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The Wilderness Years

by Terry Lee Hale

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Fools Like Me 03:18
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FOOLS LIKE ME NEVER COUNT YOURSELF AWAY FROM DANGER PUT YOURSELF BEHIND REALITY COUNTING ON YOUR STARS WILL TAKE YOU JUST SO FAR BUT THEN AGAIN THERE’S LOTS OF FOOLS AROUND LIKE ME OH, I WALK DOWN INNER CITY BLOCKS TURN YOUR HEAD SURE GOTTA WATCH THE WAY YOU WALK WELL, I LIKE TO DIG THE SCENE IT’S NO FUN STUCK INBETWEEN GET ME HIGH MAN SCOOT ME ALONG THAT’S MY NATURAL SPEED CHORUS: I DON’T HAVE WHAT YOU CALL A BOOK EDUCATION I LEARNED MOST OF MY LESSONS AFTER SCHOOL I HAVE WHAT YOU CALL A REAL LIFE PREPERATION AND I TRY TO BE NOBODYS FOOL WELL, I’D RATHER A LITTLE SENSE THAN A LOT OF WIGGLE SOMETIMES I HIDE MY DOLLARS IN MY SHOES I READ MY HOROSCOPE EVERY DAY I LIKE MY WORK TO BE LIKE PLAY AINT’ASKING FOR MUCH JUST WANT THE WHOLE DAMN THING MY WAY CHORUS REPEAT 1ST VERSE
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Change First With Truth 03:35
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CHANGE FIRST WITH TRUTH SOMETIMES I THINK YOU’RE LAZY, YOU WANTING TO RUN AWAY WHERE’S THE HOPE IF YOU SEE THE PROBLEM AND YOU CHOOSE NOT TO STAY? I CAN’T DENY THE CURTAINS FALLING AND THE COLORS TURNED TO BLUE BUT I GUESS IF I’M NOT LEAVING I THINK YOU SHOULD STAY TOO DON’T YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T RUN FOREVER BUT IT’S YOUR RIGHT TO GO AND TRY FORGET THE NEED FOR ANSWERS AND THE NEED FOR REASONS WHY BUY YOURSELF YOUR SOLITUDE BOLT AND LOCK UP ALL THE DOORS BUT REMEMBER IF IT FALLS APART HERE THE FLOOD WILL STILL BE AT YOUR DOOR CHORUS: YOU NEVER GET NOTHING FROM DOING NOTHING IT’S TRUE PUSH AWAY THE SHADOWS CHASE AWAY THE DARKNESS AND BLUES CHANGE FIRST WITH TRUTH I CAN UNDERSTAND FRUSTRATION IT TWISTS LIVES UNUSUAL WAYS AND I DON’T CALL IT FREEDOM STICKING DREAMS BACK DAY BY DAY BUT YOU IF YOU GOTTA WORK FOR THAT DOLLAR YES YOU GOTTA HAVE YOUR PAY JUST REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP MUCH YOU STILL GOTTA DEBT TO PAY CHORUS:
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A New Heart 02:54
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A NEW HEART I NEED A BRAND NEW HEART AND THEN I’M GOING TO RUN AWAY YES I NEED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S REALLY MINE I’LL LEAVE A PART OF ME HERE THOUGH TO MIND THE STORE YES WHILE I AM AWAY HE WILL PAY THE BILLS AND SEND ME CHECKS I’LL NEVER WORRY AS I REST DO YOU THINK IT’S STRANGE WELL, I’LL TELL YOU THAT I HARDLY CARE I’VE BEEN IN HERE MUCH TOO LONG LET ME OUT, WATCH ME RUN, SAY GOODBY TERRY LEE I’M GONE RUN CHORUS : I’VE BEEN AROUND THESE STREETS UP AND DOWN IT SEEMS I’M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT CHANGES NOT LOOK WHO NEEDS THE MAJOR CHANGES DON’T ASK ME HOW I KNOW ON A HARD LINE IT SHOWS A NEW HEARTS THE THING I NEED A NEW HEARTS THE THING FOR ME DO YOU THINK IT’S STRANGE? WELL I’VE SOME DOUBT ABOUT IT HAPPENING YET GIVEN HALF A CHANCE, I COULD BUILD A HEART THAT LASTS I KNOW A LITTLE PLACE THAT’S WARM AND A PLACE WHERE ALL THE SHADOWS HIDE THAT’S THE PLACE FOR ME WITH MY NEW HEART, THERE I’M GONNA GO I’M NEVER GOING TO LEAVE CHORUS:
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Casting No Shadows 03:35
