1. |
Lady Luck
03:37
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Hey, you left your raincoat
And I know a rain's gonna fall
Hey, you smeared your make-up
But the rain hasn't touched you at all
So, why are you crying
Lady Luck is on my mind
Lay down once more and close your eyes
She's all dressed in white
I remember where I was when the heart of Mississippi died
Hey, you pace the pavement
I've seen that look once before
Hey, you're eyes are vacant
You've forgotten something you can't ignore
So, why are you trying
She comes around
Falling in and out
Gone without a sound
She's falling down
Another life another town
She hasn't seen herself since she got out
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2. |
Stop My Wondering
04:06
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I've got a little white cloud
Upon which I can lie down
And let the rest of the world
Go by for now
I found the rest of my vows
Scattered all over the ground
May the wind come now
They're gone
When she learns to love again
Time won't weigh her down
When she falls in love again
Time won't slow her down
My eyes won't say a prayer
For what is blind
And life dare not recall
All that has died
But that don't stop me wondering
I've got a lot of old doubts
That don't turn inside out
But that is all I've heard
Will be allowed
I dream of travelling south
Where I'll forget my clouds
And my the wind come now
I'm gone
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3. |
Catch the River
03:52
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I need to know where one might catch the river
I need to know I've got such a long way to go
My love, she said, lies at the end of the river
But I won't stop 'til my lonely heart it knows
I like to think about it
And I'd like to float on down it
But some will say
The river won't be flowing on down my way
I've been walking miles along the canyon
And I've not seen nor heard of the river, no
I've not met a soul along the canyon
But I won't stop 'til my lonely heart it knows
I need to know where one might catch the river
I've come so far, yet have so far left to go
My love, I know, waits upon the river
But I won't stop 'til my lonely heart it knows
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4. |
Ain't No Kind of Way
03:33
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You've gone away this morning
There's no telling when you're coming home
And I will wait no longer for the call
I know won't come
You've run away this morning
There's no telling where you're running from
And I will stay no longer for the one
I know is gone
There ain't no kind of way I'm sailing on
When it goes on and on and on
There ain't no kind of way I'm hanging on
When it goes on and on and on
You've lost your way this morning
There's no telling where you're coming from
And I will take no longer with the love
I know is done
You've turned away this morning
There's no crying where you're leaving from
And I will stare no longer through the door
From which you've gone
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Had to be the way it worked out
Let you down
Falling all around me now
Do you doubt
Lonely, she said
And I heard my love is
Like tear drops on the floor
Falling down 'cause my love ain't here no more
What was all your hurting about
Spell it out
Tell me that I'm wearing you down
Swear it now
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6. |
Happy/Down/Out
02:07
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I'm perfectly happy
To be running around and I'm down
I'm perfectly happy
To be falling aground
I'm down and I'm out and I'm perfectly aware of it
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7. |
A Word and a Rhyme
03:49
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She takes her time
She's made up her mind
She's going by herself
She ain't go no one else
She's drawing her line
She's left nothing to find
She's wasted on herself
She'll live for no one else
So she draws out the mirror from her dreams
Baby if you're mine
Won't you pay no mind
But when I lose myself
And I'm with someone else
Then all that's left is the one I love
She's standing in line
She's awaiting her sign
She's calling on herself
To return as someone else
She's a word and a rhyme
She's got nowhere to hide
She's looking at herself
And she sees someone else
So she throws down the mirror as she screams
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8. |
What's Gone Astray
02:04
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She said wait another moment
That ain't all of it for a rainy day
She said take another moment
For what's pertinent has gone astray
Sunlight goes away and there ain't no kind of way
Don't run away with yourself
Left with decisions and the guilt
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Here I am grinning into my hand
Trying to speak, but I don't know
How it goes
Here I am fighting gravity to stand
Moving towards you, but I don't know
How to go
She said that love is falling upon my lips
She said that she's going to be hopping on the next train
If she don't soak up this rain
Here I am falling into the sand
Could be a dream, but I don't know
How you know
Here I am flying trying to land
Reaching for you, but I don't know
Where you go
I swear that I know all there is to know about you
But I don't know if you know it too
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10. |
Jeaniene
02:06
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Jeaniene, Jeaniene tell me why, oh why
Are you so sad tonight
'Cause you've found your man
And he won't get far
'Cause he's in your hands
And in your heart
Oh, Jeaniene tell me why
'Cause you've lived your life
Though it my be hard
And you can fall down
When you learn to start
Oh, Jeaniene tell me why
'Cause you've found your way
Through that lonesome dark
And you've made your homes
From the broken parts
Oh, Jeaniene tell me why
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11. |
The Overpass
03:18
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Waiting out in a cold mountain rain
Feeling as though the wind doesn't blow
Staring out down a cold mountain road
Wishing you could hold her close
And thinking you had let her go
All of these photographs
Is that all you think about
Falling from the overpass
Is that all you dream about
Reaching out to the cold candle glow
To place it near a far away soul
Looking out to a cold funeral scene
Wishing that they all didn't know
That you couldn't save the hear that you stole
Waking up feeling cold and alone
Lying in a hospital room
Spoken to in a cold doctor's tone
That the car veered off the side of the road
And she'll never hold your hand anymore
And she'll never say your name anymore
And you'll never see her face anymore
All of these photographs
Is that all you think about
Falling from the overpass
Is that all you dream about
Calling to the hourglass
Is that all your live's about
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12. |
The Road Home
04:11
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Pay no mind
Even I get older
Growing ever colder in my time
Stay, unwind
Even I go under
Falling ever deeper in my mind
I'll keep my feet moving forward
I'll bare my soul against the wind
I'll fall on my knees when I am at your door
The vagabond on his wandering road home
Love goes by
If just for a moment
Only just to linger in your eye
Hurt takes time
Passing for another
Looking for each other in disguise
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