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Broke Down in Bricktown
03:08
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Verse 1
I'm a better man since you walked away
And I know that's what you expect me to say
But the truth is, baby I don't have the time
To mourn the days that you were mine
Like a broken record on the same old tune
I'm pullin' off the needle, I'm through with you
Gonna spend tonight across the state line
Gonna find me an Okie, gonna maker her mine, 'cus I'm
CHORUS:
Brokedown in Bricktown, honey
Got two flat tires and I drank all my money
Gonna find me a place with a bed and four walls
And hope that I'm better off, better off after all
Verse 2:
These whiskey shakes will be the death of me
I look in the mirror, hate what I see
The crows parading across my face
Are the scars of the frowns I could not erase
And my hair is thinning, my back is bent
Every penny I've made is ten dollars spent
But I'm finally free from your sorry ways
What better way to spend today than
CHORUS (2X)
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2. |
Devil's Own
03:26
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CHORUS:
If you wanna save your soul tonight, better let that woman go
If you wanna save your soul tonight, better let that woman go
Well I ain't no preacher man, but I swear that woman is the devil's own
Verse 1:
Let me get this straight, she stays out all night long
I said let me get this straight, she ain't home 'til after dawn
Well if I were you and she was free running all over town on me
I'd find a shallow spot in the back lawn
Verse 2:
Her cheatin' heart is gonna lay you six feet low
I said her cold, black cheatin' heart is gonna lay you six feet low
Well now mind this demon on your shoulder if your feet start getting colder
You can't forget the truth once you know
CHORUS
Tag:
Well I ain't no preacher man, but I swear that woman is the devil's own
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3. |
Something Blue
03:29
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Verse 1:
I made you a promise, but I didn't have a ring
So I made you a world of other shiny things
It doesn't seem like years ago, it seems more like days
Now we're gathered here today to celebrate
CHORUS:
I'm just your old flame, you've got a new name
I'm just borrowing you
Spinning around the floor, holding you once more
I'll be your something blue
Verse 2:
My heart stopped for a moment, you took my breath away
You're walking in slow motion, I can't fast forward or press play
It doesn't seem like moments, it seems more like days
We both have our reasons for the tears on our face
CHORUS
Verse 3:
Thank you for this dance, wish I had a second chance
Don't you know the song ended too soon
Squeeze my hand and let go quick, lingering on my fingertips
The impression of the ring that I always promised you
CHORUS
Tag:
Spinning around the floor, holding you once more
I'll be your something blue
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4. |
Racing The Birds
03:07
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Verse 1:
Yonder come a skiff with a pierot pole
He got a lantern bobbing 'round like a ghostly soul
Heading back home in a drizzling rain
And his cooler is empty again
Seven little kids standing 'round the 'skeeter light
It looks like goulash again tonight
He can't wait to get home again
And to taste his woman's skin
Racing the birds, hoping to win
Verse 2:
Who is this clown on my radio?
He's got polish and money but he's got no soul
Lyrics straight from the second grade
About beer and minimum wage
I've got too much to say in a three minute song
But I can't sing longer 'cus you won't listen long
You'll stand over there by the shuffleboard
Holding your martini like a red hot sword
I wish I was a bird, or at least a Ford
Verse 3:
I guess we're all just running through life
Like a chicken from an old buck knife
Moving so fast you can't sit still
Swept in the current against our will
I don't play games unless I make the rules
I only wanna give a piece of myself to you
But I can't slow down and I know why,
Gotta find some shade from this buzzard's sky
Racing the birds, looking for rhymes
Yeah racing the birds, looking for rhymes
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5. |
Old Tom Walker
03:15
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Verse 1:
Under a starless sky the moon hung bright
On a stone cold Mississippi night
The hounds and I chasing coons up trees
When a sound came drifting back to me
It chilled my bones and shook my brain
To hear Tom Walker rattling chains
Verse 2:
The Walker farm's went dark for years
When the son got caught brewing everclear
The old man went to an early grave
But folks say he's still there today
Bad luck hit like a hurricane, and left
Old Tom Walker rattling chains
Verse 3:
My eyes burned hot as hell's own fire
I felt like a ghoul waiting to expire
The hounds tucked tail and turned to run
Left me with my daddy's gun
I shook like a leaf in a hurricane
When I heard Tom Walker rattling chains
Verse 4:
There's a cabin by the river bend
That I won't be going near again
Since I left that haunted land
At a dead run like a wanted man
Home through the weeds and the sugar cane
To escape Tom Walker rattling chains
Tag:
Call me a liar or just insane
