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Late July
02:58
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I heard life is what passes when you're too busy living
And love is at its finest when times are hard
May your lady always keep you from the vices you've been after
May the Lord always love you where you are
I'm heading down the road I guess
Another good time I'll regret
But I wish that I was coming home to you
Late July, oh my, all in good time
Praying that my girl is fine
Sleeping in while rain falls on the roof
I hope your sunsets always bleed red
And your family's always well fed
And the song stuck in your head
Plays all night
I'm heading down the road I guess
Another good time I'll regret
But I wish that I was coming home to you
Late July, oh my, all in good time
Praying that my girl is fine
Sleeping in while rain falls on the roof
I'm heading down the road I guess
Another good time I'll regret
But I wish that I was coming home to you
Late July, oh my, all in good time
Praying that my girl is fine
Sleeping in while rain falls on the roof
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It'll be fine by dusk light, I'm tellin' you, baby
These things eat at your bones and drive your young mind crazy
But when you place your head between my collar and jaw
I don't know much, but there's no weight at all
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
'Cause if I say I miss you, I know that you won't
But I miss you in the mornings when I see the sun
Somethin' in the orange tells me we're not done
To you, I'm just a man; to me, you're all I am
Where the hell am I supposed to go?
I poisoned myself again, somethin' in the orange
Tells me you're never comin' home
If you leave today, I'll just stare at the way
The orange touches all things around
The grass trees and dew, how I just hate you
Please turn those headlights around
I need to hear you say you've been waitin' all night
There's orange dancin' in your eyes from bulb light
Your voice only trembles when you try to speak
Take me back to us dancin', this wood used to creak
To you, I'm just a man; to me, you're all I am
Where the hell am I supposed to go?
I poisoned myself again, somethin' in the orange
Tells me you're never comin' home
If you leave today, I'll just stare at the way
The orange touches all things around
The grass trees and dew, how I just hate you
Please turn those headlights around
To you, I'm just a man; to me, you're all I am
Where the hell am I supposed to go?
I poisoned myself again, somethin' in the orange
Tells me you're never comin' home
If you leave today, I'll just stare at the way
The orange touches all things around
The grass, trees, and dew, how I just hate you
Please turn those headlights around
Please turn those headlights around
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3. |
Heavy Eyes
03:10
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Remember when David dashed
A twelve pack
Of Budweiser heavy for the road
Two kids in the back
Drunk off their ass
Screaming in an old Bronco
And I recall what she said
That she wanted me dead
But there ain't no grave deep enough
Remember all the nights we had
You said it ain't so bad
Keep those heavy eyes looking up
Remember when Mary brought
Her own Jane
Lucas thought he was gonna die
The stars started falling out
Of a night cloud
From a clear Midwestern sky
I recall what she said
Screaming that the sky is red
Burning to a younger man's mind
Remember all the days we had
I'd say it ain't so bad
Keep those heavy eyes soft and kind
Oh when I'm old
I will recall
All the nights we spent outlaws
It's getting cold
But that sun is cresting
And heavy eyes ain't born for resting
Who's gonna drive us home
The boys and me
Are walking staggered vision blurred
One thing you'll come to know
The boys back home
Live for things like dead man's curve
I recall what he said
He'd rather be gone and dead
Than livin' like those sad folks in town
I can't take this soul with me
If I go I'm goin' quickly
Keep those heavy eyes free and proud
Oh when I'm old
I will recall
All the nights we spent outlaws
It's getting cold
But that sun is cresting
And heavy eyes ain't born for resting
Oh when I'm old
I will recall
All the nights we spent outlaws
It's getting cold
But the sun in cresting
And heavy eyes ain't born for resting
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4. |
Mine Again
03:44
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You are mine again, every mistake that you made
All the people that you saved that took a little piece of you with them
You are mine again, and I'm so damn glad you're here
Talking strong, sober, and clear like you couldn't back then
How many sad songs it take, to get your stubborn ass awake?
What finally got you rising from your bed?
Was it the sunset on her cheeks, leading down to a delicate collar bone, or judgement of your mind when you're alone?
Mine again, my fondest friend where the hell you been?
I've been struggling to get back to you
And if you fight all night I'm sure you'll gain the guts to try
To get past the things that you've been through
'Cause no one plays it cool quite the way you do
Are those tires you got still turning? Is the spirit you had still burning?
Do you still talk that shit the way you did before?
All the women and the wages and the wars that I've been waging
I just don't feel like fighting anymore
Mine again, my fondest friend where the hell you been?
