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Brand new album
"ALONG FOR THE RIDE"

"Sweeney Killeen's debut album was a lot of fun and while this contains its share of good fun songs it also has its deeper more tender moments such as, Big Smoke"
- Steve Perry, St Marys Sound Centre

"...The River Rose is a definite highlight of 'Along For The Ride', but it's not the only one...with an exquisite version of 'Sonny's Dreams'."
- Susan Jarvis, Country Music Capital News

Click below to purchase our new album from:
The Country Music Store or HMV Australia Includes hit singles "The River Rose", "Running" and "Along For The Ride"

ALBUM - ALONG FOR THE RIDE
Click on the track to go to the lyrics or click LISTEN to hear the track!

1. One of those days
2. Running - LISTEN in Windows Media™ or Real Audio™
3. Big Smoke
4. Mama was a working man
5. The river rose - LISTEN in Windows Media™ or Real Audio™
6. Almost maybe
7. Sonny's dreams
8. Restricted area
9. This old town
10. Can't do a thing without you
11. Here I go again
12. Across the great divide
13. Those words we said
14. Along for the ride - LISTEN in Windows Media™ or Real Audio™

ALBUM - FUN!
Click on the track to go to the lyrics!

1. F-U-N
2. Strong enough to bend
3. The tide is high
4. Plastic princess
5. Working man
6. Can't keep a good girl down
7. One way ticket
8. Bundstone blues
9. Fields of gold
10. The one that got away (Got away with my heart)
11. Love will see you through
12. Queens of hearts

LYRICS - ALONG FOR THE RIDE

One Of Those Days
Tamara Stewart
We've all had bad days, but what about those days where everything goes right?

Running
Roger Corbett
A tribute to busy mums.... we're both one of four children and we have an immense respect for the hard work and sacrifices our mums have made.

Chorus
Oh Lord she's running like a taxi
Running all night and day
1 2 3 running running running
Running but she's not getting paid

Oh my she's running like an airline
Running all night and day
365 24/7
Running but she's not getting paid.

Dropping number three at the ballet
Droppin number two at the pool
Number one's been a bad little man
So he's stayin a bit longer at school

Tries to squeeze in a little shopping
But the checkout line's way too long
So it's rush rush rush back to the ballet
Before the little angels have gone...Chorus

Calls number two on the mobile
But she's getting that busy tone.
So she's gotta go lookin for a kid in a cossie
A kid who doesn't wanna go home

Picks up number one at the High school
Number one's not saying a word
They go for a walk and it's talk talk talk
But she knows that she's not getting heard

Bridge
If she could just escape for little holiday
Put the bills on hold for a while
Just a little break a chance to laugh and play
Maybe she could find her smile...

Picks up her man at the station
He's grumpy and he has a few beers.
Says he works like a dog at the same old job
It's the same one I've had for years

Rush around getting all the breakfasts
Feels like Groundhog Day
It's the same same same it's a no win game
A game she never wanted to play...
Chorus

Big Smoke
Nikki Sweeney / Roger Corbett
A follow up from One Way Ticket... moving from the country to the 'Big Smoke' was a scary thing; luckily we had each other as support, and slowly found our way.

Verse 1
Little girl, big smoke
Taxi ride, city folk
She wonders how she ever landed here
Crowded streets, neon lights
People out for the night
Just a kid who's never been anywhere
She thinks about how things are at home
And she wonders how she'll make it on her own

Chorus
You can lose your way in a town like Sydney
Between the buses and the ferries and the endless city streets
But you can follow your dreams in a town like Sydney
And who knows where the path is gonna lead
She knows the big smoke where she's gotta be...

Verse 2
Little girl, big smoke
Meet a guy, what a joke
Nobody takes the time to smile
But one day, Union Square
Looked around and he was there
Dreamed about forever for a while
She thinks about everyone at home
And she wonders how she'll make it on her own

Chorus
You can lose your heart in a town like Sydney
Between the fast cars and the fast guys and the lonely city streets
When you're followin' your dreams in a town like Sydney
Who knows where the path is gonna lead
She knows the big smoke where she's gotta be...

Bridge
Reaching for the sky can be a rough and lonely road
Its easier to turn and run for home
This might be the hard way, but it's the way you chose
Just believe that you can make it on your own

Chorus
You can lose your heart to a town like Sydney
With its harbour and its beaches and its busy city streets
When you follow your dreams in a town like Sydney
You'll know where the path is gonna lead
You know the big smoke where you've gotta be
The big smoke where you've gotta be

Mama Was Working Man
This is for all those single parents out there that have done it - or doing it tough.

