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I've Been Around
03:25
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What’s the worst that could happen?
I said to my friends as I pack up my old truck and I begin to leave again
I’ll drive til I find comfort, some place that’s warm all year
And if you would care to join me I’ve got music for your ears
I don’t think that we’ll be rich but I know we won’t be bored
And if the ocean eats the beaches we’ll wash up on the shore
We’ll build a boat and float around, singing Rocky Raccoon
And if the piano doesn’t please you I’ll write you something new
But how would it go?
How would it go?
I’ve been around long enough to know
That if you stay in one place you’ll never grow
Don’t turn to me when you’re sorry
That your life has passed you by
Oh no, I tried
What’s the worst that could happen?
I said with a grin as I turn my back on income for a life I want to live
And if I die too early because I couldn’t pay to pray
At least I lived for something and my heart has always stayed
Full of love and best intentions for my closest friends
It was them who really knew me and through them I’ll live again
So when I’m gone please sing our songs even if they’re not
As good as we remembered them when we were all so young
If that’s how it goes well then that’s who it goes
Right?
I’ve been around long enough to know
That if you stay in one place you’ll never grow
Don’t turn to me when you’re sorry
That your life has passed you by
Oh no, I tried
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Stay Young, Stay Lost
03:22
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Remember when we used to be invincible, a tuned machine?
Nothing stopped our train of though because we stayed young & we stayed lost
So let’s make a promise now when we meet the wolf we won’t back down
Even if he storms the house we’ll make a stand, we won’t back down
Hell no
Now we’re our only friends
It’s up to us how this all ends
Yeah we’re our only friends
So let’s stay young and lost
We’ll fight them off no matter what the cost is
Let’s stay young and lost
Looking down a wishing well I lost a buck, I saw myself
I prayed hard to what’s above to bring me back to what I love
We only get so much time, so when it’s done just say goodnight
Anyone can choose to die, not everyone lives their life
Now we’re our only friends
It’s up to us how this all ends
Yeah we’re our only friends
So let’s stay young and lost
We’ll fight them off no matter what the cost is
Let’s stay young and lost
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3. |
The Classic
03:08
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You grab the rope and I’ll go tie the noose
I’ll hang in your tree all afternoon
You can bring me drinks and things and I’ll make you smile
If I can’t though I bet I can you can lay with me a while
Oh if this isn’t love
Oh then I don’t know what it was
You pass the note and I’ll go grab the loot
And we’ll run from the cops all afternoon
You can bring me news of things and I’ll keep keeping score
Marry me won’t you marry me?
Oh darling I completely adore you
Oh if this isn’t love
Oh then I don’t know what it was
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4. |
Cheer Up, Rich
02:20
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2010 was hard on me
But I finally found some room to breathe
I had to fight my way out of it
I had to rearrange everything
Oh but heartbreak is nothing new
It’s only unique when it happens to you
And you’re certain that the world has stopped
But I assure you that it never does
Go on, go on
Forget that girl she is gone
Go on, go on
And you will find another one
21’s been hard on you
I know you think it is ending too soon
But you must take whatever you can
And realize it’ll happen again
Oh because loneliness is nothing new
No it will come and it will pass your whole life through
And when you’re certain that the world has stopped
Just remember that it never does
Go on, go on
Forget that girl she is gone
Go on, go on
And you will find another one
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5. |
All My Life
03:35
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I’ve been searching for you all my life
Well now I found you and I’m out of time
I’m afraid to close my eyes tonight
Because in the morning we must say goodbye
Oh I hate goodbyes
But this is the life I chose I know,
So baby goodbye
I was hoping we could spend the week
But you had plans and I had planned to leave
I tell you 90 days ain’t that long
Then you point out I traded you for songs
I hate the sound of my voice when I am wrong
But baby c’mon
I don’t want to leave you
I’m starting to get used to you
Now I need you
Yeah I need you
Time never is on our side
I have chased you all my life
Why can’t I just keep this one?
Why can’t I just get what I want?
Baby c’mon
We were laying on our backs when I
Told you I’d make you my wife
You started laughing then you said “I do”
But in the morning blamed it all on the booze
Oh I hate the sound of your voice when it’s not true
Baby what should I do?
I don’t want to leave you
I’m starting to get used to you
Now I need you
Yeah I need you
Time never is on our side
I have chased you all my life
Why can’t I just keep this one?
Why can’t I just get what I want?
