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16 Golden Tracks (LP)

by Gold Light

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1.
Divine Light (2023 Version) 04:49
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There's a light that's divine and I've been looking my whole life but each time I catch a glimpse it just makes my eyes go blind There's a line that divides what is wrong from what is right and sometimes it's hard to find the good lying in both sides So tonight I'm gonna drive to find if the highway lights don't blind me I will be there when the morning comes but will you be beside me There's a look in your eyes that cries "I've been hurting my whole life" and each time you try to hide it, just eats up your insides But there's a line that divides what lies ahead from what's behind and sometimes we need reminding it's all what we decide So tonight I'm gonna drive to find the highway looks inviting It's the only way I'm ever saved and I'd like you there beside me There's a light that is mine and I guess somehow it drives me and if I try to defy it starts to burn inside me And all lines only divide what is yours from what is mine Oh don't you know all life grows born from the same light So tonight, we could drive, but if the highway's not enticing I will stay here, forever dear, if you will stay beside me
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Gold (2023 Version) 04:07
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can you be ready to go when i get home? i've been looking to leave for so long i could go but i don't wanna go it alone i don't know if I'm that strong your mind might seem heavy with them thoughts that you carry but baby just let em go your love is my desire and it burns like a fire i know it can only grow i got some money saved up and i think that it's enough to buy what i want the most and it's your heart and it's made of gold can you pick up the phone when you get home? i'll be waitin' for your call i been thinking 'bout us and i miss your touch but I'm trying to stay strong i know your hearts heavy with the weight that you carry and sometimes you wanna explode but my legs are pretty steady i can help ya if ya let me i'm ready to share the load i got some money saved up i dunno if it's enough to buy what's already sold cus it's your heart, and it's made, outta gold well darlin' dontcha know that your heart is made of gold how come you set the price so low? when theres a million different men who would pay what they can but they don't know what i know they ain't paid the price i paid and i've paid it with my pain well over tenfold but your heart, is worth the hurt, cus its gold can you keep your eyes dry til i come home? and i'll try to do the best i can ain't no reason to cry when we're just trying to find something to believe in i know your soul's heavy with the burdens that it carries over and over again but one day the pain will lift, one day it won't exist forever and ever amen i got some money saved up but i know it's not enough to pay for all of my sins but if you're standing out front when i pull up i know we can be cleansed cus i've seen the road and i know it ain't all made outta stone it's like your heart, and it's paved, with gold, baby.
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Last Night (In My Dreams) 03:14
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last night… when i fell asleep.. i… i slipped into a dream.. and you was falling falling falling falling falling falling deep in love with me... and i could not imagine any other sweeter thing that there could ever be… but then when i awoke, my heart was still broke, mr. sandman played a joke, on me and now my days, are only filled with pain, if i could just remain, in my dreams… last night… when i had a dream .. i .. i never wanted to leave… cus you was hugging kissing smooching necking cuddling licking loving up on me.. and you felt so real i couldn't tell the difference between existence and fantasy.. now when i'm awake, my heart just aches, oh can't i catch a break, please.. now my days, are only filled with pain, if i could just remain, in my dreams.. then life would be so wonderful and whimsical and magical and love would always be enough, and it would just be the two of us i never want to leave my dreams, i never want to lose these things keep the world you're living in, i'd rather have my REM, and you can keep your emotions, just please release my seratonin, and you can analyze my notions, i don't care, Jung or Freudian, i never want to leave my dreams, oh why oh why, can't i just sleep i never want a conscious mess, so please oh please just let me rest, i never wanna wake again, if you're not by me in my bed, oh don't let that nightmare come true, cus baby all i want is… you..
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True Love Never Dies 04:51
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Oh baby, maybe this way is for the better This way our love will stay young forever Oh who's to say if we remained together Oh who was the fool that proclaimed that true love never dies CHORUS True love never dies True love stays alive and it burns like a fire deep inside True love never dies Oh baby, maybe today I'll get better Time heals all things come what may and what ever But the pain just remains from the day my heart was severed Oh who was the fool who proclaimed that true love never dies CHORUS BRIDGE And love lasts forever, even when it's gone, that's what people don't get, they think an everlasting love means the two lovers must be with each other forever, but I have already had a few forever loves in my life cus even though I don't know or have those lovers in my everydays anymore, that love that we shared is now suspended in the air above the lotus flower where eternity is nestled and sleeps and dreams for the day and time when we all remember that everything is beautiful and open and endless Oh baby, maybe one day we'll be together And this pain will be a thing that I won't even remember Oh I'm just a fool who believes that true love never dies
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Only In My Mind 02:59
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It happens all the time I try to make you mine But you'll never cross that line when I advance you just decline It drives me crazy in my mind It happens every night I get the urge to hold you tight To feel our bodies intertwine so come on in and dim the lights And ease the troubles in my mind It happens every time I start thinking I'll be fine Then I look into your eyes there's something there I can't deny And I just can't say goodbye cus I need you in my life No matter how hard I try it just tears me up inside Cus you're what's only in my mind
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Arm's Length 05:23
