1. |
Geronimo
02:31
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oh no geronimo!
oh no geronimo!
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2. |
Plenty Tough-Union Made
02:49
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from the country to the town
police and busses held us down
back at the start when the ground was made
plenty tough and union made
I don't think the king woke up one morning
said all the people should be better paid NO
things were bad but things got changed
plenty tough and union made
we're plenty tough and union made
one long struggle day by day
that's how we got to live this way
plenty tough and union made
risked a lot to live like humans
locked up beaten and defamed
no one said it's gonna be easy
plenty tough and union made
callers cringe and traders sneer
like the first war never happened here
don't forget as future phrase
plenty tough and union made
plenty tough and union made
one long struggle day by day
that's how we got to be this way
plenty tough and union made
our rewards are not in heaven
plenty tough and union made
we get part and strung together
plenty tough and union made
divided we fall united we stand
plenty tough and union made
working woman and a working man
plenty tough and union made
when I'm waiting for judgment day
plenty tough and union made
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3. |
Harm's Way
02:40
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well I slipped out the backdoor
as the ambulance arrived
well I'd like to told them my story
but I know I would've lied
so I pawned my sisters diamond ring
got on the greyhounds back
I figured with a little leeway
I might just get on track
and I'm just trying to stay out of harm's way (x2)
by the time I'd got to Chicago
I thought I had something to sell
but the deal fell through as they always do
c'est la vie what the hell
every time I pick up my baby
working in that old coal mine
I feel so god damn guilty I almost change my mind
and I'm just trying to stay out of harm's way (x2)
and I'm just trying to stay out of harm's way
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4. |
Bully
02:56
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feet don't fail me now
from mouth to floor
choose the pedal and stick there
and the shoulders have no head
and I have no coal and long to pull over and sleep there
in the flesh
it's a wrinkle I didn't expect
when did the journey become such a chore
all the bullies been picking fights
pinching and chopping hides
and leaving nasty clues on dressing room walls
and that's not all
well trust a tall shepherd
when all aim and bleeding
been bruised so badly it's not worth repeating
are my cheeks red
I'll forgive you
for everything
that respectable suit
hangs ragged and loose
it's a hazard it fits you
and the pupils shine
without distractions and dots and lines
painted rosy and damn that must get you
careful what you backed into
down like a hawk
to peck you to pieces
question each action
and keep you from speaking
are my cheeks red
I'll forgive you for everything
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well if you don't change your mind
darling I'll change it for you
and if you don't really mind
darling I'll take it from here
there's no use resisting coming your way
id be confined for an eternity
were gonna roll into the sleepy tide
gonna turn this motel upside down yeah
if you don't change your mind
darling I'll change it for ya
and if you don't really mind
honey I'll take it from here
the old man is smiling across the road
makes me feel like their in the know
you complain about this dusty town
you got your law and order now
if you don't change your mind
darling I'll change it for ya
and if you don't really mind
honey I'll take it from here
if you don't change your mind
darling I'll change it for ya
and if you don't really mind
honey I'll take it from here
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6. |
Lake of Vinegar
03:41
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please don't fall in love tonight
just go on home
I saw the man give up the fight
if he's got some place to go
I never get the message
that's washed up on the sand
I wake up in some strange place
and the bottles in my hand
I'm grateful for your company
you sponge my brow and soak me in cold water
as it tastes so sour
I can't budge from my mouth
across the lake of vinegar
I roll my boat so far
but never call her
the night was dark as she was nowhere
to be found
I never get the message
that's washed up on the sand
I wake up in some strange place
with the bottles in my hand
take off my clothes and take me in
I'm sick and lonely so in need of shelter
don't let me be misunderstood again
so drown the drink
I nearly fell head over heels
to kiss the captains daughter
I know I can't complain about a thing
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7. |
Too Sweet to Die
02:35
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to the devil and all his cockroaches
we'll raise our glass today
but before we sip this poison wine
we will kneel and pray
the pastor says come and get it
the drugs and the money's right here
but where was he
when I needed him
a downtown drink and beer
we're too sweet to die
we'll be buried alive
the lipstick on my shirt says
we're too sweet to die
you threw me out of the limo
I fell and smashed my head
stumbled to the water
and sank to the river bed
down there with the roots and weeds
was dragged along for awhile
hell like chilly winters
at night all the hunter's style
but up up up goes love
and down down down goes hate
you left me up at the garden
and left me by the pearly gates
we're too sweet to die
we'll be buried alive
the lipstick on my shirt says
we're too sweet to die
but up up up goes love
and down down down goes hate
you left me up at the garden
and left me by the pearly gates
we're too sweet to die
we'll be buried alive
the lipstick on my shirt says
we're too sweet to die
the writing on my grave says
we're too sweet to die
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8. |
Sometimes I Wonder
02:56
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you never believe me
even when I tell the truth
those lights are turned off
in a humble home
the band plays out of tune
you never console me
even though I throw the fire
and you wonder aloud
why we bother to crawl the same bed each night
that's what she said
and without a tear
sometimes I wonder
what I'm doing here
my dear as you're sleeping
do you dream of the day
when the sun is so bright and the sky so clear
you can dodge what's headed your way
that's what she said
without a tear
sometimes I wonder
what I'm doing here
yeah that's what she said
and without a tear
sometimes I wonder
what I'm doing here
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9. |
To the Last Dead Cowboy
03:22
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I'm a careless hopeless hard drinking man
frightened by the thunder and the cold
many times you see me
out there on the land
