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CHORUS
I’ve been so damn poor. I can’t take it anymore.
I’ve been so damn poor. I can’t take it anymore.
I’ve been so damn poor. I can’t take it anymore.
I’ve been so damn poor. I can’t take it anymore.
I've got three jobs I've been workin'
But those damn bills, they just keep comin'
I’ve been choppin’ lots of wood.
Cuz NGrid says my checks ain’t no good.
CHORUS
I was down on my knees and I began to shout.
God I’m falling behind. Can’t you help me out?
I needed a miracle and God answered my prayers.
I guess that means He really cares.
CHORUS
An email I got says I won a whole lot of money
If it’s a joke, it ain’t really funny. .
I just sent my account information.
So they can transfer the money to the right location.
CHORUS
The money couldn’t come at a better time.
You’d think with three jobs I would be doin’ just fine.
I hope this ain’t no scam.
Cuz I don’t think I could take it again!
The teller laughed at me and says I ain’t got no dough.
When I get what‘s owed me, she won’t laugh no more.
I’m pulling out my gun. I don’t want to hurt no one.
I was so damn poor. Couldn't take it anymore.
I was so damn poor. Couldn't take it anymore.
I was so damn poor, but I won't be anymore.
I got the money man. Catch me if you can.
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2020 Kind of Love
Music and Lyrics by Tyler Cain, Meghan Linsey, Eden Casteel, Eliza Collins, Sabrina Sirois, Aaron Guckian, Dan Chaika, Tim Burditt, Caroline Maynard, Steven Tudino, Stephen Endres
Nowhere to go nowhere to hide
Is it a curse or a blessing in disguise
Couldn’t know where it would go
Watching Netflix, drinking cold beer
But I’m alright as long as you’re here
Planting our garden just to watch it grow
I want a 2020 kind of love
The kind that loves me when it’s tough
Staying inside, doing nothing
Still you got me feeling something
All it takes is just one touch
Even though we ain’t got much
At the end of the day, it’s enough
a 2020 kind of love
Days turn to weeks, months, the whole year
But you showed me how to put faith over fear
I know I’m safe with you
I see silver linings everywhere
When it’s all clear will it still be there?
Only time will tell if we’ll make it through
We got a 2020 kind of love
The kind that loves me when it’s tough
Staying inside, doing nothing
Still you got me feeling something
All it takes is just one touch
Even though we ain’t got much
At the end of the day, it’s enough
a 2020 kind of love
Are we gonna make it out alive
Can we just get in the car and drive
How else are we gonna survive
Who knows when this chapter ends
When we’re finally gonna see our friends
See the world through a different lens
We got a 2020 kind of love
The kind that loves me when it’s tough
Staying inside, doing nothing
Still you got me feeling something
All it takes is just one touch
Even though we ain’t got much
At the end of the day, it’s enough
a 2020 kind of love
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The Game I Cannot Lose
By Tim Burditt and Eden Casteel
Remember when we met, a bright warm spring morning
Turning the page, you appeared without warning
You were just what I needed, intellectual and intriguing EB F#E.B
Full of clues and discoveries, which sent my mind reeling
Our love is far from perfect; we have great times and some bad
It’s a grid that changes daily, sometimes happy sometimes sad
What’s the secret of these themes, that tie us both together?
When I figure out your mystery words, I always feel much better
Our love is such a puzzle, I get it, I understand
I search for all the answers, but they’re all in your command
Every day I come back, embrace the challenges you give
You push me to believe, to think, to love to live
And yes, sometimes I’m stubborn, like headwinds on the sea
You cross your clues with meanings, that will make sense to me
I’ll understand your blocks, your hints and your ruse
I’ll stay until the ending, you’re a game I cannot lose
Let’s keep on working through it, as we’ve done it from the start
I’ll work on your new versions each one’s a work of art
Following your lead, wherever it may go
I cherish how you push me, in ways I couldn’t know
Our love is such a puzzle, I get it, I understand
I search for all the answers, but they’re all in your command
Every day I come back, embrace the challenges you give
You push me to believe, to think, to love to live
You push me to believe, to think, to love to live
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In The Blink of An Eye
Music and Lyrics by Aaron C. Guckian, Alysia K. Harpootian ,and Eden Casteel
Pressing on making headway
You’re on the move to that next opportunity
So keep, keepin on
And keep staying strong
And don’t forget that
Humility.
Cause with a blink of an eye
Time’s goin by
With a blink of an eye
Time for that first goodbye
Hugs and tears all around, but
You got a foundation so sound.
