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Hot Knives & Dog Fights
04:34
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SINCE IT'S ALL BEEN OVER I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT AND STAYING SOBER. I'VE BEEN STEALING FOUR LEAF CLOVERS FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. SISTER'S SLAPPING BROTHER AND THEY BOTH JUST MISS THEIR MOTHER. SO, TAPED UP TO THE CUPBOARD IS YOUR CHRISTMAS CARD. I KNOW YOU AIN'T BEEN GONE FOR SO LONG. SO, I GUESS I'LL STAY RIGHT WHERE I BELONG. CUZ THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T WAIT. STAYING IN OUR HOMELY ESTATE. IT'S HOT KNIVES IN THE KITCHEN. O YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING. YEAH, WE ALL JUST SIT AND LISTEN TO OUR EARS RING. HEAD GETS CAUGHT IN A DOGFIGHT UNDER SOME DINGY FOG LIGHT AND EVERYTHING FITS IN ALRIGHT IF ANYTHING. I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW DAYS. SO, I GUESS THAT THIS IS WHERE WE WILL STAY. IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT; I'M DITCHING MY DATE AND STAYING IN MY HOMELY ESTATE. AND I ONLY GET LONELY FOR YOU. SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALL I CAN DO. AND I ONLY GET LONELY FOR YOU. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A COME ON WHEN THEY SAY THAT THERE'S A WOMAN WHO LOVES YOU. SO, YOU TELL THE GIRL TO GET OUT. GRANDMA GET THE LEAD OUT. O YOU GOTTA MOVE. CUZ I'LL ALWAYS BE THE ONE, LIKE A FATHER TO THE SON YOU SAY YOU LOVE SO MUCH. SO, I'M SELLING ALL MY STUFF CUZ I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF FEELING OUT OF TOUCH.
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Electric Laundry Lady
02:49
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THESE ROBOBITCHES DO THE DISHES WHILE WE LAUGH IN THE SHADE. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY LADY DON'T GET PAID TO MAKE LEMONADE. MY MAMA SAY BABY DON'T HURT YOURSELF. PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU BUT THEY WON'T KNOW WHY. JUST TELL THE LADIES THAT THEY MAYBE WON'T LIKE WHAT THEY FIND. THEY PUT A FOOTBALL IN THE CRIB WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BABE. LOOK HOW IT IS THEY CAUGHT THE WHIZ KID POCKETS FULL OF COCAINE. MY MAMA SAY BABY DON'T BLAME YOURSELF. PEOPLE WILL WANNA SEE UNDER YOUR HIDE. JUST TELL THE LADIES THAT THEY MAYBE WON'T LIKE WHAT THEY FIND. HERE BOY. COME HERE BOY. WE LEFT THE KIDS OUT IN THE CAR BUT KEPT THE WINDOWS DOWN. FORGOT THE KEYS AND BABY JESUS WENT OUT DRIVING AROUND. HIS MAMA SAY BABY DON'T HURT YOURSELF. PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU BUT THEY WON'T KNOW WHY. JUST TELL THE LADIES THAT THEY MAYBE WON'T LIKE WHAT THEY FIND. WHAT WOULD YOUR PAPA SAY IF HE FOUND OUT THE LAUNDRY LADY'S MADE OF GEARS AND WIRE? SHE COULDN'T BE THE MOTHER DIDN'T HAVE THE PLUMBING REQUIRED.
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It's A Lie
03:09
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I WAKE UP ABOUT A QUARTER TO NINE SHARING THE BED WITH A BORED FELINE. TURN MY BACK, SHE'LL TURN ON A DIME CUZ SHE DON'T WANT ME TO WASTE HER TIME. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU IT'S A LIE BUT IT SEEMS IT JUST GETS HARDER THE MORE I TRY. WHILE I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MESS SHE STANDS IN THE DOOR TUGGING AT HER DRESS. SOME TIMES I SWEAR THIS GIRL'S A TEST. I'M MORE THAN TEMPTED I MUST CONFESS. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU IT'S A LIE BUT IT SEEMS IT JUST GETS HARDER THE MORE I TRY. (SHE SAYS) PUT ON YOUR NEON LIGHT. YOU'RE GONNA GET IT TONIGHT. NO, DON'T PUT UP A FIGHT. YOU'RE GONNA GET IT TONIGHT. AND SHE SAYS I SHOULD BE MOVING FASTER. SHE WANTS ME TO LAZER BLASTER. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU IT'S A LIE.
