Barry McCabe

Music

Beyond The Tears

€10.00

1.	Johnny Nobody	Play	Download	Johnny Nobody My brain is tired from thinking, Thinking negatively. I know, I know, I know I’ve been told I should think more positively. If there’s one thing I’m looking for, In all probability. It’s a way to stay up instead of feeling down That’s the sad reality (Chorus) I’m just a Johnny Nobody And I’ll never amount to much. In and out of prison clothes all your life Is not a fashion statement as such. The fact that I am no longer free, Has its consequences. Although I can’t say proportionally That it’s brought me to my senses. Some people say I’m crazy, Other people call me lazy Crazy lazy or lazy and crazy, I’m keep good company Chorus Solo Everybody knows somebody who’s doing, Something that they shouldn’t do. But everybody turns a blind eye when that same Somebody does it to you. Well the whipped of the world are turning, Blind vengeance in their eye And the righteous keep on preachin’ They ain’t never ever lookin’ for an alibi Chorus I’m just a Johnny Nobody And I’ll never amount to much. In and out of prison clothes all your life Is not a fashion statement as such. I’m just a Johnny Nobody And nobody seems to mind If I live or die Or if I laugh or cry Or if I’m the hurtin’ kind Lyrics
2.	In The Dead Of Night	Play		In The Dead Of Night I love it and I hate it But I can’t seem to let it go. It seems with every passing day My indecision grows. Building up inside me Welling up like a dam. If I had took another road I might have got home faster. If I had missed the things I did Would that have spelled disaster? It’s hard to know what’s wrong or right In the dead of night. Solo I though I saw a vision Might just have been my mind. Playin’ another trick on me Like it does all the time. Can someone tell me what is right? In the dead of night. And if the walls come tumblin’ down Then who is to blame? Should we take it seriously Or is it all a game? What you see is what you get Or depends on where you stand. Outro solo Lyrics
3.	Crazy Love	Play		Crazy Love Crazy Love (Van Morrison) I can hear her heart beat for a thousand miles And the heavens open every time she smiles When I come to her that’s where I belong And I’m running to her like a river’s song Chorus She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love She’s got a fine sense of humour when I’m feeling low down When I come to her when the sun goes down Take away my trouble, take away my grief Take away my heartache, in the night like a thief Chorus Bridge Yes I need her in the daytime Yes I need her in the night I want to throw my arms around her And hug her and squeeze her, hug her and squeeze her real tight And when I’m returning, from being so far away She gives me such good lovin’, it brightens up my day Yes it makes me righteous, Lord it makes me whole And it makes me so mellow, right down into my very soul Chorus x 2 Lyrics
4.	Catch Me If You Can	Play		Catch Me If You Can Instrumental Lyrics
5.	Trouble	Play	Download	Trouble I’ve been runnin’ Runnin’, runnin’ But I can’t seem To get away from me. I’ve been in trouble, Trouble, trouble It’s been the cause of all my misery Runnin’ and trouble. No time for thinkin’ Thinkin’, thinkin’ I feel like I’m slowly sinking down. Yeah, I’m sinkin’ Slowly sinkin’ Yet nobody seems to hear my sound Beggin’ for mercy. Solo I’ve been stumblin’ fallin’ and crawlin’ for so long now I can no longer tell. I’ve been stumblin’ Fallin’ and crawlin’ Hoping someone will take me to that wishing well I’ve been in trouble. I’ve been runnin’ Runnin’, runnin’ But I can’t seem To get away from me. I’ve been in trouble, Trouble, trouble It’s been the cause of all my misery Runnin’ and trouble. Outro solo Lyrics
6.	Arthur (dedicated to Arthur Conley)	Play		Arthur (dedicated to Arthur Conley) Instrumental Lyrics
7.	I Wonder	Play		I Wonder If I called your name I wonder, If you wonder too. Who’s calling out my name now, ‘Cause there’s nobody there. If I told you that I wanted you, Would you run away? If I told you that I wanted you less, Does that mean you’d stay? (Chorus) Please stay, don’t run away Let’s pretend it’s just a dream. Please stay, don’t run away A dream is just a dream. If I told you that I dream of you I wonder if you’d say. That you dream about a man like me Awake to find no one there. I wonder where you’re going If I can come too Or are you walking down that lonesome road That’s a place I know too (Chorus) Please stay, don’t run away Let’s pretend it’s just a dream. Please stay, don’t run away A dream is just a dream. Solo If I called your name I wonder, If you wonder too. Who’s calling out my name now, ‘Cause there’s nobody there. Lyrics
8.	Rollin'	Play	Download	Rollin' Only the lonely, Walk the streets on New Year’s day. All the others have a warm place to stay. Every face it tells a story Every teardrop hides a smile. A fool with easy money, he is a fool indeed And there is no bigger pain Than a foolish friend in need. Even a fool can be right one time If he just says nothing’ at all. Guitar Solo When the world it makes perfect sense That’s when your heart is full of innocence. Now the head knows What the heart can’t understand. So when those tears, they come tumblin’ down Are they tears, of a fool or of a clown. There’s a price you have to pay When the boy becomes a man. Ain’t it funny, how time slips away And Y.O.U., not I.O.U. is the price I had to pay. T.I.M.E. – can mean a lot of different things. Harmonica solo Lyrics
9.	Lonely Road	Play		Lonely Road Time, it slips away And before you know The years have all passed you by What have you got to show Some lines on your face And a sadness in your eyes Yes, it’s been a long Oh, it’s been a long Long, long lonely road The people that you used to know Caught up in a dead end dream Well the lovers have all come and gone They helped you make a fleeting team Yesterday’s friends But it’s too late to make amends Yes, it’s been a long Oh, it’s been a long Long, long lonely road Solo So here I sit again With an empty bottle in my hand And closing time has come around But no one here can understand The pain of being lonely Or the price that I’ve sometimes paid Yes, it’s been a long Oh, it’s been a long, long lonely road I’ve slept out underneath the moon I even wished upon a falling star I broke so many man made rules I can’t remember what they were People always saying You’re headed for doom But I never ever, ever thought That it’d come my way so soon I’m headed for failure No happiness Here I am, walkin’ down this lonely road Seems my life has been a constant mess Yes, it’s been a long Oh, it’s been a long Long, long lonely road. Lyrics
10.	Bye Bye Johnny - Be Good	Play		Bye Bye Johnny - Be Good Johnny comes in every night Sits up on a bar stool Some they know him just by sight But they don’t know his name Nobody knows what he does To while away his days Or if his wild days are over No more to roam No one knows where’s he’s going Or what he’s been through How he found the strength to carry on Or the will to see it through Pour me another one Jimmy It’ll kill or cure I know for sure And Jimmy tells them all another joke They all laugh right on cue Fire crackles loudly in the corner Makes the place as cozy as can be Friendly strangers all around But Johnny’s as lonely as can be Seems some men are born to make it Born on the right side of the track While other men seem born to failure Spend their whole lives lookin’ back Solo Closing time has come around “Come on drink up now guys, you know it’s time to leave” Warm from the whiskey, but it’s cold outside There’s no one to grieve See, Johnny he lives all alone Somewhere out there in the city You might even see him on some street corner Might spare him a little pity Still we drive on by Yeah, we’re sittin’ high and dry Oh, we’re feelin’ mighty high We’re not lookin’ for an alibi Time is comin’ by and by Some say it’s time to say goodbye So I’ll say “bye, bye bye Johnny Johnny be good Bye bye Johnny Johnny - be good Lyrics
11.	The Sunset Waltz	Play		The Sunset Waltz Instrumental Lyrics

