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Holding Hands
02:55
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There’s a tired old couple in a street cafe
They’re quiet together and happy that way
He looks at her, he understands
When she looks confused then he takes her hand
The great depression, two world wars
And raising kids and losing homes
She looks at him she understand
When he looks defeated she takes his hand
They used to make out in her daddies car
Or in the shadow of his parents door
Everyone knew they went all the way
Some people thought they’d get married one day
And you know that’s what they did
Their wedding vows were “The hell with it”
They honeymooned across state lines
Then setting up shop at a five and dime
They stuck together through thick and thin
The years rolled by, where they been
Once he got mad, threatened to leave
And once she threw all his shit in the street
When life’s too smooth, you’ll fall down
And when things get rocky just hold your ground
There’s fighting and kissing and making demands
And to settle it down, just hold hands
Theres a tired old couple in a street cafe
They’re quiet together and happy that way
he looks at her he understand
she looks at him and she takes his hand
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What you gonna do with your broken heart
That you gave away til it came apart
Will you put it back together with tape and glue
And kiss the first guy who smiles at you
What you gonna do in your empty bed
Lay awake all night cause you can’t forget
The dream you had you thought was true
Until that dream walked out on you
Just put it all behind you and don’t forget
It’s a cold hard world that breeds regret
Keep looking forward with sparkles in your eye
Take you time you’ll get it right
What you gonna do when your on your own
In an empty house will you moan and groan
fill up a bottle with salty tears
Cryin’ about how life ain't fair
Well life ain’t fair that’s obvious
Just go ahead ask any of us
We’ve all been kicked when we’ve been down
Broken hearts don’t make no sound
Well put it all behind you and don’t forget
It’s a cold hard world that breeds regret
Just put it back together with love and care
Warm your heart and I’ll be there
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I should write a love song for you ,
I should write a love song for you
and fill it with deep gratitude,
I should write a love song for you
you gave me a shoulder to lean on
you gave me a couch I could sleep on
You helped me get back , up on my feet
You even gave me, some money, to eat on
There’s the time you brought me some gas
When I was broke down on the road
I had no excuses and I couldn’t pay you back
That’s just how it goes, you said that’s just how it goes
The night in Sault Ste. Marie
The border guard took our ID’s
They found a little pot and they threw us in jail
And only I walked free
You said it had nothing to do with me
I glad that my cards make it through
Im glad that you write back to me
Ill keep sending you letters
Keep on writing me back
I’ll come back to Sault Ste .Marie
I’ll be back in one to three
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Lonesome Man
04:28
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Hello friends can you understand
What it takes to love, a lonesome man
See the glory of the day
See a woman with a smile on her face
She takes his head into her arms
Tries so hard and her smile fades away
Taking walks out in the rain
Passing time and passing trains
They go click clack click clack click clack
Ill be leaving and then I’m coming back
Who can hear me sing this song
Who will listen and who can sing along
As I die, I return to the earth
And as I live, I sing my rebirth
As the evening takes the day
Night takes over
And the daylight fades
Its easy to look up to the stars
Point one out and say
“There you are”
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It’s been years since we said hello
Since we said good-bye
It was great to hear you on the radio
And it was great to hear you live
Now I know that I’m not much
Theres better fish in the sea
Oh I don’t want to kiss or fuck
Would you just write a love song for me?
Make it fast or make it slow
As long as you make it go
Bout how your missing these two strong hands
That can hold you when your low
I don’t care about the truth
Cause I’m a sentimentalist
we were made for each other
Though we’ve never even kissed
Won’t you write me a love song
And make it so smooth
Ill be your all nite lover, under the covers
There’s nothing that I won’t do
Won’t you write me a love song
As your passing thru
When your driving to another gig
Ill write a love song for you
There the funny story
About how we met
How we were left alone together
In your friends apartment
And then our love just seemed to grow
Until it couldn’t grow no more
And then it up and did
And we’re still wanting more
Wont you sing me a love song
Point me out from the stage
Ill sing right back to you
Ill point you out from the audience
Our love’s so true
We’ll get them singing along
and then the happy ending
When we become the song
Now the weeks have turned to months
And the months have turned to years
And I’ve turned to drinking
12 packs of beer
Cause you didn’t write that song
So I know that this won’t come true
Won’t you please write me a song
I wrote one for you
Wont you sing me a love song
Point me out from the stage
Ill sing right back to you
Ill point you out from the audience
Our love’s so true
We’ll get them singing along
and then the happy ending
When we become the song
It’s been years since we said hello
since we said good-bye
It was great to hear you on radio
And it was great to hear you live
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Well it started as a drink with friends
Then somebody went to score
Then we called up Mike, Jake, Katie and Kate
And had ‘em stop by the liquor store
We got out a couple guitars
Katie she can really play the bass
Then we drank and we played, we partied and sang
Till the cops kicked us out of that place
Well I’m gonna quit drinking tomorrow
And in the morning you will see
Some sorry, hung over bastard
with words written all over me
It’s written on my forehead
Its written on my derriere
“Im gonna quit drinking tomorrow
So get me another beer”
I put a 6 pack in the fridge
I hid a couple in the crisper drawer
There a bottle of Robitussin
And a flask filled with Laphroaig
We better get down to business
There’s a lot of work we gotta get done
Cause if I’m gonna quit drinking tomorrow
This liquor had better be gone
I said the same thing last week
I say it when I get too tight
“Im gonna quit drinking tomorrow”
And the time is finally right
Cause my wife quit yesterday
The kids are coming home from school
There no wood left in the woodbox
And the town drunk just called me a fool
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7. |
Bottomless Blues
01:00
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i've been making love since the day we broke up
to the flowers in the alley and the ice cream truck
there ain't nothin' you won't want to make love to
after you get out of the bottomless blues
walkin down the aisle i was holding your hand
feeling like the poster of a wanted man
someone had a gun
someone said "i do"
someone pulled the trigger and said " i do too"
well you knew i was nothing more than just a snake in the grass
i'd give anything for a free piece of ass
just a free talking, low ballin, son of a gun
there weren't nothing in this world that could settle me down
well now i sit alone on a saturday night
sitting, writing songs by candlelight
baby in the next room snoring away
soundin like a forty year old lost highway
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Danville
04:52
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Evening came to Danville
Waiting on a train
Waiting for the one you love.