The River Rose
Tanya Savoury
Our parents live on the land (a sheep farmer and a beef farmer-you can guess which one is which) so we're aware of the devastation of floods...

Had a stretch of land there in the Richmond Valley,
Would raise a crop out of anything that grows,
Used to talk about the money that it brought us,
Well it sure didn't count for much when the river rose.

Had an old white house with a view down to the river,
New black trim around the top windows,
Sixty years of a steady sound foundation,
Sure didn't count for much when the river rose.
No it sure didn't count for much when the river rose.

Chorus
Inch by inch and day by day,
We watched her creep on in and sweep it all away,
Sure as man lays claim to the land,
She will surely show who has the upper hand (the upper hand)

And the levees and the floodbanks from the 50's,
Seven experts stepping on each others toes,
Well it sure did cost a lot to try and stop her,
It sure didn't count for much when the river rose.

And the cars and the roads and the rooftops all sail eastward,
Along with the very last hope anybody knows
And it seems like all the prayers we said on Sunday,
Sure didn't count for much when the river rose.

Chorus
And all the words of wisdom from the first flood
That record peak near fifty years ago,
Won't take away one drop of this black mud
And they sure didn't count for much when the river rose,
No it sure didn't count for much when the river rose.

Almost May-be
Beccy Willis
Sometime in our lives we've all been told that we couldn't do something, this song is about proving those people wrong, if you want something bad enough, just go out and get it!

Little Danny sees the finishing line
And they don't think he's gonna make it on time
Cause he's a big kid, they say they say a bit too slow
But there ain't no stoppin' where his big heart wants to go

He hears the voices they say he ain't got a chance
But he knows for a big kid he sure can dance
Now it's his turn to shine, it's his turn to win
He's laughing like the devil and running like the wind

And when you see a battler on the rise
That's what brings tears to my eyes

Chorus
And they'll be no more, almost, maybe, this time baby
I'm a gonna make. I'll see you at the top
Almost, maybe, no more being lazy
I've finally got the ball this time
And I ain't gonna, no I ain't gonna stop

Little Jenny's waitin' her turn
And her heart is sore and her fingers
From playin' guitar and singing all night long
Waitin' for the world to finally hear her song

She hears the voices say she ain't got the range
Feels the winds a blowin' its all gonna change
And just when you're thinkin' that you might back down
You find out that you're singing all over your town

Sonny's Dreams
Ron Hynes
Teary Irish storytelling that we love, sometimes life doesn't turn out quite how you expect...

Restricted Area
Sara Storer
Kick up your heels sweeneykilleen style!

Here's a little story
Some say a tragedy
He had no warning sign.
And it happened to an innocent little girl.
She saw her life
On her simplicity
On his half mystery
So she eagerly
Crossed his and she never has returned.

Chorus
Oh you should be a restricted area
Oh discrimination to the heart
Beat it misses when you start
Should never have gone within I'm such a fool.
I close my eyes and I can hardly breathe
I crossed your boundary
And now I cannot leave
There no exceptions to the laws
You made my knees fall to the floor.
Restricted that's the only way for you.

And listen boy
Oh this is what you done
I tried to turn and run
But I was having fun.
Oh the thing you do I couldn't turn around.
You see these spots
Oh I've caught them from you
And there's no special cure
I'm gonna die for sure
They're gonna bury me in the ground.

And oh oh oh oh oh
You are my lover
And oh oh oh oh oh
There is no other
like you, like you.

This Old Town
Janis Ian / Jon Vezner
We love our country towns and the people that make them special... 'Warkworth / Mangonui etc 'nz....'Bushy Park'vic...

Can't do A Thing
Tracy Lee Killeen / Roger Corbett
It's always hard when the one you love goes away.

Verse 1
I won't go to parties, cos I'll just end up sitting all alone.
I don't go to movies, it's no fun eating popcorn on your own
I used to go out dancing with the girls on Friday night
But lately I just wind up staying home.

Chorus
I can't do a thing without you.
My world just doesn't spin without you.
I lie awake the whole night through,
I just don't know what to do
I can't do a thing without you.

Verse 2
I won't go out walking if I don't get to hold your hand
I try to talk about it but no one really seems to understand.
I used to go out drinking with the girls on Friday night
But lately I just wind up sitting home.

Bridge
You're telling me you're missing me
But I wish you were kissing me
So get on board that plane and come on home.

I can't do a thing
You've got me on a string
I can't do a thing without you.

Here I Go Again
Kim Richey
Relationships...mmm...

