We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/
  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in an awesome reverse board digi-pak with artwork by Perfect day. Includes poster/lyric sheet.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tracks via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $15 CAD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tracks via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    edition of 120 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $20 CAD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $11 CAD  or more

     

1.
Election day 03:41
Did they really believe they could destroy you? And bring you down without any proof The biggest mistake, they thought they could turn me Against you, against you When you were someone they were nowhere You spoke in rhymes, you gave them choices You gave them absolutely everything And left them with broken voices Be thankful you’re still standing almost new While all your disappointed regulars Want underneath your skin But they ain’t getting through Did they really believe they could destroy you? And bring you down without any proof The biggest mistake, they thought they could turn me Against you Against you, against you They’ll never turn me against you
2.
Knuckles 03:50
Back in school they’d make you feel so dumb They’d crack your knuckles white All the kids would scream and run I’d want to stand and fight So don’t accuse me of silver spoons There’s plastic in my mouth We’re not the only ones at the first new moon Who packs up and flies south Hey Ray, remember Dave? And the night we had you on the run I was there my Pa and I I’m the middle son
3.
Oh heart of mine, why even bother? Spending all my times on seas of idle riders My brain says sink, you say swim I guess we’re best to stay here treading water I remember you at the drive-thru “Pull up to the window Darlin’”, I think I love you Then babies came one, two, three Oh my, my better fetch me, I’m treading Water Well we could sail through any kind of weather But on that trip I flipped and when you said, “decide!” I blew it Well we would sail through any kind of weather But on that trip I slipped and when you said, “decide!” I jumped ship So please don’t cut the line, I’m in the deep end Don’t leave me here honey, can’t we still be friends? Well waves roll by, salt stings my eyes And all the while I’ll smile here Treading water Just treading water, just treading water I’m just treading water, Don’t cut the line honey I’m treading Water
4.
Sally Ann 04:57
I thought I was strong, I was wrong, I was misguided So I stuck around waiting for your sound darlin’ I won’t deny it So I rang up a friend she said you’ve run off again to where you haven’t decided Well Susie says it’s my fault, what an insult At the Sally Ann I saw you holding hands playing follow the leader I never seen him before, fill me in on the score I can’t stand this soft-seater So let’s get on with the show, I didn’t want you to go I thought that you didn’t either At the Sally Ann holding hands Well sometimes you come across a certain girl that you find too hard to resist And she wouldn’t make you think twice about smashing some stranger in the face with your fist Well that’s how I felt staring up over that old collection of bad records at my local Sally Ann But that’s when I heard a voice in my ear somewhere saying, “Son, sometimes you’ve gotta turn the other cheek” So that’s what I did So I made it over to the nearest check-out and laid my last three dollars down And that check-out girl looked up at me so sweetly and I didn’t feel too bad No, I didn’t feel too bad, no I didn’t feel too bad In fact I felt pretty good I thought I was strong, I was wrong, I was misguided So I stuck around waiting for your sound darlin’ I won’t deny it So I rang up a friend she said you’ve run off again to where you haven’t decided At the Sally Ann don’t deny it. At the Sally Ann don’t deny it
5.
If I forget to say I love you If I think I’m too tall Then darling don’t hesitate, punch me in the face And throw me up against the wall Slice me a piece of pork and pie Sit me in your rocking chair ‘Till I die from the heat by your lovely fire I’d love to stay the night If I forget to say I love you If I think I’m too tall Then darling don’t hesitate, punch me in the face And throw me up against the wall If I begin to make you wonder Going from up to down Then darling shake me awake until the fever breaks And brave the weather ‘till I come around And If I forget to say I love you If I think I’m too tall Then darling don’t hesitate punch me in the face And throw me up against the wall
6.
Credits Roll 04:31
If you can dish it out honey baby I thought that you could take it I was mistaken I was naked I forgot the explanation Well some folks say goodness comes to those who wait But every time I get in line I’m told that I’m too late I bought the ticket and I caught the show But I never stuck around to watch the credits roll, the credits roll And when I met you I was smiling, happy with my problems You wouldn’t listen, you were talking, they never asked for solving I catch your name, my heart starts to sink Down that city skyline pour me another drink Well everybody’s getting up to go Before the bell’s been rung, before the credits roll, the credits roll Roll And when I left you, you were trying, trying to walk that high-wire And if there was a reason, now it escapes me, anyways it’s not my problem The knot is slipping and you hold your breath I turn myself around for the first exit Well everybody’s getting up to go Before the curtain falls, before the credits roll The credits roll
