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It just so happens I have many concerns
My brother's down the road and my lover in town They both need affection And some kind of love Well I'm the one who gives it at any given time From two in the morning to six Call me up and cry My lover keeps it secret that we meet under covers When asked by her man if we two are lovers She says, "I hardly know him. Besides, he's not my type." Her man's a policeman with a keen sense of trouble He's known just by danger And all kinds of liars Brother called this morning in a terrible panic Spies in the closet, bugs in the attic He screams bloody murder saying, "We're all gonna die. Death is upon me, I know 'cause he showed me Pictures of graveyards and us underneath." I'm losing my hearing from my brother screaming, "They're coming to get me and Someone call the police." Two in the morning, the phone disconnected Her man knows I'm calling, it's what I expected A note on my backdoor saying, "Baby not tonight." So I sit with my brother who is nursing a cut wrist He's mumbling "Forgive me." And "Don't let them take me away." I can be a good boy and stay out of trouble Jackie I love you and Don't let them take your brother Strapped to a table, go in electrodes "Jackie come save me the doctors will kill me." "No, they're here to help you Straighten out your mind." The TV is blaring with some preacher saying that God is among us and he hears our cries Lord, do me a favor It's wrong but I ask you Take my brother's life 'Cause he's sick of the suffering The pills he's inhaling The cross he is bearing That is his trouble mind |
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Tell me when tomorrow comes
I'll be the first to ride Start the car and honk the horn I'll be right outside Pour a drink and open wide I have things to tell I have seen the brighter side Of the roads that lead to hell Yesterday is miles away You'll miss it if you blink And I've found my salvation in The places where you drink You can say you're on my side And I know that's a lie 'Cause given the chance you'd stab my back And leave me here to die Just give me the keys tonight I'm happy when I drive Revenge is the perfect word For what I have in mind Desert lives bring deserted lives I know from first hand We're moved around like circus clowns When laughter's in demand |
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Johnny let's go out riding
to a place outside of town I go there every Sunday To watch the sun go down There's plenty of girls who know you They've been asking where you've been Johnny don't disappoint them They'd all like to you see you away again Willy, I don't think I'm ready To leave this house of mine You go out and tell them I'm not the social kind Some men they are lovers And others the fighting type Me, I'm in the middle of Choosing which one I'd like to be Judy, she's out catching Rides in passing cars The memories of me and her Have burned out like the stars But me, I'm not disappointed In knowing that she's free Someday down the line I knew she'd up and leave Willy, forget you're troubles And lay back on the grass There's no need to get nostalgic Thinking about the past What's gone is gone, what's here is now She standing by a fence She's wearing a beautiful party dress And wanting you to dance |
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Have the potential to be great today
Everyone I know will see the change To be greater than I have before Drawing lines that drag me to the floor You could be so much better Something tells me that you're on my side Feeding me words that one day will kill my pride You're too much for me that's what you said You're too much for me that's what you said I see potential You'll be so much better You could be so much better |
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Tonight I Will Retire
Oh tonight I will retire To the arms of my lover The sweetest kiss she will give As I lay down beside her What will she think When she awakes Just to find I have left here Oh tonight I will retire To these hands with revolver And I don't fear death I will commit Like an old friend I've known forever So come on in, take me on No I won't stay here no longer And if I should taste fire Save me not, I deserve to die And oh tonight I will retire To loving arms of my savior And we will walk through his gates To the skies of Heaven And no more tears will I cry Are my sins, are they forgiven And if I should taste fire Save me not, I deserve to die |
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I've see you walk desert highways
Come on out they're waiting for you Mother lost her one and only Fear the worst for dead are many And I've seen the ghost of David In the house of his childhood Forget him not, still he loves you Life is short but love's eternal Come on out we're waiting for you Come on out we're waiting for you |
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In the window by a phone
She waits for him at home She waits along time In the vacant parking lot Watching couple with their kids Where did we go wrong Words were spoken words were lost Rings were given vows forgot Where did we go wrong Monday comes you find a note I've left town this time for good What did I do wrong Vacant bedrooms pictures fade Moments when the times were good When did it all go bad |
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She don't keep you moving
I know how to move you Does it every time You're gonna lose your mind She don't keep you and [move you] Presents you can't give her She does it every time She's gonna lose her mind She's talking to herself at night |
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[ ] come today
Because the medication kicked in Beneath this big exterior Is a heart that doesn't work Leave me alone 'cause I'm There's no telling what will go down My head is on fire I am on fire |
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Walk with me down the street
Walk with me to Water Street |
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Winter, put on your coat
They're expecting a cold one Plenty of ice and snow On the North Dakota plains December, you killed a man Trapped in his car for hours He couldn't call for help 'Cause all of the lines were down I found him in his car, hands stuck to the steering wheel Winter, I found it out How you can be so cruel Boy you just watch you back 'Cause one day I'll kill you too I'll find you in your car, hands stuck to steering wheel I'll find you in your car, hands stuck to steering wheel |
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There's a little rosewood casket
That is resting on the stand There's a package of old letters Written by my loved one's hand Go and bring them to me, brother Come and sit upon my bed Lay your head upon my pillow While each cherished line is read Read them gently to me, brother Read them 'til I fall asleep For the sleep to wake in heaven Oh dear brother do not weep Last night I saw him walking With a lady by his side And I thought I heard him tell her She could never be his bride When at last I'm gone forever And my friends are gathered round And my narrow grave is ready In some lonesome church yard ground There's a little rosewood casket That is resting on the stand There's a package of old letters Written by my loved one's hand |
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