1. |
Bad Enough
03:31
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The straight girl with the crooked smile
convict heart, ain't been out for awhile
mixed up love with good sex
wrote her very first suicide text
Buys a lot of paint for that little house
there's other things she knows she can do without
she feels fat at a hundred pounds
jumps at crashing sounds
So how much longer can you and i
continue to debate this
tell me is it bad,
bad enough now
She always seems to whisper
when she's on the phone
it's easier to talk to her
if you know for sure she's alone
she talks about flexibility says
that maybe she won't break
bends over backwards to make a stand
it's not a chance that she can take
So how much longer can you and i
continue to debate this
Tell me is it bad
bad enough now
Tabloid reporters, firemen and tornado chasers
are gathering around, around your house
So how much longer can you and i
continue to debate this
tell me is it bad...
is it bad enough now
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2. |
Before The Reckoning
02:57
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There's too much on my mind to
get it all into words
my rambling about hopeless dreams
you've already heard
there's a thousand chapters and verses
but none of it makes sense
all trying to prove my gratitude..
and the way things should've been
before the burden, before the dream
before you gave me a voice to sing
before 'I love you' became obscene
before the reckoning
It's a waste of time i'm certain
our investment in these dreams
none of it returns a profit
and cold is all it brings
but you can't take it with you
and you won't seem to give it away
so when you go I guess they'll go too
all of the beautiful things you say
before the burden, before the dream
before you gave me a voice to sing
before 'I love you' became obscene
before the reckoning
before the reckoning, before I go
before we till under all we grow
before the sun is consumed by snow
I need to know I'm not alone
that I didn't waste my words
I didn't miss my mark
I didn't lose my way
into your heart
before I go, I need to know
before the reckoning
There's too much on my mind
get it all into words
my rambling about hopeless dreams
you've already heard
there's a thousand chapters and verses
but none of it makes sense
all trying to prove my gratitude..to you
jf
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3. |
The Urge
03:52
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I've been resisting the urge
barely existing, choking to death on every word
hidin' behind my confidence
I wait until the time is right
and I almost let the cat out of the bag tonight
I almost messed up and told you
what I wanna do ....is
It's not my place to say and really
there's nothin' I can do
Should be on my way instead of fallin' apart
in front of you
You remember when I told you
that you looked nice....
what I wanted to say was
DAMN you're beautiful...in the moonlight
and I almost messed up and told you
what I wanna do is
hold you, kiss you
touch your face and tell you how I missed you
and I wish you wanted this too
but before it slips out
you cover my mouth
and when the silence it becomes awkward
and your eyes meet mine
you make your escape from me
every time
but what you don't know is that
long after you're gone
those eyes haunt me.....
like a sad song
and I can't believe I almost told you
what I wanna do
what I want from you
is to hold you..
jf
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4. |
Simpleton
04:13
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I've been trying to avoid this
hiding in shadows and sneaking around
I've been running away
I knew that one day it would hunt me down
hunt me down
I'm more clever, I wish
You tell me secrets, we sit and reminisce
And I seal the whole thing with a kiss
and clever me, all I came up with was this
I love you cause ours is a simple song
I love you cause it's easy for me
to sing along
I love you and no, there's nothing wrong
with me,
see I love..., I love you is just such a simple song
In the silence of the dawn
I wake up and put my old, my old clothes on
A stretch and a yawn
And I burst out into laughter at
all the secrets we have known
and how my love for you has grown
and I knew it all along
I love you cause ours is a simple song
I love you cause it's easy for me to sing along
I love you and no, there's nothing wrong
with me,
see I love..., I love you it's just such a simple song
jf
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5. |
Nobody's Fault
02:43
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I was the one who went away
but it feels like you left me
no answer , no call
a lot like you're not there at all
Nobody's Fault
The only advice I can give you
don't make promises at all
people do what people want to
life takes you where it ought to
bottom line it's Nobody's Fault
Water might choose to become
teardrops, snowflakes, an ocean
whatever it does, whichever one
it's just wet for awhile, then it's gone
it's Nobody's Fault
It's nobody's fault the dog barks at you
nobody knows what he's going through
nobody's fault that the moon went down
or that gravity ties you to the ground
nobody's fault you cut yourself,
your eyes add salt
we all fall down a lot
it's Nobody's Fault
There's a lot of folks die
a lot of folks born
whole lot of changing
a whole lot of forms
a lot of time we invest on regret
with no return on what we've spent
it's Nobody's Fault
jf
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6. |
So Many Ways
02:24
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Well I've been around for a few days
I've seen a thing or two
Don't feel old in so many ways
Just some old ways that I am accustomed to
And I've been trying
to act my age
Like you, I'm dying too
but I don't feel old in
So many ways...