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CASTING NO SHADOWS CASTING NO SHADOWS, NO BRILLIANT DISPLAYS LOOK INTO MIRRORS, WANT TO RUN AWAY CASTING NO SHADOWS, TAKING NO PLACE ASKING FOR TWO, LOST IN THE SPACE CHORUS: WHAT’S WRONG, WHATS THE MATTER WITH ME? CAN YOU SAY WHAT’S WRONG? CAN YOU SAY, CAN YOU SEE? CASTING NO SHADOWS, I CRY AS I PLAY THE SPACE IN MY LAUGHTER WON’T GO AWAY CASTING NO SHADOWS, PERHAPS TIME FORGOT BUT MAYBE I SHOULD FEEL THAT WHAT I HAVE’S ENOUGH? AH WHAT’S WRONG, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH ME? CAN YOU SAY WHAT’S WRONG? CAN YOU SAY, CAN YOU SEE? CASTING NO SHADOWS, BUT MAYBE I’M WRONG MAYBE I SHOULD FEEL THAT HALF ENOUGH IS ENOUGH CASTING NO SHADOWS, DISSATISFIED ME LOOKING FOR THE SUN AND WANTING TO SEE JUST WHAT’S WRONG, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH ME? CAN YOU SAY WHAT’S WRONG? CAN YOU SAY CAN YOU SEE?
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Ragged Caravan 04:25
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Cruel World 04:35
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CRUEL WORLD I’VE GOT NOTHING, FALLEN IDOLS THE LOSS WAS NOT KIND ONE BY ONE IT’S OLD AND MOLDY THEY ALL SEEM TO FADE WITH TIME WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN THE INNOCENCE WAS GONE DID YOU CRY, RUN AND HIDE OR WERE YOU JUST PISSED OFF LOVING MOTHERS, KIND FATHERS, THE LOSS WAS NOT KIND TELL YOURSELF THAT IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER BUT I THINK I MIGHT BE JUST A LIE I COULDN’T BELIEVE THEY WOULD INTENTIONALLY NEVER SEE I COULDN’T BELIEVE THEY WOULD TRY TO KILL A DREAM CHORUS: BUT IT’S CRUEL WORLD IT’S AN COLD WORLD IT’S A HARD WORLD IT’S A CRUEL WORLD 2X GOOD INTENTIONS, WORDS THAT PROMISE THE LOSS WAS NOT KIND YOU MIGHT SAY THAT IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE AN ALIBI CAUSE HALF OF EVERYTHING IS NOT THE PART YOU NEED BUT WHAT YOU FIND IS SOMETIMES HARD TO KEEP CHORUS:
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If You Don't Love Her 02:14
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IF YOU DON’T LOVE HER IF YOU DON’T LOVE HER WHY DON’T GO YOU SHOULD JUST TELL HER, SHE DESERVES TO KNOW WHY DON’T YOU NOW, NOW IS A GOOD TIME ONCE IT IS DONE EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE IF YOU DON’T LOVE HER AND IT’S A FACT YOU SHOULD ADMIT IT AND TELL HER THAT WHY DON’T YOU NOW, NOW’S A GOOD TIME THOUGH IT MIGHT HURT IN THE END IT IS KIND IF YOU DON’T LOVE HER DON’T LIE TO YOURSELF SAY IT OUT LOUD, LIES NEVER HELP SO WON’T YOU TELL HER, NOW’S A GOOD TIME ONCE IT IS DONE EVERYTHING WILL BE RIGHT IF YOU DON’T LOVE HER IT’S NOT BIG CRIME SOME THINGS DON’T WORK NO MATTER WHO TRYS SO WON’T YOU TELL HER, NOW’S A GOOD TIME ONCE IT IS DONE EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE SO WON’T YOU TELL, NOW’S A GOOD TIME ONCE IT IS DONE EVERYTHING WILLL BE FINE D G D G B D
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Some Girlfriend 02:30
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SOME GIRLFRIEND I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND BUT SHE DOESN’T LIVE HERE, SHE LIVES FAR AWAY I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND BUT I SLEEP HERE ALL ALONE EVERY MORNING SO ALL ALONE SOME GIRLFRIEND THAT WOMAN THAT CAN LOVE ME SO FAR AWAY 2X I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND BUT I HEAR THE HUM THAT’S IN THE WIRE I HEAR THE HISS THAT’S ON THE LINE I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND BUT SHE LIVES DOWN IN TEXAS AND I STAY HERE ALL ALONE SOME GIRLFRIEND THAT WOMAN THAT CAN HOLD ME SO FAR AWAY 2X I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND BUT SHE’S NOT MOVING BACK HERE AND I’M NOT MOVING BACK THERE I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND BUT I WONDER WHAT I’M GOING TO DO WITH THAT GIRLFRIEND OF MINE WHO NEEDS TO MOVE SOME GIRLFRIEND THAT WOMAN THAT KEEP ME SO FAR AWAY 3X
