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Hey, Louis
04:37
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I'm hanging out with the hens
Trying to keep the hawk away
I don't know if it matters
When I go they'll probably get one anyway
And if it does that's because it is
And if it don't, all the better
We probably need to improve our strategies
For thwarting predators
I need a job
But I don't really want one
I guess I'm not trying that hard
But something better come along
And if it does that's because it is
And if it don't, I'll be broke
Spend too much time with a noose around your neck
You're gonna choke
Nobody told me I'd end up this way
No one said "Hey, Louis- you better change your ways"
I hit a wall
That I have to break through
I cannot get over or go around
I don't know what to do
And if it does that's because it is
And if it don't, well...
At some point it's not going to anymore
But I'm not ok with that
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2. |
15-501
04:43
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There's a girl I used to know
Haven't seen her in years
She lives somewhere down that road
A long way from here
Used to drive down to Chapel Hill
To sit in a cold room doing acid and pills
The heat outside was like a glove
I didn't want to put on
15-501
That's what she used to say
15-501
I'm on that road today
But you know it's not the same road
I used to know
Or maybe it's still the same road
And I'm just feeling old
I thought I'd start the next R.E.M.
But things went south in Asheville, I had to go north again
I'm coming down the coast now with a band
15-501 here I am
15-501's not that great
Gotta time your movements or you're gonna be late
I learned that early on
But it didn't stop me from driving on 15-501
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3. |
Fridge Safari
07:19
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Now there's nothing left
That looks edible
I lost the fight with the vegetables
They were looking unstable-
The aubergine was leaving calling cards
At crime scenes
In the crisper
And the condiments had begun to whisper
'Bout where the mustard went
I was gonna throw 'em out
Cause I couldn't eat 'em
But I knew that I would miss them
They talk to me
Late at night
And tell me that
I'm not feeling right
To be confessing to the cottage cheese
And making time for the old roast beef
Fridge Safari
I've got my uzi
I've got my khakis
And my koozie
Don't need no credit card, don't need no drugs
I'm bringing home a brand new rug
The mashed potatoes are talking politics
They're egging on
The aspic
The ground buffalo
Is grazing
The cheese drawer-
still raining
The slice of wedding cake that must've been frozen once
Is campaigning to be the chosen one
I had to close the door
And not go there anymore
I unplugged it a few weeks ago
So the aubergine
And his crime sprees
The cottage cheese- listening
There's nothing left
That's edible
I lost the fight with the vegetables
Fridge Safari
I got my uzi
Brought my khakis
And my koozie
Don't need no credit cards, don't need no drugs
I'm bringing home a brand new rug
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4. |
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I came to an island
Everybody was smilin'
They wanted to trade their loin cloths
For my sunglasses
I didn't wanna trade
So I put them in chains
And sold them into slavery
To the middle classes
I was only trying to subsidize my suntan
And another race learns too late to hate the white man
I encountered some natives
Hoeing potatoes
And indicated I could help
With distribution
I spoke with their chief
Who was filled with relief
To be trading tubers
For munitions
We smoked the pipe and I shook his hand
And another race learns too late to hate the white man
I stumbled in to Eden
But the serpent had beat me
So I skinned him and climbed inside
But when it all finished
I had still on my wish list
Exemption from the cruel touch of time
I was only trying to lend a helping hand
And another race learns too late to hate the white man
I found a feast
They'd brought down the beast
And made it ready for consumption
The food was delicious
But I was suspicious
It tasted too familiar
Perhaps I'll learn to fast
And another race learns to taste the white man
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5. |
Providence
04:53
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You sailed your skiff on the seas alone
Found some land and called it home
The soil was good to raise your greens
The natives were friendly and shared your dreams
So why leave Providence again?
Lotta Brown girls there could hold your hand
Should your crops fail or the winter wind
Comes blowing through again
Times are good, look at all your friends
Coming over- money's rolling in
You're on the phone, you're a business man
Your sails' in rags but you won't be needing it
So why leave Providence again?
Lotta Brown girls there could hold your hand
Should your crops fail or the winter wind
Comes blowing through again
The best of times your words split the light
But last time I saw you, you said dark is right
I don't know 'bout that, I'm no wise man
But anyone could see you've left the band
So why leave Providence again?
Lotta Brown girls there could hold your hand
Should your crops fail or the winter winds
Come blowing through again
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6. |
Lost At Sea
04:48
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All this time I spent drinking
I could've been breathing
After all I was on dry land
But evolution's hard
With all these girls around
To lend a hand
I went down in the rocks
The layers there were just like clocks
I slipped inside them for to sleep
And found myself lost at sea
You could spend a long time there
Well-entertained
But it goes by fast
For all the time I spent solo
Now there's not much to show
But a lonely man
I went down to the island
The one, you know, where everybody is smilin'
And I got held up for a spell
But that's all I want to tell
I was gone for so long
When I came home
I couldn't string my bow
And I lost the fight
But that's not how
The story goes...
Too long eating coconuts
Will put a man in a rut
But too long in the wine
Can leave a man too far behind
All this time I spent drinking...
