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You Drink Too Much
02:48
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"You Drink Too Much"
She come home from work
Said "I don't mean to nag
But it's only 5:30 and you're half in the bag
You got whiskey on your breath and lovin' on your mind
But if I've said it once I've said it a thousand times"
You drink too much
You drink too much
And if you drink too much
You might end up drinkin' alone
She tells me:
"Darlin' you know I can put em away
But it's just a little bit early for a Tuesday
Come the weekend we'll party til dawn
But if you keep this up you're gonna find me gone
If you drink too much
And darlin' you drink too much
And if you drink too much
You might end up drinkin' alone
She says
"I like your company and love your songs
But take a good hard look at yourself
You're just a wino with a guitar on
You're a walkin' talkin' cliche
Go and get you some help
Two days later
Guess where I am?
Sittin' on the sofa with a a beer in my hand
Empties lined up like a buncha tin soliders
She says "I'm goin' to my mama's boy, I already told ya."
You drink too much
Darlin' you drink too much
And if you drink too much
You might end up dirnkin' alone
You drink too much
Baby, you drink too much
And if you drink too much
You might end up drinkin' alone
You might end drinkin' alone
You might end up drinkin' alone
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She Trusts Me
03:21
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"She Trusts Me"
Well you sure are lookin' pretty
And we could sit and talk all night
See the woman that I'm with
She really ain't the jealous type
But if you wanna take further
You best be leavin' me alone
Cause if you'd ever seen her angry
You know I'd never do her wrong
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
You know the girl could whoop me easy
So bein' faithful ain't that hard
And when the boys and I go drinkin'
She ain't worried where we are
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
Well she skates that roller derby
She got a tattoo on her lip
She'll drink you underneath the table
You and everyone you're with
And she's no stranger to a barroom brawl
Shootin' lights and raisin' hell
And I don't stay true cause I'm scared of her
But there are times it sure does help
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
You know the girl could whoop me easy
So bein' faithful ain't that hard
And when the boys and I go drinkin'
She ain't worried where we are
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
But I don't want no shrinkin' violet
Waitin' at my beck and call
I like my women like my coffee
Strong and hot enough to scald
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
You know the girl could whoop me easy
So bein' faithful ain't that hard
And when the boys and I go drinkin'
She ain't worried where we are
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
She trusts me far as she could throw me
But she could throw me pretty far
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Lady Of The Prairie
03:28
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"Lady of the Prairie"
She saw him stagger from the west
As the sun was sinkin' low
Drawn in by the dyin' fires embers
He was haggard, close to death she thought
Barely standin' on his own
Shakin' from the cold of late November
She met him with a smile
And through a blanket o'er his shoulders
Sat him down and gave the man a meal
It took a little while
Before he found the words to thank her
He asked her name and she replied "Jael"
She knew he was an outlaw
From a poster she had scene
And he was on the run of somethin' like
And she thought he could be handsome
If he was just a little cleaner
She took him in and kept him warm that night
Lady of the prairie
Livin' out there on here own
In the wilds where good men refuse to go
Lady of the prairie
She's just a myth to some
Hair red as the clay
And a heart as cold as stone
When he was fast asleep
She moved so careful not to stir him
Took her old claw hammer in her hand
For she knew the outlaw's bounty
Would surely last her through the winter
And she wouldn't waste a bullet on a soundly sleepin' man
Lady of the prairie
Livin' out there on here own
In the wilds where good men refuse to go
Lady of the prairie
She's just a myth to some
Hair red as the clay
And a heart as cold as stone
Hair red as the clay
And a heart as cold as stone
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Manitoba
02:41
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"Manitoba"
These muggy Texas summers
They're really bringin' me down
Got these bugs in the air
Got this sweat on my brow
And there ain't much that we can do
Cept to get out while we can
I may not have a clue, babe
But I sure got a plan
We can hop in my car
And drive straight north
And we ain't gonna stop
Til that Canadian border
And when the customs man he asks
If I've got somethin' to declare
I'll say I've never been to heaven
But we're gonna find it somewhere
In Manitoba
Twelve-hundred miles from here
Manitoba
We could just disappear
In Manitoba
Baby as long as you're there
It's as nice a place as anywhere
Gonna build us a cabin
Way outta town
In the middle of nowhere
Where we'll never be found
live glorious and free
Spring, summer, and fall
And try to keep warm through the winter
Wearin' nothin' at all
In Manitoba
Just runnin' buck bare
Through Manitoba
In that frigid prairie air
In Manitoba
Baby as long as you're there
It's as nice a place as anywhere
And how gonna make it?
