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Hurt
05:07
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I got a pain down in my gut
Been there for a couple of years
And this pain it hurts me so bad
Practically brings me down to tears
Well I got a pain down in foot
It stings every time I take a step
Used to have a lift in my stride
Now I just, I just shlep
Let me tell you that it hurts
Hurts so bad
I got a pain right here in my jaw
I’m afraid I might lose a tooth
Wish I could get, get myself back
Just to re-spend my misspent youth
Every day I’m in agony
And that agony it ain’t going away
I got a pain deep down in my back
Feels like I’ve been stabbed with a knife
I’ve lost hope it’s gonna go away
This is how it is for the rest of my life
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2. |
My To-Do List
04:28
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Gotta get some gas and
Go to the bank and my pay bills
Gonna get my hair cut and then its
Down to the pharmacy for my pills
Bag and tie the trash and drag it
Out to the curb
Lay down a better vocal and
Use a little less reverb
Go out to the grocery and buy a mess of
Dips and chips
Rig up a solar filter
So I can watch the next eclipse
Get my pants hemmed
Then paint the kitchen and do it right
Adjust my rearview mirror
And make sure all my screws are tight
This is my to-do list
This is my to-do list
This is what I do
And it goes like this
Go to the dentist and get all my rotten teeth
Pulled out
Then go to the podiatrist and fix my problem
With my gout
Get my hair cut so I don't look
Like a total geek
Catch up with my email which
Stacks up week after week
Write a song about something that I have never
Thought before
Clean the bathroom and pick up all
Junk that's on the floor
Cook a meal made from food
That's organically grown
Think about the people I knew and
Why I'm now all alone
Keep heart
Help others
Be sober
Find a girl
Remember her name
Get to know her
Marry her
Finally someone will love you
And you won't die alone
Go get my watch fixed
And then exercise better self-control
Wear my retainer at night
And bake a better crescent roll
Take in an old movie
Or read a halfway decent book
Adopt a new outlook
And cut right through the gobbledygook
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3. |
In My Wheelhouse
04:24
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I may not be all that smart
I may not be all that dreamy
I may not be a whole lotta lotta
You may not ever see me
But I can do one or two things
And I do them well
I can tell you where they dwell
In my wheelhouse
I may not be all that cool
I may not be eloquent
I may not know which fork to use
Or how long wine should ferment
But I can do one or two things
And they can't be denied
Let me tell you where they hide
In my wheelhouse
There is a place where I can go
Where I am held in high esteem
There is a place where I can go
I am emperor of ice cream
I may not be all that loved
I may not be loved at all
I may not have a million friend
I may not know the protocol
But I can do one or two things
And they can stand the test
Let me tell you where they rest
In my wheelhouse
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Why am I
Why am I here today
Should have gone
Should have gone away
I held on
I held on somehow
Could not let go
Let go of the now
I had to ask myself what I did and where it went
And I took a detour on the path to enlightenment
I guess I'll never know what all of it has meant
On my detour on the path to enlightenment
Who am I
Who am I, I ask
I set out
I set out on this task
I got blocked
Blocked at every turn
Should've known
You would think that I'd learn
Thought I might get out alive
Turns out no one does survive
I was wrong
I was wrong
Never found a place I could belong
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5. |
Let Me Count the Ways
04:30
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Let me start this thing by telling you that you
Done, done done me wrong
If you hadn't then there'd be no need
For me to sing to you this song
I suppose you will defend yourself
And say you did what you had to do
You invented a rationale
To convince the two of us that we're through
Well you're a big fat liar
Yeah that's exactly what you are
You lie morning, noon and night
You lie in bed and you lie in the car
It's the way that you can live with yourself
And all the dark and dirty deeds that you done
But I just gotta wonder
How you can keep track of all the stories you spun
How don't I love thee, let me count the ways
Let me continue with my angry rant
I'm not done, done, done with you yet
You have a way of twisting things
And how come I never see you sweat
Your truths are like a Chinese menu
You pick one from column A and one from B
And you can make your own substitutions
That depend on what's best for thee
I don't think that you see who you are
Or all the crummy things that you do
It make me think you will never change
Wish you thought that too
Maybe one day we will finally get together
But you know that I have lots of doubt
Wish I could tell you how I feel
So you'd know what I'm on about
It's not that I hate you
I can say I hate what we've come to
It's not that I hate you, OK, well then maybe I do
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6. |
A Time for Remembering
05:10
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I went to see a wise man
And he just laughed at my predicament
Like the Byrds he stole Ecclesiastes
As I recall here's how it went
A time for remembering
A time for regret
A time to let go
And a time to learn
A time for weeping
A time for laughter
Turn, turn, turn, turn
I thought about my so-called life
And all the mistakes that I have made
I thought about how different it might be
If all my debts were paid
Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
