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Wooden Hill
04:31
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Forget, forgive
The house where we lived
Is not looking very well
Here it stands an empty shell
But the spirit is here
Don't you know it's all around?
Precious, she was
Don't cry, because
Though it seems she went away
And you find it hard to take
Don't you know she's still here
Don't you know she's all around?
I see her every time I close my eyes
I can't believe how much I need her in my life
(Off to blanket fair)
Don't you know she's all around?
(Up the wooden hill)
"What's this...Scotch mist?
You don't have the brains you were born with"
Now it's time to get upstairs
Up the wooden hill for prayers
'Cause you know that she'll hear
Don't you know she's all around?
I see her every time I close my eyes
I can't believe how much we need her in our lives
(Off to blanket fair)
Don't you know she's all around?
(Up the wooden hill)
(Un)even-stevens all at odds
I'm all at sea, I hope to God you're listening
Up the wooden hill
Under covers
Up the wooden hill
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Please Emmalene
03:56
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Sunday night, time to scrub things bright
Saving the water for the next in line
The radio is throwing up,"Something Simple's" up
If this is growing up I'd rather die
Monday morning, the kids are yawning
Dressed in fawn and blue-striped ties
Shelter from the storm, safety in a uniform
Double-quick into single file
Nice little badges, nice little ties
Nice little blazers too
Nice little half-truths,nice little lies
These are the best days of your life
One day you'll look back and you'll see
We were looking out for you
And you'll be telling your kids
Just like we did
You'll look fine dressed to the nines
In nice little badges, nice little ties
Nice little blazers too
Nice little half-truths,nice little lies
These are the best days of your life
Friday night, time to scrub things bright
Different teams but the same old game
Living for the weekend, going off the deep-end
We're all grown still we wear the same
Nice little badges, nice little ties
Nice little blazers too
Nice little half-truths, nice little lies
These are the best days of your life
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Love Is Real
04:51
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Well, there's no questions to answer
Nothing to decide
For you and I both know the ropes by now
There's nothing to it
Just look into my eyes
There are no surprises here
This man loves a woman
And she knows it
With a love that's real
I think it is
I know it is
I know this world can be cruel
And I've seen it too
Just like you
So promise me you'll never doubt my love, dear
And I don't know what to do with you
Do you know what to do with me?
We'll shout it from the rooftops
For the world to hear
See our love is real
We think it is
We know it is
You'll find love is real
You think it is
You know it is
This is all I want is this
All I want is this is all
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Wasted And Waiting
04:18
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He is wasted in more ways than one
As he makes big plans at the bar
Tables turning along with the room
But nothing seems to get very far
What can you say about the one that got away?
How can you catch a falling star?
Go to sleep
But leave the light on for me
In the dark it's hard to tell
How many drunks does it take to change a light bulb?
( I think I need some help)
She is wasted in more ways than one
As she stares at a blank TV screen
Not so much a passion play, a rainy daydream matinee
A movie that she's already seen
What can she say about the one that got away?
How can she get him to leave?
Go to sleep
But leave the light on for me
In the dark it's hard to tell
Home is the place where I used to hang my hat
Now I can't find the hook
(I think I need a friend)
Go to sleep
And leave the light on for me
Sometimes you just can't bear to look
Home is the place where I used to hang my hat
Now I can't find the hook
I think I need a friend (I just lost my legs again)
Think I need a friend (I just lost my nerve)
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Forget About Love
04:10
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You say that you're in love
I think you've said enough
Forget about love
'Cause you don't tell the truth
So now I'm telling you
Forget about love
Forget about love in the happy ever after
Forget about love in the here and now
Walking on a wire
Fell into the fire
Might be time to learn about
How to forget about love
You've been having fun
I've been having none
Forget about love
If you don't have the spine
I don't have the time
Forget about love
Forget about love in the happy ever after
Forget about love in the here and now
This ship has run aground
No survivors found
Think it's time to learn about
How to forget about love
You say your heart is mine
I think you've lost your mind
Forget about love
I've heard it all before
I'm showing you the door
Forget about love
Forget about love in the happy ever after
Forget about love in the here and now
Walking on a wire
Fell into the fire
Time for us to learn about
How to forget about love
Can't you help me learn about
How to forget about love?
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Road To Ruin
03:49
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Move your body to and fro
Languid in the undertow
Going where the currents go
On the road to ruin
Shoot the lights out of the way
Watch the black and white turn grey
Signposts showing us the way
On the road to ruin
Blame the young
Blame the old
Blame it on the lies we told
Burning pictures
In burning books
Some Gods they have all the luck
Looking from the outside in
Turns me inside out
Holy rhymes and pledges grave
That one kills and this one saves
You'll have lots of flags to wave
On the road to ruin
We've got karma by the yard
Look who left his calling card
Stay the course and you'll go far
On the road to ruin
Blame the old
Blame the young
Blame it on the songs we sung
Burning bridges
Burning flags
Ashes or a body bag
Looking from the outside in
Turns me inside out
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Class Clown
03:35
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9. |
Boring God
03:08
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10. |
I'm In Trouble(Again)
04:13
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One night together we brought the house down
One night she said "I love you"
One night I told her that she had my heart
I do believe it's still true
She laid me down and she kissed me so sweet
The grass was so damp and so cold
When I am with her I feel like a child
When I'm without her I'm old
And I'm in trouble again my friends
I'm in trouble again
The trouble with me is I just can't let go
The trouble with her is she can
She looked at me and I felt my knees go
I laid my head on her breast
She made me laugh and then she made me cry
I don't know which I like the best
And I'm in trouble again my friends
I'm in trouble again
The trouble with me is I just can't let go
The trouble with her is she can
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Steve Robinson Hendersonville, North Carolina
Strangled folk and mangled pop from a transplanted Englishman lost in America.
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