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Through Your Eyes

by Errol Walsh

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1.
My world came crashing down and tore me up inside Sorrow came to call and ripped away my pride Even in the darkness there was no place left to hide I thought you'd always stay forever come what may But if love is just a lie perhaps we're better off this way And suddenly it feels like getting caught out in the rain ​ So let it rain, let it rain... let it rain all over me Let it rain, let it rain... I don't care about the rain And when it all comes pouring down It's not like I'm not used to getting caught out in the rain ​ Don't tell me nothing's wrong... I don't wanna play that game I'm not that kind of fool... I don't need you to explain It's just exactly what it feels like... getting caught out in the rain ​ So if our love's in vain just let me walk on by Don't make me turn around.. don't make me ask you why It's easy to explain... I've just been caught out in the rain ​ So let it rain, let it rain... let it rain all over me Let it rain, let it rain... I don't care about the rain And when it all comes pouring down It's not like I'm not used to getting caught out in the rain
2.
Big red rooster makes a lotta noise Lotta fancy feathers... whole lotta poise Stands tall just to let you know Who's the biggest rooster in the barnyard Life's tough... going gets rough Things can get a little itchy if you can't get enough Nature's way... it's just nature's way Everybody got a role to play I don't wanna be the Mayor... I wanna be the President And I don't care whose ego gets bent Some men.... they take it kinda hard If they ain't the biggest rooster in the barnyard Cock-a-doodle-doo....Cock-a-doodle-doo.... Outta my way!... big rooster coming through! I'm real good-looking and I sure am hard And I'm the biggest rooster in the barnyard Hens cackle... roosters crow Fox he don't give a sweet damn you know In Foxy's book it's all for show 'Cos we all taste just the same Life is simple... sometimes cheap Way down yonder at the bottom of the heap Eat, sleep, work and strive Just trying to stay alive Big red rooster makes a lotta noise Lotta fancy feathers... whole lotta poise Stands tall just to let you know Who's the biggest rooster in the barnyard Nature's red in tooth and claw Preening and strutting and laying down the law Might as well pin a target on your back 'Cos the fox gonna bring you down Gotta wonder why we try so hard To be so hard core in our own back yard Just one way this story ends If you ain't the biggest rooster in the barnyard Cock-a-doodle-doo....Cock-a-doodle-doo.... Outta my way!... big rooster coming through! I'm real good-looking and I sure am hard And I'm the biggest rooster in the barnyard
3.
Fill Me Up 03:25
Your heart is like an ocean My love is just a drop How am I ever gonna fill it to the top Oh and I wonder..... Oh I wonder ​ Your love is like a mountain My heart is like a rock How am I ever gonna roll it to the top Oh and I wonder..... Oh I wonder ​ Lord knows, I've been really trying To carry that weight but it's getting me down I'm so tired, I'm tired and I'm weary I can't pick it up and I can't put it down ​ I'm falling off a mountain My heart is all at sea If loving you was easy then my heart would be free Oh but I wonder... my love is like a hunger
4.
He orders coffee... she pours iced tea Her mind is somewhere else, she wishes she could be He can see she's broken... it's right there in her eyes I'm sorry sir, she says to him as she begins to cry I shouldn't be here, not today Shedding teardrops at the Happy Cup Cafe I did my best... I thought he knew Where did I go wrong?... what did I do to make him blue? I wish I knew ​ She reminds him of a girl he left behind Many years ago, once upon a time How he turned his back... how he walked away Afraid to go but even more afraid to stay He'd dreamed of freedom, not knowing what it means So he threw the dice and sacrificed all they might have been Foolish boy... he loved that girl Foolish foolish boy ​ The waitress sits beside him... he lights her cigarette Takes her hand and looks her in the eye He tells her sometimes that's just the way it goes Young men can be such fools, heaven only knows But when they're older... and wiser And maybe look a lot like me They'll find themselves alone just trying to while the time away Choking back the teardrops in the Happy Cup Cafe Regrets? We had a few.. sweetheart me and you And today is just the kind of day For drinking coffee.... in the Happy Cup Cafe For drinking coffee.... in the Happy Cup Cafe
5.
Looking in the mirror… who's that staring back at me Some old man… that I don't even know Don't know where the time went… or how it slipped away But it won't be long… till it's my time to go We played all the big shows from Maine to Alabam' From Portland all the way to San Antone Every kind of good time that a man could ever want And I never had to spend a night alone I used to be a showman Travelled all this country far and wide Up and down these highways This old guitar by my side Now my days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer As time goes sailing by I used to be so young and bold… but now I’m tired and old Rocking on this back porch on my own But it ain’t so bad…. when I think about the times we had Remember that old truck stop out on highway 49 When Billy Bob sat in with the band He got drunk and blew us off the stand Lord, Lord Somewhere out on Highway 49 I was happy then…. life was sweeter then…. Every day was full of promises and endless roads to run Pretty girls and living in the sun Each and every rainbow’s end was just round the bend Aw man… I thought it would never end Now I sit alone and reminisce on stories I could tell Tears of sadness, happiness and joy And if I had a dollar for every tear I cried I’d give it all to be back on the road I used to be a showman Traveled all this country far and wide Up and down these highways This old guitar by my side
