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Speeding Ticket and a Valentine

by Blame Sally

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1.
Bird in Hand 03:34
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BIRD IN HAND By Monica Pasqaul She was young and you were, too, but your heart was cold and gray A pretty lass, as clear as glass, a diamond for a day You held her hand, the promised land, her fears you did allay Babe you had a bird in hand and in that hand she strayed The sweetest words she'd ever heard, they made her trip and sway You took her down to the old red town and had your wicked way Morning came, nothing the same, her feet had turned to clay Babe you had a bird in hand and in that hand she lay Time did pass, and she alas, felt something that did weigh A sad-eyed girl, your country pearl had fallen, as they say And when she cried, you turned aside, you pushed her love away Babe you had a bird in hand and in that hand she stayed She was young and you were too, but your heart was cold and gray When the summer breeze turned to autumn leaves you took yourself away You never thought of her sad lot, she faced a judgment day Babe you had a bird in hand, a bird that hand betrayed Years went by, (& all that implies) And with age came dismay Your thoughts transformed, your heart grew warm, you changed your wicked ways Remembered love, a simple dove, your diamond in the hay Babe you had a bird in hand, a hand you overplayed You went down to the old red town, the streets in dust now paved Your pretty thing, a memory, had long since slipped away They said she died by the riverside on a chilly autumn day Babe you had a bird in hand but the bird has flown away
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Big, Big Bed 03:18
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By Jane Selkye I need a big big bed to save the dreams that I've dreamt Catch 'em in this linen net and keep 'em so I don't forget I've seen my auntie's bed she lives in Amarillo There's room to lie down but they ain't no room to spare So Auntie's dreams fell to the floor and got lost in the night I don't believe her when she says she don't mind Better make my ceilings high and keep the windows open deep into the night Because I'll float up and cast off the sheets and drift into the midnight trees When he's here my bed's gonna have to be bigger 'Cause my love runs wide, my love runs wider than a Texas river I want the whole cake I won't settle for the crumbs Gimme room to the side and room up above Because I'm in such a big big love it's just too big to fall out of When he's here my bed's gonna have to be bigger 'Cause my love runs wide, my love runs wider than a Texas river My bed's gonna have to be bigger 'Cause my love runs wide, my love runs wider than a Texas river
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Living Without You 03:34
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I'm a hacker I'm a con, I can't even write a song I can't sing a note if you paid me No one home, always gone, never right always wrong And I haven't got a God who can save me But I'm living without you, living without you I'm living without you, living without you I'm a loner, I'm unkind, I'm a prisoner in my mind I'm exhausted long before the sunrise I'm a skeptic and dissatisfied with everything I find I'm as bitter as a gin and quinine But I'm living without you, living without you I'm living without you, living without you Sweet and sour at the same time Mink and a porcupine Speeding ticket and a valentine I'm a liar, I'm a cheat, I don't say what I mean I used to care about the world around me Lost to a thief on a dry winter leaf I wouldn't know love if it found me But I'm living without you, living without you I'm living without you, living without you But I'm living without you, living without you I'm living without you, living without you Sweet and sour at the same time Mink and a porcupine Speeding ticket and a valentine Acid and alkaline
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Mona Lisa Smile 04:57
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Here I am, I'm trying to be fair It falls apart, but baby I still care The love's not gone But I'm not strong And on one ever said I'd have to be The Mona Lisa with a smile I can't get out of bed, oh, can't you see? This misery is not my style There you are, blameless, that's for sure You did not get the life that you deserved And time's been cruel And sad, it's true But no one ever said I'd have to be The Mona Lisa with a smile I can't get out of bed, can't you see This misery is not my style Here we are, we don't know what to say It falls apart, now we can't go – or stay The love's not gone But I'm not strong And on one ever said I'd have to be The Mona Lisa with a smile I can't get out of bed, oh, can't you see? This misery is not my style No one ever said I'd have to leave The part of me that was on fire I used to feel the edge, now all I see Is holding me from what is wild And on one ever said I'd have to be The Mona Lisa with a smile I can't get out of bed, oh, can't you see? This misery is not my style
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Pajaros Sin Alas 03:52
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I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in? I'm a rose without a garden I'm a brush without an artist Almost done before I started Almost done before I started I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in? I'm afraid I haven't tried it I'm the maid, I'm not the bride I Always tried to justify it Always tried to justify it I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in? I'm a king without a nation I'm a house with no foundation I'm a flashy imitation I'm a flashy imitation I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in? I'm a song without a player I'm a card without a wager I'm a minor not a major I'm a minor not a major I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in? Un tambor sin su ritmo Una cancion sin pajarito Un dolor sin su grito Un dolor sin su grito I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in? Un balcon sin la vista Un pallaso siempre triste Solamente una chispa Solamente una chisp I'm a bird that doesn't fly When I go, is it earth or is it sky? Pajaro sin alas, pez que no nada I'm a fish that doesn't swim When I sink, am I out or am I in?
