
Johnny Hayes & The Alabama Fire
Season 15 Episode 4 | 58m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
StudioAmped showcases the original music of regional artists. Johnny Hayes (Mobile, Ala.) performs.
Johnny Hayes (Mobile, Ala.) is a multi-genre artist and singer-songwriter who appeared as a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice” and has opened for national acts including JJ Grey & Mofro, Daniel Donato, Spin Doctors and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. His Americana EP “Voodoo Country” was released in 2021 with the song “Rosé and Cigarettes” on Spotify’s popular Acoustic Hits playlist.
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Johnny Hayes & The Alabama Fire
Season 15 Episode 4 | 58m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Johnny Hayes (Mobile, Ala.) is a multi-genre artist and singer-songwriter who appeared as a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice” and has opened for national acts including JJ Grey & Mofro, Daniel Donato, Spin Doctors and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. His Americana EP “Voodoo Country” was released in 2021 with the song “Rosé and Cigarettes” on Spotify’s popular Acoustic Hits playlist.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipI'm going down to New Orleans to see my loving voodoo queen.
Need some more amphetamine?
Get me through the night.
Get me through the night.
Hope I see my baby then.
Standing down in Jackson Square.
Hanging out in the cajun glair Of the Louisiana moonlight that Louisiana moonlight But baby, baby, where you been?
Your daddy done called me twice Your momma stole your medicine Still paying for her vice She ain't no Marie Leveaux But that girl , she ain't too nice If I don't find my Lovin voo doo queen I won't get through the night That gypsy woman came to me Said boy get down on your knees No bones, no blood, no effigy No Time to misbehave No Time to misbehave It's that voodoo you cant hear or see For these chain's chain that shackle me She did me in and set me free And brought me to my grave Brought me to my grave But baby, baby, where you been?
Your daddy done called me twice Your momma stole your medicine Still paying for her vice She ain't no Marie Leveaux But that girl , she ain't too nice If I don't find my Lovin voo doo queen I won't get through the night Don't let them ole ghosts fool you, boy Tap dancin to the zydeco beat If they try to guess where you got your bo You can tell em' on my feet 1,2,3,4 She ain't no Marie Leveaux But that girl she ain't too nice If I don't find my Lovin voo doo queen I won't get through the night, yeah Won't get through if I don't find That lovin voodoo Queen of mine Won't get through if I don't find That lovin voodoo Queen of mine Won't get through if I don't find That lovin voodoo Queen of mine Won't get through if I don't find That lovin voodoo Queen Thank you This is another little sea song here.
Well the weather got the better part of me And I'm Stranded in the middle of the sea Waiting for no one to rescue me and Davy Jones Ain't no need to plead Poseidon for no mercy I been drinkin all day long But I'm still thirsty Because The very sea that blessed me Once has cursed me Right To my bones So Goodbye to the Alabama sand And so long to the hills of Tennessee I got no time to be dreamin about the land When I'm headin toward the belly of the beast I drank and played until I saw the dawn I took the the knights, the Queen, the rooks, and all the pawns I sang until there wasn't any songs Left for me to sing so goodbye to the Alabama sand And so long to the hills of Tennessee Got no time to be dreamin about the land When I'm headin toward the belly of the beast, oh yeah I ain't hidin from Poseidon any more I can hear that trident on the ocean floor Twenty thousand leagues and probably more Is comin straight for me Goodbye to the Alabama sand And so long to the hills of Tennessee Got no time to be dreamin about the land No, no, no.
When I'm headin toward the belly of the beast I never got to visit West Virginia But I know you'll be waitin there for me And this Sweet Kentucky bourbons is just d As I'm headin for the belly of the beast Thank you very much This is called honey.
You know, this is my student loan debt crisis management song.
I want to go where the bees make the honey I want to swim where the water is wine I want to know where the trees turned to money So I can buy my honey anything she'd like Like a diamond necklace A ring the size of Texas Anything that's of her heart desire But I can't get you nothin Until I get to cuttin Down that money tree, so hard to climb Oh, yeah I want to go where the bees make the honey I want to swim where the water is wine I want to know where the trees turned to money So I can buy my honey anything she'd like Like a castle in a mountain With the fancy marble fountain Baby, make a list a mile long How about a 69 Corvette Oh honey, I ain't made that kind of money yet But I aim to every time I write you a love song Babe, I struck a gold mine when we met You love to remind me but I never would forget That I ain't worth an empty pack of cigare But one day we are going to finally pay off All that student debt We're gonna go where the bees make the honey We're gonna swim where the water is wine We're gon know where the trees turned to money And I'ma buy my honey anything she'd like I want to know when the bees make honey.
