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Wasted Times
03:21
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I was looking for someone you couldn’t be
You were looking for someone that wasn’t me
All we got was sleepless nights and some good old company
And times like these well that’ll more than do
Oh wasted time’s never wasting time with you.
Magic always comes to you in time
Trial and error is part of the design
Usually it gets you when it’s the last thing on your mind
And that kind of magic hits right out of the blue
Oh wasted time’s never wasting time with you.
The gift of light, the perfect ten
You got me on my feet again
We held so tight it kept my demons in
For long enough to know I’d have to let you go
We had fun until it wasn’t anymore
I’m not even sure what I was looking for
But any time you’re lonely there’ll be a big old open door
You’re part of me like one of these tattoos
Wasted time’s never wasting time with you.
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2. |
That Smile
03:30
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I was see through, rebounding like a rubber ghost
Numb and naked, and shot from pillar into post
And bruised, ’til they joined and turned into a shade
The sum of mistakes that I’d made
Then suddenly you turned your face and smiled
And it was sunshine breaking through a rainy day
To see a new smile waking up the avenue
Even daylight is finite but come night
That smile is the only thing on my mind
From out of nowhere you hit my grief like novocaine
And for a moment you made me feel 3D again
And that’s how, from deep in the eye of the storm
An entire person was born
As I remembered I’d beaten this thing before
(chorus)
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3. |
Footprints In The Sand
04:12
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When I was born, I was no believer
Never been hurt, wouldn’t know a lie
When I was young, Mamma gave me two things
A warm heart and an open mind
When I got older, nights got longer
I got strong and I help my ground
Woke on the wrong side of every sunrise
I found the dark side of every town
I still hear her voice in times of trouble
When there was only one pair of footprints in the sand
So when you find yourself climbing out of the rubble
Remember there was only you to hold your hand
And I work hard just to raise my family
I got a mortgage and bills to pay
Life is as tough as it every could be
I wouldn’t have it any other way
I still hear her voice in times of trouble
When there was only one pair of footprints in the sand
So when you find yourself climbing out of the rubble
Remember there was only you to hold your hand
GEETAR
Now as I sit here looking backwards
No regrets for the things I’ve done
Well, I got love and I still got anger
And I’m ok with the man I’ve become
CHORUS (repeat ‘to hold your hand’ x4)
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4. |
Lately, Always
03:51
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Been drinking.. been sinking ever deeper
Barely getting through
Playing Russian roulette
With the reaper
Seeing you online sure helps the time run sweeter
I’m aware that you’re forbidden territory
But I could sure use a fantasy
I consider this flame alight
It’s been out too many dark nights
But I’m burning brighter lately always
And in the fantasy I’m flying oversea
Feeling mutual
Leaving everything, starting up again
Somewhere neutral
This broken noun just needs a brand new plural
You’re the one when I think about settling down
I wanna spend my time around
(chorus)
Right now, for sure, I could use some your inspiration
Feel the benefit of a little bit of education
All that I need I can find in one location
A man’s gotta have a dream if he’s gonna move on
And I’ve still got the same one
(chorus)
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5. |
Dirty Water
03:57
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
The water's getting deep
And I can't swim
Because it's dirty dirty water
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Many's the times I've asked you to say
Why do you feel so bad day to day
Could it be you're wrong to push yourself along
I say it's not a guess, you make yourself a mess
And get yourself in deeper water
Why do you think it's all wrong for you
Maybe it's in some things that you do
Baby it's alright to stay out ev'ry night
If I could change your mind, I'd bring you back in line
To do the things you really oughta
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
The water's getting deep
And I can't swim
And if I could then I'd come in
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
The water's getting deep
And I can't swim
Because it's dirty dirty water
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
REPEAT v2
CHORUS
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6. |
Work In Progress
04:36
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I’m learning to see with my eyes open
I’m learning to hear with my mouth shut
With my mouth shut
Oh baby, you and me we’re a work in progress, oh yes
So can you work on your worst to get to your best?
