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1. |
Brother
03:53
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Brother, I will not, hold any thing I do against you
I’m dying when you’re leaving
come and tell me bad thoughts, sip another beer with your oldest friend
before we get much older
and I will not cry, I will not crack, I will not worry, when you are gone
I will not break, and I will not take the hand of God, and put it away
brother we can talk, you don’t need to worry, you’ve got me I’ve got you
don’t bottle up your bad thoughts, let em out I’d do the same for you,
you’re not one we’re two
and I will not cry, I will not crack, I will not worry, when you are gone
I will not break, and I will not take the hand of God, and put it away
lets make a way to love again, leaving your eyes open wide
we weren’t only just born as friends
hold my head in the sky
badly, I wanted to fly
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up there in the open sky
you’re flying past the mason dixon line
you left your family behind
they cried
the august sun cooks the city alive
reflecting light from the windowed sides
of all the buildings glaring down on the street
thats where you and I will meet
catch me in a free fall plummeting down towards you speeding
o-o-open up your arms and rescue me you’re what I’m needing
downtown on the platform waiting, to get back above the ground
the mildew in the subway station, humid stench all sorts of foul
but I could wait all night if I have to, just to see you coming down the tracks
bury my face in a wrinkled napkin, this train is coming and its coming fast
catch me in a free fall plummeting down towards you speeding
o-o-open up your arms and rescue me you’re what I’m needing
if the time aint right, I’ll wait another night
to have you by my side
got a crippling fear of the rats and the bugs its severe
I gotta have you by my side
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Briarcliffe Beach
02:36
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grandpa died, by his first bride
held our heads, and she held her pride
85, and she wed again
briarcliffe beach
cars parked in vacant sandy lots
hand in hand they walked down the board walk
love is alive
at least I saw this day before I die
rose in hand, as she said her vows
widow and widower, weren’t lonely now
my childhood pastor, he began to pray
as they threw the pedals into the waves
and they floated east away
on the years warmest day
their love is alive,
and they knew it twice before they die
I, stood by, my father by his mother with a tear in her eye
she hugged my fathers brother when she said I do, they cried
I wish I live that long of a life
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4. |
Into Foam
05:40
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waste away, drunk on the beach
passing time because my babys out of reach and she knows it
thats why she’s staying away from me
seaside street, gathering sand
kicking up dust from the lonely stretch of shore where I stand
distant sounds of a beach music band
I wanna be in a beach music band
I’ll think of you in the meantime
wait for my baby to come back home
patient, watch the ocean turn, into foam
salt air, staining the walls
make the buildings look older than they really are
forming erosional scars
summer city, atlantic coast
I hate the heat but I’m making the most of the season
climb up the observation post
I’ve got a reason, to seek the Holy Ghost
I’ll think of you in the meantime
wait for my baby to come back home
patient, watch the ocean turn, into foam
oh dear, I could call you now
to meet me here at the lookout
patiently, we’ll watch the ocean turn, into foam
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Breeze
03:32
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pace between the windows in your room
but the sunlight doesn’t bother you
like it used to do
wind, carries smoke across the porch
from the bench swing to the open door
and I’ve never loved you more
i heard you say, tonight is the night when we’re gonna part ways
youll see, it won’t be as easy for you as it will be for me
know whichever road you want to take
I’m always gonna find a way
to come and bother you
and I’m gonna float in the breeze
I’ll let the wind carry me
and I’ll end up on your street
way down in the south, sometimes you close your eyes and thinking about
the breeze, it’s easy for you but it will not be easy for me
open the window in your room
when the summertime comes in june,
it’s never too hot for you
and I know what it’s like to be in the breeze
summertime wasn’t meant for me
not it wasn’t meant for me
and I heard love is blind but I’ll follow it anyway
you know, tonight won’t be as easy as it was today
you’ll see, that this can be easy for you like it’s easy for me
and I’ll write, whenever I’m away
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6. |
James Island Cinema
04:38
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burn, a bucket, of leaves and a dry newspaper page
smoke, replaced the air, inside my room that autumn day, what would you say if you and I could burn away
center room, on spring street, jeremy is dropping acid tonight
I owe, one thousand dollars, to jonathan for paying my rent twice, I knew the price, but I was just to poor to pay
I’ll get you back is what he always heard me say
lets meet at two, king and calhoun, I’d love, oh I’d love to
haunted hallways, stairwells with their faded signs
19th century city, and that city was mine
chilly nights, october fires, burn it down, burn it down tonight
just know, you will be fine
james island cinema, my hair was long, instead they hired my friend
