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If You Want Love
03:25
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You stole my heart, one night in Houston
And then you left me, alone in San Antone
Where I’ll admit, I made some bad decisions
And then you threw me right out the door
And through the tears and through the heartache And through those times when I went out of my mind I never once, thought you’d really stay gone.
I just kept on awaiting your return
So if you need love, you ain’t far from it
Babe if you feel pain deep in your soul
Just call my name and I’ll come running
I’m going to love you so well
Baby one my one or maybe two by two
I’m going to worm my way back into you
You were never great at being a good girl
And I love that part of you so bad.
So if you need love, you ain’t far from it
Babe if you feel pain deep in your soul
Just call my name and baby I’ll come running
I’m going to love you so well
Every time I think you want me back
We got to war
And every time I think that things are changing you want more
There’s only so much more that I can do.
There’s barely time for us to see this through.
So if you need love, you ain’t far from it
Babe if you feel pain deep in your soul
Just call my name and baby I’ll come running
I’m going to love you so wel
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2. |
Up and Down
02:41
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I don’t really know what more to say
I bet you probably pray
Pray that I won’t let you down
All them flowers yeah they were gone.
Your friends, they'd all moved on.
Their final words were you’re bad for us.
And I felt like, you might fall
But you still wouldn’t take my call.
First came push and then came shove
We somehow rose above
And you were mine for a little while
But all them embers turned to ash
When i ran out of cash and then you ran away from us.
And i felt like, I might drowned
And I saw you, pick me upside down
Cuz when you’re up, I’m down
When you’re up, I’m down
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3. |
Gently Used
03:24
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There was a time when she used to dance in Reno
And she’d brag, like some minor leaguer might.
But she knew, her last call had been a while before So she thought I could be her something new
One more dance, then this whole thing is over One more lie, then you’ll see that I am true One black eye, another thing she’ll justify
She said let’s wait ‘til the morning
So I can see my other baby tonight.
Gently used, like an old dress you’d borrow Gently used, like some lady’s Subaru
Not amused by anything that I can do
She said let's wait til the morning
So I can see my other baby tonight.
Gently used, well she looked right out the window And she felt the responsibility
But she dreamed of something she won’t ever be She said let's wait til the morning
So I can see my other baby tonight.
She said let's wait til the morning
So I can see my other baby tonight.
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4. |
Baby Doll
03:41
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Spent two years living down in the hole Two more years and then I caught parole And I don’t know exactly who I’ll be
Did my time and then they set me free
Did my time and then they set me free.
When you’re young you don’t think about doing time When you’re old you just want to rewind I wish I could change things all around
Grabbed the sky but then I hit the ground Grabbed the sky but then I hit ground
Me i’m in a bedroom with some woman that i don’t think i’ve ever met before
I’m only here because I got nowhere else I could go I keep trying, I keep trying out all of my love songs Hoping she might pull me through
Hoping she might me through
Like you used to do.
But she never calls me babydoll.
Can’t forget what went on inside that cell Don’t remember when I first felt unwell
And I don’t like living here in shame
Got no one else but myself to blame
Got no one else but myself to blame
Me I’m in the back seat of a car that
I ain’t even drove before
I’m killing time until the world it starts
Slowing down more.
I keep trying out all of my love songs
Hoping she might pull me through
Hoping she might pull me through
Hoping she might pull me through
Hoping she might me through
Like you used to do.
But she never calls me babydoll
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5. |
Let's Try Failure
03:31
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A drunken poet told me
“You don’t know what you’re doing”
He said it loud enough for the whole bar to hear. I said let’s try failure, my girl screamed Hallelujah And then we ran way under the moon
The stars have aligned and they’ve shown to be true And I don’t wanna let you go again
When you reach the high ground you end up looking downtown. You end up trying to find a place to go.
I’m stuck here on the inside
Just trying to find my own pride
Just trying to find a place to slide into
The one that you love might tear you in two
I don’t wanna let you go again
So let’s try failure.
Let’s try failure
I don’t wanna know how this is gonna go
You see i don’t think that I can love you anymore I can’t love you anymore
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6. |
Strong Feelings
03:06
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Walking through the park and I’m crying
Because I don’t really know, if I’m lying
When I tell you that me and her are probably through
Maybe we’ll get high and forget it
And maybe we’ll catch a spark
And ignite all that love that you and me
we once we held so dear
And all those dreams that we once had
Remind me of why I am glad
I have a strong feelings about you
Maybe it’s the joy of yelling goodbye
Maybe it’s the feeling that I’m not the bad guy
Maybe it’s the way you make me want to see this through.
