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Hey Love
03:47
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Hey Love
Hey love, you know I’m going to stay
I’ll take care of your things if you’re still going away
No dear, things won’t be the same
You will go your way and soon I’ll go mine
We’ll keep in touch but time will take its toll
She leaves home in search of betterment
He stays back; proudly his will won’t be bent
Men may woo, but to her they’re the same
Soon she wonders if it's her who’s to blame
She writes letters back to say
That he’s missed and she’s on her way
Back to him with open arms
But by now he’s reeling and feels she’s gone too far
Hey love, I hear you’re back to stay
Will you watch over my things cause now I’m going away
No dear, things won’t be the same
I will go my way and soon you’ll go yours
We’ll keep in touch but time will take its toll
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2. |
Just The Same
04:34
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Just the Same
It always seems you’re looking for a place to hide
Short with the time and quicker in stride
Where is the man who’ll take your turn?
Some people live it and some never learn
If ever life is making you strain
You’ll find somewhere to place blame
And even if you’re free from the pain
You’ll feel the weight just the same
Cutting the ties and starting anew
Trusting the lies you’re telling to you
Never been hurt and able to heal
But if you’re unscathed it sweetens the deal
If ever life is making you strain
You’ll find somewhere to place blame
And even if you’re free from the pain
You’ll feel the weight just the same
Heaven knows that you’re still searching
For what’s beyond those bars
But if you intend to find it
You’ll have to bear some scars
If ever life is making you strain
You’ll find somewhere to place blame
And even if you’re free from the pain
You’ll feel the weight just the same
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Wedding Song
05:59
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Wedding Song
You always said that we’re a good bet, aren’t we?
Let’s do this right and take both our time and see
I’m not going to stand waiting in vain
Come now take my hand we’ll be always and forever
I told myself that you’d be enough; you’re more
There’s no one nearby who I could say I adore
I’m not going to stand waiting in vain
Come now take my hand we’ll be always and forever
They said that we never would be; they lied
Now they look on as we become one and smile
I’m not going to stand here waiting in vain
Come now take my hand we’ll be always and forever
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4. |
Lefty Lover
03:04
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Lefty Lover
She only shows affection when the time is right for her
And I’m left wondering what the hell it’s for
When I return the feeling she recoils and asks if everything’s ok
I say yes and long for better days
Oh how I wish I could move on
But she calls
Says that she’s moved on
Still she calls
When people are around she always treats me like a friend
One she’d never think to love again
But when the night dies down and her friends can’t be found
you know she’s thinking those thoughts…
By morning she denies we’d ever talked
Still I wish I could move on
But she calls
Says that she’s unsure
Still she calls
Years after the last time I had ever said her name
I heard that she’d been hitched in another state
Still I wish I could move on
But she calls
Says that she’s moved on
But she calls
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5. |
I've The Blues
05:22
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I’ve the Blues
I want to say that I’m sorry for my change in winds
Like a kite, on them my direction depends
You’ve seen my highs, but more than I’d like you’ve seen my lows
And I’m ashamed, men don’t often let weakness show
She didn’t know that I was crying there
Couldn’t she see that I was plagued by thoughts unkind
But I knew; I’ve the blues
On your heart are hand me downs from your mom and dad
You sift through what you’ve picked up and what you’ve had
Some days good, others I don’t understand
I didn’t see that that she was crying there
How could I know that she’d been plagued by thoughts unkind
But she knew, she’d the blues
So I’m told, ups and downs are a part of life
Wait it out, things work out as they should
She won’t talk, spends her time singing lullabies
I sing ‘long, what we have now is good
Nobody knew that we weren’t crying this time
They couldn’t see that we’d been swelled with thoughts so kind
It was through, we’d the blues
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6. |
All Along
03:34
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All Along
I left home to prove to those who loved me most
That I had someone in me that they did not know
Who were they to say what I could not be?
I’d show them that my life was up to me
Got in with the right crowd and I made some friends
“What do I mean to you?” They said, “That depends”
But their love I sought and their love I’d win
Went through hell and I’d do it all again
And for what, Lord?
Now they’d like to know who made me, where I’m from
“How’d you go unloved unnoticed for so long?”
