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There's A Light On
03:16
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"There's A Light On"
Well the wind is howling for blood outside
And the sky is falling a drop at a time
The end is near and here am I
Drinking doubles til it comes
And the room is red with the neon signs
And it's empty save the usual kind
And I may not fall in love tonight
But I will not be alone
And there's a light on at my house
Where it's safe and it's warm
There's a light on at my house
But there ain't nobody home
And there's a girl at the end of the telephone line
And she claims to be a friend of mine
But I don't see her much in the daytime
And by the morning I'll be gone
But her silhouette's a welcome sight
When it's back-lit by them lightning strikes
And I may not fall in love tonight
But I will not be alone
Cause there's a light on at my house
Where it's safe and it's warm
There's a light on at my house
But there ain't nobody home
And I know where I'd be
If you were waiting up for me
But there's a light on at my house
Where it's safe and it's warm
There's a light on at my house
And there ain't nobody home
There ain't nobody home
There ain't nobody home
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Wine & Roses [2014]
04:07
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"Wine & Roses"
She's seen a lot since forty
Says she's past her prime
But our boy ain't worried
He just ain't that kind
Thinks she's plenty good looking
And he's no spring chicken himself
He just walks up to her
Cool as you please
Says I sure hope you save
The next dance for me
And she laughs and looks him over
Then she shrugs and says I might as well
Then he takes her hand and leads her out to the floor
She says to tell the truth I don't dance much anymore
Cause I've had enough
Of wine and roses
They just prick my fingers
And give me headaches in the morning
I don't ask much
A calm heart and a strong hand
Save the rest for the faerie tales
And just love me like a real man
Well a few hours later
In a hotel room
They're doing what two lonely people do
When they find each other
Strangers becoming lovers in the dark
And maybe he's nervous
Cause it's been a long time
But she ain't hard to please
And he's doing just fine
And when they are finished
She just lays there in the stillness of his arms
And as she's leaving he asks can I see you again
And she just smiles and says well that depends
Cause I've had enough
Of wine and roses
They just prick my fingers
And give me headaches in the morning
I don't ask much
A calm heart and a strong hand
Save the rest for the faerie tales
And just love me like a real man
And it's been fifteen years now
Since she danced with him that night
And they've never gotten married
And they've never had a fight
And she doesn't say I love you
Cause that ain't how he was raised
But she don't need to hear it
Cause she means it when she says
I've had enough
Of wine and roses
They just prick my fingers
And give me headaches in the morning
I don't ask much
A calm heart and a strong hand
Save the rest for the faerie tales
And just love me like a real man
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Not In My House
03:28
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"Not In My House"
Grandaddy had a problem
They say he couldn't quit
Til he lost the family fortune on some kind of sure bet
But he crawled back up from nothing
And til his children came of age
If he caught them playing dice or cards
He'd slap their face and say
Not in my house
Not while I breathe
My sons ain't gonna fall into that trap that almost swallowed me
It's your life boy
Go on and waste it if you choose
But you won't do it underneath my roof
Not in my house
My daddy he's a good man
Always taught the golden rule
Til my older brother David brought a boyfriend home from school
He said go on and pack a suitcase
You ain't welcome anymore
Then he tossed him out like garbage
And just before he slammed to door
Said not in my house
Not while I breathe
This is God's law boy, just ain't up to you and me
You can walk right into hell
If that's what you wanna do
But you won't do it underneath my room
Not in my house
Not in my house
A man's home is his castle
I've always heard it said
And whether you like it or you don't
Well that's just the way it is
Now it's Christmas
Ten years later
And I've got children of my own
And I've gathered all the family
And I've opened up my home
And then David and his husband and their kids come walking in
And Daddy starts right into screaming
Til I grabbed a hold of him
Said not in my house
Not while I breathe
You can change your mind or shut your mouth or you can leave
Cause that's your own flesh and blood
Go on and curse him if you choose
But you won't do it underneath my roof
Not in my house
Not in my house
Not in my house
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On The Bright Side
02:21
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"On The Bright Side"
