1. |
Great Wide Open
04:49
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They came from all over
Every woman, child and man
They all had their reasons
That only they could understand
They dreamed of tomorrow
They were fairly pure of heart
They had popular opinion
And their songs burned up the chart
They all went into the great wide open
We saw them all disappear
They all went into the great wide open
A million miles away from here
They held up their banners
Each and every single one
They built up a contingent
To the bang of a gatling gun
They tore down all the fences
And they built up new monuments
They weeded out the losers
All the misfits and the malcontents
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2. |
The Far Country
04:54
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Late last night I changed my mind
Decided I would pack it in
I stashed my dreams and my busted heart
My hopes that I would ever win
Well I hit the road in my beat-up van
Had to get myself right out of town
Said farewell to my sleeping kid
No, I just didn't want to bring her down
Say goodbye, bye to all I've known
Say hello to the far country
I know that I, I am all alone
Way out here in the far country
I drove along 'bout a thousand miles
Till my van went and blew a rod
The mechanic said it'd cost a thousand bucks
I took the name in vain of my god
So I hitched a ride with a guy named Fred
Said he was headed to a cult out West
He wanted to know if I would go along
Told him I would join him on his quest
Fred and I we found a home
With seventy virgins at our beck and call
We built an empire with our own four hands
Next week we break ground for a mall
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King of the World
04:14
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I am the king and this is my kingdom
Love me or I will kick you from behind
I am so great
Yeah, I am the greatest
The greatest king in the history of mankind
Ding, ding-dong ding
I am king, king of world
Ding, ding-dong ding
I am king, king of world
King of the world
King of the world
I am a god and this is my story
I bestow it on you so write it all down
It’ll be the scripture
Upon which you will live
For every single person in every single town
Bow down before me
And give me your love
While I sit in my throne high above
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4. |
Alex
04:25
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I will miss you Alex
So sad to see you go
I will miss you Alex
When you see Chris please say hello
You were always a great big star
Sitting in the back seat of a car
I really looked up to you
Some say that you lost your way
But I thought you were doing OK
You did what you had to do
You sang about those September Gurls
They never got you in diamonds and pearls
You did not ever seem to care
Be it Downs or Kizza Me
Your music shined on continuously
Shined through your despair
It's a sad, sad day
But at least you got your legacy
One you'll never have to live down
No more reunions
No more half-assed gigs
Just universal renown
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5. |
A Series of Misfortunes
03:59
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Don’t remember when and I don’t remember why
When it was that things went south
But I do know when
That I gave in to a series of misfortunes
A series of misfortunes
A series of misfortunes
They came my way and they blew me down
This and that way
Hither and yon, I be gone
Hard to live in the past
And keep going on
Something bad can simply
Reach out and snag you
Like my series of misfortunes
My series of misfortunes
My series of misfortunes
They came my way and they blew me down
This and that way
Hither and yon, I be gone
And all that I knew
And all that I dreamed
Every part of me
Gone, gone, gone
It be just a smell
Or the sound of a guitar
It can snare you in and drag you down
Through a series of misfortunes
A series of misfortunes
A series of misfortunes
They came my way and they blew me down
This and that way
Hither and yon, I be gone
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6. |
Fabulous Mistake
05:16
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We all did a dumb, dumb thing, a dumb, dumb thing
One we don't wanna admit
And this old dumb, dumb thing, dumb, dumb thing
Well it won't ever quit
It just got bigger, it just got worse and worse
Till it's swallowed us up in its dumb, dumb curse
And then who could we blame
Who could we shame, what's his name
It was a fabulous mistake and now we can't go back
We can't go back
It was a fabulous mistake
Now we're out of whack, we're out of whack
We all did a cretinous deed, a cretinous deed
It should make us feel regret
And this old cretinous deed, cretinous deed
We're afraid to admit it just yet
It just festers, it just grows and grows
It gets as big and long Pinocchio's nose
And then we can't look away
It's here to stay, until doomsday
We all made such a foolish choice, a foolish choice
And now we have to live with it
And this old foolish choice, this foolish choice
We have to give in to it
It is ugly, it is deep and wide
The kind of shit we wish could hide
But now it's stung us, it walks among us
