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I set for you the warmest bath
I held you close and made you laugh the whole night
The chandelier, the fireplace
You took me in a warm embrace the whole time
It's funny how you walked away
Left me wanting just to say hello to anyone who will listen
And though you haven't got the time
I am always sparing mine well you know...
That I do all the wishin'
Pennies in a well; a story still to tell for me.
The night was yellow, the moon was black
You told me that you would be back in no time
Another day, another night
We're moving on and it's alright I don't mind.
But I am not second place and far from just
Another face in the crowd
By the way I'd like to say what a time it's been so far
If time it heals then time is great and without we'd fall apart.
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No Business
03:35
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Who wrote the book on how to get by without you?
Goose-steppin' in and out of the blue
I found thrills in bottles and pills
I walked blind and backward up hills
I wrote the book on tying yourself into knots.
And single handedly disconnecting the dots
I bought stock in letting you down
When you were still the talk of the town
Am I the only bird who fell from your tree?
Well you want no business with me.
I was a thorn that got caught in your hand
I must have been too much for you to stand
At what price are you willing to sell
Before I just stop ringing your bell
I wrote the book on feeling like nothing at all
And every corner you turn you're hitting a wall
You let me take it all on the chin
I was a fool for letting you in
Are you blind to everything that you see?
Or do you want no business with me?
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Half Chance
02:54
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Another inch grew around the waist
Did you leave once you had a taste oh my
Hairs are grey, time is wearing thin
You can smell where I might've been
Here comes a tall man for half the price
Book smart and he dresses nice oh my
Why would you settle for second best
Did your love put you to the test
Oh my, that can't be good for you
Oh my, oh why?
With all the looks that we know you got
I know my chances are surely cut right in two
Oh my, oh why?
He's caviar in a happy meal
You're day to day with how you feel oh my
If something tears then I'm breaking through
And there's no doubt what you're gonna do
Here comes a man with hearts in his eyes
Good intentions or only lies oh my
Half chance that you stick around
Half chance that we hit the ground and goodbye
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Sleeping it Off
04:21
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I woke up thinking California could be an easy kind of a solution
To clear up some confusion you see sweety
Lately I've been sinking deep and I've been drinking myself to sleep
If only I could wake up and find a way to shake up these blues and greens
Do you not see how much I care?
Maybe I'll keep sleeping it off.
Maybe we can build a story of Mr. Morning Glory and the Midnight Queen
Glory as a gambler and Queenie as a rambler in ripped blue jeans
Maybe we sleep until it's sunny and burn each other's money
on each other's dreams
Or do you not see me much like that?
Maybe I'll keep sleeping it off.
I broke down; what have I been missing?
Worrying and wishing for a place to be
If home is really where the heart is, the better place to start is in front of me
With you I'll have a hand to hold
I'm better now I'm sleeping it off.
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On The Line
04:31
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We got nickels in the nightjar
We got things to keep us warm
And you like your coffee in the morning
While I sleep through my alarm
I'm a snaggle toothed teddy bear
Waiting in a rocking chair; just a pillow at your side
I'm a letter from an old friend, a nose dive in the shallow end
And you're the changing of the tide
We've no reservation for extravagant affair
We broke the bank on half a tank and now we need repair
Put it all on the line
Put it all on the line for me
You like to shop on Sunday morning
We make the most of every night
And you always laugh at things that I say
Maybe just to be polite
A thousand lonely minutes passed
The sand that filled the hour glass you were shaking since you were small
I was long lost and left for dead now I'm a weed in your flower bed
Standing nice and tall
What's the use in hanging hats on walls that just cave in?
It's best to know the hand we're dealt before we go all in
Well you get mad and laugh it off
I try to keep my temper soft
Save our tricks for Halloween
And I'll try to keep the kitchen clean.
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Oh, Madame
02:41
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January
03:43
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The screen won't close
The doorknobs froze in January
Sleepyhead the unmade bed
Shake and shiver
Far away eyes, grey blue skies
Dark and cloudy
Empty stare, golden hair
Broke Madonna
I was hoping for summertime
And spring was in your eyes
When you left before morning rise
It came at no surprise
Can we all get along for the day?
Make a plan move along
On your way for the day.
The screen won't close
The doorknobs froze in January
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Catch a Plane
03:28
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Bloody knuckles on the dashboard
Dirty dishes in the sink
Unload the memories we can't afford
The kind of load to make us sink
Oh I'll catch a plane on Sunday morning
Laughing in the rain
All the way from New Orleans with you driving me insane
Say your mama got no backbone
Come and go just as you please
Every night out on the town alone
See all the boys fall at her knees
Treading water til your braindead
Forgiving everyone you know
Pack up your manners and some prayers
You might need them where we go
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The Trick
03:23
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Oh where exactly were you when skies were falling in April?
On the loose and out of trouble and free to roam where you're able
Oh have we stormy weather?
Are things as calm as they should be?
Winds change for the better?
Are things still hiding up your sleeve?
What's it matter babe?
We put our hope into magic
What's it matter babe?
Your position was tragic
What's it matter babe?
Tell me were you just homesick?
What's it matter babe?
Did our love not do the trick?
Step easy on the street now
The ground is shaky in April.
It'll sweep you off your feet now
So hold on if you're able.
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A Beggars Plea
04:13
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Was it all a dream that came to be how I met you?
Well it's nights like these I know just why that I did.
The way you raised your voice and left me no choice but to let you.
Every lesson learned is like a penny earned to a kid.
Well my hands were tied and I know that you tried to help me
Not knowing how you'd get tangled into the war
When it was sink or swim you threw me into the deep end
But the rope you tied was enough to guide me to shore
Way down on the corner of a dead end street
Away from all the swaying trees
A half a mile from nowhere
You find me when you go there
I'm just a beggar on bended knee
And what you get is what you see and all I have to offer
Is there a time or place a tiny space I could squeeze in?
Can you find for me the good in all my flaws?
Just tell me there's a way for love to find me
Before I lose all damn faith in the cause.
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Folly of Two
04:46
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Why do we do the things that we do
The circles we run end where they started from
And who do we think that we are
Trying so hard only to find we're not fooling anyone
Hey let's look our best; a suit and a dress to cover the mess
It all seems so civilized
Night after night stars light the sky
Mile after mile
Our prayers are like rhymes
Life is just time
And dreams are like lullabyes
Sing us to sleep tonight
And so a folly of two for me and for you
Life isn't real it's a thing that we do
Falling in and out of sanity
But what a view from our tree
Fine and we're free and happy to be in our own reality.
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