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The Damage I've Dunn
03:13
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The contract was up, so he made a new offer
The girl came back, but nobody bothered to stay, but it's okay
I played along, you could say I was foolish
She thought it was love, you could say I was cruel
But I tried, the feelings died
The girl you got with was a loser, you must have been a fool to choose her
But it's okay, it's not my say
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm too young
We can reverse the damage I've done
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm too young
It seems the worst has just begun
Far away she said she lived, between the Earth and rocks and trees; there was a road that seemed quite out of place to me
I said you're overactive; girl you seem you a bit too responsive
You're not too bright, it seems you might just have a thing for me
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm too young
We can reverse the damage I've done
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm too young
It seems the worse has just begun
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm too young
We can reverse the damage I've done
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm too young
It seems it's over before it's begun.
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Ooh La La
02:27
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And you know I'm trying hard
And you know I'm trying oh so hard
But to see you on his arm
Oh no, you said, you said to me;
I'm sad, I'm sad, so sad, so sad, so sad for you
And I find it regretful that you could not be on my arm, sweetheart
And you know I'm trying hard
So I'm playing my records low
But to see you on his arm
Oh no, you said, you said to me
I'm sad, I'm sad, so sad, so sad, so sad for you
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3. |
Wasting Time On Her
04:02
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I didn't have the words to say, I didn't have the words to say
That I love you, I love you, I want you, and so I'm telling you today
You didn't have the will to hear, you didn't have the will to hear
That I love you, I love you, I need you, but you just covered up your ears
I can't believe, you didn't heed my word
It wasn't greed that captured him from her
You know I tried, to see you as you were
So down and blue, but still I'll always try
She wants reprehension of my deepest intentions
And I can't comprehend the way that woman works her mind
She doesn't believe me as I try to tell her softly
Of all the jests I said to her I never meant one line
And I don't wanna die alone, so I'll keep wasting time on her
The past will unveil why I am how I am
New York starts, New York starts to plague my heart
Cut short the curtail; they put me through hell
New York starts, New York starts to plague my heart
I can't believe you're back to your old self
You don't need me; I'll just retract my help
You know I tried to see you as you were
So down and blue, but still I'll always try
We had conversation and now we don't complain about how it all worked out; it hurts me every time
I tried to explain my life to her; she wouldn't listen
Of all the jests I said to her; you know I never meant one line
But I don't wanna die alone, so I'll keep wasting time on her.
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Moscow
02:06
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Well I had a red haired girl from Moscow
And she said 'doo doo doo' "I love you"
Well I swear while you're in your underwear, I love you too
Oh yes I do
Well I had a fair heart and mind to leave you
But you said 'doo doo doo' "I love you"
Well I must confess while you're in your nightdress I love you too
Oh yes I do
And now the sun is down, and who can turn my frown around? Not you
You left me, now that's absurd; I moved on or so you heard; it's true
Well my red haired girl moved up to Boston
Called me up and said 'doo doo doo' "I love you"
Well I swear while you're living way up there I love you too
Oh yes I do
Oh what a big surprise; the tears cascaded from your eyes as proof
Please oh please just take me back; I've been a fool; I always loved you too
Well my red haired girl moved back to Moscow, and I said 'doo doo doo' "I love you"
She said "I don't care, you've been unfair"
Please forgive me; I've been such a fool, but I love you
Oh yes I do, oh yes I do, oh yes I do, oh yes I do, oh yes I do.
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5. |
Inhale
03:38
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She can't breathe but she can inhale
She's illiterate, can't you tell?
And she's keeping the things she can't sell
She's diseased but she'll still inhale
We'll suppress a sigh, we may be dreaming but we're still capable of dying
But we'll get by; we'll wipe the weariness from our dreary eyes
If you're unaware, we're already waiting
And they're taking Jeanette straight to jail
For ten years she'll rot in her cell
She's still dreaming of shoes on sale
Breathe easy; inhale
We'll suppress a sigh, we may be dreaming but we're still capable of dying
But we'll get by; we'll wipe the weariness from our dreary eyes
If you're unaware, we're already waiting
She's broken, battered, beaten, bruised, and I don't know her name
It doesn't matter how you say it; the message stays the same.
