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to tell the truth, I'm all out of proof
it's up to you to believe me
that was then, that was my friend
though acquainted too
briefly
in some respect, if we were suspect
those suspicions weren't
groundless
after shows, we'd drown our sorrows
whichever ones were not
drowned yet
Jay never felt more alive
than riding shotgun
in my green five
too long now since I heard from Jay
I hope he found love
I hope he's okay
and that was that, I'd call him right back
usually on the
same day
on a whim, I said to him
's'why they call it the
game, Jay
Jay never felt more alive
than riding shotgun
in my green five
too long now since I heard from Jay
I hope he found love
I hope he's okay
Jay never felt more alive
than riding shotgun
in my green five
too long now since I heard from Jay
I hope he found love
I hope he's okay
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The honey, the power, the light they all blind me
leave no stone unturned,
you’ll still never find me
the rock that I hide in
will never crack open
but sharpen your chisel if
you think I’m joking
I cannot be swayed and
I will not be quiet
tell the fat cats and bigwigs to go on a diet
They’re taking up space that has better uses
so let’s jump the tracks and unhitch their cabooses
they’re making it clear,
they don’t get my vibe
so publish solutions and
I will subscribe
and contribute page after
page of my theories
which I will type out ‘til my fingers grow weary
My arms they are shaking
right up to my neck
I was a good job
paid off with bad checks
and counterfeit cash
and fake IOUs
And phony sunsets in fraudulent hues
they’ll distract me, I know,
and I’ll pay the fee
and I’ll borrow from those
a lot younger than me
The kids they did not want
to grow old and stupid
but that’s what they got
for ignoring Cupid
his arrows went flying,
he shot at them all
but his aim was so poor,
he punctured the wall
“well, what happened?”
I’ll tell you:
the brain killed the heart
and soulless solutions were passed off as art
They’re churning out robots
and marching machines
who’ll go and write stories
for march magazines
with pages paid off
by corporate sponsors
who came in like champions
and ended up monsters
when angels and guardians finally desert me
the cops and the crooks
will team up just to hurt me
I cannot be swayed
to a life of frustration
of punching in walls when
I’d rather punch nations
to never stop fighting means
not knowing victory
so give me blank books
to fill up with history
there’s more to belief than just spouting assumptions
and wait for the big foot
to descend and crush them
I’m just a lone bottle
afloat with the notion
that there’s some meaning
in this bottle ocean
my tide will come in
if you’ll hear it knocking
above all the roar
of your meaningless talking
attempts to invent
a whole new way to fight
will fall to the honey
and power and light
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Make No Mistake
02:32
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your new opponent
leaves no air to breathe
you should just accept you're cursed,
then get in the hearse and leave
not how you planned it
not to suggest you planned
it's what nobody predicted
back when you were in demand
make no mistake, yeah, believe me or don't but
I have gone through what you're going through
your golden moment
punctured fast and sunk
your ambition's got your ethics
knocked unconscious in the trunk
how can you stand it
you can't believe a word
your corrupt new course of action
letting no lie go unheard
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Bucket
02:50
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I left Louisiana in a bucket
I went back to Louisiana in another bucket
I saw you today in the morning
and that's where I found my love
so the space is filled and pails provide the power
to hold it all inside and give that ground
a pretty resting place for that dear flower
she's the most beautiful blossom that I've found
well I hold you in my heart, oh darling, nightly
with a love that beats and blows, my body's bold
so when things get all a-shiver and your heart begins to quiver
send it straight to me and let me cure that cold
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Zzzzz
01:49
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well, buddy, it's bedtime,
you need to close those eyes
get to counting sheep or butterflies
at the end of a big day
everybody needs a rest
don't raise a fuss or protest
pretty soon you'll be sleeping
then the morning will come along
that's how linear time works, buddy
though you're certain that is wrong
good night and sleep tight
and all the other sweet cliches
I, myself, could sleep for days
pretty soon we'll be sleeping
then the morning will come along
that's how linear time works, buddy
though you're certain that is wrong
well, buddy, it's bedtime,
you need to close those eyes
we need peace and quiet, and sleep qualifies
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