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Advance The Runners
03:05
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Well I spent all of my money
Buying you a sweater
And it's really kinda funny
That now we're headed for warmer weather
Lookin back on those northern lights
The way they lit up the sky
Thinkin about all those wasted years
I spent with you and I wonder why
I never picked up on the clues
That were basically painted on you
I should have listened to my dad
Swing for the fences you'll always strike out
But a bunt will advance the runners
That's the best advice I ever had
Well I said what I meant but I forget I said
I said what I meant but I forget I said
I said what I meant but I forget I said
I said what I meant but I forget I said
(And I'll spend all my years alone)
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Stranger
04:28
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Don't be a stranger to the ones who care
They're there to help you out I swear
Don't be a stranger to the ones you love
They got your back when push comes to shove
I hear you're falling in love
I think I'm falling too
Except I'm falling apart
And not in love with you
Don't be a stranger to the ones in need
It never hurts to do a good deed
Don't be a stranger to the one inside
Never put your own self worth aside
I hear you're falling in love
I think I'm falling too
Except I'm falling apart
And not in love with you
I know I'm not the best
I'm probably not even in the top three
I'm somewhere among the rest
Tumbling like a load of laundry
LAP STEEL SOLO BABY!
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TPA
03:09
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For the past few years
I've been watching my friends go from sainthood
To sin-izenship
And the worst thing about it is I know that I can relate
As I pack up my suitcase and wrap up the cables
That keep my distractions alive
I know that I'll miss this feeling I had when we started to date
Don't change your mind
It's already too late
For the past few months
I've been feeling myself go from bitter
To semi-sweet
And the worst thing about it is I know no one sees the change
As I go to appointments and drink all the craft beer
That keep my wheels moving just fine
I know that I'll love this feeling I have once I stop feeling strange
Don't stop me now
I'm starting to rearrange
So I'm parking my car at Tampa International Airport
And boarding a plane
You can call me a cynic but I don't think that travel
Will do much of anything to help fix my brain
For the past few days
I've been feeling myself go from stranger
To in a strange land
And the best thing about it is I know no one can relate
As I step off the jetway and abandon my suitcase
That held my belongings inside
I know that I'll love this feeling I've had since I got off the plane
Say your goodbyes
No part of me will remain
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The Great Outdoor Fight
02:17
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Well I know I'm not the guy you depend on but I try
And I know no matter where you go I'll always lag behind
I been tugging at the thread so long that it might fall apart
And it takes me half an hour every night just to unwind
Keeping cold air on in winter months to chill me to the bone
And it may just be my cat and me but at least we're not alone
And fuck I know it's late and I know that I can't stay
Doesn't really matter you don't want me here anyway
Spending all of my time scrolling through an endless feed
Of emptiness and shattered dreams that are starting to decay
Taking hot baths in the summer months to boil me alive
And it may just be my cat and me but at least we'll both survive
Here's a secret I'm sure everybody knows
You heard me right I'm not a punk but I play one at shows
And fuck I know it's late and there's more you want from me
Doesn't really matter that's not someone I can be
Spending all of my time trying to improve myself
But I'm broken and shattered and there's nothing here to see
Watching leaves float down in autumn months to send me spiraling
And it may just be my cat and me but at least we're still going
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Stoutasaurus
05:47
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Wake up in the morning
Sing about my problems
Fill out all the paperwork
But never try to solve them
Think of all the bad days
I had when you were here
Be thankful for the good days
Whenever they appear
But those days they rarely come
They're few and far between
And I don't know if I can take it anymore
It's a real bad scene
Today I thought about dying again
Swerving into oncoming traffic
Read text on the billboards to settle my mind
But the thoughts just too graphic
Thought about how my father would feel
Pulling his son from the wreckage
Gulp down the sorrow toss back another beer
Need to shake off the image
But it happens every day
It's getting harder to live
And I'm not sure that I can help you anymore
Don't have much more to give
This year has been the hardest of my life
Takes everything in me to keep me on track
Built a family on craft beer and house shows
Just to keep my stock in the black
Talk with Stephen on Tuesdays
Techniques to lighten the load
Play covers of songs nobody knows
At a bar down the road
This year has been the hardest of my life
Takes everything in me to keep me on track
Built a family on craft beer and house shows
Just to keep my stock in the black
So now I make records
No one will ever hear
At least I get the words out of my head
Gonna make it through another year
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