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One More Tear
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
Just when I thought I was over you
Just when I thought I'd moved on
Just when I thought my life was new
And the past was long gone
That's when I found myself cryin'
And I didn't know why
Looks like the past keeps creepin' back in
And I can't let it die
CHORUS
'Cause there's always one more tear
There's always one more tear
Every time I think it's gone, it keeps comin' on
There's always one more tear
VERSE 2
I remember all of the good times
I can't get 'em outta my head
Wish I could remember the bad times
Baby instead
That might make it easier
To put you away
But here I am
Cryin' today
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Always one more tear to cry
Always one more tear up in my eye
VERSE 3
Maybe one day I'll be over you
Maybe one day I'll move on
Maybe one day I'll be through
And the past'll be long gone
And I'll be done cryin'
And I'll look to the sky
I'll feel a drop of rain
And I'll understand why
CHORUS
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That Thing We Do
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1 (DAVE + CARLY)
I was always the last kid picked
Sat on the bench all alone
Watched all the other kids havin' fun
While I sat there, kickin' a stone
Never had a date on a Friday night
With someone who cared
Never made the party scene
You could say it sure wasn't fair
Never had a Valentine
On Valentine's Day
Never had a sweetheart
With sweet things to say
And I never had a lover
Who could love me from the heart
Never knew where to find one
Never even knew where to start
PRE-CHORUS
I didn't have a clue
'Til I found you
And you pulled me through
CHORUS
(With) that thing we do
Just me and you
You know it's true
It's just that thing we do
VERSE 2
Now if someone had told me
I'd find a love like this
I'd have told them they were lyin'
That kinda thing just don't exist
But you made me a believer
And it only took one night
You proved me wrong baby
You feel so right
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
VERSE 3
There's somethin' special 'bout the way we roll
That I don't understand
There's music in the way we work
Maybe it's part of some master plan
All I know is you're the one for me
And I'm the one for you
Your lovin' sets me free
It's just that thing, it's just that thing…
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
OUTRO SOLO
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You Get What You Give
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
CHORUS
You get what you give
The love that you live
That's all that there is
You get what you give
VERSE 1
You keep talking, 'bout giving back
But you put it off 'til tomorrow
All the time, there are folks in need
Havin' to beg, steal or borrow
CHORUS
VERSE 2
You say you ain't got nothing to give
But a smile don't cost a dime
The goodness you earn, just watch it return
Comes back around, every time
BRIDGE
CHORUS/BREAKDOWN
CHORUS/OUTRO
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The Evil That Men Do
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
I say this land is haunted
Like a house up on a hill
Look through its broken windows
Feel the bitter chill
All the years have come and gone
There is no mercy still
I know you feel it too
The evil that men do
VERSE 2
From the bodies in the rivers
To the bodies in the trees
To the bodies on the pavement
Being crushed beneath the knees
How can a country say it's free
And live with this disease?
I know you feel it too
The evil that men do
VERSE 3
Liberty and justice
Are just words upon a page
Until they reach each one of us
This land will burn with rage
Maybe it's a symptom
Of this sad and selfish age
I know you feel it too
The evil that men do
VERSE 4
To those of you who laugh it off
To those who feel annoyed
Someday when death comes callin'
And you stare into the void
The ghosts will all surround you
And you'll recall George Floyd
I know you feel it too
The evil that men do
VERSE 5
Some say that there's a heaven
And I hope to God it's true
With gates that swing wide open
And not just for the few
But no one's gonna save us
It's up to me and you
I know you feel it too
The evil that men do
SOLO
VERSE 1 REPEATED
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Scratchin' At Your Door
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
Something's scratchin' at the door
Wants to come in
Wants a little more
Of that sweet sweet sin
Somethin' won't be still
'Til you speak its name
You can feel the chill
You can feel the shame
It always wants a little more
Something's scratchin' at your door
VERSE 2
It keeps yankin' that chain
Round and round
And it won't give up
'Til it drags you down
You can pretend
That you just don't hear
But it can smell
All your pain and fear
It always wants a little more
Something's scratchin' at your door
CHORUS
You think maybe just this once
You can let it in
But it's never quite that simple
It starts all over again
Something's scratchin' at your door
VERSE 3
So you batten that door
With everything you got
You can feel the pressure build
You can feel it gettin' hot
And your throat goes dry
Like a desert in a drought
And you know your time
Is runnin' out
It always wants a little more
Something's scratchin' at your door
CHORUS
SOLO
CHORUS
OUTRO VOCALS
OUTRO SOLO
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Your Kind Of Fool
Words and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
I know the kind of lovers you like
The kind that'll bend to your will
The kind that'll give you everything
Keep givin' 'til you get your fill
So go ahead and ask me
I'll give you every coin and jewel
'Cause baby
I'm your kind of fool
VERSE 2
I've seen you with all of those others
The way that they call your name
That peculiar mix of need and fear
Their eyes betray their shame
While you stand there high and mighty
And still you look so cool
'Cause baby
I'm your kind of fool
BRIDGE
Some fools are plain and simple
Some are crazy mad
All I know is this fool right here
Sure has got it bad
SOLO
VERSE 3
So take me, and use me
Do with me as you please
A spoonful of your poison
Will cure me of my disease
Your eyes just like a shadow
I'm drowning in their pool
'Cause baby
I'm your kind of fool
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God Is Love / Love Is Everything
lyrics and music by Dave Keller
CHORUS
When push comes to shove
Remember, God is LOVE
LOVE is everything
LOVE is everything
Everything that we need
Is right here indeed
LOVE is everything
LOVE is everything
VERSE 1
We're born into this world
With a mind that's free
Arms open in friendship
And we love so easily
But it doesn't take long
Before we feel the pain
Judging each other, sister and brother
Again and again, but...
