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she put pillows on the floor and padding on the walls
she can tell by the way i walk that i'm bound to fall
she runs with a stretcher right behind me
with a bottle of jack in a rolling rack hooked to an I.V.
that woman is a swiss army knife
for my drunk and disorderly life
she flashes some blades says the long one's for a shave
the short one's to poke me in case i misbehave
she got a screw driver takes the hinges off the door
and a cork screw i bet that you can guess what's that for
wound up under the table think i had a defective chair
when i opened my eyes to my surprise you were already there
like a fortune teller you knew where i'd be
and you had a little picknick there just for you and me
some say we're co-dependent how much you wanna bet
this is as close to true love as i'm ever gonna get
i'm living in her basement now but what do i care
as long as when we're lovin she lets me come up for air
feel like i'm in a rowboat with only one oar
with paradise waiting for me on the other shore
when she says baby i've got just the trick
i'll use your guitar for a tiller and you go overboard and kick
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the moth dear loves the candle
and it yearns to join with the light
but it burns to be so close dear
and it dies alone in the night
the last thing i want to do is hurt you
so i tried to warn you from the start
that your love could never hold me
i've got a wildfire in my heart
god gave me wings of wax dear
to try to fly to the sun
i know the sea will swallow me
but not until i have my fun
when burning trees send their embers
to fly to the roofs of the town
keep an eye to the firefighters
better men than I stand their ground
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my shoelace mind came undone
tripping over the Tennessee sun
too late to talk me out of it again
I'm headed down on a southbound train
the truth will tie you in a double knot
whether it's remembered or forgot
and leave you with a lot to explain
best be leaving town on a southbound train
there’s a hole in the roof but I don’t care
get my best ideas gazing through there
some say I’m the next Mark Twain
some say I'm a clown on a southbound train
riding high as high as high noon
tell me honey where do you keep that bent spoon
fill it full of sugarcain
melt it down on a southbound train
I tore my heart apart in your little room
chasing the so-called fruits of doom
I'll wrap myself in the blanket of the rain
and breakdown on a southbound train
should anybody care where I’ve gone
full of schemes and dreams and song
tell them the tale of Charlemagne
how he found his crown on a southbound train
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One Deep Shade of Blue
03:26
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There you go again with the one who took my place
can’t bring myself to say his name so I’ll say what’s his face
I guess you are happy now you found somebody new
But I’m fifty shades of green my love
And one deep shade of blue
I see you all the time together walking hand in hand
What’s he got that I don’t got I’ll never understand
I got to get you back somehow but I don’t know what to do
I’m fifty shades of green my love
And one deep shade of blue
Green green he’s in between me and you
I’m fifty shades of green my love
And one deep shade of blue
Maybe you’ll get tired of him and cast him aside
Until you do I’ll wait for you with arms open wide
I’m sure my love for you is one hundred times more true
‘Cause I’m fifty shades of green my love
And one deep shade of blue
I never thought that I would ever be the jealous kind
But thoughts of you and he together keep swirling in my mind
Maybe if I find someone it’ll happen to you too
Then you’ll be fifty shades of green my love
And one deep shade of blue
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Baby had a bad brain
Always predicting rain
When she runs out of sunshine
She says oh no here we go again
Time to go on your run
And when the deal is done
Pack that pipe like you load a gun
And blow your mind to kingdom come
Carry came from the coast
Where she followed the Dead like a ghost
She says I gave them my youth
All I ever got in return was the truth
Suzy thought about her soul
As she stared into the coals
And made that fire burn
Just so you know she’s got it all under control
Then Betty barges in
Says Oh my medicine!
It will cure everything
Except wanting it again and again
Nelly knelt before the King
And kissed his shiny ring
And contemplated an ocean of green
That will never mean a goddamn thing
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rich man says it's all going according to plan
you wouldn't be where you are if it weren't for the working man
rich man riding in his limousine
it takes a working man to keep that motor clean
gonna give you some guesses but you only get three
who built your high society?
rich man in his mansion says he needs a dining hall
well a working man always answers the call
rich man in a hall drinking his fancy wine
all because a working man put in overtime
gonna give you some guesses but you only get three
who built your high society?
rich man on a yacht working on his tan
he'd be in an inner tube if it weren't for a working man
rich man says it's all going according to plan
you wouldn't be where you are if it weren't for the working man
why we even built the grand ol' opry
who built your high society?
