1. |
Set Fire The Estate
02:28
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i wish you would settle down so i could talk to you
i wish you'd make up your mind so i could be with you
don't want to go another day, i'm feeling arson like
i just called to see if you could come out and play
let's set fire, to all our estate
and watch them burn and run
living life out on the run just like an outlaw
like cowboys and their six shooter, i'd have to steal one
rob a bank to get some scratch for your new restaurant
living life on ocean side, assume identities
let's set fire, to all our estate
and watch them burn and run
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2. |
Madison
03:07
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i've got some letters tucked away in a box
tales of how you loved me but never saw us open up
it was last call and you weren't leaving with me
you sailed off to marry someone who was not me
freezing cold, walking in Boston, Christmas time
our noses red, but who cares i'd stay out here all night
for you had another agenda, sad to say that it was not me
that warmed your heart
and i'll sing, i'll sing this song for you
buried deep in the tombs of your mind and of your heart
but at least where i am, i've got shelter all the same
it was last call and i'm not leaving with you
so sail off and marry someone who is not me
who is not me
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3. |
Much To Gain
02:09
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tonight i find you in my arms
i just want to see you and open up my heart
there's a lot of pain
there's a lot of gain
tonight you find me in my head
passed out on the bed
i just want to show you that i can rise above
and i've been mending relationships and feeling all the love
there's a lot of hurt
there's a lot of work
she just asked the question "where have you been?"
and i can only think of lies and tell her "about when..."
i know she can smell the alcohol on my skin
i just try to pass it off and tell her "about when..."
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4. |
Do One Better
02:38
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Said let's be friends, i said we could do one better
cause i love, love, love, love you
well my cheeks are blushing red, cause you took me to your bed
and i love, love, love, love you
they say you crack like fire
girl don't leave me out on the wire
i had a little taste of you
and i want more, more, more
it started late one night, said honey do you got a light
oh Lord strike me down, strike me down
now girl i heard of your ways, you left my heart beating for days
i fell hard for you, yeah you
they say you crack like fire
girl don't leave me out on the wire
i had a little taste of you
and i want more, more, more
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5. |
The Jailer
02:03
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drew your sword, fear of death
only to turn it on yourself
call for lights, trembling
believe and a second chance
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6. |
Such As
02:35
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i've been seeing more of you than her and i can't take it
if i could do it all again i'd probably do the same thing
what are the odds, what are the odds
i've learned of your love for above, just like me
hey yeah
together maybe we could learn to love
and talk about The Savior and take walks in the texas trees
and discuss the meaning of life and how scared we really are
and toast to another night of coincidental meeting
hey yeah
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7. |
The Devil Sends A Legion
03:22
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i ain't half a decent man, no ever claimed a fortune
the rich man scoffs at the shape of my pine box
i lay myself into cause it's almost over
above ground, i hear your voice but i cannot tunnel out
i led you astray, broke the skin, yeah i'm coming in-
to your room, a march of haunting, can we clear the air
cause the fog is rolling in through the hills
my ghost remains, your ghost remains our ghosts forever linger
hallelujah, we're finally dead
hallelujah, this life has come to an end
broke a promise here and there, i broke your heart well, you broke mine
two days ago, i started lying and never stopped
this sour whiskey mash put to my lips puts
the devil in me and next comes our death
hallelujah, we're finally dead
hallelujah, this life has come to an end
the devil sends a legion to sway the weak hearted
fighting for dear life, fighting for when you love something
well you won't stand with me anymore but i'll keep trying honey
to get you back cause we ain't dead yet, honey will you take my hand
hallelujah, we're finally dead
hallelujah, this life has come to an end
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8. |
When I Am Buried
02:38
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there is some land where i will lay
they'll bury me down in the earth someday
the devil he wants me to carry out his ways
but i'm praying to Jesus, it's so easy to fall away, fall away
there is a stone yet to be made
for when the time comes will be engraved with my name
just a shell in a box, and placed in the ground
one thing is certain, this day will come around, come around
the devil he is dressed in a pin stripe suit and tie
telling me what i want to hear, making it sound so nice
so i followed him in his big shiny car with all his promises
ended up in the ground, ashamed of what it says on my grave
the fools we are as men, we're careless on all sides
but death is in the shadows of every corner of the night
there is some land where i will lay
they'll bury me down in the earth someday
they'll bury me down in the earth someday, someday
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9. |
Lies I Tell Downtown
03:14
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got a loaded gun and too much time
a case of booze and liquor to make me feel just fine
alright, i feel alright
that's a lie i tell myself and everyone else
i'm kicking it cold turkey, what'd you just call me
i'm doing just fine, i said i'm doing just fine
now i ain't got a wife, just a girl that i love
but she's got a man, what seems a happy life
alright, i feel alright
another lie i told just really growing cold
said that you miss me, then why do you stay away
i really wanna know, why do stay away
got a new send off for you
God is this the simple truth
got a lot of fear each and every day
even when it's good i feel a little decay
alright, that's honesty
the smallest of a light still shines behind my eyes
everyone i know seems different as we go, as we go
another lie i told
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10. |
What A Rose
02:53
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i woke up in the state of Maryland's arms
looked her in the eyes, what can i say
with whiskey on our breath
and that note on her wall to call
rub the sleep out from my eyes and head out in the rain
i leave her car, a kiss goodbye, a Pennsylvania dame
what a rose, and that's all i know this far
now i believe you honey, i know you don't tell me no lies
i'm not in this for your money, just the girl you are inside
that i want to know
i woke up in the state of Maryland's arms
i kissed her on the cheek and headed to a bar
where i sit, take a lonely sip and think
of her
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11. |
Dead Flowers
04:05
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your love is cold like the water which i tread
time and time again i wonder if we'd be better off dead
i still love you with my whole heart
i don't want to be your friend, but your lover
i'm like a runner at the starting line
your finger's on the trigger i wait anxious aside
often wondering, wandering alone
i'm worried what it might say on my grave stone
i've got your cigarettes, you've got my lighter
i know your whereabouts, you're found out about
i've got your cigarettes, you've got my lighter
oh God it's time for a dust off i shout
too much wine, too little food
this buzz has gone straight to my head
oh how i love you, do as you please she said
i'll do as i want, from now on
i've got your cigarettes, you've got my lighter
i know your whereabouts, you're found out about
i've got your cigarettes, you've got my lighter
oh God it's time for a dust off i shout
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12. |
Do One Better (Reprise)
02:22
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Said let's be friends, i said we could do one better
cause i love, love, love, love you
well my cheeks are blushing red, cause you took me to your bed
and i love, love, love, love you
they say you crack like fire
girl don't leave me out on this wire
i had a little taste of you
and i want more, more, more
it started late one night, said honey do you got a light
oh Lord strike me down, strike me down
now girl i heard of your ways, you left my heart beating for days
i fell hard for you, yeah you
they say you crack like fire
girl don't leave me out on the wire
i had a little taste of you
and i want more, more, more
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