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Big Wide Open Blue

by Neo American Pioneers

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1.
No Cause For Concern 03:36
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Will you come with me my friend See things through the way I see Where all your thoughts are sons and daughters And their voice will carry me Will you take me by the hand Lead me where I need to be Will you comfort me with diamonds Spoken words and golden rings Those old lessons have been learned We're all past the point of refuge but there's no cause for concern And I'm hearing some folks say it can't be done So tired of hearing some folks say it can't be done High upon the ridge I can hear the thunder roar Will we be carried by the water Or get buried by the storm We can take the upper trail High into the canopy I will not be there to answer I'll be on the other peak Those old bridges have been burned We're all past the point of refuge but there's no cause for concern And I'm hearing some folks say it can't be done So tired of hearing some folks say it can't be done So tired of hearing some folks say it can't be done We're all past the point of refuge What will come and what has left you But there's no cause for concern And I'm hearing some folks say it can't be done So tired of hearing some folks say it can't be done
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Naked Branches 03:25
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You and me baby let's shake off our leaves And leave nothing but naked branches We can keep running till there's nothing left Except miles of second chances If you could live one more life Would you spend it like this time Would you hold it in or would you set it free Everything's a thin line Expectations on your mind Will you let them go or will you let them be You and me baby let's shake off our leaves And leave nothing but naked branches We can keep running till there's nothing left Except miles of second chances Miles of second chances Miles of second chances I can see what's on your mind All dressed up and right on time It's the way you look It's the way you look at me So time me up With bailing twine Just tie my tongue 'cause I've been lying You say tell the truth You say tell the truth and it will bring them to their knees You and me baby let's shake off our leaves And leave nothing but naked branches We can keep running till there's nothing left Except miles of second chances Miles of second chances Miles of second chances I've been hiding you away for so long Shoving you in my back pocket The feeling to break free is so strong It's so strong Won't you ride with me baby tonight
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These Bones 02:36
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Well I've driven the miles of these winding great state roads Searching for a connection to anchor down these bones I lie and stare at the ceiling of these hotels I call home Here another night then I guess I'll keep moving on Life has just begun So put on your coat and your hat Because there's too much to be done There's some words to be written There's some songs to be sung Life has just begun Out here on the highway seems like I'm always on the road Searching for answers to questions I don't know Staring in the rear view mirror watching everything just go I had to check my sight I saw the boy that I once was Life has just begun So put on your coat and your hat Because there's too much to be done There's some words to be written There's some songs to be sung Life has just begun
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All For You 03:02
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From standing right here I can see The way it's going How it's supposed to be But you left it all up to me If I could find the feet to stand I could find the words to speak I could never say to myself I could never say to myself I could never say to myself it's all for you So lay it on down to me Set this plan in motion Send you back to the sea I can feel this fire, fire, fire Slipping out of me Yes I can feel this fire, fire, fire slipping out of me I know you've been down the isle I know that your hands are tied I can see the look that's in your eyes and you're telling the truth I could never say to myself I could never say to myself I could never say to myself it's all for you
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Calling in the Wind 03:20
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City skylines Stretching out and casting light Chasing road signs Counting down and passing by I heard it calling in the wind I heard it's song sing so sincere my friend I heard it calling in the wind and the song sings over and over again Must of fell on hard times Out of luck and asking why So I'm leaving trouble Waiting on the other side I heard it calling in the wind I heard it's song sing so sincere my friend I heard it calling in the wind and the song sings over and over again I've seen seen it from both sides When you add it up you can't divide From the rust and the rubble After the dust I saw the light I heard it calling in the wind I heard it's song sing so sincere my friend I heard it calling in the wind and the song sings over and over again
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For Lee Helen 03:34
