1. |
Perfect
04:03
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All my life has felt like a crooked line
But I’ll get by, I’ll just get by
You seem like a great find
But I’m broken, so please be kind
Tell me that you’ll never find
Love as sweet as mine
Tell me that you’ll never sing a song so true
Oh please tell me that you’ve made a plan
We’ll do the best we can
We’re not perfect but we’ll turn these tears to gold
Sometimes life leaves a blind side
On the inside, unexpected
Listen when you close those sad eyes
Can’t you feel me? I’m your anchor
Tell me that you’ll never find
Love as sweet as mine
Tell me that you’ll never sing a song so true
Oh please tell me that you’ve made a plan
We’ll do the best we can
We’re not perfect but we’ll turn these tears to gold
Time slips by, brings the new day
Is it more than just fate that I’m beside you?
Tell me that you’ll never find
Love as sweet as mine
Tell me that you’ll never sing a song so true
Oh please tell me that you’ve made a plan
We’ll do the best we can
We’re not perfect but we’ll turn these tears to gold
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2. |
Transient Lullaby
04:34
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I’ve gone miles and endless miles
A pilgrim of the interstate
Oh you know I can’t stay long
And the map of where I’ve been
Reads by the lines upon my face
If you ask me where I’m bound
I’m moving on
No I don’t unpack my bag
Traveling from town to town
Set ‘em up and knock ‘em down
Where there’s work and songs to sing
You’ll know the place where I’ll be found
If you don’t want to be alone
Then come along
Oh it’s got me in its spell and it’s carrying me away
It’s time to go
It’s been great but I can’t stay long
Can’t stay still when you’re moving on
Life won’t get the best of me
But it tries so hard to wear me down
Oh I’ll do the best I can
And I’ve been to Tennessee
To the edge of oblivion
For a lack of better plan
I’m moving on
Oh it’s got me in its spell and it’s carrying me away
It’s time to go
It’s been great but I can’t stay long
Doesn’t scare me
It’s the life I chose
Like a transient lullaby
Sing my transient lullaby
I’ll be alright
Doesn’t scare me
It’s the life I chose
Like a transient lullaby
Sing my transient lullaby
I’ll be alright
Doesn’t scare me
It’s the life I chose
Like a transient lullaby
Sing my transient lullaby
I’ll be alright
I’ve gone miles and endless miles
A pilgrim of the interstate
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3. |
You Could Be Wrong
05:57
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Saying all the things you shouldn’t say
All the same old tired ways
You could be wrong
Hoping, praying they won’t call your bluff
Wondering when you’ve had enough
You could be wrong
Oh I’m not looking to fight
Isn’t it possible someone else is right
Always first in line to cast your stones
Ignoring all the demons of your own
You could be wrong
Riding on your high horse to the promised land
Bound for glory but you’ve lost your friends
You could be wrong
Wondering if you can bend the rules to suit your cause
Once the cards are dealt and lines are drawn
You could be wrong
Oh I’m not looking to fight
But you are impossible and I could be right
Walking the path of straight and narrow up ahead
I hope it saves you even when you’re dead
You could be wrong
Oh I’m not looking to fight
Isn’t it possible someone else is right
Saying all the things you shouldn’t say
All the same old tired ways
You could be wrong
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4. |
Fight
04:24
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I can see it on your face
You’re looking through me like a window
Like a thousand times before
It feels so cold
Like the middle of the night
In a chasm where the wind blows
It wasn’t always like that
But something changed
Whoa baby, what we gonna do?
I don’t wanna fight, I don’t wanna fight
But I’ll leave it up to you
To make it right
Let’s make it right this time
‘Cause I don’t wanna fight with anyone else but you
In a far and distant night
Secrets flowing like the red wine
I remember what you said
So long ago
You’d rather travel down the road
Paved of thorns with your true love
Than to feel the soft kiss
Of a dead rose
Whoa baby, what we gonna do?
I don’t wanna fight, I don’t wanna fight
But I’ll leave it up to you
To make it right
Let’s make it right this time
‘Cause I don’t wanna fight with anyone else but you
I can see it on your face
You’re looking at me like a scarecrow
I’m not going anywhere
You ought to know
Whoa baby, what we gonna do?
I don’t wanna fight, I don’t wanna fight
But I’ll leave it up to you
To make it right
Let’s make it right this time
‘Cause I don’t wanna fight with anyone else but you
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5. |
Fire Escape
04:19
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Say what you want
Take what you need
I’ll be the one you can count on
They play wicked games
We’ll never be the same
We may have to beg, steal and borrow
We may have to beg, steal and borrow
Come sit with me on the fire escape
Come on baby
We can make it
Don’t you know you can always count on me?
The curtains are drawn
But there’s work to be done
We’re still in the dog days of summer
Look to the sun
Even though you feel you’re done
Can’t you see what’s out on the horizon?
Look and see what’s out on the horizon
Come sit with me on the fire escape
Come on baby
We can make it
Don’t you know you can always count on me?
Come sit with me on the fire escape
Come on baby
We can make it
Don’t you know you can always count on me?
