
Lolly Lee
Season 14 Episode 5 | 50m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Lolly Lee, from Birmingham, Ala., performs songs from her 2024 self-titled debut album.
Lolly Lee, a multi-instrumentalist musical icon from Birmingham, Ala., is experiencing a rebirth with the 2024 release of her self-titled debut album. In the 80s, she was lead vocalist for Birmingham rock band The Mortals, and a rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist with the band Split the Dark. “StudioAmped” showcases the original music of regional artists.
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Lolly Lee
Season 14 Episode 5 | 50m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Lolly Lee, a multi-instrumentalist musical icon from Birmingham, Ala., is experiencing a rebirth with the 2024 release of her self-titled debut album. In the 80s, she was lead vocalist for Birmingham rock band The Mortals, and a rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist with the band Split the Dark. “StudioAmped” showcases the original music of regional artists.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWhen you quiet your breath Let the silence steal your head You're not lost any more You're not lost any more You're not lost any more You're not lost any more Welcome to the light Welcome to your life Take a look around You're the moon You're the sun rising Never too late to embrace the love you missed Open your eyes Give 'em a wink Throw 'em a kiss You're not alone anymore You're not alone anymore You're not alone anymore You're not alone anymore.
Step into the light Welcome to your life Take a look around You're the moon You're the sun Rising Never give up, never give up Never give up Never give up, never give up Never give up You're not lost any more You're not lost any more.
You're not lost any more.
You're not lost anymore.
Step into the light.
Welcome to your life Man, it's been a bumpy ride But you are my satellite You're the moon You're the sun Rising Minnows crickets and ice Minnows crickets and ice Bait at a bootlegger's price No charge for free advice Rusty relics in the yard arranged like modern art Betty bakes with beans and lard traditional avante-garde Loving and living sinning and repenting n the free state of Winston Larry's daily chore is to mind the family store Summer springtime peace or war He's the county's waving lord Waving and grinning No whining no bitching in the free state of Winston Winston Firecrackers and frogs ignite Let's run 'em over it's a beautiful night On the way to a rooster fight by romantic dismalites Loving and living Sinning and repenting Meemaw's fried chicken and Motor's Creek slung chitlins No whining no bitching in the free state of Winston Amen Pilot for rent Said climb on in Your money's well spent on vapor sentiment Zeus gave an order and they made Pandora maybe she's a myth but I still receive her gifts Fortuna gives a wink Then waits for you to blink What did you really think When the deal is sealed with disappearing ink Each battle you fought Started half lost The chief weapon of lack is it's surprise attack Fortuna gives a wink Then waits for you to blink What did you really think When the deal is sealed with disappearing ink Welcome back, my dear astronaut You had so much space to shine When you splashed down in the vast blue Did you thank the Lord for life, the Earth and all mankind We made our ascent but in the end it could've been said with paper and pen Fortuna gives a wink Then waits for you to blink What did you really think When the deal is sealed with disappearing ink na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na Thank you.
Why don't you bring along your guitar, your mouth harp Meet me in the front yard You play Ida Red and I will sing along Here in our sweet Alabama home Gather up your soft talk, laughter kinda love everybody's after We'll spend the day beneath the sun and the clouds We don't have much but it's all ours but it's all ours They might have April in Paris We got all year Autumn in New York Man, they oughta see it here Listen to the stories told by an orchestra of cicadas You don't read about in glossy magazines it's just one note in a southern symphony Hearts in San Francisco get left behind but the two live in down this road But the two living down this road are beating right on time and I hope you come and see us if you can Sure would like to get to know ya Show you a good time Don't plan to stay too long but you can come on by You're gonna like the way the Earth feels when we're walking out in the old field Watching heaven starring the foolish moon Yeah ole Hollywood hasn't got a clue Stars don't fall in California they just burn out London is calling what's all the fuss about Why don't you bring along your guitar, mouth harp Come on meet me in the front yard You play Ida Red and I will sing along here in our sweet Alabama home here in our sweet Alabama home.
