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Just Ask Me
02:25
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JUST ASK ME
HOLD ON THERE, I KNOW AN OLD FRIEND IS CALLING
AND HE’LL TAKE ALL THE LOAD OFF
AND IT’S NO SURPRISE, ALL THE WEAR SPOTS WERE SHOWING
YOU’RE BRITTLE LIKE A LEAF
CHORUS:
ASK THE BARTENDER
ASK THE POET
ASK THE BAKER
OR YOU COULD JUST ASK ME
OCCUPY ALL THE SOFT SPOTS WITH ANGER
SOON IT’S READY FOR COMPOST
AND IT’S CRUEL SUPPORT, ALL SQUARE EDGES AND DANGER
ROLL THE WHOLE THING IN GREASE
CHORUS:
ASK THE MILKMAN
ASK YOUR SISTER
ASK THE COSSACK
OR YOU COULD JUST ASK ME
HOLD ON GIRL, ARE YOU TIRED OF EMOTION?
BURNED FOR THE LAST TIME?
FROM A BOTTLE POUR, ALL YOUR ANSWERS ARE FLOWING
AND YOUR LIFE FLOWS AWAY
CHORUS:
ASK YOUR LOVER
ASK YOUR DRUMMER
ASK THE PREACHER
OR YOU COULD JUST ASK ME
ASK THE POET
ASK THE BARTENDER
ASK YOUR FATHER
OR YOU COULD JUST ASK ME
(DADF#AD)
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Beautiful Lie
03:26
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BEAUTIFUL LIE
ALL DAY LONG SHE HAUNTS, IT DOES ME NO GOOD
I FELT THE NEED TO BE NEAR HER AND I WISH THAT I COULD
I WOULD TAKE HER IN MY ARMS SHE’D SIGH AND MELT FOR ME
AND I’D KNOW WHY IT’D BE EASY
YOU’RE SUCH A LOVELY DREAM, I SIT HERE ALL ALONE
AND MAKE WAYS TO MEET YOU AND HOW I’D SMILE
AND THEN OF COARSE SHE’D ASK ME TO HER HOME
FOR TEA AND SYMPATHY AND HOW WE’D TALK, YES WE’D TALK
AND IT’D BE EASY
CHORUS: BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIE 2X
IT’S NOT ENOUGH OK BUT FOR AWHILE I’D TAKE ANYWAY
‘CAUSE MAYBE THERE WOULD COME A TIME
WHEN I’D BE HERS AND SHE’D BE MINE
I’D LIKE TO THINK IT MIGHT BE SO
AND IF IT FIT WE’D BOTH KNOW
IT’D BE EASY
CHORUS: 4X
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Where The Weeds Grow
03:51
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WHERE THE WEEDS GROW
LUCK SHE SOMETIMES LETS YOU KNOW HOW TO LAND
BUT THIS TIME IT WAS CLOSE THOUGH, NOTHINGS BROKEN
YES I RAN OH YES I WAS SCARED
BUT THEY WERE BIG AND CERTAINLY WAY TOO MANY
I FOUND A PLACE TO HIDE
DOWN WHERE THE WEEDS GROW
YES I RAN THAT’S NO ALIBI
BUT GROWING UP I LEANED TO HIDE AND QUICKLY
I BLENDED EASY
A SKINNY BOY WITH STRANGER WAYS
AN ARMY BRAT AND SMALL TOWN TEXAS HAZING
AH LIFE WAS ROCKS FOR ME
DOWN WHERE THE WEEDS
CHORUS;
I KNOW THEY GROW
YES I SAW THEM
IN AND OUT YES I GOT AWAY
AND NOW I’M STRONG AND SELDOM MISS
BUT I WAS LUCKY, THERE WERE’NT MANY
I GUESS I KNEW YES THAT I COULD WIN
BOUNCE RIGHT UP AND TAKE THE HIT
BUT WITH NO HOPE, MOST FRAGILE SEEDS
LAND WHERE THE WEEDS GROW
CHORUS:
(DGDGBD)
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The Boys Are Waiting
04:33
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THE BOYS ARE WAITING
She don’t know what I know
I try to tell her but she’s 12 years old
And so full of life
What can you say?
Should I scare her or lock her away?
Of course I know better but yes it’s true,
I’m tempted
Need to explain logical and clear
Point out the danger and hope they hear
And I’ve been trying
It drives me crazy
The boys are waiting 2x
Why can’t I Dad?
All my friends do
Nothing will happen and that’s the truth
Oh please can I? Huh?
In too boys, right on time
Now there’s secrets and the phone’s not mine
And how deep their voices are
Dads will be dads.
Girls don’t stay girls
Now it’s let me go Dad,
I want to see the world
And I’m ready
It drives me crazy
The boys are waiting 3x
(EACGBE)
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5. |
First Get Over Falling
02:43
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FIRST GET OVER FALLING
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND LEARN TO LIVE ALONE
WHAT’S THE USE OF CALLING AND THEN HANGING UP THE PHONE
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND STOP GOING BACK FOR MORE
CAN’T YOU SEE SHE DON’T WANT YOU, THE KEY DON’T FIT THE DOOR
FIRST GET OVER FALLING, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO
THE FIRST TIME AROUND WAS SO CRAZY, WHY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT TWO?
