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1. |
Pale Blonde Hell
05:21
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Her face was white as meerschaum
Washed up by the sea
Her hair was as yellow
As a field of blowing wheat
Her name I don't remember too well
Pale blonde hell
She reminded me of someone
I knew way back when
She reminded me of the one
Who taught me how to sin
She was like an angel who just fell
Pale blonde hell
It is not her fault
That she was the way she was
It is not my fault
My heart does the things it does
Now I'm at the bottom of this well
Pale blonde hell
Yeah my baby left me
And I have a tale to tell
So I'll crawl down lonely street
Past Heartbreak Hotel
To the place where my lover dwells
Pale blonde hell
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2. |
Rejection As Usual
03:57
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I try my best / to pass your test
but not an inch you're giving / do you even know I'm living
take a look at me / I'm not the enemy
so when I hold out my hand / don't look at me like I'm the one who's kicking sand
but I understand / that I'll never know
the ways that you've been held down / taunted, pushed and kicked around
you can keep your pride / I'm on your side
you don't have to hide / cause I'm on your side
so should I make amends / for someone elses sins
or feel no obligation / like the rest of this universal nation
but it brings me down / when people bring you down
they've got no compassion / they don't care who they're trashing
you don't have to hide / I'm on your side
you can keep your pride / cause I'm on your side
take a look at me / I'm not the enemy
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3. |
Loser
03:32
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bet all my money on a boxing match
I'm counting my chickens but I know they won't hatch
then I hear someone call my name
hey loser / why you play that losing game?
if luck is a well / well my well's run dry
I've been down so long / that I don't even try
something tells me things ain't gonna change
hey loser / you've been acting kind of strange
hey loser / why you play that losing game?
so please don't place your bets on me / I'm tied for last with misery
I'm down by law but it's by no fault of me / can't you see?
hey loser / you've been acting kind of strange
hey loser / why you play that losing game?
hey loser/ don't drive yourself insane
hey loser
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4. |
Let You Down
06:53
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I don't know how to tie my own shoelaces
I don't know much about saving graces
I don't know how to get back from far away places
and I don't know how to make amends
but I know how to let you down / everytime I come around
I know how to let you down
let you down
I don't know how to build a boat
I don't know how to keep the damn thing afloat
I don't know how to sail the seven seas
I don't know if I know how to please you
but I know how to let you down / everytime I come around
I know how to let you down
let you down
I know one and one make two
I know who's buried in Grant's tomb
I know there's no man in the moon
I know I don't want to be leaving you too soon / too soon
I don't want to let you down / everytime I come around
I don't want to let you down
let you down
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5. |
Smolder
04:12
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I smolder like a cigarette / be glad I ain't done nothing yet
if you're gonna treat me like your pet / you better get me to the vet
there's something wrong inside of me / some kind of tension you can't see
you wiped your feet all over me / and left an ashtry on my sleeve
I've tried so hard to forget
but it hasn't happened yet
It's just useless memory
that keeps coming back / coming back to me
you said a change was gonna come / so I waited patiently under your thumb
but what came was a change for the worse / your apology sounded well rehearsed
the cards were stacked with no concern / for who'd go free and who'd get burned
broken promises fell like rain / so I torched my house of pain
I've tried so hard to forget
but it hasn't happened yet
I know life's filled with regret
now it's time to pay your debts
it's just a useless memory
that keeps coming back / coming back to me
it keeps coming back
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6. |
Stretched Like Twine
05:40
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here's the bottom line, you are a friend of mine
and I can't stand to see you stretched like twine
you don't walk along the razors edge too well
you're gonna hurt yourself
your feet are cut to hell
at the lost and found you stand in line
but you can't find no peace of mind
two friends torn like flannel
I'll be the straw, you can be the camel
to you it doesn't matter
when you're climbing up that ladder
whose backs make up the rungs
you ought to be ashamed the way you place the blame
don't leave yours out when you're naming names
you've convinced yourself that it ain't your fault
that your whole world's come grinding to a halt
you think it doesn't matter
you're mad as a hatter
no friends, no one at all
to catch your fall
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7. |
International Heartache
03:52
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please be careful when you are abroad
I mean, when you're a guy and you're in a foreign country
and you meet a woman who catches your fancy
you take her out wining, dining, and dancing
and you promise the world and that you'll commit
what a load of...
