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They Even Use the Hooves

by Martin Zellar

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1.
I Miss 03:24
I just called to let you know That I’m coming home tonight I couldn’t wait, let’s make a date I’ll book a red-eye flight When tomorrow comes I’ll be laying close to you Day and night, I’ll hold you tight We’ve got catching up to do I miss your hands, I miss your laugh I miss your feet I miss the way you lose your keys And those little songs you sing I miss your everything The time we spend apart Just makes me love you more When I do without, I dream about What you might have in store You know that thing they say It’s cliché but it’s true Because everyday that I’m away I fall more in love with you I miss your smile, I miss your eyes I miss your knees I miss the way you hold my hand And you fiddle with my ring I miss your everything I miss your eyes, I miss your laugh I miss your feet I miss the way you lose your keys And those little songs you sing And all the joy you bring I miss your everything I miss your every little everything…
2.
Some days I’d like to disappear Without a trace Just move from here To somewhere that I’ve never seen or been Start again Or maybe you would come with me? No questions asked Better to be Lost together than be found apart Restless heart Some days I’d like to build a wall Around this house So tall Never have to face the world again Goodbye friend Or maybe you would live with me? No questions asked Better to be Locked up together than be free apart Restless heart Some days I’d like to drive away Without a word Just leave one day Always moving, call the road my home All alone Or maybe you would come with me? Endless highway Boundless sea You and I could make a brand new start Restless heart
3.
Lullaby 04:03
Close your eyes baby Turn out the lights You’ve been fighting sleep for an hour Let’s call it a night In the morning when you wake up I’ll hold you Kiss your cheek As you slowly wipe the sleep from your eyes And you smile I’ll grow weak I was alone and drifting Yes, it’s true Until that breathtaking moment I first laid eyes on you I finally felt forgiven I finally felt the worth That I never felt was due me In all the years That I’d stumbled on this earth And I… I love you twice around the world To the stars up in the sky And I… Will give you all my everything Until the day I die Life’s not always easy Hard times lay ahead Mistakes will be made Harsh words will be said Just know that I love you And I’ll love you as long as I live There’s nothing in this world you could do That I couldn’t forgive And I… I love you twice around the world To the stars up in the sky And I… Will give you all my everything Until the day I die
4.
Climb aboard Of this hard luck train Climb aboard Gonna make you share my pain Take my hand And I’ll drain the life from you Make you hate and hurt And cry the way I do There you are With your hair-trigger smile There you are Got compassion by the mile You’re alive But baby not for long You are kind and weak But I am mean and strong Climb aboard And I’ll double-lock the door Tell your friends You won’t be seeing them no more All your dreams Will lay scattered across the track Take my hand And there ain’t no turning back Climb aboard And I’ll double-lock the door Tell your friends You won’t be seeing them no more All your dreams Will lay scattered across the track Take my hand And there ain’t no turning back Climb aboard Of this hard luck train Climb aboard Gonna make you share my pain Take my hand And I’ll drain the life from you Make you hate and hurt And cry the way I do
5.
Everything is shimmering The sun seems to shine In the dead of the night You roll out of bed She’s in your head Wondering when You might see her again There’s nothing you can do Surrender, give up Let it take hold of you Boy, you’ve fallen hard It’s as clear as the heart on your sleeve You’re in love You’re in love You’re always late Can’t concentrate When you’re not around her Your mind seems to wander But when she’s there You’re so aware Of the earth and the sky You can’t fight it, don’t try There’s nothing you can do Surrender, give up Let it take hold of you Boy, you’ve fallen hard It’s as clear as the heart on your sleeve You’re in love You’re in love Traffic lights Mosquito bites Can’t bring you down ‘Cause you have her around When she’s there You’re so aware Of the world, all it’s wonder Let love pull you under There’s nothing you can do Surrender, give up Let it take hold of you Boy, you’ve fallen hard It’s as clear as the heart on your sleeve You’re in love You’re in love
6.
Force a smile Hold my hand for a while Not going to worry, not going to cry Not tonight Swallow the pain You never complain If anyone here is scared It’s me, not you I won’t doubt That things will work out Just look me in the eye And make me believe You and I Avoiding eyes We both know the score Here tonight Force a smile Hold my hand for a while Just look me in the eye And make me believe
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8.
