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Bittersweet Moods

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1.
Marshall Law 03:36
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This may be my darkest day I may one day have another Don’t you worry about your baby-boy, Momma I’ll be walking with my brother We’ll be walking over hills and through valleys (and) We’ll be sleeping with the stars We’ll be fighting off the wicked and the what-not With our hearts and our guitars And we gonna shine, we gonna shine, we gonna shine… This may be my final hour I may never get another Don't you worry 'bout your bouncing boy, poppa I'll be walking with my brother We'll be walking through the streets and all the cities (and) We'll be sleeping with the sun We'll be killing all that wicked and the what-not Ain't gonna stop until we've done And we gonna shine, we gonna shine, we gonna shine... This may be my darkest day I may one day have another Don’t you worry about your baby-boy, Momma I’ll be walking with my brother We’ll be walking over hills and through valleys (and) We’ll be sleeping with the stars We’ll be fighting off the wicked and the what-not With our hearts and our guitars And we gonna shine, we gonna shine, we gonna shine… Shine Boys, you gonna shine We know you gonna shine Shine Boys, We gonna shine Here we gonna shine, we gonna shine, we gonna shine...
2.
Shady Grove 03:01
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Peaches in the summertime … Apples in the fall If I can't get the girl I love … I don't want none at all Chorus: Shady grove, my little love … Shady grove, I know Shady grove, my little love … I'm bound for shady grove Wish I had a banjo string … Made of golden twine Every tune I'd play on it … I wish that girl were mine [chorus] Wish I had a needle and thread … Fine as I could sew I'd sew that pretty girl to my side … And down the road I'd go [chorus] Some come here to fiddle and dance… Some come here to tarry Some come here to fiddle and dance… I come here to marry [chorus] Every night when I go home … My wife, I try to please her The more I try, the worse she gets… Damned if I don't leave her [chorus]
3.
Not Ready 02:23
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I'm such a fool… with the night on my shoulders with no light on my soul… and no twilight to be shared Gone off the rules… far upon the beaten tracks free to follow my way… free to learn my own lessons And i am waiting for the day to come but if we have to feel some regrets from the mistakes… i'm not ready and so it goes… i don't know where i'm goin' but i'm on the way there… so many roads to travel never look back… to the things that i had missed all these reasons to find… something goin' on And i am waiting for the day to come but if we have to feel some regrets from the mistakes… i'm not ready No time to waste… all that it takes is one decision so hard is the first step… i'll be ready… i'll be ready And i am waiting for the day to come but if we have to feel some regrets from the mistakes i'm not ready And i am waiting for the day to come but if we have to feel some regrets from the mistakes i'm not ready
4.
In Stone 02:58
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No matter what you've been Nothin' is written in stone But your epitaph, but your epitaph No matter what you've seen Most of the shades is never shown Have you got enough? Have you got enough? You can follow the lines You'll have to find a way on your own And Ramble On... And Ramble On You can read all the signs if you get lost, look and walk on where you belong... where do you belong? When the darkness comes to call You don't have to come undone And if you ever feel too small It was the best trip you've ever known It's never as it seems Life will a-change what you have planned If you ever failed, just try again No matter what you're in Nothin' is written in stone But your epitaph, but your epitaph When the darkness comes to call You don't have to come undone And if you ever feel too small It was the best trip you've ever been on It's not about what you have done It's not about where you are from It's not about what you have got For a dunce's cap is not a crown
5.
Off Yer Eyes 02:23
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Dry the tears off your eyes Will learn to fall as you fly Innocence never lasts when Time goes so fast won't be long to realize All is not black or white so dry the tears off your eyes Dry the tears off your eyes Another fears of your cries No way to step outside wherever you can hide Read between the lines All is not black or white Dry the tears off your eyes So understand Always my hand to be here when you're down For the reasons you may be stoned Feel here at home my child Dry the tears off your eyes
6.
La Lluvia (Feat. Maxi Zelbeck) 02:55
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Cuando veras las paredes caer con el viento Esas cositas que querias se volaran Y esta historia escrita en un panuelo no hara mas Con el viento las cositas y tus suenos volaran Si dejas tus ventanas abiertas, perfumes a veces llegan, atraviesan, pero nunca quedan. A Menudo el viento va corriendo en mi casa Con el tiempo las paginas se escriben y se borran Con el viento las cositas y tus suenos volaran...
7.
Under my Skin 04:23
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Too much of this... Not enough of that A little bit of shame i've got Is coming from the ugly duckling To look like this with a piece of that A freak for those who copycat A difference is not a sin It makes you a fool But it's never as it seems HANDLE ME WITH CARE, FOR YOU KNOW YOU'RE LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, RIGHT? I'M DELICATE UNDER MY SKIN With too long hair or too big nose Some people mock and some applause It's all about Self-esteem You want to be cool But you don't have to be mean HANDLE ME WITH CARE, FOR YOU KNOW YOU'RE LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, RIGHT? I'M DELICATE UNDER MY SKIN You put me in a pigeonhole And you want me to fit in You think you're funny with your jokes You just want to vent your spleen To build a shell for a little heart Nobody knows you when you're down and out Pretending with a plastic grin You've gotta grow old And you don't have to be mean HANDLE ME WITH CARE, FOR YOU KNOW YOU'RE LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, RIGHT? I'M DELICATE UNDER MY SKIN
