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Gabriel
02:10
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2. |
Specters at the Bar
03:14
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spoke to a ramblin ghost last night
sat at the bar on the edge of the hazy light
there was no life left in his eyes
he said to me life was unfair
ran his wrinkled fingers through
his grey and thinning hair and shouted,
"Why? Oh Lord I tried, I really tried,
to be a good man on the outside
oh Lord I tried, to do whats right
but this poison ate me up from inside.
She was my wife, my shining light.
I had too much to drink and she was
alone the night she died.
I threw away our living days,
with a mind set on the bottle
I wish to God I'd just fade away.
And I ask him
Why? Oh Lord I tried, I really tried,
to be a good man on the outside
oh Lord I tried, to do whats right
but this poison ate me up from inside.
Let me tell you son,
if she's the one,
then you put down that glass and you go on home
let me tell you son, you know this girl is the one
so buy me another round and get your ass on home."
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3. |
Through the Motions
02:45
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wrote a letter late last night
tried to tell the truth but it sounded too contrived
try to change the way I think about you now
but I've been down
pick myself off the ground
been fooling myself
quit fooling myself
been fooling myself
I burned a letter late last night
one you gave to me on that cold winter night
try to change the way I feel about you now
but I've been down
pick myself off the ground
been fooling myself
quit fooling myself
been fooling myself
going through the motions has worn my patience thin
time to move, time to start kicking round again
tell that girl she can have it, I'm through with thick and thin
just don't come down looking for me,
don't you come round this way again
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4. |
Out West
04:11
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there ain't time for me to say
all the things that I need to say
cuz this kid is drowning
face down in a city fountain
seems I owe some men some cash
especially the one holding my neck
last week I lost big at the track
I ain't even payed em back
and I did it all for you
and the dreams that I held to
gonna leave this city behind
head out west, start a new life
now that I lay my head to rest
down upon the cold cement
simple end to my life's distress
leaving you is my only regret
cuz I did it all for you
and your dreams that I held to
gonna leave all this shit behind
head out west, start a new life
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5. |
2000 Miles from Nowhere
06:30
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left the plane all a wreck
just come back from a funeral
seeking comfort from a girl back in colorado
she said I found someone better
and I thought you ought to know
pack your bags this home
ain't yours no more no more no more
tape an angel to the dash
in the hopes that she'll get me home
all the passes are closed
make your way down to new mexico
three inch of ice they weren't lying
when they said this road was closed
2000 miles to Jersey
cuz I've got nowhere else to go
dear cecilia please hold together
through this winter storm
two nights at a roadstop
cuz the winds are too damn strong
called collect to some friends
couldn't tell me where I went wrong
one more night of a thousand
spent all alone, alone, alone
dear kansas where's that
beauty that you rarely show
endless miles of grey clouds
lay upon the open road
burning fields cuz some
rancher couldn't keep it in control
smoke filled eyes help me cry
thats what I'm told I'm told I'm told
state patrol pulled me over
to the side of the highway
i know he lied when he said
it was because of my cracked window
he said "son is there something
inside about which I should know?"
I said "yeah, my whole life"
and he let me go go go
missouri flotsam from
last night's three tornadoes
the barns cut down
there's nothing left in the cilo
the boys outside starting to
clean up their ruined lives
I passed em by cuz all I could do
was drive drive drive drive drive
do my best to keep my tires
between the yellow and white
two more states to go
so I drive on through the night
the hills of green PA
nice to see a familiar face
tired of following route eighty
towards my final resting place
I make a pit stop in a fading memory
looking for a drink
and a bit of company
a Ford jumped the corner
and took out Cecilia's nose
I turn my eyes to the sky
and I wonder when this trip will end
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6. |
Down Time
05:38
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Broom vs the Combine New Jersey
Broom vs the Combine came about in the year 2000 as an outlet for Scott Kenny to write and release music.
Scott also sang and played guitar in The Grains for a few years. Check it out: thegrains.bandcamp.com (2010-2014)
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