I've been struggling to get back to you
And if you fight all night I'm sure you'll gain the guts to try
To get past the things that you've been through
'Cause no one plays it cool quite the way you do
Mine again
So head back home and be who you know you can
Mine again
So don't be so cruel and play God with all his plans
Well I am mine again, every mistake that I make
And I ain't ashamed to say who the hell I am
'Cause I am mine again, and I'm so damn glad I'm here
Talking strong, sober, and clear like I couldn't back then
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5. |
Happy Instead
04:09
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Right Now the Best
03:10
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Okay, one take, one take
This whole world is always waiting on tomorrow
Itching, fiending for whatever happens next
But what if I told you they're all lying
And I love you for who you are right now, the best
Everyone thinks they're going the wrong way
But they're looking at their maps all wrong
'Cause everywhere's somewhere to someone
And in a rush, you cannot dance to smooth slow songs
So, I'm gonna slow on down, someway, somehow
Today ain't different from the rest
And the you that I pine for, oh the you that I need
Oh, the you of right now is the best
This hating heart healed by the hopeful
And I think I got a song that you'll like
It's awfully long and such a throatful
But it's perfect for a night like tonight
About you on the coasting water
Those white waves crash 'cross your skin
One of those days you miss already
And it ain't even had the damn chance to end
And I think grandfather's gone crazy
He keeps rambling on about way back when
Bragging 'bout grandma and war times
All the friends that he's lost once again
So I'm gonna slow on down, someway, somehow
Today ain't different from the rest
Oh the you that I pine for, oh the you that I need
Oh the you of right now is the best
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7. |
The Outskirts
03:18
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Well I want a home on the outskirts of town
Come around sundown to hear the sound
Kids and the crickets under pinky skies
Swing on by 'cause we're drinking tonight
Well, in my mind, trees line the drive
There's a kind, loving lady belly laughing inside
And in the morning while we're drinking brew
She'll say, "The city ain't nothing like the outskirts with you"
And fireflies and some scheming eyes
Will turn this house into a home
Then we'll grin in the driveway
Hell, your smile outdoes the dawn
Hold on, hope is on the way
Oh, I swear to God
I'll take you to the outskirts one day
Well I want a home on the outskirts of town
Where the wind chimes sing to the porch swing crowd
June into August, August to May
With the sun beating down or the snow in the way
The smell of fresh-cut grass in the yard
I don't care who you are, drink a fifth, bring your heart
You put down the tailgate, I'll put down a tune
'Cause out in the 'skirts we move and shake with the moon
With fireflies and some scheming eyes
We'll turn this house into a home
Then we'll grin in the driveway
Hell, your smile outdoes the dawn
Hold on, hope is on the way
Oh, I swear to God
I'll take you to the outskirts one day
Oh, I swear to God
I'll take you to the outskirts one day
With fireflies and some scheming eyes
We'll turn this house into a home
Then we'll grin in the driveway
Hell, your smile outdoes the dawn
Hold on, hope is on the way
Oh, I swear to God
We'll make it to the outskirts one day
Oh, I swear to God
We'll make it to the outskirts one day
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8. |
Younger Years
03:25
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Two, one two three four
Johnny's in the drive and he's drinking again
Rough crowd downtown but they're all my friends
By the end of the night I won't recall my name
Well my Levi jean queen, I've been here all night, see
Someday I'll take you somewhere it never rains
But for right now I'm tearing down this town
How being young is so painful and strange
Deborah's on the bar and she's dancing again
To an old folk song that reminds her of him
She ain't getting down till they carry her away
She was his Levi jean queen but he's long gone now, see
At the end of the night she'll get choked up by his name
And she'll try her best just to let him go
Well, she's sick and tired of his rough and younger ways
Letting go, moving on, keeping strong and finding God
I find it awfully odd we made it here
A few good friends on the longest night, getting high until we cry
Enjoying all the pain of younger years
And now I'm drunk and walking home all alone, my honey
Looking for a better place to spend my money
Like taking my Levi jean queen to see the stars
Tougher than a lover and leaner than a fighter
Looks to me we got another all-nighter
I think God put us exactly where we are
Letting go, moving on, keeping strong and finding God
I find it awfully odd we made it here
A few good friends on the longest night, getting high until we cry
Enjoying all the pain of younger years
Enjoying all the pain of younger years
Well Johnny's in the drive and he's drinking again
Rough crowd downtown but they're all my friends
By the end of the night I won't recall my name
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9. |
Cold Damn Vampires
04:52
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Them damn cold vampires been keeping me awake
Tryna build an empire off things that they can take
But don't let 'em steal your hope, child, and turn it something green
Damn you and damn all your ties to this machine
Your ties to this machine
You moved to the city, girl, to make something of yourself
But them vampires are groping you every night on East and 12th
So every night you carry a knife and some spray
To keep them bloodsuckers at least a four-inch blade away
A four-inch blade away
Them damn cold vampires been keeping me awake
Tryna build an empire off things that they can take
But don't let 'em steal your hope, child, and turn it something green
So damn you and damn all your ties to this machine
Your ties to this machine
So you wanna be an artist, make something that makes sense
'Cause them vampires will take every ounce of the blood that you can give
Never let 'em speak and don't let 'em tell a lie
Let 'em know that you're walking alone to a warm home tonight
Them damn cold vampires been keeping me awake
Tryna build an empire off things that they can take
But don't let 'em steal your hope, child, and turn it something green
Damn you and damn all your ties to this machine
Your ties to this machine
But there's hope for the mortal, to stay clear and stay true
So look out for the vampires, that are on the hunt for you
Cause they're on the hunt for you
Them damn cold vampires been keeping me awake
Tryna build an empire off things that they can take
But don't let 'em steal your hope, child, and turn it something green
Damn you and damn all your ties to this machine
Your ties to this machine
Your ties to this machine
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10. |
Tishomingo
03:08
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Well I don't think that the city moves slow enough for me
So I'm gonna leave now and I ain't showing no warnings
And I know that mama said that love'll always lead you home
But I been following this lonely road for way too long
So won't you pray for me tonight?
