16 Horsepower was an Alternative country musical group based in Denver, Colorado. Their music was serious in tone with distinct Christian Christianity religious Religion lyrics dealing with conflict and redemption. For the bulk of their career, the band consisted of David Eugene Edwards, Jean-Yves Tola, and Pascal Humbert (the latter two formerly of the band Passion Fodder). After releasing four studio albums and touring extensively, the... [read more] - Black Soul Choir
ain't none ever seen the face of his foe no he ain't made of flesh & bone he's the one who sits up close beside you an when he's there you are alone every man is evil yes an every man is a liar an unashamed with the...
- Prison Shoe Romp
i've grown tired, of the words of the single man hangin' lifeless on his every word -- o man you don't understand dear man the little angel held out her hand sayin' father, father i love you o praise jesus i got her...
- Strong Man
the strong man he will kneel down whalst angels strip him of cloak and crown through bitter lips come vile breath he is the last one to confess there will be no pity for him we must kill him where he stands no there...
- American Wheeze
i've grown tired, of the words of the single man hangin' lifeless on his every word -- o man you don't understand dear man the little angel held out her hand sayin' father, father i love you o praise jesus i got her...
- Horse Head
come to my house an we'll pick bones there hands outside ready with stones come to my yard i got whiskey an chirs we'll sit on the porch as the good men stare you ain't never spoke true i shake an angry fist at you...
- Black Bush
i can sense it all around me there's somethin' in this room it ain't magic nor no witchcraft no bitch on no broom look see his bones are gone he done left the grave the grip of death it could not hold him down no...
- Scrawled In Sap
o the sky grey orange an the walls stained blue an i laid right down on the golden satin with you into sween dark circles of beautiful eyes i go round o lord i go round will you tell me once again cream white skin...
- Harm's Way
here ain't nothin' that ain't in my way an like the fool i am for my own gain i pray you say you found, a way back inside my closet ol' bones upon bones an joints upon sockets yep yey i am an honest man when i ain't...
- Ruthie Lingle
blue ruthie lingle take me home sad eyed suzanna take me home legs, thighs an navel you're the only one goddess samantha take me home black eyed rebecca take me home here buxom gretta take me home the curse of those...
- Heel On The Shovel
i'm diggin' you a shallow grave an to the sun your face i'll raise i'm diggin' you a shallow grave one hundred buzzards buzzin' i seen death hangin' from the tallest tree eyes closed no lookin' back at me ye they...
- I Seen What I Saw
i seen ya in your red room laughin' with your shinin' coffee can so many wrongs all kinds a goins on held my head an ran but i hid and did a bit more lookin' saw ya dancin' on the pine porch creakin' mouth open an...
- Neck On The New Blade
high fiddle high fiddle low fiddle low there's a ghost bound in my soul high fiddle high fiddle low fiddle low there's a cold blade on my crow a crooked in my walk a stumble in my talk is what i'm after little girl...
- Phyllis Ruth
the chill of coffeeville she's in those hills still kindness of her face so white the chill of coffeeville lord pray it be your will that she dwell in your house tonight as one with spirit yes she goes where it goes...
- My Narrow Mind
wicked, wicked from the mouth i spout - o lord don' let these thoughts come out my knees they knock and my feet they fail the thoughts i think i see your face turn pale take my hand an' you will see - the one in the...
- Hang My Teeth On Your Door
your sympathy is my simple joy your bossom my mobile home free from the thunder that tore me asunder i have you as my own and i hold you over rolling on the floor *** you say this is the way let's sing an' dance...
- Coal Black Horses (World)
just as sure as that suns gonna shine when he comes at his table i will dine just as sure as that dog's gonna whine in my heart no longer will i pine just as sure as by evil you are torn the sky will open up an' an...
- The Denver Grab
see my love cut down the lane sways and grinds ooh, that's your play ya treat me like your prayers though i'm alone yer drivin' me to pray, "trouble" i'm undone hold me up will ye be my doll? hold me up 'til the sun...
- Ditch Digger (U.S.)
i dug on down - for to see my true love she is the only - girl i will speak of yes i went on down for to get my girl an' free her from the devil's world i hear the sound of her heart a poundin' fear was the hole boy...
