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Pushover
04:25
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I was born with a foot- in- mouth disease
You might say I shouldn't let these things worry me
But that's OK, you never spent the day in apology
It's been said that I've been living in my mind
Like John said, living is easier if you close your eyes
Lyin' in bed everything in life is so simplified
Chorus:
If you should push me over just to watch me fall
Just be sure to notice it wasn't very hard at all
If I should fall to pieces from the weight of your stare
It's not my eggshell ego - it's just too much for me to bear.
I've got something that's broken beyond repair
It's called an internal monologue and it's hardly ever there
But don't let that worry you, it just shows that I care
I was born with a foot- in- mouth disease
You might say that it's all just ancient history
But I know that they'll dig it all up one of these days
Bridge:
I don't need you to understand
I don't need you to hold my hand
All I need from you is somehow to open my eyes
I don't want to call my name
I don't want to you to play my games
All I want from you is someone to pass all my time
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Lately...
Lately..yeah yeah
Lately
I've been thinking 'bout my state of affairs
I feel
Another situation's in the air
Lately
I've been holding down my dying breath
I feel
That a nervous breakdown’s all I have left
But you know it can't last very long
And there's got to be some way
To pull myself out of the grave
That I've dug...yeah yeah
Lately
I've felt something clinging to my back
I think
That this little monkey should cut me some slack
Lately
I've been coming down with a strange disease
I feel
That a dose of hope is the right remedy
But you know it can't last very long
And there's got to be some way
To pull myself out of the grave
That I've dug...yeah yeah
On and on from now on
I'll let myself down
I've learned to take the bread as comes
Silently without trouble
Now I've come down to take my place
With the human race so low
It's not how high that I fly, but I far I have to fall..
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Sometimes I wonder aloud
At all the things I've seen in my life
Like hangin’ out at The One Night Stand
When I can't sleep at night
Thinkin' bout all the places I've known
And all the birds that have flown
Like Vegas on a Sunday night
All my chances are blown
Chorus:
But I know I won't be walking on down that road again
Once more I've realized loneliness is my only friend
Well I know, but that don't change anything
Some nights I sit alone
And drown in a bottle of gin
Reminisce about the good ol' days
And let the rain wash away my sins
The way star-crossed lovers collide
It nearly blinds my eyes
Like a train on a broken track
I get derailed all the time
But I know I won't be walking on down that road again
I’ve finally realized loneliness is my only friend
Well I know, but that don't change anything
The clock's ticking on the mantle shelf
It's time I was on my way
My bags are packed and the baggage checked
But the plane's done flown away
But I know I won't be walking on down that road again
I’ve finally I've realized loneliness is my only friend
Well I know, but that don't change anything
Well I know, but that don't change anything
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Wake Me Up
03:43
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Well I woke up last night
Not feeling myself
Not feeling myself
These days
It's like some other guy
Has crept up inside
Has come to reside
In me
And I don't know why
I'm sleepless in a world of dreamers tonight
And so I lie awake and deranged
And wait for the world to change
Wake me up
Wake me up
When the wrong's no longer the right
Wake me up
Wake me up
When this feeling has subsided
Wake me up
Wake me up
When our fears start to run from the light
Wake me up
Wake me up
When there's an end in sight
Well I'm an agreeable guy
Who voted for change
We voted for change
Now didn't we?
