Wildroots Sessions VOlume 2
Produced by Stephen Dees
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I.O.U. (feat. Victor Wainwright & Patricia Ann Dees)
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Lazy Little Daisy (feat. Anthony “Packrat” Thompson)
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Long Way to Go (feat. Reba Russell & Patricia Ann Dees)
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The Bad Seed (feat. Dyer Davis)
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I Feel Fine (feat. Victor Wainwright)
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That Man of Mine (feat. Patricia Ann Dees, Beth McKee, & Reba Russell)
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The Threads of Time (feat. Mark Hodgson)
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Sweet Louise (feat. Patricia Ann Dees)
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Working for My Car Blues (feat. Billy Livesay)
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WildRoot Boogie (feat. Victor Wainwright)
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Put Your Hand in the Fire (feat. Stephen Dees & Patricia Ann Dees)
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Pile of Blues (feat. Robert “Top” Thomas)
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Good Word (feat. Victor Wainwright)
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I Say Amen (feat. Patricia Ann Dees)
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Ready When the Day is Done (feat. Brianna Harris)
Words: Stephen Dees
Music: Stephen Dees, Bryan Bassett
You know love sometimes can be a selfish thing
All give and no gettin’ back
But girl the way you give your love to me, I owe baby and that's a fact.
I O U for lovin' me the way that you do
I O U I'm gonna pay you back, with a love that is true
If our love was a mountain, I'd climb to the very top
Shout it out to the world, what you do for me girl
Tell me that you'll never stop
I O U for lovin' me the way that you do
I O U I'm gonna pay you back, with a love that is true
No other man could ever lead me away, from your sweet lovin arms
And I'm gonna pay a little each day, with interest babe'
Straight from the heart
How did this girl get so lucky, playing at loves game of chance?
I drew the queen of hearts became a winner
now I'll never lose at romance
I O U for lovin' me the way that you do
I O U I'm gonna pay you back, with a love that is true…
Copyright © 1991 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
Lazy Little Daisy (feat. Anthony “Packrat” Thompson)
Words and Music: Stephen Dees
Listen up people I got to tell about my little Daisy; man she ain’t nothin’ but lazy!
When I first met that gal of mine she had a lot of get up and go;
but as the years go passin’ by, she ain’t nothin’ but slow.
She’s so lazy; my do nothin’ spouse,
pure lazy, layin’ around the house.
She’d better change her lazy ways, I might have to put her out, that lazy little Daisy of mine.
Now all she wanna do is watch TV and snack,
when she can’t take another bite. It’s time to take a nap.
She’s so lazy, my do nothin’ spouse,
pure lazy, layin’ around the house.
She’d better change her lazy ways, I might have to put her out,
that lazy little Daisy of mine. All the time..
I can’t complain about the lovin’ when we’re shaggin’ in the sack,
she still do pretty good, lying flat on her back!
She’s so lazy, my do nothin’ spouse, pure lazy,
layin’ around the house.
She’d better change her lazy ways, I might have to put her out, that lazy little Daisy of mine
She better get herself together
I might have to put her out, that lazy little Daisy of mine. All the time.
Lazy. How could one woman be so lazy. Lord have mercy.
She better get herself together, I might have to put her out, that lazy little Daisy of mine. Have mercy.
Copyright © 02/13/2012 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
Long Way to Go (feat. Reba Russell & Patricia Ann Dees)
Words and Music: Stephen Dees
Moses was a holy man; led his people to the promise land
40 years of desert sand; pain and misery
Moses never lost his faith, though the hour was getting late
Down a long hard road and we still have a long way to go.
See the soul of Abraham, in the eyes of a righteous man,
God’s children all take a hand, join in revelry
Hallelujah sound the call, house divided will surely fall
Down a long hard road and we still have a long way to go.
History of sorrows, gonna change tomorrow someday
We've gotta change.
We will overcome if we let love guide the way.
Brother King was a preacher man; drew the line, made a stand
Had a dream all men could live, in peace and brotherhood
Gave his life for what he believed, freedom, justice, equality
Down a long hard road, and we still have a long way to go.
Long long way to go!
History of sorrows, gonna change tomorrow someday
We’ve got to make a change. Yes, we do.
And we will overcome if we let love guide the way.
