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AmeriKarma

by DowmTown Mystic

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Fly 03:08
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FLY words & Music: Robert Allen I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky Seems like every day Life gets in my way All work and no play Sad to say But if I could find my way I would give most anything And it just makes my heart break When I can’t do a thing I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky But if I could find my way I would give most anything And it just makes my heart break When I can’t do a thing I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky Take me by the hand Help me understand I don’t have a plan Take my hand But if I could find my way I would give most anything And it just makes my heart break When I can’t do a thing I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky ©2022 Sha-La Music BMI
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Day Of Reckoning (Feat. Tony Trischka) 04:12
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DAY OF RECKONING words & Music: Robert Allen & Jay Friedman I can’t keep on kickin’ this same can down the road Runnin’ from my problems is startin’ to get old Don’t know where I’m goin’ just tryin’ to find my way If all goes well I’ll get there in time for judgement day You know I try and try but my past is haunting me It’s hard to live a lie when there’s Judgement beckoning If I can make things right you know the truth will set me free Then I can face my life on the day of reckoning Check my rearview mirror, and don’t like what I see What’s the point of drivin’ I’m runnin’ outta steam The past is catchin’ up with me I gotta find some truth Guess I’m out of options and now there’s no excuse Because I try and try but my past is haunting me It’s hard to live a lie when there’s Judgement beckoning If I can make things right you know the truth will set me free Then I can face my life on the day of reckoning I can’t keep on kickin’ this same can down the road Runnin’ from my problems is startin’ to get old Don’t know where I’m goin’ just tryin’ to find my way If all goes well I’ll get there in time for judgement day You know I try and try but my past is haunting me It’s hard to live a lie when there’s Judgement beckoning If I can make things right you know the truth will set me free Then I can face my life on the day of reckoning Because I try and try but my past is haunting me It’s hard to live a lie when there’s Judgement beckoning If I can make things right you know the truth will set me free And I’ll have changed my life by the day of reckoning And I’ll have changed my life by the day of reckoning ©2022 Sha-La Music BMI
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Live 03:49
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LIVE words & Music: Robert Allen I want to run to the sinking sun I want to ride to the end of the line I want to see all there is to show I want to be all there is cause all that I know is I want to live I want to sing I want to do everything I want to cry til the tears run dry I want to feel all the love that is real I want to keep all there is to grow I want to give all there is cause all that I know is I want to live I want to sing I want to do everything I want to live, love, dance and sing I want to do everything I want to live I want to sing I want to do everything I want to go to the end of the road I want to try til the day that I die I want to see all there is to show I want to be all there is cause all that I know is I want to live I want to sing I want to do everything I want to live, love, dance and sing I want to do everything I want to live I want to sing I want to do everything I want to live, love, dance and sing I want to do everything ©2021 Sha-La Music BMI
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When The Angels Sing 04:10
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When The Angels Sing words & Music: Robert Allen When will I see you again here in my heart Love never ends I try and understand tears fill my eyes I lost my friend And when fate draws the curtain down The world shifts for a moment The veil lifts when eyes are open Then I will see you again with tears in my heart This love never ends Life’s a mysterious thing The soul comes alive When the angels sing And when fate draws the curtain down The world shifts for a moment The veil lifts when eyes are open Then I will see you again My soul comes alive When the angels sing And when fate draws the curtain down The world shifts for a moment The veil lifts when eyes are open Then I will see you my friend with peace in my heart This love never ends Life’s a mysterious thing The soul comes alive When the angels sing My soul comes alive When the angels sing Your soul comes alive When the angels sing ©2022 Sha-La Music BMI
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Superstar (To Sir Elton With Love Mix) 03:00
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Superstar words & music: Robert Allen & G.T. Sullivan It was 3 in the morning and the concert doors were closed As our hero waited on the stars inside our clothes And the ones who were breast fed on the songs he played Were kindly told to wait outside or go away We’ve been waiting now on these 5 long years Sitting in silence biting on our fears Of how they’d all complain that he should act his age Instead they made him news and put him on the front page And the times are hard but you know you got us here Crying to our mamas that our day is coming near Cause you know it’s alright Cause you’re so outta sight Of how they’d all complain that he should act his age Instead they made him news and put him on the front page And the times are hard but you know you got us here Crying to our mamas that our day is coming near Cause you know it’s alright Cause you’re so outta sight And the times are hard but you know you got us here Crying to our mamas that our day is coming near Cause you know it’s alright Cause you’re so outta sight ©2022 Sha-La Music BMI
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Shadow Walk 04:28