I've been heading down a dark cold road
I've been dreaming of a porch swing with some lights
Hoping I can find myself back home
Now I'm breaking horses out in Tishomingo
And every night I lie there and wonder where good men's dreams go
And most nights I wonder how far train cars can travel
Or how far a man can go before one's truly unraveled
So won't you pray for me tonight?
I've been heading down a dark cold road
And I've been dreaming of a porch swing with some lights
Hoping I can find myself back home
Don't jump in so quick kid, you're gonna wind up hurt
She's with a new man in New York the last time I heard
And I know that mama said that love'll always lead me home
But I been following a lonely road for way too long
So won't you pray for me tonight?
I've been heading down a dark cold road
I've been dreaming of a you by my side
Praying I can get myself back home
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11. |
She's Alright
03:49
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Well, the moon in New York tonight was beautiful
I wish you were around to see it too
I'm so happy I could cry
Why'd you'd have to go and die like that?
It's a shame when people ain't around to see
The smiles that they nurture, the laughter they breed
These people don't know me
And I don't plan on showing what I've seen
And I threw up on a corner in Philadelphia
She said, "Boy, there ain't no real point in helping ya"
The only thing you've ever owned
Were high hopes and a pocket comb, you fool
So don't act like you know who I am
Cause the more I'll explain the less you'll understand
Them assholes downtown are the only ones around that even try
So look up tonight, the moon, she's shining
And we'll be alright, 'cause she's still smiling
The city lights would blow mama's mind
The more I search, the less I find
But I'm alright
'Cause she's here tonight
Oh, she's alright
And I still recall the night you were heading home
You were fighting so hard, I knew you couldn't be alone
Your hand in my hand
I knew I had to be a man from that night on
And I'll tell you all these stories one day
And we'll laugh like we used to and waste the night away
You'll say, "Boy, how I've missed ya"
But son, I was with you this whole time
So look up tonight, the moon, she's shining
And we'll be alright, 'cause she's still smiling
The city lights would blow mama's mind
The more I search, the less I find
But I'm alright
'Cause she's here tonight
Oh, she's alright
She's alright
Oh, she's alright
The moon in New York tonight was beautiful
I wish you were around to see it too
Well I'm so down that I could cry
Why'd my best friend up and die like that?
Hey, baby, um, I just wanna see what you're doing
I love you, bye-bye
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You Are My Sunshine
02:57
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You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my tired arms
When I awoke dear, I was mistaken
So I bowed my head and I cried
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away
I've always loved you, made you happy
And nothin' else could come between
But now you've left me to love another
And you shattered all my dreams
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away
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Darling
03:57
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Ninth Cloud
03:23
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Look at me, so damaged and destroyed
With this world's plans and its ploys to take me out
I'm on a highway directly to the moon
With no plans on stopping soon
I'm leaving town
Them Christian's are talking so often of coffins
No Heavens could top this moment now
My foot out the window and my flask halfway full
I may have to pull over soon
I can't afford a motel, but the floorboards will work well
And I'll sleep there til tomorrow afternoon
And I'll get on the road again, had another chance at fittin' in
Fittin' in to kids like me is dyin'
And I know when I'm with you
After one shot or 22 and a cigarette
I feel like flying I'm flyin'
But them Christian's are talking so often of coffins
No Heavens could top this moment now
I've searched and I've found to get to that ninth cloud
You must trek through some dark and troubled grounds
So may we all
Just once or twice
Once in this life, just look around
Usually I'm a wreck
But the hard times were just a step
To get where I am on this ninth cloud
We're singing, feeling good again
Just passed 3:04 AM
And I'm talking like the sun will never rise
But the sun will crest the trees and bring this devil to his knees
As it outlines the silver in these skies
Them Christian's are talking so often of coffins
No heavens could top this moment now
I've searched and I've found to get to that ninth cloud
You must trek through some dark and troubled grounds
So may we all
Just once or twice
Once in this life, just look around
Usually I'm a wreck
But the hard times were just a step
To get where I am on this ninth cloud
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Oklahoma City
04:00
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Old friend, it's been awhile, I ain't spoke to you in years
And often times boys from this town put wheels down and disappear
Mrs. Cole asked about you just three days back, and I had no answer to give her
I told her that you moved way out West to write some songs and grow a little more bitter
The kids talk about you around here like you're some kind of legend
I wonder if they know a thousand sunrises ago you were eager just like them?
