| Show
me State |
I'm going down, down to
Missouri
to finish school then I'll head back here.
I'm gonna miss you brother, the ocean blue
let's paddle out once more for the road
can't believe I'm leaving too
It's not that bad, back there in Missouri
in fact that's where I first left home
but don't you worrie, you know my hearts on the beach
but back there it's a different way
let me show you what they show'd me
Chorus
The Show me State, the show me State
down in Missouri when the spring comes early
The Show me State, the show me State
well I know it now, yea I know it
Vs. 2
well what's so special about Missouri
a people and the natural beauty
yea wait a minute yes this is alright
I've never seen a lake quite like this
think I've seen it since you showd me
banjo break Vs. 3
what do I know about Missouri
a town trippin' and the Ozark Mtn. rain
I'm a southern kind of F.N.G. |
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| maple
tree |
When I was a young boy ten
or so years ago
from a big ol' family living down by the Papillo
used to climb the Maple tree in my back yard
dad'd say come down from there don't you break your arm
Chs.
I don't know why I have to - don't know why I can't stay up here
going to build me a tree house father - don't tell me the reasons not
to
Verse:
the feeling of home was all around the house
at 5 years old I think I seem pretty tall up here
the breeze would make me sway, just how I like
poppa'd say come down for supper son, don't you be late |
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| happy
|
she kicks her legs just
like a little child
when the threat comes she won't get her way
she works her eyes just like a puppy dog
& the sparkle shines
right into you
then she starts sad, she is going to cry
and she pulls you down from the highest high
everybody wants to keep her happy
Vs.2
she's always talking about how it's gonna be
when she raises children, her family
she won't just settle for the castle of sand
boy she wants a rainbow that touches the ground
she's all aglow with her healer's light
and she lets out a giggle that'll change your day
-chorus-
happy |
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| skinny
boy |
out on the road I heard
a story 'bout a ramblin' soul
the skinny boy's a wayfarer who's never settled
he has no possesions, or any place you'd call home
and he's happy under open skies, it makes me wonder
chs.
skinny boy did you hock it
most everything you owned
just to lighten up your load
just to get it going
vs2
well I am the skinny boy, skinny's what I'm called
and I know I got more to me than just skin and bone
well I come from Nebraska, where the wind can take you out
and the ballad of a thin man is just my travlin' song
chs 2
skinny boy did you hock it
most everything you owned
just to lighten up your load
just to get it going
skinny boy did you ever wonder what sustenace you might need
but if you've got love in your heart, you've got what you need |
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| curb
and gutter |
we were pourin' curb and
gutter one day
it was a very, very hot day and I was lookin' for some shade
when I saw her, comin' down my street
she was walkin' walkin' really really sweet
and she looked so good to me
but by her side was a..
was a very, very plain girl
the kind that seems to like you, that's right
I heard her say - hey - that she liked you, just a little
she said she likes you
but I heard you say No, no not her, no not her
but she likes you
she must have been about 15 hands across the waist
too much, too much for you
you like the delight betty who talks etc..
you want the very, very same one
you want the cute one
and you don't care, no
if she's taken, and if she's married?
kinda makes a difference, but not to you because
you're a California man
it's the California way - I guess -
you get the cute one, just get the cute one this time
not her, her
no not not her |
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| vacation
in the sun |
She was the one and so I
told myself to hold on
I couldn't see the little thing that was going on
I didn't want to wake up from the dream,
cuz she was there, dreaming along, but now it's over
and hind sight's the beauty, but I see memories
It's like that post card I never sent from our vacation
our vacation in the sun
Vs.2
now she's gone, long gone
and I know I drove her off
and I wasn't really ready for the one
because I cheated and lied and I couldn't stand by her side
so I ran like a child and not a man
yes I ran and now I'm dreaming once again
of Mexican nights, the bus rides and mescal
Luxury Hotel on the beach
the morning of sunlight and in your eyes
but it's just how I loved you that I miss
and that's just a memory, so bitter sweet
yes it's all over, our vacation in the sun |
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| locust
|
In that cow town where the
river's brown
where the people don't get around
I grew up knowing that I could leave
where they wanted me to stay
where I grew up dreaming of the day
where summer came and it stayed
where romance burns in the night
so do you remember me and have you seen me
I'm only right here under your nose
and could it bother you if I told you I wasn't cool
when I really knew myself
I really knew myself back then
just exploring the world with a friend
laughing at the simplest things
la la la la la la la
where I come from
where I've been
where I'm going to again
there are locust* in the trees
singin cadence like a rollin' breeze
the song of summer the cry of release
*by locust, I really mean cicada |
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| 2's
better |
wearing no rings on her
fingers, she seems a little unkept
she's so naturally sexy I'm reacting to a chemical
she's even friendly; she sees a wall when she looks my way
she says two is better than one, but I'm alone
and I've never let them in too close
I say I will when I want to
I feel shut down, there's no love & nobody
'cause I've walked away
enter the woman in my dream
speaking in her poetry, waking up the hope I keep
(chorus)
she's speaking in poetry, she's calling on me in my dreams
of kindness and understanding for the little child inside of us
I got to get into another realm, where it ain't just about me
cuz two is better than one and I know cuz that one used to be me
VS 2
my winter is melting in her sunshine
her light is cracking the ice
a discontented darkness goes, a lilly opens and my heart..