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7. |
Shine Away
04:04
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Saw you just the other day
Carrying a heavy load
You looked good- and ready
Ready to let it go
All day
Shine away
Your love will stay
In rays and in rings
That color everything
Feels like a good day to go
I've been waiting all my life
And it sounds like a symphony
When I head into the light
All day
Shine away
Your love will stay
In rays and in rings
That color everything
I thought I could take my time
But now I find time has taken me
I look around at all I lost
And it just helps me see-
There's nothing left to do
But shine a little light
And though the darkness round me rolls
Everything is alright
All day
Shine Away
Your love will stay
In rays and in rings
That color everything
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8. |
Rural Girl
05:42
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Rural Girl hollerin' from the hillside
She wants to know if I wanna come over
Her father has killed a groundhog
And I have a dog that he wants
It's hard to know
If I'll be getting an even trade
But either way-
I've got it made
Rural Girl, I like the way
You handle a gun
You can field dress a deer and drink a beer
You're always having fun
Your mother's not a cow, and I want you right now
Things are lookin' good
I got a car that you could get in
If you would
Rural Girl gathering poke greens
But I know they're poison
I'd call her out, but I'm too late-
The bell is already calling the boys in
And they'll come in with their empty plates
Freshly scrubbed and shaved
I'll sit by and just smile
While they miss their dates
Rural Girl, every day
You fill my life with laughter
I wanna sleep with you every night
And wake up every morning after
You're a woman of the land
And I can understand when we're naked
Your brother disapproves, but I think I have the moves
To take him
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9. |
Snow Day
05:38
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Call up your friends to play
Gonna be a snow day today
Pull out the chest of games and while the day away
Gonna be a snow day today
Listening to the radio
Waiting for the list of cancellations to let us know
If we've got the day to spend building castles in the snow
Nowhere we have gotta go
Woken up by the clock
It's still dark outside but I've gotta get to the job
Scrape off the windshield and turn the heater on
I gotta get to the job
Working inside all day
Thinking of a snowy field a thousand miles away
Looking out at a parking lot and a four lane highway
Gonna be a long day today
There's a forest in my mind
There's still a place that hasn't heard the motor whine
There are still mountain tops that tires haven't lined
In this heart of mine
So call up your friends to play
Gonna be a snow day today
Pull out the chest of games and while the day away
Gonna be a snow day today
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10. |
Movin' On
04:29
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Number my pleasures and call them sins
Take my picture and turn me in
Everything you said tonight was true
But that's not going to change what I want to do
Been doing it for so long
Doing it far too long
To be movin' on
Come together or fall apart
Things could end before they start
I had a dream last night about you
And when I woke I hoped the dream was true
But the dream was wrong
I did not belong
I was movin' on
Life comes quickly- you can dive right in
And keep on running until the end
Comes a time you're ready to lay down
And plant your feet down on your chosen ground
Don't say that my time has come
I'm having too much fun
Movin' on
I found some places I wish I'd stayed
Smiling faces and perfect days
Friends and family gathered round the fire
Working at our tasks until we tire
But somewhere I lost my way
I let it slip away
I was movin' on
Let's come together- let's stay that way
Let's be naked when we play
Let's drop our clothes and burdens by the stream
Mingle in the current as in dreams
Been dreaming of you so long
Dreaming of this too long
To be movin' on
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11. |
Fort Nelson
08:54
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You told me at the diner
You were leaving town
I chewed my food and looked away
I had a job I might've left
But I never heard you ask me to come along
So I'm still changing sheets
And trying to keep things neat
Here at the old hotel in Fort Nelson
The road goes both ways
For days and days
But where it might end up- there's no telling
Grandpa came with the Al-Can
Back in '42
And he stayed on for a place in the shale
He had Grandma, five acres, and a steady job
It seemed like there was no way they could fail
But after 60 years
There's no one here
Left from my family but me
Your mother took me in
Said that we were twins
And that was just fine with me
We got through secondary-
You hitchhiked for a while
I spent a couple winters chasing crab
But out in a storm we lost two men
And I swore that if we landed, I'd go home
And I made good my word
Like a bird
I flew straight home to you
We spent Christmas in Liard
I bought a car
And we both found work in the hotel
You quickly won the heart
Of the whole damn town
Shaking your breasts up on stage
From White Horse to Vancouver
And Saksatoon
They called you the Yukon Betty Page
But we were from B.C.
You and me
For seven years it seemed the world was ours
But seven years go fast
And breasts don't last
Shaking every night at the bar
Sometimes I'll get a postcard
But you never write a thing
'Cept my name and our old address
The first one came in August
Postmarked Kluane Lake
It arrived here the first day it snowed
And I do what I must
When the termination dust
Turns the summer instantly to fall
But fall, she don't last long-
Just a song
Is all you get before she goes away
You don't believe it in Fort Nelson
When the springtime finally comes
But last night I woke to the sound of rain
And I still wish you'd come back
To the old hotel
Since you left the dancing ain't the same
And me I'm changing sheets
And trying to keep things neat
Here at the old hotel in Fort Nelson
The road goes both ways
For days and days
But where it might end up, there's no telling
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12. |
Cleaning House
03:08
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The old folks have stopped taking their meds
They're not doing their exercises anymore
They've put down their ice cream spoons
And now they're just looking for the door
There's a warm wind blowing through the trees outside
Think I'll open up some windows
Put that in that box over there, you know
All this stuff has to go
It's a new year, some changes are coming
And I gotta make some room
For all the flowers
Getting ready to bloom
The old folks have stopped watching the TV
They've put down the TV Guide
They're looking out into the distance
Like they're waiting on a ride
There's a warm wind blowing through the trees outside
Let's go sit out in the sun
And listen to the birds sing
This packing's almost done
It's a new year, some changes are coming
And I gotta make some room
For all the flowers
Getting ready to bloom
The old folks are on their way
If you see them, say hello
We'll get this room emptied soon, you know-
It's all gotta go
There's a warm wind blowing through the trees outside
The sun is shining down
I need to feel the earth on my skin
I want to put my hands in the ground
It's a new year, some changes have come
And I gotta make some room
For all the flowers
Getting ready to bloom
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