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1. |
so it goes
03:11
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open my mouth
and give my mind a rest
but work my liver out
before i confess
i must say
you're lookin well
never so good
from what i can tell
i often thought maybe i'd drop on by
but you never seem to have the time
i should go
and wish you well
but it seems
i'll stay a spell
all i know
all i know
all i know
don't wanna die
wanna go
wanna go
wanna go
before i cry
i cannot show
cannot show
cannot show
what i feel inside
it's a job
just to scrape on by
and still have a mind
to live your life
you should know
i'm doin well
but i can't say
there's much to tell
all this working
leaves me terrified
that my dreams
may never breach the light
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2. |
danny & ellie
02:48
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i'm at the crossroads
i see the tracks of your tires
and i'm gonna run you down
and teach you not to lie
the preacher said
you can't leave
and i'm gonna show you
what it means
five states, a few tanks a gas,
couple o'cartons o'smokes
you can't pay me back
the camel's back is broke
you can's say good by
i'll never see another man
in your eyes
the preacher said
you can't leave
and i'm gonna show you
what it means
around the bend
car nose in a ditch
run through the swamp
but i'll find you there
bitch
a log or a branch
a limb of a tree
could only be you
set me free
i'll wait for you
in hell
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3. |
ellis
02:54
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in a room full of wonders
not even a corner of an eye
so out of place, i wonder
some how hidden from sight
i guess i blend with the scenery
i guess it's time to float on by
all the pretty, pretty girls
are so bored, so soon
in the big, big city
stretched out beyond view
so soon to forget the one thing
so easy to
deny it to you
big ol' airplane
take me outta here
once was my home
now my heartache
and fear
in the unslept city
peddlers and trash
line the streets
epileptic lights
leave no rest
for the weary
closed the gates
once open
to liberty
go back home
no room left here for you
you're too sick tired and poor
to survive in this gloom
big ol' airplane
take me outta here
once was my home
now my heartache
and fear
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4. |
future arrival
02:32
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she stands
down by the island
conversing
with the sea
each change
unnoticed
and pined for
expectantly
while the tide's away
the island might reach
desperately for land
the beat of its chest
spoken only
by the lapping
clutch
of its hands
and she might fold
her sweatered arms
crushing
to her breast
chilling, a breeze
might blow into her hair
until she
carries away herself
she keeps
tide charts
her routine
is never
surprised
she takes notes
on flashcards
collected
and
alphabetized
she reckons there's hope
she sees in the sky
the time
to wonder how long
has already gone by
but her man is coming
her man is here
any day
he will appear
the water
laughing slowly
pushes the island away
while it darkens in shadow
she thinks
she's had enough
for a day
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5. |
ssdd
02:40
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stories of past lives lived
distant lands forgive
unforgettable mistakes
sometimes, too hard to face
heart to break and leave
wander alone, black late-night streets
wanted all to give
had nothing to take
leave it all behind
same shit, different day
have to learn to live
with my old mistakes
i been down before
you can't touch me now
i been around before
and you can't
get me out
open up so easy
faceless crowd in a bar
take me home and leave me
passed out on your floor
you can pretend you don't see me
i'll pretend i don't know what for
wanted all to give
had nothing to take
leave it all behind
same shit, different day
have to learn to live
with my old mistakes
i been down before
you can't touch me now
i been around before
and you can't get me out
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berta Santa Fe, New Mexico
just enough knowledge to be dangerous, not enough to have wisdom.
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