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Songs of One Hundred Years​/​They'll Greet Me In Heaven Double EP

by Adam Beattie

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1.
A song of one hundred years (words and music by Adam Beattie 2010) Chorus: Hold me high and send me low For it is time for me to go And in my eyes you’ll see no tears For I have lived one hundred years Before you throw the ropes below And fan the soil from head to toe I’ll turn my tongue, be balladeer And sing a song of one hundred years I was born when horses pulled the plough And marriage held by but a vow A beggar’s hand assumed sincere Much has changed these hundred years An early age, behind the mule An equal grip on books in school A mighty fleet I’d commandeer To sail me through one hundred year Chorus I took my boat on the stormy sea Never I’d dreamt of one like thee On a nearby shore you did appear To sail me through one hundred years A daughter’s care, a quarter share The loyal son, I had a pair My every word they would revere To make me proud for a hundred years Chorus Brides and grooms and baby booms A see of smiles splashed through the room And through the years, be it smiles or tears I’d hold dear all hundred years I’ll hold you all deep in my heart Fondly filling every part And as I watch you disappear I’ll recall all hundred years Chorus And as I watch you disappear Sing a song of one hundred years
2.
All I Know 03:20
All I know (words and music by Adam Beattie 2011) For all I see A hand misplaced, a tear will fall For all I see A man disgraced will not stand tall The baby cries, the mother learns The wind will blow, the tree will bend For all I see The sun it shines, the world turns For all I have A gift is blank without a smile For all I have I’ll miss the train and walk the mile The more mistakes the more one learns The more that’s lost, the more one earns For all I have Things break, money burns For all I feel I walk the ground, an insect dies For all I feel I wave the flag, a bomber flies When it cools, the pressure drops When it gets hot it will pop For all I feel Bones break, hearts stop For all I know The top is the bottom, and the bottom is the top
3.
There’s no view like Bennachie I grew up on the east coast Where it falls flat to the sea From the beaches of Banff To the firth at Dundee I never saw the delights Up with the Dee and the Spey But I stayed where they sleep From the Don down to the Tay Oh how I longed to leave Over the hills and the seas To be a man of the world And find a true love for me So when I left my home, I’d just laugh at their plea, that “There is no view like Bennachie” I came home once a year When bright lights filled the trees On a carpet of ice And a sharp winter breeze And the bars all spilt out And the faces looked old Far more than their years And hit hard by the cold Oh how I longed to leave Back to the life I had weaved I feared I might be forgot So I rushed back to see And as the train pulled away I’d look back in the grey I couldn’t agree “There is no view like Bennachie” And so the years came like waves On the mortal tide An old me dies and a young one cries Bales roll in the fields Leaves peel from the trees And the seeds are all dealt out by the breeze Oh how I longed to stay Wished for just one more day To be someone’s very first or very last to see And now it pains me to part And with a weight in my heart I can see “There is no view like Bennachie” And now it pains me to part And with a weight in my heart I can agree “There is no view like Bennachie”
4.
Days of blind loving I was doing just fine Biding my time Holding out for the life I was due All was lacey and light Had no feel for a fight I thought my days of blind loving were through She was young when I found her Fighting freedoms that bound her There was no place she called home With no taste for routine No place she’d past seen Her days of blind love were long gone I tried to take it all lightly But my heart held on tightly I felt all my foolish blood take command Until a moment of bliss Became an age I would miss That moment where blind love felt so grand I have been holding a light To solitude by day and by night So sure it would pay back in joy The time it had taken But it all settled down I found the jewels to my crown I’d arrived to where I thought I should be With a woman so fair Full of giving and care From those days of blind love I could see And from those days of blind love I was free
5.
The Splendour of it all I try to remember all the reasons that I left her But all I can recall is the splendour of it all So I look back through the pages that I wrote to mark the stages Of the rise and fall of our empire But all was lost in the fire Leaving me without the words They now seem so absurd And all I can recall is the splendour of it all So I tightly close my eyes and hope That your image will arise But it’s lost in lovers past When you appear you never last Leaving me without a picture To take me back to when I left her But all I can recall is the splendour of it all I hold on to all these thoughts In hope one day I won’t be caught Pondering the paths I took Unable to take another look But to be content with all life’s choices All regrets turn to rejoices And you’ll take pleasure when you recall The glorious splendour of it all
6.