And now I know, you can take it from here.
Don’t wanna let go
But this passage is right.
Stood in your spot before.
Knew my future’d be bright.
Keep your head up in the air.
If you call me, I'll be there
It's time for you to make your dreams appear.
With a blink of an eye time’s goin by
With a blink of an eye It's time for that big goodbye
Did the hard part, now you've flown
From the nest that you've outgrown
But I know, I know that you can take it from here.
With a blink of an eye time’s goin by
With a blink of an eye we've said our fond goodbye
I love you and I'm so proud
Sadness is not allowed
But I know, I know that you can take it from here.
Yes I know, I know that you can take it from here.
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Ghost Song
Music and lyrics by Sabrina Sirois and Eden Casteel
I walk this plain in the fields we sowed
My family gone for years
Left on my own, wandering,
Alone, drenched in my tears.
Never leaving the fields so fair
Your crime etched on my soul
Falling deeper into despair
Because home I cannot Go
A cold knife, a burst of pain
You dug my shallow grave
I'm cursed to walk this world alone
So I'll haunt you all your days
I still don't understand your mind
Was it all just twisted lies?
You found pleasure in others' pain
You were always good with goodbyes
And though I know I was not the first
I can only hope I'm the last
I wonder how you sleep at night
Are you haunted by the past?
A cold knife, a burst of pain
You dug my shallow grave
I'm cursed to walk this world alone
So I'll haunt you all your days
A trail of blood that stains the soul
You dug so many graves
Forcing us to walk alone
To you we're all the same
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Fences In My Life
Music and lyrics by Steven Tudino and Eden Casteel
I was fixing fence and broken posts
In the golden fields near Devil’s Throat
When a pack of wild mustangs ran right through.
I stopped mending fence, stood and watched
From the herd one broke off
With authority charged right up to my eyes.
Defiantly he pranced around,
Encircled me, knocked more fence down
Then we stood there, toe to toe - eye to eye
He stood tall.....proud --- wild and free
I could not stand there equally
His majesty was long gone in my life.
Seeing mustangs run free
Woke up all my used to be’s
It stirred up the long forgotten reasons of life.
My woken spirit flew cross trampled fence
it ran through golden fields with them
I knew I’d never get it back inside
That was the day mustangs ran through the fences in my life.
With my soul exposed in his eyes
Stay “as is” and “as is” die
So I “chose” to stand there equally with him
So I spit my bit, threw saddles off
Told my boss to go get lost
Started knocking fences down 'round me.
Seeing mustangs run free
Woke up all my used to be’s
It stirred up the long forgotten reasons of life.
My woken spirit flew cross trampled fence
it ran through golden fields with them
I knew I’d never get it back inside
That was the day mustangs ran through the fences in my life.
I finally know what fence is for
It keeps us safe but lets dreams flow,
To the other side where your somedays never reach
But there’ll come a time in your life
When groundhog days just won’t suffice
So you’d better put some gates into your fence.
Cause someday those mustangs will challenge your fences
Wake up your soul to find dreams past your fences
Someday mustangs will run through --- the fences in your life.
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Pearls Of Wisdom
Music and Lyrics by Dan Chaika and Eden Casteel
I was guarding second base
Scanned the bleachers for your face
I knew that you were working night and day
But suddenly I saw
You were sitting next to Ma
And everything was gonna be okay.
And when we lost the game,
You cheered me all the same
You stuck around and told me I was brave.
Win or place or show,
You were there to let me know
Time’s not what you spend, it’s what you save.
Wisdom to a son from his father
Live and love with no regret
When we’re far apart, I hear you in my heart
I promise I’ll never forget.
In my suit and brand-new tie,
Giving all the girls the eye,
Searching for the secret to success.
In the office, in the car,
Drinking bourbon at the bar, you said
"Don't speed on the road to happiness."
“If you want to win the race,” he said,
"Keep cool, set the pace.
You’ll beat the odds before you have to fight.”
“It’s not an easy skill,
but you’re my son. You will
Spend the time you need to do it right.”
Wisdom to a son from his father
Live and love with no regret.
When we’re far apart, I hear you in my heart
I promise I’ll never forget.
The memories we made began to slowly fade
As the world around you started to close in.
Ma's eyes filled with tears 'cause you forgot the happy years.
You didn’t know the person you had been.
As life draws to its close, my love for you still grows
You give me blessings like I've never known.
I’m glad you taught me how
To enjoy what we have now.
I speak and your voice sounds just like my own.
