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Love's Lost Quarter
03:02
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I don’t wanna go where the living gets too slow
You see I like to be a stranger when I wanna be alone
Where the neon lights the night there’s a place I feel alright
It’s a long long way from Heaven but it’s the closest thing I know
And they say that she’s a woman with a hammer for a heart
That she doesn’t give a damn about you when you fall apart
But I love her just the same, she’s beautiful and vain
And even when she kicks me out I always come back home again
Now the rich have got it made, or so I’ve heard it said
While the rest must be contented with whatever they can get
And it takes a lot of fame for a street to wear your name
So that people walk upon you but forget you just the same
And they say that she’s a Jezebel with pinwheels in her eyes
She’ll confuse you then misuse you while she tells you pretty lies
But when you play the game, you can only play a part
You can’t beat the ace of diamonds if you play the jack of hearts
I’ve seen Autumn’s golden rosary, Summer’s dirty street
I’ve seen the Winter stop the traffic as it fell upon her feet
I’ve seen her dressed in rags, I’ve seen her dressed in pearls
That’s why I fell in love with her, that’s why she’s still my girl
I see her as a queen with lighted jewels in her crown
And she shines so bright you see her from a hundred miles around
And the poet and the banker and the robber and the rube
Man, they always think they own her but they never, ever do
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There are so many troubles without making your own
And the world’s so confusing even now that I’m grown
But I still find myself with my hands in the flames
And I’m afraid of the tings that I’ve done
All the love that I’ve scattered down the days of my time
All the sorrows I’ve tattered drinking whiskey and wine
The come back now to haunt me when I look in your eyes
And I wonder what we’ve both begun
So darlin’, so darlin’ if I fell into you
Would you catch me and hold me
And tell me it’s true
Oh, darlin’, oh darling’ it’s so hard to believe
But it seems like the best I can do
Now, there’s peace in the valley when I’m by your side
All the armies of heartache all run off to hide
But the smoke from the battle keeps the sun from my eyes
And I wonder what I’m fighting for
Repeat chorus
Honey, I can be grateful, I know that I can hold on
But I long for a world I don’t see
When you’re standing beside me it makes me feel twice as strong
When the light becomes harder to see
Repeat chorus
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Caution
02:38
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I gambled once on Moses
On dreams and faded roses
On diamond studded rings made out of tin
While others saved their money
I gave mine to my honey
If I had the chance I’d do it all again
This world’s a burning candle and we are only matches
It makes no difference if we lose or win
But the rain will fall in patterns in rings around your lover
While your lover throws her caution to the wind
There’s a road you’ve come to know
And a road that you’ve not followed
Either way you go you got to move along
If you lose all that you own on account of how you wander
Just remember, you had much but now it’s gone
This world’s a burning candle and we are only matches
It makes no difference if we lose or win
But the rain will fall in patterns in rings around your lover
While your lover throws her caution to the wind
Now, you can keep the diamonds
And I will keep the roses
I’ve got the queen of hearts on my left arm
And the reaper’s on my right
And the Devil’s on my shoulder
In a ring of fire to keep me safe from harm
This world’s a burning candle and we are only matches
It makes no difference if we lose or win
But the rain will fall in patterns in rings around your lover
While your lover throws her caution to the wind
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Caravan of Misfits
03:50
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Living on a caravan of misfits
But we’re not going anywhere
The church bells rang on Sunday morning
And the grass was we beneath your hair
Maybe I’m in need of something stronger
To get me through the darkness I’ve been in
‘cause I hear a distant drum
And the sound of voices singing
But my back is tired and my eyes are growing dim
I have been so careful in the sun
That I never found the way to go
But you made me feel like I was part of everything
And you made it easier to know
That the past still walks beside me
It’s the flesh of my desire
It’s the secrets in my heart that never show
And I skip a die beside you
And it told me that you’re lucky
Do you have the eyes that you would know?
Repeat chorus
And the dream that you have dreamed
That I had dreamed before
Did it find you with your ear against the wall
And in time, they say, we’ll understand
But many have been wrong
Look at all the ones that had to fall
Repeat chorus
I remember standin’ in the station
Chasing cold and burning like the rest
And you took me by the hand
Through the streets that we were leaving
Singing, hey there don’t you know
That you are blessed?
