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Guppies By The Pair
03:28
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i forgot about my family
and ive neglected all my friends
but i dug a hole and at the bottom was a pen
and i put perfume on the letters that i send
and i heard about your party
but i wont know what to wear
and you dont dance to music you dont know
and my boots dont match the ribbons in your hair
so i drank a pot of coffee
you know theres never room to share
the sailor leaves by sunrise
and the airman leaves by air
the bars stopped selling bubbles by the mug
but the pet shop sells guppies by the pair
yeah i saw in your eyes we must try not to cry
whats left of yourself you must save show and tell
oh the dream was alive and your brain was on fire
we must try not to cry we must try
we must eat say goodnight
we must wake up and fight
for whats left of yourself you must save show and tell
oh i saw in your eyes we must try not to cry
for whats left of yourself we must save
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2. |
Wait Around
03:57
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wait around for the other side of town
come creeping closer to me
wait around till all the lights go down
its getting harder to see
run away if my feet would touch the ground
caught a dollar in the breeze
so ill just wait around wait around
cant wake up cause all youre feelings down
youre only sleeping for your dreams
sun is up for all the people in the town
and all their eyes are turning green
wait around in the sun outside your house
they say that love comes from within
ill just wait around for my love to let me in
ill just wait around
way to go it only goes to show you never know until you know
its made of gold and all you do it poke a hole
and watch the water melt the snow
wait around for the ending to begin
they say the start comes from within
ill just wait around then ill wait around again
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Doin' It Wrong
03:17
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youre doin it wrong buddy
youre doin it wrong pal
youre doin it wrong mama
figuring out how
to do it the right way it wont make a sound
you cant have a ball baby if it isnt round
youre riding your bike man
swing it around
whats under the wheels brother isnt the ground
im seeing your face all over town
that isnt your car baby
that isnt your dog child
wrong
youre doin it wrong but whos doin it right
oh no got nowhere to go
cant stop got nothing to show
but you know that you love her
oh yeah you love her
wrong
youre doin it wrong but whos doin it right
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Slow Moving Wild
02:47
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i look high i look low i feel good
i think no one else knows
i go here i go there i go back
to where no one else goes anymore
in the sky in the dirt in the distance
i can see for miles and miles
taking time we get by on a smile
in the slow moving wild
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Call Me to Sleep
03:21
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call me to sleep
my soul to keep
nothing is left
the day is done
its dead
im beat
grinding your teeth
your best retreat
falling in dreams is where ill be
a balance beam
when youre feeling just a little better
your voice is working with the weather
youll scream
if it keeps getting any harder
throw the ball a little farther to me
luck comes with ease
take what you need
trees falling leaves
onto me but no body sees
blame it all upon a back ache
break it just to keep your head straight
its not real
the days are harder to remember
and water isnt getting any wetter
so you bleed
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9. |
Polly St. Yrene
03:20
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polly st. yrene doesnt know the worlds on fire
as shes sleeping in the sun
she doesnt want to know and doesnt have to know
the things that never sounded any fun
she doesnt care
its just a dream
working weeping sweating sleeping
these are things that polly doesnt do for anyone
hurting caring sharing saving running jumping swimming
doesnt sound like any fun
she doesnt care
polly st. yrene
just another friend
living in a dream
skipping smiling looking in the mirror
picking what to wear are favorite affairs
monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday
are for playing with her hair
she doesnt care
its just a dream
polly st. yrene
just another friend
living in a dream
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10. |
Velvet Hands
03:16
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i am the love that you deserve
i am a fish i am the herd
shes making sounds when nobody could
i am the love that you deserve
i found the place that you like to hide
it happened to be the same place as mine
time doesnt pass it keeps by my side
im not lonely im not loney
velvet hands
look like mine
you need little birds on high wire lines
you need a friend you need extra time
who would you be be if you could be mine
i am the love that you deserve
whistling through the graveyard alone
the telephone rang but no one was home
the message you left was already known
tonight im lonely tonight im lonely
velvet hands
look like mine
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Fools & Liars All
04:55
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nobodys home
nobody cares
keys in the door
its my favorite place to go
youre falling asleep
you hoped that you would
you woke up and weeped
cause the dream that you had was good
stand and you stare
stand and you stare
at the fools and the liars all
its a strange dog
she never barks
she sits and she stares
at the secrets inside the walls
thats grandmothers chair
i know its still good
cause i can still laugh
at the faces in the wood
stand and you stare
stand and you stare
at the fools and the liars all
how am i supposed to jump when im on my knees
how am i supposed to scream when i hardly breathe