Let Go 03:32
I’m driving alone It’s late at night It feels like a movie In black and white I turn off the road I turn off the lights Shut off the car Stare into the night And the cornfield seems to breath… Let go Of the things you can’t control There’s something wrong Way deep down inside You’ve been given so much Yet you want to let it slide Let go Of the things you can’t control And I say Don’t be surprised And I say You know it’s a lie Yeah, you know it’s all a lie I’m driving alone It’s late at night It feels like a movie In black and white
9.
Turn your head You can’t look me in the eye So we’re through No excuse, no kiss goodbye Well O.K. You do what you’ve got to do But I know That it’s me that pays not you I don’t get what you’re trying to do It hit so quick, so out of the blue I’m getting old, way too old for this All the time that’s passed All the things that I’ve missed Tell me now Because tomorrow is too late You’re so weak You should have done this long ago Yeah, it hurts Seems I’m always the last to know I don’t get what you’re trying to do It hit so quick, so out of the blue I’m getting old, way too old for this All the time that’s passed All the things that I’ve missed Tell me now Because tomorrow is too late From my room I just let that doorbell ring Give it up Sorry doesn’t change a thing I don’t get what you’re trying to do It hit so quick, so out of the blue I’m getting old, way too old for this All the time that’s passed All the things that I’ve missed Tell me now Because tomorrow is too late
10.
The first night that we met I passed out on your floor In the morning you were holding me tight I knew trouble was in store Couldn’t shake you with my drinking Couldn’t lose you with my lies Seems the less that I gave you The more that I’d hurt you The harder you’d try You didn’t know any other way Love meant that you had to stay So your Daddy was a drinker Did he pull your chain too tight? I ain’t no Freud, but there has to be a reason Why I’m your Mr. Right Standing here, nothing left to say Always knew it would end this way We’ve got that summer kind of sad, baby It doomed us from the start Now I’m drinking like crazy Trying to release the guilt That’s trapped in my heart You’ve got a quiet way of crying Your heart holds back too much You’re too quick to forgive You’re too quick to give An ‘it’s all right’ touch And I know what your gonna say True love don’t just walk away We’ve got that summer kind of sad, baby It doomed us from the start Now I’m drinking like crazy Trying to release the guilt That’s trapped in my heart We’ve got that summer kind of sad It’s gone on way too long You can’t begin and you’ll never win Against a sadness that strong Standing here nothing left to say Always knew it would end this way
11.
Il Mio Cuore 03:29
The moon in your eyes takes me back To the first night we met You stood in the door That dress that you wore I will never forget Your smile stole my heart Your smile stole my heart I’ll remember always Until the end of my days How your smile stole my heart The first time your hands touched my face I could feel the stars shift Lonely no more, a lost ship finding shore You’re love such a gift Con tutto, Il mio cuore Il mio cuore My love and a ring This song that I sing you With all of my heart With all of my heart With all of my heart My love and a ring This song that I sing you With all of my heart
12.
So Far Away 04:08
It’s so nice to hear your voice Yeah, we’re doing fine How’s the weather there? How are those boys of mine? Nothing changes here, nothing’s new So glad to hear that things Are going well for you You’re so far away You’re so far away You’re so far away We miss you everyday Did you get that box I sent? Was it in one piece? I saw Catherine at the store You know, Shirley’s niece The boys sound so grown up They sound so old It’s snowing here again IIt’s just been so darned cold You’re so far away You’re so far away You’re so far away We miss you everyday I need a Christmas list from you Will you be coming home? I can’t hear a thing On this old telephone I get so sad this time of year I don’t know why I told myself this time I wouldn’t cry You’re so far away You’re so far away You’re so far away We miss you everyday
13.
I was born here near Macon In 1843 Pa moved us to Peron My mama, my brother and me We built up a small farm Worked it hard everyday Then ma took with a fever We watched as she wasted away The Lord finally took her It was early that fall Then the army come-a-knockin’ Pa and Jonah They answered the call We’ll be strong Carry on… They marched out of Darden Under Robert E. Lee Pa fell at Antietam Jonah somewhere in west Tennessee The poor boys done the fighting But it wasn’t their war They risked all to gain nothing I guess honor was what they died for I’ll be strong Carry on… They blew through the county Like a storm born of Hell They burned all the cotton They poisoned our well Now I’m back here near Macon With my pa’s family I help out with the cattle Lord I’m so lost, so lonely I’ll be Strong Carry on…
14.
