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Homeland
04:06
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I took a train to the end of the line
And when I got off there wasn’t a sign
I asked for directions
But no one would talk
I took what would be my longest walk
I am a stranger in my homeland
The language that’s spoken
I don’t understand
Please hear my story
Lend me an ear
I had a home
But I’ve seen it disappear
These faces look strange to me
Don’t know a single one
They speak in a language
That sounds like a tommy gun
You can say I don’t get it
That I’m not being PC
But all of these changes
Only mean the death of me
I am a stranger in my homeland
The language that’s spoken
I don’t understand
Please hear my story
Lend me an ear
I had a home but I’ve seen it disappear
You don’t know me and I don’t you
And nothing’s gonna change
Our world view
This was my home
This land of the free
But we ground it all up
In the name of diversity
I am a stranger in my homeland
The language that’s spoken
I don’t understand
Please hear my story
Lend me an ear
I had a home
But I’ve seen it disappear
La-dah-dee-dah
La-dah-dah-dee
Farewell to you
My land of the free
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Dust on the Piano
04:34
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Got so many things that I got to do
There's not enough hours in the week
Some things get pushed back indefinitely
That's not all that unique
One of these days I'm going to write you a letter
And give you all the details
But you see I don't have time for it now
I'm running off the rails
There was dust on the piano
'Cause it never got played
Dust on the piano and rain on my parade
I guess you heard all these stories before
Your faith in me is shot
Just for once, you say, I'd like to hear you say
My life is not fraught
I promise I will call you next week
And if I don't you can kick from behind
I know it's something you've been wanting to do
And I promise I won't mind
Bring the rain down
Bring the rain down like dust on me
I could have been a better father
Maybe visit you once or twice
I bet you would have loved me a lot
Even thought your dad was nice
I'll try to get there sometime real soon
In the summer or maybe the fall
In the meantime will you think of me often
And I promise one day I will call
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Hard Way to Heaven
04:55
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Down here there's nothing really going on
Down here we sit and watch someone
Mow the lawn
We feel lazy
And there's nothing really wrong with that
We curl up just like a fat old cat
It's got to be a hard way to heaven
You don't think that they would just let you in
It's got to be a hard way to heaven
Got to tramp down a lifetime of sin
Make your will and then make your peace
It's a little bit late if your looking to get a new lease
Better take stock of all your indiscretions
At the least you might make a few concessions
May your actions amount to more
Than a series of Freudian slips
May your life preach more lovely
Much more lovely than your lips
Down here it's really rather mundane
You go along with it all or else you go insane
Can't wait and can't stand any further delay
Can't wait until your soul starts to fly away
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Wanting More
03:56
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Just a little bit is all I ever get
It’s like that’s what I deserve
To want for more
Is to want for too much
More than a measly hors d’oeuvre
Wanting more
Always wanting more
It is my central obsess
Wanting more
Always wanting more
Whatever will get me to yes
Sometimes I just want a slightly larger piece
But I always get refused
The more I try to stake my claim
The more I wind up abused
This old life tends to be unfair
Yeah, that I much I know
Best to be happy with what you got
And sing yippee-i-ki-yo
I just wish that I could eat you up
And I would chew you all to bits
‘Cause once I get my teeth in you
I would never call it quits
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Ryan Adams' Swan Song
04:36
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And I have my in-betweens
I had my good times
But I didn't see it
Wound up a hill of beans
Now I gotta say goodbye
Now you're gonna see me fly, fly
Now I gotta say farewell
It's been great
It's been hell
This is my swan song
This is my swan song
I had the world
In my hands
And then I pissed it all away
I acted like a little prick
Never thought
About judgment day
I had the world
On a string
I had people fooled
But then the world
Interceded
I got schooled
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6. |
January Town
05:58
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Christmas is done and gone
And all the presents are tossed out in the trash
The tree has been take down
And I am plumb outta cash
Got them January blues
And a snow is coming down, down, down
The light is dim and gray
All over this January town
It is ten below
And I'm freezing down to my marrow
Gonna put my feet up
And lower down my sombrero
They say April is cruel
But they got that all wrong
January is hell
That's why I'm singing this song
It's the dead of winter
And there ain't nowhere to go
The last thing I wanna do
Is go out and shovel the fucking snow
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7. |
