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Out On The Road

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1.
California 02:35
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California Driving home to California Five hundred miles left behind I got to be there by the morning So I can ease my troubled mind It's never cold in California Never saw a day the sun didn't shine It won't be long until I'm home now Leave my frustrations all behind I started down this road Such a long, long, long time ago From where I don't even know That don't matter now I'm going home I gotta get to where I'm going I gotta find my own way home This open road it leads from nowhere To where I know I'm not alone Driving home to California Five hundred miles left behind I know I'll be there by the morning And when I get there I'll be fine When I get home I know I'll be fine
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You Can't Run Away 03:36
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You Can’t Run Away In the long summer of '83 I was working at a gas station Trying to earn a little bit of money Checking oil and pumping gas Oh, so slow the time would pass But then I'd think about September come I'd be sitting on a train I'd be rolling down the road You know it's almost funny I really thought that I could Work my way out of my situation But you can't run away No you can't run away From your family From your people there No matter where you run No matter where No you can't run away No you can't run away And though you'll try sometimes All you’ll find Is that the ones you love Are the ones you left behind I know what it means to run away I know you do too I know what it means to hide away Yea I can show you But it'll do you no good Hey haven't I told you Haven't I told you That you can't run away No you can't run away From your family From your people there No matter where you run No matter where No you can't run away No you can't run away And though you'll try sometimes All you’ll find Is that the ones you love Are the ones you left behind Left behind
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Ordinary Life 03:28
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Ordinary Life Sunrise flowing into our room You wake up when it hits your eyes I can see rain is coming soon The sun is fighting with the clouds in the sky And we're trying to name all the colors In the early morning light And looking for a little glory In an ordinary life In an ordinary life The kids wake up with the sun Their little laughter filling the air Today we're gonna have some fun And if it rains we won’t even care Cause every time they smile at me I think it's gonna be alright Their smiles are a little glory In my ordinary life In my ordinary life And as the day goes by The sun is captured by the season When I stop to wonder why I see all of life is its own reason Clouds up over my head Raindrops tumbling down Sometimes I just get to feelin' Like water's rushing all around Rushing under my feet, up to my knees Over my head, into my eyes Rushing in like glory In an ordinary life In an ordinary life
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It's Easy To Fly 03:44
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It’s Easy To Fly I could lie And say I didn’t care Say I wasn’t hurt Pretend I wasn’t there To hear the words you said And though I know it’s true I could lie I could try Try to understand Why everything we had And everything we planned Is slipping from this world Turning into sand I could try But why should I spend another day When it’s so easy to simply fly away And how could we turn it all around When suddenly I've found It’s easy to fly I don’t know why The mystery is gone Gone into the wind Gone into the storm Blowing through this town Like a hurricane and I I don’t know why And don’t deny You feel the way I do Like we’re living in a movie Our lives are in review The critics all are leaving Though they’re only me and you Don’t deny So how could I spend another day When it’s so easy to simply fly away And how could we turn it all around When suddenly I've found It’s easy... And how could I spend another day When it’s so easy to simply fly away And how could we turn it all around When suddenly I've found It’s easy to fly
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Under Blue Skies 04:09
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Under Blue Skies I'm packing my bags and I'm taking what's mine I'm tired of this rain, yea it's rainin' all the time I gotta find somewhere where the sun will always shine And you like it here where it's always cold and gray But I'm begging you darling can't we please move away I'm hoping you'll come with me ‘cuz I know I'll never stay There's gotta be something I could say There's gotta be something I can do I’m begging you darling to come with me We'll live together under blue skies Why do you want these rainy days and rainy nights When we could live forever together under blue skies I keep on hoping that maybe you will see That everything good between you and me Could last forever if we only wanted it to be But I gotta get out of this endless pouring rain Is it too much to hope that you feel the same Don't you feel deep inside that we both could use a change There's gotta be something I could say There's gotta be something I can do I begging you darling don't you see We'll live together under blue skies We don't need no rainy days or rainy nights When we could live forever together under blue skies There's gotta be something I could say There's gotta be something I can do I'm down on my knees I'm begging please Let’s live together under blue skies There'll be no more rainy days or rainy nights When we live forever together under blue skies Let's live together under blue skies Blue skies Blue skies Blue skies Blue skies...
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The Love's Gone Out Of You 03:16
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The Love’s Gone Out Of You I see you smile I hear the words you say But when I hold you close You are far away And I know you love What can I do? I know the love’s gone out of you Well I could pretend That I just don’t see What your heart gives away When you try to say That you’re still in love You know it’s just not true You know the love’s gone out of you I won’t try to understand it I won’t try to hide I know sometimes we can’t control What we feel inside I’m not saying this is what you want Or that you’re trying to lie I just know we have to face What we can’t deny So I’ll sit for a while And then I’m on my way It don’t seem worthwhile To spend another day There’s nothing we can say Nothing we can do Cause we know the love’s gone out of you
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Stonybrook Canyon 03:58
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Stonybrook Canyon I don’t want to go down to Stonybrook Canyon So I’m taking my time This old country road is a poor companion To the city streets I leave behind I was heading up highway ten When I got a phone call From that crazy half-brother of mine So now the road I’m on is gonna take me down to Stonybrook Canyon tonight I got some painful memories of Stonybrook Canyon Some I never thought I would survive But then there came a day when I started ramblin’ And left that old canyon behind It’s been seven years since I drove this country road But I, I can still find my way half-blind My old man lays dyin’ down in Stonybrook Canyon And I will be seein’ him tonight I don’t suppose you would understand why I’m hesitatin’ Takin’ this slow road through the night You see I got some love in me and I got some hatin’ For a man who was always ready to fight There are times when I do believe that I’m movin’ onwards But this ain’t really one of those times So I’m on the only road I know that can take me down to Stonybrook Canyon tonight
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Railroad Station 03:11
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Railroad Station Wakin' up in a railroad station Forty dollars in my pocket and change You bought a ticket I saw you waitin' Just waitin' for the mornin' train Hey, what'd you say? You bought a ticket and you're leavin' today Hey, can I go too? There's nothin' left here that I can do Last night I came home to a family fight My brother screaming, it just ain't right He tells our daddy that he wished he were dead I can't believe the things my brother said Hey, what'd you say? You bought a ticket and you're leavin' today Hey, can I go too? There's nothin' left here that I can do Sometimes I wish that I was stronger than I've been Maybe things would be different Or maybe I'd have seen That all along I've been fooling myself There's only trouble here and nothin' else There ain't no love here that I can see And I know this ain't the only way it could be Hey, what'd you say? You bought a ticket and you're leavin' today Hey, can I go too? There's nothin' left here that I can do Hey, what'd you say? You bought a ticket, you're leavin' today Hey, can I go too? There's nothin' left here that I can do
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Not The Destination 05:35
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Not The Destination We’re driving Sunday morning On our way down to the sea On a dusty two-lane road I got a truck in front of me He’s going slow, there’s no way past It’s driving me insane You say honey just relax You know we’ll get there either way And you say... We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination We don’t need to rush right now You don’t need the aggravation Let’s take our time, enjoy the drive It’s beautiful to see We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination We’re sitting having dinner A little steak, a little wine The waiter says I’ll bring your check You just take your time Then he disappears for what seems like Eternity to me You smile as I become restless Wondering where can that guy be And you say... We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination Let’s sit a while and talk some more I really don’t mind waitin’ We’ll talk about the weather And have another sip of wine We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination Well I’m gettin' a little older And things ain’t workin' like they should You know I want to please you, honey Like I always could The doc says nothin’s wrong, old pal It’s probably just stress You oughta take a nice vacation And try to get some rest And you say... We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination It’s time you learned a little thing About anticipation Then you take my hand You show me ‘round And teach me something new We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination The girls are all grown up And they’ve got children of their own Seems like only yesterday They were nestled in our home The days pass by so quickly now Like wind between the trees I can’t help but feel like soon We’ll both be falling leaves And you say... We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination We'll drop in on the kids We don’t need an explanation You know Jamie’s got a brand new job And Susie’s starting to show We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination Life can be so full of little Moments of elation If we take the time to really be With the people that we love We’re in it for the journey, honey Not the destination
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I'll Find You 02:45
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I’ll Find You Well the road can be cruel, babe When I’m far from my home You know I’m thinking of you, babe When I’m out on the road I’m in a hotel room, babe The third city in a row There’s a price to be paid, babe And I’m paying it slow Seems to me I drive a lot of miles Just to end up in the same old towns Seems to me I know I’m going nowhere Though I drive over a whole lot of ground And in the end I wonder what it’s all been for You know there’s only one thing I found That at the end of the road When I finally come home I’ll find you I'll find you Seems to me I drive a lot of miles Just to end up in the same old towns Seems to me I know I’m going nowhere Though I drive over a whole lot of ground And in the end when I wonder what it’s all been for You know there’s only one thing I found That at the end of the road When I finally come home I’ll find you I'll find you I'll find you I'll find you I'll find you

