1. |
Dotted Line
03:17
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They're whispering my name on the radio
They're whispering my name on the radio
Taillights color my body red
Taillights color my body red
I could drive all night
Just to get away
And I'd follow every single dotted line
I saw a million people swallow holes
I saw a million people swallow holes
Buildings fall and buildings rise
Buildings fall and buildings rise
I could drive all night
Just to get away
And I'd follow every single dotted line
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2. |
I'm the One (You Love)
03:22
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I take the long way
I like to go slow
You're on the jetway
Go-go-a-go-go, oh
But if you leave me today
I just want to say
That when you're up in the sky
Where the birds don't fly
Where the sun don't hide
Where the clouds say goodbye
It's there you'll realize
I'm the one you love
I dream of springtime
You take the fall
I ask for nothing
You want it all
But if you leave me today
I just want to say
That when you're up in the sky
Where the birds don't fly
Though they've often tried
And they sometimes cry
It's there you'll realize
I'm the one you love
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3. |
Drama Queen
03:29
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In my building is a woman I call the Drama Queen
She was yelling at her boyfriend saying things obscene
Then she cried all through the night and in the morning time
She was knocking at my doorstep
She was ringing on my bell chime
Teeny, tiny crocodile tears running down her face
Every wound and every scar is in a perfect place
Oh, Drama Queen
You're ruling over me
You've memorized all the lines
And bring me to my knees
Oh, Drama Queen
You come so easily
But before you make an exit girl, you've gotta make a scene
And the very next weekend, it all happened again
She was yelling at some guy, saying this is the end
Then she cried all through the night and in the morning time
She was ringing on my doorstep
(What!?)
She was knocking on my bell chime
Teeny, tiny crocodile tears running down her face
Every wound and every scar is in a perfect place
Oh, Drama Queen
You're ruling over me
You've memorized all the lines
And bring me to my knees
Oh, Drama Queen
You come so easily
But before you make an exit girl, you've gotta make a scene
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4. |
Goodtimespaceship
04:09
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Hey, you looking for a party?
Well stay right here.
'Cause it's going to come to us
Look up above
It's getting closer
The lights are flashing
That is the secret code to climb aboard
Slip off your shoes please
Here comes the captain
He's 12 foot tall and green with style to spare
He mashes down all the buttons and we fly in the air
O wuh o we gonna have a good time
O wuh o check out the stars
O wuh o it's the goodtimespaceship
We gonna freak from Venus to Mars
Don't look so nervous
Take in the wonder
Hey now we're floating
It's gravity's way of setting us free
Turn up the music
Turn up the power
Infinity's another number, man
Flip it upside down and grab what you can
O wuh o we gonna have a good time
O wuh o check out the stars
O wuh o it's the goodtimespaceship
We gonna freak from Venus to Mars
We are exhausted
We heard some voices
Alien angels in a choir singing songs so sweet
I feel like I died and gone to heaven
We see you
Can you see the way
We see you
Can you see the way
O wuh o we gonna go all night
O wuh o check out the stars
O wuh o it's the goodtimespaceship
We gonna freak from Venus to Mars
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5. |
Way of the Lord
02:59
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Check the payphone for some lucky cents
The whole contraption's filled with presidents
Headphone sidewalk doesn't hear the screams
Canyon comeback echoes the machines
Rivers of blood and a terrible, swift sword
Prepare the way of the lord
No time for classifying tiny masses
Expert window tribute in stained glasses
Rivers of blood and a terrible, swift sword
Prepare the way of the lord
Remember the man on the mountain,
The man from the mountain top?
Well he's now in the movies
Relaxing on the corner lot
What a scream
Intellectication charges double
Burn the message and inhale the trouble
Rivers of blood and a terrible, swift sword
Prepare the way of the lord
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6. |
Sweet Sensation
02:30
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The motor's running and the lights are green
If I get there tonight I can check out the scene
Racing downtown to make history
On these teenage freeway dreams
Looking for a sweet sensation
Looking for a sweet sensation
Our faces shining in the golden time
A scratch and a dent, we're still dying for wine
Racing downtown to make history
On these teenage freeway dreams
Looking for a sweet sensation
Looking for a sweet sensation
Midnight is coming
I'm burning for a sweet sensation
I'm looking for a sweet sensation
Midnight is coming
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7. |
Peace At Last
03:34
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I turned around to see the snow
It was floating past my window
And I smile
And I sigh
'Cause it feels like peace at last
You came along and filled an empty chair
My heart is whispering all my secret prayers
And I smile
And I sigh
'Cause it feels like peace at last
Please, oh please don't pass
It always seems it's just beyond my grasp
But not today
The sun is here, the snow melts away
And I smile
River's running through a brand new day
And I sigh
'Cause it feels like peace at last
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8. |
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We went across the river
We went across the river
Underground express
Underground express
Listen very closely
Listen very closely
And now now the good guys look like the bad guys
And the bad guys look like the good guys
An offer's on the table
An offer's on the table
I stayed so still
I stayed so still
My ears were ringing
My ears were ringing
And now now the bad guys look like the good guys
And the good guys look like the bad guys
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9. |
Let's Sing a Song!
