1. |
Moonshiner
04:23
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stones fly
down a country drive
they’re coming to your home, home
children stay down
it’s about to get real loud
we won’t be talking things out, out
my great grandfather was a moonshiner
he killed two men of cold, cold blood
defending the name of the one’s he loved
i would do the same for you
guns drawn
bullets cut the sky
like fireworks on the fourth of july
tonight tonight
beneath a georgia sky
someone will die
the heaven’s know that it won’t be
my great grandfather was a moonshiner
he killed two men of cold, cold blood
defending the name of the one’s he loved
i would do the same
i would do the same for you
locked him away
not without a fight
and the look on their faces
tattooed in their memories
they took him away
reaching out his hand
for his wife and kids
my great grandfather was a moonshiner
he killed two men of cold, cold blood
defending the name of the one’s he loved
i would do the same
my great grandfather was a moonshiner
he killed two men of cold, cold blood
defending the name of the one’s he loved
i would do the same
i would do the same
i would do the same for you
come out, come out
wherever you are
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2. |
Five
03:52
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poodle skirts are swinging
elvis presley singing on the radio
1954
marilyn monroe falls in love and marries joe dimaggio
but dottie and johnny are the lovebirds
i wish that i had known
he was only five
don’t remember much
your future wife’s alive
that should be enough
a single camellia
worn so well by a girl with her head hung low
she’s crossing the state line
chasing down a cherokee rose
she takes old camellia out of her hair
trying not to let the fear show
waving around with the wind
she opens her hand and lets camellia go
she was only five
don’t remember much
but she survived
that should be enough
woah oh oh oh
woah oh oh oh
that should be
that should be
the stars will all align for you eventually
there’s fire in your eyes and it will not sleep
gasping for some air running your memories
there’s so much of both of you in me
woah oh oh oh
woah oh oh oh
that should be
that should be
woah oh oh oh
woah oh oh oh
that should be
that should be
they were only five don’t remember much
they made she and i
that should be enough
that should be
that should be
poodle skirts are swinging
elvis presley singing on the radio
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3. |
Freight Train
03:52
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freight train rolling in
i’ll race you to the tracks
but you better
throw caution to the wind
just like that freight train
everything must pass so
lay your change on the rails
sparks fly to the side
our dreams become real
now we hold all these stories to tell
of when, of when, our voices, our voices sang
hallelujah, here we are
hallelujah, we’re holding this moment
hallelujah, here we are
twenty minutes time
you came and went in and out of our lives
you’re leaving but you’re leaving
our hearts full of love
and our eyes so wide
hit the ground running
we were up on to our feet
i’m chasing after you and this freight train
is chasing after me
go see the change, the change, we made, we made, we sang, we sang,
hallelujah, here we are
hallelujah, we’re holding this moment
hallelujah, here we are
please don’t you go
because we don’t want to be alone
please don’t you go
because we don’t want to be alone
hallelujah, here we are
hallelujah, we’re holding this moment
hallelujah, here we are
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
here we are
freight train rolling out
so i’ll race you back to town
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4. |
Die Happy
04:06
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1989 we had to say goodbye
seven is too young to put up a fight
trying to sleep but i lost my pillow by the riverside
1990's come and gone
on to 1991
it's gonna take a bit
it's gonna take a little bit of time
less than a year from now will last the rest of our lives
the smiles we've shared outweigh the tears we've cried
i'd die a happy man if i went tonight, tonight
these blue eyes transfixed by something so beautiful
watching as a strong woman moves you
she's so graceful
we made a perfect seven, i came from a beat down few
now i see exactly what love can do
it's gonna take a bit
it's gonna take a little bit of time
less than a year from now will last the rest of our lives
the smiles we've shared outweigh the tears we've cried
i'd die a happy man if i went tonight, tonight
you've got to play the cards that you're dealt
though at times i've felt like i got a bad, bad hand
so i put my head back on straight
before it's too late to make myself a better man
it's gonna take a bit
it's gonna take a little bit of time
less than a year from now will last the rest of our lives
the smiles we've shared outweigh the tears we've cried
i'd die a happy man
i'd die a happy man
i'd die a happy man
i'd die a happy man
i'd die a happy man if i went tonight, tonight
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5. |
Hold On
01:27
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you're born
now you head out
following your angel all around
she's gone but didn't leave without
teaching you to spread your wings
your lips are quivering
try to make you smile so i start to sing
a song you know you join in
i know your angel's looking down
at us dad
she may be gone
but she must shine knowing that you taught your son
to hold on
hold on
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6. |
Only Angel
03:52
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lay, lay your weary head down
lay, lay your weary head down
lay, lay your weary head down
make, make him go away now
shiny new wheels
cutting down the road
kids get to bed
before your father gets home
dusty pair of boots step through the front door
trophy wife smiles at him but the food's gone
the food's gone cold
how long have the kids been awake?
