1. |
Sleep
03:25
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Sleep
nothing's gonna stop me now
nothing's gonna stop me now
i've made up a mind
not sure if it's mine
i can see it all from here
i can see it all from here
i been looking so long
and your still over there
i'm not ashamed of anything
i'm not fornicating under consent from the king
i'm just restless and awake
when i should sleep
when i should sleep
nothing's gonna make me wait
nothing's gonna make me wait
i been waiting so long
i found my expiration date
nothing's gonna make me right
nothing's gonna make me right
i been wrong so long
i been failing into the night
i'm not ashamed of anything
i'm not fornicating under consent from the king
i'm just restless and awake
when i should sleep
when i should sleep
i'm just restless and awake
when i should sleep
when i should sleep
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2. |
Punch Out & Split
02:58
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Punch Out & Split
she don't, she don't know
she don't know me well she says that she does
when really she don't
she talks a whole bunch
she never says much though
she don't, she don't need
she don't need me
well she thinks that she does
when really she don't
she talks a big game
she never shuts up
she don't, she won't make
she won't make up her mind ma ma mind
wasting all of my time
when she complains
she drives me insane
because i owed her the truth
i told her the truth
because i owed her the truth
i told her the truth
because i owed her the truth
i told her the truth
i said i don't love you, anymore
it's time, it's time to
it's time to go and be on my own
tell her to leave me alone
i know this sounds cold
wouldn't you rather be told though?
she breaks, she breaks clean
she breaks so clean
a classy lady oh yeah you know what i mean
love the time spent
ain't got nothing but respect for her
because i owed her the truth
i told her her the truth
because i owed her the truth
i told her the truth
because i owed her the truth
i told her the truth
i said i don't love you, anymore
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3. |
The 4th Of July
03:12
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The 4th Of July
Could you remember the 4th of July
years ago, in the back of your mind
hiding from the headlights that night
was a rush for me
in that time of my life
i can remember crying out loud
my sister and me when those trees came down
in the back yard of my childhood
where daddy cut down
what he knew he should
i can remember one christmas eve
and the stars they did shine and oh
and my heart did beat, yeah
i can't forget the look on the face
of the first girl i tried to embrace
i was so high on the phone call that night
it was a rush for me
in that time of my life
well i can remember one christmas eve
and the stars they did shine and oh
and my heart did beat and
oh,
i'm older now
now
well i'm fooling around
i can remember the 5th of July
waking up with broken eyes
thinking about last night's regret
was a low for me
i'd like to forget
well i can remember one new year's eve
and the stars they did shine and oh
and my heart did beat and
oh,
i'm older now
now
well i'm fooling around
around
yes i'm older now
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4. |
Heavy
04:28
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Heavy
heavy is the world on your shoulders
well bite your teeth and strain
cause i don't wanna get any older
cause everyday is the same
heavy is the world on your shoulders
and you just wanna let roll
into the shins of tomorrow
so i, i can think
and do you think
i think to much
i think i do
heavy is the world on your shoulders
and it's holding up your stiff neck
and you try to clarify when your joking
so you don't seem like a prick
and do you think
i think to much
i think i do
oh and i realize
for the first time i
have i seen it all
and do you think
i think to much
i think i do
heavy is the world on your shoulders
and you just wanna set it down
well maybe someone else will kick it
all away for you
and do you think
i think to much
i think i do
oh and i realize
for the first time i
have i seen it all
oh and i realize
for the first time i
have i seen it all
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5. |
Driftin Out To Sea
04:28
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Driftin Out To Sea
well maybe it's jealousy
or maybe it's Tennessee
or some place i've never been
maybe you got it in for me
but i'm to dumb to see
i think everyone's my friend
is it so wrong to feel
like a rolling wheel
driftin out to sea
well maybe i've taken on
too much water now
they're slowly drowning me
well i'm still glad to have known
the likes of you an all
the life you've given me alone
the things you showed me never shown
the life you've given me alone
well i could see
and i could breath
well maybe it's destiny
of maybe hard to see
in something i don't believe
maybe you still got it in for me
but i'm to dumb to see
i think every mind is free
well maybe i've taken on
too much water now
they're slowly drowning me
well i'm still glad to have known
the likes of you and all
the life you've given me alone
the things you showed me never shown
the life you've given me alone
well i could see
and i could breath
well i could see
and i could breath
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6. |
Truckdriver Blues
03:27
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Truckdriver Blues
not dead just dying
been counting the days like change
the sight in my rear view mirror
never looks the same
my problems are multiplying
with sickness and suffering
too many hours driving now
seeing double again
lord i just want unload my truck
and bring me back to Mississippi
lord i just want to be on my way
you know i been missing my old lady
and her eyes so blue
yeah i know she'll miss me to
not sad when i'm crying
i crack my window down
my cigarette goes out in
someone's lonely town
when i return home
i'll get one good morning
and then it's back on the road
be heading for California
lord i just want to unload my truck
and bring me back to Mississippi
lord i just want to be on my way
you know i been missing my old lady
and her eyes so blue
and her eyes so true
and her eyes so blue
yeah i know she'll miss me to
i know she'll miss me to
i know she'll miss me to
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7. |