02:35
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Let's sing a song, a song about love
A sweet melody with harmony
Let's sing as song, a song about love
And dance along
Let's sing a song. a song for all time
It's never too late; you know the words
Let's sing as song, a song for all time
And beat the drum
Nighttime and the fire's burning low
There is pain the world don't you know
So let's all join hands
Daytime and there's dust in the wind
Celebrate the beginning and end
And let's all join hands
Let's sing a song, a song about love
A sweet melody with harmony
Let's sing as song, a song about love
And dance along
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10. |
King Kong Blues
03:22
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I'm just a monkey in a mask
Wearing track suit pants
Watching a black and white movie
Sometimes I lose all control
Because I sold my soul
When I first saw you
There's so much love in my heart
There's so much love in my heart
But I can't make you mine
King Kong Blues
We climbed to the top
But it was me you dropped
I saved all the papers
There's so much love in my heart
There's so much love in my heart
But I can't make you mine
King Kong Blues
Chains chains chains
So many chains
Chains chains chains
I'm wearing the chains
I'm doing everything I can
To be gentle like a man
I know I'm not perfect
But then I lose control
Because I sold my soul
The first time I saw you
There's so much love in my heart
There's so much love in my heart
But I can't make you mine
King Kong Blues
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11. |
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I remember the first day of class
At James K. Polk Elementary School
Jonathan Goldstein was his name them on the roll
I was the one supposed to show him the ropes
Things change all the time
People change all the time
Well pretty soon we were as thick as thieves
Rollerblades and lemonade and silent films
I remember when he got two black eyes
I applied the ice packs, it was no surprise
Things change all the time
People change all the time
Things change all the time
People change all the time
Plowing full throttle we'll make it through the Garden State
Five miles to the gallon my Nissan will take us away
Called you last week still had your mom's number
I figured you'd be home, home for the holidays
I said, "Goldstein, it's me" and he said, "Who?"
I said, "Never mind, I guess I have the wrong number"
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12. |
We Bury Ourselves
02:53
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My voice is sling blade sliding back to the black
My hair is razors spilling out of the pack
My body's shaking, I've got three kinds of skin
Pom-pom's pounding 'cause the walls are too thin
And I say, hi, hi, floating by
Signal to the sky
And I say diamonds will be dimmer when we die
We bury ourselves
I conquered Norman he had nothing to give
I strangled 30 so that 40 could live
I hatched a body out of peppermint sun
I flew to midnight on a double-ought gun
And I say, hi, hi, floating by
Signal to the sky
And I say diamonds will be dimmer when we die
We bury ourselves
Coffin, coffin who got the coffin?
I don't think much of you but I think of you often
Everything I love is automatically beautiful
You hit me like a fresh pharmaceutical
One-hit wonder with a two-bit brain
Your mouth opens up and I lose my train
Avalanche high, arms to the sky
And we dance
We bury ourselves
And I say, hi, hi, floating by
Signal to the sky
And I say diamonds will be dinner when we die
We bury ourselves
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13. |
Four O'Clocks
03:01
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Adelaide
Adelaide
Wreathed in a meadow
And the sun in her hair
She knows all the flowers
And she knows all the trees
London Plane
Golden Rain
She knows all the flowers
And she knows all the trees
Four O'clocks
Forget-Me-Nots
Adelaide
Adelaide
Wreathed in a meadow
And the sun in her hair
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14. |
Kiss Me 'Til Tuesday
03:54
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I wanna be right there
Between those two yummy arms
It's so cold over here
Why don't you keep me warm?