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SHADOW WALK Words & Music: Robert Allen And when the sun was falling All did fade to black Now the night is calling Who will have your back? Do you know my name? And when the world was turning Did you call to me? Now your life is burning Who will set you free? Do you know my name? I can feel your pain I hear every thought On your shadow walk Do you know my name? And when the sky was falling All did fade to black Now my light is calling I will guide you back Do you know my name? I can feel your pain I hear every thought On your shadow walk Do you know my name? I can feel the shame Of every soul who’s caught On their shadow walk Do you know my name? Do you know my name? On your shadow walk Do you know my name? ©20213 Sha-La Music BMI
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Losing My Mind (Feat. Lance Doss) 04:17
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Losing My Mind words & Music: Robert Allen I’m losing my mind and my faith has been fading Living in the Land of the Free Too many times has a promise been broken Too many times talk was cheap Too many times have the same lies been spoken Too many times trust was weak I’m losing my mind and my faith has been fading Living in the Land of the Free Too many times has the best been forgotten Too many dreams out of reach Too many times have the hopes been for nothin’ Too many sad memories I’m losing my mind and my faith has been fading Living in the Land of the Free Time after time all the plans that are wasting But it’s one too many times for me Too many eyes that have Grown too tired and no longer see Too many hearts that have Lost their love and are no longer free Too many times has a promise been broken Too many times talk was cheap I’m losing my mind and my faith has been fading Living in the Land of the Free Too many eyes that have Grown too tired and no longer see Too many hearts that have Lost their love and are no longer free Too many times has the best been forgotten Too many dreams out of reach I’m losing my mind and my faith has been fading Living in the Land of the Free Time after time all the plans that are wasting But it’s one too many times for me We're losing our minds and our faith has been fading Living in the Land of the Free Time after time all the plans that are wasting But it’s one too many times for We ©2010 Sha-La Music BMI
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Fly (Buddy Holly Mix) 02:40
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FLY words & Music: Robert Allen I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky Seems like every day Life gets in my way All work and no play Sad to say But if I could find my way I would give most anything And it just makes my heart break When I can’t do a thing I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky But if I could find my way I would give most anything And it just makes my heart break When I can’t do a thing I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky Take me by the hand Help me understand I don’t have a plan Take my hand But if I could find my way I would give most anything And it just makes my heart break When I can’t do a thing I just want to fly I just want to fly I just want to fly In the sky ©2022 Sha-La Music BMI
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No Exceptions (Leon Zervos Remaster) 04:23
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No Exceptions words & music: Robert Allen The road to hell is paved with good intentions They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions If you stumble down this road You’ll find there’s no exceptions I am no saint but I am not a bad man I said I ain’t no saint but I am not a bad man When I fell into this place It was not part of my plan Out in the moonlight ghost riders in the sky Out in the moonlight ghost riders in the sky And you wonder in the morning If you’ll still be alive The road to hell is paved with good intentions They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions If you stumble down this road There will be no exceptions If you wander down this way There will be no exceptions ©2013 Sha-La Music BMI
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*Bonus Track* And You Know Why (Feat. Max Weinberg & Garry Tallent) 03:49
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And You Know Why words & music: Robert Allen It’s a sad old day And it’s hard this way When I’m all alone and think of you If I told myself There was someone else I might accept that we were through When will I know better than to love somebody When will I know better than to try But since the dreams don’t stay too long And broken hearts are never strong Maybe there’s a reason I still cry And you know why Now it’s plain to see That it’s up to me To forget about what I can’t do There’s a time to know When you need to go And to set your sights on someone new When will I know better than to love somebody When will I know better than to try But since the dreams don’t stay too long And broken hearts are never strong Maybe there’s a reason I still cry And you know why I tell myself I’m so free But she was so much of me The love I felt for someone Now leaves me cold til I’m numb I want to rid this sadness from my mind When will I know better than to love somebody When will I know better than to try But since the dreams don’t stay too long And broken hearts are never strong Maybe there’s a reason I still cry And you know why ©2016 Sha-La Music BMI

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It would have been virtually impossible to not have created music during the historic Covid Pandemic. Karma was visiting on a daily basis as Life & Death played out in front of us. Much of the music presented on AmeriKarma came into being during that time, tapping into the emotions of a world that will never be the same. The Merry-Go-Round on the cover seems like the perfect karmic metaphor—what goes around, comes around…DTM

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released April 7, 2023

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DownTown Mystic New York, New York

The sound of DownTown Mystic is “vintage yet modern”, continuing in the legacy of rockers like Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. The music is rooted in all the great traditions of American Rock‘n’Roll, blending story telling songs with vintage guitars and analog recording into a unique style that somehow manages to sound as contemporary as anything currently available. ... more

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