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God Only Knows How Long
03:05
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i'm sorry the other night for hiding in your hedge
i'm always trying to talk myself off of the edge
i thought that i was Cyrano and could sing you a tune
that could float like a riverboat and send you to the moon
it's just that Juliet's been gone God only knows how long
i'm trying to find a way to you but you don't smoke or drink
at least i guess that's what i'm supposed to think
you must be high on something 'cause all the while
you've been flashing me that Mona Lisa smile
guess you heard my Juliet's been gone God only knows how long
i'm so lonely i've been talking to the wall
but the shadow you cast there is ten feet tall
so i got out a pencil and drew a happy face
and now the eyes follow me all over the place
you see my Juliet's been gone God only knows how long
if i'm missing juliet i guess that makes me romeo
but i've been banished with nothing to show
for all my love and sincerity
'cept this post card from paradise that you sent me
it says i'm going to be gone God only knows how long
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Angeline
05:22
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Angeline
the chapel bell echoes over Abilene
a cool wind blows through groves of evergreens
Angeline
the setting sun is red as grenadine
shadows grow long through orchards of nectarines
Angeline
there's fire in my heart and my blood is kerosine
sing me a song and play on your tambourine
I swear this time I will stay clean,
And a new sun will shine upon you my queen
Please stay with me Angeline
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once upon a time i had a wife and a house
i spent my time in the attic just like a mouse
i think it was the sight of the towels marked hers and his
now i wish this road would go somewhere but it stays just where it is
it's Tuesday night and i'm writing a song
this one's a short one, only 19 verses long
put two lines in a shoebox pretty soon they start having kids
i wish this road would go somewhere but it stays just where it is
watching the fireworks from a pontoon boat
i swear someone put something in my root beer float
i want to go out with a bang not a slow gin fiz
i wish this road would go somewhere but it stays just where it is
it takes 50 forms of ID now just to vote
pretty soon you'll need an armband on your overcoat
but the future is naked i guess that's why they call it show biz
i wish this road would go somewhere but it stays just where it is
some people on the Internet are like an open book
the further away you are the more impressive they look
if there's no one behind the curtain, it's because i'm off taking a wiz
i wish this road would go somewhere but it stays just where it is
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Nobody Blues
03:36
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A tree may fall in the woods but by some internal might
It sends out a brand new branch heading toward the light
Heading toward the light is exactly what I’ll do
That’s how I’m going to lose the Nobody blues
Some are riding the roads, some are riding the trail
I’ll walk out of the woods with a tiger by the tail
and that tiger will be a song for you
That’s how I’m going to lose the Nobody blues
See that bird on a branch he knows his song to sing
When I go to music row gonna do the very same thing
and any branch on any tree will do
That’s how I’m going to lose the Nobody blues
Going to feel shiny and new like a penny in a wishing well
If you got holes in your shoes boy you got stories to tell
Going to walk down Broadway in some brand new shoes
That’s how I’m going to lose the Nobody blues
With a song in my heart and a guitar in my hand
Give to me your farewell cause I’m off to the promised land
No I’m not gone to heaven but it’s still makes pretty good news
I’m gone off to lose the Nobody blues
Yes crazy Joey Clark’s gone to lose these Nobody blues
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Joey Clark Weare, New Hampshire
Joey Clark is a NH native who became a songwriter in Nashville. Since returning to NH, Joey has been featured by Granite State of Mind and played on NHPR. Joey performs as a solo artist and with his band, the Big Hearts. Joey is a lyric-focused writer, with rhythms borrowed from swing, bluegrass, old-time, country and folk-rock, with memorable melodies and words. ... more
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