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Skyline Over...
02:52
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Bought yourself a little Jesus fish
Put it on your car and you made a wish
Hold on to a prayer that you know by heart
On a get well card
You say, you hope it don’t miss
Before the freeway you cross your chest
Cross your fingers, hope for the best
Keep your head down, keep open your heart
You can polish up the terror all you want
If Friday comes and you’re still around
Won’t you stretch till you’re ten feet tall
And if you could, would you spread your wings
At least as far as the county sprawls
Keep breathing till you’re through it all
Till you’re a skyline over a small town
Till you’re a skyline in the distance
Till you’re all around
Make a beeline for the door
You’re late for work and so much more
Hold on to a quote that you know by heart
All the greatest hits still in your blood
Holding onto love just to hedge your bets
On the right day you think it still wins
Hold on to a slogan that you know by heart
All the platitudes that made the greatest hits
If Friday comes and you’re still around
Won’t you stretch till you’re ten feet tall
And if you could, would you spread your wings
At least as far as the county sprawls
Keep breathing till you’re through it all
Till you’re a skyline over a small town
Till you’re a skyline in the distance
Till you’re all around
If Saturday comes and you’re still around
Go and stretch till you’re one big yawn
One day you’ll spread yourself far enough
One day the terror will be gone
Keep breathing till you’re through it all
Till you’re a skyline over a small town
Till you’re a skyline in the distance
Till you’re all around.
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2. |
Picture Show
04:51
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Watching it all in rewind
The story of my life
Asking myself “why, oh why?”
The trouble I found in youth
The things I thought I knew
Finally came true in time
The sky isn’t always blue
Always someone sadder than you
And everything looks green on the other side
So wish on a falling star, and
Park your broken heart out back by the limousines
If it’s all a dream
A moving picture show
A slow motion drive up the coast
With failed loves of mine on the side of the road
Will I ever find what I’m looking for?
Finally I see your face
Stretched out across the waves
And marvel in your golden shine
Long lost love of mine
I’ve spent so many lives
Turning over space and time
Happiness, I found
But in love I’ve always drowned
Now I know I’ll be okay
If it’s all a dream
Just a picture show
A Sunday drive down a country road
Then we’ll take our time and move real slow
And hold on tight
I won’t let go
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3. |
Funnies
02:43
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Joey, won’t you bring me my cane?
I need to see the sky again
I don’t care if it’s all just steel and smog
It’s mine for however long I’ve got
So, Joey won’t you bring me my cane?
Joey, won’t you bring me my drink?
Don’t let me see you steal a sip
Your grandma’s ghost is watching
And boy, she’ll give me shit
Don’t let me see you steal a sip
Bring me the morning news
I’ll take the funnies and the crossword
And I’ll leave the rest for you
The earth is running out of truth
It’s running out of truth
Joey, won’t you bring me my grass
I know your parents and the government make it sound bad
Here, kid, have some fun
But don’t get so dumb
You forget how to laugh
Joey, won’t you take my cane?
Thank god, I saw the sky again
It’s all steel and smog and godawful
I’m gonna miss you one day.
Joey, won’t you take my cane?
Bring me the morning news
I’ll take the funnies and the arts and the crossword
And I’ll leave the rest for you
The earth is running out of truth
It’s running out of truth
The earth is running out of truth.
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4. |
River Town
05:13
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Rising early in the morning
Cooking coffee on the stove
When you come home in the evening
I’ll be right here at home
City lights across the water
The magic hour’s on the rise
Springtime bleeding into summer
I pull you close and hold you tight
In a river town, outside the city
In a river town, dividing these states
In a river town, where you and I feel safe
And I hope we always feel this way
Wipe the sleep from my eyes, dear
And i kiss you on your face
My bag is packed it won’t be long now
The road is calling me away
Phone calls and pretty pictures
All the places I have seen
But nothing warms my heart, dear
Like you smiling back at me
In a river town, outside the city
In a river town, dividing these states
In a river town, where you and I feel safe
And I hope we always feel this way
I park the car out on oak street
And hang my coat by the door
I try my best not to wake you
I don’t think I’ve ever missed you more.
In a river town, outside the city
In a river town, dividing these states
In a river town, where you and I feel safe
And I hope we always feel this way
And I hope we always feel this safe
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5. |
Born A Rotten Egg
03:11
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You were the first to reach the shore
I was born to be a rotten egg
I was born to sweep the stage
And boy, you were born to break a leg
I think I was the last
At least I’d like to think so
I was the last one to see you up and go
You know, you broke your mother’s heart
The day you left that shore
You said, “there’s people out there in the ocean,
Who are aching, who are breaking
Who are dying for more.”
