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You were the quiet girl
Stuck in the back of the class
They told you I grew up
On the wrong side of the tracks
I made a stupid joke
I saw you try not to laugh
I’m pretty sure that was it
We never once looked back
It was so easy
Just breaking even
Taking our chances in the back of my car
Baby believe me
I can still see it
I never meant to break your heart
We were lightning in the jet stream
Fading in and out like faces in the crowd
Trading cigarettes for gasoline
Head up in the clouds afraid of coming down
Baby I was long and lean
And you were only seventeen
We were lightning in the jet stream
Baby I still see us out there on the mean streets
We skipped the senior game
And split a bottle of Jack
We watched the sun go down
And then you climbed in the back
I was thinking maybe we should wait
But it was too late for that
And that’s when everything changed
We never once looked back
It was so easy
Just breaking even
Taking our chances in the back of my car
Baby, believe me
I can still see it
I never meant to break your heart
Sometimes I go back there in my mind
Just to relive the innocence we both left behind
Yeah, oh, I don’t wanna let you go
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Highway Home
03:16
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I'm no stranger to the open road
Riding solo, sleeping in and waking up alone
But I've been waiting for a girl like you
To come along and show me what good love can do
It don't matter to me babe
'Cause I was born a rolling stone
It don't matter to me baby
The highway is my home away from home
Life ain't easy living week to week
And lately baby I've been on another losing streak
But something tells me it's gonna be okay
'Cause there's bound to be some sunshine right up the road a ways
It don't matter to me babe
'Cause time can't change this heart of stone
It don't matter to me baby
The highway is my home away from home
It don't matter to me babe
'Cause time can't change this heart of stone
It don't matter to me baby
The highway is my home away from home
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3. |
The Myth
03:45
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There’s a man who used to live
A block away when I was young he said to me
Don’t take for granted in this life
All the finer things like faith and company
In a world of people moving fast
Take your time and make it last
Nothing makes me smile more
More than when you know exactly what I mean
I’m not a man of many words
But I’m aware of what goes on behind the scenes
And you just nod and hold my hand
And somehow always seem to understand
It’s not the myth that makes the man
Let it go while you still can
If you still can
And when all the music fades
If tomorrow never shows it’s face again
Am I proud of who I am
What I know and what I’ve seen and where I’ve been
I’d like to leave without regrets
But there’s a few I ain’t kicked yet
Now that time is running out
There’s a price to pay for lessons left unlearned
Even seconds break the bank
Only wealthy men can save a bridge to burn
On and on the story goes
Forever ever after I suppose
It’s not the myth that makes the man
Let it go while you still can
It’s not the myth that makes the man
So let it go while you still can
If you still can
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Those Walls
03:31
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I still miss that haunted house
The chain link fence that
But if those walls could talk
I think they’d shout
Sliding down those basement stairs
Ripped blue jeans too wet to wear
The comeback kids too quick
Too cool to care
It’s easy to dwell in the past
Harder to find your way back
You’re growing up way too fast
And well, there’s that
Sunday morning marigolds
A house for sale our childhood sold
And here we are still doing what we’re told
It’s easy to dwell in the past
Harder to find your way back
You’re growing up way too fast
And well, there’s that
It’s easy to dwell in the past
Harder to find your way back
You’re growing up way too fast
And well, there’s that
But I still miss that haunted house
The chain link fence that
But if those walls could talk
I think they’d shout
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Here To Stay
03:47
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Toss and turn
Still concerned
With everything they say
Live and learn
Crash and burn
You dream of better days
But my dear
I’m here to stay
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
When your world falls apart
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
And I’ll take good care of your heart
And I’ll take good care of your heart
Like a child
The moon, she smiled
And cursed the light of day
But my dear
I’m here to stay
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
When your world falls apart
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
And I’ll take good care of your heart
And I’ll take good care of your heart
I wanna see you fly, I wanna see you fly
I wanna see you spread your wings and then learn how to fly
So go ahead and cry, go ahead and cry
‘Cause I’m gonna hold you ‘till the storm passes by
I’m gonna hold you ‘till the storm passes by
I wanna see you fly
I wanna see you fly
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6. |
Turncoat Blues
03:07
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Once again it’s 2 A.M.