And standing in the rain
Maybe you should slow it down
Why do you think it’s true
How many times will you trust a stranger
When a stranger says ”I love you”
How many times will you trust a stranger
You waited and you wanted
You loved and been denied
You’ve told the truth and been accused
Of spreading only lies
Oh truth is what you wanted
And truth is what we agreed
Please just look me in the eyes and pledge honesty
Please just look me in the eyes
Lets grow old together
Will you be my confidant
There so many great words that rhyme with that
Like Kant, and Jaunt and Flaunt
Oh Ill stay here and Ill hold you high
Whisper a sweet caress
I will keep you close to me
I give you my word and nothing else
I will keep you close to me
Everyone likes to dream
That makes the world go round
It makes the days pass easier
When your stuck and your feeling down
Oh ill send this song to you
Cause I know you like to dream
I hope we can dream together. Softly, quietly
I want to dream together
Anyone with any sense
Would stop the record there
They’d lift the needle, close the lid
Pull the plug and get out of there
Oh but your just a little bit different
And everyone agrees
Instead of seeking safety
You want your destiny
So you get it all together
And then your getting on a train
To see a man in Danville
Whose standing in the rain
Oh maybe you should slow it down
Why do you think it’s true
And how many times will you trust a man
When a man says “I love you”
How many times will you trust a man
Evening came to Danville Waiting on a train
Waiting for the one you love, standing in the rain
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My baby don’t love me anymore
My baby don’t love me anymore
She walks around like it’s springtime
And I feel like its fall
My baby don’t love me anymore
My baby don’t call me on the phone
She tired and says she wants to be alone
Said everything she wants to say
And what is done is done
My baby don’t love me anymore
Springtime bring’s the flowers
Flowers will bring the bees
Snow melts from the mountains
And flows down through the streets
Everything keeps changing
And so are you and me
I want to find an answer, but all I do is weep
My baby don’t hug me anymore
Awkwardly outside the grocery store
I want to say something clever
She says she’s got to go
My baby don’t hug me anymore
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10. |
Love's on The Way
03:27
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Train whistle blows. Where do you go?
My mind feels heavy And my body feels old
I’ve got no time for talking, I’ve been working all day
But I don’t work tomorrow or again the next day
I’ve got a woman who loves me, despite who I am
She treats me really good helps me feel like a man
Now the days are getting shorter, nights are getting long
Sitting by the fire writing songs
I’ve got friends out in Utah who faced tragedy
Buried a brother, who had three mouths to feed
Now they’re gonna raise those kids, to work and to play
It’s gonna be a hard life, and loves on the way
There’s food on the table, friends at the door
We live in a place where there’s always more
yeah we live in a place of more than enough
It could have been different, it could have been rough
It takes one to know one, we all know that’s true
And loving ain’t easy, but it’s the right thing to do
Live a good life, that’s what they say
My life is easy. I’m lucky that way.
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Natural Disasters
03:44
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It was a tropical storm, now it’s a hurricane
It’s gonna hit at high tide, and its a bringin lots of rain
It’s on the radio wherever you go
Somebody cries, cause somebody died
Colorado mountains were dry,
the wind picked up and the sparks did fly
Can you tell me what you’ve learned
100,000 acres burned
Tornado warning sounds,
we go hiding underground
The next day looked like pick-up sticks
Even knocked down. The house of brick
Crazy hailstorm ruined our crops,
Arctic melting never stops
It snowed last may in Arkansas,
it rained last Christmas up in St. Paul
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Peace of Mind
04:39
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Well the worlds gone crazy I think I see the end
Nobody wants to work it out .
They’re burning cars in the precincts
There’s the threat of a third world war,
and I just want to sit in the middle
I want to take my time, I want to love a little
Somebody’s talkin, how it’s supposed to be
And someone is sayin. That’s got nothing to do with me
Now I’ve got a life worth living, I do it every day
Look at how it’s going, be about today
Oh, and baby can you see it, can you see the signs
Well you know that I need it. A little peace of mind
Fell in love for the first time,
I didn’t know what I was doing
Fell in love for the last time,
I was like a town laying in ruins
I can’t make sense of it, I want to clear the air
Take my heart, take my soul, I’m too old to care
I open up my door and hear the sound of a creek
Constantly changing, constantly with me
Fed by the melting glaciers whose end is on the way
And no one seems to understand, we can’t live that way
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