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Deep River

by Jon Allen

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1.
Night & Day 04:14
If I can’t have your love I don’t want nothing at all If I can’t have your love I’ll keep my heart behind the wall I don’t want to see the sun Don’t want nothing from no one And night and day don’t mean a thing to me If I can’t have your love I don’t want nobody else If I can’t have your love I’ll keep my sorrow to myself Can’t do no good with my time Got no rhythm, got no rhyme And night and day don’t mean a thing to me Come back and revive my senses Set fire to my skin Give me a reason to feel defenseless Give me a reason to start again If I can’t have your love I don’t want to play the game If I can’t have your love It would be a lie to love again I don’t have no life to live If you’ve got no love to give And night and day don’t mean a thing to me
2.
In the cold, cold morning Thought I heard you calling In the half-light just before the dawning of the day Half awake and dreaming When untapped thoughts were streaming Thought I heard you telling me you’d take it all away At the turn of midnight In the burning firelight Did I see your fragile figure dancing in the flame Beyond the realms of reason Untamed and out of season Could you be the missing key that gives my need a name Lady of the water Lead me to hallowed ground Lady of the water Take me where I long to be found My days are full of faces Of racketeers and chasers I’m praying for a drop of rain in a street that’s full of sand This city can undo you Cut its teeth right through you I’m looking for that open door and the grace of your hand
3.
Falling Back 03:14
Another losing hand’s been played out Another dream has turned to dust I’m trying to keep myself believing It never really meant that much And I’m falling back Like a barfly to the bottle Way down into the black Yeah I’m falling back And nothing can touch me ‘Cause I’m already gone I don’t have no explanation For why the cards are so unkind I’ve let go if every last illusion That ever gave me peace of mind And I’m falling back Like a barfly to the bottle Way down into the black Yeah I’m falling back And nothing can touch me ‘Cause I’m already gone I don’t have no cause No reason to be brave Everything I used to stand for Is buried in a shallow grave Oh, it’s such a waste Oh, it’s such a shame To see the fields of Eden Burning down in flames
4.
You’ve got a way of living, Lord it makes me feel so fine You’re the tonic for my troubles that gets me reeling every time I’ve never been to China but I’d like to go there now with you We could sail out on that slow boat just like the way they used to do The hummingbird’s singing his songs He don’t give a damn who can hear it My heart is singing along If I’m not in heaven now I swear I must be near it When I think about you darling, Oh it sets my heart aglow There’s so many ways you send me that you don’t even know The hummingbird’s singing his songs He don’t give a damn who can hear it My heart is singing along If I’m not in heaven now I swear I must be near it Gonna find your loving waters, gonna wash my spirit clean That river that reminds me life ain’t as cruel as it seems
5.
You’ve got a lot of nerve The way you keep me hanging on ‘Cause I can’t let you go Guess I’ve been loving you too long And every time I try to walk away Something inside me always makes me stay ‘Cause I just can’t put out this fire in my heart I gave you all I had Wish I could take it all back now But I can’t start again ‘Cause I got a heart that don’t know how And maybe I don’t know what’s good for me And I’d be better off for getting free But I just can’t put out this fire in my heart You got me hooked on you and your bad love That only makes me blue And what’s sad about it is I can’t do without it Sometimes I wish, sometimes I wish we never met Then I wouldn’t know this pain Wouldn’t know this sadness and regret But every little bit of hurt I feel Is a part of me that knows love is real ‘Cause I just can’t put out this fire in my heart
6.
Deep River 03:54
I’ve been torn down, I’ve been kicked around Waiting for the war to end It’s been a long time since I crossed the line Where the weeping willows bend I’m going back to start anew To shed these scars, way out in the blue Deep river roll me where I need to go Give me the answers that only you know The river’s in me, It’s all I wanna be I just have to let it run All the changes that its course arranges Are the deeds that must be done Tears of joy and tears of pain The river takes them, takes them all the same I’m doing all I can to follow nature’s plan To hold on to the hand of fate Maybe I’ll see the sun setting on the way I’ve come Before the evening gets too late Deep river roll me where I need to go Give me the answers that only you know
7.
Wait For Me 03:21
Gonna miss you in the morning, gonna miss you when I’m gone With that bitter sweet sorrow of a heart that’s hanging on Will you wait for me? Well I ain’t too proud to ask it ‘cause I really need to know Will you watch after this fire, keep it burning when I go Will you wait for me? That big jet plane is leaving to take me far away But right here with you darling is where my heart will stay Though I got to say goodbye now, though I know we have to part Won’t you give a little comfort to the pain that’s in my heart Say you’ll wait for me ‘Cause I’ll be coming back here when the autumn moon is due I’ll be falling at your feet before the leaves of autumn do Will you wait for me? That big jet plane is leaving to take me far away But right here with you darling is where my heart will stay Gonna miss you in the morning, gonna miss you when I’m gone With that bitter sweet sorrow of a heart that’s hanging on
