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The Lonestar Hitchhiker - Vol 1

by Don DiLego

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1.
New Road 03:31
there was a moment that i had somehow found a drink in my hand face to face with a blind man who showed me the way i bought a ticket at the gate want to arrive before it's too late but i'm a cool cool freak show with a rhinestone ego looking for a simple peace of mind a new road to ride a new road looking for a new road to ride so i want to find out what's on the other side and write my name beside the door i want to find out what i've been looking for a new road to ride i'm tired of all the shit i read i want to find my own philosophy a fairy tale that's locked inside a tragedy but i'm a cool cool freak show a once-drunk circus prophet who's looking for a better peace of mind a new road to ride a new road looking for a new road to ride so i want to find out what's on the other side and write my name beside the door i want to find out what i've been looking for a new road to ride it feels like someone's in my head turn around to find there is no time to stare i want to build a brand new road but i'm not so sure i know where it goes i see myself beside the road looking for a way back home drive away forget to wave and lock the door so i don't escape so i want to find out what's on the other side and write my name beside the door i want to find out what i've been looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road a new road to ride...
2.
Travelogue 00:25
3.
Would you like to take a drive Take me for a ride Tool around the broken side of town Turn left at the light There it is on the right The flypaper firetrap where I was born Ramshackle photograph is about all I have Reminding me of what I was before Now I'm the Lonestar Hitchhiker of the United States Iím the Lonestar Hitchhiker of the U. S. of A. That road to Vegas is Littered with all my sins Would you like a bite of my candy bar If you don't have to be anywhere soon We could head down towards Cancun Straight ahead it isn't very far Now I'm the Lonestar Hitchhiker of the United States Iím the Lonestar Hitchhiker of the U. S. of A. Treetops calling Itís that time of year Treetops calling The only talk I hear Now I'm the Lonestar Hitchhiker of the United States Iím the Lonestar Hitchhiker of the U. S. of A.
4.
New Road 03:31
there was a moment that i had somehow found a drink in my hand face to face with a blind man who showed me the way i bought a ticket at the gate want to arrive before it's too late but i'm a cool cool freak show with a rhinestone ego looking for a simple peace of mind a new road to ride a new road looking for a new road to ride so i want to find out what's on the other side and write my name beside the door i want to find out what i've been looking for a new road to ride i'm tired of all the shit i read i want to find my own philosophy a fairy tale that's locked inside a tragedy but i'm a cool cool freak show a once-drunk circus prophet who's looking for a better peace of mind a new road to ride a new road looking for a new road to ride so i want to find out what's on the other side and write my name beside the door i want to find out what i've been looking for a new road to ride it feels like someone's in my head turn around to find there is no time to stare i want to build a brand new road but i'm not so sure i know where it goes i see myself beside the road looking for a way back home drive away forget to wave and lock the door so i don't escape so i want to find out what's on the other side and write my name beside the door i want to find out what i've been looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road to ride looking for a new road a new road to ride...
5.
it's vegas! and it's keeping me awake at night i'm blinded by my favorite lights far away on the wild side of town in vegas, vegas i'm just not the same so who's saving me? who's saving me? who's saving me cause... it's for good, it's for bad, it's for the Vegas Man! So welcome to vegas! right now it's knocking on my neon door i'm hoping for a little score so maybe i'll be the one who you look for in vegas, vegas, vegas I am not myself So who's saving me? who's saving me? who's saving me cause... it's for good, it's for bad, it's for the Vegas Man! and it's part of his vegas plans so how come i'm not allowed to speed up and ride on and curse like the sun to stay alive right now it's never what you think in vegas, vegas, vegas, vegas So who's saving me? who's saving me? who's saving me cause... It's the good, it's the bad, it's just... Vegas Man!
6.
Lemonade is the price you've paid for your lazy days Staring up into the sun Cigarettes in you summer dress what a mess And it's a long, long way from home So will we get high? and what will we see? We don't need signs We don't need gas We just need more lemonade and you are the only reason For me to be leave My nicotine prom queen Poster child for the silent screen She's a day, she's a week and the smoke seems to rise when she speaks In case there's a reason to, I'll be leaving soon And I’ll "thank you" for the ride We don't need signs We don't need gas We just need more lemonade and you are the only reason My nicotine prom queen So will we get high? and what will we see? We don't need signs We don't need gas We just need more lemonade and you are the only reason For me to believe Cause you my nicotine prom queen You my nicotine prom queen You my nicotine prom queen and I want to know her Before the flash and shine is over And we'll grow much older until we get...to Boulder.
7.
Border Song 03:48
