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Leaving in a Hurry
04:42
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there's no money left to borrow in this town
no hearts left to break
so don't cry for the king with the paper crown
like a worn out eight-track he's made his last play
they say that california's nice this time of year
i suppose it's the same the whole year round
i'm still not sure what i'm searching for
so i hope it lets me know once it's found
CHORUS:
that's why i'm
leaving in a hurry or in a hearse
and i'm not sure which is worse
but i hate to leave things this way
and i have half a mind
to show you the kind
of damage you've done to me
this two-time loser seems to have lost his way
in the shimmer and the shine of the city life
so many good intentions turn into debts to pay
or an angry husband with a very sharp knife
CHORUS
i would've taken that highway home
if i'd only known
where i came from
i'd rather pass the buck than to share the blame
i never know when to leave well enough alone
and when the calvary comes i'll be gone
but then i guess that you might have known
CHORUS
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The County Line
04:38
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take your time on the county line
careful of the words that you leave behind
no man alive can catch up to you
even if you're standing still
lose that number that she gave to you
you know the harm that it can do
no time left for emotion
no void left to fill
CHORUS
as the blood runs through your veins
it drains from another
all the while you contemplate
when they will discover it was you
busted lip and a broken tooth
couldn't let him make a fool of you
he had taken advantage of the situation
and you know that wouldn't do
so you laid him out on the curb
a moment of silence was observed
all the while you heard her screaming
she was shouting out his name
CHORUS
face on tv screens provinc-wide
guess you can run but you can't hide
this old motel room's getting smaller
yeah, the walls are closing in
all the way to hell on a suicide run
a blaze of fire down the 401
the sound of metal hitting concrete
yeah the air begins to chill
CHORUS
as the blood runs from your veins
and the reaper comes a calling
and as the light shines in your eyes
you finally realize
you were just a man
CHORUS
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Old Rock 'N' Rollers
03:49
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i've seen your face
i've seen your face before
down at the laundromat
standin' outside the liquor store
so many faces
so many places
so many towns in between
took so long to figure out where i belong
and old rock n rollers never die
they just keep rollin' on
could've been the time
could've been the year
but the booze and the drugs didn't kill us
and we're both still standin' here
so many reasons to give up dreaming
all the troubled times we have see
no time for the hungry to worry about where they went wrong
and old rock n rollers never die
they just keep rollin' on
a dirty word is seldom heard
your head's hanging way up in the clouds
no use worrying about what might have been
time's your only enemy now
say what you've gotta say
i'll hear you on the radio
a hundred years from now
and i'll think to myself that they could knock you down
but they could never knock you out
so much heart and guts and blood and sweat
you always had a trick up your sleeve
now the world keeps turning to the rhythm
of your one in a million song
old rock n rollers never die
they just keep rollin on
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The One
04:50
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you think you've got a hold on my heart babe
you think that i don't have the strength to run
those promises i made they don't mean a thing
and i ain't gonna be the one
i remember all the laughter and the good times
i remember when we used to have so much fun
but those days they have gone along the wayside
and i ain't gonna be the one
your mama always said you were a good girl
so why don't you put down your daddy's gun
'cause there's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
and i ain't gonna be the one
oh oh whoa oh oh oh
i ain't gonna be the one
you can take the last breath from my lips babe
you can take the midnight moon and the setting sun
you can take everything that i ever had
but i ain't gonna be the one
your mama always said you were a good girl
so why don't you put down your daddy's gun
'cause there's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
and i ain't gonna be the one
oh oh whoa oh oh oh
i ain't gonna be the one
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When You Were Mine
04:46
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when you were mine
we were so good together
any storm we could weather
turn water into wine
when you were mine
i let go of those bad dreams
gave up on the get-rich-quick schemes
i was feeling just fine
when you were mine
there were nothing but good vibes
i could ignore the usual jibes
things were falling in line
when you were mine
no more soul-searching
my heart was lurching
must've been some kind of sign
CHORUS
but sometimes things just aren't meant to be
and we can try with all our might
but everyday becomes an endless stream
of broken promises and empty fights
and when we finally reach the breaking point
hit rock bottom , see the light
we might find it's all right... to let go
when you were mine
i must confess that i was a mess
