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by Kathy Muir

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1.
Head Down 03:53
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Head down, working downtown Can't wait to shut down and get out of here Clock out, get my things and walk out As of now my only goal in life is a cold beer We have all been there, a hundred times or more Is it love or lust, you can’t tell anymore - So try to Keep your head at all times if not you will find Desires make the ties that bind Let her wash over you with her sweet perfume Don’t lose your heart tonight Lips full, I can feel her pull Feeling a dazed fool, how does she do it to me Out there, without a damn care I can feel her stare, I just don’t want to be free We’ve all been there a hundred times or more Is it love or lust, well who cares anymore - Just try to Keep your head at all times if not you will find Desires make the ties that bind Let her wash over you with her sweet perfume Don’t lose your heart tonight INSTRUMENTAL Keep your head at all times if not you will find Desires make the ties that bind Let her wash over you with her sweet perfume Don’t lose your heart tonight Keep your head at all times if not you will find Desires make the ties that bind Let her wash over you with her sweet perfume Don’t lose your heart tonight
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Soul Lover 03:46
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Sunrise to sunset cool skin undressed Sweeping contours sketch the walls White sheets, bright eyes, a weak flame on faint skies Fingers weave their way Holding onto a moment rather than dreams Tomorrow can’t bring, but the light within That dreams a soul lover, is in the here and now Under the bed covers on a wet Savannah night They offer each other a chamber of their minds Holding this moment in time Night sounds outside conceal these willing cries Lips are dancing round and round He moves in shade, sees her revealing gaze Shining on his face Mouths wide open and arms unfolding the map Their bodies know well, who can ever tell The dreams of a soul lover, is in the here and now Under the bed covers on a wet Savannah night They offer each other a chamber of their minds Holding this moment in time They know that what they have inside is all they own Believing that what they have might only last a moment then gone Is a dream a lie - the problem here unfolds When each love in different worlds is when two halves cannot make a whole Oh, soul lover, is in the here and now Under the bed covers on a wet Savannah night They offer each other a chamber of their minds Holding this moment in time Soul lover, is in the here and now Under the bed covers on a wet Savannah night They offer each other a chamber of their minds Holding this moment in time
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Keep on Walking 04:38
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I saw a picture speak a thousand words Without even breathing it was revealing A mirror that was shaped with endless curves In a silhouetted frame that bore my name Hear me calling, don’t you dare look away I’m trying hard to find a way to get myself out of this place That’s kept me down so long At times I feel like giving up but then I see a glimmer and I know it can’t be wrong To keep on walking, if I don’t and stop The ground below me will try to swallow me right up Just keep on walking, 'til I reach the higher ground And maybe then I will find that I can be someplace that finally feels home A vacant look reflected in her eyes This could have been me and this could have been you A young girl that will age before her time Oh brother, we need to spare more than a dime Just keep on walking, if I don’t and stop The ground below me will try to swallow me right up Just keep on walking, 'til I reach the higher ground And maybe then I will find that I can be someplace that finally feels home Keep on walking, just keep on walking, we’ll find a brighter way Know that you will find I'm not the kind to walk away If you take my hand then know that I am here to stay Keep on walking, just keep on walking, we’ll find a better way
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You're on My Mind 03:32
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Everyday I can see your light fading right before my eyes And it’s moving ever further away from what I really need I’m trying to find a way to you with dignity in mind But you know baby, I'm not so sure Whether you're maybe the kill or the cure When you're on my mind Your loving heals me yet it hurts me 'til I find I then need you to say 'My baby, close your eyes and lay your weary head on me, let's just be' And take a little time away from the madness of the crowd That shuffle, hustle, muscle in 'cause they think that they know what they're talking about I'm trying to find a way to you with honesty in mind But you know baby, I'm not so sure Whether you're maybe the kill or the cure When you're on my mind Your loving heals me yet it hurts me 'til I find I then need you to say 'My baby, close your eyes and lay your weary head on me, let's just be' If everyday I could hold your hand Placing it close by my side, I'd never hide The love that I feel sweeping over me Making it so damn hard to really breathe - I know that When you're on my mind Your loving heals me yet it hurts me 'til I find I then need you to say 'My baby, close your eyes and lay your weary head on me When you're on my mind Your loving heals me yet it hurts me 'til I find I then need you to say 'My baby, close your eyes and lay your weary head on me, let's just be'
