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Lone Wolf

by Ron Rutherford

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1.
Freak Flag 03:23
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 Where I’ve been On the leading edge of the wind Sometimes I’m down and out Sometimes I’m up and in I’m traveling a course On a personal powered horse Sunrise to sunset Dreams with no remorse Chorus You can find me anytime I’m up in the sky With wings on my mind I’m getting good hang time I’m riding Keeping my freak flag flying Verse 2 Over my shoulder Dark clouds are like beckoning boulders Tear drop ghosts collide It’s a battle of hotter colder Get out of my way I’m going to bail this hellish hay Into the open Beyond the field of prey Chorus Verse 3 Horns and halos Caught in between both of those The tail wants to wag the dog The dog digs in and breaks the tailbones Within all of us Is a mission and a trust To be the best we can be Ready to ride and eat some dust Verse 4 Rise or crash Lose your shirt, find spiritual cash My body is just a jail Freedom is from where I hail My flag is up the pole My rag is pure cowboy soul No matter what I’m told My life’s on a says me roll Chorus
2.
Unlucky Love 04:25
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 Felt like an angel kissed my tears And I smiled like I had not smiled in years She sat on my knee She said softly Whispering into my ear Chorus Goodbye unlucky love Farewell to heartache Bye bye unlucky love So long heartbreak Verse 2 I had vowed to live my life female free But she put the most amazing spell on me Out of the blue A dream I woke up to Said it’s not luck when you believe Chorus Bridge Relationships that last Are a thing of the past Saying this can be a mistake When the timings right She shows up overnight Don’t give up hope just wait Rare as any one snowflake It must be my lucky day Verse 3 She appeared out of nowhere to stop me When I was going somewhere no one wants to be She’s the one and only Changed me from lonely To a man whose heart has been set free Chorus Chorus Out Bye bye unlucky love So long heartbreak
3.
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 New York City at midnight I feel the beat of my heart And a cold wind blows There’s a storm raging inside me And the traffic blows its horn As I stand on the sidewalk alone You don’t want to stand by me And so you walked away You’d rather stand with your attorney...wo Now I see What you want to be Well I still love you But I don’t agree I’m going to say… Chorus 1 Bye bye baby bye bye I won’t be left hanging on Or standing by I’m going to say Bye bye baby bye bye I know that I’ve tried For now…bye bye baby bye bye Verse 2 Your talking turns me round in circles I’m tempted to confuse my every move But my intelligence will save me And my intention will suffice And what has fooled you Won’t be my vice You don’t want to run with me And so you walked away And what you say is help won’t help me…no Now I see What you want me to be Well I still love you But I don’t agree I’m going to say Chorus 2 Bye bye baby bye bye I won’t be left hanging on Or standing by I’m going to say Bye bye baby bye bye I won’t be left here to cry For now...bye bye baby bye bye Bridge You think you are free You think you left me But I’ve got news for you It doesn’t work that way You sacrificed our integrity And until you clean it up with me There’s a crack in the door Where the light shines in So you can find your way home Baby find your way back home Chorus 3 – Out I’m going to say Bye bye baby bye bye I won’t be left hanging on Or standing by I’m going to say Bye bye baby bye bye I know that I tried For now, bye bye baby bye bye No more tears to cry Ooo...bye bye baby bye bye For now…I’m going to say Bye bye baby bye bye
4.
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 As time goes by She is on my mind Most days I feel good But never like I did or should I remember the laughter And the plans we made For the hereafter What we could have been if she’d stayed Chorus The love I found I lost The lesson I learned Had a cost There’s a void in my soul A missing part There’s a hole in my heart Verse 2 Too many distractions Got the best of her Until she could not see me Blind to the way that we were A fairy tale romance With an unhappy end Left me empty handed One less partner, lover, best friend Chorus Bridge And if she ever asked How could it be that I’m so blue? The answer is a question Isn’t it obvious to you? That a match made in heaven Soul mates would surely know Both halves would understand There’s two parts to a whole And not to ever let this kind of love go Verse 3 I wake up each morning With will she return? Will she break through her barrier? Be worthy of love she has burned The love of my lifetime Lives in my memory Will she ever come home? Or was she never with me? Chorus Chorus Out There’s a hole in my heart There’s a hole in my heart As time goes by She is one my mind
5.
Let Love Be 03:45
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 Between a boy and a girl Learning all the games to play And getting in each others way Old enough to be married Too young to understand That heart strings are not toys Based on best laid plans Chorus Love Can be tough Can be hard on you Can be rough Love Would be easy Mmm...so simple If you let love be Verse 2 Between a man and a woman Been through all the games to play Called it quits and walked away Young enough to not lose hope Too old and stubborn to change their tune Too many broken hearts Lost in late night saloons Chorus Bridge Now I’m not saying I have all the answers But there’s one thing that I know That partners in the saddle Should be free to let the horses go That’s how the ride could be And that’s how a love can grow Chorus Chorus Out Love Would be easy Mmm...so simple If you let love be
6.
This Is True 04:46
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 I’m on my way But I’m never sailing through If I’ve learned anything It’s been by way of the hard luck school And when I smile You can see I’ve paid my dues The many miles written on my face The solemn stare of a transformed fool Chorus 1 This is to show What I know To be real That I feel There is old There is new There’s a future to dream into So I can say everyday I put on shoes This is true Verse 2 I’ve got time If I manage it well To give everything Conjure a crystal ball to foretell And when I laugh You can see the real me Leaving a living hell Heading to the serenity sea Chorus 2 This is to show What I know To be real That I feel There is crazy There is sane There are tough times still there is gain So I can safely say, I’m OK To get close to This is true Verse 3 And in this place Or anywhere I’ve been I’m standing for the dream That calls my name on a prevailing wind And as I live With the tides that wax and wane Still I’m on a steady course Call my ship the spirit of play Chorus 3 This is to show What I know To be real That I feel There are stars In the night Even in darkness There’s a guiding light So I can state, I’ll navigate My way through This is true Chorus 4 - Out There is sunshine Through the rain Clouds with a window pane And with that said, I’ll make my bed With a rainbow view This is true This is true This is true This is true