But if you ever decide to bring your pain and your pride back to this side of Oklahoma City
There'll be a porch light on from the post you leaned on 'fore you wound up on the wrong side of pity
And often times I pray for you and often times I don't
Is it the goodbyes that haunt you, or the fear of new hellos?
Won't stay long cause you won't stop your running
Wait for tomorrow until tomorrow's not coming
Heard you landed in Tulsa while he slipped away
Is that the reason your fleeing the fields we hauled hay?
The heat this July or the dark last December
Look in my eyes and you might remember
The weed out in Norman or the Stillwater strip
Run far enough boy and you're bound to trip
But if you ever decide to bring your pain and your pride back to this side of Oklahoma City
There'll be a porch light on from the post you leaned on 'fore you wound up on the wrong side of pity
And often times I pray for you and often times I don't
Is it the goodbyes that haunt you, or the fear of new hellos?
Never stay long cause you won't stop your running
Wait for tomorrow until tomorrow's not coming
Send it
If you ever decide to bring your pain and your pride back to this side of Oklahoma City
There'll be a porch light on from the post you leaned on 'fore you wound up on the wrong side of pity
And often times I pray for you and often times I don't
Is it the goodbyes that haunt you, or the fear of new hellos?
Never stay long cause you won't stop your running
Wait for tomorrow until tomorrow's not coming
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Sun to Me
02:43
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Five thirty-four AM, I was about to start my day
But she laid there across me so I stayed anyway
Arms tied, legs numb, wrapped around my knee
Sweetest of the sunflowers, how you're the sun to me
I don't recall what you were wearing on the first night we met
Besides the subtle cloud around you from my last cigarette
And you come from a good place with a happy family
The only bad you've ever done was see the good in me
'Cause I've been living, waiting on the day
That the good Lord willing sends you out my way
I've seen hard times, bad luck, all that in-between
Sweetest of the sunflowers, how you're the sun to me
I remember being younger and my mother told me true
Find someone who grows flowers in the darkest parts of you
Take heed when things get hard, and don't you ever turn around
You'll find someone, someday, somewhere that grows you to the clouds
And you walked me home that evening when I could barely walk
And you spoke to me so sweetly on the days I couldn't talk
Now I'm seeing clearly and I'm growing up so free
Sweetest of the sunflowers, how you're the sun to me
I've been living, waiting on the day
That the good lord, willing sends you out my way
I've seen hard times, bad luck, all that in between
Sweetest of the sunflowers, how you're the sun to me
Sweetest of the sunflowers, how you're the sun to me
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17. |
Highway Boys
03:40
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Highway boys on the road tonight
Got a gig out at the Ryman
Finally learned the hard way, that
All good things take time, friend
I heard they'll pay a lost soul
To sing his songs true
That make a southern boy cry or
Turn a northeast man confused
And I awoke with a fever
Sweating oceans again
There's mirrors in hotel rooms
But I do not recognize them
Maybe it's the feeling that I, get in my sleep
That all the memories in my mind
Are only mine to keep
I wanna ride that K-10 to way back when
Sleep next to the river, hear it rushing again
Get my no good soul back to where it belongs
And do my best to keep truth in songs
Do my best to keep truth in songs
And all of my old friends miss having me around
But, highways work both ways
And I can't stand the liars in town
If you need me you can find me
Slightly out of control
'Cause Highway boys don't rest
And don't hang hats 'til their home
Highway boys on the road tonight
Got a gig out at the Ryman
They finally found out the hard way
That this sound I got is mine man
So, if you need me call
If you're in love, fall
Just know that highway boys
Don't stick around at all
I wanna ride that K-10 to way back when
Sleep next to the river, hear it rushing again
Get my no good soul back to where it belongs
And do my best to keep truth in songs
Do my best to keep truth in songs
Highway boys on the road tonight
Got a gig out at the Ryman
They finally found out the hard way
That this sound I got is mine man
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18. |
Whiskey Fever
03:32
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I love that one
Four, three, one, two, three, four
Got a whiskey drinking fever that I cannnot shake
And those girls downtown are more than I can take
High-waisted rockies and the sailor's mouths
And the boys in the back of the bar screamin' loud
Oh, whiskey river take me home
And I smell like cologne and cigarettes
But I ain't found a lady or a bar fight yet
I'll wait around just to stir shit up
That whiskey river flowing ain't ever enough
Oh, whiskey river take me home
'Cause I'm a heavy-drinking hard-hitting good ol' boy
There ain't a man in this county that you keep me employed
Can't stay sober past 11 a.m
My breath smells like my regrets again
Oh, whiskey river take me home
I had a woman in Wisconsin, and a woman in Maine
But they told me that they'd never love a man so insane
I head to Oklahoma with the flask and a comb
Do my best to find another place I can roam
Oh, whiskey river take me home
There was no one in town that would give me a ride
So I waited for my heavy drunkenness to subside
