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Roger Day - The Coffeehouse Years, Vol. 1

by Roger Day

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Sarah, She Dances 03:47
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SARAH SHE DANCES Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 Sarah, she dances without any shoes on Queen of the Blue Ridge in her calico gown With the Big Dipper watching, she winks at the half-moon Then wraps me in blankets of soft eiderdown CHORUS She dances like she hears the ghost of an organ Playing carnival music on an old carousel She spins me around ’til I walk like a sailor Drunk from his first taste of love’s deeper well Sarah, she dances without any warning She jumps off the front porch like a cat you can’t tame With a crown made of clovers she tosses her head back Then sings out in laughter when she calls my name CHORUS La, la, la…la, la, la, la La, la, la…la, la, la, la La, la, la…la, la, la, la CHORUS She dances like she hears the ghost of an organ Playing carnival music on an old carousel She spins me around ’til I walk like a sailor Drunk from his first taste of love’s deeper well I am drunk from first taste of love’s deeper well TAG Sarah, she dances without any shoes on Queen of the Blue Ridge in her calico gown
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Jenny 04:57
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JENNY Words & Music by Roger Day © 1987 Jenny will never be a fancy dancer She’ll never be a star of stage and screen Jenny will never be a big romancer But her soul’s in every song I ever sing Many are the times that I feel lonely Many times like I’m the only one Many are the times that I feel angry Like a dark cloud is coming on Like a dark cloud is coming on Jenny makes my day a little brighter She picks me up when I fall down Jenny makes my step a little lighter She stops my head from spinning ‘round And Jenny will never be a fairy princess She’s never one to think of herself first Jenny will never have a writer’s senses Only she can find me when I’m at my worst Many nights lie awake and wonder What would happen were the night to never end And many many times I’m frightened by the thunder And the hard rain brought on by the wind And the hard rain brought on by the wind Jenny makes my day a little brighter She picks me up when I fall down Jenny makes my step a little lighter She stops my head from spinning ‘round Cello - Ron de la Vega Vocals & Guitar - Roger Day
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Rivertown 04:06
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RIVERTOWN Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 Down in Rivertown A paddle boat is churning up the stream Coming back from New Orleans Carrying a cargo full of dreams From the days when the riverboat gamblers Would dance with the young southern belles Down, Down in Rivertown Down in Rivertown The old men sit on barrels telling lies They wave a wrinkled hand At every single car that passes by They still remember the old days When cotton still ruled all the land Down, Down in Rivertown Down, Down in Rivertown BRIDGE (Instrumental) Down in Rivertown The Delta woman slowly sweeps her porch If you ask her how she’s doing She’ll say “Pretty good” and nothing more But in her voice there’s an echo of sadness From sixty years of living too hard Down, Down in Rivertown Down, Down in Rivertown Down, down, down Down in Rivertown Down, down, down Down in Rivertown (x2)
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Looking for a Reason to Believe in Love 03:08
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LOOKING FOR A REASON TO BELIEVE IN LOVE Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 Sad-eyed Sally’s got her face painted up She’s drinking Bloody Marys from a coffee cup She’s telling everybody, “I’m all out of luck” But she’s looking for a reason to believe in love Then there’s big, bad Billy living all alone He says he’s got a heart carved right out of stone He may look mean and he may talk tough But he’s just looking for reason to believe in love CHORUS In love (love, love, I believe in love) In love (love, love, I believe in love) In love (love, love, I believe in love) You know he’s looking for reason to believe in love There’s an old man sitting by the side of the road He’s gotten too weak to haul his heavy load He’s got a cardboard sign, he’s holding it up It says, “Looking for a reason to believe in love.” CHORUS Everybody’s looking for that hand to hold Nobody wants to live their live whole life Live their whole life all alone. Yeah! Rich man, poor man, beggar man thief Doctor, lawyer, merchant chief It doesn’t really matter if you’re old or young We’re all looking for a reason to believe in love (x2)
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You Don't Have to Walk Alone 04:43
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO WALK ALONE Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 Your eyes look like cloudy skies again Like the plans you made - have been betrayed By your only friend My heart will give you shelter everyday I’ll be here - to catch each tear That falls my way CHORUS You don’t have to walk alone You don’t have to walk alone You don’t have to walk alone anymore Your head is hanging low Like you must carry all the load Like there’s no one else - who can give you help When you’re feeling alone My arms are right here waiting To help you lift that weight When you’re feeling weak - you can count on me To help you find your way CHORUS Now when that cold wind blows that knocks you down And with every step you keep losing your ground Close your eyes and turn around And I’ll be beside you Right there beside you CHORUS (x3)