I got up today Turned the TV on I closed my eyes And a year was gone It won’t come back It won’t go away Bits and pieces drift back Every single day Sorry doesn’t change a thing No, sorry doesn’t change a thing I try to sleep It’s a losing fight I lie in bed on trial Every single night I have to hope This will end someday Forgive myself and let these memories Fade away Sorry doesn’t change a thing No, sorry doesn’t change a thing I got up today Turned the TV on I closed my eyes And a year was gone All that wasted time Wasted energy Wasted love and Painful blurry memories Sorry doesn’t change a thing No, sorry doesn’t mean a thing
15.
What kind of man am I? When the going gets tough And I just hang my head and cry See you running for the bus You’re six months pregnant Your clothes don’t fit I think my heart is going to bust We need things that I can’t buy We lay in bed at night And I pretend I don’t hear you cry God, I hate myself this way But I swear I’m paralyzed Anymore I don’t know what to do or say Something’s got to happen Something’s got to break Because I’m not that strong And I’ve had more Much more than I can take You didn’t bargain for this For a sixty dollar ring An ‘I do’ and a kiss You get a fucked-up man like me Beaten, broke and weak And unable to even say sorry Something’s got to happen Something’s got to break Because I’m not that strong And I’ve had more Much more than I can take You know, I do believe What I really want Is for you to make me leave God, I hate myself this way But I swear I’m paralyzed Anymore I don’t know what to do or say
16.
Reaching out I see you all alone Through winter’s first soft snow Through winter’s first soft snow Fading back You were young, the sky was gray I remember you that way I remember you that way We were born We were born that day Then we died In some small way Fading back I see you all alone I can see you reaching out Through winter’s first soft snow Reaching out I see you all alone Through winter’s first soft snow Through winter’s first soft snow Fading back You were young, the sky was gray I remember you that way I remember you that way We were born We were somehow born that day Then we died In some small way
17.
She is the one who’s always sorry She is the one who’s always wrong She always felt that she was weak And he caught on She will bend until she breaks The shit he gives she always takes She’s not stupid, she’s just scared To be alone She feels her world grow smaller every day The few friends that she had have drifted away She learned long ago the way things work When a coward is involved Just sail the white flag There, the problem’s solved Her high school friends have long stopped calling They know exactly what she’ll say Some other time, some other night Some other day She feels her world grow smaller every day The few friends that she had have drifted away She learned long ago the way things work When a coward is involved Just sail the white flag There, the problem’s solved Still, nothing’s ever solved
18.
Say Goodbye 03:12
It seems like you and me, we move in circles Hoping beyond hope for something good Girl enough’s enough Love it shouldn’t be this rough I’ve stood for more than any human should It seems our love has just become a habit A bad one that we both know we should break Anymore it just feels wrong I think it’s time that we moved on Don’t know how much more hurt my heart can take I don’t need this anymore I don’t love you any less I’m sick and tired of feeling like I’m trying to pass a test Seems like everything we have here is a lie It’s time I packed my bags and said goodbye When I first met you I believed in true love I’ve come to see that I was just naïve Passion burned so strong Couldn’t see that this was wrong My head, it finally made my heart believe Don’t beg me not to leave you I won’t fall for that no more This time it’s forever when I walk out of that door Seems we’re way beyond the question as to why It’s time I packed my bags and said goodbye I give up on trying to make this work out I surrender knowing I did what I could We both know that it’s best that we lay this thing to rest It’s time to get out while the getting’s good I don’t need this anymore I don’t love you any less I’m sick and tired of feeling like I’m trying to pass a test Seems like everything we have here is a lie It’s time I packed my bags and said goodbye
19.
You are my all, my everything God only knows the joy you bring me I could watch you sleep all night And how I love your tiny little fingers And how I love your little toes The way you smell, your precious nose I really do love everything about you I hope that someday I can be The dad that my dad was for me Love you always, good or bad Hold you tight when you feel sad Say I love you every night Say I’m sorry when we fight I really do love everything about you I hope that someday when you’re older You’ll find true love and always hold her Tight at night, and tell her things Feel the joy that true love brings Make a difference, do what’s right Follow your dreams and always fight For those whose lives have not known grace You are my all, my everything Each day expands the joy you bring me Everything about you is sweet A perfect package, so complete I know as the years go by You’ll always be my special guy I really do love everything about you I really do hope that all your dreams come true
20.
