Star-crossed
I met her in a shooting gallery, speeding like a goose
Back when both of us were used to making strangers
She shook me down for all I had and every way but loose
But I was still too juiced to feel the danger
And anyway now, anymore you dont know which is worse
Falling out of love or left behind
I just seen the sweetest dreaming wind up like a curse
Maybe one too many times.
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But she said, I dont want you baby, I just want someone to hold me
I got too much rock and roll to be a wife
I cant live without the lightning and Im scared of growing older
So Im bound to keep on running for my life
Ive seen her roll herself into a tight and tiny ball
Like a belly-gunner crouching in a turret
I said, I recognize the symptoms, girl, I got the same disease
I just havent got a clue to how to cure it
And any way, now, any more, you dont know who to trust
cause love is wild as lust and just as blind
Anyone whos ever gonna love me - better fool me first
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The Heart
My daddy was a charmer, boys, he had a lot of style
He was shining best at everything he did
They said that he could lighten up a room with just a smile
And I was proud as hell to be his kid
It seemed like just as we were growing close together he was gone
But it was long enough to show what I could be
And I sometimes feel his spirit fill my body like a song
And this is what my daddy sings to me
Chorus:
If they deal you down and dirty in a way you dont deserve
Youll feel better if you take it like a man
If you let em drive you crazy, boy, theyll shut your business down
Shake it off and get your licks in when you can
cause the heart is all that matters in the end
They say every song is sweeter when you sing it from the heart
I wont knock it cause I tried it and its true
I may never get to heaven, but Ive seen a lot of stars
And Im here to bring the same advice to you.
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If they deal you down and dirty in a way you dont deserve
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Shandy
Shandy was somebody's daughter
Driving to something insane
They busted her crossing the border
Quick as a sniff of cocaine
All she could pay was attention
So all they could take was her time
Proving an ounce of possession
Ain't worth a piece of your mind.
Chorus:
'cause nightmares are somebody's daydreams
Daydreams are somebody's lies.
Lies ain't no harder than telling the truth.
Truth is the perfect disguise
Locked in the goldhandle bathroom
Martin was changing his mind
Shedding his humble pretensions
One careful toke at a time
And wiping the mask off the man in the mirror
Who really was billy the kid
Smiling at somebody dying
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Silver (The Hunger)
Shandy was somebody's daughter
Driving to something insane
They busted her crossing the border
Quick as a sniff of cocaine
All she could pay was attention
So all they could take was her time
Proving an ounce of possession
Ain't worth a piece of your mind.
Chorus:
'Cause nightmares are somebody's daydreams
Daydreams are somebody's lies.
Lies ain't no harder than telling the truth.
Truth is the perfect disguise
Locked in the goldhandle bathroom
Martin was changing his mind
Shedding his humble pretensions
One careful toke at a time
And wiping the mask off the man in the mirror
Who really was Billy the Kid
Smiling at somebody dying
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Same Old Song
I was just a young man
Working steady in a good time band
Pickin every single little lick I could
Just to please the man
Harlan sang the lead for half
And we split up the rest
Hangin on through the heavy times
And hopin for the best
And I cant recall the names of all
Them places that we played in
All them squirrely party girls
And pills we used to pop
Hardly ever sleepin in
Those cheap motels we stayed in
Hopin we could take it til wed make it to the top
Chorus:
And them nights, get a little bit brighter
And them bars just a little bit better
And the sweet, just a little bit sweeter
But them blues, well its still the same old song
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The Golden Idol
Well, theyve made a golden idol of the girl you used to be
Hangin bangles on your branches like a lonely christmas tree.
Yeah, theyve dressed you fit for killin in your thrillin new disguise
Nailin artificial spangles to the diamonds in your eyes
In that golden coach that turns into a bed,
You better make it, gal, before you wake up dead.
cause theyll paint your burning beauty with a coat of shiny lies
And theyll blind you with their wine so you wont even realize
til you watch the face youre washing disappearing down the drain
And youre staring in your mirror going privately insane
And that golden crown theyve pushed down on your head
You better make it, gal, before you wake up dead.
Look around them golden sidewalks that youre walking on today
And youll see that lonely gutter just a careless step away
And that altar that theyre building you dont even understand
cause youre dazzled by the flashing of the daggers in their hands.
Youll be dancing in the darkness when their music disappears
And the jangle of your chains will be the only sound you hear
til your broken bodys bleeding on an altar made of stone
And youve sacrificed your soul to please a world thats sick and wrong
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Billy Dee
Billy dee was seventeen when he turned twenty-one
Fooling with some foolish things he couldve left alone
But he had to try to satisfy a thirst he couldnt name
Driven towards the darkness by the devil in his veins
All around the honky tonks, searching for a sign
Gettin by on gettin high on women, words and wine
Some folks called him crazy, lord, and others called him free
But we just called us lucky for the love of billy dee
Busy goin his own way and speakin his own words
Facin and forgettin every warnin that he heard
Makin friends and takin any crazy chance he could
Gettin busted for the bad times and believin in the good
Billy took a beatin from a world he meant no harm
The score was written in the scars up on his arm
Some felt he was payin for the life he tried to lead
But all we felt was sorry for our good friend billy dee
It may be his soul was bigger than a bodys oughta be
Singin songs and bringin laughter to the likes of you and me
Cause the world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find
But it wasnt near as lonesome as the one he left behind
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The Taker
Hes a giver, hell give her
The kind of attention that shes never known
Hes a helper, hell help her
To open the doors that she cant on her own
Hes a lover, hell love her
In ways that she never has been loved before
And hes a getter, hell get her
By gettin her into the world shes been hungerin for
cause hes a taker, hell take her
To places and make her fly higher than shes ever dared to
Hell take his time before takin advantage
Takin her easy and slow
And after hes taken the body and soul
That she gives him, hell take her for granted
Then hell take off and leave her
Takin all of her pride as he goes
Yes, hes a taker, hell take her ...
Hes a charmer, and hell charm her
With money and manners that I never learned
Hes a leader, and hell lead her
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Slow Down
Chorus:
I said slow down--
Slow down and live, my friend
Take time--take time to understand
The things--the things you hope to win
Before--before your journeys end
Slow down--slow down and try to do
The things--the things thats right for you
You know--you know
The soul--the soul
You save could be your own
Albert abernathy never spent a foolish dime
Rising at the crack of dawn and working overtime
You know, he never told me how much happiness he found
Yesterday we laid him in the finest grave in town.
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I said slow down--
Slow down and live, my friend
Take time--take time to understand
The things--the things you hope to win
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Dont Cuss The Fiddle
I scandalized my brother
While admittin that he sang some pretty songs (and he did)
Id heard that hed been scandalizing me
And, lord, I knew that that was wrong (and I was)
Now Im lookin at it over
Something cool and feelin fool enough to see
What I had called my brother on
Now he had every right to call on me
Chorus:
Dont ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Aint nothin but another side of you
If we ever get to heaven, boys
It aint because we aint done nothin wrong
Were in this gig together
So lets settle down and steal each others songs
I found a wounded brother
Drinkin bitterly away the afternoon
And soon enough he turned on me
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