1. |
The Great Recession
05:12
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My pockets are filled with fake money
I spend it all without a care
I am a self-made millionaire
Don't blink an eye and you'll make an impression
Staring right through the great recession
You're so in love with the same joke
Some clown who's on a power trip
Slapping your knees and shooting from the hip
Pavlov's bell rang up a concussion
Dancing dizzy in the great recession
She's lying in a pool of blood
Every now and then she has to laugh
At all the eulogies on her behalf
It's such a mess the collision was head-on
You never saw it coming in the great recession
Get yer giant head on the TV screen
And let the world know just who you are
No matter what you say, you're bizarre
The camera's on, use your smile as a weapon
It might get ugly in the great recession
If you got no love, then you got to go
Pack up your bags and roll 'em away
Despite intentions, everyone pays
Clothe yourself with naked aggression
It's how we parade in the great recession
The shelter found an extra bed
And a blanket for you to stay the night
I'd love to tell you everything's gonna be alright
But your heart will crack from every confession
But you can't slam the door on the great recession
My pockets are filled with fake money
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2. |
Relief
04:08
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Wind is at my window
Tissues in my sink
Walk around the room
Trying not to think
Relief, relief
Please send me some relief
i'll pay the postage COD
Relief, relief
Can't stem this tide of grief
And all my strength is washing away
Presents on your birthday
Candles on your cakes
I'm working on my wishes
I'm making my mistakes
Relief, relief
Please send me some relief
i'll pay the postage COD
Relief, relief
Can't stem this tide of grief
And all my strength is washing away
I wanna sing Hallelujah
I wanna sing Hallelujah
Birds of paradise
I've never seen them fly
Beautiful above the earth
I watch as they go by
And I wanna sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Relief, relief
Please send me some relief
i'll pay the postage COD
Relief, relief
Can't stem this tide of grief
And all my strength is washing away
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3. |
Escape With Me
04:20
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Your boyfriend is a jerk
He thinks that he can push you around
Your boyfriend doesn't work
You give him money so he can smoke
He dragged you away
I was sad
You yell while you drive
That's too bad
'Cause you don't deserve this misery
Escape with me
Escape with me
I've planned it out
Escape with me
Meet at the gazebo
At a quarter to three
And we'll start all over again
Why can't you put on the breaks
Spinning faster on the merry-go-round
Giving all with nothing to take
The winter's never felt so damn cold
He dragged you away
I was sad
You took a second job
That's too bad
'Cause you don't deserve this misery
Escape with me
Escape with me
I've planned it out
Escape with me
Meet at the gazebo
At a quarter to three
And we'll start all over again
You know that I still love you
I miss your face
I miss your style
Hop on my bicycle
We'll go and hide
For just a little while
Time has never been on our side
We took a train just to miss the boat
I've got trouble with the word goodbye
I'll give you anything you want me to
He dragged you away
I was sad
You're isolated now
That's too bad
'Cause you don't deserve this misery
Escape with me
Escape with me
I've planned it out
Escape with me
Meet at the gazebo
At a quarter to three
And we'll start all over again
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4. |
Health Nuts
03:29
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Vitamin B and C
Chase it with a fruit shake
Breaking the wind with a yellow wind breaker
Everybody knows that health nuts got sexy butts
The Stairmaster's calling my name
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5. |
Voices
03:59
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Make an escape
Use your magic cape
It's time to crash and burn
Climb up a wall
It's very tall
Fingers bleeding in the cracks
Catch what you can
But you can't use your hands
Remember what you learn
Turn out the light
Start up a fight
Colors fade from red to black
I hear so many voices
They tell me what to do
They say don't be a robot
Maintain a point of view
And I've never known their faces
And I've never asked their names
And when they quiet down
I go insane
Run through the park after dark to find that spark
It's never quite the same
Hide all the proof on your roof be aloof
Invent a brand new name
Charlie Chingo, Cousin Ketchup, Oscar Wilder, Billy Buzz
Any alias will do
You got hired screeching tires
Burn yourself down to the wire
And cross out every clue
We love you
We trust you
We want you
We know you
I hear so many voices
They tell me what to do
Capture every flag
Keep away from zoos
And I've never known their faces
And I've never asked their names
And when they quiet down
