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Baby Like Wine
05:11
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She don’t like to go to work
Says it takes too much of her precious time
She don’t need to cook or clean, she says,
“I ain’t hungry and the mess ain’t mine”
But she’ll spend 9 to 5, 8 days a week
All night long til she spring a leak
At the one thing she does best
The one thing that makes her feel fine
Baby like wine
And she says she likes me, too, but I ain’t sure if it’s true
But I can hope, and if it’s even half as much
Then let those grapes get crushed
Baby like wine
She can’t leave a drink undrunk
That’s her biggest claim to fame
Hates to see a ship unsunk, she’s got
A loaded tongue and deadly aim
She won’t ever leave a party early
Unless there’s nothing left at the bar
One half beauty, another half surly
Oh, she’s gonna leave a scar
Baby like wine
And the one thing you can bet
Is you never know what you’re gonna get
But I’ll take them odds like she takes every drop
We both can’t stop
She won’t let me get too close
Says there’s always time for that later
But even when later never comes
Try as I might, i just can’t hate her
My friends all say I should let her go
Find myself someone new
But I think I’ll stay with the devil I know
Red, white or blue
Baby like wine
And she says she likes me too, but I ain’t sure if it’s true
But I can hope, and if it’s even half as much
Then let those grapes get crushed
Baby like wine, Baby like wine, she like wine
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2. |
Wait A Little Longer
04:15
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If you’re waiting on a hand to be extended
A diamond ring with me on one knee bended
Come on girl, do you really need it broken down
You gotta wait a little longer
I can see the trail of all your dear departed
A carousel of the down and broken-hearted
And if you think I’m gonna buy a ticket for that ride
You gotta wait a little longer
You say we’re a scratch
I say wait a little longer, wait a little longer
I say you’re a scratch, but let’s play ball
And we’ll see who’s wronger
You can try to make something out of nothing
But don’t confuse a life of love with a night of loving
We can see how things are looking in the light of day
Or we can wait a little longer
My defenses are up
So just wait a little longer, wait a little longer
Your patience is low
So do your best, and we’ll see who’s will is stronger
I’m no catch but I’d rather be lonely
Than to know that you were my one and only
So hold your breath and let’s watch that pretty face turn blue
Yeah, I’ll wait a little longer
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3. |
China Shop
03:53
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Lock the door, kill the lights, do whatever you gotta do
Hide away anything you don’t want me to run right through
’Cause I might seem like a cool, calm and collected customer
But letting me in is no good for you
Hit the deck, throw yourself down on me, I’m a live grenade
You should take my word, this won’t be no rose parade
I got a knack for a certain kind of hurtful kinda love
That’s guaranteed to make you mad I stayed
Give me a crack at a bad choice
And I’ll make it
Give me five minutes alone with your heart
And I’ll break it
Well, you never met anyone quite like me
Wreck everything the eye can see
Just you wait and see
Don’t make a sound, I might go away
One sudden move, and it’s back in play
For one more day
Why wait for you to figure out how it’s gonna be
I’m a mess, I confess I’ll hurt you
Before you count to three
Cuz in this world, there are fine, upstanding, responsible adults
With a heart, and then there’s me
(Chorus)
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4. |
Kalamazoo Star
03:15
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Don’t get up, mama, it’s okay
I’ll just sit right here and play
Would if you could, oh that candy looks good
Maybe on another day
There’s another star in the Kalamazoo sky tonight
Same old sky, but it feels brand new
Every once in a while, I borrow your smile and it seems so right
Making everybody else smile, too
Why’s everybody gotta whisper?
