Ryan Adams : Jacksonville City Nights

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The engine turns on a dime

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But I ain't goin' nowhere tonight

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I ain't been goin' nowhere for quite awhile

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Can't tell the truth in a house of lies

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Can't explain what I don't know

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One shot, one beer and a kiss before I go

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One more kiss 'fore I go

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One more night and day

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Breath all heavy and slow

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One shot, one beer and a kiss before I go

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I'll miss those nights at the bar

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With every girl all loaded like freights

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And the pain in the morning comes as easy as it goes

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Can't find the truth in a house of lies

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You can't seek tomorrow in yesterday's eyes

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One shot, one beer and a place where nobody cries

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One more kiss 'fore I go

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One more night and day

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Breath all heavy and slow

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One shot, one beer and a kiss before I go

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I don't know the sound of my father's voice

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I don't even know how he says my name

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But it plays out like song on a jukebox in a bar

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In the back of my head till it's weary and mushy And in the cotton fields by the house where I was born The leaves burn like effigies of my kin And the trains run like snakes through the Pentecostal pines Filled up with cotton and dime store gin

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Jacksonville, how you burden my soul

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How you hold all my dreams captive

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Jacksonville, how you play with my mind

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How my heart goes bad

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Suffocating on the pines in Jacksonville

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| All the cars are lined up on a Saturday night With the sky full of nothing but moon And I lose my reflection in the bottles of wine Till the morning comes down and I ain't nothing but you Now the diner in the morning for a plate of eggs The waitress tries to give me change I say, "It's cool, just keep it" I read up my news, I start thinking about her And I wonder if anybody here besides me has got any decent secrets Oh Jacksonville, how you burn in my soul How you hold all my dreams captive Jackson-hell, how you play with my mind Oh my heart goes back, suffocating on the pines In Jacksonville The end, the end, the end

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See the rain on the street

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The way the cars shine

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And the scotch that she drinks

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With her lips so fine

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And her shoulders go weak

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As she closes her eyes

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Oh, my God, when she was mine See how she moves through the door How she loses her keys How she loses her cool Watching blackbirds scatter through the trees How she flips from the back to the front Reading magazines Oh, my God, I miss those things

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And it's a hard way to fall

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And this ain't the easy way down

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And it's a hard thing to love anyone, anyhow

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So if it's gotta be you, treat her nice

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Hold her hand and tell her twice

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That she doesn't have to worry and it will be alright

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It's alright this time

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It's alright this time See her smiling at him That used to be me I could find her in a thunderstorm Just by the way that the rain would fall And we used to be something But somethin' happened to me Oh, my God, when I was free And it's a hard way to fall And this ain't easy way down And it's a hard thing to love anyone, anyhow

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Got a house full of walls

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And utility bills, every Monday the company calls

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Got a nice bed to sleep on

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And a chest of drawers, where I keep those jewels of yours

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'Cause you're always mine to keep when you're gone

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Two silvers rings, one's on my finger and the other one's gone

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It went underground with you, oh John Ten years pass I ended up with a house full of cats But most of them went missing Through that window you never fixed, the door you never latched

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You were on your way out the last time 'Cause you're always mine to keep when you're gone Two silvers rings, one's on my finger and the other one's gone It went underground with you, oh John

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Oh John Knew what you were doing That summer when Candie came around But I had too much hurt to bother you When We lost our first child, a little payment was overdue And I wanted you so bad 'Cause you're always mine to keep when you're gone Two silvers rings, one's on my finger and the other one's gone Went underground with you, oh John

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Oh John, oh John, oh John

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I miss you, I miss you, oh John

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Pay my respects to the company store

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I ain't got no money, don't want no more

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Pay my respects to the company boys

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And just move along I worked hard for every little bit I got I got lucky once on some advice Met a dark-haired girl 'neath the Mississippi moon Must have left by mistake one night in a hurry, Lord...