In That Moment
03:41
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Had all that I could want
In that moment
The world opened wide
And I stepped right on through
And for the first time in my life
I felt brand new
In that moment
I felt what I wanted to feel
In that moment
It all seemed incredibly real
In that moment
In that moment
I knew all I needed to know
In that moment
It's like a light shined down
And for the first time I could see
And I held on for dear life
So it would not get taken away from me
Just wanna feel what I feel
Just wanna feel what I feel
Felt all that I could feel
In that moment
I had reached the summit
And I planted my flag
And just for once, just for once
Just for once
My life wasn't a drag
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Open to Suggestions
05:09
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If you got some good ideas
Well I'd like to hear them
Gotta be better than what I know
I've done my best
But that ain't that much
Wish I could work faster
But I'm cursed to be slow
If you're thinking what I'm thinking
Then you're not thinking all that much
But if you know more than I know
Stick around and I'll be in touch
'Cause I'm open to suggestions
Want to know what you have to say
I am open to suggestions
Till I find a better way
You're good with a turn of phrase
You're such a clever swine
Yeah, I know you went to a much fancier school
I'll take all comers
And I'll heed their good advice
After all I don't want you to think I'm a fool
You think like a scientist
You test your theories
You use the double-blind to check your facts
Me, I just stumble 'round
Pray to my silent God
All I wanna do is sit back and relax
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Sail away, sail away with me
Together you and I will sail away to sea
Yeah, sail away, sail away with me
And we’ll live our love under the mango tree
Woncha come along, come along my sweet little girl
You and I, we’ll sail the whole, wide world
Sail away, sail away with me
Together you and I will sail beyond the shore
Yeah, sail away, sail away with me
And we’ll find a place we never been to before
Woncha come along, come along my sweet little one
You and I, we’re bound to have us some fun
Sail away, sail away with me
Together you and I will find a distant land
Yeah, sail away, sail away with me
And we’ll speak a language we can understand
Oh my lady of the island
You are as sweet as sweet can be
Sail away with me
Woncha come along, come along honeybee
You and I, we find our favorite oak tree
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I brought with me my umbrella
‘Cause I didn’t want rain today
This way I lay out the world
Like so many strands of macrame
I feel like a king
With an army at my command
All those followers who believe in me
And where I take a stand
After this, because of this
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
After that, because of that
Mad as a cuckoo clock
Wore my brown scarf today
When I do I have good luck
Like that time I accidentally dropped it
And I spotted me a brand new buck
I feel like I am el presidente
And everyone follows my lead
They bow down and kiss my ring
And I say together we will succeed
Whenever I start to think about Sally
Next thing I know she gives me a call
I think we must be on the same wavelength
Like when were Neanderthal
I feel like I’m on top of the world
I mean literally on the tippy top
And nothing's ever gonna bring me down
Or ever get me to stop
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11. |
Forbidden Love
04:43
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When I think of you and I think of you
Each and every day
I can see us making love
Skin on skin
An ever unfolding bouquet
Well I wrestle with my stupid heart
And it’s tearing, tearing me apart
No matter how I feel
Or how much I want it to be real
It is a forbidden love
My soul has opened wide
But it just can’t be justified
It is a forbidden love
When I think of us and I think of us
Every time I draw a breath
I want to be inside of you
Tooth and nail
From now until my death
Well I know it’s all a fantasy
‘Cause it will never, it will never be
There are some rules that can’t be broken
No matter how bad we want them broke
There are some laws that can’t be flouted
They need to be as solid as some old oak
When I dream of you and I dream of you
Each and every night
Our bodies are entwined
Bleeding into one
Smoldering like anthracite
Yeah I can’t help the way that I feel
Or just how much
How much I want it to be real
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Right now we are on the brink
Time for a long hard think
A tide is rising, a change is coming
People fighting for their rights
People reaching for new heights
Can you hear their voices humming
This is how the world revolves
And this is how the problem solves
And this is how we make amends
This is how we make our peace
And this is how we find release
And this is how the story ends
Right now we are upside-down
The spool is going ‘round and 'round
And it all seems out of control
There's too many believers
There's too many deceivers
And they got their mitts on the flagpole
Right now we’re at critical mass
They’re kicking our ass
And we gotta kick ‘em right back
The temperature’s rising
Not all that surprising
Gotta know the facts, jack
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