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Throw Me A Bone 04:29
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I don't want to compromise, I want to look into your eyes I don't want to be in my head, let's make love in the bed I don't want to cause you pain, speak your truth and let it rain Let it rain, let it rain... I try, but I can't get the wings to fly I learn, but I can't get the wheels to turn So I go it alone where nothing is known Throw me a bone, throw me a bone I don't want to work all day, I need a lot more time to play I don't want to see the shrink at three, maybe there's nothing wrong with me Wrong with me, wrong with me... I try, but I can't get the wings to fly I learn, but I can't get the wheels to turn So I go it alone where nothing is known Throw me a bone, throw me a bone Floating out to sea, engine dead, no sail to set , a broken wing and a prayer Hands tied behind my back, watch the train run off the track, Do you want your money back, do you want I don't want to waste your time, I just want to blow your mind I don't want to lose more sleep, I just want to feel you deep Feel you deep, feel you deep I try, but I can't get the wings to fly I learn, but I can't get the wheels to turn So I go it alone where nothing is known Throw me a bone, throw me a bone
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Back in the Saddle 04:00
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Every thing's changing but Sally's still trying She gets up at five, just ahead of the morning Feathers are flying You won't catch her falling behind Swinging from trees it's a cold city jungle Take what you need or get left in the rubble Don't look behind It's just dust and a pile of dreams Then it’s back in the ring Batter up taking a swing Walk toward the beast and get Back in the saddle again Every day Sally's supposed to look younger Can't let them see desperation or hunger Feathers are flying But everything’s running on time Swinging from trees but the branches seem higher Afraid to look down, situation is dire Falling behind Just like dust and a pile of dreams Then it’s back in the ring Batter up taking a swing Walk toward the beast and get Back in the saddle again Just like an hour glass glued to the table, time passing by Just like an hour glass glued to the table, time passing, time passing by Sometimes when Sally feels sad in the evening She remembers a girl with a paintbrush and reason Feathers were flying Couldn't catch her then if you tried Then it’s back in the ring Batter up taking a swing Walk toward the beast and get Back in the saddle again
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Countdown 03:53
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I'm sick of the news they're talking at me Everybody's killing everybody, everybody's killing everybody Countdown every night I'm sick of the pills they're pushing at me Everybody get stoned, get happy, happy, everybody get stoned, get happy, happy Countdown every night I just want to love ya baby, baby Love, love, love, love ya baby, baby I just want to love ya baby, baby Love, love, love, love ya baby, baby Countdown every night I'm sick of the spin they're putting on me Everybody get young, get skinny, skinny (x2) Countdown every night I'm sick of this dogma coming at me Sex, terror and God and money, money (x2) Countdown every night I just want to love ya baby, baby Love, love, love, love ya baby, baby I just want to love ya baby, baby Love, love, love, love ya baby, baby Countdown every night I'm sick of the lies they're throwing at me Gotta spit in their eye before they get me (x2) Countdown every night I'm sick of this dogma coming at me Sex, terror and God and money, money (x2) Countdown every night
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Wide Open Spaces 04:14
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Old habits do die hard and the family tree will play it's card It draws from deep inside that ancient room Words rattle on the line, bitter hooks and vicious rhyme I just want to watch the flowers bloom Wide open spaces. I can't wait 'til I can go I see wide open spaces. Where there's a little room to grow If just one thing would change, just one link in this dead end chain Then dominoes would stop tumbling over Nose to the old grindstone, I'll find the roots and crack the code So I can hold that pretty 4 leaf clover Wide open spaces. I can't wait 'til I can go I see wide open spaces. Where there's a little room to grow You might not want to take this melody apart But I feel changes coming on I've been forgiven and I'm making my new start I'd just as soon you come along You might be all snuffed out, night and day drenched in doubt But I know at least one thing that could free ya This kettle's boiling hot, sardines are swirling in the pot And I think Jane, she's got the right idea Wide open spaces. I can't wait for us to go I see wide open spaces. Where there's a lot room to grow Wide open spaces. See the sunlight dancing through Wide open spaces. Days of gold and skies of blue
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Take Me There 04:18
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Take me there, take me with care Take me out where the land ends Fingers in hand, toes in the sand I want to stand where it all begins again Time is strange, all disarranged and I am un-caged and falling into these dreams, they're running like streams outside the seams and calling Where the atmosphere is sweet and heavy I could disappear right now, I'm ready, I could disappear Take me there, we'll lie down and stare at clouds and compare our follies Stretched on the sand, the sweet motherland the air that I am recalling Life is strange, we lose and regain and sometimes remain just standing Notions and schemes, like broken machines with no gasoline lie abandoned Where the atmosphere is sweet and heavy I could disappear right now, I'm ready, I could disappear Take me there, take me with care Take me out where the land ends Fingers in hand, toes in the sand I want to stand where it all begins again

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released May 10, 2011

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