1. |
One To
06:07
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I was never one to say goodbye
Didn’t learn to leave in style
The room would clear but I’d stay there
Waiting too long, they’re all gone
I always waited too long
The music’s dead, there’s nothing left
But taxicabs and cigarettes
A broken bottle on the lawn
It could only stay together so long
I think we should be moving on
We were standing in the falling rain
When I heard somebody call out your name
I wished you’d turn and run away
I promised you that you shouldn’t stay
See, you’re like an angel on my chest
But I’m just moving too fast
In my dreams I’m always leaving home
You'll wake up one day I'll be gone
Yeah, I’ve got to be going
Yeah and really you
You shouldn’t stand here waiting
I’d never want to keep you
At my beck and call
And you should get home
Find a seat that ain’t taken
Find a man who ain’t breaking
And let him take you home
‘Cause I was never the one to
I was never the one to
Yeah you need someone
To keep you strong
Yeah you need someone
To keep you from harm
Yeah you need someone
Someone to protect you
Yeah you need someone
To build a place you belong
And I’m not the one to
I’m not the one to
I’m not the one to
I’m not the one to
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2. |
Before We Let Go
03:28
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I’d love to see
What you see when you wake up
Are the trees green
And not choking under snow that don’t let up?
And do you love me still?
For reasons I’ll never know
I wish your hopefulness got a hold of me
Before we let go
Do you sometimes at night
Go riding out looking for something more?
I do all the time
I drive on and take her to the floor
And over the rise
There’s a light that shines and glows
I wish we took one more ride
Before we let go
I’ll just try to sing
A song that will bring you back around
And if I sit here and scream
Is there any way that you might hear the sound?
Of my voice in the dark
Calling you back home
I think your hopefulness got a hold of me
Before we let go
Before we let go
Before we let go
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3. |
Whatever My Heart Allows
03:46
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Push me right up against the wall
Don’t let me say anything at all
‘Cause when I take time to think
I can’t tell how I feel
People I meet, they make me so tired
And I know I’m here but it’s like I’m hardly alive
So when I turn to you please don’t turn away
Though I’m still not sure if I can even stay
But go on and turn the light right out
I’ll give all the love I’m allowed
Whatever my heart allows
Every time I didn’t let you in
It was just my heart saying “here we go again”
But I know now, I know I wasn’t right
‘Cause I look at you and I’ve never seen so much light
So go on and turn the light right out
I’ll give you all the love I’m allowed
Whatever my heart allows
Whatever my heart allows
Whatever my heart allows
So turn the light right out, go on
And we’ll find all the love we’ll allow
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4. |
Bad In You
04:05
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Let me know if I’m letting you down
Lose the feelings that are keeping you down
If you can’t tell me what your pain’s about
Therein lies the doubt
You come home big when you feel small
Sometimes I wish you wouldn’t come home at all
‘Cause you’ll just light another and walk away
Save tomorrow for another day
Ooh, you know it scares me too
Ooh, that I only see the bad in you
Each day is darker than the last
There’s nothing inside you that I can see past
But really I just can’t stand myself
And I’ll take it out on anyone else
Ooh, God knows it scares me too
Ooh, that I only see the bad in you
Yeah I only see the bad in you
Yeah I only see the bad in you
Ooh ooh ooh
Yeah I only see the bad in you
Do I only see the bad in you?
Yeah there ain’t even bad in you
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5. |
You Can't Hear Me
04:51
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Don’t sit down
Get back outside we ain’t done working
Hit the ground
They’re flying over now don’t start running
It’s a fire
Holy water couldn’t stop it burning
You must go now
Get back home I’ll close it down
Our garden’s burning up
And I never said enough
I found you lying on the floor
You can’t hear me anymore
So lay down
Beneath the smoke we’ll build a house
It’s so loud
But you stay quiet I’ll poke my head out
There’s only shadows
Of a thousand angels that ain’t done falling
We’ve been found
All our sins water couldn’t wash out
I found you lying on the floor
Dreaming of citadels where I can’t knock down the front door
I never said these words before
You can’t hear me anymore
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6. |
How Long This Time
04:10
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I still feel it
You cut me to my bones
More times than anyone I’ve known
And it feels like
I’m out in the great unknown
How could you leave me alone?
‘Cause girl you make me feel just like a boy
Chasing you around like I’m your toy
Well I’m only here for so long
And I can wait but how long?
How long this time?
How long,
How long this time?
Well it’s funny
Funny, I thought you said
That we’re all gonna wind up dead
But still I wanna know
Where I fit in
And I ain’t knocking your door down again
‘Cause if I make that drive tonight
It’d be another thing that I didn’t do right
Well we’re only here for so long
And I can wait but how long?
How long this time?
How long,
How long this time?
Yes, and I can wait but how long?
How long this time?
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7. |
Let Her Sway
05:57
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Heavy drinker, light sleeper
Ain't done a thing today
Drifted farther, cursed to wander on
Heart screamer, you seen her
Throwing her time away
Behind the counter, counting hours
Same as yesterday
Turn the light
From dark to bright
Dancing, I’ll let her sway
I’m gonna find you, remind you
That I'm right behind you
Things don't get any clearer down here
I’m still sitting, pulling tangles from my hair
Drinking so I can tell you what you mean to me
You turn my light
From dark to bright
Dancing, I’ll let her sway
When she’s dancing
When she’s dancing
When she’s dancing
When she’s dancing
I’ll let her sway
I’ll let her sway
When she’s dancing
When she’s dancing
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8. |
No Place Is Home
04:12
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Tonight I wanna keep you
And we can worry later on
‘Cause deep in my arms
You'll either find right or wrong
And I wouldn't mind
Hanging around for days
Just waiting on your lights to change
There's no need to put your dress on
I'll take you the way you lay
And if you need some time to get him off your mind
I'll give all mine away
And oh baby I
Won't treat you like he did
‘Cause oh honey I
I know you ain't a kid
Oh, I can't give you a lot
But oh, I'll love you with all I got
So just give me a little bit of your time
It don't have to be today
Don't get scared if the light don't shine
‘Cause darling there'll be brighter days
Oh, you know I can't make it alone
‘Cause when you're not with me
No place is home
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9. |
To Hide Behind
04:49
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The sun is coming out again
But oh God, I wish it would rain
So I could see how I feel about you
When there's a little grey
And every time it rains
I lay under my bed
And hold my breath ‘til I turn blue
But every time you smile I wanna look at you
When the sun shines
You're on my mind
I’ll try to keep you there when it's raining
And when my days end
When there's no light to hide behind
I had my doubts this plane would leave the ground
And once again I let you down
And the sky is still blue up above
But it’s not what I’m thinking of
When the sun shines
You're on my mind
I'll try to keep you there when it's raining
And when my days end
When there's no light to hide behind
When there's no light to hide behind
When there's no light to hide behind
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10. |
Break
05:28
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So you carry less than me
Where have you left it all?
Soon in one home we’ll see
What’ll live inside these walls
The lovers we’ve held past
All slipped from some tight grasp
And it’s so easy now
To forget how it all came down
You hold on to waves that have broke
They’ve crashed but keep you afloat
If the water comes up you’ll choke
So I hope they break
I hope they break
I hope they all break
Before we leave here today
Could an ocean hold you forever?
And could a man even stand that test of time?
Will borrowed and blue look better?
And how much of you will I find?
I’ve held on to waves that have rolled
The water was deep, it was cold
I reached out for your hand to hold
And I hoped they’d break
I hoped they’d break
I hoped they’d all break
I hoped they’d break
I hoped they’d break
I hoped they’d break
I hoped they’d all break
Before we leave here today
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