Look what it's brung us
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7. |
American Pastoral
03:41
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8. |
Sacred Sound
05:04
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Don’t wanna see the sun coming up
Don’t wanna see the moon shining bright
No, no, yeah, yeah
Yeah, I am done with that
Don’t wanna feel the wind on my back
Don’t wanna feel the mud in my toes
No, no, yeah, yeah
Yeah, I am done with that
Hey oh, itt’s time to go
The curtain’s coming down, down, down
Hey oh, don’t be slow
The curtain’s coming down
Get along now, better get along now my friend
Your time is reaching the end
Don’t wanna read the news today
Don’t wanna hear your favorite songs
No, no, yeah, yeah
Yeah, I am done with that
Don’t wanna do a dance on a pin
Don’t wanna strut my stuff through the fire
No, no, yeah, yeah
Yeah, I am done with that
Movin’ on up, I am movin’ on up
Movin’ on up to higher ground
Movin’ on up, I am movin’ on up
I hear a sacred sound
Don’t wanna eat the same old shit
Don’t wanna live the same old lies
No, no, yeah, yeah
Yeah, I am done with that
Don’t wanna dream the same old dream
Don’t wanna live it all for naught
No, no, yeah, yeah
Yeah, I am done with that
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His name was Anthony
And he lived just down the hall from me
And he used to say
They were out to get him
His apartment smelled of something rotten
Like food left out and then forgotten
And he wore an old suit
That didn't really fit him
He was the scary guy
At the end of the hall
He was the scary guy
At the end of the hall
With his eyes as black
As the wine dark sea
He sacred the hell
He sacred the hell out of me
His name was Anthony
And he lived just down the hall from me
And he used to say
He was once a dancer
He lived in that room for 50 years
On his TV set were rabbit ears
And now, he said, he was dying of cancer
His name was Anthony
And he lived just down the hall from me
And he used to say
He was gonna kill me
Had a hundred pencils in his drawer
And a hundred more all over his floor
And he left a few in his will to me
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10. |
Everything Is Temporary
05:32
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One day you will be gone
And no one will remember your face
One day you and everyone that you know
Will vanish from this place
You may think that you really matter
But all your ashes will blow away and scatter
Everything is temporary
Nothing is for good
No you can't rely on anyone
'Cause nothing goes as it should
One day all the beliefs you hold
Well they won't seem so grand
One day all the things that you've built
Will all turn back to sand
You will stand at the precipice
And wonder how it all turned out like this
You are only just passing on through
On your way from here to there
You are only just passing on through
You are just a wisp of air
One day everything that you love
Will betray you in the end
There won't be no loving husband or wife
There won't be no caring friend
Say goodbye to your dear ego and your pride
It's been a short and bumpy ride
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Give me what I want
Or I will take it
There are certain things that I require
I have basic needs
That need to be filled
I need to fill my heart's burning desire
I want all you got
And if I don't get it
I will make you rue the day you were born
Don't give a shit
What you think of me
I don't care if I'm the butt of your scorn
I can feel it
I can feel it in my veins
They will find it
They will find it my remains
The heart wants what it wants
And it's gonna get it
The heart needs what it needs
Won't let you forget it
I won't let it go
Once I get it
I hope you don't take me for some kind of fool
I'm no easy mark
No pushover
I don't care if I got to be cruel
Got a gaping hole
Right in my middle
And I will fill with the guts of weak
At the finish line
I break the ribbon
I step right over tender hands of the meek
I can hear it
I can hear it growing stronger
Can't control it
Can't control it any longer
I want everything
Yes I want it all
Want all the money
Want to be ten feet tall
I want your love
I want your respect
Yes you heard me clear
Yes you heard correct
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12. |
Later, Sucker
03:52
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Nothing's happening here my dear, yeah
That's pretty clear
Nothing's happening here
My buckos and buccaneers
Guess I'll pull up stakes and pull down the blinds
And say, Later, sucker
See you on down the line
Well I am sick of all your hurtful lies, yeah
And your unkind words
Sick of all your hurtful lies
Oh, they're for the birds
If really want to tell me the truth well give me a sign
Until then, later sucker
See you on down the line
If you got yourself something to say
Why don't you say it to my face
If you got yourself something to say
Better say it before I leave this place, yeah
Looking for a better time, yeah
'Cause this one bites
Looking for a better time
Oh, gonna hit the heights
If you really wanna tag along well that'd be fine
If not, later, sucker
See you on down the line
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