I thought the world was letting me down and leaving was just the simplest thing I found Only my thoughts came with me On a bridge and convinced I was gone I thought the world had left me behind And it’s here that everything stirs And everything hides So I could forgive but I won't Ignored the man I can't find And I passed the place where my common sense died I felt the world heaving a sigh when I left my world for Mexico And itís here where everything turned And everything tried So I could forgive but I won't Ignored the man I can’t find And I passed the place where my common sense died So it’s here where everyone learned That I might be fine So I could forgive but I won't Ignored the man I can't find And I passed the place where my common sense died Cause I thought the world was letting me down
8.
1933 (free) 01:53
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Here at my home is what I know, is what I am There's a man inside Who lost his mind Around the same time that I lost mine His television is on fire So he's waiting for the world I'M AMAZED AT THE WAY THAT WE ALL CAN COMPLAIN AND COMPLAIN SO EVERYTHING REMAINS THE SAME He's a sacred mind a waste of time in trouble again Watches his only vice A tragic ward a Holy slice of his innocence His television has retired So he's waiting for the world I'M AMAZED AT THE WAY THAT WE ALL CAN COMPLAIN AND COMPLAIN SO EVERYTHING REMAINS THE SAME I want to be like the one sitting next to me Wish there were more of me so I could try Won't be afraid of the new Revolution The few resolutions that I've made won't fly So he's waiting for the world I'M AMAZED AT THE WAY THAT WE ALL CAN COMPLAIN AND COMPLAIN SO EVERYTHING REMAINS THE SAME TO AMAZE AND ARRANGE YOUR STAY JUSTIFY EVERYTHING BUT EVERYTHING JUST STAYS THE SAME
10.
Mister Goodwill lived uninspired by the way he was he liked the buzz of his neighborhood People always said he was one step from losing his cool he left his one good intention far behind he said I don't belong here and I don't know where I am I don't belong here I thought I'd found me I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW IT SEEMS A LONG WAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW BUT I KNOW ITS A LONG WAY FROM GOING HOME Mister Goodwill stumbled out and claimed that he was Jesus did not know everything but he knew some He told us where to go for a better understanding He even said he was a lot like me And then he said I don't belong here and I don't know where I am I don't belong here I guess I'm not me I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW IT SEEMS A LONG WAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW BUT I KNOW ITS A LONG WAY FROM GOING HOME On Tuesday morning he claimed to hear voices going ooooh.... I don't belong here and I don't know where I am I'm all alone but I don't mind it at all I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW IT SEEMS A LONG WAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW BUT I KNOW ITS A LONG WAY FROM GOING HOME I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT I WANT TO BE NOW BUT I KNOW MISTER GOODWILL IS GOING HOME
11.
California 05:04
she's awake now and I want to be buried in her thigh a white-hot sun in the memphis sky and all I have to say is I could be like superman rescuing you sideways plan whatever you want that's what i am Everybody wants to be in california everybody wants to find the perfect wave no one's ever been that close to california and we all want to go she's a portrait and i want to see her canvas full of yellowing shies, governing my skin "so look" she says "you're not about to leave" but all i have to say is I could be like superman wrestling those star-crazed fans whatever you want that's what i am Everybody wants to be in california everybody wants to find the perfect wave no one's ever been that close to california and we all want to go Her secrets are slowly escaping me and i felt like it was my time to go I'm tuning up my radio as the static hums along and the albaquerque dj makes me feel like I belong so i'll stick around, stick around here stick around, stick around here stick around, stick around here Everybody wants to be in california everybody wants to find the perfect wave no one's ever been that close to california and we all want to go yeah we all want to go
12.
Texas Motel 04:19
I was steering my car Through a fog in the dark When my lights began to flutter and wane So i veered from the road And caught a glimmer of hope From a sign that read the texas motel Welcome home So where were you when we wanted to go? You always ride alone Not much the same Look around, there's nothing from before Just read the writing on the wall... "Here lies the Texas Motel" I'm waltzing with ghosts Who became american owned In the year nineteen-thirty-and-three This once was the space Where the seeker of a new place Could join in the reveller's haze Welcome home So where were you when we wanted to go? You always ride alone Not much the same Look around, there's nothing from before Just read the writing on the wall... "Here lies the Texas Motel" The key to the room To the time, to the few Will remain at the Texas Motel Welcome home So where were you when we wanted to go? You always ride alone Not much the same Look around, there's nothing from before Just read the writing on the wall...
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"Lonestar Hitchhiker calls to mind a sense of the down-trodden romantic America that has laid in torpor since the Beat Generation. DiLego's surprisingly twangy voice brings a heartfelt realism to his incredibly diverse soundscapes and his songs demand to be listened to. With a rich sense of orchestration, the album is masterfully arranged in a way that is reminscent of “Smile”-era Beach Boys. The instrumentation is more than amazing, it remains wonderfully understated, highly befitting, and never distracting. If songwriting isn’t hard enough in keeping genuine and unique, then concept albums are down right next to impossible. Don DiLego manages both with great ease, making Lonestar Hitchhiker a true and significant masterpiece.” / NORTHEAST PERFORMER

