1. |
Lousy Weather
03:31
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Selling all the things that remind me of you
I've played your game and I always seem to lose
My dreaming has always kept us out of tune
Spent my time in the sun waiting on the moon
The storm in your eyes, such lousy weather
This little love so quickly outgrown
I did my best to keep it together
But I'm thinking I'd be better off alone
Yelling all the words that cut like knives
We've got our pride so we never take a dive
Burning this bridge until it's ash and coal
This one-sided love was never the toll
The storm in your eyes, such lousy weather
This little love so quickly outgrown
I did my best to keep it together
But I'm thinking I'd be better off alone
Selling all the things that remind me of you
I've played your game and I'm glad to say I lose
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2. |
Tough As Nails
03:32
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Late nights and hurricane winds
I’ve been through hell and back again
And in the end you play the cards you’re dealt
Getting up despite the pain
Dusting myself off again
I figured this all out by myself, all by myself
Because I’m soft on the outside,
But inside I’m as tough as nails
Never needed anybody else
And I’m not some toy to be left
to gather dust up on some shelf
No, I’ll be fine all by myself
Fine as hell, all by myself
Broken hearts and slamming doors
I don’t reach out for you no more
No longer live by how you felt
Lesson learned, I’m moving on
I’ll find some place that I belong
Until then, I’m fine all by myself, All by myself
Because I’m soft on the outside,
But inside I’m as tough as nails
Never needed anybody else
And I’m not some toy to be left
to gather dust up on some shelf
No, I’ll be fine all by myself
Yes I will, all by myself
Because I’m soft on the outside,
But inside I’m as tough as nails
Never needed anybody else
And I’m not some toy to be left
to gather dust up on some shelf
No, I’ll be fine all by myself
Fine as hell, all by myself
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3. |
Better Off Gone
03:46
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This old town, it knows exactly where we’ve been
Street corner reminders of all our conquests and our sins
Now, the storefronts, they all sit empty and decayed
While our memories, they rest here just the same
Because these streets are filled with ghosts best left alone
You know I think we’d be better off gone
Let these wheels turn, the horizon will be our home
You know I think we’d be better off gone
Streetlights all busted, they’ve got us living in the dark
I know there’s a light out there, we just gotta find the spark
And there’s no future when we’re dwelling on the past
There’s a whole world’s out there, let’s go and make our path
These streets are filled with ghosts best left alone
You know I think we’d be better off gone
Let these wheels turn, the horizon will be our home
Yeah, I think we’d be better off gone
Better off gone from these streets that hold the memories
Of everyone who left before, left us all behind
These streets where our dreams crashed and burned
Lessons we had to learn to make it out alive
These streets are filled with ghosts best left alone
You know I think we’d be better off gone
Let these wheels turn, the horizon will be our home
Yeah, I think we’d be better off gone
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4. |
Out the Door
03:44
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This is driving me crazy ‘cause I know that something’s off
What’s up with you lately? I can’t put my finger on it
This ain’t gonna break me, this is how I live my life
Not the girl that you lied to, and you only get one strike
Well, I’m listening now, you’re gonna say it outloud
Don’t do me no favors by hanging around
Just tell me it’s over, don’t want to do this back and forth
When this ain’t no fun for us no more
Yeah, I’ll go
Just watch me go
Yeah, watch me walk right out the door
Because I’m good at go
Just watch me go
You should know this about me
I can flip my emotions like a switch
Wasn’t stopping you baby
If you need to scratch that itch
Don’t take me the wrong way
I liked having you around
but you take me for stupid
and I’m half way out of town
Smart girl’s always got her bags packed and ready
Yeah, it’s better to leave than to get left
I’m just telling you now that you ain’t gonna stop me
Because I’m only looking out for myself
like my grandma taught me
Yeah, I’ll go
Just watch me go
Yeah, watch me walk right out the door
Because I’m good at go
Just watch me go
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5. |
Last Night in Kansas
04:07
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Frail hands turn the pages
While bloodshot eyes search the words
Old letters & postmarks light the way
She was in Kansas last I heard
And god, I miss her loving arms,
The way they held me close late at night
Through the darkness and uncertainty
You know, she made everything feel alright
The doctor say there’s no hope left for me
You know my best days have passed
Just one more night in her arms
And I can die happy here in Kansas
Her mother got sick in Abilene
And I was a selfish man and told her not to leave
She left Houston on that Greyhound bus
And it was like the wheels came off on me
I drank myself to bed most every night
Yeah, and I did all the pills I could to make it through
That life took my money, man...took my health
And left here broken, without you
The doctor say there’s no hope left for me
You know my best days have passed
Just one more night in her arms
And I can die happy here in Kansas
The doctors say the end is near
Put on too many miles in not enough years
And I just pray that you’ll forgive me
You’re the only thing that’s ever taken away my fears
You ever think back to those better days?