Stole a pick-up truck from a gas station pump
I pray to the Lord for a run of good luck
Oh, whiskey river take me home
Yeah
And I was four hundred miles down Highway 10
All of a sudden I was arrested again
They told me eight years in the county pen
Or eight years in the army killing evil men
Oh, whiskey river take me home
Now there's sand in my boots
Sand in my eyes
Sand everywhere that sand can hide
How I miss those downtown girls
And that whiskey river that ruined my world
Oh, Uncle Sam I wanna go home
I had a whiskey drinking fever that I could not shake
And those girls downtown were more than I could take
The high-waisted rockies and the sailor's mouths
Boys in the back of the bar screaming loud
Oh, whiskey river take me home
Oh, whiskey river I wanna go home
(That take ripped)
(That take fucking ripped dude)
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19. |
Billy Stay
05:16
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Billy won't you stay
You've been up all night
Talking 'bout flowers from '65
That print on that dress
That you always liked
We were young enough
To go out and dance at night
We'd cross the street
And you'd hold my hand
Same man now
That you were back then
Young kids, good for nothing
But high hoping
Broken, starving plastic ring
Perfect for eloping
Years went by fast
You were so good to me
Our children have children
Billy, how could it be
But 90 years is nothing
To some kids like us
So baby stick around
And tell a story just because
Billy stay a while
Lately you've been slipping in and out
Billy stay a child
Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about
Billy stay a while
Tell me of the lovers who once were
Billy stay a child
Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her
Billy don't forget
Won't you keep on trying
I'll keep my ears open
To keep from crying
You're more handsome now
Than you were back then
And I'm the same girl you fell for
When we were kids
If love was enough
Then you'd stay forever
But I guess sometimes
That the end is better
'Cause love turns to loss
As the time goes by
You don't know your own name
But you know mine
Billy stay a while
Lately you've been slipping in and out
Billy stay a child
Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about
Billy stay a while
Tell of the lovers who once were
Billy stay a child
Tell me 'bout that girl and how you loved her
And you went back home
In your sleep last night
And I heard you whisper
"I love you goodbye"
But maybe your Heaven's 1965
With my hair in your face
On a long summer drive
To me you'll never be
The times you forgot
But all of our good times
And flowers you bought
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20. |
Sober Side of Sorry
03:33
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One two three
Dark-haired girl, too much Jack Daniels
I'll be honest, right now I am too drunk to handle
Dark brown eyes and a neck tattoo
I am next to you when I'm a thousand miles away
Wildflowers, picked on a hillside
You just let die, that's where I learned decay
People come then they stay and they go
Someone please let me know when growing up grew so old
'Cause the sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to be
There's a cigarette rolling through the tips of clenched teeth
I don't need much, just somewhere to sleep
Someone please remind me who the hell I used to be
The sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to sleep
The sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to be
Dark-haired girl, summertime crop top
In a '89 drop-top, rolling eyes at me
Is it love, is it lust or leaving?
Am I awake or dreaming, the woman I need
Wildflowers and a neck tattoo
I am next to you and I ain't ever gonna stay
I remember a time I was sober
But those days are over, I need a beer to celebrate
'Cause the sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to be
There's a cigarette rolling through the tips of my teeth
I don't need much, just somewhere to sleep
Someone please remind me who the hell I used to be
The sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to sleep
The sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to be
'Cause the sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to sleep
There's a cigarette rolling through the tips of my teeth
I don't need much, just somewhere to sleep
Someone please remind me who the hell I used to be
The sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to sleep
The sober side of sorry ain't a safe place to be
Everything I had
That was everything I had
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21. |
High Beams
03:20
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I got too high on the couch last Sunday, she said it was fine
You worked hard all week and deserve you a little time
And this one, she don't want money, but she wants the stars
So tonight I'm taking her out and we're getting ours
So come on, get in baby, won't you try me?
I've got your favorite song mixed in with the high beams
If we don't go right now, we'll never know
So come on, get in, let's see how far this goes
You'll burn down this city with a classy little smile
But I swear I like you better when you're dancing under lights in the hall
You're as kind as the morning, giving all things light
And there's some high beams mixing with your favorite song driving tonight
So come on, get in baby, won't you try me?
I've got your favorite song mixed in with the high beams
If we don't leave right now, we'll never know
So come on, get in, let's see how far this goes
I got too high on the couch last Sunday, she said it was fine
You worked hard all week and deserve you a little time
So come on, get in baby, won't you try me?