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And that ain't the hardest part

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The hardest part is lovin'

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Somebody that cares for you so much Promises don't pay cash at the bank If they did I'm bettin' your word You couldn't pay me for the time That it took to write a check To buy a baby doll for my girl And I worked hard for every little bit I got The things I got are gonna stay And it's been flooding so hard on them company mines That you know it's gonna flood someday And you're gonna miss someone And that ain't the hardest part The hardest part is lovin' Somebody that cares for you

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No that ain't the hardest part The hardest part is workin'

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And I've worked enough

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I can stretch that penny like a silver line Rollin' through the pages of my life Underneath your name where it's underlined I've been turned around I've been mystified

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By true love

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And that ain't the hardest part

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Talkin' 'bout true love

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That ain't the hardest part

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That ain't the hardest part

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You ain't but a fire on my sad estate

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Burning my house to the ground

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High and mellow, oh how she rides me

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Out in the meadow where the taxis don't ride

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A million times quicker than the pain

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Oh, games

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A million times better than the pain

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You ain't but a telegram nobody's sendin'

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Nobody sends me but you

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High and mellow, slow and steady

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Out in the meadow with you

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A million times quicker than the pain

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Oh, games

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A million times better than the pain

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Oh, games, games, games, oooh

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Go and get the gun

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'Cause it's only getting worse

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Go and fill it up

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With silver bullets

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'Cause I can't see the sun

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But I know it's going away

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And I can't make you love me

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And you can't make me stay I'm the wolves at the door That you're not supposed to let in But you can't make me feel When I'm not feeling And I can't see the sun But I know it's going away And I can't make you love me And you can't make me stay |

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Lord take me home to the peaceful valley

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Down the winding rivers to the city of souls

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I've grown so tired and my hearts grown heavy

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To walk any longer to your cities of gold

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All my life I've longed for forgiveness

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But I can never seem to get enough

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All my life I've been rocked into the darkness

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With a gun to my head

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Trying to find a peaceful song Trying to find a peaceful song To sing when everything goes wrong

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Till the peaceful valley calls me home Up there in the clouds in that glorious kingdom Tell me there ain't nothing but an easy decline Can I still smoke my cigarettes and have my coffee Up there in heaven with a bottle of wine

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All my life I've been lost out in the darkness

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But I can never seem to get enough

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All my life I've been rocked into the darkness

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With a gun to my head Trying to find a peaceful song Trying to find a peaceful song To sing when everything goes wrong Till the peaceful valley calls me home Oh take me home to the peaceful valley Down the winding rivers to your city of souls

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Laura lays on the foot of the bed

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Mimics a noose with the telephone cord

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Doctor's on the phone and she hangs up and says

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I ain't never going to see the winter again

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Then I don't know how, but she smiles

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September

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September

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September

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September They carved your name into a stone and they put it in the ground I run my fingers through the grooves when no one's around Drink till I'm sick and I talk to myself In the dark days of the summer Then I feel you coming, but I don't know how September September September September

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My heart is broken, my love is gone

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I lay without you, your pillow cold

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I am forsaken, I can't go on

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My heart is broken, my love is gone

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If I hadn't cheated while you were gone

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The well that we'd been drinking from

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Wouldn't have dried and turned cold

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My days are empty, my nights are long

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Five cups of coffee for the years gone wrong

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If I hadn't cheated while you were gone

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The well that we'd been drinking from

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Wouldn't have dried and turned cold

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My days are empty, my nights are long

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My heart is broken, my love is gone

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My heart is broken, my love is gone

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Trains moan in my sleep when I'm trying to go to bed Moving way to slow for whatever that they be carryin'

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I've been working hard ever since I was a kid

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Trains moan in my sleep, seems like something is always moving

Repeat first verse

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You know I don't always show

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What it is that I'm feeling, baby doll

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You know that the things that you want

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And the things that you need

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And the things I got they're his

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I'm gaining on them trains and fast

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Trains moan in my sleep

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Into the future and out of the past

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Into the future and out of the past Trains moan in my head when I'm trying to go to sleep Throwin' rocks at the window, the sun's crawling up the sheets And I've been working hard, ever since I was a boy Trains moan in my sleep, gnawing on me like I was a chew toy You know I don't always show What it is that I'm feeling, baby doll You know that the things that you love And the things that you want And the things that you need will wait I'm gaining on them trains and fast

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Trains moan in my sleep

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Into the future and out of the past Into the future and out of the past Into the future and out of the past Into the future and out of the past Trains moan in my bed when I'm trying to go to sleep Moving way to slow for whatever that they're carryin' I've been working hard ever since I was a kid Trains moan in my sleep, seems like I'm always moving Trains moan in my sleep, seems like I'm always moving

