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LA Bound
03:56
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If I could do everything over again
I’d write it all down and I’d learn a lesson, I hope.
If I was a million other men
I’d stroll into town and make my directions known.
If you gave me a nickel for every time
I’ve felt right at home in this old place
I might’ve thrown in a couple of dimes
With everything else I packed in this old case
But save your money and buy your freedom
Save your tears for when you need ‘em
And save your breath, it’s too late now
La la la la la la la la
I’m LA bound
If I have a final word of advice
That I could leave behind me in my wake
Remember to always measure twice
And cut once
And for heaven's sake
Save your money and buy your freedom
Save your tears for when you need ‘em
And save your breath, it’s too late now
La la la la la la la la
I’m LA bound
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My mother had money
There’s money in my blood
But my high heels, honey,
Don’t walk well in mud
Sometimes don’t it seem like
Some folks will catch all the breaks
And some folks come in with their hands tied
God must’ve made some mistakes
I look around
At all of my wasted time
And it’s clear to me now
That a good man is too hard to find
I used to play some piano
And I used to dance alright too
Then along come a man
Put a diamond on my hand
What’s an Alabama girl to do?
And ain’t it just like a man
When push comes to shove
To find it too much to stand
And fall hard on the woman he loves
The woman he loves
I look around
At all of my wasted time
And it’s clear to me now
That a good man is too hard to find
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I’m not gonna lie to you this isn’t how I thought our last goodbye was gonna be
With a box in my arms labeled “Everything That She Forgot”
Trying not to look at you trying not to look at me
Anyway it’s mostly shoes and summer clothes we packed away til it got hot
And I’ll be leaving you alone now
With everything that you forgot
I found a shoebox shoved up underneath the bed
full of Polaroids and notes
Between a boy and a girl
Where he promised her the world
And she said she’d love him all her life and that’s a quote
Anyway I wouldn’t bring it up except I couldn’t help but see it laying right on top
And I’ll be leaving you alone now
With everything that you forgot
I’d hold it from the bottom
It’s a load to carry around
I would know, it’s been weighing me down
It’s nice to see you even just a little while
I hope you’re getting all you need
Tell your mother and your brother and your sister I said hi
And you can tell your father that he’s finally rid of me
I’ve a ways to go but please pick the phone up if ever I come running through your thoughts
And I’ll be leaving you alone now
With everything that you forgot
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4. |
Blame It On The Blues
04:00
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Blame it on animal instinct
But a man knows what he wants
Give him a fast car and a warm bed
And an old bar to haunt
Or blame it on the stars
Blame it on the tides
But honey I can’t help
If I want you tonight
So blame it on the hour
Or blame it on the booze
But if you don’t get a love song
Blame it on the blues
Blame it on the blues
And a real long history
With Kentucky music
And Tennessee whiskey
Blame it on these tears
Keep falling on my shoes
And if you don’t get a love song
Blame it on the blues
Blame it on my reputation
Blame it on bridges I’ve burned
Gimme a fast car
And a warm bed
I never learn
Blame it on my mouth
And the things that I let out
Blame it on believing I ever know what I’m talking about
Or you can blame it on the hour
Blame it on the booze
But if you don’t get a love song
Blame it on the blues
Blame it on the blues
And a real long history
With Kentucky music
And Tennessee whiskey
Blame it on these tears
That I can’t keep off my shoes
And if you don’t get a love song
Blame it on the blues
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Moon River
03:47
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I played you a song called Moon River
From an old movie I knew
And you just laid there and shivered
While I played Moon River for you
You’d make a beautiful drifter
If it weren’t for the walls of this damned little room
So I do my best to deliver us down Moon River
And the moon doesn’t shine on your sidewalk at night
You come down the drive and I slipped on the ice
Heart in a bind and a head full of wine and Moon River
Moon river
I played Moon River for you
Everything beautiful withers
The flowers on your bedside are starting to bend
So I hope that you will forgive one more run of Moon River
Cause if there do come a time that your heart will go quiet
And you lose all the light that shines in your eyes
I’ll sing that old tune and we’ll lay down beside the Moon River
moon river
I’ll play Moon River for you
Moon River
I’ll play Moon River for you
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Harvest
03:58
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They’ll be standing single file
Along the road, a thousand men
They’ll be stretching out a mile
When I bring the harvest in
There’ll be wine to fill your cup
There’ll be roses on your skin
Honey we’ll be coming up
When I bring the harvest in
We were satisfied before
We’ll be satisfied again
And we’ll never want for more
When I bring the harvest in
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7. |
A Few Lousy Verses
04:49
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It's not hard to say what I mean
We'll build a castle
You'll be the queen
We don't need a prayer or a dime
Or a few lousy verses in meter and rhyme
To say I love you
I love you all the time
There's no place I'd rather be
Than any old place
Long as you're there with me
And there's no one
In the whole world that I'd
Rather have every day by my side
Cause I love you
I love you all the time
And one day honey you and me
We will lay like the moss in the shade of a tree
But if we live to a hundred and five
You'll hear me saying on the day I die
That I loved you
I loved you all of the time
I love you
I love you all of the time
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Nerve
04:15
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You’ve got a whole lotta Nerve
To waltz in here smiling
Telling me what I deserve
Cause I would be lying
To say that I thought I was worth
Feeling the earth move
You’ve got a whole lotta Nerve
You’ve got a hole in your skirt
You’ve got a knife on your arm
You’ve got a four letter word
Ever on your lips
It’s a part of your charm
You took your toe to the dirt
Wrote out “thou shalt do no harm”
You got ahold of my shirt
And pulled til it ripped
And set off no alarms
Did you feel the earth move?
You’ve got a whole lotta Nerve
Maybe I’m making it up
Maybe I’m making it up
Maybe I’m making it up
Maybe I’m making it up
You gotta hope every word
Will come out just right
When you toss like a boat in the surf
You roll and you pitch and you hold the rail right
When you feel the earth
Did you feel the earth move?
Cause honey I felt the earth move
You’ve got a whole lot of nerve
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She took a walk while I took a bath
She took a pill, I took a half
She took her shoes off and started to laugh
And there’s a whole day
We took a day trip, it took a week
She took to talking out loud in her sleep
I took to rhyming whenever I’d speak
Oh well
Ok
There’s a bird I heard one time singing “oh Joe, by the way
It’s only the moon at the end of the day”
And whether or not it’s true I’m gonna sing it anyway
If it’s only the moon at the end of the day
She took her hair down once in my room
I was reminded of roses in bloom
I fell asleep and I dreamt of the moon in that dreamlike way
There’s a bird I heard one time singing “oh Joe, by the way
It’s only the moon at the end of the day”
And whether or not it’s true I’m gonna sing it anyway
If it’s only the moon at the end of the day
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