I ain't concerned about that
We're just a couple love struck dreamers
Throwin' darts at the map
But I can promise you baby
If you'll just take my hand
I'll be happy wherever I am
Provided it's not hot
In Manitoba
Where there's moose and there's bear
Manitoba
Hudson Bay and free healthcare
Manitoba
Baby as long as you're there
It's as nice a place as anywhere
Manitoba
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Only A Matter Of Time
03:09
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"Only a Matter of Time"
Raindrops patter on my raincoat
Tappin' out a soft drum beat
Dogs out barkin' in the alleyway
They caught the smell of stranger on me
And when I come creepin' up the back stair
I know there could be hell to pay
Or I may just find you sleepin' there
Dodge that bullet for another day
But it's only a matter of time til I'm found out
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
I can't lie to me like I lie to you
So darlin' there ain't no doubt
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
They say the rain will wash you
But some dirty just don't come clean
Nights like these don't wanna close my eyes
For fear of what the daylight brings
Cause Lord, I am all but certain
Some mornin' I'll find you gone
I got skeleton's hangin' in the closet
And the thunder just rattles the bones
And it's only a matter of time til I'm found out
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
I can't lie to me like I lie to you
So darlin' there ain't no doubt
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
If I could, I surely would be good man
And I'd give you all of this cold black heart of mine
But I can't and so what you don't know won't hurt me
But it's only a matter of time
It's only a matter of time
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
I can't lie to me like I lie to you
So darlin' there ain't no doubt
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
It's only a matter of time til I'm found out
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Down The Drain
03:02
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"Down the Drain"
I took off my wedding ring
And watched it circle in the drain
And when it was gone I wanted it back again
I walked around the house
Took all of your pictures down
Got em hangin' up in the bedroom now
Must be sad to see
What I've gone and done to me
I'm starin' into space
Wishin' I could wonder what went wrong
And I've been goin' through hell
Just tryin' to convince myself
That love is so much sweeter when it's gone
Well you split my world in two
But if I had to tell the truth
I'd be lyin' if I said that I could blame you
This empty house you see
It's full of ugly memories
And if these walls could talk
They wouldn't speak to me
I had to push you out
But if you could see me now
I'm starin' into space
Wishin' I could wonder what went wrong
And I've been goin' through hell
Just tryin' to convince myself
That love is so much sweeter when it's gone
Ain't love so much sweeter when it's gone?
I took off my wedding ring
And watched it circle in the drain
And when it was gone I wanted it back again
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The El Paso Kid
05:12
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"The El Paso Kid"
His eyes had gone milky
And his hair had turned white
And them shakin' hands seemed so far from the guns at his side
But the notches thereon where too many to count
And I thought I could take him
But didn't care to find out
I took my place at the bar
Just a couple seats down
And I gave him a nod and I bought him a round
And he was good and drunk by the time that he spoke
With a slur to his words
And a voice like a ghost
The El Paso kid ain't a kid anymore
Never should've seen thirty, now he's seventy-four
You blink for a moment and everything's changed
Suddenly history has forgotten your name
He said "If the law would come lookin'
They'd find me right here
But son I've been waitin' they just don't seem to care
But I see you're packin' so how fast are them hands?
I oughta go like an outlaw
Not some wretched old man"
The El Paso kid ain't a kid anymore
Never should've seen thirty, now he's seventy-four
You blink for a moment and everything's changed
Suddenly history has forgotten your name
Well he grinned as I grabbed for my Colt . 45
And in less than instant
He drew first and fired
And he laughed and he hollered as I bled where I lay
He said "Tell Satan I'm comin'
It just won't be today."
The El Paso kid ain't a kid anymore
Never should've seen thirty, now he's seventy-four
You blink for a moment and everything's changed
Suddenly history has forgotten your name
You blink for a moment and everything's changed
Suddenly history has forgotten your name
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8. |
Nice Day
03:52
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"Nice Day"
Clock radio came on
With my favorite song
A good omen
As you always said
The dog brought my slippers
And then brought the paper
And none of the news was that bad
The weather man says
It's gonna be beautiful
Sunny and sixty degrees
But I just shut him off
And lay there in silence
You sure picked a nice day to leave
The boss called me up
Said son you're in luck
There's a job that's come open upstairs
So we're gonna raise your pay
Your stock and your status
And whatever else that entails
Now we talked on this some
And it's what you've been waitin' on
So why are you cryin' on me?
Cause the sweet life ain't nothin'
With no one to share it
You sure picked a nice day to leave
That's the sound of my ship comin' in
That's the sound of my victory parade
The crash of the band
The clappin' of hands
Drowned out by the sound that a slammin' door makes
For once in my life
I got all I ever wanted
I'm just missin' the one thing I need
Since you walked out this mornin'
With no plans of returnin'
But you sure picked a nice day to leave
You sure picked a nice day to leave
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Pop-A-Top Lounge
04:49
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"Pop-a-Top Lounge"
There's a middle aged woman kickin' dirt across a concrete floor
And there's a big rottweiler on a wrecker chain by the front door
You gotta bring your own liquor 'less you wanna drink beer instead
And with a little bit of luck we're gonna make a hundred bucks
And that thirty-eight special gonna miss my head
At the Pop-a-Top Lounge
You gotta show me what you're made of
You gotta hold you're ground
To get back to where you came from
I've been pickin' with the band on the wrong side of town
Every Saturday night at the Pop-a-Top Lounge
If you settle down darlin' pretty soon we're gonna play your song
And if you cool it for tonight you might consider tryin' to keep your clothes on
Because your boyfriend's the jealous type and heaven know that you are too
And when the clock strikes midnight I really wanna know why
Does every Cinderella have to turn into you?
