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Wild & Precious Life

by Duane Betts

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1.
Evergreen 04:37
There’s a fire burning so deep in my heart tonight I see the smiling faces in the crowd set alight And I always looked for the truth in my mother’s eyes Sometimes we all have to learn to say goodbye My father he was a gambler like his daddy too You try but you just can’t explain what you never knew Sweet sympathy Don’t turn your back on me Sweet memory As long as you stay with me And you know that I’ll always be your evergreen Sweet sympathy Don’t turn your back on me Sweet memory As long as you stay with me And you know that I’ll always be your evergreen
2.
Waiting on a fish Waiting on a song It can take the whole night But it’s never too long Just lay back baby You don’t need it now It always comes at the right time somehow The rivers are long The ocean’s wide Water has its way of changing everything with time Holding on to hope It’s better than gold Some days move fast Some move slow Hanging in the shallows Hanging in the deep Whatever we catch Whatever we keep The roads are long Your dreams are wide Love has its way of changing everything with time The valley’s low The mountain’s high Dreams have their way Of changing us with time The rivers are long Your dreams are wide Water has its way of changing everything with time Love has its way of changing everything with time
3.
Forrest Lane 04:56
Palm trees sway on these spring days Don’t care what I forgot Got my dreams locked and my mind’s at ease I ain’t nothing I’m not The reasons I’m out here Because I was just born here So don’t you question me I’ll do what I can to help you understand There’s more than what you see Out here where the cypress grows Full moon comes and the full moon goes Southern sweet Time is slow Oh it’s got a hold on me Oh you got to hold on Being easy don’t mean it’s broken Just lay them judgements down Well I ain’t perfect I might drink too much But I got my family around We make it through years and it tears at the seams But together here we stand The good lord is gracious I know you’re patient You make me a better man Out here where the cypress grows Full moon comes and the full moon goes Southern sweet Time is slow Oh it’s got a hold on me Oh you got to hold on Out here where the cypress grows Full moon comes and the full moon goes Southern sweet Time is slow Oh it’s got a hold on me
4.
Colors Fade 05:22
Just another lost soul Let the night carry me home Let the colors fade I laid awake Rolling through my veins As sure as the sun Meets the morning sky Sleep with the devil She’ll haunt your dreams Keep you up late And bury you deep Sleep with the devil She’ll haunt your dreams Keep you up late And bury you deep My love for you won’t hold me back Every now and then this train rolls off these tracks It takes the worry from my mind As sure as the sun Meets the morning sky Sleep with the devil She’ll haunt your dreams Keep you up late And bury you deep Sleep with the devil She’ll haunt your dreams Keep you up late And bury you deep Sleep with the devil She’ll haunt my dreams Keep me up late And bury me deep Sleep with the devil She’ll haunt my dreams Keep me up late And bury me deep
5.
Bright eyes The endless road We set our sight Let the stories unfold Carolina A warm summer night One thing I know You always made me smile I said I wouldn’t let you down Never make you cry Promised you I told the truth Even though it became a lie Saints to sinners Sinners to saints Lovers to liars I want to go the other way Spend your days With what you love Even though it can cut you and hurt you so much Down in New Orleans I know I did you wrong Left you in the Quarter Where no angel belongs Dark and lonely there Don’t know how I got home I swore I loved you But I woke up all alone Saints to sinners Sinners to saints Lovers to liars I want to go the other way Been searching these streets Laying low Asking where you went but nobody knows As the days go by The picture fades I hope I find you Before it’s too late It stood before us Shadowed by the facts It’s hard to believe Some good things Ain’t ever coming back Saints to sinners Sinners to saints Lovers to liars I want to go the other way
6.
You’ll always be the one true light Shadow follows and we fall behind And the cool rain falls like tears From my eyes You have a dream And a restless mind Things we bury The things we hide And we stare at the sun No fear It burns It hurts But you know Who we serve It burns It hurts But you know Who we serve And the cool rain calms Your restless mind
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8.
At first I didn’t know just what I was getting into You fell into my hands There was nothing I could do And now we’ve come so far This feeling I never knew Feels like we’re walking on Sacred ground Together with this love we found Sacred ground We’re never going to turn around Lay your money down I’ve been working all day Your sweet love is what I need Keep me up all night See the things I never see I want to hold you my baby Never let you leave Feels like we’re walking on Sacred ground Together with this love we found Sacred ground We’re never going to turn around Lay your money down You right here with me Nothing left to hide Standing out here on sacred ground Underneath this great big ole sky Sacred ground With the love we found Feeling alright now Sacred ground Lord knows we ain’t coming down
9.
This old town Is bent and broken See the rust on your dreams To yourself You are a stranger Is that all you’ll ever be It’s a cold dark world But your heart is beating So you ain’t beat by no cold dark world Out on these streets As the angel’s sleeping Feels like you are all alone You get in deep Feel like you’re sinking Ain’t got no place to call your home It’s a cold dark world But your heart is beating So you ain’t beat by no cold dark world There’s a hurricane Rolling in It might get the best of me I might be to blame And that won’t change What will be will be It’s a cold dark world But my heart is beating So I ain’t beat by no cold dark world
10.
You might find me in the hotel lobby Waiting to take your heart You might find me in all my glory Just trying to find a little spark And we might make it all the way We don’t have to go too far Out in the hollow desert Just you and me Drawing circles in the stars Not long ago I was told You don’t need much to get by But with a sweet love you’ll have much more than all the silver and gold you can find Now we’re lying here In the sand Sunset by the tiki bar And maybe later tonight We’ll find ourselves Drawing circles in the stars Drawing circles in the stars You might find me in the hotel lobby Waiting to take your heart