I've got your favorite song mixed in with the high beams
If we don't leave right now, we'll never know
So come on, let's just see how far it goes
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22. |
The Good I'll Do
03:31
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Well in you
The good I'll do
The good I'll do
Oh, the good I'll do
The way the grass smells at night
And you got flames all in your eyes
As they reflect the sparkler
And you say we'll never die
Grabbed me by the hands
Just as callused as I am
Say you're proud
Well it's blue jeans in the driveway
And you're walking inside sideways
The wine always affects you
In beautiful kind ways
Ask me if I'm staying
And I say that I'm sleeping on the floor
Won't you tell me that you need me
'Cause lately I've been needing
Someone to remind me
Worth more than just an evening
I awoke to kitchen smoke
You dancing like God's moved in you before
Well in you
The good I'll do
The good I'll do
Oh, the good I'll do
Well in you
I'm new
I'm new
Oh, how I'm new
Well look in my eyes
I don't wanna hide
I've been waiting for you
All damn night
Sundress I'll undress
With nails on your skin
Turning white
Getting high out in Austin
Drunk in Tennessee
I don't care where I am
As long as you're with me
Those boys downtown talk so much shit when I leave
Well in you
The good I'll do
The good I'll do
Oh, the good I'll do
'Cause in you
I'm new
I'm new
Oh, how I'm new
The way the grass smells at night
And you got flames all in your eyes
As they reflect the sparkler
And you say we'll never die
Grab me by the hands
Just as calloused as I am
And say you're proud
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23. |
Someday (Maggie's)
04:25
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Someday, I'll make it there, I swear, to that place that haunts my dreams at night
Singing heavenly highway hymns all the way up to that beautiful old countryside
Someday, I'll find the words to explain all the good times that echo through my mind
Your grin in the mornings, a warm southern sun, or seeing double when those chemicals align
Just some kids who needed love, using laughter as their drug, doing their best to tow that hard line
Someday, I will lie under blue skies, in a hay field that holds me like home
I'll ask forgiveness with God as my witness for straying so far on my own
Today, I will hold my head up high
Knowing someday, comes one day at a time
Today, there's a sun setting soon as suppers warm
Today, I've got someday on my mind
Someday, I'll call up my old friends and we'll catch up with too many beers
Pull an all-nighter, sitting around fire, for the first time in so many years
Someday
Someday, I will come to my senses, stop sitting on fences in fear
And I will realize, after all of this time that some day was always just right here
Today, I will hold my head up high, knowing some day has been here the whole damn time
There's a sun set setting, I ain't forgetting, the blood that made my heart warm
Today, I found what I was searching for
Someday, I will send you a postcard from the place that I'm smiling tonight
I sang heavenly highway hymns all the way up to this beautiful warm country side
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24. |
Poems and Closing Time
02:41
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I've been overdrinking
'Cause I've been overthinking
'Cause I get so damn anxious at night
Chemicals and nicotine
Friends ask how you've been
You just learn to say you're alright
Poems and closing time
Oh, sweet love of mine
I found it so hard to find truth
Poems and closing time
Oh, sweet love of mine
It'll always just be me and you
And those bastards get richer
While the poor dig ditches
To bury their dreaming in
And labor done cheap
At five AM
Is the reason they're sleeping in
Oh men build churches
So the kids find worth in
Something bigger than themselves
But the uncorruptible
Don't exist
And you can't buy your way outta hell
Closing time
I'm lost again past two
Closing time
It'll always just be me and you
I've been overdrinking
'Cause I've been overthinking
'Cause I get so damn anxious at night
Chemicals and nicotine
Friends ask me how I've been
You just learn to say you're alright
Poems and closing time
Oh, sweet love of mine
I found it so hard to find truth
Poems and closing time
Only true friend of mine
It'll always just be me and you
So don't try to pay me
And don't try to play me
As one of your sorry fools
Poems and closing time
Oh, sweet love of mine
In a world that's growing so cruel
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25. |
From Austin
03:27
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There is concrete below me and a sky above so blue
I'm finally leaving Austin and I wish it was with you
I am just a sickness and you seem to be the cure
How much can a southern girl honestly endure?
Remember northwest mountains, that were snow-capped in June
You were napping on my arms on a Sunday afternoon
But babe, I've gotta heal myself from the things I've never felt
Repression is my heaven but I'd rather go through hell
It's 'bout time that I left Austin
'Bout time you settled down
With a man who doesn't move as quick
As the trains rolling through town
'Bout time that I face
The hard times I've let go
If love is just an ocean
I would drown before I float
Do you remember getting drunk on the outskirts of this town
When I gave you all I had but it still let you down?
Everyone I ever loved has either left or died
Wish I was born with concrete shoes but I'm leaving tonight
It's 'bout time that I left Austin
'Bout time you settled down
With a man who doesn't move as quick
As the trains rolling through town
'Bout time that I face
The hard times I've let go
If love is just an ocean
I would drown before I float
Float
Float
There's concrete below me and a sky above so blue
People ruin people, I don't wanna ruin you
I am just a sickness and you seem to be the cure
How much can a southern girl honestly endure?
