1. |
Mr. Roberts' Daughter
02:16
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Mr. Roberts had a daughter
who wasn't much like him
He knows how she was raised,
the way she used to play,
when did all the laughter end
Mr. Roberts had a daughter
who's somewhere in the city now
She hasn't called years
and it would appear
She'll never come around
Mr. Roberts had a daughters
who wasn't much like him
But that won't ever stop
the hope at every knock
That she might come home again
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2. |
Just a Moment Ago
03:14
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3. |
What It Takes to Be
01:47
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Alice said never be fretful
When your dead one day I'll bet you'll
Wish your life was all tied up
Wasting time with nothing tried but
Waking and sleeping no gumption
No real stand hoping for something
To help defend the soul killer
He thought he had lived until her
Charm waned as a booze projection
Betrayed a lack of affection
Boredom one day set to erupt
Your old shoes a human tree stump
Miss Mary Margret was devout
Until she tripped up the beansprout
Carried back down on a life raft
Eight is double sixteen twice halved
His memory appears abridged
Filled with figures he's in love with
Hurry to age cut his birthday
Time is long and short the worst way
Everyone born is a goner
A babe cries when life's thrust on her
You expect me to believe
I have what it takes to be
I have what it takes to be
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4. |
I Can Understand
03:43
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Up the stairs, down the hall
Sears portraits on pastal walls
Lying down, wide awake
Idle thoughts you can't escape
I can understand
why you fear you've been forgotten
I can understand
How you'd get sick of talking
I can understand
Why you thrash out when you're falling
In the corner, set aside
Painted murals, faded signs
Hidding inside, created traps
Watching as the hours pass
I can understand
why you fear you've been forgotten
I can understand
How you'd get sick of talking
I can understand
Why you thrash out when you're falling
Everyday you know
I can understand
why you fear you've been forgotten
I can understand
How you'd get sick of talking
I can understand
Why you thrash out when you're falling
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5. |
I Wanted Her
03:28
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We met in a twilight haze
She was kind and kind of strange
I knew in a seconds time
that i had to had to make her mine
I wanted her
cause she was new
I wanted her
just for the view
I wanted her
and I still do
My last memory of her face
Was my last memory for the day
I walk the blocks around my house
Trying to figure something out
I wanted her
cause she was new
I wanted her
just for the view
I wanted her
and I still do
I know that I'll see her face
around the corner to my place
down at the market nearby
where we meet tounge tied
I know that I'll see you
Waitings not for nothing
When your head is humming
I wanted her
cause she was new
I wanted her
just for the view
I wanted her
and I still do
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6. |
The Next Morning
02:22
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Oh this morning the sunlight
came in through the crack in my blinds
My clock read 8:30
I had nowhere I needed be
So I stared at the ceiling
taking in that morning feeling
This afternoon I felt fine
with a smoke and jar full of moonshine
We sat there in the yard
With time and a deck of cards
Then later that evening she came by
I tell you we had a real good time
She's something aint she something
She got my heart thumping
That night under the covers
She coaxed me into saying I love her
I can't tell if I meant it
But I ain't about to rescend it
The next morning she woke up
Asked me when I was going to grow up
Cause if something is something
she don't want be with a nothing
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7. |
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She's optimistic despite all the statistics
She never felt this way before
Mama said be safe, this may not be the place
Even if right now you feel sure
She don't listen to what Mama says, no
Sick of condescension she makes the decision
Only she controls herself
Mama said be careful, not everyones successful
I'll be here if you need help
She don't listen to what Mama says, no
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8. |
Runner
02:40
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You hardly know me met me in motel
Just off of route 64
On my way to sing some songs in Memphis
A couple new licks played over the same old chords
But if one day I settle in a groove
It'll be years from now down in Xanadu
I'm a runner
Even if I'd like I can't be tied to you
Tomorrow I'll be headed down highway
And I reckon we won't meet again
Done fret none its better this way surely
I know you'll be sick me by then
But if one day I settle in a groove
It'll be years from now down in Xanadu
I'm a runner
Even if I'd like I can't be tied to you
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9. |
How Happy I Would Be
01:48
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How happy I would be
with you here with me
for all my life
In the youngers days
yes the time where no money is saved
and we scrape and struggle to get by
How happy I would be
with you here with me
for all my life
As we settle down
Find on a solid grownd
to plant ourselves for a while
Then on the days when the rain comes
We'll stand together and wait for the sun
I know I'll be smiling at you
Everyday til forever's through
How happy I would be
with you here with me
for all my life
We grow older still
the money has come to pay the bills
And it seems as though we may have made a life
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10. |
The Flood
02:30
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The lady told me there's no reason to hang your head
Why I believed her, I don't know
The lady told me there's no reason to hang your head
One day those clouds are gonna go
The flood always dries up
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11. |
Act of Mercy
03:54
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It's a good day
To get out of town
So don't hang around
Here anymore
It's a good day
To get out of town
So don't hang around
Here anymore
It's an act of mercy
To be let out alive
Its an act of mercy
By which you survive
And I've never known
Life to be so kind
The outsider was accused
With little evidence
Of a crime I'm sure I know
He did not commit
The sheriff knows the truth
The town was told a lie
The judge bends the process
To make the two align
It's an act of mercy
To be let out alive
Its an act of mercy
By which you survive
And I've never known
Life to be so kind
I cannot blame the sheriff
For holding with his kin
But I can't let the outsider pay
For my sins
It's a good day
To get out of town
So don't hang around
Here anymore
It's a good day
To get out of town
So don't hang around
Here anymore
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12. |
Empty Threats
01:46
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Cut throat even in the best times
Too sweet when she's at her worst
Call her Ms. Manipulator
Now that I'm free from the curse
Empty threats
You can run but I won't follow you
Hopeless nasty little liar
Free form insults and spit
Tell me who you gonna blame kid
Now that I hit the bricks
Empty threats
You can run but I won't follow you
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13. |
Dead World
01:48
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Would you believe its the end of the world?
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