I go insane
I hear so many voices
They tell me what to do
Every kiss is poison
What's old is never new
And I've never known their faces
And I've never asked their names
And when they quiet down
I go insane
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6. |
All Kinds Of Love
03:59
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Waiting here to see you
I picked some flowers from a bucket
Some lady says, "Oh honey, you shouldn't have"
The minutes feel like hours
Hear the train a rumbling low
See the moon above split in half
In every cloud I see the silver line
When the clouds are gone
I suddenly go blind
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
But she ain't got
The one I need
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
But she ain't got
The one I need
Trying to let go of so many expectations
And holding tight to every hope
She's around the corner and the moon is feeling shy
I walk along the slippery slope
In every cloud I see the silver line
When the clouds are gone
I suddenly go blind
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
But she ain't got
The one I need
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
But she ain't got
The one I need
Measuring out a romance with a cup of wait-n-see
Makes me bite my tongue and feed on misery
Absence makes this heart want to shrivel up and die
The fever burns but never sets me free
In every cloud I see the silver line
When the clouds are gone
I suddenly go blind
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
But she ain't got
The one I need
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
All kinds of love
But she ain't got
The one I need
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7. |
Lovely Stranger
03:24
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See your body
Haloed in a light of blue
Fitfully sleeping behind the glass
And you wave your hand
You wave your hand
The curtain falls down
And I run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run
And I lose my breath
Yeah I lose my breath
Lovely stranger
I held a seance
Deep down under the leaves
Digging for ashes in candlelight
And you wave your hand
You wave your hand
The curtain falls down
And I run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run
And I lose my breath
Yeah I lose my breath
Lovely stranger
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8. |
Invincible
04:25
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You've got such a flair
For being unfair
You can't relate
You talk like a fish
A big-mouth bass
You're so invincible
Who can break through you?
You're so invincible
Everyone now knows the truth
Your heart is bulletproof
Knock down the towers
Tumble down the trees
Blowing back our hair
Cut us off at the knees
You're so invincible
And we love you
We really do
We need you
Your wake is so wide
You're rotten inside
It's all a game that you've got to win
And run up the score
You're so invincible
Who can break through you?
You're so invincible
Everyone now knows the truth
Your heart is bulletproof
Knock down the towers
Tumble down the trees
Blowing back our hair
Cut us off at the knees
You're so invincible
And we love you
We really do
We need you
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9. |
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What am I doing here?
What am I trying to prove?
I'm dreaming in the doorway
Of places far from here
I just wanted to be close to you
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10. |
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Killing time ain't easy when you're using your bare hands
The hour's always out of reach no matter your command
Shadow's growing longer see it stretch across the land
Killing time ain't easy when you're using your bare hands
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
How you live a life when your life is living you?
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
Loaded in the basement striking poses making moves
Put the barrel to my cheek the metal feels so smooth
Memorizing every inch feeling every groove
Loaded in the basement striking poses making moves
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
How you live a life when your life is living you?
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
Floating round the alleys like a feather feeling free
Not a single bother is going to trouble me
I'm stronger than a mountain, greater than the sea
Floating round the alleys like a feather feeling free
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
How you live a life when your life is living you?
So I got myself a shotgun and I don't know what to do
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11. |
Easily Fooled
03:47
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It's been ages since I've seen you
We smiled politely on the subway
You got off at the very next stop
I felt my heart completely drop
I continued to go downtown
Wondering what your life is like now
So many questions I want to ask
This chance encounter will it be our last?
