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RAINBOW MAN

by EDDY MORTON

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1.
Rainbow Man 03:48
Took the broad Atlantic Highway Carried you down to the sea Laid to rest upon the morning Rang the bell to set you free To your son upon your passing I will put some words to song A message bottled on the ocean A mantra to your memory He was born in the year of our Lord Blessed with eyes his chosen work To love this life and worship song Raging hard but done no wrong He cast the sun into the grey Lifted Hearts most every day with tea and Sympathy he cried All the time doors open wide Rode a horse across the land Motioned pictures where you stand Kissed the birds and the angels flew The Rainbow man the man I knew For sporting pride he played the blues He'd rant and rave upon the news In many hearts he lit a fuse But never played a game to lose Come friends from far and children too Like autumn leaves in they blew You lit a fire and the sparks they flew The Rainbow Man the man I knew all the time that passed away Oh so quickly never waste a day Contemplate to your surprise the world of wonder through Jeffreys eyes He'd lift you up and put you down With Angels wings a perfect Clown And all the while the smoke he blew The Rainbow Man the man I knew Come Friends from far and children too Like autumn leaves in they blew To catch the fallen might tree and scatter ashes upon the sea The shore it washed a tree then grew For the Rainbow Man the man I knew all things to all in everything you do the Rainbow Man the man I knew He Lit a Fire the sparks they flew The Rainbow Man the man I knew So proud to have a friend like you The Rainbow Man the man I knew You Took the broad Atlantic highway Rode the tailgate of the storm You're somewhere on the Heavenly skyway Rolling on to where the blues were born.
2.
FIGHTING THE BATTLE FOR STOURBRIDGE your mother was born on a boat in a lock Your father hauled coal coal from the pit to the dock Your family were cursed as they travelled around They never knew comfort no feet on the ground But time can pass quickly and history moves on  What once was the future tomorrow’s become Fighting for freedom like father like son Fighting the battle for Stourbridge The cut it was heavy with rubbish and weed In  London decisions are built upon greed  But we all saw the future we all saw the need  and took to the water like boatmen making the journey was tough at the time  but we are glad that we did and we held to the line For there's more to this life than just money you find Fighting the battle for Stourbridge Now boats they can travel from the sea to the shore  London to Stourbridge to dudley and more  Onwards to Manchester , Leeds and beyond Down to the North sea at Boston Seems a long time ago in sixty two Fighting for the freedom of boats to pass through  But there’s lessons to learn from the deeds of the few Fighting the battle for Stourbridge
3.
IN LONDON TOWN Johnny lives by the river overlooking tower bridge In a flat  worth several million  he contemplates the day ahead Works all day with peoples money creating wealth beyond your dreams Like a miner underground he can find the richest seams A million miles away lives Mary in a high rise in the sky Two children and no money yet she manages to get by On a pay day loan with interest enough to make young johnny rich Oh its hard to find the common ground the cotton to sew the stitch In London Town in London Town  where Mary lives in London town  For Johnny too no common ground  In London Town in London Town Hamed fled from a country torn apart by foreign war came in search of hope and glory a better life for sure  made his way across the med through Italy and France  At the Calais Dover ferry hitched a ride and took his chance Meanwhile saskia bought a hotel a football club and more  Hammed works for him for pennies  hes got  billions laid offshore  with a big house in the city  he joined the Lords of the earth Oh its hard to keep a tally man Oh god knows what hes worth  In London Town in London Town  Where saskia lives in London Town  For mohammed too no common ground  In London Town in London Town
4.
This is a war in any other name When times are tough  Find someone weak to blame The Gloves are off you play a deadly game this is a war in any other name Dont use guns to put you down Theres other ways of destroying  your hometown Value nothing but the price of fame This is a war in any other name Choosing sides you hang your head in shame     where is the love you extinguished every flame Crosed the line when my enemy became This is a war in any other name The streets are cold you dont count the human cost Jerusalem became Paradise Lost Theres a price to pay for everything youve done This is a war until the battles won you line your pockets with money and Fools Gold You couldnt  spend that much before your cold Is there nothing in this world you wouldnt sell this is a war we're on our way to hell Choosing sides you hang your head in shame     where is the love you extinguished every flame Crosed the line when my enemy became This is a war in any other name And if theres hope its surely hard to find With fear and hate spread so far and wide Broke the mould aint it such a shame  this is a war in any other name Sick and tired of all the lies you peddle on  I sometimes wish I was buried dead and gone  we all pay the price and your time will surely  come This is war look what you have done
5.
Emily 02:41
Oh Emily  I hate your love for me you tried to steal my crown  Well I hope your happy now in the sad place   you have found  Emily Oh emily  I trusted you right from the start with my fathers name and  heart I never thought you would attack well you stabbed me in the back  Emily Placed a sign around my neck and this train became a wreck And you just dont give a flying fuck for all the liberties that you took Emily Oh Emily  you think you've got it made so smart the game you played  You turned me inside out  but I'll get you have no doubt  Emily Oh Emily  you’ve flown  to close to the sun now look what has become I remember what you’ve done I’ve placed  a bullet in this gun Emily Now I've got you in my sights and how I dream of moonless nights When I’ll pay you back in full and our sham  marriage will be annulled Emily
6.
Bad News on the rise Guess its my demise Hind sight is so wise i was Fooled by your disguise you cover your tracks so well Well damn you into hell With a smile thats fit to kill I guess I’ve had my fill Lord you aint no friend of mine I can count them on one hand every time keep the goddam money well thats fine  Lord you aint no friend of Mine karma comes around often I have found You reap the seeds you sow in the Cold and empty ground Friend Extend a hand Ill never understand why you bite the hand that feeds you  I guess I just don’t need ya Lord you ain’t no Friend of Mine  I couldn’t count on you last time  It ain’t  about the money well thats Fine  Lord you ain’t no Friend of Mine
