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Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma

by DocFell & co.

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1.
Peace Maker 04:57
You could fill a graveyard with the lives of men Who drew their pistols and thought they could win But they came up just a little too slow And now they’re all six feet below I wear a tin star and I uphold the law With a trigger finger and a lightning fast draw I keep a six shooter by my side White horse is saddled and ready to ride c. Most folks call me a peacemaker But there aint no peace for a life taker And the last thing they see before they hit the ground Is the smoke from my barrel rolling down down down Rolling down down down You won’t get no mercy you wont get no pity The law is the law here in Dodge City Put em in a pink box and bury their shame Gravedigger knows them all by name c. b. If there was peace across the land Would I still need this pistol in my hand Without the devil how lost I would be Even good guys need an enemy
2.
Windshield wiper working overtime Rain drops falling from a dull gray sky Lonesome highway and 18 wheels Interstate cowboy riding them hills Asphalt lines below my feet Cutting through fields of waving wheat A million miles behind me and a million to go Up from Tucson down to Tupelo (C) it's been a long time since anywhere was home My kingdom a castle built of diesel and chrome California Kansas Missouri and Maine The world passing me by in the outside lane Getting older by the day but it will be long time Till this big rig hits the end of the line The radio drones, the highway casts a spell Hauling that load across the dusty trail I jackknifed in Denver it didn't slow me down Now I'm breezing through the heart of your one horse town
3.
Slim Says 03:17
Every time I write a song the critics tear it apart Blood thirsty wolves who ain't got no heart Tired and dated 1973 A poor man’s poor man’s Waylon or Willie Worn out prose and tired clichés Nobody listening to waltzes these days Singing the songs of a wayfaring sailor Who sailed a ship of heartache across a sea of failure (C) Slim says radio’s dead You better pull the Hearse around Ain't no soul in your rock and roll Or that Nashville sound We’re just playing bars, we ain't stars, royalty or kings We got nothing to lose so we'll sing them blues and bend them guitar strings If you got something to crow about go ahead and crow If there's a song in your heart let the trumpet blow Put the pen to paper and write the words you got to say Pick up that guitar and learn how to play (C) (B) I guess my old skin should have been a little thicker To hold up to the briars, thorns and stickers A monkey on my back with his claws in deep Crippling self-doubt that won't let me sleep
4.
Tough 02:51
When I was a boy my papa told me Life is full of misery You gotta be tough if your gonna be a man He looked me in the eye said I hope you understand He said tell the truth don’t never lie And never look danger in the eye Walk away from trouble when you can You don’t always have to fight to be a man c. You can turn the other cheek and try leaving But if you get knocked down well come up swinging With nothing to lose like your backs against the wall Keep the good Lord by your side Never give the devil a ride At the end of the day you can hold your head up tall Well it turns out papa was right Been going up hill all my life And this world is always trying to knock me down And trouble seems to always come back around Sometimes you can’t avoid a fight So I said my prayers every night Lord please forgive me if you can You know it ain’t always easy being a man c. b. Ain’t if funny how time passes on Been three years now since papa’s been gone And I can still hear him like it was yesterday Saying this rode’s gonna be rough A man’s gotta be tough But don’t ever let your pride get in the way
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Illinois river Indian giver fire water hurts my liver Fields of grass smoke and pass Gotta make the good times last Red dirt band t-shirt This hang overs gonna hurt Bad tattoos too much booze Ice coolers old canoes Turnpike sing a long Know the words to every song Camp site all night Dancing in the fire light (B) Pow wow holy cow Casinos on the tribal ground Outlaw son liquor run The beat of a different drum AM receiver basket weaver I'm a day dream believer Arrowhead fry bread Living on the water shed Scissor tail square hay bail I ain’t gonna kiss and tell Broken arrow broken bow Passing fields of buffalo Shit kicker berry picker Wine is quick whiskey's quicker Native okie karaoke Wild horses smoked bologna (C) Stillwater devil's daughter Like hell but only hotter Cattle gate fishing bait Living in the sooner state Tornado alley mustang sally Dustbowl headed off to cali Tulsa time trot line Brother can you spare a dime Land run jump the gun Woodie is a favorite son Oil boom dried up too soon Party's over push a broom (C) O-k-L-a H-O-M-A Bible thumpers red nosed drunkards Horses thieves and chicken pluckers
6.
In Your Eyes 04:17
I've seen the mist rising from the canyon I've seen it wash the sleep from the mountain's eyes I've seen the sunrise bursting like a fountain And I've seen it chase the shadows from the morning sky I've seen my soul in a crystal clear river And I laid my burdens on its rocky floor All my life you know I've been searching From the belly of the ocean down to God's celestial shore (c) And I don't know if I'll ever find Jesus I don't know if I'll ever see the light But I know the land of Canaan’s between us And I swear I see heaven somewhere in your eyes I've seen the rain fall in the driest desert And I've seen the coldest winter warmed by spring I've seen the tempest raging on the ocean Three times now or so I heard the rooster sing Seen shooting stars and four leaf clovers I closed my eyes each time and made a wish I seen a good man betrayed for silver He came in the name of love and he was betrayed with a kiss (C) (B) In your eyes I see redemption I do not deserve I'll fall asleep and stay there awhile In your arms I find safety from this old world And I find comfort in the shadow The shadow of your smile