Thank you again That work for you, Preston?
Eudella opens the door Rings the dinner bell Coon hounds are howlin' You can hear them all the way over to Slidell Turks and choir boys Cut short their honeymoon Preacher says the battle will commence at noon Sport your rifle Sharpen up your blade We got room in the cellar for a convocation brigade Gentlemen, start your engines We've got souls to save Make it a great crusade Fire up the furnace It's hog killin' time Only thing not burning at Sloss is pig iro Despite many dazzling Venetian victories Water gun warriors are blinded by the Watusi Sport your rifle Sharpen up your blade We got room in the cellar for a convocation brigade Gentlemen, start your engines We've got souls to save Make it a great crusade Make it a great crusade Here we go.
Sport your rifle Sharpen up your blade We got room in the cellar for a convocation brigade yeah we do Gentlemen, start your engines We've got souls to save Make it a great crusade Sport your rifle Sharpen up your blade Sport your rifle Make it a great crusade thank y'all You know it's different when You've been rehearsing and it's different to play in front of people for the first time.
Thank you for your patience.
the song is called I Used to Live Here based on a true story.
I know this place, it's familiar I used to live here It was just me and dog And it turned into y'all I used to live here It was my simplify It was my big sigh Now it keeps me up at night I remember this room Recognize the hall I used to live here Jesus and knotty pine Holding up the wall There is a saltiness There is a sweetness A tapestry of large mouth bass Can you see it too Don't want you to forget I used to live here The creaking of the floor is saying no regrets I found myself in a place where I belong Shifting and stirring Before you ignore what you're not looking for Shout it out say your prayers How could you want for more You can lie, you can deny, you can under simplify You cannot vilify A lovely lullaby bye bye I used to live here Bye bye bye bye my baby bye bye Thank you.
Trash mouth is crashed out In the VFW parking lot Heifer is a cash cow You want more well that's what she's got A long way from home Holed up at the motel Shoot 'em up cowboy give 'em hell Bovine erotic Balloon in your arm a rock in your pocket A long way from home A long way from home Mademoiselle Benedictine bells Ave Maria Grotto Jerusalem Jacob's well Cold cream jars Bethlehem Rock of Ages Stitch starching up the dance floor Promenade the lady now do-si-doh Cop a feel cop some blow Blow whichever way your barefoot go a long way from home, a long way from home Mademoiselle Benedictine bells Ave Maria Grotto Jerusalem Jacob's well Cold cream jars Bethlehem Rock of Ages oh oh oh oh Saint Kevin refused Eyes of most unholy blue Black bears best laid plans hatched on his outstretched hands A long way from home A long way from home A long way from home Pete Nice just played awesome solo Good job Pete This cracker over here is gonna get good one day, I'm telling ya Are you happy Are you happy now Blue eyeshadow, you psycho ghetto gal Are you happy Are you happy Miss Jolene and the King of mean Are you happy now You ought not be running 'round like a sco like a scolded pup More like a toothless hound and the cat's got your tongue An eye for an eyelash is what you took Love is blind 'til you get a real good look Are you happy Are you happy now Check her out from stern to prow Are you happy Are you happy now Man over board when you get bored Are you happy now Nobody loses as long as you win Let 'em eat your dust while you got a good tale wind But post war matadors will not be ignored At first they come a knocking then they're knocking down your trap door Are you happy now Are you happy now Are you happy now Are you happy now It's too late to close my eyes Takes a righteous man to kindly keep on his disguise I'm not flinching not dropping my defenses Love has been eclipsed by unintended conse Are you happy Are you happy now Are you happy now Let me try to explain that I can't define I know it's real cause I can feel it touch my soul It's football weather A friendly wave Genuine pleather Aunt Hazel's Italian Cream Cake Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Watching a kid's face catching that first fish Giving your sweetheart a good night kiss Holding hands Walking in the rain Tearing down the walls Loving in spite of the pain Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful It's not where you are it's who you're with Together mining for gold in a pile of shit Lighten your load Open your heart Acknowledge the view Stop and smell the kudzu Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful Some kind of wonderful come and find me you know where I'll be if you need me I come running Hollering out your name If you can't hear me I will have to shout I love you boy that will drown out all your doubts If you don't believe I can whisper And if the moonlight starts to ignite We could fan the flames And if the fire speaks desire You'll be listening for Baby just once more If you can't hear me I will have to shout I love you boy that will drown out all your doubts If you don't believe I can whisper When you feel it you you know that feeling You know where you've been no second guessing Love is beckoning boy you better be listening If you can't hear me I will have to shout I love you boy that will drown out all your doubts If you don't believe love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love Oh, thank you.
