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This Ain't My Home
05:13
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I know this guy
His name is Tom
But I don’t know what we are anymore
We used to hang out
Each and every day
I thought we had a special rapport
But then that ended
And I’m not sure why
I guess I was just some expendable kind of guy
This ain't my home
Don't belong to me no more
This ain't my home
Shut the door, shut the door
I know this girl
Her name is Jane
We were married for a while
She seemed to like me
Or so I thought
At least I knew I could make her smile
But then one day
She went and dumped me
That whole thing kind of stumped me
I know these folks
From my hometown
At least I knew them when but now we’ve lost touch
If you ask ‘em
What is new
They laugh and say, Nuthin’ much
They still see me
As that guy I used to be
But that guy ain’t got nothing to do with me
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Nothing ever lasts forever
No, nothing lasts for very long
Take what you can get
While you can
And then you move along
Just be grateful for what you got
Seems like little but it’s a lot
To my sometime permanent thing
Of thee I sing, of thee I sing
Nothing ever last forever
No, nothing ever remains
You can hold on
With all your might
But one day you’ll let go of the reins
Anything good always slips away
Like watching youth in slow decay
Nothing ever last forever
No, nothing ever stays
You may think
That you are in control
But then your life is set ablaze
Just be thankful and you’ll be blessed
And let life itself take care of the rest
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Here she comes riding, riding
Riding right into your heart
Here she comes riding, riding
She’s a work of art, a work of art
She’s got flags and banners
She’s a big parade
She’s banging on her drums
Don’t you be afraid
Here she comes riding, riding
Riding right in from the east
Here she comes riding, riding
You shall be released
Love that girl
Here she comes dancing, dancing
Dancing right into your town
Here she comes dancing, dancing
Better batten down, batten down
She’s got rainbows and streamers
She’s whipping up the crowd
They all say they love her
They say it right out loud
Her she comes singing, singing
Singing right into your ears
Her she comes singing, singing
Allaying all your fears
She’s flogging six what stallions
She’s galloping on the wind
She’s raising up the weary
And saving those that sinned
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The Apostate
04:36
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You got a winning smile
And it goes, it goes a long, long way
You're as charming
As a snake devouring its prey
You got a lot of chutzpa
And a whole lot of balls
As you look down your nose
On us Neanderthals
We're so dumb
Lowly scum
I don’t believe you
I don’t believe you
I don’t believe a single word you say
I don’t believe you
No I don’t believe you
Your lies are a part of your DNA
You got an easy way
And it makes you tough to hate
Being tough to hate
Is how you've come to dominate
You move like Fred Astaire
Smile like a Cheshire Cat
Yeah you’re as smooth
As the fur on a baby rat
Just wanna pet you
So glad we met you
If I should trust you
Am I a fool
Have I not learned one basic rule
You got a reputation
You're quite a ladies man
Well I don’t get it
You could say I’m not a fan
Some call you Jesus
Some call you a god
But when you close
It's clear that you're a fraud
That much is clear
You're not how you appear
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She’s forever smiling like the devil
Nothing ever gets her down
Even when her dog done died
She didn't give a frown
She’s always laughing
She’s always swell
What’s her secret, she won’t tell
Why is she so fucking happy
She could tell me but she won’t
Why is she so fucking happy
She must know something I don’t
What's her secret
She’s always got the world on a string
Everyone is singing her song
She’s always on the inside track
Everyone else is just plain wrong
She’s always dancing
She's gay as a sprite
I can’t get to her try as I might
She’s always got that knowing smile
But what does she know
Don’t bother even asking
She’ll just play her adagio
What’s the secret
She ain’t saying
If it’s a con I ain’t playing
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My Heart Is a Cathedral
05:37
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I bleed real blood
Red as a your lips
It gushes out of me
In Technicolor strips
Can't hold it back
It is out of control
That's the way that it is
When you're a slave to your soul
My heart is a cathedral
The holiest of hosts
So gothic and so hallowed
And filled up with ghosts
My heart is a cathedral
Where the bells ring true
And I need to fill it with you
I feel real pain
From my head to my toes
It's always with me
Always will be I suppose
I pray for relief
But God does not hear
He must be too busy
To lend me His ear
I feel a twinge
All down my old spine
Like something has grabbed me
And now nothing will align
I'm beat down and busted
Like a broken old bird
I kneel at your altar
But I don't hear a word
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Tommy
03:54
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What can I say to get through to you
Nothing ever seems to work
I can shout till I'm blue in the face
And go totally berserk
You're like a kid who is blind, deaf and dumb
Playing pinball and chomping on some gum
Tommy can you hear me, can you feel me near you
Tommy can you see me, can I help to cheer you
Tommy can you hear me, can you hear me now