7.
when grace came to the field and met jimmy on the wheel it was glamorous she found he would spin her round and round and at that her head was turned  for the secret life she yearned to run away from home the country she would roam when the circus come to town with all the travelling folk  whose neck resist the yoke chasing colored dreams  no black and white for them it seems like a human caravan a catch me if you can and a burning bush desire  to court with brimstone hell and fire  when the circus come to town all humanity is there naked ladies heads a bare  street fighters fight to win preachers preach and sinners sin Its a carnival of despair And a road that leads nowhere For the boys who run the rides  which one and who decides when the circus come to town she said they'd never part  but Jimmy broke her heart  swept her off her feet left her standing in the street With all the sadness of the clown When the circus came to town not the leaving nor the grieving  but the hope that she'd be leaving  when the circus come to  town
8.
When I’m Gone when I’m gone Rise up the morning , ignite the sun The road is long but I walk on When I’m gone , when I’m gone The Sky is black search the Stars Shine on the moon make war on Mars Let Venus love and memory reside In the grand scheme of things hold back the tide When I’m Gone when I’m gone Rise up the morning , ignite the sun The road is long but I walk on When I’m gone , when I’m gone Aint no place in this world I find For you and me and all of our kind Lost in space and out of time No matter where I go always running blind
9.
Pictures in a magazine painted on a silver screen Your oh so familiar face in some god forsaken place and I Wonder why, Angels never cry Cry Cry All the worlds a house of pain The things we do in your name Brother sister suffering As hymns of praise we proudly sing and I Wonder why , yea and I wonder why Angels never Cry Cry Cry It could break a heart of stone Is it that we are all alone There must be more than this Something that I’ve missed Angels never cry , cry cry There must be more than this Something that I’ve missed Angels never cry Cry cry cry Angels never Cry cry cry there must be more than this Something that I’ve missed Angels Never cry
10.
The Journey 04:04
Born into  enchantment  roses by the door Kissed goodbye the morning  Red Letters on the floor Courting with the future  Clutching to your breast on the journey from the schoolhouse  To where you lay to rest...... On the road we'd travel Some times we would take memories that we'd carry And promises we'd make days would be longer  miraculous the best on the journey from the schoolhouse To where you lay to rest ................... in the search for solace scattered in the room the books we use to guide us faded in  the gloom we yearn  to be as  free as the  young birds we That  fly the nest On the journey from the schoolhouse to where we lay to rest They fill your head with wonder  Your pockets full of gold Till you're Weighed  down with your keychains Until your heart grows cold every days a new day  to put you to the test On the journey from the schoolhouse  To where you lay to rest Blinded by your  passion They’ll twist your words in time Until you start believing  that what’s yours is theirs is mine Confusing your intentions and you think its for  the best On the journey from the schoolhouse  to where you lay to rest
11.
Ghostland 06:58
The Ghostland Set the wheels a hummin "           Fill up with Gasoline Rubber tyres for burnin" Head west to find a dream The madmen they are comin To take away your corn your houses are forgotten No matter where your born  Politics and money  And the monster must be fed  No matter what the consequences  Turn you out  your bed  The land must be for profit  A new time  has begun  Your friend becomes your enemy  At the barrel of a gun On and On and On and On  a Ghostland we've become Many chase the Gold rush To find the biggest seam Break their souls for riches  Beyond your wildest dreams Gone to California Hearts of Boom and bust  See the storm a comin the land has turned  to dust Head across the desert from the mountain to the sea where the orange blossom grows  In the land of the free Onward ever onward Shoulder to the wheel  Until your heart lies bleeding  And there nothing left to feel  On and On and On and On  a Ghostland we've become On and on and on and on a Ghostland we've become  We are Hollowed out and fractured Cut and stitch the seam New clothes put together  From rags to richest dream Americas Steam Roller   Is a giant  head of steam Tractored out the farmer On a ship of heavy beam Built up hell for leather  Made a Rustbelt in the sun Free land for the cropper A dustbowl has become With Fortunes built on  Oil  Hard labour iron,  and steel  We are Trading cash for money With machines that make the deal On and On and On and On  a Ghostland we've become Leave behind a wasteland  Sail on a ship Of fools Carrying your belongings  All your courage and your tools Head across the desert from the mountain to the sea Where the orange blossom grows  In the land of the free The Skylines constant changing Before your very eyes where once we built the future Its hard to recognise Now standing on the corner  With echoes of the past  The children of tomorrow Contemplate  a world so vast On and On and On and On  a Ghostland we've become On and on and on and on a Ghostland we've become 

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This album is dedicated to the memory of my good friend Jeff Homer. Bass player, blues man, backwoodsman freewheeling all round crazy guy. Rainbow man inspired by Jai Homer and the words of Mark stuart.

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released March 14, 2017

Recorded at the secret mountain hideout. Vocals and Gt Eddy Morton.
Piano and keys Eddy Morton.
B vox Trina Keane
Dobro Trevor Spinks
Fiddle Andy Jones
Uillean pipes Aidan O'Brien
Flute and woodwind Eliza Marshall
Gtr on The Journey Sunjay.

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Eddy Morton Stourbridge, UK

As the founder member of The New Bushbury Mountain Daredevils Eddy Morton toured the UK and Europe constantly for eleven years releasing 8 albums During which time the band appeared at every major Folk/Roots Festival in the UK and Europe including Cambridge, Cropredy, Skagen, Guildford, Dranouter, The Badentreffen and many more. His latest solo release Rainbow Man is available on iTunes ... more

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