Blind Summits & Hidden Dips, by Track Dogs (2024)

1.

There are worse things in this world
You just ain’t seen nothing yetThere’s no shame in love and lossThere’s no heart without regret There’s a longing in your soulIt’s the most you’ve ever feltYou can hide it all you wantBut you can’t run from yourself 

Take every thing you can carry in both handsStick to the back roads, live off the land Don’t ever look back, never be in doubt There are worse things in this world And you’re just finding out

It’s the way of things, the way of thingsIt’s the way of things, the way of things
There are worse things in this worldYou just ain’t seen nothing yet
There are souls whose darkest deeds 
Will make you wish you could forget There’s a feeling in your gut
That you simply can’t ignore Like a hunger or a thirstIt won’t wait any more 

Take every cent you can gather in your nameWhen your eyes are openedYou’ll never be the sameMind every word that issues from your mouthThere are worse things in this worldAnd you’re just finding out 

La vida chocaLa vida robaLa vida mataLa vida cortaLa vida extrañaLa vida amargaLa vida niegaLa vida espera

2.

A sunset worthy of a song Might try to write it, what could go wrong?If truth will out in the endI could just start all over again It pains me to see you this wayBroke from the inside, fragile as clayIf you ever need to go backI’ll take you home, help you cover your tracks
I’ll help you to cover your tracks We seldom get what we wantOur stories could be the same Both near our breaking point Almost out of the game We’re tired of tryin’ to even the score Never get our foot in the doorNothin’ ever seems good enough, no, anymore 
A sunset worthy of a song Might try to write it, what could go wrong?If truth will out in the end I could just start all over again It pains me to see you this wayBroke from the inside, fragile as clayIf you ever need to go backI’ll take you home, help you cover your tracks I’ll help you cover your tracksWe stumble before we can walk 
Always chasing our tailsWords half formed in the darkLives about to derailWe’re tired of only getting half wayOf never ever having our sayHow long can we just keep giving it away A sunset worthy of a song Might try to write it, what could go wrong?If truth will out in the end
 I could just start all over again It pains me to see you this wayBroke from the inside, fragile as clayIf you ever need to go backI’ll take you home, help you cover your tracks I’ll help you cover your tracks

3.

I could be your silver bullet, aim right for your heart I could be your silver bullet, babe, aim right for your heart If you don’t want me to ring that bellBetter stop now before we startYou could be my silver bullet with your full moon voodoo stareYou could be my silver bullet with your full moon voodoo stareIf you don’t want me to love youBetter turn away that vixen glare My moon-eyed baby, she don’t know which way she’s goin’My moon-eyed baby, she don’t know which way she’s goin’If she waxing or she’s waningI don’t even know Come this time tomorrow Hope she’ll wax some moreMy moon-eyed baby, shine on, honey, don’t you go My moon-eyed baby, shine on, honey, don’t you go Keep on shining, baby, right on my back door You do your little dance. You don’t know what you’re doing to meYou do your little dance. I think you know what you’re doing to meIf you don’t want to reach that peachWhy do you shake that tree?I could be your silver bullet Aim right for your heartI could be your silver bullet Aim right for your heartIf you don’t want to ring that bellBetter stop now before we start

4.

Sometimes you feel like ramblingSometimes you wanna ride ‘til dawnBut Sometimes when the grass is lookingGreener on the other sideJust stay at home, and water the lawnSometimes things don’t go so wellSometimes they look just direSometimes your life can go to hellSometimes you’re just sick and tiredSometimes you feel like ramblingSometimes you wanna ride ‘til dawnBut Sometimes when the grass is lookingGreener on the other sideJust stay at home, and water the lawnSometimes you feel like wanderin’Soemtimes you wanna play the fieldSometimes you don’t like the rut your inSo sometimes you wanna jerk the wheelSometimes you feel like ramblingSometimes you wanna ride ‘til dawnBut Sometimes when the grass is lookingGreener on the other sideJust stay at home, and water the lawnY’oughta just stay home and water the lawnYou gotta just stay home and hit that...

5.

Peace insideChange everythingPeace insideSee what it bringsChange your mind to look withinPeace insideThat’s everything And no one knows the secretSo don’t be fooled It’s only trial and error And that’s up to youNo one’s got the answersThey can’t be schooledWe all learn the sameNo matter what we doPeace insideChange everythingPeace insideSee what it bringsChange your mind to look withinPeace insideThat’s everything No one gets a short cutNo work aroundYou only make the distanceFeet on the groundNo one’s any betterOr worse than youYou’ve only gotta lookTo see the truth (A little) peace insideChange everythingPeace insideSee what it bringsChange your mind to look withinPeace insideThat’s everything

6.

