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Time Will Take You

by Ian McFeron

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1.
I was downtown at the station I had just too much time to kill She had designs on a bad situation I had a vacancy I needed filled She said “I seen your eyes walkin’ up my black boots And I’ve known your kind of man before What your woman doesn’t know can’t hurt her” But I don’t mess around no more So I’ll be bringin’ it back Bringin’ it back home Bringin’ it back To your door You know darlin’ I wouldn’t leave you alone Well her eyes flashed with condescension She ran her tongue across the back of her teeth And said “boy you don’t know what you’re missin’” I said “I’m sure that it’s something sweet I don’t know how it all got started Or when I started makin’ my home with you I was bouncin’ like a rubber ball But now I’m stickin’ to you like glue
2.
I came here by a troubled road Cause I got the music in my hands And I sing those songs about a girl that’s gone The one I knew when we were kids Now I remember this town from years before And really it don’t seem to change Except the money is gone, the streets are worn And I got more lines in my face I’m tryin’ to keep my skillet greasy And keep my pockets filled Cause money comes but it don’t come easy… And I expect it never will When the jukebox stops my guitar knocks And I play those songs again When I close my eyes she’s walkin' right beside me Holding tightly to my hand Some people laugh and sing and shake it down And some just sit and sway And when the bucket of change goes passin' around They pass a little bit back my way Lord knows So hold me close but don’t you tie me down I got to keep movin' With all those blues hounds tryin’ to catch me now When the lights go down the shades are drawn And all the cables have been tied I share a whiskey drink with the barkeep Before I load the van outside These streets are so still with that morning chill And the lights are glowing green Well I got just enough cash to make the gas From Memphis to New Orleans
3.
Everybody’s talkin’ ‘bout job lines and hard times Well it’s enough to get ‘cha blue It gets to looking like a backyard dog fight Of people just trying to make it through All this time spent chasin’ dimes And you can’t take it when you go But you can let it go And you might find what you’re lookin’ for Is just a little ways down the road Everybody’s talking bout the big wave and earthquakes Shakin’ those towers to the sea Sometimes you got to let the big ones lose some Sometimes you just got to let it be Out of the ashes, out of the fire A new day will start to grow And if you let it grow You might find what you’re lookin’ for Is just a little ways down the road So you can call on me any time that you can use a friend And you can lay your troubles down on me Cause I got all the time you wanna spend Cause time is movin’ too fast now What happened to the old towns? And country lanes we’d go walkin’ down so slow So can we take it slow? You might find what you’re looking for Is just a little ways down the road Oh I wanna give you my whole heart, my whole mind You can take all my money too Cause honey I could be a poor man eatin’ from a tin can I wouldn’t mind if I had you You say that love is all you need If you believe it could you let it show? Cause when you let it show You might find what you’re lookin’ for Is just a little ways down the road You might find what you’re lookin’ for Is just a little ways down the road
4.
Long Weekend 03:02
Oh God I’m watchin’ the clock and prayin’ for the whistle to blow And just as fast as you can hear it, I’ll be gone Cause these past few years I’ve been strippin’ my gears I think everybody knows The words to this song I’m takin’ a long Weekend in the country I’m takin’ a long Walk in the country with you Cause when times get rough everybody needs something Like a long weekend in the country with you Well old bosses’ lips are movin’ but I can’t hear a sound And I can tell his blood is boilin’ but I don’t care Sometimes the best thing you can do Is let it wash all over you And in my mind I’m already there We can ride around the Ferris wheel And go for breakfast after noon We can watch the sun trade hands with the rising moon And I don’t even care As long as I’m with you
5.
If you’d a told me you were walkin’ out I might a tried to make you stay Cause here I am talkin’ at the wall You’re the one that got away I used to think that you’d be comin’ back here I’m startin’ to get that you’re really gone Cause I could never tell it in a word I tried to sell it for a song On the first cold day of fall I turn the heat up in my car And roll the windows down I remember you were laughin’ with your eyes And I was tryin’ not to smile But you were makin’ it hard That was a good way to start Now I been walkin’ miles with no direction Searchin’ the heavens for a star But it never matters which way you go It only matters where you are They say time will tell And I’ve learned my lesson well It doesn’t mean that it’s wrong just cause it’s hard It doesn’t mean I didn’t love you Just cause I broke your heart
6.
Blue light dim in a misty sky Where morning dew drips from the pines My eyes are weary but there ain’t too far to go And the miles behind me fill my heart with soul Cigarette smokin’ on a salty bay Fishermen’s nets smell of sweet decay The sand is coarse and the beach is wild and gray I stretch my toes out in the icy cold It’s been a long time comin’ this time I been a long time gone It’s good to be back home Birch trees swaying keeping time Now she’s my rhythm my sweetest rhyme She dips her fingers in the cool November sky And sheds her robes like a lovers clothes Smell the wood fires burn and the chimneys curl with smoke It’s good to be back home So south wind keep blowin’ me up this street I’ll follow the leaves that blow across my feet Tonight I’ll be lying in your arms Until the morning comes Now some might sing of California dreams But as for me I’ll take the stormy seas And rain that washes your sad heart of sin That breaks you open so you can feel again I’m gonna take my time this time I’m gonna take it slow It’s good to be back home
7.
Sittin’ on the pavement with my eyes closed Sittin’ with my back against a telephone pole I called every number I called every friend I know Nobody is at home And so I wished for something clear Like the flash when a bomb explodes I wished that you were here Instead of on the other side Of the world Cause ain’t nobody love me like you do And that’s the truth The sunset moon is full of blood tonight This stretch of road flickers with deceptive light And even with all the miles I’ve come Now I can’t seem to take a step Nothing has happened yet How many times must I be told? It’s not the thunder or the quake But the whispering of the wind It’s strange But it’s making me Feel safe Thinking bout my younger days But youth is such a reckless child And he always Gets away But I guess I’m lucky now cause Ain’t nobody love me like you do Ain’t nobody love me like you do Oh honey now ain’t nobody love me like you do And that’s the truth
8.
What colors do you see? When you think of me Cause I don’t mean to intrude But I’ve been feeling blue You are like the sun You shine on every one Cause you are like the sun It’s just this starlight in my head Has got me feeling bad The night is blowing cold Rattling my bones You are like the moon Steady and true You are like the moon Cause time will take you- where? You don’t know You wake up in places that you never thought you’d go So can you tell me little sun? If my head is sick And if I try to run When the darkness is comin’ quick And you feel like givin’ up Can you bring me back? Free from harm Tell me little sun So now you ask me little sun What colors do I see? When I think of you Forests of cedar green Twilight baby blue Flames across the sky That bathe the earth in blood Cause you are like the sun
9.
When the rooster crows in the morning I make my coffee strong and hot And pile a skillet high with potatoes ham and eggs I used to work on the 33rd floor Hopin’ that somebody’d come and pull the alarm But life is good Since I moved back to the farm Yeah Life is good Since I moved back to the farm The sun climbs high in the big blue sky And sets the back hills all aglow And this black dirt now, lord is prettier to me than gold The days can be long and the work is hard But this country livin’s got a different sort of charm So when you ask me Do I ever think about movin’ back to town? Well I remember the man livin’ in the tin can And he was always lookin’ down So I was glad to trade that workin’ wage For five good acres and a pretty red barn When north the winds blow I cut the stalks down low And let the fields lay to rest And we pass around the guitar late into the night And when it gets cold I just stoke the stove Keeps my little cabin house plenty warm Somehow it just seems right feelin’ tired at night And my head always singin’ some pretty new song
10.
You and Me 03:45

