1. |
One Stop Joe
03:55
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Throw my memory on the fire.
It don't work much anymore.
I'm still hurtin' that's for sure.
Throw my memory on the fire.
I'm done with caring and that's a shame.
Where it's concerned I always did.
Now all I do is think and sit.
I'm done with caring and that's a shame.
I'm taking shelter on the rails.
One Stop Joe's a lonely name.
A rollin' stone collects no loss.
And a runner knows no blame.
Jump the Flyer down the line.
It's high time I saw the coast.
Whistle wailin' like a ghost.
Jump the Flyer down the line.
Diesel's runnin' overtime.
Get's me far away from here.
Don't have to brake don't have to steer.
Diesel's runnin' overtime.
I'm taking shelter in the rails.
One Stop Joe's a lonely name.
A rollin' stone collects no loss.
And a runner knows no blame.
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2. |
Lucky Strike
03:52
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I'm three cigarettes away,
From a good time.
And three drinks from knowin' your memory,
Won't stop by tonight.
And these three hundred miles between us,
Just might be forever.
So I'm three shots and three lucky strikes,
From when you said goodbye.
Well there's a woman who sits on my left,
Thinks she can cure me.
She thinks she can pick up my pieces,
And hold me tonight.
But this bar stool is just where i'm stuck,
And just where i'm stayin'.
In case you have a big change of heart,
And it changes your mind.
I'm three cigarettes away,
From a good time.
And three drinks from knowin' your memory,
Won't stop by tonight.
And these three hundred miles between us,
Just might be forever.
So I'm three shots and three lucky strikes,
From when you said goodbye.
I can't think of nothin' that happened,
To cause you to leave dear.
I've thought of everything,
But come up lost.
You never did give ant rhyme,
Nor any reason.
You just stepped off and left me at once,
Now I feel the cost.
I'm three cigarettes away,
From a good time.
And three drinks from knowin' your memory,
Won't stop by tonight.
And these three hundred miles between us,
Just might be forever.
So I'm three shots and three lucky strikes,
From when you said goodbye.
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3. |
Stoned
03:39
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It don't hurt much,
Since you left me.
I keep myself stoned.
There's a comfort in the bottle,
When you're left all alone.
Your voice starts to haunt me,
When I'm dry as a bone.
No it don'y hurt much,
Since you left me,
Cause I keep myself stoned.
The bottle keeps your memory,
And my heartache at bay.
It's been working for a while now,
But I fear it won't stay.
Your pictures stare me down,
So I tucked them away.
But the one's in my head,
Always get in the way.
It don't hurt much,
Since you left me.
I keep myself stoned.
There's a comfort in the bottle,
When you're left all alone.
Your voice starts to haunt me,
When I'm dry as a bone.
No it don'y hurt much,
Since you left me,
Cause I keep myself stoned.
It's been twenty days,
And I'm drinking to ease.
The pain of your leavin',
After begging you "please".
But I've got the key,
It's a smashing success.
See,
I've got a big smile now,
And I pass out to rest.
It don't hurt much,
Since you left me.
I keep myself stoned.
There's a comfort in the bottle,
When you're left all alone.
Your voice starts to haunt me,
When I'm dry as a bone.
No it don'y hurt much,
Since you left me,
Cause I keep myself stoned.
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4. |
Lie For You
04:28
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I stood there in the darkness,
And realized that I was gonna lie.
Cause I was the only witness,
To a scene burned a memory in my eyes.
She stood there over a man,
Who's hands lay cold and dead upon the ground.
I ran my story through my head,
For when the law eventually came around.
I'll lie for you.
Cause I love you.
And I know you didn't mean the thing you done.
I'll lie for you.
'Cause I love you.
And when the law eventually comes,
I'll swear that sorry bastard held a gun.
She stood there with her head hung low,
And shivered while the terror took her face.
Her pretty lips were trembling,
As she looked around,
At her disheveled place.
The knife fell from her hands,
And she wondered where the hell am I gonna run.
I stepped out of the darkness and said,
Nowhere girl,
'Cause I'm the only one.
I'll lie for you.
Cause I love you.
And I know you didn't mean the thing you done.
I'll lie for you.
'Cause I love you.
And when the law eventually comes,
I'll swear that sorry bastard held a gun.
I'll lie for you.
Cause I love you.
And I know you didn't mean the thing you done.
I'll lie for you.
'Cause I love you.
And when the law eventually comes,
I'll swear that sorry bastard held a gun.
And when the law eventually comes,
I'll swear that sorry bastard held a gun.
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5. |
The Passion
04:00
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On my trail,
The hounds are howlin'
Soon they'll be overtaking me.
For what they call,
A crime of passion.
Sweet Jesus come and set me free.
For that woman's sultry eyes,
They were on fire.
And it started a burnin' in my heart.
I went blind with jealousy,
When she took off with Doc McGee.
So i took that woman's world,
And that woman all apart.
