1. |
Maria
03:34
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I can hear the freeway humming
I can hear you calling me
won’t be late now, I’m a running
won’t be late oh I guarantee
my southwestern haunt possess me
my Maria, don’t you know
you’re my one and one and only
once we together I never want to go
so pour me doubles, it’s been a long time
since I geld you in my arms
did you miss me, I was faithful
i never gave into to their charms
too soon i’ll have to, have to leave you
too soon I’ll have to fly
don’t forget me and until the next time
see you soon babe, this isn’t goodbye
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2. |
Forever and Again
02:59
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I drink one to the promise
One to the promise that I made
I drink one to the debt I owe you
A debt that can’t payed
I’ll never be a sunny person
I’ll never shake that chain
I’ve met the bottom many times
I’ll sure we’ll meet again
I’m in love you baby
but baby I love the rain
I drink one for the future
One for the future that you saved
I’ll drink one for the demons I’ve lost
And the ones I have craved
I’ll drink one for my troubles
Another for my pain
I’ll drink one for a night beside you
But I’ll need forever and again
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3. |
Paper Heart
02:53
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I’ve got a hurt gonna gonna keep it safe
i’ve got a hurt gonna gonna keep it safe
i’m not gonna be yours again
I’ve got a past and I call it you
I’ve got a past and I call it you
i’m not gonna be yours again
say say it’s true
that you’ll forget about me
so i can forget about you
you took a match to my paper heart
you took a match to my paper heart
there’s nothing left for you to burn
nothing you say gonna bring it back
nothing you say gonna bring it back
There’s nothing left for you to burn
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4. |
Santa Fe
03:50
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Well the sky is swallowing me
darkness as far as the i can see
cue the lightening
there’s a smell of burnt wood in the air
and I’m jealous of the wind playing games with your hair
cue the lightning
And I’m lost in every way
watching the night take what’s left of the day
love being lost, in this way
in your arms
Santa Fe
we’re the witness and the brave
in this moment we’ve never been further from the grave
cue the lightening
so time took leave of this place
and left us together in stillness and grace
cue the lightening
and the night sings
take me in
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5. |
Ghost of My Heart
05:20
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When I met you baby
I was only ten
You held my hand in your hand
Said I’ll be round again
Ghost of my heart
The next time you found me
I was just fifteen
You put your lips to my lips
so I could breathe you in
Ghost of my heart
Then I had to leave you
Had to shut you out
But I knew inside I could never hide
There’s too much thirst, too much drought
Ghost of my heart
Since then you’ve been beside me
For better or for worse
The latter seems more apropos
You're my savior, your my curse
Ghost of my heart
But it’s not you to blame
Cause I take you back again and again
So now your are my ball here
And now you are my chain
Through all your waste, I love your taste
Can I kiss you again
Ghost of my heart
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6. |
Home is a Drunk Tank
03:46
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Home is a drunk tank
Keeping your waters below bank
And I’m going home
Where it’s warm
Laying on the cold floor
Where you can’t hurt me anymore
Is my home
I wish I was home
Stole
You stole my youth girl
you were my brightest pearl
I thought you were my home
Alone
With the silence of my telephone
My bottle empty my heart now stone
I wish you were home
I wish you were home
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7. |
Forgiveness
03:10
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Come down
baby come down
to where you're supposed to be
my arms
oh my arms
are waiting patiently
forgiveness, sweet forgiveness
let us be
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8. |
Turn off the Light
02:56
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There is fire in your mouth
Would you let me put it out
There’s a hunger in my hands
That can swallow your doubt
I want to be the one you call upon
I want to be the one to turn you on
There’s a tremble in your lips
That’s pulling me into you
There’s a want in your eyes
saying do what you want to do
There a trouble in your heart
I can feel it in my chest
All we need to do is start
I can handle the rest
Can we kiss. . .
Like it’s our last
night
We can hold each other tight
Turn off the light
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9. |
Only Ever Dying
03:48
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Come on now baby don’t be shy
let me kiss you like we first met, everyday until I die
You’ll never be without my heart
i’m only ever dying, the seconds we’re apart
and I fall
So in love with you
I hope to god I’m strong enough to feel the way I do
I’m in love with you
I hope to god I’m strong enough to feel the way I do
Medicate me, take my breath
Every beat of your heart takes me further from death
I’ve tried to be the one who fails
but you pulled me from my havoc, put me back onto my rails
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She was never kind to me she used to sleep around
I never saw her swing at me until I met the ground
She was never home at night, always stepping out
But when I found the two of them we were over there’s no doubt
Whiskey-i-oh
Whiskey drag me on home
Alone at last, I’ve never asked for anymore then this
But truth be told I’m rather cold without her icy kiss
I’ve drowned her out I’ve let her go or at least you know I tried
But the day I chose to kick her out many pieces of me died
Whiskey-i-oh
Whiskey drag me on home
Now she up to begging me to please just take her back
I remembered then how warm she felt but that heart her heart is black
Could I just for moments here forget about her dark
And pull her in and kiss her skin and let her leave her mark
Whiskey-i-oh
Whiskey drag me on home
She found her way inside somehow she my weakness she my sin
These promises she’ll never kepi’s going to take this on the chin
But laying there I have to stare at the vision that she is
She’s killing me entirely but she mine for now not his
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11. |
Patience, Wait
04:03
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Patience wait, I’ll pick you up
You’re not done yet, not all used up
If you cannot fight, I’ll fight for you
I’ll Lift you up if you cannot stand
I’m holding on, your hand in my hand
Can’t let you go, god don’t you know
I won’t let you go
You can’t breathe in
Without letting go
Patience wait, will you pick me up
I’m not done yet, not all used up
If I cannot fight, will you fight for me
I’ll be your hope, even though I’m a mess
I need you as much, that I confess
I might look the part, but I play a fool
Don’t you leave me here
Patience wait, pick us up
We’re not done yet, not all used up
There’s still fight in us still
Fight in us still
Fight in us still
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12. |
Whiskey Protect My Heart
04:19
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I was easily impressed
With the cut of her dress
And her voiced reminded me of being seventeen
It took a month, maybe two
Until she said that we’re through
And left me, oh she left me
So Whiskey protect my heart
I should have wiser from the start
You’d never leave me like she left me
Whiskey protect my heart
She used to hold me so
Like the ocean undertow
And I’d let her take me under again
now my oceans dry
And I don’t know really why
But the remnants of her taste leaves me struggling
I got over you you
Getting over me
I can live with this lie
As long as I,
Have whiskey and my heart
I’ll be wiser I won’t start
I won’t leave you don’t leave me
Whiskey,
take my heart
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