And I'm finally gone from Austin
You finally settled down
With a man who didn't move as quick
As the trains rolled through town
I finally had to face
The hard times I've let go
If loving you's an ocean
I'd have drowned so you could float
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26. |
If She Wants a Cowboy
03:12
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It's perfect
One, two, three, four
Man, I got a song for y'all
Interesting
Actual writing
Something y'all ain't never heard of
She wants a cowboy, so I just might
Find me some boots that fit me right
Chew some tobacco, ride me a Bronco
On a southern Saturday night
And I ain't never rode a horse
Or worn a cowboy hat
But I'll find me one that fits my head
And she won't know any of that
I keep walking this town
Tryna get me some advice
But all the ranch hands around
Keep on saying they wanna fight
And I learned to two-step so I can spin her
Off her pretty little country feet
If she wants a cowboy then I'll be as cowboy
As a cowboy can be
Find me a horse that I can cover
Find me some stars to sleep under
Find me a train, I'll hop out west
If she wants a cowboy, I'll cowboy the best
She wanted a cowboy so I went off
And rode me a horse about every day
Got pretty good at ranching and riding
But she didn't care anyway
Champion buckles, and champion spurs
I got everything but her
Now I'm a cowboy and she wants Nashville
What the hell was all this worth
Find me a horse that I can cover
Find me some stars to sleep under
Find me a train, I'll hop out west
If she wants Nashville, I'll Nashville the best
One more
Man, I never heard a song this good
So find me a horse that I can cover
Find me some stars to sleep under
Find me a train, I'll hop out west
If she wants a cowboy, I'll cowboy the best
(Alright boys, I'm leaving for the day, take it easy
That was mine, that was it
Throw it on the damn radio)
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27. |
Corinthians (Proctor's)
03:51
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Jet trails cut across a Winthrop County sky
That's why I reckon Sunday is a good day to die
There's a beautiful black Gelding, and he's waiting there for me
Pissed off and raising neck hairs out in chute number three
Last night they were pulling pints of pesky Pendleton
Snuck away from the fire, slept there with the grass and wind
I looked up at heaven, saw how small I really was
I wanna build a house and burn it down just because
And you're smirking like an asshole
With a cheek full of tobacco
In the back of some Bronco
In a town you've never been
Nothing fun happens after you turn twenty-five
If I make it out at all, I pray you're right here by my side
And if I'm going down, then I'm going down true
If I got anyone to thank then it'll always be you
What the hell am I doing?
Who the hell am I?
How I miss the scripture
Oh, Sunday's the day to die
And granddad sure was punchy
But loved Jesus to his core
I wanna die today, so I can learn to live for more
Nothing fun happens after you turn twenty-five
If I make it out at all, I pray you're right here by my side
And if I'm going down then I'm going down true
If I got anyone to thank then it'll only be you
If I got anyone to thank then it'll always be you
Jet trails cut across a Winthrop County sky
That's why I reckon Sunday is a good day to die
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28. |
Open the Gate
03:54
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Well I heard you died out in Cheyenne
With my mother's ring on your hand
A note in your pocket
Said "I'll love you till I die"
I can hear the bulls are coming
To claim what they've been hunting
The son of a cowboy
Came to claim his daddy's right
And my baby, she's been crying
At the thought of me dying
She knows there's no stopping
A man and his foolish pride
So open the gates
I'm here to prove
I'm better than my father was
And where he came from too
Open the gates
I'm here to ride
To Hell I Go
With daddy by my side
And I ain't never feared nothing
That was four-legged and bucking
Throw me on a hurricane
And I'll ride it to the coast
You'll never know that your son
Came to do what you should've done
On a summer day a long time ago
Top a bull named To Hell I Go
So open the gates
I'm here to prove
I'm better than my father was
And where he came from too
Open the gates
I'm here to ride
To Hell I Go
With daddy by my side
Well I died out in Cheyenne
With my baby there crying
And a belly that's been growing
By the day
And I know that my son
Will do what his father should've done
A long, long time ago
On a bull named "To Hell I Go"
So open the gates
He's here to prove
He's better than his father was
And where he came from too
Open the gates
He's here to ride
To Hell I Go's calf
With daddy by his side
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29. |
Half Grown
03:27
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When I grab me by the hand, you hesitate
With the subtle inclination to tell a man straight
Your sister was a savior and your mother is a saint
Sometimes a woman is the sum of all the things her father ain't
But men are just the sum of all the things their mothers did
They'll spend their lives searching for the love they had as kids
My vices ain't a place to replace a loving home
You can't expect a harvest where the field's half-grown
You can't choose your blood
But you can choose to change the chains
That chain you down when you was just a child
And forgiveness ain't an easy road to go
But I know that it's a road worth heading down
When I see myself, I see your eyes
Reflections nowadays are a calm surprise
The older I get, the more I become
All the things I swore I'd always run from
But I'll raise myself a family and right the wrong
Of some imperfect people who were only half grown
'Cause you can't choose your blood
But you can choose to change the chains
That chain you down when you was just a child
And forgiveness ain't an easy road to go
But I know that it's a road worth going down
When I grab you by the hand, you hesitate
With the subtle inclination to tell a man straight
Your sister was a savior and your mother is a saint
Sometimes a woman is the sum of all the things her father ain't
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30. |
No Cure
02:41
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One, two, one two three four
Lonely, lonely troubadour, I know that you've been here before
But there ain't no cure for a restless man
If you came to run from your bad reputation
Of sleeping wherever you land
What state you in tonight, and did you get into a fight?
