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tumbled toward morning
02:57
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wake up.
struggle to find a way through the light.
holding up the day to the night.
and never let yourself go again.
listen.
there's hardly sound to hear from the bedroom.
just the emptiness of tears and a full moon.
and voices that don't say a word
in half the time it takes to wake me.
you break me down and take me out.
and you gave me no warning.
as i tumbled toward morning.
return.
street lights reflect on the windshield.
it's fading away in the rear view.
some things are never the same.
in half the time it takes to wake me.
you break me down and take me out.
and you gave me no warning.
as i tumbled toward morning.
easy.
it's harder than you think to be alright.
safer to stay awake through the night.
easier than closing your eyes.
in half the time it takes to wake me.
you break me down and take me out.
and you gave me no warning.
as i tumbled toward morning.
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2. |
don't need you
04:39
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you can call me up.
anytime you like.
middle of the night.
anytime the mood hits you right.
and i won't even ask.
where you have been.
it's just good to know.
your voice still sounds the same on the telephone.
i would never leave you.
unless you asked me to.
i won't hold you tight until you say it's alright.
i don't need you.
to tell me how i should feel.
i just want you back in time to know it's real.
california's gold.
the sun shines every day.
and sleeps behind the waves.
no one there will remember your name.
and if that's where you are.
i'm sure you'll probably stay.
i can't blame you.
the winter gets so hard to make it through.
i would never leave you.
unless you asked me to.
i won't hold you tight until you say it's alright.
i don't need you.
to tell me how i should feel.
i just want you back in time to know it's real.
so get off the road.
and head back home.
i need you more than you will ever know.
come back to me.
and never leave me again.
i don't want to wonder where it is you've been.
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3. |
marie
05:28
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met here down at the county fair.
cotton candy in her hair.
she looked so good just standing there.
knew my heart would never heal.
when we took a ride on the ferris wheel.
she let me know she was for real.
spend the summer by my side.
was the best time of my life.
lying awake i'd watch her fly.
every night she'd call to me.
so sweet and so softly.
i always knew right where she'd be.
then one morning i woke up and she'd left town.
to this day she follows me around.
everywhere i go.
her face will always show.
in the eyes of every girl i meet.
i can run i can hide.
i can drive all night.
i can run every red light that i see.
but there's no getting away from marie.
took a ride through the atmosphere.
held her close as she pulled me near.
watching the starts all disappear.
fell in love at the picture show.
used to love how her eyes would glow.
different shades of blue as the lights went low.
then one morning i woke up and she'd left town.
to this day she follows me around.
everywhere i go.
her face will always show.
in the eyes of every girl i meet.
i can run i can hide.
i can drive all night.
i can run every red light that i see.
but there's no getting away from marie.
now i long to hold her.
but i made it through october.
and it keeps getting colder every day.
and i'm getting older.
but everything i told her stays the same.
just hope i can hold out until may.
when spring gives me the chance to run away.
everywhere i go.
her face will always show.
in the eyes of every girl i meet.
i can run i can hide.
i can drive all night.
i can run every red light that i see.
but there's no getting away from marie.
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4. |
back home
04:38
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underneath the moonlight i can.
see enough to know that nothing's.
gonna come and save me from this place.
and the rain of early morning.
takes away the tracks i'm making.
completely erases this desert's face.
all that's left to mark the way are the things i've left behind.
and these boots have grown too heavy from the weather.
i left a song somewhere behind the county line.
and i don't see it coming back together.
dance around these thoughts i'm thinking.
all alone i'm half believing.
they'll disappear with the sun.
and the stars don't seem so bright now.
my fire takes up all the light now.
even i can't see what i've done.
all that's left to mark the way are the things i've left behind.
and these boots have grown too heavy from the weather.
i left a song somewhere behind the county line.
and i don't see it coming back together.
i can't make it on my own.
and i'm feeling so alone.
still i can't find my way back home.
underneath the moonlight i can.
see enough to know that nothing's.
gonna come and save me from this place.
and the rain of early morning.
takes away the tracks i'm making.
completely erases this desert's face.
all that's left to mark the way are the things i've left behind.
and these boots have grown too heavy from the weather.
i left a song somewhere behind the county line.
and i don't see it coming back together.
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5. |
handle with care
04:34
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all my life.
i've been waiting.
anticipating.
something so real to arrive.
i've been alone.
too many mornings.
too many sunrises.
now you hold my heart in your hands.
handle with care if you can.
i want you to know.
and i need you to see.
just how good it can be.
i can't dance.
but you make me want to.
you make it so easy.
now i still can't dance, but i do.
as long as i'm dancing with you.
i want you to know.
and i need you to see.
just how good it can be.
if the stars in our sky collide.
now don't be afraid.
don't close your eyes.
because you are not alone.
i want you to know.
and i need you to see.
just how good it can be.
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6. |
my turn to run
05:23
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half a mile outside some little town.
think i'll bed down here tonight.
it's the only place around.
maybe tomorrow i'll flip another coin.
heads i'll head back home.
tails i'll keep going.
it's alright.
if you don't come home tonight.
i'm just out here on the wind.
i don't mind.
you can have all the time that you need to make up your mind.
because i'll be gone.
and i'll just.
have another drink.
walk around this hotel room.
