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The World Ain't Gonna Wait

by Daniel Young

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as i sit and wonder how the years have come and gone the wind blows across my face replacing every line that time has drawn the cars go rushing by and the airplanes fill the air between the distance of somewhere and knowing that i care when i fall asleep i often wonder about the days when the people after us will feel the earth shake in different ways where they’ll hang their hats at the end of each day and if they’ll remember the calm and simple ways one day at a time is all i can hold in my mind waiting for the sun the set behind the horizon line has it ever crossed your mind have you ever held your breath the breeze way don’t seem so breezy anymore the pillar of my heart is quickly fading out i don’t want to take anything with me when i go i’ll light one last cigarette, then i’ll be gone before the ashes hit the ground the brick home is still standing after 95 rocky years love and pain soaked up tears in the concrete of fear the storm door ain’t holding back the storms anymore the house seems more like a monument than a home
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take it or leave it leave it all on the line take it or leave it it feels different this time take it or leave it leave it all out to dry take it or leave it waitin’ only fills the time don’t try to fix what’s already broke you’ll hold your breath until you choke if the feeling ain’t there, then call a cab you’ll waste your time, time you never had if it don’t come naturally like skipping stones if it don’t come naturally like roses overgrown if it don’t come naturally like rain and snow if it don’t come naturally then leave it alone we connect like a two prong plug disconnect the ground let’s cut up a rug twist and shout until the sun comes up take it or leave, if it ain’t for love the sparks are brighter than the 4th of july eating corn on the cob and sweatin’ from the sunshine the clouds hang over like silhouettes bouncin’ off the mountain straight as an arrow movin west if it don’t come naturally like skipping stones if it don’t come naturally like roses overgrown if it don’t come naturally like rain and snow if it don’t come naturally then leave it alone
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when it feels like the whole world is coming to an end when you see the bloom on the trees that’ll soon be dead all the roots pulled up over our heads, shaking from side to side all the roads that we’ve built have all started to collide the world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait this world ain’t gonna wait for us it’ll leave us all behind this world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait for us wondering what we did with our lives the light bulbs have all burned out and have left us in the dark we’re all locked up in our homes trying to figure out just where to start it’s hard to know days from weeks or, dust from dawn emptying out the whiskey bottle on the front lawn the world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait this world ain’t gonna wait for us it’ll leave us all behind this world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait for us wondering what we did with our lives talking to the neighbors, they only see talking to the neighbors, they only see talking to the neighbors, they only see what they what they want to believe trying to put one foot in front of the other maybe gain a little ground the stereo is turned up loud but we can’t communicate the sound history repeats itself it never goes away let's start hearing what everybody has to say the world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait this world ain’t gonna wait for us it’ll leave us behind this world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait the world ain’t gonna wait for us wondering what we did with our lives
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come and put your feet under the table tell me all about your day don’t mind the dog howling at the window at the sirens, as they go rushing by someone is some sort of panic their house has caught an ugly flame the chickens have all escaped its burning hotter than a candle wick trying to say what’s running through my marathon mind sometimes it feels like i’m flyin’ through the clouds way up high, overhead like a sandpiper bird flying off of the ledge sometimes it’s hard to know what to do whether to use a fork or a spoon well, i’ll tell you something of the truth i was shooting for the stars but, i think i hit the moon let the flame burn bright higher up in the sky the embers will fly away if they need to separate from the coal let the walls come down let it all burn to the ground if that’s the way it needs to go let the ash in the gardens grow
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sunset west of the horizon line felt more like an illusion than cosmic time the coyotes were howlin’ fish runnin upstream stretching out for the full moon gleam sunshine rising over hazy hills wipe the sweat from your brow heats blazing to the gills dreaming about better weather dreaming about birds of a feather open up your eyes for another year another year that’ll hold you tighter drivin’ back and forth in your pickup truck drive around in circles. you’ll drive all night birds were sleeping until the frosty dawn takin flight overhead, singin their own songs there’s greener pastures up ahead looking down to take the worm out of the garden bed wild horses runnin, wild and free not a care in the world bout desert debris trying to find a new place to graze drinking water from the river side lake another trip around the big ol sun if it hasn’t burned you yet, the luck river you should run double down, you’re showin aces high you ain’t gonna win unless you play
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If I Wait 03:50
if i wait, to tell you how i feel it might be too late before the clouds rush in the trees will lose their bloom and all the rivers will run dry it might be too late if i wait if i wait the birds will all fly south it might be too late before the winter sets it the grass will die the icicles will take shape it might be too late if i wait if i wait the ticker might stop tickin it might be too late if i wait the earth will shake tremble us down to the bone it might be too late if we wait the sun is staring me down soon it’ll melt my brain set the table, i’ll lay it all out for you when i’m dead and gone don’t need anyone assuming the things that i’d say or do. if i wait for the winds to stop blowin it might be too late before the skies have cleared the locomotive could pick you up you’d be gone in the middle of the night it might be too late if i wait
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every leaf that falls i think of you from the bloom down to the root the sun don’t shine as bright anymore ever since you closed your door on that night when your sun set your shadow disappeared into the ground your ashes and the concrete met spreading your love all around i’ll miss everything listening to patsy c-r-a-z-y you teaching me how to dance and sing i miss everything a heart full of gold that money can’t buy a mountain top so steep reaching for the sky was like an open comic book tellin jokes and messin with our minds the queen sparrow left her line left her children and kin behind she couldn’t spread her heavy wings anymore the clouds covered her eyes, as she drifted to another shore the clothes were swaying on the clothes line in the middle of the yard, dogs were barkin’, and the breeze was fine you can see the stars bright in the northern part of the state where i grew up where i sometimes stay i’ll miss everything listening to george strait, marina del ray you teaching me how to rope and ride i’ll miss everything i miss everything
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bring it on down bring it on down we’re already hobblin around with one foot off the ground bring it on down bring it on down turn off the lights the party’s over we ain’t holdin our breath to see what happens we ain’t lying on our backs for nothin we’ll be wishing on shooting stars forever as long as there’s a big ol black sky dig our graves you can dig our graves toss us in with our hearts still beatin’ have we been framed like a photograph? have we been setup without even askin? face to face what are you gonna do? are you gonna answer to us or give us your bull shit attitude the sun ain’t shining any brighter but it’s heatin up on this side of the line we’ll be wishing on shooting stars forever as long as there’s a big ol black sky
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Yonder Yucca 03:11