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Love Love will wait My momma always told me That love will never be late Just when your hearts about to stop Someone will come and give it a start Up Again So why would you give your love for free When it could cost you everything I don't think That love should be so easy That love should be So easy Love Love will wait You'll know when you have it And you'll know what it takes What it takes from your life And what it takes to make things work out right Again So why would you give your love for free When it could cost you everything I don't think That love should be so easy That love should be So easy Love will work it's way right to you Just trust your feeling Love will work it's way right to you So wipe your eyes What are you crying for So why would you give your love for free When it could cost you everything I don't think That love should be so easy That love should be So easy
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Under the Cover of Night 02:15
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Under the cover of night The only sound is us breathing in time I hear the message from your heart to mine Under the cover of night Why won't I love you the way that I can Is it just my foolish pride? Why can't you leave me the way that I am? Let me slide away Under the cover of night
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It Would Take a Giant Ocean 03:48
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I'm on a ship that's set to sail On the open seas and I don't know where I'm sailing to Like a lighthouse on the break Our love will glimmer and the fade as I drift Away from you How can we end if our love never began I will take back All these things I've said These things that I have done It would take a giant ocean Just to catch the amount of tears that I've cried Over you In a boat up on the waves In the thunder and the rain I will stand And weather though How can we end if our love never began I will take back All these things I've said These things that I have done My body floats out on the sea like driftwood Relying on the tides to take me home My fingertips they sense the end of ocean My body washes gently to the shore Now out of all the things I could have done I've gone and drown in our love Now there's no coming back Home to you For years you'll roam this earth Until your flesh returns to dirt Then our love Will be renewed How can we end if our love never began I will take back All these things I've said These things that I have done
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Desert Rose 02:40
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I need some money I need to lighten my load I'm selling off everything that I own Except for my house and some things in the kitchen I'll need to eat when I come home 'Cause I'm gonna be a desert rose Crimson red instead of silver and gold Anchored to the earth well I'll start living Rooted in the sands a desert rose I've spent my life chasing fortune and fame The roads that I've taken they all end the same So what do you do when you've got no one to blame I'm gonna write a new story I'm gonna find a new name 'Cause I'm gonna be a desert rose Crimson red instead of silver and gold Anchored to the earth well I'll start living Rooted in the sands a desert rose Texas panhandle Across New Mexico Just watch how far I'll flee 'Till I start feeling Feeling free I'm gonna be a desert rose Crimson red instead of silver and gold Anchored to the earth well I'll start living Rooted in the sands a desert rose
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Westward Expansion 04:44
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There's something 'bout this modern climate That keeps me moving on I headed north on a jet plane sailing Under the midnight sun I left my dreams of the tall grass and mountains of sand Armed with a guitar and a camera on me To map out the lay of the land Thinking about it keeps me up sometimes Ready to go just waiting for the light On the roam Leaving my body at home Headed for the big wide open blue And if I find A little heart to beat close to mine I'll be headed Straight back home to you Yes I'll be headed straight back home to you There's something 'bout this modern climate That keeps me moving on I heard the howls of the coyotes calling "Just get back to where you're from" I've seen things I could never dream and God only knows Why I took a chance on a freight line hauling The westward expansion row Thinking about it keeps me up sometimes Ready to go just waiting for the light On the roam Leaving my body at home Headed for the big wide open blue And if I find A little heart to beat close to mine I'll be headed Straight back home to you Yes I'll be headed straight back home to you There's something 'bout this modern climate

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Dayton, Ohio’s Neo American Pioneers started out on a long, lonesome stretch of highway somewhere west of the Mississippi. Between the big cities were little towns and open spaces, filled with a tapestry of people and ideas, all unique yet tied together by this endless network of highways and byways. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Billy Swayne set out to capture this kaleidoscope of people and places, and the feeling of finding your place among them, on 2013’s 'Big Wide Open Blue’. What started as a recording project evolved into a live band in December 2016 when Swayne recruited bassist Ian Goudie, lead guitarist Dan Spaugy, and drummer Daniel Chord to give the recording some legs. In November 2017, the Pioneers expanded again, adding Heather Redman as a second vocalist and Paul Monnin on keys. Over the course of 2017 and 6 new songs, the Pioneers have transitioned away from the traditional singer/songwriter fare and into a full-fledged band.

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released October 14, 2013

All Words & Music by Billy Swayne (©2013 BigWideOpenBlueMusic ASCAP)
Produced by Billy Swayne & Trent Crace
Recorded & Mixed by Trent Crace @ Starduster Studios in Springfield, OH
Mastered by Greg Reierson @ Rare Form Mastering in Minneapolis, MN
Photos & Album Design by Billy Swayne

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