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Chasing Ghosts

by Jamie O'Brien

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Don't Look Back 02:22
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Cloudy days and the rain has fallen Winter times have passed on by Up ahead the summer 'sd calling There's no reason to ask why Dark clouds and thunder rolling Coldness has had its try Warmer times will soon come strolling Life will reach a brand new high Don't look back Don't look back Don't look back Don't look back All the evil that was here has gone Don't look back just look ahead All your troubles have now moved along See a brighter future instead You and me and all that we have got A love to last until we die The moment we share can never stop There's no reason to ask why
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2:30 Monday Morning 01:54
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Two-thirty Monday morning, nothing going on Just trying to find some words to write you a song But nothing seems to fit though the thoughts are in my mind Thoughts of you leaving me 18 hours behind If I could write some words of love saying how I feel I could hide within them love, hold you here until You are home with me again, close to me and near And I can hide within you again with nothing more to fear 2:50 Monday morning, same thoughts in my head Feeling tired but I couldn't sleep all alone in my bed It's funny but I seem to have forgotten what it's like to be all alone Get so used to you being here, I'm scared of the dark on my own
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Didn't Have A Clue 04:13
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I build walls and I hang doors Install lighting and I tile floors Put up shelving, polish and paint Run pipes to faucets and o out to drains Cos this is home for me and you But I didn't know, I didn't have a clue When this old world gets too mean and tough I turn to you when the game gets rough Cos I'm part of you ans you're part of me We can do anything together we're free I can soar for miles when I'm with you But I didn't know, I didn't have a clue From nine to six I'm gone each day Don't want to do it, but that's th price we pay And when I get home I want to roll in your arms Forget the world out there, I'm safe and warm But I didn't have a clue the lies you spin I thought I had you, but you really had him
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I Slipped 04:25
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I slipped, I stumbled, I fell And anyone who knew me well could tell That you picked me up, put me on my feet again You showed me how to dance in the rain Nothing counts except me and you Where we go and what we do I need you and I love you and I want you You're my best friend I love you and you love me too With a love that can never end Though like has had its ups and down You made me laugh, you played the clown Never knowing where the road might lead We're together and that's all we need I stand by you and you stand by me Love the world, all we touch, feel and see Sometimes I wake while you're asleep You're my new love tucked up in these old sheets Cos when I see you it's for the first time I love you again and again, I'm yours you, are mine Take it slow, no need for haste With each other there's nothing we can't face
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Me And My Friend, Judy 04:27
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I packed up my money Pulled out my old guitar and Headed out on the road again I found a new town Where I thought I'd lay myself down and Went out and found myself some friends We'd sit each night out by the old front porch And many's the song we'd sit around and sing With a ringing of the strings of the banjo and guitars I'm never going to play the blues now I've gone and lost all my blues now I'm never going to sing those blues again Me and my friend, Judy We'd go out and see a movie Then we'd drive up to sit upon the Heights Gazing down at the sign now Drinking from a bottle of red wine now We'd be there together every night She used to drive me around downtown in her Chevy 'Til we had a wreck on the corner of Sixth and Duquesne And we laughed so hard we cried, it was all too heavy I'm never going to play the blues now I've gone and lost all my blues now I'm never going to sing those blues again Black Cat and Kitty were our friends Till someone came and stole them away And we never saw hide nor hair of them again Judy cried so hard, she nearly pined her heart away I'm never going to play the blues now I've gone and lost all my blues now I'm never going to sing those blues again Then Judy came to me one day and With tearful eye says she's going away and Sah's she gone and fallen for another man Should I make it back across the border Or head on south to Oklahoma I had to make myself some plans But out of all my days I still think they were the best Even though I found myself alone at a loose end I went back East though I wanted to head out westI'm never going to play the blues now I'm never going to play the blues now I've got no reason to sing the blues now I'm never going to sing those blues again
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Alison (Version 1) 04:26