At the Pop-a-Top Lounge
You gotta show me what you're made of
You gotta hold you're ground
To get back to where you came from
She'd been tweakin' for a weak and when she starts comin' down
You know the girl goes crazy at the Pop-A-Top Lounge
Old Gene kept a pocket pistol with him every time he played with the band
And he hand that forty-four magnum in the truck in case it got outta hand
Any fool could see that all the bad luck was takin' it's toll
But he was tryin' to change his way, livin' day to day
But he was packin' when they found him
may God rest his soul
At the Pop-a-Top Lounge
You gotta show me what you're made of
You gotta hold you're ground
To get back to where you came from
You better be ready when the deal goes down
Because the shit gets heavy at the Pop-a-Top Lounge
Yeah at the Pop-a-Top Lounge
I've been pickin' with the band on the wrong side of town
Every Satuday night down at the Pop-a-Top Lounge
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"Every Girl is Gonna Leave You"
She was cryin' at the airport cause she didn't wanna go
She was cryin' in my arms when she come back home
She was cryin' when I told her what she'd already known
And now we don't speak and she don't cry much no more
My first great love she was a house on fire
We never knew how to make it but God knows we tried
Stayed on for the kid just a little too long
Til five years later she was ten years gone
You said
"Settle down darlin'
Keep your head out your head
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet
Settle down darlin'
Keep your head out your head
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet"
She was cussin' like a sailor by the dashboard light
Cause I hadn't said much but I must've said it right
We'd still go another round ever now and again
Til one day she quit callin' hope she's happy with him
You said
"Settle down darlin'
Keep your head out your head
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet
Settle down darlin'
Keep your head out your head
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet"
I loved her at a distance never so much as kissed
And I knew I'd never have her but I loved her no less
The kind to dance in traffic just to prove she's alive
Now she's sleepin' in the ground out offa 75
You said
"Settle down darlin'
Keep your head out your head
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet
Settle down darlin'
Keep your head out your head
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet"
Every girl is gonna leave you
But this one hasn't yet
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11. |
Stanley
03:05
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"Stanley"
There once was a man named Stanley
The son of Delores and Jim
And they lived out there in America somewhere
They never had much more than his sisters and him
Children they got a habit of growin'
As their father's turn into old men
Until the day that his faded away
With Stanley there holdin' his hand
And Stan never found him a lady
So he never had kids of own
But he was uncle and brother and friend to some others
Til it was his turn to pass on
There's a photo book up in some attic
And someone will find it someday
And they'll flip through the pages tryin' to put names to faces
But maybe there's on that nobody can place
Cause he never found him a lady
So he never had kids of his own
But he was uncle and brother and friend to some others
But now even the memory is gone
Cause time only goes one direction
Like a train rollin' into the night
And it don't slow or stall and it makes dust of us all
Leavin' only the darkness behind
But there once was a man named Stanley
The son off Delores and Jim
And he lived out there in America somewhere
I never knew him but this one's for him
I never knew him but this one's for him
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12. |
Ten Miles High
04:16
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"Ten Miles High"
Well you packed in a hurry
Up and disappeared
And it might have been Sunday
Or sometime last year
Cause I've been chasin' this dragon
To drive the teardrops away
But darlin' sometimes your memory
Comes creepin' up through the haze
I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
And I don't know why
I done all that I put you through
I just can't let you go, babe
Like this needle and spoon
So I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
I got this cold empty bed
Where you used to lay
Where I used to lie
'bout where I'd been all day
I got this hole in my arm
That you know all too well
It used to make me feel better
But now I can't tell
I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
And I don't know why
I done all that I put you through
I just can't let you go, babe
Like this needle and spoon
So I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
And you said if you loved me
You could stop it so easy
But darlin' I'm sorry
I really wish that were true
It's the least of two evils
Just to love you as equals
But she won't ever leave me
So what's a poor boy to do?
I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
And I don't know why
I done all that I put you through
I just can't let you go, babe
Like this needle and spoon
So I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
I'm ten miles high
But I'm still not over you
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Andrew Delaney Dallas, Texas
Postmodern anti-folk or something.
"The Alfred Hitchcock of singer / songwriters." Rich Warren - WFMT Radio, Chicago.
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