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Heat Sin Water Skin

by BettySoo

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When the sun’s still beating down September Can’t touch your toes to the pavement in the afternoon Swinging out front, wondering whether Sins of the summer gonna come Catch up with you soon Never knew no dirt didn’t come off in the kitchen Never knew no stain like the one you’re hiding now Never knew no man like the one you been missing Never knew no love could break love’s vow Fan my face but the moving just makes me hotter Try to sit still as the creek down the way That dry bed ain’t seen no fresh water Spent the last two months drying out without the rain Never knew no dirt didn’t come off in the kitchen Never knew no stain like the one I’m hiding now Never knew no man like the one I been missing Never knew no love could break love’s vow Can’t go back to the water’s edge ain’t no water… Can’t return to his arms ain’t no water… Can’t go dip beneath the glass surface ain’t no water… Can’t dry off in the summer sun Never knew no dirt didn’t come off in the kitchen Never knew no stain like the one I’m hiding now Never knew no man like the one I been missing Never knew no love could break love’s vow
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Am I just another lover to you? Another piece of skin you could get close to Someplace warm where you once fit in Invisible, expendable as oxygen Am I just another lover to you? Am I a well you once drew from? Just a place to wet your tongue Not quite good as a spring Enough to get you by not enough to cling to Am I a well you once drew from? Am I a dirt road you left behind? Leading to a place you don’t want to find Not paved and pretty but I took you through Why did you decide to pick up and move Am I a dirt road you left behind? Am I just another lover to you? Another piece of skin you could get close to Someplace warm where you once fit in Essential but forgettable as oxygen Am I just another lover to you? Someplace warm where you once fit in Essential but forgettable as oxygen Am I just another lover to you? Am I just another lover to you?
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You lifted my chin and brushed the hair from my face And your hand felt warm When it slipped around my waist I’ve never been good at learning my place But all my thoughts escaped When you whispered my name When you whisper my name When you breathe me in When you hold me close All the trouble I’ve seen disappears into the night And I know the tighter I hold onto you The more everything will become right When you whisper my name The stars seem to shine brighter when you’re near And you see when I’m sad before I shed a tear Never felt so at home in my skin ‘til you got here And when I feel you speak, you erase my fear When you whisper my name When you breathe me in When you hold me close All the trouble I’ve seen disappears into the night And I know the tighter I hold onto you The more everything will become right When you whisper my name Thought I knew what love was long before I met you Lived plenty of years with a heart broken in two When you whisper my name When you breathe me in When you hold me close All the trouble I’ve seen disappears into the night And I know the tighter I hold onto you The more everything will become right When you whisper my name
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Who Knows 03:30
Everyone’s packing up their cars And headed down the highway Ninety-five miles never took so long Didn’t have much time Picked the two favorite things you could carry Pray you don’t run out of gas Before the wind gets strong Who knows…if there will be a place to come home to Who knows…if the nails and plywood will hold Who knows…if it’s any safer where we’re going to But it’s west and north for now Sky had enough of being taken for granted A housewife you only noticed for her clothes Told you she was angry Like a man you’re laughing at her Saying how pretty she looks before she blows Who knows…if there will be a place to come home to Who knows…if the foundation we dug will hold Who knows…if it’s any safer where we’re going to But it’s west and north for now Who knows…if there will be a place to come home to Who knows…if the nails and the plywood will hold Who knows…if it’s any safer where we’re going to But it’s west and north for now
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Forever 04:27
First vision of her a revelation Heavens opened and shone down He’s still waiting for another divine inspiration To make him sure of what he found No one ever loved her better She longs for something different just the same Sometimes, she wonders whether She shouldn’t have taken his name Blanket of night hides the ache in their souls Two bodies huddle with love that’s grown cold That old twisted cedar taps A familiar refrain on their window She’s thinking of painting the gray in her hair She looks in the closet at nothing to wear Will he notice when she starts Coming home later This ain’t no love tale like Johnny and June This ain’t ever after, the fire died too soon This ain’t no lullaby, no one will sleep well tonight He’s remembering that morning They fell (to their) knees and asked Will you let me love you forever? This ain’t no love tale like Johnny and June This ain’t ever after, the fire died too soon This ain’t no lullaby, no one will sleep well tonight No one ever loved her better She longs for something different just the same Sometimes, she wonders whether She shouldn’t have taken his name
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Get Clean 03:29
Been nursing dust on my shoes Didn’t want to shake these blues Been fighting better judgment Fighting what I know to be true This darkness burning a hole Heart wants to shake it, skin wants to hold on Be better if I quit it I’ve never done what I was told It’s time to get clean It’s time to get clean Take what’s hidden and make it seen Say love’s like shotgun spray One pellet kills the snake I’m not picking up that gun Sometimes I like to hear rattles shake It’s time to get clean It’s time to get clean Take what’s hidden and make it seen Pull the curtains down Throw the doors open Strip the bed, turn every light on Step in the river, let it cover Let go when you go under It’s time to get clean It’s time to get clean Take what’s hidden and make it seen It’s time to get clean
