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| 1. |
| 3:54 | 
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Smokey the bear said only you can...
Lightning said Smokey that's not true Though sometimes I can't help myself You know I strike at will, it's nothing personal Chorus I'm just trying to get close enough To see the face of love To be in the face of love One combination still impresses Women, wind and summer dresses Meet me underneath that hollow tree I hope you don't mind if thunder follows me Chorus There's Franklin's kite and Franklin's key And Frankenstein they owe a debt to me I've lit them up I've knocked them down I've put them early underground Chorus There are bolts for them out of the blue Volts for us we'll hit the heights for you I come by cloud, I come by storm When the pressure drops, when cool meets warm Chorus One combination still impresses Women, wind and summer dresses Meet me underneath that hollow tree Hope you don't mind if thunder follows me Lightning's blues (3X) |
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| 2. |
| 4:41 |
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So I wonder how she's doing
I hate it when the rumors fly They give off such a strange sense of mission Wing your helplessness on high But she would never run from strangers She sang alone like a bell will toll Way above the clang and the clatter Out of fear of her demon soul Maybe none of this is my business And none of what I hear is true I am far from the mint condition Circulation's hard on you Chorus: Hold tight, hang tough Love's not enough To keep you off that stuff To save you...(2X)...to save you now He could always find the holes in the bottles Even with a blindfold on Never kept his seat on the wagon Rolling off like a rolling stone Blue chalk between his fingers Hustling a poolroom song He always kept a line for the singer Pointing his cue right from wrong Chorus Repeat first verse |
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| 3. |
| 4:11 |
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She looks best moving
Or standing still I can't make up my mind I guess I always will Last Saturday night Went out of my head Or I stayed right here at home And went right to bed I slept like a baby Or I was up all night Thought I was gonna die No I felt alright Chorus I can't make up my mind (3X) I can't make up my mind (3X) This time I have a lot of trouble With my boss at work Yeah I'm still self-employed I'd better wipe that smirk Life is a pair of ducks Who are heading south She cannot fit my name Inside her mouth Chorus I can't make up my mind (3X) I can't make up her mind (3X) This time She looks best moving Or standing still I cannot make her mine I guess I always will It's fear of commitment Commitment to fear Courage means nothing If you stand right here I sure hate to listen Talking to myself No I'm not sick this time I'm just bored of health, no Chorus I can't make up my mind (3X) I can't make up your mind (3X) This time |
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| 4. |
| 3:24 |
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It's half price off on last year's models
There's a geeseful sky and roads of potholes The town is lean and getting leaner There is a rank and file demeanor Countless souls in unkind places Wearing fixed and angry faces I tell myself I don't belong But I am a ghost in this prayer gone wrong... There's a new restaurant and a new coffee shop It seems this street is looking up The new sign says there's "No Smoking" "No Shirt, No Service" and "Spanish Spoken" This town was built by steel blue collars It now competes for the tourist dollars Love may make the world go round But like gravity here we're still money bound... There's talk show hosts and wartime markers Ways of thinking that force the darkness Bus stations have sad reputations Coin laundry pawnshop conversations Each time this year I hit this mood It's cabin fever or the mortal groove Before the spring before winter's done When something's lost or just hasn't come... |
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| 5. |
| 2:59 |
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My invisible gun
You won't find my fingerprints On my invisible gun Though you may recall the incident In which I held up the sun With my invisible gun It does those magic bullet tricks My invisible gun No flash or sound like a trigger click No you just see the damage done With my invisible gun My invisible gun You might say it's my new best friend My invisible gun A pocket full of unhappy ends Watch them dance and run From my invisible gun My invisible gun Fits like smoke in those funky joints My invisible gun You're all shot through with your hollow points Now I never wait for fun With my invisible gun |
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| 6. |
| 3:29 |
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I wish that you could live forever
And that I could be there too And that there'd be generations To look after me and you But I know that isn't likely So I guess I'll say it now That I'll love you past the boundaries That time and breath allow You were my first memory We were playing in the grass Like the colors of your apron Love was colored in to last Chorus And I'm glad the light still hits your face And I'm glad every time you answer the phone For you life and home have never been an easy place And I'm glad to be part of your own You were the foundation That we built my life upon First with Dad and Cass and Mary Then one was sick and one was gone People only get one family And a lot of them are rough I'm glad the one I got was one That wasn't hard to love I hope I have your toughness Along with your will to be kind And know as I am one of yours That you are one of mine Chorus |
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| 7. |
| 4:08 |
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I once said I knew
