1. |
Things We're Doing
02:27
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We all have things we are doing
We all have places we are going
No one wants to come in last
No one wants to live in the past
You'll see ain't no place to be
The past you'll see ain't no place to be
It’s overwhelming but I try
It is what it is, do not ask why
Dear friends please smile do not cry
Or let another day pass you by
You'll see you're in the right place to be
Looks to me you're in the right place to be
Why would I judge who made me king
Inside we all carry the same thing
It's been stacked against you not me
It's time for you to be free
As I've been allowed to be
You deserve as much as me
I'm tired of living in the past
So tired of the hate, when will it pass
To leave us never to return
All of us singing the same song
To realize and all get along
It’s clear and easy to see
We are one that’s how its got to be
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2. |
Mary Shelley
03:12
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Damn you Mary Shelley
You couldn’t just keep it to yourself
Some ideas need no help
Into the light of day
Damn you Mary Shelley
All the seeds you planted in our minds
That have galvanized throughout time
Now we are living it
Now we are living it, don’t you know
Now we are living it
Now we are living it, don’t you know
Damn you Mary Shelley
I’m sorry for your loss at such a young age
How you put that pain on the page
Now we are living it
Damn you Mary Shelley
You had to pull the darkness from the night
You turned death into a life
Only to leave it here
Only to leave it here, don't you know
Only to leave it here
Only to leave it here, don’t you know
Damn you Mary Shelley
From the start we’re running out of time
Stepping on and over the sublime
Now we are living it
Now we are living it, don't you know
Now we are living it
Now we are living it, don't you know
Only to leave us here
Only to leave us here, don’t you know
Only to leave us here
And now we are living it, don’t you know
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3. |
The Weights
03:49
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There’s a lightweight
They’re always early, they’re never late
They’ll rush right in, they will not hesitate
You better believe they are a cheap date
When you see them coming down your street
And you know they ain’t the one to meet
They try so hard, they go so fast
There’s no way they will ever last
They’re lightweights
There's a middleweight
Sometimes they’re early, sometimes they’re late
Sometimes they’ll rush, others hesitate
They’ll come in feeling bad and leave feeling great
When you see them coming down your street
And you know they are the one you should meet
They don’t try hard or act like they care
They play but they’re well aware
They’re middleweights
There’s a heavyweight
They’re never early, they’re always late
They will not rush but they’ll hesitate
They’ll drive you crazy as they make you wait
And you see them coming down your street
And you think they are the one you should meet
But what you don’t know and what they won’t show
Is all their pain and all their grief
They’re a heavyweight
Don’t you know that they’re heavyweights x3
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4. |
Cages We're Grown In
02:16
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We are the cages we’re grown in
You are strong enough for this
Only two things you can do when lost my friend
Panic or take a deep breath
August filled the room I was in
Truth be known, I don’t know what it is
All the tall tales turn to facts given time
Lots of grownups acting like some kids
Deep down you know what is done is done
For some things there will not be relief
The clock in your head will not let you go
Time is an unrelenting thief
It's hard to wake and remember
What a long line of fools you’re standing in
Try as you may you can’t get away
Cause others agree that you did
Deep down you know what is done is done
For some things there will not be relief
The clock in your head will not let you go
Time is an unrelenting thief
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5. |
My Turn
03:15
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I know you’re thinking of leaving
I can tell you feel like it’s time
I can see it on your face
That you’re worn out and over your line
I know you’re so unhappy
With me and the way things have been
But I’m asking you to try, please try
To open your heart again
Even though I robbed you of the time
You rightly should have had
I left you all alone
When you needed me so bad
Guess it's my turn to feel that sad
We’ve had our differences
Many times late into the night
We quarreled over little things
Had knock down, drag out fights
I know that I lost you
I traded us for the road
I left you with our children
To carry an unequal load
That was wrong, in fact it was dumb
And lacking any foresight
So here I sit heavy hearted
Wishing you were here tonight
I suppose if you leave
I’ll have it coming to me
But I’m begging you to stay
And try to relearn to love me x2
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6. |
Old New Mexico
04:23
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I realize I don’t know how to be your friend
It burns me to no endings
When all I want is a touch from your hand
I sit, on street corners all around our town
Hoping I see you driving around
And you’ll smile so big and stop to pick me up
Still I’m lonely, although you were just sitting here
Both hands on the wheel so you could steer
To drop me off where I stay, to leave me and it's hard
To ask for something I know she won’t give
Though not long ago, she freely did