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Used to come so easy Wonders never ceasing Every time I started sleeping Seeped into my dreams There's beauty in being You ain't always seeing Like wind whipping clean Through tops of the trees Waves washing me Out into the sea Keeping me from breathing Keeping me beneath Just outta reach Used to come so easy Visions always seizing Every time I couldn't sleep Come whispering to me Try to find some meaning Start to get the feeling Drifting to the ceiling Leaving my body Current carries me Gently down the stream Keeping my relief At Arm's Length Yeah just outta reach Don't come easy Wonders never ceasing Visions always seizing Releasing me There's beauty in being You ain't always seeing Like lying next to me Mighty pretty thing Keeping me from sleeping Keeping me from dreaming Keeping me believing that God is a place Just outta reach
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Grey Eyes 05:01
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Well it looks like they're closing down the lines that ran from your house to the back of mine And it seems like you're severing all ties with the ones that leave you behind Well I don't know what keeps me qualified You're not the kind that's easily defined I'm not the kind that likes to try Now if this day could find a way to end by your side Set our sights on old Kentucky's sky I've got my whiskey you've got your wine Fade away with me into the night Grey Eyes Well it looks like they're taking down the pines that traced the path from the back of your house to mine And it seems like your love just up and died Well can I try to bring it back to life I don't know what keeps me so inclined I'm not the kind that's easily defined But you're the kind that loves to try Now if this day could find a way to stay by your side I've set my sites back on North Carolina Me and my whiskey you and your wine Fade away with me into the night Grey Eyes Hold on tight I've kept it all inside of me I've kept it all inside Grey Eyes
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Two Left Feet 04:45
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Same old thing Morning brings I wake up From the same old dream Out the door Down the street People I see Seem just like me Moving to the beat Trying to make ends meet But you don't get far With two left feet Same old scene Every night Have a few drinks Feel alright Same old song Plays every time I get you on the floor Your hands meet mine You move to the beat So effortlessly But you know it's kinda hard With my two left feet And we dance as an attempt just to forget (with every step) And we sway as a way to try to ease the pain (in any way) Cus we both know how easy it can be to miss a beat And take a seat, so baby keep both eyes on me And follow my lead Follow my lead Same old thing Every night I wake up Afraid to die Only thing Ease my mind Same old thing Every time Beneath our sheets Two left feet meet I fall back asleep And dream that same old dream
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The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter 04:25
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Shoulder up your gun whistle up your hounds Early bird might get the worm but the field’s a battleground You’ll always have a puncher’s chance if you can stand another round But it’s gonna take a posse if you wanna drag me down Cus the heart is a lonely hunter it seems But your heart will miss it’s mark if it comes after me Like a dog gone and barked up the wrong tree Cus the heart’s gonna go wherever it please Saddle up your horses don’t forget your map Though where you’re going takes you off the beaten path But keep moving forward boy keep settin’ up them traps Cus once you’ve had a taste of my love you ain’t ever turning back Cus the heart is a lonely hunter it seems But your heart will miss it’s mark if it’s aiming for me Like a shot in the dark you won’t ever see me bleed Cus the heart’s gonna do whatever it please They say you love something you have to set it free But nothing I ever let lose ever come back to me Sometimes I catch your scent coming in on a breeze And baby it drops me to my knees Oh baby please come back to me So shoulder up your gun whistle up your hounds It’s gonna take everything you got if you wanna track me down When you hear them dogs howlin’ somewhere deep within them woods You always got another shot ‘fore you hang your gun up for good Cus the heart is a lonely hunter it seems But your heart will miss it’s mark if you’re aiming for me Looks like your dogs gone and barked up the wrong tree Cus the heart’s gonna go wherever it please
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Being Sweet (2023 Version) 03:48
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Well I’d say you’re bout as sweet as can be I like the way you keep lookin’ over at me Sometimes I catch myself staring at your hands Wondering what it’d feel like to be held in them Well I’d say you’re bout as sweet as can be I like the way you lean your head against me Sometimes I catch myself smellin’ your hair Wondering what it’d feel like To run my hands through there I remember nights we’d get so lonely You’d come along keep me good company Now I don’t know just how it’s gonna end But for now I can only be your friend Well I’d say you’re bout as handsome as can be I like the way you’re scootin’ closer to me Sometimes I catch myself staring at your lips Wondering what it’d feel like to be kissed by them Well I’d say you’re bout as pretty as can be I like the way you feel sittin’ next to me Sometimes I catch myself starin’ in your eyes Wondering who you love and what it must feel like I bet you’re bout as sweet as can be When you’re with your one one who ain’t me And I bet you’re bout as sweet as can be Though it’s a side I won’t ever get to see Cus we know in our hearts we may never be And the taste it leaves is bittersweet Sometimes we catch ourselves feeling weak And then we find ourselves being sweet
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One Thing After Another 05:14
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Well I’m going out on the town Got my cap on top of my crown Gonna try to do my best stay outta trouble When I seen my ex-lover she was dancing with another So now I’m stumbling home seeing double  If it ain’t one thing it’s another If it ain’t that then it’s the other Next thing you know the whole ship’s going under And before you can even wonder How the hell am I gonna recover It’s always one more thing after another Well I’m headed down to the social to rub elbows with the locals Gonna try to find myself another lover When I see this pretty gal But when I open up my mouth Only thing comes out is a stutter CHORUS Got my new love by my side Take her out for a Sunday drive And later on that night I’ll cook her supper But when I go to bring her home We both hear the loudest moan And wouldn’t ya know my poor engine starts to sputter CHORUS When it rains it surely pours Then the good Lord opens the door To let that flood rise right up On the double And it’s hard to keep from stressin’ In every lesson there’s a blessin’ But I’ll be damned if this whole life Ain’t one big struggle
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Death (2023 Version) 03:17
