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Faraway Skies
03:34
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You wouldn’t know by lookin’ at me
I am a cowboy, my friend
I’m forever out riding upon the range of my mind
Dreamin’ away all of my time
Cattle calls and canyon walls, the jangle of spurs
At the light of dawn, put the saddle on, start movin’ the herd
The distant horizons are a glorious sight
And there’s gettin’ lost in the Milky Way at night
I got a lightnin’ lassoo and my trusty horse Blue
I’ve got a six-shooter, too
I have an ol’ Stetson hat and a shaggy mustache
Yes, I’m at home on the range
Tumbleweed and buffalo, the rivers run wild
Sunset over rollin’ hills, ghost-rider sky
A campfire song has me feelin’ just right
Yeah, I’m gettin’ lost in the Milky Way tonight
Down on the sidewalk life passes me by
I’ve been too slow for these times
But now you’ll be knowin’ if ya look in my eyes
I’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies
Ooh ooh, yippee yi-yi
I’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies
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Acting School
03:25
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What’s better, what’s better?
If I act like everything’s cool
That I’m doin’ fine
As though I’m happy for you
Ya hardly ever cross my mind
’Cross my mind I’m doin’ fine
Or let the tears fall down like rain
My heart out on my sleeve
Go around sayin’ your name
Let everybody see
It’s killin’ me, can’t you see?
No, I’m goin’ to acting school
And all you people I will fool
You’ll believe that it’s genuine
When ya see me smilin’ all the time
Sunshine all the time
Ya hardly cross my mind
What’s better, what’s better?
If I could get you to think
That I understand
Maybe buy you a drink
Shake the hand of your new man
Your new man, I understand
Or waste all the summer light
And never try anything new
Get drunk and start a fight
Probably say fuck you
Nothin’ new, nothin’ new
No, I’m goin’ to acting school
And all you people I will fool
Under the clear blue sky
You’ll see no questions in my eyes
Darlin’, you’ll never know
In my heart the fire glows
You will not find one sign
That you are always on my mind
My mind all the time
You’re always on my mind
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Old TV
03:29
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I hang your face on every passerby
All that I see anymore are your honest eyes
I can hear your voice, it fills my head
I'm in a dream, babe, I'm in a dream, babe
You're comin' home
Maybe we could find some copper
Bustin' up some old TV
Maybe we could harmonize together
On some crowded street
You can sing so sweet
We'll buy a portion of meat
With the coins at our feet
Do ya think I could change your mind, bend your iron will
Singin' a clumsy song 'neath your window sill?
If I wait for a quiet night, with a swollen moon
Would you take me back, babe, or would you turn your back, babe?
I already know
And I don't want you to have to say it
And I don't wanna hear it said
You won't be comin' back to me
I'll get it through my head
The past is dead
I made my bed
Yeah, I'll get it through my head
But maybe we could find some copper
Smashin' up some old TV
Maybe we could harmonize together
On some lonely street
We could sing the Everlys
And buy a portion of meat
With the coins at our feet
Don't that sound so sweet? Don't that sound so sweet?
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Shouldn't Say Mine
03:42
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She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine
And now that she's gone I play and rewind
All of the ways I was naive and blind
She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine
I held you too tight, my weakness it showed
I was in your way trying to get close
You're after the world, a rolling stone
Alright, alright, I'll leave you alone
Too much and not enough
Close enough to tear each other up
Ooh, it's a storm, a collision of the currents cold and warm
And our little hurricane was born
She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine
It was proven to me time after time
All of the ways I was naive and blind
She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine
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True Love
03:09
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If true love hopes ya happy, babe
I guess my love is false
For though it's all in vain
I'm wishing you years of rain
If true love has no conditions
It forgives of everything
I just can't let nothin' go
I know, I know, I know
Oh true love, you showed me sure enough
That I'm not one to learn
A jealous man, I burn
If true love has no possessions
It has an open hand
I tried to hold you in my fist
Ever since the first time that we kissed
True love, true love
Darling, you're so fair
With your open arms
You tried to guide me there
Oh true love, distant as the stars above
But from your light I turn
I'm not one to learn
True Love
If true love hopes you happy, baby
Then, yes, my love is false
You were wise all along
It ain't no mystery you're gone
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Possesion
03:31
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I've got to lose this possession of mine
I've got to learn some way I can leave it behind
Feel it, sparrow, this cold and heavy thing
Cursing your freedom, leaving you with tattered wings
I lose control, my shadows unfold and they smother you
A darkness rushing through
It comes down to me, what I think of myself
It isn't enough and I ain't been doin' nothin' that helps
I am bound, wrapped up in my past
And back here it's certain no love will ever last
I lose control, my shadows unfold and they smother you
A bird in the sky, a shiver inside, the fear consumed
A darkness rushing through
Yeah, I got to lose this possession of mine
I got to learn some way I can leave it behind
I'm sorry, sparrow, I could not put it down
I stand here lookin' back at all the love I drowned
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Your Shadow
02:25
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I let my memories come in
They lock the door and start to spin
Round and round, filled with the sound
Of a voice that I know so well
Darlin’, I can hear it ring
Your laughter and the way that you sing
Sweet melody, driftin’ over me
It gets me to wondering when
You might send a spark that lights up the dark
I’m hoping, my dear, you’ll bring yourself near
That I might hear the real thing again
Yes, I let my memories come in
And dance with your shadow again
I miss it so much, the tender touch
Of a girl that I knew so well
A girl that I knew so well
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Annabelle Goodbye
02:41
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There’s a box of poems, and there’s a wooden match
There’s a burst of yellow flame, and they quickly turn to ash
There’s a diamond for your finger on the riverbed
Down below the bridge where we stood, remember what you said?
You said, “Darlin’ I’m in love with you
There ain’t nothin’ that I wouldn’t do”
But it turned out they were lies
Annabelle goodbye
I know where you’re sitting, baby, on the greener side
Everything behind you black, smoke it fills the sky
Now I feel a cold wind, I found out where I stand
Now I know that all you said was written in the sand
Oh but darlin’ I’m in love with you
There ain’t nothin’ that I wouldn’t do
But I know your eyes are dry
Annabelle Goodbye
This song it is my last confession, I’m a bird on a wire
Oh can you hear me singin’? My heart’s on fire
But I got to let it die
Annabelle goodbye
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Nothing for Me, Please
02:33
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Everyone jumped in and let the vampire bite them
Christ, ya drank us dry, but we made heaven
We killed all the pain, forgotten all our fears, man
I’m never gonna die, there’ll be no more tears
Momma, we’re forever young
We’re living in our kingdom come
But now it’s been a thousand years or less
And I’m feelin’ like I’m pretty well done
Could someone pull the plug, please?
Eternity, I guess it’s not for me
Find me the ledge, nothing for me, nothing for me, I say
I want an ending now
Christ, I don’t know what to do
I’m so tired of being with you
This heaven’s just a dirty trick, old boy
And I was dumb enough to fall for it
Find me the ledge
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