FIRST GET OVER FALLING I SEE YOUR BLACK AND BLUE
NO USE DENYING FALLING’S GOING TO GET YOU BRUISED
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
THINGS ALWAYS LOOK A LITTLE BETTER WHEN THE MORNINGS BRIGHT
FIRST GET OVER FALLING WELL I KNOW IT’S HARD TO DO
SPECIALLY IF YOU WANT HER SO BADLY AND SHE DON’T EVEN WANT TO SEE YOU
FIRST GET OVER FALLING WHAT YOU TRYING TO DO
THE FIRST TIME AROUND WAS SO CRAZY, WHY YOU WANT TO MAKE IT TWO
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND THEN LOVE WILL COME AGAIN
IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN BAD LUCK, BROKEN HEARTS CAN MEND
FIRST GET OVER FALLING
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND LEARN TO LIVE ALONE
WHAT’S THE USE OF CALLING AND THEN HANGING UP THE PHONE
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND STOP GOING BACK FOR MORE
CAN’T YOU SEE SHE DON’T WANT YOU, THE KEY DON’T FIT THE DOOR
FIRST GET OVER FALLING, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO
THE FIRST TIME AROUND WAS SO CRAZY, WHY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT TWO?
FIRST GET OVER FALLING I SEE YOUR BLACK AND BLUE
NO USE DENYING FALLING’S GOING TO GET YOU BRUISED
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
THINGS ALWAYS LOOK A LITTLE BETTER WHEN THE MORNINGS BRIGHT
FIRST GET OVER FALLING WELL I KNOW IT’S HARD TO DO
SPECIALLY IF YOU WANT HER SO BADLY AND SHE DON’T EVEN WANT TO SEE YOU
FIRST GET OVER FALLING WHAT YOU TRYING TO DO
THE FIRST TIME AROUND WAS SO CRAZY, WHY YOU WANT TO MAKE IT TWO
FIRST GET OVER FALLING AND THEN LOVE WILL COME AGAIN
IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN BAD LUCK, BROKEN HEARTS CAN MEND
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6. |
Who Is He
03:24
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WHO IS HE
HOW DO I KNOW HE’S A STRANGER?
HE SEEMED TO KNOW HIS WAY AROUND
WHEN I DROVE UP YES THE SHADOW SLIPPED AWAY
AND THE ONLY THING WE FOUND WAS MATCH BOOK ON THE GROUND
IT’S FROM A BAR, THE SAME ONE I MET YOU IN.
WELL I BELIEVE YOUR STORY,
LET’S CALL THE COPS THEY’LL COME
THE ONLY THING IS THERE IS THAT REDNESS IN YOUR CHEEKS
AND A VERY, VERY MARKED HESITATION
SO WHO IS HE? DOES HE HAVE A NAME?
DID YOU RECOGNIZE THAT FACE IN YOUR WINDOW?
CAN YOU TELL THE TRUTH? WHAT’S HIS NAME?
COME ON TELL ME ABOUT YOUR LAST ONE
WHO IS HE AND WHAT’S HIS NAME?
HOW DID IT END TELL ME WHAT CAME DOWN
AND I THAT VACANCY IN YOUR HEART READY TO BE CLAIMED
WHAT’S HIS NAME
DID HE LOVE YOU LIKE I LOVE YOU
(F A#D#F#A#F)
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Call Me Ann
04:26
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CALL ME ANN
PLEASE CALL ME NOW, I’M WAITING BY THE PHONE
SITTING HERE TONIGHT I AM ALL ALONE
AND NO I AM NOT DESPERATE
IT’S NOT COME TO THAT
BUT IT’S BEEN A LONG DAY
AND IT’S FADING FAST
CHORUS:
CALL ME ANN, PLEASE DO
CALL ME ANN
I NEED TO TALK WITH YOU
PLEASE CALL ME NOW, I CAN FEEL YOU MOVE
SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD TONIGHT
BUT THAT’S NOTHING I CAN USE
SO JUST A LITTLE PHONE CALL
TO HEAR YOU SPEAK MY NAME
BEING HERE ALL BY MYSELF
IS DRIVING ME INSANE
CHORUS:
PLEASE CALL ME NOW THAT’S WHAT PHONES ARE FOR
TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH WHO YOU LOVE
AND I DON’T LIKE BEING IGORED
OH BUT I KNOW THAT’S NOT IT
YOU’VE A LIFE APART FROM MINE
BUT THERES JUST A PART OF ME THAT WANTS ALL YOUR TIME
CHORUS:
(FA#DFA#D)
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8. |
Digging Up Crud
03:32
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standard tuning
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9. |
Oh What A World
05:01
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Oh What A World
I never got a photograph now it’s too late
Love has gone, she has made a change
You think that I would learn
But it’s just another crime
Set them up, I’ll drink them all away 2x
I could never get it walk that tight rope line
And was never good enough,
Why should I lie?
And though we love, don’t mean a thing
Set them up, I’ll drink them all away 2x
Chorus:
And I’ll be on the boys side
And she’ll stay on the girls
And the great divide will bind us up
Oh what a world
Like any river runs, it sometimes overflows
And so my love for her has no place to go
But I can drink and I can surely dream
Maybe there will be a day she comes back to me
Set them up, I’ll drink them all away 2x
(EADF#AD)
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Terry Lee Hale Marseille, France
Currently a resident in Marseille, Hale has been releasing albums for more than three decades. Hale’s work is stubborn and transcendent of genres and deeply evocative in a way that only a true original can be.
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