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Back To Dirt

by Kayla Luky

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    Comes in a two pocket case, with 12 page stapled booklet. Artwork by Roberta Landreth.

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1.
Bottom of a Bottle I don’t know where my heart went in those summer months So many sleepless nights watching the sun come up And now the sheets are so white and the wine is so red But I’d give it all up just to get to you instead Lonely days and lonely nights, welcome to my life Where it’s darkness in my waking hours in motel rooms with alcohol On this road I’m going on won’t lead me back to love It takes me to the bottom of a bottle I keep my cool as I make my way through all this heat No more pennies for my thoughts nickels and dimes you’ll need You see I dream to my right and I pass to my left And I drive and I drive ‘til I get you out of my head Lonely days and lonely nights, welcome to my life Where it’s darkness in my waking hours in motel rooms with alcohol On this road I’m going on won’t lead me back to love It takes me to the bottom of a bottle Lonely days and lonely nights, welcome to my life Where it’s darkness in my waking hours in motel rooms with alcohol On this road I’m going on won’t lead me back to love It takes me to the bottom of a bottle It takes me to the bottom of a bottle Oh it takes me to the bottom of a bottle
2.
Comfort and Wrong Oh the time that it takes seems I’m back here once again So many roads I’ve travelled down it’s hard to tell just where I’ve been Yeah time and roads and numbers that’s all I leave behind To get me through these seasons just to get you off my mind There’s trouble on the water there’s blood on the moon When these old faded highway lines lead me back to you I don’t know where I’m going I don’t know where I belong But there’re sixty miles between us comfort and wrong Well the bottle ain’t been kind to you since I last been at your door And me well I’ve been better what else would I be here for Oh just one more night that’s all I really need To get me through these hard times just to put my heart at easy There’s trouble on the water there’s blood on the moon When these old faded highway lines lead me back to you I don’t know where I’m going I don’t know where I belong But there’re sixty miles between us comfort and wrong There’s trouble on the water there’s blood on the moon When these old faded highway lines lead me back to you I don’t know where I’m going I don’t know where I belong But there’re sixty miles between us comfort and wrong There’re sixty miles between us comfort and wrong
3.
Back To Dirt 04:17
Back To Dirt There is no red wagon left on the hill and the ropes are swinging in the wind The roads that we travelled down the games we never win All lead us back home to start again There have been so many faces some I can’t erase Demons in my dreams remind me of mistakes Should have known better even way back when Storms were brewing to take your innocence So let it burn let the wind whip through the trees Let the water rise so high it drowns your memories Things don’t change may your ghosts show you what you’re worth Wait for the time it takes to let it all turn back all turn back to dirt There have been so many places some I can’t escape Visit them in my dreams reminds me of the ways I could have done better even way back when Devils on my shoulders were trying to do me in So let it burn let the wind whip through the trees Let the water rise so high it drowns your memories Things don’t change may your ghosts show you what you’re worth Wait for the time it takes to let it all turn back all turn back to dirt The witching hour is ticking on the clock of your hometown No one sees the magic anymore it’s long gone So let it burn let the wind whip through the trees Let the water rise so high it drowns your memories Things don’t change may your ghosts show you what you’re worth Wait for the time it takes to let it all turn back all turn back Let it burn let the wind whip through the trees Let the water rise so high it drowns your memories Things don’t change may your ghosts show you what you’re worth Wait for the time it takes to let it all turn back all turn back to dirt There is no red wagon left on the hill and the ropes are swinging in the wind
4.
Swaying 03:17
Swaying I can see you dancing from across the room You’ve got two left feet for waltzing and you’re wearing the wrong shoes I will stand here waiting until you find your feet Then the band changes direction and we got a brand new beat A brand new beat a brand new beat So you be the rhythm baby and I will be the blues And somewhere in between the memories we’ll find a tune Maybe a two step or an old timers song Whatever comes our way will keep us spinning round and round Round and round round and round Round and round round and round I never was for rock and roll and you never liked sad songs Somehow the years went by and we never had a chance to find the one to keep us in each others’ arms Now I’m swaying here all alone If I would heel and toe you’d put that bottle down Even though we’re worlds apart I never miss a chance to hear the sound I heard that first led me to you I’m down here swaying and I hope you are too I can see you dancing from across the room You’ve got two left feet for waltzing and you’re wearing the wrong shoes
5.
