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krotix Country and Western artists are often labeled by non listeners of "real" Americana as hokey or crass. This is certainly not the case with these folks. The lyrics are like the words an author sets in a novel. The sound is clear and restrained and I mean that in a positive sense. Favorite track: Boneyard.
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Cracked Ego The Honeycutters don't build their songs or albums the exact same way as past country stars; however, they do use the same foundation: solid storytelling.
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Smith Heard The Honeycutters live and and loved it! We need more music like theirs, music that goes straight to the heart and soul! Favorite track: Marie.
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Mike Shirey I saw a suggestion by The Steel Wheels on FaceBook to check out The Honeycutters. I watched one of the YouTube videos for "Marie" and was hooked instantly. Thank You to The Steel Wheels for the suggestion, but more importantly, Thank You to The Honeycutters for making music worth listening to. Favorite track: Marie.
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1.
Better Woman 04:32
I always lose the same old bet I say I'm through but I forget and I smoke the same old cigarettes because they haven't killed me yet Same old selfish tears I cry same old pack of lies gettin' good at my goodbyes now I don't even have to try I'll admit when I've been wrong but that's the same damn song I've been singing all along Now I've let you down again just the way it's always been same old iron I can't bend since I can't remember when different glass, the same old wine same old trouble on my mind keeps me lonesome all the time And it's the same wind blowing at my back makes it tough to keep on track Every time we play, you deal the same old cards I'm trying to be a better woman trying to be a better woman baby I'm trying to be a better woman, but you make it so damn hard Same old place it always hurts same old smile, same old flirt I always say it could be worse but that's the same old pile of dirt All my sins I would confess and put on my Sunday best but that's the same old party dress and I still make the same old mess same old me just having fun but when all is said and done, it seems I always burn my tongue Chorus
2.
Automatic 04:17
I've lied so many times said things just to make them smile I'd do anything to find a rhyme Tired of winning every fight always trying to be right and still sleeping alone every night I wanna be your automatic Honey, turn me on We'll never know how good we had it 'til it's gone I wanna be your favorite record the top of the stack I promise I can make it better Don't put me back, don't put me back The sky was battle grey the trees were barren and afraid I had half a mind to let you go but I was a child and you were a wild thing and there was just so much I had to know Chorus
3.
Irene 04:38
Last night I dreamed that we were back down by the railroad tracks smoking Marlboro cigarettes we threw our shoes into the river and our mothers called each other, wondering where the kids were 'cause they woke up and we were gone we were running down the parkway singing some old gypsy song Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene I swear this world ain't as sad as the papers make it seem and in the morning we'll all be fine so if you're scared darling, put your little hand in mine All the grown ups standing in the other room they were talking about money and what's happening on the news but we were laughing about nothing we were sitting in the kitchen drinking rum and eating dandelion soup and it was true we didn't give a damn that we could fill an ocean with the things we never knew Chorus I was sleeping in the back of the bar with my head on Mama's shoulder and my Elvis playing cards All the old men they were smoking and drinking the band was playing my daddy's singing Chorus
4.
Lillies 05:31
We set out in late October, moving 'cross the frozen ground and we could see it in the stars we knew that we were glory bound We were looking for an answer we were looking for a sign we were waiting on a savior come and ease our worried minds Darling I swear it's true, I will come back to you in Springtime, when the lilies are in bloom hush now and dry your eyes you know I would not lie I'm coming back to you when the lilies are in bloom The general he says that it will not be very long but the air is full of smoke and those damn red coats coming on I dream your kisses on my eyelids, though it was so long ago and the boys are in the fields they're dying all alone Chorus Last night they came while we were sleeping Lord, they did not make a sound I took a bullet to the breast, saw my blood spill on the ground When the sun come I heard voices say this boy cannot be saved so they bowed their heads in prayer, and they dug a shallow grave Darling I've been such a fool to think that I'd be coming back to you to make you wait for me beneath the waning moon Come now, stand by my side pile the cool black stones where I lie it's Springtime, and the lilies are in bloom Tell our son not of my bravery but a soldier's tale of woe for there's no glory where I've fallen and I'm so far from my home
5.
He was waitin' in the morning for to take you home waitin' in the morning for to take you home he was waitin' in the morning for to take you home and you won't need a dollar in the place you're going no you won't need a dollar in the place you're going you won't even need a dollar in the place you're going It's a long walk back it's a long walk back it's a long walk back to where I'm from If I knew the secret I would tell you so I'd tell you all the things you ain't supposed to know yeah if I knew the secret I would tell you so and if I could go with you I would hold your hand I would keep you from the fire just the best I can If I could go with you, I would hold your hand
6.
You got no quarter for the carousel so you hang around and listen to the barkers yell and all the boys with whiskey going straight to hell change jinglin' in their pockets like the ringing of a bell But you blink your eyes just one at a time 'cause you got no business on the wild side you can't beat the joker with a pair of nines anyone that tells you different just feedin' you lines It's the fire I've been breathing gonna be the death of me you can lead me to the water, tell mama that her daughter's been saved but if I fall just let me be I've got a little fire, Lord I feel it burn burnin' for the pretty little way things were can't help but fall in love with all the stories I've heard when the truth was in the telling, all you needed was the words So you wander on down the road a-ways to try and remember what the preacher said to the skinny little girl with the pig tailed braids said it so sweet, she swore she'd take it to her grave Chorus