Mist Of The Night
03:34
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Mist Of The Night
in the mist of the night
i called her name
but there was nothing there
nothing to say
i moaned where did she go
as i lay beside her cold pillow
and the morning fog crept in my heart
like free misery i still bought
i would give it back if only i could
in the middle of the day
i called her phone
but it just rang on there was nobody home
i cried where did she go
as i been driving up this nothing road
and the daytime sun well it hit my face
but i'm still cool i'm a wet disgrace
i would give her back if only i could
and it's gonna take time
to get her out of my mind
you know my hearts been doing time
and it's been so long, been so very long
and i been so alone, been so very alone
well it's been so long, been so very long
in the mist of the night
i called her name
but there was nothing there
nothing to say
i moaned where did she go
as i lay beside her cold pillow
and the morning fog crept in my heart
like free misery i still bought
i would give it back if only i could
and it's gonna take time
to get her out of my mind
you know my heart's been doing time
why can't i drink her off my mind
oh you know my heart's been doing time
and it's been so long, been so very long
well i been so alone, been so very alone
well it's been long, been so very long
well it's been so long, been so long
been so, been so, been so very long
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8. |
Andrew
03:44
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Andrew
well Fish he showed me a picture
you look just like me
even in the profile
it's a bit like me
well i never met you but
we shared the same name
i guess you must have been sleeping
you never did wake up
and then your house was burning
till the sun came up
and you were just fast asleep
you never did know
well i boarded up your windows
it must have been
three o'clock in the afternoon
oh yeah
i couldn't have known too soon
you never got another day
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
i went home that night
with a feeling in my spine
we were the same age
and we looked alike
well i never met you but
we shared the same name
well i boarded up your windows
it must have been
three o'clock in the afternoon
oh yeah
i couldn't have known too soon
you never got another day
you never got a chance to stay
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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9. |
Island
04:21
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Island
this ain't no special occasion
so why are you all dressed up
your drinking out the ocean
your lines are rehearsed
there's something safe in what is certain
a little pain is what is hurting
all alone in your deserted
island, island
go and cut yourself out
of society again
always wished i just had
someone to admire them
and your age it frightens you
your not sure what to do
ah you don't get the recognition
you feel you deserve
always find a way to listen
to what you know you've heard
there's something safe in what is certain
a little pain is what is hurting
all alone in your deserted
island, island
go and cut yourself out
of society again
always wished i just had
someone to admire them
and now your age it frightens you
your not sure what to do
you found a little island
you felt the finest sand
you've seen the finest skyline
you held the finest hand
and now another situation
it don't seem right to you
a scatterbrain calculation
is bleeding out untrue
there's something safe in what is certain
a little pain is what is hurting
all alone in your deserted
island, island
go and cut yourself out
of society again
always wished i just had
someone to admire them
oh no cut yourself out
of these loving arms again
always wished i just had
someone to admire them
and now your age it frightens you
and now your age it frightens you
and now your name it frightens you
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10. |
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The Sanest One In The World
well i'm tired of waiting on you all
getting restless and ready to fly
and my mornings are getting early
and my evenings are falling asleep
your the sanest one in the world
your the sanest one in the world
and your the only one, your the only one
your the sanest one in the world
your the sanest one in the world
and your the only one, your the only one
and your crazy right out of you mind
all complaining with no one in the room
and really i'm not that surprised
and i'm trying to keep it all together
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11. |
Empire St.
03:17
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Empire St.
leaving it all behind
is always hard to do
ain't no familiar face
glancing back at you
nothing is set in stone
there ain't no guarantee
ain't no pictures laid out now
the way it should be
but i see visions
of crossing empire street
and walking fast like
i got some place to be
maybe years from now
everything will change
but i've seen years go by now
and i still see the same
i see hallways
of endless surprise
on all the faces
i see walking by
leaving it all behind
is always hard to do
ain't no familiar face
glancing back at you
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12. |
The Curve Of The Earth
04:49
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The Curve Of The Earth
well the curve of the earth
has us slightly out of reach
and waiting for the sun
to come, so unexpectedly
and we know it's on the rise
well the curve of the world
has caught us all playing dumb
at least once or twice
and it's hard to say what you mean
when your mind's across the street
talking, breathing
and it seems like a weekend
and maybe just thinking
out loud
well the curve of the earth
keeps me tired and alert
with a feeling unexplained, entertained
to the fullest painless pain
an expression on a porcelain face
ah well the curve of the girl
in the window divine
well she's hiding from the moon
talking, your breathing
and it seems like a weekend
and maybe just thinking
out loud
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Sun King Boston, Massachusetts
Andrew Seminara - guitar, vocals
Fred Carleton - drums
Keith Valcourt - bass, vocals
Justin Pilat - guitar, keys, vocals
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