7.
Mean Marie 03:44
Marie's got a mouth make a sailor blush A mean right hook like a grey hound bus She'll spit and scratch and claw and cuss Tougher then every damn one of us If looks could kill she'd drop you dead Smoke out her ears, eyes fiery red Skull and crossbones over her head Heart is hard and cold as lead (C) And when I says she's mean Let me tell you what I mean Keep me away from mean Marie She scares the daylight out of me Even the devil knows to leave her be Ewwey she's mean Marie Some say she's a witch or a voodoo queen A monster from the silver screen Veins are filled with kerosene She'll tear you up like a wolverine A prison tattoo on her thigh She'll cut you in the blink of an eye Snatch a baby bald and make it cry Chews tobacco just like a guy (C) She got a pet crocodile With a crooked toothless smile Sitting on an old bone pile New ones added once and awhile She will curse you so we’re told Warts up and down her nose Skin is withered just like a rose Even missing a couple toes
8.
Three Chords 03:19
My mother always thought there might be a danger Of me growing up to be the red headed stranger Listening to his music from dusk until dawn She was a good hearted women and she wasn't half wrong Picking tunes on a sears and roebuck silver-tone The nightlife was too much for me to leave alone Down in old honky-tonks and beer halls Drinking yesterday's wine and playing hello walls (C) I've got three chords and I've got the truth and blue eyes still cry in the rain I've never seen heaven but I've been to abbot Texas and I bet they look the same Can't see nothing but blue skies and when nothingness fades away You can hear seven Spanish angels sing on an uncloudy day Been to Lukenbach back against the wall Picking guitars just me and Paul Bloody Mary mornings I've had a few And I've been rolled in a joint or two Poncho and Lefty were friends of mine And Whiskey River is always on my mind A family bible is there on the table I'll be on the road again soon as I'm able
9.
You think I’m up here singing for my supper A couple loose bills and a pocket full of change Pouring out my heart on this old pine flood Behind the mic up here on the stage I’m searching for serenity Every time I close my eyes and sing For a moment I don’t feel nothing But when the lights go out there’s that sting c. I try to put all my heartache to song So it don’t cut me and cause me to bleed I push all the pain right out of my chest When the lights go out I can’t breath And the silence is cold as mid-February On the frozen ground of molly fields cemetery If you want to feel every scar and bruise And curse that woman she put on me Go find a girl from Louisiana Scorn that woman and then you’ll see
10.
Beulah Land 03:41
I’m on my way to Beulah land Streets of gold, mansions grand When they lay me down, I’m gonna stand Gonna stand at the gates of Beulah land Take saint peter by the hand Waltz right in with a marching band Them pearly gates of Beulah land I was born in sin and strife Bound to wander all my life Searching for my Galilee A place to set my trouble free Toil and tears all my days I found a lamp to light my ways A solid rock on which to stand A rode that lead to Beulah land c. Met a beggar on the road Had a high and heavy load I was blind but now I see The load he carried just for me When at last I reach the grave There’ll be one less soul to save All my fear will fade away I’m bound for glory on that fine day
11.
She said I'm tired of traveling but we had a thousand miles to go The moonlit road before us gave an effervescent glow Out of work and out of money and running low on luck Headed back to Indiana in loaded down old truck My brother said he could get me on down at the mill I swore I'd never go back but my broken pride I guess I will I watched her fall asleep through my weary eyes And let me mind wonder across them open Kansas skies (C) You give all that you got till there's nothing left to give Barely getting by ain't no easy way to live But I got you darling you’re the hand that fits my glove Poor as a couple church mice but ain't we rich in love Your daddy warned you not to marry this old fool He said I couldn’t care for you in a world so mean and cruel I'd give anything to have a roof to put over your head For better or for worse you meant those words you said (B) A house is just a place built by hammer and rusty nails A home is where your heart is with dreams too big to fail

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Dust Bowl Americana storytellers Doc Fell & Co. third studio album, ‘Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma’. Steeped in elements of traditional country, gospel funk and folk-rock, this release is a turning point in the band’s catalog - a master class in songwriting that confronts death and the afterlife bookended with rawhide-tough guitar licks, the lush ambience of pedal steel and frontman John Fell’s gritty vocals.

Recorded at the illustrious yellow DOG Studios in Wimberley, Texas, ‘Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma’ was produced/engineered/mixed by David Percefull and mastered by Adam Odor and features eleven original tracks (all written by Fell). “The end of the line” provides the backdrop for the album as Fell’s evocative lyrics are told through the prism of his home state of Oklahoma.

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released May 4, 2018

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.Dust Bowl Americana storytellers Doc Fell & Co. third studio album, ‘Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma’. Steeped in elements of traditional country, gospel funk and folk-rock, this release is a turning point in the band’s catalog - a master class in songwriting that confronts death and the afterlife bookended with rawhide-tough guitar licks, the lush ambience of pedal steel and John Fell’s gritty vocals. ... more

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