- Golden Rope
fire is the color of my true love's hair near to the father sits his golden chair by prayer and petition to the king on his left light is the burden that i bear o so enchanting are these lovely chains that bind you...
- Low Estate
to hell with boys creepin' up slowly swingin' them shovels 'round diggin' up words of pleasure from evil hollow ground o - an' here's one now girl the devil is in his eye you'd better start stirring up soil boy or...
- Sac Of Religion
i'm a rompin' dead boy on a long road what opened up my eyes to this i'm just trying to keep 'em closed hey feller what ya got in that sac is it somethin' fer me? a little knowin' is a dangerous thing boy please take...
- Brimstone Rock
listen closely to me now my darlin' girl there's one who's out to have you an jus' his breath will burn your curls don't you fret you needn't bother don't you fret here comes the father yet whatcha doin' up atop my...
- Pure Clob Road
are you weary my friends of my comin' 'round draggin' my chains 'cross your floor you once had a stained glass look in your eye well, not any more the train moves fast as i walk this track carryin' sin in my sack...
- Dead Run
the devil's brand is on my bones an' from inside the holy ghost groans sure as shootin' the undertaker knows he lays the headstones in endless rows ye one an' all we croak like a raven it's the dead an' the dyin'...
- For Heaven's Sake
i surely knew it was a trap ye yet my hands they would not listen i shoulda known your word was flap comin' out all sweet an drippin' o so where could i go - yes but to the lord i been to your house an' see what you...
- Black Lung
walkin' up with winkin' eyes seen that tight-lipped grin i could tell from a mile away boy you weren't my kin you best put a bridle on bridle on that tongue save your breath for breathin' buddy an' run - run who's...
- Clogger
Hey mister with your iron feet yeahNever waver from your pathYou think you got a way with something boySee his hand feel his staffO you gottaway with words alrightAn quite a way with the ladiesYour thoughts are...
- Splinters
Self sent a twisterA tearin' after meGonna bust my house to splintersAn take all that's dear to meYou say you saw it comin' yeahBut still you did not fleeI was too weak I couldn't moveHeld by growth of a treeAn yes I...
- Just Like Birds
Little Johanna girl of my prairieHelp me fill this house with living wordsFurther up and further inLet tem fly from our lipsJust like birdsAll that dark woods from PakistanThe glory the glory lodged insideStrive to...
- Cinder Alley
Lovely lovely Carol SueI see the heel of the fatherCrush the head of the serpent for youAnd that beast who foundHis way up to your roomYou know the one the oneWho's colors are never trueYeah you doYet all the while...
- Poor Mouth
Is anything as lovely to meAs the truth in loveI'll take it over freedom any dayIt brings me ever an this time to my kneesAn on my knees I run awayYes I know your sticks an stones theyThey will easily break these...
- Burning Bush
All the widows watchThrough all window sillsHair raising in every roomUp the street come a walking chillAn you ask for nothing'Cept to be by my sideSee my tears good fatherWill they wash it awayAll my dirt from your...
- Straw Foot
I guess you didn't hear meWhen I told you for the first timeWell don't you worryIt won't be the lastAll I need a floorboardAn a wooden shoeStep aside an let my lady throughHey foot, straw footLow we lay 'em downHey...
- Praying Arm Lane
Well hey I been down that a wayWith a dream on my armYet me an my love we could not stayWe heard voices of childrenAn by little hands were led astrayAll the boughs bend for usAll the earth awaits theeAll the stones...
- Silver Saddle
Tonight you've caught your breathYou've lost your American spiritIf only I could catch my deathJust give me long enough to fear itHer talk ain't like the other girlsShe takes my livin' at a glanceWe hear the locust...
- Nobody 'Cept You
Nothin' 'round here to me that's sacred'Cept you, yeah youNothin' 'round here to me that matters'Cept you, yeah youYou're the one that reaches meYou're the one that I admireEvery time we meet togetherI feel like I'm...
- Wayfaring Stranger
I am a poor wayfaring strangerTraveling through a world of woeAin't no sickness, toil, nor dangerIn that bright land to which I goI'm goin' there to see my fatherSaid he'd meet me when I comeI'm only goin' over...
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