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Breaking Even

by Mark Jones & Twenty Paces

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1.
Building forts on Willow Creek, ten years old playing hide and seek. Finding ways to pass the time A hammer, nail some two by fours. Couldn’t wait ‘til we done our chores Then out the door we would fly Just some kids being kids, doing what mom and daddy did Not twenty years before Only living for the day, the only way we knew Wild eyed, fast and free. Ride your bike to the corner store, check the flyer on the front door That old dog is lost again Through the fence around the back, put your pennies on the tracks And watch the trains roll on Then came gasoline and girls, four wheels to take you ‘round the world ‘til you dug those pockets clean Swing by to pick her up at eight, home by ten. Don’t’ be late. Her old man would always say
2.
Love Again 04:24
A six pack in on a Sunday, another lazy afternoon Checks his watch with the clock on the wall, it’s a quarter past two Fumbles the keys in his pocket, plans his great escape Says out loud I can still make Jackson, as if to seal his fate I’m gonna love again. Though it won’t’ be today I’m gonna see this through, gonna find a better way And if I fall apart, I’ll leave the pieces where they lie Like the autumn leave I’ll weather the storm til my heart finds wings to fly He’s worn holes in the soles of his shoes, trying to find something real He’s been taped where he was torn like a worn out dollar bill She said she needed time and space, so he took her at her word Now he’s starring down that interstate as the tears fall from her face. Just like the colors of the aspen, his thoughts come and go Every time he thinks of her, in his heart he knows…
3.
This Time 04:38
You might know my name, or even where I’m from Which way I’m headed or the reason that I run But you’re a bad habit, one that I can’ break I’m helplessly addicted to your game of give and take But this time, its too far gone. What the hell am I supposed to do? Drive around in circles trying to find my way to you And this time, its way too late. We both said goodbye When I didn’t have the answers to your questions, or the reasons why. Sometimes I catch you starring, like you want something more Than to just be noticed for the way things were before. Your touch it always lingers on the back of my hand You play by all the rules but still don’t seem to understand. Just when it feels right, the situations wrong Like there’s a missing piece, one that doesn’t quite belong The grass is always greener, on the other side But we’ve been down this road and it’s not worth another try.
4.
Austin 04:01
This town never shuts down Troubles always hanging 'round, And I'm tired of waiting for the lights to burn out Walking down these dirty streets My hearts turned cold as concrete And I don't think I'll ever be the same I keep telling myself, tomorrow things will change Its time for me to wake up, tomorrows become today So maybe I'll go home to Houston Or San Antone ain't far away I'll be moving on, I guess I stayed a little to long I never liked Austin anyway I guess I knew from the start This all would fall apart And I'm tired of waiting for the flame to burn out Living in a faded dream Getting bored with our routine And I don't think, I'll ever be the same You can call if foolish, you can call it lame You can call me lonesome, you can call me the one to blame So maybe I'll go home to Houston Or San Antone ain't far away I'll be moving on, I guess I stayed a little to long I never liked Austin anyway This town will build you up just to break you down. Through the music and the noise your breaking heart is the only sound you'll hear Its life on thirty five, man you never get nowhere until you're out of town And you can put the hammer down So go on home to Houston Some friends in San Antone say they've got a couch where I can lay my head I'll be moving on, I guess I stayed a little to long I never liked Austin anyway
5.
Lead Foot 04:20
Dew drops on my window. Falling down like drops of rain. I get up. Try and start my day. Searching for my blue jeans left over from the night before I put them on one leg at at time An empty pack of cigarettes lying on the bedroom floor A box of matches hanging out the side Where’d I put my truck keys, I find ‘em hanging from the dash I climb on in and take her for a ride Cause I’ve got a lead foot with nowhere to go Driving myself crazy, going with the flow I’m treading water, I keep on going under. Looking for the map to where life goes Searching for the answers nobody knows For now I’ll keep chasing my dreams, the only way I know… Maybe I’ll pack a suitcase, take half of everything I own And point my wheels for the west coast Or I could talk this guitar, turn that pickup on around Plant my roots somewhere in Tennessee. I could make the border by morning, see the sunrise in my rear view On a cup of coffee, half a tank of gas. Call the family from a pay phone. Tell them that I’m long gone But, not to worry. They won’t miss a thing.
6.
Promised you forever, but I guess it wasn’t good enough You turned your back and fled when push came to shove Bought you that diamond, all shiny crystal clear Now, just like your memory, it won’t disappear Now I sit in this house each night all alone The echoes of a future barely holding on And I open up my eyes, each morning the same And I’m staring at myself, wondering who’s to blame They say time heals all, but I’m still waiting on that day When I don’t hear your footsteps walking away ‘Round here there’s people still talking, the same old he said she said And I hope that you’re happy lying in the bed that you made Rumors came and went, just like the love we shared Played your game, talked your shit and acted like you really cared
