BAP KENNEDY

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Howl On (MP3 Album)

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All songs written by Bap Kennedy, except No 6 
  1. America
  2. Cold War Country Blues
  3. The Right Stuff
  4. Irish Moon
  5. The Blue One
  6. Hey Joe
  7. Howl On
  8. One of Those Days
  9. Brave Captain
  10. The Heart of Universal Love
  11. Last Adventure
  12. Ballad of Neil Armstrong

All lyrics reproduced with the kind permission of Lonely Street Discs.

TRACK 1 - AMERICA

I can hear them talking 
From a million miles 
They talk like cowboys 
And I close my eyes 
And slip into a dream 
I wish that I could see 

(Chorus) 
America, America, America

I don’t like my voice 
And my clothes don’t fit 
And my gun belt hangs
On my skinny hips 
And all I want to do 
Is to be like you 

(Chorus) 

This town’s in trouble 
But up there somewhere 
Heroes are returning 
Safely to the earth 
And falling back into 
The place where dreams come true

 (Chorus)

TRACK 2 - COLD WAR COUNTRY BLUES

They took Hank Williams to the moon
They took Hank Williams to the moon
Well it seems to me
Instead of world war three
They took Hank Williams to the moon

Elvis was a cold war soldier boy
Elvis was a cold war soldier boy
One dark American night he saw that Russian satellite
Elvis was a cold war soldier boy

You better get it right John Kennedy
You better get it right John Kennedy
Cos if you get it wrong they’re gonna drop the atom bomb
You better get it right John Kennedy

Jim Lovell steely eyed missile man
Jim Lovell steely eyed missile man
They sent him all that way
Still on Navy pay
Jim Lovell steely eyed missile man

They took Hank Williams to the moon
They took Hank Williams to the moon
Well it seems to me
Instead of world war three
They took Hank Williams to the moon

TRACK 3 - THE RIGHT STUFF

All them cowboys are old men
Longing for a mission once again 
Gambling everything, boys we were fearless 
Well we had the right stuff then 

We were brothers bound together 
Sharing every victory and pain 
Never will there be such good companions 
We’ll never see that right stuff again 

(chorus) 
So farewell, my friends 
Till we meet again 
In some bar where angels fear to tread 
Some have already gone 
But it won’t be long 
Till we’re all together again 

Time is such a strange arrangement 
You think you have too much and then it’s gone 
But I know this world will keep on turning 
When you and me have slipped this mortal coil 

(chorus x 2) 
And we’ll have that right stuff again

TRACK 4 - IRISH MOON

Here’s to my friend 
That’s Michael Collins 
An Irishman 
I have no doubt 
At the controls 
He is a genius 
And he likes a drink 
And it’s my shout 

(chorus) 
Here’s to you 
Once more round the Irish moon 
The whole world 
Is relying now on you 
To bring the boys back home
and when you do 
There’ll be a drink for you 
Michael Collins 

As you navigate 
Through the starry night 
All by yourself 
On the old dark side 
Do not forget 
Young John McGee 
He could not dream 
Of the things you’ve seen 

(chorus) 

TRACK 5 - THE BLUE ONE

Is anybody there
Are we all alone
With our grand ideas
In our broken home
Is anybody watching
As we roll along
This tiny speck of light
The blue one

Another day and night
Another revolution
And we live our lives
In the great illusion
Is anybody listening
As we sing our song
On this speck of light
The blue one

I know the future will
Happen without me
How long until
I run out of memory
Well I don’t have long
And I just got up
On this speck of light
The blue one....This tiny speck of light...
The blue one

TRACK 7 - HOWL ON

Nothing is heavier 
In the universe 
Than the human heart 
Still suffering 
For an ancient sin 
We all played our part 

Nothing is stronger 
In the universe 
Than the human heart 
Outside the gates 
Trying to push our way in 
Before it gets too dark 

(chorus) Howl on, Howl on Till the pain is gone 
Howl on, Howl on, Howl on 

Nothing is lonelier 
In the universe 
Than the human heart 
Left to ponder 
A lifetime without love 
Each time it falls apart 

(chorus) 

Nothing is greater 
In the universe 
Than the human heart 
To rise above 
The sorrowful earth 
The agony and the hurt 

(chorus x 3)

....Howl on, Howl on, Howl on.  

TRACK 8 - ONE OF THOSE DAYS

I should have seen it coming 
But I can’t complain 
I got plenty of everything 
Specially the blame

I try to keep it positive 
And see the cosmic plan 
Cos I know in the scheme of things 
I’m a lucky man 

(chorus) 
Oh now baby, 
You know it’s just 
One of those days 
Feels like 
Waiting for a train 
That’s never coming back this way 

If I had a chance 
I’d do it all again 
Put my hide on the line 
And I’d ride that flame 

It’s hard to come back down 
From the thrill of the chase 
I’m just sitting here 
Staring into space 

(chorus x 2) 

TRACK 9 - BRAVE CAPTAIN

What will your ship bring back
Can you tell me brave captain
A treasure beyond all comprehension
What will you bring back brave captain

Did you tell your wife you love her
And that you will return one day for her
As you kissed her sweet lips
She knows you’re married to your ship
But she loves you anyway
Brave captain

Where are you now brave captain
Can you see how the world truly is
Shimmering and blue, lonesome like you
Where are you now brave captain
 

What will we do brave captain
If you do not return brave captain
We will fall down with grief
And get no relief
Until we send the next brave captain
Until we send another brave captain

TRACK 10 - THE HEART OF UNIVERSAL LOVE

In the dying ambers of a lonely distant star 
That’s where I began 
Well now, baby, here we are 
Don’t worry about me, 
Kiss my picture while I’m gone 
Till I come back to the cool green hills of home 
Back to the place where I belong 
The heart of universal love 

Way out here on this unforgiving world 
We made our mark, and let our empire’s flag unfurl 
And then I looked up and I saw 
The heart of universal love 

East of Eden, there is just one tale to tell 
Of good and evil, and high heaven turned to Hell 
With our free will, we have undone 
The heart of universal love 
Until redemption makes us one 
With the heart of universal love 

TRACK 11 - LAST ADVENTURE

All the things I’ve seen, you can’t imagine 
I know that I’ve had more than my share 
But as surely as the sun will rise tomorrow 
This is my last adventure 

Everybody else followed the money 
I thought I was lucky to be there 
But now the game is up, and I am certain 
This is my last adventure, this is my last adventure 

Though I’m not sure just where I’m going 
It’s fundamental truth we must explore 
And if I make it back in one piece, darling 
This is my last adventure, this is my last adventure 

I looked out across the desolation 
So beautiful, almost too much to bear 
And as I walked upon it I was certain 
This is my last adventure, this is my last adventure 

And as I burn a hole through Heaven, darling 
I know you’ll be waiting up somewhere 
With your head in your hands, begging Jesus 
That this is my last adventure, this is my last adventure 

This is my last adventure, this is my last adventure

TRACK 12 - BALLAD OF NEIL ARMSTRONG

Goodnight, sweetheart 
Wherever you may be 
I wonder if you are 
Watching over me 
Can you put in a good word with God? 
As I sail my ship into the void 

Starlight, starlight 
Guide me along 
Across this dark ocean 
We must sail on 
There is no below or above 
As I sail my ship into the void 

Faster than a bullet 
Silent as a church 
A cathedral of light 
So far from earth 
And all the dreams of a boy 
As I sail my ship into the void 
As I sail my ship into the void
​​"All I ever wanted was for people to feel what I feel - the magic of music" - Bap Kennedy, 2016

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