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South of the River

by The Vanguards

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1.
People say that I'm wrong and I'm trying to move on, But I just can't leave you be. God knows that I've tried, but I know that you've lied, And it's something that's bothering me. [Chorus] Sometimes I wish I could forget you, Sometimes I wish that you weren't here. Sometimes I have regrets about the choices I've made, You make it hard to love you every time you're near. We can't always agree and that's something that I see, But you're just not thinking this through. You tell everyone you see what you think about me, But here's what I think about you. [Chorus] Like a wounded heart, every time we're apart, The pain you've caused lingers on. Some day you will see, you mean nothing to me, Try to find me, I'll be long gone. [Chorus]
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From a bridge on the river, I can hear my heart is calling, As the cold, lonesome wind starts to blow. And it's all I can do just to keep myself from falling, As I stare into the cold, icy waters down below. [Chorus] River won't you take me away, Far from the pain I'm thinking of. I know that you could never feel as cold, As the thought that I mean nothing to the only one I love. It was late last night when she told me she would leave me, And by the morning she'd be gone. I said she was my world but she would not believe me, So I stand on this bridge tonight, heart-broken and alone. [Chorus] At dawn if you should go a little further down the stream, You may find me lying there at rest. And friend, then you'll know I couldn't bear these broken dreams, Or to live my life alone without the one I love the best. [Chorus]
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Wish I could go back, to how things used to be, When days were full and nights were long, with friends and family. I'd go to town and all around, their faces I would see, But time has passed and all that's left are broken memories. Strolling down the hallway of my cold, foggy mind, Stopping at each door and searching, hoping that I'll find. A piece of me that lets me see and helps me to forget, All the pain that's in my past and all that's to come yet. Every room I pass seems smaller than the last, And in each I find some keepsakes from my past, But none contain the thing that I want more than all the rest, In this place, I've come to find I'm no more than a guest. In one room I stop and put my hand upon my chest, My biggest fear has come to pass, and though I tried my best, I look around and strain to see, but find there's no one here. This room has taken from me every one that I hold dear. I wish I could go back, to how things used to be, When days were full and nights were long, with friends and family. I'd go to town and all around, their faces I would see, But time has passed and all that's left are broken memories. But time has passed and all that's left are broken memories.
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Last night, old thoughts were on my mind, I recall the day that used to be, When love from you was all I'd find, And what we had meant all the world to me. [Chrous] Don't think I want you back again. My days are brighter now you're gone, But sometimes when you cross my mind, I forget how it feels to be alone. I'm sure you're happy this way too, Now I don't cross your mind at all. Old memories never make you blue, And I know you wouldn't answer if I called. [Chorus] Now please don't take this the wrong way, Sweetheart I'm glad that we're no more, But it's hard to face these lonely days, And I've felt that way since you walked out the door. [Chorus]
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Oh the moon is shining bright, As I sit alone at night, And think of the one I love so true. Though we're many mlies apart, She is always in my heart, And I'll see her when the moon turns to blue. I recall the night we met, Oh I never will forget, The way the blue moon shone in her eyes. Now her memory lingers still, And I know it always will, And I'll see her when the moon's in the sky. [Chorus] Once in a blue moon, I'll hold her hand in mine, And live again the love we once knew, But the moon is cold and white, As it shines on me tonight, And I'll see her once the moon turns to blue. Though she said we had to part, She is always in my heart, And the blue moon reminds me of her yet. So when the blue moon comes around, Underneath it I'll be found, 'cause the blue moon won't let me forget. [Chorus] Yes, I'll see her when the moon turns to blue.
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Waiting for the day to end, thinking about you, Counting down the seconds, trying to make it through. One eye on the clock and dreaming, not long till I'm free, Not long till I'm with you and you'll be here with me [Chorus] Where did we go wrong? Why's it been so long? I never thought our love would ever end. Now the years have passed, Time has moved so fast, I want to say I miss you and I'll see you once again. When we're together, all my cares fade away, I look into your eyes and see the rest of my days, But maybe it was all too much for only you to bear, And maybe I should've known I wasn't being fair. [Chorus] I didn't know back then that that you'd already seen the end, For me it was love, but for you it was pretend, I'm a different man now and I want you to know, Come back to me my darling, oh dear I miss you so. [Chorus]
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Well I came home just the other night, I opened the door, turned on the light, It was quiet and still and I could tell that something wasn't quite right. My baby's coat wasn't on the door, and her walkin' shoes, they weren't on the floor, I went to my room and she'd placed a note right on the bedroom door. [Chorus] So give me one, and then give me two, 'cause I'm flat broke but my pay cheque's due, But I just can't wait until Friday comes to start drownin' my sorrows in booze. Give me three and give me four I want to drink so much I can't see the floor, 'cause my baby's gone and now I'm alone, I've got the bar stool blues. Her letter said "Well so long, Jack, I'm leavin' you and never comin' back. I've tried so hard but I can't go on, my life's just got off track..." She'd been unhappy for quite a while, I guess readin' minds just ain't my style, So now she's gone I'm going to head to the bar and sit and drink for a while. [Chorus] Well I'll make this bar my brand new home, and on this stool I'll never be alone, I want to drown my tears with bottles of beer and a good old honky-tonk song, But Mr. Bartender I'm here to stay, so I'll need your help to drive these blues away, And if the beer runs dry and I start to cry, here's what I'm going to say. [Chorus] 'cause my baby's gone and now I'm alone, I've got the bar stool blues.
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There were tears and angry words, We said we'd never talk again, That there was nothing left that we could do or say. But then you stopped and lay your head, On the pillow next to mine, Then all the pain and hurt just fell away. [Chorus] With you asleep there on the bed, With my hand placed on your head, And your breathing soft and gentle on my cheek. I wondered how I'd ever been, So blind I hadn't seen, That you are everything I'll ever need. From the day that we first met, I could plainly see, That you'd give me something no one else could give And after all these years, You've proved that to be true, And I'll love you dear as long as I live. [Chorus] And darling, you are everything I'll ever need.
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Well I've been waiting here since early today, Standing on the platform but there’s a delay, Take me away from all this cold and grey, Won’tcha hurry on down the line. [Chorus] Southbound train, southbound train, Let me in and out of the rain, Been waiting so long, but I don’t wanna complain, I wanna go where the sun still shines. My feet are freezing, and I’m feeling kinda blue, Could be on my way to some place with a view, Where the stars are bright and the skies are blue, Won'tcha hurry on down the line. [Chorus] I wanna go where the sun still shines.
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If you said gooodbye to me today, It would be more than my poor heart could bear. All the plans that you and I had made, Would be thrown far into the air. [Chorus] Darlin' think before you go, Of how happy we both used to be. Please don't say that it's all gone, This love of ours was meant to be. It feels like you've been gone for years, Though you're always here right by my side. But I see it in your distant eyes, The flame of love for me has died. [Chorus] This love of ours was meant to be.

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released August 26, 2022

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Original and traditional bluegrass music from the Deep South (of London).

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