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The Man You Need
04:13
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Darlin' I ain't ever gonna make it famous
No you're never gonna see my name on a marquee sign
'Cause these sad songs I sing ain't the ones they want to hear
But they're the only ones now that I know how to write
And the bills keep piling up on the table
Most of 'em now I know are more than pass due
And I know this ain't the way that we had it planned
But darlin' I swear we'll see it through
And I may not be the man your mama wanted
And I know I'm never gonna be the man of your dreams
But when the time comes and I'm the only one you've got
I swear I'm gonna be the man that you need
Well the gigs that I've been playing ain't been paying
I swear no one cares for an honest song anymore
And I know sometimes it feels like I spend more just to get there
Than I ever seem to get back from the door
I know that you know that I've been trying
But a high school education won't get me far
And working forty hours a week on that minimum wage
Makes getting by these days pretty damn hard
And I may not be the man your mama wanted
And I know I'm never going to be the man of your dreams
But when the time comes and I'm the only one you've got
I swear I'm gonna be the man that you need
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2. |
Forsaken Home
04:42
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It's hard to find yourself at the bottom of a bottle
And I've lost myself now every time that I've tried
Everything that I thought I was turned out to be a lie
That I just told myself to help me sleep at night
No one gives a damn about a man who don't give a damn about
Anything but who's buying him the next round
And I'd like to make it right but those old angels by my side
They turned their backs on me the last time I let 'em down
I've lost myself before but this time might be the worst
When I fell off the wagon I barely missed the hearse
And I found my way back down to the bottom on my own
So I'm making myself comfortable in my new forsaken home
I'm tired of living this life but I keep doing it to myself
And I've been running in circles trying to get my head on straight
That devil on my shoulder says he's the only friend I need
And I tend to listen to what it is he has to say
I've lost myself before but this time might be the worst
When I fell off the wagon I barely missed the hearse
And I found my way back down to the bottom on my own
So I'm making myself comfortable in my new forsaken home
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3. |
One More Try
04:55
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The clock on the wall ticks away
As the light in this room slowly fades
And darkness it comes back
Just to poison my mind
These days I find it hard to sleep
'Cause my past life still haunts my dreams
And I'll stay up as long as it takes
Just to keep those wolves at bay
Well the fire inside still burns
And I promise that I won't let it die
And I'd like to think by now I'd learned
But I just can't let sleeping dogs lie
So I guess you and me
We can give it one more try
I feel like a shadow on these streets
That sun she don't ever shine on me
But I ain't ever known a southern man
To complain about some shade
These days the truth seems hard to find
But I see love when I look in your eyes
And if that's all I have in this world
Well it's fine by me
'Cause the fire inside still burns
And I promise that I won't let it die
And I'd like to think by now I'd learned
But I just can't let sleeping dogs lie
So I guess you and me
We can give it one more try
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4. |
Riverside
04:17
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Take my broken body down to that lonesome riverside
And throw me on the damn day that I die
Let my worries and my sins never come back again
Just let 'em float on down that line
'Cause this life that I led it was long and it was rough
And I know I wasn't good enough
So don't waste your time putting me down in that ground
'Cause I know just where I'm bound
Take me down to the riverside
Well the liquor took a hold when I was just a boy
And since that time lord knows I never slowed down
The woman that I loved well she left soon enough
'Cause she couldn't deal with my rambling around
And I tried lord I tried to settle down
But it never seemed to work that way
If I had a chance now to do it all again
I'm pretty sure there's not a god damned thing that I would change
So take me down to the riverside
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5. |
The Short Route
03:46
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It's whiskey on the rocks and real close calls
Pick me ups in a bathroom stall
Wondering if I'd ever make it back home
I've been spending my time just pushing my luck
The wheels are turning but my life is fucked
Won't someone throw this old dog a bone
And all those nights chasing women around
Getting high and falling down
Have beaten my heart black and blue
All the women that I've loved before
Late at night behind closed doors well
They can't hold a single candle to you
And it's a long road to salvation
Just a short trip to damnation
And I'm so impatient
I'll take the short route every time
I know that I've made mistakes
'Cause I can still feel the weight
Where they rest deep in my soul
We've only got ourselves to blame
For the choices that we've made
Or have we all just been playing our roles
And it all comes back on you in the end
Just like a long lost lover or an old time friend
It seems we all got our own debts to pay
Love ain't easy no and life ain't cheap
If you want to make it son you gotta dig deep
I wish I had a little more to say
And it's a long road to salvation
Just a short trip to damnation
And I'm so impatient
I'll take the short route every time
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6. |
Cold Mountain Water
04:03
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when I'm sitting here by myself
I can't help thinking this might be hell
they tell you to grow up get a job
an settle down
work hard everyday
just fill your wallet with that pay
don't you worry about free time son
it'll come around
just follow the rules and stay in line
listen to us and you'll be fine
we've been there done that
and soon you'll see
so I make food at a place
where I can't afford to eat
and something about that
ain't settling right with me
so when I wake up in the morning
no I ain't going to work
I'm going to pack my things and hit that road
well I'll just head on up to those
appalachian hills and let that
cold mountain water cleanse my soul
now I'm sitting here in this bar
with my friends and my guitar
and I'm thinking to myself
I've got it made
see that 9 to 5
lord that white collar life
well it just wasn't
something I could take
and I think I've done the best
some would say that I've been blessed
with this hand in life that I've been dealt
at the end of the day
I no longer stop and think
'cause I know I'm free
I'm not for sale
so when I wake up in the morning
no I ain't going to work
I'm going to pack my things and hit that road
well I'll just head on up to those
appalachian hills and let that
cold mountain water cleanse my soul
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