See the soul of Abraham, in the eyes of a righteous man,
God’s children all take a hand, join in revelry
Hallelujah sound the call, a house divided will surely fall
Down a long hard road and we still have a long way to go.
Down a long hard road and we still have a long way to go
Long Way.
Copyright © 02/27/2008 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
The Bad Seed (feat. Dyer Davis)
Words and Music: Stephen Dees
Well, I heard what you did, down in old Madrid
The way you hurt that boy; I could have sworn he was dead
And his sister too, you had to further your thirst
Is it just a habit, were you born with a curse?
Why do you water your garden, with the tears from the broken hearted?
So bad, bad, bad, the bad seed.
Well, the seeds that you sew, you plant so low
Deceit and deception, you need some correction
When something is lost it’s then that you gain
Down the trail of confusion, an alley of pain
Why do you water your garden, with the tears of the broken hearted?
So bad, bad, bad, the bad seed.
Oh yes you are.
I never knew someone could be so mean
You’re the devils spawn, of the serpentine
From the root of evil, in a cold dark past
You’re a cool deceiver with the spell that you cast
Why do you water your garden, with the tears from the broken hearted?
So bad, bad, bad, the bad seed.
Bad, bad, bad, the bad seed.
Yes, you are. Voodoo child.
Why you gotta be that way to me.
I night long I put up with it. Go on leave me alone girl.
I ain’t got time for you no more.
Oh yeah, bad seed. Bad seed…
Copyright © 2021 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
I Feel Fine (feat. Victor Wainwright)
Words: Stephen Dees
Music: Bryan Bassett/Stephen Dees
Somethin’ good is coming, big fish on the line
I can feel em bitin’, and it’s about time, and I feel fine.
Got my cards on the table, I’m gonna let em ride
You know I’m ready willing and able.
It’s about time, and I feel fine.
Driftin’ down the lazy river; high on a sea of dreams
Stay away ole’ man trouble, you’ve got nothing on me
Got a secret in my pocket, blackjack, and a dime.
Gonna burn away all my worries.
It’s about time, and I feel fine.
No, I’m not gonna hurry
I’ve got nothing on my mind
I’m gonna kick back and take it easy.
It’s about time, and I feel fine.
It’s about time, I feel fine.
Gonna kick back and take it easy baby
On down that lazy river
I ain’t gonna hurry
No more worries
I feel fine
Copyright © 1990 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
That Man of Mine (feat. Patricia Ann Dees, Beth McKee, & Reba Russell)
Words: Stephen Dees/Patricia Ann Dees
Music: Stephen Dees
My ole man, he’s a very hep cat.
A cool rockin’ daddy and I like him like that
When he struts his stuff, he rocks my world
He’s my guy and I’m his girl.
He’s so fine. That man of mine.
He’s lean and mean my own James Dean.
The prettiest boy I’ve ever seen.
There’s more to the man than meets the eye.
He’s a real straight shooter, a stand-up guy.
A soft-spoken man don’t brag too much.
He can turn me on with a simple touch.
He’s always there to lend me a hand.
I’m his woman, (and) he’s my man.
Holy Moses, it ain’t no jive.
I love that man about a zillion times
Sakes alive, mercy me
I’m as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree.
Love that man of mine, he’s so fine.
Soft-spoken man don’t brag too much.
He can turn me on with a simple touch.
He’s always there to lend me a hand.
I’m his woman, (and) he’s my man.
Holy Moses, it ain’t no jive.
I love that man about a zillion times
Sakes alive, mercy me
I’m as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree.
Love that man of mine, he’s so fine.
Love that man of mine, so fine.
He’s got a heart full of soul, a pocket full of rhythm
Don’t know how I got him but I’m sure glad I’m with him
So fine, love that man of mine.
Copyright © 2021 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
The Threads of Time (feat. Mark Hodgson)
Words: Stephen Dees
Music: Bryan Bassett/Stephen Dees
From the past I’ve learned to live, with all my mistakes
And out of all the false starts, and all those second takes
Well, there’s just one thing I’d like to change
That’s when I left that girl of mine.
I must have been out of my mind.
Cause no matter how hard you try.
You can’t unwind the thread of time.
Now if I could build a time machine, go back to the past.
Make a change for the better, I’d make a love that would last.
But options not mine, no. I’ve got to leave it all behind.
