CHRIS STREI
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Chris Strei's debut album produced by Iain McNally, mixed by Paul Intson and Iain McNally. Released at the sold out venue at Riffs Music Lounge in Woodstock, Ontario. Featuring Iain McNally on guitars, keys, percussion, banjo, tres, and mandolin, Rick Roach on drums as well as backup vocals with Jay Riehl and Janna Leduc of Thorn and Roses, Paul Intson on upright bass, Steve O'Connor on keys. The Moonshine is a collection of 10 dynamic songs that touch on various topics and styles, from the sweet commitment of "Love You Anyhow," to the date-night glow of a dashboard light on the album's title track "Moonshine", the bittersweet goodbye of "Timbercreek", and the gritty, fan-favourite "Prison Bound Man".  

"THE MOONSHINE" TRACK LISTING:
• Love You Anyhow     • Moonshine     • Wrong     • I Walk     • Prison Bound Man     • TimberCreek
​• In Circles     • Riverbend     • One More Shot...     • Don't Let Me Break

Love You Anyhow

​I'm heading South, I'm needing out
you and me ain't meant to be anymore
You've got a knack for pulling me back
I wish you'd leave me be

When I try to walk away
you go and say some silly things
Girl, you know just how to melt me down
You still keep my knees shaking
you still hold my heart and break it
Girl, you know just how to let me down
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow

Your simple kiss can change my mind
I'm Tennessee whiskey fueled, you got a bottle of wine
We're heading South on 65
a couple of miles and heartbreaks left behind

When I try to walk away
you go and say some silly things
Girl, you know just how to melt me down
You still keep my knees shaking
you still hold my heart and break it
Girl, you know just how to let me down
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow

When I try to walk away
you go and say some silly things
Girl, you know just how to melt me down
You still keep my knees shaking
you still hold my heart and break it
Girl, you know just how to let me down
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
I still love you anyhow
Moonshine

End of the week's not quite here yet
Grab a 5 pack and some old cassettes
We'll sit out in the moonlight
Let the weekend take it's time
South song on the radio
No where to be, no place to go
We can take our time
Share the last can up in the headlights

I - I - I wanna get out of this town
Ri - i - ight off this unmerry go 'round
I - I wanna get out of this one horse town
By the moonshine, yeah

18 miles to the county line
The last bit of gas to 129
To get out in the moonlight
Let the weekend take its time
South belle on the radio
No where to be, no place to go
We can take our time
Another slow dance up in the headlights

I - I - I wanna get out of this town
Ri - i - ight off this unmerry go 'round
I - I wanna get out of this one horse town
By the moonshine, yeah
By the moonshine

fog corona on another cloudless night
Park out by the isde of the road
Just beyond city lights

I - I - I wanna get out of this town
Ri - i - ight off this...
I - I - I wanna get out of this town
Ri - i - ight off this unmerry go 'round
I - I wanna get out of this one horse town
By the moonshine

I - I - I wanna get out of this town
Ri - i - ight off this unmerry go 'round
I - I wanna get out of this one horse town
By the moonshine, yeah
By the moonshine
By the moonshine



Wrong

My skin's on backwards
my two left feet
keep tripping me up
on nothing

'Cause my one track heart is a one way street
I don't feel anything
I can't form thoughts worth thinking
and even if I tried
I'd be wrong

Everything surrounding me
everything I am
I'll use myself against me
we've all had days like these

'Cause my one track heart is a one way street
I don't feel anything
I can't form thoughts worth thinking
and even if I tried
I'd be wrong

My one track heart is a one way street
I don't feel anything
I can't form thoughts worth thinking
and even if I tried
I'd be wrong
I'd be wrong

My skin's on backwards
my two left feet
keep tripping me up
on nothing

My one track heart is a one way street
I don't feel anything
I can't form thoughts worth thinking
and even if I tried
I'd be wrong
I'd be wrong
I'd be wrong
I'd be wrong
I Walk

I walk through these hallowed grounds
the cold wind on my neck
I think about a woman I'm sure to soon forget
I groan softly, trembling
the crows pick at my flesh
I walk along the ridged side
of the coin that owes my debts

The hunters come hunting
and time will take it's toll
the odds are there against me
in a land that owns my soul

I walk through this empty land
through these city streets
not a sound among them
brings a weakness to my knees
the woman I've forgotten
takes my hand and leads
I walk along the ridged side
of the coin that's been flipped for me

