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Rivertown
05:31
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Going down to Big River
I've got a secret hidden there
A dollar ten - will get you a dozen
And an honest man should always have twelve good friends - that he can count on
Two cats fighting over one catfish
One dog looking at his empty dog dish
And I hear - something buzzing
Is it the beer? - or my head humming some old song - that I don't remember
Chorus
I'm going down, down , down to Rivertown
All my friends will be there - I'll buy them all a round
The nights will be longer - the town will be smaller
the days will be stronger - whatever you lost will be found - in Rivertown
Old Man River 's not getting any younger
His water is running grey
It's a long, long way from here to nowhere
But if we start today - we'll be closer than we were - the day before
Chorus
Gonna jump right in
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn - they're going to ride again
A southwest wind brings me the brewery
A nort'easter rain or snow
It's a small dot - on a big map
It's a long walk - or a short nap on the couch - in the afternoon
Chorus
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Scratch Shot
03:51
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Scratch Shot - by Mike Caucutt
Two ball combination - bank it in the side
Look out boy for the white ball - she's going for a ride
Shake your head - whiskey breath
Don't play dumb - don't play dead
Close your eyes and shoot if you can't decide
Scratch shot - broken heart
Long black cloud - it's a following me
Scratch shot - she loves me not
bad luck's gotta stop - following me.
Young boy from the farm - had to run away
City light kept calling - to come on down and stay
Went back to the farm - never gonna leave
'cause the city is full of beggars and thieves
and they don't give a damn about me
Scratch shot - broken heart
Long black cloud - it's a following me
Scratch shot - she loves me not
bad luck's gotta stop - following me.
Eight ball rolling over - girl, better stay away
I'm' no good for you - Devil's got my pay
don't you understand - I'm the bad luck man
and the Devil don't like it if he don't get his way.
Scratch shot - broken heart
Long black cloud - it's a following me
Scratch shot - she loves me not
bad luck's gotta stop - following me.
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Lucinda
04:11
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Young man, old man, rich or poor
all want to be with Lucinda
but no man has caught her yet
Lucinda slips through every net
and when she smiles
the clouds are much whiter
the world's a little lighter
the sunshine is brighter - for Lucinda
She's got the cool scene down
Lucinda she moves it all around
a comedy of rain - a tragedy of sun
She'll do that dead dance all night long
do that dead dance all night long.
Say good-bye to the girl next door
say hello to Lucinda
The Groovy Queen of In-between
Lucinda flies into your dreams
and when she dances
her eyes are much greener
the air's a little cleaner
the music goes between her - oh Lucinda
This broken world could use some more
magic from Lucinda
From sunrise to sunset
Lucinda knows the secret
and when she sings
the sky is much bluer
your problem's are fewer
the wind listens to her
mmm - Lucinda
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Give Me My Poison
04:33
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Empty bottles of beer and ashes on the floor
I'm sitting here just staring at the door
The only thing you left me is this bottle of wine
but its the only thing I need, the only thing I've ever called mine
Chorus
Give me my poison, give me my pain
Give it to me please sir one more time
then give it to me again
Sitting on this barstool, I look like my old man
Another drunken fool, who I never did understand
Well, we never got along, quite like we should
and when he died, I realized, we never ever would
Chorus
Water in my eyes, whiskey in my veins
I swear this is the last time but you know I'm lying again
I'm too drunk to drive, too drunk to find the door
I'm blind and deaf and stupid, is it too late for one more?
Chorus
One more for the road, two more at last call
Three-hundred fifty thousand left standing on the wall
Silently they wait, it's out of my control
So take one down, pass it around, Set'em Joe.,drown my soul
Chorus
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All Downhill From There
04:19
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Been up and down the broken road
I've gone around the bend
I've stumbled in the alleys
and ran into some dead-ends
been lost and crazy - a two track mind
going in circles - wasting my time
would you persuade me to read between the lines?
The piper has been paid in full
the Devil's on the run
the doctor says I'm better now
the time clock says I'm done
I'm checking out - turn in my key
Little boy blue is through with me
I always knew that he was going to leave
It's just around the corner
over a few more hills
The final stretch is just ahead
then no more obstacles
on the mountain top - this rough rider
is showing signs of wear and tear
but I don't care - it's all downhill from there
It's all downhill from there down, down, down
Gonna ride downhill from there -Yeah, yea, yeah
On easy street - my ends will meet
I'll have it made - my problems will fade
it's all downhill from there - yeah
all downhill from there.
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Victory
06:07
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7. |
Flying High
09:12
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Ain't I a Woman?
04:21
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Look at me - look at my arms
I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns
And ain't I a woman?
I can work and sweat, as much as any man and bear his burdens as well
And ain't I a woman?
I have born the children and seen them die in the street
And when I cried out with my mothers grief
none but Jesus heard me none but Jesus heard me
And ain't I a woman?
Look at me - look at my eyes
I have watched and learned and cried myself to sleep
and ain't I a woman?
