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Always Open Arms Lyrics Always Open Arms
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Always Open Arms
Words and Music by MARK BRINE
© 2003 Mark Brine Music (BMI)
MARK BRINE - vocals, guitar DAVID RUSSELL - violin DENIS COLBY - lead guitar JOHN OWNBY - standup bass RICK LONOW - drums
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Where do I go when the wind blows bitter cold
To where it's always peaceful, warm
And I’m always free from harm
Yes, where is there always the truest love found waiting
When there's none left, in the world
And it's so unsettled and uncalm
Chorus:
Your ALWAYS OPEN ARMS
(2. Lord, your …)
Yes, your forever out-stretched arms
You're my port in every storm
When I'm injured, hurt 'n torn
Where do I return
Yes, where do I always turn …
To your always open arms
Where is my strength when I'm all, but, beaten down
And crushed just like a flower in the world's cruel, gripping palm
Yes, where is there the magic and the cure-all for my ails
Where is all the love, I'll ever need …
In your always open arms
From the CD:
for Karrie ©2003
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Comin' Home To Love || CD: I'm Not Anyone
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Cranky Ole Cantankerous Cow || CD: I Deliver
Dear Jesse || CD: Real Special Feelin'
Don’t Ever Pinch a Seagull || CD: Mrs. Alexander's Farm
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El-Duke-O Blues || CD: I Deliver
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Fred (The Yodelin' Pig) || CD: Mrs. Alexander's Farm
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How Come We Can't Live Together || CD: I'm Not Anyone
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If Ants Could Talk || CD: Mrs. Alexander's Farm
If Your Thoughts Are Ever Mine || CD: Real Special Feelin'
I'm Not Anyone || CD: I'm Not Anyone
I've Always Been A Sucker For Your Smile (Miss Rebecca) || CD: Real Special Feelin' & Fortunes
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Jessica Blue || CD: I Deliver
Kentucky Blue || CD: Real Special Feelin'
Leapin’ Sam Patch || CD: Mrs. Alexander's Farm
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Mary Had A Choice Too (Behold Mother) || CD: My Christmas Song For You
Moonlight on the Barn || CD: Mrs. Alexander's Farm
Mr. Marty || CD: I'm Not Anyone
Mrs. Blues || CD: I Deliver
New Blue Yodel || CD: New Blue Yodel & Fortunes
Nobody Hears the Heart || CD: American Bleak House
Now’s the Time I Need You Most|| CD: Real Special Feelin'
Oh! Susanna|| CD: New Blue Yodel
Old Folkies At Home || CD: American Bleak House
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Riverboat || CD: for Karrie & Fortunes
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Skinny Dippin' Blues || CD: I Deliver
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"Since migrating from Cambridge,
Mass to Nashville some three decades ago, Mark Brine has carved out a strong
reputation as an uncompromising traditionalist on the country music scene which
has made him one of the elder statesmen of Americana."
-- Shaun Dale, Cosmik Debris Magazine
"I could listen to him sing
all night long – he does a good job that boy does."
-- Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree
"A fine young man who I think
has a great future."
-- Hank Snow,
Grand Ole Opry
"Brine could easily have been added to the cast of 'O
Brother, Where Art Thou' without raising an eyebrow. He belongs
to that group of artists whose individuality and quirkiness consign
them to the periphery of what's commercially viable. But God bless
him for not just being another cog in the musical wheel."
-- James McSweeney, Flyin Shoes
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"Brine has made a long career of flying under the
folk/country radar
for a long time and has picked up a bunch of awards and recognition
just the same.
A real Americana act,
Brine fuses elements of all the stuff we've been
listening to for years that you really can't compare to anything else that’s sure to really
draw you under it's spell."
-- Chris Spector,
Midwest Record Recap
"I think Mark Brine must be Americana's
best kept secret. A singer/songwriter for over thirty years, friend of the late and legendary
pioneer fiddlin' Sid Harkreader, Brine writes wonderful story songs about ordinary people and
ordinary places. To tell these stories, Mark has a voice that is as comfortable as a favourite
coat."
-- Pete Smith,
Country Music Round Up
"His career has pursued the path of a truly independent artist -
someone who follows his soul and does things his own way – his ability
to write and produce has made his name synonymous with quality."
-- Doug Floyd, AltCountryTab.com
"I think what makes Mark Brine such
a gifted songwriter/storyteller is the fact that he seems to be such an
obvious fan of many genres of music. He's someone who is like a sponge
when it comes to reintegrating influences into his own work."
-- Gail Worley,
Ink 19
©2004 Mark Brine Music. All rights reserved.
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