1. |
BUILD A FENCE AROUND ME
02:25
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BUILD A FENCE AROUND ME
hey, could you help me
see the error of my ways
i swear i'm gonna love you
i'm gonna love you for the rest of my days
build a fence around me
i will love you always
build a fence around me
and i will love you for the rest of my days
you told me you were gonna drive
us all the way to Wet Brook
we left Queens at five
and only made it to Red Hook
i just wanna kiss you
wherever i go
i keep your scent on a white cotton tissue
in my pocket all the time, you know
name towns in the Empire State
Berlin, Delhi, Singapore
slow down, accelerate, great
excelsior, excelsior, excelsior
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2. |
ALL SLOW AND SCARY
02:53
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ALL SLOW AND SCARY
days are getting longer
steps are light, i love the water
not getting any younger
she wants me, i want her
tomorrow January, February
all slow and scary
till springtime
comes around
all slow and scary
neighbors are always flushing
or listening to the news
you were never blushing
when i sang you the blues
the news is astrology
the news is the horror-scope
the blues they follow me
like camels on a rope
nights are getting shorter
the year will be so long
i'll stay in bed with my lover
at least till the end of the song
it's hard to get out of the shower
when the water is warm and it's cold outside
i could stand here for an hour
and nighttime is the right time
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3. |
MEADOWLARK
03:26
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MEADOWLARK
and this one's from the meadowlark
it's sticking to my tongue
i'm not saying you're right
but you're not wrong
i dreamt about it all night
and i made this song
i'm not saying...
i won't tell you that you're right
too close, too close to home
and i could talk to you all night
frozen, frozen to the bone
and it's true i'm not known to be smart
but at least i'm strong
i'm not saying...
this is gonna turn into a fight
i've known it all along
i'm not saying...
and the night
is as large as the day is long
i'm not saying...
i'll keep drinking from the crack
and hitting on your bong
i'm not saying...
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4. |
BORN IN 1981
02:27
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BORN IN 1981
everybody sees things that i don't see
but nobody knows the trouble i do
somebody like you once loved me
maybe it was 2002
maybe it was 2002
i had a sense of what was true
maybe it was 2002
nobody knows the trouble i do
she would never get enough
vermouth, red wine
you know, that kind of stuff
maybe it was 2009
maybe it was 2009
i've got it on the tip of my mind
maybe it was 2009
vermouth, red wine
let's go upstate
that wasn't any fun
i wanna cup and celebrate
with a beer and a gun
born in 1981
i was in the deep end on the weekend
sinking beneath the dead end scene
nobody cared about anything
it must have been 2015
it must have been 2015
living deep inside the dream
i was a half-born human being
i think it was 2015
let's go upstate...
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5. |
ORIANA MOON
01:46
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ORIANA MOON
Oriana Moon
she's in the vacuum
i can't see her in the light
she never comes close
she's a friendly sort of ghost
and i see her every night
did you meet Rip Van Winkle
on your trip to the other side of time
now time will only tell
if she'll drink from my well
or i'll have to take a big bite
Oriana Moon
come visit my room
it's all gonna be alright
Oriana Moon
don't you leave me so soon
i'm not feeling like the living type of life
i'm telling you now
come listen over here
you're more free than me & i'm lonely every night
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6. |
LUCK OF THE DRAW
01:53
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LUCK OF THE DRAW
i have a Brit Pop life
it's an oasis and a blur
i got myself a wife
don't know if i love her
it's really nice in the fall
leaves are yellow and gold
she said yes at City Hall
to have and to hold
one day it's Kentucky
one day it's Arkansas
one day you get lucky
it's the luck of the draw
Arkansas, Arkansas
all the wood that you can saw
Arkansas, Arkansas
the luck that you can draw
it's all very easy
well, for me anyway
i don't fuss all that much
at the end of the day
i just have my guitar
wherever i roam
if i can find a bar
i'll call it my home
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7. |
MAPLE AND MAIN
02:53
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MAPLE AND MAIN
dream, dream on
dream on Maple
dream, dream on
dream on Maple and Main
i've never had a porch
i've never had a closet
i'm carrying a torch
and no-one can pause it
there's a duck kill in the Catskills
and punks at the Bun'n Cone
rock margaritas in Margaretville
clever skeletons and cunning bones
i'm not quite a local yet
but i'm getting there soon
arrows yes, no Target
but we have a Ming Moon
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8. |
HIGH UPON THE CROSS
03:23
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HIGH UPON THE CROSS
my wife she smokes all the time
the pipe, the joint, and the cig
even when she's out of town
on tour, playing a gig
if i had a dollar
for every joint i smoked
