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Homewrecker
03:08
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Three, four
You look like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth
But I know it will, homewrecker
You look like you could take candy from a baby
I've seen you do it, homewrecker
No one can wreck a home
Better than you can
And I should know, ‘cause I'm a homeless man
All down to you, homewrecker
You look like you could be taken for family
That's your style, homewrecker
I don't know what came over me
That night
All I know is, once I was a king
Then I turned around
And I lost everything
All down to you, homewrecker
Where am I gonna run, homewrecker
You look like you could be taken for family
That's your style
You look like you could take candy from a baby
Even a little helpless child
Not safe in his bed no more
You're gonna get what you got
Coming to you someday, homewrecker
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Why do I go on fooling myself
When I know you love somebody else
Only a fool breaks his own heart
I pretend I don't see
You walking with him on the street
Only a fool breaks his own heart
I have to admit
Even though it hurt me so
I can't forget
If I'm a man, I'll let you go
There's no sense in holding on
To an old love that's gone
Only a fool breaks his own heart
I have to accept
Even though it hurt me so
I can't forget
If I'm a man, I'll let you go
There's no sense in holding on
To an old love that's gone
Only a fool breaks his own heart
Only a fool breaks his own heart
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With a growing sense of dread
And a hammer in my head
Fully clothed upon the bed
I wake up to the world that lately I’ve been living in
There’s a cut upon my brow
Must have banged myself somehow
But I can’t remember now
And the front door’s open wide
Lately I’ve let things slide
I go to the bin
I throw the laundry in
And pick out the cleanest shirt
Then I tell myself again
I don’t really hurt
Smoking I once quit
Now I got one lit
I just fell back into it
Along with my pride
Lately I’ve let things slide
I go to the bin
I throw the laundry in
Dig out the cleanest shirt
When all at once I’m seized again
By exquisite hurt
That untouched takeaway
I brought home the other day
Has quite a lot to say
The evidence is clear, on every side
piled high and wide
About how lately I’ve let things slide
I’m just about holding on
But lately I’ve let things slide
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4. |
She's Got Soul
02:23
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I've just met what could be
The making of me
She's got soul
She's got soul
Out of the blue, into my world
I've found a pearl
She's got soul
She's got soul
I've been lonely so long
I stopped hoping I'd ever find someone
So it just goes to show how wrong you can be
Did you hear what I said?
She's got soul
I've just found a pearl
She's got soul
She's got soul
I've been lonely so long
I even stopped hoping
I'd ever find someone
Did you hear what I said?
She's got soul
I've just found a pearl
She's got soul
She's got soul
She's got soul
I mean she's really, really got it going on
She's got soul
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5. |
Cupid Must Be Angry
02:46
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Cupid must be angry
That's all I can say
How else to explain
Why he's gone away
I've been praying
He'll come back
So fervently
But Cupid must be angry with me
I know I've had it coming
‘Cause I've blown his every plan
He must have said I've had it
With this foolish man
So, Cupid, if you’re listening
Won't you hear my plea?
And, Cupid, don't be angry with me
Please reach into your quiver and deliver one last time
Believe me, I've paid for each lover’s crime
So, Cupid, if you’re listening
Won't you hear my plea?
And, Cupid, don't be angry with me
Cupid must be angry
Cupid must be angry
Cupid must be angry
Angry, angry with me
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Indian Queens
03:42
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I'm going back to Indian Queens
‘Cause it's been so long
And I've gone wrong
Every place I've been
I left it all in Indian Queens
So I'm gonna go back
And see if it's still there
In Indian Queens
I left there age eighteen
And soon found myself on the pitching deck
Of a freighter bound for Panama
By way of Santa Martin
There I got in a murderous fight
So I skipped north to Canada
I worked for a couple in Yellowknife
But the woman caused me to move on
Now I'm going back to Indian Queens
‘Cause it's been so long
And I've gone wrong
Every other place I've been
I left it all in Indian Queens
So I'm gonna go back
And see if it's still there
In Indian Queens
Drinking and brawling I drifted south
Where I worked the rigs off Galveston
One day a shark took a diver's leg
And I dove in and drug him out
He said he'd leave me everything
But he died before he could sign a will
Now I'm going back to Indian Queens
To see what there's still there for me
I'm going back to Indian Queens
‘Cause it's been so long
And I've gone wrong
Every other place I've been
I left it all in Indian Queens
So I'm gonna go back
And see if it's still there
In Indian Queens
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7. |
Poor Side of Town
03:51
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Do do do wah, shoobie doobie
Do do do wah, shoobie doobie
How can you tell me how much you miss me
When the last time I saw you, you wouldn't even kiss me
That rich guy you've been seeing must have put you down
So welcome back, baby, to the poor side of town
To him you were nothing but a little plaything
Not much more than an overnight fling
But to me, you were the greatest thing I've ever found
And it's hard to find a good thing on the poor side of town
I don't blame you for trying
I've been trying to make it, too
But I've got one little hang-up baby
I can't make it without you
So won't you tell me are you gonna stay now
Stand by me all the way now
With you by my side, the world can't do us down
And together we can make it out of the poor side of town
Do do do wah, shoobie doobie
Do do do wah, shoobie doobie
With you by my side, the world can't do us down
And together we can make it, darling, from the poor side of town
The poor side of town
The poor side of town
Oh, take my hand
Don't be afraid
Together we can make it, darling
From the poor side of town
Shoobie doobie
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8. |
I'm a Mess
03:10
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I’m a mess
I should be filling rooms
With the sweet smell of success
I’m a mess
Look at what I’ve been reduced to
I don’t blame you for saying no
When you should have answered yes
But darling, darling, darling, look at me now
I’m a mess
I’m a mess, I’m a wreck
I’m really on the deck
I’m a mess
Look at how I’m living
Some of these days, I’m gonna get back on my feet
And quit this blue address
But darling, darling, darling, in the meantime
I’m a mess
