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Purchase John's CD HERE
"War Against
Your Soul" �2000
1. Pick
Yourself Up
2. War
Against Your Soul
3. Naked
By the Fire
4. Back
on My Knees
5. Give
Us Back our Peace
6. Melissa
7. Lonely
in Love
8.
Tears of Red
9. Broken
Road
10. People
Closest Never Lie
11. From
a Distance
12. Wherever
the Winds Will Take Me
13. 3
a.m.
LYRICS AND LINEAR NOTES BELOW.
PICK YOURSELF UP
WORDS
AND MUSIC BY JOHN �CREE� RAUH
LOOKIN
BACK AT ALL THE YEARS GONE BYE, WHAT A SHAME IT�S ALL BEEN
WASTED TIME, YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WOULD COME A DAY,
THAT YOU COULD CAUSE YOURSELF SO MUCH PAIN, ANYMORE NOW
PEOPLE TRY TO TELL YOU WHAT TO SAY, BUT THAT DON�T MATTER
MUCH, ANYWAY, IT SEEMS THE TEARS YOU�VE CRIED, WHERE IN
VEIN, THE PEOPLE THERE DON�T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME, ANYMORE
THE MORE YOU HEAR THE CONGREGATION,THE MORE YOU WANT TO
SING THE BLUES, BUT THAT DON�T HELP YOUR SITUATION, YOURE
GONNA LOSE GOTTA PICK YOURSELF UP FROM THE DUST YOU HAVE
RIDDEN, GOTTA WIPE YOURSELF CLEAN OF THE SINS, GOTTA PICK
UP THE PIECES, IT�LL ALL FALL TOGETHER, AGAIN, AGAIN
(LEAD) * (VERSE #1 AND 2) * (PRE-CHORUS) * (CHORUS 2X�S).
WAR AGAINST YOUR SOUL
WORDS
AND MUSIC BY JOHN �CREE� RAUH
WELL
YOUR MAMA NEVER TOLD ME, JUST EXACTLY HOW YOU�VE BEEN, AND
I KNOW IT WASN�T EASY, HEAD�N DOWN THAT ROAD AGAIN / FAMILIAR
ARE THE FACES, THAT YOU PASSED ALONG THE WAY-Y-Y-Y, FILLING
DARK AND EMPTY SPACES, CALLING OUT FOR YOU TO STAY-Y-Y-Y
/ NOW YOUR ANGEL�S IN THE HEAVEN, AND YOUR DEVIL�S DOWN
BELOW-W-W-W, THEY FIGHT A NEVER ENDING BATTLE, ON A WAR
AGAINST YOUR SOUIL / (OHHH, OHHH, OHH) (OHHH, OHHH, OHH)
/ YOUR HEAD IS FILLED WITH MIXTED EMOTIONS, SEARCHING EACH
AND EVERY DAY, FOR THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS, WHY YOUR
LIFE TURNED OUT THIS WAY-Y-Y / IT�S CAUSE YOUR ANGEL�S IN
THE HEAVEN, AND YOUR DEVIL�S DOWN BELOW, THEY FIGHT A NEVER
ENDING BATTLE, ON A WAR AGAINST YOUR SOUL, A WAR AGAINST
YOUR SOUL / (OHHH, OHHH, OHH) (OHHH, OHHH, OHH) / WELL YOUR
MAMA NEVER TOLD ME.