I'm getting hungry
But not for pizza
Something's growling but it ain't in my belly
So kiss me 'til Tuesday
Honey don't be shy
My willow stopped weeping
But my well's run dry
Don't skip over Monday
You see the look in my eyes
So kiss me 'til Tuesday
And honey don't be shy
I keep trying to relax
I'm tired of chanting, "Om"
Let's go climb the nearest ocean
And call a seashell our home
I got a fever
And you're the doctor
Cure me sweetly with your cuddles and smiles
So kiss me 'til Tuesday
Honey don't be shy
My willow stopped weeping
But my well's run dry
Don't skip over Monday
You see the look in my eyes
So kiss me 'til Tuesday
And baby don't be shy
I just wanna dance
Gimme those kisses
This is our big chance
Gimme those kisses
Kisses!
So kiss me 'til Tuesday
Honey don't be shy
My willow stopped weeping
But my well's run dry
Don't skip over Monday
You see the look in my eyes
So kiss me 'til Tuesday
And baby don't be shy
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15. |
Circle Song
03:16
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He gave away everything he knew
And headed west
To follow the sun
To follow the sun
Into the sea
He roared in the mountains and whispered in the desert
He lived for free
To follow the sun
To follow the sun
Into the sea
He took off running when the coast was clear
And jumped into the ocean and disappeared
How do you say goodbye?
How do you say goodbye?
He gave away everything he knew
And headed west
To follow the sun
To follow the sun
Into the sea
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16. |
Backyard Lament
03:12
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My hand's know the sorrow
I can't be at home
When bridges fall down
Outrun the rain
Patterns swallow my thoughts
And secrets decay
It's bittersweet
Pretending to believe
It's bittersweet
Pretending to deceive
Oh, the fires are burning
I've got many matches
La la la la la la la la la la la la
Listen to the wind blow
Hollow its confessions
It's bittersweet
Pretending to believe
It's bittersweet
Pretending to deceive
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17. |
1997
03:25
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I had an '88 Corolla
A twinkle in my eye
A girlfriend overseas
Who found another guy
Tell me why?
Oooowee, I stumbled over to the corner store
Bought loaded up with every box of wine
Ooowee Buck Owens on the stereo
Where did 1997 go?
Lincoln Lincoln, I’ve been thinking
Is it really true
What ol’ Sandburg wrote about how
You used got so blue?
Tell me true
Oooowee, I was so rough around the edges
Touch me and I'll cut you like a knife
Ooowee, Hank Williams on the stereo
Where did 1997 go?
Dissolving in the La-Z-Boy
Stirring up the grief
Shaking from the memories
Rinse out and repeat
I swallowed a pool courage
To call her one last time
She heard my voice, said "Konichiwa"
And cut the line
Auf wiedersehen!
Oooowee, I stumbled over to that corner store
Bought loaded up with every box of wine
Ooowee Buck Owens on the stereo
Where did 1997 go?
Oooowee, I was so rough around the edges
Touch me and I'll cut you like a knife
Ooowee, Hank Williams on the stereo
Where did 1997 go?
Please tell me: where did 1997 go?
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18. |
What Comes Next
02:56
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Haven't heard your voice since last Friday
Where in the world have you been hiding?
I need you so bad
The pressure's rising and my head is spinning
Locked in a game and no one's winning
I need you so bad
I've been here before
I know this feeling
Seeing the truth
But not believing
Please oh please
Just tell me what comes next
Stay tonight, stay forever
Too many words are as light as a feather
I want you so bad
Love is patient, love is kind
But love I just can't read your mind
I want you so bad
I've been here before
I know this feeling
Seeing the truth
But not believing
Please oh please
Just tell me what comes next
Is there gonna be a heartbreak?
I've been fooling myself
Is it gonna be a heartbreak?
I need you too bad
There's gonna be a heartbreak
I've been fooling myself
There's gonna be a heartbreak
I want you too bad
I've been here before
I know this feeling
Seeing the truth
But not believing
Please oh please
Just tell me what comes next
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19. |
My Old-Fashioned Girl
02:40
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You know, the world moves at such a quickened pace
You boot up, you login, you press a button
And pretty soon you're out in cyberspace
But I know a girl with her feet firmly in place
She's prim and proper
A little on her guard
Goes to church on Sundays
Grows peonies in her yard
We went out on a date
She sent a "Thank You" card
My old-fashioned girl
She plays Canasta
Penny a point to win
Just drinks one cocktail
Any more would be a sin
She's in bed a 10:30
Man, she just won't let me in
My old-fashioned girl
Sadie Hawkins' Day
Canapes
Postcards from Coney Isle
High-collared shirts
A fountain pen that works
No time for rock-and-rolla
She's got Django on her Victrola
She dance the foxtrot
Always let's me lead
Bought me a jacket
Says I'm toothsome in a tweed
She's self-possessed
She's got everything she needs
My old-fashioned girl
My old-fashioned girl
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20. |
Silvertones
02:26
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Rock and roll thrills
Silvertones
Silvertones
Silvertones
Rock and roll thrills
Silvertones
Silvertones
Silvertones
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21. |
It's Fam Time
03:10
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It's fam time, it's fam time
Tell your mothers and your brothers and your sisters and your fathers
It's fam time, it's fam time
Ding-dong
What?
You're already in.
A holiday, a Sunday, anyday: a funday!
Or is it?
Well... let's just see
It depends on the mood of your mama
The fantasy team of your papa
He's sly checking out the score
Mama's flashing, open the door
We're eating green bean and ham
There would be toast but we're still in a jam
Hussein Obama can't mind the store
We can't afford to have four more (years)
And I said, "Yes we can!"
('Cause I'm a Democrat)
It's fam time, it's fam time
Tell your mothers and your brothers and your sisters and your papas
It's fam time, it's fam time
Ding-dong
What?
You're already in.
A holiday, a Sunday, anyday: a funday!
Or is it?
Well... ahhhhhhhhh
Is your sister's boyfriend a thug?
Is your brother's girlfriend off drugs?
She snorted up grandma's ashes
Now she doesn't have any eyelashes
Someone says the word, "apportion"
Papa thought he heard, "abortion"
He spat out every kernel of corn
And said, "God loves the unborn!"
And I said, "No he doesn't!"
('Cause I'm an atheist)
Sound off: F! A! M!
Fam!
F stands for "Fun"
A stands for "Angst"
M stands for "Marone! What are you people doing in my living room, eh?"
You're already in!
It's fam time, it's fam time
Tell your mothers and your brothers and your sisters and your papas
It's fam time, it's fam time
Ding-dong
What?
You're already in.
A holiday, a Sunday, anyday: a funday!
Or is it?
Well...
It's fam time, it's fam time
Tell your mothers and your brothers and your sisters and your papas
It's fam time, it's fam time
Ding-dong
What?
You're already in.
A holiday, a Sunday, anyday: a funday!
A holiday, a Sunday, anyday: I still love my family!
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22. |
The Mines of PA
03:37
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In the hills of Pennsylvania there are many, many mines
Abandoned long ago
In the hills of Pennsylvania there are many, many mines
Abandoned long ago
So take a flashlight
Flashlight it's got to shine on
If it fades away
You're lost in the dark
In the hills of Pennsylvania there are many, many mines
Abandoned long ago
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23. |
Swamp Seranade
04:21
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I wrote the lyrics so the tune had best be sweet
My baby's dancing she can really move her feet
A bass is thumping and the drummer's keeping time
My heart's a bumpin' when she says she's mine all mine
The moon is humming and the stars are bouncing high
She is my morning coffee, my evening sky
Oh, I could have sang another song
Where everything just turns out wrong
That would have been another tune
Where the guitar wails out under a new moon
The frogs are croaking and the 'squitos nip and bite
They buzz for us 'cause the melody's just right
This song is older than the story that it tells
One look at her and the locusts turn to bells
Don't write the music down just play it as it comes
Our love's the notes, our hearts will be the drums
Oh, I could have sang another song
Where everything just turns out wrong
That would have been another tune
Where the guitar wails out under a new moon
Crickets take it over, chirp till the morning light
It's time for bed and I am gonna hold my baby tight
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24. |
Rebel Lover
02:53
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You're drawing devotees
You do it with such ease
Showing no fatigue
So why did I pledge allegiance?
Rebel lover
Rebel lover
Rebel lover
The jungle weeps tonight
Make up a brand new math
To build a shining path
No bubbles in her bath
Her rhetoric had no logic
Rebel lover
Rebel lover
Rebel lover
The jungle weeps tonight
You overthrew my body
When you stormed the gates
And took no prisoners
You overthrew my body
Coup d'etat in the fifth degree
Now you won't walkie talkie
And the rescue helicopter floats on by
Rebel lover
Rebel lover
Rebel lover
The jungle weeps tonight
Radio radio radio my rebel lover!