Well I'm not proud,
Of all my actions.
But I'd never been in love before.
Went to call on her,
One august evening.
Saw her kissing young McGee at her front door.
And that woman's sultry eyes,
They were on fire.
And it started a burnin' in my heart.
I went blind with jealousy,
When she took off with Doc McGee.
So i took that woman's world,
And that woman all apart.
So now I run,
But not forever.
I face a jaded Waterloo.
To beg forgiveness,
I'll never bother.
Now I know what jealousy can do.
For that woman's sultry eyes,
They were on fire.
And it started a burnin' in my heart.
I went blind with jealousy,
When she took off with Doc McGee.
So i took that woman's world,
And that woman all apart.
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6. |
Blank Piece of Paper
03:55
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I've got a blank piece of paper.
It's waiting for some words.
There's a good chance,
They won't come around tonight.
I've been tryin' this forever.
Just can't get it right.
They always seem to be just out'a sight.
For I want the song to move you,
But I can't find the perfect words to show our love.
Like how we'll always be together,
'Till the stars fall from the perfect sky above.
Ya, that's our love.
That's our love.
Well you see your beauty's blinding,
And your heart's so warm a pure.
Your voice is like an angels gentle kiss.
Your touch can heal the broken,
I was down before all this.
I try to write it out,
But somehow always miss.
For I want the song to move you,
But I can't find the perfect words to show our love.
Like how we'll always be together,
'Till the stars fall from the perfect sky above.
Ya, that's our love.
That's our love.
I've got a blank piece of paper.
It's waiting for some words.
There's a good chance,
They won't come around tonight.
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You know my love was always strong.
But girl your love was always wrong.
And if you ever wondered why,
When you left I didn't cry.
That well has just run dry.
You broke my heart a thousand ways.
You broke the promises you made.
Now I may give a heavy sigh,
But lonely tears you'll never spy.
Ya that well has just run dry.
Oh darlin'.
I can't believe,
All the cruel things you said about me.
Baby please stop spreading those lies,
Cause you know my heart was true.
Now I'll just stroll around this town.
My only world ,
Turned upside down.
And even though sometimes I try,
They won't roll down from my eyes.
Ya that well has just run dry.
Oh darlin'.
I can't believe,
All the cruel things you said about me.
Baby please stop spreading those lies,
Cause you know my heart was true.
Now I'll just stroll around this town.
My only world ,
Turned upside down.
And even though sometimes I try,
They won't roll down from my eyes.
Ya that well has just run dry.
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8. |
Fumbling for Words
03:58
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I fumble for words all the time.
When you're on my mind.
Our love's gettin' hard to find.
I'm losin' you.
Can't you remember the day?
You said that you'd never stray.
Now we've got nothing to say.
I'm losin' you
Sometimes the whispering rain,
Eases all my pain.
As this gold band,
Turns to dust.
Sometimes the sun dries all my tears.
But then dark clouds fly,
And I realize,
I'm losin' you.
I see old friends on the street.
I find it too hard to speak.
Their lives seem so complete,
When I'm losin' you.
They call on the telephone line,
Ask if I'm doin' fine.
I hide the tears I'm cryin',
From losin' you.
Sometimes the whispering rain,
Eases all my pain.
As this gold band,
Turns to dust.
Sometimes the sun dries all my tears.
But then dark clouds fly,
And I realize,
I'm losin' you.
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9. |
Alone
03:48
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I live alone,
Along the lake back in the trees.
Most folks don't ever bother me.
I chose this life no company,
It's exactly where I wanna be,
Alone.
I got a dog,
He don't need no lead or chain.
He's runnin' loose but not in vain.
He keeps the lookers all at bay,
And will until his dyin' day,
Alone.
All alone,
Ya it's for me.
I don't live in harmony,
A single melody,
I sing a simple song.
Well the tune,
It ain't that great.
But it keeps me in my state.
Of livin' free and always gettin' on,
Alone.
Longtime ago,
I had what you might think you need.
A city life,
Full of guilt and greed.
I traded it for a simple plan,
Turned into a simple man,
Alone.
I got everything,
Lord that a body could require.
From that old life,
I did retire.
Don't need a three car family.
I brew my special recipe,
Alone.
All alone,
Ya it's for me.
I don't live in harmony,
A single melody,
I sing a simple song.
Well the tune,
It ain't that great.
But it keeps me in my state.
Of livin' free and always gettin' on,
Alone.
I live alone,
Along the lake back in the trees.
Most folks don't ever bother me.
I chose this life no company,
It's exactly where I wanna be,
Alone.
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Pearly Jenkins Simcoe, Ontario
Pearly Jenkins is been around for a long time, and he's learned his lessons well. Long ago before the age of the computer, he was hacking his way through the taverns and smoky venues of the storied city. After having carried so much weight for so long, he knows what he has to do when he has to do it and thank goodness for that. ... more
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