7.
They nailed you up against the wall A thousand times before The grass is cut the house is sold You stay young they grow old The bedroom on the left is vacant Please go take a look If you like it you can settle in Sit back and write a book I’ll be at the hospital You’ll be with your pen Be sure to send a photograph Signed, ‘Sincerely, a friend’ Please don’t mind the mess Or the writing on the wall Just don’t think about it There’s nothing here at all There’s a rustle in the garden And a letter on the door I try and keep calling you But you don’t answer anymore You don’t answer anymore
8.
The Island 04:41
I took a trip across the island, February winter snows The stars appeared and shone like diamonds on Suzuki stereo Or am I just dreaming? Over the bridge and up the mountain, winding wheel in both my hands Where once they stood I saw it finally, buried ‘neath where now we stand Oh the tenants keep leaving The windows keep steaming Or am I just dreaming? Back home in town safely surrounded, all night cops and big bright stores Tonight I’ll dream of their arrival, birch canoes on rocky shores I took a trip across the island, February winter snows The stars appeared and shone like diamonds on Suzuki stereo Or am I just dreaming?
9.
Up The River 02:26
10.
Well he doesn’t stare into the sun no-more The feelings gone so he shuts the door and takes a piss Counting wishes on his fingers one, two, three who’s the person in the mirror looking back at me How did life get so tedious? Well his father loved him ‘till the age of seven When momma ran into a tree and went to heaven, he woke up cold On a dirt floor with a river running through Papa said, “Son, it’s up to you. You’d better not let me down Boy” But the world keeps spinning around That’s one thing you can be sure of Like the stars above What goes up must surely come down So he hit the city to see what he could see Looking dapper as a king bee, he made a splash With a charm and hustle that was hard to beat, working his way to the top of the heap At night his wife would pour him up a bubble bath But the world keeps spinning around That’s one thing you can be sure of Like the stars above What goes up must surely come down Well the kids they think he’s alright He tries to be a good Dad He wants to make them He’d love to see them smile But it don’t matter no what he does You can’t buy loyalty and you can’t buy love, just do the math Everybody wants to ride the gravy train, the sun is sinking and it looks like rain You’d better let me off before we crash No he doesn’t stare into the sun no more The feelings gone so he shuts the door and takes a piss That’s right And he doesn’t stare into the sun no more
11.
Just when you think that you’ve had it all They put more on your plate You can say “No thanks”, to the wall But you’re still hungry for a taste Did they have to make us feel so small Looking down from above Sometimes I feel like a mountain tall And other times it’s not enough Don’t let them tell you that there’s something wrong Just sing your song your own way It’s in the rhythm of a rock n’ roll song, makes you move along When you hear it play Whatever happens we’ll still stand our ground Live to fight another day And when you’re faced with two different paths Just remember only one will show the way ‘Cos if you don’t know where you come from Then where are you supposed to go But I know where I come from I was born to rock n’ roll

about

Sophomore record (2012)

credits

released April 17, 2012

Long Distance Runners are: Chris Picco/ Matt Hender/ Dicky Strickland/ Adam Cardwell.

Additional Musicians/ Darren 'Boobie' Browne: Mandolin on Knuckles.
John Duff: Trombone on Treading Water, Credits Roll, The Island. Terry Campbell: Trumpet on Treading Water, Credits Roll, The Island.
*Paula Gale, Melissa Lush and Jillian Slaney: Background vocals on Knuckles and A Short History Of America.

All songs written, arranged and performed by Long Distance Runners. Recorded by Krisjan Leslie at Lab Of Chaos. Additional Recording: Chris Picco at LDR Studios. Mixing and Mastering: Krisjan Leslie at Lab Of Chaos. Production: Long Distance Runners and Krisjan Leslie
Art Direction: Perfect Day. Photography: Dave Howells.

2012. Long Distance Runners (SOCAN). www.thelongdistancerunners.com

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Long Distance Runners St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

From their home port of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Long Distance Runners humbly explore new stereophonic territory with their latest and third release, Elements.

contact / help

Contact Long Distance Runners

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Long Distance Runners, you may also like: