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Unforgiven
05:25
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I remember that time you left me
And how you broke my heart
I found a letter stuffed in the bed
You said you done your part
I won't forgive you and I never will
You remain unforgiven
You hurt me so bad and I am hurt still
You remain unforgiven
This all happened 40 years ago
But it feels like only yesterday
The wound still bleeds and blood still flows
And it will not go away
Nothing you can say
Will ever change a thing
Nothing you can say
Will remove the sting
I remember that time you left me
It's something I won't let go
I'm here to say you are not forgiven
Just thought you should know
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The Villain of the Piece
03:59
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In every story
Someone is good
Someone is good to beat the bad
In every story
Someone stands up
Someone stands up to punch the cad
But the one we care about
Well it ain't the police
The one we care about
It's the villain of the piece
In every story
Someone does right
Someone does right and slays the wrong
In every story
Someone is fearless
Someone is fearless and so strong
We all love the good guy
And all the good the good guy does
But we love the bad guy more
The bad guy gives us such a buzz
In every story
Someone is heroic
Someone is heroic and oh so bold
In every story
Someone is evil
It's the way a story's told
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3. |
As Deep As It Goes
04:34
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I'm way down here
At the bottom of a bottomless pit
And there ain't no light coming in
The best that I can hope for
Is the least I can expect
No chance in hell for a win
I'm down deep in this
As deep as it goes
Down, down, down, down
I'm down deep in this
As deep as it goes
Down, down, down, down
I can feel the heat
Of hell's great black mouth
And it is sucking, sucking me in
What did I do
To deserve this fate
Must've done the most egregious sin
Down, down, down
Down I go
Down, down, down
Down below
Everyone fucks up
Some worse than others
But some are downright rotten
We always the pay price
In the end
There's a place for the misbegotten
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There was always something wrong with me
I couldn't quite identify it
Whenever someone spoke my old name
Well I tried to deny it
It was like I had on a suit
That didn't quite fit me right
So I gazed through the eye of a needle
And I saw the light
They used to call me Larry
God what an awful name
They used to call me Larry
Used to drive me completely insane
I found out I didn't have to be
Who I thought I was
I could be this whole other person
A dude with a buzz
I could take away all of the stigma
Without being contrary
I found out I need not remain
This guy named Larry
Things been going well for me
Got a job that I love
And a big old house
Ever since I changed my name
I don't stand around
And grouse, grouse, grouse
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I was born with a name no one would want
That’s how I felt anyway
I was born with a name no one would want
And I vowed I would change it some day
That’s how I became Eliot Wilder
And when that day came
And I need to think about a name
I wanted to make one up
That wouldn’t sound so fucking lame
It would be bolder, not milder
I wanted a name like Eliot Wilder
I believed I found myself at last
Some old friends were aghast
Suddenly I’m in a different caste
Erase who I was and change the past
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6. |
Things I Will Not Miss
04:11
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I won't miss your cruelty
The way you put me down
I won't miss your phoniness
The way you spread it around
I won't miss your hurtful barbs
And all your snarky jibes
I won't miss your effronteries
And your bad, bad vibes
From your big bear hug to your deadly kiss
So many things I will not miss
From your insincerity to your entitled bliss
So many things I will not miss
I won't miss your promises
And the way you don't come through
I won't miss your ugly mansion
And how it reflects the inner you
I won't miss your extravagance
And your lack of empathy
I won't miss your gaudy crap
And how you got it all for free
I won't miss your well-toned skin
And your plastic surgery
I won't miss your permanent smile
It does not smile for me
I won't miss your judgments
And the way you wrote me off
I won't miss the way you don't hear
And the way you always scoff
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These are not faces that I would recognize
Maybe I knew them once, now they wear a disguise
Could be the lighting, could be the clothes they wear
Could be they just got old and they no longer care
What are their stories
Who are their husbands and wives
They are all strangers lving out strangers' lives
