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Leave This Place
04:31
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treachery on every corner here
you gotta watch your back
you gotta watch your back
minding my p's and q's
'cause you never know
just who's hearing you
and everybody's out just for themselves
but no on has the nerve to tell me go to hell
white lies
fair weather friends
when are we moving on again
i gotta leave this place
i gotta leave this place
this winning streak could go on indefinitely
or just for a little while
just for a little while
but i'm wise enough to know by now
when my luck's running out
and it's running out
and the coyotes are closing for the kill
i refuse to be just another cheap thrill
white lies
fair weather friends
when are we moving on again
i gotta leave this place
i gotta leave this place
white lies
fair weather friends
when can i go home again
i gotta leave this place
i gotta leave this place
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2. |
Texas Sunrise
02:38
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texas sunrise
i've seen you too many times
and i don't know why
i've been restless
running mad all through the night
just to greet you at first light
senorita
long brown legs and skull tattoos
what's a gringo to do
glad to meet ya
no I do not hold a grudge
for the shortness of your love
i'll miss you
all the people that i knew
and i'll be riding into the moon
if the sun don't come
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3. |
Please Lead Me On
03:44
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i've been astounded so many times
i've been told a bitter truth
but i've never met anyone
quite as deceptive as you
your cruelly and coldness
are beyond my belief
like you were sent here just to give me grief
but the night is excited
and my devil's delighted
and i'm tempted just to try it
yeah i'm doomed but i deny it
so please
please lead me on
please
this city's full of monsters
zombies and ghouls
all variety of characters
that barely fit the truth
and though i love these evil things
and their sweet debauchery
but you're more wicked than them all
so of course you come to me
and you torment my visions
play tricks upon my wisdom
i think you're anything but honest
but you made the sweetest promise
so please
please lead me on
please lead men on
'cause i've got nothing better to do
and i thought i had a shot with you
but it's something that i'm dealing with
you know i wasn't really ready for this
and i'm so toxic now
i could do with or without
so do with me what you will
and please lead me on
please lead me on
please
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4. |
The Shangri-La
03:12
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every night is quite the same
i'm a stranger at the shangri-la
all the kids of local fame
they all hang down at the shangri-la
and i don't know anyone
but i'm still having fun
at the shangri-la
i'm just wasting time away
in the shelter of the shangri-la
watch the freaks all swing and sway
to the music at the shangri-la
if it were elsewhere there'd be a fight
but all the fighters are getting high
at the shangri-la
the night is ending awful fast
nothing lasts down at the shangri-la
careless lovers holding hands
they're getting action yeah
and that's enough
i'm going home i need to rest my eyes
but i'll be back again tomorrow night
at the shangri-la
at the shangri-la
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5. |
Deliver
02:31
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don't matter if you call me back
or say you'll see me soon
don't matter if you wink at me
as you walk out the room
unless you deliver
unless you deliver
if i see it i'll believe it
but until then we will leave it
unresolved
'cause i've been had by the con men
bullied by the bad men
a victim of the government
and i don't give a damn
unless you deliver
unless you deliver
if i see it i'll believe it
but until then we will leave it
unresolved
i've been walking for many miles now
i've walked all over town
i've been walking through your hallways
when you are not around
when someone's walked as long as me
well you learn a thing or two
well one thing i know for sure
is that i damn sure don't trust you
unless you deliver
unless you deliver
if i see it i'll believe it
but until then we will leave it
unresolved
if i see it i'll believe it
but until then we will leave it
unresolved
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6. |
Hesitate
04:44
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few things can forget my past
been running too light on my feet
swimming in the shadows cast
makes you know the light when it comes
and i know when i've found a friend
and i don't want to see it end
so honey if you need me
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
no matter what i'm doing
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
sweet winds in the virginia pines
long time nothing new
restless in the summertime
dreaming and waking you
and you don't like how i'm hard on myself
and i give everybody hell
so honey if you need me
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
you just gotta believe me
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
and you and i we both pretend
it's best you say goodbye my friend
honey if you're leaving
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
just keep on moving
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
honey if you need me
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
no matter what I'm doing
don't hesitate
don't hesitate
to call
to call
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7. |
Never Get
04:30
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i see those pennies on the street
with their tails up
they're all waiting for me
to give me bad luck
how did i get this way
my friend
how did it come to this
my friend
i give
i give
i give
but i never get
i give
i give
i give
but i never get
and every narrow escape
feels like my last chance
see death down on 7th street
and he's ready to dance
why didn't you turn me in
my friend
you'll leave me cold
you'll leave me cold any day now i know it
but i'll meet you again
i give
i give
i give
but i never get
what's coming to me
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8. |
Wildflower Honey
04:36
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richard reeves
was a young man from boston
he practiced chivalry
he took to the road
to go forth and discover
life at age 23
but the road is hard
and the road is mean
it didn't take them long
to pick him clean
wildflower honey
is good to the taste
makes it not so bad
but once you taste
that wildflower honey
honey you can't go back
lucinda
has over a century of mileage
the years haven't caught up yet
if you buy her a taste
of that wildflower honey
she'll tell you tales that you'll never forget
but the road is long
and life is short
she hung on for dear life
but she just got bored
wildflower honey
is good to the taste
makes it not so bad
but once you taste
that wildflower honey
honey you can't go back
wildflower honey
can open your eyes
it can drive you mad
but once you taste
that wildflower honey
you can never go back
you can never go back
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9. |
Don't Care
02:56
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you've been spoiling my dinner
you've been breaking my bones
you've been calling me a liar
you won't leave me alone
well you've cornered me now
but i suggest you set me free
i don't care what you do
just don't do it around me
you're a first class killer
you leave no traces behind
and all those dirty looks you gave me
they're still burning in my mind
well you don't know who you're dealing with
but don't stick around to see
i don't care what you do
just don't do it around me
'cause i've been breaking the law
making the calls
catching your falls
sitting in awe saying
what is my life
and you've been bringing me down
no more painting the town
won't you lie on the ground
and weep for your foolishness
goodbye now
goodbye i have set myself free
i don't care what you do
just don't do it around me
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10. |
King of Love
03:25
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i better make it known
don juan he tried to steal my throne
i knocked him down with a single blow
but that was long ago
since then i've fallen down
made company with the cold hard ground
pieces of my heart in every town
so tell me why did you come around
i'm the king of love
and you know who i'm dreaming of
honey i've got the shakes
don't know how much more of this i can take
i've walked a million miles just to know
that all i wanna do is run back home
and in the dust wind
hill country nights that only break you in
i used to have a fire in my eyes
now i can't see past the traffic lights
i'm the king of love
and you know who i'm dreaming of
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11. |
Rivers of Wine
03:38
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i'm so tired
but my friends still wanna dance
dionysus
wouldn't have a chance
this town sleeps in
it's too hot to go outside
i'm so lonely
but at least i've got the night
endless rivers of wine in this town
endless rivers of wine
and if you're not careful
you'll drink it all down
endless rivers of wine
old street player
pickin' on the blues
always there
as certain as the news
plays for pennies
nickels and dimes
disappears
into that sweet red wine
endless rivers of wine in this town
endless rivers of wine
and if you're not careful
you'll drink it all down
endless rivers of wine
endless rivers of wine in this town
endless rivers of wine
and if you can't swim
well you've already drowned
endless rivers of wine
slow down
slow down
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Shane Cooley Mollusk, Virginia
*photo by Bill Goodman
'He's one hit away from radio stardom...with a hungry confidence that may prove
his hip-shaking ways will soon be making their way to bigger stages.'
- Jeff Miller, Billboard Magazine
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