i'd buy myself a big fat stash
for all my friends to toke
if i rolled a number
for every friend i lost
i'd try to bring them back to me
no matter what it cost
i'm not high on Jesus
hanging high upon the cross
i'm not tryin' to be the master
i'm not tryin' to be the boss
i'll learn you how to teach
if you teach me how to learn
spark me up a flame
and let the fire burn
my children, they are lazy
they just like to play games
sometimes it drives me crazy
i love them just the same
if they had a dollar
for every time i let them win
they could buy wings to fly
and get closer to him
if Jesus had a puppet
and the devil had a pipe
i'd ask to see a prophet
they'd ask me for a light (and puff it)
myself, i'm OK
i could be your brother
i'd be cleaning up all day
you wouldn't need to bother
if i had a Pabst
for every shot i've chugged
i'd put them in a paper bag
and give myself a hug
if i had a country song
for every girl i loved
i'd send them on a rainbow
to the angels up above
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9. |
DOWN THE LINE
01:44
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DOWN THE LINE
i count trees in the country
i count trees
i got killed in the Catskills
i got killed
down down down down the line
i'm driving this big truck
counting on my luck
down down down down the line
i ride my horse up in the north
i ride my horse
bang bang all day long in the restaurants
bang bang
the miles pass by, they wave and smile
i pass the miles
the Delaware is a river
i was there
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IT'S NEVER GONNA RAIN AGAIN
music and laughter next door
tap tap tapping on the floor
i'm trying to keep it serious
they can't even hear us
it's never gonna rain again
the sun will linger in the sky
it's never gonna rain again
or maybe just the one time
i don't know
i can't think
i'm gonna go
go out for a drink
you went your way and i went mine
you with your bottle of whiskey, me with my wine
i got happy, you got sad
that very last drop of whiskey made you bad
through the walls of the old bar room
a man says he'll be home soon
drink to tomorrow or drink to today
the sun will come up anyway
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11. |
MAPLE IS A STAPLE
01:38
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MAPLE IS A STAPLE
now it's time to tempt fate
i won't die of old age
i'll sneak out before i'm dead
you know i won't be late
go right onto stage
when i roll in and out of bed
i'm barely alive
but i've got my pride
honey, i'm handsome, honest and brave
you slapped me five
i've had enough of your lies
and i'm stumbling towards the grave
(maple is a staple, maple is a staple)
maple syrup rolling down the mountain
maple syrup filling the air
nobody's gonna find my body
i am handling the shivers with care
i ran into Snoop at Woodstock
i tried to reason but he wouldn't stop
and there was a pink rabbit
drop the costume, i told him
show the rabbit within, and hold him
now he was pretty good at it
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12. |
DUKE'S BALL
02:51
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DUKE'S BALL
let me tell you 'bout Duke's ball
they were two but one was small
we got drugs at the shopping mall
i was home alone when your booty called
little story 'bout my homeboy Duke
i was a waiter, he was a kook
he's never gonna know
but i love him so
why you always have to leave me hanging
my little heart is sick of waiting
he'll shoot you right between the eyes
cause Duke don't do no compromise
we were sitting on his lap
suddenly there was a mishap
but i'm not holding any grudge
anyway, who am i to judge
have you heard about my homeboy Duke...
dude, that was a party
we were dancing the Dougie Black
with Senator McCarthy
i knew that you had my back
let me tell you 'bout my homeboy Duke...
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13. |
TIMOTHY MILLER
02:01
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TIMOTHY MILLER
Timothy Miller was never invited
Timothy Miller was never knighted
but anyone who knows him knows
Tim's as good as good goes
i had a drink with Jenny and Tim
i knew her but i didn't know him
the beer was cold and the bitter was bitter
and i got to know Timothy Miller (a bit better)
he was seen uptown, he was seen upstate
every time, i got there late
eventually i know we'll catch up
and drink whiskey in a paper cup
Timothy Miller is the winner, he's the one
Timothy Miller he's a killer, his jokes are fun
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14. |
I LOVE NEW YORK
03:04
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I LOVE NEW YORK
you have to go places
you don't want to stay home
see new faces
instead of sitting on your own
New York is huge
the MTA is running
through weather, deluge
and a sprinkle of gunning (happening)
i mean i love New York
i could like other towns
but i like to talk
with lots of good people around
it's hard to leave your chair
it's hard to stop rocking
but you've gotta get somewhere
and you wanna get there walking
i was always fine
there was always a way
between the F and the L line
busy all day
Seattle has totem poles
Frisco's interesting
but we have watering holes
and it's the best thing
deep conversations
culture and all
illusions, delusions
and holes in the wall
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