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1.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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released October 12, 2010

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