I knew I had it coming
took for granted all I'd known
the odds are there against me
in a land that owns my soul

I knew I had it coming
took for granted all I'd known
the odds are there against me
in a land that owns my soul
The hunters come hunting
and time will take it's toll
the odds are there against me
in a land that owns my soul

Prison Bound Man

The trouble with the trouble that I find
is my freedom will soon be out of time
The lawman and the judges they don't seem to understand
These are hard times for a prison bound man

I've been at odds with the law
most of my damn life
I've made mistakes, I've pushed the limits
but I always pay the price
it's like I just don't learn my lesson
like I just don't give a damn
I'm not a sinner or a saint from where I stand
I'm not a sinner or a saint from where I stand

The trouble with the trouble that I find
is my freedom will soon be out of time
The lawman and the judges they don't seem to understand
These are hard times for a prison bound man
These are hard times for a prison bound man

​You'd think by now I'd know I'll get caught
every time I cross the line
I still drive way too fast down back roads
I've been fined for having fines
it's like I just don't learn my lesson
like I just don't give a damn
I'm not a sinner or a saint from where I stand
I'm not a sinner or a saint from where I stand

The trouble with the trouble that I find
is my freedom will soon be out of time
The lawman and the judges they don't seem to understand
These are hard times for a prison bound man
These are hard times for a prison bound man

The trouble with the trouble that I find
is my freedom will soon be out of time
The lawman and the judges they don't seem to understand
These are hard times for a prison bound man

The trouble with the trouble that I find
is my freedom will soon be out of time
The lawman and the judges they don't seem to understand
These are hard times for a prison bound man
These are hard times for a prison bound man
These are hard times for a prison bound man
These are hard times for a prison bound man
Timbercreek

Two years ending
I hate the way that sounds
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
And you'll be hanging around
But for now I'll give you one more night
The last I'm gonna set my eyes on you

We had our share of up and downs
And a couple of tear drops shed
We came together and we fell apart
At my stubborn hammer head
But for now I'll give you one more night
The last I'm gonna set my eyes on you

I could lie and say I'll see you around
I could lie and say I'd hoped that we would drown
So many things we left undone before we walk away
But you won't care that we lived here anyway

Hours on a mixtape 
with me hunched on this guitar
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
while the leaving hits me harder
But you know I'll give you one more night
A mattress on a floor in a concrete room

We've come so far along 
From that zero-zero Monday
On a Labour Day so overcast
We couldn't see our way
But you know I'll give you one more night
A mattress on a floor in a concrete room
With a candle or two

I could lie and say I'll see you around
I could lie and say I'd hoped that we would drown
So many things we left undone before we walk away
But you won't care that we lived here anyway
And you'll stay here with a brand new coat of paint

I could lie and say I'll see you around
I could lie and say I'd hoped that we would drown
So many things we left undone before we walk away
But you won't care that we lived here anyway
And you'll stay here with a brand new coat of paint

In Circles

Staring down an uphill climb
I'm killing gas and wasting time
On the tail end of a mechanical/mental breakdown
New strings, nickel wound
I'm getting myself far away from town
Out of the rug and on this empty highway

I'm driving myself insane
I'm driving myself in circles
Overwhelmingly obsessive
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
I'm in circles

Stand alone in an empty room
Nothing but me in front of you
Spilling my guts to strangers who can't be bothered
To stick around for a drink or two
They'd rather stare at a screen
Than to listen to blues
Get me out of the rug and on that empty highway

I'm driving myself insane
I'm driving myself in circles
Overwhelmingly obsessive
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
​I'm in circles

What will you do when the music stops
The end of the night and you've skipped the applause
Making requests, asking for more
Bribing the band like a common whore
Tell me, what will you do when the music stops
Nobody cared 'til the music stopped
What will you do when the music stops
Tell me, what will you do

I'm driving myself insane
I'm driving myself in circles
Overwhelmingly obsessive
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
​I'm in circles
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
I'm in circles
​I'm in circles
Riverbend

I stumbled to water's edge
Saw the bridges in the crest
Waited for the flood to come in
And washed away another sin
I heard my mama cry
Said she's leaving town tonight
And when the flood came in
I sat down by the riverbend