For the fear we'd make the same mistake
I went to see an old friend
Thought I could finally apologize
He said to me it was no biggie
But he was blank behind his eyes
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My friends have come and gone
Some gone 'round the bend
And some gone forever
And I can't get over it
And what happened to us
Is what happens to everyone
Sooner or later
And later is sooner than we think
I wonder what they know
Are they befuddled
And are they as confused as me
And a little bit frightened
Do they get up in the night
And pace their rooms
Does their life have any value
Or do they just, do they just disappear
Where do we come from
And what are we
And where are we going
We think we’re living the life
Things are getting better
But slowly and surely
We are being replaced
That's how it always Is
Don’t let it get you down
Just hold on tight for as long as you can
We all have a dream and then it fades
And it turns Into something dark and obscure
We try to figure It out
Why did things go kerflooey
We know we're not blameless
But the price is too steep
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8. |
Sugar Me
04:58
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You are good, really good
You're the best that I've ever known
You turn me on just like a light
You put the blood back in my bone
I wanna taste, gimme a lick
You're vanilla, chocolate and strawberry
Don't you tease me, just please please me
Let's get it together and make merry
Sugar me, sugar me
Pour on your sweet, sweet lovin'
As sweet, as sweet as cherry wine
Sugar me, sugar me
Pour on your sweet, sweet lovin'
Your love, your love it is so fine
You are good, really good
You are best served off the vine
You make me laugh, you make me hungry
Whenever we go out to dine
I wanna taste, gimme a bi te
I do swear that I won't eat you up
Don't hold out, don't hold back
Let me drink from your loving cup
You are good, really good
You're the best that I've ever had
You make me high, give me a buzz
You make me happy when I get mad
I want a pinch, I want a sliver
Don't you be so freakin' selfish with me
I ain't so bad, I ain't so wretched
You could do worse anatomically
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9. |
November State of Mind
04:46
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Hi, hello
How you been
You've been on my mind
How's your health
How's your kid, yeah
You still in the same old grind
Years have gone
They've flown right quick
Can't keep track of days
Do you think of me
Like I think of you
In no two ways
All the leaves are brown
And the skies are gray
November state of mind
Is just a dream away
Hey, what's up
Been meaning to call
Been busy with the same old shit
Sorry excuse
Forgive my bad
I am no hypocrite
Years are gone
Young no more
The end has come to view
Pull the brakes
Screech and squeal
I am out of true
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10. |
Teri and Cheri and Jim
04:57
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Such a strange coupling
I guess I didn't understand
Some people are like magnets
Can't let go of each other's hand
Teri came from a bygone era
Cheri was ahead of the curve
Jim sat somewhere in the middle
Into each other they did swerve
They will live for a million years
Their light won't dim
They are as perfect as a right triangle
Teri and Cheri and Jim
They talked non-verbally
A knowing nod and/or smile
It was a language you can only dream of
They kept it in a secret file
I wished that I were like them
But I was on the outside
'Cos I knew if I got closer
They would run
They would hide
Do I sound a little jealous
Do I think they have the luck
Some people get away with murder
Some people get mowed down by a truck
Sure they got their problems
But they're lots more blessed than cursed
I fell for Teri and then Cheri
But Jim he got there first
They had their own rockin' trio
Wished they formed a quartet
They had about a million children
And they're not done yet
They were always more special than me
Next to them I felt bland
They never let me into their little world
So I went and started my own band
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11. |
What's Possible
05:49
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I like to think about you
For all the good that it will do
Funny how I cannot stop myself
From thinking thoughts about you
I think about your laughter
And the pensive look in your eyes
I think about your cashmere socks
And your preference for sunny skies
I think about your silly grin
And how it makes me glad
I think about how I'll never have you
And that part makes me sad
What's possible and what is not
I like to think about you
And how I wish you were my wife
Just the other day you talked about Rilke
And the need to change your life
You know how to push my buttons
Both the pleasure and the pain
I think about making love to you
And that drives me straight to insane
Some things just don't happen
Some people aren't meant to be
When I think about what's possible
It's just so much vanity
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12. |
No Man's Land
05:34
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If there's one thing I've learned
It's all so easy to get lost
And it's hard to find your way back again
Once a line has been crossed
I have struggled in vain
And I have got barely nothing to show
Just a couple of sad old songs
To tell my tale of woe
I know that it is not much
And I don't expect you'd understand
But it's the best that I can offer you
Out here in no man's land
I've been to the mountaintop
And down to the depths of the sea
Thought I would find a place for myself
But there was no room for me
I've seen the best of all worlds
And I've seen the worst worlds as well
There is no place called heaven, no
And there's no place called hell
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