On the bright side
The sky is always blue
The grass is always greener
And love is always true
On the bright side
The future's crystal clear
I'm on the bright side
I wish that you were here
On the bright side
It isn't over yet
We could trade in all our troubles
And redress these regrets
On the bright side
We could make them disappear
I'm on the bright side
I wish that you were here
So if you're looking you will find me
Wishing, wondering, waiting patiently
Where it's darkest before dawn
And I've wasted my whole morning
Staring straight into the sun
On the bright side
Can't see the light for all these tears
I'm on the bright side
I wish that you were here
I'm on the bright side
I wish that you were here
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O' Delilah
03:44
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"O' Delilah"
Well he ain't cut his hair
For nine years or so
He don't much see the point
He got nowhere to go
He just rots in that cell
With Henry Thoreau
And the Bible
He got a a tear drop tattoo
Down under his eye
Got a snake on his left arm
And a cross on his right
And that name on his neck
That the hair tries to hide
Is Delilah
O Delilah
The one I adore
Haunt me no more
He loved her like crazy
And she loved him too
But she loved another
As some lovers do
And then the jealousy come
And like a cancer it grew
Down inside him
He had a knife in his belt
And liquor on his breath
At that roadside motel
Where he found them in bed
And when the cops finally showed
That name was all that was left
Of Delilah
O Delilah
The one I adore
Haunt me no more
He gave his life to the state
When they put him away
Gave his soul to the Lord
Knowing he can't be saved
And that all that awaits him
When he goes to his grave
Is a fire
He'll leave all his possessions
To family and friends
Give his body to science
Cause he won't need it then
But that one patch of skin
Belongs on to him
And Delilah
O Delilah
The on I adore
Haunt me no more
O Delilah
I'm hellbound for sure
Haunt me no more
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Rats & Sinking Ships
02:22
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"Rats & Sinking Ships"
He swallowed rot gut whiskey
Til the truth fell from his lips
He said it's all about survival
Got your rats and sinking ships
Fair weather friends and lovers
Best play while you're in the chips
Then go running 'fore your fortune folds
Like rats from sinking ships
When the water starts to rising
When the wolf is at the door
Look for me on that horizon
Just swimming for the shore
For I am not bound for heaven
No, there's something else in store
For the Lord he hates a sinner
But he hates a coward more
He spoke of his boon companion
And the banks that they would strip
Oh my little Spanish beauty
Then he took another sip
When the law come busting in one day
Somehow he gave them all the slip
Asked why he left her there to die
Said rats and sinking ships
When the water starts to rising
When the wolf is at the door
Look for me on that horizon
Just swimming for the shore
For I am not bound for heaven
No, there's something else in store
For the Lord he hates a sinner
But he hates a coward more
We never would've found him
If not for someone's nameless tip
But we got him on the scaffold
Tied the rope and let'er rip
A dark haired woman stood among the crowd
And if you chanced to read her lips
She said something like I love you
Or was it rats and sinking ships?
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Suzanne
04:25
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"Suzanne"
Suzanne ran away with the circus
When she was forthy-three
She misses her kids occassionally
As she swings on her trapeze
But she sure don't miss washing dishes
As she flies through the air
With the breeze in her hair
Devil may care
But you can't have everything, everything, everything
No you can't
You can't have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne?
She fell pretty hard for a carnie
On the train to Tucumcary
Where she wished that she wasn't married
If just for a night
Cause she couldn't resist how he kissed her
Just little longer
Just a little bit wronger
Than she knew was right
But you can't have everything, everything, everything
No you can't
You can't have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne?
But sometimes it's the dreams that get you through
All the hardest things you have to do
Suzanne come back home from the circus
When she was forty-four
Knowing she'd miss her family more
She let go and fell to the floor
But sometimes when she's washing dishes
At night when no one's there
She'll feel the breeze in her hair
Devil may care
But you can't have everything, everything, everything
No you can't
You can't have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne?
You can't have everything, everything, everything
No you can't
You can't have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne?
