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Love Is Running Over Me
02:56
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It may take longer than I would have thought
If the heart grows stronger, if the thief is really caught
But I see more clearly as the picture turns to gray
Love is running over me
No use waiting for a better time to come
Giving in to fate, giving in to rule of thumb
But the world grows smaller as the moon betrays the day
Love is running over me, I can’t get out of its way
Love is running over me
I can’t help wondering
Who I'm gonna be
When the word comes down and surprises me
It may be farther than I ever thought I'd go
To find what’s darker than the devil I know
It opens slowly, no matter what I say
Love is running over me, I can’t get out of its way
Love is running over me
I can’t help wondering
Who I'm gonna be
When the word comes down and surprises me
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On and On
03:48
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Years go by while you and I count the days passing by
Hope for good ones up ahead
Older now and things I thought so important yesterday
Never mattered anyway
When the road turns out not to be the one I started on
Where bridges tend to rust
Take my hand then I’ll take my first step
it goes on and on
Times are hard, I can be too
I know I can count on you to get me through
When the darkness gets inside your head
I will shine a light instead, say the words to you
When the road turns out not to be the one I started on
Where bridges tend to rust
Take my hand then I’ll take my next step
It goes on and on
Wherever it may take us
There is no turning ‘round
Years go by while you and I are changing and marking time
Come whatever
Still the road it winds through the night, then sunrise
Not knowing where it ends
When the road turns out not to be the one I started on
Where bridges tend to rust
Take my hand then I’ll take my next step
It goes on and on
When the road turns and drives me off my course
You will lift me up
Take my hand ’til I take my last breath
Cause it goes on and on
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3. |
Garrett
03:15
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Garrett was arrested, spent the night in jail
In the morning, he was due to be arraigned
Alleged trafficking in methamphetamine
The judge sentenced him to 90 days
He was sent to a correctional facility
Where he counted down the days
He was only thirty-five
On that Wednesday when he died
And the story gets less clear by the day
In shock inside his cell
Garrett’s roommate screamed for help
He hasn’t had his medicine in days
Before the guards arrived
He’d already died
And the story gets less clear by the day
Seems that no one has an answer
Just what happened on that day
What a man he might have been
If he’d got that insulin
Garrett lived, he was tried, Garrett died
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4. |
Ruby
02:29
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5. |
Man on the Brink
03:45
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Man on the brink
Leave me alone
I’m not what you think
I never leave home
How bad will it get?
Ain’t no surprise
Right before your eyes
Man on the brink
Nowhere to go
No time to think
No seeds left to sow
A nudge and a wink
To those standing by
Sinker, hook, and line
Maybe I just need a little more respect
I’m no good at working on a broken heart
I believe that I was once in love with heights
Now it seems so strange to follow
Steps I’d rather own than borrow
Night is black and dreams are shallow
The earth is flat, the sky is hollow
Man on the brink
Wearing my shoes
Nothing to drink
Paid all my dues
How bad will it get?
Ain’t no surprise
Right before your eyes
Man on the brink
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6. |
Wait
05:06
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The stars up in the sky look very different tonight
And the look that’s in your eyes is in contrast
To the story you stick by
When you swear the sky’s not blue, I believe you
I’ll follow you
Would you wait if I asked you to?
Dig up all the demons in the past for you
There’s always one who gets the hurt
The only one that always hurts
Love is like a rose in bloom
You can hold it tight, but it might cut you too
Dying on the vine to do what’s right
Biding time, her petals fading in the light
And when you swear the sky is blue, I believe you
I’ll follow you
Would you wait if I asked you to?
Dig up all the demons in the past for you
There’s always one who gets the hurt
The only one that always hurts
Would you wait?
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The Boy Has a Gun
03:10
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Why do you need a gun?
To prove that you’re number one
All your friends step aside
Ego controls your pride
Could you really take a life?
Just to prove who’s wrong or right
Little life left in your eyes
All around you in despise
Does it make you feel like a man?
Feel the trigger burning in your hand
A future you can’t escape
Soon to be your biggest mistake
No looking back once it’s done
The boy, now he’s got a gun
Now you feel like a big man
Laid it out, now what’s the plan?