Can't bring myself to call you
Can't bear to hear your voice
I thought this love had cooled
But no
I'm easily fooled
Wish you'd get out of my dreams girl
It's like a reoccurring nightmare
In the morning it fades so fast
Memories slipping beyond my grasp
Can't bring myself to call you
Can't bear to hear your voice
I thought this love had cooled
But no
I'm easily fooled
Watching TV with the lights out
All the static looks so pretty
I was so lucky to be your friend
All best wishes I do send
Can't bring myself to call you
Can't bear to hear your voice
I thought this love had cooled
But no
I'm easily fooled
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12. |
Blue and Black
02:52
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You said you would come back to me
You'd just go for a while but you'd never leave
Forgive me if I wear my heart on my sleeve
Can't forgive myself I was a fool to believe
I fill the sea with all the tears I cried
I can't believe that our love has died
Just to hear your voice to hear you say my name
It would be enough to live my life again
I gave you my heart
I gave you my world
Now you're in the arms of another girl
My memories of you are blue and back
How can I go on when you ain't coming back
I took your things and set 'em aside
Your t-shirts and albums by Charlie Pride
Over again it's the same story
When did you stop loving me
I gave you my heart
I gave you my world
Now you're in the arms of another girl
My memories of you are blue and back
How can I go on when you ain't coming back
Your grandma's ring I hold in my hand
What it means to me I just can't understand
I gave you my heart
I gave you my world
Now you're in the arms of another girl
My memories of you are blue and back
How can I go on when you ain't coming back
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13. |
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Hopeless romantics
Listen to my song
Stop pining and whining about all that's wrong
So what?
You lose another lover
Your brain is in traction but it will recover
Hopeless romantics
Keep yourself strong
The world is so heavy but not for long
Guess what?
Hey hey you're still alive
It's crazy, I know you took quite a nosedive
I've been there before
Confused a window for a door that went to nowhere
Wore down my shoes
Wore down my soul
Never could shovel out of this hole
So get yourself lost
But don't you lose control
Hopeless romantics
Weeping in the woods
Stop crying and dying embrace what is good
Hey now!
Collect some pine cone seeds
Soon you'll be seeing the forest and trees
I can hear those birds up in your conifers just a-singing now
Love is so sweet
Tweety tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet
I've been there before
Confused a window for a door that went to nowhere
Wore down my shoes
Wore out my soul
Never could shovel out of this hole
So get yourself lost
But don't you lose control
Hopeless romantics
Don't surrender yet
Keep dreaming and beaming and don't you fret
Hey now!
Wishes do come true
Keep your heart open
So they can find you
I've been there before
Confused a window for a door that went to nowhere
Wore down my shoes
Wore down my soul
Never could shovel out of this hole
So get yourself lost
But don't you lose control
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14. |
Long Distance Between Us
04:24
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Come to me now
It's late at night
It's our last chance to understand
Come to me now
From across the room
I see you shake
When will we understand
The long distance between us
You move away
It's in your voice
And not the words you say beyond
You move away
Floating off the ground
And into space beyond
The long distance between us
Let your hair down for me
It's over now
Subtract the one that you were
And keep the long distance between us
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15. |
Sweet Cuckoo You
02:21
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The world is over
So why you painting your room ten shades of pink?
You're in the library
Doing yoga so you don't have to think
What's upside up is upside downside up
A paperweight or a coffee up
What's downside up is upside down
A tragic smile or a joyful frown
Up in a tree
Come down to me
Please say you're free
Sweet cuckoo you
Sweet cuckoo you
Everything you do
Makes me crazy
How I love thee
Please say you're free
Sweet cuckoo you
Cuckoo!
