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My days, they are the highway kind
They only come to leave
But the leavin' I don't mind
It's the comin' that I crave.
Pour the sun upon the ground
Stand to throw a shadow
Watch it too into a night
And fill the spinnin' sky.
Time among the pine trees
It felt like breath of air
Usually I just walk these streets
And tell myself to care.
Sometimes I believe me
And sometimes I don't hear.
Sometimes the shape I'm in
Won't let me go.
Well, I don't know too much for true
But my heart knows how to pound
My legs know how to love someone
My voice knows how to sound.
Shame that it's not enough
Shame that it is a shame.
Follow the circle down
Where would you be?
You're the only one I want now
I never heard your name.
Let's hope we meet some day
If we don't it's all the same.
I'll meet the ones between us,
And be thinkin' 'bout you
And all the places I have seen
And why you were not there.
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 11:48 icemang wrote: Great band for a suicide party. Can't take them any more, it all sounds the same now. They should have disbanded after "Sweet Jane". You are my hero, could not have said it better myself.  I actually thought that they should have been brought up for criminal charges for Sweet Jane, but our prisons are full enough I suppose. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 11:47 michaelgmitchell wrote: The thing is, you know what you're getting with the 'Junkies. No middle ground. True dat. Which is why I have arranged my life to never have the misfortune of even accidentally hearing anything from them.  |
| Dirkle (Marietta, GA) | Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 14:53 Reminds me of the sound of the Talk Talk album Garden of Eden |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 21:09 This song is absolutely gorgeous... Margo is marvelous... |
| michaelgmitchell (Stirling, ON) | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 20:35 The thing is, you know what you're getting with the 'Junkies. No middle ground. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 07, 2012 - 10:04 This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this summer day... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 12:34
This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this winter day... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 20:14 absolutely love this... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 18:00 This song is good for the ears... |
| icemang (Boston & DC, mostly) | Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 14:01 Stingray wrote: GREAT BAND! Great band for a suicide party. Can't take them any more, it all sounds the same now. They should have disbanded after "Sweet Jane". |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 11:25 GREAT BAND! |
| ziakut (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 08:07 Not bad...but doesn't move much. Sounds a bit like filler from a good band. I've heard much worse from better bands...so...I'll take it. |
| Muziknut (Penticton, BC Canada) | Posted: May 08, 2010 - 09:02 If you like Townes Van Zandt stuff you GOTTA get the newer one with Steve Earle doing his stuff. It's FANTASTIC. the Junkies don't do this song any real justice though. I agree, Lyle Lovett nails it! |
| Antochius | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 13:57 Deep thoughts from up north. I was listening from another room and thought this song was OK... Didn't notice the painful harmonica that much either... I think Pale Sun Crescent Moon is a great album also... Some call Emmylou Harris' voice "haunting"... I find it quite depressing but I listen to it anyway(what's wrong with me?)... Come to think of it most country music is either depressing or really annoying... I'm Canadian(French Canadian) We have a singer/songwriter named Richard Desjardins. In 1990 he wrote what was IMHO one of the best albums of that decade. He has a very nasal voice and can be quite depressing at times also... OK I'm done. I have to go and shovel my driveway with a hockey stick. Then I'll have some bacon poutine with maple syrup sauce and guzzle a case of two-four eh. Tabarnac! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 21:03 Cowboy Junkies - "sings Townes Van Zant" Live in New York (1998): |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Oct 31, 2009 - 09:55  |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 19:10 Subtlety is a bitch that most people don't understand or care to get to know. |
| DaveInVA (In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA) | Posted: Aug 29, 2009 - 07:12 I really like some of their songs but it seems the bulk of their stuff all sounds pretty much the same and this one falls into that category. |
| Feghoot (Renton, WA - the Riviera of the Valley) | Posted: Jan 19, 2009 - 16:54 Still suffering from lack of imagine and the "don't exceed 1/2 of an octave" syndrome. |
| DeeCee1109 (People's Republic of A2) | Posted: Nov 17, 2008 - 12:32 Lonestar wrote: Don't mess with Canadians, they are not all smiles and Maple Syrup. Um . . . Hello? Hockey goons!  |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Nov 17, 2008 - 12:30 Here at the Sleepy-Time Drifters Hollow, we imbue sorrow and sadness into our aged beef and cheddar sandwiches. Please feel free to come on by and by all means drop a quarter in the dusty juke, then settle into the sun and the cracked leather couch for some dreamy Zzzzz. |
| FlamingLotus (South Austin, baby!) | Posted: Sep 15, 2008 - 08:59 kazuma wrote: I actually saw Cowboy Junkies and Townes on a double bill once. Townes was the opening act (no justice in the world  ) and he gave what was probably the most compelling solo performance I've ever seen. Then the Cowboy Junkies (the act I came to see) came out and bored the hell out of me. Huge mistake for them to follow Townes. Where his performance was rich with substance and almost terrifyingly real at times, the Junkies in comparison seemed so thin as to be nearly transparent. I appreciate the tribute (and I suspect that, as admirers of his work, the Junkies may have asked for Townes to open for them here in Austin), but I'd much rather hear Townes do this song. Namaste as I wanna be, FL |
| keller1 (Altered States) | Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 12:33 I'm not really a Junkies fan but this one has a nice burn to it. |
| Bleyfusz | Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 12:32 Don't really dig them, but according to the songs they cover, they share my tastes. |
| C57BL6 (where the wild-types aren't) | Posted: Jun 01, 2007 - 08:39 kazuma wrote: I appreciate the tribute (and I suspect that, as admirers of his work, the Junkies may have asked for Townes to open for them here in Austin), but I'd much rather hear Townes do this song. I can appreciate that comment. I like the Junkies but I love TVZ alone with his guitar and self-deprecating wit. I only wish i had the chance to see him. |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 08:11 Lonestar wrote: Don't mess with Canadians, they are not all smiles and Maple Syrup. I sure found that out |
| kimacho | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 08:08 Play "Horse in the Country"! |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 08:07 FlatCat wrote: Is that a harmonica. Physically painful, at least on my headphones.
