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When It All Goes Down

by Sarah King

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1.
Lord take my soul But the struggle remains I’d like to rest my bones But I cannot change my ways I’m bound to suffer for my sins Have at me angel You’ve come to take me home Trying to save me But I wander down below Your crooked halo Goes with those wings of white Stand a little closer So we both fly high tonight Lord take my soul But the struggle remains I’d like to rest my bones But I cannot change my ways I’m bound to suffer for my sins I’m demanding And unwilling to please I’m not one to pray But I got you on your knees Call your god’s attention To the desperate lives we lead Think he might forgive me My undivine tendencies Lord take my soul But the struggle remains I’d like to rest my bones But I cannot change my ways I’m bound to suffer for my sins Your god can’t catch you If I lead you off that ledge Your tongue used to praise him Now devotion you allege I slip the devil Into everything I do The glory and the power I still hold over you Lord take my soul But the struggle remains I’d like to rest my bones But I cannot change my ways I’m bound to suffer for my sins
2.
Almost won first place Almost finished the race Past mistakes were almost erased Always an almost Almost changed the past Almost made true love last Went by almost a little too fast Always an almost CHORUS Almost too afraid to move on Knew I had to be strong When it all felt wrong Always an almost Almost thought I couldn’t let go But the pain’s how you grow It gets better I know Always an almost Almost called my bluff Almost stayed when the going got rough So close to being almost enough Always an almost CHORUS BRIDGE Almost let who you were define me Almost lived a life that’s now behind me Almost got so lost in you that I couldn’t find me Always an almost CHORUS
3.
They tried to keep me quiet Don’t know what I been through Don’t judge another person’s choices Til the choices they had are laid out for you They call it selfish destruction Leaving old guard in my wake Follow fire of internal combustion Only so much one soul can take I won’t be silenced I’ll stand up to the devil when it all goes Stand up to the devil when it all goes Stand up to the devil when it all goes down When it all goes They say to keep your head bowed Don’t look cuz you might see Hungry eyes circlin the shadows Searching for the next one they can eat I won’t be silenced I’ll stand up to the devil when it all goes Stand up to the devil when it all goes Stand up to the devil when it all goes down When it all goes They’ll pay for what they done Drag their sins out into the sun I won’t be silenced I won’t be silenced I’ll stand up to the devil when it all goes Stand up to the devil when it all goes Stand up to the devil when it all goes down When it all goes
4.
Oh darling Oh my love You keep comin round when you know I’ve got nothing to give I’ve been trying I’ve been crying Seems life without you is the only way to live You can’t stand in front of me with that look on your face Like you don’t understand what’s just taken place After everything you’ve done to you and me Oh darling Oh my love You like having a good woman more than you like tryin’ to be a good man I’ve been trying I’ve been driving Last time I drove these streets holding your hand Now the time has come to pass the time Recovering from learning you are not mine And the cold creeps in as if to remind Me the universe is always on time Please let me pass so I don’t break my stride I’ll keep this quiet so I don’t hurt your pride You can have your memories of the longest night I spent by your side You can’t stand in front of me with that look on your face Like you don’t understand what’s just taken place After everything you’ve done to you and me And you think love’s enough to walk back through my door But it’s been stretched so thin it can’t take anymore After everything you’ve done to you and me Oh darling Oh my love Oh my love
5.
Stand too close to fire you’ll get burned Forgetting every lesson you’ve learned Losing grip on everything you’ve earned Is this the way you thought it’d turn All you taste is whisky and mistakes Every part of your body aches He pushes you around until you break How much more can you take CHORUS Nothing more dangerous than a man who’s lost his his shadow He’s got nothing left to lose Next time he drinks too much and he’s pushing you to new lows He’ll blame it on the booze Blame it on the booze It’s unwise to linger over dreams When you find life isn’t what it seems You can end up going to extremes Will your ends justify your means CHORUS BRIDGE How long til he hits you Will you wait here to find out I can come and help you If you just give me a shout END CHORUS Nothing more dangerous than a woman pushed to new lows She’s got nothing left to lose Next time he drinks too much we’ll help him join his shadow And we’ll blame it on the booze Blame it on the booze Blame it on the booze
6.
If you don’t know where to start, start with the weather I know it’ll always change for the better So I’m still here knowing that the skies will clear Finally made it up over the mountain It was slow goin’ so I kept countin’ The miles off til I made it to the very top You’ll feel fine long before you’re healed CHORUS Take all the time you need Remember to breathe Let the sun shine in Til you feel like yourself again Look up at the stars No need to hide your scars You’re gonna make it through You’re stronger than you ever knew Thinkin’ you’re lost in the woods Can’t fake a smile and wishin’ you could You’ll find your way out overcomin’ all your doubts You’ll feel fine long before you’re healed CHORUS Take all the time you need Remember to breathe Let the sun shine in Til you feel like yourself again Look up at the stars No need to hide your scars You’re gonna make it through You’re stronger than you ever knew When you feel like you’re drowning In the wreckage surrounding You while you try to float And the waves keep on crashing Every moment that’s passing And all you have is hope Oooooh, oooh CHORUS Take all the time you need Remember to breathe Let the sun shine in Til you feel like yourself again Look up at the stars No need to hide your scars You’re gonna make it through You’re stronger than you ever knew
7.