She took it all away and now I’m feeling like her toy
Out of Austin and into the rain
Old New Mexico won’t call again
The one I love don’t need me
I’m searching for the lost chord that’ll tie you back to me
Tie you back to me
And it hurts knowing how this life can be
In a teacup floating out to sea
This is like a car wreck that we’re both living in
So I decided to say nothing and go to bed
While you swam all inside my head
I wish you were here to help me tame this spin
Cinders and ashes
I won’t open my eyes
A big old blue sky surprise
While you have your tinder mended
I’ll wait to phone you up
Out of Austin and into the rain
Old New Mexico won’t call again
The one I love is far from me
I’m searching for the lost chord that’ll tie you back to me
Tie you back to me
What’s strange, I suspect you’re lonely as well
From the songs and stories that you tell
Yet you push it all away and embrace your fear
This is the oldest story that we’ve got going here
This is the oldest story that we’ve got going here
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7. |
Strangers
03:03
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Go on and take a chance on a stranger
Go on and live you life like you’re in danger
Well don’t you judge, share your space
See yourself in every strangers face
Try your best to sing their song
Share your life
Help a stranger along
Go on and take a chance on a stranger
Go on and live your life like you’re in danger
Well you can know if you begin to lose the fear
And help the stranger mend
Be at ease
Listen close
Be the open arms the stranger needs the most
And you seem to believe nothings going wrong
Go on and take a chance on a stranger
Understand our lives are all in danger
Well you may know what it’s like
You’re on the outside, a stranger in others eyes
Walk a mile
Along with them
Recognize the stranger as a friend
And you seem to believe nothings going wrong
And you seem to believe nothings going on
And you seem to believe nothings going wrong
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8. |
Only on the Brightside
03:26
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Not today
I will not sing a sad song
Not today
I will not sing a sad line
But to sway
Only on the brightside
Not today
A hummingbird tear I’ll cry
Not today
I will not stay locked here inside
But to sway
Only on the brightside
And the one thing that I wish I would’ve said
As we laid there on your great grandmother's bed
Was hold me tight
Hold me tight a little bit longer
If you think you might
All today
I found myself a new feel
All today
I made myself this one deal
C’mon man stay
Only on the brightside
All today
The little things around me
All today
The beauty I let find me
Now I will stay
Only on the brightside
And the one thing that I wish I would’ve said
As we laid there on your great grandmother's bed
Hold me tight
Hold me tight a little bit longer
I hope you might
Only on the brightside x4
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9. |
All I Really Want to Do
03:03
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I ain't lookin' to compete with you
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy or crucify you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
No and I ain't lookin' to fight with you
Frighten you or uptighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I ain't lookin' to block you up
Shock or knock or lock you up
Analyze you, categorize you
Finalize you or advertise you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don’t wanna straight-face you
Race or chase you, track or trace you
Or disgrace you or displace you
Or define you or confine you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don’t wanna meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don’t wanna' fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me
See like me or be like me
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
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10. |
On Your Time
03:14
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Did you hear the birds while drifting by
I wished and hoped we’d see them eye to eye
I fell asleep while sitting at my post
I seen it on your face, you’ve seen a ghost
If you need me to
I can stay here with you
If you want me to
I could be there for you
We were standing in the breeze so sweet
Right before it blasts us off our feet
Lying on our backs, no stars above
Your heart felt so black, mine felt full of love
If you need me to
I could be there for you
If you want me to
I could be there for you
I could be the one to help you out
You could be the one to leave no doubt
I could be the one to keep it true
You could be the one to keep it too
When’s the time to let go of our past
Lessons learned but will our memories last
Choices made and choices that will change
Is this a room that someones rearranged
Where’s the space you say the time you need
I can give because I feel no greed
When will you know truly how you feel
Will I know the moment that it’s for real
If you need me to
I could be there for you
If you want me to
I could be there for you
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11. |
Rye Straw
02:17
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Hackensaw Boys Virginia
On the band's 20th anniversary, stalwart roots collective Hackensaw Boys present a fresh batch of original songs with their new EP 'A Fireproof House of Sunshine.' For the ever-evolving string band, the 5-song collection showcases their graceful maturation and feels more timeless than timely, in no small part due to frontman David Sickmen's most deeply cultivated songwriting to date. ... more
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