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Talk is cheap so end the call
Drop my things come running to you
Blame it on the alcohol for things that I don't normally do
Drinking at the bar before three
Kissing where the customers see
And I'm the envy of the boys who all would kill for this chance
But the tango takes two
And I'm waiting for you to come dance
First you're hot and then you're cold
Tell me if you're out or you're in
Say you want and then you don't
Either way you cut it you win
Playing up the part where we meet
When it comes it's so bittersweet
'Cause I'm ready for the call to come to you for romance
But the tango takes two
And I'm waiting for you to come dance
I'm there if you call
Say you want me or care if at all
If I'm wrong, sue me
No stranger to that
You can stay with the one that you left
Tell me what you want me to be
Maybe just a fond memory
Or would anybody else have been as good in your glance
'Cause the tango takes two
And I'm waiting for you to come dance
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Crooked Books
03:39
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She never bothered with me
Just shackled her reins and heart
To the same damn car that she left
To me a mistake, one of many I bet
The flame should have went out with the cold
Still sing in the pews of her choir
Throwing fuel to fire
She's melting my heart till it breaks, one of many I bet
So let me down before I settle
Into this snare that I've prepared to be alone
Help burn these crooked books that never
Taught me how to be a man
All my thoughts like paintings on the wall
That always seemed to look much better before honesty began
To meddle softly when I met her
Help me keep from falling apart
Since when has a road I took
Ever taught me to look for the brakes
Still leading the chase won't admit it, I guess
The same would happen now if she left
I'd still be as star-eyed and dumb but a hero to some
Still singing my part that I miss you
Still blowing my kiss through the wind and rain
So let me down before I settle
Into this snare that I've prepared to be alone
Help burn these crooked books that never
Taught me how to be a man
All my thoughts like paintings on the wall
That always seemed to look much better before honesty began
To meddle softly when I met her
But if I fall remind me
The saddest years behind me
Wasted and lost to be alone
Whatever comes and goes
Just let old fears control them
Safe in my thoughts and never told
Help burn these crooked books that never
Taught me how to be a man
All my thoughts like paintings on the wall
That always seemed to look much better before honesty began
To meddle softly when I met her
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I'm Fine
03:33
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You don't have to be here
You don't have to see to know
I'm doing just the same as when you go
Standing where you left me in your dust and feeling low
Doing nothing big comported to you
But have no fear for me
Take your tears and leave
When will you believe that I'm fine
When will you believe that I'm alright
There's absolutely nothing I'm trying to hide
As bad as you wish I were lying
Never called to see you
Still you're calling me to say
Lose your number, lost it anyway
You don't have to tell me
That I'm better off alone
Your good for nothing games said it all
So have no fear for me
Take your tears and leave
When will you believe that I'm fine
When will you believe that I'm alright
There's absolutely nothing I'm trying to hide
As bad as you wish I were lying
Work is hard but paying me fine
I'm starting out again but's alright
Is it any wonder you'd start a fight
You're mad I'll forget you in time
You thought I would cave like the others
You'd call and I'd lose my mend
You're bent out of shape to discover
I'm already off of the line
You thought I would do what you wanted
Would pay any cost and more
That rather than lose you come running
There before long, but you're wrong
I don't care anymore
When will you believe that I'm fine
When will you believe that I'm alright
There's absolutely nothing I'm trying to hide
As bad as you wish I were lying
Work is hard but paying me fine
I'm starting out again but's alright
Is it any wonder you'd start a fight
You're mad I'll forget you in time
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The Dark
04:11
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Where am I going
Where have I been
Ain't seen your face here since I don't know when
Same conversations
No news to send
Friends came and left
Now they're gone with the wind
I'm waving hello
Or watching them go
Shining as they move in their arcs
Am I going in or coming out of the dark
No voices calling
Or pulling me back
Road with the train to the end of the track
But station to station
It all looks the same
Gray as a headstone
And cold as the grave
The flame's getting low
I'm watching this glow
Dying or just losing its spark
Am I going in or coming out of the dark
The weather here falls
The same as it all does
The tide pulls me under
I'm cold and bereft
Just the same as it was where I left
I can't see at all
If you love me then call
And tell me 'cause I'm losing the mark
Am I going in or coming out of the dark
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Vandalize
03:00
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We used to be good
We were living it up
I thought that everything was
I gave you my heart but you're giving it up
Call it whatever you want
If it helps to heal the wounds, you win the fight
If I had it coming, feel you're in the right
If love was here then it died
But you could count upon your friends to mend your life
No more tears
No more lies
When you're out again in time
