todd Gray
farfisa: Evan Brubaker
background vocals: Dave Carter
& Tracy Grammer
I'm riding across this wasteland • 6 days west of a town called Cheyenne • Got a map and a compass' horse and a gun • Gonna find me some gold in the California sun • Now this old horse' she’s made good time • But now we've got these mountains to climb • Got everything I own in these saddle bags • They’re weighing her down and she's starting to drag • There oughta be a highway through these hills • Some prairie schooners with 18 wheels • And a million horsepower for to carry your load • There oughta be a highway' there oughta be a road • I'm hungry and tired and thirsty as well • Needing a warm bath' feeling like hell • I ain't seen a woman since I don't know when • I been talking to myself' like a crazy man • And there oughta be a highway - hope they build one soon • And every few miles' a big saloon • And a hot meal and a woman for to hold your hand • Yes there oughta be a highway runnin' through this land • instrumental verse • There oughta be a highway six lanes wide • With some green and white road-signs along the side • To measure the miles' for to be your guide • Yes there oughta be a highway the whole country wide • I'm thinking back to when I hit St Lou’ • I'd come a long way' thought I was through • Those friendly people' they welcomed me in • But they said don't stop now' go west young man • There oughta be a highway over this land • With a way to get on' and get off again • Welcoming arches' fossil fuel on demand • Yes there oughta be a highway... • There oughta be a highway... • There oughta be a highway' runnin' o'er this land
KOREATOWN INTRO ©1999 Purpose 2:33
acoustic guitar: DP
KOREATOWN ©1999 Purpose/Zollo 3:00
acoustic guitar, vocals & harmony vocals: DP
baritone guitars: Doug Wintch
bass: Keith Lowe
drums: Todd Gray
farfisa: Evan Brubaker
baritone guitar: Doug Wintch
It's way too hot today • For a human being • There's nothing worth hearing here • Nothing worth seeing • The city is dead • Streets are in a coma • He'd like to steal a car • And drive it to Sonoma • And she is in a cafe • Drinking coffee with a clown • While he's swimming with the sharks in • Koreatown • It's way too hot today • To hear yourself thinking • They’re building a subway here • And the city is sinking • Cultures clash • Radios are blaring • Old cars crash • But we are beyond caring • And she is on a freeway • As the world comes crashing down • And he's sinking like a stone in • Koreatown • It's way too hot today • To get arrested • His hands are both handcuffed now • And the freeway's congested • On the way downtown • Everything gets quiet • He's been upside-down • Ever since the riot • And she's in Tijuana • Weaving feathers in a crown • And he is just a shadow now in • Koreatown • Landlords search for a new exemption • While their shelter offers no redemption • She heads south on a shooting spree • He goes down with a guilty plea and • She comes' when he's dreaming in a scarlet wedding gown. • While he's sleeping in his cell in • Koreatown • Koreatown • Koreatown • It's way too hot' today.
THE RIVER, WHERE SHE SLEEPS © 1995 Dave Carter 4:19
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
harmonica: Mark Josephs
harmony vocal: Ellis Paul
viola choir: Daryl S
vibes: Todd Gray
She's a walkin talkin breathin • New age wonder, old time heathens • Don't know what to make of Mary Jane • She ain't tryin to be no swami, • She ain't mad at dad and mommy • She don't curse the storm clouds when it rains • When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she make everything look fine • She got moon in her eyes, crescent windows on the skies • And the rain comes down in sheets on the people in the streets • And it carries all the secrets that they keep to the river where she sleeps • She comes to me when I'm dejected, • Leaves her soul out unprotected • Tells me that the truth can make me free • And she don’t need what she ain't got, • She reads me books by Alan Watts • Speakin words o’ wisdom: let it be • When the sun refuse to shine she don’t mind, she take thunder for a sign • She got stars in her head, supernovas in her bed • And it rains most every day, but I like it fine that way • 'Cause the waters run so marvelous and deep in the river where she sleeps • Mary ain’t inclined to drinkin • Still she stumbles without thinkin • Anywhere she gets the urge to stray • And everybody knows about her, they don't want to change or doubt her • They just grin when she comes out to play • When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she be movin down the line • She got bells on her toes, generations in her clothes • And she sings without a sound as the evenin rolls around • And she dances as the twilight shadows creep down the river where she sleeps • Professor come to burst my bubble, says that girl is bound for trouble • Serves me solace in a paper cup • But it looks a bit like agent orange and When he leaves he slams the door and • Just about that time she phones me up • When the sun refuse to shine she don’t mind, she just ain't the worryin’ kind • She got dogs, she got cats, she keeps rabbits in her hats • And the people that she sees, they’re all buddhas or police • And the banks rise high and perilous and steep by the river where she sleeps • Now one dismayed December dawn we wake to find our Mary's gone • And no one knows when she’ll come back again • And all the silent temple bells from Styx to Glenn to Hazel Dell • Are mournin’ all the nights that might have been • When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she just leave this world behind • She got wheels in her smile, she can coast along for miles • Me I'm walkin’ all alone, feelin’ soulful to the bone • Till I stop and I hang my head and weep • By the river where she sleeps
I LOST A DAY TO THE RAIN ©2000 Purpose/E. Paul 2:46
acoustic guitar & vocals: DP
background vocal: Ellis Paul
Chorus: I lost a day to the rain again • Retraced my steps over where I'd been • Searched high and low but too no end • I lost a day to the rain • Noah got his instructions through the holyland mail • He picked up that hammer started pounding those nails • But my roof is leaking I'm lining up pails • I lost a day to the rain • Chorus • Ben Franklin air-lifted a big old kite • With a small gold key on a stormy night • But I'll strike up a candle when I need a light • I lost a day to the rain • Chorus • Gene Kelly turned on his heel so gracefully • Wet and wild' drove the women all crazy • But I got two left feet and I'm a little bit lazy • I lost a day to the rain • Chorus • Chorus
I CAN GET THERE FROM HERE ©2000 Purpose/Fisher 3:32
arrangement by Danny Seidenberg
vocal: DP
violin: Evan Price & David Balakrishnan
viola: Daryl S.
cello: Dan Reiter
From where I sit destinations abound • Places that dreams are made of • But inside my head' I keep losing ground • With all the ways that I avoid love • Chorus: But I can get there from here • I can get there from here • If I can get to the front door ' I can get there from here... • Kicking myself for the time I waste • Cursing these rocks in my way • When with tolerant hope and a gambler's good grace • They become stepping stones leading my way • And I can get there from here • I can get there from here • If I can get to the corner' I can get there from here • I've got a worn-out soul • And good shoe leather • Time will take it’s toll • But the road gets better • Everyday people all over the earth • Cover impossible miles • And in their footsteps I see my own worth • With a dream and will to survive • I can get there from here • I can get there from here • If I can get to the next town' I can get there from here • We can get there from here We can get there from here • Though the borders be closed down... • We'll turn the whole world upside down... • 'Cause if we can get to the next town' We can get there from here
This song is dedicated to the people of The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament for showing the world what you can accomplish if you put one foot in front of the other. 1986 - Los Angeles to Washington DC
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