It’s a dog gone crime.
No matter how hard you try,
You can’t unwind the thread of time.
Now listen up.
The web we weave, well it seals our fate.
There’s no going back when it’s too late.
The thread of time, they’re just like a noose.
It’ll hold you in their grip, you can’t cut loose.
No, no, no.
So, if you’ve got a feeling, there’s time for a change.
You better think twice. Before you lose what, you gained.
You might make a real big mistake.
You know I did, I’m not lying, no I’m not lyin’
Cause no matter how hard you try.
You can’t unwind the threads of time.
Copyright © 2021 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
Sweet Louise (feat. Patricia Ann Dees)
Words and Music: Stephen Dees and Victor Wainwright
You say that you’re not at home
Leave your number at the tone
Sure, is good to hear your voice again, on the telephone
The sun don’t shine quite as bright these days
Without your helping hand to guide my way
I remember good times, such memories
Do you ever think about me.
I’ve been lonely too long…
So won’t you. Come on home, sweet Louise
The peaches are fallin’ from the trees
There ain’t nothing shaking but the leaves on the breeze
Come on home sweet Louise.
Our pictures up on the wall
Ole Savannah, no cares at all
Ain’t been the same since you’ve been gone, it’s all wrong
If I could turn back the hands of time,
When you were twelve and I was nine
You’d never leave your little sister behind, anytime, rain or shine
You’ve been gone far too long
Come on home, sweet Louise
The peaches are fallin’ from the trees
There ain’t nothing shaking but the leaves on the breeze
Come on home sweet Louise.
I’ve been lonely too long…
So won’t you, come on home, sweet Louise
The peaches are fallin’ from the trees
There ain’t nothing shaking but the leaves on the breeze
Come on home sweet Louise
Come on home, sweet Louise
The peaches are fallin’ from the trees
There ain’t nothing shaking but the leaves on the breeze
Come on home sweet Louise,
Come on home sweet Louise
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Leslie Dees / Victor Lawton Wainwright / BMI
Working for My Car Blues (feat. Billy Livesay)
Words and Music by: Stephen Dees
Got me a job, sometimes it’s steady
Got me a house, keeps me dry when it rains
Life ain’t too bad, it could be better
If I had just one wish, it would be
I wish my car would never break down
I’m losing weight in my wallet every week.
Transmission, rack and pinion,
Tires, brakes, and oil aren’t free
Truth be told you won’t get far, behind the wheel of a broken car
I’m workin for my car, I’m workin for my car
Take my money from a jar, they’ll repair my broken car
I ain’t shirkin’ I’m working, working for my car
Now down at EJ’s, they claim to fix things
It’s working just like a top, so they say
So, what’s that noise, I hear a sputter
Seems like a government plot this intrigue
Now my granddaddy, he likes to tell me
How in the old days cars were “built to last”
Don’t need computers, for our commuters
All that stuff, it ain’t nothin’ but trash
Truth be told you won’t get far, behind the wheel of a broken car.
I’m workin for my car, I’m workin for my car
Take my money from a jar, they’ll repair my broken car
I ain’t shirkin’ I’m working, working for my car
What you need is cold hard cash, or you’ll be sitting on your ass
I’m working for my car, working for my car
Take all my money, repair my broken
I ain’t shirkin’ I’m working, working for my car
I’m working, working for car
Yeah, take all my money, just to fix this dog gone car.
No, I ain’t shirkin’ I’m working, working for my car
I ain’t shirkin’ I’m working, working for my car
Copyright © 2017 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
WildRoot Boogie (feat. Victor Wainwright)
Music by: Stephen Dees
Instrumental
Copyright © 05/31/2012 Stephen Leslie Dees / Robert Thomas / BMI
Put Your Hand in the Fire (feat. Stephen Dees & Patricia Ann Dees)
Words and Music: Stephen Leslie Dees
Hey yeah, we’re gonna sing a song here, and you just might learn something.
Hey, hey put your hand in the fire, put your hand in the fire and your hand gets burnt... (repeat) 😊
Copyright © 2006 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
Pile of Blues (feat. Robert “Top” Thomas)
Words and Music: Stephen Dees / Victor Wainwright
I done stepped in a big pile of blues.