I waited as the water rose
Once it reached my toes
I went home to pack a bag or two
But took a shot or few
When four horses crossed my path
I wasn't a religious man
But on my way out of town
It made me raise a brow

I thought, "Well Damn
Ain't that grand again?"
And when the flood came in
I sat down by the riverbend
And thought, "Well Damn
Ain't that grand again?"
And when the flood came in
I found myself riverbend

I thought, "Well Damn
Ain't that grand again?"
And when the flood came in
I sat down by the riverbend
And thought, "Well Damn
Ain't that grand again?"
And when the flood came in
I found myself riverbend

I stumbled to water's edge
Saw the bridges in the crest
Waited for the flood to come in
And washed away another sin
I heard my mama cry
Said she's leaving town tonight
And when the flood came in
I sat down by the riverbend

I thought, "Well Damn
Ain't that grand again?"
And when the flood came in
I sat down by the riverbend
And thought, "Well Damn
Ain't that grand again?"
And when the flood came in
I found myself riverbend

One More Shot...

The sunrise shining through my shades
It burns my bloodshot eyes
And my head feels like a hurricane
It's burnt from too much shine
I'll take a big ol' glass of dog hair
To get me through the day
I'm still a long, long way from home

I need one more shot of moonshine
To help me get the mood
I'll take some ol' blue smoke
In a mason jar to go
I need me something stronger
To hit me a little longer
When you look me in the eye and send me home

My car ran out of gas
Somewhere in Eastern Tennessee
And I got so stoned that Johnny Cash
He came to hang with me
The next few days are hazy
And my Hank grin won't wear off
You let it burn ' fore you swallow
Take a whiskey for a chase and go

I need one more shot of moonshine
To help me get the mood
I'll take some ol' blue smoke
In a mason jar to go
I need me something stronger
To hit me a little longer
When you look me in the eye and send me home

I got this Hank grin
And whiskey chase
20 hour days to get a taste
I'm Nashville bound tonight
I'm thinking you are too
On this round trip to 2nd avenue

I need one more shot of moonshine
To help me get the mood
I'll take some ol' blue smoke
In a mason jar to go
I need me something stronger
To hit me a little longer
When you look me in the eye and send me home
When you look me in the eye and send me home
When you look me in the eye and send me home
​Don't Let Me Break

I make a cold cup of coffee
In a cold dark room
I wake up from my sleep
It's harder to move
Days like this come often
So I pick up and move on

'Cause I may not be myself you see
But I'll try to be the man you need

I just lose myself in the motions of the day
So I just carry around my emotions 'til they break
Don't let me break

I keep myself together
Though a song could take me down
I'm softer than a feather
a king without a crown
Days like this come often
So I pick up and move on

'Cause I may not be myself you see
But I'll try to be the man you need

I just lose myself in the motions of the day
So I just carry around my emotions 'til they break
Don't let me break

I won't take this out on you
It's me against my head
No, I won't take this out on you
Just let this storm come to an end

'Cause I may not be myself you see
But I'll try to be the man you need

I just lose myself in the motions of the day
So I just carry around my emotions 'til they break
While I just lose myself in the motions of the day
I carry around my emotions 'til they break
Don't let me break
Don't let me break
Don't let me break
Don't let me break
Don't let me break
DAMN PANDEMIC CHRISTMAS

The family party's on Zoom this year,
I really love them all but don't want them near.
I got my Christmas dino PJ pants
and no desire to get dressed more than that.

It's a damn pandemic Christmas,
Santa's leavin' present at the door.
I'll take it easy on my liver,
a promise that I broke every single year before.
It'll be nice to wake up sober on the floor.

I'll spend NYE in underwear,
I won't brush my teeth or wash my hair.
I'll be brutally honest when I say
that all I want this year is a personal day.
Bah! Humbug!

It's a damn pandemic Christmas,
Santa's leavin' present at the door.
I'll take it easy on my liver,
a promise that I broke every single year before.
It'll be nice to wake up sober on the floor.

Solo thing

It's a damn pandemic Christmas,
Santa's leavin' present at the door.
I'll take it easy on my liver,
a promise that I broke every single year before.

It's a damn pandemic Christmas,
Santa's leavin' present at the door.
I'll take it easy on my liver,
a promise that I broke every single year before.
​It'll be nice to wake up sober on the floor.
​© 2021 ChevyCat Music

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