Maybe it’s a sign that our love is changing
Maybe it’s why my emotions are raging
And maybe it’s because, my prayers, they don’t do a thing for me.
And one more time and then we’re through
And I won’t be turning for you.
I have strong feelings about you.
I have strong feelings about you.
1–2-3 it’s not you, it’s me
That’s wrapped in this misery
I have strong feelings about you.
I have strong feelings about you.
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7. |
Without You
03:13
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I don’t really love you
I guess that’s what I’m saying
But I could probably lose a day with you
Then I’m out the back door
Yeah I ain’t gonna love you anymore
I’ll be just fine on my own
Everyone around here.
They know just what I’m saying
They’re telling me that I’ll be fine in time. What the hell do they know
Maybe I don’t need no love to grow I don’t know where I went wrong
I don’t know where I belong
Without you
Without you
I don’t know how I’ll survive
I don’t know I’ll survive
Without you
Forever’s probably too long
I’d never want forever
But I could probably lose a day with you Then I’m out the back door
Yeah I ain’t gonna love you anymore I’ll be just fine on my own
Without you
Without you
I don’t know how I’ll survive
I don’t know I’ll survive
Without you
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8. |
Word on the Street
03:08
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Quit sniffing glue and
Figure out what to do
I got a few ideas
Stop taking dope and find yourself some hope Smile a little more
Word on the street is
You’re running away
Word on the street is
You’ve been gone so long
Get high in the evening
And then head out in the night
Where no one knows your name.
I heard your headed my way
You’re looking for a place to stay
Got no plans for you
I heard you found God but he won’t take your call It must be hard for you.
Word on the street is
You’re giving it away
Word on the street is
You’ve been gone so long
Don’t know what to say
I just sit here and pray
Pray you’ll find a home
where you’re not alone
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9. |
I Know You Love Me
03:41
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You know it ain’t that bad a town
They kick you when you’re up and when you’re down Everyone who loved me is now a stranger
And you know the time is never right
Yeah but I was thinking maybe you’re right I was thinking maybe
We won’t last forever
I know you love me to
and I know you love me to
Yeah and you know it’s never quite enough And you know I love that crazy stuff
I was thinking you could show me
What i’m into
I know you love me to
And I know you love me to
I don’t why, I don’t why
I’m stranded on the ground
Stranded on the ground
I know you love me to
And I know you love me to
I don’t why, I don’t why
I’m stranded on the ground
Stranded on the ground
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10. |
The Perfect Crime
03:18
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I don’t know just how love goes
I don’t know just what i’m thinking about Once you come, then you’ll know
I don’t know just what i’m thinking about Don’t know what i’m thinking about Don’t know what i’m thinking about
I don’t know just how love goes
I’ve been looking everywhere for it
I’ve searched high and i’ve searched low I don’t know what I’m looking for.
I don’t know what I’m looking for.
I don’t know what I’m looking for.
I’ve been trying to find you for the longest time I’ve been on the road so long
You and me together did the perfect crime Now it’s you, I am dreaming of
I don’t know just how love goes
I don’t know just what i’m thinking about Once you come, then you’ll know
I don’t know just what i’m thinking about Don’t know what i’m thinking about Don’t know what i’m thinking about
I’ve been trying to find you for the longest time Everyone around here knows
You and me together did the perfect crime Now it’s you, I am dreaming of
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11. |
I'm Leaving
03:21
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I don’t know just how to fly
But that don’t mean that I ain’t gonna try Bought myself a pair of wings
I’m just working on a couple of things
And then i’m leaving
I don’t like the way you choose
It makes me feel like I am going to lose And you’re always just hanging around You’ll be with me when this all goes down Then i’m leaving
I don’t really know how I could love you again I don’t really know where i’ll start when all this ends
Every once in a while i believe that we’re not dead Every once in a while I wish you were in my bed And not my head.
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Matt York Boston, Massachusetts
Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald says, "You have to have smarts and heart to turn the same three chords Buddy Holly used into something fresh. On Matt York’s “Boston, Texas,” the singer-songwriter uses basic building blocks — Holly’s chords, Hank Williams’ swagger, Steve Earle’s boozy wisdom, Paul Westerberg’s straight-up-drunk wisdom — to construct an album of beauty, optimism and heartbreak". ... more
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