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Only Sounds OK
02:17
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I write about a hundred songs a year.
Some of them grow and some disappear.
Life’s too short to waste a minute
and write when your heart’s not in it.
This is all I’ve ever wanted to do.
I’ll keep it rough and I’ll keep it true.
I don’t care if nobody listens.
I don’t need nobody’s blessing.
All my songs mean something to me
even those that never came to be.
Promised myself to write everyday
even if some of it only sounds ok.
This is all I’ve ever wanted to do.
I’ll keep it rough and I’ll keep it true.
I don’t care if nobody listens.
I don’t need nobody’s blessing.
This is all I’ve ever wanted to do.
I’ll keep it rough and I’ll keep it true.
I don’t care if nobody listens.
I don’t need nobody’s blessing.
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2. |
Smoke Of The First Fires
02:11
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We'll be scared and cold
as we try to keep away from the shore.
And the wind will cover our tracks in the sand.
And we'll only move in the dead of night.
And if we try to escape
there will be ways for us to stray.
And we'll be nothing more
than shadows on the walls of our homes.
And we'll rest as we disappear in the dawn.
And we'll only move in the dead of night.
And if we try to escape
there will be ways for us to stray.
There will be ways for us to stray.
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3. |
Come Clean
02:05
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I know I'm on my own
when you don't answer the phone.
I guess you must be on your way home.
I know when you lie
because I know that smile
and you've been wearing it for quite a while.
I wish you'd come clean
without making a scene.
I'm only asking you where you've been.
I'm only asking you where you've been.
I'm not going to change my pants
for any of my friends.
No one ever gets a second chance.
The longest pause
gets the biggest applause
so come on everybody show those paws.
I wish you'd come clean
without making a scene.
I'm only asking you where you've been.
I'm only asking you where you've been.
Come on everybody show those paws.
Come on everybody drop those jaws.
I wish you'd come clean
without making a scene.
I'm only asking you where you've been.
I'm only asking you where you've been.
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4. |
Make No Sound
03:22
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At the crack of dawn I'll be no more
and I won't have to clean up later on.
I won't have the time to forgive myself.
So I close my eyes
and cut myself until I bleed it out.
And I feel the rush.
I can't stop shaking but I don't make a sound.
At the crack of dawn I'll be no more
and I won't have to worry when I'm gone.
I won't have the time to blame myself.
So I close my eyes
and cut myself until I bleed it out.
And I feel the rush.
I can't stop shaking but I don't make a sound.
I can't stop shaking but I don't make a sound.
I won't have the time to forgive myself.
So I close my eyes
and cut myself until I bleed it out.
And I feel the rush.
I can't stop shaking but I don't make a sound.
I can't stop shaking but I don't make a sound.
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5. |
Life Takes A Lifetime
02:11
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This minute took hours.
This minute took hours.
Life's too short but takes its time.
And I hate what I've become.
Yes I hate what I've become.
Anywhere is everywhere anyway
if you have nowhere to stay.
This week took all week.
This week took all week.
Life's too short but takes its time.
And I hate what I've become.
Yes I hate what I've become.
Anywhere is everywhere anyway
if you have nowhere to stay.
Mom and dad will always recognize you
no matter in how much trouble you get
as long as you're not something that they regret.
Life takes a lifetime.
And I hate what I've become.
Yes I hate what I've become.
Anywhere is everywhere anyway
if you have nowhere to stay.
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6. |
Fly High
02:19
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Fast asleep on daddy's shoulder
as he walked around and around and around.
Now you're just a little older
and your head's spinning around and around and around.
And if you fly high,
don't forget how to get down.
And if you fly low,
don't forget to hang around.
Fast asleep on a stranger's couch
you're coming around and around and around.
Half-drunk when the neighbors wake you,
head's spinning around and around and around.
And if you fly high,
don't forget how to get down.
And if you fly low,
don't forget to hang around.
Fast asleep on daddy's shoulder
as he walked around and around and around.
Now you're just a little older
and your head's spinning around and around and around.
And if you fly high,
don't forget how to get down.
And if you fly low,
don't forget to hang around.
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7. |
Unhappy For You
03:11
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In the darkest nights,
when stars don't shine,
it gets lonelier.
Those city lights
don't shine as bright.
I still think of her.
Lonesome me,
cruel you.
I gave up.
Are you still
trying to
die alone?
I'll be unhappy for you.
It gives me something to do.
I'll be a mess here for you
because baby if you turn away, I'll stay right there.
In the darkest nights,
when stars don't shine,
it gets lonelier.
Those city lights
don't shine as bright.
I still think of her.
