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Up Until Now

by Craig Marker

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1.
A full moon shines o’er and old highway road I walk along the side where the wildflowers grow This two lane has taken me where I’d never been before A place lost somewhere between here and Mexico Oh and I long to find where the memories began Where the sun shone high over this promised land Been six years but I swore someday I’d return I guess I forgot of what once I was sure And they haunt me, oh they haunt me These memories play through my mind Endlessly And someday, I know they’ll leave forever Like whispers into the wind Just like whispers into the wind So I walked off the road, down by the riverside See the water run high, and glow in the light Dip my hands in to cleanse them of sin And the river rages on at the touch of my skin And I see them, I feel them These memories play through my mind Endlessly And someday, I know they’ll leave forever Like whispers into the wind Just like whispers into the wind These memories play through my mind Endlessly And someday, I know they’ll leave forever Like whispers into the wind Just like whispers into the wind Now you see life ain’t always how it appears I’ve been knocked down enough to know how that feels Tonight I’ll return to where it began Find freedom from these demons inside my head
2.
Take Me Home 04:00
My girl came bustin’ through the door this mornin’ Said tonight’s the night we’re gonna break free We went out on a ride, lookin’ for some place to hide Trying to escape this life we left behind But my girl she got taken away from me, man And now there’s no sign of her coming back I’m stranded and alone, oh I got no place to go And all I want is you, to come and take me home But it’s cold and it’s dark in this city That adventure we had came to an end, honey But I still got debts to pay and nothing to give, babe I’ve got desires runnin’ deep through my viens And these romantic dreams just left me hungry I’m out here starvin’ for some help for your touch You know that’s all I’ve ever needed; no I’ve never wanted much But babe tonight I need you to come and take me home Broken hearts and dyin’ dreams fill these lonely streets Scournful glares and Wild Bill are my only company And ghosts still haunt me every day that prove to me my life’s the same As the day that we ran away Girl I know I was never your hero I’ve got no redemption to offer you, babe I know But if as you run away you hear this song and you think of me, I hope that you’re doin’ okay, now And babe I’ll promise you one thing that I’m the same old Joe I used to be Just sittin’ waiting for something… Girl I'm just sittin' here waiting... For you to come and take me home
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The telephone ringing sends echoes through the night A faceless voice brings news that don’t feel right Your momma and your papa ain’t comin’ home tonight In the silence a young boy sits and wonders why He knows nothing can bring them back to life They never said this world was fair or kind But he knows things can be better than they seem In the silence a young boy sits and starts to dream Just like the wolves cry in the night, singing songs that never die Though all that’s listening is the moon Though their presence may be gone, their hopes and dreams live on In you So he’s packing his bags and he’s heading to the west Where promises call with hope for what comes next Yes he’s payin’ his dues, prayin’ he’ll make it through In the silence a young man suits up and salutes Just like the wolves cry in the night, singing songs that never die Though all that’s listening is the moon Though their presence may be gone, their hopes and dreams live on In you The sun sets low upon the mountain side As young kids run wild into the night A job well done, sir, you know what’s next In the silence an old man lays down to rest
4.
The wind starts to howl when the sun goes down And Johnny waits on the porch for his daddy to come home Each morning his dad leaves him all alone And at night he returns with a fire in his soul This fire burns with a passion so strong It loves when it’s warm but that don’t last long Cause it’ll rage, it’ll rage when it don’t get its way This fire no man can contain Blood is the tie that binds you to the place where you were born But it’ll ruin the man it keeps from a life of his own Sometimes you can’t go home So at night Johnny leaves while the city’s asleep Out to the edge of town where them wild boys meet They’re singin’ their songs about breakin’ through That threshold where their dreams’ll come true His dad will be waitin’ on the porch for him to come home He’s gonna make him feel that fire in his soul Oh it’ll rage, it’ll rage when it sees Johnny’s face Tellin’ him he needs to get his life straight Blood is the tie that binds you to the place where you were born But it’ll ruin the man it keeps from a life of his own Sometimes you can’t go home But Johnny ain’t gonna live no lie Or a life controlled by that fire inside So he packed his bags with all that he owned And he went to cross over that threshold Blood is the tie that binds you to the place where you were born But it’ll ruin the man it keeps from a life of his own Sometimes you can’t go home
5.
September nights, I feel the ward wind on my face As I drive down a deserted highway five In my mind, I see a candle burning bright The only thing that keeps these worn-down wheels spinning right Ooooh, stereo on, this “Tunnel of Love” Singin’ loud like these words are a window to my soul Highway signs, pass me by, so I know Just a few hundred more miles ‘til I stand at your front door There’s something in the air that keeps me blowing to the north Like a compass beating red inside my chest I’ll always hear the call that draws me to a love so sure Like a blind man wandering aimlessly into the dark I see the trees, swaying softly in the breeze In the shade an empty seat brings me gently to my knees I feel the chill of her sweet breath on my neck Slowly drawing me deeper into her unrelenting web Some say no, as they watch me lose control You can warn a man so long, but in the end he still will go There’s something in the air that keeps me blowing to the north Like a compass beating red inside my chest I’ll always hear the call that draws me to a love so sure Like a blind man wandering aimlessly into the dark Her voice filled with empty whispers I’m a moth chasing after her light But when belief comes from listenin’ What happens when the light dies out? There’s something in the air that keeps me blowing to the north Like a compass beating red inside my chest I’ll always hear the call that draws me to a love so sure Like a blind man wandering aimlessly into the dark
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Up Until Now 05:44
I come from the city, where you’re born to fit the mold And ever since I was young, I learned the hard way to trust no one Cause this town that shines like gold Will just strip you of the things that you own And up until now, I’ve kept my head down, walking over the cracks on the ground. But I wanna feel the hurt, the pain, the love, the heartbreak, this world’s got. These streets I walk down, they remind me, of all that I’ve lost See my favorite store window, boarded up, with signs that say closed And these memories they won’t haunt me If I promise myself to break free And up until now, I’ve lied to myself, saying this barren land felt like home But I know, that outside these walls, there lies something waiting for me And I ain’t got all the answers But I got my facts learned straight And up until now, I’ve been here wondering, could you get out if you try? And I might find that I’m wrong But It won’t be wasted time Cause up until now, I’ve sat here waiting, wasting away my only life So long my friends, I wish you well, and I’ll see you on the other side

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released June 8, 2016

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