credits

released July 14, 2023

DUANE BETTS
WILD & PRECIOUS LIFE
RPF 2310

The Band:
Duane Betts Guitars, Vocals
Johnny Stachela Guitars
Berry Duane Oakley Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
John Ginty Hammond B-3 Organ, Piano
Tyler Greenwell Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians:
Derek Trucks: Guitar on “Stare at the Sun”
Marcus King: Guitar on “Cold Dark World”
Nicki Bluhm: Vocal on “Colors Fade”
Bain Beakley: Background Vocals
Susan Marshall & Reba Russell: Background Vocals
Matt Smith: Pedal Steel
John Reid: Trumpet
Bobby Tis: Percussion

Produced by: Duane Betts, Johnny Stachela, John Ginty
Executive Producer: Duane Betts
Recorded & Engineered by: Bobby Tis
Mixed by: Jim Scott

Recorded at Swamp Raga Studio, Jacksonville, FL — March, May 2022
Mixed at Plyrz Studios July 2022, Santa Clarita, CA
Mastered by: Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Sound
Additional Recording by: Matt Ross-Spang at Southern Grooves Studio, Memphis, TN

Bradley Strickland: Studio Assistant, Swamp Raga Studio
Benjamin Knapp: Mix Engineer, Plyrz Studios

Art Direction & Design: Charley Robinson, Iconoclast Design Co.
Photography (Cover): Heather Nigro
Photography (Tintype): Lindsey Ross
Photography (Studio): Chris Brush, Bradley Strickland

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the making of this album. This is the music I heard in my head and in my soul. I'm so grateful to have shared this experience with such talented people, and now I share it all with you.

Also, I would like to thank my lovely wife Lisa, who amazes me every day with her kindness and patience. Love you. — DB

A very special acknowledgement of gratitude to Dr. Alfred Frankel for generously providing access to the original artwork — by Pierre Rochard — that graces the cover of this album. Alfred Frankel has been a dedicated and tireless archivist, preservationist, and advocate for the rich history of Florida artists. His
two books — The Artists of Old Florida, 1840-1960 and A Dictionary of Florida Artists, 1840-1960 — are available for free download at his website: artistsofoldflorida.com. Thank you, Dr. Fred.

Duane Betts: Forrest Hye Music (BMI), Johnny Stachela: Gunpowder Music (BMI), Tyler Greenwell: Tyler Greenwell Music (BMI), Stoll Vaughan: Commonwealth Artist (ASCAP), Devon Allman: Orion Gregory Music (ASCAP)

℗ & © 2023 Duane Betts Under Exclusive License To Royal Potato Family. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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