I couldn't care
less about
being careless.
I wouldn't dare
to call you up
and leave you speechless
because...
I'll be unhappy for you.
It gives me something to do.
I'll be a mess here for you
because baby if you turn away, I'll stay right there.
I'll be unhappy for you.
It gives me something to do.
I'll be a mess here for you
because baby if you turn away, I'll stay right there.
I'll stay right there.
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8. |
Comes Around
02:36
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She lives on the outskirts of town.
At night I awake by the sound
I hear when Mary comes around.
I love no one else as much in this town.
She's the one that makes me feel so down.
I can hear Mary come around.
As clouds fly by I wonder where she's been.
She's not with me.
She crawls into bed next to me
and turns over to kiss my cheek.
Then I awake and Mary's gone.
When I awake Mary's always gone.
As clouds fly by I wonder where she's been.
She's not with me.
As clouds fly by I wonder where she's been.
She's not with me.
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9. |
Run On Empty
02:36
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I run on empty.
The streets are filled.
I spent my last twenty
on drinks I spilled.
And I don't want to pass out before you.
And I don't care if you feel that I should.
You lose your mind because
I misplaced the keys.
I hear the dropping of jaws
from down on my knees.
And I don't want to pass out before you.
And I don't care if you feel that I should.
And I don't want to pass out before you.
And I don't care if you feel that I should.
I run on empty.
I spilled my guts
and there were plenty,
plenty of cuts.
And I don't want to pass out before you.
And I don't care if you feel that I should.
And I don't want to pass out before you.
And I don't care if you feel that I should.
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10. |
She Takes Those Pills
03:42
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Her scars run deep and seem to be staring at me.
Her eyes must have been closed for at least half a century.
She's got no tears left to cry and nothing left to cry about
anyway.
So I try to comfort her
and tell her that life hurts most of the time.
But she cuts me of
before I can say a word.
She takes those pills.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
They sure make her happy.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
She's way too clever for the world,
way too fucked up for me but I love her just the same.
She got rid of that angel face of hers
and shows the world exactly
how she feels.
Still I try comfort her
and tell her that life hurts most of the time.
But she cuts me of
before I can say a word.
She takes those pills.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
They sure make her happy.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
Still I try comfort her
and tell her that life hurts most of the time.
But she cuts me of
before I can say a word.
She takes those pills.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
They sure make her happy.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
She takes those pills.
There's something about them.
She doesn't want to hear it.
She doesn't want to hear it.
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11. |
Take Your Time
01:53
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Save yourself!
I'm not going to lie to you.
I've had it up to here,
leave me alone.
And don't try to talk
your way out of this one.
I'm not going to be
there this time.
You've had some time to think it over.
Well, did you?
I've lost my mind too many times because of you.
And I'm not going to try to make excuses for you
So take your time when you try to forget me.
Save yourself!
I'm not going to lie to you.
I've had it up to here,
leave me alone.
And don't try to talk
your way out of this one.
I'm not going to be
there this time.
You've had some time to think it over.
Well, did you?
I've lost my mind too many times because of you.
And I'm not going to try to make excuses for you
so take your time when you try to forget me.
I wonder if you'll get out of this one.
You've had some time to think it over.
Well, did you?
I've lost my mind too many times because of you.
And I'm not going to try to make excuses for you
so take your time when you try to forget me.
You've had some time to think it over.
Well, did you?
I've lost my mind too many times because of you.
And I'm not going to try to make excuses for you
so take your time when you try to forget me.
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12. |
Someone By My Side
01:40
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I've seen a lot of fences and a lot of walls.
I've seen a lot of faces, lots of unmade calls.
We're alone.
We're alone.
I've seen many tired eyes and tired smiles.
I've walked a hundred miles only to find lies.
I'm alone.
I'm alone.
Won't someone let me know that I'm not on my own?
Sometimes we all just need to feel we're not alone.
Oh tonight I need someone by my side.
I've met a lot of strangers that I've come to love.
I've had a lot of friends that I no longer see.
I'm alone.
I'm alone.
I've seen many tears and I've heard many cries.
I would always listen but would never be heard.
I'm alone.
I'm alone.
Won't someone let me know that I'm not on my own?
Sometimes we all just need to feel we're not alone.
Oh tonight I need someone by my side.
Tonight
I need someone
by my side.
Don't want to be alone now.
Tonight
I need someone
by my side.
Don't want to be alone now.
Don't want to be alone now.
Won't someone let me know that I'm not on my own?
Sometimes we all just need to feel we're not alone.
Oh tonight I need someone by my side.
Tonight I need someone by my side.
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