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Junk
05:00
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My mind is filled with junk
I might take a drive and
Empty out the trunk
Old clothes and school reviews
Quirky cutlery I never used
I should have long ago
But then I didn’t know
And I might drive around town
See what my lousy neighbors have laying around
Their lawns are wild with weeds
I wonder who put all the junk in these vacant streets
Some’s put here long ago
But I had never known
It was junk
Dear Misses Reid
Won’t you hear me please
The look on your face says
It’s not gonna be easy
With a smile full of teeth
A bag of junk in my hand
I walk out that door being a better man
The house is full of mould
It’s still standing but the pipes are old
I can’t get out no more
Think I’ll drown in the quicksand of my door
The attic’s filled with dust
My old bike is gone to rust
Now it’s junk
Dear Misses Reid
Won’t you hear me please
The look on your face says
It’s not gonna be easy
With a smile full of teeth
A bag of junk in my hand
I walk out that door being a better man
Though unintentionally
I’ve confronted most my enemies
In silence they await
Until a sudden sound dissolves their fate
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2. |
Toss and Turning
04:01
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Let’s go and spend some money
Hitch a ride into town
Oh, I remember her dancing
In her wedding gown
This ain’t no way of living
Working a graveyard shift
Just in time I decided
This can’t really be it
Oh, I’ve been
Toss and turning
Slash and burning
Everything went wrong
Far too long
Out on the streets
Wearing my heart on my sleeve
Fool of the neighbourhood
Misunderstood
Back then I left her standing
Crying eyes wanted me to stay
Oh boy what was I thinking
I threw my love away
Waiting tables all through the night
Gotta go in, gotta go swallow my pride
But you see I can’t come rolling
Back into your life no more
Oh, I’ve been
Toss and turning
Slash and burning
Everything went wrong
Far too long
Out on the streets
Wearing my heart on my sleeve
Fool of the neighbourhood
Misunderstood
Just when I though it was the right time
To say hello, you’ve been on my mind
Life wasn’t fair to me
Not that I expected it to be
Oh, I’ve been
Toss and turning
Slash and burning
Everything went wrong
Far too long
Out on the streets
Wearing my heart on my sleeve
Fool of the neighbourhood
Misunderstood
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3. |
In My Dreams
04:02
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n my dreams I roam
Through land of sand and rock
On endless roads
The river’s dried out
The trees have died
Both day and night
The sun shines bright
My skin turns old
The deeper I dig for gold
The smaller my hands become
The thing that’s keeps me from waking up
I know you’re here
The images inside my mind
Faces from a previous time
I can’t tell
If I knew them well
The winter frost
Could be so cruel
We counted the lampposts
On our way to school
To someone out there who will please
This restless heart and bring it peace
Step into the light
You don’t have to hide
And they say the rain will come
But it never does
I’ve been here so many times
But I never was
I raise my foot up on a stone
Grab my notebook and write a poem
When one’s alone
Many miles from home
Don’t look where your friends have gone
If the wind is in your back
Ride the trail until the sun has gone
And the night turns black
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4. |
Corners Of My Mind
03:26
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I was walking in the park
Thinking about how to make a million
But it struck me that’s a big cut
And I wondered a million of what
I could use a million of coins
But what I need is a million of kisses
So I walked out of the park
Right into the arms of my misses
Mind started drifting
Birds were singing
My pain was shifting
From the corners of my mind to the center of my heart
Tonight I went to the movies
Saw a knight saving a queen
She was married to an evil king
And she needed a runaway hero
And I wish I was that knight
So I can do what I think is right
Riding a steed looking dashing
I give that king a good old thrashing
Mind started drifting
Birds were singing
My pain was shifting
From the corners of my mind to the center of my heart
From the corners of my mind to the center of my heart
To write a song with a good old rhyme
Is like riping the finest Italian wine
There’s not always a message in a bottle
That doesn’t mean you can go full throttle
Mind started drifting
Birds were singing
My pain was shifting
From the corners of my mind to the center of my heart
From the corners of my mind to the center of my heart
