1. |
Bad Medicine
02:13
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I know you left just a week ago
I thought it was just a dream though
Locked in my mind are the thoughts of you
I can't let you go if I wanted to
You come and go as you please
Oh I wish I would just let you be
Your Bad Medicine
Making me act like a fool
Your Bad Medicine
Making me love sick over you
Phantoms keep ringing my phone
To remind me that I’m still alone
Torn yellow pages, that sickness is born
Falling onto a bed of thorns
I want to forget you so badly
But my heart it loves you so madly
Your Bad Medicine
Making me act like a fool
Your Bad Medicine
Making me love sick over you
A cavity of the heart
A problem right from the start
Your Bad Medicine
Making me act like a fool
Your Bad Medicine
Making me love sick over you
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2. |
Ballad of Broken Bottles
02:39
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You took everything with no regret
Broken bones and a lit cigarette
I am eating copper coins for dinner
In the hopes to make me thinner
So when it’s time see my mother she can look me in the eye
And when The time comes upon us
and lord looks down in disgust
Well I count the grains of sands
If that's what it takes to be a man
Then don't bother me.
You say I’m your one & only
A kind word & a serpines smile
I went and gonna and trade my soul
To get you all those rings of gold
But it's never enough
I’m going home to Georgia
I’m going home where you can’t find me
Please stop laughing in my face
Itchy palms and severed straws
I didn't want have to do it
But you brought me down to it
And baby you will see what you bring down on me
And when The time comes upon us
and lord looks down in disgust
Well wrap the chains around my neck
Before I set this town a reck
Cause the sinners might be wrong but I know that I am right
Oh these hands will never be clean again
Broken bottles all remain
But there is one thing before I go my dear
I Don’t Care
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3. |
Dixie Wailin
02:27
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When my time to go is here,
Call my friends to gather near.
Tell the doctor and the preacher that I'm failing.
But forget about your black,
'Cause I plan on coming back.
Play some honky-tonkin' grief and Dixie wailing.
Pick me up and lay me down,
And spread the news all over town,
And tell 'em all to come or they'll be sorry.
Pick me up and shake me twice.
I'm coming back from paradise.
This poor boy is here to live in glory.
When it's time to say good-bye,
All my friends will sit and cry,
And they'll watch the coffin rockin' round and squirmin'.
Then they'll raise a mighty shout,
When my bones come marching out.
And I praise myself and preach the final sermon.
Pick me up and lay me down,
And spread the news all over town,
And tell 'em all to come or they'll be sorry.
Pick me up and shake me twice.
I'm coming back from paradise.
This poor boy is here to live in glory.
When the Earth begins to quake,
From the shaking of my wake,
I'll be here and making music like a life line
'Till the honky-tonkin' grief,
Gives the Angels sweet relief,
'Cause they know that dixie wailin is still surviving.
Pick me up and lay me down,
And spread the news all over town,
And tell 'em all to come or they'll be sorry.
Pick me up and shake me twice.
I'm coming back from paradise.
This poor boy is here to live in glory.
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4. |
Song of Time
03:15
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The sky is falling baby
Watch those rats run and hide
The sky is falling baby
Watch those rats run and hide
Cause when the giants come town
Not even the devil will be around
Woe is me the cycle spins on endlessly
Doom to watch the end of all eternity
While everyone parties in the streets
Seconds minutes hours days
Watching the sand bleed out
Fall to your knees and pray out skyward
While the city burns and fire grows ever higher
The clock is ticking to the mad gods fun
But don't you cry just turn your face into a mask before you die
The sky is falling baby
Watch those rats run and hide
The sky is falling baby
Watch those rats run and hide
Cause when the giants come town
Not even the devil will be around
Woe is me the cycle spins on endlessly
Doom to watch the end of all eternity
While everyone parties in the streets
Seconds minutes hours days
Watching the sand bleed out
Fall to your knees and pray out skyward
While the city burns and fire grows ever higher
The clock is ticking to the mad gods fun
But don't you cry just turn your face into a mask before you die
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5. |
Melancholy Haze
03:31
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I am lying in my bed
Sinking deep into the sea
The film loop at the picture show
Forced to play back in my skull
I can't sleep at night
Someone forgot to turn off that light
Crystal bridges held us together
Could I have picked better letters
or did you already decide to go
All things come to an end
Good or bad all in tears
Don't believe me ask those smiling bums
Why do we build castles ever higher just to watch them wash away
I can't sleep at night
Someone forgot to turn off that light
Crystal bridges held us together
Could I have picked better letters
or did you already decide to go
I can't sleep at night
Someone forgot to turn off that light
Crystal bridges held us together
How can I ask her to stay
When I can barely stand myself
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6. |
Mercury Kisses
03:24
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Independent man with a very big plan
So I'm kind of busy dying alone
to care about a girl with a pop ringtone
But what is this another hit or miss
Might be a gift of gods good graces
or just another plain pretty face
Oh babycakes oh what sweet mistake
Sharing sugar words like neighbors lend
oh come on baby give me my sin again
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
But I'm much better crazy
This love is sweet but it will rot your teeth
I can't seem to focus I'm losing my grip
hypnotized by the swing of her hips
Wrapped around her finger, while scent just lingers
Thinking of you while sleepless in bed
the love bug virus messing with my head
But will this one count filling up with doubt
But when we're together the storm clouds clear
Cause when I talk to you steal all of my fears