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"...You don't have to know about Ian McFeron's background to know that these songs were all probably written in cheap hotels in the middle of the night, and history tells us that's where the best ones come from..." - Alan Harrison, Maverick Magazine, UK

Time Will Take You reprises the musical collaboration between songwriter Ian McFeron and guitarist/producer Doug Lancio. Lancio, who first worked with McFeron on his 2011 release Summer Nights, rallies together another all-star Nashville band for this project, including two from Ryan Adams’ group The Cardinals (Brad Pemberton, Jon Graboff) as well as members from John Hiatt and Patty Griffin’s touring bands.

A playful and upbeat follow up to the introspective Summer Nights, Time Will Take You maintains stout-hearted positivity while exploring themes of troubled times, hard traveling, and a thin pocketbook. It finds romance in quiet moments and simple tasks, celebrates true companionship, and points hopefully to better days ahead.

Recorded in just three days at Studio G in East Nashville, TN, this record is a performance driven display of top-level musicianship. Prizing charismatic impulse over modern studio tricks, every instrument on the album- including all ten of the lead vocal tracks- was captured live on a 2” Studer reel-to-reel tape machine.

Fans of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and The Band will feel at home in this offering, which follows in those ‘60’s and ‘70’s folk-rock traditions of tightly composed songs, thematic hooks and infectious grooves, giving it a sound that is at once classic and timeless.

“…McFeron is a fine singer and songwriter, an alt-folk/rock/Americana performer who strikes a cool balance between the mellow and the edgy.” —Jim Beal, San Antonio Express-News Music Critic

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released February 8, 2013

The Band:
Ian McFeron: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano on 5 & 7
Alisa Milner: Backing Vocals, Fiddle
Doug Lancio: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Piccolo 12 String, Mandolin, “Guitjo” Resonator,
Micah Hulscher: Piano (except 5 & 7), Organ, Nord
Jon Graboff: Pedal Steel
Norman Baker: Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar
Brad Pemberton: Drums, Percussion

Production and Engineering:
Produced by Doug Lancio
Recorded and Mixed by Chad Brown
Assistant Engineer: Nick Newberry
Mastered by Ed Brooks

Studio Credits:
Recorded at Studio G in East Nashville, TN: December 3rd-7th, 2012
Mixed at Studio G in East Nashville, TN: December 10th-16th, 2012
Mastered at RFICD, Seattle, WA: January 3rd, 2013
Art Direction and Design by Narith Hoc

All songs written by Ian McFeron

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Ian McFeron Seattle, Washington

Ian McFeron’s writing has been compared to Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Ryan Adams. Over the course of a decade-long independent music career, he has attracted media attention stretching across the Atlantic. He currently tours in support of his 7th album Time Will Take You, recorded in Nashville with members of Ryan Adams band The Cardinals as well as Patty Griffin and John Hiatt’s touring bands. ... more

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