8.
Well I’ve crawled when I should have been running And I’ve been way too long biding my time I don’t care if it ain’t too becoming Come hell or high water, I’m gonna get what’s mine I ain’t lookin’ for to rob anybody I ain’t thinking of committing any crime Baby I’m just a man in a hurry Come hell or high water, I’m gonna get what’s mine I’m tired of chasing someone else’s dream Gonna get my freedom, gonna do a little living Find out what the world really means Well, I don’t wanna die on this mountain Ain’t nobody gonna build me a shrine So I gotta fight fire with lightning Come hell or high water, I’m gonna get what’s mine You can stone me and call me a sinner But I’ll be damned if I’m waiting in line It’s getting late and the light’s getting dimmer Come hell or high water, I’m gonna get what’s mine I’m tired of chasing someone else’s dream Gonna get my freedom, gonna do a little living Find out what the world really means
9.
By My Side 03:41
There are times when I lose my step Times when I forget who I am But I believe there's hope for me yet Just as long as you're around If I ever feel like giving up Near as I can be to defeated You always find a way to lift me up Catch me when I'm coming down I don't know how the story goes Or where the journey will end But there's a warm sun shining In the darkest sky There's a silver lining Long as you are by my side I can't hold on to the restless wind I can't stop the rain from falling But you're the one I keep believing in When my faith is burning low Every new day is blind to see What tomorrow will bring But there's a warm sun shining In the darkest sky There's a silver lining Long as you are by my side Fortune telling's not a game I play But I know one thing for sure If you promised me you'd always stay I'd never ask for nothing more oh There's a warm sun shining In the darkest sky There's a silver lining Long as you are by my side
10.
Come back to me baby Don’t put me down in my prime I may be a bad man but don’t we have a good time? It’s a dog eat dog world, babe Ain’t nobody to blame You’re only picking on me now on account of my name All the money’s gone, all the money’s gone I can’t walk on water, I can’t even run Lord forgive me for the things that I’ve done Well it says in the good book That you reap what you sow But that old green backed woman is the only god that I know You can take back my Warhol Tear down my chandelier But darling, I only told you what you wanted to hear I’m in the bunker, baby I ain’t seen daylight since you said we’re through I ain’t worth nothing, if I’m worth nothing to you Lock me up if you want to But baby don’t lose that key ‘Cause you know that I need you, like I know you need me We belong here together We’re a match made in Hell One day we’ll start over, on the sound of that bell All the money’s gone, all the money’s gone I don’t know if I’m clever, I don’t know if I’m dumb But give me some credit for the things that I've done
11.
Loving Arms 03:40
I’ve walked through the badlands all alone in my bed I’ve suffered the silence of words left unsaid And I figured hope, an impassable trail Just the bitter chill of morning, just the distant sun so pale I’ve sailed across an ocean of hard luck and lies I’ve seen the horizon through desolate eyes With a heart full of hurt and a head full of fear Till you love-light came shining on the shoreline there so clear And I was reborn Here in your loving arms, where I belong I’ve lived like a stranger out of place and time I’ve stood on the high ledge at the edge of the line With blood on my shoes and fire in my brain I’ve held on to your memory like a rider to the reins And now I’m reborn Here in your loving arms, where I belong Well my days have been dark and my nights have been cold to the bone Like a bird on the wing, with the promise of spring I have flown Just looking for home Here in your loving arms, where I belong
12.
Well we’re stone dead standing still We’re just sitting ducks waiting for the kill If we can’t find the way and the will, to keep moving on We got fear in our bones and it feels like we’re so far from home But it’s only the pain of our growing, so keep moving on Maybe it’s not about getting to the Promised Land Maybe it’s more about trying Well we’re all born in the fight We’re all children thrown into the night You gotta lift your eyes up to the light, and keep moving on ‘Cause there ain’t no going back Ain’t no footprints left on the track And time never cut any slack, so keep moving on Maybe it’s not about getting to the Promised Land Maybe it’s more about trying You can’t live your life in the past Nothing good or bad ever lasts You can walk slow or you can walk fast, but keep moving on

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Deep River sees Allen paying tribute to great tunes of the past; mixing catchy Sixties-inflected rock, soul, and country blues. Since breaking out in the music scene in 2008, Jon has gained a loyal and ever-growing fan base through his talent as a vocalist, guitarist, and song-writer. His songs have provided the perfect soundtrack for hit prime time TV shows such as ‘Homeland’ and ‘Bones’, along with Hollywood blockbusters ‘The Oranges’ and ‘Safe Haven’. With vocals that are eerily reminiscent of a young Rod Stewart, Deep River finds Jon Allen channeling his wide range of influences with songs covering relationships, moving on, and finding oneself.

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released July 8, 2014

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