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1.
SHE'S A DREAM by K. Dennis / Dave Allen She will tell you life is good She will smile when she should She will laugh, and sing songs with you She's a dream come true She loves movies and book stores She will ride her bike by the shore She likes the rain that cools off the day She says it's her way to get away She will say that life is good She knows it's understood Yes it's understood You know it's good She's a dream She likes her shoes, but walks barefoot in her home She enjoys a scary film, but not when she's alone She likes the simple things, and all that life can bring Know why? She's a dream She's a dream come true
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I CAN'T ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU by Dave Allen Hello...no, I can't come right now Can I come in an hour? No, no, no, I can't now The boss is mad at me already What am I to do, what am I to say again? I can't always be there for you I can't, even though I might want to I can't be with you forever You know I'm right Hello...no I can't come right now Can I come in an hour or two? Let me know...no, I can't come right now I told you, babe you know it's true I can't always be there for you I can't, even though I might want to I can't wait on you forever You know I'm right Hello...no, I can't come right now Can I come in an hour?
3.
HARD LIFE by K. Dennis / Dave Allen I don't want any border wall It's hard to hear through the brick And I don't want to lose my home To investment tricks And I don't want to hear those lies Thin excuses when it all goes wrong Isn't this where the hero comes in? Does anyone really have a plan? Build a wall to keep them out, he said Tear down the walls within Go ahead and let the bear Run loose again It's a hard life, it's a rough ride Isn't this where the hero comes in? He's the man who has a plan It's a hard life, it's a rough ride Isn't this where the hero comes in? Does anyone have a plan?
4.
TAKING ADVICE by K. Dennis I was never any good about taking advice I knew I knew better, and I'd sermonize I was never any good about taking advice Once or twice I tried, but I could not crystallize Advice about wisdom, advice about folly Advice about glory, advice about disgrace Advice about wisdom, advice about folly Advice about glory, advice about disgrace I was never any good about taking advice I listened to my gut, that proved unwise I was never any good about taking advice Best words I ever heard from a cop on the roadside Advice about wisdom, advice about folly Advice about glory, advice about disgrace Advice about wisdom, advice about folly Advice about power, advice about my place I was never any good about taking advice I stupidly knew better - didn't recognize Advice about wisdom, advice about folly Advice about glory, advice about disgrace Advice about wisdom, advice about folly Advice about glory, advice about disgrace
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WAY OF THE WORLD by Dave Allen In the early morning hours He'll wake up and start another day The same way he did the day before And the one before that On and on and on and on it goes... In the early morning hours He makes a pot of coffee and watches the early morning news There's a hurricane in Florida And an earthquake hit in Spain And the northern winds have fanned the flames in Utah once again And he wonders if Mother Nature's getting her revenge For all the times that she's been hurt before In the early morning hour He drinks his cup of coffee, looks outside the window And contemplates his day It's been very busy lately, and for all of that he's grateful He'll take busy over boredom any day And he wonders if it's worth it And if he'll make it through the day And for all of that there's nothing he can say It's just the way of the world In the quiet of the evening He'll sit back on the sofa and fall asleep before the tv The cat will take his place, in his lap, It's always that way, every day indeed
6.
Sirens 2AM 05:29
7.
Every Day 02:41
EVERY DAY by K. Dennis She said she took a shine to me when we first met I was a little bit slower, but I caught up quick We were together for years, more than fun And that's a fact But something went wrong and we split That time never left my mind... We found each other again, years down the line And found that shine still burned bright We were apart for years, now we're together Every day We were apart for years, now we're together Every day We were apart for years, now we're together Every day And there's a light that shines when we're together Every day
8.
Fremont 04:07
FREMONT by Dave Allen In a time of lesser convenience Before technology had taken a hold There was a town in eastern Nebraska Where the kids all played in the snow We would travel by train every winter Past the farmlands and plains in the night Arriving late into town when the stores had closed down Grandma stood out by the light And I can hear hear those raindrops falling at night Outside that patio door On the red brick streets of Fremont Walk down Main past city hall Take a right at Spencer's corner Down the road's a Tastee Freeze It's amazing how nothing has changed Fifty years and it all looks the same It's oddly compelling, like a town in a snowball Untouched by the passage of time Becky Lee, Beth and Lenora Met every day at a quarter of three They played bridge, spades and canasta Swapping stories and eating their treats Uncle Earl, he served in the senate And General Pierce later served in the court And Lonnie got by pumping gas at the Standard Over there on Park I can hear hear those raindrops falling at night Outside that door On the red brick streets of Fremont Cars pass by and people wave There's a peace and calm in Fremont They get by from day to day It's amazing how nothing has changed Fifty years, it all looks the same It's oddly compelling, like a town in a snowball Surrounded by the passage of time On the red brick streets of Fremont Walk down Main past city hall Take a right at Spencer's corner Down the road's a Tastee Freeze
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ROLL AWAY THE STONE by K. Dennis Sitting by the mountain creek Ever flowing...downstream to greed Here's the church, here's the people Is there love here? The kind you'll need, to Rise up and roll away the stone The one that blocks the road back home Rise up and roll away the stone All hands on the hate that breaks our bones Roll away the stone You can't be best if you don't help those with less If your god didn't teach that, then he's no good Make your own god - mine's up there upon that mountain stream Make your own god - nature is truth, I know you know what I mean Make your own god - mine's up there upon that mountain stream Make your own god - nature is truth, I know you know what I mean Make your own god - rise up, rise up and roll away the stone Make your own god - all hands on the hate that breaks our bones Roll away the stone

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The fourth album from Dave Allen & The Kevins reflects its time - rock and roll scenes of division, ego and indifference leavened with pockets of light, love, dreams and memory.

Hard Life has it all: epic rock, a country stomp, a noir instrumental, yacht pop, acoustic time travel and a moody ballad.

Nine original songs powered by drummer extraordinaire Robb Douglass.

And videos!
Hard Life:
youtu.be/HUqgry2CG4w

Way Of The World:
youtu.be/L5OxmsIVdZs

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released November 8, 2019

Produced by Dave Allen / K. Dennis
Recorded 2018-19 at Niagara Studio, Denver and The Box, Arvada CO
Mastered at Derryberry Audio, Arvada CO
Special thanks to Robb Douglass for playing drums!

Songs 1,3,6 copyright 2019 D. Allen/K. Dennis - Skyler Blue/Slowfist Productions
Songs 2,5,8 copyright 2019 D. Allen - Skyler Blue Productions
Songs 4,7,9 copyright 2019 K. Dennis - Slowfist Productions
Entire package copyright 2019 Skyler Blue/Slowfist Productions All Rights Reserved

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Dave Allen & The Kevins hail from Denver, Colorado and deliver original music in a rootsy, folk-rocking style. Sometimes electric, sometimes acoustic, the duo wields guitars, keyboards and whatever else is lying around for an upbeat basement rocking experience! ... more

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