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She Still Shines
03:01
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My true love once gave me a wedding band of gold,
Once sparkled like the sun, now tarnished bent and old,
But she still shines for me, yes she still shines for me
My true love once gave me a Martin Box so fine,
Thousand gigs in hands in country bands, says she's done her time,
but she still sings for me, yes she still sings for me
My true love once gave me some shoes of leather hide,
Scuff the meat right off my feet, the laces come united
But she still walks me home, yes she still walks me home
My true love once gave me a house upon the hill,
I've been away for 10 long years, She's livin' in it still
And she keeps it warm for me, yes she keeps it warm for me
My true love once gave me a watch and silver chain,
It once missed that minute hand, and missed that east bound train
But she still bides her time, lord she still bides her time,
She'll wear you down and break you in until you fall apart.
They she'll mend your broken heart
My true love once gave me a little baby boy,
I crossed the Mississippi up to Rockford Illinois,
But he still cries for me, yes he still cries for me
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2. |
This Too Shall Pass
04:00
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These days it seems like time is biding me
Spent all my money, and I don't have a receipt
I'm worried about the future, and I dwell upon the past
And if there's anything that I learned it's that
This too shall pass
These days the clock upon my wall feel like a jail
I'm handcuffed to the second hand, no one to go my bail
And the days go by so slowly yet the hours go to fast
And if there's anything that I learned it's that
This too shall pass
(Chorus)
Oh Time flies like an arrow, and Time bends like a bow
It goes by before you blink your eye, comes back before you know
I'm savoring the moments for the moments never last
And if there's anything that I learned its that
This too shall pass
Well I don't know where I'm going, but Ill get there yes-sire
There aint no way of knowing, got no lifetime guarantee
I aint afraid a-makin' no wrong turns or to break a little glass
And if there's anything that I learned it's that
This too shall pass
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3. |
Factory Girl
02:38
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Waitin' on a girl she got curlers in her hair
Waitin' on a girl got no money anywhere
She takes busses everywhere
Waitin' on a factory girl
Waitin' on a girl she is broken busted flat
Waitin' on a girl she wears scarves instead of hats
Zippers broken down her back
Waitin' on a factory girl
Waitin' on a girl and she gets me into fights
Waitin' on a girl we get drunk on friday nights
She's a sight for sore eyes
Waitin' on a factory girl
Waitin' on a gril she got stains all down her dress
Waitin' on a girl and my feet are gettin' wet
She aint come out yet
Waitin' on a factory girl
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4. |
Let Me Grieve
04:12
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Yes I know I've been away dear
For I travel many miles
And I know you've been a waitin'
It might be a little while
Let me grieve the way I must dear
For I learnin' everyday
Please believe in me and trust me
How I yern for you this way
And if I ask of you a pardon
Would you offer it to me
Though I have not done my part dear
I do share your misery
As I slowly find my feet dear
In this valley of my home
I do promise you my sweetheart
She will always be our own
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5. |
Banks of Deadly Erie
03:07
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There stands a maiden tall and fare,
Her gaze beyond the waves
Not knowing if her lover lives,
On the banks of deadly Erie
Her Red Rolling Hair comes falling down
Bitter tears do bite her cheek
Her love long lost within the depths
Near the banks of Deadly Erie
She looked for clues about her love
In hopes that she might find
That he had lived from that deathtrap
That tore his boat apart
For years and years she looked for her love
But nothing did avail
So there she stands upon the shore
On the banks of Deadly Eire
Many Years did come and go
Her children old and grey
But still her ghost is on those hills
Near the waters of Deadly Erie
Night to night I see her still
Though far she seems from me
I call for my love but masked I am
In the Depths of Deadly Erie
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6. |
Sunday's Well
03:48
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7. |
Geology
02:24
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Well I could never seem to wrap my head around technology
That's why I think I'll sit right here and learn about Geology
You see rocks are hard and rocks are hard to break
And I am never out of grand when I take a rock in hand
And I feel compelled to throw it in the Lake
See my cell phone went against the wall
My computer got kicked down the hall
My automatic coffee maker broke
And from hell I heard a beep beep that likes to take me out of sleep
I threw the alarm clock out the window when I woke
My GPS wont get me there,
I'm nautious from the massage chair
My electric toothbrush wont get all the plaque
My Facebook friends don't get along
Now what the hell is Pokemon
And the girl inside the computer wont talk back
Hell I need to go out for a beer
My camera wont take pictures clear
Batteries included aint no fun
And when I pull up to the bar, the man behind there saw my car
And he said "Hey man, how does she run?"
