1. |
Back in the Rain
03:26
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Well the wind is like a razor
Cuts right through clean to the bone
Yes I've wasted too much time
Living on blind luck alone
Stuck in the rearview mirror
In the fleeting hands of time
Looking to catch one final glance
But it's already behind
Now I'm back in the rain again
Guess I'm back in the rain again
Well I'm back in the rain again
Yes I'm back in the rain again
Well the warmth of your hand
Brought me inside from the cold
You're placing your bets on me
But I spill the wine and fold
Shuffle the cards again
Drawing up the queen of hearts
She says that I'm a fool
But you knew right from the start
Now I'm back in the rain again
Guess I'm back in the rain again
Well I'm back in the rain again
Yes I'm back in the rain again
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2. |
Demolition Day
03:09
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Take my hand, lets strike a deal
Let me get behind the wheel
Look ahead, the sun is sinking low
Think it's time for us to go
World's on fire
It's our last ride
So let's get away
On demolition day
Rubble standing in a heap
Finding treasures you can keep
Blessed child is waking up
Sipping from a broken cup
The oldsmobile is a faithful car
The moon casts out a falling star
Driving away on the interstate
Knowing it just might be too late
World's on fire
It's our last ride
So let's get away
On demolition day
World's on fire
It's our last ride
So let's get away
On demolition day
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3. |
Dead End
03:45
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Honey your kid's all grown up wrong
Among all the street life with his bong
He's the plug and he's a bandit too
Honey your kid's all grown up wrong
Wish I'd have helped you out somehow
But your kind of pride just wont allow
You to admit that anyone could step in
Wish I'd have helped you out somehow
Now you've been down every road
But they all lead to the same dead end
How can we ever go and make a change?
I don't think I'll make it this time
When all the deals have all gone sour
And you reject your final hour
Will you pretend that there's enough love to give?
When all the deals have all gone sour
Well if I had wings I'd fly away
And in my arms is where you'd lay
We'd never have to hustle so hard again
Well if I had wings I'd fly away
Now you've been down every road
But they all lead to the same dead end
How can we ever go and make a change?
I don't think I'll make it this time
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4. |
All I've Got is the Past
03:16
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There's a light out my window
Burning oh so bright
But I don't think I'll be on parole in time
I see your face above me
It happens every night
But when I wake up there is nothing left to find
And the heartbreak hotel is full
So I guess that's why I'm here
Breaking rocks and making calls that just don't last
They just don't last
And now all I've got is the past
Every time I see your picture
It makes me want to cry
Cuz I should be there but I'm here all alone
The shackles remain fastened
The years all pass me by
You're growing up while I'm hanging on the phone
And the heartbreak hotel is full
So I guess that's why I'm here
Breaking rocks and making calls that just don't last
They just don't last
And now all I've got is the past
And the heartbreak hotel is full
So I guess that's why I'm here
Breaking rocks and making calls that just don't last
They just don't last
And now all I've got is the past
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5. |
Leaves
02:43
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So many seasons without you
You're so far away
I'm on a midnight excursion
Night turns into day
All the leaves are falling through my mind
All of the leaves fall through my mind
I turn on my radio there's static everywhere
Thunder and lightning colliding at the county fair
All the leaves are falling through my mind
All of the leaves fall through my mind
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6. |
Backyard Shrink
04:18
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I hear you knocking, see the light upon my door
Watch your shadow make its way across the floor
But I don't know enough to be sure that all is right
But I don't know enough to be sure that all is right
You ask with sorrow how a troubled mind can thrive
The devil knows ya, and he's trying to survive
But maybe for a while you can lay your burden down
But maybe for a while you can lay your burden down
Cuz I'm just another
Just another backyard shrink
I'm just another
Just another backyard shrink
What can I offer just to make it through the night
The winds are blowing and the raven is in flight
And there'll be time to weep while the world is fast asleep
And there'll be time to weep while the world is fast asleep
Cuz I'm just another
Just another backyard shrink
I'm just another
Just another backyard shrink
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7. |
Border State
02:24
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Border state, in between the lines
Don't belong to either one
Just a pasture to lay my head
Just a pasture to lay my head
Border state, tracing out the shore
Read your letters from the last century
Just a pasture to lay my head
Just a pasture to lay my head
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8. |
Pawnshop
05:01
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The sky turns back to blue
All along the avenue
But I'm still wide awake
A wire thin electric lake
Underneath the neon sign
The Jesus pamphlet bides its time
Cuz the bottom of the bottle
Is the beginning of a crime
Have I gone and lost the kingdom's crown
In pawnshop desperation?
Now I know I can't stay in this town
Too many circles around the sun
Too many circles around the sun
Shadow of the reaper's scythe
Upon a body young and lithe
Can't control these dark desires
So you learn to play with fire
And I know just who to call
When I leave the wagon behind
And when you hear the sirens wail
You know it just might be mine
Have I gone and lost the kingdom's crown
In pawnshop desperation?
Now I know I can't stay in this town
Too many circles around the sun
Too many circles around the sun
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9. |
Highway Hunger
03:19
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In time you'll find that you're like all the rest
Waiting patiently in line at the store
You spend your cash on something that won't last
And you try to hold your peace forevermore
And this bout of highway hunger takes its toll
So the bottle runs dry one more time
In the end your dreams were all quite temporary
You trade em in for a place at the bar
Your mom and dad set the path you won't walk
But now it's plain to see you won't stray far
And this bout of highway hunger takes its toll
So the bottle runs dry one more time
In all my years I never quite made it out
Though I ride the city skyline in my dreams
The hills roll by, the town is far behind
And nothing's ever concrete as it seems
And this bout of highway hunger takes its toll
So the bottle runs dry one more time
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10. |
This Dream
03:55
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Running around with a knife in your hand
Trying to make sense how you're on your last stand
Corridors familiar lead me to another place
Somewhere universal all across the human race
Kicking the mule down a dark one way street
Trying to make sense of the faces you meet
Rivers all bejewelled run through old shopping malls
Wade out to the water where you hear the boatman call
This dream when I wake will not fade like the rest
This dream when I wake will not fade like the rest
Open the door on a dull memory
The edge of your mind is a skeleton key
Corridors familiar lead me to another place
Somewhere universal all across the human race
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