I can’t begin to tell you about the shape I’m in
My hands are shaky and my constitutions thin
I went and put my big foot right in it again
I had way too much to drink last night
Can’t quite remember what I did, but I’m sure it wasn’t right
All the things they said I said, got me wishin’ I was dead
A disheveled appearance, my first clue
Suspicious remnants left on my shoe
I guess what they said must surely be true
I done stepped in a big pile of blues (pile of blues)
My vision impaired I couldn’t see where I was goin’.
Due to my condition, I had no way of knowin’
that I’d wake up on the bathroom floor this mornin’. Lord have mercy.
I freely admit this wasn’t me at my best,
Well, I’ve seen better days, but then there’s the rest.
One more failed sobriety test.
I’ve got myself in an awful nasty mess.
I shouldn’t of had that one last drink,
all my ambition’s goin’ down the sink.
Bad behavior led me to the brink.
I done stepped in a big pile of blues.
Now every dog has its day, [that’s what they say]
And every child must play.
But too often this ole’ boy gets so very carried away.
And I get to thinking… maybe I should change what I do and give up that booze.
I am a victim of my excess.
Fell off the wagon and outta’ the nest,
I stumbled over the 12th step,
I done stepped in a big pile of blues
I done stepped in a big pile of blues
I done stepped in a big pile of blues
Copyright © 2011 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / Victor Lawton Wainwright / BMI
Good Word (feat. Victor Wainwright)
Words: Stephen Dees / Victor Wainwright
Music: Stephen Dees
Well, have you heard. Oh, have you heard
Have you heard, have you heard the good word
Well, have you heard, Have you heard
Have you heard the good word
Hear the message, it’s in the song
Love is good, can’t be wrong
We’ll have you heard, have you heard
Have you heard, have you heard the good word
Seek higher ground, leave room to grow
Walk with the righteous, free your soul
Don’t you hear me brother, don’t you wanna go
Listen sisters, when you’re feelin’ low
Open your heart, free your mind
Cast out your fears, leave hate behind
Have you heard, have you heard
Have you heard, have you heard the good word
It is not jealous, it does not judge
Only evil will hold a grudge
Board this train, don’t you wait
Get your ticket, it’s not too late
Forget the past, the time has come
Love everybody, love everyone
Have you heard, have you heard
Have you heard, have you heard the good word
Walk with me brothers
Walk with me sisters, walk with me everyone, love love love
Have you heard, have you heard the word
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / Victor Lawton Wainwright / BMI
I Say Amen (feat. Patricia Ann Dees)
Words: Stephen Dees / Patricia Dees
Music: Stephen Dees
We've been through so much, I know you so well
The love between us I know is real
You are the heart and soul of it all
On you I can depend
I say, amen
I say, amen
You and I have weathered some storms
With life what it is, we'll face some more
After the rain and dark clouds have gone
The sun always shines again
I say amen, amen
Our vow reminds us, ties that bind our love, eternally
To have and hold as we grow old, my darlin’
We are one in a sacred trust, forever the two of us
Say it again, amen.
God only knows what tomorrow will bring
As long as we're together we'll face anything
Life without you, is no life at all, our love will never end
I say amen, amen
I said amen, amen
Copyright © 2017 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI
Ready When the Day is Done (feat. Brianna Harris)
Words and Music: Stephen Dees
I believe something better one fine day’s bound to come
I’ll be faithful and patient. Lord I pray that it won’t be long
Take me down to the river, save my soul Holy son.
Wash away all my sorrow I’ll be ready when the day is done.
Oh, I’ll be ready, when the day is done, yes, I will, oh I’ll be ready
Though I walk in the shadow, I am drawn to the light.
I will lay down my burden, save my soul from the long dark night.
Let my spirit be lifted on the wings of a dove.
In the glory eternal in the arms of abiding love.
Help me lord give me hope in my darkest hour.
Keep me on a just and righteous path.
I’ll seek the truth, embrace the hope one day I’ll be free.
When angels sing songs of joy in perfect harmony.
So, take me down to the river, save my soul Holy son.
Wash away all my sorrows, I’ll be ready when the day is done.
I believe something better one fine day’s bound to come
I’ll be faithful and patient. Lord I pray that it won’t be long
Won’t be long. Take me down, take me down to the river.
Copyright © 2020 Stephen Leslie Dees Music / BMI