Play it right, don’t plan it wrong
No escaping when you’ve played along
Only need to live for today
So afraid they’ll take it away
Take a shot, get your turn to pay
And get your picture on the front page
Why do you need a gun?
Did it make you the favorite son?
Your momma doesn’t understand
Or trust you enough to shake your hand
Does it make you feel like a man?
Spell your name out with a Krylon can
A future you can’t escape
Proved to be your biggest mistake
No looking back since it’s done
The boy, now he’s got a gun
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9. |
Truck Stop Sweetheart
03:20
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I slammed my rig down
Pulled her in to get unwound
Seven days on the road
About to be unraveled
There’s a waitress at this diner
And she waits here just for me to tell her
One of these lonely nights
She can tag along
All the truckers passing through
Her reflection in the chrome, she knew that
Freedom’s a lie
That she could not forgive
But that asphalt river’s flowing
Gotta get my diesel rolling
There’s a place in my heart
Where she can stow-away
She knows that I’ll be returning
So she keeps the truck stop lights burning
Roll on
Roll on
The highway takes me far
From my truck stop sweetheart
The cold blue desert winds
Leads me back to where I’ve been
Well it all just looks the same
It feels like I ain’t traveling
Well I’m thinking about that girl
Her pink polyester curls
And the coffee that she spills
And the sentence that she serves
She knows that I’ll be returning
So she keeps the truck stop lights burning
Roll on
Roll on
The highway takes me far
From my truck stop sweetheart
That asphalt river’s flowing
Gotta get my diesel rolling
There’s a place in my heart
Where she can stow-away
She knows that I’ll be returning
So she keeps the truck stop lights burning
Roll on
Roll on
The highway takes me far
From my truck stop sweetheart
The highway takes me far
From my truck stop sweetheart
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10. |
Broken Sides
03:09
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Comes a time when you choose a side
Meetings held by the riverside
Raised the old flag to show their pride
Hooray?
Colors fly at the capitol
Bearing symbols and wearing white robes
Lighting torches so everyone knows
Who you oppose
I don’t wanna live in a world like this
Time to change, change with it
Streams of hate, social wars
Change is coming, let’s get on with it
No love on a broken side
Hate builds up and divides
Crying tears that now turn red
And the fear like a virus spreads
Somebody’s gonna lose their head
Some of us are gonna wind up dead
Go ahead, kneel and pray
I hope it helps you on this stolen day
I don’t wanna live in a world like this
Time to change, change with it
Streams of hate, culture wars
Change is coming, let’s get on with it
I don’t wanna live in a world like this
I don’t wanna die with the world like this
Change your hearts
Change your minds
Change is coming don’t be left behind
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11. |
Priscilla
02:50
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12. |
Last Train
03:08
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Last train, waiting on a friend
Last train, just waiting here for my friend
Brakeman is burning matches to even up the score
Railman put down latches
Train don’t come through here no more
Last train, just waiting on a friend
Last train, waiting here for my friend
Used to come unload these troubles right up on my door
Now the sound of whistles blowing won’t worry me no more
The tracks that used to run through my life are covered up in stones
Baby took all her tickets and throws them on the floor
You won’t need her old suitcase
The train don’t come through here no more
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Comes a time when you choose a side
Meetings held by the riverside
Raised the old flag to show their pride
Hooray?
Colors fly at the capitol
Bearing symbols and wearing white robes
Lighting torches so everyone knows
Who you oppose
I don't want to live in a world like this
Time to change change with it
Streams of hate social wars
A change is coming let’s get on with it
No Love on a broken side
Hate builds up and divides
Crying tears that now turn red
And the fear like a virus spreads
Somebody's gonna lose their head
Some of us are gonna wind up dead
Go ahead kneel and pray
I hope it helps on this stolen day
I don't want to live in a world like this
Time to change change with it
Streams of hate culture wars
A change is coming let’s get on with it
I don't want to live in a world like this
I don't want to die with the world like this
Change your hearts change your minds
A change is coming don't be left behind
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