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Old Piano
02:37
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Last night I heard your momma crying, darling
Last time I saw you on the other side of the road
By now you’re hunkered down
In some little Midwest town
Oh come back darling I miss you so
What am I to do with that old piano?
I still hear your voice, woman
The way it floods the street like rain
But there ain’t no melody tonight
You better place your bets on white
Oh come back darling I miss you so
What am I to do with that old piano?
Your clothes still hanging there beside your bed
That midnight gown right beside your head
And no one, no one,can make me feel the way
Your fingers hit those keys and you make that sucker play
Oh come back darling I miss you so
What am I to do with that old piano?
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2. |
Virginia
05:11
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In Virginia the cigarettes are cheaper
The talks and the kisses are deeper
The roads fall and rise a lot quicker
Smiling even before the liquor
Let’s count all these 7-11s
While we complicate our way to heaven
I’ll point out the towns that I lived in
And tell you stories about their women
Our tank is running on empty
I’ll fill it if you let me
Virginia you lovely lady, always changing your perfume
Always another reason to come on back to you
If I stay in this state any longer
I’m bound to become more somber
Singing love songs Chesapeake to Fairfax
Wink twice now and guide me back
I always held that love
Like it was something I was supposed to be in control of
I came and left and I’m back again
Damn if I’ll ever leave
Our tank is running on empty
I’ll rob that liquor store if you’ll help me
Virginia you lovely lady, always changing your perfume
Always another reason to come on back to you
Our tank is running on empty
I filled it with broken hearts since she left me
Virginia you lovely lady, always changing your perfume
Always another reason to come on back
Always another reason to come on back
Always another reason to come on back to you
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3. |
Dam Neck Flood
03:55
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Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Damn that girl
Dam Neck flood
Hotel room key stopped working
Heard the warnings on the radio
I was stuck in this clown costume
Heard your song and the rain began
Through the Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Damn that girl
Dam Neck flood
My car got a fine from another state
Soon I’ll be an international criminal
Heard your song, you’re not the only one bruised
Everything else was all subliminal
Through the Dam Neck flood
The Dam Neck flood
Oh damn that girl
Dam Neck flood
Old man Jack I think he’s got the problem
I’m his only ever lasting friend
Walked him home from the liquor store bottle up
One, two, three - the pouring began
Through the Dam Neck flood
The Dam Neck flood
Oh damn that girl
Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Oh damn that girl
Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
Dam Neck flood
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4. |
Pure
02:22
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Train heads down
To pure old London town
Hired help wait to close their mother’s gates
Pure, pure
The conductor waves
At a saxophone being played
By the only man with two feet for his hands
Pure, pure
Standing there in the dirty greasy air
Charcoal fumes send me to my tomb
Pure, pure
Pure, pure
Train skips west
Leaves me feeling less
But wanting more
All-a all-a-aboard
Pure
All-a all aboard
Pure
All aboard
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5. |
Dolce Vita
05:46
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Not too long ago we were college bound
Making love in parking lots in halfway towns
Trading sentimental letters
Showing the world that we knew better
Then we kept it going. We made our truth last
Three years of postcard romance through Virginia Beach sands
I saw your glow in Chicago
Start to fade on the Gulf Coast
And I wanna know
Do you love me still?
Is what we have what you would call real?
Or are we just living off those words we said so long ago?
I wanna know
I wanna know
Do you think of me while on Sorority Row?
Feeding fish bowls to the freshman
And seeing how long they float
While he was in San Antonio
You got lonely after drinks and you called my phone
You said
And I wanna know
Do you love me still?
Is what we had more than copping a feel?
Or were we just living off those words we said so long ago?
I wanna know
I wanna know
I still hear your voice every once in a while
Every big choice I make
I hear your words and smile
I know you’ll find where you’re going
I know you’ll do some growing
But
I wanna know
Do I love you still?
Is what we had the only thing I’ll ever feel?
Or am I just living off those words I said so long ago?
Said long long ago
I wanna know
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