8.
My Heart In Blue 00:57
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Can you hear the rain a-fallin' When you put my heart in blue? We never know what tomorrow will bring, so live every day as a new (one).
9.
Always Around 03:14
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Remember all the faces and the times you were so happy Wishin' all your dreams to be back again Runnin' out of space and out of time, you feel so empty Missin' all the things that would ease your pain AND IT ALWAYS GETS ME DOWN COZ YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND AND IT ALWAYS GETS ME DOWN YOU'RE ALWAYS, ALWAYS AROUND Lookin' for excuses, you go wrong when it gets too heavy Bury all you know and look at what remains Well you may surrender with no glitter and no glory (So) Drown all your sorrows and laugh in the rain BUT IT ALWAYS GETS ME DOWN COZ YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND AND IT ALWAYS GETS ME DOWN YOU'RE ALWAYS, ALWAYS AROUND Once I was bitten, Twice i am shy If you leave me for no reason It's better with no cry AND IT ALWAYS GETS ME DOWN COZ YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND AND IT ALWAYS GETS ME DOWN YOU'RE ALWAYS, ALWAYS AROUND
10.
Matterhorn 02:30
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We started out from Bern one sunny august morn there was just the four of us against the matterhorn there was albert the australian and John the Irishman me and bill from Britian, and mad dogs in the sun (Chorus) Matterhorn, Matterhorn men have died men have tried to climb the matterhorn, that mighty Matterhorn two miles up we lost john and the ration fell below now al and bill are lying beneath an avelanche of snow now here i am alone and i know i cannot stop two more yards in front of me before i reach the top (Chorus) Now here i am a dying upon the Matterhorn not a thing for me to lie in or a thing to keep me warm the queen would surly kinght me if i could get back down but its closer her to heaven that it is back to the ground (Chorus)
11.
After You've Gone 02:19
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As i step forward up to the better days to come Haunted by things we cannot come back from I can see the trenches of battles lost as soon as won I am terrified to lose once again Could you give me arms as you come around Could you keep me warm in the setting sun For the night will be night after you've gone With the stream somehow we have got to carry on Facing the fears of answers and questions Time will learn to crumble all the things you were certain I am sorry to deceive you once again I don't mean no harm chilled up to the bone Could you keep me warm in the setting sun For the night will be night after you've gone
12.
Been Smoking Too Long 02:28
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Well I wake up in the morning... Look at my clock It's way past noon time... Now I'm late for work. Tell me, tell me... What have I done wrong? Ain't nothing go right with me... Must be I've been smoking too long. Well I go to find me some breakfast... But I ain't got no food Take me a shower... But the water don't feel no good. Tell me Tell Me... I've got opium in my chimney... No other life to choose Nightmare made of hash dreams... Got the devil in my shoes Tell me Tell me... Well when I'm smoking... Put my worries on a shelf Don't think about nothin'... Try not to see myself. Tell me Tell me... Well in this blues I'm singin'... There's a lesson to be learned Don't go around smokin'... Unless you want to get burned. Tell me, tell me What have I done wrong? Ain't nothing go right with me Must be I've been smoking too- Ain't nothing go right with me Must be I've been smoking too- Everything going wrong with me Must be I've been smoking too long.
13.
Slow Down the Races 01:43
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Shall you be too late if you take a little time For you... you won't get old Do you have a date with the one you will become? Oh you... ain't what you own YOU CAN SLOW DOWN THE RACES WHY MUST YOU MOVE MUCH TOO FAST Oh YOU CAN SLOW DOWN THE RACES PRESENT SRINGS FROM THE PAST Faster than the flood and better than the storm It's you, but... you're not alone Stronger than the hare, you were first on the finish line It's you, but... what have you won? YOU CAN SLOW DOWN THE RACES WHY MUST YOU MOVE MUCH TOO FAST Oh YOU CAN SLOW DOWN THE RACES PRESENT SRINGS FROM THE PAST Well you can pick all the roses But you can't shun all the spines Oh From dust to Ashes It can't take a lifetime YOU CAN SLOW DOWN THE RACES WHY MUST YOU MOVE MUCH TOO FAST Oh YOU CAN SLOW DOWN THE RACES PRESENT SRINGS FROM THE PAST
14.
In the Wilderness 04:37
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We've been thru the storms and overcome heartaches We've been thru the betrayals and all the shames We've been thru the deserts and little earthquakes We've been thru but how to live thru this... We've been thru the oceans and the big big waves We've been blue and discouraged and all to blame We've been true to who we are until it breaks We've been thru but how to live thru this... We've been thru but how to live thru this... There's not only a road that leads to wisdom There's no expensive thing if you know the cost There's no instruction book for life to come There's no map around for the one who's lost The one who's lost For the one who's lost Feel my heart is bleeding… Feel my heart is full Full of tears and broken… Feel my heart is poor Still my eyes a-burning… Still your heart is cruel Feel my heart is drifting… Feel my heart is pure I will not lose you without a fight I want to choose what is wrong or not These endless blues, these endless nights I am just browsing, don't wanna buy Feel my heart is bleeding… See, my heart is yours Feel my soul is hurting… Is your love the cure? Somedays i mourn... somedays i scream... Somedays i'm down... so why don't you let me in? Somedays i'm sad... somedays happy... Somedays i'm mad... so why don't you let me in? Why don't you let me in? Why don't you let me in? Why don't you let me in?