6.
There's a harvest moon sailing in the sky Shining like a diamond through the trees I can smell the rain, heavy in the air Riding on that midnight breeze I can see the face of my old grandad In my favourite memory Never shone the light, that shone so bright As grandaddy's smile for me There's a ghost train tonight Leaving for the past Through the laughter and the tears I can hear that sound, calling me back Echoes of my childhood years River ride the rocks, over the sand Foghorn blowing out to sea Close my eyes and ride, let that rushing tide Let it wash all over me
7.
Love cut my heart out like a chainsaw Left me bleeding on the ground Torn apart and wounded Just a shadow of a man Blowing like a tumbleweed A hostage to the wind Take me now sweet Jesus ‘Cos i’m ready to go down Restless as a hungry ghost A rider in the rain Restless as a hobo Riding on a midnight train Cold and weary, beaten down And old before my time Take me now sweet Jesus ‘Cos I’m ready to go down I’m ready to go down sweet lord I’m ready to go down I’m so ready just to lay this burden down I’m broken and I’m empty now A ghost town with no name Painted on a desert sky in colours all aflame I’ve had enough of drifting From town to lonely town So take me to the river Throw me in and let me drown There’s nothing left to hold me now I’m ready to go down To turn to dust and rest at last Beneath the cold, cold ground I’m ready to go down sweet lord I’m ready to go down I’m so ready just to lay this burden down I’m broken and I’m empty now
8.
There's a bar called "The Blues" around the corner And that's where I like to spend my time So baby if you ever need to find me All you gotta do is drop a dime I live just around the corner from "The Blues" If you're ever feeling weary or confused And you need to get away from all that bad, bad news I live just around the corner from "The Blues" Now the blues ain't the way that I'm feeling And I ain't here to get out of my tree I ain't here because I'm sad and lonely It's just my favourite place to be I live just down the street Got my footsteps on repeat I don't need no cab to take me there I live there because... that's what I choose To be just around the corner from "The Blues" I live just around the corner from "The Blues" If you're ever feeling weary or confused And you need to get away from all that bad, bad news I live just around the corner from "The Blues"
9.
I see only sunshine all around me I see blue skies that mirror your eyes My heart feels lighter Everything's so much brighter When I see the world through your eyes ​ I see smiles, I hear laughter I feel the love I've sought after All of the days of my life There's just something that happens When you're by my side And I see the world through your eyes ​ Like the first time we went to California And even though I'd been there before It all looked so different, so fresh and alive 'Cos I saw it all through your eyes ​ I saw the wonder that sparkled in your eyes Like flowers in springtime, fresh as a rose And it makes my heart sing With the promise that love brings When I see the world through your eyes
10.
Take me down to where the past lies buried in a field Where cannon roared and filled the air with smoke and misery Where ghosts of blue and grey still battle... chained by history Tell me everything ​ Remind me how it happened... tell me why it had to be Show me where is glory found in hollow victory And why so many people are still bound in slavery Tell me everything ​ What truth remains in the bosom of Abraham What's really changed but the colour of money Lies buy lies, honesty buys honesty And revenge... is not a healing remedy ​ The tattered flags of nation hang still now in the breeze Echoing the strange fruit that once hung from southern trees As our children pay the bitter price of modern tyranny Tell me everything ​ Tell me why...don't talk to me of liberty Ring no bells.. let no fanfares sound No empty words... no hollow promises Speak to me in words of truth that I can understand Tell me everything ​ What truth remains in the bosom of Abraham What's really changed but the colour of money Lies buy lies, honesty buys honesty And revenge... is not a healing remedy
11.
I wish I didn't love you but I do Even after everything we've put each other through I wish I didn't love you Wish that I could grow tired of you Oh I wish I didn't love you.. oh darling but I do ​ Loving you gets wilder every day Sometimes I kid myself that I'm a hero jut because I stay It hurts me to admit it, but it's true How am I ever gonna find the strength to walk away from you ​ Oh I wish I didn't love you but I do Even after everything we've put each other through I wish I didn't love you Wish that I could grow tired of you I wish I didn't love you.. oh darling but I do ​ The writing on the wall is plain to see Things are never gonna work out right for you and me And even though it breaks my heart in two It won't change a single thing, I'll always be in love with you ​ It happens every time I close my eyes You swim into my vision, I don't know why I'm surprised 'Cos you're always there in everything I do... so darling How am I supposed to go on living without you ​ Oh I wish I didn't love you but I do Even after everything we've put each other through I wish I didn't love you Wish that I could grow tired of you Oh I wish I didn't love you.. oh darling but I do
