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All I Can Say
03:32
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Won't you wait, by the lake
Kick your shoes up on the shore
Grab your kite from in the car and let it soar, let it soar
By the docks I'm skippin' rocks
Watch the ripples in the morn.
You'll fly your kite so high you might forget your shoes are worn
As the sunsets in the west
Well I falter with my form
I hear city cars and trolley lights brewin' in the storm
For what it's worth and what I've owned
Well my heart and mind are torn
I'll politely face the river banks and go lay down my sword
Photographs remind me
But they won't make memories appear
And it's all that I can say my dear
Won't you wait, by the lake
Let my worries fill your head
There'll be windows through the walls to find the stories that you left
Though we fear what we don't know
And the city scrapes the sky
Remember winter spells with winds that howl and rivers do run dry
Photographs remind me
But they won't make memories appear
And it's all that I can say my dear
Though my song is all but sung
And my chapter's all but writ
Will I gnash my teeth and pull my hair or slowly fade with it
Say goodbye my lonely pond
Am I shackled to this shore?
Be the picture framed I hang upon the eaves of my front porch
Photographs remind me
But they won't make memories appear
And it's all that I can say my dear
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2. |
Seattle
03:16
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Your pictures in my window
Love letters writ by kerosene
Our love is a crescendo
With music missing in between
I picked you up, you took the train
You kissed my face I said your name
We spent the night walking the streets
It was so cold, holding for heat
I drove you to Seattle
We played upon the carousel
You're busy chasing cattle
Tossing diamonds into wishing wells
I found the roof, you took my hand
Said where you'd go, I hate that plan
And my dying dog, was in the stories you told
(of a) White picket fence, and us growing old
But once again I lost you
It was somewhere near the great divide
Coyotes running wild
Casting shadows on the mountain side
I picked you up, you took the train
You kissed my face, I said your name
You played your part, with the stories you told
(of a) White picket fence, and us growing old
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3. |
The Fall
03:40
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I grew up in these hills
Impatiently, I'd watch the rail
As I await the fall
Paper kites in the sky, I can almost touch them they are so low
Those hills told me
Patience makes the grass grow green
And he said
I may be the last to love you
But my love will be the strongest
Hard times stumble through our streets
And he knocked on doors and old men to their knees
So I left with him for a home
Where I could not live and lord I stayed so long
But those hills told me
Patience, grows roots, never leave
And he said
I may be the last to love you
But my love will be the strongest
It may take time to notice
For my fall will be the longest
And he said
I may be the last to love you
But my love will be the strongest
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4. |
Mary
03:38
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Mary, I found those notes again
Tellin' me to disregard those words my mother said
So I grabbed my coat, you grabbed your gun
My thoughts work against me 'cause I am my mother's son
Dogs are at the door, and the carnival's in town
We'll go out I promise you when that man's not around
Fires spittin' gold and the cats are counting cards
Muddy boots on welcome mats remind me who we are
I remember pullin' blinds in October so that you could rest your head
Autumn brings summer memories, the winter winds bring reason to forget
The apple fell, the earth it shook
Remembering that afternoons from pictures that you took
With evening bells, still ringing in my ears
You listen to your elders, you'll be old before your years
I remember pullin' blinds in October so that you could rest your head
Autumn brings summer memories, the winter winds bring reason to forget
Lines across my pages are written by a pen
Would not yield to my intentions for fears that lie within
Letters torn from depths much deeper than I dared to delve
Now rest up in the attic with your notes upon the shelf
In railway cars the moon shines on the hay
You grabbed my hand, I close my eyes and thank god for that day
I'm jumping out from all I know
It's head first or not at all I'll follow where you go
Mary, I found those notes again
Tellin' me to disregard those words my mother said
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Coyotes
04:43
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Another one is dying, lord knows the law ain't binding
I missed another curfew, and realized I missed you
And when I find out, took the deer path behind my house
Bought a weeks worth of supplies, for the countryside
I can see you with your hands out
While your off panning for gold
Fell in love with that sweet sound
Headed out with all that you stole
Still picture it just perfect, your hands upon her soft neck
The boat wake shakes the water, as a father holds his daughter
I can see you with your hands out
While your off hopping on trains
Fell in love with that small town
Forgot the blood in your veins
No you can't be scared of coyotes
They're harmless beasts after all
You're still my one and only
That's why it hurts to see you fall
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6. |
It's Not Fair
05:06
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You tell me to speak honestly
And I said I love you
But somewhere down the road you'll see
I strayed away from truths
And I know sorry won't suffice
Nor will the pain that I've withheld
No sorrow found your peaceful eyes
But somewhere down the road it will
It's not fair it's true
I've learned everything I'll ever need from you
She was nothing months ago
But now she's everything
It's impossible to let you know
That I love you both the same
It's not fair it's true
I've learned everything I'll ever need from you
I don't deserve what love you have
Or how she cares for me
It's hard enough to tell the truth
But it's worse to end up lonely
It's not fair it's true
I've learned everything I'll ever need from you
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7. |
To Whom It May Concern
03:33
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Don't come back to me
Don't come back to me
With your changed mind
With your changed mind
Cause I changed my
I changed my mind about you
Yeah I changed my
I changed my mind about you
Don't come round no more
Don't you come round no more
With that same smile
With that same smile
Cause that door
That door is closing before you
Yeah that door
That door is closing before you
If you came back to me
If you came back to me
Would I change my mind?
