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If I Left This World

by Greg Wickham

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1.
Angel of Mercy (Song for Sophie) Angel of mercy, wherever you roam Watch o'er my baby when she's alone Sing to her softly, caress her sweet head 'Til the still of the night greets a new day ahead. Don't let my baby cry too long. Stars shine on the valley below Watch o'er my baby wherever she goes Light up her path to adventures unknown Let her dance through the shadows 'til she finds her way home. Don't let my baby cry too long. And I'll walk with you as long as I can Then I'll watch over you through your badlands. Sweet melody stick in her head Help her remember a few words I said Rock her so gently, after I'm gone Make sure she knows that my love my lingers on Make sure she knows my love lingers on. And don't let my baby cry too long, Don't let my baby cry too long, Don't let my baby cry too long, No don't let my baby cry too long. Angel of mercy, wherever you roam Watch o'er my baby when I'm old and gone.
2.
Me Oh My 02:59
Me Oh My Oh me oh my. Hazel Green's on the front porch swing Playin' with the band on her wedding ring Radio plays the local news Since the old man left she's a little confused. Jimmy's out rollin' in his pickup truck Grippin' the wheel, cursing his luck Playin' chicken on Highway 9 Straddlin' a bottle and a double yellow line. Oh me oh my When you get a little low You gotta get a little high. Abigail's laying by the railroad tracks Starin' at the moon, thinking of Jack Souvenirs in an old milk crate Gonna add a few pounds to the Union freight. Oh, me oh my When you get a little low You gotta get a little high. Oh, me oh my When you get a little low You gotta get a little high. Willie came home a little too soon Bringin' Beth a rose in the afternoon He just sat there and listened through the paper-thin walls Tearin' off petals and watching them fall. And I've been sittin' since a quarter to three Watchin' reruns on an old tv This dang guitar's got a broken string Since you left I ain't written one thing. Oh, me oh my When you get a little low You gotta get a little high. Oh, me oh my When you get a little low You gotta get a little high.
3.
I've got a ton of skeletons behind my closet door I've piled up the bones so high I can't stack any more That ain't good Yes, yes, yes, that ain't no good Now there ain't no way to love you. I've been sleepin' with the curtains closed No sheets upon my bed Chasin' down these thoughts of you Runnin' through my head I can't sleep Yes, yes, yes, I get no sleep. Now there ain't now way to love you. Ain't no way to love you That's the way it's gotta be Ain't no way to love you If you don't love me. I hear the bulldog barking Chasin' shadows on the wall This image looking back at me Is making my skin crawl. I could walk to Memphis Hitch a ride to Baton Rouge Catch a train back to Kansas City Still not have a clue I need help. Yes, yes, yes, I get no help. Now there ain't no way to love you. Ain't no way to love you That's the way it's gotta be Ain't no way to love you If you don't love me.
4.
Small Roles 03:58
This old clock by the bed is a metronome Rattling pictures in my head This room ain't a home. Rain plays like a slow waltz The tv's throwing shadows against the wall. Everybody's moving on. They don't seem to know. Every night you play small roles in my dreams I wake to static in my mind Trying to understand what they mean. And time slows down late at night. Everybody's moving on.
5.
Waterfall 04:23
I will be your wounded soldier Staggering home from the war And I will stand alone in the ring Knowing what I'm fightin' for. Hey, don't you want to crawl To the waterfall And slip back in. I'll be your full moon on an August night And your slippers on a December day And when those blues crowd your worried mind I will blow 'em all away. Hey, don't you want to crawl To the waterfall And slip back in. Hey, don't you want to crawl To the waterfall And slip back in. And you could be my drive-in movie screen Casting dreams in black and white. And I will be your generator And I will be your easy chair And when those flowers bloom come springtime I will be standing there. Said I'm gonna be standing there. And I'll be singing Hey, don't you want to crawl To the waterfall And slip back in. Hey, don't you want to crawl To the waterfall And slip back in.
6.
Dad 00:12
7.
Clear 04:25
I think of you and I cry, that's a lie no I don't Reliving dreams only means these tears on loan I have no choice, it's only your voice I hear. Down on a knee I can see she's comin' round slow Beggars don't choose they just lose their desire, I should know The wrecking ball swings while the bluebird sings in my ear. It's so clear. Houses may burn but I've learned that fire ain't so bad Starting again can beat the end, it just depends what you've had My wandering mind leaves a trail behind but there's nothing to fear. It's so clear So clear.
8.
If I left this world today Would you still feel the same way? Would you tear down the walls Forgive all my flaws If I left this world today? If you left this world tonight Would it turn your whiskey to wine? Would it make your mistakes Nothing but bad breaks If you left this world tonight? I ain't leavin', but I'd give anything For you to believe in These songs I sing. If I left this world right now It wouldn't change things anyhow Would all that I am Make me a good man If I left this world right now? If I left this world right now.
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Wake Me Up 03:23
I've been wandering and wondering What I oughtta do if I ever leave this bed A little ignition on a little ambition Oughtta knock these cobwebs from my head. Oh, mama, I'm so tired Oh, mama, I'm so tired Please wake me up. I've been thinking I oughtta be thanking All you people who left me alone But feeling no pain's still a helluva shame When it means feeling nothing down to the bone. Oh, mama, I'm so tired Oh, mama, I'm so tired Please wake me up. I've been letting go Since she let me know I didn't figure in her plan I live in a cold place A half-empty space They call home to the hollow man. I've been feeling the weight of the world Crashing down around my head My EKG is laughing at me I'm a couple of beats away from dead. Oh, mama, I'm so tired Oh, mama, I'm so tired Please wake me up. Wake me up Wake me up Wake me up.
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Lou 00:04
11.
Have you ever walked around when they didn't even know your name Waitin' for something that never came. Understand I'm a simple man Nothin' but vanilla from a fella who's oh so plain. You know I damn near drowned in a big city melting pot Learnin' everything I'm not I ain't that pretty and I aint' that witty I guess I never knew or I just forgot. But I've got crushed mosquitoes on my windshield Butterflies in the wiper blade And I'm almost to Springfield Where the sun shines on this dog's ass every day. Well, I walked around with my face to the ground To the sound of a voice of a girl who was stuck in my head And they weren't jokin' when they said I'd be chokin' On the bones of a love that was already clinically dead. That's what they said. I'll buy a Red Sovine with the last of the floorboard change As soon as I'm out of AM range Pop a Coke, light up a smoke And thank the Lord goin' home never feels strange. 'Cause I've got crushed mosquitoes on my windshield Butterflies in the wiper blade And I'm almost to Springfield Where the sun shines on this dog's ass every day.
12.
Red is the color of the devil in the night Black is the color of the pale moonlight I wonder why you're blue. Some are gonna laugh, some are gonna cry Everybody gotta find a way to get by I wonder what you'll do I will comfort you. Plenty is the number of the troubles you see Few are the worries you ever really need I think you are the one. Some are gonna yell, some are gonna scream Some are gonna lay around and never do a thing And sometimes you just hang on I will comfort you. I will comfort you I will comfort you Winter is the season of your discontent Spring is the reason you never give in I'll be there should you fall Even in a crowd some are all alone Everybody gotta find a way to get home I'll be there when you call And I will comfort you 'Til the sun shines through. Red is the color of the devil in the night Black is the color of the pale moonlight I wonder why you're blue.
13.
There's echoes in the hall From a darkness I can't see There's a restless feeling in this house And it's coming straight for me I've fought convictions I've shadow boxed the truth Waged war against the years But couldn't hang on to my youth. I'd float across the plains Rise up from the Earth I'd love to ease your pain By telling you how much I've hurt. I wish I had an old voice Weathered, cracked, and true I'd sing a thousand songs If I could drive one home to you I've sung to pictures I've sung these songs to walls And though I've sung to no one I sing for you dear most of all. I'd float across the plains Rise up from the Earth I'd love to ease your pain By telling you how much I've hurt. I'd float across the plains Rise up from the Earth I'd love to ease your pain By telling you how much I've hurt. There's trouble in the highlands This valley's gonna flood But these fields will surely rise again I feel it in my blood.
14.
Strangers talk loud but don't speak the truth Faith don't come easy when the darkness slips through Trouble lays low just waiting for you And falling apart ain't a hard thing to do. Sleep, Angel, sleep beneath a blue sky Dream, Baby, dream with your eyes open wide Think for yourself, then go do your best Peace comes to those who let God do the rest. I hope your dreams grow too big to scare And I hope your heartbreak won't be too much to bear Always remember even though life ain't fair Reasons to hope are still everywhere. Sleep, Angel, sleep beneath a blue sky Dream, Baby, dream with your eyes open wide Think for yourself, then go do your best Peace comes to those who let God do the rest. Know that I'll love you even when I'm not here Whisper these words and I'll always be near. Sleep, Angel, sleep beneath a blue sky Dream, Baby, dream with your eyes open wide Think for yourself, then go do your best Peace comes to those who let God do the rest. Sleep, Angel, sleep beneath a blue sky There's a long road ahead, and it's a heck of a ride So think for yourself, then go do your best Peace comes to those who let God do the rest. Peace comes to those who let God do the rest. Peace comes to those who let go of the rest.