NAKED BY THE FIRE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
YOU
ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE THERE, SAID YOU�D NEVER GO
AWAY, LOOKING BACK AT OUR TOMORROWS, AND HOLDING ONTO YESTERDAY
/ AND IN THE EVENING WHEN I�M TIRED, I COULD SEE IT IN YOUR
EYES, I�M SITTING NAKED BY THE FIRE, THAT�S BURNING DEEP
DOWN INSIDE / YOU ALWAYS SAID THERE�D BE TOMORROW, SAID
OUR DREAMS WOULD ALL COME TRUE, BUT ALL THAT�S LEFT FOR
US IS SORROW, I HEARD YOU FOUND SOMEBODY NEW / AND IN THE
EVENING WHEN I�M TIRED, I COULD HEAR YOU CALL MY NAME, I�M
SITTING NAKED BY THE FIRE, I ONLY HAVE MYSELF TO BLAME /
(LEAD) / YOU ALWAYS SAID I�D BE YOUR SAVIOR, BECAUSE I ALWAYS
TOOK CONTROL, BUT THE DAYS FOR US ARE NUMBERED, IT�S ALWAYS
HARD LETTING GO / AND IN THE EVENING WHEN I�M TIRED, I COULD
FEEL YOU TAKE MY HAND, I�M SITTING NAKED BY THE FIRE, AND
READY NOW TO MAKE A STAND.
BACK ON MY KNEES AGAIN
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
BACK
ON MY KNEES AGAIN, HOW I NEED A HELPING FRIEND, TURNED AROUND
AND YOU LOOKED AWAY / I WAS THE CAPTAIN ON THIS OCEAN, YOU
WERE SCARED AND CAME TO ME , WELL THAT WAS THEN AND THIS
IS NOW / BACK ON MY KNEES AGAIN, HOW I NEED A HELPING FRIEND,
TURNED AROUND AND YOU LOOKED AWA-A-A-AY / I HAD NO FAITH,
I COULD NOT SEE, WHAT MY LIFE HAD COME TO BE THE MORNING
LIGHT FINDS THE PASSION / (CHORUS) / (LEAD) / I WAS LOST
BUT NOW I�M FOUND, YOU PICKED ME UP WHEN I WAS DOWN, CAN�T
TAKE BACK THE THINGS I DID / (CHORUS) / BACK ON MY KNEES
AGAIN (4X�S)
GIVE US BACK OUR PEACE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
MY
BODY�S ACHING FROM THE PLACES I HAVE BEEN, ANOTHER LONELY
NIGHT AND I�M THINKING ONCE AGAIN, OF THE TIMES WHEN THINGS
WERE SIMPLE WITH MY FRIENDS, HOW I LONG TO FEEL THEIR LAUGHTER
FROM WITHIN / A TEAR STARTS RUNNING FROM THE CORNER OF MY
EYE, IT TRAVELS DOWN MY CHEEK, TO MEET MY MOUTH IN TIME,
THE TASTE OF BITTER SWEET IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND, BUT I�M
NOT WORRIED, I KNOW THAT WE�LL GET BY / GIVE US BACK OUR
PEACE, LET US SAY GOOD-BYE / TO THE LIFE WE LEAD, IT�S ONLY
A DISGUISE, GIVE US BACK OUR PEACE, AND LET US LIVE AS ONE,
IN THE UNION, THE UNION OF THE SUN / GIVE US BACK OUR PEACE,
AND NEVER LET US CRY, THE PEOPLE THAT WE MEET, SHOULD ALWAYS
GET US BY, GIVE US BACK OUR PEACE, AND LET US LIVE AS ONE,
IN THE UNION, THE UNION, THE UNION, THE UNION OF THE SUN
MELISSA
WORDS
AND MUSIC BY GREGG ALLMAN / STEVE ALAIMO
CROSSROADS,
SEEM TO COME AND GO, GYPSY FLIES FROM COAST TO COAST, KNOWING
MANY, LOVING NONE, BARING SORROW, HAVING FUN BUT BACK HOME
HE�LL ALWAYS RUN, TO SWEET MELISSA / FREIGHT TRAIN, EACH
CAR LOOKS THE SAME (ALL THE SAME), NO ONE KNOWS THE GYPSY�S
NAME, NO ONE HEARS, HIS LONELY SIGHS, THERE ARE NO BLANKETS
WERE HE LIES, BUT BACK HOME THE GYPSY FLIES, TO SWEET MELISSA
/ (LEAD) / AGAIN THE MORNING COMES, AGAIN HE�S ON THE RUN,
SUNBEAM SHINING THROUGH HIS HAIR, THERE HE DOESN�T HAVE
A CARE, PICK UP YOUR GEAR, AND GYPSY ROLL ON / CROSSROADS
WILL YOU EVER LET HIM GO, OR WILL YOU HIDE THE DEAD MAN�S
GHOST, OR WILL HE LIE BENEATH THE CLAY, OR WILL HIS SPIRIT
FALL AWAY, BUT I KNOW THAT HE WON�T STAY, WITH SWEET MELISSA,
YES I KNOW THAT HE WON�T STAY, WITH SWEET MELISSA.