All things considered I'm not,
I'm not doing so bad,
These might be the best days we have,
We have ever had,
And most of my friends they say,
They feel the same,
Every now and then...and then again, well,
Every mind it has a tendency to change,
And I've been trying
to act my age
Like you I'm dying too
but I don't feel old in
So many ways...
Well I've been around for a few days,
I've seen a thing or two,
Don't feel old in so many ways,
Just some old ways that I am accustomed to,
And I've been trying
to act my age
Like you I'm dying to
but I don't feel old in
So...so...so many ways
jf
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7. |
This Time
03:58
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Everything that happens to us
Happens for a reason
At least that's what we tell ourselves these
Dry, dry seasons
But something must have changed
Cause it seems different this time
I can't find the reason hiding
Inside the rhyme
this time...
And you would surely tell me that you
You are the answer
I didn't catch the question and I don't
Know what was the matter...
And if I lied to myself that was
Surely for my sake
I make no decisions for you
Make no mistake
this time...this time...
if it's just fate then I can tell myself it'll
be alright this time
if it's just fate then we can tell ourselves it'll
be alright this time
There's one or two, maybe three ways
Ways that I could go
Lie to you, I could hide from myself or just
Just own up and show
But I can't be the one, the one to lift
To lift you up
I don't have the strength these days to
Fill my cup
this time...this time
and if it's just fate then I can tell myself it'll
be alright this time
this time
this time...
jf
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8. |
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Jack and Jill,
make plans they will
find a small place outside the city
But save for now
pray for better
bide their time and just talk about the weather
and Jack says "let's get on with the living"
"come on let's get on with our lives"
and Jill replies "how bout we get through tomorrow"
"in fact I'd like to get through tonight"
The optimist and the doubter
they make the perfect match
the matador and the bully
out on the front lawn playing 'catch me if you can'
and Jack says "let's get on with the living"
"come on let's get on with our lives"
and Jill replies "how bout we get through tomorrow"
"in fact let's try ...
"how bout you and i...
"why don't just try to get through tonight"
jf
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9. |
Hang My Hat Here
04:20
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I came to this place
on my way somewhere
somewhere brighter ...I just
never got there
But I made a few friends
and a lover
I found out some lost dreams,they...
can be rediscovered
I think I'll hang my hat here
I think I'll stay for awhile
I like to see your smile
I think I'll hang my hat here
When I was younger
I dreamed so much larger
It felt like greater
It must have to be farther
But I found out lately
Some of the greatest dreams
They are right here
Right here beside me
I think I'll hang my hat here
I think I'll stay for awhile
I like to see your smile I,
think I'll hang my hat here
I think I'll stick around
I got nothing better to do
If I could stay with you
I think I'll hang my hat here
Right here
Here's to you
Here's to our friends
Here's to wherever
This old road it may end
Here's to the memories
That we have and we are making
Here's to the love
That's out there for the taking
and I
I think I'll hang my hat here
I think I'll stay for awhile
I like to see your smile I
I think I'll hang my hat here
I think I'll stick around
I got nothing better to do
If I could stay with you
I think I'll hang my hat here
jf
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10. |
Believe
04:40
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It's alright to fight
alright to run away
it's alright to say something if you
you've got something to say
It's alright to be quiet
I just don't know how
it's alright and it just stands to reason
I'd have something to say now
I don't believe in goodbye's I don't
I don't believe in regret
I don't believe that anyone needs
anymore than they get
I can't believe it, my daughter
She's already smarter than me
I only have one thing left to give her
I'll give her what I...I believe
It's alright to be alone
but love is your fate
it's alright if it takes you your whole lifetime
that's not too long to wait
It's alright if you act like you did
back when you were a child
it's alright to be scared
as long as you still smile
I don't believe in goodbye's I don't
I don't believe in regret
I don't believe that anyone needs
anymore than they get
I can't believe it, my daughter
She's already smarter than me
I only have one thing left to give her
I'll give her what I...I believe
I believe our teachers...they are
everyone we meet
they're all poets and prophets we
pass out on the streets
I can't believe it my daughter
she's already smarter than me
and I only have one thing left to give her
I'll give her what I
I believe
jf
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Jefferson Fox Jackson
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