Low Road 04:09
It blows in Without a sound Like paper in a puddle You break down Then it’s gone And emptiness sets in You’d give anything If you could cry again Yeah, I know The doctors say That they have these pills To take your blues away Still it’s hard I can’t pretend That it wouldn’t be like Killing off a friend It seems strange But can’t you see It’s there, it’s always Been a part of me And I’m scared To let go Of a big part of The only me I know Build it up Tear it down In this kingdom of dark dreams I wear the crown Every life Every face that I see Has a sad story That overpowers me In our hearts We must trust Or our dreams will turn to stone Start to rust Please hold on Don’t let go I’ll do my best To never let it show It blows in Without a sound Like paper in a puddle You break down
21.
I had a hole in my heart I learned to live with the pain Try to close doors to your past Scars still remain I’d toss and turn every night Through dreams that all played out in gray Then like a warm summer rain You washed that away What can I say? I fall more in love with you every day What can I do? You are my everything I would be lost without you I built a wall that kept out love You tore it down with a kiss Fools dream of money and fame But not happiness What can I say? I fall more in love with you every day What can I do? You are my everything I would be lost without you Wished on a star long ago Never dreaming that it would come true All of those doubts fell away The day I met you What can I say? I fall more in love with you every day What can I do? You are my everything I would be lost without you
22.
I often think about Lancelot Link And if he were here today Faced with all the troubles now What would he and Mata say? Now that A.P.E. has been disbanded And C.H.U.M.P. has been contained The Baron and his minions Have long since been arraigned Lance Link Please come back Our way of life’s under attack I believe and trust in you P.S., bring back Mata, too All the trouble in the Middle East For you should be routine The world won’t soon forget You took out Ali Assasine As for all of our anthrax woes I know you’ll know what to do Even Dr. Strangemind Couldn’t hold a match to you Lance Link Please come back Our way of life’s under attack I believe and trust in you P.S., bring back Mata, too We’ve all heard the news about Darwin How Alzheimer’s took its toll I’m sure he’d call you back to A.P.E. If he were in control Word has it wicked Wang Fu Has turned his back on crime Credo drives a Checker Cab And he calls from time to time Lance Link Please come back Our way of life’s under attack I believe and trust in you P.S., bring back Mata, too
23.
Let’s make a pile of everything we own and burn it Let’s cut our losses in this town and start again You’ll never know how much I need you just to trust me I ain’t felt this sure since I can’t remember when It’s been forever since I felt you really loved me And I guess I’ve probably made you feel the same I’m not sure what it is that’s come between us I can’t help but feel that somehow I’m to blame I’ll love you and you’ll love me I won’t mess it up you just wait and see We’ll forget the past and pretend It was ever like this I’d give anything to sleep the way I used to And to know you when I look you in the eye We could live a life that we would both be proud of I’m on my knees, please tell me that you’ll try I’ll love you and you’ll love me I won’t mess it up you just wait and see We’ll forget the past and pretend It was ever like this I’ll love you and you’ll love me I won’t mess it up you just wait and see We’ll forget the past and pretend It was ever like this It was never like this…
24.
Ol’ Santy brought Danny A twelve pack of beer Scott got a brand new yoga mat Nick some Everclear I got a DVD of Cannonball Run All them hours of extras Should bring big Christmas fun! Ol’ Santy brought Danny A bucket of wings Scott got the new Sir Mix-A-Lot Nick some new bass strings I got some beefcake pics Of David Ogden-Stiers The ones I’ve had my eye on now For oh-so-many years! Ol’ Santy brought Danny Some lime green shorty-shorts Scott got a real sweet hookah pipe And an ET doll that snorts Nick and I each got a case Of Dinty Moore beef stew We wish you a Merry Christmas May your New Years dreams come true We wish you a Merry Christmas May all your dreams come true
25.
