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Back in the Sand
03:18
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When you turn 18 they're gonna kick you out
You'll get a couple months notice in case you wanna leave town
And you'll sign your name on the dotted line
And swear you wanna serve your country but it's a lie
Cause you ain't got nowhere to go
And you say well there Ian’t no jobs back home
Your baby tries to understand
Cause she knows you may not come back from the sand
When the bombs go off you don’t blink an eye
It’s not like you can leave until you bide your time
And with nothing much to lose you really do stand out
All the city kids start running when you come around
And you ain’t got nowhere to go
And you say that you gave up long ago
Your baby tries to understand
Cause she knows you may not come back from the sand
You ain’t got nowhere to go
And you say that you gave up long ago
Your baby tries to understand
Cause she knows you may not come back from the sand
And this isn’t quite exactly what you planned
Just another day
Just another day
Just another day until you’re back in the sand
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2. |
Long Time Coming
03:04
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It’s Sunday night in a Saskatchewan town
I wonder where you are and what you’re doing now
Somebody told me you’re doing alright
But you’re back on the drugs and staying up all night
It’s been a long time coming now
It’s been a long time coming now
It hasn’t been too hard this letting you go
Things are getting so hectic there’s just no time you know
But every so often on that old Number One
I get thinking about what I could have done
It’s been a long time coming now
It’s been a long time coming now
And you never know
The real reason why I let you go
And if you never see
How hard it was and what it did to me
It’s alright now
It’s alright now
It’s been a long time coming now
It’s been a long time coming now
It’s been a long time coming now
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Alison
02:50
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The phone rings and I know that it's you
Oh here we go again now what did he do
Well he changed the locks and he canceled the card
And I pray to go he don't know where you are
And then you start up with "He don't mean to do it"
I'll believe it when you can prove it
Alison
You shouldn't have to live like this
Always putting his life first and sticking it out for the kids
Alison you can make it on your own
Cause this is where you live but it's not your home
The cop on the line is ready to dispatch
But he's on his knees and he wants you back
And a new day begins but it ain't nothing new
You got the whole world telling you what you should do
And it never stops and it tears you apart
And you close your eyes and you cross your heart
Alison
You shouldn't have to live like this
Always putting his life first and sticking it out for the kids
Alison you can make it on your own
Cause this is where you live but it's not your home
The first step is gonna be the hardest
And the backlash and gonna feel the farthest
Then there's gonna be nights where you feel so alone
Right now you don't know where you're going
But you better get moving or he'll end up knowing
And god forbid you ever try to make it on your own
God forbid you ever try to make it on your own
Alison
You shouldn't have to live like this
Always putting his life first and sticking it out for the kids
Alison you can make it on your own
Cause this is where you live but it's not your home
You can make it on your own
Alison you can make it on your own
Alison you can make it on your own
Cause this is where you live but it's not your home
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When I was younger my mamma told me
How I would know how a man would treat me
She said a man he will do unto you
Just like he done unto his mamma too
And if he don't know her or she had him young
He'll spend his life just trying to find one
And if she don't love him or she done him wrong
You'll spend your life not knowing where he gone
When I was older my baby told me
He'd be by my side for eternity
And when I found out that he'd been untrue
He's spent the night saying
Girl, I love you
Girl, don't you fall for my man
He'll promise you the world and he'll take it back
Girl, don't you fall for my man
He'll lie and he'll cheat and he'll do it again
Girl, don't you fall for my man
He'll promise you the world and he'll take it back
Girl, don't you fall for my man
He'll lie and he'll cheat and he'll do it again
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Diamonds
03:26
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I'm mining for your love
Surveying for your time
I want all the simple things
Most men leave behind
Brave those weary storms
Say you're doing it for me
Just come back to my arms
Be the only thing I need
All the diamonds in the world won't make you mine
Save me for a rainy day and take your time
Darling give me something just me a sign
That this is all you need
Can this be all you need
Standing by the window
I watch you walk away
I look down at our children and I don't know what to say
I know we're up on hard times
But there must be more than this
The memory of a man all I do is miss
All the diamonds in the world won't make you mine
Save me for a rainy day and take your time
Darling give me something just me a sign
That this is all you need
Can this be all you need
All the diamonds in the world won't make you mine
Save me for a rainy day and take your time
Darling give me something just me a sign
That this is all you need
Can this be all you need
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Goodbye, California
03:58
