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Broken Rebels

by John Hewitt

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1.
Before the Well Runs Dry 02:15
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BEFORE THE WELL RUNS DRY
 I’m sitting here staring at a clock that died Twenty long years ago It’s never done nothing so wrong to me That I couldn’t get back on my own two feet I’m sitting here staring at a clock that died Twenty long years ago You need love and you need hope You need to pack yourself enough rope You’ve got to turn your water into red red wine And drink it all up before the well runs dry I’m laying in bed listening to an old dog Barks twenty six hours a day Twenty seven twenty eight twenty nine hours If he keeps it on up he’ll be pushing up flowers And I’m laying in bed listening to an old dog Barks 26 hours a day You need love and you need hope You need to pack yourself enough rope You’ve got to turn your water into red red wine And drink it all up before the well runs dry Don’t raise a glass for me don’t you sing no funeral dirge Be mindful of the rumours and the backstreet talk you’ve heard Cause a man he ain’t worth nothin’ if he ain’t worth his word I’m sitting here staring at a clock that died Twenty long years ago It’s never done nothing so wrong to me That I couldn’t get back on my own two feet I’m sitting here staring at a clock that died Twenty long years ago You need love and you need hope You need to pack yourself enough rope You’ve got to turn that water into red red wine And drink it all up before the well runs dry -John Hewitt-
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Brown Paisley Cowgirl 04:00
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BROWN PAISLEY COWGIRL Broken rebels and the ten cent stamps The cosmic dream and the holy dance If I was the last man on earth would you give me a chance? I’ve heard it said that when you’re dead You ain’t got no use for gun powder and lead I don’t know if it’s true but that’s what she said Brown paisley cowgirl don’t be blue Come tell me now what they done to you Brown paisley cowgirl is it true? I stood up too fast and I bumped my head My ego fell flat at the foot of my bed I was gonna put it back on but I threw it out instead Now I’ve been told when you grow old You’ve got to find a new way lord to carry that load Cause ain’t no one gonna help to save your mortal soul Brown paisley cowgirl don’t be blue Come tell me now what they done to you Brown paisley cowgirl is it true? I took my mugshot and taped it to the mirror Just so I could see things a little more clear Out of anger ripped it down, or maybe it was fear I jumped from a cloud straight into a dream We went skinny dippin’ in the alcohol stream And I shivered and I shaked till it burst through my bloodstream Brown paisley cowgirl don’t be blue Come tell me now what they done to you Brown paisley cowgirl is it true? -John Hewitt-
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City Lights (North Country Girl) 05:04
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CITY LIGHTS (NORTH COUNTRY GIRL) In a coat of eiderdown A leather suitcase from a strip mall lost and found Salvation Army discount wedding gown All the folks back home won’t recognize her now All the girls back home are jealous of her now So say goodbye to your city lights They’ve done nothing for me Say goodbye to your city lights They’ve done nothing for me North country girl don’t get me high North country girl don’t get me high And here she come’s a cryin’ Here she comes a cryin’ again I always wondered where she’d go Midwestern girl a galaxy from home Two steppin’ bar stool queen with a heart of gold But all the folks back home won’t recognize her now All the girls back home are jealous of her now (CHORUS) You don't want to know about mans salvation You don’t want to know about what they done Backstreet lovers in the heart of the nation Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun You don’t want to know what the good Lord gave her You don’t want to know what the bad man took You just want to see a happy ever after A Hollywood tale from a hopeless book And here she comes a cryin’ here she comes a cryin’ again Solo/Chorus -John Hewitt-
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Mama Don't Throw No Stones 04:16
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MAMA DON’T THROW NO STONES What have I become? A faded picture of a loaded gun An old man crying in the heat of the sun What have I become? A shattered ghost that’s been torn apart Mama don’t throw no stones Mama don’t throw no stones Cause only love can break my heart What have you become? Some kind of mystifying angel of love Some kind of diamond that’s been treated rough What have you become? An honest answer to the quest of my heart Mama don’t throw no stones Mama don’t throw no stones Cause only love can break my heart What a dream, what a faded machine What a scene you can rely on What a dream, what a faded machine What a scene you can rely on What have we become? A pair of nomads at the end of their run Out in the graveyard with their gardens and guns Mama don’t throw no stones Mama don’t throw no stones Cause only love can break my heart -John Hewitt-
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My Baby Thinks I've Lost My Eye For Her 03:25
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MY BABY THINKS I’VE LOST MY EYE FOR HER My baby thinks I’ve lost my eye for her If you see her tell her it isn’t so My baby thinks I’ve lost my eye for her Does she want to know, that it’s not so? Does she want to know, that it’s not so? My baby thinks my mind has wandered away And some stranger has replaced her now My baby thinks I’ve got a heart that strays Does she want to know, that it’s not so? Does she want to know, that it’s not so? I’ve been thinking about Taking a train down to Denver I’ve been think about Taking a Greyhound bus straight to you I’ve been thinking about Taking a train down to Denver As long as it gets me home As long as it gets me home to you My baby thinks I’ve lost my eye for her There’s so many things I want her to know My baby thinks I’ve lost my eye for her Does she want to know, that it’s not so? Does she want to know, that it’s not so? -John Hewitt-
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Insomnia 02:59
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INSOMNIA She said I don’t know why I’m Slipping into the twilight When we know where we are I can see through the dark And I’d love you if not for insomnia Insomnia She said I think I’m dying I’m Slipping into the skyline Only you would have known Only you could have shown me I’d love you if not for insomnia Insomnia Maybe It’s all an act And I’m crazy But I’m still in tact I’m wondering, dreaming alone Waiting for you to come home And I’d love you if not for insomnia Insomnia Insomnia -John Hewitt-
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Oklahoma 02:52
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OKLAHOMA Oklahoma rose, Keep it steady as she goes I’m gonna keep my eye on you I don’t want to make you feel used But I thought that you should know Any way that wind blows I’m gonna keep my eye on you Oklahoma, Oklahoma Don’t fade away in the brightness of the day Down along the coast Where the lonesome drifters go I’ve got the urge to pack up and go I’ve got the nerve to keep hanging on Oklahoma Rose You’ve got frost upon your window But for the Grace of god you go Oklahoma, Oklahoma Don’t fade away in the brightness of the day Oklahoma Rose… -John Hewitt-
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My Baby Loves Me 02:42
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MY BABY LOVES ME My baby loves me Oh yes she does My baby loves me And I can never rise above My baby calls me About three AM I tell her I’m dreaming But I can always dream again Can I make her realize? She’s a demon in disguise But the dream that’s in her eyes Is fading, my baby, I Oh la la la la My baby loves me Oh yes she do My baby loves me And I can see her shining through -John Hewitt-
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Aphrodite & Me 02:56
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APHRODITE & ME I’m waiting for her is she waiting for me? I can smell her perfume this is my fantasy I’m calling her name she’s the fog in the rain She’s the track neath the train Aphrodite’s her name I’m taking my time I’m taking my time I’m looking for love will it come from above? When push comes to shove will it be worth the wait? I’m walking alone as she waits up at home I will bow to her throne Aphrodite & me I’m taking my time I’m taking my time I wake from my dream, this is my prophecy I will sew what I reap Aphrodite & me I wake from my dream, this is my prophecy We will walk to the sea Aphrodite & me -John Hewitt-

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released May 24, 2023

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John Hewitt Edmonton, Alberta

John Hewitt was born in Northern Ontario. From an early age he took inspirations from the arts to create a bond between expression and emotion. From the Beat Generation to the Beatles, Quentin Tarantino to John Steinbeck all of the images in John's songs have some relation to the giants before him. ... more

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