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1. |
Phineas Gage
03:57
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I’m just a one trick pony
In a one horse town
I’m running from the bull
Just like a rodeo clown
Goodbye Virginia
You’ll never be mine
Gonna take my chances
On the Cavendish Line
I’m sure I’ll be just fine, like
Phineas Gage
Phineas Gage
In the blink of an eye
Everything can change
In through the cheek
Out through the brain
He never was the same
The tamp iron packed
The gunpowder tight
The spark from the granite
Dynamite!
His men heard him speak
Said he felt—no—pain
In through the cheek
Out through the brain
Phineas Gage (Chorus)
Doctors shook their heads
It’s just a matter of time
Nothing they could do
Still he survived!
Who knows why?
Every moment’s a blessing
Every blessing’s a curse
Every curse is a promise
It can always get worse
Goodbye Virginia
We never got it right
But it’s too late to fix it
It’s too late to fight
I’m sure we’ll be alright, just like
Phineas Gage (chorus)
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2. |
Fireproof
04:17
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We stumbled all the way home
Redeemed by grace and style
I babbled like a madman
Delivered with a smile
I loved you like a sister though
I was an only child
But meanwhile
I pledged my allegiance
To the God-awful truth
A man like me
Can’t be told what to do
I learned more from my screwups
Than I ever learned from you
I’m fireproof
What can I do
I’m fireproof
What can I do?
I’m fireproof
Got nothin’ to lose
I’m fireproof
I’ll never be burned by you
Remember last October
One more final second chance
We gave those city lawyers
What we borrowed in advance
I sleep just like a baby
Though there’s blood on my hands
But meanwhile
I heard a voice inside my head
Is that you or is it me?
Said take what you want but
Don’t eat from the tree
You hissed a final warning
But that don’t bother me
I’m fireproof
You know I gotta be
I'm fireproof (chorus)
All you pretty ladies
Better leave me alone
I finally learned the difference
Between right and wrong
Here I go
I'm fireproof (chorus)
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3. |
Didn't Lose Me Pt1
03:21
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Well the leaves are falling
And the well’s run dry
Thought I heard you calling
In a lullaby
Felt the touch of heaven
In your fingertips
Heard the devil whisper
From a stranger’s lips
And I woke up to the sound
Of the children laughing
But darkness soon betrayed
That it was not real
Another winter’s night
Would soon be passing
A night that would not change
The way we feel
There’s no more secrets
There’s no more games
No more pretending we can change
Every time I pinned you down
You’d always wind up free
I know I nearly lost your love
But you didn’t lose me
No you didn’t lose me
Could have lost me a lover
Could have lost a friend
Let’s make a new beginning
From a bitter end
Not every love song
Has a deeper meaning
Not every hero finds
A higher call
For every one who peaks
The highest mountain
Another ten before him
Had to fall
There's no more secrets (chorus)
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4. |
Rich By Now
04:09
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Well you could say
We’ve done alright
If that’s your point of view
But if you knew then
What you know now
What would you do?
Would you thank me
For the memories
Would you try again
Keep looking for
That change of luck
The kind that you can spend
The kind of love that you can spend
Thought I’d be rich by now
Well I thought it would be so easy
It would all just fall in line
Thought I would be a millionaire
It’s just a matter of time
But we spent it all
On this yellow house
That we may never own
We spent it on such useless things
A million chances blown
And we’re still held down
We should have known
Thought I’d be rich by now
I tried every little
Get rich quick cliche
Did you read my screenplay?
It didn’t turn out the way
I thought it would be
I’m a 41 year old man
In a rock n’ roll band
Ambition has finally
Made a fool of me
And what’s it mean to be rich?
