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1. |
Come as You Are
04:45
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I've got some good friends with some loose ends that remind me of myself
They can drink as much as me and they can smoke me half to hell
And by the end of these songs when we bring our asses home
They'll all be thankin' God that they're not in this pain alone
And this world has been so cruel to me and it's been the same to them
But I don't mind sharin' my sweet depression
With some boys that act just like me and a girl that does the same
I don't know how I got here but I'm glad as hell I'm here
Come as you are, however broken
And we will see if we can make you whole again
Come as you are, with your heart wide open
Bridges that you've burned they are still there just floatin'
Remember us in our bright eyed days too young to go inside
Sittin' drunk on curbs tryin' to get us our selves rides
Of the pretty girls who walk down there on Elgin Avenue
Oklahoma sure is quiet but it has itself a view
And how am I supposed to know the good times that I'm in
If the good is only seen when I'm lookin' back at them
The boys are gettin' off work and they're haulin' on back home
If I am meant for anything it's to show you you're not alone
Come as you are, however broken
And we will see if we can make you whole again
Come as you are, with your heart wide open
Bridges that you've burned they are still there just floatin'
I've got some good friends with some loose ends that remind me of myself
They can drink as much as me and they can smoke me half to hell
And by the end of these songs when we bring our asses home
They'll all be thankin' God we're not in this pain alone
Come as you are, however broken
And we will see if we can make you whole again
Come as you are, with your heart wide open
Bridges that you've burned they are still there just floatin'
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You don't have to drink tonight why don't we just get some sleep
'Cause I'm tired of cryin' in driveways as you slur the words you speak
I know growin' up has been an evil thing to you
Makes you awful hard to love from a lover's point of view
And I'll never understand how you wound up in the shape your in
But I'll always be the fool who fell for you in your burnin' skin
I'll be prayin' for you and pinin' for you and hopin' you get some rest
But from a lover's point of view it's all been hard to watch at best
'Cause from where I'm standin' you got a long climb ahead
I'll be there to wipe the vomit when you cannot lift your head
'Cause a lover doesn't leave when times like these get dark
I'll be there to watch the sunrise when we reclaim your heart
And I'll pick you up downtown when you're grinnin' with a busted lip
'Cause you're not known for backin' down and those boys are known for talkin' shit
But now's about the time, look, you really got to decide
Are you gonna be a good man to me or die the way you're mother died
'Cause from where I'm standin' you got a long climb ahead
I'll be there to wipe the vomit when you cannot lift your head
'Cause a lover doesn't leave when times like these get dark
I'll be there to watch the sunrise when we reclaim your heart
You don't have to drink tonight why don't we just get some sleep
'Cause I'm tired of cryin' in driveways as you slur the words you speak
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3. |
Driving
03:29
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You're revvin' and drivin' through the night when those stars line up like they should
You've turned into what you've been through but you used to be the good
Think of that old photograph your mom in '89
Your dad laughed said she was like that when she had herself too much wine
You'd give anything at all to be anywhere but here
Your breathin' only steadies when you start to disappear
You wanna be in mountains or smellin' water by the coast
But you can't get out of your own mind so you settle in and coast
And you just drive to stay alive
One more day passes by
You just drive through the night
'Til that darkness turns to sky
You think about your sister and the mighty heart she has
She's been sober for a year now how the time seems to pass
They told you it would go quick but you never tend to listen
Don't you miss your mama boy hummin' hymnals in the kitchen
And you just drive to stay alive
One more day that passes by
You just drive through the night
'Til that darkness turns to sky
