She called to tell me didn’t work out with her fling
Tho he sang a song for her he’d written recently
And put her name in it, just like the rest
And she’ll never know, she’ll never know

The place I live is called the friendship zone
We hang out the time unless she’s bumping hipbones
And I hear everything about her latest crush
And she’ll never know, she’ll never know

That everything’s gonna be ok
Swing back tomorrow give us back the day
When you take my hand with your high heels on
And dance with me til the early morn
And now and then when you think of me
Please remember this one little thing
That I was made to love you through and through
That’s what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna love you, you, you

The conversation turned to alcohol
We got one then two at the bar down the road
What else could I do, she looked so sad
And she’ll never know

She’s just looking for someone
Who can tell her the truth
So she can learn from them exactly what she knew at her birth
Let me be the first to say
I know nothing at all
But I see you in the colors of the fall

And I know that
That everything’s gonna be ok
Swing back tomorrow give us back the day
When you take my hand with your high heels on
And dance with me til the early morning
And now and then when you think of me
Please remember this one little thing
That I was made to love you through and through
That’s what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna love you, you, you

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I wrote these sad sad songs, to heal my pain.
Dancing by starlight just won’t be the same
without your love and sweet kisses and calling you mine,
but with these sad sad songs, i’ll be just fine

one more memory for the road
one more dance to and fro
i’m gonna give you my heart
please don’t throw it away
i’ll be yours and you mine someday

let it be, won’t try to reach you on the phone.
this need for patience won’t leave me alone
last night i heard the distance in your tone
i’ll let it be, but i know that you’re long gone

one more memory for the road
one more dance to and fro
i’m gonna give you my heart
please don’t throw it away
i’ll be yours and you mine someday

with these sad sad songs
i’ll tell you my truth
listening to static in the telephone booth
as the clouds turn to grey and the rain comes pouring through
i remember just why it’s been you

one more memory for the road
one more dance to and fro
i’m gonna give you my heart
please don’t throw it away
i’ll be yours and you mine someday

one more memory for the road
one more dance to and fro
i’m gonna give you my heart
please don’t throw it away
i’ll be yours and you mine someday

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KILLIN TIME AIN’T ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS
WHAT ELSE CAN YA DO WHEN YOU’RE WAITIN ON ME
SO SORRY FOR THE CHANGES
CHANGES I CAN’T EVEN SEE
LOCK YOURSELF UP IN A ROOM FULL OF DARK
CUZ SOMETIMES

WE ALL NEED SAD SAD SONGS
TO MAKE US HUMBLE TO MAKE US STRONG
WE ALL NEED SAD SAD SONGS
SO PUT ON SOME STRAIT, PUT ON SOME JONES

THERE’S NO CHANCE AT ALL THAT I’VE STOPPED LOVIN YOU
MY REGRET IS MAYBE I’VE STOPPED SHOWIN YOU
NEVER MEANT YOUR HEART AN OUNCE OF HARM
IF I DID, DON’T BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE
LET’S LOCK OURSELVES UP IN A ROOM FULL OF DARK
OH BABY

SOMETIMES WE ALL NEED SAD SAD SONGS
TO MAKE US HUMBLE TO MAKE US STRONG
WE ALL NEED SAD SAD SONGS
SO PUT ON SOME STRAIT, PUT ON SOME JONES

IT’S SO HARD
NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY
JUST STAY IN MY ARMS
I DON’T WANT THIS LIFE TO LEAVE ME
WE ALL NEED SAD SAD SONGS
TO MAKE US HUMBLE TO MAKE US STRONG
WE ALL NEED SAD SAD SONGS
SO PUT ON SOME STRAIT, PUT ON SOME JONES

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They say the cracked ones let the light in
Once the darkness all spills out
But you couldn’t drain the devil
Can i purge it with this song?
I don’t whisper among the dead
I sing loud so they can hear
About the little pieces of everything
And how we can make them breathe again

They say it gets better
We grow into being weird
Or do we just get used to
not fitting in anywhere
Looking around for someone to care

But I’ve got you.
We see right through
I’ve got you
There’s me and you.

You were a raging high rocker
Who turned a folk singers line
Loved an unshockable woman
Tried to turn the world with rhyme
So we gave peace a chance
And we do it every day
Is anybody listening
To the words I rarely say

But I’ve got you.
We see right through
I’ve got you
There’s me and you.

Momma’s going blind
But she stopped seeing long ago
Didin’t want to see what’s going on with us
All the colors that we show
Let’s make it retroactive
Til there’s only you and me
kissing on the corner silently

But I’ve got you.
We see right through
I’ve got you
There’s me and you.