Loneliness or Me I’ve asked you a thousand times when you gonna change My heart’s been on the line and I’m tired of your games I stay up late nights waiting for you to come on home I’m sick and tired of going to bed and waking up alone Darling don’t you remember how could I forget I’ve heard all your clichés and I’m sitting on the fence Between staying and goodbye which one’s it gonna be I put the ball in your court will it be loneliness or me You’re always out there drinking with all the other guys This little town can’t keep straight the truth from all your lies Honey I know better now the final debt is paid I’m done with your tomorrows breaking the promises you make Darling don’t you remember how could I forget I’ve heard all your clichés and I’m sitting on the fence Between staying and goodbye which one’s it gonna be I put the ball in your court will it be loneliness or me Darling don’t you remember how could I forget I’ve heard all your clichés and I’m sitting on the fence Between staying and goodbye which one’s it gonna be I put the ball in your court Why can’t you stay sober It’s looking like it’s over you choose loneliness and I choose me
6.
These Plains 03:57
These Plains I’ve been working in the fields with a prayer on my back I’ve been hoping that the soil would someday make us rich No this freedom ain’t free and if it be the death of me Making memories in this ground for better times a comin’ I’ve been working in the kitchen with a prayer on my breath I’ve been slaving for nothing and I miss my old homeland No this freedom ain’t free and if it be the death of me Making memories in this home for better times a comin’ Because we’ve gone far and we’ve gone wide Travelled these plains for the hopes of a better life So don’t you cry and don’t you weep We’ve got each other now and that’s all we need As the dawn creeps in the babes are fast asleep I’ll be by your side I won’t say a word I won’t say a thing But I love you until the day that I die Because we’ve gone far and we’ve gone wide Travelled these plains for the hopes of a better life So don’t you cry and don’t you weep We’ve got each other now and that’s all we need We’ve got each other now and that’s all we need
7.
The Best Things In Life I went to the carwash where we first met And I tried to get my car clean by that dirt just wouldn’t lift Like your hands in the harvest from working in the soil They’re both bound to get clean but I couldn’t help but feel The best things in life, no, they don’t come for free There’s always a cost to pay for good memories Always a weight to bear with heavy hearts Always a sacrifice for the best things in life I walked the streets where we first started talking I was dreaming of waters to the east Little did I know then how that’d change things Just another cost to carry on with me The best things in life, no, they don’t come for free There’s always a cost to pay for good memories Always a weight to bear with heavy hearts Always a sacrifice for the best things in life Waking up early just to meet your eyes Or standing by the kitchen sink watching the sun rise Showing me your favourite place underneath the stars Oh it’s always the little things that tend to break my heart I guess all I’m saying is that car never came clean It kept holding on to all that dirt like old memories I know they say the other side is always more green But I can’t help to thinking where we could have been The best things in life, no, they don’t come for free There’s always a cost to pay for good memories Always a weight to bear with heavy hearts Always a sacrifice for the best things in life Always a cost to pay for everything in life
8.
Little Lies 04:08
Little Lies Hang it on a line or put it on a shelf Wait for all your memories to dry out Give it some time more like many years Wait for all the love you had to disappear Take it or leave it we are straight on up then down My heart’s on fire and I can’t put it out It’s an all or nothing feeling when it comes to me and you And little lies to keep me from the truth So count out all the days and map out all the faults Find any reason at all to just move on Lovers come and go and honey so do you Tell me how long we keep this up ‘til we say we’re through Take it or leave it we are straight on up then down My heart’s on fire and I can’t put it out It’s an all or nothing feeling when it comes to me and you And little lies to keep me from the truth Dirty laundry hiding in the back yard where you last left it Like every single moment you got caught up in Well history repeats and why don’t we ever stop it Bury all your thoughts deep into the ground And pray the winds of change come around Wipe off all that dust from your weary heart And hope the rain brings a brand new start Take it or leave it we are straight on up then down My heart’s on fire and I can’t put it out It’s an all or nothing feeling when it comes to me and you And little lies to keep me from the truth Anything to keep me from wanting you Little lies to keep me away from you
9.