Get up, go face-to-face with yourself
Hold on, you’re fine, the hard times are part of the process
Of working the progress
The fear is gonna get you, when you least expect to
Fall back in those decadent ways
Out on the straight and narrow, here comes a poison arrow
And I said I wasn’t drinking today
Now I got whisky in my Ovaltine
Coffee with a shot of Puccine
It’s breakfast in a glass, they say I got no class
But it’s working if you know what I mean
(chorus)
Crawling from the wreck of another early death
I was thinking there is no other kind
But we were getting nowhere, pretending we could get there
With just a little change of the mind
Now I’m leaning on the bottle again
Mixing up my whisky and gin
I’m barely getting over the pain of being sober
It’s time to get another one in
(chorus)
Spirit sorely lacking, I fall back on the wagon
Back to waiting tables at nine
The boss’ll be in later, I found a shot of Jager
And another half-bottle of wine
Now there’s whisky in my Ovaltine
Coffee with a shot of Puccine
Breakfast in a glass, they say I got no class
But it’s working if you know what I mean
(chorus)
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7. |
Breakout
03:36
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Some kind of social emotional glitch
Just a human design error
Raking and scratching but never quite catching the itch
Red with anger were both of my eyes
Under slates of parathion skies
I was coming to terms with a lifetime of learning
Just how to make the most of this mess and survive
Until then I’d just built a retreat deep within
That I’m trying to to break out
I’ve been waiting a long time
I’m trying to break out
I’ve been thinking it feels right
I’m trying to break out
I’ve been waiting a long time for this
Never trusted in comfort since then
I don’t know how I could trust it again
Just a meaningless tryst that consists of begin
Then the shit part, then end, then begin once again
In the end you just wait for a change in the wind
Now I’m trying to break out…
(chorus)
In this life there are no guarantees
No forgiveness, no trust, no reprieve
Only actions assessed by the type who forget
They were ever in debt, or in doubt, or in need
In the end you just get good at starting again
So I’m trying to break out…
(chorus)
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8. |
Six Years Gone
03:07
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It's been forever and a day since I felt like this
I want a fifth of wild turkey and I want to lip kiss
And I don't miss that girl
If I did I wouldn't let it show
I might go to the moon, might wind up dead
Wake up in morning in a strangers bed
Well I'm not concerned
With any of that no more
Six Years Gone
Water through my hands
Well you can blame it on me
Say I wasn't your kind of man
Well I'm in no mood to fight, no mood to bicker
Sittin' in the back seat, drinkin' your liquor
And everything tonight suits me just fine
Well now that little girl beside me barely knows my name
That I should say she loves me just the same
But I'm not about to say no
When she offers me a ride
Six Years Gone
Water through my hands
Well you can blame it on me
Say I wasn't your kind of man
SOLO
Six Years Gone
Water through my hands
Well you can blame it on me
Say I wasn't your kind of man
Yeah you can blame it on me
Say I wasn’t your kind of man
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9. |
Not The Staying Kind
03:48
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So you’re picking up the pieces with the best of you still gone
Yeah, you blew it all in a game of chance when you thought she was the one
And you’re gonna take it personally, but it’s just how she’s designed
Better face it son, she’s not the staying kind
And you’re halfway dead while she’s already dating other men
But your heart’s too broke to even hope to fall in love again
Yeah, you’re moving slow but you keep on going through with your routine
You’re a disembodied spirit you’re a ghost in the machine
Her machine
She don’t know what she wants but she don’t want what she’s found
And she’ll never see your quality until she shops around
Take a look at her history and the men she’s left behind
You’d best accept she’s not the staying kind
(chorus)
She spoke about forever that’s until she changed her mind
Hey son, come on, she’s not the staying kind
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10. |
Code of the Road
03:16
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Now we all seen that roadie slip off his wedding ring
But what goes on tour, stays on tour,
So no one seen a thing
And we all know that sound man
Who thinks he’s in the band
Next time we’ve got more songs to write
I hope he lends a hand
No solids in the toilet
Put the paper in the bin provided
If you’re holding anything then hide it
This is the code of the road
Lobby call is lobby call
Bag it up if you’re gonna use it
Keep your head down, play the music
This is the code of the road
So now you know
Well there’s a blight that’s on the schedule
As every band will know
Invited guests, a ligger’s fest
The hallowed London show
Now Tristan, he’s a writer
And he’s doing his gap year
But he’s telling me we’re selling out
While he’s drinking all my beer, what a c…
(chorus)
You come across promoters
Who dream they’re Harvey G
They’re only there to take a share
Of all you’ve worked to be
And if you own a venue
And the pre-sale is on you
Don’t make up the numbers, son
‘Cos we can all count too
(chorus)
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