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Charlie Idaho
04:06
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Charlie Idaho
Do you remember in ’26
When the river broke loose
And they were looking for a quick fix?
One day you’re living
The next you’re obliged
And what are you gonna do?
Every mule’s working when the levy breaks
The police don’t get you
It’s the cold and the snakes
Charlie’s gonna fix it
Whatsoever it takes
And what are you gonna do?
[Chorus:]
Charlie Idaho shot the Mercy Man
Charlie Idaho shot the Mercy Man
At least the poor boy died
If you be a skinner be sure than you can
Before you go to work
For the dark-eyed man
A bridle whip
And a gun in his hand
And what are you gonna do?
Looking all over the whole corral
Nary a mule
With its shoulder well
A government man
Come to give him hell
And what are you gonna do?
[Chorus:]
Every story’s got a Mercy Man
A boss that’s out to get you
A fool like I am
The only difference being
If you give a damn
What are you gonna do?
Hannah’s gonna roll like she done before
Another break
Another pour
A man can take a battle
But not the war
What are you gonna do?
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2. |
Afterglow
03:19
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Afterglow
Hanging on to midnight
Is the way that I’ve been living
Every which way up and back
You’re a thirst that I’ve been given
Got a big, uneasy feeling
Pushing sideways through my heart
If it holds me down
I’ll come apart
[Chorus:]
I don’t know but I’ve been told
New York City’s mighty cold
Guess I’ll have to put my jacket on
Riding through the afterglow
A two-step on the radio
I won’t hear you crying when I’m gone
Cherry blossom sunrise
In the Shenandoah Season
Just the memory of her kiss
Puts the hurt in to the leavin’
Got a big, uneasy feeling
Pushing sideways through my heart
If it holds me down
I’ll come apart
[Chorus:]
Oh, when I’m gone
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3. |
Deadbeat
04:19
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Deadbeat
I want to know if you can love me
Cuz what you see is what you get
I want to know if you can protect me
From all these trigger-happy pieces of shit
God, I didn’t choose this place
Man, I didn’t want to know
But here I am
Here we are
God, I want to lose myself
Somebody needs to hold my hand
I’m taking all the drugs I can
I want to know if you can direct me
To the next late-breaking town
The competition seems friendly
And all the kids are getting down
I can hear your plans a-hatchin’
Hold ‘em tight up to your vest
Cuz I don’ want another love
That’s a gladiatorial mess
God, I didn’t choose this place
Man, I didn’t want to know
But here I am
Here we are, let’s go
God, I want to lose myself
Somebody needs to hold my hand
I’m taking all the drugs I can
[Chorus:]
Deadbeat
Hard times
What’s yours is mine
God, I want to lose myself
Somebody needs to hold my hand
I’m taking all the drugs I can
[Chorus:]
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4. |
Word's Coming' Down
03:05
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Word’s Coming Down
Hey, it’s been going like for years
Slappin’ on the topical cures
Wrenching gears
Baby, turn off that talk show station
I think it’s time we took a vacation
From this nation
[Chorus:]
Cuz the word’s coming down
Deliver them without a sound
Say, what’s it take to make a connection?
Looking for a new direction
In affection
My, my, what’s that trapdoor for?
Just when you can’t take any more
Through the floor
[Chorus:]
Come with me
We’ll stake out all the places
Follow me
You’ve got to see their faces
Well, it’s three o’clock in the morning
I can’t close my eyes
Never been satisfied in my time
Take me back baby
Won’t do you mean no more
The future is an open door
Now we’re sure
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All You Can Do Is Mean It
All you can do is mean it
All you can do is care
And if it hurts, believe it
There’s something there
Baby, it’s raining moonshine
Stars coming on like a dream
Angels that flicker in heaven
Bless all my human being
I met my love in Memphis
A good time, green-eyed twirl
And I’ll never see her face
Ever again in this world
I gave my love so truly
That’s how a heart survives
If I should be so lucky
She’ll carry it ’til she dies
Nobody gives a good God
Damn if we win or we lose
It’s a game
That’s never ours to choose
All you can do is mean it
All you can do is try
Give me your hand, baby
Dance with me
Into the by and by
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6. |
Kiss You Where You Live
04:25
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Kiss You Where You Live
Friday morning, California
Smoke is in the air
Smells like burning hair in Mendocino
Rolling past the vacancies
And rumors of repair
Tell us life ain’t fair
But what do we know?
[Chorus:]
Baby, all this love to give
Is coming to kiss you where you live
It follows where I go
Losing love like Mercury
Slips right through your hands
And everywhere it lands
Boy, it scatters
Curious the chemistry
The elemental stage
That’s just how we’re made
Well, I gather
[Chorus:]
And the past we made has turned around
Like the lies we stepped in to
And the words we thought we’d never need
Now we do
Crazy like a dragonfly
Up above the pine
Smoke gets in your eyes
Hey, forgive me
But I remember when you said
We’d never, ever touch the stars
If we just cried in bars
Over “Misty”
[Chorus:]
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7. |
I Was Wrong
03:38
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I Was Wrong
Never sang me a song
Never sang me a song
Well, they sang me a song
Wasn’t the right song
[Chorus:]
And it kills me to tell you
I was wrong
I will tear down the moon
I will tear down the moon
Save me one little spoon
I will tear down the moon
[Chorus:]
All the history
All the warnings
Wrong
All the hot nights
All the cravings
Wrong
Every goodbye
Every daydream
All the taking
All the leaving
Wrong
You will give me respect
You will give me respect
I am nonsense and death
You will give me respect
Yes, it kills me to tell you
I was wrong
Would it kill you to tell me
You were wrong?
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8. |
On Pontchartrain
04:25
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On Pontchartrain
I want to go home
And hide my heart
I want to go home
And hide my heart
In Metairie, on Pontchartrain
I’m never leaving you again
I want to go back
And hide my tears
Stepping gently
Through the years
In Metairie, on Pontchartrain
I’m never leaving
Her again
They say the Devil paved a highway
Just to lure the angels from your shore
Oh, California, please let me go
Back to that gal I used to know
In Metairie, on Pontchartrain
I’m never leaving you again
I’m never leaving you again
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9. |
I Really Miss You
05:02
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I Really Miss You
I took a walk today
Through the part of town
Where we used to play our games
And run around
We were bad they say
But we had our fun
And Lord knows didn’t hurt no one
The light had changed
But to me it’s always just the same
Here in my heart
I can see it now
And I believed it from the start
[Chorus:]
I really miss you, babe
Running through all my yesterdays
I really miss you, babe
Running through all my yesterdays
And even though this old world tried
To turn you in to something
Like a suicide
You never changed
And you kept me sane
When I needed you
It’s a lot like me to wonder
How things could’ve been
Instead of picking up the phone
And letting you in
It’s so strange
When two friends say goodbye
[Chorus:]
The ones I miss the most
They come around like ghosts
And speak to me
They say, we’ve been through so much
You used to have a lighter touch
And where you going anyway?
[Chorus:]
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10. |
Got Something For You
04:42
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Got Something For You
I got something for you
You maybe want to know
Well, I’m rubber, you’re glue
And on and on it goes
Baby, bless our souls
I got something to say
You maybe want to hear
My dues are paid
And I’m gonna lose this town
And burn my conscience down
[Chorus:]
Cuz it’s all sweet nothings
Whispered in my ear
Was it all sweet nothing, my dear?
I got something for you
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