7.
Damned 05:19
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 If thunder heads form and people pour down Rage river overruns and turns red brown Would you swim for your life or hold your ground Damned if you live Damned if you drown Chorus 1 Sometimes damned if you do Definitely damned if you don’t Save yourself, family, friends and home Bury the hatchet with your ancestors bones And you won’t be damned to go it alone Verse 2 Born in the badlands, washed up on a beach With a load on your back tied to a leash Are you yourself or too heavy to reach Damned if you follow Damned if you preach Chorus 2 Sometimes damned if you do Definitely damned if you don’t Save yourself, family, friends and home Pull the sword straight out of the stone And you won’t be damned to go it alone Verse 3 Don’t tread on me with transparent eyes Because I have survived through more than you realize So tell me the truth or I’ll expose your guise Damned as a fool Damned with your lies Chorus 3 Sometimes damned if you do Definitely damned if you don’t Save yourself, family, friends and home Pry the knowledge from the jaws of the unknown And you won’t be damned to go it alone Verse 4 The soothsayer spins this simple advice A cautionary tale to choose friends that are wise Do they have your back or do they secretly despise Damned hellos Damned goodbyes Chorus 4 – Out Sometimes damned if you do Definitely damned if you don’t Save yourself, family, friends and home Make your city, state, nation, world your own And you won’t be damned No you won’t be damned You won’t be damned to go it alone
8.
© Ron Rutherford and Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 Broken me, over you What do you do when you lose a dream friend come true? Our rising star didn’t get too far We never got to what was burning in us to do Chorus 1 But I’m happy for the time together Talked about everything from the Yankees to the weather Starting in June You became my Oklahoma brother Now I got to let you go in the month of December Under a Tennessee moon Verse 2 Hard to believe that I found you A golden needle in a hay stack shining through You brought out the best in me With your kindness and generosity Chorus 2 So I’m happy for the time together Talked about everything from church to the weather Starting in June You became my Oklahoma brother Now I got to let you go in the month of December Under a Tennessee moon Bridge You’re a rare star, Johnny The rarest of rare And I’ll be luckier than lucky If I ever find anyone to compare Verse 3 You see I’d searched for years for this kind of joy A music partner without one bad bone in the boy Now my tears fall like shattered pearls I’m going to miss you more than anything in this world Chorus 3 – Out Thank you for the time together To talk about everything from music to the weather Starting in June You became my Oklahoma brother Now I got to let you go in the month of December Under a Tennessee moon Under a Tennessee moon Under a Tennessee moon
9.
Lone Wolf 05:14
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 As bright as she can be Blue-green eyes that glow A long haired beauty Pure as the driven snow You know, it ain’t been easy Living on your own To find a safe space To call your comfort zone Verse 2 So resourceful Tracking down exactly what you need A strong survivor Healing when you bleed You’re facing danger Everywhere you turn Running through a prairie fire Without getting burned Chorus 1 Lone Wolf Dancing with the shadows You’re not alone Singing to the stars When I meet up with you Underneath the moon I will run with you Verse 3 Hunted by hound dogs And scavengers on the plains Stealing for shelter When it starts to rain...then it starts to rain Sometimes you suffer But you can’t afford the pain The spirit of a wild wind That you must maintain...and never change Chorus 2 Lone Wolf Dancing with the shadows You’re not alone Singing to the stars When I meet up with you Underneath the moon I will run with you One more Lone Wolf…makes two Lone Wolf Lone...makes two
10.
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 A familiar face An image etched into my mind The way your eyes look back in time I recall a voice A sound softer than falling snow Telling me to not let go Chorus I believe it’s true With all my heart and soul That I knew you Many moons ago Verse 2 You reveal yourself The vision appears to be real I can’t deny the way you feel New awakenings Opening an ancient door Beyond where we have been before Chorus Verse 3 I remember you Sometimes friend, sometimes foe A canyon crying eerie echo This time around Do we bond or do we blame Will we break the basic on the chain? Chorus – Out And I believe it’s true With all my heart and soul That I knew you Many moons ago Many moons ago Many moons ago Many moons ago
11.
Dirt Road 06:40
© Ron Rutherford & Rarestar Music ASCAP Verse 1 When Bobby was a young boy He’d walk a dirt road way out back A world away from a broken home And hang by the railroad track He’d bring along his radio He liked to listen to the country sound He’d sing and dance as he’d kick up dust Up and down that back road ground He dreamed of the day he could get away Get a guitar and play Chorus 1 Rain falls from his eyes He strums an air guitar with a big sigh He dreams by the truck load But his honky tonk highway is still a dirt road Verse 2 All through school He didn’t waste any time Got a paying job in the afternoon And put away every dime When he had enough money He bought a six string on his own After weekend chores he’d practice Until the cows came home He’d play until the rooster crowed He can’t wait ‘til he is grown Chorus 2 He’d walk a country mile While he talks to his guitar with a big smile He schemes by the truck load How to make a honky tonk highway out of a dirt road Verse 3 Then one day he made his move Said his goodbyes to the family Headed far away from home Hopped a freight train to the city A few dollars in his pocket And a hand full of songs He’s going to make a go of it He believes in himself that strong He’s got tons of tunes that twang He’s going to hit town with a bang Chorus 3 He’ll raise the roof clean off Pickin’ and a grinnin’ in a hayloft Paying dues by the truck load To make a honky tonk highway out of a dirt road Verse 4 Made a name over time Up and down music row They say he’s a natural Man that boy can crow His childhood fantasy Has grown up to be What he conceived in the backwoods Is something you’ve gotta see He’s rocking every roadhouse bar He’s bound to be a big time star Chorus 4 Young man on a big stage He croons like an old pro for his age Sometimes he drives the truck load From every honky tonk highway and dirt road...guitar! Verse 5 He still has that radio That he’d sing to way out back A world away from a broken home Hanging by the railroad track Tune to a country station Anywhere on the American map You can hear him wail away About a dirt road way out back The sweetest sound you’ve ever heard You’ll be hanging on every word Chorus 5 - Out He writes from his minds eye About wide open spaces and a big sky Now he knows by the truck load How a honky tonk highway starts on a dirt road Hmm...dirt road