She’s a stranger Chorus She’s a stranger She’s a danger to my health And all the love we made will be carried in the spade that is used to dig my grave She’s a stranger She’s a danger to my health And all the kisses we shared They can’t hide the ones that we spared The very last one leaves a tear And all those days entwined Leave all these nights unkind A true love is hard to find Chorus She’s a stranger She’s a danger to my health And any new flame Wont let you speak the name Of the stranger that came before And when you left me You took the best part You put me right back Back to start Chorus
7.
Who knows for tomorrow? All we have is a bud, babe Scared love wont grow Who knows for tomorrow? Another may say it aint so Burrow into my bussom, baby And cry tears in my hands Who’ll bathe you tomorrow? Another may be someone who can Hold this cup, pull on the string Or my heart will go to hell Forgive me tomorrow And the other whom you now know well I opened my arms and you laughed You opened your heart and I flew Don’t change for tomorrow Though another may be hoping you do I led you down to the sea Drew lines on your palms Lept into the new day smiling While the other held his head in his hands Hold this cup, there’s truth in it Forever keep the taste Today will tell tomorrow, and Another love wont go to waste Today will tell tomorrow, and Another love wont go to waste
8.
They’ll Greet Me In Heaven They’ll greet me in heaven For my good work down here When I get to the gates I’ll here them cheer “He was a good man. He lived his life well” And I’ll be ready when they ring those bells Can’t say that I believe In such a man and such a place No house and no doorway No voice and no face But I know that he’d greet me For I’ve loved and I’ve lost I’ve danced and I’ve sang And I’ve paid all the costs They’ll greet me in heaven If god’s a good man I said to the missionary As she stopped me to say “There’s a big change coming If you don’t read and pray, God’s fierce fist Will cast you away” And I said “Surely the man, Of which you tell, Won’t give a good man like me Away to hell” And surely he’d greet me With a wink and a grin For I did not believe But neither did I sin They’ll greet me in heaven And I’m sure they will you too For the gates wont just open For those who knew And no matter the judge Or who’s God will prove true Goodness is known In the heart and right through And they’ll greet you in heaven And every day until then For if man created God Then God is in every man
9.
I fell in love for just a minute I fell in love for just a minute Don’t know if I can get back in it So I sent you on your way To try me on another day We walked each other down the darkened road We said we’d marry in the corner shop We banked upon our lucky stars We fell in love for just a minute I thought to gain a few more chances To plough the field of new romances But with the season at its tail This harvest was bound to fail I hope that in my final hour Around me all true loves will shower Me with kisses and gladly sing it “We fell in love for just a minute”
10.
Cherry on the cake You’re the cherry on the cake That’s taken years to bake You came along to wake me just in time But now I’m trundling along With you my sweet song Of words that both reason and rhyme You’re the flag on the castle Slowly carved from sand You came along when the tide was high Now the water is lapping The walls are all cracking But the flag is still flying and dry You’re the cherry on the cake That’s taken years to bake I was just about to give in to solitude But now I’m dancing again I’m making new friends Never thought I would be back in my prime You’re the star atop the tree The whole town can see You’re the reason that they all come crowd around And the children sit by me Looking up with glee They sing a sweet song and they warm the cool ground You’re the cherry on the cake That’s taken years to bake You came along to wake me just in time But now I’m trundling along With you my sweet song Of words that both reason and rhyme You’ll be the earth that falls Through six feet of dark walls You’ll be the kind words that sound at my wake And while there’s warmth in your breath And the icing’s still fresh Find your very own cherry on the cake

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released December 16, 2013

Vocals and guitars - Adam Beattie
Violins - Alastair Caplin and Sarah Beattie
Double Bass - Dave Tunstall (1, 2, 3, 4), Brooke Sharkey (6,7,8,9,10)
Drums - Barny C Rockford (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), Kit Jolliff (8, 10)
Electric Guitar and keys (6-10) - Leander Lyons
Backing vocals - Brooke Sharkey and Leonie Evans
Additional backing vocals - Stephanie Thom
Tracks 1-5 recorded, mixed and mastered by Sonny at Livingston Studios, London, 23-24th April 2012.
Tracks 6-10 recorded and mixed by Chris Clarke at Reservoir Studios, London April 2013. Mastered by Mark Lord.
All words and music by Adam Beattie except track 3 (words by Adam Beattie and music by Rayna Gellert)

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Adam Beattie Scotland, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Adam Beattie has released 5 studio albums. His latest album ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’ received critical acclaim, "Uplifting reveries of love" - MOJO Magazine, "5/5 Master of powerful narratives” - RnR MAGAZINE, “8/10 “Stirring folk balladry” - THE LINE OF BEST FIT, “A very fine record, full of great moments” - RODDY HART, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND ... more

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