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Bird on the Wire
03:48
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Originally by Leonard Cohen.
Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on a hook
Like a knight from some old-fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
For like a baby, stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, "you must not ask for so much"
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried to me, "hey, why not ask for more?"
Oh, like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
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Runaway Horses
03:19
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Originally by The Killers.
Small town girl
Coca-Cola grin, honeysuckle skin
Born beneath the ruddy sign
Of a strawberry moon
Small town girl
Shows up for her friends
Crazy 'bout the bends
I was there when she first
Put away childish things
We had spring in our heels
Unwavering forces
Head first into the unknown
Like runaway horses
In a fever 'til the end
And every step is a silver prayer
In the face of a hard wind
You traded school
For wedding rings and rent, invitations sent
Of you and him by a barn
Out on the edge of town
Small town girl
Put your dreams on ice, never thinking twice
Some you'll surely forget
And some that you never will (never will)
There was a promise in our stride
But we changed courses
Head first into the unknown
Like runaway horses
In a fever 'til the end
And every step is a silver prayer
In the face of a hard wind
Like runaway horses
It's a long way back home again
Every step is a silver prayer
In the face of a hard wind
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In My Hour of Darkness
03:37
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Originally by Gram Parsons.
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh, Lord grant me vision
Oh, Lord grant me speed
Once I knew a young man
Went driving through the night
Miles and miles without a word
With just his high-beam lights
Who'd have ever though they'd build such a deadly Denver bend
To be so strong, to take as long as it would till the end
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh, Lord grant me vision
Oh, Lord grant me speed
Another young man safely strummed
His silver string guitar
And he played to people everywhere
Some say he was a star
But he was just a country boy, his simple songs confess
And the music he had in him, so very few possess
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh, Lord grant me vision
Oh, Lord grant me speed
Once I knew an old man
Kind and wise with age
And he read me just like a book and he
Never missed a page
And I loved him like my father, and I loved him like my friend
And I knew his time would shortly come but I did not know just when
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh, Lord grant me vision
Oh, Lord grant me speed
Oh, Lord grant me vision
Oh, Lord grant me speed
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4. |
Place to Be
03:19
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Originally by Nick Drake.
When I was young, younger than before
I never saw the truth hanging from the door
And now I'm older, see it face to face
And now I'm older, gotta get up, clean the place
And I was green, greener than the hill
Where flowers grow and the sun shone still
Now I'm darker than the deepest sea
Just hand me down, give me a place to be
And I was strong, strong in the sun
I thought I'd see when day was done
Now I'm weaker than the palest blue
Oh, so weak in this need for you
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5. |
Till Tomorrow
02:33
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Originally by Don McLean.
What can this be, can you tell me?
Would you like to discover why we're not free
To be lovers?
I've been wanting to ask you
Where has all the love gone
And what have we become
Storm clouds full of thunder
Move silent as they drum
And when they're gone
We'll be fine, till tomorrow
Though I hope it won't rain
You will be mine
And my sorrow
Will take wings in the morning
High above the Heavens
A rainbow paints the sky
White doves sing their songs of love
I watch them as they fly
And wonder what can this be
Can you tell me
Would you like to discover why we're not free
To be lovers?
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Rosie
03:13
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Originally by Tom Waits.
Well I'm sitting on a windowsill, blowing my horn
Nobody's up except the moon and me,
And a lazy old tomcat on a midnight spree
All that you left me was a melody.
Rosie, why do you evade? Rosie,
How can I persuade? Rosie
And the moon's all up, full and big,
Apricot tips in an indigo sky,
And I've been loving you, Rosie,
Since the day I was born
And I'll love you, Rosie 'til the day I die.
Rosie, why do you evade? Rosie,
How can I persuade? Rosie
Rosie, why do you evade? Rosie,
How can I persuade? Rosie
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7. |
I'd Rather Be Your Enemy
01:58
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Originally by Lee Hazlewood.
Love's a game
And it's a shame
But sometimes, you don't win
But don't you do what others do
When I see you again
Cause I'd rather be your enemy
Than hear you call me friend
In a time when I was blind
I let you take me in
But don't you do what others do
When I see you again
Cause I'd rather be your enemy
Than hear you call me friend
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8. |
Everywhere
03:37
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Originally by Polaris.
I put your photograph away
I can't look at you today
I put your letters upstairs
But it's no good because you're everywhere
I can try to hide,
But why waste my time?
You left your glasses behind
And somebody said you were doing fine
I play a game, but you're not there
But it's no good, because you're everywhere
I can try to hide,
But why waste my time?
Center round of you
Everything I do says you're everywhere
Everywhere
I hear a song that you sang
It hits my head like a circus train
I cried out when you were there
You were there because you're everywhere
I can try to hide
But why waste my time?
Center round of you,
everything I do
I can try to hide
But why waste my time?
Center round in me,
Everything I see says you're everywhere
Everywhere
Everywhere
Everywhere
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9. |
Don't Follow
04:24
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Originally by Alice in Chains.
Hey, I ain't never coming home
Hey, I'll just wander my own road
Hey hey, I can't meet you here tomorrow
No say goodbye, don't follow
Misery so hollow
Hey you, you're livin' life full throttle
Hey you, pass me down that bottle
Hey hey you, you can't shake me round now
I get so lost and don't know how
And it hurts to care, at all now
Forgot my woman, lost my friends
Things I'd done, where I've been
Sleep in sweat the mirrors cold
See my face, it's growin' old
Scared to death no reason why
Do whatever to get me by
Think about the things I said
Read the page it's cold and dead
And take me home
Yeah and take me home, home
Take me home
Take me home, yeah
Take me home, yeah
Say goodbye, don't follow
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Jake Dryzal Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania musician known for his work as Blue Navy, Great American Racer, and Pallor.
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