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I’m better off than I used to be Better for the company I keep I’m better for having you here with me You’re better than a night of peaceful sleep You’re better than a host of stars to me You’re better than I ever could have dreamed What we’ve got is like my favorite pair of jeans Should’ve worn out long ago but I still wear ‘em May look tired but they make me feel good May look ragged but they fit like they should And I pray I’ll get to keep ‘em I’m glad, so glad for what we’ve got I can’t believe you’ve stayed so long I can’t believe I haven’t done you wrong Enough times to drive you away Your eyes remind me everyday How easy my heart gets led astray I’m grateful for the mercy in your face What we’ve got is like my favorite pair of jeans Should’ve worn out long ago but I still wear ‘em May look tired but they make me feel good May look ragged but they fit like they should And I pray I’ll get to keep ‘em I’m glad, so glad for what we’ve got
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I was never the pretty girl I was never the homecoming queen Never the one boys followed around I was just the one who heard their secrets out I was never the heartbreaker Never the first one that you’d see Never the girl you dreamt about I was always just good old reliable me I was never the fastest one Never the one who made up to the top Never the favorite I was always the friend nobody regrets I was never the bravest or the most sure I was never the shyest or most demure Never the mystery to unfurl Never the pretty girl But if you’ll take a chance on a plain face You’ll find a heart that’s up for the race You’ll find a head full of thoughts of love You’ll find a hand that will fit like a glove And if you’ll come back for a second look You’ll find a tender heart loneliness shook You’ll find eyes filled with the glow of you You’ll find us two I was never the pretty girl I was never the homecoming queen Never the one boys followed around I was just the one who heard their secrets out I was never the bravest or the most sure I was never the shyest or most demure Never the mystery to unfurl Never the pretty girl
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If it’s a still, small voice how How does it end the darkness If it’s a still, small voice how How does it make flee the night Well that still, small voice makes Makes tremble the darkness That still, small voice is light I was a solitary soul No solace or respite I was a solitary soul No peace I could find I was a solitary soul No comfort in keeping That still small voice it came to me That still small voice is light If it’s a still small voice how How does it end the darkness If it’s a still small voice how How does it make flee the night Well that still small voice It makes tremble the darkness That still small voice is light I was a lost and ragged soul No pathway clear for walking I was a lost and ragged soul Only shame following behind I was a lost and ragged soul No sight for the seeing That still small voice it came to me That still small voice is light Well it’s a still small voice That speaks to my redemption It’s a still small voice That triumphs over fright That still small voice comforts my weeping That still small voice is light That still small voice is light That still small voice is light
10.
She was leaving Iowa Daddy said she was wasting her time Chasing rainbows and dreams she was never gonna find He had his own plans for her life Said this road won’t take you far And don’t bother coming back When they don’t make you a star That Tennessee river echoes the endless blue sky Those dogwoods in spring Make you ready to leave everything behind For that music highway That leads you to the center of the state If it could speak it’d tell you How many hearts it’s seen break Hearts that said I’ll show that old Ryman stage What it ain’t ever seen You just wait, I’m gonna be the next big thing He was working in Beaumont Doing everything he could to fill That little bar from wall to wall Just to make a 50 dollar bill Nobody heard him when he said I’m leaving tonight for music row If I’m ever gonna be someone Those men in Nashville ought to know That Tennessee river echoes the endless blue sky Those dogwoods in spring Make you ready to leave everything behind For that music highway That leads you to the center of the state If it could speak it’d tell you How many hearts it’s seen break Hearts that said I’ll show that old Ryman stage What it ain’t ever seen You just wait, I’m gonna be the next big thing Every day a line of crushed hearts leave that city And every night a new line of hopefuls come driving in That Tennessee river echoes the endless blue sky Those dogwoods in spring Make you ready to leave everything behind For that music highway That leads you to the center of the state If it could speak it’d tell you How many hearts it’s seen break Hearts that said I’ll show that old Ryman stage What it ain’t ever seen You just wait, I’m gonna be the next big thing
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BettySoo's third studio release, Heat Sin Water Skin juxtaposes gritty Americana rockers and beautiful melodic ballads in a refreshingly mature presentation.

A little gospel, some straight-ahead folk, a couple of twangy moments, a Hank Williams song (reinterpreted), and some heartbreaker ballads make up this strong collection of songs sure to be a welcome addition to any music fan's library.

Unfortunately, due to restrictions on licensing and streaming audio, the final track on the album (Lonesome Whistle, written by Hank Williams & Jimmie H Davis) is not included as a stream but IS included in the download.

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released June 2, 2009

Words & music by BettySoo, (c) 2009 BettySoo/Sweet Papaya Music, BMI. Produced and recorded by Gurf Morlix, Rootball Studio, Austin, TX

BettySoo: vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard, various inst. Gurf Morlix: electric guitar, bass, background vocals, keyboard, various inst. Dave Terry: drums. Gene Elders: violin. Todd Wilson: keys.

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In the past ten years, BettySoo zigzagged her way across the North American and European continents dozens of times. The Austin American-Statesman says BettySoo has "exceptionally well-arranged songs, as easily equal in precision to, say, Patty Griffin or Alison Krauss…a confidence that speaks volumes,” and KUT praises her "beautiful, heart-wrenching songs that are also edgy and unwavering." ... more

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