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released September 4, 2001

Song Musician Instrument

"The Lonestar Hitchhiker" Don Piper Lap Steel
Imani Coppola Violin, Vocals
Don Banjo, Bass, Acoustic, Loop
Slide Guitar

"New Road" Marko Djordjevic Drums
Erik Olsen Bass
Stephen Hamilton Electric Guitar
Don Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Moog

"The Vegas Man!" Marko Djordjevic Drums
Stephen Hamilton Spaghetti Electric
Don Wah-Bass, Acoustic & Electric
Guitar, Pennywhistle, Accordian,
Organ

"Nicotine Prom Queen" Paul Garisto Drums
Erik Olsen Bass
Don Tack Piano, Acoustic & Electric, Bells, Timpany, Percussion

"Border Song" Erik Olsen Tremelo Guitar
Don Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Bass,
Lap Steel, Programming

"1933" Performed by Don Acoustic, Banjo Drum, Moog
Mr. Bruce Auto-Dope Tape System


"Ohio Fight Song" Marko Djordjevic Drums
Stephen Hamilton Electric Guitar
Erik Olsen Bass
Don Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Whistle

"Mister Goodwill" Marko Djordjevic Drums
Stephen Hamilton Electric Guitar
Erik Olsen Bass
Don Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Organ
Steve, Don The Voices of Tuesday Morning


"California" Marko Djordjevic Drums
Paul Frazier Bass
Stephen Hamilton Electric Guitar
Imani Coppolla Violin
Don Piano, Acoustic Guitar


"Texas Motel" Paul Garisto Drums
Erik Olsen Bass
Don Acoustic & Electric Guitars,
Ghost Piano


"Goodnight Aliens" Performed by Don Drums, Bass, Moog, Piano,
Mellotron, Guitars

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Don DiLego New York, New York

Formerly NYC based singer-songwriter now chopping firewood in the Poconos. Still recording that damn new album at his studio on the woods.

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