The smart set I used to run around with are invisible now
They all cut me loose
When one said that what I’ve got might just rub off on them somehow
I’m a mess
For want of your caress
Darling, darling, darling, look at me now
I’m a mess
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9. |
Between Dark and Dawn
02:31
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When you feel you’re all in
And you've decided you can't win
Tell yourself it won't be for long
You’re between dark and dawn
You've got too much time you can't kill
Your wheels are spinning but you're standing still
It's all flat and forlorn
In between dark and dawn
You’re so blue, you can't see
One day all this will be history
Now I've been a fool, but I'm not wrong
You’re between dark and dawn
You’re between dark and dawn
Between dark and dawn
That's where nothing’s always going on
You'll be on the phone before too long
But right now
You're between dark and dawn
Wait ‘til the sun comes out
You’re gonna wonder what the fuss was all about
You've been standing in the rain
But pretty soon you’re gonna be on you way again
Between dark and dawn
You’re between dark and dawn
Between dark and dawn
You’re between dark and dawn
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Bygones (Won't Go)
03:10
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How do you pack up a memory
You can't put it in a sack
Those sweet times shared
You can't send them back
Still through the dark
They refuse not to glow
I’m having to face it
Those bygones won't go
How does a heart go on breaking
After it’s broke
There’s no joy in mine now
Only night like a cloak
I wish I was the wind
With somewhere to blow
I’m having to face it
I can’t find a place where
Those bygones won't go
And I sang the songs of the poet
That describe the way, way I feel
But they were only make believe
This one’s all too real
How does a heart go on working
I don’t know
I’m having to face it
Those bygones won’t go
Those bygones won’t go
Those bygones won’t go
Those bygones won’t go
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11. |
Has She Got a Friend?
02:41
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I’m so glad to hear about
The true happiness you've found
And how your wretched life
Has been turned around
I contrive a tear of joy
For your empty night’s now at an end
But what I really want to know
Is has she got a friend?
I'm in wonderment and awe
As you tell it all anew
But I've got one eye on the door
Praying someone will walk through
Got the other eye on my watch
Is it really nearly ten?
Let's cut to the chase, pal
Has she got a friend?
I don't want to come on strong
But can we move this along
Don't you see that it could be she
Who'll end my memory
Heaven’s never seen the light
Here you go again
When all I want to hear from you
Is has she got a friend?
I keep checking my watch
Lord, it says it's after ten
But all I want to know
Is has she got a friend?
Has she got a friend?
Has she got a friend?
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I don't really care
About tonight's affair
We don't have to go
The same crowd will be there
Like they've been before
At the last three in a row
Now you're waiting in the hall
And I'm on the stair
Looking at you from above
And I say, darling, just for a change
Let's stay in and make love
Please don't get me wrong
I love to party long
With my special girl
But there’s some things in life
More important
Than a busy social world
You say softly, darling
You’re quiet tonight and you’re right
‘Cause what I'm thinking of
Is take off your dress
Let's stay in and make love
Let's take a break
Precious moments to steal
Let’s forget the chattering crowd
And get down to what's really real
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da
I'll put on something that will groove us
You may dim the light
And come to me, darling
Let's stay in and make love
Slip off those things and love me now
There's a feeling of love in here
And it's you, sweet, embraceable you
Just for a change
Let's stay in
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There will never be any peace
Until God sits at the conference table
There will never be any peace
Until God is at the conference table
People are running from land to land
Trying to make things alright
Holding meetings after meetings and constantly seeking
For what they may be thinking is right
Everybody’s got a plan
Made for just one man
So, people, don’t you understand
We’ve got to tell them
There will never be any peace
Until God sits down at the conference table
There will never be any peace
Until God is at the conference table
What went on in the dark
Has come to light
So tell me who's to blame
And what’s his name
Say who’s gonna ‘fess up
For all that’s been messed up
After all, it was done by a man
So we’ve got to tell them
There will never be any peace
Until God sits down at the conference table
There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
There will never be any peace
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14. |
Different Kind of Blue
03:10
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I know this kind of feeling
I’ve had to sit it out a time or two
Usually it comes around
When dawn’s cruel eye’s breaking through
But over you
I’m a different kind of blue
Sad to say when it comes around these days
It’s like an old friend
But I’ve never seen it be like this
Never has it felt like it would never end
Over you
I’m a different kind of blue
Over you
Different kind of blue
Different kind of blue
I’m lonely, but I can’t afford the luxury
Of having you come back to me
Though I’d beg you to
What’s a fool such as I
Going, going to do
I know this kind of feeling
I’ve had to sit it out a time or two
Usually it comes around
When dawn’s cruel eye’s breaking through
Sad to say when it comes around these days
It’s like an old friend
Over you
I’m a different kind of blue
Different kind of blue
Different kind of blue this time
Different kind of blue
Different kind of blue
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15. |
Mama Said
02:47
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Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, mama said
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, mama said
One day I went walking
And everything was fine
Then I met someone
And I almost lost my mind
But mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, mama said
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, my mama said
My eyes were wide open
But all I could see
Chapel bells were ringing
For everyone but me
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, mama said
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, my mama said
And then she said one day you’ll find someone
Who looks at you this way
Then you won’t have to worry
If some get away
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, mama said
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, my mama said
There'll be days like this, mama said
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