the color of her love calls me to my soul
I'm buzzing on what I know
I know is magic, when we touch hands
electricity understands
I wish I would I know one way I could
take the leap and believe in love
they say you know and it's true you do
I really love her, I do |
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| shy |
all his life he has waited,
for just this one thing
he walks up to the podium,
and he knows it's his chance
if he could just be himself for once,
up there on the spot
maybe they could relate to him,
understand and encourage him
Chorus
but when you're shy,
you just say anything, that's what you do
it don't seem to matter at all,
just get that wheel a rollin'
and sooner or later the truth will fall
Vs.2
all his life he has waited,
for just one girl
and every now and then he sees one,
that just might be cool
but he could never really talk to them,
he seems to talk across their heads
up above it, or below it somewhere,
anyway it doesn't get said
Chorus |
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| fastback |
Vs.
Didn't want to have to tell you something
you could find out for yourself
I'm tired of paying penance and at your call
I don't want this thing anymore
See the fastback parked out back? it's all mine
and me and her we're gonna take a drive
Chorus-
ooo I'm free and I leave
eee I'm gone, so long
me and that car
Vs.2
been counting the days of working hard
just to pay down on that car 'highway star'
It's just a mode of transportation to you
but it's gonna transcend me to the outer star
chorus |
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| kind |
she was kind and in her
eyes you could see
the love as a shinning thing for you
knew me a young nature woman,
intuiting her way through it
my good witch from the North
she knew a lot of verbs
she had a wild garden for them
with season stricktly observed
she was a little witchy and
in her head it made it kind of tricky but
you know I couldn't have cared about that
-chorus
cuz she was kind in her eyes you could see
the love as a shinning thing
I was her little warlock, I know
I put down at the altar/torso
I conjured up what I could
electromagnetic field was a flowing,
we grounded and just started going
and thunder came from the thought
little faces hidden in the wood grain
said singing she's just the kind of girlfriend
that you forever adore
-chours
of course she got on my nerves sometimes and
she was a little girl lost at times
but she really really really really loved
ooooo with her heart and her arms
yeah |
| |
| the
psg song |
I'll head to Johnny Walker
red if'n we can't get along
I'm in the train station alone, but I'm on my feet
The past it's all gone, except when you bring it up
let's take a step forward and not a back stab
may the whiskey river run, but I'm ain't getting drunk
I'm in the train station I'm gonna break down
you gotta help me right now
Vs.2
well the taste it sure was sweet,
whether in a pipe or in a dream
it could get me on my feet,
just a little tweak
but I left you for myself,
and not for someone else
so just you let your ego right down to the ground
y'know you just want me to cry,
well I done that once when I was five
and now I keep it all inside
until it turns into a black funky gunk,
I guess I better cry |
| |
| sync.
swimmer |
She was a synchronized swimmer
she came from a higher place
I could barely ask her,
as a matter of fact I never...
got her name
with the beautiful eyes oh' gracious
well I'm a swimmer too
I'm in your pool
I'm an individual medley swimmin' fool
I can't say that I like that race
it's just a sort of a pain thing
but you, you're foggin' up my goggles here
and I can't imagine swimmin' as hard
without you there you do inspire me
I'm takin' me a flip turn,
just to get a good look
under water, I hold my breath,
pretty long, but not as long
long as synchronized swimmers
they got the moves they got the gracious wake
they got everything, they making it look easy
she was my swimmer
with the beautiful eyes, and legs
well I was mentally twenty she was thirty something,
she could have been my sister's friend
there on the dock, in the sunshine, there at the lake
she gave me that smile so sweet
she was working it, she was working me
I couldn't have been more than thirteen,
it's old enough, to be learning to swim |
| |
| Louis |
Hey Louis, can you hear
me
underground there?
hey Louis
you know the night is all you'll know
no blue skies, not for you
you're much too human to live as you must
know your nature, the vampire
vs.2
hey Louis, just get up now
I said I'm sorry
about the girl, that was wrong
that is, I was wrong
would you have done it, done it so young
if you were me?
I don't think so
vs.3
my Louis
the white skin
the white lips
let's roam
-bridge
vs.4
hey Louis
you remind me of someone close
why did I do it? I don't know
but I love the way I love
a little wreckless, I've seen too much
was going to tell you all I know
was going to tell you, was going to..
my Louis, so tell me
you forgive me |
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