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Losing The War
03:55
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Mistook my pleasure for pain
Swallowed the poison for you
I let it run through my veins
And jumped through fire for you
I felt you pulling away
You put a knot in my shoe
You have me under your aim
And I don't know what to do
Break my heart and tear me to pieces
I'm losing the war
I wouldn’t know it if you
Broke my heart and tore it to pieces
I'm losing the war
I won’t give up on you (no never)
Your armor’s shiny and new
Mine’s from a second hand store
My eyes are black and they’re blue
Feel like I’m losing the war
You fire shots while I’m weak
Well I’ve fought bigger before
You come and go like a thief
And leave me begging for more
Break my heart and tear me to pieces
I'm losing the war
I wouldn’t know it if you
Broke my heart and tore it to pieces
I'm losing the war
I won’t give up on you (no never)
Your armor's shiny and new
Mine's from a second hand store
My eyes are black and their blue
Feel like I'm losing the war
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2. |
Top Of The World
03:15
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Green apple pancakes
Pickles and pie
Nobody loves you better than I
I am on top of the world
One way mirror
See what you see
I'm looking through you looking through me
And I am on top of the world
There's nothing left to believe in
What is there to believe?
If not you and me and love...
It's the one thing you can't deny
Wine stained sheets beats a tick in the eye
And I am on top of the world
There's nothing left to believe in
What is there to believe?
But you and me and love...
It's the one thing you can't deny
Wine stained sheets beats a tick in the eye
And I am on top of the world
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3. |
It Might Take a Fool
03:28
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Slipping on banana peels and falling down ladders
Bad luck baby you’re all that matters
It might take a fool like you to fall for me
Raindrops, shooting stars and leaves in autumn
Mug shot ragamuffin top to bottom
It might take a fool like you to fall for me
Every night with the lights out drinking after dark
Sleeping like a baby
Blowing kisses out the window
Where did all the time go?
Dancing with our shadows
Sliding into first and stealing bases
Puppy dog eyes lead to kissy faces
It might take a fool like you to fall for me
Heartbeats, white sheets and wheels of sorrow
You wouldn’t know today if it was tomorrow
And it might take a fool like you to fall for me
Every night with our footsteps prancing in the hall
Celebrating baby
Chasing echoes of our voices
We’re making lousy choices
A life of living free
That only a fool like you could offer me
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Simple Simon
04:46
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Simon leads an ordinary day
His happy little way
There’s only so much he can tell you.
Simon and his simple look
Manners by the book
He just wants to hug and hold you.
Take the time to know him
Once you get to know him
You might want to settle down and settle in.
He’s a lot like you
He’s a lot like you
He’s a lot like you and me
Just smile and take it easy
Simon simply won’t take no
Follows where you go
A broken shadow he’s been chasing
Simple little friend of mine
How do you find the time?
To always goes the extra mile
Take the time to know him
Once you get to know him
You might want to settle down and settle in.
He’s a lot like you
He’s a lot like you
He’s a lot like you and me
Just smile and take it easy
Who cares about another day?
Everyday's a Saturday to Simon
Just like any other day
Everyday's a Saturday to Simon
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5. |
The Good Stuff
04:15
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The sun set on the snow
A cool midnight glow
Oh what a night for love
The wind sweeps through the pines
The bottles of wine
The timing is right for once
How will we know how far we can go
And oh is it right for us?
The night mellows the mind
The days get swallowed behind
There must be more to the sentiments we share
Ain't got a lot of love to lose
All I know is there's something in the air
Ooh, that's the good stuff
Maybe it's the way the sun hits the shade
The dogs up at six every day
No time to sleep in when the barkies begin
A kiss and we're on our way
The night mellows the mind
The days get swallowed behind
There must be more to the sentiments we share
Ain't got a lot of love to lose
All I know is there's something in the air
Ooh, that's the good stuff
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Valentine
03:37
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You sent me Valentines for Christmas
A bunch of shit that I don’t need
You’d like to think that I’m a sucker with no cause left to believe in.
I read my papers every morning
And I light the fire by myself
But when the bars close at night and you’re not around
Well I’ve got nothing.
Just don’t tell me I’m losing faith in you
Le-boo le-hoo
Le-boo le-hoo
Le-boo le-hoo
Le-boo le-hoo
I fill my cup up full of whiskey
It turns me into someone else
Someone I used to think was good enough for you
Now I don’t believe it.
I keep a light out by the window
To let you know I’m still around
Don’t pass me by thinking I’m better without you
Cause I’ve got nothing.
Just don’t tell me I’m losing faith in you
Le-boo le-hoo
Le-boo le-hoo
Le-boo le-hoo
Le-boo le-hoo
You sent me valentines for Christmas
A bunch of things that I don't need
And so it is I'm just a sucker with no cause left to believe in
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Every Changing Season
03:55
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Let’s melt the sun into a bubbling bath
And soak our feet in the glow
Let’s split the stars and moon in half
And make it up as we go
We’ll run wild fast and free
Through every changing season
Lock the winter and load the spring
Love will start with or without you
Climb and get on board
Life’s too short and I’ve no doubt
That you are my reward and all I can afford
Let’s make pretend we’re seventeen
Without a care to reason
The days are long and the night’s a dream
The water’s always freezing
We’ll laugh like monkey’s you and me
With every changing season
No matter what the winter brings
Love will start with or without you
Climb and get on board
Life’s too short and I’ve no doubt
That you are my reward and all I can afford
We’re chopping down that old apple tree
We’ll watch it fall to pieces
We’ll grow our own with our special seeds
With peppermints and peaches
We’ll fight like foxes you and me
Through every changing season
Until we’re older and out of time
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Honey, leave your keys upon the table
You ain’t got a better place to be
The traffic’s getting tight
Won’t you stay another night?
We’ll iron out the difference tomorrow
Lady don’t treat me like your doormat
Your shiny shoes always leave a mark
Your headlights point in both directions
And always leave me stranded in the dark
Mama don’t treat me like your baby
It’ll only make me miss you when you go
Lately you just call me late for dinner
And feed me reasons why you never show
Remember back when you were younger?
Your wavy hair you wore it loose and wet
You told me that we’d always be together
And better days I haven’t had them yet
Sugar don’t just shake me out your window
And leave me there for all the world to see
Lately you just call me out over nothing
And how is it we always disagree?
Trouble, don’t you follow close behind me
You always get caught up on my trail
It’s looking like it’s you and me forever
Advertising broken hearts for sale
Honey leave your keys upon the table
You won't find anyone like me
Maybe I can buy back all your lovin'
If you don't want to give it up for free
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