“We’re so glad to have you please stay awhile”
Sweet delivery but their words beguile
Up until this time they had not made a sound
And it turns out what I wanted only let me down
So I hold my head up and head back home
To the people who knew me all along
All along, Lord
All along, Lord
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7. |
Brownsburg
04:09
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Brownsburg
He left town and headed for the woods to find
A plot of land, it was getting pretty close to time
To settle down, meet a gal and build a home
Something he could take pride in and call his own
His brother from his hometown said “Man you done it right”
“Would you mind if I came over and gave your place a sight?”
“You’re looking mighty healthy, and while I admire your plan”
“I never really took you for a small town man”
Brownsburg, oh Brownsburg
I had not understood
That living such a simple life
Could do me so much good
There’s something bout the small town charm that
quenched a mighty thirst
And someone introduced him to the preacher at the Church
“Do you know your savior and are your sins made right?”
“With help from the Lord I’m sure you’ll make it all right”
Brownsburg, oh Brownsburg
I had not understood
That living such a simple life
Could do me so much good
Now he’s got some spare time and he’s read a book or two
He may not be an ‘learned’ man, but honest one its true
Work is always steady and never hard to bear
He wouldn’t have it any other way or anywhere BUT
Brownsburg, oh Brownsburg
I had not understood
That living such a simple life
Could do me so much good
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Waiting for Love to Break
There was a time when life left you dry
And I was the only one to stand at your side
But yours are eyes that see only what they want to see
While mine are fixed on everything that you mean to me
But maybe that’s it, I’ll never quite know
Just what I am feeling; will it die, will it grow
But yours are eyes that see only what they want to see
While mine are fixed on everything that you mean to me
I’m waiting for love to break
And all I’ve built up is at stake
I’m waiting for love to break
All that I have you can take
Well I’m losing hope, and you seem not to mind
I could be wrong it’s probably me who is blind
‘Cause mine are eyes that see only what they have to lose
While yours are fixed on everything that I mean to you
I’m waiting for love to break
And all I’ve built up is at stake
I’m waiting for love to break
All that I have you can take
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9. |
Jack The Boy
02:30
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Jack the Boy
Jack the boy played the guitar the same way
that he did when he first learned
And he only played for friends and I was one
Jack the man strummed the guitar in a band
and forgot how good it felt
To play for only those who cared
But oh how he longed for just one lonesome soul
to hear that melody
And lend a willing ear
So he picked and he sang 'til the blood within his veins
Flowed with bitter wine to sooth a mellow pain
But all that he played was in vain
(Inst.)
But oh how he longed for just one lonesome soul to hear that melody
And lend a willing ear
So he picked and he sang 'til the blood within his veins
Flowed with bitter wine to sooth a mellow pain
But all that he played was in vain
Jack the boy played the guitar the same way
that he did when he first learned
And he only played for friends and I was one
Jack the man strummed the guitar in a band
and forgot how good it felt
To play for only those who cared
To play for only those who cared
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10. |
Who'll Take My Place
05:49
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Who’ll Take my Place
Maybe it’s time we sit down and talk about where we are
Now I’m not trying to tell you what to do, just listen for awhile
There are things that have gone unsaid for long enough
And if you can’t be honest with your man
it’s gonna make things tough
Who’ll take my place if I have to go?
It hurts so bad to think of you with someone else
I’d rather not know
I want it to be me
But I know it cannot be
From the start I’d wondered at the thought of taking your hand
But I think so damned much sometimes I swear,
I stand between that plan
Now you might find what you have always sought in someone else
But I’ve fought hard for every memory that you and I have got
So who’ll take my place if I have to go?
It hurts so bad to think of you with someone else
I’d rather not know
And who’ll share their days and sing you to sleep?
I want it to be me
Oh, how I want it to be me
I want it to be me
But I know it cannot be
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11. |
Hey Love (reprise)
03:10
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Hey Love (reprise)
Joy short-lived he's fed up with one night stands
Love spent loose lacks what he had in her hands
But it’s too late this time he’s gone too fast
He prays silently that her love may last
Takes the train and thinks about
All the time lost while running around
But little does this man know
That she’s home waiting for him to show
Hey love, I guess we’re here to stay
Stuck on opposite sides in the games that we play
Young hearts so unwilling to change
But we will go our way and soon we will see
The paths we took made this love meant to be
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