1. |
Hey Hey It's OK
03:11
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When I walked into the room
Just a little but faded
I turned off all the lights
And I sat down and waited
People came and asked me questions
While I sank inside my head
Old men livin' off their pensions
They'll be livin' till they're dead
I like to hear a lady's laughter
It's like the smile on the spring
I know the way some sunshine kisses
Make a soul begin to sing
I know the stretches of the highway
I seen some magic in the grass
I know I got to do it my way
If I want this shit to last
Hey hey
It's alright Ma
It's OK
I'll only take a couple minutes
If you really want to wait
I can show you how I do it
You can leave it up to fate
But the last reincarnation
Of the only man you know
Leaves behind his obligations
I see now it's time to go
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2. |
Love Is Old
03:02
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Love is old and so am I
Behind the dark veil of this nighttime sky
It seems nothing has fallen or risen or died
So I long for the place where in dreaming I lie
A stack of old letters hangs down by my side
Old signs of the trials that this love has supplied
I can no more than hope that I truly have tried
And that my eyes won't deceive me when my love is denied
From pages I read in these mythical books
Come stories and fortunes of lovers and crooks
Yet they can't reassure me that I haven't mistook
A bold implication for a questioning look
Maybe again these thoughts are too much
Too old to discard the idea of a crutch
Too earnest and eager to easily clutch
The simple perfection contained in a touch
Love is simple, as these things will be
It is I who confuses, it's I who can't see
As I muddy the waters to find clarity
It seems nothing can stand in my way now but me
And maybe I'll never decide what is true
Maybe I'll never know just what to do
But if I lose all these questions I'll lose other things too
If I can't have the answers, I hope at lease I have you
I find, sometimes, it's hard to define
The thoughts that take up time in my mind
And words I'd like to say
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3. |
With Wings
03:32
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Movin' down the road
Pullin' mule's on overload
Up is a downer, down is a high
When you're a loner, you can get by
Stranded on a desperate limb
Landed face-first on your chin
On the road home there's some potholes
So you drive slow on the flat stones
Gravel, underneath the wheels
Babel, just past yonder hills
See from outside the people inside
Goin' wild, wild, gettin' high, high
Power is a tricky kind
Towers rise inside the mind
Less is more, it's never enough
Once you get going, the going gets tough
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4. |
Freaky Blues
04:38
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Look at all the freaky people
They been here before
When you laughed about your better half
And cried about the war
Now look at how they cross your path
And tear the rules apart
In broad daylight they dance and sing
And then they hide to cross their hearts
Remember when you weren't so old
You were neither quite so young
Like tumbleweed and dust you rolled
Tryin' to find a brighter sun
But now the days have picked up speed
And now you're out of breath
And now the words that gave you life
Sound far too much like death
If you find out how you feel today
And still got words to speak
Come on by to my place
We'll repaint my old antiques
And if I get distracted
Or if my jaw is locked
Put on a pot of tea my friend
And we'll turn off all the clocks
I been around a couple places now
Tryin' to find somewhere to breathe
Every time I put down my feet
Somebody says it's time to leave
My mind has been so busy
My heart's been gathering dust
But I know that where the river flows
There's always time for love and trust
I know that it's a long road
And I know I'm on my own
But I also know I'd be a fool
To walk it all alone
So put your mind at ease now
Put it off as best you can
And we'll drink a glass to better times
And clap these dirty hands
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5. |
Wretched
04:11
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I'm so hungry
Baby won't you give me some bread
Lay me down love
Cool me in the calm of your bed
I'm so tired
Lately baby I can't sleep
Just keep goin'
Wonderin' when I'll crumble and weep
Oh have I grown so wretched
Oh how'd I get so poor
Have I ever wanted like I do
To hear someone at my door
Where are my friends and neighbors
Where is my sweet sweet girl
Where is the one I came to find
From halfway 'round the world
I'm so lonely
Don't you know I been here before
You don't know me
Don't you wanna know me some more
You're so pretty
I can't believe the way that you smile
Oh sweet lady
Won't you stick around for a while
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6. |
Hard
02:01
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7. |
Everything Is Outlawed
02:42
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Well I ran into a mishap
I can't remember when
I was stuck inside the hunger
From September till the end
Even the road was a stranger
The wheels all forgot how to roll
I was not even close to the station
I was sleepin' inside of a hole
But when everything is outlawed
I'll still know where to go
I was lyin' around in a backwards town
Findin' shadows inside the walls
I was talkin' out loud to a desperate crowd
Filled with photographs and dolls
I tossed all my cards to the thunder
I broke all the strings with my ax
I left a few people to wonder
Sayin' I'd be comin' right back
But when everything is outlawed
I'll still know where to go
I had barely enough not to call my own bluff
And I hardly even managed that
So once again I put down my pen
I left without my hat
The last thing someone told me
Right before I stumbled out
He said, "Who ain't free if they try to be?"