You were the first to reach the shore
In those races in the summer with your brother
Now he was the first one kicked out of a family reunion
Now he lives alone
And he doesn’t step foot in the ocean
He calls your mother twice a month just to hear a voice
You know, you broke your mother’s heart
The way you left that shore
You said, “there’s people out there in the ocean,
Who are aching, who are breaking
Who are dying for more.”
Who was the first to leave this town?
I should leave before I find out
We’re breaking our mother’s hearts
We’re leaving our family’s shore
We’re aching and we’re breaking and we’re dying
And our children will do all that and more.
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6. |
In A Staring Contest
03:14
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I lost my shirt in a staring contest against the past
The right kind of hurt always does that
It’ll make you blink
The past never moves or flinches
And on the day it rolls by
It’s an entirely different vision
Such a wonder, the heart
The second it starts
It’s just another place where you can never find a place to park
Like a father so proud
Wielding an old camcorder in the yard
I’m gonna bottle up the days
And get drunk off of them when the nights get hard
Till you lose the tapes
How the memories get taped over
These places used to have names
They still do, but it’s nowhere I know
Such a wonder, the heart
The second it starts
It’s just another place where you can never find a place to park
With your days laid out
Like lovers in the sheets
And you, looking like you were the only thing left missing
Such a wonder, the heart
The second it starts
It’s just another place where you can never find a place to park
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7. |
Where You're Going
03:53
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Where you’re going, I can’t quite go just yet
Though I’d like to go along, there’s so much more left
Hold my hand, it’s gonna be okay
It’s gonna be okay
Where you’re going, I can’t quite go just yet
I know you’re leaving and I know it’s not the end
Cos’ you’ll never be too far
You’re always in my heart
You’re always in my heart.
Tattooed on my wrist
All your love, forever stitched
This bond no one can break
No matter how far through time and space
Where you’re going, I can’t quite go just yet
Though I’d like to go along, I need to see this to the end
When my time comes I know you’ll welcome me with love
When my time comes
I know you’ll welcome me home
I know you’ll welcome me home
I’ll see you back home.
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8. |
All The Same
03:37
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Old world ocean, waves of grain
Stretch my devotion out across this plain
Time keeps on rolling
The reasons change
Songs lose their meanings as quick as they came
But it’s all the same
Yeah it’s all the same
It’s all the same, anyway
Across Colorado, beyond the great Salt Lake
I stretch my devotion out across the waves
Terminal dreamer caught up in the chase
Heart still beating and lost in fate
I don’t know where we’re going
But I know we’ll be okay
I know you wanna know but
There’s nothing new to say.
It’s all the same, anyway
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9. |
Ride It Out
04:17
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I swear this song is almost finished
Just give me one more year
The end’s in sight, one way or another
Whether it’s there or here
I haven’t learned a thing, just the awful truth
It all feels like one big heart attack
Let it pass you like a wisdom tooth
Ride it out, take a deep breath
Let it cover you up like death
Don’t call the family just yet
Don’t call my family just yet
I forget what I was writing about
Feels like I always will
What if I never ever see a thing
Even from the top of the hill
I swear this song is almost finished
Let it pass you like a kidney stone
Let it maybe help you try to do better
Let it get you back home
Ride it out, take a deep breath
Let it cover you up like death
Don’t call the family just yet
Don’t call my family just yet
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10. |
Time
07:08
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Time’s gonna take it all away from us
With every breath our bodies rust
Curse the heavens, curse the stars above
Nothing’s meant to last
Try as you might, you might not make it
Far enough past the city limit signs
Far enough to figure it out
Far enough to forget
For what it’s worth, I don’t think it’s worth it at all
For what it’s worth, it’s the same sad song
I always sing
Barely a man, and I’m tired as the sun
Morning wrapped her arms around us and off we run
Another city, another lonely room
Another night not holding you
For what it’s worth, I don’t think it’s worth it at all
For what it’s worth, it’s the same sad song
I miss you too
Honey…
Time’s gonna take it all away from us
With every breath our bodies rust
Curse the heavens, curse the stars above
Nothing’s meant to last
Try as you might, you might not make it
Far enough past the city limit signs
Far enough to figure it out
Far enough to forget
For what it’s worth, it was worth it all
For what it’s worth, it’s the same damn song
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
Honey...
Light me up and pass me round and round
If we’re all going there then let’s go now
Let’s go now...
Or we’ll stay and we’ll play these songs
We’ll stay and we’ll play these songs...
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