What's upside up is upside downside up
A paperweight or a coffee up
What's downside up is upside down
A tragic smile or a joyful frown
Up in a tree
Come down to me
Please say you're free
Sweet cuckoo you
Sweet cuckoo you
Everything you do
Makes me crazy
How I love thee
Please say you're free
Sweet cuckoo you
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16. |
Party Lights
03:07
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Let's go down and see the party lights
Let's go down and see the party lights
Dance across the room
Have a drink or two
And laugh until we cry
Let's go down and see the party lights
Let's go down and see the party lights
Let's go down and see the party lights
Chase a disco ball
Reflections on the wall
Make a wish and close your eyes
Let's go down and see the party lights
And if all your wishes could come true
Would there still be a me and a you?
Let's go down and see the party lights
Let's go down and see the party lights
Yellow green and red
Crowned upon our head
King and queen for just one night
Let's go down and see the party lights
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17. |
Ha Ha, Hey Hey
02:57
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Sam was a man who lived in a box
Played guitar and never wore no socks
Played guitar, it was the weirdest thing
No matter where I was I could hear it ring
Ha ha, hey hey
I'm singing and laughing my life away
Ha ha, hey hey
Keep myself strong until my dying day
Followed that sound right to the source
Had to get it straight from the mouth of the horse
Sam was shining like the holy sea
Sipping from the well they call the jamboree
Ha ha, hey hey
I'm singing and laughing my life away
Ha ha, hey hey
Keep myself strong until my dying day
Time just froze like a pointing dog
Woke myself from a heavy fog
The roof cracked open and the light poured in
Never did I dwell in the gloom again
Ha ha, hey hey
I'm singing and laughing my life away
Ha ha, hey hey
Keep myself strong until my dying day
The years have passed since I got healed
Sam got buried in a potter's field
The strains of life got many degrees
Twixt major and minor in any key
Ha ha, hey hey
I'm singing and laughing my life away
Ha ha, hey hey
Keep myself strong until my dying day
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18. |
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When you took the oath
I heard you catch your breath
It stuck in your throat and choked you to death
You were my everything
Then everything changed
And then everything
Became nothing
Nothing at all
Well I'm a beat up boat
Slowly sinking down
'Cause you sleep with him all around the town
You were my everything
Then everything changed
And then everything
Became nothing
Nothing at all
Love
It's a four-letter curse
Forever's
For worse
Truth
Shifts from side to side
Regret's all gone
I've got my pride
Yeah, I'm looking at pictures
Of a lovely wreck
Insurance man says you can't cash the check
You were my everything
Then everything changed
And then everything
Became nothing
Nothing at all
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19. |
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You put me together when I was falling apart
You turned on the sunshine when I was lost in the dark
You opened a window when I could barely breathe
You performed miracles when I didn't believe
Your love spins my world around
And I want to lose what I have found
Flying 'round the sun
Keeping my feet on the ground
Your love spins my world around
You woke me up walking in my sleep
You talked me down from an ancient redwood tree
You showed me the rainbow peeking out of every cloud
You cranked the volume now I'm living out loud
Your love spins my world around
And I want to lose what I have found
Flying 'round the sun
Keeping my feet on the ground
Your love spins my world around
And I don't wanna slow down
Flying 'round the sun
Keeping my feet on the ground
Your love spins my world around
You knew my troubles and took my hand
You pointed the way to the promised land
And I don't wanna slow down
Flying 'round the sun
Keeping my feet on the ground
Your love spins my world around
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20. |
All My Confessions
03:23
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Walking past buildings
That say everything must go
I wave at myself
In the shopping window
Telephone talking
Bouncing off satellites
Repeaters repeat
And get me through the night
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
But bury deep down all my confessions
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
But bury deep down all my confessions
Judging every book
As either false or true
Detective work
Came easily to you
Stretching out my body
To fit within the years
Freedom is folly
When you're haunted by fear
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
But bury deep down all my confessions