Across The Great Divide
Kate Wolfe
...a beautiful story we couldn't resist.

Those Words We Said
Kim Richey / Angelo
Sometimes in the heat of the moment you can say things you don't mean...

Along For The Ride
Matraca Berg
We fell in love with this song when we first heard it...so carefree and happy. We're following our dreams and enjoying the journey..."we're along for the ride"!

LYRICS - FUN!

FUN
Tracy lee Killeen / Roger Corbett

It happened only yesterday when we went to the shops
We bought up 2 of everything cause we just couldn’t stop
We had so many packages that we could hardly stand
Had to get cute boy to give us girls a hand
I said “Nikki”...”Yeah”
This is number one
This is my favourite kind of fun

Chorus
We love it, we got it, we keep it on the run
You think its gonna end but we’ve only just begun
Party all night, playing in the sun
F-U-N hey it’s all fun!

We went out dancin’ last Saturday night
Rockin’ to the music and a feeling alright
Some guys said “Hey girls what’ya drink?”
We said “Two cups of tea, hey what’ya think?”
I said “Tracy”... “Yeah”
This is number one
This is my favourite kind of fun... Chorus

Bridge
We don’t do nothing special
We just have a good time
As long as we’re together
Everything we just turns out fun, turns out fun, turns out fun

Strong enough to bend
B. Nielsen-Chapman

There’s a tree out in the back yard
That never has been broken by the wind
And the reason its still standing
It was strong enough to bend

For years we have stayed together
As lovers and as friends
What we have will last forever
If we’re strong enough to bend

When you say something that you can’t take back
A big wind blows and you hear a little crack
When you say hey well I might be wrong
You can sway with the wind til the storm is gone
(sway with the wind til the storm is gone)

Chorus:
Like a tree out in the back yard
That never has been broken by the wind
Our love will last forever
If we’re strong enough to bend

When you stop thinkin that you know it all
A big wind blows and branch will fall
When you say hey this job takes two
You sway with the wind til the skies turn blue
(Sway with the wind til the skies turn blue)...Chorus

The tide is high
J. Holt

The tide is high but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one

I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that oh no

Its not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad
But it’s the way you do the things you do to me
I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that oh no

Chorus:
The tide is high but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one, number one, number one

Every girl wants you to be her man
But I’ll wait right here til its my turn
I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that oh no ...Chorus

Plastic princess
Nikki Sweeney / Carol Donovan / Roger Corbett / Rod McCormack

She’s all dolled up with big red lips
Fake suntan and tiny little hips
Out of a bottle big blonde hair
She’s gotta perked up pumped up silicone pair
Lookin’ around like we oughta be clappin’
Uh uh girl it ain’t gonna happen

Chorus:
She’s promiscuous provocative pretentiously inoperative
A pampered beauty Queen
Pathetically predictable potentially combustible
Flammable as kerosene
She came off the shelf in perfect condition
But now everything original’s missing
She’s all brand new she’s a plastic princess

She’s struttin around in her little black dress
Working the room out to impress
All decked out like a Barbie doll
She don’t see all the eyes that roll
Lookin’ around like we oughta be clappin’
Uh uh girl it ain’t gonna happen...Chorus

Working man
R. MacNeil

Chorus:
It’s a working man I am and I’ve been down underground
And I swear to God if I ever see the sun
Oh for any length of time I can hold it in my mind
I never aging will go down underground

At the age of sixteen years oh he quarrels with his peers
They vowed they’d never see another one
In the dark recess of the mine
Where you age before your time
And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs...Chorus

At the age of sixty-four oh he’ll greet you at the door
And he’ll gently lead you by the arm
Through the dark recess of the mines
Oh he’ll take you back in time
And he’ll tell you of the hardships that were had...Chorus

Can't keep a good girl down
Roger Corbett

When I was young my mother would say
“You gonna lie ‘round in bed all day”
I lie there dreaming and wishing on stars
All day in my pyjama’s playin’ air guitar

Chorus:
I said to the world ‘hey you can’t keep me down’
Mind your business and keep spinnin’ around
Gonna do my best to shake up this town
Cos’ you can’t keep a good girl down
Can’t keep a good girl
No you can’t keep a good girl
Can’t keep a good girl
Can’t keep a good girl down

I had a boy who talked about love
Whatever I gave him it wasn’t well enough
I said goodbye and walked outta that door
If you’re not dancin’ with me then get off the floor...Chorus

Sidetrack feedback wrong track outback
I take it in my stride
Turned down some clown wrong town rebound
But you can’t keep a good girl down

