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A thousand times
04:26
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Driven this road / A thousand times
Been given this load / A thousand times
Laid down my bet / A thousand times
Paid up my debt / A thousand times
And if you count it out in dollars
If you count it out in dimes
It’s still a thousand times
A thousand times
Spoken my part / A thousand times
Broken my heart / A thousand times
Laid down my head / A thousand times
Prayed for my dead / A thousand times
And if you count it out in crosses
If you count it out in crimes
It’s still a thousand times
A thousand times
The road runs away from here
Another mile, another year
I keep going on
A lot of things still on my mind
Some before and some behind
And none of it gone
Studied this sky / A thousand times
Bloodied my eye / A thousand times
Stayed in the ring / A thousand times
Played on this string / A thousand times
And if you count out in riddles
If you count it out in rhymes
It’s still a thousand times
A thousand times
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2. |
Falling
04:22
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Well who am I, to ask you to, try again with me
Well who am I, to ask you to, be again with me
Your ancient wounds will never heal
If you ignore your heart
I can't pretend to make you feel, as long as we're apart,
And we could both together bring a fantasy to be
But you must open up yourself to me, believe in me.
But still I can hear you falling, falling, still I can hear you falling free,
Still I can hear you calling, calling, still I can hear you calling me
When surrounded by the senseless, when you do not know your name
When you feel the darkness endless, pouring through your fragile frame,
I'll be there for you.
Well who am I, to promise you, a kingdom in the sky
Well who am I, to promise you, a love that never dies
All I can do is be with you, to take you as you come
All I can say is live today, as if I were the one;
And we could both together bring a fantasy to be
But you must open up yourself to me, believe in me.
But still, I can hear you falling, falling, still I can hear you falling free
Still, I can hear you calling, calling, still I can hear you calling me
When surrounded by the senseless, when you do not know your name
When you feel the darkness endless, pouring through your fragile frame
I'll be there for you.
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3. |
Goin' downtown
04:57
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I’m goin’ down-town (x3)
Where the action is all around
I’m goin’ down-town (x3)
I wanna hear my favorite sound
I put my red shoes on
I got it goin' on
Gonna dance until dawn
In the heart of my favorite town
Ain’t no one gonna push me around
Cuz I wanna go Cuz I wanna go Cuz I wanna go yeah yeah
I’m goin’ down-town (x3)
Where nothings gonna get me down
I’m goin’ down-town (x3)
And my friends are all around
I’m walkin down the street
I’m lookin pretty neat
I’m gonna get some eats
In the heart of my favorite town
Where my feet don’t touch the ground
Cuz I wanna go Cuz I wanna go Cuz I wanna go yeah yeah
I’m goin’ down-town (x3)
Where the people all meet and greet
I’m goin’ down-town (x3)
Maybe find me something sweet
I got myself a date
The bar is open late
The rest will have to wait
In the heart of my favorite town
Ain’t no one gonna bring me down
Cuz I wanna go Cuz I wanna go Cuz I wanna go yeah yeah
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4. |
John Robinson
04:12
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John Robinson, John Robinson, you shot your brother down
Now you say you're looking, for help in leaving town
We don't want you here, boy, we don't want you around
Cause every time I see your face, I see a sun going down.
Your father was a banker, your mother was a thief
Together they made money, far beyond belief
But you were never satisfied, you always wanted more
Now your brother's body lies, a-bleeding on the floor.
Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds, baked into a pie
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing
Say wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a King.
John Robinson, John Robinson, they'll hang you from a tree
and I can't put my family back in jeopardy
You were never satisfied, you always wanted more
Now you'll get what you deserved, every since the war
Now you'll get what you deserved, ever since the war.
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Into the mystic
03:48
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We were born before the wind
Also, younger than the sun
'Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic
Hark now, hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic
Yeah, when that fog horn blows
I will be coming home
Yeah, when that fog horn blows
I wanna hear it
I don't have to fear it
And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float
Into the mystic
When that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
Yeah, when that fog horn whistle blows
I gotta hear it
I don't have to fear it
And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float
Into the mystic
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6. |
Smokin' and drinkin'
04:31
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I'll go out there once more now with you
On the screen porch and see this one through
We'll knock back a shot, give it all that we got
And maybe we'll roast a bowl
And the morning will come like a half-loaded gun
We'll be wondering
CHORUS
When Smokin and Drinkin won't do anymore
We'll pack up the RV for the New Jersey Shore
Swap husbands and wives till we feel more alive
And we'll drive and we'll drive and we'll drive
Brad Prager will give us a song
About someone who's already gone
About somebody's man who's a big sack of sand And scenes from the Chinese buffet
We'll laugh and we'll tease till we're weak in the knees
And go stumblin’
Back out on the dance floor for just one more round
Of the best of the 1980s
CHORUS
(If the kids could start college at six
Our retirement plan would be fixed
We'd rave all night long and dance until dawn And the day breaks
All the glasses and bottles would gleam in the sun
And the dew drops collect on the screen
Yes, we'd sit on the screen porch and shine like the sun And consider how
CHORUS
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