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
Scatter my ashes in the pure white snow
But bury deep down all my confessions
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21. |
So Sick
04:39
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Can't get up
Can't lift my head
Thought the worst was gone
Now I'm aching again
Wrapped around my bones
Fevers all my own
I'm sick so sick gotta well quick
There's too much to do today
I'm sick so sick feeling three feet thick
Buried in bed I'll stay
Maybe tomorrow I'll feel okay
Call it off
Call it a scratch
Wanna close my eyes
And try to find some sleep
Hiding in a dream
Slipping in the streams
I'm sick so sick gotta well quick
There's too much to do today
I'm sick so sick feeling three feet thick
Buried in bed I'll stay
Maybe tomorrow I'll feel okay
Another pill will make it all go away
Get well soon, yeah I'll get well soon
Let this run its course and drain all away
Flowers fall from trees
Suspended in the breeze
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22. |
Complex Machine
03:43
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I saw her last Tuesday at the ice cream store
Serving 50 flavors and moping the floor
Never saw her nametag but just the same
She's finer than vanilla mixed with candy canes
It's a simple situation I can't complicate
I haven't even asked her out on date
Stay strong my heart
Keeping rocking steady right from the start
Cause I love her
Don't wanna move to fast
But I love her
Let's make a good thing last
Don't get ahead but don't fall behind
Keep on pace and she'll be mine
Mine all mine
A couple days later I rolled in cool
Using all the lingo I learned in school
Dressed to the nines, ready too woo
Wrote down tips I learned in GQ
She said your jacket's imitation leatherette
It was obvious this girl was playing hard to get
Stay strong my heart
Keeping rocking steady right from the start
Cause I love her
Don't wanna move to fast
But I love her
Let's make a good thing last
Don't get ahead but don't fall behind
Keep on pace and she'll be mine
Mine all mine
On the final attempt, I wrote a big sign
It said, "I'd like to know what's going on in your mind"
She smiled and said, "It's a complex machine
What's your pleasure today? My name is Marlene."
We're gonna get together and rollerskate
And if we hold hands well that will be great
Stay strong my heart
Keeping rocking steady right from the start
Cause I love her
Don't wanna move to fast
But I love her
Let's make a good thing last
Don't get ahead but don't fall behind
Keep on pace and she'll be mine
Mine all mine
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23. |
Magazine
06:33
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Everyone always said
You were gonna go somewhere
I don't follow much
But I knew you would be there
I think I know
Nothing's ever gonna happen in the world between us
I think I know
There once was
But today today
I saw your face on the cover
Your face on the cover of a magazine
People and had said that you and I would last for a long long while
When I think of you and your crooked smile
It warms my heart to know that you and I could share something true
But then you went away
Wondering where are you
I saw your face on the cover
Your face on the cover of a magazine
People change
I know
You wear nice things
But your necklace style
Is locked in a drawer somewhere (or maybe you threw it away, i don't know)
I can see
You got something going on for yourself
Way to go, way to go 'cause
I saw your face on the cover
Your face on the cover of a magazine
In between the pages
Looking for you
I saw your face on the cover
Your face on the cover of a magazine
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24. |
A Simple Song
03:32
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Stayed up late
Thinking of you
Poured myself a vodka soda or two
Hours passed, broke out a broom
Sneezed a lot while I cleaned out the room
I can't write a simple song
I think too much
the melody's wrong
And I can't find a hook to hang it on
And I don't have much to say
No, I don't have much to say
Punched the clock
Egg on my face
Got to get right out of this place
Shuffled home to my golden cage
Staring blankly at an empty page
I can't write a simple song
I think too much
the melody's wrong
And I can't find a hook to hang it on
And I don't have much to say
No, I don't have much to say
Stayed up late
Thinking of you
Poured myself a vodka soda or two
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25. |
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Patience
They say it is a virtue
But I ain't got the time
To sit around and wait
'Cause heaven
Is right around the corner
I can feel my fingers
Caress the pearly gates
You're a heart attack in heels well bless my soul
Got out and hail a hearse 'cause I've lost control
'Cause I'm dying
Yeah I'm dying
To go to heaven with you
Angel
Don't misunderstand me
I read how the snake
Took advantage of Eve