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The Blue Parade
03:18
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Well, mother bought us tickets for the blue parade
And we grew up on the corner in the dark arcade
Stealing off together to the pictureshow
When the streets outside were almost burning
Taking shelter in the darkness from the sun
And if I make it out again I’ll see you there
Far from all the madness by the river fair
And honey, time can be a rover and a wrecking ball
And after all these years are you still learning
That we’re losing so much more that what we’ve won
It’s ok if you come undone
It’s ok if you put them on
Just remember, just remember
Pouring rain and summer days in the afternoon
Sitting in the corner of a darkened room
Tiny little islands just like everyone
Close enough to see but never touching
Big enough to feel but always wanting
It’s ok if you come undone
It’s ok, honey the race is almost run
We gotta find a way to catch that setting sun
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6. |
I Belong To Heaven
02:12
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When I was a gambler, I gambled all around
When I quit my gambling ways I got a job in town
But I am not a miner for the things that cannot be
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
The world belongs to me, boys, the world belongs to me
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
When I met my true love, I knew she loved me too
We made each other promises like lovers often do
But I am not a miner for the things that cannot be
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
The world belongs to me, boys, the world belongs to me
I know it every time my darlin’ sits upon my knee
And I am not a miner for the things that cannot be
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
I’ve had my share of troubles and I cry my share of tears
But I believe my trials are like my own souveneers
And I am not a miner for the things that cannot be
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
The world belongs to me, boys, the world belongs to me
As far as I can wander, as far as I can see
And I am not a miner for the things that cannot be
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
The world belongs to me, boys, the world belongs to me
The breezes in the branches and the gales upon the sea
And I am not a miner for the things that cannot be
I belong to Heaven and the world belongs to me
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The Spanish Boot
03:28
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You walked me to the quiet hotel
You put your hand upon the bell
And looked upon the magazines
That the porter gave you
And walking down the hollow hall
I put my hand against the wall
I was just a Spanish boot
That you were into
Would you stand here next to me
Would you give your sex to me
You see that I’m only empty
I’ve been looking everywhere
For someone to touch me, dear
You see that I’m only empty
I was born an only child
Victim of the setting sun
We watched as the horses ran
And we played for money
I put all my cards on you
You cut me with your silver touch
You laughed as I fell apart
‘cause you think it’s funny
Would you stand here next to me
Would you give your sex to me
You see that I’m only empty
I’ve been looking everywhere
For someone to touch me, dear
You see that I’m only empty
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Drinking Again
02:51
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Well, I left the bar room, my old broken heart room
The sound of drunk laughter and the whiskey and gin
I tried to live sober, but I guess all that’s over
So, if the doors swing both ways wont you let me back in
Now, I been drinkin’ again with my old long lost friend
Say hello to my bottle of booze
I been dry for awhile but when I saw her this evening
I knew that I could not refuse
‘Cause she blocks out the light that I don’t wanna blind me
And she carries the fear from my soul
She locks all the doors so my heartaches wont find me I
And I won’t feet the pain anymore
Well you get what you’re given but it’s a hard way of livin’
And its one of two ways that I know
I can walk a straight line, oh, but sooner or later
Some one’s gonna carry me home
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Victoria, Victoria
02:48
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You could ring your golden bell
Carry dreams right from your wishing well
There’s nothing left between us, honey
Nothing but the world
Your streets are green, your skies are blue
Have you done all the things you wanted to?
There’s nothing left between us, honey
Nothing but the world
I watched your building
Through my tin can in the rain
You sat there waiting
Like a maiden on a swing
Oh, but for shame, your servants came
Did they teach you anything
Victoria, Victoria
All your ships are setting sail
As you sit there like a daughter of the king
Because I’m rich, because I’m poor
Because I don’t know what my hands are for
No, I’d never hurt you, honey
No, I’d never change a thing
Your bed is warm and your breath is sweet
What would it take for you to be complete
No, I’d never hurt you, honey
No, I’d never change a thing
And a sea of soldiers keep you safe behind the walls
And all your lawyers they’ll take care of you, my doll
Oh, but for shame, your lovers came
Did they teach you anything
Victoria, Victoria
All your ships are setting sail
As you sit there like a daughter of the king
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10. |
Sixteen Candles
03:08
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Sixteen candles and a bottle of rye
I’m gonna give you just one more try
‘Cause it’s another long night
And I’m tired of just hanging around
I have tried to settle down
I fell in love and then I fell back out
and now I’ve lost my castle
And I broke my plastic crown
Friday night when I get paid
I’m gonna drink my cares away
Maybe I won’t miss her the way I do today
I lay in bed with the TV on
Gets so lonely when the daylight comes
And my eyes have grown tired
From staring at the moon all night
One more game of solitair
I think of touching her long brown hair
And I’m watching through the window
As the girls go passing by
Tried to lose myself in love
But man, I just keep fuckin’ up
Tried to love her better
but my hearts a broken cup
I catch the train on my way to work
The cars and busses do the crosstown jerk
And the rain keeps fallin’
like it’s gonna keep fallin’ for years
I hear a song on the radio
Ditty ditty wah ditty wah oh
And I’m stepping on the corner
Over bags full of rusty tears
Friday night when I get paid
I’m gonna drink my cares away
Maybe I won’t miss her the way I do today
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When They're Cold
02:57
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I hear the girl downstairs
Out singing in the rain
A stranger in the crowd
That came to talk to me again
My, my the moon is high
Wont you give your fond farewell
Kicking the car wont get you far
You better keep that dollar bill
My old machine is running clean
As the morning starts to cry
Sunlight falls in rays of gold
Just like money from the sky
But don’t forget the cigarette
In the ashtray by the door
When the fire burns out
All hope is gone
You can’t smoke ‘em
When they’re cold
Some folks condescend
To try to see my point of view
And some folks understand me
Or at least they think they do
But you and I just wasted time
Till there was nothing left to show
And I was glad when you came by
But I was twice as glad to go
In every roadside diner
The coffee’s just the same
And the waitress smiles politely
When I call her by her name
But it’s never quite as good
As I imagined it would be
One of these days
I’m gonna change my ways
Oh, honey, just you wait and see
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12. |
Back At Your Door
03:05
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Learning to live, learning to die
You’ve got time enough when you’re young
Walking around with your head in the clouds
Unaware of the damage you’ve done
Mama can’t hold you no more
Daddy can’t tell you the score
When some foreign girl
Comes and captures your heart
Will you know of the place that she’s from
As you wander around all alone in the dark
Will you hear all the songs that she’s sung
Mama can’t hold you no more
Daddy can’t tell you the score
Man made the atlas, man made the cages
And man loved the girl for her charms
And he watered the world with the blood of the ages
And went by the light of the stars
Mama can’t hold you no more
Daddy can’t tell you the score
So put down your troubles and wait for tomorrow
You’ll only be gone for awhile
And long distant faces get lost in the wires
As they travel for mile after mile
Mama can’t hold you no more
Daddy can’t tell you the score
And you wish that he could but it’s good
Now that you’re back at your door
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