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Steve Earle : The Hard Way
1990

  1. The Other Kind
  2. Promise You Anything
  3. Esmeralda's Hollywood
  4. Hopeless Romantics
  5. This Highway's Mine (Roadmaster)
  6. Billy Austin

  7. Justice In Ontario
  8. Have Mercy
  9. When The People Find Out
  10. Country Girl
  11. Regular Guy
  12. West Nashville Boogie
  13. Close Your Eyes

The Other Kind

Capo:
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G
I woke up this morning
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And I took a look around at all that I got
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These days I've been looking in the mirror
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D
And wondering if that's me looking back or not
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D
I'm still the apple of my mama's eye
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I'm my daddy's worst fears realized
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Here of late, all this real estate
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Bm
Don't seem all that real to me sometimes
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I'm back out on that road again
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Turn this beast into the wind
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There are those that break and bend
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I'm the other kind
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I'm the other kind Now my old buddy, what's his name? Says, "Man, what the hell are you thinking about? Fool, you got two of everything But you hang your head just like you was down and out" And I'm damn sure not suffering from a lack of love There's plenty more where that came from Ah, but leave it up to me to say something wrong And hurt someone before I'm done I'm back out on that road again Turn this beast into the wind There are those that break and bend I'm the other kind You see it used to be I was really free I didn't need no gasoline to run Before you could say, "Jack Kerouac" You'd turn your back and I'd be gone Yeah but nowadays I got me two good wheels And I'll seek refuge in aluminum and steel Ah, it takes me out there for just a little while And the years fall away with every mile I'm back out on that road again Turn this beast into the wind There are those that break and bend I'm the other kind Back out on that road again Turn this beast into the wind There are those that break and those that bend I'm the other kind I'm the other kind I'm the other kind I'm the other kind
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Promise You Anything

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No curtains on my window
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Outside the sun is sinking low
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I feel you letting go
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I will promise you anything Wind whispering in your ear I'll tell you what you want to hear If you'll only let me near I will promise you anything
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Well, I don't have to prove my intentions are golden
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I don't have to tell you where we're goin'
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Feel somethin' wild baby out there blowin'
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If you follow me Run with me if you dare Hold on I'm gonna take you there Solemn as a prayer I will promise you anything |
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| Well, I don't have to prove my intentions are golden I don't have to tell you where we're goin' Feel somethin' wild baby out there blowin' If you follow me No curtains on my window Outside the moon is hangin' low True colors start to show I will promise you anything |
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I'll promise you anything I'll promise you anything I will promise you anything I will promise you anything

Esmeralda's Hollywood

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Nights fall hard on Hollywood
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The stars don't come out like they should
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Up above the world so high tonight
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Dm
They can't outshine the neon lights
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Now the golden days are gone for good
Dm
In Esmeralda's Hollywood She comes out when the sun is gone But she don't have to walk alone Because once the darkness takes this town She ain't the only ghost around Waiting by the public phone If it don't ring, she heads back home
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Esmeralda, Esmeralda
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Girl, what are you waiting for?
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Esmeralda, Esmeralda
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Can't hang around this place no more Searchlights rip the LA sky When you look in Esmeralda's eyes The people come from miles around To see the kings and queens they crowned Behind the barricades they stood In Esmeralda's Hollywood Esmeralda, Esmeralda Girl, what are you waiting for? Esmeralda, Esmeralda Can't hang around this place no more
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Dm
Ah, wait until the sun goes down
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Listen for the lonely sound
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Esmeralda's hanging 'round No one shed a tear that day When Esmeralda passed away All up and down the Strip, they say It was just like any other day The evil struggled with the good Down in Esmeralda's Hollywood Esmeralda, Esmeralda Girl, what are you waiting for? Esmeralda, Esmeralda Can't hang around this place no more Esmeralda, Esmeralda Girl, what are you waiting for? Esmeralda, Esmeralda Can't hang around this place no more

Hopeless Romantics

Capo:
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You can love most of the people most of the time
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C#m
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C#m
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Now and again if you're looking, I'm sure you will find
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D
F#m
Someone is helplessly hoping someday they'll finally find the one
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Hopeless romantics keep hoping that someday will come Used to be you could be sure that a warrior was true Nowadays everyone knows that it's cool to be blue Constantly circling close to the flame and then stopping on a dime Hopeless romantics will go down in flames every time
B
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Hopeless romantics drop everything and run
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B
When they find a broken heart
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A
Always afraid that they're missing someone
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With time on their hands and a missing part So one of these nights when you're sitting at home all alone And you've finally admitted you're lonely right down to the bone You might as well get on out in it, 'cause you've got everything to lose Hopeless romantics are always at home with the blues
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And a broken heart
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Find the missing part
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Hopeless romantics are usually hopelessly true