But apples
Were made to be bitten
So let's make a jam
Under the knowledge tree
You're a heart attack in heels well bless my soul
Got out and hail a hearse 'cause I've lost control
'Cause I'm dying
Yeah I'm dying
To go to heaven with you
I never saw a man walk on water
I never saw the water turn to wine
But die a little death and we'll live forever
Transcending our bodies through space and through time
You're a heart attack in heels well bless my soul
Got out and hail a hearse 'cause I've lost control
'Cause I'm dying
Yeah I'm dying
To go to heaven with you
Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
Or maybe we could pencil in the afternoon
Crimson and clover over and over
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26. |
X-50
03:32
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And when I look over my shoulder
I have to sigh 'cause the earth is looking as lonely as me
The sun is bleeding all over my eyes
I gotta squint I can find my Ray Bans
I bought a one-way ticket to space
I bought a one-way ticket to space
Wave goodbye
Wave hello
I bought a one-way ticket to space
I bought a one-way ticket to space
Wave goodbye
Wave hello
I still have a long way to go
And when I get to a different planet
I'll name the things that don't have names yet
It will kill some time
This army jacket's gotta keep me warm
And this Coca-Cola is gotta last me a while
I bought a one-way ticket to space
I bought a one-way ticket to space
Wave goodbye
Wave hello
I bought a one-way ticket to space
I bought a one-way ticket to space
Wave goodbye
Wave hello
I still have a long way to go
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27. |
Baby Voodoo
02:43
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Her guitar is busted
She just broke her first string
It was high and winning
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
It was awful how she screamed and yelled
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
It was love at first sight
All the stars came crashing down
And knocked her out of alignment
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
It was awful how she screamed and yelled
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
It makes her nostalgic
For the things that just had
Like the wind on her face on the beach in July
And the sky
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
It was awful how she screamed and yelled
Baby Voodoo has gone to hell
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28. |
Hide And Seek
03:57
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It was quite a lark
To meet you in the dead of the dark
I can hear your voice making up all the rules
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
I never found you
I never found you
You win
Count from one to ten
And do it again and again
You forget where you are
And start all over again
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
I never found you
I never found you
You win
Are you still hiding
Or are you just lost?
Ollie ollie oxen free....
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29. |
Music in Med School
02:16
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I wear rustic penny loafers
My ride just showed up it's a jet airplane
Tokyo is about ten hours from here
Sushi tastes when you can't pronounce its name
Listening to music I heard back in med school
Fleetwood Mac is really my bag
I think I'll throw a party that's breezy cool
And if you don't come then you are a fag
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30. |
True Believer
01:33
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Taking turns saying all the things we want to say
As though a single word can make the pain go away
True Believer
True Believer
It's alright to cry once in a while\
True Believer
True Believer
It's alright to cry once in a while
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C'est La Vie
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In my 31st year I jumped the moon
And crashed into Paris, France
Took with me a thirst for wine
And a hunger for romance
Wandered in a small cafe
To the tune, "La Vie En Rose"
Ordered boof borgoinon
The waiter turned up his nose
A woman laughed like an idiot
And lit a fresh Gauloises
"Americans," she said to me
"Commit such a faux pas"
You speak only one language
That sounds like a broken car
Repeat these words I say to you
Then I'll say, "Au Revoir"
C'est la vie
C'est la guerre
C'est va
C'est tout
Recitation finished she kissed me on both cheeks
I wasn't sure what I had said, to me it all was Greek
We drank a lot of Cote du Rhone
Made love in a tiny bed
She spoke in tongues that echo forever in my head
C'est la vie
C'est la guerre
C'est va
C'est tout
In the morning she was gone
No word, no sign, no Gaul
There was nothing left to say
For I had learned it all
C'est la vie
C'est la guerre
C'est va
C'est tout
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