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6. |
Island Song
02:10
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Oh oh oh Dana, you're so perfect in every way, and I've been hoping that you might stay the night
Please Dana, I've been praying that you might see, there's no one better for you than me
I love you doo, doo doo, da-da-da Dana
Doo, doo doo, da-da-da Dane
Oh oh oh Dana, you are the perfect girl for me, you have no flaws far as I can see
Please want me Dana, I'm so jealous you're not with me, that other guy he is so lucky
I love you doo, doo doo, da-da-da Dana
Doo, doo doo, da-da-da Dana
Time is the week when she'll say all the words you shouldn't speak
Will you still speak them now? You think you're so clever
I deny the things I've said, I'm wanting you but still not in your bed
Well least I can try, oh I can't? Then I deny my love for you
You, da-da-da Dana
Doo, doo doo, da-da-da Dana.
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7. |
Skinner's Hill
02:44
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Taken from sight at Skinner's Hill
I can't believe she'd hide her pills
And she's got nothing but sex appeal
Buried alive for a broken deal
And I've been waiting all my life for someone to arrive and take me back to the city
And I've been waiting all my life
Taken from sight at Skinner's Hill
I'm broken and bruised but I'm breathing still
I can't find where she hid her pills
Now I'm alone at Skinner's Hill
And I've been waiting all my life for someone to arrive and take me back to the city
And I've been waiting all my life
Buried alive at Skinner's Hill
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8. |
Love Slave
02:49
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She took a photograph for all the boys to see
She took a photograph for all the boys to see
And now I see her and she's looking back at me
I see you stepping out from the limousine
She put her picture up for all the boys to see
She put her picture up for all the boys to see
I knew I'd seen her face before in a magazine
And now you're coming back and I can't breathe
If I am your love slave, and your are my mistress
Then what?
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Donny Starts Her Off
02:24
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Well this may not be the end, but I'll tell you what it once was
A dream so collaboratively beautiful; now put on your make-up
Speaking in tongues; collecting all your thoughts, just to speak to her but once without him there
Talking in circles, sorting through your junk mail; trying to find a letter from her somewhere in there
And her photographs are art in their own way
It took all sorts of pills to put her to sleep that day
And I gotta tell her how I feel some way
And it's all poetry in it's own way
Well you say you may have seen it coming, but really it's a surprise
You seem so vague as you describe the color of my eyes
And if it all was a dream it sure as hell was a beautiful one
Look now we may not be getting married but at least it was a lot of fun
And her photographs are art in their own way
It took all sorts of pills to put her to sleep that day
And I gotta tell her how I feel some way
And it's all poetry in it's own way.
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Tosh & Unsure
01:48
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All the tables have turned; your blood money is scattered all over the place
And I can see your intentions are mirrored, directly displayed on your face
One, two, three, four
When I awake I hope my feelings are erased, I desire the capability to forget about your face
And I regret my inability to laugh when you are near
I can't be happy for you when you're not with me my dear
And so I'm tosh & unsure of all that I've been striving for
But I'll be okay; I'll never do, I'm not right for you; all I can do is sing for you, my serenade in blue.
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There Is A Reason
03:13
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Taking pills and crashing underneath the mattress
Train rides; only to see home again but through more mature eyes
Taking shots of whiskey, my breath makes you sick
Well all right, we'll just have to live again in unfamiliar times
Where did you go? How could I've known that there's a reason for tomorrow and the treason that we've sewn?
Don't you find it crazy how some girls have the will to make you feel like dirt, even though you were on top of the world on just the other day
Taking pills and crashing; lighting classy matches
Plane rides, because your old home it's far, it's much too far away
Where did you go? How could I've known that there's a reason for tomorrow and the treason that we've sewn?
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