LONELY IN LOVE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
WELL
I�M REALLY NOT A SINNER, AND I KNOW I�M NOT A SAINT, BUT
MY LIFE IT SEEMS TO FOLLOWS, ALL THE PICTURES THAT I PAINT
/ I�VE BEEN SEARCHING ALL MY LIFE, FOR THE ONE THAT TREATS
ME RIGHT, WON�T YOU OPEN UP YOUR EYES, CAUSE I�M LONELY,
IN LOVE, OVER YOU / WELL MY HEART WAS NEVER BROKEN, BUT
IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO TEAR, AND AS I LOOK INTO THE MIRROR,
I CAN SEE THERE�S NO ONE THERE / (CHORUS) / I ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT YOU WOULD BE THERE, THOUGHT YOU�D NEVER GO AWAY, NO,
BUT THIS FEELING DEEP INSIDE ME, SAYS YOU�VE FADED INTO
GRAY / (CHORUS).
TEARS OF RED
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
WELL
I WAS THINKING OF THE FUTURE, TO A PLACE I LONGED TO BE,
BUT MY PAST IT SEEMED TO HAUNT ME, AND IT BROUGHT ME TO
MY KNEES / BUT WHEN I CLOSE, MY EYES, I�LL BE CRYING TEARS
OF RED, WHEN I CLOSE, MY EYES, I�LL BE CRYING TEARS OF RED
/ NOW THE HOURS MOVE LIKE MINUTES, LOOKING DOWN FROM ABOVE,
AND THE DARKNESS SEEMS TO LINGER, CAUSE I NEVER FELT YOUR
LOVE / MAMA, DIDN�T MEAN TO HURT YOU, CAN�T REMEMBER, WHAT
I DID, I WAS WRONG, FOR DESERTING, ALL THE FEELINGS, I HAD
HID, INSIDE, I WAS CRYING OUT FOR HELP, INSIDE, I WAS LYING
TO MYSELF / WELL IT�S TO LATE NOW TO TURN BACK, SO I MUST
BE ON MY WAY, AND THE DEVIL�S COME TO TAKE ME, FAR AWAY
FROM THIS PLACE / (CHORUS).
BROKEN ROAD
WORDS
BY JOHN �CREE� RAUH AND NICK ARLEA, MUSIC BY JOHN �CREE�
RAUH
WELL
THERE�S THIS PAIN, IT�S ALL AROUND YOU, I CAN SEE IT�S IN
YOUR SOUL, YOU TRY TO RUN, AND IT SURROUNDS YOU, CAN�T EVER
SEEM TO LET IT GO / BUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING,
AND YOU HAVE SEEN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, I�LL BE THERE, TO
HELP YOU, OPEN UP AND FEEL THE SUN / IT HURTS SO BAD, TO
SEE IT LEAVE YOU, BUT YOU KNOW IT�S FOR THE BEST, THE BLOOD
INSIDE, YOU, SEEMS, TO NEED IT, TO FEEL THE POUNDING IN
YOUR CHEST / AS YOUR STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS, AND YOU
LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE, YOU NEED SOME, ONE, THERE, TO GUIDE
YOU, THROUGH THE DARKNESS LEFT INSIDE / WELL DON�T YOU TAKE,
THAT, BROKEN, ROAD, WITH A LITTLE HEAVEN, WE�LL HOLD BACK
THE LOAD, DON�T YOU TAKE, THAT, BROKEN, ROAD / YOU TOSS
AND TURN, AND IT CONSUMES YOU, THINKING OF THE DAYS GONE
BYE, A LITTLE WEEK, ALITTLE WORRIED, FEELING ONLY YOUR DENIAL
/ BUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, AND YOU HAVE SEEN
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, I�LL BE THERE, TO HELP YOU, OPEN UP
AND FEEL THE SUN / (CHORUS).