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Not That Serious
03:47
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O NO! AFRAID OF YOURSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE. YOU'VE BEEN WEARING IT OUT BUT YOU WEAR IT WELL. GOT TO GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU'RE JUST HOLDING OUT AND ALL YOUR BEST FRIENDS HOLD THEIR TONGUES CUZ THEY'RE JUST GUESSING IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS. YOU HELD YOUR OWN. NOW YOU'RE GETTING OLD. THERE'S NO REASONING TO WHAT YOU HOLD. FALL FLAT. YOU'RE COMING UP SHORT FOR MILES AND DAYS. THE LORD WORKS IN CRAZY WAYS AND ALL YOUR BEST FRIENDS HOLD THEIR TONGUES CUZ THEY'RE JUST GUESSING IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS. YOU TOLD YOURSELF IN OTHER WORDS. IT'S NOT EASY LIKE YOU THOUGHT IT WAS BUT YOU CAN'T GO BACK YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. JUST SAVE IT FOR SOMEONE WHO CARES. IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS.
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Gruff & Grumpy Stuff
02:35
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GLOOMY GUS WON'T LIGHTEN UP. THINKS HE'S STUCK AND LIFE'S TOO ROUGH. CUT THE GRUFF AND GRUMPY STUFF. TALKING TOUGH ALL STUFFED WITH FLUFF. DON'T BE AFRAID. NOBODY MAKES A NEW MISTAKE ANYWAY. DON'T HESITATE TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND COUNT THE REASONS WHY YOU'RE IN DECLINE. DARLING DON'T YOU DARE TO DREAM. GRASS AIN'T AS GREEN AS IT SEEMS. KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE. WATCH THE ROAD DON'T LOOK AT ME. DON'T BE AFRAID. NOBODY MAKES A NEW MISTAKE ANYWAY. DON'T HESITATE TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND COUNT THE REASONS WHY YOU'RE IN DECLINE. O SINCE THERE'S NO EASY WAY OUT JUST STEP ASIDE CUZ I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT HOW YOU'RE LETTING IT SLIDE ALL OF THE TIME.
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My One Desire
04:12
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O DON'T LEAVE ME OUT. DON'T HANG ME OUT TO DRY. YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME THAT'S ENOUGH. LET'S NOT EXPLORE THE REASONS WHY. I'LL MEET YOU AFTER SCHOOL DOWN AT THE CITY POOL. I SAY I LOVE YOU THEN YOU GO AND WONDER WHY I ACT A FOOL. IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW, IT'S EASY IF YOU GIVE IT A TRY AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY I WOULD LIE TO YOU, BABY, CUZ I WON'T BE MISUNDERSTOOD AND I'LL NEVER BE DENIED. YOU'RE MY ONE DESIRE. FEET TO THE FIRE AND I'LL PLAY YOU LIKE A BABY GRAND AND I'LL SING YOU LIKE A GOSPEL CHOIR. I WON'T HOLD YOU DOWN. WON'T DRAG YOUR NAME AROUND AND I WON'T GO OUT CLOWNIN' EVERY NIGHT JUST PICKING FIGHTS ALL OVER TOWN. IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW, IT'S EASY IF YOU GIVE IT A TRY AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY I WOULD LIE TO YOU, BABY, CUZ I WON'T BE MISUNDERSTOOD AND I'LL NEVER BE DENIED. O WELL. I GUESS THAT THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW UNTIL WE GET AROUND TO STEPPING OUT AND SHOOTING OFF OUR MOUTHS, EASING INTO GOING SOUTH, THEN STAND AROUND AND ASK EACH OTHER WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. WE'RE BROKE BECAUSE WE FELL AND I'M ALL SHOT TO HELL. WHEN I GROW UP GONNA GET MY MONEY BACK FROM THE WISHING WELL. IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW, IT'S EASY IF YOU GIVE IT A TRY AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY I WOULD LIE TO YOU, BABY, CUZ I WON'T BE MISUNDERSTOOD AND I'LL NEVER BE DENIED.
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Astoria
05:00
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YOU CAME BACK TO SIGN MY CAST WHEN MY LEGS WERE BROKEN. STUMBLE IN, START MUMBLING. ALWAYS SO WELL SPOKEN. I'LL HOLD YOU DOWN AT THE LIGHTHOUSE AND I'LL DRAG YOU THROUGH THE WHITE HOUSE. YOU'LL HAVE HOLY WATER RUNNING OVER YOUR SHOULDERS. FEELS LIKE WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. THINK THIS RECORDS SKIPPING. THERE WAS NEVER NEED FOR MONEY, BOOZE OR WEED OR SO MUCH TV THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M TRIPPING. I'LL HOLD YOU DOWN AT THE LIGHTHOUSE AND I'LL DRAG YOU THROUGH THE WHITE HOUSE. YOU'LL HAVE HOLY WATER RUNNING OVER YOUR SHOULDERS. I ONLY EVER WANNA GO TO ASTORIA AND I'LL HOLD YOU DOWN AT THE LIGHTHOUSE. AND I'LL DRAG YOU THROUGH THE WHITE HOUSE. YOU'LL HAVE HOLY WATER RUNNING OVER YOUR SHOULDERS.
