1. |
Something So Far
04:28
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We're already past the beginning of the end
And I don't expect you to keep me as a friend
I don't deserve it
I know I hurt you too
But I'm getting myself back when I lose you
December is gone, yeah the year just came and went
And I don't have the faintest how I'll pay my rent yet
Not that it matters
I'll think of something dude
Trusting the muse with the follow through
Something so far, something unreal has kept me from trusting the way that I feel
Something so far is coming along, fresh on the morning and everlong
Nothing so far has been working for me yet
It's taken a long time to get out of my head
And make up some dances
Loose as a sappy cartoon
Shaking my sugar under the new moon
You're talking away like you're swinging for the stands
I'm nodding and smiling as often as I can
But my heart isn't in it
I still want the best for you
I mean when I say that, I surely do
Sailing along and I haven't shaved my face
Some kinda people are staying in one place
Did their tires get busted
Did somebody blow their fuse
I'll be catching my own ride here pretty soon
Something so far, something unreal has kept me from trusting the way that I feel
Something so far is coming along, fresh on the morning and everlong
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2. |
I Wanna Live With You
03:04
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I wanna live with you
I wanna live with you
Then I'd never be sad
What a problem to have
I wanna live with you
I wanna walk your dog
I wanna walk your dog
He's been staring at me like a man-sized treat
I wanna walk your dog
I wanna make you toast
I wanna make you toast
You'll be golden and smothered all in honey and butter
I wanna make you toast
I wanna sing you a song
I wanna sing you a song
And it won't take long
Gonna do it all wrong
I wanna sing you a song
I wanna steal you a car
I wanna steal you a car
Making love on the run like the outlaws done
I wanna steal you a car
I wanna live with you
I wanna live with you
Every hour a chapter in our own ever after
I wanna live with you
Every hour a chapter in our own ever after
I wanna live with you
Every hour a chapter in our own ever after
I wanna live with you
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3. |
Thinkin' 'Bout You
02:48
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You know there's only so much time
Take as long as you like
But we'll all cross that finish line
I said drink up babe
I've already finished mine
There's a wheel in my eye
If I go fast enough I might catch myself from behind
The laundry spins and dries out on the line
And from 1:18 to 9:42
I'll be staring at my phone
And thinking bout you
Thinking bout you
Thinking bout me
Oh lord how miserable love can be
On a bed in outer space
There's a part of my shoulder that misses the shape of your face
If the getting weren't so goddam bad I wouldn't mind the chase
Float on the night
Out my window I can hear all the kids getting home alright
But your memory won't go down without a fight
So from 4:21 to 4:22
I'll remember to forget to think about you
Thinking about you
Thinking bout me
Oh lord how miserable love can be
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4. |
You're Going Places
04:14
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When I saw you on the stage at that Monday open mic
I felt just like Kris Kristofferson with you there beneath the lights
Must’ve liked that lonely lost dog look that I had in my eye
As we traded songs and numbers and made a date to harmonize
Well I thought that I’d go blind to find a star as bright as you
Every time you touched the keys every note you played rang true
Despite all our sleepless nights that dream wasn’t built for two
You’re invited to the party and I’m just outside the room
You’re going places
And I’m still holding on
You’ve hit top 40
And I’m singing the same sad song
Everybody will be repeating me your words before too long
You’re going places
And I’m good as gone
Now our final conversation’s with me everywhere I go
And you’re playing out the credits to my new least favorite show
And you’ve ended up the soundtrack to more than a few dates
And you watched me drive ‘em home from your ad by the interstate
You’re going places
And I’m still holding on
You’ve hit top 40
And I’m singing the same sad song
Everybody will be repeating me your words before too long
You’re going places
And I’m good as gone
Well you’re up on every corner, guess you’re back at the Garden
So I sold myself a ticket I never thought I’d buy again
While you’re singing out our secrets for all the world to know
I’ll be dancing with a stranger by the bar at the show
You’re going places
And I’m still holding on
You’ve hit top 40
And I’m singing the same sad song
Everybody will be repeating me your words before too long
You’re going places
And I’m moving on
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5. |
The Best Things
04:10
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You've gone slack
Gave your magic right back
To that Sideshow Jack for no reason
He's just an act
Just an old hat hack
To keep you way off track for the season
You know the trick
Gotta get your tips quick
And don't take no shit from his kisser
You'll be fine
You'll make your train up on time
It's the idea that you'll be missing
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
You feel attacked
It's a triple deck stacked
You got that chimp on your back for forever
Been through the crack
Round the world and shot back
Weathered every kind of endeavor
They had their laugh
Let your blood for their bath
Cut your leg out that trap and hit leather
And make it fast
Make a freshly paved path
Turn every leadened heart into feathers
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
You're feeling weak
Got their hook in your cheek
Pitched you back in that creek and kept reeling
It ain't defeat
It's the start of your streak
Now grow some feet and go stomp on their ceiling
And ain't it sweet
Made a fucking sick beat
That your whole street will blast from their speakers
And come next week
Every freak that you meet
Will be asking for your name on their sneakers
Yes they will!
