Lost In the Graveyard | lyrics and credits
Lost In the Graveyard
Old boats and Cottonwood trees
Smack in the Middle of kansas
Tiny tales and juju bees
Flint hills and contact dances
Kerosene stoves cane fishin' poles
post rock and prairie grasses
sun bearin' down from that western sky
air as thick as molasses
Sometimes I'm lost in this graveyard
I can feel the bones a rattlin'
Sometimes I'm lost in this graveyard
But I ain't gonna lay down, no
I ain't gonna lay down...
Cattle crossing on highway 4
Salt thrown over my shoulder
My ex-wife says she still loves me so
This is what I told her
Sometimes I'm lost in this graveyard
I can feel the bones a rattlin'
Sometimes I'm lost in this graveyard
But I ain't gonna lay down, no
I ain't gonna lay down...
Trailer Parks that twisters fell
Listening to Grandmother's tales
Yard balls and swimmin' holes
Cicadas crawl from their shells
Nights a hummin' with the insect sounds
And sepia toned Methodist senses
Musky nights, wound up tight
Legs wrapped around my lenses
Sometimes I'm lost in this graveyard
I can feel the bones a rattlin'
Sometimes I'm lost in this graveyard
But I ain't gonna lay down, no
I ain't gonna lay down...
Gary Mackender: Accordion, Drums, Vibes, Vocals
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar, Banjo, Background Vocals
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
2. Gina Lollobrigida
Gary Mackender: Accordion
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar
Marx Loeb: Drums
The Gina Singers: Emma Correa Barrett, Tess Correa Barrett, Isaiah Bice, Sirach Bice, Sara Boice, Chloe Cox, Brittany Dinius, Rachel Lifton, Erik Revay, Rebekah Waller
3. One More Name
Country crafts and several yellow smiling faces
Greeted me this morning
Gingham ducks, and a macrame lamp
I pulled back the covers
Who's out there I thought to myself
in this land of enchantment
I'll grab my clothes make a run for the door
Before I'm stuck in this encampment
What did I have to drink last night
Or was it two days past?
My memory must be stuck on the wall
Cause there's one more name on my cast
Well I jumped out of bed and started to dash
Footsteps comin' out the bathroom door
I rammed my cast right into the wall
Doll collection crashed to the floor
She said "Henry, where you goin' so fast
I got Folgers in the pot."
Since that's not my name I ran out the door
Said "No thanks but thanks a lot"
What did I have to drink last night
Or was it two days past?
My memory must be stuck on the wall
Cause there's one more name on my cast
Cause there's one more name on my cast
Gary Mackender: Accordion, Vocals
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar, Second Vocal
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums
Carla Brownlee: Saxophone
4. Misery and Hope
Gary Mackender: Accordion, Mandolin
Catherine Zavala: Acoustic Guitar
Tony Rosano: Sousaphone
5. Fools and Angels
Gary Mackender: Accordion
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums
Carla Brownlee: Saxophone
6. Carnival Ride
Out on the dusty fairgrounds
The midway starts to form
Diesel trucks have unloaded
Cotton candy and sno cones
I've felt my way through the trailer of mirrors
Gave my money to the barker outside
But I couldn't wait to find the banners of awe
And see the freaks that they keep inside
I first saw the man who could pop out his eyes
'Round 1965
He was standing next to the lady with a beard
Lobster Boy on the other side
We paid our dime so they would give us a thrill
'Cause they were different than you and me
But anymore I think that I could give 'em a run
Things ain't never just what they seem
This is my Carnival ride to the rest of my life
To the rest of my life
This is my ride
My mother, she got off a while back
And left my Father behind
And I've got bumps and bruises 40 years ago
You couldn't a told me I would find
Then my Daddy just decided it was time for him
To go and see my mama again
Now their both awaitin' patiently
For my Carnival ride to end
After hours on the midway
Drank and gambled more than once or twice
I've seen the other side of Heaven
And I'm tellin' ya it ain't so nice
I think I got a few years left
Before I see the end of the show
With my friends and family around me
Y'know I've struck the Mother Lode
This is my Carnival ride to the rest of my life
To the rest of my life
This is my ride
Gary Mackender: Accordion, Drums, Vocals
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Catherine Zavala: Mandolin
7. Bazaar 54/Bus Stop
Gary Mackender: Accordion
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums
Carla Brownlee: Saxophone
8. Hang 'em High Tango Redux
Gary Mackender: Accordion, Vocals
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums, Percussion
9. Skinned Knees & Fishhooks
Gary Mackender: Accordion
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums
Carla Brownlee: Saxophone
10. El Choclo/Over the Rainbow
Gary Mackender: Accordion
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums, Percussion, Crash Box
Carla Brownlee: Saxophone
11. He Was Here
He was here just a moment ago
I told him I love him
If he heard it well I don't know
Yet I told him I'll miss him
And I spoke to him yesterday
He told me, he forgave me
And all the things that I wanted to say
They're still Inside me, always inside me
And the years go on by, the lights are getting darker
And the young man I once was is miles away
And if there's one thing I know, it's to grab every moment
It's cliche' but they really slip away
All the lines that he drew for me
I stepped over, I did not want them
Yet I use them subconsciously
Cause he's inside me, always inside me
And the tears go on by, the lights are getting darker
And the pain is pushed aside less easily
And if there's one thing I know, it's to grab every moment
It's a shame but they really slip away
Gary Mackender: Accordion, Mandolin, Vocals
Catherine Zavala: Mandowrinch, Vocals
12. Spook Waltz (Gesture Pie)
Gary Mackender: Accordion
Mitzi Cowell: Guitar
Chris Giambelluca: Bass
Marx Loeb: Drums, Percussion
Carla Brownlee: Saxophone
Lost In the Graveyard
This CD is dedicated to the memory of my Father, Charles Duane Mackender. RIP 1925-2004.
Produced by Gary MackenderEngineered by Chris Schultz and Mike Prado
Mixed by Craig Schumacher, WaveLab studio
Mastered by JJ Golden at Golden Mastering
