Biography:
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Other songs:
- Empty Hearts
- Getting Ready To Get Down
- Good Man
- Kathleen
- Naked As A Window
- Next To The Last Romantic
- Temptation Of Adam
- To The Dogs Or Whoever
- Wolves
- A Big Enough Sky
- All Some Kind Of Dream
- Angels On Her Shoulders
- Anne
- Another New World
- Baby Thats Not All
- Bandits
- Beautiful Night
- Best For The Best
- Blame It On The Tetons
- Bone Of Song
- Bonfire
- California
- Cant Go To Sleep Without You
- Certain Light
- Change Of Time
- Come And Find Me
- Cry Softly
- Cumberland
- Darlin
- Dreams
- Drive Away
- Evil Eye
- Feels Like Lightning
- Folk Bloodbath
- Friendamine
- Girl In The War
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Ground Dont Want Me
- Harrisburg
- Henrietta Indiana
- Here At The Right Time
- Homecoming
- Hopeful
- Hotel Song
- Idaho
- In The Dark
- In Your Arms Again
- In Your Arms Awhile
- Joy To You Baby
- Labelship Down
- Lantern
- Lark
- Lawrence Ks
- Leaves And Kings
- Leaving
- Letter From Ohmaha
- Lights
- Lillian Egypt
- Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
- Long Shadows
- Loretta
- Love Is Making Its Way Back Home
- Make Me Down
- Man Burning
- Manburning
- Me And Jiggs
- Miles Away
- Minds Eye
- Monster Ballads
- Moon River
- Moons
- Murder On My Mind
- My Man On A Horse Is Here
- Myrna Loy
- New Lover
- Nightmares
- Oh Lord Part 3
- One More Mouth
- Open Doors
- Other Side
- Peter Killed The Dragon
- Rainslicker
- Rattling Locks
- Real Long Distance
- Right Moves
- Roll On
- Rumors
- Seeing Me Round
- Showboat
- Silver Blade
- Since Youve Gone
- Sir Galahad
- Snow Is Gone
- Song For The Fireflies
- Southern Pacifica
- Still Beating
- Strangers
- Stuck To You The Science Song
- The Appleblossom Rag
- The Bad Actress
- The Curse
- The Oak King
- The Stone
- The Temptation Of Adam
- Thin Blue Flame
- Third Arm
- Thunderbolts Goodnight
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Train Go By
- Wait For Love
- When Will I Be Changed
- Where The Night Goes
- Wildfires
- Wings
- You Dont Make It Easy Babe
- Young Moses
- Youve Got The Moon
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[Verse 1]
Am
All that I felt on the first time it happened
F
Was the feeling of something bad coming true
G
One day I was happy, one day I was laughing
Am
Then, somewhere a chain snapped; like that, I was loose
[Verse 2]
Am
Why don't anything give me the joy that it used to?
F
Why don't anything feel as real as it once was?
G
I feel so sad but that ain't how I choose to
Am
It shouldn't have to hurt so bad but it does
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 3]
Am
It was a summer night when I found my religion
F
I was under the tent, I was struck by the palm
G
And the Holy Spirit rained down upon me a vision
Am
And I felt better a little while but then it was gone
[Verse 4]
Am
I went to the mountain then I went to the cavern
F
I washed myself in the river and I waited on love
G
But I was lonely and dark as the moons around Saturn
Am
Yeah, darkness for miles was all that there was
[Verse 5]
Am
It was after the Lord and me parted ways that I found her
F
And she was taking pictures of people who came in to the mall
G
And she took my portrait as well as she could do
Am
With someone who seemed to be not there at all
[Verse 6]
Am
I stayed with her a while and I called myself happy
F
I clung to her hands, and her hair, and her mouth
G
But like every man who finds out he is drowning
Am
I held on to her hard until I just wore her out
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 7]
Am
So I took off south like the beat of a bat wing
F
I fell in with this boat salesman and a kid
G
One carried the nails for his own crucifixion
Am
The other one seemed to screw up whatever he did
[Verse 8]
Am
The kid always loved me like I was his neighbor
F
He asked all about me and my life on the road
G
And the boat salesman, when he found out he wasn't a savior
Am
Shot himself in the head in a Key West Payday Loan
[Verse 9]
Am
I got jobs and I lost them like the beat of a drummer
F
Who lost sleep, and got drunk, and couldn't see through his tears
G
And just how I survived, I cannot even remember
Am
But I know that it lasted a couple of years
[Verse 10]
Am
I moved down deep into the jungle during those days
F
I existed on oranges and oxygen
G
But I carried the sadness against which even the old ways
Am
Reached their limits of power and could not defend
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 11]
Am
I wandered through temples covered over with Saints' days
F
I wandered through drug labs and kidnaps and graves
G
I tried my best to meet death by the jaguar or AK
Am
But I was covered over with grief and by this, I was saved
[Verse 12]
Am
When I was up, I saw the connection between all of all things
F
When I was up, I was so high up above
G
That the world appeared to me electric and thrilling
Am
With a fineness of lightning and the sweet milk of love
[Verse 13]
Am
When I was down, the whole world melted
F
In burning black plastic wherever I chanced to be
G
And off that, I was judged with some kind of a tragic
Am
Mistake that had somehow crawled out of the sea
[Verse 14]
Am
How long until I'm free of these devils that bind me?
