1. |
Bordertown
02:28
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take me down to a border town
leave me on my own
let me know when the sun goes down
if i can come back home
i had too much to drink last night
said things that were not true
take me down to a border town
i'll find my way back to you
drop me off in a crowded spot
where i don't know a soul
leave me there to say my prayers
at the bottom of a hole
i had too much to drink last night
said things that were not true
drop me off in a crowded spot
i'll find my way back to you
send me back off the beaten track
make me walk for miles
the road is long but i'll carry on
til i can see you smile
i had too much to drink last night
said things that were not true
send me back off the beaten track
i'll find my back to you
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2. |
A False Alarm
02:57
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i go anywhere the wind blows
still so far away
i cant get you out of my mind
the world stops and looking out the window
i see yr face again
you left yr shadow behind
my heart’s not broken
but it’s oh so close
the heavens open for a brand new ghost
take me back to the beginning
when i was still a child
and the world had open arms
sometimes i still hear you singing
and my mind goes running wild
it sounds like a false alarm
my friend said she’ll see me in the morning
but i dont know where i’ll be
i wake up in different worlds
one day the right one’ll find me
and it’ll be like it used to be
when we were boys and girls
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3. |
Without Me
02:50
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been thinking about you
in the world again
woke up without you
i miss you, my friend
where are those secrets
we could never say
love is a weakness
gets stronger every day
and i'm not saying i need to see you
i would be happy just to know you are here
without me
the things i told you
i never knew so well
somebody should hold you
til heaven breaks the spell
in all these strangers
i still hear yr name
so many changes
i think we're still the same
when i last saw you
i think i was too young
i grew old for you
to see what you'd become
and all you gave me
i couldn't give myself
somebody saved me
but that was somebody else
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4. |
Tables Turning
02:26
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whenever i see her
walk away
i think i don't need her
anyway
the bridge she's burning
should light the dark
but there's tables turning
in my heart
i hold on
my fingers crossed
hold on to everything i've lost
same old places
same old games
same old faces
with different names
same old summer
fades away
just another lover
who wouldn't stay
i hold on
my finger's crossed
hold on to everyone i've lost
here's another promise
for us to break
here's all the words that
we couldn't say
and here's the secret
i never hid
i'm scared of everything
we never did
i hold on
my finger's crossed
hold on to everything we lost
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5. |
Cash Machine
04:14
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just one more winter in this old town
then i'll be on my way
i've seen the tail drag the dog around
the night break the day
i'm gonna strike it lucky on a cash machine
buy me a house on easy street
cos here's what happens when you stay too long
the place you hate is the place where you belong
my grandaddy worked in the marketplace
my dad, he worked there too
now they've knocked it down for a carpark space
so i don't know what i will do
i'm gonna strike it lucky on a cash machine
get my picture in a magazine
cos here's what happens when you stay too long
the place you hate is the place where you belong
i went and got wasted again last night
just like the night before
and if my plans don't work out right
i will waste some more
i'm gonna strike it lucky on a cash machine
fill my boots with amphetamine
cos here's what happens when you stay too long
the place you hate is the place where you belong
i know i've said it a hundred times
but they say that talk is cheap
sometimes i think i've lost my mind
sometimes i disagree
i'm gonna strike it lucky on a cash machine
leave this place in a limousine
cos here's what happens when you stay too long
the place you hate is the place where you belong
running out of time and cigarettes
running out of money too
sometimes i feel like a silhouette
that you can see right thru
i'm gonna strike it lucky on a cash machine
douse this town in kerosene
cos here's what happens when you stay too long
the place you hate is the place where you belong
and i've seen the tail drag the dog around
the night break the day
just one more winter in this old town
then i'll be on my way
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6. |
One for the One I Love
02:51
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here’s one for the family
one for a friend
one for the day i can see you again
one for the weekend
one for the night
one for the dark and one for the light
one for the angels below and above
one for you and one for the one i love
here’s one for the river
one for the road
one to take with you wherever you go
one for the president
one for the king
one for the queen who doesnt own anything
here’s one for the real ones
one for the fakes
one for the morning and all that it breaks
one for the nightmare
one for the dream
one for the ones who dont know what i mean
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7. |
New House
02:38
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i'm living in a new house
got nothing in the old house
that quiet little doormouse
is dead and gone
i caught him in a breadbox
i got him in a headlock
my life's been deadlocked
for way too long
sing merry xmas to all the kids out in the streets
then go report em to the police
sing hallelujah and give all your prayers to god
forget the ones you forgot
you're driving in a new car
i'm swinging on a blue star
and everything you are
in your heart
is shining in your eyes
deceptive as a sunrise
breaking all the blue skies
wide apart
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8. |
Saying Goodbye
02:26
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i went the long way round
i took the easy way out
i had it all to lose
i gave it all back to you
behind the blinding lights
i saw stars that night
but i couldn't see
if they were shining for me
or saying goodbye
i went the wrong way back
after the stars went black
i couldn't turn around
after the stars fell down
behind the morning lights
i saw the moon that night
but i couldn't tell
if it was wishing me well
or saying goodbye
i was a wayward child
i was just running wild
i took the longest hit
ended up talking shit
behind the flashing lights
i heard your voice that night
but i didn't know
if you were saying don't go
or saying goodbye
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9. |
Ghosts
03:00
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i see those ghosts around you
looks like they're coming back
one day the past'll find you
you always told me that
we had a conversation
was that a good idea
we left our lives for later
our lives have disappeared
we left our troubles in the cold dark ground
looks like they're coming back around
you've seen these ghosts forever
they did what i couldn't do
they held yr world together
like it was something new
we had a conversation
was that a bad idea
we left our lives for later
our lives have disappeared
there's ghosts outside the window
and nothing left to say
so i'll see which way the wind blows
and i'll go the other way
there's no more conversations
i'm all out of ideas
don't leave yr life for later
yr life'll disappear
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10. |
All Along
01:50
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