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Promises Were Made
04:53
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Elizabeth watched herself walk down the street
She never thought much of her circumstance
She fixed her hair in the window of a care
She never realized it wasn’t parked
Whatever happened to the pretty girl?
Whatever happened to the pretty girl?
Whatever happened to the pretty girl?
Whatever happened to the pretty girl?
MaryAnne fed her cat for the fifth time
She filled the bowl until it overflowed
She took a sip of her cold, cold tea
And thought about just what a fool she’d been
Whatever happened to the smart girl?
Whatever happened to the smart girl?
Whatever happened to the smart girl?
Whatever happened? Whatever happened?
Promises were made, they were large and gave
Sure stability, couldn’t lose you see
Promises give a sense of providence, make you feel omnipotent and can harm the innocent, promises.
Promises make the world feel ominous, they can be calamitous and can end disastrous, promises.
Jennifer looked at her wristwatch
She never noticed that it had stopped
She turned the music on the radio
So loud she couldn’t hear the voices go
Whatever happened to the girl?
Whatever happened to the girl?
Whatever happened to the girl?
Promises were made, they were large and gave
Sure stability, couldn’t lose you see
Promises give a sense of providence, make you feel omnipotent and can harm the innocent, promises.
Promises make the world feel ominous, they can be calamitous and can end disastrous, promises.
Promises were made, they were large and gave
Sure stability, couldn’t lose you see
Promises
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2. |
Frosted Fields
05:40
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In the cold clear morning I lift my head and sigh
Why - I ask myself...why.
In the cold chill morning, I tilt my head and cry
I don’t really want to try.
But the frosted fields gleam with a knowing glint in their eye
The frozen gems would not condemn a girl for asking why
The radiance of that farmer’s field is quite a sight to see
By the time I’ve gone and gotten you, it’s just a memory for me.
In the evening I crawl into my very last refuge
In the evening, I lie and wonder just what will I do?
To get me past this thing that just makes me want to cry
The days keep coming and going by and by.
But the frosted fields gleam with a knowing glint in their eye
The frozen gems would not condemn a girl for asking why
The radiance of that farmer’s field is quite a sight to see
By the time I’ve gone and gotten you, it’s just a memory for me.
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3. |
Let it Ride
04:24
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Doves fly home, elephants moan
What will I do when I’m all alone
Ants don’t care - I swear
It’s a long, long walk home
when you’re all alone.
Ashes float across the air
Singers sing into the night
I just can’t make up my mind
Should I stay or should I fight?
How far will I go before I need you more than ever?
How can I make myself feel fine?
When do you think that I will start feeling better?
When will this pain in me subside?
I’m gonna let it all ride.
Ashes float across the air
Singers sing into the night
I just can’t make up my mind
Should I stay or should I fight?
How far will I go before I need you more than ever?
How can I make myself feel fine?
When do you think that I will start feeling better?
When will this pain in me subside?
I’m gonna let it all ride.
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4. |
Exit Sign
03:22
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Been a long time baby I just can’t seem to find
The doorway out of here baby, looking for the exit sign
Have you seen it baby? Or have I lost my mind?
I think it’s that way maybe, looking for the exit sign
I came in but I can’t get out
No one here really hears me shout
I must be running out of time
To find the exit sign
Been a long time baby I just can’t seem to find
The doorway out of here baby, looking for the exit sign
Have you seen it baby? Or have I lost my mind?
I think it’s that way maybe, looking for the exit sign
I only meant to stay here for a moment,
Just until my feelings became dormant
I didn’t want to stay for very long
Now things are starting to go wrong
Been a long time baby I just can’t seem to find
The doorway out of here baby, looking for the exit sign
Have you seen it baby? Or have I lost my mind?
I think it’s that way maybe, looking for the exit sign
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5. |
Patricia Down the Hall
03:35
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My washing line stretches out into space
Some of your things are on it just in case
You come around, my machine is down
But Patricia offers me hers
It’s been raining for days
But still your washing’s hanging out
Kind of like a pastel flag
Kind of like a pastel drag
I run into Pat she averts her eyes
I think she smiles and her smile is wise
Yeah my washing’s a joke, the whole building’s laughing
Things have gone from bad to worse
Why’d you have to leave that stuff?
Wasn’t leaving bad enough?
Those pink and turquoise things, those all too fragile skins
And oh, these rainy nights
Don’t go away I’m so blue
The wind fills up your slips and tights
They look better on you
There’s a knock on ther door, it’s just Patricia down the hall
Some friends couldn’t stay she’s got this fallen soufflé
And says, hey, what do you say
And all that I can think to say is it’s funny you should mention that
Cause lately I’ve been thinking Pat
That my whole life is a fallen soufflé
Now don’t go away
Cause the thing is
I need to eat but I’m expecting a call
Leave your door open I can hear it down the hall
And then she gets this glorious look on her face and says
Call forward it to my place and I just have to laugh, ok
To hell with all this blues and pain
And underwear out in the rain
And I follow, Patricia down the hall.
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6. |
Now or Never
03:43
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Now you’ve gone and left me hanging
By a thread too weak to tether
Now you’ve gone and left me dangling
Twisting over a sea, twisting over a sea
Twisting over a sea
Of now or never
Now you’ve gone and left me standing
On the edge, the edge of danger
Now you’ve gone and left me straddling
The possibilities, the possibilities
The possibilities of now or never
When will I learn, when will I go
When will I leave, when will I know
When will teardrops fall
When will freedom call
Will I ever leave this place at all?