But I don't know no more What once was strong and true Is now just stiff and sore Maybe it's a phase I'm going through Still I'd like to face this phase with you Chorus If there's love in your heart At least you've got one way to feel alive If there's love in your heart Then I count two good reasons to survive When true love isn't perfect Still it's kind to you It may not be the kind of love That sees you through It could seize you in the middle of a night Squeeze you when you hold somebody tight Chorus Bridge: She said the roughest is the middle place You don't know where you stand Only you've got no grace You've got no grace(2X) If you cannot undo it then the knot is tied If love can't be your lover it can be your guide But you need to pay attention to the signs You do not need to stay between the lines Chorus |
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| 8. |
| 5:21 |
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She had a reconstructed face
And he had no lips to speak of There was no feature out of place And no recipe for sweet love From an Indiana Dodge To an Airstream by the parkway In the silver they would lodge And as for love they hit it sharply He was the type to look for work Although not the kind to find it She was an office temp and clerk He didn't have to be reminded... But he minded He was a writer in his dreams He sent his thoughts to magazines He'd get them back without a check What do bohemians expect? He started hanging out with those Collectively misunderstood Their only thought was how to pose And as their failure he was something good... She roomed and boarded him for years She was supported in her fears She was a ruby in his shoe His neck was red enough for two She had dreams all of her own She'd tell him that soon on the phone She wasn't ever coming back She was never bored she would give him that He came home drunk out of his head Except she wasn't there to steer He needed her to find the bed She left the Airstream running clear She had a reconstructed life With no regrets to speak of Seems she was not the docile type Without a recipe for sweet love She had a reconstructed fate |
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| 9. |
| 3:09 |
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These birds don't sing in the rain
They're waiting for the sun to shine But I'm a man and a man-made thing And I can sing out anytime I can sing in the trees I'll sing before the rivers rise Maybe make you believe That we were part of paradise And could be part of paradise 'Cause we were part of paradise, once I don't have any wings But there are nights when I can fly And I'll give you all my rings Like I'm the oldest tree alive But I can't stand like a tree And you can cut me down to size Even make me believe That we were part of paradise And could be part of paradise 'Cause we were part of paradise, once Nothing ever gets lost Just the pieces move around I can't figure out the cost I know that it will even out Without feather or branch Love brings you closer to the skies It can give you back the chance To be where it was paradise To see a part of paradise To be a part of paradise, once |
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| 10. |
| 4:06 |
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I pay my bills to the time collectors
They're getting more from me each day I pay them off a few words at a time But the spur's gone from the moment And the moment's slipped away I used to feel like something here was mine Now I pay them off a few words at a time I reach into my pocket just so I can make some change And I find more hands than I can ever shake And I hope you will forgive me if I don't return your call But there's someone watching every move I make And I've got more hands than I could ever shake Chorus I'm running for my life here out on the campaign trail And the crowds will not forgive me if I lose And I'd like to think I'm special but I do know otherwise Excuse me but I need to make the news 'Cause the crowds will not forgive me if I lose I'm really not complaining won't you say your name again I'm sorry but that isn't what I mean There's a prison called tomorrow and there's one called yesterday The only place your free is in between Oh I'm sorry but that isn't what I mean Chorus |
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| 11. |
| 3:28 |
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My name is Edgar
And I am a party man I come from a party town I come in my party van I bet I could make you laugh Hey would you like a beer I got some in the chest outside It's a little warm in here Where are you going now Oh I guess she heard that one She should tell by my goodtime grin That I can be a lot of fun Now I'm almost 46 And I used to have a wife But that was nearly 15 years ago Now she's got another life Oh she had a real strong way I met her on a moving bus We got off at different stops And that was just the start of us Now I never get too deep That's the way it always seems And I need a lot of sleep Because I have a lot of dreams Oh I still believe in love 'Specially when it's bright and new Although I never stick around Because I need some time for them And some time for you Yeah I've got a need to roam Oh I've got a restless streak I've got a whole world inside of me No one ever gets a peek My name is Edgar... |
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| 12. |
| 6:27 |
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I heard he was scraping dixie
Looking for a job Looking for some work to get him by Steering clear of all the jails He was skinny as a rail And his face would hardly move from day to day His face would hardly move from day to day Chorus: Don't you set your mouth on me Don't you set your mouth on me Don't you set your mouth and jump salty as the sea Even though she was the one Even so I'll overcome Don't you set your mouth on me like I belonged He learned to cook short order Was a pour man in a bar And a bubble dancer till his face got steamed And I know that he was bugged Dishing out those slops and slugs He said that grease got all up in his dreams Bridge: A VFW from somewhere With the 1000 yard stare The VA kept him hanging on a line His disability was pending I'd get these scribes that he was sending He'd be scraping by till the weather warmed this way Scraping dixie till the weather warmed this way He said he'd be scraping dixie Maybe Carolina way Looking for some cash to pass him through Well what you gonna do We all have to line the flue But I'll fight untill they put that tree suit on I'll be fighting till they put that tree suit on Chorus |
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