The last of the beautiful people
They are gone, gone, gone
Oh the beautiful people into oblivion
The last of the beautiful people
They are done, done, done
Oh the beautiful people, now there are none
These are not people that I've continued to know
If I saw them on the street I would not say hello
They were not there for me when my daughter was born
Never knew my dad died, never saw me mourn
What do they dream of and did those dreams come true
Do they think of me and what would they think if they do
What happened to you
Where did you go
When did you fade
Where is your glow
Start out so strong and so full of youth
But life is so cruel and that's the hard truth
Give it back
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Relentless
03:59
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Never, never, never, never, never gonna stop
Never, never, never, never, never gonna stop
Never, never, never, never stop
You are relentless
Yeah you got me
You got me in a fix
And you ain’t ever never gonna let me go
Yeah you trapped me
You trapped me with your wiles
And you pulled me down in the undertow
Yeah you broke me
You broke all to pieces
And nothing, no nothing gonna put me back together
Yeah you tricked me
You tricked me with your charms
You are as unpredictable as the weather
Yeah you hurt me
You hurt me so bad
And that feeling ain't never gonna go away
Try as I might
A force of will
I'm on an endless replay
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9. |
I Wish There Were a Way
04:12
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Seems like I’m always playing catch up
Trying to catch up with the past
It’s like the second I realize what’s happening
It’s too late to make it last
I wish there were a way
To know I'm in the good old days
Before the good old days are gone for good
I wish there were a way
To know I'm in the good old days
I know I would if I could
If I could
Seems like I’m looking on up ahead
In the hope of a better tomorrow
But I don’t ever seem to see what’s in front of me
And my joy turns to sorrow
If I could only open my eyes
I’d see more clearly
If I could only open my eyes
I’d see sincerely
Seems like I’m kind of dense
Can’t see the forest for the you-know-whats
Wish I could grab life by the throat
But you see I don’t have the guts
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10. |
Last Man Standing
04:31
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It all started in a place long ago
And how we got to where we are I don't know
We were kids with songs in our hearts
As we tripped along through life's false starts
Now we're not so young anymore
Now we've forgotten why and what for
Who will be the last man standing
On this shaky ground
Who will be the last man standing
The last man standing around
We burned through our years
And burned through our lives
Burned through husbands
And burned our through wives
We could not see just how good it was
Tried to get high enough to feel the buzz
Now we're caught inside the hands of fate
And frankly it don't feel none too great
It all started in a place long ago
And how we got to where we are I don't know
Took it on the chin and in our guts
Let them run us down and kick our butts
But we held our proud heads up so high
And we yelled at them fie, fie, fie
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Funny Feeling
04:02
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Got this funny feeling
Deep down inside of me
But you don’t see me cracking up, no
‘Cause it’s not that funny
Don’t know what it is
All I know is that it’s real
I feel it in bones
Yeah I feel, I feel
Got this cursed weight
Weighing on my chest
And it’s pushing down on me
Yeah, it won’t let me rest
Wish someone would come and yank it off
It’s heavy as a hunk of steel
I feel it in bones
Yeah I feel, I feel
Wish I could let go of it
But it’s got me in a grip
No matter how I fight it back
It don’t take no lip
I should just surrender
And be run over by its wheel
I feel it in bones
Yeah I feel, I feel
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12. |
Dangerous Ride
05:41
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Hopped into the driver's seat
Got my music cranked up high
Hit the gas and headed for parts unknown
The road was rocky and the sky was black
Had nothing but a sack
And I felt just like a rolling stone
The world opened up
Far and wide
It was a dangerous ride
Had no map
Had no guide
It was a dangerous ride
It was then a star came crashing down
And it blew a hole in the road
I was lucky I didn't get a flat
Out of this can came a little green man
He seemed friendly enough
Maybe he could tell me where I was at
Well this little green he just smiled
And dusty off his silver pants
And he took out looked like an astrolabe
He pointed his finger like ET
Didn't need to say nothing to me
But then he sang "I Got You Babe"
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