PEOPLE CLOSEST NEVER LIE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
I
TURNED MY HEAD AS YOU WERE LEAVING, NEVER THOUGHT THE PAIN
WOULD END, THE HURT INSIDE OF ME IS BLEEDING, DRIPPING FROM
THE SOUL I�VE SINNED / I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT, MORE ABOUT
IT, BEFORE YOU SAID YOUR LAST GOOD-BYE, I SHOULD HAVE CHANGED,
AND NEVER DOUBTED, THE PEOPLE CLOSEST NEVER LIE / NOW SOMEONE�S
KNOCKING AT YOUR WINDOW, SHATTERING GLASS AND MEMORIES,
THE PICTURE�S GONE, AND NOT FORGOTTEN, I HOLD IT DEEP INSIDE
OF ME / THE MORE I SEE, THE COMPLICATIONS, THE MORE I COME
TO REALIZE, THAT EVEN IF IT HURTS YOUR FEELINGS, THE PEOPLE
CLOSEST NEVER LIE / WELL SOMETIMES YOU�RE ALL ALONE, SOMETIMES
YOU JUST DON�T KNOW, WHERE YOU�RE GOIN, OR WHERE YOU�VE
BEEN, SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON�T CARE, THERE�S THIS FEELIN
IN THE AIR, GOTTA THINK IT OUT, TO START AGAIN / (LEAD)
/ THE MORE I SEE, THE COMLICATIONS, THE MORE I COME TO REALIZE
/ (CHORUS)
FROM A DISTANCE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN
�CREE� RAUH
I
THOUGHT I SAW YOU FROM ADISTANCE, STARTED CALLING OUT YOUR
NAME, BLINDED BY THE MISCONCEPTION, THAT YOU WOULD ALWAYS
BE THE SAME / YOUR VOICE IT ECHOES FROM THE CANYON, LIKE
A BIRD THAT LOST IT�S WINGS, YOUR FEATHERS BROKEN, TORN
AND TATTERED, FIGHTING TO BREAK FREE / NOW I�M STANDING
HERE BEFORE YOU, LIKE SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, REFLECTIONS
FROM MY DREAMS SURROUND YOU, YOUR BOTTLE�S LIEING ON THE
FLOOR / EXTEND MY HAND TO LET YOU TOUCH ME, PIRATES FIGHTING
FOR CONTROL, YOU KEEP YOUR FEELINGS LOCKED INSIDE YOU, IN
A WORLD THAT�S TURNED TO STONE / I THOUGHT I SAW YOU FROM
A DISTANCE, I STARTED CALLING OUT YOUR NAME, BLINDED BY
THE MISCONCEPTIONS, THAT YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE THE SAME
WHEREVER THE WINDS WILL TAKE ME
WORDS BY JOHN �CREE� RAUH
AND NICK ARLEA, MUSIC BY: JOHN �CREE� RAUH
IT�S
WHERE I�VE BEEN SO MANY TIMES, WHERE THE DAYS ARE BLACK
AND THE NIGHTS ARE SO COLD, THE SOULS I SEE WILL FOREVER
HAUNTTHE HALLS, OF AMNESTY / LIKE A LIGHT IN THE SAILS,
SO FAR AWAY, UNDER THE HORIZON I WILL STAY, SEEMS SO RIGHT,
IT CAN�T BE WRONG, WHEREVER THE WINDS WILL TAKE ME, IT�S
A PLACE I�VE BEEN, NOT IN THIS LIFE, BUT I REMEMBER THE
