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Long Distance
03:06
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I been drivin' down a lonely road
Heard the wind blow through the trees
Takes me back to when I was young
Free as the summer breeze
Well I been singin' my lonely song
It's the only change I got
Hopin' they might sing along
But happiness can't be bought
Don't you ever let it taint your mind
Don't you ever let it taint your mind
I been sailin' on a lonely sea
Loose without a mooring
Heard the ship creak beneath my feet
But there's so much worth explorin'
Don't you ever let it taint your mind
Don't you ever let it taint your mind
Don't you ever let it taint your mind
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Nomad
04:06
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I was walking through desert
Felt the sun burn my skin
Saw the sand shift around me
Wait for the guilt to settle in
I live life underwater
Rarely come up for air
Held down by the pressure
Never leaving my lair
But keep it together
It will turn out alright
Keep it together
It will keep you warm through another night
I was born in the desert
Sunlight sharpened my eyes
Mirages mirror my image
That's the way I'm gonna die
But keep it together
It will turn out alright
Keep it together
It will keep you warm through another night
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Given Up On Dreams
01:54
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I was sittin' by the fire
When you told me you were leavin' town
Never took you for a liar
This time you really let me down
'Cause I know about the letters
You've been receivin' from him
I guess I should forget her
Things are lookin' grim
Oh Susannah Oh please won't you cry for me
'Cause I've given up on all my dreams and I'll never be happy
I was sittin' by the river
Just watchin' the time flowin' by
Trains were runnin' off of their tracks
But I couldn't reason why
But that's the way things go sometimes
Really makes me sad
I guess I should feel lucky
And be grateful for those days I've had
Oh Susannah Oh please won't you cry for me
'Cause I've given up on all my dreams and I'll never be happy
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Rumble Strip
03:23
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No tellin' where the wind is blowing
Don't care if it's always snowing
That's the direction that I'll head
Just need to wake up in a new bed
I tried my hardest to be strong
The night can only last for so long
Burnt out like a dying star
Watch the headlights reflecting off the car
Wrapped up in an autumn breeze
Trading concrete for conifer trees
And somewhere outside of Billings
Heard the radio playing through my fillings
Speaking words from number stations
Waiting for any indication
I tried my hardest to be strong
The night can only last for so long
I tried my hardest to be strong
The night can only last for so long
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Sunshine
04:03
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Well I wake up most days
And can't see through haze
That puts me in a daze
And fills me with malaise
But I don't see the sunshine anymore
Sometimes I feel insane
When the sky fills up with rain
That streaks across my window pane
Like neurons firing in the brain
'Cause I don't see the sunshine anymore
So please just take me back
It will give my rope some slack
And put my brain back on the track
So when I peek through the cracks
Then I will see the sunshine once more
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Revenge
02:36
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I spent my first year underground
Collecting dust with the lost and found
But no one understood me when I made a sound
But one thing's for certain revenge is gonna come around
I spent my first year in the dark
Waiting for inspiration to spark
But no matter how I tried I always missed the mark
But one thing's for certain revenge bites just like a shark
I spent my first year on the road
Weighed down by a heavy load
But no one seemed to care yeah no one ever really showed
But one thing's for certain revenge will take what it is owed
Yeah one thing's for certain revenge will reap what it has sowed
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Road Trips
02:14
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Headed north out of Florida
Crossed the border into Georgia
Up the coast of the Carolinas
I abandoned all my fear
Kept moving on straight through Virginia
Into Washington DC
I don't know about West Virginia
But this can't be heaven here
But I'm movin' on the back roads
By the rivers of my mind
Through Maryland and Pennsylvania
But I never thought I'd find
New York New York
Another wasted year on highways
Another month spent all alone
Always on permanent vacation
With no places to call home
Another night in a dingy venue
Another case of PBR
Panic attacks in front of strangers
'Til I black out in the car
But there's one thing I remember
That can ease my troubled mind
Repeat these words to yourself
And some solace you will find
Keep it down, keep it tight
Keep it quiet or it just won't turn out right
Keep it fresh, keep it real
Keep it secret that was always part of the deal
Keep it secret that was always part of the deal
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Red Casino
02:37
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I took the 5 AM from JFK to Houston
To watch them lower you into the ground
Spent the flight thinking about that red Casino
I bought from you when you were still around
It keeps me goin'
I spent the weekend making small talk with family
I haven't spoken to in years
Back when you played songs on your red Casino
And brought the laughter and the tears
And I came back clutchin' my grandfather's Gibson
He played back in 1948
And the lap steel he taught himself to play
When his hands just couldn't bend to the right shape
It keeps me goin'
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Back To Your Arms
03:54
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Watchin' the sunrise over the Tampa Bay
Soon made me realize it's just another day
I used turn to the women to drown out all my pain
Now the demons are quiet in my brain
So sound all the sirens raise all the alarms
Through orange groves and strawberry farms
To make it back to your arms
Watchin' the moonrise over the sunshine state
Soon made me realize it's too little too late
I used turn to the bottle to drown out all my pain
Now the demons are quiet in my brain
So sound all the sirens raise all the alarms
Through orange groves and strawberry farms
To make it back to your arms (back to your arms)
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Mountain Time
03:07
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I been figurin' it out
Exactly how to twist and shout
Yeah I'm just a little scout
On mountain time
No more time for old regrets
No matter how much worse it gets
Playin' new songs on old frets
It's such a crime
And my heart's a constant coward trapped inside a figure eight
Standing motionless at center ice when it's time for couples skate
And I'd be my own champion but the victories feel hollow
Laying down my arms for good in the years and years that follow
In the years and years that follow
In the years and years that follow
Keep it locked inside your heart
And never let it fall apart
But it was busted from the start
Wasn't it?
Maybe I should quit...
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