When you're once again in love
When you've found another heart to vandalize
I try to be cool
But you're making it tough
I've thought of everything but
You say you want more
But you've taken enough
I've done whatever you want
Now you'd rather call than see me to remark
Guess you've had your fun so leave me in the dark
If love was here then it died
But you could count upon your friends to mend your life
No more tears
No more lies
When you're out again in time
When you're once again in love
When you've found another heart to vandalize
You'll see when you're out there on your own
With no direction where to go
You'll need another me to find
Now you're leaving me alone
When you're out again in time
When you're once again in love
When you've found another heart to vandalize
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Let It Roll
03:20
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Head over heels with your friends from the bar
Harder to get than she looked from afar but she was
I go to move but I'm pinned to the floor
Heads in the car and my heart's in the war like it does
It comes, it goes
It's hard to hear that life's not fair but there you go
Win some, get close
And some defeats are hard to bear but let it roll
I'm here as often and long as she lets
Grant me the time and I know I could get her for once
Just give me a chance and I'll show you a star
I'll sing a song, I could play my guitar if she wants
It comes, it goes
It's hard to hear that life's not fair but there you go
Win some, get close
And some defeats are hard to bear but let it roll
I should have stayed instead of leaving
Regret it even as I go
Ain't life a constant state of grieving
At least that's all I've ever known
It comes, it goes
It's hard to hear that life's not fair but there you go
Win some, get close
And some defeats are hard to bear but let it roll
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Never Will Call
03:24
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I'll be there for you
With only so much time to spend
I never see it through
Just long enough to say I went
For the moment I'm strong
But I'll be going under
Only to stall, I'm writing down your number
But never will call
It's never something new
It's just more of the same I guess
It's hard for me to do
I always feel the same but only weaker
Why do I even bother
For the moment I'm strong
But I'll be going under
The weather is calm
But growing like a thunder
Only to stall, I'm writing down your number
But never will call
String you along but pretend
I don't believe a lady like you cares
Say you belong as a friend
I want to keep but maybe I'm too scared
For the moment I'm strong
But I'll be going under
The weather is calm
But growing like a thunder
Only to stall, I'm writing down your number
But never will call
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Howdy, East Orange
04:57
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Well, I fanned a flame for Mary
That went out when you arrived
But how ever wrong the reasons
Stayed the course and made a life
Around a friend I thought would be a better wife
And I pretended I could leave and never write
But I counted on the memory
Of your love to feel alive
When the life that I was leading
Had convinced my heart to die
Through all the years I lost to fear and knew were lies
When all the tears I fought appeared and still denied
My dreams are all devoted
And my thoughts always drift to you
My wife admits we're fond but not in love
What hope was left eroded
Now there's nothing left to lose
I know it's wrong to tell you know
Though much to my dismay
But hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
Now the things I used to hope for
All get put up on a shelf
With a wife and kids to care for
There's no more living for myself
I watch beliefs I held get buried in the past
With all the needs I thought to please but knew were last
My dreams are all devoted
And my thoughts always drift to you
My wife admits we're fond but not in love
What hope was left eroded
Now there's nothing left to lose
I'm sorry doesn't say it now
For such a long delay
But hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
How many years are left to waste on dreaming
How many years were lost along the way
I tried to make the best but now I'm screaming
It only made it worse to long to say
My dreams are all devoted
And my thoughts always drift to you
My wife admits we're fond but not in love
What hope was left eroded
Now there's nothing left to lose
It doesn't make a difference now
But later on it may
So hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
And though we're not together
You're not too far away
To hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
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Jasmine and Delilah call for me to play
The daughters of the neighbors' I may
Have tried to keep from knowing
But they're calling anyway
Still haven't heard from you but I'll wait
Tell me why you're leaving
It's hard for me to know
The letters all returned that I wrote
Time alone can tell me what is driving you to go
How the dark will ever end when I know
No one cares if I'm eroding
No one cares if I'm alone
No one cares if I am brave or on the ropes
If I try to fight the waves or I don't
No I haven't got a clue why they'd call to me but knew
I was not that wonderful to you
Found the words to win you and put 'em in a song
Sang with all the breath in my lungs
Dreamed you now adored me
And were proud to sing along
But only woke to learn that I'm wrong
No one cares if I'm eroding
No one cares if I'm alone
No one cares if I am brave or on the ropes
If I try to fight the waves or I don't
No I haven't got a clue what a song for me could do