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Two Windows 03:26
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TWO WINDOWS THE URINE SMELL OF DARKENED HALLS IT’S FRIED MEAT EVERY EVENING THIS OLD APARTMENT BUILDING REEKS BUT WE ALL LIVE IN IT I’VE GOT A CORNER ROOM, IT’S LONG AND NARROW OF COARSE IT’S A FIRE TRAP WITH HOT PLATES AND CIGARETTES AND IT’S HARD FOR ME TO TRUST ANYONE CAUSE ANYMORE YOU JUST DON’T KNOW WHO IS WHO I STAY ALONE IN MY ROOM CHORUS: BUT AT LEAST I’VE GOT TWO WINDOWS TWO WINDOWS ARE MY WORLD I’M LUCKY TO OVERLOOK THE STREET LUCKY TO BE WARM MY NEIGHBOR LISTENS TO BAD MUSIC I THINK HE GETS DRUNK EVERY NIGHT I CAN HEAR HIM MOVE IN THERE AND THE SILENCE THAT COMES FROM HIS SQUEEKY CHAIR I CAN HEAR HIM SNORE, RIGHT THROUGH THE WALLS CHORUS: BUT I’VE GOT TWO WINDOWS TWO WINDOWS ARE MY WORLD I THINK I’D DIE WITHOUT THEM INTO THE VOID I’D HURL I HAVE TWO WINDOWS TWO WINDOWS ARE MY WORLD I LOOK OUT ON THE SREET I LOOK AND I LIVE IN MY CORNER ROOM (E A C G B E)
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Countdown 04:40
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Countdown Political thinking from any point of view Is just another focus but how much is true If you get along yes then you're probably leaning right If you don't, then you'll want to be inside Countdown Floodwaters grow, volcanoes erupt Too much of nothing never have enough Poking through the garbage looking for some food I saw it with my own eyes, could not believe it was true Countdown Long white fingers clutching green bills They don't mind don't count who they kill Overweight meat-eaters, mostly well dressed You can tell they've been and gone They never leave nothing left Countdown You see it the Philippines you got it down south Everywhere there are jails you got people busting out Chile, Ireland, Palestine too, Way too many places, way too many people overdue Countdown Our great white fathers meet out East Meanwhile back here on the streets We've guns, incest, drugs and crime Hang on to yours folks, I'm putting bars on mine Countdown Our sons and daughters growing up too fast In a world that they know nothing ever lasts You better grow, gotta hurry, better get it while it lasts You gotta hurry man, hurry, hurry, and hurry, hurry Countdown
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Little Wood Guitar 04:04
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Little Wood Guitar Don't play so loud they said, learn a little control What do you think that you're trying to do This is folk music, not rock and roll Yes but I'm working Stand up there with a wood guitar Making too much noise is breaking rules Why don't you play us an intricate folk song What about tradition and not so much new Well I try, try and try Yes I'm working Turn it up so we can feel it Where's the drummer and the bass playing hard? We know what's rock and roll And it ain't you with that wood guitar Yes but I'm working There's such a thing as a rock and roll tradition There's such a thing but it you take it too far What you need is a lot more power It ain't enough with just one guitar Well I try, try and I try But I'm working Everybody speaks with such conviction They know the secret, just what the world needs Ain't it funny how they point their fingers I listen but do not heed Yes and I'm working When I play I get some satisfaction And when I play yes I work at it hard But what I am is how you hear it But it's just me and a wood guitar Well I try, try, yeah I try And I'm working (C G C G C E)