His voice was filled with doubt
But when everything is outlawed
I'll still know where to go
As before I shot out the door
All loaded up with bags
The mess behind was out of my mind
All leftovers and rags
You see I ran into a mishap
But I can't remember when
I was stuck inside the hunger
From September till the end
And everything is outlawed
And I still know where to go
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8. |
Dust This Town
02:10
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Could you put me on a platform
Send me someplace warm
Hang me by the window
And keep me safe from harm
'Cause I got no destination
I got no strength to move
I can feel my life a-changin'
But it's nothing I can prove
And I'll show you what I can
But I'm only what I am today
Could you lend a little shelter
Hold my head against your breast
Let me sleep till March or April
Till I stand against the rest
I won't put you on no platform
I won't throw you down
I'll just love you best I can babe
Till my ashes dust this town
And I'll show you what I can
But I'm only what I am today
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9. |
Dust Behind the Plow
04:46
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You turn and go back now
When there's nobody home
You stepped on the cracks
And now you take to the throne
You sit down, you skin up
Put some clothes on and rise
With the steam from the coffee cup
And the smoke in your eyes
What worked before don't work no more
Ain't nothin' to be done
I sank a stone back east
Skipped a second to the west
Slipped away to find some peace
Now I'm just lookin' for some rest
Even if the roots go deeper
I got my branches in the sky
I can't be nobody's keeper
I need my room to multiply
I been chasin' down the mountains
I been jumpin' high as hell
I scraped the faces off the fountains
Dropped the bodies down the well
At least the sky is wide
And the horizon ain't too near
There's no place here to hide
But there ain't nothin' left to fear
What worked before don't work no more
Ain't nothin' to be done
You step back for a minute
That's all you've got to do
You don't need to be there in it
Just to know that it's there in you
And the smoke around your head
It feels like dust behind the plow
As you stand up to go to bed
You know that's good enough for now
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10. |
This Train
03:27
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11. |
Dirty Dishes
03:34
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Dirty dishes in the sink
Cheap red wine, a late night drink
A little while, I just get bored
Lookin' around to find the right word
Cigarettes, shaky hands
A wanderin' mind, a weary man
Same old clothes you used to wear
Same old face, just a colder stare
People cry, people scream
Because a dream is just a dream
Love in vain, love and theft
When love is gone, there ain't nothin' left
Give a smile, make it cute
Make it real, or else we'll shoot
And if you got some words to say
Say 'em now, today's the day
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12. |
Gotta Git Outta Here
02:56
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Who convicted you?
What'd they say you do?
Hey man listen clear
We gotta git outta here
I'm not guilty too
But my free days are through
Aw man I'm feelin' weird
We gotta git outta here
It's all up in the news
But I keep hittin' snooze
They're tellin' me what to fear
We gotta git outta here
I'm gettin' outta bed
My eyes are dry and red
They're lurkin' in the mirror
We gotta git outta here
They're takin' all that's pure
Corruptin' it with the cure
You can smell 'em gettin' near
We gotta git outta here
It's such an awful mess
It's too much to digest
One more whisky and a beer
And we gotta git outta here
We ain't got that much time
We can't just change our minds
I'm not bringin' up the rear
We gotta git outta here
You don't need to cross the sea
To be able to see
Things are not what they appear
We gotta git outta here
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13. |
Fine Line
03:19
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Well there's a man on the corner, he's lookin' at me
He's lookin' real mean and he's taller than a tree
I just say, "Listen mister I been tryin' to be free"
And he says, "Me too, that's why I joined the army"
And it's a fine line I been walkin' on
Hangin' 'round in this old town
There's a woman in the kitchen she's standin' on her head
She says she loves me but she thinks my name is Ted
And when I try to argue she says she'll knock me dead
But I think I'll just leave this kitchen instead
I seen 100-million people all wearin' the same pants
They're marchin' around like a bunch of little ants
Me, I'm gettin' out, I'm goin' off to France
And I can tell you when I get there I'm gonna do a little dance
All these politicians, they ain't got no nerves
They got a way of sayin' nothin' with a whole lot of words
I don't know what you mighta thought ya heard
But they treat other people like a bunch of little turds
I been thinkin' real hard, I been thinkin' too much
Me and my head are like a cripple and a crutch
And I haven't yet decided if it would be such
A good idea for me to go out and try to get touched
And it's a fine line I been walkin' on
And now I'm gettin' outta this old town
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