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All of the Love 03:34
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ALL OF THE LOVE Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 I’ve been expecting you for years Looking for you everyday Rehearsing every single word I’d say And now that you’ve come into my life Now that you’ve walked right through my door I don’t need to hold back anymore All of the love I’ve been saving up All the love I’ve kept inside my heart for years & years I can finally give it all to you I didn’t know just when you’d come I couldn’t name the time of year But I knew somehow you’d find me here And now that I’ve got you in my arms I won’t ever let you go I’ve got a lifetime now of love to show All of the love I’ve been saving up All the love I’ve kept inside my heart for years & years I can finally give it all to you Bass - Ron de la Vega Drums & Percussion - Brad Smith Piano - Ronnie Godfrey Soprano Sax - Bryan Cumming Vocals & Guitar - Roger Day
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Honeysuckle Moon 03:22
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HONEYSUCKLE MOON Words & Music Roger Day © 1993 Lazy river, flowing nowhere Delta sun, sinking low I’m on a blanket got my baby by my side We’re waiting for that late night show When that honeysuckle moon Starts shuffling across the water That honeysuckle moon Starts dancing in your eyes All the pine trees & honey bees Sing a huckleberry tune When we’re tangled in that honeysuckle moon A million crickets trading gossip They got mister bullfrog on the line They can talk, talk, talk about us all night long Baby, I don’t really mind (not this time!) ‘Cause that honeysuckle moon Is shuffling cross the water That honeysuckle moon Is dancing in your eyes All the pine trees & honey bees Sing a huckleberry tune When we’re tangled in that honeysuckle moon Yeah, it’s sweeter than an ice cream cone On a summer afternoon When we’re tangled in that honeysuckle moon, Wo… When we’re tangled in that honeysuckle moon Upright Bass - Ron de la Vega Drums - Brad Smith Violin & Mandolin - Eric Silver Dobro - Johnny Bellar Vocals & Guitar - Roger Day
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When the Rain Falls Down 03:10
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WHEN THE RAIN FALLS DOWN Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 Taking a ride To the other side of the world Changing hemispheres Wasting my time I can’t get you off my mind I still need you here CHORUS All I need is for you to still believe When the rain falls down Turning blue everytime I think of you When the rain falls down Turn me around Making perfect circles on the ground Cartwheels on the floor Thinking of you Every single thought I think is new Is one I’ve had before CHORUS TAG When the rain When the rain falls down Falling down, falling down SOLO All I need is for you to still believe All I need is for you to still believe All I need is for you to still believe When the rain falls down, falling down When the rain falls down, falling down When the rain falls down, falling down Bass - Ron de la Vega Drums - Brad Smith Electric lead & 12-string - Eric Heinsohn Organ - Seth Timbs Harmony - John Herndon, Eric Heinsohn, Roger Day Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar - Roger Day
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A Tiny Hand 01:33
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TINY HAND Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 There’s a tiny hand inside my heart It holds my secrets close to me It wraps around my fragile love And hides my insecurity And I am very careful not to let it go I’m scared to let my feelings show But there’s a tiny heart inside my hands Belongs to one I’d like to know And if I hold it very gently I forget that I’m alone Vocals & Guitars - Roger Day
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Lavender Moonlight 04:41
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LAVENDER MOONLIGHT Words & Music by Roger Day © 1993 I’m the man who wears a thousand faces And I hide behind each one I’m the man who’s live a thousand places And still I don’t belong You might say that I’m a fugitive I’ve been running all these years A scared and lonely fugitive Still running from his tears CHORUS And then the lavender moonlight falls through your window And the lavender moonlight dances in your eyes And only for that moment I take off my disguise And I’m the man who’s sailed all seven oceans Under seven different names Fought on both sides of a revolution To see how much I could gain You might say that I’m a prisoner Caged in by things unseen A hard and empty prisoner Who’s forgotten how to dream CHORUS And I’ve worn the white robe of a true believer To conceal all evidence of fear Made solem promises to stay forever Just before I disappeared You might call me a chameleon I keep changing all the time A sad and lost chameleon Whose colors have run dry CHORUS (Tag) Yes, only for that moment I….

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released July 15, 2022

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Roger Day Franklin, Tennessee

From his first job as a camp counselor to his current jam-packed concert schedule, ROGER DAY has been writing and performing, smart, interactive music that encourages kids and adults alike to SING LOUD, JUMP HIGH AND DREAM BIG! His newest CD INVINCIBLE! will help families everywhere SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND SAVE THE DAY! ... more

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