Would I change my mind?
Cause I gave you
I gave you almost everything
And I miss you
Almost as much as I miss me
So don't you come back to me
Don't you come back to me
With your changed mind
With your changed mind
Cause I changed my
I changed my mind about you
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8. |
Take It Slow
03:05
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Hey babe, you gotta take it slow
Oh I've seen love and I've seen it go
There's nothing wrong with showing all your faults
It actually feels nice to know someone knows who you are
Come take a walk outside
Oh leaves and trees, they'll help reconcile
You kept and locked and guarded for so long
So open up your heart and let it shine
Lets get lost tonight
Find out why we're scared of fallen in love
That might last
Tell me stories of ghosts from your past
Oh I build trust, if it never lasts
We spent the night in shadows of our memories
They crept as dawn slipped through the trees
Lets get lost tonight
Find out why we're scared of fallen in love
That might last
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9. |
Brother's Love
04:46
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Wiser words are born with age
So I listen to my father say
Be wary of the games you play
With brother's love
So I packed my bags from in my mind
And I took 'em to the country side
Where she stole them to my hearts surprise
And with them, a brother's love
Years went by, my thoughts grew thin
People all just came and went
Too distracted from the constants in
A brother's love
Wiser words are born with age
For a brother's love, it's not too late
So I followed all the maps we made
When we were young
And I found you
So I tagged you
Now I will run from you
I will always
Cherish a brother's love
Love a brother's love
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10. |
Amarillo
03:45
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Tell me baby what you're supposed to do
With a woman at home who ain't in love with you
Spittin' like a dog with a gun by the door
She got the wrath of god I never seen before
I was unfaithful
In Amarillo
On satin pillows
I laid with her
Oh but you
You had it coming
You wayward woman
Drove me away
Leavin' honey on the interstate
With a heart like yours you shouldn't feel betrayed
Locked up now what ya gonna do
With a woman at home who ain't in love with you
Oh but she, she dances ballet
In local shows, for minimum wage
Legs like the sun, over the plain
And I'm just a tree, gathering shade
I was unfaithful
In Amarillo
On satin pillows
I laid with her
Oh but you
You had it coming
You wayward woman
Drove me away
Chain smokin' baby and I spent my last pack
But you can't spend money that you don't have
Fell in love with a dancing girl
And I spent our savings on her diamonds and pearls
Oh but she, she dances ballet
For me alone, and teaches first grade
She's twenty two, eyes deepest blue
She's much sweeter than you
I was unfaithful
In Amarillo
On satin pillows
I laid with her
Oh but you
You had it coming
You wayward woman
Drove me away
Tell me baby what you're supposed to do
With a woman at home who ain't in love with you
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11. |
Walken
04:39
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When I was born
There were seeds planted in stone for me
I watched some grow
Some seeds flew with the wind up the road
"Nothing lasts forever, child" they said
And I would heed their call
Now the weeds are growing in my head
As I stray from the rock
And I remember that day
With your eyes so full of the sun
And I remember that man who said
"In the long run, we'll end up undone"
Maybe we'll grow older, I don't know
Where our lots will fall
But we will grow
As we stray from the rock
We will grow
As we stray from the rock, the rock, the rock
We've been walkin' for a while together now
We've been walkin' for a while together now
But there's still so far left to go
And I hope my path stays near your road
'Cause we've been walkin' for a while together now
So we kick off our shoes
And soon we are deep in the waves
But you're seein' me through
And for once I feel completely safe
We don't have to claim it to exist
Cause I feel it all
But we will grow as we stray from the rock
We will grow as we stray from the rock, the rock, the rock
We've been walkin' for a while together now
We've been walkin' for a while together now
But there's still so far left to go
And I hope my path stays near your road
'Cause we've been walkin' for a while together now
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