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West Virginia
04:02
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Here it comes, the season's over.
Show your teeth and push the blanket down,
And run out of that old midwestern home.
Leave on the stove, the coffee, the juke box,
And walk down the road, down to the lake.
I saw you there so many years ago.
No, I can't stop wasting time -
Could you just get right out of my mind.
Been counting the change, and man it don't go as far
But it still weighs the same, and kids, they take it and run.
My oh my, they haven't seen your heart.
No, I can't stop wasting time -
Could you just get right out of my mind.
No, I can't stop wasting time -
Could you just get right out of my mind.
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2. |
Say It
03:36
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I was up all night
And you were not around
I’m here, but I’m not quite listening
Our clothes smelled like smoke
You were too drunk to care
The ashes in the air were glistening
Say it by the sea
And I know I could be
Say it by the sea
And I know I could be anyone
You were not quite right
The ocean’s got no song
You’re moving it along silently
Say it by the sea
And I know I could be
Say it by the sea
And I know I could be anyone
And on the sidewalk, there is tenderness
‘cause even those without a home
have got a hand to hold
And on the sidewalk, there is tenderness
‘cause even those without a home
have got a hand to hold
They will walk on by and we will walk on slow
Time is ours to own openly
Say it by the sea
And I know we could be
Say it by the sea
And I know we could be
Say it by the sea
And I know I could be anyone
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Hope, It Runs
03:09
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There’s a river outside my window
Here’s hoping it runs straight to you
I can hear the rush through the dizzying thrushes
And I hope it runs straight to you
There’s a light on in the hallway
Hope it brings you to me
I can hear your footsteps like a ballroom
And I hope it brings you to me
There’s a shadow on the wall dear
Growin’ tall and fast
I can see it taking my whole life
And reshaping my past
There’s a home out there somewhere
There’s a home for you and for me
Candles burning and music playing softly
As we sip our cups of tea
There’s a place for you in my heart, dear
There’s place you can clearly see
But your eyes are closed though everybody knows
There’s a place that you can see
There’s a pot of gold in the parlor
The light’s on by the door
Pack your bags and run so fast
Before it starts to pour
Here’s a river outside my window
Here’s hoping it runs straight to you
I can hear the rush through the dizzying thrushes
And I hope it runs straight to you
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Sirens
04:04
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In the next lane, empty lines,
But the tracks go out to the city.
We went running
We went running
To the tree line, my old mile
Where the pounding quiets down
We went running
We went running
And the sirens called out
All around this footprint ground
As the thunder rolled down
I'll find my head someplace to rest
I've got a tin can for a telephone
And the line runs to the moon
Oh now Mary,
Won't you call?
Turn from the sound of their screaming guns
And oh, when you come, you can meet me in Ohio
And the sirens called out
All around this footprint ground
As the thunder rolled down
I'll find my head someplace to rest
And the sirens called out
All around this footprint ground
As the thunder rolled down
I'll find my head someplace to rest
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5. |
Never Let Go (Tom Waits)
03:16
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Well, ring the bell backwards and bury the axe
Fall down on your knees in the dirt
I'm tied to the mast between water and wind
Believe me, you'll never get hurt
Our ring's in the pawnshop, the rain's in the hole
Down at the Five Points I stand
I'll lose everything
But I won't let go of your hand
Well, Peter denied and Judas betrayed
I'll bail with the roll of the drum
And the wind will tell the turn from the wheel
And the watchman is making his rounds
Well, you'll leave me hanging by the skin of my teeth
I've only got one leg to stand
You can send me to hell
But I'll never let go of your hand
Swing from a rope on a cross-legged dream
Signed with One Eyed Jack's blood
From Temple to Union, to LA and Grand
Walking back home in the mud
Now I must make my best of the only way home
Molly deals only in stone
I'm lost on the midway, I'm reckless in your eyes
Just give me a couple more throws
I'll dare you to dine with the cross-legged knight
Dare me to jump and I will
I'll fall from your grace
But I'll never let go of your hand
I'll never let go of your hand
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