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We are the stories untold
down to our very last breath
we are the only ones here
we are the only ones left
cause the cracked ones always let the light shine in
we aren’t the only ones suffering
we aren’t the only ones scared
the past is here and the future’s uncertain
as times stands still in the middle of nowhere
cause the cracked ones always let the light shine in
and disappear
despair
go home
we’ll gain
control
what’s fair
no one knows
we’ll stand alone
defend
our own
pretend
we belong
cause we are the stories untold
cause the cracked ones always let the light shine in
and disappear

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well I look back and smile now that I’m older
reminisce and miss the days when I was younger
before the bills, before the dreams, before the hunger
the days before this chip was on my shoulder
I remember talking till the sun went down
I remember laughing, laughing out loud
good things always happened
when you were around
like kissing on the corner
walking down the street
holding hands just as tight as we can
going to the movies
sneaking out to meet
those were the days..those were the days
I miss those days
I miss those days
don’t you
I miss those days
I miss those days
cause i remember talking till the sun went down
I remember laughing, laughing out loud
good things always happened
when you were around
like kissing on the corner
walking down the street
holding hands just as tight as we can
going to the movies
sneaking out to meet
those were the days..those were the days

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Come with me and I’ll show you the world you deserve
Cascadian cloud comforts and a love that don’t desert
I don’t have much at all but I’ll give what I can
I got a road map to Terilingua and a place to rest your head

So go to sleep little girl
Go to sleep while the world
Wraps and reigns round and round
Let your weight come unbound
Fly with me to a place
With creek flow and ribbon bend
Wile away all your hours
While crooked crows sing with the owls

The emptiness in your eyes crashed right into my shoe
You stared straight down unfastened unpolished and blue
Bleached and beached windblown hair with the curl so unkept
Holographic beauty floats fearlessly through grey streets of empty depth

Come with me and I’ll show you the world you deserve
The the whole world ain’t full of hatred
There are some who still believe
That everyone deserves a home
And there’s enough to go around
We can open up, invite them in
And put our hands up to the sound

So go to sleep little girl
Go to sleep while the world
Wraps and reigns round and round
Let your weight come unbound
Fly with me to a place
With creek flow and ribbon bend
Wile away all your hours
While crooked crows sing with the owls

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When they named it main street, I’m sure it was everything it seemed
But lookin through my blinds tonight, it ain’t all that much a dream
With boarded up storefronts and chains on the doors, once a small man’s goal
It’s nothin like the feelin that hides til you finally make it home
When you get home and the headlights hit the gravel road
You recognize the city limit sign like a sheet of solid gold
That Graffitti Bridge is still standin, though farmer Baker has long since sold
It’s still home
When they named it main street, the lights were shinin bright
I remember a time when time never mattered, any fool could own the night
But these smoke filled skies hide our star gazed eyes, the truth is oh so clear
I’m still young at heart, easily convinced, but this young heart just ain’t here
I wanna go home, so my headlights hit the gravel road
I’ll recognize the city limit sign like a sheet of solid gold
That Graffitti Bridge is still standin, though farmer Baker has long since sold
I wanna go home

When you get home and the headlights hit the gravel road
You recognize the city limit sign like a sheet of solid gold
Graffitti Bridge is still standin, though farmer Baker has long since sold
It’s still home…

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Once that welcome mat used to lay at our front door
But now it’s soakin up memories on the basement floor
I was lookin for shelter
But in your arms, there ain’t nothin ever safe anymore

Please tell me I’m wrong
Help me save a piece of my crumblin’ pride
I thought I found a home
But somethings you just can’t buy
Thought I found a home

You hide a house full of bones with a skeleton key
And wonder where my mind is at
I’m only lookin for shelter
But with you, I can never ever turn my back

Please tell me I’m wrong
Help me save a piece of my crumblin’ pride
I thought I found a home
But somethings you just can’t buy

I don’t need diamonds
Never asked for pearls
I’m just lookin’ for someone in this world
I need a home sweet home

Please tell me I’m wrong
Help me save a piece of my crumblin’ pride
I thought I found a home
Some things money just can’t buy

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She laughed in bars of music
Gentle tears raining down
And I caught her words in my colander
And strained them through the town
Her lips burned with the promise of song
And the secrets that she holds
Amber essence overcomes the night
And she will not be silenced I’m told

Crawl into my lamp and turn it on
Little diamond
In her twisted suitcase marked with charm
I thought I’d found a home
In my sleeping seed pod bones
Lies the desert beacon calls
Of a Las Vegas lipstick lonestar
The lovely Lustre Pearl

I’m in her graveyard with no graves
Guess I bought the plot too soon
And my heart is my own prophet
Preaching a major league quitter game
I saw in her black notebook
A list of names and mine crossed black
Can the pitcher steal the second base
If there’s nothing left intact

Crawl into my lamp and turn it on
Little diamond
In her twisted suitcase marked with charm
I thought I’d found a home
The desert beacon calls
To the sleeping seed pod bones
Of a Las Vegas lipstick lonestar
Named the lovely Lustre Pearl
Won’t you come on in and be my home?

She laughed in bars of music

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