I want to swim where the water is wine And I wanna know where the trees turn into money.
And I'm a buy my honey anything she'd like Wishful thinking song.
You know.
I heard you like dance.
I'd follow you onto the floor Well I know you love the romance But you can't take it anymore I can maybe where the stars shine for you there's nothing left to do I take a dance with you Oh, oh, oh tonight, tonight, with you tonight, tonight, with you, woah woah Bring your hardened love to dance baby Couldn't be more wrong.
Oh, well, you know I love the romance And so do you.
But I can't see.
Pick this song Oh oh no no no no, it can't be, where them stars shine for you There's nothing left to do.
You take a dance with you tonight, tonight with you dancing tonight Want to feel you in my arms, want to hold you tight with you woah woah Hey with you it feels like there's no one around.
Looking for a lover and that's what I found with you oh oh.
Tonight, tonight with you And with you I'm going dancing tonight Want to feel you in my arms, want to hold you tight with you oh oh and with you it feels like there's no one around looking for a lover and that's what I found with you Oh, oh, tonight, tonight with you.
Oh You know, if anybody's ever had a job.
Where the only thing keeping them awake is the fact that they have some people that really need them to stay awake, that are waiting for them at home.
So this is called driving through the night.
I hope you like it.
The sky is black and the road is dark I ought to find me a place to park When I start to dream, I start to drift no cocaine or Crane strong enough to give me a lift baby I'm a be all right Driving through the night As long as I got you to come home to Baby, I'll be thinking of you Staring in between the 10 and 2 She don't think I should but I think I mig Be driving through the night I am slapping my face Because I'm tired as hell And tonight's pay can't afford a cheap motel It's all that I can do just to stay awake Lord knows Getting too damn close to the rails on the interstate Don't wait up for me babe baby I'm a be all right Oh, driving through the night As long as I got you to come home to Baby, I'll be thinking of you Staring in between the 10 and 2 She don't think I should but I think I mig Be driving through the night yeah yeah She said promise me you ain't gonna fall asleep And don't forget to call me when you make it over Murder Creek baby I'm a be all right Driving through the night As long as I got you to come home to Oh no way.
Baby, I'll be dreaming of you Staring in between the 10 and 2 She don't think I should but I think I mig Be driving through the night Yeah, yeah.
driving through the night I'll be driving through the evening baby.
Hey hey hey hey.
Oh, yeah The sky is black and the road is dark I haven't actually put this song out You know, I was thinking about put the demo out for it.
You tell me what you think.
You tell me what you think when you hear.
And I. Yeah, Alright boys.
Two nights in Tennessee.
I spent two nights in Tennessee Waiting for you to come back to me But you never did And you never will Now you're up in Illinois.
Said you wouldnt get back with your high school boy friend my ass that shit won't even last a year But You made me feel crazy Like everything I said was wrong Like it was all in my head when you were in his bed all along I spent two nights in Tennessee Waiting for you to come back to me But you never did And you never will Sitting, staring at my phone Thinking one day I might call you home when I never did And I never will.
From Arkansas to Oklahoma thought that I would get to know ya but I just never could and I know I won't And now I'm driving over Mobile Bay Thanking God for the mistakes I made Cause My Birmingham baby Don't make me feel crazy like you When I spent two nights in Tennessee Waiting for you to come back to me But you never did And you never will Sitting staring at my phone Thinking one day I might call you home when I never did and I never will.
Oh, oh yeah I spent two nights in Tennessee Waiting for you to come back to me But you never did And you never will.
ain't no more sitting staring at my phone Thinking one day I might call you home When I never did.
And I'm glad I won't spending two nights in Tennessee.
Two nights in Tennessee Two nights in Tennessee Thank you!
So I'm going to keep it on that vibe for a second and, do another song that I wrote with Capaldi.
This is called Broken Bow.
I wrote this, I started writing it a long time ago, to be honest with you.
And and it was one of those things that just kept remembering and keeping it in the back of my head, and then finally had the right person to write it with.
So anyway, this is called broken Bow.
Baby we may never know If we're ever gonna make it out of broken bow But There's something bout the Oklahoma sun That's tellin me to take a train From a reservation station to the corner of Maine And baby we can make it right now if we run But we'll never know If we don't make it out of broken bow Sweet Virginia had a dream To leave this place before she turned eighteen But she ran out of steam before she ever could go Now she's workin the grave yard shifts At the Indian casino where nobody lives And she's all alone at the only picture show Thinking she'll never know If she gon' make it out of broken bow She said this lonely stop-sign town Ain't nothing to write about The only thing left here is the ghost Of mom and pops broken dreams Cigarettes dipped in kerosene And the liquor store is the only place to go When you never know if you'll make it out of Broken Bow If you gon make it out of Broken Bow Make it out of broken bow yeah Baby, we may never know If we're ever gonna make it out of broken bow But There's something bout the Oklahoma sun Thank you very much.