CHORUS
VERSE 2
The table is waiting
It's time for us to take our place
All manner of goodness and sweetness
And beautiful grace
But it ain't easy to forgive
Even harder to forget
But if we want to truly live
We've got to leap without a net
SOLO
CHORUS – BREAKDOWN
CHORUS
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The Spark
04:49
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The Spark
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
There's a fire that I've seen
Right behind your eyes
A kind of desperation in the flame
Like you're tryin' to live
Before you've got to die
Tryin' to bring some honor to your name
But you don't know how
And you don't know why
It's so damn hard to face another day
But you won't give up
No you can't give up
I wanna reach out and say
CHORUS
That fire you feel
It may flicker
You may wander in the dark
The hands of time move quicker
But don't forget, please don't forget
You are the spark
VERSE 2
There are seas of sadness
That swallow us whole
Hills and valleys block our way
Caves of loneliness
Beyond our control
Roads with tolls too high to pay
But when the sun
Is sinking
And you find yourself alone
I know
What you're thinking
It's time to find your way home
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Make It To Tomorrow
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
I don't recognize this place
How did we end up here?
Oh I miss your beautiful face
I miss all your cheer
Everywhere I turn
Things look mighty strange
Still that fire burns
We just got to rearrange
PRE-CHORUS
Mmm
I know we can make it
CHORUS
Make it to tomorrow
Make it through the sorrow
To a place in time
We'll feel good and fine
Make it to tomorrow
VERSE 2
I just got to ask
It's been on my mind
Is that you behind that mask
Your eyes look so kind
I can tell you're frightened
By the way you hold yourself
You're wonderin' when this might end
Nobody can tell
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Sometimes I dream
We're in a small cafe
And you are smiling back at me
I reach to take your hand
And it all falls away
We keep on falling endlessly
VERSE 3
Some sweet day
When this loneliness has gone
Oh, I pray
Pray that we'll be strong
Strong enough to hold each other
With our battered hands
Strong enough to heal this world
I know you understand
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
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Land Of The Lonely
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
INTRO SOLO
VERSE 1
I live on a street, with one streetlight
Ain't much to see, any old night
Just the darkness and the fog and the houses
Of people like me
VERSE 2
If you live long enough, there are things that you hear
All the couples who fight, all the families in fear
In the darkness and the fog and the houses
Of people like me
CHORUS
If it weren't so sad it'd be funny
You'd think you could solve it with money
But you'd be wrong, it's an old song
Livin' in the land of the lonely
VERSE 3
Each house on the street's just like a book
If you knew the truth, you'd be too scared to look
In the darkness and the fog and the houses
Of people like me
VERSE 4
I sit it in my chair, I drink from my glass
The memories flare, all the ghosts from my past
In the darkness and the fog and the houses
Of people like me
CHORUS
SOLO
VERSE 1 REPEAT
I live on a street, with one streetlight
Ain't much to see, any old night
Just the darkness and the fog and the houses
Of people like me
Just the darkness and the fog and the houses
Of people like me
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The Kiss I Want
Lyrics and Music by Dave Keller
VERSE 1
That's the kiss I want
The one I've been waiting for
The one I've been dreaming 'bout
That knocks me right on the floor
The kiss that just blows my mind
Just tears me up
Like the finest wine
It just fills my cup
That's the kiss that I want
That's the kiss that I want
VERSE 2
That's the kiss I need
That I missed for so long
That made me cry
When I heard our song
The kiss I thought
That I almost lost
I'd search the world
Pay any cost
That's the kiss that I want
That's the kiss that I want
BRIDGE
Oh kisses, they may come and they may go
They may start off fast, and slip away slow
But the kiss that lasts, is worth everything
That's the kiss that makes me sing
SOLO
VERSE 3
That's the kiss I miss
And I need it so
I can't resist
And I won't let go
'Cause it's you I feel
Inside my heart
And that kiss is where
This feeling starts
That's the kiss that I want (4X)
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I'm Gonna Let It Shine
words by Toussaint St. Negritude
music by Dave Keller
I stand on the banks of tomorrow
and my soul looks vast and wonders
how in the world
any other vision could ever be so fine.
I stand on the banks of tomorrow
and my soul looks vast and wonders
to which flowing glory
shall I rise divine
I stand on the banks of tomorrow
and my soul looks vast and wonders
my feet may be bound
by the shores of a current denial
but with this little light of mine
I can fly like a bird in the sky.
I can fly like a bird in the sky.
I stand on the banks of tomorrow
wondering how in the world
any other vision could ever be so fine.
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Dave Keller Montpelier, Vermont
While showing the influence of his mentors (Johnny Rawls, Mighty Sam McClain, Ronnie Earl), Keller's individuality shines. Deep soul singing, fiery guitar work, meaningful songs with addictive choruses. Like a younger generation Robert Cray, Keller mixes the power of soul and blues, drawing the listener into his world, and leaving them richer for the experience. ... more
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