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Birmingham
02:48
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I'm going down to Birmingham
I hear the scenery is sweet
I'm gonna get there while I can
There are some boys I'd like to meet
I bought a brand new suitcase and a party dress
So consider yourselves warned
I've got a ticket for the 10:05
I'm gonna take that town by storm
I'm gonna make some alterations
You know I'm tired of standing still
And if I don't take a chance on myself tonight
I think I never will
I'm gonna take that train all night
I'm working on a master plan
Now that I've got you in my sights
I'm going down to Birmingham
And when the train starts rolling and the sun falls down
Then I'll be dreaming through the miles
Why don't you charm me with that accent boys
I wanna steal your city style
And if the lights shine brighter on a southern street
Than in the town in left behind
Well, then I just might stay in Birmingham
until I make you mine, oh
I'm going down to Birmingham
to satisfy my gypsy feet
I'm gonna get there while I can
There are some boys I'd like to meet
I'm gonna take that train all night
I'm working on a master plan
Now that I've got you in my sights
I'm going down to Birmingham
Now that I've got you in my sights
I'm going to Birmingham
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2. |
Lay Your Burdens Down
04:16
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Lord, into Your hands I commit my spirit and this wasted life
Lying on an unmade bed, I prematurely grieve tonight
The mail has stopped, the phone don't ring
We can't decipher hot from cold
We don't know anyone in this town
This loneliness is growing old
Lay your burdens, lay your burdens
Lay your burdens down
Where's the hill that help comes from
when friends are scarce and money's tight
I've seen the sunlight break on through but it's the middle of the night
Tearing clothes and rending hearts, we look for morn's new mercies
And wipe our tired eyes to find no view on the horizon
Lay your burdens, lay your burdens
Lay your burdens down
Lay your burdens, lay your burdens
Lay your burdens down
Down, down where you can't reach
It's not for you to know
It's not for you to handle everything
Did you hang the moon in place
Did you tell the stars to shine
Do you have such little faith
Did you forget that you were mine
Did you forget that you were mine
Lay your burdens, lay your burdens
Lay your burdens down
Lay your burdens, lay your burdens
Lay your burdens down
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3. |
Shape of My Face
03:49
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This is the shape of my face
This is the length of my hair
No one to thank or to blame
Nothing is fair or unfair
I watch myself weathering these changes
I see the way that nature rearranges
All of the lines on my skin
Every one earned to the full
Once having reached for the sky
I give in to gravity's pull
As all the world rushes to the future
Some ways I fall behind at every turn
I follow at my own pace in a stupor
There's always something beautiful to learn
So here is the blonde turning grey
Here is my heart growing more
All of the wisdom I gain
is worth the tired and the sore
I see the way that nature rearranges
It's easy to start longing for the past
I watch myself weathering these changes
I'm fixing on the things designed to last
So this is the shape of my face
This is the length of my hair
No one to thank or to blame
Nothing is fair or unfair
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Hurricane
05:00
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When Ophelia came to Wexford, all the car alarms in Sandycove sang
And the leaves that had fallen to untimely death
rose up and they danced in the wind
Oh hurricane, oh hurricane
50 years since your twisted winds
whispered my old lover's name
Well, the power went out about midday
All the candles were lit in due time
The spider webs swayed, but the clothesline gave way
I brought my things in to dry
Oh hurricane, oh hurricane
50 years gone, I thought we'd all moved along
from your last devastation and pain
Well, the last time we danced like those leaves on the wind
You were down on one knee at the bay
And I gave you my hand, but you're no kind of man
You had blown town by our wedding day
Now the sands on the beach have all shifted
And my tears rolled away with the tide
But my heart has been shattered and sifted
Rearranged with the passing of time
Oh hurricane, oh hurricane
After 50 long years, it still brings me to tears
How the promise you made was in vain
Oh hurricane, oh hurricane
Every time the sea churns, your memory returns
And it leaves me in shambles again