What can I do to break down your wall
To make you see me as I am
If I could say who I thought you were
I'd say you don't give a damn
You're like a kid who was born for peace
When in fact it's just so much caprice
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me
What can I do to bring you down
From that cross that you are nailed
Your tiny boat is stuck in port
While the world has sailed
You're like a kid 'round which the world revolves
The camera pulls out and the scene dissolve
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One Small Kiss
04:23
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When I look into your great green eyes
I see clear through to you heart
It beats so hard and beats so deep
I feel you as my counterpart
All I want is one small kiss
One small kiss and I’ll be set
Yeah all I want is one small kiss
And maybe a little tet-a-tet
C’mon and kiss me
When I think of you late at night
When I’m alone inside my head
Just your smile brings me peace of mind
And I imagine you in my bed
I like your hands and I like your smile
I like the way you occupy a room
I like your eyes and I like your mouth
You lift me from my doom and gloom
I dream about almost every night
And it all seems real and true
Never thought I would feel like this
But feel like this I do
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The Million-Year Picnic
05:18
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Let me take you down
To a place around the bend
There will be a surprise
That you may not comprehend
There are people there
And they look like you
They move when you move
They do what you do
Gonna burn us clean
Let me take you down
To a place at the end of the road
It's a dream come true
It will make your head explode
There are people there
And they speak in your native tongue
They will take you back
Back to when you were oh so young
Let me take you down
To a place you've never known
It will trip you out
And into a twilight zone
There are people there
And they will make you feel at ease
They're your kith and kin
And they will hand you over the keys
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You Don't Touch Me
04:49
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You always act so loving, so loving and so sincere
And I wanna believe you, believe in your good cheer
But I’ve begun to doubt you
Doubt that you’re for real
Are you really a phony and your words just a spiel
'Cause I ain't buying, no
I hear you say you love me, I hear you say you care
But you don't touch me, touch me anywhere
I hear you say you want me
I hear you say it again and again
But you don't touch me, touch me my old friend
You always want to hug me, squeeze me oh so hard
Don’t you ever wonder why I put up my guard
You talk like a salesman, like you’re selling me on you
I go on the defensive
When things don’t ring quite true
Hold it right there partner
Your love has gotta be earned
It’s gotta be real, gotta be real
Can’t tell if you’re straight or gay
Don’t know what you’re after
When you get that funny look in your eyes
I suppress my laughter
I know you think you mean it and you wanna seem deep
But most of the time you come across
Like some sort of creep
Get real, my bro
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Under the Weather
04:05
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My thoughts are like a hurricane
Mixed with ghostly static
A draft is pouring on in through the holes in the attic
How many days has it been since I last saw the sun
One front follows the next, till the world is overrun
I’m under the weather
It’s taken me by storm
My body’s got a fever
Outside it’s cold as hell
All my blue-sky thinking
Well it don’t make me feel well
It’s been a long hard winter
Bleak and cold and with no break
Life has come to a standstill
Like being trapped under an icy lake
I’m under the weather
It’s taken me by storm
My skin is feeling itchy, ain’t no moisture in here
Dried up like a raisin in this rancid atmosphere
How many years has it been since I last felt pretty good
I have long stopped counting, it messes with my livelihood
I’m under the weather
It’s taken me by storm
What a world we are living in
It’s like we’ve all gone insane
Don’t know who to believe no more or what I can ascertain
How many days has it been since I last saw the sun
One front follows the next, till the world is overrun
I’m under the weather
It’s taken me by storm
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12. |
My Rider
06:15
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Time to saddle up, time to get going
Time to find a destination
No more looking back, gotta keep moving on
For the rest of the duration
No more excuses, no more sob stories
They only hold me back
It’s getting late, it’s nearing the end
Get on that horse’s back
I got get myself on my way
Find myself a brand new day
You are my rider
Ride along, ride along
You are my rider
Sing my song, sing my song
I been through a lot
Seen me some dark days
They still sting me like a rash
Just wanna let it go, divorce myself
Take my shit out to the trash
I got no tears left, feel no nostalgia
It only pains to me to recall
Time to saddle up, time to get going
Get this horse out of its stall
I got get myself on my way
Find myself a brand new day
I feel me going down despite it all
And don’t think I can stop it
But when I think of you, it gives me hope
And nothing, nothing can top it
I got get myself on my way
Find myself a brand new day
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"It was hell," recalls former child.
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