Say what you want
Take what you need
I’ll be the one you can count on
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6. |
Highway 1
05:39
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We don’t breathe the same air
And we don’t sing the same song
Since she moved on
And left me alone
She’s out there on the coastline
Getting lost in the red wine
Time marches on
She left me alone
Straight for the sun
Looking for fun
She drove north on Highway 1
Road map’s tossed and torn all apart
Doomed from the start
California stole her heart
And it’s all my fault
Now we don’t waste the same time
And we don’t sing the same rhyme
We can’t talk about it
‘Cause I smashed my phone
We’re over like a sunset
It’s gone now roll the credits
Faded like a bad bet
And beat up like a stone
Straight for the sun
Looking for fun
She drove north on Highway 1
Road map’s tossed and torn all apart
Doomed from the start
California stole her heart
And it’s all my fault
She warned me once
I warned him once
She warned me twice
I warned him twice
Ooooohhh
I tried so hard to need him
But you know I needed freedom
No I didn’t want to cheat him
So left him like a ghost
So boys when you see her cryin’
You know inside she’s dyin’
When she leaves you, you’ll be fryin’
In a pan all alone
Straight for the sun
Looking for fun
She drove north on Highway 1
Road map’s tossed and torn all apart
Doomed from the start
California stole her heart
And it’s all my fault
We don’t breathe the same air
And we don’t sing the same song
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7. |
Don't Tell Me To Smile
03:08
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I’ve been shooting daggers
From a stage, everybody can see
Take a look around
They’re all staring at me
I’m the queen of the ice
I play my cards true and close to my vest
Not to say I’m not nice
But I’m doing my best
Don’t tell me to smile
I will if I want
You could make me laugh
But you don’t get it
You’re chasing your tail
I’m losing my head
I could spell it out
But you won’t get it
I could try to be
What it is you think you want me to be
It’s not your lucky day
That don’t work for me
But if you play it cool
I’ll regale you with song but I don’t suffer fools
And I want to like you
Honest I do
Don’t tell me to smile
I will if I want
You could make me laugh
But you don’t get it
Keeping you at arm’s length
Keeps a piece of me safe inside
I can’t fake it
Don’t tell me to smile
I will if I want
You could make me laugh
But you don’t get it
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This isn’t how it was supposed to go
I’m getting too old for this
Guess I’m the last to know
I just can’t get used to it
Instead of basking in the afterglow
Love is wilting in the shadows
I just wanted you to know
This isn’t how it’s supposed to go
Like a beacon of light
Screaming out into the night
Man, we were really something
We were masters of a plan
If it wasn’t right
We would make it so
Then a change came over you, or was it me?
I just don’t know
This isn’t how it was supposed to go
I’m getting too old for this
Guess I’m the last to know
I just can’t get used to it
Instead of basking in the afterglow
Love is wilting in the shadows
I just wanted you to know
This isn’t how it’s supposed to go
Love and kindness get lost
When your lines are double-crossed
I’m wondering how we got here
I guess time had other plans
It all slipped right through my hands
There was nothing I could do
I could put on a smile and make you think
That I’m all right
This isn’t how it was supposed to go
I’m getting too old for this
Guess I’m the last to know
I just can’t get used to it
Instead of basking in the afterglow
Love is wilting in the shadows
I just wanted you to know
This isn’t how it’s supposed to go
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9. |
Shine On
02:55
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Stronger than one
Everything is better with you
Not gonna run
Every day’s more fun with two
Gone are the days
When I’d get high all alone
So set in my ways
No way I could have known
I like the sound
Of you calling, when you’re calling my name
Brighter than bright
We’re gonna shine on
Gonna shine on
We’ll run around
Like a ticker tape parade
Out on the town
Everybody knows we’ve got it made
Not gonna lie
‘Cause the truth is too damn good
Not gonna ask why
Wouldn’t change it if I could
I’ll keep you safe
You know your secrets are safe with me
You are my light
We’re gonna shine on
Gonna shine on
Of all the things I’ve learned so far
Never question fate
I’ve looked so long and there you are
Never hesitate
I like the sound
Of you calling, when you’re calling my name
Brighter than bright
We’re gonna shine on
Gonna shine on
Brighter than bright
We’re gonna shine on
Gonna shine on
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10. |
Happy When I'm Movin'
03:48
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The time has come for us to part ways
‘Cause we both know
I’m happy when I’m movin’
You and me we’ll see some brighter days
On our way
Happy when I’m movin’
Our best made plans sometimes get rearranged
‘Cause people change
We’re all just workin’ through it
In the end our story’s what remains
It’s all that’s left
I’m happy when I’m movin’
Tangled and untethered
In the throws both far and wide
Searching for a break or just some peace of mind
And all that stays the same, it gathers dust
But never us
Happy when I’m movin’
Be thankful for all the new day brings
Everything
There might be something to it
It sure is good to see all my old friends
But I can’t stay long
Happy when I’m movin’
Uncharted and unscripted
And in no uncertain terms
It’s another lesson lived another learned
And all that stays the same, it starts to rust
But never us
Happy when I’m movin’
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11. |
Anchor (Bonus Track)
03:52
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What would it be
The thing that you’d say
If you could only say that one thing to me?
An unspeakable truth
That I’d never hear
Or be so hurt that I’d run away
I’d run away, but I won’t this time
I promise you
In a world untied, you’re my anchor
What would you do
If you looked around
And there wasn’t a soul in the world watching?
An anonymous deed
Or would you take what you need?
Would you laugh to stave from crying?
I’m not judging you
No I’ve got your back
I promise you
In a world untied I’m your anchor
We’ll steady ourselves when life’s unkind
Heavy as the hands of time
We’ll be good as gold, yeah we’re gonna shine
Some in this world
Act like benevolent souls
But would sell their own son out to the wolves
We’re all victims of choice and regret I suppose
But I’m here and I’m standing
As I want to be
‘Cause I want to be right by your side
I promise you
In a world untied I’m your anchor
We’ll steady ourselves when life’s unkind
Heavy as the hands of time
We’ll be good as gold, yeah we’re gonna shine
‘Cause I want to be right by your side
I promise you
In a world untied you’re my anchor
In a world untied you’re my anchor
In a world untied
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