I’m out of controlDon’t do what I’m toldI’m thinking there’s no hope left for me I’m digging a holeSomewhere to bury my bonesI’m living the dream but upside down
But I remember what my mama saidStill runnin’ round in my headNever really understood it til I’d fallen down Yeah I remember what my mama saidPlay nice con los niños en el parqueDon’t bite like a bicho in the nocheDo right and you’ll never be alonePlay nice con los perros y los gatos
Don’t fight unless ya really really got toDo right and you’ll never be aloneI’m down on my luck
Gotta feeling I’m stuckNot seeing there’s a way out for meI’m out of my head All I’m seeing is redWish someone would come and rescue me
But I remember what my mama saidStill runnin’ round in my headNever really understood it til I’d fallen down Yeah I remember what my mama saidPlay nice con los niños en el parqueDon’t bite like a bicho in the nochnDo right and you’ll never be alonePlay nice con los perros y los gatos
Don’t fight unless ya really really got toDo right and you’ll never be alone

7.

I just found out today the little game you playI’ve been sleeping all my life awayYou’ve been stepping so they say between midnight and daySo I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now onFrom now on (from now on) all night long (all night long)You won’t have a chance to treat your daddy wrongYou’ve been stepping so they say between midnight and daySo I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now onThere’s honky tonk down the road just a mile or soI understand that’s where you spend your timeBaby I got news for you your little game is throughFrom now on baby you’re gonna toe the lineYou thought you were being wise running around with other guysAnd leaving me to spend my time aloneBut you’ll find out today it don’t work out that wayYou started a little game that two can play

8.

There's some strange days ahead I feel it in my bonesCan't tell you what Just trust me that I knowBrace for the storm
And watch your back Don't fear the worst'Cos it won't come to thatYou're not alone 
You're not aloneYeah there's tough times ahead
But not like before
And it must be badTo keep us behind doorsBut hope for the best
Pray for a winFear is the enemy 
Don't you let it inYou're not alone 
You're not aloneThere's some weird road aheadInto the nightHands on the wheel
Steer towards the lightStay on the pathYou're ridin' onAnd pretty soonThese troubles will be gone

9.

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the nightAnd wouldn't you love to love her?Takes to the sky like a bird in flightAnd who will be her lover?All your life you've never seenWoman taken by the windWould you stay if she promised you heaven?Will you ever win?She is like a cat in the darkAnd then she is to darknessShe rules her life like a fine skylarkAnd when the sky is starlessAll your life you've never seenWoman taken by the windWould you stay if she promised you heaven?Will you ever win?Will you ever win?(Rhiannon)(Rhiannon)(Rhiannon)(Rhiannon)She rings like a bell through the nightAnd wouldn't you love to love her?She rules her life like a bird in flightAnd who will be her lover?All your life you've never seenWoman taken by the windWould you stay if she promised you heaven?Will you ever win?Will you ever win?(Rhiannon)(Rhiannon)(Rhiannon)Taken by taken by the sky(Ah-ah)Taken by taken by the sky(Ah-ah)Taken by taken by the sky(Ah-ah)

10.

Yo ho ho oh. Weigh hey ho!Yo ho ho oh. Weigh hey ho! It was a calm, still day in Yarmouth,The channel clear and wide,As the last of the timber sailing shipsSailed out on the evening tide.They never saw that ship again;They searched when it was light,But that fine old timber vessel sankThat clear and peaceful night.Yo ho ho oh. Weigh hey ho!Yo ho ho oh. Weigh hey ho! No one knows what happenedOn that night in 1910;But the crew and her cargo of woodpeckersWere never seen again.Yo ho ho oh. Weigh hey ho!Yo ho ho oh. Weigh hey ho! Les Barker - 2005

11.

Here’s a little wishful thinkingBe mindful of yourselves this ChristmasLeave behind our small misgivingsFill those hearts whose joy is missingIt’s the season to be jollyMakes more sense than senseless follyRemember when your life was simplerHopes and dreams your stocking fillerSo carry on this wishful thinkingAnd make it last beyond the winter‘Cos when the cold around us gathersThat’s when goodwill truly mattersAnd if it’s only wishful thinkingMaybe it’s that I’ve been drinkingForgive me for my past transgressionsThis old fool could yet learn his lessonCall on those who might just need itSimple gestures, love precededTell me that it’s wishful thinkingThat I’m the only one who feels itMake a case for all your wishesThis is all I want for ChristmasSpare a thought for those who need itSimple gestures, love precededTell me that it’s wishful thinkingThat I’m the only one who feelsMake a case for all your wishesThis is all I want for Christmas

released October 6, 2023

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Germán Gutiérrez at Playground Studios Madrid in roughly 11 x 6 hour sessions.

Music & Lyrics by Track Dogs except
"Sleep With One Eye Open", written by Lester Flatt
"Rhiannon", written by Stevie Nicks
"Disaster at Sea", lyrics by Les Barker, music by Robbie K. Jones

Guests:
"Be Your Silver Bullet"; Lou Marini - Sax
"Peace Inside"; Chris Demetriou & Adrianne Wininsky - strings
"Rhiannon"; Lu Garnet - vocals
"Disaster at Sea"; Alice Jones - Harmonium