far from your picture of togetherness
sweet perfume and turpentine
when you were mine
the road was paved with shards of glass
no way i could ever get passed
things were far from divine
CHORUS
BREAK
now that your gone
i try to think of the good times
no love lost on the petty crimes
but i guess it's been so long
now that your gone
i've gotta pull up my boot straps
let myself of this trap
admit that i'd done wrong
think about movin on
CHORUS
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No-Win Situation
04:25
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love is a no-win situation
your heart will take you places that you don't wanna go
give up on instant gratification
take it down a notch, baby, take it slow
romance is an imaginary notion
designed to sell us all on the dream
of the black and white, stormy night, hollywood myth
no grey area on that screen
sometimes you gotta drag your feet through the mud
sometimes you gotta admit that you're not always right
sometimes you gotta have your voice heard
but never let your worry last on through the night
because love is a no-win situation
your heart will take you places that you don't wanna go
give up on instant gratification
take it down a notch, baby, take it slow
remember the night that we first met
we were both so drunk it's easy to forget
but the stars they were shinin' in your eye
i bet you knew you were in for a surprise
you may wanna leave, you may wanna run
the grass is always greener in the next town
well you're fallin' fast, you're fallin' hard
now you gotta keep from fallin' down
in love is a no-win situation
your heart will take you places that you don't wanna go
give up on instant gratification
take it down a notch, baby, take it slow
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Tired Old Cliche
05:05
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i got a headache the size of tacoma
i got a face with no place to hide
i got a woman who thinks that she knows me
in for a long lonesome ride
i got a feeling i should be someplace else
i know when something is just not meant to be
only wish that i had the courage
to let the sadness of the truth set her free
and that tired old cliche rings a little louder in my head
what goes around, comes around , or so it's been said
and of all the broken hearts i ever had
this is the first time that the last time
ever felt so sad
got a train to catch in the morning
gonna ride it straight to hell
on the run from this lonesome feeling
oh the stories i could tell
chorus
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48 Hours
04:57
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i've got a tank full of gas
and a heart full of hope
i've got a weekend pass
from pretending that i'm able to cope
i'm going to see what it's like
to live carefree
i'm going to do unto others
what they never seem to do for me
i'm a little too fond of them neon signs
the night life seems to know my middle name
every now and then i fall back in
and i convince myself that i'm really not the same
as those sorrowful souls on desolation row
i've got too much going for me
but i'm a selfish fool with a heart of stone
holding up a white flag and waiting for some relief
sweet salvation at the bottom of this glass
only trepidation is that this moment has to pass
sunlight streams into the stale barroom
i'm all out of time, i'm all out of cash
be out on the street before too long
try to get my bearings , try to find my car
no one told me it could go so wrong
wish i'd won the lottery or been a rock star
the night could have gone a whole lot worse
wound up in an alley instead of the drunk tank
no crimes committed and no harm done
i'm the only victim and i've got myself to thank
when the road gets rough
you'll be right behind me
ready to pick me up
ready to redefine me
when times get hard
at your wit's end
wait 48 hours
then put me back together again
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9. |
Arizona
07:31
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arizona
don't you ever let me down
i've been hearing through the grapevine
you're the driest place around
oh, tell me arizona
where do we go from here
when all the temples have fallen
all that's left is the taste of fear
walking that line
taking up the time
and i don't know
what to do with myself
porcelain gods, shag carpet, polyester
rock garden outside
irrigate the lawn, the past is gone
it's so damn hot
does it ever cool down here
in arizona
did we ever have enough
was there any consolation
when the game got too rough
arizona
i can feel the sting
scorpion venom, fragility to which life clings
holding down a job
for 25 years just to end up here
staring at my shoes
the martini glass empties
and fills my blues
with an assortment of pills
one lets you wake
and one lets you sleep
and its so damn cold
does it ever warm up here
in arizona
taking up space
this old model needs to be replaced
i'll soon be gone
with all of my old friends
on pathways of light
i can feel the sting
there's a sweetness in this victory
sadness in this defeat
holding down a job
25 years, shag carpet, polyester
staring at my shoes
one lets you wake
one lets you sleep
scorpion venom
the martini glass empties
and fills my blues
it's so damn hot
does it ever cool down here
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Tom Savage Kingston, Ontario
Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre. ... more
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