If I'm not that wonderful to you
Don't leave, be a friend
Stay with me to the bitter end
Don't go and break this heart in two
If your heart of heart says to
'Cause I haven't got a clue how to start over anew
If I'm not that wonderful to you
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Nothing to Lose
03:27
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It's hard to hear from you standing there
That you're done
That your minds made up
That you're moving on
It was alright
It was fun
But the one you left
Is the one you love
And all at once
You're here then gone
Never done me right
Never done me wrong
I lost my chance
Can see we're through
Should have held on tight
Should have kissed you
There's nothing to do
Nothing to say
Nothing to hear just mad
You've thrown it away
Nothing to lose
Nothing to gain
Nothing to feel
Just sad 'bout it anyway
I try to be understanding but I'm confused
Why do bad ones get
What the good ones lose
After all that
Who would choose
Just to stay with the one you were leaving
We'll never fall in love
Now we'll never fall in love
It's a shame but true
'Cause you're losing out
But I'm losing too
I tell myself that your days are few
But I'm lonely now
And I miss you
There's nothing to do
Nothing to say
Nothing to hear just mad
You've thrown it away
Nothing to lose
Nothing to gain
Nothing to feel
Just sad 'bout it anyway
Just wait and soon your heart will mend
And then you'll learn to love again
The same as all the rest who have been where you've gone
Or stay and hear him promise more
The same as what you've heard before
Complain he's not the best, but better than none
You should run
There's nothing to do
Nothing to say
Nothing to hear just mad
You've thrown it away
Nothing to lose
Nothing to gain
Nothing to feel
Just sad 'bout it anyway
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Leave It to Fate
03:31
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I wished for something new today
What didn't come tomorrow may
If I leave it to fate
As bad as work is I forget
It should be getting better yet
If I leave it to fate
Waiting as the house blows in
Long after everyone leaves
Waiting but I can't tell when
I've won this fight
No one feels it's right but me
The chances I was wrong to pass
A wish could always bring them back
If I leave it to fate
Like girls I loved and longed to hold
And should have kissed but never told
If I leave it to fate
Waiting at the crossroads and
Lost in the well of my grief
Waiting though I just know it
Never comes but might
Could appear if I believe
Just leave it to fate
Tell me I'm right
Tell me the others are wrong
Long live forever the king
Give me your love
Come make your move before long
You've lost any effort from me
Just leave it to fate
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Gone Without a Trace
03:45
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Well I never need a 'cause to see your face
Like a hound I'm off the leash and on the chase
Feel the ache in my soul like fire from the coals
Think I'm winning but I'm looking up to find
I see you pull ahead I'm falling far behind
And I'm losing my breath, you're running me to death
Darling let me know
I'm confused and you're to blame so let me know
Show me for starters
If the road will get paved or gets harder
Tell me should I bother
Or do we both keep on pacing
Am I moving
Did I lose it
How many moves should I make
Before you're gone without a trace
Thought I caught you and the game was good as mine
Yeah, I thought I felt your weight out on the line
But then I looked and I saw
There's nothing there at all
Darling let me know
I'm confused and you're to blame so let me know
Show me for starters
If the road will get paved or gets harder
Tell me should I bother
Or do we both keep on pacing
Am I moving
Did I lose it
How many moves should I make
Before you're gone without a trace
Am I moving
Did I lose it
How many moves should I make
Before you're gone without a trace
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I Want You (To Be Mine)
04:38
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Go chasing your heart but slow
Out of the gates from the start
I'm here waiting for news since you left
And dying 'cause you're never near
Talk, say that you want or walk
All of the best if we part my dear
Got nothing to lose if you've left
I've tried but you're never here
To say that you're all I want
To say what my heart believes
But there's no love
I'm losing you
This day would come
I already knew but
I want you to be mine
Say yes, show me a sign
Don't leave I cried
At the dawn of the day
In the dead of the night
Believe I tried
But was wrong in the end
To pretend you were right
Pain, heartache with none to blame
No one to shame or to fault
My tears mean nothing to you
But the memory does to me but because
I say that you're all I want
I saw what my heart believes
But there's no love
I'm losing you
But play it calm
I always do but
I want you to be mine
Say yes, show me sign
I want you to be mine
Don't leave I cried
At the dawn of the day
In the dead of the night
Believe I tried
But was wrong in the end
To pretend
That you might look up and hear this song
Change your heart and feel what I do
All that's just dream that I conceived
But you light me up, you turn me on
Makes it hard to heal and now you
Say it hurts to hear that I believed
I want you to be mine
Say yes, show me sign
I want you to be mine
Don't leave I cried
At the dawn of the day
In the dead of the night
Believe I tried
But was wrong in the end
To pretend you were right
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M. the Heir Apparent Berkeley, California
This is M.
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