From the corners of my mind to the center of my heart
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5. |
Tomorrow Never Came
03:09
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Gather around folks, let me take you to the place I’m from
Show you where I used to trade my homework for a piece of gum
Singing songs at the talent show
Kissing girls behind the rodeo
Tomorrow never came
I took you go on a bike ride, ended up a bar fight
I sucker punched stranger just to find myself in danger
Remember that day at the rodeo
I was the winner of the talent show
And you came home with me that night
I’ll go ahead and get a cup of coffee
Get myself out of bed
I swear one day I’ll leave this town
But I ain’t ready yet
I see the flowers growing in the back of the field
I see the grass I was laying on as a kid
I can’t see the colors like I did back then
Everything’s faded into green and red
And keeps on fading into black
I’ll go ahead and get a cup of coffee
Get myself out of bed
I swear one day I’ll leave this town
But I ain’t ready yet
I swear one day I’ll leave this town
But I ain’t ready yet
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6. |
Hold On To Your Love
04:20
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I was drifting along
Before I met you
Back then I was gone
But you change me, yes you do
Through dreams I summoned you
Spent my time wondering
What to do
Who’d I be, what songs I’d sing
But it couldn’t be true
Without a vision of you
Hold on to your love
Wish I had known
I was out searching, searching for home
If I knew you’d come
I’d wait a thousand more
Time past slowly
I was high feeling low
Traveling from town to town
Never expecting to
Lay my eyes on the beauty of you
Hold on to your love
Wish I had known
I was out searching, searching for home
If I knew you’d come
I’d wait a thousand more
Hold on to your love
Wish I had known
I was out searching, searching for home
If I knew you’d come
I’d wait a thousand more
Oh my goodness
Oh I never knowed I’d find
Love again, love again
Luck fades quickly
You gotta catch it while you can
For a while I missed it
I remember the days
Sitting on the roof with my friends
We thought all was done
Truth is, the best was yet to come
Hold on to your love
Wish I had known
I was out searching, searching for home
If I knew you’d come
I’d wait a thousand more
Hold on to your love
Wish I had known
I was out searching, searching for home
If I knew you’d come
I’d wait a thousand more
Hold on to your love
Hold on to your love, babe
Hold on to your love
Hold on to your love, babe
Hold on to your love
Hold on to your love, babe
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7. |
Vista Cruiser
03:37
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My big brother’s in his room, cranking up the speakers
I’m flat on my bed, staring at the ticker
Waiting to go and pick up my boys
This night ain’t here to tinker with toys
Where do you think you’re going?
I won’t be home too soon, ma
Where did you get money for gas?
So much to see, so much to do I put the key in the ignition, I’m a soldier on a mission
Driving my Vista to the center of town
Cooling down, Friday night
If she’s really gone
Then I’ll be rolling on It’s a half past nine and I’m ready to shine
We’re almost there just a few blocks away
The feeling I have is telling me that she’s there
Now biig Jimmy is in the back, he’s got the blues for some other bird
I’ve got my own row to how but I gave him my word
Can I get some ID?
Well, you know I’ve been here before, right?
I saw her walking with Bob
You mean that back street crook? I
can’t believe this shit I won’t be taking the first hit
Driving my Vista to the center of town
Cooling down, Friday night
And if she’s really gone
Then I’ll be rolling on
It’s a half past nine and I’m ready to shine
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8. |
So Long
03:30
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Everything was going wrong
I really blew my chances now
Never said what I wanted to say
My words got in the way
And I know where I belong
To get there I don’t know how
My heart is filled with fear
Afraid to disappear
So long, troubles so long
Goodbye worries
So long, troubles so long
Goodbye worries
I wanna live in an old house
Somewhere deep in the woods
Oh I am never getting used to
Doing what they do
And my love will come along
True friends will do too
I can’t be in the middle of
All that confusing stuff
So long, troubles so long
Goodbye worries
So long, troubles so long
Goodbye worries
I’ll be a king upon the land
Forgotten, forlorn
All I really wanna do
Is be there with you
So long, troubles so long
Goodbye worries
So long, troubles so long
Goodbye worries
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