7.
You’ve been on my mind, Its pretty easy to see Just like an old broken record, you just won’t let me be You were out of my league, and I was out of a chance But, I let my guard down, when I asked you to dance Now I’m all alone, and I can’t find the door ‘Til I pick up the pieces of my heart off the floor I knew better to fall, but girl you made it so damn easy You were there like an angel, when I was falling from grace We both played a part, in this dangerous game, But it was too much too soon, you never felt the same So I played my cards, raised you all in But you folded your hand, and ran straight back to him
8.
Home Tonight 05:23
The street lights seem brighter on this side of town Been standing in their glow ever since the sun went down Beat up and broke down like the wheels that brought me here The stars light up the midnight sky on a night this clear And they’re shining like diamonds in your eyes And the way you’re looking at me it feels so right Can I take you home tonight? Walking downtown, you’re holding my hand We’ll dance the night away to some rock ‘n roll band A princess in blue jeans, the bell of the ball I’ll spin you round and round and round the floor, cause you’re the fairest of them all I pull you close, and kiss your face. I get lost in your embrace You’ve got me smiling, girl you’re smiling too I can taste it right there on the end of my lips, I want you…
9.
I guess you finally figured out, I wasn’t what you really wanted And, I can’t blame you. Girl all my memories they’re haunted Now you’re moving on, and I’m still looking for direction. Maybe its time, for a little resurrection. It’s too bad things turned out the way they did. Smiles and laughter, tears and words un-said Looking from the outside in, you were always leaving Looking from the outside in, we’re both breaking even. Hey I’ve read the good book. Sang along to all the hymns. Even though it’s been a while, since I talked to him And I’m starting to realize. You never needed my affections I guess by now, I can handle the rejection. You might just break me down, If I hang around to long But, I’m holding on. I guess you never were that strong You were next in line. Baby please understand There’s always someone to turn to, before it gets out of hand.
10.
Mountains 03:25
I want to feel the wind, on my face Where the sun shines down, from a higher place From a higher place Where the air is clean, and the eagles fly God paints the clouds, like castles in the sky Like castles in the sky You can’t make me move against my will You can’t make me move against my will You can’t make me move against my will When I can’t see the mountains, for all the damn hills Where the river cuts, through the stone As its makes its way to the great unknown To the great unknown Where spirits live, within the tress And they shape the land between the seas Between the seas On the day I die, wont you take me home To the timber line and free my soul to roam And free my soul to roam Won’t you free my soul, free my soul Won’t you free my soul, free my soul…
11.
Would You 04:14
Its high time for me to be leaving, I’m so sorry I could not stay I’ll show myself to your door, If you’ll just point the way You offered your table, A place to lay my head And for that I am grateful, my soul forever fed. Would you walk with me? Would you keep me company? Would you carry half the load, through the rain wind and snow When I stumble and I can’t bear it anymore Would you take my hand, as I’m reaching out to you When all my hopes, all my dreams, start to unravel. Would you? My boots are worn and muddy from walking all the miles I can see my knees through the hole in my jeans they’ve been blown out for a while Still my fingers tell the stories of all the hands they’ve shook And the lines on my face read like the pages of a book If I asked you to, would you chase the setting sun? When my days are dark and I’m coming undone.
12.
I’ve built walls around my heart, to keep you at a distance They’re far too high for any man to climb. And you’ll say that it’s my fault, when I meet you with resistance But the stones you throw they add up with time. You use your words like a hammer, trying to nail me down I just board up the windows and the doors And you you’ll say that I was wrong, even if you don’t believe it The battle turns into another war You say what’s the point in fighting boy, we’ve got you surrounded. We’ve laid siege to everything you claim. I can feel the cold steel of a rifle at my back. And I ask you what’s the difference, when the triggers in your hand. A man should know when he’s defeated, take his pride and walk away Yet history will prove that it’s not true. My fight be not in vain, if the story is remembered That I stood up, against the likes of you.

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released May 27, 2014

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Mark Jones & Twenty Paces Houston, Texas

Fusing country and rock-n-roll, this Texas-bred band admits to playing only two types of songs—“the ones they write and the ones they like.” This simplistic approach to music keeps adoring fans flocking to live shows. With more than 200 performances under their belt, Mark Jones and Twenty Paces are set to release their debut studio album, Breaking Even, in Summer 2014. ... more

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