Wisdom to a son from his father
Live and love with no regret
When we’re far apart, I hear you in my heart
I promise I’ll never forget.
I promise I’ll never forget.
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WASH, RINSE, and DO NOT REPEAT
Music and Lyrics by Eliza Collins and Eden Casteel
How do you know if he's for real?
This man who could just want some fun.
Will you pretend to love him, or cry in the night
When you realize he's not the one?
If that night made you feel . .. tacky
And your body didn't open like a flower
If it wasn't clean you were feeling,
And all you wanted was a shower.
CHORUS:
No delicate wash or tumble dry
Scrub your hands and wash your feet
Save your heart for a serious love
Wash, rise, and do not repeat.
VERSE TWO
Don't look too hard for a lover.
Your body will tell you what's true
You'll choose a permanent press cycle
When your nerves have the nerve to tell you.
I wish I could tell you the answer
I don't know what your lover should say
I only know the way that I feel
When I wish he'd just go away.
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If you ever felt something like this
Scrub your hands, and wipe off your feet.
Save your heart for a serious love.
Wash, rinse, and do not repeat.
VERSE THREE
If his hands had a soft warming touch
If your bodies fit together like spoons
If your senses took off like a rocket
And you found yourselves over the moon
Did you open like a flower to the sun
Did you flow toward him on a silken slide?
Did you feel his skin as your own
Was he with you at the end of the ride?
CHORUS 2X
If nothing like this happened
Scrub your hands and wipe your feet
Save your heart for a serious love
Wash rinse and do not repeat
Wash rinse and do not repeat.
Repeat.
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It's Not Too Late
Music and Lyrics by Caroline Maynard and Eden Casteel
When I'd wake up and make-up
The woman that was me
The mirror reflected, asking
Is it meant to be?
With days flying, years passing
Dreams began to fade
Would regret shadow thankful
Over the life that I made.
Then I'd say don't let them go,
It's not too late
Those songs are in your soul.
Was a young girl looking out,
Seeing all needs but mine
Followed the plan, married, had kids,
Devoted years, walked the line
But that girl, oh she kept calling
To me loud and clear:
"Find your voice, write your songs
The world’s out there to hear"
And she said don't let them go,
It’s not too late
Those songs are in your soul
It’s not too late
Now it’s your turn
It’s not too late
No more will your heart yearn
It’s not too late
Be who you want to be
It’s not too late
Set those dreams free
Now I rise up, all made up
Ready for the stage
The mirror reflecting
A smile that came with age
With days flying, years passing
This girl found a way
And I stand feeling thankful
For the star I am today
Never too late
(No it's never too late)
Never too late
(Never ever too late)
Never too late
Baby, now it's your turn.
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Go With The Float
Music and lyrics by Stephen Endres and Eden Casteel
As a child, I loved the ocean.
But I was afraid to hear, when she called out to me.
Met my love 'midst majestic mountains
And brought her back to live with me right by the sea.
Just me and my lover, a new world to explore
We take to the water, there’s no fear anymore
To find your soul's center, hoist anchor and sail on your boat
With love as our guiding star, we go with the float
I found her in the desert
Her auburn hair and eyes like the gold of the sun
Her love is my safe harbor
Where the water meets the land, the two become one.
Just me and my lover, a new world to explore
We take to the water, there’s no fear anymore
To find your soul's center, hoist anchor and sail on your boat
With love as our guiding star, we go with the float
I hear you calling me
To be with you on the sea
Together in harmony
Together forever . . . . .
Now we're off on a new adventure
We’re pulling up the anchor to find our way home
The waves of life don’t scare us
For now she is with me, and I’m never alone
Just me and my lover, a new world to explore
We take to the water, there’s no fear anymore
To find your soul's center, hoist anchor and sail on your boat
With love as our guiding star . . . we go with the float . . . .we go with the float . . . .
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All-original country songs written and performed by Eden Casteel and Friends! Memorable tunes, fantastic live players, a totally unique recording.
Nine singer/songwriters from all walks of life got together in early 2021 to create original tunes, practice writing and recording techniques, and have a great time even while waiting for vaccines. Most meetings were held remotely, and final recording was done safely and mostly one-on-one.
This is the third Eden Casteel Music Studio Album since June 2020. Check out what Eden's students are up to at
www.edencasteel.com. Maybe you'll be part of the next album!
Watch the singers perform the album LIVE on Sunday May 23, 4pm, at Pump House Music Works, Peace Dale RI. Tickets at
www.pumphousemusicworks.com.
Special thanks to . . . everyone.