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Cinderella Twin
04:06
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One faces the city, one faces the road
Metal posts dot the ground and they stand at attention
Driving toward Fairplay on 285
Denver night in the summertime
You might see lovers or aliens in two dimension
At the Cinderella Twin, at the Cinderella Twin
All of us acting up in the back of a truck
Every weekend with our friends
At the Cinderella Twin, ah the Cinderella Twin
With the headlines off and the speakers on
but you know we ain't watchin' at the Cinderella Twin
We're headed south on Santa Fe Drive
Red plastic letters on a tall white sign
Leading the way to the evening's entertainment
Boys lining up at concessions
Girls working hard to make first impressions
But you and me got a thing
It don't need no explainin'
At the Cinderella Twin, at the Cinderella Twin
We hold hands under the blanket
And tell everyone that we're just friends
At the Cinderella Twin, at the Cinderella Twin
All the headlights off and the speakers on
but you know we ain't watchin' at the Cinderella Twin
Silver screen so bright
Dark night sky above
Hold my hand real tight and tell me I'm the one you love
Yeah, it's a summer tradition
Like watermelon and fly fishin'
Double features and 4th of July fireworks show
They say that one day they'll build this up
Knock down the screens for apartment blocks
Some facing the city, some facing the road
But the Cinderella Twin, ah the Cinderella Twin
All of us acting up in that old pick up truck
Like the summer'd never end
Oh the Cinderella Twin, ah the Cinderella Twin
With the headlights off and the speakers on
But you know we ain't watchin' at the Cinderella Twin
Oh yeah, at the Cinderella Twin
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6. |
California
03:53
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This car just goes and goes
I think I'll drive it to the edge
As long as there is gasoline, earth and asphalt under me
I just might make it to the coast
California was the dream
Movie stars, room for horses
Two piece swimsuit in the summer
Holding breath and diving under
I think it's you I miss the most
Oh, I miss the days when conversation
was as simple as a smile
One look and you knew me
You saw right through me
And it was easy for a while
How do we get back to that innocent time
I bet you never wandered far from home
Me, I had energy to burn
There's always somewhere new to be
It held a strange allure for me
I'm always after that next turn
Bu now I find myself alone
And all my conversations stall
Surrounded by such loud discord
Sometimes a coward, sometimes bored
Sometimes I wonder where you are
Oh, I miss the time when you were my friend
And there was no one judging me
Oh sad or inspired, no words required
We knew each other to a tee
How do we get back to that innocence
How do we find a new way we can be
We can't stop the world from breaking our spirits
But oh how I wanna heal
Oh how I wanna heal
Oh how I wanna heal
This car just goes and goes and goes
I always seem to drive away
As long as there is gasoline, earth and asphalt under me
There's hope I'll make it back one day
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7. |
We're Not Going Anywhere
03:03
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Sometimes I love you
Sometimes you hate me
It's just how it is and it's not worth debating
Who calls the shots or how much we care
We're not going anywhere
I parked the Mazda so long ago
Where it died on your doorstep
That's how I know
i'm trapped in your arms, faithful to this affair darlin'
We're not going anywhere
Anywhere where circumstances get the better part of love
Anywhere where time diminishes the sacred nature of
All those promises you made me
Maybe I'm unworthy of
But anyway, I'll take my chances because when push comes to shove
We've got the means baby
We've got the motive
To go the distance
Yeah, we're devoted
We may as well just pull up a chair 'cuz
We're not going anywhere
You say it your way, but I'll tell you mine
And we'll find a road that suits us both fine
Fasten your seat belt, throw out the spare
We're not going anywhere
Anywhere where circumstances get the better part of love
Anywhere where time diminishes the sacred nature of
All those promises you made me
Maybe I'm unworthy of
But anyway, I'll take my chances because when push comes to shove
I'm not suggesting what you're perceiving
We're not going nowhere
We're just not leaving
In joy and sorrow, everything shared
We're not going anywhere
We're not going anywhere
We're not going anywhere
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8. |
Down the Line
03:47