I'm a man who died a long long time ago
I'm a man who died a long long time ago
the trail is long
but it leads everywhere
out in the desert glare
I put my hat down over my eyes
hypnotized by the image on the screen
shirt so white and clean
so the pistols on the side
take a trip
to the wide open spaces
looking for the traces
of that wild friend to his car
riding out
feel the rain on our faces
for the familiar places
truck stop and the mall
this country starts to look and sound the same
there's a singer on the radio and I don't like his name
I'm a careless hopeless hard drinking man
frightened by the thunder and the cold
many times you see me
out there on the land
I'm a man who died a long long time ago
I'm a man who died a long long time ago
we light the range
paint the town red on the weekend
while the bankers and the lawyers
drive our country to the wall
four winds blow turn up my collar
by a burger for a dollar
it's the final cattle call
I'm a careless hopeless hard drinking man
frightened by the thunder and the cold
many times you see me
out there on the land
I'm a man who died a long long time ago
I'm a man who died a long long time ago
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10. |
K.T. Tennessee
03:03
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if I was you leaving
I'd leave in the morning and not even wait for goodbyes
no don't you just stand there fumbling for words
I don't want to see us backed up leaving nice
cause you walked all over my heart last night
and we reached new heights of pain
don't wait to hear my side of things
cause I'm begging for you to come back again
you found my lead and you packed up your bags
took a train far away from me
so I took it upon me to track down your ma
to see if she knew where you might be
she said son I lost K ever since she was 9
think you better come in and sit down
you look a good man
don't blame yourself
I'll tell ya really why my little girl left town
oh we don't have no say in our in laws
now there's an old man who sits behind bars
see me always had the eye for pretty young girls
and my K.T. bears all his scars
so if I was you leaving
I'd leave in the morning and not even wait for goodbyes
now don't you just stand there fumbling for words
I don't want to see us backed up leaving nice
cause they trampled all over your heart before and there's now way to switch up the pain
but there's one man right here to take away your fear
and I'm begging for you to come back again
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11. |
Whisperin' in My Ear
02:17
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well I'd smelled the glory
and I've asked for money
I've seen the screen play
I've been hooked
you're going down now
for a count of nothing
just pretend you never looked
at the age of 14 city called me
called my bluff
called me a fool
now I feel like I'm 97
and you're still takin me to school
play that nice
I said drink it
I start to see things clearer still
though I'll never
be in your company
you're always whispering in my ear
well i'm cold callin
in a tuxedo
and can ya sing
in a gown
oh those last minute
alterations
she's gonna take me right to town
play that nice
I said drink it
I start to see things clearer still
though I'll never
be in your company
you're always whispering in my ear
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well we all knew things had to get better
if we kept acting rational and sane
I can see the clouds on the horizon
bad times are comin round again
comin round the corner cross the country
and shares are rising on the stock exchange
people are making hay while the sun shines
cause bad times are coming round again
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round again
well you might need a drink but you don't need a weather van
bad times are comin round again
well slaves dragged here by the millions
they worked and died till freedom was won
now you look around for that freedom
see it slippin down the barrel of a gun
white man in suits lose all direction
and white man in hoods are back again
and running in the 96 election
bad times are coming round again
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round again
board up your windows
this will be a hurricane
yuppies come and gentrify your neighborhood
crusties say they'll fight it to the end
but no one asked the black or the latinos
cause bad times are coming round again
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round again
well you might need a drink but you don't need a weather van
bad times are comin round again
bad times are comin round
bad times are comin round
cause bad times are coming round again
board up your windows
this will be a hurricane
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13. |
Red Door
02:57
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at the top of the stairs is a red door
she likes it behind her each night
I sit on the stoop at the druggest
and wonder who shot out the lights
at the top of the stairs is a red door
on the night stand sits up like foam
it's been years since she disconnected
but there's one more way one more way one one more way
to be alone
well she used to drink sour matched whiskey
and dance on her toes until dawn
nobody knows why she went away
and where all the music has gone
at the end of the road is a dance hall
boarded it up years ago
a lot of the graphs are all dry now
but there's one more way
one more way one more way
to be alone
at the top of the stairs is a red door
and someday I'll tear that thing down
but for now I'll just sit and wait for the daylight
and there's no new way
no new way no new way
to be alone
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14. |
$ Bill the Cowboy
03:10
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the last president of the USA
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
standing under the gallows tree
Dollar Bill the Cowboy
the Cowboy
a quiet man with dignity
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
skulls and bones and history
Dollar Bill the Cowboy
finish the puzzle
attach the muzzle
the white heat of technology
will you take a kiss
from these yellow gypsy lips
will you take one last ride with me
he's the one eyed jack in the pyramid
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
from Halloween to hallowing
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
he'll run from here to eternity
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
standing under the gallows tree
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
take one last ride take one last ride with me
will you take one last ride with me
will you take a kiss
from these yellow gypsy lips
will you take one last ride with me
the last president of the USA
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
standing under the gallows tree
Dollar Bill the Cowboy
the Cowboy
a quiet man with dignity
is Dollar Bill the Cowboy
skulls and bones and history
Dollar Bill the Cowboy
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