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Brown hair, soft as her skin From the cold she took me in Let me shelter here a while A women yet a girl but oh such style Alison, Alison Promised to share with me so much How I longed for her touch Said so much with a laugh of her eyes I dried the tears when she cried Alison, Alison But a good thing can never last The future soon becomes the past Sad to leave good things behind But something stays on here in your mind Alison, Alison I remember the day she went away With nothing much left to say Only goodby and please take care Skin so soft, brown as her hair Alison, Alison Alison, Alison
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See You Sometime 02:48
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Well I've spent all my life hiding away From things that hurt or bring me pain But when I saw you it was like a ray Of sunshine through the rain I didn't mean to fall in love That was the last thing I needed Now you are everything I dream of Please believe me Can I come see you sometime? You know that's what I want Can I come see you sometime? Please say that I can See you sometime
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Here I sit 02:35
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Here I sit in the middle of a shadow Surrounded by familiar sights and scenes But somehow they're faded, out of focus It's all changed and I don't know what that means The table, the chair, the desk at which I write They're all still here, hardly rearranged The photos, the sofa, even the broken light All still here, nothing has changed Here I sit in the middle of a nightmare Broken dreams lie scattered on the floor Ghosts await me at every corner The ceiling lowers, I cannot find the door The memories how they prick me like needle points They only hurt me because I still care I want to go on, I don't want to go back Don't want to hurt you but still don't want to share Here I sit in the middle of living death It's all alive in other people's minds In me there is nothing, not even an ember The old road's ended, a new one I must find But there must be something, someone a man can turn to A future where we don't fantasize The words of an old friend are constantly on my mind From the ashes the Phoenix will rise
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Loser Train 02:26
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She's been talking in her sleep About someone she use to meet Don't know where or when it was But I believe I have just cause To worry 'bout my present statre And how the future might relate It's time to pack my bags again Go looking for the loser train She tells me I mustn't fret She's done nothing that she regrets Just someone she used to know Who left her a long time ago I don't know if I believe I think it's time to start to grieve Got to pack my bags again Go looking for the lower train The loser train - it waits for me The loser train - I ride for free The loser train - is never late The loser train - will always wait The loser train - I have a seat The loser train - admit defeat Better pack my bags again I've got my reservation
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Just A Memory 02:59
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Darkness flees the coming dawn Hides itself in the light of morning I wonder if she will still think of me I move across the empty space Gaze into her sleeping face I wonder if today she'll still love me When the cold light of day Sweeps the warmth and haze away What joined us in the night Stand the test in broad daylight Or fade away and soon become a memory She's sleeping peacefully and calm Her head resting on my arm In another world I wish would include me I long to reach and touch her hair Kiss her lips, her breast laid bare But thoughts like these just delude me I slide out to the floor I slip out through the door Why stay around to fool myself? She'll surely love somebody else And fade away and soon become a memory
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Waiting 02:38
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All alone he sits at the window Waiting for the girl who won't come Watch the rain, see the wind blow All alone, with everything gone How many times must he tell himself That it's all changed, it's not the same Still he sits alone at the window And for him, life's only a game He believed the words that were spoken He believes in the dream that lies broken He's got to start again ally himself For life is something that goes on Still he sits along at the window All alone with everything gone Waiting for the girl who won't come
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Sunday Serenade 03:27
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I woke up and put on the best smile that you want And drove out to your country bar I asked for tequila but you gave me fever When you said that we'd go too far Sunday serenade makes my life a trade Now you know that's why you're more than just a try I whispered in the hay sweet nothings to your face My sunburn's overdone, I've never had so much fun I felt such a fool when I fell in your pool Oh how my image was hurt I forgot my foolish pride when you pulled me to the side I knew you were more than a flirt Sunday serenade makes my life a trade Now you know that's why you're more than just a try I whispered in the hay sweet nothings to your face My sunburn's overdone, I've never had so much fun Give me direction, I have no objection To you inspecting my heart You found me lonely and that'd I'd only Serenade you right from the start Sunday serenade makes my life a trade Now you know that's why you're more than just a try I whispered in the hay sweet nothings to your face My sunburn's overdone, I've never had so much fun
