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Never Leave This Town
03:06
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The trees are growing green
The rain is falling down
No one will ever admit it
But you never will leave this town
The sunshine has turned into streetlights
The streetlights are stuck in the ground
Smoke drifts in soft from the kitchen
You’re going to die in this town
And the ghosts on the other side reach out their hands for you
But they never will be your friend my dear
They’re always 6 feet from you
Perpetually lost in the gloom
The sidewalk is cracking apart
The pavement is splitting in two
The crows and hawks are fighting
My memory is battling you
This town is pulsing peculiar
Perception makes such a sound
Your life is rolling over
But you never will leave this town
And the ghosts on the other side reach out their hands for you
But they never will be your friend my dear
They’re always 6 feet from you
Perpetually lost in the gloom
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2. |
No House
04:16
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I worked all year and still there was no house
I worked all year and still there was no house
Are you going to show me that special way you hang the door
Are you going to show me the wall, are you gonna do it all
Oh, mama you finally went home after all those years of digging in stone
You went to be with the animals
Cause they don't have no rules
They just like to party
And they like to eat
And they like to go to sleep
It's the best part
I was trying to build this thing but you were way over there
Way, way over there
I was worried that you'd just let it go
The little house on your head
The one you built for him
You even made a little bed
You even made the pillow
But he does not live there though
I worked all year and still there was no house
I worked all year and still there was no house
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Singing Like You
03:47
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From black to red the locks in her head hold a ribbon
Twisted, entwined her love is not mine but she'll give in
Dresses of fabric that float like a magnet through a prism
Criss-cross your eyes as you blink at the skies double vision
Think of the times that flash through our minds as mere children
Wink at the last of the plaster we cast on the villian
And I'm in love with you
I wanna wrap you in my arms til my legs fall off
Cause I'm the man for you
There's nothing like a woman
Who takes off her shoes when she's singing like you
You flicker your eye with the lashes you splash in the river
I floated the stream with ripples of dreams like a drifter
I lifted your skirt and finally unearthed gold and silver
Your sapphire eyes were burning with light like a mirror
Night comes in swift like it has going back to the beginning
Light travels swift when it knows it's you face it is hitting
And I'm in love with you
I wanna wrap you in my arms til my legs fall off
Cause I'm the man for you
There's nothing like a woman
Who takes off her shoes when she's singing like you do
She's singing like you
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We got married on a bender
Deeper than a dried up well
We’ve been talking about Jackson
Ever since the whiskey fell
I’m going to Jackson
I’m gonna mess around
I’m going to Jackson
Look out Jackson Town
We made a family in the desert
I can’t know the reason why
I’m thirsting for the rain in Jackson
I’m gonna drink up all I find
I’m going to Jackson
I’m gonna mess around
I’m going to Jackson
Look out Jackson Town
When I breeze into that city
And order up another round
I’ll be drinkin’ whiskey
With the new love I have found
I’m going to Jackson
When the sun goes down
I’m going to Jackson
Look out Jackson Town
We got married in a fever
Hotter than a pepper sprout
We’ve been talking about Jackson
Ever since the fire went out
I’m going to Jackson
I’m gonna comb my hair
I’m going to Jackson
See if I care
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5. |
Bloody Saddle
03:12
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I rode my dapple all the way here
To stick my pretty gun next to your ear
Everyone says I'm coming for you
And everybody is right
Oh, bloody saddle
Oh, bloody saddle, oh
I came by with geraniums
And now pretty baby your gonna give me some
Oh, bloody saddle
Oh, bloody saddle, oh
I pulled the trigger
You're so much bigger than I am
Oh, bloody saddle
Oh, bloody saddle, oh
Everyone says I'm coming for you
And everybody is right
Oh, bloody saddle
Oh, bloody saddle, oh
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In the cold house on the prairie is the place I was married
And fell by the wayside alone
I found a young maiden whose mind was so blatant
She called good old Hayward her home
The creek in the yard has dried into shards
The water don't taste that sweet
Just me and my tarp and my woman for heart
But she's been turning on me
One night I was drinking and started to thinking
That her heart must surely be brick
The heat that has baked it that now sits so vacant
Has gone to her head to be thick
She throws all my boots at my only two suits