Baby c’mon
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Everything I love is slowly killing me
The girls, the drinks, the drugs, the way that I scream
My throat is raw and my heart can’t take anymore
I know you say you’re sorry but it seems that you’re not
You said some shitty things and now my baby you’ve caught me on the chin
My head is still spinning
My heart is anchored to you
So this ship won’t float
And I go down with you
These waves will eat my face
With my final breath I curse your name
Everything I love is slowly killing me
These labels love my band but they don’t love me
They are scared of what I might say as they should be
I’ve done my time and paid my dues, it’s time to get paid
I’m black and blue and beaten down, I’m so full of rage
But I love the taste and I need it everyday
My heart is anchored to you
So this ship won’t float
And I go down with you
These waves will eat my face
With my final breath I curse your name
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7. |
The Fight
04:27
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You asked me for the time I said my girl I have all night
I told you how I used to smoke two packs but now I don’t
You said that’s great I’m really proud of you
But do you have a light?
I said I do
Between the bars and broken hearts our conversation never starved
We were fully functioning alcoholics conquering
Our present selves and past defeats
Familiar with catastrophe all too well
Once there was no hope
Girls will come & go
Some friends will do the same
But the ones you truly need are the ones that always stay
Please let me remind you
I am beside you
Don’t give up the fight
We go down together
I’m down for whatever
Don’t give up the fight
I asked you how you felt about traveling around with me
You said you’d quit your job and that your mom could take you dog
I said I don’t just how we’ll eat
But I will always sing to you my sweet
So we packed our bags and then we drove and drove and drove
Until we ran out of road and the air smelled of ocean breeze
You’ll never look as beautiful to anyone
As you do now to me
Once there was no hope
Girls will come & go
Some friends will do the same
But the ones you truly need are the ones that always stay
Please let me remind you
I am beside you
Don’t give up the fight
We go down together
I’m down for whatever
Don’t give up the fight
I woke up one morning and learned that she had boarded an airplane back to Tennessee
I sat there alone and threw stones into the ocean
I watched each one sink just like me
I called my best friend I said it happened to me again
I loved her well but she just had to leave
I said can you come get me man? I think I’m going crazy
Before I could even say please
He said
Girls will come & go
Some friends will do the same
But the ones you truly need are the ones that always stay
Please let me remind you
I am beside you
Don’t give up the fight
We go down together
I’m down for whatever
Don’t give up the fight
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Let’s go out, let’s go out
I want to see the town
I want to make some new friends
I want to see what’s happening
Let’s get down, we’re only here one night
Let’s find some women
Let’s pick a fight
Let’s go down swinging
Let’s fall in love
Let’s make damn sure they remember us
We want to go out so don’t you dare stand in our way
We are old enough to know better but you don’t have a say
I love this town, I love this town
I don’t want to go
I want to see my old friends
I wonder what I’m missing
Well we’re here tonight so let’s get loose
You call your dealer & I’ll supply the booze
We’ll race the morning
Embrace the night
And then tomorrow
We’ll come back to life
We want to go out so don’t you dare stand in our way
We are old enough to know better but you don’t have a say
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9. |
Three Records Deep
02:13
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Hello, how are you?
Tell me how have you been
I think it’s Wednesday
Yeah it’s Wednesday or something
Actually it doesn’t matter at all
See, the reason I called
Is I wanted to say
So many things I won’t say to your face
You’re a thousand miles away
Tell Texas to keep her
I ain’t coming back
I’ve been up and down
And where I’ve been I’m not the same person now
Now I’m three records deep
I’m kicking a dead horse I though was asleep
Hello, how the hell are you?
Tell me how long has it been?
It must be my birthday
Is it my birthday or something?
You know what, actually it doesn’t matter at all
The reason I called
Is I’ve go so much to say
And each of these things I can’t say to your face
Because you’re a thousand miles away
Tell New York to keep her
I ain’t coming back
I’ve been up and down
And who I am
Shit I’m not the same person now
Now I’m three records deep
Kicking a dead horse I thought was asleep
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Free At Last
02:14
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She’s my baby oh she’s my girl
She’s the finest woman in the whole wide world
But my baby ain’t been so sweet to me
Now she is a ghost and I am free
I am free
So now I’m on the run, I’m on the go
I left my family and I left my home
I told my father to go and hide my gun
I’ll come back for it when my work is done
For now I am gone
It’s two years later and they’re hunting for me
They caught up with me down in New Orleans
They took three shots and the first two missed
I only took one shot but I caught him in the chest
He is dead
Yeah we’re both dead
Now I’m free
I’m free at last
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Good Lord!