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You’re no stranger to my dreams And you walk beside of me But as a friend or foe Oh I do not know And when you rear your ugly head Into the unknown I’ll be led Oh Death tell me where will I go For I do not foresee What them preachers are tellin’ me Some made up place Or far fetched fantasy Cus you’ll do with me as you please No matter what I believe So Death won’t you please be kind to me Cus all of my life I’ve been afraid to die And leave all my loved ones behind And when it comes my time Will I see em on the other side If there’s any such thing as the afterlife Death take your time Can’t we make some compromise You go your way And me I’ll go mine Cus when we meet down the road And you deliver that final blow You know that I won’t be ready to go But just as sure as the river flows You’ll carry me down to the gallows I’ll see shadows in the shallows along the way Watch em dance across your face As I pray there’s another place Where there ain’t no more sorrow or pain So Death come on stake your claim
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Zephyr 06:08
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Joe Bill always smelled of gasoline Used to drive long distance for the Crosstown Company From North Carolina to the Northeast Knew the back of his hands like he knew them streets Used to pass through New York City Saw Mickey Mantle play in the summer of '53 It must've been some sight to see Though he always hated them damn Yankees Mary Edna waited tables downtown In a diner where Joe Bill come around Til one day a little courage he found And he asked her out And he'd drive that little girl where'er she wanted to go But when he took her home she'd make him drop her off at the end of the road And walk the rest of the way alone Cus she didn't want him to see how poor they were See the thing about time it's always passing you by Ain't no friend of yours sure ain't no friend of mine But there's a place where time seems to stand still Out yonder beyond the pines just over them hills You'll come upon an old oak tree in the middle of town Where Joe Bill carved their initials with a heart around And sometimes you'll hear it's name coming in on the wind If you're listening So they got married in '55 More and more Joe Bill toe'd that company line Always find himself out on that lonesome road Leaving Mary Edna and a little newborn at home She used to cry every time she'd watch him leave But she waited for him oh so patiently Letters arrived she'd read 'em eagerly Write him back just as fast signed I'm Yours, Affectionately See the thing about time it's always passing you by Ain't no friend of yours sure ain't no friend of mine But there's a place where time seems to stand still Out yonder beyond the pines just over them hills You'll come upon a little house in the middle of some land That Joe Bill built for his love with his own two hands And sometimes you'll hear it's name coming in on the wind If you're listening In the fall of '58 spirits were low Mary Edna got ill so Joe Bill got off the road And at the ripe young age of 23 He drove that little girl down to the infirmary Passed the diner where they met and the old oak tree And that's where she would stay and remain confined Til by and by 1959 The good Lord called her home to be by His side See the thing about time it's always passing you by Ain't no friend of yours sure ain't no friend of mine But there's a place where time seems to stand still Out yonder beyond the pines just over them hills You'll come upon a cemetery in the middle of some land Where Edna's body was buried with Joe Bill's bare hands And sometimes you'll hear it's name coming in on the wind If you're listening
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Trail Of Another One 04:00
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So you hopped in the front seat Said "Take me for a spin" From the very beginning You held my heart in your hands Under a soft summer's rain You placed your lily hand in mine Took me down to the river Where we rid ourselves of time All the leaves were gone As I left come the dawn Now I'm on the trail of another one There was a song come on the radio I'll remember it all my life From the verse to the refrain It'll stand the test of time Just some soft summer fling You washed clean off of your hands Cus from the very beginning You knew it'd come to an end All the leaves were gone As I left come the dawn Now I'm on the trail of another one Now I'm stuck somewhere in the middle Can't get you off my mind But I'll keep the engine runnin' Til' I'm all outta time Til' I'm all outta time Til' I'm all outta time Til' I'm all outta time Til' I'm all outta time...
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Bright Leaves 05:04
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In the buckle of the Bible Belt Where your voice gets lost on the wind She was standing there in a field of white flowers With a tattoo of blood on her hand When a boy come along they had a little one And her parents said it was a sin Then one sad day in the South of the South She was wed to him Now they're singing their song down in the hollers They're singing their song just for me And their voices they sound like angels Though they always sing off key Always sing off key Always knew how to hold her tongue They teach ya that when you're young See the serpent always follows ya, nipping at your heels From the very day that you're born Now, stretched out across the canvas Paints pictures of what she sees Pretty words she puts together She calls it poetry REPEAT CHORUS Well the boy took what he could up and left But she knew it was only for the best Come home with the little one to an empty nest No blood nor tears did she shed Keeps a lock on her heart now And she threw away the key I'm out here digging in the dark now Searching in a field of bright leaves Just searching in a field of bright leaves REPEAT CHORUS
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Lovers On The Run 04:44
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We were just two teens in love and on the run Like an itchy trigger finger gotta shoot of a gun We hit the road with just the clothes on our backs Dunno where we're headed gotta get there fast So now we're driving through the middle of Tennessee Up to the Appalachian mountains ole' Kentucky And we're picking up speed as we cross county lines Through tobacco fields of North Carolina and we'll camp tonight under them Georgia pines Count all the stars with a bottle of wine And we'll sleep with our bodies intertwined Til I can't even tell what's yours and what's mine Oh dear darling don'tcha die on me When there's still so many sights left for us to see As we cross over the river Mississippi West into Kansas out of Missouri Oh baby you're looking so mighty pretty With your hair all a'blowin' in the passenger seat Ya just gotta keep remembering to breathe Don't close them eyes, don't follow them dreams And I promise you we're gonna be getting there soon We'll howl and we'll dance by the light of the moon We can map our path using the Texas stars Til we don't even know where in the hell we are Redemption lies under the hood of this car And I'm sorry it didn't get us very far Now my baby's dyin' in my arms And the last thing she feels will be the beat of my heart The one she used to make pound so hard's Now a mess in my chest being torn apart Promised her a life where we wouldn't be poor But where she's headed won't be pain no more They told us this is what your youth is for But we was such fools to think we'd win this war Lovers on the Run