about

On the sunset side of the ground floor of Daniel Young's home studio, there's a window that frames a long, straight road. And if you catch it when the light's right, you could swear that road goes on and on—west west west—straight through the Oquirrh Mountains. Nevada. California. It's not hard to imagine that window, that unridden road, and these songs of Young's all shuffled together, ace side up, this past spring and summer.

Sometimes you do your hardest traveling at home. That's the way it seems on The World Ain't Gonna Wait, Young's third album. Written on the late-night back porch and mostly recorded in the basement at Orchard Studios, these songs chronicle the urgency and uneasiness of the everyday emergency, the undeniable sense that you may be living your last day—or at least the last day on the world you've known.

With guest spots by Sadler Vaden (guitar) of Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Trevor Nealon (b3 organ) of the Band of Heathens, Jay Lapp (mandolin) and Eric Brubaker (fiddle) of the Steel Wheels, The World Ain't Gonna Wait also features the final session of local luminary Pat Campbell (drums). If the threat level ever falls, we can give thanks that these sounds will keep rolling on—west west west. Winnemucca. Wells. Rolling.

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released March 12, 2021

Daniel Young - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass, percussion, mandolin, lap steel, weissenborn, accordion, vocals
Tyler Lambourne - upright and city bass
Pat Campbell - drums (2,3,9)
Ben Child - piano (7,8)
M. Horton Smith - mandolin, cello, pedal steel guitar
Dylan Schorer - electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
Muskrat - pedal steel guitar (1,2,3)
Ryan Tanner - piano (4,9)
Sadler Vaden - electric guitar (4)
Trevor Nealon - b3 organ (4)
Jay Lapp - mandolin (5)
Eric Brubaker - fiddle (5,9)
Marcus Bently - backup vocals
Corinne Gentry - backup vocals
Jay William Henderson - backup vocals

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Daniel Young at Orchard Studio, North Salt Lake, UT

Additional recordings done in Austin, TX, Harrisonburg, VA, Ann Arbor, MI, and Nashville, TN

Vinyl master cut and pressed at American Vinyl Co.

All songs written by Daniel Young (BMI) except, "Muskrat Mud Shuffle", written by Muskrat.

Album cover art by Jim Sherraden, "The River"

Art doodles and hand claps by Andy Joy Chase

this album would have been very mediocre without the contributions from these fine musicians, thank you all for helping me bring these songs to life.

special thanks to: pat (groove on), ryan, carl, ajc, ben, katie, chase, n.nash, m.nash, jim sherraden, john prine, lance lehnhof, my family and if you're reading this, thank you for listening and your support.

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Daniel Young Salt Lake City, Utah

Daniel Young is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, drummer, sound engineer, and producer from SLC, UT. He grew up on the side of a tall mountain, and that sense of forceful elevation informs all of his work. Daniel's been recording and performing for over two decades—and he's not that old, which tells you much of what you need to know about his commitment to craft, about how deep this runs with him. ... more

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