Hit or miss or hit and run when it's done it's done It is what it is it's all good but it ain't fun Testing fate, retaliate, take a seat Bow your head thank the Lord Speak your peace Fingers itching bullets soar Eyes tearing up from the gunpowder I don't play dirty but I play mean just give me one clean shot at the devil Take a chance bet it all Let 'em roll Stakes too high Ain't it odd even fools should know Love or luck mess it up It fades away Forget amends The bitter end has the final say Fingers itching bullets soar Eyes tearing up from the gunpowder I don't play dirty but I play mean Just give me one clean shot at the devil They say all things come to an end That heaven and hell run tabs on sin I'll spend eternity slumming But that damn devil he's got it coming yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Fingers itching bullets soar Eyes tearing up from the gunpowder I don't play dirty but I play mean Just give me one clean shot at the devil just one shot just one shot shoot through the heart give me one shot one shot Tonight I'm think about you and how you made This woman's life And I don't know If you can comprehend that that's what I'm thinking about tonigh tonight I'm talking to the universe.
Every star and Blade of grass, The endless Possibility That's what I'm talking about tonight let's go walk along the border I just want to hold your hand Tonight I'm sitting in my favorite room With the window open wide my mind is made I'm a fool, but I'm not a slave.
That's what I'm dreaming about tonight let's go walk Along the border.
I'll do anything.
Just to hold your hand tonight I'm thinking about you and how the distance keeps us close because we fill the space with all the love this world can take That's what I'm thinking about tonight That's what I'm dreaming about tonight Thank you the sun is shining I'm wondering Is it ever going to rain I need lightning and thunder rain to take away my pain because the rain washes away memories of you Late at night when I'm sleeping or I'm dreaming of you.
I wake up and I'm weeping what can I do I want the rain to wash away memories of you rain come cleanse my tired soul make my spirit start to grow You left me in the desert I was lost looking for love rain come find me a treasure I need help from above and I want the rain to wash away memories of you rain come cleanse my tired soul make my spirit start to grow A cloud is forming I'm praying that this will be the one windis blowing and it's raining I knew that it would come down the rain washes away memories of you I'm loving the rain Washing away memories of you oh the beautiful rain Yeah the beautiful rain Thank you so much, thanks for being here I'm from the trailer hood The bad and good I'm not ashamed of where I came from If I could go back you know I would nothing but cinder blocks where the trailer stood.
vinegar and piss was mamma's favorite drink she kept a special batch in the bathroom sink We use a water hose every week to wash up and brush our teeth I'm from the trailer hood The bad and good not ashamed of where I came from If I could go back, you know I would nothing but cinder blocks where the trailers stood.
Bubble's and the the trailer park boys talk fun and thought they were from Illinois and they had a real nice sunny veil 'till Ricky shot it all to hell It was regular Saturday morning cartoons and Captain Crunch when we heard the sirens warning we made it to the shelter just In time to see that swirling dick come Down and rape our town And take away everything we loved but each other I'm from the trailer hood The bad and good I'm not ashamed of Where I came from if I could go back, man you know I would lower than the cinder blocks where the trailer stood and precious memories from our childhood
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