I can stand tall - and strong as any tree
and bend my branches with the wind
- and ain't I a woman?
I have stood upon the world and watched it slowly turn
And when she cries out with all her pain
I will comfort and heal
And ain't I a woman?
Look at me - look at my heart
I have loved and lost and trusted my soul
And ain't I a woman?
I can bleed and die - like every living thing
still my faith will continue
And ain't I a woman?
I have let my love light shine and it has turned back the dark
And when the blackness surrounds me
My spirit will not fail
And ain't I a woman? -Ain't I a woman?
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10. |
It's About Time
03:43
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Look inside my pocket - see the ground below
moving faster with every step I take
Pick a road and walk it - going too damn slow
I'm so bored - I can't stay awake
Step inside my office - where the hell you been?
haven't started - I'm already late
Don't get on my bad list - won't see you again
Don't turn into something that I hate
It's about time - it's about speed
it's about yours and mine and everything I don't need
It's about distance - it's all velocity
time is rushing right by me
Throw away your watches - they are obsolete
start thinking more than just a day
Tell me what the catch is - I just can't compete
when no-one listens to what I have to say
It's about time - it's about speed
it's about yours and mine and everything I don't need
It's about distance - it's all velocity
time is rushing right by me
Gonna throw the heat - gonna jump the gun
anticipate your next thirty moves
Don't come down my street - don't block my sun
don't come in my house with dirty shoes
It's about time - it's about speed
it's about yours and mine and everything I don't need
It's about distance - it's all velocity
time is rushing right by me
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Ain't No Saint
02:45
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All of my possessions, they just weigh me down
and all of my confessions are just lies that I tell
I'm not bad, I'm not good, don't do things I know I should
maybe that's just as well
Chorus
I ain't no saint , I ain't no bum, I'm not a star
Don't want to cause you any grief anymore
Push me down, pick me up, turn the other cheek
You got me chasing my own tail
Round and around and around and around and around I go
You gotta stop sending me junk mail
Chorus
Watch it rain, watch it fall, big hole in the sky
Don't know how much longer we'll be here
Where's the devil where is God, where the hell are we?
Fighting it out somewhere
Chorus
I ain't no saint, ain't no bum, can't save the world
I 'm not smart, but I'm not dumb, it's over girl
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Farm For Sale
05:01
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Well prices going up, and never coming down
and the bank man he came by yesterday
Said he's given me, every break he could
and he's sorry that it has to be this way
So I'm making up my mind, as I look at the bills
that came in the morning mail
And I ran out of time, and money long ago and so, this farm's ,for sale
Chorus
Farm for sale, yessir this farm's for sale
Well its left me like, a rusty bent nail, hey mister, this farms for sale
Oh I have tried, everything I could
to keep this farm of mine
But Lord don't you know, I hate to say it
looks like I've wasted my time
Well' I've worked this land, or maybe its worked me
is it really my fault I failed
and I don't understand how it ever got this way, but now, this farm's for sale
Chorus
Oh, I'll never see another day, of tractor, combine, or plough
but I'll never live, any other way, because I don't know how
So I'm leaving this behind like a winter sunset
that make everything turn cold
and if I've wasted your time, 'm sorry about that, but mister, this farm is sold
yeah mister, this farm is sold,
yeah mister, my farm is sold
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Stupid City
05:37
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We got Mother Nature on our back door
- but we need another road - so she can't stay there no more
Urban development - is the city's precedent
- so concrete up the marsh and build another store
CHORUS
I live in a stupid city
It's on the river and it's very pretty
We got the largest six pack in both hemispheres
and 20,000 students that drink a lot of beers
they pay a lot of rent here - they get no respect here
and when they graduate - they're all going to leave here.
CHORUS
We got a civic center - we got ourselves a mayor
Got a big room in the center - that's named after the mayor
Got a lot of big rich men - they are the mayor's best friends
they all want to stick around, hang around, forever!
I live in a stupid city
It's on the river and it's very pretty
if you want mediocrity, this is where you have to be
Stupid City
We got geeks and freaks, sorority sisters and frat brothers
they all go downtown to look at each other
play that little love game - they don't know my real name
I think they're all losers too cheap to pay a cover!
I live in a stupid city
It's on the river and it's very pretty
If you want conformity, this is where you have to be -
Stupid City
We got the 10 Commandments - sitting in the park
With two strong fences to protect them from the dark
but who are the real fools - there's more than just 10 rules
Got bigger problems than some words on a rock
We got cops whose duty is to protect and to serve
so they gassed the kids in April because we had the nerve
to go and have a good time and stay out way past bar time
Come on and get arrested for standing on the curb....
I live in a stupid city
It's on the river and it's very pretty
If you want conformity, this is where you have to be - Stupid City
Used to name the football fields - after those who served
a very worthy honor and very well deserved
Then a college coach came - man he won a lot of games
Didn't think a touchdown was like dying in a war
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Mr. Blink La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mr. Blink from La Crosse, Wisconsin plays the tri-state area with its infectious grooves and catchy songs.
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