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I finally understand what you’ve been saying
I think I’ll just ignore that good advice
A game of chance is all that we’ve been playing
So put your money down and roll the dice
Hold your breath
Jump right in
Who really cares if we sink or if we swim
It’s a leap of faith
You know that much is true
But I’ll share my one and only parachute with you
We could wait forever for the right time
With nothing left to show when we were through
Now you’ve gone and beat me to the punchline
And I'd be glad to take the fall for you
Hold your breath
Jump right in
Who really cares if we sink or if we swim
It’s a leap of faith
You know that much is true
But I’ll share my one and only parachute with you
Now it’s time to take that plunge
You know you’re not the only one
But it’s too late to turn ourselves around
There’ll be nothing left to fear
Tearing through the atmosphere
Who cares if we ever touch the ground
Hold your breath
Jump right in
Who really cares if we sink or if we swim
It’s a leap of faith
You know that much is true
But I’ll share my one and only parachute with you
It’s a leap of faith
You know that much is true
But I’ll share my one and only parachute with you
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Spare Me
03:39
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You got problems or so you say
Why don't you come on back and we’ll talk about it some other day
Everyone’s got a story and everybody hurts ya know
So if you catch my drift and if I’m not being too overt
Please spare me the details if you would
Spare me the tiny violins if you could
I got work to do, like the Isley Brothers
What makes you think you stand in front of all the others
Take a number, stand in line
Why don't you come on back and we’ll talk about it some other time?
Please spare me the details of your hot mess
Spare me I either could or couldn’t care less
Take your list of woes and sorrows while it’s still warm
Then bullet point the main ideas and put it in digest form
Don’t expect a quick response, see my calendar is jammed
But I’ll give it my complete attention if and when I can
Please spare me the details if you would
Spare me the tiny violins if you could
Nobody wants to know the story behind the story I’m afraid
Yeah spare me the details is all you can say
Well well well
You’ve got friends, it’s safe to say
Well you’re up and you’re down and you're up you’re out there on your way
But to where, I can’t even guess
Just let your conscious be your own GPS
Yeah spare me the drama
Spare me the lecture I forget anyway
Yeah spare me
Please spare me
Just spare me
C'mon and spare me
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Who made you believe you don’t really mean what you say?
To tell you the truth it isn’t much use anyway
Don’t say yes don’t say no
You better not say I told you so
Wish I may wish I might
I’ll be leaving on the first train tonight
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
In the sun
It’s red light stop close up shop now you’re through
Turn off the light it’s not a good night to be you
One for all and all for one
Wake me up when you think that you’re done
And if I die before I wake
I’ll leave your name with the man at the gate
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
Who made you believe you don’t really mean what you say?
To tell you the truth it isn’t much use anyway
Don’t say yes don’t say no
You better not say I told you so
Wish I may wish I might
I’ll be leaving on the first train tonight
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
I need a tall glass of muddy water
I’ve been burning out in the sun
In the sun
I need a tall glass
A tall glass
A tall glass of muddy water
I need a tall glass
A tall glass
A tall glass of muddy water
Tall glass
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Saved
02:37
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I used to smoke, I used to drink
I used to smoke, drink and dance the hoochie coo
I used to smoke and drink
Smoke and drink and dance the hoochie coo
But now I'm standin' on this corner
Prayin' for me and you
Because I'm saved
(I'm saved)
I'm saved
(I'm saved)
People let me tell you 'bout a kingdom come
You know I'm saved
(I'm saved)
I'm saved
(Saved)
I can preach until you're deaf and dumb
I'm in that soul savin' army
Beatin' on that big a bass drum
I used to cuss, I used to fuss
I used to cuss, fuss and boogie all night long
I used to cuss and fuss
Cuss and fuss and boogie all night long
But now I'm standin' on this corner
I know right a from wrong
Cos I'm saved
(I'm saved)
I'm saved
(I'm saved)
People let me tell you 'bout a kingdom come
You know I'm saved
(Saved)
Ah, saved
(Ah, saved)
I can a preach until you're deaf and dumb
I'm in that soul savin' army
Beatin' on that big a bass drum, whoa yeah
I used to lie
I used to cheat
I used to lie
Cheat
And step on peoples feet
I used to lie and cheat
Lie and cheat and step on peoples feet
But now I'm standing on this corner
Salvation is my beat
Because I'm saved
(I'm saved)
I'm saved
(I'm saved)
People let me tell you 'bout a kingdom come
You know I'm saved
(I'm saved)
Ah, saved
(Saved)
I can a preach until you're, deaf and dumb
I'm in that soul savin' army
Beatin' on that big a bass drum
I'm in that soul savin' army
Beatin' on that big a bass drum
I'm in that soul savin' army
Beatin' on that big a bass drum
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5. |
From Birmingham
04:11
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She left her home, on the first of November
A Pretty Young Girl, with a note in her hand
She made her way, all through the back streets of Denver
So far away, from Birmingham
He said goodbye, on a warm summer’s morning
Said he was leaving to find make his own way like a man
And when he was done, he would make sure and send for her
So far away in Birmingham
She kept to herself, counting the days since he left her
Too many heartaches and things she could not understand
She swore to be true, and wouldn’t go back on her promise
So far away in Birmingham
The wind will blow, the grass will grow
But everything comes to an end
The weak the strong, will all pass along
And he’s dreaming of her once again
‘Cause he loved her, he loved her
She started back home, at the end of November
A pine box was holding, all of her dreams and her plans
She closes her eyes, trying hard not to remember
A life never lived, in Birmingham
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This Heart Will Self Destruct
You won’t get the chance to break it
It’s time for one of us to leave