Are you more drunk than you were last week?
When I call you on the phone, you are never alone
And your jaws don't close when you speak
She said, "Run down the road, go where you need to go
But I need you to understand
There ain't no home and there is no cure
For a no-good rambling man"
Lonely, lonely troubadour, you ain't the boy you were before
This world has truly thickened your skin
'Cause everyone you talk to acts like they walked through
Hell with you way back when
Who are you to say I can't live this way?
I was born to be a man of the night
Twelve-foot tall and I'm living proof
That highway boys don't die
She said, "Run down the road, go where you need to go
But I need you to understand
There ain't no home and there is no cure
For a no-good rambling man"
She said, "Run down the road, go where you need to go
But I need you to understand
There ain't no home and there is no cure
For a no-good rambling man"
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31. |
'68 Fastback
03:13
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Take my soul, take my heart
Tear me apart
If I'm good for anything
It's all of this suffering
So use me for parts
To you I'm just salvage
I ain't ran right in years
So drive me then gut me
Deceive and fuck me
Then disappear
Take all my jokes
And tell them to them
And act like you're someone
That could be someone
Worth loving
And steal all the good parts
You found in me
Yeah, you'll sell 'em quick
Yeah, you'll sell 'em cheap
Hey, you'll give 'em for free
But I cleaned all my pistons
I'm running on 91
And I'm piecing myself
Back off the shelf
One by one
And now I've got a driver
Who chooses the high road
They don't use me for scraps
Or throw my ass back
When I hit potholes
And I'm flying down freeways
Going 117
And a '68 Fastback
Looks like a hatchback
Racing me
Ah, I believe
You cannot tear down
What's built up strong now
Thankfully
Oh, I believe
That you cannot tear down
What's built up strong now
Thankfully
And I'm flying down freeways
Going 117
And a '68 Fastback
Looks like a hatchback
Next to me
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32. |
Blue
03:38
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Break me down and beat me blue
There ain't a beauty on the planet coming close to you
In the harsh heat of summer or a cool crisp fall
I'd rather be ruined by you than be loved at all
Well my chest-talking, jaywalking, Levi jean queen
I've been everywhere, I swear, and you're the finest I've seen
Break me down and beat me blue
There ain't a kindness on the planet that compares to you
In the dark of the night or the light of day
I'll long for you tomorrow as I did today
Well, my daydreaming, people-pleasing, bright-on-dark-days girl
I fell hard and I've loved wide, and you're the rarest in the world
Well, I've been known to chase extremes
But in my dreams it seems I'm only chasing you
And break me, beat me, tear me down
And drag my ass all over town
I'll whisper you these sonnets till I'm blue
Oh, I'll whisper you these sonnets till I'm blue
Break me down and beat me blue
There ain't a heaven on the planet that saves me like you
Hallelujahs, oh, 'til you go on for miles
A grown-ass man grinning like a child
High on the mountain or the valley low
Only thing that heals my blues no matter where I go
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33. |
Morning Time
03:45
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You in the morning time
Reminds me of the summertime
And any time that ain't right now
Seems to be a waste of time
The way the grass fills hills of the holler
And the sun gives in to the crescent moon
Well I'm giving in tomorrow
Making love in the afternoon
'Cause when you go down hard
You come up swinging
I fucking hate love
But I love you in the evenings
I swore you'd be here
When I finally woke
I love you in the evenings
But I fucking hate high hopes
You in the morning time
Reminds me of a simpler time
Cutting grass for cash and gasoline
To prove I'm worth your touch and time
The way a woman's hands are warfare
To a wise man's worn-out ways
The way I figured I was worthless
When I lost a love that should've stayed
Cause when you go down hard
You come up swinging
I fucking hate love
But I love you in the evenings
I swore you'd be here
When I finally woke
I love you in the evenings
But I fucking hate high hopes
You in the morning time
Reminds me that each day is mine
To be grateful for the rising sun
Sneaking through the window blinds
The way you tell me it's alright
The past has passed
And right now's arrived
You in the morning time
Makes me glad I'm still alive
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34. |
This Road I Know
03:24
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