1. |
Old Guy
02:47
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So now I'm the old guy
Creeping the kids out at the DIY
Nobody wants to hear about the old times
I guess I'll be alright
Yeah, I'll be fine
And maybe I would be fine
To lay down and let the dream die
Sell my guitars
And buy something nice for my wife
It's just too hard to let go
So call me a doctor
I'm about to explode
I wanna reel this one in
When I should just let it go
Maybe I should just quit
I never do what I'm told
So please hold me back
Because I keep breaking the mold
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2. |
Poetry II
01:31
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I wish I could win a lot of money
In some sweepstakes or competition
Wish I was brilliant or funny
I wish at least I was an honorable mention
Wish I was happy with my body
It's not bad, but there's room for improvement
Wish I still wrote poetry
But I just spew some shit that I put to music
I wish someday I could afford to retire
Gonna work until I'm in the grave
Rock and roll still ain't making any money
Two hundred dollars in my 401K
So I wish I could win a lot of money
Wish I could win a lot of money
Just a little bit of money
Even just a dollar or something
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3. |
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I don't care about your good intentions
This road is paved with them, I know
Cut me off from your shackles of conventions
I'm not yours to do with what you want
Sell me out, but, baby you don't own me
Steal my soul and work me to the bone
Lay me down and leave me to die slowly
With this stone tied around my throat
Fuck off and go to hell
And get out of my head
Fuck off and go to hell
Because you're a piece of shit
It ain't hard to fuckin' tell
And I don't want to wish you well
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4. |
Come On
04:59
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There's a line between brave and foolish
Though sometimes hard to see
And I'd rather be both than neither
I just want to be something
I just want to be something
Come on, come on, come on
Show me what you're made of
Swimming in bullshit
Drowning in fake love
There's a line between holy and obscene
And it's blurred and faded
But I'd rather be both than either
I just want to be something
I just want to be something
Come on, come on, come on
Show me what you're made of
When you're swimming in bullshit
You'll be drowning in fake love
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5. |
If You Know, You Know
03:07
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I'm tired of trying to be a better man
I don't know how I haven't gotten there yet
Want to be there for my family
Want to be someone worth having around
Now is it over yet, because I'm feeling pretty over it
Attempt to fake some interest
Pretend that I'm not giving up again
But I've been burning so low
So break my heart to see where the pieces go
Just know that I'm happy
I swear that I'm happy
If you know me, then you know, you know, you know
So tell me now if you are leaving
Don't want to be there when you're walking out the door
Never mind my heavy breathing
I swear that I am better than I was before
But I'm tired of trying to be a good man
I don't know how I haven't gotten there yet
Can't figure out the process
Of wading through the nonsense in my head
But I've been burning so low
So break my heart to see where the pieces go
Just know that I'm happy
At least I think that I'm happy
If you know me then you know, you know. you know
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6. |
Most High
03:44
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I met god in a basement
I was drunk and he was stoned
Cracking jokes about being the most high
He just wouldn’t let it go
Said “maybe one day you’ll make it,
But you know it’s gonna get hard”
Later I found him naked
Passed out in the backyard
(Now) who’s gonna save my soul
Or let me replace it
Because I want to believe
I’ve got something more
That hasn’t been wasted
I want to believe
I found the holy spirit
She was crashing out in front of the bar
Cracking jokes about turning to fire
And setting off the alarms
She said “it’s too hard to fight it,
When no one really cares who you are”
Later I found her lifeless
A needle stuck into her arm
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7. |
The Beat Down
03:56
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Standing in line now
Wait my turn for the blessing
Heart’s nearly exploding
I’m just counting the seconds
As the funeral gets closer
It’s keeping me guessing
Is this what I wanted?
Is this what I wanted to be?
And I’m left to bleed now
Broken and cleaned out
So breathe in and breathe out
And roll with the beat down
There are no answers
Only more questions
Am I getting dumber?
Have I learned any lessons?
As the funeral gets closer
It’s keeping me guessing
Is this what I wanted?
Is this what I wanted to be?
Have I wasted my life?
Tell me I’m ok
At least tell me I tried
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8. |
Stay Hydrated
02:23
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I started drinking water
So I don’t feel like shit
All the time, all the time, all the time
Taking meds to keep my bad heart pumping
But it’s fine
Yeah, everything’s fine
I’m at the age I need to think of my health
Better slow down and take care of myself
So I started working out
And now I’m just sore as shit
All the time, all the time, all the time
Threw my back out trying to pick up my kid
But it’s fine
Yeah, everything’s fine
I’m at the age I need to be more aware
I could get hurt just walking down stairs
I should drink some water
So I don’t feel like shit
(Stay hydrated)
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9. |
Exit
03:00
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Keep your head up
Heed the warning signs
Lay low until the worst is over
The storm is coming
So find a place to hide
Or get out while you can
Hey, I wanna tell you I can change
I just don’t think it’s gonna happen
Hey, I’ll never be the one to change
You should be running for the exit
The grass ain’t greener
On the other side
Kneel down and put your hands together
Like cutting pieces
With a plastic knife
Press until it hurts
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10. |
Current
04:22
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The burning in my head
Will all be over soon
When patience goes to bed
It won’t seem to matter
The pressure in my veins
Will soon be breaking through
The dam that holds the flood
So forgive me for the way
I’ve been for far too long
I can’t seem to stay
Ahead of the current
The drugs that numb the pain
Are pushing me farther down
The cure that fuels the curse
I can’t keep my head above water
Weight keeps holding me down
Pulling, pushing me farther
Can’t seem to find my way out
Can’t keep my head above water
Weight keeps holding me down
Farther, farther
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11. |
It's Wolves Out There
03:21
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I used to live in the baddest part of town
Now the neighborhood is calming down
Investors buying houses
Trying to keep the vagrants out
And we can’t afford the live there anymore
I used to live in the wealthy part of town
Now that neighborhood is burning down
People set fire to their houses
Because “I’ll be damned if this thing sells,
But we can’t afford to live here anymore”
I’m running in one place
As they salivate
To tear my flesh away
And I can’t find a way
To feed my family
They claw and steal and scrape
It keeps on coming
Prescriptions that I take
To keep my sanity
Won’t keep the wolves at bay anymore
Throw your heart away
You know they’re gonna push until you break
Wolves out on parade
All they do is take and take and take
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12. |
River
04:24
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I’m never gonna die
I think I said that once before
Just gonna burn out like a fire
Leave you standing in the cold
But I’ve been wrong before
So if it’s my time to go
I’ll tell you I had a nice run
Before I head off down the road
I’m never gonna leave
Just gonna rot right where I stand
Decay in my stupid hometown
Surrounded by my stupid friends
But I’ve been wrong before
So if I here’s nothing I can do
I’ll tell you I had a good time
Before I take a bow and cruise
But if I die
Lay me down in the river
That I loved so well
So I can cast a line on my way to hell
Gonna leave life for the living
Keep death just for myself
When I die
If I even die
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