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Lover's Eyes 03:31
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Shadows gliding over echoes Of voices in the night, no light is found And this chilling dawn Awakens dreams in your head A shy stare and I want to hold you endlessly We're riding a storm and you're just a breeze Looking for love in your eyes I'm anticipating the coolness of words in your voice And looking at me I see you try, and I see a glimmer Of shadows move in shade when I see my lover's eyes Coffee on the table Music is playing from the bedroom, cool in shade And you take your cup And murmur while you're trying to show me A shy stare, and I want to hold you endlessly We're riding a storm and you're just a breeze Looking for love in your eyes I'm anticipating the coolness of words in your voice And looking at me I see you try, and I see a glimmer Of shadows move in shade when I see my lover's eyes When I see my lover's eyes When I see my lover's eyes When I see my lover's eyes
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Back to You 02:57
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Who could believe after all these years I see your face in a midnight shadow And dream a haze that is so soothing Yet it's moving further away Heavy light in the middle of the night I need a chance to say Hell I know you're living your own life Small is the world but great when there's this feeling I've got to find a way back to you Just once to let history lie I've just got to find a way back to you Just one more try to finding my way back to you Each day I wake with you on my mind I can't help but wonder if you feel it too Or am I just a sentimental fool Who can never satisfy your shadow Hell I know you're living your own life Small is the world but great when there's this feeling Got to find a way back to you Just once to let history lie I've just got to find a way back to you Just one more try to finding my way back to you But I know it's hard to keep the memories at bay But for both our sakes The truth is showing me the only way You pray for the day from this night shadow Got to find a way back to you Just once to let history lie I've just got to find a way back to you Just one more try to finding my way back to you I've got to find my way back to you Just once, just once to let history lie I've just got to find a way back to you Just one more try to finding my way back to you
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Always Forever 03:28
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Into my mind you freely roam Sidewalks so cold and damp where I never go Tracing the step, the move, the crime No need for eyes, you’ll find me on your own Time is the chamber that echoes your call Time is the chamber that wakens my call to you Forever kept is the prayer that I’ll find you Forever kept is the prayer you’ll always be Holding a trace of the past to see Always forever in me Into a door I see your gaze The walls surround a small light in the shade Childlike as dreams that fade in years Your moving hands caress my fear Time is the chamber that echoes your call Time is the chamber that wakens my call to you Forever kept is the prayer that I’ll find you Forever kept is the prayer you’ll always be Holding a trace of the past to see Always forever in me Forever kept is the prayer that I’ll find you Forever kept is the prayer you’ll always be Holding a trace of the past to see Always forever, always forever, always forever in me
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I Will Be There 03:17
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Your little smile Caught up in conversation blowing in From different sides My words are getting lost in the wind But this is your moment I understand why, because you need your space and time I will be there Everyday you need me I'll be there Just when your power fades I'll be there For every smile in your tear, every cry in your fear I will love you in light Or shadow reaching our souls Are we not just like a patchwork quilt Growing in size, beauty's fabric of life Laughter is streaming Even ripples of tears could make still water run clear I will be there Everyday you need me I'll be there Just when your power fades I'll be there For every smile in your tear, every cry in your fear When the current gets strong I will hold you eternally And pray my love keeps you warm From distant seas that cut and weave I will be there Everyday you need me I'll be there Just when your power fades I'll be there For every smile in your tear, every cry in your fear I will be there Everyday you need me I'll be there Just when your power fades I'll be there For every smile in your tear, every cry in your fear Every pain on your face and your waking grace I will I'll be there
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You and Me Both 03:23