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
Mercury kisses driving me crazy
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7. |
Heart to California
02:43
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You lived your life and lived to the fullest
And I lived mine and is not going so well
My boat is lost at sea and the paint is chipping off
Season are felting
and people are leaving
But it all seems to stay the same
I can't remember all the plans that I made
There wasn't a reason you should have stayed
I got no cash in my pocket
I got no gas in my car
Heart lost all its feeling
Because it's gonna to far
I lost my heart to California
I lost my heart to California
I want to be gone I want to get start
I see you there and I want to be there too
But the road is long and hard and this coach so damn soft
Season are felting
and people are leaving
But it all seems to stay the same
I can't remember all the plans that I made
There wasn't a reason you should have stayed
I lost my heart to California
I lost my heart to California
Starting the day, all the same
Nothing changed
No matter what I seem to do it always stays the same
So I guess I'll just go home
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8. |
Lying & Crying
02:21
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You're Lying, I’m Crying
But of course it's all my fault
Push down face first in the bed
Bring back to the default
I’m Lying, You're Crying
Merry go rounded again
Babe we're like a pack rabid dogs
Locked up in a pen
But don't you know I’d do it again if I could
Cause though this life is killing me it hurts so good
Cut through another pointless feud
It takes two to tango
Goodbye baby goodbye baby
Baby got to go
I don't need you to talk to
I got the echoes off my walls
That's it I’m done
Sleeping with the enemy
Forest fires
Kill desire
cut the wire
build a pyre
burn to the ground cause I would like to see the sun
But don't you know I’d do it again if I could
Cause though this life is killing me it hurts so good
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9. |
Tightrope Walker
02:58
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Tightrope walker on the edge of town
Carrying all his problems pound for pound
Shoes too tight, a head ain't right
A rubber soul that won't stick around
But eventually you have to come down from the clouds
You can't sit around like a lovesick fool
You got to adapt or get out of the pool
So I comb my hair, dress with care
This freak show is back on the road
But you might get battle and bruised
but at least when you're done you got someone
Run me ragged across the globe
Looking for a girl with the Lazarus soul
But she's hard to find in the hall of mirrors
Rose tinted glasses can't see much clearer
Stuck in the valley of the shadow of death
Spirits and wine make the feared suppressed
Ether in the speaker, the swaying of features
Speakeasy living just ain't for me
So you take one down and pass it around
Hipster queens and clickbait scholars
With nothing to say but what's on their collar
Grasping straws, miss matched flaws
God so sick of these cellophane girls
So when does this become fun?
Cause love is just a game after all.
Run me ragged across the globe
Looking for a girl with the Lazarus soul
But she's hard to find in the hall of mirrors
Rose tinted glasses can't see much clearer
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10. |
Nice Guy
02:32
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Pocket full of knives and a bag full of books
It's hard to be sad when you're misunderstood
It's hard to breathe with a gun to your head
But lock the door come inside and tie me down to the bed
I’m a nice guy I’ll take your word
Cause I told you everything that you've heard
I’m a nice guy that's what they say
But if you double cross me then I’ll ruin your day
A deal is a deal in jeans or a tie
Don't trust a cover cause it's probably a lie
Business or pleasure don't need a divide
Life is just easier when you don't pick sides
I’m a nice guy I’ll take your word
Cause I told you everything that you've heard
I’m a nice guy that's what they say
But if you double cross me then I’ll ruin your day
The preacher likes me and the neighbors can't complain
Cause if there's any trouble I'm the last to be blamed
Cutting throats in sheep's clothes
Left in the gutter to feed those crows.
I’m a nice guy I’ll take your word
Cause I told you everything that you've heard
I’m a nice guy that's what they say
But if you double cross me then I’ll ruin your day
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11. |
What Did I Say
03:51
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Like a tick, I’ve got to get this off my chest
before it borrows any deeper
I didn't know girls like you existed
beautiful and smart and a little twisted
But I loved you with all my heart the spectator on my wall
the girl who never called
But now I sit in radio silence waiting by the phone
listen to your dial tone
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
I've been filling in the nouns and verbs
Cause you left without a word
I pushed and I pulled and strained my back
trying to get over you
But it's hard to move on with the treadmill on
cause if I stop I end up back to you
So I stuff my feelings in this guitar
And sing to the stars
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
And I heard you moved on and found somebody new
While I'm sitting here waiting for you
But I heard that your happy
and I'm happy that your happy
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
What did I say what did I do just let me talk to you
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12. |
Wait for Me
03:22
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I'm waiting for the chance
For that one night lovers dance
So fill me up with music
So the silence can't fit
Good things come to those who wait
I’ll believe it when I see it
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Cause I'll be coming home
I went through all the colors
But they all just seem to clash
Records spin and photos fade
Trying to remember all of her names
Good things come to those who wait
I'll believe it when I see it
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Cause I’ll be coming home
-breakdown-
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
Wait Wait Wait for me
Wait for me my love
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