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What Is This Thing
03:59
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What is this thing, that's happened to us
what is this mess that we call love
angels below, and The Devil above
what is this mess that we call love
She was putting him on like a pair of fuzzy slippers
He was letting her down like a broken elevator
She was checking her phone, cuz maybe it would save her
they were packing it up,
they were packing it up,
they were packing it up
and saving it for later
save it for la-ter
She was sleeping in the tub till they got some sunny weather
He was smoking again just to take a little breather
They were stuck on the road with a broken carburetor
they were packing it up,
they were packing it up,
they were packing it up
and saving it for later
save it for la-ter
What is this thing, that's happened to us
what is this mess that we call love
angels below, and The Devil above
what is this mess that we call love
what is this mess that we call love
what is this mess that we call love
what is this mess that we call love
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North Star State
04:45
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Before she fell asleep on the kitchen floor
she made him promise to protect her from the storm
he tried his best but she wore a dress
when then climbed trees in the park
they had to pretend, they liked his girlfriend
when they sat in the dark
she lights a cigarette, "I gotta quit" she smiles at him
he knew right then he would never give up he could never give in
10,000 lakes in the North Star State
10,000 miles she was running away
he tried to find her but it was too late
she tried to find him but she was too late
10,000 lakes in the North Star State
Cheap wine parties, with crazy Matty,
Ralph and god dammed mother fuckin Butch
they'd grow up someday, but promised not too much
they drank till they cried, It's A Wonderful Life here's to little Zuzu
he cried till he drank, she would never come back
it was all he could do
10,000 lakes in the North Star State
10,000 miles she was running away
he tried to find her but it was too late
she tried to find him but she was too late
10,000 lakes in the North Star State
lying on the floor What A Wonderful World, What A Wonderful World
lying on the floor What A Wonderful World, What A Wonderful World
lying on the floor What A Wonderful World, What A Wonderful World
sometimes the days, don't stay where they should
sometimes goodbye, just ain't no good
if I ever go back to cold St. Paul back to cold St. Paul
I'll never go back to cold St. Paul back to cold St. Paul
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3. |
Going Out Tonight
04:17
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Nothing left to say,
nothing more to try...
so bite your tongue and come with me
for some rebellious exercise
The moon has a cold pale smile
and when she's smiling just on you
hold your broken breath take a little step
and she'll see you through
Oh me, oh my
it was only yesterday
when we would go swimming
along the shoreline
oh my, oh me
something got lost at sea
and they took you away
in the middle of the night
not without a fight
that's right we're going out tonight
take that dress out of the closet
lace your slippers up tight
that's right we're going out tonight
don't fuss don't fight it
let's leave this place behind
you're staring at the sky all night
their candy makes you sleep all day
I'll put a star onto your finger,
our enemies will sing about
how we got away
I won't sit passively by
and watch them cut your world apart
I've got a five point plan
on the palm of my hand
and I know you can hotwire a car
we would go on the big swing
and see the clouds beneath our feet
you would laugh and sing and whistle
between your crooked teeth
there's a Dairy Queen
where the swing set used to be
I can buy you ice cream just to see you
smile between your crooked teeth
smile between your crooked teeth
just to see you smile between your crooked teeth
Oh me, oh my
it was only yesterday
when we would go swimming
along the shoreline
oh my, oh me
something got lost at sea
and they took you away
in the middle of the night
that's right we're going out tonight
take that dress out of the closet
lace your slippers up tight
that's right we're going out tonight
don't fuss don't fight it
let's leave this place behind
I'll put a star onto your finger,
our enemies will sing about
how we got away
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4. |
Murderer
03:57
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He:
The air is still, the moon a yellow fingernail
It smells like gin beneath the junipers
A scraping sound, shovel in the muddy ground
I hope you brought a change of shoes
Sin or crime, I think we might have crossed a line
I fear my dear there is no turning back
Do you recall the moment when we lost it all
A clenched fist going slack
Murderer, whatcha gonna do
I'm a murderer too
Murderer, say it cuz its true
You're a murderer too
Your pouty lip, chewing on a fingertip
A troubled look across your face
Narrow squint did we wipe the fingerprints
How can we be sure that we left no trace
[Chorus]
Listen dear, we have a situation here
Someone’s picking up what we put down
Oh my word, I got it from a little bird
It might be better if we're not around
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5. |
Never Had A Chance
04:40
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I never had a chance to work it out
I never had the time to get it right
I always had a feeling in my heart
but the feeling's never right
I was going to learn a little dance
I was going to sweep you off your feet
look into your eyes and tell you secret things
that would frighten you and me
I never had a chance to work it out, I never had a chance
[repeat 4x]
I never felt the sound of falling rain
until I heard a knock upon my door
it came as quite a shock when the clouds bust
on the inside of my head
I never had a chance to work it out, I never had a chance
[repeat 4x]
I remember the things we did, la la la la la la la
going over and over again, la la la la la la la
all the things that were never said, la la la la la la la
on the inside of my head
I was going to write a little song
and sing it in your ear
I was going to hold you tight
when you can't hold back the tears
my heart is like a broken little bird
trying to escape it's ivory cage
I got the feeling that today
it's going to fly so far away
I never had a chance to work it out, I never had a chance
[repeat 8x]
I remember the things we did, la la la la la la la
going over and over again, la la la la la la la
all the things that were never said, la la la la la la la
on the inside of my head
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6. |
East River Ferry Waltz
03:58
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Walk with me for a while
through the parking lot where the boats glide by
as the sun settles down in the Upper West Side
we'll leave solid ground behind.
