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Alaska

by Stan Hall

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Well there aint no light when you’re down this low Where joy refuses to grow And there aint no dreams to be had down here Drowning your life in your beers And a heart as thick as mine is a heart that breaks twice as long Well there aint no light when you’re down this low Where joy refuses to grow And there aint no dreams to be had down here Drowning your life in your beers And If I ever fly away, I never shall return, again Well there aint no light when you’re down this low Where joy refuses to grow And there aint no dreams to be had down here Drowning your life in your beers I'll be drowning my life in my beer.
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Carnegie 02:35
Well he sailed his way across the sea and bought his name Carnagie And his Hall is still standing tall mocking my uncertainty I left my home just two days ago, Singing Goodbye Arizona And I’ll be here in New York unless I keep my word And I’ll fly Away, On The 4th of July Cause I’ve been at my best, When I’ve been drinking less. Friends who drink are friends for life, that’s what we vowed Senior Year But Brooklyn seems a world away from the Alaskan frontier Remember that time when we were boys and I almost wrecked my grandmas Car It feels like a lifetime has past between then and this bar. And I’ll fly Away, On The 4th of July Yeah I’ll fly Away, On The 4th of July Cause I’ve been at my best, When I’ve been drinking less.
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Small 03:28
There’s a hole in my veins where the dirt bleeds out And I hope it never heels up that’s why I pick the scabs Drains all those memories till I’m dried up Cause I’m so small And I’m so weak, In their eyes I, I’m just a kid without a name I’m feeling pretty thirsty now I think I’ll jump off the stern Take a deep breath and hold it in and sink where I deserve Hemingway would be pretty proud that I joined the ranks Cause I’m so small And I’m so weak, In their eyes I, I’m just a kid without a name It’s nights like this I want to quit I really got myself into a mess But Even If I jump ship at the next port I ain’t got no home to run to Guess it’s just the coward in my blood that makes me want to roam Cause I’m so small And I’m so weak, In their eyes I, I’m just a kid without a name
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Belong 03:28
I want to be where the sun don’t shine on me, beneath your evergreens But I got this leash that keeps me from from roaming with you But I’ll be with you soon, darling you know it’s true We can drink my paycheck away We’ll have a great time and in the morning I’m sure I’ll pay But it’ll all be worth it Juneau you know I need you, I never cared much for the sun anyway Juneau you know I need you We both know that I can’t stay Cause like a cactus in a storm or like a glacier in the sand I don’t belong here Someday in the future I’ll wear a suit and tie, yes I’ll be a big big man And I’ll tell lots of stories of the times that we shared just to overcompensate Well some of them’ll be lies and Only you will know, I got an appearance to uphold But then in my old age I’ll come running back to you just singing this old song Juneau you know I need you, I never cared much for the sun anyway Juneau you know I need you We both know that I can’t stay Cause like a cactus in a storm or like a glacier in the sand I don’t belong here
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Greasy Coat 01:11
I don't drink and I don't smoke and I don't wear no greasy coat Well I ain't fine and I ain't well and all us sinners are going to hell
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Saltwater 02:01
My hair my hair is my mother’s hair And these hands these hands look like my fathers, Still somehow I add up to much less My knees my knees are weak with work And my back my back it just ain’t used To what my forefathers built it for. Still I wish I could replace My blood with salty water Then I’d be clean My eyes my eyes cant see the light That Hank Sr said he saw Worst of all I forgot all the chords My name my name is my grandfathers, Which is why my gut is filled with booze Carrying on an old family tradition Still I wish I could replace My blood with salty water Then I’d be clean
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Chilkoot 01:48
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Rich 03:43
My day is coming up, I got the notches on my bed to prove And when I hit that dock I’ll have the most money I’ve ever seen But I’ll blow through those means, cause I know myself and I know my genes And I’m sure theyy’ll come a day where I don’t count my wealth in meals Well whiskey won’t touch my tounge, only fine bourbon and scotch for me And when that days to come, I wonder if I’ll still remember this song Maybe I’ll find a girl one who treats me like I think I need And If we end up poor, like all the generations that came before well I’ll be wealthy my dear, as long as I got you near. I’ll fly away, in the morning

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An album recorded primarily in the style of clawhammer banjo. Special thanks to Jared Pace for recording and producing it.

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released July 27, 2016

Writing credits to The Drinky Heartaches and Alex Whelan of Trochee Trochee on the songs "Ain't No Light"and "Carnegie" respectively. Major credit to Jared Pace, who did everything to get this album recorded and mixed. His other work can be found a www.jaredpace.me

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