Dear you-know-who I thought I’d write you a letter Clear all these thoughts from my head You’ve been walking through doors In my dreams at night lately I guess we’ve left too much unsaid Dear you-know-who I’ve tried to write you this letter A hundred times over again But all of these feelings Inside overwhelm me I don’t know where to begin Loving you hurts It feels like a curse I could walk away try, to forget, to deny I’d only feel worse Isn’t love strange? Some staggers, some flies As it grows old, love may grow cold Still it never dies Dear you-know-who After all that we’ve been through You’d think we’d be closer That years couldn’t tear us apart It seems those that you love most Those that you’d die for Are the ones who will tear out your heart Isn’t love strange? It can heal, it can hurt Lift you so high, to the stars in the sky Drag you down through the dirt Loving you hurts Just makes me so sad Wondering why I bother to try Why I want it so bad Dear you-know-who
26.
Falling Sky 03:46
I know right now Things don’t seem bad You don’t understand What makes me feel so sad Well, either do I Hard as I try It eludes me Please believe me When I say it’s not you It’s nothing you said There’s nothing you can do It’s just deep-seated fears From uncertain years That haunt me I grew up under a falling sky Trying not to make waves Trying hard not to cry Long summer days Wound up so tight It’s a hundred degrees We’re sitting on dynamite Uncertain years They took their toll Left behind This scared, sad soul Afraid of bad news And all I could lose In an instant Everyday I forget a little more Let a few more ghosts Drift out that door There were minor crimes But given the times All’s forgiven We were sailing on an unsteady ship Staying perfectly still So nothing would tip So afraid and all I could think Is that I’d be the weight That would cause this boat to sink I grew up under a falling sky Trying not to make waves Trying hard not to cry Long summer days Wound up so tight It’s a hundred degrees We’re sitting on dynamite
27.
Lie to Me 03:29
Woke up this morning A strange feeling hanging over me Took me a minute To recognize possibility From somewhere way back Came long-gone memories of wide-eyed days I was a good boy And I lived under a kind sun’s rays Walk to the kitchen Drink some coffee, my heart kicks in I need a plan here I’ve been reborn Where do I begin? Won’t be long ’til the clouds move in Black dog days begin So be it baby, that’s O.K. Because it’s clear Clear skies today So just lie to me baby Don’t say a word that will ruin this day It’s not that often That I that I can feel the world turn my way Won’t be long ’til the clouds move in Black dog days begin So be it baby, that’s O.K. Because it’s clear Clear skies today So just lie to me baby Don’t say a word that will ruin this day It’s not that often That I that I can feel the world turn my way Lie to me baby…
28.
Why does it hurt These things that you say Even though I know you’re too drunk to think Why do I stay When all that I get Are more heartaches and bruises Don’t you know Your words aren’t enough To make good all the things you’ve done And anyway I don’t need this heartbreak Don’t ask me why I do what I do I guess It’s one more over that line I don’t mean to hurt you I get so frustrated I swear My back’s against the wall Don’t you know You can’t push a man too far I just reached my breaking point That’s all And anyway It won’t happen again Sometimes it’s okay I think that you love me And need me Everything’s gonna work out fine So just give me time I can make you happy I swear Just give me a little more time I know My words aren’t enough To make good all the things I’ve done And anyway You don’t need this heartache
29.
This used to be my town Now I feel I’m losing ground They used to know my name At least I had a taste of local fame Hey, don’t forget me Please don’t forget me when I’m gone Now the crowds are growing thin Man, you should have seen them way back when Now I’m just another guy They used to whisper when I walked by Hey, don’t forget me Please don’t forget me when I’m gone I guess I knew it would end That don’t make it any easier Now the crowds are growing thin Man, you should have seen them way back when Hey, don’t forget me Please don’t forget me when I’m gone Yeah, don’t forget me Please, don’t forget me when I’m gone ‘Cause on certain nights when the crowd’s just right The magic can return I took so much for granted then, I took so much for granted I wish that I could take back all those years Hey, don’t forget me Don’t forget me when I’m gone

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released January 1, 2003

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Martin Zellar Minneapolis, Minnesota

Martin Zellar first appeared on the MN music scene in the late 80s as the lead singer and songwriter for the alt-country pioneers, Gear Daddies. The Gear Daddies released 2 albums on Polygram Records before amicably parting ways in 1992.

Zellar has gone on to record and perform as a solo artist and with his band The Hardways, releasing 8 more albums on the Rykodisc and Owen Lee Recordings labels.
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