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Ron Rutherford's music is something familiar you’ve never heard before – stories of love, loss, insight, and inspiration. Picture a full moon over a long lost trail and a lone wolf that beckons the listener to follow to the end.

Lone Wolf ends too soon.

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released September 13, 2006

Ron Rutherford: Lead & Background Vocals, Electric Guitar
John Groover McDuffie: Acoustic, Electric, Slide, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel & Lead Guitars, Dobro & Banjo
Marty Buttwinick: Bass
Scott Brannon: Drums
Bill Keis: Keyboards
Ted Falcon: Violin
Larry Russell: *Additional keyboards on “Lone Wolf” track

Produced by: Robert Wayne Hawkins & Ron Rutherford
Executive Producer: Ron Rutherford for Rarestar Music ASCAP & Rarestar Records
Recorded by: Richard P. Robinson
Mixed by: Richard P. Robinson, Robert Wayne Hawkins & Ron Rutherford
Mastered by: Richard P. Robinson
All tracks, overdubs, mixing & mastering at DIAM Entertainment in LA except * tracks & overdubs recorded at Muzikjakit Productions in NYC by Larry Russell

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Ron Rutherford Los Angeles, California

Independent Music Artist • Singer-Songwriter • Potent Americana • Down-to-the-Bone Songs • Rarestar Music • Rarestar Records

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