You and I dancing down at Dotty’s to our favorite song
God, I’ve missed your loving arms
They’re the only place in this world I’ve ever belonged
The doctor say there’s no hope left for me
You know my best days have passed
Just one more night in her arms
And I can die happy here in Kansas
The doctor say there’s no hope left for me
You know my best days have passed
Just one more night in your arms
And I can die happy here in Kansas
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Daybreak comes with the scent of sin from last night
Scenes we regret exposed in the morning light
Ashtrays broken, mascara ran with tears
It’s the same old hangover we’ve been fighting for years
Lonely dollars spend slow
But lonely lovers don’t know when to let go
If there’s one thing I know
It’s the more you make, the more you blow
Parked my car around the tree outside
It’s nights like these you feel lucky to get home alive
For every step forward, they’ve knocked me down twice
You can have the fucking pie, all I want is a slice
Lonely dollars spend slow
But lonely lovers don’t know when to let go
If there’s one thing I know
It’s the more you make, the more you blow
Sometimes it helps to get high
Kiss your baby’s lips and rub her thigh
Meet me down at The Wheel tonight
Blowing all our money, drinking on a Saturday night
Lonely dollars spend slow
But lonely lovers don’t know when to let go
If there’s one thing I know
It’s the more you make, the more you blow
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7. |
Girl in the War
03:56
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Peter said to Paul, "You know, all those words we wrote
Are just the rules of the game and the rules are the first to go
But now talking to God is Laurel begging Hardy for a gun
I got a girl in the war, man I wonder what it is we done"
Paul said to Peter, "You got to rock yourself a little harder
Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire"
"But I got a girl in the war, Paul, the only thing I know to do
Is turn up the music and pray that she makes it through"
Because the keys to the kingdom got lost inside the kingdom
And the angels fly around in there, but we can’t see them
I got a girl in the war, Paul, I know that they can hear me yell
If they can’t find a way to help her, they can go to hell
If they can’t find a way to help her, they can go to hell"
Paul said to Peter, "You got to rock yourself a little harder
Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire"
"But I got a girl in the war, Paul, her eyes are like champagne
They sparkle, bubble over and, in the morning, all you got is rain
They sparkle, bubble over and, in the morning, all you got is rain
They sparkle, bubble over and, in the morning, all you got is rain"
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8. |
Threatening To Rain
04:19
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She's on her way home
Carrying what she knows
The winds blow at her back
And it’s icy and cold
Every gust, it twists her like a vane
She's keeps getting closer and its threatening to rain
The gravel road
Hums under her wheels
And those mile markers add up
But it don't change how she feels
The dust clouds grow but she's never wanes
It's getting dark now and its threatening to rain
Lightning strikes, for the blink of an eye
It lights up all our fears, the things we'd rather hide
Thunder cracks so loud that it shakes us to our core
Let’s wash away our doubts as the rain starts to pour
Yeah, wash away our doubts as the rain start to pour
Her daddy was a good man
But he's five years gone
And she still looks for him
In the hearts of men that come and go
Their little squalls so weak and inane
They're nothing to fear, barely a threat to rain
Lightning strikes, for the blink of an eye
It lights up all our fears, the things we'd rather hide
Thunder cracks so loud that it shakes us to our core
Let’s wash away our doubts as the rain starts to pour
Yeah, wash away our doubts as the rain start to pour
She's made it home now
And he's not alone
Another lovers car shows her what she's known
She takes her keys out, storms in like a train
Bursting through the doorway
Its starting to rain
Lightning strikes, for the blink of an eye
It lights up all our fears, the things we'd rather hide
Thunder cracks so loud that it shakes us to our core
Let’s wash away our doubts as the rain starts to pour
Yeah, wash away our doubts as the rain start to pour
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9. |
Burning It Down
03:19
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Standing on that sidewalk
Voices and sirens fill the air
The kids are at my mother's
You're lying in bed and
He's stroking your hair
I ain't saying I don't share some of the fault
But I've done nothing that left me scared to be caught
So as you lie there in that hotel bed
Wishing you were out on your own
I was lighting that match and there's no coming home
You're wondering where your youth went
Between a shotgun wedding and more babies on the way
Everybody carries their crosses
I guess we got too heavy along the way
I ain't saying I don't share some of the fault
But I've done nothing that left me scared to be caught
So as you lie there in that hotel bed
Wishing you were out on your own
I was lighting that match and there's no coming home
Standing on that sidewalk
Smoke still hanging in the air
Got one unread message
And I'm wondering what the hell happened here
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10. |
Edge of the World
02:52
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This beach has never felt like home
My dreams have never landed here and my heart, it wants to roam
Nothing but loneliness remains in this town that I’ve outgrown
I think it’s time that I move
Well, I’m standing here at the edge of the world
Waves crashing down on my feet
Screaming curses into the warm summer breeze
Wondering if I’ll ever feel free
Night sweats in the salt air
Got me searching through the darkness for a peace that’s never there
Trying to find an exit while I’ve got the mind to care
You know fate’s never worried over fair
Well, I’m standing here at the edge of the world
Waves crashing down on my feet
Screaming curses into the warm summer breeze
Wondering if I’ll ever feel free
These summer winds call me to go
Pack up all I hold dear and just move on down the road
Try to find some joy in all the dreams I’ll follow
Find a new place to call home
Well, I’m standing here at the edge of the world
Waves crashing down on my feet
Screaming curses into the warm summer breeze
Wondering if I’ll ever feel free
Will I ever learn to feel free?
Does anyone ever feel free?
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Brightwire Houston, Texas
Brightwire is an Americana band born from a household of musicians and hailing from southeast Texas. Combining elements of folk, rock, country, punk and whatever else they happen to get interested in, they weave tales of lives lived in our world today. For them, music is about inclusion and letting others know they are not alone in their struggles. ... more
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