That hang on a hook near the side
She shows me that brutes aren't just men with the moves
All that matters is really inside
So as she lay sleeping I started to creeping
And thought I'd go look at the moon
The floor kept on creaking and as I was leaving
I turned to look at the room
I looked on your features and matched them with creatures
And smiled to know I was gone
I don't want your future or all that you nurture
And so I will find a new home
I thought you were kind but was wrong
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You came home late last night with whiskey on your breath
And that's alright with me
But the next time you go out filling up your glass
Baby, won't you drink with me
I wanna drink a cold one with you
I think it's long overdue
So tell me little darling just what I've got to say
Besides that old standard I love you
When the heat of the day comes a-slapping at your face
After a couple of brews
You'll be wishing I was there with my arms around your waist
Passing you a flask full of booze
I wanna drink a cold one with you
I think it's long overdue
So tell me little darling just what I've got to say
Besides that old standard I love you
I'd bet you all the lightning out brewing in the hills
That once you give me a try
You'll never go back to all the old time stills
And let me stay close by your side
I wanna drink a cold one with you
I think it's long overdue
So tell me little darling just what I've got to say
Besides that old standard I love you
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I remember the promise that you made in the barn
When the kittens were born and you could not keep warm
So you moved away the mountain that the sun rose behind
And you said yourself a prayer and laid down with the blind
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
And the vow of compassion that you swore through your teeth
When the war began to end and the photographs weep
Well nobody blames you as the train pulls away
With its cargo of snow for these German paper-weights
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
Well it's five in the morning there's no one at home
Except for your wife and your child on the phone
Somebody's got to listen to a promise or two
Oh, this room is far too small for a pilgrim like you
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
So now that you've decided to follow the sun
Like a shadow of birds or a king on the run
Oh, your chains are too dark for the seas you must swim
You're smiling at the seaweed but your smile is too grim
Oh, you lost them in your freedom you need him now you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
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Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to
A song that I had only sang to just a few
She saw my silver spurs and said lets pass some time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohhh-oh summer wine
My eyes grew heavy and my lips they could not speak
I tried to get up but I couldn't find my feet
She reassured me with an unfamiliar line
And then she gave to me more summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Mmm-mm summer wine
When I woke up the sun was shining in my eyes
My silver spurs were gone my head felt twice its size
She took my silver spurs a dollar and a dime
And left me cravin' for more summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Mmm-mm summer wine
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10. |
Everything Disappears
04:17
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Oh I left the bread in the bag
And I left the spoon in the snow
Everything disappears
And everything comes back
Oh I caught a fish and then I fed it to myself and it was good
Yes, oh I caught a fish and then I fed it to myself and it was good
Everything disappears
And everything comes back
Oh I caught a bird and it was warm, it understood and it was good
Yes, oh I caught a bird and it was warm it understood and it was good
Everything is turning black
And there's smoke wrapped around your neck
I don't wanna be here when the town shuts down
I don't wanna be here when there's no one around
I don't wanna be here no, no
Oh I caught a deer and then I ripped it ear to ear and it was good
Yes, oh I caught a deer and then I ripped it ear to ear and it was good
Everything disappears
And everything does come back
I don't wanna be here when the town shuts down
I don't wanna be here when there's no one around
I don't wanna be here no, no
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Oh, it's crying time again you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
Well, my love for you couldn't grow much stronger
If I lived to be a hundred years old
Oh, it's crying time again you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now you say you found someone you love better
That's the way it's happened every time before
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow
Crying time will start when you walk out of the door
Oh, it's crying time again you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling
That it won't be long before it's crying time
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