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Here's Barry's description of how the album came into being.

"The idea for all the material on this CD hit me one evening while I was sitting in the car waiting for someone. It was what I'd been waiting on for awhile and I knew I'd recognise it for what it was when it did hit me.

I set to work on it and "Lonely Road" was the first song written and rehearsed. Then, following my usual crazy pattern of working, I didn't do much for about another year. Don't ask me why - I can't answer it!

The idea to work with some good friends was always there and I was thrilled when they all said yes! That meant a studio had to be booked - within a time frame that would suit everyone - which in reality turned out to mean I had about a month to write the rest of the album. I have found over the years that having a strict deadline has always helped to focus me and so I didn't feel any stress at all.

Working in the recording studio is regarded as a very stressful occasion but I can honestly say that I enjoyed every minute of recording this album. It seemed to have an energy and a tempo all of its own and I just went along with the ride.

I'm eternally grateful to everyone who brought their special magic to the proceedings. Making music is a wonderful thing and I hope you all enjoy listening to the results as much as we enjoyed recording them for you.

To those of you who ask - "who's Johnny?" - the answer is, Johnny is the personification of many people we see - or don't - around us every day. Johnny is the misunderstood, the lonely, the outcast, the unfortunate, the part of society and ourselves we'd rather not know about.

The album title "Beyond The Tears" should be seen as positive. We all know that it's difficult to get through life without picking up a few scars along the way but the idea is to keep on going so that eventually you get to dance to the sunset waltz".