Now you’ve gone and left me hanging
By a thread too weak to tether
Now you’ve gone and left me dangling
Twisting over a sea, twisting over a sea
Twisting over a sea
Of now or never
Of now or never
Of now or never
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How do you turn into a real nice guy
I wonder why
How do make yourself that much smarter
You’d think it would be harder
Why do you run around tryin to make me think that you’re not lyin?
Everything is just not fine
CHORUS
A speck of decency would be a ray of hope
Just a little compassion would say it is no joke
I,I,I don’t want to love you anymore
All that I really want is the way it was before.
How do you sit there watchin the world go by
Why don’t you try?
How do you push your way into the front of every line
And think it’s fine?
Why do you make me worry each and every day?
Why don’t you ever pay?
CHORUS
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8. |
Kiss You Because I Can
04:22
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When you walk into a room and look at me over your shoulder
I think I want to hold you close and kiss you in a crowded room.
When you look at me and blush and turn and laugh under your finger
I think I want to hold you close and kiss you in a crowded room
CHORUS
I don’t care what they say about us
I don’t care if they can’t understand
I don’t care if the world goes on without us
I just want to kiss you because I can
When you walk into a room and look at me over your shoulder
I think I want to hold you close and kiss you in a crowded room.
I think I know what you want to say to me
I think I know just what you’re thinking
I think you want to hold me close and kiss me in a crowded room
CHORUS
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9. |
I Can Breathe Now
03:48
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I can breathe now, since you've gone away
I can breathe since I made you pay, made you pay
I can breathe now, since you’re gone
I know for sure now that it was all wrong
Love shouldn’t hurt and all of that work
Was too much to bear, why did I care?
You were mean to me, made a fool of me, why could I not see?
I can breathe now, since you've gone away
I can breathe since I made you pay, made you pay
I can breathe now, since you’re gone
I know for sure now that it was all wrong
Love shouldn’t hurt and all of that work
Was too much to bear, why did I care?
I just made you leave, I could not believe that we could retrieve.
I can breathe now, since you've gone away
I can breathe since I made you pay, made you pay, made you pay
I can breathe...
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Grandma owned a pool hall, fixed cues and smoked cigars
When she wasn’t playing pool she took bets behind the bar
She didn’t take any lip, take no guff
And you didn’t want to hear her say she finally had enough.
She never really thought that she would ever settle down
…too much work to keep a man around
She didn’t want a family, didn’t care to keep a house
What she didn’t count on was Edgar coming ‘round.
CHORUS:
Grandma Jean was lean she wasn’t mean
Fair and reasonable was all she’d ever been
She was a rock and roll mama and a boogie woogie queen
She was lean my Grandma Jean.
Well Edgar had to beg her just to let him come around
Maybe see a movie or to take her into town
The day that she told him she was carrying his twins
Is the day that old Edgar says the story just begins
CHORUS
Grandma owned a pool hall, kept the cues behind the bar.
No one dared to question her or to push her very far.
It might have been the serpent tattooed on her left bicep
or maybe just the sign that read “Don’t do anything you may regret”
CHORUS
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12. |
Spontaneous Affection
02:57
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When you’re near, I feel this hot connection
I think I’m burning up with spontaneous affection.
When you’re gone I just can’t get right
You leave me thinking and heavy drinking
I toss and turn all night
CHORUS
It’s what you do to me
send shockwaves right through me
It’s how you don’t know me
I want you to show me, I want you to show me
I want you to show me, I want you to show me...
Come closer baby I want to feel your heat
You’re the sugar in my coffee makes it taste so sweet
You’re the fuel for my engine, the furnace for my house
What you’re giving is what I’m living
That’s what I’m talking about
CHORUS
I’ll be your gypsy woman, you can be my slave
You just keep it coming baby I just can’t behave.
Because when you’re near I feel this hot connection
I think I’m burning up with spontaneous affection
I’m burning up - with affection
I’m burning up - with affection
I’m burning up - with affection
I’m burning up
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13. |
She's Right
02:21
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You say you wanna tell me what to do
You say that my hoochie ain’t good enough for you
You say that you oughta tell me how to act
You’ve got some advice well baby what’s that?
Cause I’m right, baby I’m right
We don’t have to fight, cause I’m right
You say that you’re older but that’s just in years
You say that you’re wiser but I know your fears
Don’t tell me to shut it, you’d better not dare
I’ll cause so much grief that you’ll lose all your hair
Cause I’m right, baby I’m right
We don’t have to fight, cause I’m right
Don’t try to tell me what to do
Cause frankly baby I’m too good for you
I’m taking all my loving back
You’ve got no choice and baby that’s that
Cause I’m right, baby I’m right
We don’t have to fight, cause I’m right
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14. |
Red Devil
03:21
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Red devil waits, she has all the patience
Feel free to take your time
She doesn’t rush because there is no defense
She wants to take what’s mine
Where can you go to leave the red devil
Leave her to waste her time
What can you do to stop her from sneaking
Up on you from behind?
Red devil wants to get to know you
She wants to get inside
She is the kind of girl who adores you
She wants to make it all fine
What can you do to leave the red devil
Leave her to waste her time
What can you do to stop her from telling
All those awful lies?
Red devil burns, burns
Red devil burns
Devil will get her
Burns, burns
Red devil burns
Devil will get her turn
Red devil leaves a scar you can’t measure
She leaves you cold and scared
She is the one who stops you from sleeping
Wishing you were
Red devil burns, burns
Red devil burns
Devil will get her
Burns, burns
Red devil burns
Devil will get her
Burns, burns
Red devil burns
Devil will get her turn.
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