7.
Mr. Cody 05:19
Cody, oh Cody don't take me away quit your buying me roses just let me be surely another, much more beautiful than me would love you madly Cody, oh Cody I seen what you do seen the tramps and the outlaws how they answer to you with three strings on your fiddle, thirteen stitches in your boots you ain't my daddy It's trouble that you're bringing and I've got no one to save me Those church bells are ringing, lord, but I'm just a baby You say you laid down your money and you made up your mind but no mean-hearted gambler gonna be a sweetheart of mine oh Mr. Cody, won't you choose another for your bride? I hear you waiting outside in your red Chevrolet just the sound of that engine makes me so afraid I said the price of that ticket is more than I can pay but you don't listen Chorus
8.
On My Mind 05:31
There was a time when, there was a time when I did not know you Seems I was a child then, I was waiting for a little light to show through The tattooed angel on my chest is fading and I'm still waiting with these ribbons in my hair Well baby, that don't hardly seem fair The glass is empty now, there's nothing waiting for me at the bottom I always thought that I might like to sing the blues until I got 'em I know I've been dreaming when I wake up in that easy chair and you're not there Well baby, that don't hardly seem fair 'Cause all I got is time and you on my mind you're on my mind you're on my mind I think I got lost dear, between the drip in the sink and the crack in the ceiling I guess I'll just stay here, 'til we all wash away and the paint starts peeling All I wanna hear you say is you're on your way but I don't know where well baby, that don't hardly seem fair no baby, that don't hardly seem fair
9.
Marie 04:43
The winter is gone, it's getting warm you're in my arms, but you're staring at the door it's that look I seen before after all you took, I just can't hold you anymore from the dream you're chasing and that's all he is 'cause you couldn't face him and you'd never, never be his Still he makes you feel like you're so free but someday you'll be lonely just like me So put on your traveling shoes Marie 'Cause there ain't a man in this whole world that could give you what you need but Marie, don't let 'em say I didn't try We both knew you'd go to the devil by and by You left your beer sittin' on the table like you left me here so I'm just peeling back the label now it's late and the clock ticks slow you know I hate, I hate to let you go Chorus
10.
In The Money 03:35
When my baby's in the money, treats me right when my baby's in the money treats me right when my baby's in the money, we'll be drinking milk and honey when my baby's in the money treats me right But when he's broke he treats me awful mean yeah when he's broke he treats me awful mean When he's broke we get to fighting and we stay up half the night when my baby's broke he treats me awful mean He said he'd show me things I've never seen said he'd show me things I'd never seen but we're sitting here in Texas eating cold Chinese for breakfast and I'm thinkin' that my baby lied to me I know I ought to up and run away yeah I know I oughta up and run away but I won't get very far because my baby crashed the car so it's right here in his arms I'm gonna stay Grave digger dig us two holes side by side I said grave digger dig us two holes side by side dig us two holes side by side but when my baby dies don't go waitin' up for me, it's not my time
11.
Sawdust Girl 04:16
Hold you softer than cedar I told you, there when you need her I'm always, always your sawdust girl and I'll be sweeter than rosewood you'll see, I'll love you like I should I'm so good at being your sawdust girl There'll be red wine and rhinestones so pretty aglow with the lights of the city sanded and polished so fine but baby, don't you forget that you made me carved me from walnut and cherry and gave me this old heart of pine You'll find that maybe the rain it'll sometimes make me fickle as maple but don't mind, I'm still your sawdust girl Chorus
12.
Boneyard 06:46
Drink it up, the rotting apples and the burning leaves the day is over roll down your sleeves you know you'll miss it when you're gone and it's enough to have something to hold onto hell, it's more than fair and winter's coming but you just don't care cause you know now it won't be long but oh, I remember layin' in that boneyard listening to the crickets and the passing cars headlights flashing on the broken stones it was us and all those fallen soldiers layin' down below but they were dead and buried a long time ago with all their mamas tear drops and I told you so's. Now it's the life, getting all gussied up in Grandma's dresses and eating Lucky Charms for breakfast playin' poker all day long outside, they're saving dollars just to buy more time but we've got a pot of coffee and the joker's wild and we've got a tape of all our favorite songs Chorus I told myself that I was really never coming back this time and I drove that station wagon 'bout a hundred miles bought a souvenir and turned around It's just as well 'cause the rain was falling faster than these broken wipers sway and something always told me it would be this way I never thought it would be now

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recorded at Collapseable Studios in West Asheville, December 2008

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released May 1, 2009

music and lyrics by Amanda Anne Platt
Produced by Peter James and Aaron Price
mixed by David Ferguson
Mastered at Fox Wood Mastering, Nashville Tn
Amanda Anne: vocals, rhythm guitar
Peter James: lead guitar, harmony vocals
Tal Taylor: mandolin
Ben Riva: fiddle
Matt Smith: pedal steel
Ian Harrod: bass
Mike Lott: drums

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Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters Asheville, North Carolina

The Honeycutters are an Asheville, NC based five piece featuring featuring the original compositions of singer and songwriter Amanda Anne Platt. Their first album, "Irene" met approving Americana audiences from coast to coast, and they are excited to release their sophomore effort, "When Bitter Met Sweet," in May of 2012. ... more

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