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At The End Of The Day
02:24
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"At The End Of The Day"
You make the coffee
I make the bed
You make sure I don't forget
To make it to the store
Or you might make me regret it
I make the train
I make the meeting
I make the money for feeding the family
Try and make the boss proud
Make it plain that he needs me
I make it home
I make excuses
For what I didn't do
I'll make amends if I can
I make another promise to you
I'll make it better
It makes it worse
It makes it worse
It makes it worse
Makes you wonder how you ever thought you'd make this thing work
I make mistakes
Then I make demands
You make a speech
To make me understand
You make life what you want
You make the time or you don't
You make up your mind
That makes it easy
You make your plan
You make your piece
You make your stand
It makes me weep
Then you're gone
And you'd think after all the love we used to make
You might have a little left
At the end of the day
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One Summer
02:32
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"One Summer"
He was only here one summer
He helped us build a garden in the yard
And sometimes we'd watch old movies
And we'd see mama laying in his arms
And he seemed to make her happy
And us kids I guess we liked him well enough
But I never really knew him
Now he's just a man my mother used to love
He'd come over in the evenings
When school and work and all the chores were through
And some nights he'd stay til breakfast
But he'd never go to bed in mama's room
And he wasn't quite like family
But there were times I thought he'd end up one of us
But he was only here that summer
Now he's just a man my mother used to love
He was gone around September
I never thought to as the reason why
Then things went back to normal
Just a little quiet for a little while
And I thought I heard her cry once
But she never talked about that kinda stuff
But sometimes I stop and wonder
About the man my mother used to love
He was only here one summer
Now he's just a man my mother used to love
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10. |
Plaza De Luna
03:54
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"Plaza De Luna"
Lazy Sunday, Pensacola
And I was looking for someplace to go
And it seemed like a cold day for Florida
But what do I know?
Cause in that place I am a stranger
I'd just been through the one time before
And I was trying hard not to remember
But there weren't nothing for it
So I went down to Plaza de Luna
Just to stand in that spot where we'd been
And I stared cross the Gulf
And in spite of myself
I did not jump in
I wondered past tourists and locals
All walking in pairs. hand in hand
And I was thinking how life could be simple
If we were like them
When I went down to Plaza de Luna
Just to stand in that spot where we'd been
And I stared cross the Gulf
And in spite of myself
I did not jump in
And I sat on the railing
Ignoring the signs
And I called you up just to tell you I'm fine
And ask after the boys
And to hear your sweet voice
There at the end of the line
When I went down to Plaza de Luna
Just to be in that place where we'd been
And I stared cross the Gulf
And in spite of myself
I did not jump in
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"Jackie At The Escort Service"
Jackie works out of an escort service
Don't mind the job and it pays alright
She's mighty pretty but she makes me nervous
Plays the stereo loud all night
When she moved into the next door over
I recognized her from the back page
She looked a whole lot better than her pictures
I even got to know her real name
Oh Jackie won't you come on over
Oh Jackie lie next to me
Oh Jackie won't you do it for love
Won't you do it for free?
Sex sells so she gets around
Cause everybody's buying
I call her up and she turns me down
But that don't stop me trying
Oh Jackie won't you come on over
Oh Jackie lie next to me
Oh Jackie won't you do it for love
Won't you do it for free?
Been on her own for ten good years
Ain't had a boyfriend since her home town
She came looking for a better life here
And this is what she found
Oh Jackie won't you come on over
Oh Jackie lie next to me
Oh Jackie won't you do it for love
Won't you do it for free?
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12. |
Highway Waltz
03:39
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"Highway Waltz"
For such a big city
Word sure gets around
When everybody knows everyone else
And they all got their gossip
Their advice and opinions
That they can't seem to keep to themselves
Same sights same sounds
And all the same stories
Same old thing every day
And if we took a vacation
We'd just have to come back here
We ought to make us a real getaway
So let's go
You and I
Down the highway tonight
Pack a bag
We're leaving this town
There's some place on down the road
That won't remind us of home
And when we find it
We're settling down
God knows where we'll wind up
But when we get there
We'll send postcards to tell everyone
Let our friends know we miss them
And we're sorry we left them
But we damn sure ain't sorry we're gone
Let's go
You and I
Down the highway tonight
Pack a bag
We're leaving this town
There's some place on down the road
That won't remind us of home
And when we find it
We're settling down
Let's go
You and I
Down the highway tonight
Pack a bag
We're leaving this town
There's some place on down the road
That won't remind us of home
And when we find it
We're settling down
There's some place on down the road
That won't remind us of home
And when we find it we're settling down
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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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