Now I'll be on some mountain top
Lookin' at a fine out crop
Of something that may just be a schist
Oh I'll be sittin' pretty, I'll camping with some bitty,
Oh no life wont be so shitty, When I can get out of this city
And I'm workin', As a geologist
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8. |
Laughing at the Dawn
04:13
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Come on over and stay the night with me
I've got something that you might want to see
Maybe later I'll sing your favorite song
And tonight we'll be laughing at the dawn
Hey ey ey
Come on over and stay her for a while
Told you lately that baby I love your style
Down inside me you know that I wont lie
When I swear that your eyes change the colors of the skies
Sunlight through the night
Come on over lets have a drink or two
Lets take it easy and we got nothing else to do
Forget your sorrow tomorrow will wait for you
Lets take it easy cause we got nothing else to do
oh oh oh
Come on over and stay the night with me
I've got something that you might want to see
Maybe later I'll sing our favorite song
And tonight we'll be laughing at the dawn
Hey ey ey
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9. |
Time (You Take Yours)
03:27
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Time came by my window this morning
Time woke me up before the sun
Time moved on its way without warning
Time never asked me if I wanted to come
Time rolled in like a cloud on a wind
Time rolled out just as slow
Leaving behind a shadow on my mind
Time never asked me if I wanted to go
Time came back like a train on a track
Chuggin' down that Adirondack line
This time I know when you leave I can't go
Time you take yours and I'll take Mine
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10. |
I Am A Soldier
05:13
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I am a soldier though I've seen no foreign land
No jungle have I traversed though,
No battles in the sand
Some men might fight with brothers,
Like them of flesh and bone
But I'll find no strength in others
For I'll fight this war alone
I am a miner though I own no pick or spade
For I dwell down in the deep black ground
These dungeons that I've made
But I'll dig and wander through these halls,
Through walls of earth and stone
Out of the dark the caged bird calls
But I'll hall this dirt alone.
I am a Farmer, though I have no soil to till
And an icy wind is blowing in
And it's bringing me a chill
But I'll bare the burden of this crop
From seeds that I had sown
My harvest never slows or stops
But I'll work this land alone
I am a soldier, though I've seen no foreign land
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11. |
River Rollin'
04:45
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I'm rollin' down these little streams
Passin' by these fields of green
But they're not Green enough for me
The fish are jumpin in my net
When the gettin' is good, thats good as it gets
But they say thats still not good enough for me
(Pre- Chorus)
So I waste away every minute of the day
Just wishin' I could make it to the shore
And the rain comes down, but i never hear the sound
Cause I'm too busy a wishin' and a wishin'
I got to get more and more
(Chorus)
Can you feel the Flame ever hotter burning
Can you tell the sound of a tide that is turning
Can you feel answer the rain of a bell that is tolling
Can you hear the rain on a river rollin'
I'm
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12. |
Mind Lays Low
01:36
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When your mind lays low, And you want someone that she's not
Well it's high time to know, All things that you have got
You got a mom-o and a pop-o, And a song to sing
Got the sunshine and the rain, Boy you got everything
So when your mind lays low, And you want someone that she's not
That is high time to know, All the things that you have got
You got a sister and a brother and you help out one another
And you don't mind what you get
Cause when you give into the whinin' and complainin' in your mind
You're gunna do something you'll regret
So when your mind lays low, And you want someone that she's not
That is high time to know, All the things that you have got
Yes that is high time to know, all the thing that you have got
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13. |
I Get Burned
05:00
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(Chorus)
I can't go on this way living for every other day
Darling tell me just when did your love turn
Your heart is fickle like a flame but it warms me just the same
But when I try and touch it I get burned
Do you remember when I took your hand
And asked you to walk with me together in this land
cause I remember the smile on your face
but now my dear your smile has been replaced
with a grin that i can't help but chase
So I chased you down to that apple tree
You picked me a big one, so red, so sweet
And so I had another, then I had one more
But now you don't pick apples for me like you did before
I feel rotten and bitter to the core
*Chorus*
I can't go on this way living for every other day
Darling tell me just when did your love turn
Your heart is fickle like a flame but it warms me just the same
But when I try and touch it I get burned
Picking up the pieces of a love that has gone cold
You said you'd change your ways and warm it up or so I'm told
But you said that to me one time and I heard it all again
Now I see the writing on the wall lets not pretend
That this is working, I feel this is the end
*Chorus*
I can't go on this way living for every other day
Darling tell me just when did your love turn
Your heart is fickle like a flame but it warms me just the same
But when I try and touch it I get burned
Your heart is fickle as a flame but it warms me just the same
And when I try to touch it I get burned
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