It's all right.
Oh.
Sorry, guys.
Got it.
Now, She caught my eye in the pawnshop window Looked like she was waiting on a friend To win her heart I had to trade my banjo And she never saw that old pawn shop again Brought her down to Webster Street at midnight We danced underneath the crescent moon Found a bottle by broken Street light Drank our fill and played our favorite tune Amanda Lynn she writes her songs with whiskey Amanda Lynn leaves on the hotel light Amanda Lynn she lives her life so risky I wanna play Amanda Lynn tonight Went busking at the only greyhound station Then a man from Texas with a cane Asked us if we needed a vacation And bought us tickets for the Ponchartrain Stumbled in the spotted cat on Frenchman Looking for the Louisiana sound *mouth trumpet* Second line was marching in the distance We took the stage and burned it to the ground Amanda Lynn she writes her songs with whis Amanda Lynn leaves on the hotel light, alright Amanda Lynn she lives her life so risky I wanna play Amanda Lynn tonight All right, now get it going!
got the folks on their feet in Philly.
Left them wanting more in Chicago And by the time we hit Salt Lake City.
Me and Mandy called the road our home Amanda Lynn she writes her songs with whiskey Amanda Lynn leaves on the hotel light alright Amanda Lynn she lives her life so risky I wanna play Amanda Lynn tonight Amanda Lynn she writes her songs with whiskey oh yeah Amanda Lynn leaves on the hotel light Amanda Lynn she gets a little frisky I think I wanna play Amanda Lynn tonight Oh I think I wanna play Amanda Lynn tonight boys, I think I going to play Amanda Lynn tonight Thanks for playing along with us tonight.
You know, we appreciate you.
This is called the Jesus Song.
I hope you like it.
In a winter town on a summer night I ran into Jesus Christ So I stole his Crown and ordered a beer We got drunk until closing time But when I turned to say goodbye He told me there was one more thing to hear He said pray for me, son With tears in his eyes you won't find no judgment here just drink with me tonight Here's to the world.
that's had its ups and downs And I swear to dad, I'll get the tab if you just give me back my Crown I sat back down and thanked the Lord And he said let me get two more And then he pointed at the cigarette machine He lit the last one from his pack Smiled and said I'll be right back Took a drag and handed it to me He said pray for me, son With tears in his eyes You won't find no judgment here just drink with me tonight Here's to the world that's had its ups and downs And I swear to dad, I'll get the tab if you just give me back my Crown we talked about the people and the weather and both agreed they could be better But they keep changing all the time Before I could say another word He raised his hand and said son I've heard Everyone's troubles, all my life Oh!
And he said, pray for me, son With tears in his eyes.
You won't find no judgment here just drink with me tonight Here's to the world that's had its ups and downs And I swear to dad, I'll get the tab if you just give me back my Crown I swear to dad, I'll get the tab He said, if you just give me back my Crown Royale Well I wanted to write about going to Las Vegas and how free it was We didn't have children at the time.
We could just go on a whim to Las Vegas.
No problem.
You know?
Can't do that anymore.
So I was reminiscing about about the time when we went and.
And anyways, this is what I came up with.
So this is called the this is called Vegas.
All right.
One.
Take me back to Las Vegas Take me to your city of sin Maybe the tables gonna pay us Maybe this time we'll win Oh, I. wanna learn ya how to love me Oh, I. want to learn how to play I wanna go running through the desert Right before I go insane swimmin around in a big pool Of tequila to discover the pain Oh, I I won't get caught up in the old games Oh, I want to focus on a new day I wanna know what Nevada Feels like on my skin I'm going to take it to the Buffet and we don't ever have to talk about it again.
Oh, I. wanna learn me how to love you Oh, I. wanna know what I can and cannot do Take me back to Las Vegas Take me to your city of sin Maybe the tables gonna pay us Maybe this time we'll win 1, 2, 3, 4 thank you very much.
Refill my medicine jar Fifty dollars and I'm out the door I've been carrying woes But you could lighten my load If you refill my medicine jar Refill my medicine jar Fifty dollars and I'm out the door I've been carrying woes But you could lighten my load If you refill my medicine jar Fill it up I need it now mama Fill it up Not asking if ya wanna Fill it up Oh no don't withhold Oh, fill it up release your gold Fill it up she give me everything Fill it up I'll never be clean as long as my cash is green I better refill my medicine jar Fifty dollars and I'm out the door I've been carrying woes But you could lighten my load If you refill my medicine jar Refill my medicine jar Fifty dollars and I'm out the door I've been carrying woes But you could lighten my load If you refill my medicine jar Fill it up Now bring it to the table Fill it up if you need someone to pray for Fill it up let's misbehave Fill it up get away unscathed Fill it up you broken little sinner Fill it up but she looks like a winner to me To me.