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25. |
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Sometimes I wish it would end
Sometimes I wish it would end
But I know that it's going end anyway
And I've got to take what's here today
But sometimes I wish it would end
Now don't you worry
I'm just as good as can be
But today has delivered the hard news
And a little misery
And I'm gonna bounce back
Until I can't bounce back no more
But I'm getting tired of getting up and getting down
Yeah I'm tired of getting up just to get down
Yeah I'm tired of getting up just to get down
Sometimes I wish it would end
Sometimes I wish it would end
But I know that it's going end anyway
And I've got to take what's here today
But sometimes I wish it would end
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26. |
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We could have built a beautiful city
We could have built a beautiful city
Glass towers to the skies
We could have a rah-rah team
And worship it on Sundays
Glass towers to the skies
All the prisoners lean out their windows
And wish they hadn't burned their notes
Not a scrap of grace
Not a scrap of grace
Not a scrap of grace could save us from the craze
Poetry
Always skipped over
Always skipped over
Not a scrap of grace
Not a scrap of grace
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27. |
Cowgirl Angel From Texas
04:13
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I was flat on my back, deep down a hole
Lost in a world of pain
I heard her voice, I saw her smile
She lifted me up
And said, "I'm with you once again"
She's my Cowgirl Angel From Texas
A rodeo halo love
She's my Cowgirl Angel From Texas
Two-steppin' in the stardust above
So she cooled all my thoughts, I lived in her heart
Singing the songs we used to sing
About bluebonnets and Stetson Sonnets
And the green, green Hill Country
On the very first day of spring
She's my Cowgirl Angel From Texas
A rodeo halo love
She's my Cowgirl Angel From Texas
Two-steppin' in the stardust above
Morning spilled on the floor, we finished our coffee
And knew that she had to leave
Back to the One who gave her life
Who gave her the faith
That to love is to believe
She's my Cowgirl Angel From Texas
A rodeo halo love
She's my Cowgirl Angel From Texas
Two-steppin' in the stardust above
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28. |
Cherry Bounce
03:43
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I'm going to Alabama to find my baby there
I'm going to Alabama to find my baby there
Drinking cherry bounce in her rocking chair
I'm going to buy my baby a pure-bred hunting dog
I'm going to buy my baby a pure-bred hunting dog
Sniff out them rabbits right through that pea-thick fog
Gonna give her money for a brand new cotton dress
Gonna give her money for a brand new cotton dress
With red stripes on it to match my Sunday best
Then I'm gonna plug that ipod
And turn way up the noise
Blast the cabin with the Lovin' Spoonful, Bread and The Beastie Boys
Cut that cane, cut it right down to the ground
Boil that sugar, boil until it's brown
It still ain't sweeter than this love that I have found
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29. |
The Glow
03:13
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Yeah, I saw you the other night
Standing by the pool at Johnny Fox's
Waiting for the bathroom
Your eyes met mine... and then looked away
Girl, is it gonna end like this?
Me over here
You over there
People in between us
Let's make a memory
Under the neon light
It's where I go
To feel the glow
Don't hold back give me all you got
Don't hold back give me all you got
Don't hold back give me all you got
Say you're mine
And yeah, it's just another deja vu
When I look at me and you
Falling in and out
People in between us
Let's make a memory
Under the neon light
It's where I go
To feel the glow
Don't walk away from all my memories
Don't hold back give me all you got
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30. |
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Letter on the table
Written in your hand
"It's not you, it's just me
I hope you understand
Life's been crazy crazy
Like a wheel that won't go round
And I can't get close to you or anyone
Don't know what's lost or what is found"
You gave me your new address
To forward me your mail
I knew that you were hurting
Didn't know you were so frail
There I am
Knee deep in sympathy
Getting off
On your misery
There I am
Flew to California
Drove the 405
Wanted to show up at your place
Just to see if you're still alive
Parked the rental across the street
Nearly hit the floor
That's when I spotted the dude in the linen suit
Knocking at your front door
You opened up so quickly
And invited him inside
Something in the way you touched his face
The light inside me died
There I am
Knee deep in sympathy
Getting off
On your misery
There I am
Saw an open window
Climbed a desert palm
Made my way to your bedroom
I'd never felt so calm
You both looked up with such surprise
And I cried
Here I am
There I am
Knee deep in sympathy
Getting off
On your misery
There I am
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31. |
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Everybody's racing at the speed of sound
Racing at the speed of sound
Just one more song and I'll be gone
Thank you and goodnight
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