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Stephen King
04:25
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FEEL JUST LIKE STEPHEN KING, PUKING PROSE UP AT FIVE FIFTEEN AND NO ONE GOES "HEY, WHAT'S HE MEAN?" EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE A WOBBLE IN A WASHING MACHINE OR SOME CLOTHES DOWN IN THE DRYER, TUMBLE TIL THEY CATCH ON FIRE AND THEN WHEN THE BASEMENT'S ALL BURNED UP SMOKE RISES LIKE A CHOIR THAT'S BEEN LIVING IN THE ATTIC LIKE GOD FROM THE BIBLE OR SOME SQUABBLING SQUIRRELS THAT SCRIMP AND SAVE AND SCRAP JUST FOR SURVIVAL WHILE THEIR RIVALS WITH THEIR ROCKS AND CLUBS AND NUCLEAR REACTORS JUST FIND THEIR FOCUS FLAGGING AND START SINGING LIKE DEAD ACTORS. MAYBE THE GIRLS ALL START TO HATE ME ON A BIOLOGICAL LEVEL. THEN THIS SLOPPY, SLY AS CAN BE, HALF-HANDSOME DEVIL MUST PROTEST THAT MICROSCOPIC STUFF CAN'T BE MY FAULT. OUR NECKS ALL SNAP FROM LOOKING BACK BUT WE NEVER TURN TO SALT AS WE EXALT IN DANDELION PUFF, KEEP OUR POCKETS FULL OF FLUFF AND THEN RELEASE THE NASTY, LITTLE FUCKS ON YOUR LAWNS AND BATHROOM RUGS AND STUFF. THINK I'VE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH SLAP-HAPPY EVER AFTER. SO, I'LL JUST CURL UP INTO A BALL AND START SINGING LIKE DEAD ACTORS. I'D SAY IT'S SAFE TO BET GOD THINKS IT'S JUST HILARIOUS, HYSTERICAL. IT'S ALL MAYHEM AND HYSTERIA AND SORRY GIRL CAN'T MARRY YA CUZ WE GOTTA MARRY HIM AND CARRY HIM DEEP IN OUR HEARTS LIKE BABY JESUS PRACTICALLY JUST FELL OUT OF THE SHOPPING CART. O PLEASE DON'T START WITH ALL THE SMILES AND REACHING OUT FOR STRANGERS. SWEAR HE'S ALWAYS MISBEHAVING WHEN WE TAKE HIM OUT OF THE MANGER. WE CRY HOLD ME HOLY HOLY, CRACK OPEN THE ROCK AND UNROLL ME LIKE THE SKY, LIKE THIS GUY SAME HAIRCUT BUT DELOBOTOMIZED. ARE YOU WEARING YOUR THIRD EYE FOR SOME SORT OF FASHION REASON? POINT THAT THING AT ME AND ALL YOU'LL SEE'S FRESH FOLLIES FOR ALL SEASONS CUZ I'M THE BURNT OUT BLACK HOLE SON LIKE A BULLET FIRED BACKWARDS. YEAH, THEY STRUCK US DUMB CUZ WE DUN SUNG JUST LIKE DEAD ACTORS.
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So Simple It's Dumb
05:48
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LOVE ISN'T IMPATIENT. LOVE ISN'T UNKIND. LOVE ISN'T BOASTFUL, PROUD OR HARD TO FIND. LOVE ISN'T JEALOUS OF WHAT YOU MIGHT BECOME. LOVE IS SO SIMPLE, SO SIMPLE IT'S DUMB. AND I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID TO SAY BUT I'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT FOR WAY TOO LONG. LOVE IS NO RECORD OF THINGS YOU'VE DONE WRONG. LOVE ISN'T LEAVING OR STAYING FOR TOO LONG. LOVE IS LIKE WATER FILLING YOUR LUNGS. LOVE IS SO SIMPLE, SO SIMPLE IT'S DUMB. AND I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID TO SAY BUT I'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT FOR WAY TOO LONG.
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O Holy Cow
02:47
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LOVE'S A PLACE WHERE FOOLS ABIDE. I KNOW IT FROM THE INSIDE. ALWAYS OVERSIMPLIFIED TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOU WANTED. BELIEVE ME NOW I WONDER HOW WE EVER PROVED THAT IN THE FACE OF WANT AND WASTE WE'D KNOW WHAT TO DO. O HOLY COW I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M PRAYING TO. IT COULD BE YOU. ONLY YOU WOULD PLAY BULLETPROOF. GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY ALL LOVE YOU. THINK I'M STILL A BILL OR TWO SHY OF WASTING EVERY LAST DIME. BELIEVE ME NOW I WONDER HOW WE EVER PROVED THAT IN THE FACE OF WANT AND WASTE WE'D KNOW WHAT TO DO. O HOLY COW I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M PRAYING TO. IT COULD BE YOU.
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