Bed of Daisies The dog days of summer have finally arrived Windows wide open clothes on the line And all kinds of motors are humming between the yards Everything’s growing everything’s green Noses are poking over to see If you’re doing it right on your side of the fence It ain’t always roses when you get mustard in the garden Pick your battles like you pick your weeds and life will be a bed of daisies It takes time to grow but the heat makes it hard Then there’s trimming and cutting when you’re not around Sometimes it’s hard to blossom in a small town With old folks sitting on their front stoops Looking for gossip looking for news And reading the paper to make sure that they got it right It ain’t always roses when you get mustard in the garden Pick your battles like you pick your weeds and life will be a bed of daisies It’s hard to get higher How you gonna get higher When there ain’t enough water so drown all your sorrows down at the bar And when morning arrives you’ll forget all your worries just keep your head up Because it ain’t always roses when you get mustard in the garden Pick your battles like you pick your weeds and life will be a bed of daisies
10.
Pour Me A Strong One It’s been weeks and weeks of travelling down long and winding roads And I’m getting tired of sleeping in my car all alone So I pull into the nearest hotel vendor that I see And I sit myself in a chair I say bar tender will you please Pour me a strong one make it a gin on the rocks Well you see sir I’m a singer and I’ve got the night off If there are any cowboys here who’d like to take me for a ride Well I’m here for one night only and I’m here for a good time Then before you know it out of the corner of my eye Some tall dark handsome stranger starts taking up my size He starts waltzing over says can I buy you a drink I haven’t seen you round these parts before and I will simply say Pour me a strong one make it a gin on the rocks Well you see sir I’m a singer and I’ve got the night off If there are any cowboys here who’d like to take me for a ride Well I’m here for one night only and I’m here for a good time So he tipped his hat and he took my hand out on to the dance floor And I showed him a thing or two on how a two step really goes He was fine at dancing but he talked just a little too much I said listen boy I’ll tell you what a woman really wants Poor me a strong one make it a gin on the rocks If you’re sticking to the whiskey you best just let it talk And if you’re good if you know how to work that dance floor I’ve been sleeping in my car and I might let you take me home Then before you know it well it was time for last call You know how to fix my drinks make ‘em short don’t make ‘em tall And after a few more rounds you’ll see double the fun Let’s hop into your big old truck and just wait ‘til you take me home Pour me a strong one make it a gin on the rocks You were sticking to the whiskey and I liked the way it talked You look like a cowboy I could take for a ride I’m here for one night only and I’m here for a good time Pour me a strong one make it a gin on the rocks Well you see sir I’m a singer and I’ve got the night off If there are any cowboys here who’d like to take me for a ride Well I’m here for one night only and I’m here for a good time I’m here for one night only and I’m here for a good time
11.
The Bar Is Closing I’ll sing you song, you’ll know the words About blue jeans and trucks and old dirt roads It’s got whiskey and late nights, and all of your friends Real long work weeks drive you over the edge So pour another round The jukebox is primed up in old China town Let’s drink to the memories we wish we’d forget We got two more hours until the bar is closing So shine up your boots and jump on in To my pickup with a beer in your hand And we’ll roll down the windows, screaming out loud Park in some field and put the end gate down And pour another round The jukebox is primed up in old China town Let’s drink to the memories we wish we’d forget We got one more hour until the bar is closing The bar is closing There ain’t nothing new it’s all been done before From farming and fishing and the stars above Hardships and lovers and things you’ll regret The clock is a tickin’ and the good times don’t end So pour one last round The jukebox is dying in old China town Let’s drink to the memories we wish we’d forget It’s last call in Grandview and the bar is closing The bar is closing
12.
Living With Your Ghost In loving memory of Zachary Konowalchuk If this house could talk of all the things that it’s seen Through all of these years, way before me These boards and these nails and all the moments gone through You know of them all, feel them in these rooms You’re in the walls you’re in the windows You’re here with me wherever I go You don’t see me in my dreams anymore, but I feel you in this home I’m living with your ghost All the what-ifs and the have-nots All the regrets what if I had none Would things still be the same or would you be here with me The weeks keep going by, it still ain’t getting easy You’re in the walls you’re in the windows You’re here with me wherever I go You don’t see me in my dreams anymore, but I feel you in this home I’m living with your ghost I’m living with your ghost You’re in the walls you’re in the windows You’re here with me wherever I go You don’t see me in my dreams anymore, but I feel you in this home I’m living with your ghost I’m living with your ghost I’m living with your ghost

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released January 20, 2017

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Kayla Luky Grandview, Manitoba

Singer-songwriter Kayla Luky lives in Grandview, Manitoba, a small farming community nestled between the Riding and Duck Mountains. This unique setting gives her sound absolute authenticity.

Too country for country and too country for folk, her songs are soaked in alcohol, dirt and sorrow, honouring the roots of real country music.
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