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Road Sign
05:17
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The message on the road sign, says I need to turn back.
The message on the road sign, says I need to turn back.
Cuz there's trouble up ahead boy, just beyond those railroad tracks.
Well of course I didn't listen, I don't ever follow rules.
Well of course I didn't listen, I don't ever follow rules.
No road signs' gonna stop me, not when I got somethin' to prove.
Well I've never been a gamblin' man, the queen of hearts ain't never on my side.
Well I've never been a gamblin' man, the queen of hearts ain't never on my side.
The only straight I know of is Tequila, a pinch of salt, and a wedge of lime.
That danger I was warned of was the devil in disguise.
That danger I was warned of was the devil in disguise.
The queen of hearts stood before me with Tequila, a pinch of salt, and a wedge of lime.
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Old & Gray
04:17
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Before I apologize let me tell you why I can't look into your eyes.
I'm ashamed by my ways, I just can't seem to find my way out of this maze.
I can't change, I can't change, hope it's ok.
Cuz I'm gonna love you till I'm old and gray.
Perhaps I have lost my mind. I don't know why I feel all my problems will be cured by time.
I've done you wrong for so damn long, So now I lay my burdens down in this sad and lonesome song.
I can't change, I can't change, hope it's ok.
Cuz I'm gonna love you till I'm old and gray.
I can't change, I can't change, hope it's ok.
Cuz I'm gonna love you till I'm old and gray.
I'm a heavy, heavy package. I come with lots of baggage,
but will you take me the way I am.
I'm a heavy, heavy load. It's gonna be a rough and rocky road,
but will you take me where you can.
I can't change, I can't change, hope it's ok.
Cuz I'm gonna love you till I'm old and gray.
I can't change, I can't change, hope it's ok.
Cuz I'm gonna love you till I'm old and gray.
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Born to Fly
04:51
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She spread her wings so she could fly far away.
Even love couldn't make her cry one more damn day.
She left that bow drowning in her tears.
Well it just ain't fair to have to cry for all those years.
She just cried, cried, cried, and cried; cried her eyes dry.
But she was just so glad that she ever got so high.
She just cried, cried, cried, and cried; cried her eyes dry.
She wasn't meant to be sad, wasn't born to cry.
She was born to fly... Born to fly.
Well she flew out west where the soul shines the best.
She had a carry-on full of nothing but shoes and a broken heart in her chest.
The first time I met her she had a cigarette in her hand,
and I could tell by the look in her eyes she'd been done wrong by a man.
She just cried, cried, cried, and cried; cried her eyes dry.
But she was just so glad that she ever got so high.
She just cried, cried, cried, and cried; cried her eyes dry.
She wasn't meant to be sad, wasn't born to cry.
She was born to fly... Born to fly.
Won't you stay for a while; I promise I can make you smile.
You can rest your weary wings, cuz you don't have to fly another mile,
no you don't, just sit and smile, but instead...
She just cried, cried, cried, and cried; cried her eyes dry.
But she was just so glad that she ever got so high.
She just cried, cried, cried, and cried; cried her eyes dry.
She wasn't meant to be sad, wasn't born to cry.
She was born to fly... Born to fly.
Well she flew back east to try and find some peace,
with a tear in her eye and me down on my knees.
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4. |
It Ain't Nothin'
05:25
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My back's been used, and my feet are bruised.
My neck's been scarred by life's tight, tight noose.
But at the end of the day, home I will make my way,
and with a smile on my face I will look at you and say...
It ain't nothin, it ain't nothin, it ain't nothin cuz,
cuz I got you.
It ain't nothin, it ain't nothin, it ain't nothin cuz,
cuz you got me too.
Money's short, days are long,
my wallet's so damn thin I just want to feed him a bone.
When that cloud looms on payday, I head home the long way,
with liquor on my breath I will look at you and say...
It ain't nothin, it ain't nothin, it ain't nothin cuz,
cuz I got you.
It ain't nothin, it ain't nothin, it ain't nothin cuz,
cuz you got me too.
My mind's grown weak, and I shall not speak,
of the whispers in the night when my casket door creaks.
When on my deathbed I lay, I'll look to the heaven's and pray,
and with my arms clasped tight around you I will look at you and say...
It ain't nothin, it ain't nothin, it ain't nothin cuz,
cuz I got you.
It ain't nothin, it ain't nothin, it ain't nothin cuz,
cuz you got me too.
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Ian Christiansen Lompoc, California
I've stumbled and staggered around the block nearly as many times as most. As a matter of fact I'm currently navigating my way around that infamous block yet again, and when complete... yet again. Willingly accepting that treacherous sojourn around the block and experiencing it's various trials and tribulations is how I live, it's how I write, it's what inspires, it's where my music is born. ... more
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