john they're only kids
can we pray?
can we pray?
bottle touches down on the lips that it's
craved all day
trophy wife comes in for a kiss and he
pushes her away
mama stay strong
words from your son
we all feel the pain
you're the only angel we'll ever know
and an angel put a smile upon my face
how long have the kids been awake
john they're only kids
can we pray?
can we pray?
how long have the kids been awake
john they're only kids
can we pray?
can we pray?
you may
you may never see her
i feel
she is all around us
so lay your weary head down
shiny new wheels
cutting down the road
kids get to bed
before your father gets home
dusty pair of boots step through the front door
trophy wife smiles at him but the food's gone
the food's gone cold
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7. |
Someone To Love
04:22
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may i help you sir?
just a tie and shirt
got to get to work
your phone number?
as she shied away
he had found a place
of someone he could love
1968
everything was cool
work your 9-5
then to night school
each other on the brain
they'd eventually
have someone to love
talking on the phone
may i meet your folks?
family meals at home
i want this of my own
no more nights alone
a ring would set the tone
they'd have someone to love
everybody needs someone
so why are we scared?
it's real, so we care
and we've never been there
with someone to love
everybody needs someone
there's something i need to tell you
i'm just not quite sure how
the sirens you heard in the distance
while you kids were out
were the cries of someone you love
the cries of someone who is gone
i'm so sorry son
everybody needs someone
i'm so sorry son
someone to love is gone
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8. |
Sialia
01:09
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{instrumental}
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9. |
Smoke
04:08
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sitting in a room
that's filling up with smoke
remembering a thought
that used to be yours
joy falls heavy
straight to the ground
avoiding the emotion
the echo tracks you down
bottle is broken
should have washed it all down
pick up the pieces
no one's around we've all gone home
i remember rooms that lit up when you spoke
now you're left with rooms where you are all alone
lady put your dress on
there's beauty in hope
i have learned a lesson
clean up when you go
bottle is broken
should have washed it all down
pick up the pieces
no one's around
bottle is broken
should have washed it all down
pick up the pieces
no one's around
throw on your overcoat
go face the night
you've got all that smoke whistling by your side
caught by the undertow
time after time
please tell me you've saved room for love in your life
bottle is broken
should have washed it all down
pick up the pieces
no one's around
bottle is broken
should have washed it all down
pick up the pieces
no one's around we've all gone home
reach and you grab, reach and you grab
all you can hold is smoke
reach and you grab, reach and you grab
all of your hope is smoke
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10. |
Baby Away
04:56
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papa's in the kitchen yelling
baby's crying away
as if she knew
it was going to be the mama's dying day
door knob is turning, oh
a stranger lays on her back
mama won't be returning, no
you ain't going to get your little lady back
everything that is known so far
could drive grown man halfway to his grave
and as hard as you may have tried
you could not, you could not take the baby away
five years old standing just shy of three feet high
people think she's reaching for the stars
but she's just trying to get closer to her mama
who is sleeping in the sky
everything that is known so far
could drive grown man halfway to his grave
and as hard as you may have tried
you could not, you could not take the baby away
rolling like a train without a destination
she's out of control, man, her wheels have come off
rolling like a train without a destination
she's out of control, man, her wheels have come off
everything that is known so far
could drive grown man halfway to his grave
and as hard as you may have tried
you could not, you could not take the baby away
one thing that is known is you could never
you could never take
the baby away
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11. |
Where We've Been
03:44
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generations go by
with the blink of an eye
want to be in the middle of it all
never standing on the side
so we're standing on the...
