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The Wanderer EP (7 Classic Country Songs)

by Andrew Rodger

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The Wanderer 02:26
On a lonely dusty trail Walks a lonely broken soul He’s so far from home But there’s nowhere left to go The wanderer Oooh woah The wanderer He searches for the light Shinning through the stormy night His hope grows weak and frail On the lonely dusty trail The wanderer Oooh woah The wanderer His tears fall like the rain On the wind-swept dusty plains He knows one day he’ll find her He’ll no longer be The Wanderer The wanderer Oooh woah The wanderer Oooh woah The wanderer Oooh woah The wanderer
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Well he rode into town on his Appaloosa Dressed all in black guitar on his back Locked all the doors Hid in the church’s steeple They didn’t know the stranger didn’t hurt good people Well The Stranger came to town The Preacher tried to shoot him down For living outside of the law Stranger didn’t mind These things happened all the time He’d long ago lost his faith in God He’d long ago lost his faith in God Well The Stranger used to live a quiet life Working on the land with his loving wife Outlaws came around burned his life down to the ground Now he searches for revenge as he goes from town to town The Stranger came to town The Preacher tried to shoot him down For living outside of the law Stranger didn’t mind These things happened all the time He’d long ago lost his faith in God He’d long ago lost his faith in God Well he rode into town on his Appaloosa Dressed all in black guitar on his back Locked all the doors Hid in the church’s steeple They didn’t know the stranger didn’t hurt good people Well The Stranger came to town The Preacher tried to shoot him down For living outside of the law Stranger didn’t mind These things happened all the time He’d long ago lost his faith in God He’d long ago lost his faith in God He’d long ago lost his faith in God
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Now did the angels sing On the night she got her wings Or did the angels cry On the night she had to fly Away on angel’s wings Now did the church bells ring Or did the angels bring her to the edge The edge of Heaven’s gates On the night she had to fly Away on angel’s wings That life was long ago His memories begin to fade For so long he has roamed He’s forgotten how to get back home again Well he once was whole But that night he lost his soul He let out a mighty yell On the night she had to fly Away on angel’s wings Well he hit the open trail With a one-way ticket down to hell He’s searching for his revenge Until his days do end That life was long ago His memories begin to fade For so long he has roamed Doesn’t know how to get back home again Now did the angels sing On the night she got her wings Or did the angels cry On the night she had to fly
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Sweet serenades she longs for the days Where could he be Didn’t he see her hiding away The day the outlaws came She’s heard the tales Stories of The Stranger Could this be her love The one she’s dreaming of Sweet serenades she longs for the days Of sweet serenades Always one step behind Maybe one day she’ll find A new life with The Stranger A life without danger Sweet serenades she longs for the days Of sweet serenades she longs for the days Of sweet serenades she longs for the days Of sweet serenades Sweet serenades
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Well he died to death on a Monday They say he woke up dead But a broken heart must have played a part For his love well he had hurt His love well he had hurt Oh his love well he had hurt Well he died to death on a Monday His true love came to his side The eagles cried as he did arise To Heaven or somewhere else To Heaven or somewhere else Oh to Heaven or somewhere else Well she visits his grave every Sunday Preacher sees her there The eagles fly her soul lets out a cry She knows her true love is there She knows her true love is there Oh she knows her true love is there Well he died to death on a Monday She still comes around In her dreams at night all she hears Are haunted cowboy sounds Haunted cowboy sounds Oh the haunted cowboy sounds Oh the haunted cowboy sounds Those haunted cowboy sounds
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If you asked well I could not say Where my life went astray I swept across the plains Breaking hearts and robbing trains Well I knew I would not grow old But I once had a heart of gold I once had a heart of gold But now it burns like coal Now it burns like coal Now it burns like coal I slept out under the stars My horse and holster never far Now I lie here alone and still In a cemetery on Boot Hill Well I knew I would not grow old But I once had a heart of gold I once had a heart of gold But now it burns like coal Now it burns like coal Now it burns like coal When it’s time to meet my maker Take me down to the undertaker Place a flower on the grave For the soul that could not be saved Place a flower on the grave For the soul that could not be saved This soul could not be saved This soul could not be saved This soul could not be saved This soul could not be saved
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- Instrumental -

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The companion to the Haunted Cowboy Sounds album, The Wanderer EP (7 Classic Country Songs) is an ode and tip of the hat to two of the legendary storytellers of Country music, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson; with sounds inspired by the early days of AM radio.

The Wanderer EP brings the listener into the world of "The Stranger"... A man whose life was turned upside down by outlaws. A man destined to wander ancient trails, righting wrongs, seeking revenge and redemption along the way.

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released November 13, 2022

"The Wanderer" cover art by Liam Racine (www.johnstshop.com)

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Andrew Rodger Braeside, Ontario

Maker of sadly-optimistic Canadian indie folk music, 90’s style ambient electronica, outlaw country, and uplifting kids’ music.

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