'til i can't feel a thing.
i can't feel you.
can't stop to think.
don't got the time to do it.
i guess i kinda knew it along.
there was something wrong.
i can't get anything done.
you're having all of the fun.
guess you're not the one.
now it's my turn to run.
last night i almost turned around.
almost made myself believe.
you might still be in town.
not sure what i'm hoping to find.
just look for a little piece.
of a little peace of mind.
it's alright.
if you don't come home tonight.
i'm just out here on the wind.
i don't mind.
you can have all the time that you need to make up your mind.
because i'll be gone.
and i'll just.
have another drink.
walk around this hotel room.
'til i can't feel a thing.
i can't feel you.
can't stop to think.
don't got the time to do it.
i guess i kinda knew it along.
there was something wrong.
i can't get anything done.
you're having all of the fun.
guess you're not the one.
now it's my turn to run.
the space between the lines.
is painted in the sky.
i want to see it falling.
if i turn around to face.
the memory of this place.
i'll end up crawling.
my way back to you.
so i'll just.
have another drink.
walk around this hotel room.
'til i can't feel a thing.
i can't feel you.
can't stop to think.
don't got the time to do it.
i guess i kinda knew it along.
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7. |
collarbone
05:19
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you are so strong.
you broke my collarbone.
you are so strong.
you left me here alone.
cracked the window.
with the front door slam on your way out.
crack the window.
gotta let some of this heat out.
if you died.
i'd take the color from your eyes.
and paint my house.
blue on the inside.
and if i died.
would it take the color from your eyes.
leave you nothing.
only black and white.
i am not what you think.
but i could be if i tried.
i am not alone tonight.
i am waiting.
lying on the floor.
i am waiting.
eyes fixed on the door.
i am dying.
to hear what you might think.
i am dying.
to catch you as you sink.
i am not what you think.
but i could be if i tried.
i am not alone tonight.
can you feel this.
can you feel anything at all.
can you feel this.
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8. |
watch tv
03:59
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just as soon as i can feel my head.
i'm gonna climb right out of bed.
just as soon as i can leave the floor.
i'm gonna head on out for more.
or maybe just watch tv.
and wonder are you thinking of me.
are you thinking of me, well i'm thinking of you.
somewhere in between.
the stars above and the movie screen.
would you even believe that i'm thinking of you.
just as soon as i forget your face.
you'll be lost without a trace.
just as soon as i don't know your name.
i'll have no one left to blame.
or maybe i'll watch tv.
and wonder are you thinking of me.
are you thinking of me, well i'm thinking of you.
somewhere in between.
the stars above and the movie screen.
would you even believe that i'm thinking of you.
think i'll just watch tv.
and wonder are you thinking of me.
are you thinking of me, well i'm thinking of you.
somewhere in between.
the stars above and the movie screen.
would you even believe that i'm thinking of you.
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9. |
early heart attack
03:14
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10. |
not the same
03:57
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it's hard to tell what time it was.
you were outside san antone.
the wind rips through you feel hollow in your skin.
you left a couple weeks ago.
now you're out here on your own.
it's hard to tell exactly where you've been.
and you're so cold, i know.
it's hard to catch your breath in the falling snow.
and you feel old, i can tell.
from the looks of things feeling old ain't working so well.
the days roll by just as fast as you can stand.
and the sun still shines no matter how you hold your hands
as the clock moves on.
like it always has before.
something's not the same anymore.
broken down outside of town.
just minutes from her door.
you tell yourself yeah this might be a sign.
how much has changed since you went away.
and who's her light on for.
it's hard to tell exactly what you'll find.
and you're so cold, i know.
it's hard to catch your breath in the falling snow.
and you feel old, i can tell.
from the looks of things feeling old ain't working so well.
the days roll by just as fast as you can stand.
and the sun still shines no matter how you hold your hands
as the clock moves on.
like it always has before.
something's not the same anymore.
you can't say a word.
you're too busy dodging the jackhammers.
and avoiding the conflict.
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11. |
riding alone
04:12
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there's this girl in my dreams.
but lately it seems.
there will never be the girl of my awake.
when you never sleep.
you're secrets don't keep.
and everyone can hear your heart break.
when it breaks.
and it's not that hard.
to get into your car.
and drive anywhere far away.
i just don't know.
there's just something about riding alone.
that always makes me feel this way.
yeah it always makes me feel this way.
tell me what's wrong with me.
leave out the things you see.
there are far too many flaws for you to name.
i mean what's wrong inside.
no wait a bit i lied.
yeah the truth will surely make me lose my faith.
and it's not that hard.
to get into your car.
and drive anywhere far away.
i just don't know.
there's just something about riding alone.
that always makes me feel this way.
yeah it always makes me feel this way.
i'm standing by the phone on the side of the road.
i got no one else to call.
guess i should have known that you wouldn't be alone.
what kind of girl will love me when she knows.
ain't got but $18 and a change of clothes.
and i ain't got enough gas to make it home.
i ran out a couple years ago.
and it's not that hard.
to get into your car.
and drive anywhere far away.
i just don't know.
there's just something about riding alone.
that always makes me feel this way.
yeah it always makes me feel this way.
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