The concrete is the same here as it is in Rogers County
I bet them boys are doin' fine runnin' roads without me
Don't you miss the days when we'd sneak Jack in football games
No one in this town remembers my name anyway
So I just drive to stay alive
One more day that passes by
I just drive through the night
'Til that darkness turns to sky
You're revvin' and drivin' through the night when those stars line up like they should
You've turned into what you've been through but you used to be the good
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4. |
Heading South
03:30
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He was a boy who was a dreamer and he flew so high and proud
In a world full of people out to cut his young ass down
No one ever understood a single word he said
And they cast him to the wolves when he wasn't well and fed
But boys we've got a riser, a riser in our midst
And he will get the last laugh if it's the last thing he did
And he used to roll around in that red dirt mud
But now he's skipping town and that dreamer's out for blood
So don't stop goin', goin' south
'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud
Don't stop headin', headin' south
'Cause they will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth
Then that boy, he called his daddy to tell him what he did
As the masses scream the lyrics of the messed up kid
And then he told that old man he was never coming back
To be cut down again in a town like that
Then he surely came to learn people come to watch you fall
But he's out to make a name and a fool out of them all
They'll never understand, that boy and his kind
'Cause all they comprehend is a fuckin' dollar sign
So don't stop goin', goin' south
'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud
Don't stop headin', headin' south
'Cause they will understand the words that are pourin' from your mouth
Don't stop goin', goin' south
'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud
Don't stop headin', headin' south
They will understand the words that are pourin' from your mouth
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5. |
Cold Blooded
03:25
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Well you can call me when you wake up
Your tears smeared from your makeup
And we are here in the wake of
A fire burning down our love
And I feel a filth now
I feel it deep within my bones
And I walk these city streets
Drunk and stumbling all alone
And I want so bad
To be next to you
But there's only so much two hearts can suffer through
And I think apart
May do us better
I'm glad it happened at all
Rather than never
But you're so cold-blooded
Oh, my soul's flooded
The water that's cold as ice
You be my muse and I'll be your vice
Wouldn't it be something
If we could find the way
Somewhere in some place and time
We could both be ok
I pray you're somewhere pretty
And that you're staying true
To that spitfire fireball drinking girl that I knew
But you're so cold-blooded
Oh, my soul's flooded
The water that's cold as ice
You be my muse and I'll be your vice
I pray your somewhere pretty
And that's staying true
To that spitfire fireball drinking girl that I knew
You're so cold-blooded
Oh, my souls flooded
The water that's cold as ice
You be my muse and I'll be your vice
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6. |
Mine
02:58
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There's a fire burnin' in the basement
That I'd only stoke for you
Freeze my whole life
If you felt warmth all the way through
You have given hope
Where hope is hard to find
Hate the man I am
But I'll love him when you're mine
When you are mine
Though I ain't so angry
When you are mine
This world done owe me a thing
Since you are mine
Oh, lord can take me
And I can die right now
With no qualms or questioning
Well, there were Pabst can
On the nightstand
Where you're jewelry's laying now
There's times that made me anxious
But there's beauty in finding out
How the good days come together
Like I always said they'd never
Back when I was younger
And the dark days kept me down
When you are mine
Though I ain't so angry
When you are mine
This world done owe me a thing
Since you are mine
Oh, lord can take me
And I can die right now
With no qualms or questioning
Well, there's a fire burning in the basement
That'd I'd only stoke for you
Freeze my whole life
If you felt warmth all the way through
You have given hope
Where hope is hard to find