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Ride Hard 03:38
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RIDE HARD JUST GRAB A HORSE, I’LL GO GET MINE NOT MUCH THAT’S LEFT TO DO BUT JUST GET ON AND RIDE AND SOMEBODY'S COMING AND WE HAVEN'T MUCH TIME IT’S SUCH A BLOODY MESS BUT WHAT WAS I TO DO IT’S TRUE HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE BUT HE WOULDN'T LET GO OF YOU AND JEALOUSY'S A POISON AS WE RIDE I CRY SO MUCH TROUBLE, FOR ME AND YOU SO MUCH TROUBLE, BUT IT’S ALMOST THROUGH LONG AS I REMEMBER, IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY JUST WHEN I GET A FOOT ON THE GROUND IT ENDS UP NEXT TO A GRAVE AND YES THERE'S A POSTER A DOLLAR SIGN AND MY FACE NOW I’M BURNING UP THE LEATHER ANOTHER MAN SHOT DOWN BUT JUST AS LONG AS IT’S NOT ME I’LL FIND ANOTHER TOWN AND I DON'T MIND THE RUNNING JUST I HOPE NOT TOO LATE SOMEONE'S COMING, FOR ME AND YOU BUT RIDE HARD AND WE MIGHT GET THROUGH THE HISS AND A WHINE AND AN UGLY SLAP I KNOW A BULLET’S GOT MY NAME BUT THIRTEEN STEPS AND A HANGING TREE'S NOT GONNA BE MY FATE RIDE HARD IT WAS ALL FOR THE LOVE OF YOU DEAR I SWORE I’D TRY AND CHANGE BUT I WARNED YOU ONCE I’M A JEALOUS MAN AND IT’S A PART OF MYSELF I HATE BUT RIDE HARD AND WE MIGHT GET THROUGH RIDE HARD ME AND YOU – RIDE HARD (D G D G B D) capo 1
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Ah Love 03:01
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Ah Love I know, a friend told me so Well I want to do it but I couldn't let it go And it even while it burned It was too late to try and turn Well I hang me head why I bled my heart dry Yes I even knew it but I couldn't help but try 'cause my empties on full And I couldn't let go Ah Love Well I couldn't help myself I get lucky sometime I thought that I could do it I could get her on my side But what you going to say If she don't want to stay I've been trying on the phone Walking 'round her block Peeking in her window, I couldn't even stop I've been calling out her name, I've been calling out her name Ah Love I'm been chasing after true love I swear I'm going to change I know that it's a real love Ah Love, say you're gonna stay I know, I did it all wrong And now she won't believe me and she's almost gone It's not good the "I love yous", Oh what you gonna do? True love's pushing out the boundaries of my heart But what you gonna do if you never get to start And I don't want to lose, I never want to lose Ah Love I'm chasing after true love, I need another chance I'll prove that it's a real love Ah love, let me be your man I'm been chasing after true love I swear I'm going to change I'll prove that it's a real love Ah Love, say you're gonna stay (D G D G B D capo 4)
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Hardly Ever Two 03:14