center room, now abandoned, ashes from burnt leaves picked up by wind, I never saw it again
its was now 6 years since I’ve been
i never saw it again, again,
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7. |
Rafters
04:06
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I filled up my hands, i’ve worn out my shoes,
but i would walk barefoot through thorns to find my way to the loving in you
I wanna take care, I wanna be fine,
the only way to settle my soul is make this good hearted woman mine
stains on the sheet, the dust in the hall,
the doors are a creaking, when I got you up against the wall
the taste of your breath, chills down my spine
we gonna walk the stairs after dinner, throwing back a couple liters of wine
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8. |
Peaceful Living To You
03:42
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Growth, take me into you
do everything you wanna do
when you are with another is it true
sand, cradle me into the sand
warm my clammy, unforgiving hands
mark me with your ever scalding brand
its true, Peaceful Living To You
wounds, pocks and scratches littering my frame
scars and bruises only me to blame
carry myself back to bed again
grief, when I see you walking on the street
talking stale conversation piece
bothers me to see you not with me
but it’s true, peaceful living to you
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When open your eyes,
see the oceanside sunrise
you don’t why but all the colors made you cry
wipe the sweat from your brow
shake the sand from the towel
put on a shirt and drive yourself back into town
where the highway meets,
the busted road along the beach
the traffic in the warmer months. lines up the dusty street
you wanna be where nothing grows
theres always sand between your toes
the offshore wind formed peaks on the waves that slowly rose
back in the day when all was fine
you were holding your head up high
january brings the cold
the nights are long and the wind is bold
the roads abandoned its a sight to behold
you wanna be in a place you can roam
ankle deep in the breaking foam
the beach the only place you want to call your home
back in the day when all was fine
you were holding your head up high
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Tango Til They're Sore
03:49
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Well, you play that tarantella, all the hounds will start to roar
The boys all go to hell and then the Cubans hit the floor
They drive along the pipeline, they tango 'til they're sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door
Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
And send me off to bed for evermore
Make sure they play my theme song, I guess daisies will have to do
Just get me to New Orleans and paint shadows on the pews
Turn the spit on that pig and kick the drum and let me down
Put my clarinet beneath your bed till I get back in town
Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
So send me off to bed for evermore
Just make sure she's all in calico and the color of a doll
Wave the flag on Cadillac day, and a skillet on the wall
Cut me a switch or hold your breath 'til the sun goes down
Write my name on the hood, send me off to another town
And just let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or Better on a blanket by the stairs
Tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Will you send me off to bed for evermore?
Fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Send me off to bed for evermore
Send me off to bed for evermore
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11. |
Smokey Bar
02:08
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Savannah, driving down the coast
thats where I met her, after one of my shows
she had your hair down, and in the moonlight in glowed,
she said lets take it back to my place, it’s just two blocks up the road
she came down, south from Baltimore
and told me about her family, as she unlocked your door
I walked in, it was century old loft
sat down on that couch and as we took our clothes off
I got a call on my phone, Will said we had to drive back home
so meet us in 15, or we’ll be gone
so I picked up my guitar, and made a B line right to that car
Ill never meet another girl on tour in a smoky bar
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She's a rich girl
She don't try to hide it
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Ta na na
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
People say she's crazy
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well that's one way to lose these
Walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket
With my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted
Because I please you
Wearing these diamonds
And I could say Oo oo oo
As if everybody knows
What I'm talking about
As if everybody would know
Exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
He makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes
And puts on after-shave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
And she said honey take me dancing
But they ended up by sleeping
In a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes
And I could say Oo oo oo
As if everybody here would know
What I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know exactly
What I was talking about
Talking about diamonds
People say I'm crazy
I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes
Well that's one way to lose
These walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of your shoes
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13. |
Pale Blue Eyes
05:17
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Sometimes I feel so happy,
Sometimes I feel so sad.
