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Beautiful Mess
03:11
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She was born on New Year’s Day
There wasn’t time for any celebration
Only animals to guide her way
You might say that she learned something from them
She orders double Manhattans
And then she wonders what happens
Well is it love that she’s after
She’s never sure
She was sitting in her same old place
I only knew her by her reputation
And the glitter smeared across her face
I knew then that it was leading somewhere
And when we got back to her place
She asked me what she wear
I made my eyes look away oh Lord
You know it’s so rude to stare
I said…
“You could wear your best lingerie
Or your cutest little black dress for me
Either way I couldn’t care less
You look your best when you look like a beautiful mess"
A beautiful mess
A beautiful mess
A beautiful mess
A beautiful…..
I used to live my life so clean
I never thought I’d see a dust storm coming
But you took my nose and made me say yes
Turned my life into a beautiful mess oh no
A beautiful mess oh no
A beautiful mess oh no
A beautiful mess…now hear me coming now hear me coming for you
Beautiful
Beautiful
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2. |
Nameless Boogie
03:57
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You catch your flies with so much honey
But you use a little vinegar too
And you don’t care how I spend my money
Just as long as I spend it on you
That’s what you do.
Foot your bill, deluxe accommodations
And I watch it all go in a flash
You can read the signs that say no smoking
But you still need a place to ash
Towns like this will turn you over
If they think you got something to say
So drop your guns and check your privilege
And we’re all gonna find a way
To get along
Drink my milk, take all of my cookies
Then you wander off into the night
But we don’t have to give a name to our boogie
For it to grow up right
That’s right
We don’t have to give a name to our boogie
We don’t have to give a name to our boogie
We don’t have to give a name to our boogie
We don’t have to give a name to our boogie
Hey Tom, pass me the juice
Let it all out, let it loose
You see I’d never make you beg
I’d never make you choose
Going out of my head
Away from your bed
Babe I’ve got the blues
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3. |
Toy Handcuffs
04:24
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At night I’m calling your name
I’m sure you’re doing the same thing
Well I know just how you do
How you do
These were just toy handcuffs
That I was putting on you
I didn’t know you liked the rough stuff
But I can see that you do
If you want real handcuffs
I got those too
I just don’t know where the key is
Baby what you gonna do
Baby what you gonna do
When you’re tied up for me
And I can’t find I can’t find I can’t find
The key
No no no
Oh oh
There’s some things that are hard to explain
How it can feel so good to take so much pain
You know that I could rub you right
Just know my touch isn’t always light
These were just toy handcuffs
That I was putting on you
I didn’t know you liked the rough stuff
But I can see that you do
If you want real handcuffs
I got those too
I just don’t know where the key is
Baby what you gonna do
Baby what you gonna do
When you’re tied up for me
And I can’t find I can’t find I can’t find
The key
No no no
oh-oh
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4. |
Worth It
05:40
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Love takes its toll
On the strongest of souls
Baby you took a big bite out of mine
I felt cheap, I felt used
I felt battered and bruised
I think it's time we both realized
That retribution is no resolution
Who said hearts are always so wise?
But it's worth it, it's worth it
Every nickel and dime
Is worth spending on love every time
It's worth it, it's worth it
Every nickel and dime
Is worth spending on love every time
There were nights that I wept
While you silently slept
And now I know you weren't dreaming of me
All the days that I spent
Paying off all your debts
I couldn't take too much more misery
But there's no downside
To making some sweet time
Give it a chance baby you'll see
That it's worth it, it's worth it
Every nickel and dime
Is worth spending on love every time
It's worth it, it's worth it
When you fall out of line
It's worth getting back up
And you come on across
And spend it on love every time
There's no downside
To making some sweet time
There's no downside
To making some sweet time
Give it a chance baby you'll see
That it's worth it, it's worth it
Every nickel and dime
Is worth spending on love every time
It's worth it, it's worth it
When you fall out of line
It's worth getting back up
And you come on across
And spend it on love every time
In the morning...
In the evening...
Take what you got, but don’t no no no no don’t save it all up 'cause now
I’m the one you need, baby.
Here in word and deed.
Your love is my seed.
You just got to believe
That it’s me and you
Gonna see this through
Nothin’ left to do
But to give it all up
And I won’t go
This here’s our show
You got to know
You gon’ got to tell ya come on give it give it to me saying
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
You just give it up
Give it
Give it
Give it
Give it to love
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5. |
Pricey Wine
02:10
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Oh love well it kind of makes me sick
It takes you by the hand then it hits you with a brick
Oh love you’re the reason that I’m burned in bandages again
When will I ever learn?