Hate the man I am
But I'll love him when you're mine
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7. |
Leaving
03:27
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It takes a hell of a heart to know what a
Heart really needs
And I'm finding out that love ain't what loves
Cut out to be
If I was not my mommas boy, I'd leave you
Crying in my car
Punch a hole in your damn dashboard and
Forget the girl you are
We've been fighting for so long it'd be a shame to let this go
But I'd rather let it lie than hurt a sweet
Girl I know
And its getting dark now so won't
You just stay
And I'll tell you that I love you till the
Leaving goes away
Till the leaving leaves this house
No we ain't going out
Till I make some promises I can't keep
And I wish I could explain how the toxins
In my brain get me so damn down
Sometimes I can't speak
And you'll try to understand why I
Can't be a better man
But it's hard when I'm yelling at you
In the street
But if leaving comes to staying
And you walk yourself away
Leave knowing that no one could
Love you more than me
I hope the world don't mind all the
Simple things I ask
Like a porch with good lighting and to
Hear my lady laugh
And I''ll act indifferent because I don't
Want to leave
Because leavings for a younger man that
I don't want to be
Till the leaving leaves this house
No we ain't going out
Till I make some promises I can't keep
And I wish I could explain how the toxins
In my brain get me so damn down
Sometimes I can't speak
And you'll try to understand why I
Can't be a better man
But it's hard when I'm yelling at you
In the street
But if leaving comes to staying
And you walk yourself away
Leave knowing that no one could
Love you more than me
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Every time you come to town, we wind up doin' the same thing
Gettin' high and runnin' around, blame you tend on placing
I remember wakin' up with you, I wish you'd leave me layin'
Prayin' God'll get us through the bills we ain't been payin'
I hear a lot of people talk about you, I can't hear what they're sayin'
You're not used to stickin' around, grown accustomed to the stayin'
Every time you come to town, we wind up doin' the same thing
Gettin' high and runnin' around, the blame you tend on placin'
And are you happy now Anita now that you're finally free
When you said that you were leavin' and only comin' back for me
Cheap booze and codeine pills ain't worth all the losin'
Nothin' can come between us, damn a life worth choosin'
Cheap booze and codeine pills ain't worth all the losin'
Nothin' can come between us, damn a life worth choosin'
Daddy said I've lost mind and my momma she'd be grievin'
Your face down in a bathroom stall with vices planned on keepin'
Are you happy now Anita now that you're finally free
When you said that you were leavin' and only comin' back for me
Cheap booze and codeine pills ain't worth all the losin'
'Cause nothin' can come between us, damn a life worth choosin'
Cheap booze and codeine pills ain't worth all the losin'
Nothin' can come between us, damn a life worth choosin'
Every time you come to town, we wind up doin' the same thing
Gettin' high and running around, blame you tend on placin'
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9. |
Anita (Part Two)
03:43
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Well the fire in your blood is showin' through your eyes
The evil in your bones is takin' it's time
And your head told your heart it had enough today
Anita's dead upstairs with the dreams on the way
And I remember you when you left this town
But sing of love and codeine with you around
You left hear and found the world was cold
Now you're in my arms and you'll never grow old
Anita, Anita, I don't wanna need ya
But I see you when its dark and I'm alone
Anita, Anita, I came upstairs to feed ya
They warned me about detoxing at home
You will always be the most gorgeous girl I know
I pray sweet girl you finally made it home
'Cause you left in a room with your dreams alone
If I've learned a thing about this life
It's that the evil only comes when you're tryin' to do right
Anita, Anita, I don't wanna need ya
But I see you when its dark and I'm alone
Anita, Anita, I came upstairs to feed ya
They warned me about detoxing at home
You will always be the most gorgeous girl I know
You came runnin' for help this time
But the world's never fair to the hopeful kind
Anita, Anita, I don't wanna need ya