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Mother Bird 03:33
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Mother bird take me under your wing Together we'll fly through the sky And we'll softly sing our song of love I won't have to worry when you are near Oh mother bird, I need you here The still of the evening Bringing back the moments before you were gone White clouds on blue reminding me of you Fly before the storm The sound of the city engulf my mind Oh mother bird don't leave me behind Golden morning sun Comes shining through my window to my room And image of your face floating through the sky And following the slowly sinking ghost of the moon You haunt me through my nights and through my days Oh mother bird promise me you'll never fly away Oh mother bird promise me you'll never fly away
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Sign Duets (Daniel's Song) 02:33
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Ever since the first time I saw you I was there at the start, don't forget I've been thinking of the pretty songs I'll teach you When you and I play guitar and sing duets You take the high notes I'll take the low notes The guitars to fill in between We'll sing songs that I wrote Yours too, I hope It'll work like a dream We'll close our eyes and put us up on a stage Sing melodies to delight the ear Song to follow song like a page on a page Watch the harmonies wash away those years You go up high I'll go down low We'll play on into the night And if we really try You never know We just might Gert it right I've been thinking of the pretty songs I'll teach you When you and I play guitar and sing duets
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You Only Wish 04:17
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It's so hard when you wake up one morning and see the sunshine And you hear the birds singing and smell the sweetness in the vine And you turn and look at the young girl lying by your side And not know her, nlo you don't know her And you only wish it could again be last night You see her soft black hair falling down into her face And you vaguely remember another time, another placve And a sudden fear makes you want her to hold you tight And love again, yes to love again And you only wish it could again be last night Her skin so white, so soft, so tempting like a swan She's breathing so deep, so peacefully, so calm, like a pond Yet her eyes are still red and sore from where she cried You've known love, yes you have known love And you only wish it could again be last night To walk away and close that door on her and that room To walk through life knowing you'll never heal the wound To never see beauty for tears will now blind your sight Never again, no never again And you only wish it could again be last night It's so hard when you wake up one morning and see the sunshine And you hear the birds singing and smell the sweetness in the vine And you turn and look at the young girl lying by your side And not know her, nlo you don't know her And you only wish it could again be last night
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Janey's Song 03:30
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Janey's tired She's been sitting up all night And Janey's tired Janey cried Her man she feels didn't treat her right And Janey cried Janey said I guess he had to go but he'll return Janey said Janey's bed Is cold and she thinks of what he learned In Janey's bed Now he's gone Janey don't see anyone Now he's gone The night is long And she thinks of the things that he began And the night is long Janey cried When she thinks of how they were close Janey cried Janey's tired She took herself an overdose And Janey died
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Our Winter Love 03:35
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Standing here outside your door Even though I know you don't live here anymore Something forces me to stay Oh how I wish I could go away Just like you You're gone And I'm left All alone Winter love All the houses look dead A winter world with no one left No one that is but me But I guess that's the way it must be Just like you You're gone And I'm left All alone Winter love A winter romance felt good It could have gone on, I know it should But where did that love go I watched it slip through my fingers like melting snow Just like you You're gone And I'm left All alone Winter love
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Alison (Version 2) 04:13
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Here is a collection of songs written or co-written with friends by me over the years. They tell a personal story (though, of course, I've allowed my imagination to run riot). The album also reflects many of the styles I've enjoyed playing over the years.

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released April 2, 2011

Produced by Paul McKeown and Jamie O'Brien and featuring Paul, Henry Koretzky, Jenny Ford, Dede Wyland, Gary Mackender, Jon Villa and many of my musical friends.

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Jamie O'Brien Tucson, Arizona

Jamie O'Brien comes from a London-Irish family. Before arriving in Tucson, Arizona, he lived in Pennsylvania for many years. And before that, Germany was home. He's been singing and playing all through his life, enjoying many different styles as a solo performer and with various bands. Along with performing his original songs, he also enjoys playing Celtic and Hawaiian music. ... more

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