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Ruby
02:38
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i heard you tattooed his name on your wrist
and he left you in a walmart parking lot alone
i bet you thought you were gonna get married
have a couple of kids, a real american home
well i guess it didn't work out the way you thought it would
seems like he got out while the getting was good
now you're probably thinking you should give me a call
but i'm not answering the phone
so tell your problems to the whiskey bottle
that you cradle in your arms like the lover who's now long gone
and cry for the daughter that you never had
but you would've named her after your daddy's favorite rolling stones song
well i knew it wouldn't work out the way you thought it would
i knew he would leave you cuz he was no good
now you're wanting me back in your life
but i ain't got the time
spend a little time on your own
you don't need nobody to make you feel whole
i heard you tattooed his name on your wrist
and he left you in a walmart parking lot alone
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El Sueño De El Topo
02:48
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i found her just sitting in the desert
i found her lost right where i left her
where the coyote call, city lights don't reach
i swear this isn't at all like me
said "come on baby, just hop in the truck"
really didn't think i was asking too much
she said "go on you motherfucker, leave me alone.
i've seen all the love you're ever gonna show"
"well that may be true, you might be right.
regardless i can't let you stay alone out here all night.
elisa let me drive you to a motel, of course i'll pay,
you can get on a bus back home very first thing very next day"
wish i knew why i pushed you away
every day was starting to feel like every other day
guess i wasn't ever in it, never fully connected
just another drunk asshole that left you feeling broken, neglected
so keep your eyes open, look out for what you deserve
someone who'll love you right, won't ever lose their nerve
well the light of this world never reached my eyes
let it wash your heart clean, god knows i never tried
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polaroid picture in my right hand
see the sparkle of your wedding band
only five years have gone by
but i'm gonna sleep alone tonight
i'm gonna sleep alone
dear old lover can you hear me
i've been singing til my throat is raw
and my hands are shakin cuz i ain't had a drop in weeks
now the night sweats are drippin off me
like the rains down in new orleans
well i guess mardi gras is over for me
well i don't wanna wait for the night to come and take me
where i need to go
no i don't wanna hide anymore
i don't wanna run from the city lights that break my heart every single night
i just wanna know what all of this darkness inside me is for
ceiling lights start spinning slowly
to the pulse coming from the static on the t.v.
i'm stuck here just shaking in my sheets
glass of water shows my reflection
i barely recognize it
what've i been doing to myself
well i don't wanna wait for the night to come and take me
where i need to go
no i don't wanna hide anymore
i don't wanna run from the city lights that break my heart every single night
i just wanna know what all of this darkness inside me is for
polaroid picture in my right hand
see the sparkle of your wedding band
only five years have gone by
but i'm gonna sleep alone tonight
polaroid picture in my right hand
see the sparkle of your wedding band
only five years have gone by
but i'm gonna sleep alone tonight
i'm gonna sleep alone
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Trans-Pecos Blues
03:56
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oh i've been here before
well i've seen you in my dreams
well the shape i'm in i'm wondering
how far i'm gonna get
right now it doesn't seem very promising
let's go on get outta this city
been stuck here much too long
pick a direction, yeah it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter to me at all
the wind picks up the dust, takes it to my eyes
maybe i went ahead and died
nothing but condemned houses
a skatepark and a cemetery
guess the oil hasn't been coming through in quite some time
let's go on get outta this city
been stuck here much too long
pick a direction, yeah it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter to me at all
my head is all fucked up
i suspect these drugs don't work
get the feeling i was born to lose
guess its those trans-pecos blues
my head is all fucked up
i suspect these drugs don't work
get the feeling i was born to lose
guess its those trans-pecos blues
guess its those trans-pecos blues
let's go on get outta this city
been stuck here much too long
pick a direction, yeah it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter to me at all
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i watched from bed as you put on your dress
you said it won't happen again
you said that the last time too
when i call you always say your busy
but i know you're at home watching t.v.
soon you'll get drunk and look for something to do
you turn the lights off so you won't have to see my face
pretend i am someone else
i'll pretend you love me like you used to
why do i always think you'll stay for the night
you get what you came for, then i'm alone again
but you're alone too
i know you just found a way to pass the lonely days
for an hour or so, here and there, in my bed
but soon enough you'll find someone new
they'll probably do all the things that i just couldn't do for you
looks like its another night spent with my best friend
helps me sleep at night, when you are on my mind
but even that wicked bottle of whiskey
won't ever wash away the memory
of every night i wasted on you
what a waste
why didn't i listen to my gut
i wouldn't be caught in such an awful spot
seasons change but people rarely ever do
i was just another fuck, an easy screw
why didn't i listen to my gut
i wouldn't be caught in such an awful spot
seasons change but people rarely ever do
i was just another fuck, an easy screw
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New York
02:51
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he left the pieces of his heart on the steps
of the train that she left on last wednesday
he begged her not leave she said i'm doing this for me
didn't cry when she kissed him goodbye
he sat on a bench until four in the morning
thinking maybe she would change her mind
the hours passed and the sun shone its light
he knew she was gone for good
we all wanna believe that we've got time
but eventually we understand its gonna pass us by
he said what's new york got that i can't give to you
she said ah it's just somewhere new
it ain't that i don't love you, y'know that i always will
i just gotta get the hell out of this town
well goddamn it sally i'll keep working at this liquor store
til you get sick and tired of all those city lights
dirty fucking subways and endless alleyways
they won;t ever love you like i do
they won't ever love you like i do
we all wanna believe that we've got time
but eventually we understand its gonna pass us by
quit looking for your dress baby stay with me for tonight
i don't wanna regret everything in my life
i don't wanna regret everything in my life
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i got too drunk again
smashed your sisters car into a fence
the one around the park where we sat on the swings
and i told you i wanted to die
how's that for a story?
i'm fucked up but not boring
i tried to call but you never answer
just wanted to hear you say my name
i'll strike a match and let it burn
see if i can get my money's worth
i'd rather it all burn down than to have it fade away
i want it all gone if you won't stay
you stuck with your rosary beads
i went to the bar for a drink
old habits die hard, when the road gets tough
we both run to a false god's arms
me i'm not one to cry
you did your best not to lie
put it all down to timing, i'm always early
you're just running a little behind
with your eyes cast down
you're on your way out
just hold my hand, tell me one more time
that i'm gonna be alright
i'll strike a match and let it burn
see if i can get my money's worth
i'd rather it all burn down than to have it fade away
i want it all gone if you won't stay
i want it all gone if you won't stay
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Blake Burgess Nashville, Tennessee
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