And the tears on your little sister
You gotta go, that’s what everybody’s saying
“And we’re all sure gonna miss her”
There’s another star in the Kalamazoo sky tonight
Think I know what it’s about
Like another bulb on an old strand of Christmas lights
But this one won’t be burning out
Kiss and a hug from a little ladybug
Now it’s time to go on home
There’s another star in the Kalamazoo sky tonight
Burning like a little sun
And if you’re wondering why that big black sky shines so bright
Well, she needs to cover everyone
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5. |
Uncry These Tears
04:21
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Just give me another moment to hear what you said
That this thing we built a life on has long been dead
It’s not the way that you told me, but that you told me at all
Now it seems too late to stop the rain I’ll never see fall, I can’t…
Uncry these tears, unlive these years
We spent alone, together in this home
How I wish I could unknow a love that I’d never felt before
And one I will feel no more
If you’d only told me sooner, we could’ve saved some time
All that’s left now is the drowning, in a river of crying
I never thought you’d hurt me, oh what a fool believes
Another simple mind a victim, while a wicked heart deceives, and I can’t
Uncry these tears, unthink these fears
That all came true, all thanks to you
And how I wish I could unknow, this love that I’ve never felt before
And one I’ll feel, no more, no more
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6. |
I Do
02:18
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Hate to say I like to make you cry but I do
Yeah I do, sad but true
I could be wrong but I think you like it, too
Makes it easier to say we’re through
Never seen someone hold on, to something so long gone
Seems this beast might never die
And with your eyes getting wetter, you never looked better
Maybe now you’ll say goodbye
(Chorus)
So turn off your goddamn Coldplay, ’cause I got something to say
Something I should’ve said long ago
I can’t wait another minute, gonna put a bullet in it
And get ready for the water show
(Chorus)
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7. |
Miss Get Back Up
03:50
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Hey daughter, sure is tough to understand
Go figure, things didn’t work out as you planned
No quarter, they try to give you more than you can stand
Ain’t it grand
It should come as no surprise, the look that’s in your eyes
Seen it since you were just a little child
Yeah, we shoulda known that no matter what you’re thrown
You always had the fight in you to smile
You’re Miss Get Back Up, aintcha
You’re gonna get back up, aintcha
And get back down to doing what needs to get done
And you do it ’til you get it done
Some people, they come apart when they lose
Can’t blame ’em, they can only take so much bad news
You keep stepping in and out of someone else’s shoes
Long laces, they never seem to stay tied
You can’t beg or borrow your way out of this sorrow
Hold out for the dear old by and by
But nothing lasts forever, no one knows this better
Long as you got some feathers, you can fly
(Chorus)
You’re Miss Get Back Up, aintcha
You’re gonna get back up, aintcha
And get back down to doing what needs to get done
And you do it til you get it done
Getting ’til the getting’s done
Sure as the setting sun
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8. |
O River
03:26
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O river, carry my love away
Down where the shadows play
Let the memories quickly fade
O river, carry my love away
O river, catch these tears I cry
I can’t stop no matter how I try
Take them over to the other side
O river, catch these tears I cry
I know that I was wrong, it didn’t have to end this way
Took it all too far, now there’s nothing I can change
Should’ve let a cooler head prevail
Add it to the list of things at which I failed
O river, keep our secret well
You know the truth but don’t you ever tell
I got no soul left to sell
O river, keep our secret well
You can’t unshoot a gun
Add it to the list of stupid things I’ve done
O river, wash my sin away
Don’t want to wear this permanent stain
I can’t live with all this pain
So river, carry me away
O river
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9. |
Good Run
03:36
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Conversations in the snow
Across a metal fence, didn’t make much sense
Ten degrees in a bathrobe
The ground is cold and hard in that big backyard
You’re knee-deep in it now
More hurt than the law should allow
Wish we could hide it from the kids somehow
Happy homes fall apart
And those once loved get kicked and shoved
Talking about a brand new start
While trembling hands clutch at bathrobe strands
It’s getting so hard to find
Simple things to ease your worried mind
We’re either too far along or far behind
Dog still howls at the evening frost
But now he sounds just a little more lost
Front lawn’s an awful mess
And the grass gets cut just a little bit less
But hey, it’s alright
There’s no more strands and no more fight
You’re so far away from that now
You had a good run
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10. |
Home Now
03:42
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Shot down the third base line, runner didn’t see the sign
Head down, he ducks the tag and the crowd roars
Hit ’em high and I’ll hit ’em low, I’ll follow wherever you go
Never needed my shoulders, I had yours
Summer never lasts that long
So flip the tape and play that one Cars song
Time and city air are all we’ve got, and all we need
So spit the water from your lung, sure feels like fall’s begun
Dock the boat and let’s begin the long drive home
Home now
Once I saw you in a dream
I don’t need anyone to tell me what it means
Can you find it in your heart to come back again
It’s been so long
Go on and leave your shoes by the door
Never wanted to see anyone more
Let me be the first to welcome you home
Home now
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Gerald Dowd Chicago, Illinois
This "hardest working drummer in Chicago” (WXRT) has played on over 100 albums, including 3 of his own. He's held 3 benefit concerts (DAY OF THE DOWD 1, 2 + 3), raising over $40,000 for local food banks and the SPLC by playing drums/guitar for 13 hours straight. In addition to Grammy nominees ROBBIE FULKS and JUSTIN ROBERTS, he's played with Mavis Staples, Rich Little and Clyde Stubblefield. ... more
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