But I see you when its dark and I'm alone
Anita, Anita, I came upstairs to feed ya
They warned me about detoxing at home
You will always be the most gorgeous girl I know
Well the fire in your blood is showin' through your eyes
The evil in your bones is takin' it's time
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Hopefully
03:57
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I barely know if I'll be alive tomorrow
Let alone if the people I trust'll stay
So all I'll need while I'm breathin' is to be content this evenin'
Find hope in tomorrow either way
And I don't think those city girls are right for me
'Cause I don't fall for shallow pleasantries
And the conversation's nice but all the talkin' don't seem right
To a soul that prefers silence and the trees
'Cause I got hope in tomorrow and regret in yesterday
So if you could find a why to forgive me
Then maybe I could find just a piece of peace of mind
And carry on tomorrow hopefully
Carry on tomorrow hopefully
And this world's expectin' so much from the man
That get's so wrecked on Saturdays that he can barely stand
And I swear to ride this bronco until the wheels and my heart don't go
It's not you're fault if they don't understand
'Cause I got hope in tomorrow and regret in yesterday
So if you could find a why to forgive me
Then maybe I could find just a little peace of mind
And carry on tomorrow hopefully
And carry on tomorrow hopefully
And I went and talked to DeAnn at the bay
And she told me that everything just might be okay
I know you're jaded and you're faded and you're pissed off at the world
But you can only be the man you are today
'Cause I got hope in tomorrow and regret in yesterday
So if you could find a why to forgive me
Then maybe I could find just a piece of peace of mind
And carry on tomorrow hopefully
And carry on tomorrow hopefully
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11. |
Messed up Kid
04:19
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Well I guess old men on the street prove that time really does fly
And I guess pawn shop diamond rings proves that girls love goodbyes
And I guess a black dress at a funeral means that life has one sting
And I guess a girl like you lovin' me means that angels must love anything
'Cause I'm a messed up kid, nothin' to spare
I'll turn a saint into a heathen with my hands goin' through your hair
I'm a messed up kid with nothin to show
Except a girl sayin' she'll be here everywhere I go
I'm a messed up kid
Well my old man says I'm wild and my mama says I'm reckless
And that color in your eyes reminds me off East Texas
'Cause I'm a messed up kid, nothin' to spare
I'll turn a saint into a heathen with my hands goin' through your hair
Messed up kid with nothin to show
Except a girl sayin' she'll be here everywhere I go
I'm a messed up kid
And all this bullshit that I've been through
And all the hardships I've grown kin to
Could take me around, leave me feelin' down
But you pick me up every time
'Cause I'm a messed up kid, nothin' to spare
I'll turn a saint into a heathen with my hands goin' through your hair
I'm a messed up kid with nothin to show
Except a girl sayin' she'll be here everywhere I go
I'm a messed up kid
I'm a messed up kid, nothin' to spare
I'll turn a saint into a heathen with my hands goin' through your hair
Messed up kid
I guess old men on the street prove that time really does fly
And I guess pawn shop diamond rings proves that girls love goodbyes
I'm a messed up kid
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12. |
Loom
02:43
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How do I make you fall in love with me?
And how do I let you know I care?
And how would I say that the man you're laying with
Is not the man that should be laying there?
How would a boy like me put it?
A man with some sense probably wouldn't
But I don't give a damn, I am not a smarter man
So I'm gonna say some words I shouldn't
I had a dream I was falling, maybe that's a fucked up metaphor
Maybe it just means, when I meet you in my dreams
Nothing stops me from going through the floor
I know all the bad things about you
But I still think you're the purest of our kind
I remember being younger, with an awful pining hunger
For a food that a boy could never find
And a fear of a man so left behind
How do I make you fall in love with me?
Is it lost in the emptiness of apathy?
Should I fight for it like war, should I nail it down to boards
Or do I live in a love I'm dying for?
