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Ever​-​Changing

by The Ruta Beggars

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1.
CHORUS Papa's got a hold of the Wine oh brother Smelling like turpentine Sister get the bedpan ready for a dead man Papa's got a hold of the wine Hey there pops where you going with your little brown jug? I'm gon' dance with the ladies son, I just wanna cut a rug Don't you know I've had the blues since your mama died So let your daddy have some fun, cause Papa's got a hold of the wine CHORUS If you ever had a liquor stained breath crawl past your nose Then you know it's just too cover up the past you're too scared to show Don't you know red and bold Merlot puckers up the spine So let's run for the shed cause Papa's got a hold of the wine
2.
Red Carpet 02:57
Every night before bed, she'd cradle my head And bend by my bedside to pray I'd say mama you know I can't sleep on my own Won't you please stay CH1 Mama Don't leave sis and brother behind Cuz we both know this can't be your time [not enough time] [it's too little time] Mama (mama, mama) V2 How could I know, what had happened at home It was the first selfish thing that she’d done She’d always talk about racing to God It looks like she’s won CH: Mama (mama, mama) Don't leave sis and brother behind Cuz we both know this can't be your time Mama (mama, mama) I sure was wishing when I come into the kitchen She didn't roll out the red carpet for me V3 Packing to go, from the house that was home I found what she wants me to see The letter she wrote, her last parting note In her diary CH Every year since she left, we all bow our heads And kneel by her gravestone to pray
3.
There will be days when the sun refuse to shine dear There'll be times when our hearts don't glow But as long as you are always mine dear Then there's no way our love won't show I spent a lifetime looking for that someone and that someone is you CHORUS I loved you then (back then) I love you now (even now) Even so our love keeps on growing somehow My heart's been racing Since day one With Deep and amazing Ever-changing love When you're eyes looked into mine they did the same dear And those butterflies have never flown away I've got your kisses coursing through my veins dear And a heartbeat made for loving blues away As long as I've been loving you I'm learning We're still turning to something new
4.
V1: Three years have passed, she left me standin’ With my feet tied to the ground Memories erased Just a crooked photograph A lost night’s sleep and a heartache all around PC: Where were you that night when I lost my love She’s tied herself to another man again I can’t refrain from calling Chorus: Hold me closer now, Just one more minute of your love It’s colder here somehow, for I should have kept you by my side I hope someday when we’re old and tired, we’ll meet again and pray Just hold me closer now V2: Yesterday I dreamt about a moonlit water We lover’s waltzed all the way back home that night I cried myself to sleep that night, keep prayin’ for that water Just prayin’ for the day she leaves my side PC: You broke my heart that night when I lost my love She’s tied herself to another man again I can’t refrain from calling Chorus Bridge: Hold me close till the day I die I reckon you’ll be mine If we can venture back in time Hear the angel’s solemn cry X4 She’s tired of the other man again I can’t refrain from calling Chorus Just hold me closer Hold Me closer Hold me close…
5.
Pass You By 02:59
I wake up And turn over Wishing that the time would learn to fly In my dreams We are closer How I wish I could pass you by How long till I see you And hold you again Is it days weeks months or even years I've got a funny feeling My heart is free wheeling And I can't recall a night without a fear My heart has a hole in it With no repair Till I see you looking back into my eyes The sun makes me shiver My blue moon gets bigger At night I stay out howling at the sky
6.
I swear that I would fly across the ocean On metal wings, I'd soar straight to your door If only I was sure when that door opened Your smile would be the first thing that I'd see But who knows, while I'm alone With time to ponder Can absence ever make A heart grow fonder Still I can't help but wonder Did I ever love you The way that you loved me I wouldn't say a word about the old days How memories tend to haunt me in my sleep If only I could keep your hand held tightly Instead of letting fingers start to shake
7.
Yodeling Yasmín Chorus: Micah, Trevin, Ariel Yodelin’ Yasmín Where have you been From Hills of Yore You’ve wandered You make our hearts spin So Yodelin’ Yasmin Sing us a song! Your sweet voice’ll keep us movin’ along Verse I come from a town in Tennessee Where the hills were bright and green and all the people smiled at me they asked me Lady dear please spare a note A yodelehi, yodellahu yodale— heck I sang for hours for them folk Here In Boston I can be found I hope that by now I’d settle down! I miss that peaceful breeze, what a time is was to be Now I sing for yodelehi yodeleshe (ti )yodeleyou, yodel not for me! Chorus (Fiddle Fills): But Yodelin’ Yasmín Where have you been Your woeful declination Fuels our tonic and gin Yodelin’ Yasmin Why don’t ya Sing us a song! Your sweet voice’ll keep us movin’ along Yodelehiiiiii!! Chorus Yodelin’ Yasmín (Howdy doo) You bring us joy (I’ll sing a song for you) Your sweet music’s so endearing (It is?) It’s Quite thrilling and coy (Oh why don’t you quit it) Yodelin’ Yasmin Sing us a song! Your sweet voice’ll keep us movin’ [along ]
8.
CH IV I As he brushes away a tear IV V to keep from his suit getting wet I IV He tells stories from back through the years I V he says son, there are some things IV I I'll never forget V1 He stood by her side for the last time At the church where they made their first vows She was wrapped in a bed Made of pine from behind the house He had a tough time with his memory He's said the wrong name more than once But I knew from the smile that he gave me There was a light that hadn't gone out V2 Like the night we got caught in a rainstorm On a trip to the town by the bay Tore her dress when she climbed on the fence To the barn where we stayed That was the first night I held her She was wearing her grandma's perfume When we woke she had hay in her pockets And a great big smile on her face V3 You and I both loved your mother She's sure smiling down on us now I wish I remembered the details But that's not what love is about

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released June 22, 2022

Produced by Justin Moses & The Ruta Beggars
Recorded and Mixed by Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound Studios; Boston, MA
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering; Boulder, CO

Fiddle | Sofía Chiarandini
Guitar | Micah Nicol
Bass | Noah Harrington
Mandolin | Ariel Wyner
Banjo | Trevin Nelson
Dobro | Justin Moses

Papa's Got Ahold of the Wine
Red Carpet
Ever-Changing Love
Pass You By
The Way That You Loved Me
I'll Never Forget
Written by Micah Nicol ASCAP

Hold Me Close
Yodelin' Yasmín
Written by Ariel Wyner

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The Ruta Beggars Boston, Massachusetts

Brought together at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in the American Roots Program by their passion for bluegrass, The Ruta Beggars infuse traditional bluegrass and early swing to create a timeless act filled with intricate yet smooth vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and plenty of fun! They have been praised for their creative yet tasteful arrangements and charming performances. ... more

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