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Claws In Me
02:54
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Claws In Me
I sat down with the intention of
writing a sad, sad song
I’ll tell you to be honest it
didn’t take me very long
I lined up all my lonely like
beer cans I might shoot off of a fence
turned ‘em over, spun ‘em ‘round
and still they didn’t make a bit of sense
I stacked up all my sorrows ’til
they piled up to the ceiling, out the door
breaking’s all my heart is useful for
feeling lonesome feelings
much better than no feelings left to feel
‘cause warm and sad is better than
cold and losing track of what is real
‘cause when we’re feeling lonely we
lose sight of all those things that might
could be
broken hearts and spirits
eyes that strain and stare but fail to see
I know all this and still
this melancholy’s got it’s claws in me
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If You Love Me Dear,
For Goodness Sakes, Hush
if you love me, Dear, for goodness sakes, hush
don't need to hear any more from you tonight
I know that you are angry, I realize I was wrong
so if you love me Darling, let it go
if you love me, Dear, put away that frowny-face
don't need you leering at me with that ol' stink-eye
I know that you are angry, I realize I was wrong
so if you love me darling, let it go
it's plain to see you have an axe to grind
a more repentant man you'd be hard pressed to find
you made your case and had your way
but now there's nothing more to say
so if you love me, Dear, for goodness sakes, hush
don't need to hear any more from you tonight
I know that you are angry, I realize I was wrong
so if you love me Darling, let it go
turn out the light, let's say goodnight
Babe let's not fight, it'll be alright
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3. |
Sore, Sorry Mess
02:32
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Sore Sorry Mess
You wanted to make a clean break
you said there was nothing more to say
you took it upon yourself
to put our love on the shelf
you packed up your things
and you went your own way
my beard smells like the Bourbon
that's dribbled down on to my chin
our love's torn asunder
it leaves me to wonder
if I'll ever see you again
now I'm a sore, sorry mess
and now I can't get any rest
your love has faded
so you relocated
you left me without a forwarding address
so now I"ll go off on another bender
and I'll check my email in vain
it leaves me to wonder if I'll get out from under this
and I'll ever see you again
I’ll bet you're out drinking tonight
at some beachside bar
bathed in the moonlight
will someone there call you a cab
you got someone there getting your tab?
so many questions unanswered
so many dreams unfulfilled
you went out the door
while I slept on the floor
stupid on whiskey and pills
so here I go on another bender
as I sing this tired refrain
It leaves me to wonder if I'll get out from under this
and I'll live to see you again
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Never Had a Heartache Hurt So Hard
maybe I'll succumb to a sudden heart attack
maybe I will trip and fall on the wrong railroad track
when I go I'll go knowin' I never got you back
maybe I'll get tetanus from a rusty nail
maybe bears will eat me on a lonely mountain trail
when I go I'll know I tried to get you back and failed
one day when I die
I'll be damned if I
didn't try to stay up in your heart
where once I'd always been
so when I reach my end
I might hit a power-line while digging in the yard
might get shot by burglars, catching me off guard
I never had a heartache hurt so hard
I've never had a heartache hurt so hard
outside of my morbidity I've scant a thought to think
it pushes all my buttons and drives me
to drugs and drink
my heart and your sweet countenance - once and
forever linked
so one day when I die
I'll be damned if I
didn't try to stay up in your heart
where once I'd always been
so when I meet my end
I'll never have a heartache hurt so hard
I'll never have a heartache hurt so hard
I'll never have a heartache hurt this hard
I'll never have a heartache hurt this hard
again
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Be Choosy (When You Choose Your Lover)
some people fall in love so easily
you see in others what you want to see
and when they stray from you you're none the wiser
you should have seen it in their eyes
so be choosy when you choose your lover
make sure you love 'em over any other
and if in time you start to doubt 'em then
cut 'em loose so you can choose again
some lovers snare you in a web of lies
some lovers pounce and catch you by surprise
some lovers build you up then tear you down
and some are just too tightly wound
so be picky when you pick your lover
make sure you love 'em over any other
and if in time you start to doubt 'em then
cut 'em loose so you can choose again
you'd better know just what you're getting into
or you'll regret it on your wedding night
the guests are gone
you sealed the deal
you know deep down they're not the one for you
if you can tell that she's a femme fatale
you'd better stay away from that old gal
and he may love you but he'll steer you wrong
so listen closely to this song
and be discriminating when you're dating
make sure that they're the one you should be
mating with
and if in time you start to doubt 'em then
cut 'em loose so you can choose again
and if in time you start to doubt 'em then
cut 'em lose so you can pick again
and if in time you start to doubt 'em then
let 'em go
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6. |
Kickin' Down Doors
01:50
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Kickin' Down Doors
kickin' down doors, kickin' down doors
what'd you kick that door down for?
did you feel like heroes, feel like men?
all the while acting like you were ten
like a kid with a toy, like a boy playing tough
but you didn't grow up, now you're stuck
putting guns in the faces of different races
in far off places
did you feel any shame, were you swollen with pride
when you kicked it down, what's inside?
did you find someone's mom
did you find someone's son?
who'd you find to point that gun at?
kickin' down doors, kickin' down doors
would you fight in any old war?
did you figure that you'd don white cowboy hats?
now you dish out the rat-a-tat-tats
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Love Just Can't Be Hurried
if pain makes way for progress
is it worth the process?
I'd rather hurt than stand in yesterday
when all I find are villains
and all my time I'm killin'
high time I found a better game to play
I met her at the border
I thought I could afford her
the price I've paid has nearly broke the bank
she told me not to worry
that love just can't be hurried
so I tipped my hat and dropped the drink I'd drank
bless these women, Lord,
they've sure done right by me
many times they gave me help
when they might have just as soon let it be
they love me when I make 'em laugh
and curse me when they cry
I glimpsed it at a distance
conjured at her insistence
a monument to all the things we'd shared
a boulder's but a pebble
when women test your mettle
I'm weary, though, it's nice to know they cared
bless these women, Lord
they've sure done right by me
many times they gave me help
when they might have just as soon let it be
they love me when I make 'em laugh
and curse me when they cry
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Slow Motion Roller Coaster
I heard you go
I heard you had to go
I heard you say
it doesn't matter anyway
'cuz nothing matters anyway
so they say
so they say
I spent some time
to make up my mind
to find what I could find
and I'm still trying
I'm still trying
I'm still trying
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9. |
Don't Be Mad
02:06
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Don't Be Mad
don't be mad
so maybe that wasn't the best time you ever had
we had some laughs, now our time has passed
don't be mad
so maybe that wasn't the best thing you ever did
we had our fun, now our time is done
don't be angry with me
one day we'll reminisce and smile
since that first day you kissed me
the clock's been ticking all that while
all that while
I can tell you're pissed
we both should have known it would turn out like this
so just calm down, un-ball your fist
don't be angry with me
one day we'll reminisce and smile
be patient, girl
this might take a while
a long. long while
it wasn't all that bad
so don't be mad
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10. |
These Are The Ones
03:52
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These Are The Ones
the sequence of my actions renders
simpler satisfactions
what we know is barely known
we make each leap of faith alone
these are the ones
we stare down the barrels of guns
done and done
once it's beheld it's begun
bring it down a notch
and I'll have the nerve to watch
the things you are receiving
taken in turn can be deceiving
these are the ones
we stare down the barrels of guns
done and done
once it's beheld it's begun
the sequence of my actions renders
simpler satisfactions
what we know is barely known
we make each leap of faith alone
these are the ones
we stare down the barrels of guns
done and done
once it's beheld it's begun
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C. Albert Blomquist Carrboro, North Carolina
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