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The Grave
03:48
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I look around and I see my life
There’s more to life than the navy
I never was gonna take a wife
But then I got the taste for the gravy
Now every night and every day
I take my love in my fighter’s arms
Keep her safe and always true I pray
And keep her from the grave
So I go to sleep in the warmth of your love
And with your head upon my shoulder
But It turned out for me deliverance was to come from above
And now my nights are colder than the grave
My love flew away on the wings of a crow
I tried to hold on but I couldn’t let go
I thought that I’d see her after the show
But that wasn’t the way it was to be so
Now I cant stop looking for her in the street
But that’s not the way it’s gonna be
Cos I know she’s down at the cemetery
Down six feet in the grave
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2. |
Straight Jacket
02:43
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Here I sit in my straight jacket
Could you please take that back
It hurts when you say those things
I won’t take your suffering
In me, baby me
I sit here vibrating
The ins and outs of waiting
The space between the lines
The silent modulation
Dream, baby dream
I’ve got the taste of sleeping pills
As I walk downtown in a funk
You get me off at the back of the church
Now I’m feeling dark and drunk
Dream, baby dream
Here I sit in my straight jacket
Could you please take that back
It hurts when you say those things
I won’t take your suffering
In me, baby me
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3. |
The Pahiatua Track
03:00
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I moved to Pahiatua
Just to get closer to her
And to get away
From the big city
I’m flying through The Gorge
And I think you’re gorgeous
I’ll take the Pahiatua Track
And I’ll put you on your back
Next the thing goes off
Just like a molotov cocktail
In a stolen land
Come and get me if you can
I’m flying through The Gorge
And I think you’re gorgeous
I’ll take the Pahiatua Track
And I’ll put you on your back again
Now I’ve got my love with me
And I’m living peacefully
Cars and music gracefully
Side by side.
I’m flying through The Gorge
And I think you’re gorgeous
I’ll take the Pahiatua Track
And I’ll put you on your back again
I’m flying through The Gorge
And I think you’re gorgeous
I’ll take the Pahiatua Track
And I’ll put you on your back again
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5. |
Salt
02:31
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I wanna dissolve
In your eyes
And melt
Into your lies
I miss everything about you
You’re brave
And you’re scary
You taste so good
It can’t be healthy
I miss everything about you
I miss you like salt
And chocolate
Cigarettes and strong coffee
I miss everything about you
I send another text message
I hope I don’t run
Out of credit
Before you get it
I want you
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6. |
Meltwater
04:33
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I began to doubt Thomas
While I was sitting on the porch
The sun was setting over the ranges
Like a fiery torch
The washing hangs on the line
You hung me out to dry
Sure I had my day in court
Mr Knowsley knows why
Meltwater
It's taken forty-two years
For me to get to the point
I can feel the ice is melting
As I roll another joint
I'm a Johnny-come-lately
In my own home town
Go back to where you came from boy
But just don’t let it get you down
Meltwater
It's a long way from Crossmaglen
To Eketahuna to here
I raise my fist defiantly
Like the statue in Cross Square
Please don't let me have another year
Like the last
One long car crash
And I'm getting over it fast
Meltwater
It's time for us to spread our wings
And fly through the needle's eye
We'll have to hit it sideways boys
Or we'll surely die
I'll never change the way I feel
I love my crazy life
As long as I know you’re with me
I know I'll be alright
Meltwater
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7. |
Amber
04:12
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Three pieces of amber on the table
It's nice to see the glow in your eyes
But then you left and you went away forever
And now there's nothing left to do but cry
Every time I think about the last time
I looked into your eyes
Preserved in a time long ago
I won't drink you out of my mind
So I close my eyes
And die
And I
I close my eyes
And die
I still can't believe you told me
All those lies
When all the time you were lying
By my side
I watched you walk to the station
With tears in my eyes
I can see your leaving reflection
Anytime I close my eyes
So I close my eyes
And die
And I
I close my eyes
And die
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Time Flies
03:03
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A friend of mine
Explains to me
That he has no past
Or Destiny
I disagree
It's amazing how time flies
When you're having fun
My world spins anti-clockwise
And orbits around the sun
An insect on the top
Rubs his filthy hands with glee
Crawls to the edge
And jumps
It's amazing how time flies
When you're having fun
My world spins anti-clockwise
And orbits around the sun
The grass is green
And the sea is still
Birds are singing
And the sky's blue
Now
It's amazing how time flies
When you're having fun
My world spins anti-clockwise
And orbits around the sun
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9. |
Coming Home
03:05
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Last night you came to me in a dream
And you were laughing
And so it seems, you know what I mean
When I say I’m coming home
I’m tired and I’m sad
From being so far away
But last night we closed the gap
On the astral plane
I’m coming home
I did my time
Made up my mind
And now I’m coming home
I cried every time we put down the phone
It’s two years worth of tears
Since I sold my soul
It’s so long since you’ve gone
But now I’m coming home
It’s been a long, long time
And it’s a long, long way
And I spent a long time
On my knees to pray
For this day to pass
Because nothing else matters
You’re the joy of my life
And I love you so
I did my time
Made up my mind
And now I’m coming home
I cried every time we put down the phone
It’s two years worth of tears
Since I sold my soul
It’s so long since you’ve gone
But now I’m coming home
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
I’m home
I’m home
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