about

Out On The Road is a collection of songs about family, journeys and the unexpected paths that life can take...songs about leaving and returning home, sometimes with mixed emotions about it all.

My influences on this album are 70s singer-songwriters like Cat Stevens, Neil Young, Jim Croce, Joni Mitchell, Arlo Guthrie and Harry Chapin.

I have written and recorded songs since I was in high school, starting with my trusty old Tascam Portastudio 4-track cassette recorder. Several years ago I dug up my old tapes and got it in my head to pull a bunch of my songs together to produce a full album. And I was determined to do it as a solo project.

Little did I know how much I had to learn about the art of recording, producing and mixing. In addition, I had to brush up performance skills and learn some new instruments along the way. It's been an incredible journey of learning and personal development, with many artistic and technical challenges to overcome.

I'm pleased to finally release these songs and hope that you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Anthony

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released October 20, 2017

All songs written and performed by Anthony Armenta
Recording, mixing and mastering by Anthony Armenta
Album art by Lisa Armenta

While this is a solo effort, I would never have completed this album without the incredible support of family, friends and some wonderful online music communities.

To my wife, who supported my crazy ideas, including converting half a garage, and later a spare bedroom, into a music studio. And for providing the beautiful album cover art!

To Mike Caro (aka substudio) whose encouragement - both online and when I visited his studio - was invaluable.

To Brian McTear at Miner Street Recordings (www.minerstreet.com) who listened carefully to my mixes and gave me critical feedback that helped me improve.

To Weathervane Music (weathervanemusic.org) for its amazing Shaking Through series which gives self-taught recording nerds like me the opportunity to download, remix and re-imagine dozens of recordings using studio quality tracks recorded by the world-class Shaking Through production team.

To the Just Plain Folks songwriting community (jpfolks.com) who listened to and critiqued my first demos, when I barely knew what I was doing. Their encouragement and support helped me believe I could actually finish this project.

To the gearspace.com audio gear forum where I learned about tools and techniques for recording and mixing from a bunch of knowledgeable, mostly helpful, sometimes cranky folks.

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Apricot Hill is my solo music project. I write, perform, record, mix and master all tracks in my home studio.

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