WARMTH THAT NIGHT IT SEEMS SO RIGHT, IT CAN�T BE WRONG,
WHEREVER THE WINDS WILL TAKE ME / FACES BLEEDING, THROUGH
PAST LIVES, ANGRY VOICES, SHATTERED BEHIND THE TIMES, WHERE�S
IT WRITTEN THERE�S A PLACE TO REST, BUT ALL IN THE END IT�S
STILL THE SAME / (CHORUS) / WE�LL FACE THIS LIFE, WITH THE
PAST, WITH THE PRESENT, TIME CAN REMEMBER YOUR NAME, CAN
WE STOP, WE�LL STOP FOREVER, INSIDE, THIS SOUL I�VE MADE
/ (LEAD) / WOW-OH-OHOHOH, WOW-OHOHOH / I�VE BEEN SO, LEFT
INSIDE, BUT THE PAIN�S INSIDE, AND THE SILENCE CRIED, LEFT
UNSPOKEN, WITH A SOFT SOUL, NEVER KEPT MY SANE, WHEN INSIDE,
WHEN INSIDE, WHEN INSIDE / (CHORUS).
3 A.M.
WORDS AND MUSIC BY EDWIN
MC�CAIN
IT�S
3 A.M. I�M AWAKE AND MY HEART IS STILL DREAMING, IT�S 3
A.M. AND OUTSIDE I HEAR THE SOULS STILL SCREAMING, I�TS
BEEN SO LONG, YOU KNOW, SINCE MY HEAD�S BEEN THIS CLEAR,
JUST LIKE A SHIP LOST IN THE NIGHT, I JUST DON�T KNOW SHICH
WAY I SHOULD STEER / BUT I�LL KEEP CHASING MY DREAMS, AND
ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THEM REAL, I POUR MY HEART OUT EVERY NIGHT,
AND DO YOU KNOW THE WAY THAT I FEEL / SOMETIMES THIS IS
WORK, AND DON�T YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THIS IS PLAYING, SOMETIMES
YOU�RE LISTENING TO ME, AND SOMETIMES YOU DON�T HEAR, A
DAMN WORD THAT I�M SAYING, SOMETIMES THERE�S A GIRL, AND
SOMETIMES I GO HOME ALONE, AND I GUESS IT�S NO WONDER RIGHT
NOW, THAT I DO VERY WELL ON MY OWN / (CHORUS).
DEDICATION:
THIS
CD IS DEDICATED TO THE MANY LIVES THAT I HAVE TOUCHED, WHO
FIGHT A NEVER ENDING BATTLE ON �A WAR AGAINST THEIR SOULS.�
SPECIAL THANKS:
MY
(ex) WIFE DENISE, WHO TOTALLY SUPPORTS MY EFFORTS AND PUTS
UP WITH THE GRUELING SCHEDULE THAT I KEEP * MY FAMILY *
MIKE KRISUKAS, WHO RECORDED, MIXED, ENGINEERED AND PLAYED
ON THIS PROJECT * MIRIAM HUERTAS, WHO IS THE �EL PRESIDENTE�
OF �BUMMER TENT RECORDS�(WWW.BUMMERTENT.COM)/ ALLENTOWN,
PA. MIRIAM, ALSO HANDLED DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THIS ALBUM
* KEN �CREE� REICHARD MY PARTNER IN CRIME, WHO LAYED DOWN
MOST OF THE LEAD GUITAR TRACKS. WE ARE CURRENTLY PROMOTING
A DUO NAMED �CREE� WHICH PERFORMS REGULARLY THROUGH-OUT
THE EAST COAST. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/SCUZZLES)
* GIA FOR KEEPING KEN �CREE� IN LINE AND OUT OF TROUBLE
* NICK ARLEA, WORDS ON, �BROKEN ROAD� AND �WHEREVER THE