Got a little excited had a few big shows
Seen a few come and seen a few go
Still got my sights on that distant star
We’re gonna rock you baby hey we’re gonna go far...Chorus

One way ticket to love
Nikki Sweeney / Sara Storer

She’s bought a one-way ticket to love
She believes she’s ready to fly
Her wings feel strong and her heart is full
Time to let bad times roll by

She’s bought a one-way ticket to hope
The sky is her only goal
With a clear mind now she’s ready to fly
She’s packed her faith, repaired her soul

Chorus:
Fly fly fly high in the sky
Oh and Hope will take her high
Love love love will make her fly

She’s bought a one-way ticket to life
Now she’s feeling free
Free as a bird flying high in the sky
She’s gotta a whole lot of sights to see

She’s bought a one-way ticket to her
She’s been searching for so long now
Cause the longest journey is the one inside
She knew she’d get there somehow ...Chorus

Now she knows where she’s heading
Ohh it so good to feel home...Chorus

Had my heart stolen by a jackaroo
He lied and he cheated couldn’t tell the truth
Now I’m here weeping the whole night through
I got the Blundstone blues

Chorus:
You got the I got the she got the we got the
All got the Blundstone blues
You got the I got the she got the we got the
All got the Blundstone blues

Been treated bad by a farmer too
Loved cows more than me so I made him choose
I’m packing my things ain’t that the truth
I got the Blundstone blues...chorus

The message is quite clear, be careful now my dear
Look down at a mans shoes
Beware of the Blundstone blues ......hey!! ...Chorus

Fields of gold
Sting

You remember me when the west moves
Upon the fields of Barley
You forget the song in this jealous sky
As we walk in Fields of Gold

So she took her love for to gaze awhile
Upon the fields Barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the Fields of Gold

Will you stay with me will you be my bride
Among the Fields of Barley
We forget the song in his jealous sky
As we lie in Fields of Gold

See the west wind move like a lovers soul
Upon the fields Barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the Fields of Gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I’ve broken
I swear on the days still left
We will walk in Fields of Gold
We will walk in Fields of Gold

Many years have past since those summer days
Among the fields of Barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the Fields of Gold

You remember me when the west moves
Upon the fields of Barley
You can tell our son in his jealous sky
When we walked in Fields of Gold
When we walked in Fields of Gold
When we walked in Fields of Gold

The one that got away
Allison Moorer / Kostas

Chorus:
Oh the one that got away got away with my heart
Broke in to my world and tore him apart
I should pick up the pieces but I don’t know where to start
Oh the one that got away got away with my heart

I lost my heart so easily I feel like a fool
Against my better judgment I broke my own rule
I didn’t think I fall in live but what can I do
Oh I‘m hurtin’ and missing him so...Chorus

Well if I felt any better I think I would die
Cause all I do is sit at home think of him and cry
But he ain’t worth a single tear that falls form eye
So why do I still love him anyway...Chorus

Love will see you through
Pru Clearwater / Roger Corbett

Everything seemed easy when I was a little girl
And my mother’s arms held me against the cold
Everything so simple just feeling safe and sound
As long as mummy’s hand was there to hold
She’d say I love you my little one
And may love always follow you

Chorus
Cause love is strong, (love is strong) love is alive (love is alive)
Love is a hope for all and love will shine
Love is a freedom (love is a freedom) we are free to choose
And when your heart cannot find the light
Love will see you through

Everything seemed easy when I looked in to his eyes
And felt the warmth of loves first tender kiss
But change comes with the seasons and sometimes letting go
Can be the hardest part love truest test
He said I love you my precious one
And may love always follow you...Chorus

Bridge
And when your heart (when your heart) is torn in two (torn in two)
Just call on love (call on love) call on love

Queen of hearts
H. DeVito

Midnight and I’m a waitin on the twelve ‘o five’
Hoping it’ll take me just a little further down the line
Moonlight you’re just a heartache in disguise
Won’t you keep my heart from breaking
If it’s only for a very short time

Chorus:
Playing with the Queen of Hearts
You know it isn’t really smart
Joker is the only fool who’ll do anything for you
Playin’ on down the line thinkin’ bout love and crime
Cause that’s what I’ll have to do to keep me away form you

Honey I know it makes you mad
Why is everybody telling me what you have done
And baby I know it makes you sad
But when they’re handing out the heartaches
You know you’ve gotta have some...Chorus

Lovers I know you’ve had a few
But now you hide beneath the covers
And tell them they’re the only one
And others they know just what I’m going though
And its so hard to be a lover when you say you’re only i