12.
I’m not an old guy And I’m not getting any younger We been around some... and we’ll be round a whole lot longer I been to Paris ... and I been to Rome And some folks will tell you... that there’s no place quite like home Now I’m not saying we gotta stand still My Mama told me there’s a way if you got the will So while we’re able lets kick out the jams You can’t tell me that we can’t..... ‘cos I know that we can! Let’s kick out the footlights... like old Merle said We might look a little crazy but we’re not dead yet ...just like Willie said! We could do a little damage... no doubt we can So cut her loose and let her ride and let’s go round again Let’s keep on rollin’ down the track Two steps forward and no steps back Let’s get a little closer in sweet harmony Good wine, good music ... yeah..and good company So let’s keep on rollin’ down the track Two steps forward and no steps back So while we’re able lets kick out the jams You can’t tell me that we can’t.... ‘cos I know that we can! You can’t tell me that we can’t .... so let’s go round again
13.
Looking Back 03:07
Lord I've been travelling down this old lonesome road So many miles I put behind me But off in the distance now I see my end in sight And I look back down the years but I can't count them ​ There's saints and there's sinners and they're crowding in on me Looking for some kind of retribution But I was just having fun and besides, what's done is done And I don't give a damn about absolution ​ If you really want to know, sometimes it's been touch and go But I always did resent the implication That at the first sign of trouble I'd just take out on the lam I refute it, it's a total fabrication It's a loathsome kind of talent, being slippery as a snake But it always helps to have an explanation Though St. Peter might not buy it when you're knocking at the gate 'Cos it might not bear too close investigation So as I raise a glass to the future and the past I'm not looking for any vindication It's been good, it's been bad, it's been joyous and it's been sad And I offer up this plea in mitigation Lord I've been travelling down this old lonesome road So many miles I put behind me But off in the distance now I see my end in sight And I look back down the years but I can't count them
14.
Old Hank said it so it’s gotta be true We’ll never get out this world alive But it’s not how you view it, it’s the way that you do it In the end there’s just no way to survive You can scream you can holler, you can promise every dollar That you ever stashed away in the bank But you can’t take it with you that’s a natural fact Ain’t no percentage in pretending you can So you might as well spend it cos there’s nowhere to send it To pick it up on down the line There’s no getting through it You just gotta get to it... so put it to the back of your mind And do the mortal coil shuffle When the time rolls round Ain’t no choice about it... no sir... It’s a dance that we all gotta learn Well the steps may be tricky.. things could get a little sticky But there’s only one way that it ends Goodbye, so long, let’s be moving along ‘Cos we’ve made it to the end of the line You can curse, you can yell.. you could be going to hell You could wind up floating round on the breeze. You could be a ghost... wouldn’t that be the most! You could haunt anybody you please So it might be fun... you might even be the one To end up in the house of blue lights Yeah... so come on down, don’t be hanging around Tonight might just be the night When the mortal coil shuffle Comes rolling around Ain’t no choice about it... It’s a dance that we all gotta learn Well the steps may be tricky.. things could get a little sticky But there’s only one way that it ends Goodbye, so long, let’s be moving along ‘Cos we’ve made it to the end of the line It’ll bug you if you let it... so you might as well forget it 'Cos you’re gonna have to leave it behind Throw away your paddle, get back in the saddle Go out and have a good time Laugh when it tickles... giggle when it prickles Take no wooden nickels or dimes Life’s a one-time shot... like it or not So you gotta make the best of your time.... Before the mortal coil shuffle Comes rolling around Ain’t no choice about it... It’s a dance that we all gotta learn Well the steps may be tricky.. things could get a little sticky But there’s only one way that it ends Goodbye, so long, let’s be moving along ‘Cos we’ve made it to the end of the line
15.
I always loved the way you get around me Though it’s not in my best interests to let you know So we both play the game. And we both know the rules Even though we pretend that we don’t know It’s a game that we’ve playe long as we’ve known each other From the start it was always understood That as long as we don’t hurt each other Long as we stick together it’s all good But something in my heart tells me it’s all over Something just don’t sit right anymore And somehow I can’t seem to put my finger On exactly what it is that makes me sure That you don’t love me anymore And now I’m walking the floor Is there somebody else playing my part Have I fallen out of favour? Have I broken the rule And gone and lost my place here in your heart Won’t you please tell me I’m wrong You’re not leading me on Tell me that the rules won’t ever change And that as long as we don’t hurt each other… Long as we stick together it’s all good