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HARDLY EVER TWO SHE LIKES TO SLAM THE DOOR IN ANGER BUT IT SLAPS LIKE A GUILLOTINE IT DISCONNECTS MY HEAD FROM MY SHOULDERS I WONDER WHICH PART SHE’D CLAIM OF ME OH, YOU’D THINK I’D KNOW BUT I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE ‘CAUSE MOST TIMES SHE ONLY LIKES ONE HALF HARDLY EVER TWO YES HER WORDS THEY CUT LIKE DAGGERS AND THESE DAYS I BLEED SO EASILY I WONDER HOW I EVER GOT THIS FRAGILE I WONDER WHY I LET THAT HAPPEN TO ME OH, YOU’D THINK I’D KNOW BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS TRUE ‘CAUSE ONE DAY I LOOK IN THE MIRROR IT’S ME BUT HARDLY EVER TWO WE STARTED OUT WITH GOOD INTENTIONS BUT FOR A DIME NOW I THINK I’D WALK AWAY I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MY SURRENDER I WONDER WHY I EVEN CHOOSE TO STAY OH, YOU’D THINK I’D KNOW BUT I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE ‘CAUSE ONE DAY IT FEELS SO GOOD TO ME HARDLY EVERY, ALMOST NEVER HARDLY EVER TWO D A D F#A D capo 2
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Life's The Time 02:44
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LIFE’S THE TIME LET’S GO GET A DRINK FRIENDS, MAYBE GO DOWNTOWN I CAN SEE YOU NEED TO KICK IT, KICK IT ALL OUT ‘CAUSE PUSHING THAT HARD WILL GIVE YOU BENT-BACK BLUES GRAB A LITTLE OF THIS, GRAB A LITTLE OF THAT OH IT’S HARD TO STAY LOOSE BUT I KNOW HOW YOUR FEELING FOR ME TOO, IT’’S BEEN HARD TO FIND BUT SO WHAT, IF YOU’RE LIVING LIFE’S THE TIME EVERYONE COMPLAINS, I GUESS THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT BUT IF YOU HATE IT SO MUCH, WHY DON’T YOU QUITE JUST TAKE THE CHANCE CAUSE YOUR WORRY LINES ARE SHOWING, I SEE THEM PULLING AT YOU FACE YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE CHANGE YOUR JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FAITH CHORUS E A C G B E
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My Confession 03:27
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MY CONFESSION I THOUGHT I WOULD BE SO COOL, PRETEND LIKE I DID NOT CARE WHEN ALL I WANTED WAS YOUR ARMS YES BUT SOMETIMES THE LITTLE BOY INSIDE WANTS TO PLAY STUPID GAMES AND RUN AND HIDE WELL I PUT ON MY COAT TO WATCH YOU CRY I WANTED YOU TO DO FOR ME WHAT I SO OFTEN HAD DONE FOR YOU IT WAS TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH ME, REACH OUT AND TOUCH ME BUT LIKE IT OR NOT THIS STUPID PRIDE DOES NOTHING MORE THAN TEAR AND DIVIDE WELL I KEPT IT IN AND WATCHED IT DIE CHORUS: IT’S MY CONFESSION I DID IT WRONG I WISH SHE KNEW THAT PART OF ME HAD CHANGED BUT WE LEARN OUR LESSONS AND WE CAN’T GO BACK AGAIN IT’S MY CONFESSION YES DARLING I’M THE ONE TO BLAME WELL I LIKE TO HAVE THINGS MY OWN WAY IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO SHARE I LIKED MY SPACE BUT IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO DRIVE HER AWAY NO BUT HERE COMES THE DAY SHE SAID ENOUGH SHE SAID TERRY LEE YOU PLAY TOO ROUGH SHE SAID, GOODBYE BABY, I GOTTA GO CHORUS

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A collection of early studio TLH work which were self-released on 3 different LP cassettes in Seattle: Fools Like Me - 1987, Little Wood Guitar - 1989, My Confession - 1992.

TLH - vocals and guitars on all songs

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released January 1, 1995

This was a Glitterhouse Records limited edition, mail order only release.

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Terry Lee Hale Marseille, France

Currently a resident in Marseille, Hale has been releasing albums for more than three decades. Hale’s work is stubborn and transcendent of genres and deeply evocative in a way that only a true original can be.

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