02:19
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Go on leave
No one’s stopping you, please
I don’t want no trouble
It looks like I just found some
Wednesday night, we went out for one drink
But it turned into this whole thing
Good lord I’m in trouble
You don’t need
To prove yourself to me
I’ll take your word
That you’re tough
You know me
I can’t say no to free things
I tried it once and I loved it
Good lord I’m an addict
You and me
We set this path onto nothing
What the hell were we thinking?
You know we was drinking! (at 308)
We don’t need
To prove a single thing
We are exactly
Where we want to be
Yeah we are exactly
Where we want to be
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12. |
The Martyr & The Monster
04:26
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If I’m happy now
Then what would I write about?
I’ve been alone for a long while
And I’ve gotten old and weird
I’m so set in my own ways
And you’re all set in yours
That’s to be expected but there is no cure
They say love is certain but I’m not so sure
I say I want love and affection
I act like it’s something owed to me
Well I think I just needed some attention
You were only trying to know me
How long will it take before I wake up?
There’s something good in front of me
I’d better fuck it up
Oh man why do I do all the things I’ve always done
It never works out well for me but hey I’m having fun
Hey I’m having fun
If you leave right now
Then I’ll have plenty to write about
I’ll exaggerate and stretch every story yes I’ll let
My imagination run wild and free
In one song you’ll be the martyr
In the next one you’ll be a monster
And you won’t get a say when I’m one light year away
I’ve got no intention of returning to your town
I say I want love and affection
I act like it’s something owed to me
Well I think I just needed some attention
You were only trying to love me
How long will it take before I wake up?
There’s something good in front of me
I’d better fuck it up
Oh man why do I do all the things I’ve always done?
It never works out well for me but hey I’m having fun
Hey I’m having fun
Hey I’m having fun
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13. |
Love & Death
01:40
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I was thinking all about my life
I began obsessing how I’ll die
How will I go?
Fast or slow
Will I be surrounded by everyone I’ve known?
I hope so
My grandma died right in her husband’s arms
The night she passed she stole my grandpa’s heart
I don’t want to scare you
But that’s what I want
I want to love somebody so well
That when I die they can’t go on
Are you in or out?
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14. |
Show It To Me
04:46
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Boy learn to be a man, learn to be a man
If you want love
Girl don’t give it all away
Save some for yourself
What would your father say?
Lord have mercy on me
You know that I’m weak
And I don’t believe
I just want love
Show it to me
If I cannot have her
Then I don’t want a thing
Love
Show it to me
Love
Show it to me
One day you’ll figure it out
No you never had her
She just kept you around
But she made you a man
Yeah she toughened you up
I know right now it hurts like hell
But boy that’s love
Love
Show it to me
Love
Show it to me
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15. |
Tell Me I'm Wrong
06:03
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I called you to tell you I'm doing just fine
Although that may come to you as a surprise
I called you to tell you I'm sorry it's been two weeks
I tell you I've been busy as I lie through my teeth
You see mom I've just been stripped from my pace
All of my friends are scattered all over the place
So I called you to tell you I hate how I hurt
What's worse is I know you'll just fill me with worth
You always said need not for nothing
You always told me that what I've got it works
Well I need some new advice 'cuz I'm just barely scraping by
What if I'm wrong
Tell me I'm not
What if I cashed in all of my good luck
Too soon and now I have run out
Tell me I'm wrong
I called you to tell you I'm living the dream
You ask how I've been eating as I pour myself a drink
You say you can hear that quiver in my voice
The same quiver you once knew when I was just a young boy
If we're being honest then I'll tell it like it is
I'm so sick of trying but I don’t know how to quit
Nashville’s my home & I need her in my lungs
But she ain't opened up & I've spilled out my guts
You always said need not for nothing
You’ve always told me that what I've got is gold
Well I need some new advice 'cuz I'm just barely scraping by
What if I'm wrong
Tell me I'm not
What if I cashed in all of my good luck
Too soon and now I have run out
Tell me I'm wrong
Mom I'm a drifter I just thought you should know
And sometimes this river is angry and cold
But I wouldn't trade it for a fence and a door
I just wish I was better at climbing aboard
So if it looks like I'm drowning well I probably am
But don't cry and don't try to throw me a hand
’Cuz I'd rather die here and die like a man
And maybe that's wrong but it's all that I have
You always said need not for nothing
You’ve always said that with what I’ve go I’m on fire
Well I need some new advice 'cuz I'm put out, my arms are tired
What if I'm wrong
Tell me I'm not
What if I cashed in all of my good luck
Too soon and now I have run out
Tell me I'm wrong
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