youre the only one i see
standing in the for the wishing tree
nothings for free
nobodys home
nobody cares
keys in the door
youre my favorite place to go
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12. |
Falling Away
02:50
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i used to pack my bags and take it on a plane
id do it almost every day
and then wed fly so high
ive never been so scared
but no one round me seemed to care
id take it fast with every complimentary drinks
before id get the chance to think of little things
and with my feet back where its paved
falling away
you used pick me up and take us on a date
i dont remember where we ate
i love the the way you drive across the southern scene
fifty miles inside a pinball machine
i wont explain the things ive made
with only seven hours in every single day
they let me know well be ok
falling away
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Long Way Home
04:28
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i love the sound my cassette deck makes
when i turn my car on
something bout those little wheels
that push the tape along
i can hear them whining
i an hear them whine
i love the old mans cataracts
when he sings his favorite song
he loves his old wife back at home
but she loves to sing it wrong
i can see them shining
i can see them shine
i think she takes the long way home
every single night
all i see with my eyes
just repeats itself and eats itself alive
all you burn in the fire
just exerts itself
until it much too tired
i think she takes the long way home
every night
me myself and i could be
the only thing thats keeping me from me
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im so scared
for the war thats humming
yes i swear
cross my heart in my stomach
whats it called
when you try to cry but you just cant
moonshot eyes
glow in the dark behind them
holy and lonely
what is it like to feel
do you care
for the life you havent lived yet
whats its name
it was born last night we dont know yet
does she talk
between the smiles that blind men
moonshot eyes
glow in the dark behind them
holy and lonely
what is it like to feel
do they fly
or do they run like water
is it mine
or is it ours together
are they stars
or are they holes like paper
moonshot eyes
glow in the dark behind them
holy and lonely
what is it like to feel
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Oh, Pure Pain
03:04
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i could fly around the world on the breath that you exhale
i could starve myself at sea but instead you cut my sails
i could fill the holes with stars but im afraid to drive my car
like a train without the rails
you would trample through the dark with your pockets full of fire
you would force the world to stop for the sale of growing tired
but the day has just begun and the globe has left you spun
and your candles are expired
i would build a house of cards just to lock the joker out
then you danced around the yard when he bit you on the snout
oh pure pain had knocked you down
52 fell to the ground
house had crumbled without sound
you would drain the ocean blue just to peek along the bottom
while the blind man never knew that your smile was old and rotten
oh pure pain rode through the town
blazing guns paint red and brown
stole your leopard coat and crown
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Keepin' Em Honest
02:32
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say what you feel feel what you say
keepin em honest
laying it down spitting it out
you want it you got it
fresh into town learning em how
the streets make good lovers
man of the house do you kiss that mouth with your mother
i wonder
say what you feel and you feel what you say
keepin em honest day after day
and thats ok
look who we found handsome and proud
he walks like a lion
scaring the crowd dancing around
keep trying keep trying
whats up your sleeve youll never believe
the wolf wears a bonnet
twisting his words he sings like a bird
keep smiling and nodding
say what you feel and you feel what you say
just keepin em honest day after day
and thats ok
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Bleed For the Game
03:48
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back in the race
wednesday sunday nights
i look at her face
through the lights
but the moment gets to decide when it comes
and baby i bleed for the game
standing in space
with a mic
running in place
for the fight
and the moment gets to decide when it comes
and baby i bleed for the game
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If I Make It Out Alive
02:46
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if i make it out alive
ill shake hands with every bee in the hive
ill make em laugh and ill make em cry
if i make it out alive
ill see it through until the end
just to prove ill be an honest man
make a toast to all my long lost friends
see it through until the end
will you meet me in the sky
grab a seat have a drink and wonder why
if we make it out alive
will you meet me in the sky
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Sundown in the West
03:23
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woke up on wednesday and stayed in the bed
golden you slide back to sleep on the left
no better reason to get me some rest
cause the days almost over sundown in the west
walk down the stairs but just watch your first step
once you get that you dont need any help
but the kitchen is cold so you buried your chest
and the days almost over sundown in the west
blackberries blackberries black stain my teeth
my stomach has finally convinced me to eat
exchanging a word like a staring contest
and the days almost over sundown in the west
sit in the chair watch the light run away
the smoke in the air has decided to stay
and seventy starlings fly back to their nests
the day is now over
sundown
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Honest Charlie Nashville, Tennessee
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