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A collection of recordings from 2013 - 2023, in commemoration of 10 years of GOLD LIGHT.

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released December 12, 2023

See individual songs for Song Credits.

All songs Written and Mixed by JOE CHANG
All songs Mastered and Additionally Mixed by NESEY GALLONS
except "Only In My Mind" Mastered by DAN McCURRY

All songs Recorded by JOE CHANG
except "Arm's Length" by WOLFGANG ZIMMERMAN
and "Grey Eyes" by JOHNNIE MATTHEWS

Cover Photo by KYLE VICTORY in Charleston, SC 2015

...Dedication...
I'd never have started playing in bands were it not for my vest brother, Adam Cullum.


Thanks to Jess Oliver, Nick Kovacs, Nesey Gallons, Kristin Ramey, Andrew Ramey, Dan McCurry, Chris Lee, Andy Woodward, Casey Ellis, Dane Smith, Wolfgang Zimmerman, Johnnie Matthews, Brett Nash, Nic Jenkins, Camille Rhoden, Amber Grace Joyner, Beau Campolong, Hannah Cruey, Chris Phillips, Ethan Fogus, Holden Curran, Sophie Hull, Patrick Jeffords, Ben Asbury, Matt Tobia, Jane Lovado, Lemon Malandra, Static Age Records, The Royal American, New Brookland Tavern, Slow Owl Recordings, Hearts & Plugs, Family Night Records, Jesse McSwain, Hunter Park, John Ferrer, Aubrey Curtis, Ponyboy and Rosalita.

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Gold Light Asheville, North Carolina

Tracking through cinematic tales of heartache, love and loss while bouncing between genres from 50’s rock and roll to post-punk to classic country, Gold Light becomes a catchall for Chang’s prismatic take on American music.

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