international heartache / you'll get it
international heartache / and regret it
international heartache / what are the symptoms?
it hurts
some of my friends claim they are immune
but I know inside they play a different tune
it's so easy to come down with this ailment
it feels like your heart has collided with pavement
from fifty-thousand feet
smashed at your feet
international heartache / I've had it
international heartache / you know it
international heartache / don't show it
it hurts
I hate to be the lone voice of dissension
you're gonna ruin your life of anal retention
yeah you'll bang your head on the nearest brick wall
and ask yourself how could a guy like me fall
well it's so easy to fall in love
it's so easy to fall in love
in the middle of the night when cats and dogs fight
and you're drunk in a bar and the hotels too far to walk
now you're sharing a cab and it stops at her house
and when she gets out you get out too
cause you did not heed the advice I gave to you
here it comes
international heartache / I warned you
international heartache / don't do it
international heartache / you blew it
international heartache / another statistic
there's no hope / for a lovesick dope
like me
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8. |
Song For The Fan
03:27
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you don't understand / no one listens or moves me like you can
I think you understand / maybe that's why I'm your biggest fan
take me by your side / and like two children we'll share the things we hide
it might hurt inside
now it's my turn / to try and understand
I think I can / I think I can
no one takes the time to be a friend
you don't understand
whatever I give to you / you give back to me multiplied by two
it's funny but it's true / maybe that's why I wrote this song for you
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9. |
She
04:22
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I know a woman young and strong / she makes an old man feel like he belongs
she doesn't ask that much of me / just a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t
she means the world to me / she rearranged my history
I know a woman full of pride / she doesn't give away what's going on inside
one thing she don't understand / I want to be her loving man
she's got the whole world in her hands / she likes to waste the best laid plans
I know a woman beautiful / from the tip of her hair to her deep dark soul
I know a woman with praise unsung / from the tip of my tongue to the top of my lungs
the more of her I think I see / the more she remains a mystery
she
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10. |
Turn Your Back
03:58
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for 40 days and 40 nights I
tried to forget you I / tried with all my might
then I saw you walking in the street that day / you would not look my way
don't turn your back on me
you put me down and / called me a liar and
made me feel like / some kind of pariah
no one makes a heart so blue / or treats me like you do
don't turn your back on me again
don't turn your back on me
maybe we just made a mistake and / maybe this heart is made for breaking
baby the tears are falling from my head / don't it make my green eyes red
don't turn your back on me again
don't turn your back on me
don't turn your back again
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11. |
Six String Soapbox
04:14
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it's a problem / to that there's no solution
it wasn't written / into the constitution
self-destruction / someone pushed the button
now it's over before it began
you started talking 'bout / bringing back / the good old days
I don't remember that / I don't care what you say
I don't care what you say
what we need is / to be more non-conformist
assassination / I put it on my wish list
I guess I'm preaching / preachin' to the converted
well this here's my six-string soap box
you can take or leave these thoughts I blurted
you started talking 'bout / how it used to be / yesterday
I don't remember that / I don't care what you say
I don't care what you say
a man held a sign / that said the end was near
he said excuse me / spare some money for a beer?
I said "what matters beer / when the end's so goddamn near?"
he looked at me / and told me thru' his tears
he's thirsty / he said he's thirsty
he started talking 'bout / bringing back / the good old days
I try to tell him / how it used to be / yesterday
he don't remember that / he don't care what you say
he don't care what you say
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12. |
Long Strange Road
06:33
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what a long strange road I've traveled
and I've seen my life unraveled
by the same thread
that makes my bed
along the way I've lost some friends
we just could not make amends
what can I say
where can I start
foolish minds
close timid hearts
is my past laid behind me
or is laid out like hurdles in front of me
I wish that I knew
what can I do
to keep this soul
from falling down
I know life's one big mystery
and it won't be solved by me
I spend so much time
lost in my mind
and not much more
is clear to me
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13. |
She (Reprise)
04:32
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Chris Cacavas Karlsruhe, Germany
Singer-songwriter originally from Tucson, Arizona now based in Southern Germany. Played keyboards with Los Angeles "Paisley Underground" band Green On Red. Spent some time with Giant Sand and is currently the fifth member of The Dream Syndicate.
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