1. |
Take Me Downtown
03:22
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take me downtown
take my hand, spin me round and round
spin me round and round
oh how i've missed this,
brother can you throw me on the list?
throw a band around my wrist
money's tight, times are tough
no one ever seems to get enough
can't get enough
but the night is still young,
you still got some words left on your tongue
and air in your lungs
take me downtown, spin me round and round
spin me round and round
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2. |
Like A Drug
03:27
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whisper in my ear, i'm putty in your hand
drying all your tears, and i'll be your place to land
i wanna help you grow, i wanna let you fly
i wanna let you know, you know you make me high
you're like a drug, your love is like a drug
it's like a drug, and i can't get enough
can't get enough, like a junkie on the street
can't get enough, any time our eyes meet
i get back from work, then i leave again
you get up for work, and i am sleeping in
how's it gonna work, we gonna make a way
got to make it work, can't be no other way
i'll work for every dollar, work for every dime
i'll work on all your wishes and wish for all your time
cuz i am in so deep now, i can't get enough
i'm hooked on your love, child, cuz your love is like a drug
(chorus)
but i know someday, gotta come down
but in the mean time, baby
i wanna get high on your love, it's like a drug
(chorus)
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3. |
Baby, I'm Ready
02:50
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i used to run right from the start
protecting my wishes, protecting my heart
but now i, baby i need you
if you say you need me too, i want to believe you
so don't tell me no lie, don't waste my time
if i'm not on your mind, push me aside
chorus:
cuz i'm not gonna keep on this train
if you know you're gonna leave me
if you know you're gonna leave
but baby, baby, if you're ready to do this thing
i say come on, come on, and receive me
baby, baby i want this
if you say you want it too, i'm gonna give it to you
so don't tell me no lies, don't waste my time
if i'm not on your mind, push me aside
(chorus)
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4. |
I Wish You Well
02:56
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i'm at the end of my rope with you, kid
but i'ma just let go, cuz i know how to climb
hope you can cope with that, boy
never wish you bad, hope you'll be just fine
i wish you well, just not with me
i wish you well, but let me be
i wish you well, just not with me
i wish you well, now get away from me
i'm cooking up in the kitchen
got to nourish me with something mighty fine
and i'm tired of your bitching, boy
moving on to something so divine
(chorus)
you been bringing me down too long
so i'ma dip right out, move it on along
i ain't hanging around no more
i'ma say farewell and leave you with this song
(chorus)
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5. |
For Arielle
03:15
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you got me worried, how you carry on
yeah i've watched you change so much, and for so long
everybody sees how you're going wrong
hope you find safety in a song
because we're worried, everybody cares
i know all the while, the game don't seem fair
but you've got to realize, that every day is a gift
i hope these words can give you a lift
you're putting poison in your body, you call it whatcha need
your mind is a child with a mouth to feed
you better seek out some wisdom, find a book to read
really i suggest you get down on your knees
(chorus)
oh, girl, keep your head high
send all your hopes straight to the sky
but keep your feet down on the ground
stay straight on the path, stop spinning 'round
stop spinning 'round…
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6. |
Rail Ridin' Mamas
03:18
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i see you from the stage light, mostly in the dark
your eyes are open-wide just like a child watching teacher making art
at the same time like a dog to the bone, like you wanna take a bite
and when the show's over, i'll end up alone, wandering into the night
yeah, these rail-riding mamas, take 'em with a grain of salt
they will just suck you of your sweet, sweet song and move on to the next lot
these rail-riding mamas
and my lover, she waits for me, but she don't twiddle her thumbs
sure, she wants me home, but you see, she got her own thing going on
not like these rail-riding mamas
(chorus)
and i have felt true attraction, your eyes don't glaze right away
you've got patience for satisfaction, you can wait another day
(chorus)
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7. |
Ain't It Just Too Bad
03:44
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take the train, grind the rails
head back home just to make your bail
you found trouble, maybe it found you
on the double ya hit the ground
you're making deals to make the change
time again, it's all the same
the man attacks, the bars are walls
just like that your summer falls
ain't it just too bad, ain't it just too bad
you lost what you had cuz you wanted more
your mama said to walk it straight
raised you fine but you're just too late on
soaking in what your mama said
now you drown inside your head
(chorus)
i'll back you up, cuz i know kid
you fucked up and you know you did
get a chance for one more turn
before the law just lets you burn
(chorus)
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8. |
Paper Bag
04:50
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if you give me away, you'll never get me again
just like a paper bag, i will dance in the wind
and after so many turns, i won't know where to land
but i'll know my job was done, i won't hold nothing again
and if you think back to when we first met
you carried me, but i carried your shit
you put me down and started on to forget
that you needed me once, and that's something you regret
like a paper bag, like a paper bag
i brought your goods home and went out with the trash
i should have known that i was predisposed
but with the uses i serve, oh, how was i to know
that once a job is done, then it's time to go
i was predisposed, how was i to know?
now you carry the weight all on your back
and though you put me out, still i hope your train's on track
cuz you used to fill me up with the things i lack
so, maybe someone will come along and need a paper bag
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9. |
Drivin' For Miles
03:29
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i used to think that i'd go it alone
that no one could follow, forever i'd roam
when suddenly, i find that my home
was drivin' for miles with you
i moved to the city to follow a dream
sometimes it feels like i'm swimming upstream
skip outta town just to blow off some steam
start drivin' for miles with you
diesel burning, wheels keep turning
just keep driving, keep driving
what am i learning but just why i'm yearning
to keep driving, cuz it's keeping me alive
that Shasta snowfall says you best slow down
seems fear for the end is where faith is found
all i know, and all i want, as long as i'm around
is to keep drivin' for miles with you
(chorus)
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darling, i have come to tell you
though it almost breaks my heart
but before the morning, darling
we'll be many miles apart
don't this road look rough and rocky
don't that sea look wide and deep
don't my baby look the sweetest
when she's in my arms asleep
can't you hear the night birds crying
far across the deep blue sea
while of others you are thinking
won't you sometimes think of me
(chorus)
one more kiss before i leave you
one more kiss before we part
you have caused me lots of trouble
darling, you have broke my heart
(chorus)
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