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Heartfelt thanks to my friends and sponsors Stephen and Lindy Watton, and Peter Mate for their generous support and to all my musical friends, inspirations and occasional co-writers who have made invaluable contributions to this album.

Special thanks to Ted Ponsonby, Rod McVey, Gordon Murray, Dave Luke,
Colin Henry and Stephen Quinn whose no-strings contributions were offered out of love and generosity.

This album belongs as much to the producer and engineer Joe Murray as it does to me. His contributions to the making of it are too numerous to list and I'm eternally grateful for his friendship, generosity and endless patience.

Recorded at "Sessions in the House" studio (Castledawson) run by Joe and Donna Murray. Joe Murray is a modest man.…slowly and quietly spoken and very dryly funny, hugely talented, highly artistic and deeply rooted in music. Joe married well to Donna, a kindred soul, earthy and warm of heart, similarly and equally endowed in mind, spirit, talent and ability, both of them lovers of life and inner beauty. Loved by all, and rightly so... kind to one another.

Theirs is a home for lost kittens, loyal dogs, wild birds and musicians.
An Island in a cruel sea, a shelter from the rain. An oasis In the desert, a refuge from the pain. This is the second album I've recorded here in Castledawson and both albums have been a sheer joy to make. Working here is a portrait of life in the most relaxed, easy going and pleasurable atmosphere imaginable.

As the Scots say "ye cannae hurry a Murray" ….. they meant the
famous mint of course... but Joe and Donna are mint in a different, more meaningful way. Working with the Murrays is a joyful voyage of discovery and I'm eternally grateful for such a rare opportunity to find and express myself through music and sound.

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released March 25, 2022

Errol Walsh: Vocals, acoustic & electric guitar
Joe Murray: Bass, acoustic & electric guitar, drum programming
Gordon Murray: Acoustic & electric guitar
Rod McVey: Piano, Hammond organ
Ted Ponsonby: Dobro, electric guitar, Hammond organ
Niall Murphy: Fiddle
Jonathan Milligan: Pedal steel
Dave Luke: Mandolin, lap steel, acoustic guitar, harmonies
Colin Henry: Dobro
James Henry: Banjo
Donna Murray: Harmonies
Stephen Quinn: Percussion
Pandy Walshe: Acoustic guitar, vocals on "Let's Go Round Again"

Produced by Joe Murray & Errol Walsh
Photography & Artwork by Donna Murray

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Errol Walsh Northern Ireland, UK

Singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland.

His decades-spanning songwriting career is full of care- worn tales of life, love and luck - all delivered with a mellow, lived-in voice.

"This body of work from a true master will long be remembered after much of the imitations have faded into the mists of time" - Niall Toner, RTE Radio One
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