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Greg Wickham, co-singer and songwriter for critically acclaimed Hadacol, returns after a 15-year hiatus with a full-length solo project.

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released March 17, 2017

Co-produced by Greg Wickham and Kristie Stremel
Engineered by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound
Greg Wickham - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, B-3 Organ
Matt Brahl - Drums, percussion
Sam Platt - Drums
Richard Burgess - Bass
Fred Wickham - Guitars, harmony vocals
Marco Pascolini - Guitars, pedal steel
Bart Colliver - B-3 Organ
Kyle Dahlquist - Trombone, harmony vocals
Kasey Rausch - Vocals
Todd Etter - Fiddle, Viola
Anna Cook - Cello
Clarke Wyatt - Banjo
Fred Wickham, Jr. - Mandolin
Brent Hoad - Mandolin
Chad Boydston - Trumpet
Joe Athon - Saxophone
Ben Ruth - Sousaphone
Paul Malinowski - Guitar, percussion

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Greg Wickham Kansas City, Missouri

Greg Wickham burst onto the Americana/alt. country scenes with Hadacol. After recording the acclaimed Better Than This and All In Your Head, Hadacol went on an indefinite hiatus. Greg decided to vanish for a long while. But his Hadacol family and a slew of great musicians joined him for a joyous return to what he loves - making music with and for friends, family and anyone who loves a good song. ... more

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