But there won't be a dime
Until the time the gilded halls start to crumble
I'm Biden my time in the sea of hypocrites and sordid lives
This stranger inside will close his eyes and wake to greet the brand new day
Wake me up
Wake me up
When the wrong's no longer the right
Wake me up
Wake me up
When this feeling has subsided
Wake me up
Wake me up
When our fears start to run from the light
Wake me up
Wake me up
When there's an end in sight
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Emerald Green
04:20
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When I dream, I dream in emerald green
And when I wake, my tears run down like a stream
O’er those rolling hills of stone
Lies the place where I’ll rest my weary bones
With any luck we’ll meet again someday
I’ll bring with me a gift of words to say
Of words to say, I left so many in my wake
Sinking slowly in the foam and the spray
Spread your arms to the sea, my dear
Let the waves carry you far from here
Across the endless depths I’ve steered
To bring you back to me
To bring you back to me
Well carry on, my ramblin’ one
Til the waves swallow the orange sun
One last time we’ll walk upon this isle
That meets the sea in this land of emerald green
Spread your arms to the sea, my dear
Let the waves carry you far from here
Across the endless depths I’ve steered
To bring you back to me
To bring you back to me
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40 Gallons of Whiskey
04:37
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Feels like I’ve been down in a hole
For these past few months
Thinking ‘bout all the loves we lost
And the times…we’ve had it rough
Feels like I’m stuck n a vise
And I can’t shake loose
Every time I see the light
It’s just a train come in to view
Chorus:
40 gallons of whiskey
A round for everyone
Let’s raise a glass and drink it fast
‘Cause livin’s just too fun…
40 gallons of whiskey
A drink for all my friends
Let’s toast to a brand new life
And pray this just won’t end
They say time can heal all wounds
But mine still do sting
I found out all too late
What a friend you were to me
My regrets, I’ve drowned in a bottle
But what’s done is done
It don’t change the fact
That I could have been the one…
So bring me…
40 gallons of whiskey
A round for everyone
Let’s raise a glass and drink it fast
‘Cause livin’s just too fun…
40 gallons of whiskey
A drink for all my friends
Let’s toast to a brand new life
And pray this just won’t end
Like a father you were
The one I needed the most
I was left on the side of the road
And you…you picked me up
Your secrets you kept hid
For all to see
You taught me to get busy livin’
As you laid dyin’
40 gallons of whiskey
A round for everyone
Let’s raise a glass and drink it fast
‘Cause livin’s just too fun…
40 gallons of whiskey
A drink for all my friends
Let’s toast to a brand new life
And pray this just won’t end
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Where the Warmth Is
03:07
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Where the warmth is
Where the warmth is
Can't blame you for switching sides
Where you once were, the heat has quickly subsided
Where the warmth is
Where the warmth is
This spot is empty inside me
Where once was a friendly smile is now faded demise
And now you go on to where you belong
We'll keep a spot beside the fire
Cause you can't go on for too, too long in this world
Without a little warmth
Where the warmth is
Where the warmth is
Is a place deep inside
So when you feel that chill, don’t let it break your stride
For I’ll always be, I will always be
Right by your side
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Passin' my days in a Kingston town
I got my own cure when I'm feeling down
I grow it outside my backdoor step
The sun shines down and I keep it wet
My brother come 'round, he want a favor
I give him my seed, he like the flavor
Before I know it, he wants more
Now the whole village wants that score
They took it away
They took it away
They took it away
They took it away
Passin' my days in a Kingston jail
The Man come around and he give me hell
They took me away for growing a weed
They don't know I still got my seed
They took it away
They took it away
They took it away
They took it away
Then one day my brothers come 'round
They took up arms and burned the jail to the ground
Passin' my days running from The Man
They took my weed but I got a seed in my hand
I took it away
I took it away
I took it away
I took it away
Ah yeah....
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9. |
Winterbloom
04:58
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I once was a good boy
Who could do no wrong
In the innocence of wasted youth
I was the chosen one
I once was a lonely man
From them I would shy away
With a whisper and a nudge
I was the secret one
But I, I am wiser now
And I feel the chill coming down...
I'm a Winterbloom, honey
I've gone and found my way back home
I'm in the blue city
The place where dreams die and are born again
I'm a Winter...I'm a Winterbloom
Now there's just a faded memory
Of things best left on the shelf
A not so funny picture
Of my friends and myself
I took it down, I passed it 'round
To stop the ringing in my ears
A misperception, a mass deception
That's kept me blind for all these years
But my eyes, my eyes are open now
I see the sun's going down...
I'm a Winterbloom, honey
I've gone and found my way back home
I'm in the blue city
The place where dreams die and are born again
I'm a Winter...I'm a Winterbloom
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10. |
Questions
04:02
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R. Fontaine
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Rick F. Fontaine Dallas, Texas
Dallas-based guitar player, singer and writer of weird songs.
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