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I think I drank too much again
Passed out in all my clothes,
little stars stamped on my hands
And I was dreaming that you were mine to hold
I woke up and my love ran cold
I'm a restless soul,
I've walked every inch of this town
Searching for the moment
the moment can't be found
Last I'd heard you were heading back east
Me, I stayed here with my make believe
(CHORUS)
Why, oh why, do I do the things I do?
I thought this chapter was over,
I thought I had killed these blues
My friends say it'll get better
but I really don't see how
I thought you'd have missed me by now
I thought you'd have missed me by now
Late nights and early mornings,
the chill of a north Texas wind
Dusty conversations,
in the end we weren't even friends
I had my bright light wishes,
you had your California dreams
Now it's all lost to the used-to-be's
(CHORUS)
I don my burlap suit
I stick on my duct tape shoes
Me and my derelict heart walk out into the blue
I thought all along
the stars must be wrong
they never shined on you
Days like these no one cares for truth
(CHORUS)
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2. |
Love Me Somehow
03:44
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My brain is mangled
my heart's in a tangle
You could throw me out
but that's not your angle
'cause you want me
'cause you know where I been
You're gonna help me through the state I'm in
I know I've found a love that is rare
I'm a drinker, I'm a smoker,
I lie, steal, and swear
I've cursed your name
but you don't care
when I turn back around you're still there
(CHORUS)
Here I stand ragged,
my mind like an angry crowd
I'm bent, I'm broken,
but you still love me somehow
The map was marked
where our two loves would meet
Not a forest, not a temple
but the middle of the street
No secrets to keep
yeah, I'll play your game
I would before I even learned your name
(CHORUS)
Here I stand ragged,
my mind like an angry crowd
I'm bent, I'm broken,
but you still love me somehow
I fall, I forget how to feel
You find me
I learn love is all that is real
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3. |
Jedi
03:32
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Empty wallets and smokey rooms,
meager living, it's the best we can do
and it's working just fine, working just fine
I been lowdown and so have you,
but we've a sure way of kicking the blues
we just burn 'em right through, burn 'em right through
(CHORUS)
Friend I'm older than I ever though to be
I haven't seen all I thought I would have seen
I haven't done all I said that I would do
but it's been good getting older with you
you're getting older too, let's have a drink on you
Ya tell me something new
We built a little debt, kept our livers in check
we could build a castle from our cigarettes
and I would do it all again, do it all again
If ever I was lost, be it heartache or rhyme
and I needed a friend just to ease my mind
well it's you every time, every single time
(CHORUS)
Friend I'm older than I ever thought to be
I haven't seen all I thought I would have seen
I haven't done all I said that I would do
but it's been good getting older with you
you're getting older too, let's have a drink on you
Ya tell me something new
And you're a jedi,
yeah, you're a jedi
you're a jedi to me
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Every misdeed, every hateful look
you'd write it all down
in your little black book
Criticize the sunrise
or the way the bells ring
I never could play but you never could sing
I felt so useless
drowning in the river running down your wrist
I didn't know how to keep you afloat
so I just watched you sink
(CHORUS)
It's plain to see, we're taking life far too seriously
Gotta still the mind, unwind, enjoy the ride
And I've been hoping
that maybe you would give up all of the moping
And be on the road to feelin' good again
You deny the folly of your youth
You're about as humble as a golden tooth
Wearing your guitar like a string of pearls
It's always been you versus the rest of the world
You rely on prayer, you don't believe in luck
You go out and get drunk and wreck your truck
and you'll be in church the very next day
passing plastic wisdom like the offering plate
(CHORUS)
It's plain to see, we're taking life far too seriously
Gotta still the mind, unwind, enjoy the ride
And I've been thinkiing
that maybe you should slow down on all the drinking
And be on the road to feelin' good again
(BRIDGE)
I know you've hurtin'
You accept that hurt, y'know
One day you'll turn around
and love will find you
May you never leave its road
We misused our word
You were into butterflies, I'm more into birds
Pickin' and grinning, smokin' and painting,
two struggling artists tired of waiting
My mind darts back and forth
my tongue carved the path
and you floated up north
I thought there was a woman
but you'd never tell
Just know through it all I still wish you well
(CHORUS)
It's plain to see, we're taking life far too seriously
Gotta still the mind, unwind, enjoy the ride
And I've been pondering
what it is you're searching for in all of your wandering
Hope you're on the road to feelin' good again
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5. |
Birds and Squirrels
04:23
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Step into the morning,
look up to the greet the sky,
our tree is spewing cottonwood,
it's snowing in July
Gotta love this world like the birds and squirrels
Life's only as interesting
as the folks you meet,
here I've got this neighbor girl
who likes dancing in the street
a joy unfurled spins and twirls
(CHORUS)
There are mixed opinions
on the important things in life
Like finding a good job,
a husband or a wife
Me, I find wisdom
whispered on the kiss of a breeze
thinking about nothing
in the shade of an old oak tree
Summertime in Texas
means the battle with the heat
Armed with beer and watermelon
we'll never taste defeat
Gotta love this world like the birds and squirrels
Don't toil for the rhythm
Don't struggle for the rhyme
We are all just jokers
caught here in the spokes of time
And a song's alive, it breathes and sighs
(CHORUS)
There are mixed opinions
on the important things in life
Like finding a good job,
a husband or a wife
Me, I find wisdom
whispered on the kiss of a breeze
thinking about nothing
in the shade of an old oak tree
When society's anxieties
begin to weigh you down
tune in to nature's melody
it'll bring you back around
And when you've learned the song, you can sing along
(CHORUS)x2
There are mixed opinions
on the important things in life
Like finding a good job,
a husband or a wife
Me, I find wisdom
whispered on the kiss of a breeze
thinking about nothing
in the shade of an old oak tree
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