F
How long until I live the life that I have?
G
Can I outstrip a creator who searches and finds me
Am
Then leaves me with the demons that I already have?
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 15]
Am
I went to the doctor who sent me to a doctor
F
Who sent me to a doctor who sent me to a room
G
And that's where I waited with the world ending around me
Am
And the voices in my head jangling 'round in a tomb
[Verse 16]
Am
She gave me a bottle and I took what was in it
F
The stuff in my bloodstream started to rattle and fizz
G
And I know that they're working but the devil is still down there
Am
I tell myself that it's better and sometimes it is
[Verse 17]
Am
What else is there to say but to tell you that I love you
F
I haven't seen much of the world but I know
G
That there aren't any others who know me like you do
Am
And your comfort seems to follow me wherever I go
[Verse 18]
Am
I know you're no cure for the darkness inside me
F
But it feels better just to know that you're near
G
And your patience, your joy, and your strength are astounding
Am
And I know that without you, I wouldn't be here
[Verse 19]
Am
And I know that without you, I would not be here
F
And I know that without you, I would not be here
G
I know that without you, I wouldn't be here
Am
I know that without you
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
All that I felt on the first time it happened
F
Was the feeling of something bad coming true
G
One day I was happy, one day I was laughing
Am
Then, somewhere a chain snapped; like that, I was loose
[Verse 2]
Am
Why don't anything give me the joy that it used to?
F
Why don't anything feel as real as it once was?
G
I feel so sad but that ain't how I choose to
Am
It shouldn't have to hurt so bad but it does
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 3]
Am
It was a summer night when I found my religion
F
I was under the tent, I was struck by the palm
G
And the Holy Spirit rained down upon me a vision
Am
And I felt better a little while but then it was gone
[Verse 4]
Am
I went to the mountain then I went to the cavern
F
I washed myself in the river and I waited on love
G
But I was lonely and dark as the moons around Saturn
Am
Yeah, darkness for miles was all that there was
[Verse 5]
Am
It was after the Lord and me parted ways that I found her
F
And she was taking pictures of people who came in to the mall
G
And she took my portrait as well as she could do
Am
With someone who seemed to be not there at all
[Verse 6]
Am
I stayed with her a while and I called myself happy
F
I clung to her hands, and her hair, and her mouth
G
But like every man who finds out he is drowning
Am
I held on to her hard until I just wore her out
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 7]
Am
So I took off south like the beat of a bat wing
F
I fell in with this boat salesman and a kid
G
One carried the nails for his own crucifixion
Am
The other one seemed to screw up whatever he did
[Verse 8]
Am
The kid always loved me like I was his neighbor
F
He asked all about me and my life on the road
G
And the boat salesman, when he found out he wasn't a savior
Am
Shot himself in the head in a Key West Payday Loan
[Verse 9]
Am
I got jobs and I lost them like the beat of a drummer
F
Who lost sleep, and got drunk, and couldn't see through his tears
G
And just how I survived, I cannot even remember
Am
But I know that it lasted a couple of years
[Verse 10]
Am
I moved down deep into the jungle during those days
F
I existed on oranges and oxygen
G
But I carried the sadness against which even the old ways
Am
Reached their limits of power and could not defend
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 11]
Am
I wandered through temples covered over with Saints' days
F
I wandered through drug labs and kidnaps and graves
G
I tried my best to meet death by the jaguar or AK
Am
But I was covered over with grief and by this, I was saved
[Verse 12]
Am
When I was up, I saw the connection between all of all things
F
When I was up, I was so high up above
G
That the world appeared to me electric and thrilling
Am
With a fineness of lightning and the sweet milk of love
[Verse 13]
Am
When I was down, the whole world melted
F
In burning black plastic wherever I chanced to be
G
And off that, I was judged with some kind of a tragic
Am
Mistake that had somehow crawled out of the sea
[Verse 14]
Am
How long until I'm free of these devils that bind me?
F
How long until I live the life that I have?
G
Can I outstrip a creator who searches and finds me
Am
Then leaves me with the demons that I already have?
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 15]
Am
I went to the doctor who sent me to a doctor
F
Who sent me to a doctor who sent me to a room
G
And that's where I waited with the world ending around me
Am
And the voices in my head jangling 'round in a tomb
[Verse 16]
Am
She gave me a bottle and I took what was in it
F
The stuff in my bloodstream started to rattle and fizz
G
And I know that they're working but the devil is still down there
Am
I tell myself that it's better and sometimes it is
[Verse 17]
Am
What else is there to say but to tell you that I love you
F
I haven't seen much of the world but I know
G
That there aren't any others who know me like you do
Am
And your comfort seems to follow me wherever I go
[Verse 18]
Am
I know you're no cure for the darkness inside me
F
But it feels better just to know that you're near
G
And your patience, your joy, and your strength are astounding
Am
And I know that without you, I wouldn't be here
[Verse 19]
Am
And I know that without you, I would not be here
F
And I know that without you, I would not be here
G
I know that without you, I wouldn't be here
Am
I know that without you
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
F
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
G
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
Am
Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
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