And you got nowhere else to go
Once again you’re out of friends
And I’m the fool who can’t say no
Well it seems to me
You make it harder than it has to be
And I'm on my knees
And after all this time you still can’t see
What you do to me
Honey please
It's what you do to me
You’re hard to get
You can’t commit
And still you can’t be left alone
So just admit
I'm over it
And watch me get on on my own
‘Cause we both agree
You make it harder than it has to be
And I'm on my knees
And after all this time you still can’t see
What you do to me
Honey please
It's what you do to me
Well it seems to me
You make it harder than it has to be
And I'm on my knees
And after all this time you still can’t see
What you do to me
Honey please
It's what you do to me
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7. |
The Long Goodbye
03:46
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Here comes the rain
Here comes the long goodbye
We're in the clear
Until she starts to cry
We had a place
We shared a single bed
But she couldn't calm
The voices in my head
I never thought I'd see the day
I'd have to watch her walk away
Looking back I was a fool but right now who's to say
They're closing up
But I know a shortcut home
Pay off the tab
And take one more the road
I never thought I'd see the day
I'd have to watch her walk away
Looking back I was a fool but right now who's to say
I let my pride get in the way
If she was standing here today
Looking back I was a fool but right now who's to say
Who's to say
Who's to say
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8. |
The Heartland
04:30
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See that city limits sign
Perched outside the five and dime
In the distance on the dark end of the street
I grew up around the block
Where the city sidewalk stops
Off the main drag in a farmhouse by the creek
But there ain’t much for work in this town
They’re closing the factories down
And leaving us behind
But I don’t know why anyone’s surprised
Here in the heartland
There’s no relief for the working man
In the heartland
There’s no such thing as a backup plan
It’s all or nothing, there’s always something
They’ll knock you down till you take it on the chin
Here in the heartland
Here in the heartland
There’s a bar just up the street
Where the congregation meets
Every Friday for a few drinks after work
People come from miles around
To hear that band play way too loud
And see the old man steal the mic stand for a verse
They still think we’re stuck in the past
And there’s no way we’ll ever come back
But somehow we survive
And I don’t know why anyone’s surprised
Here in the heartland
There’s no relief for the working man
In the heartland
There’s no such thing as a backup plan
It’s all or nothing, there’s always something
They’ll knock you down till you take it on the chin
Here in the heartland
Here in the heartland
There’s no relief for the working man
In the heartland
There’s still some faith left in Uncle Sam
But it’s all or nothing, there’s always something
They’ll knock you down till you take it on the chin
Here in the heartland
Here in the heartland
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9. |
If I Needed You
04:19
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The final act begins
Time for closing arguments
Shaking off Sunday’s sins
With nothing to show for the shape you’re in
Coffee in your morning gin
You slip into your thicker skin again
But how will you feel when everything’s real
Will you sink like a stone out here on your own
And what will you say at the end of the day
To make all the demons go away
Would you be there for me
If I needed you
If I needed you to
The credits roll as you descend
The sunset settles on the water’s edge
The symphony your only friends
Are going home tonight and never coming back again
Another story’s end
To think about now and then
But how will you feel when everything’s real
Will you sink like a stone out here on your own
And what will you say at the end of the day
To make all the demons go away
Would you be there for me
If I needed you
If I needed you to
Everything you need is right in front of you
Everything you need is right in front of you
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10. |
Mistakes
04:34
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The light inside you
The love you gave away
The friends you’re used to
The thought of yesterday
You read around it
You lay it on the line
You read around it
You leave the past behind
It doesn’t matter if you’re never in the same place
It doesn’t matter if you’re never on the same page
It doesn’t matter all you’re missing is a heartache
Everybody has a choice but they’re gonna make…
Mistakes
It’s inconsistent
The writing on the wall
So inconsistent
How far you had to fall
It doesn’t matter if you’re never in the same place
It doesn’t matter if you’re never on the same page
It doesn’t matter all you’re missing is a heartache
Everybody has a choice but they’re gonna make…
It doesn’t matter if you’re never in the same place
It doesn’t matter if you’re never on the same page
It doesn’t matter all you’re missing is a heartache
Everybody has a choice but they’re gonna make…
Mistakes, mistakes
You’re not alone here
You’re not alone, dear
You’re not alone here
You’re not alone, dear
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Patrick Sharrow Nashville, Tennessee
Nᴀsʜᴠɪʟʟᴇ Bᴀsᴇᴅ Rᴏᴏᴛs Rᴏᴄᴋ/Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴᴀ Aʀᴛɪsᴛ ❖ Nᴇᴡ Aʟʙᴜᴍ ’Tʜᴇ Hᴇᴀʀᴛʟᴀɴᴅ’ Aᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ Eᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴜɢᴜsᴛ 20
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