Goodbye and good luck
Here’s your chance you better take it
Hit the road and don’t look back at me
It should come as no surprise
That we’ve told each other lies
To cover up the bad things we’ve both done
It’s going to hurt you worse than me
And I know that you’d agree
So I’ve started counting down from 10 to 1
This Heart Will Self Destruct
You won’t get the chance to break it
It’s time for one of us to leave
Goodbye and good luck
Here’s your chance you better take it
Hit the road and don’t look back at me
There was nothing wrong with you
that wasn’t dragging me down too
I should’ve seen the whole thing heading south
I know that I am a pain
To tell the truth you’re just the same
And I wish I’d never opened my big mouth
This Heart Will Self Destruct
You won’t get the chance to break it
It’s time for one of us to leave
Goodbye and good luck
Here’s your chance you better take it
Hit the road and don’t look back at me
Hit the road and don’t look back at me
Hit the road and don’t look back at me
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7. |
Giving Up
03:42
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You said it only takes one to tango
That’s why you’re dancing on your own
If three’s a crowd and the music’s too loud
You'd be better off back home
But I'll be thinking of you
Just like I always do
If I could find my nerve and just the right words
I could get my message through
But you been keeping too much distance
Building up resistance
But there’s no way I’ll be giving up on you
You've been keeping too much distance
Building up resistance
But there’s no way I’ll be giving up on you
Nobody seemed to notice
Nobody seemed to care
You didn’t ask why when she said goodbye
At the bottom of the stairs
You were acting like a stranger
It shook me to the core
My heart just sank my mind went blank
As you walked right out the door
But you been keeping too much distance
Building up resistance
But there’s no way I’ll be giving up on you
You've been keeping too much distance
Building up resistance
But there’s no way I’ll be giving up on you
You said it only takes one to tango
That’s why you’re dancing on your own
If three’s a crowd and the music’s too loud
You'd be better off back home
But I'll be waiting for you
Just like I always do
If I could find my nerve and just the right words
I could get my message through
But you been keeping too much distance
Building up resistance
But there’s no way I’ll be giving up on you
You've been keeping too much distance
Building up resistance
But there’s no way I’ll be giving up on you
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8. |
Shake It Loose
02:53
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Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
Before you say something that you might regret
Better let it go, forgive and forget
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
The weight you haul around, will drag you to the ground,
You running back and forth, acting like a clown
One day you're gonna find, that you’ve been left behind
Because the circus has ran outta town
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
You hold onto a grudge, that just won’t seem to budge
You want to be the victim, the jury and the judge
You say it’s not your time and the hangman's on your mind
Cos there's a rope swinging down from above
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
Before you say something that you might regret
Better let it go, forgive and forget
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
Shake it loose, what’s the use, shake it loose
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9. |
Second Fiddle
03:13
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The second fiddle plays her tune
To the sound of dancing on the moon
And wonders where you could be today
While the second fiddle plays
The second fiddle takes her bow
And wonders what you’re up to now
And why you had to go and walk away
While the second fiddle played
The second fiddle played
Take your partner by the hand,
The second fiddle's gonna makes her stand
An empty stage was all that you could see
Clap your hands, hope and pray
That someone new is going to come her way
You're not the man you promised you could be
She knows it’s true but she can’t break free
The second fiddle plays her tune
To the sound of dancing on the moon
And wonders where you could be today
While the second fiddle plays
The second fiddle takes her bow
And wonders what you’re up to now
And why you had to go and walk away
While the second fiddle played
The second fiddle played
She drags her bow across the strings
And dreams about ten thousand things
And you don't want to spoil her big surprise
She’s pulls her songs out of midair
It’s a magic trick that she won't share
And no one else could see, through her disguise
Now it's your turn to try it on for size
The second fiddle plays her tune
To the sound of dancing on the moon
And wonders where you could be today
While the second fiddle plays
The second fiddle takes her bow
And wonders what you’re up to now
And why you had to go and walk away
While the second fiddle played
The second fiddle played
The second fiddle played
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10. |
Garbage In Garbage Out
02:52
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Garbage in, garbage out
Talk is cheap when you’ve got a big mouth
If you only knew what you were talking about
Garbage in, garbage out
Once upon a time nobody paid you any mind
It was easy to ignore you way back when
Now everything has changed and I think it’s kind of strange
You haven’t learned a single thing since then
Garbage in, garbage out
Talk is cheap when you’ve got a big mouth
If you only knew what you were talking about
Garbage in, garbage out
You were propped up on a stage
Where self-pity’s all the rage
Too afraid to look us in the eye
They say you live in learn
But when you’ve got nowhere to turn
It doesn’t help to keep on asking why
Garbage in, garbage out
Talk is cheap when you’ve got a big mouth
If you only knew what you were talking about
Garbage in, garbage out
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Bob Collum and the Welfare Mothers London, UK
Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers make a cool noise. How cool you ask? Well, it's kinda alt-country, alot of rock & roll, add a smidgen of folk, and a dash of blues. Stick in a potent dose of guilt, a dollop of sin, a drop of salvation (just one drop), and equal measures of joy and sadness ... more
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