It’s the only way to be
You won’t have to take no more
Of that junk you take from me
Well my friend that already made it
Sure took me by surprise
When he took a million little dollars
For a million little lies
But so would I, so would I
So would I
Thought I’d be rich by now
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5. |
Life Ain't Easy
03:37
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Life ain’t easy
Life ain’t fair
You and me baby
We ain’t got a prayer
Making good time
On the road to nowhere
Life ain’t easy
Life ain’t fair
We play our broken record
At the speed of sound
Never moving forward
Always turning around
You should have been famous
Should have had your share
Life ain’t easy
Life ain’t fair
And I take you for granted
Happens every day
You’ve heard all my stories
I’ve got nothing to say
So pin the tail on this donkey
Let’s play truth or dare
Life ain’t easy
Life ain’t fair
Life ain’t easy (chorus)
I left Mississippi
With the corn in the ground
Memphis took me in
Like a dog from the pound
Now I’m soft in the middle
But I’m your teddy bear
Life ain’t easy
Life ain’t fair
Life ain't easy (chorus)
My daddy’s fought off his demons
And he’s got them on the run
Mama’s found Jesus
In the Daytona sun
And Billy’s turning 40
That means he’s halfway there
Life ain’t easy
Life ain’t fair
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6. |
Please Be Sweet
03:24
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Halfway home
And you call my phone
Get the funny feeling
That I’m not alone
Your blood burns hotter
Than a Carolina summer day
Mean no harm
Just a false alarm
Thinking ‘bout running
But I won’t get far
Fourteen minutes
To get my story straight
Then I’ll beg
Please be sweet
Please be kind
Don’t have to say everything
That’s on your mind
Anything you want I’ll do
Exactly what you want me to
Just please be sweet
Please be kind
Car door slams
Now I’m in a jam
Jesus forgives me
Cause he understands
I’m playing my part
In a high wire balancing act
This broken body holds
My gentle soul
But I just work here
I do what I’m told
Taking my orders
From the queens of the cul-de-sac
Please be sweet (chorus)
Caught me red handed
What can I say
We always had a deal
To look the other way
I’m too old
To be screwing around
And you’re too young
To stay home
I don’t mind a little freaking out
It’s better than going alone
Please be sweet (chorus)
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7. |
Selfish
04:14
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I’m a selfish man, it’s true
I think more of me than you
I’m a selfish man
But I want to change
I’ll stick around ’til I disappear
I was never really here
I’m a selfish man
But I want to change
Spent more of my life
Running around
Than I ever spent time at home
All those late night buddies of mine
I still wound up alone
I’m a selfish man
I want to change
I’m a selfish man
Help me change
I’m a selfish man, it’s true
I think more of me than you
I’m a selfish man
But I want to change
I’ve given up on getting by
Got to put myself aside
There must be more than this
Spent more of my life (chorus)
I tried to tell myself
I could make it on my own
You tried to reach me
Now you’re gone
Did I wait too long
To come back home?
I’m a selfish man, it’s true
I think more of me than you
I’m a selfish man
But I want to change
Tell me what I’ve got to do
To make things right with you
I’m a selfish man
But I want to change
Spent more of my life (chorus)
I’m a selfish man
I’m never gonna change
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8. |
Panic Attack
02:58
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Panic attack, I’m driving
The walls are closing in
Feels so good
To know that I’m alive
Happened once before
But I chose to ignore
Feels so good
To know that I’m alive
So many highways
So many lanes
The world goes by so quickly
But I just feel the same
Should I pull over or
Just grip the wheel and drive
Just look in my eyes
Look in my eyes
I’m still alive
I came down the mountain
In the rain
Never should have gone
So far away
It’s worse when I’m alone
Just wanna get back home
Never should have gone
So far away
So many highways (chorus)
Panic attack, I’m driving
Death grip on the wheel
But I run this machine
It don’t run me
Slick and sweaty hands
I don’t know where I am
But I run this machine
It don’t run me
So many highways (chorus)
I'm still alive
I'm still alive
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9. |
Didn't Lose Me Pt2
03:51
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Well the leaves are falling
And the well’s run dry
Thought I heard you calling
In a lullaby
Felt the touch of heaven
In your fingertips
Heard the devil whisper
From a stranger’s lips
Well there’s no more secrets
No more games
No more pretending, child
Pretending we can change
Every time I pinned you down
You always wind up free
I know I nearly lost your love
But you didn’t lose me
No you didn’t lose me
Well I’m nobody’s hero
No higher call
Never climbed me a mountain
For no reason at all
Goodbye old lover
Goodbye old friend
Let’s make a new beginning
Start over again
Well there's no more secrets (chorus)
Well there's no more secrets (chorus)
No you didn't lose me
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10. |
I'll Be Happy
02:16
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Look at that fancy car
I could drive all the way to Nashville
And never come back
Guitar in the backseat
And a lady there beside me who I don’t know
Heading for the show
When I leave North Carolina
Then I’ll be happy
When nobody needs a thing from me
And no one knows my name
I’ll be free
My daddy left too soon
My sisters won’t forgive him
Or even speak his name
I know he’s out there somewhere
But I’ll be damned before I judge him like the rest
I bet my daddy knows
When I leave North Carolina (chorus)
Look at that fancy car
I could drive all the way to Nashville
And never come back
When nobody needs a thing from me
And no one knows my name
I’ll be free
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