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All songs written by Westwego (except 1 by Willy Tea Taylor, 2 traditional Appalachian folk song, 6 by Maxi Zelbeck, 10 by Mel Tillis, 12 by Robin Frederic and 14 by dioGeN).

Mixed & Mastered by Martin Balland at Waïti Studios, Toulouse, France.

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released October 1, 2019

Special Guests : Kam Hakil, Fanch & Matthieu Pechalrieux (backing vocals on 4, and claps on 14), Maxi Zelbeck (vocals on 6), Nathan "Whistle Jerry" Bouschet (backing vocals on 9, 10, 11, 14).

Special Thanks to our families and friends; thanks to Martin for his patience, listening and huge work, and to Tijean for the same reasons; thanks to our talented guests and thanks to the inspiring artists all over the World !
Thank you all for your support !

A special dedication to the Toulouse music scene, the welcoming venues (La Cave A Rock, L'Obohem, les Pavillons Sauvages...) and associations (Progrès-son, l'IntercollectifS, le Toulouse Bajarre Club...), to all the good bands we know, met and shared with... to our brothers in arms (Octarine among many others!) and in misery !
Here, There and Everywhere !

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westwego Utopia, Texas

Folk Project that changes with the wind...
Westwego is Bacq (guitar, mandolin, banjo), Dedzu (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin), Maqi (drums, percussions), Tijean (double bass, vocals) and Vince (harmonica, trumpet).

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