Too many symptoms and no cure
Our love is stolen never earned
Our ears are deaf our eyes are blurred
And it’s not even our third date
Oh love said I guess it’s pretty great
There’s someone to wake up
when I stumble home too late
Oh love you always take me to the same place
Ain’t we got style ain’t we got grace
Ain’t we got big grins on our face
We might be loaded half the time
At least we’re drinking pricey wine
Our love’s divine if you’re into disasters
Just two slaves out searching for a master
Proof that you can take a bitch and bastard
And get something fine
Our love’s divine It just takes some getting used to
Spend the nights crying but it’s good to sing the blues to
Just two hearts that were hardly gently worn
Just two hearts That were broken when they’re born
Ain’t we got style ain’t we got grace
Ain’t we got big grins on our face
We might be loaded half the time
At least we’re drinking pricey wine
Our love’s divine, give it time
Our love’s divine, give it time
Our love’s divine, give it time
Our love’s divine...
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6. |
Johnny's
02:43
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Nobody's looking
No they can't see
That we got what's cooking
Know the place to be
But oh how the neighborhood's changing
Don't seem that long ago
But they're slowly taking over
We still got one place to go
Don't you know
We could go to Johnny's
For one more round
Really turn it up loud
It's the last dive around
And we could dive in
You should see the bartender
She can really hold it down
For a girl so slender
But oh how the neighborhood's changing
Don't seem that long ago
But they're slowly taking over
We still got one place to go
Don't you know
Don't you know
Don't you know
We could go to Johnny's
For one more round
Really turn it up loud
It's the last dive around
And I'm gonna take you there
Pretty woman
I'm gonna take you there
Pretty woman
I'm gonna take you there
Pretty woman
I'm gonna take you there
We better run
We better run yeah
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7. |
Up For Grabs
02:52
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I used to do anything to get my motor running
And there were times that my conduct was unbecoming
A lot of fights I sat out along the way
But I can’t stand to see you treat your woman this way
If you put her on the ground
There ain’t no lost and found
If she ain’t got your name
She’s up for grabs
I’ve learned a few lessons in my tenure
I see you talking tough when she needs tender
Every bible says you’re wrong
To leave her there so long
All by herself, singing that lonesome song
Predators are circling these waters
She’s in solitary confinement in the corner
And I’m not saying her eye is starting to wander
But boys dig blondes man, she couldn’t be blonder
If you put her on the ground
There ain’t no lost and found
If she ain’t got your name
She’s up for….
Finders
Keepers
Losers
Weepers
Gonna find a way
To keep her ride at bay
Don't want to lose this way
You cry too much anyway
Got to find
I got to find
And I'm gonna keep it
I'm too tired of weeping
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8. |
Few And Far Between
04:16
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Sometimes you think the floor only knows how you're feeling
Sometimes you find your thoughts getting stuck in the ceiling
Sometimes when you're making your bed up I hope you think of me
And I hope those times aren't few and far between
If these walls could talk I'm sure they'd do much more than whisper
If that mattress could burn our backs would be covered in blisters
If those pillows had eyes just imagine the things that they've seen
But I guess those sights are few and far between
When you were making your mind up
And needing a change
From pulling your hair out
And calling me names
Baby I was outside
waiting for a sun
That never was rising
It was already gone
When you go to sleep tonight in the place we called home
and the blankets are hugging the places my hands used to roam
Won't you say a quick prayer for the possibility
That's closer than the few and far between
someplace closer than
the few and far between
someplace better than
the few and far between
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9. |
Saint Sally
03:49
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I gave up false wishes and bitter pursuits
at the bar of Sylvain, the night I met you
Hopeless and strung out, my back was to the wall
And I couldn't hear fortune call
Hold on Saint Sally I'm down by your door
I'm down in the alley, howling once more
And I'd like to think, we paid for our sins
We don't have to sleep on the floor
That's why I'm hoping and dreaming
You'll open your back door again
The hand you were holding was a hand you'd have won
But you always felt cold in the warm delta sun
You took all your vegetables up by their roots
Said someday we'll taste the same fruits
Hold on Saint Sally I'm down by your door
I'm down in the alley, howling once more
And I'd like to think, we paid for our sins
We don't have to sleep on the floor
That's why I'm hoping and dreaming
You'll open your back door again
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10. |
Screens
06:06
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I hear a ringing from a distant time zone
But I always miss the phone
Broken connection In the middle of the night
You say it’ll happen when the time is right
And even though you don’t reply to the letters that I sent
You’re calling to remind me that you’re still paying rent
Like I could ever forget
There’s too many screens between you and me
Too many screens but you’re not seeing me
Too many screens between you and me
Too many scenes…..
I check all my boxes, I keep an open line
I still need to hear your voice In the same room as mine
I’m not waiting for another to walk into the room
I just need to hear you say you’ll be coming home real soon
There’s too many screens between you and me
Too many screens but you’re not seeing me
Too many screens between you and me
Too many scenes and no scenery
That checkered past starts haunting
Cold faces come back taunting
And everybody wants to bring us down
Such good friends yesterday
But I wonder how long they’ll stay
When I take a quick look they’re not around
I’ve slept on too many couches
Hotels instead of houses
And I don’t get lonely till the nighttime
But words can’t walk on a broken beam
There’s no truth on all these screens
I just got to get you in my sightline
We gotta tear ‘em down
We gotta tear ‘em down
Build up big temples in their place
Baby just come to me
I said the hell with screens
All I want to look at is your face
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