The Devil To Pay
Go on, girl, take your chances
See how long you can go on from man to man
I can read the lines between your stolen glances
And I know its time to fold this losing hand
cause youre drawn to the flame
By the thrill and the shame
Of the cheating game they taught you how to play
But theres a price to that high lie youre living
And youve still got the devil to pay
Join your friends, while you got em
cause you know youre getting older every day
You cant wait to let em take you to the bottom
And Im getting tired of standing in your way
But when you hit the ground
Dont go lookin around
For the pieces of the love you threw away
Thats just a part of the high cost of leaving
And youve still got the devil to pay.
Youve been flying so high for so long that you lied
To yourself now, most of all
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Star Spandgled Bummer
Ring anvil for the deal
We dealt us by mistake
Our angel made of steel
Is big enough to break
Cause the rust is at his heel
And i swear i seen him shakin'
But who'll be here to bring this body home
The cabaret was crowded
As her bed on payday night
Sammy hit a soldier
And the fools begun to fight
We scattered like the shadows
In the early morning light
But she remained to bring the body home
For longer than it seemed
She loved some honest man
Who chased her wildest dreams
And rode her like the wind
And they forged the bloody chains
For some wounds too deep for mendin'
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Stranger
Maybe she was smilin in the mirror
Maybe I was too, cause I was stoned
Singin every sad song on the juke-box one more time
Honey, they were hittin close to home
And I said - maybe thisll make you think Im crazy
Honey, dont feel lonesome if you do
But if you wanna make a young man happy one more time
Id sure like to spend the night with you
Chorus:
And she said - stranger
Shut out the light and lead me
Somewhere - shut out the shadows, too
And while we lay there, makin believe you love me
Stranger, could I believe in you
Maybe you got all you got together
Maybe you keep rollin like a stone
Maybe some old lonesome songll take you by surprise
And leave you just a little more alone
Chorus:
Singing - stranger
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Fallen Angel
Its sad to see we may never be the way we were before
We dont believe in the magic of the music anymore
And everythings older now and colder and grey
Oh, darlin I believe theres got to be a better way.
It seems to me weve forgotten how to let our feelings show
We seem to be so much farther from the dreams we used to know
And too many more, my friend, are dying today
Oh darlin I believe theres got to be a better way.
Listen to the fallen angels learning how to spread their wings.
How will they make it all alone?
Look into the childrens laughter
Tell me what tomorrow brings for those so far away from home.
And I can say Im not sorry for the things we tried to be
But Im afraid what were heading toward is up to you and me
cause we got a choice; the future is ours you see
We got a chance to change today
Oh, darlin dont you believe theres got to be a better way
cause we got a choice; the furture is ours you see.
We got a chance to change it today.
Oh I believe together there can be a better way
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Down To Her Socks
Heres a song about a good ole girl with a big ole heart that got
Broke cause she was in love with
Some son of a bitch who didnt love her back enough ...
Slowly she sank to her knees on the floor
Cursin the freedom shed won
>from the torture she vowed not to take anymore
And the victim shed almost become
Chorus:
For a lady whod learned all there is about leaving
She sure took a long time to go
But he loved her right down to her socks and no further
And her feet were the last ones to know.
You see, the problem is, sometimes when you take a good stiff shot to
The
Heart, it kinda stuns you. it takes a while for the message to get down
To your feet to get you out of trouble. so you stand there like some
Old
Fighter taking punishment you dont even know youre takin. but one
Day, you wake up and look down at your feet and find theyre just
Walking
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The Eye Of The Storm
Maybe you bought all the lines that she told you
Maybe they tore you apart
Maybe she shrugged off your finest emotions
Carelessly walked on your heart
Life aint for sissies and you aint no sissy, boy
And only the strongest survive
Bad love is better than no love at all
At least you know youre alive.
Chorus:
And just thank God you still got your feelings
And youre free to be easy and warm
But from here to the end is what matters, my friend
And youre right at the peak of your form
Still in the eye of the storm
Maybe you tried somethin too hard to handle
And maybe you took you a fall
Is it true that if not for the pain that youre feelin
It wouldnt have mattered at all?
(tell the truth)
All there is left between living and dying
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The Hero
Dont you like to see the hero take his licks like a man
Stand up and be tested and be true ?
Would you like to be a hero in your life ? well you can
Did you know its up to you ?
Would you trade your place with jesus on the cross if you could
Shining through eternity ?
Would it bother you to know that you can be just as good
As you really want to be ?
And if youre bound to do your duty then its time that you do
Look your future in the face
For the most important person in the world, which is you,
Or the whole damn human race
Chorus:
Theres a holy band of angels flying high through the night
Where no mortal ever trod
Singing holy, holy, holy, holy, oh, jesus christ
Is the lord almighty god
You see, the good thing is you dont have to be as good as jesus to
Start out with
All you gotta do ask yourself, how would gary cooper have done it
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Mean Old Man
If I look like a mean old man thats what I am
If I look like a mean old man thats what I am
If I look like a mean old man
Wholl do you any way he can
To break your heart and kiss your hand
Thats what I am
And if I look like a good old friend thats what I am
If I look like a good old friend thats what I am
If I look like a good old friend
Whos good at bending with the wind
To be your friend right to the end
Thats what I am
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And if I look like a voodoo doll thats what I am
If I look like a voodoo doll thats what I am
If I look like a voodoo doll
Who takes his licking standing tall
Whod rather bite you back than crawl
Thats what I am
If I look like your uncle bob thats what I am
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When I Loved Her
Well, she didnt look as pretty as some others I have known
And she wasnt good at conversation when we were alone
But she had a way of making me believe that I belonged
And it felt like coming home, when I found her
She seemed to be so proud of me just walking holding hands
And she didnt think that money was the measure of a man
And we seemed to fit together when I held her in my arms
And it left me feelin warm, when I loved her.
Chorus:
cause she brightened up the day like the early morning sun
And she made what I was doin seem worth while
Its the closest thing to living that I guess Ive ever known
And it made me wanna smile, when I loved her.
I know some of us were born to cast our fortunes to the winds
And I guess Im bound to travel down a road that never ends
But I know Ill never look upon the likes of her again
And Ill never understand why I lost her
Chorus:
cause she brightened up the day like the early morning sun
And she made what I was doin seem worth while
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Broken Freedom Song
Got a song about a soldier,
Ridin somewhere on a train
Empty sleeve pinned to his shoulder
And some pills to ease the pain
Started drinkin in el paso,
He was drunk in san antone,
Tellin strangers who were sleepin
How he hated goin home
Just a simple song of freedom,
He was never fightin for,
No ones listenin when you need em,
Aint no fun to sing that song no more.
Got a song about a sister,
Waitin somewhere by the phone,
For some man who never missed her,
Ever since he come and gone
And its harder for a woman,
With a baby on the way,
Thats the price of bein human,
When youre poor enough to pay,
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