Sometimes I feel so happy,
But mostly you just make me mad.
Baby, you just make me mad.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Thought of you as my mountain top,
Thought of you as my peak.
Thought of you as everything,
I've had but couldn't keep.
I've had but couldn't keep.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
If I could make the world as pure and strange as what I see,
I'd put you in the mirror,
I put in front of me.
I put in front of me.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Skip a life completely.
Stuff it in a cup.
She said, Money is like us in time,
It lies, but can't stand up.
Down for you is up."
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
It was good what we did yesterday.
And I'd do it once again.
The fact that you are married,
Only proves, you're my best friend.
But it's truly, truly a sin.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
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14. |
Muchacho's Tune
02:54
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I sing no way the stone
Set up a trembling in my bone
I sat there all alone
I cried and cried
I saw the moonlights weary glow
On that old dirty city snow
I sat there feeling low
My, oh my
I found some fortune, found some fame
Finally cauterized my veins
Yea, Ive been fucked up and Ive been a fool
Like the shepherd to the lamb
Like the wave onto the sand
I fixed myself up to come and be with you
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Sodom South Georgia
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Papa died smiling
Wide as the ring of a bell
Gone all star white
Small as a wish in a well
And Sodom, South Georgia
Woke like a tree full of bees
Buried in Christmas
Bows and a blanket of weeds
Papa died Sunday and I understood
All dead white boys say, "God is good"
White tongues hang out, "God is good"
Papa died while my
Girl Lady Edith was born
Both heads fell like
Eyes on a crack in the door
And Sodom, South Georgia
Slept on an acre of bones
Slept through Christmas
Slept like a bucket of snow
Papa died Sunday and I understood
All dead white boys say, "God is good"
White tongues hang out, "God is good"
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Ocean of Noise
03:31
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In an ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Ringing like a bell
As if I had a choice
Oh well!
Left in the morning
While you were fast asleep
Into an ocean of violence
A world of empty streets
You've got your reasons
And, me - I've got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time
In an ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Now who here among us
Still believes in choice?
Not I!
No way of knowing
What any man will do
An ocean of violence
Between me and you
You've got your reasons
And, me - I've got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time
I'm gonna work it out
'Cause time won't work it out
I'm gonna work it out
'Cause time won't work it our for you
I'm gonna work it on out
'Cause time won't work it our for you
I'm gonna work it on out
'Cause time won't work it our for you
I'm gonna work it on out
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If you see her, say hello
She might be in Tangier
She left here last early spring
Is living there I hear
Say for me that I'm all right
Though things get kind of slow
She might think that I've forgotten her
Don't tell her it isn't so
We had a falling-out
Like lovers often will
And to think of how she left that night
It still brings me a chill
And though our separation
It pierced me to the heart
She still lives inside of me
We've never been apart
If you get close to her
Kiss her once for me
I always have respected her
For doing what she did and getting free
Oh, whatever makes her happy
I won't stand in the way
Oh, the bitter taste still lingers on
From the night I tried to make her stay
I see a lot of people
As I make the rounds
And I hear her name here and there
As I go from town to town
And I've never gotten used to it
I've just learned to turn it off
Either I'm too sensitive
Or else I'm getting soft
Sundown yellow moon
I replay the past
I know every scene by heart
They all went by so fast
If she's passing back this way
I'm not that hard to find
Tell her she can look me up
If she's got the time
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