who's side are you on, anyway?
i remember your face
i remember your face
i should have listened to what you said
you know i wish i did
but we can't go back to where we've been
where we've been
go on look at what the consequences have made
you come around here not a soul's the same
no one outside watering the flowers
they're inside waiting on the rain
waiting on the lips all zipped
have they lost their minds?
thrown in the towel and fade with the times
i remember your face
i remember your face
i should have listened to what you said
you know i wish i did
but we can't go back to where we've been
where we've
i keep erasing the memories that lead me to you
but letting go of what's gone isn't easy to do
i should have listened to what you said
you know i wish i did
but we can't go back to where we've been
you know i wish i could
i should have listened to what you said
you know i wish i did
but we can't go back to where we've been
where we've been
where we've been
where we've been
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12. |
My Favorite Bird
02:23
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my
my favorite bird
is circling around me
i'm hoping she won't need
need to be, need to be set free
i do love to watch her fly
she is the apple of my eye
and the only one who
keeps my head out of the clouds
she tells me
dream big
even when you feel so small
she tells me
dream big
even when you feel so small
my
my favorite bird
is circling around me
i'm hoping she won't need
need to be 'cause i don't want to set her free
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13. |
Make Me Believe
03:55
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i drink only to swallow the pills that are assigned to me
and my youth it does its best to escape my memory
i speak with those i love to understand
why loss fits the story
then again, who am i?
i hold on to a rose and a bottle of red wine
the rose she didn't last, loneliness left the bottle dry
i dream of having my heroes dancing at my side
swinging their finest ladies
don't let me let this dream die
who am i, to you?
who am i, to me?
who am i, going to be?
make me believe
a dusty book lays in a shelf so close to where i sleep
i reach out for the words but they terrify me
so i roll the other way and hope when i return they're gone
but my curiosity keeps me hanging on
who am i aiming to please outside my pounding chest
i'm not ashamed to say i wonder how i'll meet my death
i've never read the bible and i don't believe in god
so who will i meet on judgment day
the day that i am gone
who am i, to you?
who am i, to me?
who am i, going to be?
make me believe
i hear you say to me
you'll know in time, time, time
but i hope you hear me scream
i'm losing my mind, mind, mind
all i really want to know is
who am i, to you?
who am i, to me?
who am i, going to be?
make me believe
who am i?
make me believe!
who am i?
make me believe!
who am i, going to be?
make me believe!
make me believe.
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14. |
Telephone Down
03:37
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free, lost
i apologize
cut off
do you know why?
forced into a corner
i was screaming under water
did you hear me?
do you hear me?
i put the telephone down
to avoid
hearing you breaking down, down, down
hearing you breaking down, down, down
holding onto smiles
they were locked on me as a child
then you went away
father explained everything
the cards that you were holding
they've all been blown away
i'm a smiling man but a smiling man
that another woman made
so i put the telephone down
to avoid
hearing you break down
i put the telephone down
to avoid
hearing you break down
so you don't want to sleep
you're too scared, too scared to dream
so why don't you why don't you stay
awake all night
watch the stars get swallowed by the new day's light
mama you're crazy
mama you're crazy
woman you're crazy
so you can't blame me
for putting the telephone down
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15. |
Stop And Dream
03:08
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a rooster crows
we'll tiptoe down the hall
the kids will grow
and then they'll go take care of us
we laugh out loud talking about
when she fell down
the first time her little legs tried to walk
we were so proud so we talk
about it all the time
the moon is growing over the field
that the sun kissed earlier
she brings along the stars so i am always pleased to see her
the candle you're holding is dancing with the wind
we walk as a family down the road
the kids will grow and then they'll go
make a family of their own
if you feel lonely go ahead
think of me
but don't you forget to
stop and dream
if you get lonely go ahead
think of me
but don't you forget to
stop and dream
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16. |
Alabama
01:29
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girl from alabama
made her way to georgia
held hands with a boy all the way to new jersey
he got work in new york city
had a couple of babies
who moved south to washington dc
one got a key to virginia
found himself a little lover
holds her closer than a bottle of beam
he puts his five to a six string
and every night that he does sing
he knows this is exactly what he needs
he knows this is exactly what he needs
i know this is the life for me
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