So I guess I'll just love you through the window
While you're dancing with the charmers in the room
And I'll slip out that door like I have a time before
And just let that lost loving loom
Just let that lost loving loom
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13. |
Me and Mine
02:57
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Go ahead and make your money off a poor boy just like me
And I'll be pacin' in my room tonight tryna make some old scars bleed
Tryna write a plot line that you don't already know
'Bout the weekend crowd, or a reckless boy, or a girl from Ohio
They tell me I can sell my soul for a dream and a couple shows
I don't think they understand how deep loyalty goes
For some boys I got in a barn we built out of pure Douglas fir
Badly written songs next to horses' shit is what an Okie boy prefers
Go on and tell me what you wanna
While me and mine do what we're gonna
You can keep your name and burn the cash
Tell 'em I died singin' in these hills if they ask
I feel I've lived a thousand lives just to get right where I am
Some hurtful words and some Pabst on ice turn a child into a man
We started this thing grinnin' boys, I think we've gotta run
The radio man came to fuck it up as he boasts about number ones
Go on and tell me what you wanna
While me and mine do what we're gonna
You can keep your name and burn the cash
Tell 'em I died singin' in these hills if they ask
Go ahead and make your money off a poor boy just like me
And I'll be pacin' in my room tonight tryna make some old scars bleed
Tryna write a plot line that you don't already know
'Bout the weekend crowd, or a reckless boy, or a girl from Ohio
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14. |
Old Man
04:01
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15. |
A Boy Like You
04:48
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Free
Free
Don't try, man, don't you dare
Keep her from livin' her life out there
'Cause she was meant for soaring
And you were built for work
She likes the way that you smoke cigarettes
And you like the way that she never regrets
Holdin' onto you like no one ever has
If you were the darkness, then she'd be the sun
There's some things in life that you cannot outrun
The fact that she was meant for so much more than you
A boy like you, with your faded tattoos
Raspy voice, and a shitty attitude
A motorcycle she likes holdin' tight to you on
A boy like you, with your stories of shame
And all of the reasons she won't have your name
If you love that girl, then you've got to set her free
Free
Free
If you were the darkness, then she'd be the sun
There's some things in life that you cannot outrun
The fact that she was meant for so much more than you
A boy like you, with your faded tattoos
Raspy voice, and a shitty attitude
A motorcycle she likes holdin' tight to you on
A boy like you, with your stories of shame
And all of the reasons she won't have your name
If you love that girl, then you've got to set her free
Free
Free
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16. |
Elisabeth
03:19
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You ain't no shrinkin' violet are you?
And you love to bat your eyelids, don't you?
You know all the times that I'm ashamed
And all those words you said, misspoken
To all those boys who left you broken
Ain't no need for placing any blame
'Cause if it wasn't for you cryin' there
In Ohio just last year
All the love I got would've been in vain
So I'll wake up for work
And tug a little on your shirt
Hope you know the depths I'd go would be insane
For a girl like you
Who needs trust but needs freedom
Who wants love
But would be fine on her own
For a girl like you
With your daddy's mannerisms
And a soft smile
Makes the distance less alone
In a world that's full of wanting what is next
I'll stay here with you, Elisabeth
You are here at just the right time
At twenty-three years, it's felt a lifetime
My momma, she must trust you through and through
'Cause she left me with a girl like you
A girl like you
Who needs trust but needs freedom
Who wants love
But would be fine on her own
For a girl like you
With your daddy's mannerisms
And a soft smile
Makes the distance less alone
In a world that's full of wanting what is next
I'll stay here with you, Elisabeth
You ain't no shrinkin' violet are you?
And you love to bat your eyelids, don't you?
You know all the times that I'm ashamed
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17. |
Washington Lilacs
02:48
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18. |
Revival
03:41
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Gather round this table, boys
You bring your shame, I'll loose my voice
Screaming at the gods about the bad we've done
Merle said mama tried but the prison still won
Your transgressions are mine as well
Anger grows in my bones if you could not tell
But I'll find comfort in company
Lord forgive us, my boys and me
We're having an all night revival
Someone call the women and someone steal the Bibles
For the sake of my survival
Baptize me in a bottle of Beam and put Johnny on the vinyl
Well the devil can scrap but the lord has won
And I'll talk to him on the rising sun
His son rose and mine did too
I was coming down but now I'm talking to you
'Cause we're having an all night revival
Someone call the women and someone steal the Bibles
For the sake of my survival
Baptize me in a bottle of Beam and put Johnny on the vinyl
'Cause we're having an all night revival
Someone call the women and someone steal the Bibles
For the sake of my survival
Baptize me in a bottle of Beam and put Johnny on the vinyl
Gather round this table, boys
Bring your shame, I'll loose my voice
Screaming at the gods about the bad we've done
Merle said mama tried but the prison still won
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