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
All the best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
The best things in life suck the life right out of me
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6. |
A Long Time Ago
02:56
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Really thought that we were over
I was wrong, so wrong, so wrong
Thought that I’d be acting older
I was wrong, so wrong, so wrong
If you think you wanna talk to me
You can fuck yourself right off of this world
I had enough of being lonely
And you’re starting to feel like a long time
Yeah you’re starting to feel like a long time ago
Thought you’d really lost your hold of me
I was wrong, so wrong, so wrong
Set fire to your effigy in this song
Right here in this song
If you wanna grab some coffee
You can fuck yourself right off of this world
I wrote myself out of your story
And you’re starting to feel like a long time
Yeah you’re starting to feel like a long time ago
What doesn’t kill you sticks around and leaves you numb
But something sweeter is coming I promise you son
Just don’t run again
Said that you’d be coming over
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7. |
Spiral Rose
04:27
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Feels like a past life when you eclipsed everything
And I lost my mind hanging on by your loose strings
Before it got heavy, before I got mean
When I got real skinny, slid my way into your jeans
Tripped in a spiral rose
Let forgot what I was wanting to say
As soon as the needle dropped, you were already spinning away
As soon as the needle dropped, you were already spinning away
Out on a white beach, no one in sight
I watch the sun set backwards and the sand slide back with the tide
Back into nothing, Back into everything
At night all the light dissolves into feeling
Down to the final throes
Silver thread around my face
As soon as the needle dropped you were already spinning away
As soon as the needle dropped you were already spinning away
I’ll find my out, I’ll find my out
Before I’m stoned, locked in the same shape, lost in an ancient age
As soon as the needle dropped you were already spinning away
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I don't care if it rains right through the day
Gonna kick up the pavement til I turn the road back to clay
Take the clock off the wall have a ball all on my own
Follow the feeling on out through the red eye zone
You can't take everything and leave nothing behind
When you're working on a piece of mind
I don't care if it rains right through the night
If I get outta Jackson everything's gonna be alright
I don't care if I walk right off the map
Cause I been to the city and the city ain't where its at
You can't be everywhere all of the time
When you're working on a piece of mind
I don't care if it rains right through the year
If the sun goes away and the coastline disappears
Gonna hit high ground with the sound of the end of days
Blow on my trumpet til heaven knows my name
You can't change everything, you gotta leave it behind
When you're working on a piece of mind
When you're working on a piece of mind
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Been a week since you broke me
Coulda been your little one and only
Now I'm pawning the lies that you sold me
And my future's looking nothing but golden
But sometimes that sun is too still and too steady for my kinda fun
So I'm waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Since them clouds been rolling in
I been in and out of Brooklyn trying to find a friend
And I know I'm going home alone
But I'm gonna be fine
This shit happens to me bout all the time
So I'm waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
The way she walks into the room
No one's looking at their phone
They'll be swarming soon
And I know she would never entertain me
But I want her to come up and train me
I know what her game is
But something bout her still gives me that fizz
So I'm waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
So I'm waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
So I'm waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
So I'm waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for lightning to strike again
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
Waiting for the rain to come and soak my skin
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