WINDS TAKE ME� * ART WILKINSON FOR ALL HIS, SUPPORT, ART
DIRECTION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WORK * (GREGG ALLMAN / STEVE
ALAIMO) BMI, �MELISSA� * (EDWIN McCAIN) ASCAP,�3 A.M.�*
BILL MILLER AND JIM BEER, FOR THEIR INSPIRATION AND HOPE
* �GODFREY DANIELS� / BETHLEHEM, PA. * KAREN, OWNER AND
CHIEF COOK AT �HACK�S� / BETHLEHEM, PA. �BEST BREAKFAST
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!� * ROB VIGG, WHO WORKS VERY CLOSELY,
BOOKING �CREE� THROUGHOUT EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. * JEFF DOMINICK,
FOR HIS BOOKING EFFORTS * PETE DIANA AT �DAVE PHILLIPS AND
SOUND�/ P�BURG, N.J. * PHIL STAHL, FOR HIS DEDICATION TO
THE LEHIGH VALLEY �OPEN MIKE� MUSIC SCENE. * KELLY, MONICA,
AMY AND BABY MURPHY * ED AND LISA DEHART * LINDA KICKLINE
* RICK AND ROBIN TOOL * �B.C. AND THE BLUES CREW� * TRACY,
SCOTT AND SHIANE REPPERT * CHRIS DINAN * THE BOYS IN �MAGNUM�
* EVERYONE AT �APPARATUS ELECTRIC� / GREENBROOK, N.J. *
RUSSEL AND KIM LEBKUECHER * RICH BONFANTI *
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS:
TO
OUR FANS AND VENUES WHO SUPPORT OUR MUSICAL EFFORTS REGULARLY;
�LA TAVERNA�, �CEDAR HOLLOW INN�, �THE SUMNEY�, �STEPPY�S�,
�THE TALLY HO�, �THE WILD CREEK INN�, �FITZWATER STATION�,
ETC�
CREE INDIAN PROPHECY:
ONLY
AFTER THE LAST TREE HAS BEEN CUT DOWN, ONLY AFTER THE LAST
RIVER HAS BEEN POISONED, ONLY AFTER THE LAST FISH HAS BEEN
CAUGHT, ONLY THEN WILL YOU FIND THAT MONEY CANNOT BE EATEN.
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE :
�WHEN
I WRITE MY LAST SONG, KILL ME THERE BEFORE I�M DONE.� /
ADAM HIRSH
ALBUM PRODUCER:
MIKE
KRISUKAS
CD MASTERED BY:
MIKE
KRISUKAS @ �BUMMER TENT RECORDS�/ ALLENTOWN, PA. AND KENT
HECKMAN @ �RED ROCK RECORDING�/ SALORSBURG, PA.
PHOTOGRAPHY:
ART
WILKINSON
MUSICIANS:
LEAD VOCAL,
ACOUSTIC RYTHYM GUITAR, AND PERCUSSION:
JOHN �CREE� RAUH / ALL SONGS
LEAD ACOUSTIC GUITAR:
KEN �CREE� REICHARD ON THE FOLLOWING SONGS; PICK YOURSELF
UP, WAR AGAINST YOUR SOUL, NAKED BY THE FIRE, MELISSA, LONELY
IN LOVE, TEARS OF RED, BROKEN ROAD.
LEAD ELECTRIC- ACOUSTIC GUITAR:
MIKE KRISUKAS / ON THE FOLLOWING SONGS; BACK ON MY KNEES,
GIVE US BACK OUR PEACE, PEOPLE CLOSEST NEVER LIE, FROM A
DISTANCE, WHEREVER THE WINDS WILL TAKE ME, 3A.M..
BASS GUITAR:
MIKE KRISUKAS / ALL SONGS