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Well your mama and your papa went away Now you stand there looking for a light of day But let me tell you ‘bout the night comin’ down Can never leave a shadow on the ground And what was lost can now be found now you can see You and me both we’ve got a lot on our minds We don’t like it alone but we can’t make the time You and me both just want to hear sometimes I’ll be there, I’ll be there You and me both we’ve got a lot on our minds We don’t like it alone but we can’t make the time You and me both just want to hear sometimes I’ll be there, I’ll be there Every time Well you worked damn hard to find a song to play But the people cannot hear a word you say So can you tell me did your need or your devotion Get you halfway across the ocean Or did your heart leave you stranded out at sea That’s why I’m saying baby You and me both we’ve got a lot on our minds We don’t like it alone but we can’t make the time You and me both just want to hear sometimes I’ll be there, I’ll be there You and me both we’ve got a lot on our minds We don’t like it alone but we can’t make the time You and me both just want to hear sometimes I’ll be there, I’ll be there You and me both we’ve got a lot on our minds We don’t like it alone but we can’t make the time You and me both just want to hear sometimes I’ll be there, I’ll be there I’ll be there, I’ll be there
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Seattle Mornin' 03:35
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Words may fall onto the ground Shatter so that all around Will hear their call Pick each piece up one by one Then scatter them toward the sun See them rise and fall Abstract in its infancy The painter brushes steadily With strokes, deep and narrow Curving, swirling silently With movements that so gracefully Reveal the form Before the mask took you away And sculptures finely made of clay The work you portrayed Was so much more transparent than The subjects painted by your hand Today, on display A cacophony of shades and hues Dissonant yet widely viewed Now you had an unveiling They said it was a masterpiece When the opening curtain then revealed A face scored with prose, like a ghost in reverie
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Ride These Times 04:22
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Jimmy had a thing ‘bout playing by the train tracks He’d sneak out of the house, and down the old dirt path Then underneath the bridge and over the horizon’s morning sunshine A sparkle in his eyes when Jimmy saw the rail yard He’d been coming here for years, hiding from the rail guards Who’d catch the freight hoppers trying to ride the rail trains Heading south to work in coal yards at twenty five cents an hour They were going nowhere fast Times were tough and meant to last for no one knew how long So get out-of-state find yourself a Forty-Eight And ride the line taking work at any town that gave it out Do the best that you can And ride these times 'til you’re getting through nowhere Now a young man Jimmy had wanderlust So he rode the freight trains; grainers and gondolas Reeking of coal, pine tar and creosote But eventually he tired from sleeping in boxcars and cotton gins Was he going nowhere fast Times were tough and meant to last for no one knew how long So get out-of-state find yourself a Forty-Eight And ride the line taking work at any town that gave it out Do the best that you can And ride these times 'cause you’re getting through nowhere Jim still had a thing ‘bout going to the rail yard He found his old seat and looked out at the boxcars Rusted over time, covered with autumn vines And as the leaves would turn from green to brown, it was all a moment in time When he was going nowhere fast, times were tough and then they passed but as he grew The war would have its way, how he missed those Forty-Eights And ride the line, taking work at any town that gave it out Doin’ the best that he could, he rode those times and made it through Yeah, he rode those times and made it through Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere
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Softly 04:01
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Sitting at this table I can see his image in your eyes I want to say things will get better, just a little bit better Your hands take to pen and paper, as you find the hardest words to write How to say all the love inside your heart Oh my friend won’t you hear me call Though winter’s wings are flying high Oh westerly winds please carry my words So maybe then you might feel me with you here tonight softly You have to keep on going, he would have wanted it that way So carry yourself softly and take each day by day We all are on a journey, and memories hold us true To those we love and to those we lost on the way Oh my friend oh won’t you hear me call Though winter’s wings are flying high Oh westerly winds please carry my words to you In the dead of night without a sound, I am saying out loud All I can do is try to care for you, when you know you’re feeling down Oh my friend won’t you hear me call Though winter’s wings are flying high Oh westerly winds please carry my words So maybe then you might feel me with you here tonight softly

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Softly is dedicated to John Geary.




The digital album comes with a PDF digital booklet containing lyrics and my own photography.

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released March 3, 2015

Harry Whalley on Piano and orchestral arrangements on Softly.
Kwame Henry Jones on Keep on Walking

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Kathy Muir Edinburgh, UK

Kathy brings a unique spectrum of songs to the stage. Whilst comfortable playing acoustic pop, her jazz and blues influences weave through her songs. Kathy's vocal and lyrical style remains singular and instantly identifiable: an expressive range that is soft and intimate, yet sassy and upbeat with a natural, unforced delivery that captures the imagination. ... more

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