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Reciprocity Blues
02:36
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I ain’t gonna wait for the deal to go down
I ain’t never been one to sit around
I got the rhythm, I got the blues
She got nothing left to lose
I want her to do to me what I done to her
I want a broken heart
I want a broken heart
I want you to take it in your hands
And tear it apart
Something to make me feel more alive
Have you ever waited for the deal to go down
Then you know why I don’t like to sit around
She got the rhythm, She got the blues
I got nothing left to lose
I want her to do to me what I done to her
I want a broken heart
I want a broken heart
I want you to take it in your hands
And tear it apart
Something to make me feel more alive
I want a broken heart
I want a broken heart
I want you to take it in your hands
And tear it apart
Something to make me feel more alive
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2. |
Everything You Told Me
02:57
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I’ve forgotten everything you told me
I’ve forgotten everything you told me
I’ve forgotten all the times you’d hold me
I’ve got a mind, it’s littered with melodies
I’ve got no time, no patience, and no memory
I’ve got nothing to show for all my trials
I’ve got nothing to show for all my trials
You’ve got nothing for me but crooked smiles
I’ve got a mind, it’s littered with melodies
I’ve got no time, no patience, and no memory
I’ve forgotten everything you told me
I’ve forgotten everything you told me
I’ve forgotten everything you told me
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Forever John Doe
04:31
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I’ve been running 'round
Through this lonesome town
Kissed the alley floor
And I’ve come back for more
Have you any shame?
Make me play the game
Think about the ways
To make you know my name
Guess I’ll let it go
Forever John Doe
I’m a passerby
I don’t catch your eye
Might be tears in mine
Wait for them to dry
Then have another go
Forever John Doe
John Doe
Forever John Doe
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Flash Me That Smile
04:21
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You feel it with your friends
You breathe it in the air
You see it ‘round the neighborhood
It’s more than I can bear
I’m standing at the edge
I’m staring at the ground
I’m looking the fall right in the face
I feel a change of heart on the way down
Every time I think about leaving
Every time I think about leaving
Every time I think about leaving
You flash me that smile
And I stay for a while
Yeah I stay for a little while
They say give it one more day
They say this too shall pass
The heart can blind you to the signs
Of the future and the past
I’m standing at the edge
I’m staring down at the ground
I’m looking the fall right in its face
I feel a change of heart on the way down
Every time I think about leaving
Every time I think about leaving
Every time I think about leaving
You flash me that smile
And I stay for a while
Yeah I stay for a little while
Every time I think about leaving
Every time I think about leaving
Every time I think about leaving
You flash me that smile
And I stay for a while
Yeah I stay for a little while
Every time I think about leaving
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5. |
Cuttin' Teeth
03:59
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Cuttin’ my teeth, cuttin’ my gums
Livin' my life and still trying to have fun
The old routine is wearing thin
Livin’ on the edge of grace and sin
It all comes down to money
They say it don’t grow on trees
I used to think that was funny
But now it’s killin’ me
Payin’ my dues and circling round
Dollar for dollar, pound for pound
Keep it loose, trying to keep it tight
One of these days I’m gonna get it right
One of these days I’m gonna get it right
It all comes down to money
They say it don’t grow on trees
I used to think that was funny
But now it’s killin’ me
I never can get on top
I never can get ahead
They say it’s gonna be that way
'Til I’m dead
I better get it through my head
It all comes down to money
They say it don’t grow on trees
I used to think that was funny
But now it’s killin’ me
I never can get on top
I never can get ahead
Some say it’s gonna be that way
’Til I’m dead
I better get it through my head
There’s only one way out of this world
And it ain’t alive
There’s only one way out of this world
And it ain’t alive
There’s only one way out of this world
And it ain’t alive
Gonna live a life that I can be proud of when I die
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Spike*
04:09
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Without the blood
Without the pain
It’s been too long
And I still feel the same
Without the spike
Without the nail
I’m building something
That ain’t never gonna fail
Raise up my hammer
Gonna let it drop on down
Well maybe next week
I’ll come back around
Without the spike
Without the nail
I’m building something
That ain’t never gonna fail
That ain’t never gonna fail
The world is cruel
You know, she wears a mean old face
And I still haven’t found nobody
That’s ever gonna take my place
Without the spike
Without the nail
I’m building something
That ain’t never gonna fail
Gonna build it high
May take me years to get going
It’s not the first time I’ve tried
To get to a heaven of my own
Heaven of my own (heaven of my own)
Heaven of my own (heaven of my own)
Heaven of my own (heaven of my own)
Heaven of my own (heaven of my own)
Without the spike
Without the nail
I’m building something
That ain’t never gonna fail
That ain’t never gonna fail
That ain’t never gonna fail
That ain’t never gonna fail
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7. |
Sink Or Swim
05:04
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Shivering, she walks through the alleyway
Bitter cold numbs her fingers and toes
Passing by the tourists on holiday
Cigarette smoke lingers in her nose
Thinking back, she used to be satisfied
Being young, being pretty
Now she longs for a home by the countryside
Far away from the city
She doesn’t know
Which way to go
She’s stuck in between
Her plans and her dreams
Youth did her in
Now it’s sink or swim
Searching through the halls of her worried mind
Looking hard for the time that she lost
It disappeared, her habits were the killing kind
She never figured out how much it cost
She doesn’t know
Which way to go
She’s stuck in between
Her plans and her dreams
Youth did her in
Now it’s sink or swim
Long before she ever tried
Gave up on the countryside
Searching for a place to hide
Where she won’t drown in tears she cried
Long before she ever tried
Gave up on the countryside
Searching for a place to hide
Where she won’t drown in tears she cried
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8. |
Don't Love Me Back
03:51
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When I met this girl it changed my whole world
Felt like love at first sight
She got me so high I was kissing the clouds
You know, I never felt something so right
The more time went on, the further I’d fall
I knew that she was the one
I swallowed my pride and said those three words
And my whole world came undone
Because
She don’t love me back
She don’t love me back
Was it my looks, my job, my sense of humor?
