1. |
If We Say Hello
04:18
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The last time that we parted, love
We did so with a sigh
The sadness of that day, my dear
Has yet to pass me by
The well we filled with our tears has yet to dry
So, if we say hello
Why would it be so
That suddenly the rules do not apply?
While we may wish it were
You know it ain't
And so do I
While the facts are ugly, you know
They're tricky to deny
So, if we say hello again
How will we say goodbye?
Or what if maybe we got young & reckless love?
Before we miss out turn
All the rules we don't yet know
Someday we'll have to learn
And so, before we reach the dreaded point of no return
Let's get young and reckless
It's dangerous, I know
Let's get young and reckless, love
Before we miss our go
But if we say hello
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2. |
Love Was Never Lost
05:18
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Through the years we've to'd & fro'd
Love was never lost
Even when it was not shown
Love was never lost
Though our time it came & went
Love was never lost
Even when our love was spent
Love was never lost
Every time we turned a page
Love was never lost
Love held it's unflinching gaze
Love was never lost
Things were left along the line
Love was never lost
We lost touch from time to time, but
Love was never lost
Through the years, we found our pace
Kept our post, knew our place
Knowing well what mattered most
That love was never lost
We drew the line & knew the cost
The risk incurred if it were crossed
That all we'd kept could all be lost, and well
Even with all this in mind
With borders drawn and well defined
With dangers known and underlined, still
Someday we strayed hand in hand
In search of some forgotten land
A leg on which our love might stand again
Why did we think that we might steal away
And leave the the line of duty for the day?
For once you wander down that old forbidden lane
Every step you take is one you can't retrace again
Now it's come to this, and so
Now that the coin is tossed
It breaks my bloody heart to know
That love must now be lost
But that's what you get
That's what you get
When you tread on holy ground
That's what you get
That's what you get
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3. |
Oh My
05:07
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When I cast an eye down the line
And look back on the bad I done
It's easy to think a lessons been learned
And a little more wisdom's been won
But knowing better don't count for nothing
When desperation is driving you on
Wave b'bye to your better judgement
When the wick is lit it's good as gone
'Cause when a man gets lonesome
Oh my, oh my
When a man gets lonesome, oh my
When your heart gets flooded with feeling
And you know it's got nowhere to flow
Well the banks must soon get heavy
And who knows what'll give when they go
When the dirt at your feet turns to dust
And the last drop has been drawn from the well
A delirium takes ahold
And bad things befall those who fall under it's spell
'Cause when a man gets lonesome
Oh my, oh my
When a man gets lonesome, oh my
When all you got are good intentions
How the devil does the devil get in?
How the hell does he know that you're bluffing
That you're fighting but don't want to win?
Just believe me when I tell you
That by nature I bear no ill-will
But, when a good soul gets strung out and hungry
There's no goodness such evil won't kill
'Cause I've been walking the line, oh my
Biding my time, oh my
Been doing my best to better myself
But when a man gets lonesome, oh my
Been toeing the line, oh my
Paying no mind, oh my
Been calling up high, 'Send me a sign or something'
Throw me a line, oh my
'Cause if a man gets lonesome
Oh my, oh my
When a man gets lonesome, oh my
If a man gets lonesome
Oh my, oh my
When a man gets lonesome, oh my
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4. |
Let Me Know
03:47
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You're never all that happy to see me
You're never all that glad to see me go
How many years of educated guessing
Must I endure before you let me know?
I think of those infuriated lovers
How they beat my chest and begged to be let in
I always longed to have the words to hand them
I never knew where to begin
Can it be any wonder that I don't lift the lid
That I leave the curtain drawn, and keep it all well hid?
Been learning from the best ever since I was a kid
I'll do it all exactly as you did
I spare a thought for all those generations
Shown to bear their load alone & so resign
Swallowing their sorrow down in silence
Ain't it high time
That we put those ways behind
You're never all that happy to see me
You're never all that glad to see me go
I've learned to hear the words you leave unspoken
Cmon, cut the shit
Let me know
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5. |
Where to Go Now
04:00
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How did you find me here?
I thought that I'd left you for dead
I kept an eye over my shoulder
But you were one step ahead
How did you know?
I thought that I had the better of you
But you got the better of me
You know it's a real struggle just getting along
Why don't you just let me be?
Let me alone now
What a fool I was thinking that I called the shots
That I was the one taking aim
Playing the field, trying my luck
When I'm just a pawn in your game
Let's have a go then
Or I'm gonna lose my mind
If you keep on darkening my door
Tell me, what's the use in a plea
Or a prayer
When I've said 'em all ten times before
How did you find me here?
After all the great pains I took
One finally reaching this garden of Eden
You fell from the first tree I shook
I don't know how
Where to go now?
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