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Been asleep for days
Now I'm awake
I still can't move
I'm still afraid
There's blood all around me
I can't see straight
I'm looking for anyone, anything
To help me escape
Goodbye, California
Maybe I'll see you again
Nice to know you
I'm sorry this is the end
Goodbye, California
Must be a dream
You and me
You said I let you down
I let you down I let you down
What did you do to me
Goodbye, California
Maybe I'll see you again
Nice to know you
I'm sorry this is the end
Goodbye, California
All my life
I dreamed of you
And all my dreams
Seemed to come true
But now it's Goodbye, California
Maybe I'll see you again
Nice to know you
I'm sorry this is the end
Goodbye, California
Goodbye, California
Goodbye, California
I'll see again
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7. |
The Way I Miss You
02:48
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I don't know what it means
And never could believe
That you believe in me the way you do
And when I try and see
What it is you see
I start to lose myself in losing you
Cause I need you here but you don't pickup
And I say your name but it's not enough
I close my eyes and try to brush it off
But the way I miss you never stops
I've said a million words
That you've never heard
If a tree falls in a forest of letters I never sent
Was it really worth
Another ounce of earth
Just to get this feeling off of my chest
Cause you'll never know it if I don't speak up
But I cut you off and I just gave up
Cause I never feel like I'm good enough
But the way I miss you never stops
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8. |
The Accident
03:17
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Hey put down your flag
What are you fighting for, hiding from, waiting on
And are you okay
How've you been these days
I guess I forgot how to ask and how to try
Sometimes you almost remember my name
And I wouldn't think twice about leaving your side
Cause that's how I gauge the good days
When I see the man I knew
Before the accident
Hey what's that you say
You recall sleeping in, waking halfway through the day
But that's not what you'd say
Cause you forgot how to speak and how to walk
But sometimes you almost remember my name
And I wouldn't think twice about leaving your side
Cause that's how I gauge the good days
When I see the man I knew
Before the accident
Don't turn away
What are you fighting for, hiding from, waiting on
And what can I say
To make it all okay
To take it back and stop the clock and show you
Something your daughter would like you to see
She's growing up so fast you'd hardly believe it
And sometimes I wish it was me
Just so she'd know the way you were
Before the accident
Sometimes you almost remember my name
And I wouldn't think twice about leaving your side
Cause that's how I gauge the good days
When I see the man I knew
Before the accident
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Catastrophe
03:09
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At the end of this assembly line I know we all got problems all got hard times
But these days I can't seem to shake getting through the night just to stay awake
Cause I got another shift at daybreak
At the mill they don't give a damn who you think you are or what you've got planned
Cause we're all a pink slip away from the welfare office line and the food bank
Baby look around
Tell me what do you see
Is this what life is
This catastrophe
Baby look around
Tell me what do you see
What do you see
Are this century's greatest minds just killing themselves one thought at a time
Is remembering from where you came a little bit different from staying the same
Is there something wrong with the world today
Or have we always lived and died this way
Look around
Tell me what do you see
Is this what life is
This catastrophe
Baby look around
Tell me what do you see
What do you see
And I'm falling apart
Now I'm ripped at the seams
Somebody tell me what this all means
Cause I'm falling apart
Is there something wrong with the world today
Or have we always lived and died this way
Baby look around
Tell me what do you see
Is this what life is
This catastrophe
Baby look around
Tell me what do you see
What do you see
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10. |
Where We Are
03:27
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I can't hold you close and I can't have you near
Or let you go or keep you here
And I can't change a thing
And I can't change your mind
Or save the day
Or go back in time
Because where we are
Is just where we are
falling farther from so far
Underneath morning sheets
Tell me
Tell me you need me
Twilight breaks and I break in two
I wake alone
And without you
So far apart
Cross your heart
And take me home
Wherever you are
Take me home wherever you are
Take me home wherever
You are so afraid
It's okay
But I can feel you slipping more each day
it's okay
Safe to say
I guess we both know that you weren't going to stay
Where we are is just where we are
Falling farther from so far
Underneath midnight sheets
Tell me
Tell me you need me
Tell me
Tell me you need me
Tell me
Tell me you need me
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11. |
Us Broken Hearts
03:38
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Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid played her first show at 14 years old and released her first album at 20. She has gone on to release more than 12 albums and has worked with music greats like Garth Hudson (the Band/Bob Dylan), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) and Atom Willard (Alkaline Trio). Her songs have appeared in A&E’s Biography, America’s Got Talent and American Idol. ... more
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