get some new ones |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Jan 13, 2007 - 07:51 Is that a harmonica. Physically painful, at least on my headphones. |
| bowiefreak (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Nov 20, 2006 - 10:38 RobK wrote: Ya, that really isn't one of their best. I think most fans would agree. If you're willing to try again, I would recommend Pale Sun Crescent Moon. That album amazes me with how good it is. If you don't like that one, give up.
Oh and I forgot to mention Black Eyed Man. That may be even better and it's a big time fan favorite. cool. thanx for the advice. |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Nov 08, 2006 - 11:30 bowiefreak wrote: Uhmmm...MILES FROM OUR HOME. Traded it back within a week. It was REALLY SUCKY (not just KINDA SUCKY) Oh and I forgot to mention Black Eyed Man. That may be even better and it's a big time fan favorite. |
| bowiefreak (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 11:26 RobK wrote: What album did you get? I'm curious is you picked a bad one or if you just don't have an ear for good music. BTW, I don't like their cover of this great Townes Van Zandt song. Lyle Lovett's blows it away. Uhmmm...MILES FROM OUR HOME. Traded it back within a week. It was REALLY SUCKY (not just KINDA SUCKY) |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 10:05 bowiefreak wrote: Yeah, went to lala.com to trade for one of their albums after hearing a song on rp. Good radio filler material, good band name, but need more heroin to make it through the whole album... Perfectly insipid music, the type of which you come to expect on VH1 or the like.
What album did you get? I'm curious is you picked a bad one or if you just don't have an ear for good music. BTW, I don't like their cover of this great Townes Van Zandt song. Lyle Lovett's blows it away. |
| bowiefreak (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 10:00 Yeah, went to lala.com to trade for one of their albums after hearing a song on rp. Good radio filler material, good band name, but need more heroin to make it through the whole album... Perfectly insipid music, the type of which you come to expect on VH1 or the like. |
| Marr (Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 09:58 rah wrote: i'm so bored of this band.
Then go on to sleep and let us enjoy. No snoring now. |
| marlenacb (Columbia SC) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 09:57 Mmmm...fits my perfectly mood today. |
| rah | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 09:55 i'm so bored of this band. |
| junebaby65 (Cleveland, OH) | Posted: Sep 18, 2006 - 10:53 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Sep 18, 2006 - 10:53 At first I thought this was a good follow up to Chris Isaak - it has a bit of the brooding guitar so often found in Isaak's songs, but this is not a longing-for-love feel so much as a dirge |
| smadanayr (Anglesey U.K.) | Posted: Sep 18, 2006 - 10:51 Bit erm, boring. |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Sep 18, 2006 - 10:50 Lyle Lovett's version of this song simply CANNOT be topped...it is beyond anything. |
| Tylor (Minneapolis) | Posted: Sep 03, 2006 - 19:46 When I'm in the mood for heroin music I usually put on Mazzy Star. |
| techer2 (my own private idaho) | Posted: Jun 22, 2006 - 13:53 hahaha! especially ones that carry hockey sticks :) Lonestar wrote: Don't mess with Canadians, they are not all smiles and Maple Syrup. |
| RabidWolf (I am right here -> X) | Posted: May 24, 2006 - 09:36 Purchased this album . . . Want my money back . . . |
| Lonestar (St.Catharines, ON) | Posted: May 24, 2006 - 09:33 stickers11 wrote: Enough with the deconstuctive blues/alt country whatever it is...
Don't mess with Canadians, they are not all smiles and Maple Syrup. |
| stickers11 | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 15:57 Enough with the deconstuctive blues/alt country whatever it is... |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Feb 25, 2006 - 14:15 Typesbad wrote: The Cowboy Junkies and Townes really do seem to be a perfect match.
I actually saw Cowboy Junkies and Townes on a double bill once. Townes was the opening act (no justice in the world ) and he gave what was probably the most compelling solo performance I've ever seen. Then the Cowboy Junkies (the act I came to see) came out and bored the hell out of me.
Huge mistake for them to follow Townes. Where his performance was rich with substance and almost terrifyingly real at times, the Junkies in comparison seemed so thin as to be nearly transparent. I appreciate the tribute (and I suspect that, as admirers of his work, the Junkies may have asked for Townes to open for them here in Austin), but I'd much rather hear Townes do this song. |
| tiddalick (Scotland) | Posted: Jan 27, 2006 - 03:52 These chaps are almost invariably no better than reasonable. |
| deanofox (Yorkshire, England) | Posted: Jul 20, 2005 - 06:35 OOUUCHHH! this is giving me headache, seriously! |
| jenseda | Posted: Jul 05, 2005 - 13:09 sergeant_x wrote: Very nice. Lyle Lovett does a great version of this song as well. More Townes please!
It is wonderful to get a new imprint and rendition of a song that is excellent all on its own. Lyle Lovett made it his and Cowboy Junkies do the same. |