Remember when I asked for help Told me to look somewhere else If I was worthy you’d have held out your hand Must be nice to feel like such a powerful man You can’t hold me down, no you can’t hold me down CHORUS It feels so good to tell you you were wrong about me Glad I didn’t listen and I didn’t believe Now who’s knocking on my door But I won’t answer anymore Cuz it feels so good to tell you you were wrong about me Don’t need your permission now Didn’t want it anyhow Live my life the way I please You’ll never be the boss of me You can’t hold me down, no you can’t hold me down CHORUS Ooooh 1, 2, 3- FINAL CHORUS It feels so good to tell you you were wrong about me Glad I didn’t listen and I didn’t believe Now who’s knocking on my door But I won’t answer anymore Cuz it feels so good to tell you you were wrong about me Glad I didn’t listen and I didn’t believe Now who’s knocking on my door But I won’t answer anymore Cuz it feels so good to tell you you were wrong about me
8.
Want to tell you about the girl I love My she looks so fine She's the only one that I been dreamin' of Maybe someday she will be all mine I want to tell her that I love her so I thrill with her every touch I need to tell her she's the only one I really love I got a woman, want to ball all day I got a woman, she won't be true, no I got a woman, stay drunk all the time I said I got a little woman and she won't be true Sunday morning when we go down to church See the menfolk standin' in line I said they come to pray to the Lord With my little girl, looks so fine In the evening when the sun is sinkin' low Everybody's with the one they love I walk the town, keep searchin' all around Lookin' for my street corner girl I got a woman, want to ball all day I got a woman, she won't be true, no no I got a woman, stay drunk all the time I said I got a little woman and she won't be true In the bars, with the men who play guitars Singin', drinkin' and rememberin' the times My little lover does a midnight shift She followed around all the time I guess there's just one thing left for me to do Gonna pack my bags and move on my way 'Cause I got a worried mind sharin' what I thought was mine Gonna leave her where the guitars play I got a woman, she won't be true, no no I got a woman, want to ball all day, yeah, yeah I got a woman, stay drunk all the time I got a little woman and she won't be true Hey hey what can I do, yeah Hey hey what can I say I got a woman wanna ball all day Hey hey what can I do I got a woman and she won't be true no, hear what I say I got a woman wanna ball all day Hey hey what can I do No, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah Hey hey what can I say
9.
Slow down you’re lookin at me like I said not to Baby you know I can’t resist you Maybe we should behave Hold on devil is dancin on my shoulder Every moment growin bolder While I’m in your embrace CHORUS And you’ve got me whiskey thinkin I know I said I should quit drinkin Can’t close my tab cuz I’m still wondering what we have And you’ve got me whiskey thinkin Thirsty I’ll put some honey in your whiskey Fire that’s burnin when you kiss me But our time’s running out Last call where do we go when this is over Say you’ll remember when you’re sober But I still have my doubts CHORUS And you’ve got me whiskey thinkin I know I said I should quit drinkin Can’t close my tab cuz I’m still wondering what we have And you’ve got me whiskey thinkin BRIDGE Now I want you to stay But you won’t see me wipin’ my tears away Keepin this bottled up just leads to pain CHORUS And you’ve got me whiskey thinkin I know I said I should quit drinkin Can’t close my tab cuz I’m still wondering what we have And I’ll raise my glass cuz in this moment I don’t feel bad And you’ve got me whiskey thinkin You’ve got me whiskey thinkin
10.
Don’t be cross with your sweetheart Nothing this beautiful could be moral I’d break anything for you including my own neck Told me this was tearing you apart You were just resting on your laurels Took that woman out my way there’s nothing left to wreck Pretty things are deadly But not for you, my love I’ll keep you here beside me Til we’re called to heaven above Ghosts lie under your bed all night Other women who used to love you What a devil you’d be if god bent your soul When I’m locked in a gunfight I always shoot on two So I’m a suspect for the starring role Pretty things are deadly But not for you, my love I’ll keep you here beside me Til we’re called to heaven above For the love of god beware of me I did just what I said Moderation don’t suit me Let’s take this back to bed Pretty things are deadly But not for you, my love I’ll keep you here beside me Til we’re called to heaven above
11.
The Moth 02:36
Long night in the city I still can’t find you Been searching for days Your cold heart wasn’t true CHORUS Fair is the lair where you held me ensnared Like a moth to a well-dressed flame Sweet is the heat each and every time we meet but now I won’t play your game I’m standing in the shadows I see the fear in your eyes You’re alone and empty-handed So much for your disguise CHORUS I may be naive But lord knows I’m not blind Time measured by heartbeats Now that I know you’re not mine CHORUS Long night in the city And they still can’t find you Been searching for days Your cold heart wasn’t true
12.
Devil's Try 03:35
Hard times are bleeding me I can’t help but feeling down The only thing that’s left for me Is the bottle and it's gone now The Devil said he’d drink with me Just as long as I got the tab Hard times are bleeding me I can’t help but feeling down Ain't got nowhere to run to Ain't got nowhere to call my home The only thing that’s left for me is the bottle and it's gone now The devil said he’d drink with me just as long as I got the tab CHORUS The devil said he’d drink with me The devil said he’d drink with me The devil said he’d drink with me Just as long as I got the tab The devils got it in for me The devils got it in for me The devils got it in for me But he’ll just have to Stand in line Got one foot in the grave And the other foot pressed hard on the gas If you live too fast you die too young And the whiskey lord won’t ya keep it comin I’d sell my soul if the price was right to the first one who threw down their cash The devil’s got it in for me But he’ll just have to stand in line CHORUS The devil said he’d drink with me The devil said he’d drink with me The devil said he’d drink with me Just as long as I got the tab The devils got it in for me The devils got it in for me The devils got it in for me But he’ll just have to stand in line

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released March 29, 2024

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Sarah King Ripton, Vermont

Known for her powerhouse voice and “fiery, vulnerable songs,” Sarah King creates thought-provoking, versatile Americana music. Her genuine stories about real-life emotions and situations also draw on classic folk-blues themes, balancing songs about the devil and booze with hard-won moments of reflection and acceptance. ... more

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