Medicine comes in different shapes Medicine don't discriminate Medicine makes me want to take and take til you can't wait To Refill your medicine jar Fifty dollars and you're out that door Oh, you've been carrying woes But you could tighten your load If you refill your medicine jar Refill my medicine jar.
Fifty dollars and I'm out the door I've been carrying woes But you could lighten my load If you refill my medicine jar Thank you very much Thank you.
The snow is falling and the adderall is starting to kick in And tomorrow I'll be adding to the miles I logged in The lights have kept me up all night and I'm falling down again There's nothing new to talk about after three a.m. Another long night in Nashville, Tennessee get your head right darlin and lie down next to me The red wine stains remind us of what the morning used to be long night in Nashville Tennessee There's photographs and broken glass covering the floor t's these late nights and stupid fights that start another war Baby who's to blame you when you can't take anymore And I can't get my words out right before you slam that door for Another long night in Nashville Tennessee get your head right darlin, and lie down next to me the red wine stains remind us of what the morning used to be long night in Nashville, Tennessee Maybe we can get back to the good days Maybe we can smoke a little more weed Hopefully we'll find a slow and steady pac and we'll start to say the things we actually believe like like the long nights in Nashville Tennessee Let's get our head right darlin and lie down next to me the red wine stains remind us of what the morning used to be Another long night in Nashville The red wine stains remind us of what the good days used to be Another long night of loving you in Nashville, Tennessee.
Thank you.
This is called Rose and Cigarettes I wrote this with Mat McGee and Stuart Bond in 2017, right when I found out my wife was pregnant with our first child.
She saw him loading quarters in the juke box In a bar outside of Santa Fe She two stepped her way into his pockets Now everything he owns is in her name She'll have the rosé and cigarettes for breakfast The cocaine with no regrets in the morning sun Say she's a Democrat and a divorcé from Texas And she ain't taking shit off anyone She caught his eye down on the strip in Ve Took his hand and lied straight to his fac Made a vow to have and hold forever At least, until the next one took his plac She'll have the rosé and cigarettes for breakfast Do do do do doo The cocaine with no regrets in the morning sun She's a Democrat and a divorcé from Texas Houston, Texas.
And she ain't taking shit off anyone Come on boys She's got the Nicolette's and credit cards Popping Percocets, and driving classic cars Old suitcases, full of stolen hearts Hey, yeah yeah Pay your tab and tip the band The hourglass is out of sand She orders up her usual again She'll have the rosé and cigarettes for breakfast La do do do The cocaine with no regrets in the morning sun They say she's a Democrat and a divorcé from Texas Oh, Houston Texas And she ain't taking shit off anyone No no no no no no no no no no no no she ain't taking shit off anyone All right.
Thank you.
Well the work gets harder in the Alabama sun And if you don't work smarter, it's probably gonna kill someone Boy you(I) better drink some water because today it ain't gonna be me 500 dollars ain't gonna make itself by the end of this week Do it right before you do it fast Take your time or you ain't gonna last Cause It's a long long way ,young man til the end of the day; we'll get ya paid young man Don't worry about the money, buddy, cause it ain't never been fair But that Alabama sun ain't goin no where My daddy's on my ass because my bills ain't paid I should've never made a visit to the student aid I got 15 minutes till my 15 minute break I'll take 20 for the tank and some petro station shades the government lies but I ain't surprised Wake up boy, you better open your eyes Cause It's a long long way young man til the end of the day; we'll get ya paid young man Don't worry about the money, buddy, cause it ain't never been fair And that Alabama sun ain't goin no where The clock moves slower in that southern delta heat One of these days I'm a kick back off my feet Here I go again headin down into another pipe dream I been up since 5 and I'm knockin off around 3 Buckle in son, we got one more Better call your old lady tell'ers gonna be 4 It's a long, long way, young man til the end of the day to get ya paid, young man Don't worry about the money, buddy, cause it ain't never been fair But that Alabama sun ain't goin nowhere Well, don't you worry about the money.
buddy, cause it ain't never been fair Oh, when the Alabama sun ain't going nowhere.
But that Alabama sun ain't goin nowhere Thank you very much y'all My name is Johnny Hayes, and we're Johnny Hayes and the Alabama Fire Thanks for having us
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