Something I lacked?
She wouldn’t say, All I know is that
She don’t love me back
My momma told me persistence is key
Soon enough she’d come around
But changing that girl’s mind once she’d made it up
Was bound to put me six feet in the ground
I could not concede, I just let my heart bleed
Follow her wherever she’d go
Soon enough I’d left a trail
From Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
Still
She don’t love me back
She don’t love me back
Was it my looks, my job, my education?
Something I lacked?
She wouldn’t say, All I know is that
She don’t love me back
I said "Baby, please - I’m down on my knees
Felt like I’ve loved you since I was a kid”
I didn’t tell her to stop coming ‘round
But you know that’s just what she did
I knew I was beat, I accepted defeat
I really had no choice
Late at night when the wind is just right
I swear that I can still hear her voice
Sayin’ that
She don’t love me back
She don’t love me back
Was it my looks, my job, my education?
Something I lacked?
She wouldn’t say, All I know is that
She don’t love me back
Yeah
She don’t love me back
She don’t love me back
Was it my looks, my job, my sense of humor?
Something I lacked?
She wouldn’t say, All I know is that
She don’t love me back
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9. |
Always My Son
05:23
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My life changed at 21
Became a father to a son
Who showed me things I couldn’t see
Brought out all the best in me
I have watched you bloom and grow
Taught you almost all I know
Watched you rise and watched you fall
Side by side, went through it all
We’ve only just begun
To breathe life in these lungs
When, at last, your days are done
Not my blood
Always my son
All the years go by so fast
We know now what things will last
Go out in the world and see
Just who you were meant to be
We’ve only just begun
To breathe life in these lungs
When, at last, your days are done
Not my blood
Always my son
Not my blood
Always my son
You have always been my son
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10. |
If A Song
02:53
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If a song was a road that led to you
I’d sing it ’til my face turned blue
There’s nothing I want more
Than to see you dance across the floor again
If a song could let me see your face
I’d sing it ’til they close down the place
There’s nothing I won’t do
To get as close as I want to be with you again
Live eternally through this melody
If a song could bring us back together
And somehow make you live for ever
Then I’m singing it right now
With my heart and with my soul
I vow that you, I vow that you
Live eternally through this melody
Live eternally through this melody
Live eternally through this melody
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11. |
The Highway and The Moon
05:19
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Many nights I’m driving alone
Just me, the highway and the moon
Thoughts in my head
The radio’s tune
I’m on my way back to my home
Many nights the moon just won’t shine
It feels like I’m driving blind
I’m so very far from where you are
But I’m on my way back to my home
Home...
“Hey babe, it’s me, I’m starting to get a little drowsy
Thought I’d give you a call. Gig went OK...
I’ll be home around three. Love ya”
Many nights I struggle with doubt
I cry, I twist, and I shout
You’d think by now I’d’ve figured it out
And make my way back to my home
Make my way back to my home
Make my way back to my home
Make my way back to my home
Home...
Home.
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The Heavy Set Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Heavy Set is a Minneapolis rock band rooted in blues and alt-country, pushing Americana to its harder edges. The heart- felt songwriting of Jake Ilika gets a grindstone treatment in The Heavy Set with guitar-forward echoes of Crazy Horse and Ryan Adams. Their third record, “The Highway & The Moon”, drives their sound harder and into new expanses with a genre-bending collection of songs. ... more
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