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Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out a grave

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He found the lot where she'd lay

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Then he drove to old man Ed Sederdoms's place

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To find him some peace He got there round about twelve, and he stayed till three And the sun left him down in the valley But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake Reflecting the ghost of ma's face Supper time came and went, no one heard from him Sis left his food on his plate At the end of the table right next to ma's place Where nobody sits Telephone rang about four, my sis answered it And I felt the news through the floorboards Like a long sufferin' moan, like a wreck on the road Like a joining of hands

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Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la So I drove to town yesterday to pick out his grave I found the lot where they'd lay And I drove to old man Ed Sederdoms's place To find me some peace

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I can be taught but I'm not learning

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Over and over I lose

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I make mistakes, get so sorry

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I can't unwind like yarn from a spool

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I'm a little shaky gotta learn how to fight The moon shines on the boulevard baby let's ride If you gotta look back, don't look down

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Our love went cold and turned to ice

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It's hard to see the ground

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From the withering heights From the withering heights

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I can go on, but I won't bore you

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Lucky in life, not in love

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I make mistakes like anybody

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Anyone foolish to love me that much

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I'm a little shaky gotta learn how to fight The moon shines on the boulevard baby let's ride If you gotta look back, don't look down

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Our love went cold and turned to ice

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It's hard to see the ground

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From the withering heights From the withering heights From the withering heights From the withering heights

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Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened eyes

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Kindle the wood and prepare the fire

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And don't fail me now

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Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened soul

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Kindle the wood and get ready to roll

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And don't fail me now

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Just don't fail me now

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You don't do me right

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Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened soul Bundle up my things and get ready to roll And don't fail me now Oh Mary, oh mother of all that is near Lead me to freedom from my kingdom of fear And don't fail me now Just don't fail me now You don't do me right You don't do me right Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight?

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When the rope gets tight

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When the rope gets tight

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When the rope gets tight

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When the rope gets tight

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When the rope gets tight

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Why you do me wrong, why you do me wrong?

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Broken like the windows in the house that loved to harm

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She's staring into the glass

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And I need conversation like I need another drink

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Knowing these rivers are bound to pass

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Don't know the words 'cause they're always changing

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Oh, but I think I know what she means

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Trapped in a motel and the sound of our lips

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Lookin' around for Jeane

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Lookin' around for Jeane Nineteen years of nothing, baby, where do I begin? Wait till you're twenty three She said she knew some late night place that'd let us in Outside it started to freeze Don't know the words 'cause they're always changing Oh, but I think I know what she means Trapped in a motel and the sound of our lips Lookin' around for Jeane Lookin' around for Jeane Lookin' around for Jeane Lookin' around for Jeane

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Tell me what sin replaces love?

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I wanna know right now

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Tell me what sin replaces love?

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I wanna know right now

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Imagine yourself on a mountain Mountain discovered with flowers Flowers discolored with horses Horses distracted by stones Stone distrusted with me Then you might know what I mean

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'Cause I want to kick love right in its gut

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Beat it and leave for dead

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Wash my hands in the river

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Lie down and die in your bed Tell me what sin replaces love? I wanna know right now Tell me what sin replaces love? I wanna know right now

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The voice on the receiver

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Baby cry howlin' in the wind

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I don't wanna beg for your mercy

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I wanna know right now, what sin Tell me what sin replaces love I wanna know right now

Ryan Adams : Jacksonville City Nights
2005

A Kiss Before I Go

The End

Hard Way To Fall

Dear John

Hardest Part

Games

Silver Bullets

Peaceful Valley

September

My Heart Is Broken

Trains

Pa

Withering Heights

Don't Fail Me Now

Jeane

What Sin Replaces Love?

Ryan Adams : Jacksonville City Nights 2005

A Kiss Before I Go

The End

Hard Way To Fall

Dear John

Hardest Part

Games

Silver Bullets

Peaceful Valley

September

My Heart Is Broken

Trains

Pa

Withering Heights

Don't Fail Me Now

Jeane

What Sin Replaces Love?

Ryan Adams : Jacksonville City Nights
2005