But I heard Tom Walker rattling chains
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6. |
Camels And Shifters
03:49
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Verse 1:
I took up smoking when I was sixteen
Spent paychecks on whiskey and delta queens
I've gambled with more lives than simply my own
I can't count the times I've woken up stoned
In the arms of another excuse to not be alone
Verse 2:
I play this guitar to make ends meet
I get drunk in the bar rooms and fight in the streets
I used to have nightmares from drinking all day
Now I can't drink enough to keep them away
I'm just crazy enough to be sane, that's the price that I pay
CHORUS:
Thus is the life of a modern day drifter
I'm burning up camels and grinding that shifter
Content with this vagabond life I've chosen to lead
My options are few, but they're tried and they're true
I give it just like I expect it from you
And I'll get wherever I'm going on my own two feet
Verse 3:
Each day's a story that I live to tell
Of my fall from grace straight into hell
After all these years of grinding those gears
I've learned to find strength where once there were fears
For every mile I've shed my fair share of tears
CHORUS
Tag:
And I'll get wherever I'm going on my own two feet
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7. |
Seven Years
03:02
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Verse 1:
For every crack of the whip and every toll of the bell
Another body falls down the Riddle well
I've got Nazis on my left, Eaters on my right
You know they look the same by my reading light
CHORUS:
I've got seven years to avenge my family name
I've got seven years to win a losing game
I've got seven years of unforgivable ways
I've got seven years to arrange my dying day
Verse 2:
I'm digging my own grave, I'm severing the ties
The Rector gave me tools to crush souls and turn out lights
But the Syllabary can't help me understand her flaming hair
Or how her sweet lips take me far from anywhere
CHORUS
Bridge:
Now the darkness swallows up every single point of light
That might blur the differential in mud or pure, black and white
And the muse is in my ear, she's sweetly whispering
That I should put the book down, grab a mic and sing
CHORUS
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8. |
Kinetic
03:03
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Verse 1:
Mama dropped the phone, Daddy kicked the door
When I told them you weren't here no more
They both think I should try to track you down
I'll never find another one like you
It's times like these that love shines through
But I don't think I can make you turn around
CHORUS:
You know what they say about an object in motion
You roll a boulder down a hill and it wants to keep on rolling
Standing still or falling free, it's all the same to me
You left me all alone and full of kinetic energy (so set me free)
Verse 2:
You needed more, you needed space
Some time alone in a different place
Like a bullet from a gun you were gone
Sure I miss you, sure I care
If I call out and no one's there
But a bullet in outer space keeps rolling on...
CHORUS
Bridge:
(So set me) free, don't tie me down
You're a ghost and I'm a clown
I know I should pick up, I know I should move on
But first I need to know you're really gone
CHORUS
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9. |
Brazos River
02:57
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Verse 1:
A pillar of salt is all I got
As the water met the diamond on the ring I bought
That's what I get for looking over my shoulder
No more time for no regrets
Since my hopes and dreams are now soaking wet
At the bottom of the muddy Brazos river
Verse 2:
This love just wasn't enough
I've got a head full of rocks and pockets full of dust
I should have known I could never hold her
I don't care what anyone thinks
Hope doesn't float and hearts don't sink
To the bottom of the muddy Brazos river
Bridge:
The red dirt on the river's shore
Saw a man unsure what he was walking for
Out of luck, out of line
Out of excuses, out of his mind
Verse 3:
Too much time to dwell on the past
Leaves a hunger for the truth and a pain to last
Was there any love in those eyes of hers?
Maybe I'll walk and maybe I'll run
Maybe I'll fall from a smoking gun
And the weight of wanting to forgive her
To the bottom of the muddy Brazos river
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10. |
My Savior
03:06
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Verse 1:
My savior was a pill that altered my mind
It was an easy escape away to the sky
There was nothing for me in that way of life
My savior was a pill until I opened my eyes
Verse 2:
My savior was a drink that shortened my life
It stole four or five years and three future ex-wives
I stood tall and bulletproof, a thrilling disguise
My savior was a drink dripping with lies
Verse 3:
My savior was a woman whose name means to burn
In one language I know and another unlearned
The language of love another has earned
My savior was a woman for whom I still yearn
Verse 4:
My savior was a man who died on a tree
He was kind to others and spoke honestly
A kingdom for all the Angels to see
My savior was a man much different than me
Yeah my savior was a man much different than me
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