1. |
Alwayz Holdin' Out
05:28
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Fuck all these red lights, I’ve
Got a headache and i’m tired
Of waiting for my luck to flip
It’s just a few left turns,
Minutes are short and I’m sure
That this drive is but a dream
Oh where did the day go?
I called you back at 3pm
Oh where did the day go?
Cause now the sun is up again
Quiet on the road this late, isn’t good, I know,
But you can’t persuade a crazy man
Remember those bomb threats
And keep an eye out for feds
Oh, let me know when you get home
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2. |
Bad Habits
03:34
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A good friend would tell me that, hey, man you ought to behave
But relativism just means almost nothings profane
I’m holdin you close, but I feel so far away
And this bottle of gin’s insufficient to drown in today
I could lie, but I don’t care much for the consequences
I lost my conscience, can’t you see
And I’ve been round every corner and I burned up all of my ol’ bridges
Cause bad habits make good company
The new year is coming so gather your family and friends
And let’s make a toast to intentions and false promises
It’s a season of hope, but it’s all gonna go up in smoke
So pass it around, yeah, I think that i’ll take one more toke
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3. |
The Drip
02:52
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Grab me by my hands and give me your most stolid kiss
You have crossed the boundaries we did not care for in the first place
Relax my mind, be still my heart, and tighten my grip
Oh bless my soul, I’ve numbed my nose and I’ve got the drip
I’ve got the drip
Oh, promise me you’ll pull me back
when this bag makes me an impostor,
I’ve got the drip
Oh, all I need is a little rest and maybe a glass of water
Smooth, metallic, monomania decides my limp
This ain’t for the story and we’ll feel it ‘til the earth splits
We don’t want your romance and we don’t want none of your shit
So bless my soul, I’ll break your nose cause now I’ve got the drip
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I’m never going back to Texas,
That’s where the devil lives.
You know, ol’ Lucifer, he tests us,
He takes and takes, but never gives.
I’m headed out from San Antone,
I’m gonna hit the road, I’m never coming home
I’m never going back to Texas
And that’s the way it is.
I know a woman who’d protest this
But I could give a shit,
Cause she said she wouldn’t love me ‘til I was rich
I’m leaving now from Austin-town,
When I get on the road, I ain’t a-lost, I’m found
I’m never going back to Texas,
And that’s a real promise.
But there’s one thing I gotta do before I split:
I’m gonna shake my daddy’s hand
And give my ma a kiss
But once I’ve said my best goodbyes,
I’m gonna head out west, I’m gonna cross that line
I’m never going back to Texas
As long as I should live
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5. |
My Baby Blues
04:13
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I like to drink til I’m blue in the face,
I like to run til I’m out of the race,
I like to lie until I believe
That my baby will come back to me.
I’d like to swim far away from the shore
I’d like to live like I’ve never been born
I’d like to lie awake on her floor
And change her mind, ‘fore she walked out the door.
Cause we made a mess together, we did, dear
Cause she holds her liquor like I hold my beer
Can we make amends forever with the devil we did choose?
Oh my baby, please come back to me
We walked the line just a little too long,
Can’t go back so we just get along,
We threw the baby out with the bath
Now you’re gone and you ain’t coming back.
So we do the things we say we gotta do,
If we keep on moving, maybe we improve,
And I’ll hold her close and tell her that it wasn’t a mistake
Oh, my baby, but now it’s too late,
Oh, my baby…..
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6. |
Good Times
04:20
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Hey lil mama, workin at that pizza place
Hope I don’t lose my mind
Sometimes people tippin don’t always keep up the pace
So I can’t get my money right
And I could tell you all of my woes, what good it’d do?
But if you got a 20, I could probably hit one of my guys
We can get some MHM honey and then have ourselves a real good time
Real good time
Hey pretty Polly with those high heels on
Hope you don’t lose your mind
Sometimes people thinkin don’t always keep up the pace
But I won’t let it fuck up my Friday night
And I could tell you all of my woes, what good it’d do?
But if you got a 20, I could probably hit one of my guys
We can get some MHM honey and then have ourselves a real good time
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7. |
Santa Maria
03:22
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En la calle de Santa Maria,
Though I don’t want to,
I’m sure that I’ll see ya,
Swingin in from California,
What was your name, was it Sophie or Sonia?
Everything’s changing and apparently
Rock bottom’s got a basement that didn’t see,
A place where fools can speak like kings and breathe in sweet tequila
But who’s to speak on who is who en la calle de Santa Maria.
En la calle de Santa Maria,
Though I don’t want to,
I’m sure that I’ll see ya,
Swingin in from California,
What was your name, was it Sophie or Sonia?
En la calle de Santa Maria
Pitch me your thoughts so I’ll keep my ideas,
What’s that ‘bout North Korea?
Well that’s quite a shame, did you hear ‘bout Selena??
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8. |
Miss Me While Here
03:59
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Well, I won’t see you soon
But I’ll see you can
We can’t stop the miles from parting
But we can sure understand
That distance brings longing, and longing the tears,
So make believe I’m absent
And miss me while I’m here
Won’t you miss me while I’m still here
Don’t wait until I’m gone to show me you care
Cause soon that highway will be wind in my hair
So love me like a widow
And miss me while I’m here
Those white lines on the interstate are pulling me away
But your touch is all I need to make me want to stay
So don’t you hesitate, before it’s too late,
Just make believe I’m absent
And hold me close today
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9. |
Here's to Hopin'
03:16
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I’m done gettin’ stoned and, well, I’m off the pills
Let everyone know that it gets softer still
And it’s just so easy to pick up the phone
And call all those people that I used to know
So I wrote you a letter and I found a dime
For every nickel I should have
For every time I get my head on straight
Well, I’ll go outdoors and I’ll stay out of my bed
I’ll stay the course and I’ll stay out of my head
And it looks so easy to pick up the phone
And call all those people that I used to know
So I wrote you a letter and I found a dime
For every nickel I should have
For every time I get my head on straight
Here’s to hopin’!
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10. |
The Tower
03:08
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I can’t see the tower through the rain
And every stone on the road has forget my name
I’m just looking for a place to stay
And I can’t see the tower through the rain
Well, I cross myself each time I hear the sirens,
In those streets he met his silence,
A favorite son like me,
Both waiting for the pusher and his clients
In a life of close defiance
Did he sound a lot like me?
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11. |
Drinker's Dawn
04:56
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Well, I got thrown out of the family again last night
For having a little too much and trying to fight
But I was drinking for loved ones
And they were laughing at nothin
So I got on down the road today
And I’m toasting with an empty glass again
Cuz I’m all out of Codeine and whiskey
When it’s my time to go, oh, please let me know
That you’ll raise an empty glass for me
There are something that you just can’t be told,
Yes, things that only time can show
And until my life is replaced by a line between two dates
Don’t you call my learnin over
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