This Highway's Mine (Roadmaster)

Capo:
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E
I'm running down this highway, don't remember where I slept last night I just remember halfway through the night, I woke up stiff with fright I dreamed there was no asphalt, dreamed there was no gasoline
A
Felt like a rat caught in some nowhere town, I woke up and screamed
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This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway This highway's mine I grew up on the drag strip, I used to shut 'em down I used to take their pink slips, there's a sucker born in every town I never showed no mercy, I blew 'em all away They stood there and cursed me as I towed their lives away This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway This highway's mine I used to run the cocaine, I used to run the weed These days I'm just running, trying to make this highway bleed Sometimes the only difference between me and this machine Is I run on desperation, she runs on gasoline This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway, this highway This highway This highway's mine I'm the roadmaster, the asphalt blaster Mess with me and I'll shut you down The bad thing, the highway king I've come to claim my kingdom now

Billy Austin

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
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My name is Billy Austin, and I'm twenty-nine years old
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I was born in Oklahoma, quarter Cherokee I'm told
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Don't remember Oklahoma, been so long since I left home
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Seems like I've always been in prison, like I've always been alone Didn't mean to hurt nobody, never thought I'd cross that line I held up a filling station like I'd done a hundred times The kid done like I told him, he lay face down on the floor Guess I'll never know what made me turn and walk back through that door The shot rang out like thunder, my ears rang like a bell No one came runnin', so I called the cops myself Took their time to get there, and I guess I could-a run I knew I should be feeling something but I never shed tear one I didn't even make the papers, 'cause I only killed one man But my trial was over quickly and then the long hard wait began My court-appointed lawyer couldn't look me in the eye He just stood up and closed his briefcase when they sentenced me to die Now my waiting's over, as the final hour drags by And I ain't about to tell you that I don't deserve to die But there's twenty-seven men here, mostly black, brown and poor Most of them are guilty, but who are you to say for sure? So when the preacher comes to get me and they shave off all my hair Could you take that long walk with me, knowing hell is waitin' there? Could you pull that switch yourself sir, with a sure and steady hand? Could you still tell yourself that you're better than I am? My name is Billy Austin, I'm twenty-nine years old I was born in Oklahoma, quarter Cherokee I'm told

Justice In Ontario

Capo:
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Oh you who hail from Ontario
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Know the tale of the Donnelly's, oh Died at the hands of a mob that night Every child and man by the oil torch light Jim Donnelly was no angel, sure But they burned his barn and broke down the door Well, the children cried while they killed old Jim Then they killed his wife, then they turned on them
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No judge, no jury, no hangman, no justice in Ontario |
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A hundred years or more have turned And you always hear how much we've learned Well, a man lay dead in a Port Hope bar And the blood ran red on a hardwood floor And the big men ran through the nearest door Only one man knew what had happened for sure Well, one and all wore the outlaws brand And the big bikes roared through the Great Northland When you live on the edge of the law, you know Justice in Ontario The blue smoke still hung in the air No one spoke when the cops got there Well, the local constable made the call "Send us Corporal Terry Hall" They all sang a different tune When Corporal Hall walked in the room With his picture book and a list of names One by one, the witnesses came And they told him what he wanted to know Justice in Ontario The provincial cops searched far and wide And the outlaws ran, but they could not hide And they brought 'em in, every single one Save the man who actually fired the gun It was down in London, they were tried And the guilty man stood free outside When he took the stand to pay his debt The judge was blind and the jury deaf In Kingston Town, they're locked up still When the sun goes down and the air is chill You could swear you heard Jim Donnelly's ghost Cry "Justice in Ontario" Justice in Ontario Justice in Ontario Justice in Ontario Justice in Ontario

Have Mercy

Capo:
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Dsus4
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He was standin' on the corner
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Dsus4
D
A hundred dollar bill in his hand
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Said I could feed a lot of these people with this
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Dsus4
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But that ain't the business at hand
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Ain't but one reason for a white boy to be
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Dsus4
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Over on this side of town
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He gave that money to the man and he
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Bought a little mercy for now
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Have mercy on me
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Dsus4
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Have mercy on me
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I'm a sinner Lord can't you see
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Have mercy on me Old Joe don't know how it got started I guess it was the fire in her eyes He loved his wife and children And he wasn't into telling all these lies But she gave herself so freely In that room at the top of the stairs He'd go to her in hopes he'd find A little mercy there Have mercy on me Have mercy on me I'm a sinner Lord can't you see Have mercy on me
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Tears were made to fall, hearts made to break
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Sometimes it feels lIke they just want to know
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How much you can take
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She was all alone that evening What was she thinkin' about Her mind was made up and I guess it was the only way out There's a pistol in a pawn shop window Made of cold, blue steel She took it home to find out How warm a little mercy could feel Have mercy on me Have mercy on me I'm a sinner Lord can't you see Have mercy on me Have mercy on me Have mercy on me I'm a sinner Lord can't you see Have mercy on me God knows that mercy ain't free Have mercy on me