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Ask the question
We always talk about the same things
Repetition
Do you ever wonder why we're stuck in neutral
Let's go a different direction
Ask the question, 'cause I'm tired of being shy
(Down the line)
There's only one way this gets better
You're gonna choose to run or fight
And I want you have you by my side
Be the difference between a real friend and a contact
Sit and listen - no, not just to reply
Sit and listen
Give me your eyes and ears
Don't turn your back
Walk me through it
Don't be afraid to fight
(Down the line)
There's only one way this gets better
You're gonna choose to run or fight
And I wanna have you by my side
Face to face, we're gonna see a different way around things
Past the problems and on to better times
(Down the line)
There's only one way this gets better
You've gotta choose to run or fight
And I wanna have you by my side
(Down the line)
I'm not afraid of stormy weather
I know it's gonna be alright
But I want you with me down the line
(Down the line)
There's only one way this gets better
You've gotta choose to run or fight
And I wanna have you by my side
(Down the line)
I'm not afraid of stormy weather
I know it's gonna be alright
But I want you with me down the line
I want you with me down the line
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9. |
Cost Me Everything
04:11
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Cut me with your knife
I want to belong
You can have my life, but I am not that strong
And you, you're gonna cost me everything
Yeah, you, you're gonna cost me everything
When I saw you shine, I could not resist
I knew that you were mine and now it's come to this
Yeah, you, you're gonna cost me everything
Yeah, you, you're gonna cost me everything
I know this is gonna get complicated
But I didn't stop to think twice
I leapt so long before I took a second look
And now I know the real price
So let them throw their stones and bury me beneath
The spirit ever willing but the flesh hopelessly weak
And you, you're gonna cost me everything
Yeah, you, you're gonna cost me everything
Yeah you, you're gonna cost me everything
And I, I'm gonna give you everything
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10. |
Death and Taxes
05:08
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Picturing you dear
Every morning I get up and do my time
Back when you were here
Oh that silver lining wasn't hard to find
But there's thing you can't avoid
And I am running into them at every turn
Drowning in the noise of a million lessons I am being forced to learn
And I've had my fill of death and taxes
My fill of death and taxes
I've had my fill of death and taxes for a lifetime
I've had my fill of death and taxes
My fill of death and taxes
I've had my fill of death and taxes for a lifetime
And it's true what they say
The Lord giveth, and He also takes away
I keep falling on my knees
but getting up isn't as easy as it used to be
And I've had my fill of death and taxes
My fill of death and taxes
I've had my fill of death and taxes for a lifetime
I've had my fill of death and taxes
My fill of death and taxes
I've had my fill of death and taxes for a lifetime
I don't wanna cry
I don't wanna be ungrateful
But I'm sick of tired of goodbyes
Lord, I'm just trying to be faithful
And it's a difficult endeavor
Try not to focus on the worries on of each day
'Cause ain't nobody here forever
And the grief and paperwork keep getting in my way
And I've had my fill of death and taxes
My fill of death and taxes
I've had my fill of death and taxes for a lifetime
I've had my fill of death and taxes
My fill of death and taxes
I've had my fill of death and taxes for a lifetime
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11. |
Comfort
03:08
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Comfort, comfort to those in pain
Tears for all of your losses
May you have many to carry your load
And resolve to try again
Oh we know the road can be winding
And although the world can be cruel
There's a Love eternally binding to carry us through
To carry us through
So Mercy, mercy on all who fail
Human we have been from birth
May we be mindful of wonderful truth
That our deeds are not our true worth
Regrets, we all will have many
And redemption may seem hard to find
But take that path that narrows before you
Leave them behind, leave them behind
Freedom, oh freedom to those in chains
One day your suffering will cease
Be they of iron, of grief, or of sin
We pray for your release
And for comfort, oh comfort to those in pain
Tears for all of your losses
May you have many to carry your load
And resolve to try again
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