put our faces to the wind
tell stories and secrets of lovers and friends
or say nothing at all
do the east river ferry waltz
queens softly snores
she's gotta wake up for work in the morning
manhattan's a drunken mess
passed out in her silver party dress
as we bump into Brooklyn shore
we'll stumble like drunkards across the floor
with a step 2 3, step 2 3, step 2 3 turn
step 2 3, step 2 3, step 2 3 turn
do the east river ferry waltz
when the waters rise again,
never to come back down
we'll sail between tall buildings
where we used to work uptown
and an orchestra of seagulls
will be the only sound
we'll turn and face each other
and do the
east river ferry waltz
the breeze can blow good things to you
but the tide will pull them away
let's enjoy this time between us two
with the intimate lopsided sway
of
the east river ferry waltz
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7. |
Broken Carousel
05:50
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I'm all alone
at my own farewell party
so glad you couldn't come
I'm so glad that we're parting
I ride around town on my
four-wheeled unicycle
one more go round before
this long and lonely dry spell
oh well
four shirts, three socks and
too sad to mention
I paid all my bills but
I didn't pay attention
cuz, I just found out
that you left me a long time ago
I aint no fool, but sometimes
I'm a little bit slow
oh well
weren't we shiny, like a piece of aluminum foil
you blew right by me
now we're rattered and tattered and torn
you can run out on yourself
without even moving at all
I can pack up all of my worries
and run straight into a wall
run, over the flowers
you gave me to patch up the hole
run over the hours we had
over, and over and oh
oh well
we never had it all
but we sure could dance
united we fall, divided we now stand
I still hold dear, the pain and the joy that it held
how bout one more go round on this
broken carousel
oh, what the hell
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8. |
Better Than This
03:13
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Hey my baby
it's almost spring again
stop your acting crazy
lay down your precious plans
get out your best sundress
feed cat and water the plants
cuz I'm gonna pull the car around
we gonna ride from Brooklyn to the South of France
Seven days in a week
twelve months in a year
like beads on a string
that are weighing us down
what we think is out there
what we think doesn't care
It don't get better than this
it won't get better than this
It don't get better than this
it won't get better than this
Hey my darlin
i you won't you know I will
take all our favorite worries
gonna write them each down on a dollar bill
spend it on star sunglasses a magic wand and a paper crown
gonna swim in Bethesda fountain
gonna rule the world gonna splash around
Seven days in a week
twelve months in a year
like beads on a string
that are weighing us down
what we think is out there
what we think doesn't care
It don't get better than this
it won't get better than this
It don't get better than this
it won't get better than this
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9. |
Into The Sky
05:18
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Into The Sky
Out of the sky and into the sea
out of the sea and onto the land
over the land and into the sky
and the clouds go flying by
there was an instant
of impossible stillness
it lasted forever
until a blink of an eye
I have a fire deep in my belly
you better get set
you better get ready
la la la la la la la la la la la [etc.]
Jesus, I never left you
I turned around
and you were gone
Jesus I did my best for you
I never knew just how to get along
Jesus I sang my heart out for you
but the people changed the songs
Jesus I sang my heart out for you
but the people changed the songs
We are the lucky ones
we are the only ones
the morning star
the horizon
[repeat 3x]
la la la la la la la la la la la [etc.]
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