When The People Find Out

Capo:
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It's late at night, you're all alone
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Pale moonlight cold as snow
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Heart beats fast, time moves slow
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A stranger's glance, does he know?
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Where you going to run to, where you going to hide?
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Where you going to run to, where you going to hide?
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Where you going to run to, where you going to hide
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When the people find out that you lied? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide When the people find out that you lied? They took you in, made you well I told you things they never tell To pay the debt, you made 'em fools That's what you get, they trusted you Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide When the people find out that you lied? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide When the people find out that you lied? When they run to the temple and find that the treasure's gone Do you think it's gonna be a cross they're gonna nail you on? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide When the people find out that you lied? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide When the people find out that you lied? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide? Where you going to run to, where you going to hide When the people find out that you lied?

Country Girl

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She's a country girl, young and pretty
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She wanted to see the world, so she headed for the city
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She was entertained in all the right places
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Knew half of the names and all of the faces
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Just a country girl
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If her daddy could see her now
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Just a country girl
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You'd never recognize your little angel now She comes down from way south, she talks slow and lazy When she opened her mouth, the city boys went crazy They fed her pink champagne that give her a headache Cheap cocaine make her meaner than a rattlesnake Just a country girl If her daddy could see her now Just a country girl You'd never recognize your little angel now Reeling and a-rocking, couldn't get enough Crawling when the sun comes up and payback's hell There's a bag lady talking to her shopping cart Don't you know the scary part is she saw herself? She's a country girl, young and pretty She wanted to see the world, so she headed for the city Just a country girl If her daddy could see her now Just a country girl You'd never recognize your little angel now Just a country girl If her daddy could see her now Just a country girl You'd never recognize your little angel now

Regular Guy

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I'm just a regular guy
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Never get rich, but I always get by
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I got me a wife and a couple a kids
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I done pretty much like my daddy did
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He always did the best that he could
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Took care of mama and us pretty good
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He never got rich but he never did try
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He was just a regular guy
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Well, the world goes around and I can't stop it
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So I'll sit back and watch the sun go down
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If it comes back up then this day's a good one
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You know I wouldn't be that surprised
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I'm just a regular guy
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Never get rich, but I always get by
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Never got rich, never did try
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I'm just a regular guy |
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| I'm just a regular guy and I'll work Until the day that I die I'm too young to quit, too old to hire These days a man can't afford to retire Didn't vote for nobody last time Because they wasn't worth a trickle down dime But one man's promise is another man's lie And I'm just a regular guy Well, the world goes around and I can't stop it So I'll sit back and watch the sun go down If it comes back up then this day's a good one You know I wouldn't be that surprised I'm just a regular guy Never get rich, but I always get by Never got rich, never did try I'm just a regular guy |
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| I'm just a regular guy I'm just a regular guy Never got rich, never did try I'm just a regular guy I'm just a regular guy I'm just a regular guy Never got rich never did try I'm just a regular guy

West Nashville Boogie

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I was born in the city I was born in the city I was born in the city I was raised up right around here Daddy's down in the workhouse Daddy's down in the workhouse Daddy's down in the workhouse Mama say there ain't no way he's coming back here Went to school with some rich kids Went to school with some rich kids Went to school with some rich kids Bussed me half way across town They called us white trash and no account They called us white trash and no account They called us white trash and no account Say there wasn't no use in me staying round I'm going down to the corner I'm going down to the corner I'm going down to the corner Don't you wait up for me to come in Nothing happens till midnight Nothing ever happens till midnight Nothing happens till midnight When the boys get restless about then Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning And I don't know what I'm going to do I got a razor in my pocket I got a razor in my pocket I got a razor in my pocket And I got a pistol hid down by the school Lord, get me out of West Nashville Lord, get me out of West Nashville Lord, get me out of West Nashville Lord, get me out of West Nashville

Close Your Eyes

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I dreamed you were standing on the edge of the world
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And I thought I heard you call out
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One foot on the rock and one on a cloud
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Was it just the wind that I heard?
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Close your eyes
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This world won't stop spinning, you know
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Close your eyes
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) Why don't you just let go? |
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Thousands of people searching out there Most of them looking for love But nothing is something that there's plenty of In time, we'll all get our share Close your eyes This world won't stop spinning, you know Close your eyes Why don't you just let go? When I was a child and they put me to bed They always took care that I prayed But the part that goes, "if I should die before I wake" Echoed all night in my head Close your eyes This world won't stop spinning, you know Close your eyes Why don't you just let go?