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Paragon
03:18
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"When I was young like you,"
My father said to me
"I was a second rate magician.
I drove a '54 yellow Beetle
With a pinwheel on the antenna.
One day I got tired
Of playing tricks on myself,
And so I came up
With my final illusion:
I took my sorry ass
To the only stoplight in town
As far as I knew
I struck up a match
And lit a cigarette
Something I wouldn't often do
As I went 'round the corner
Felt my hands drift from the wheel
I turned my yellow Beetle
Into an Oldsmobile
I turned my yellow Beetle
Into an Oldsmobile
Man, it's all such a blur
But when I stepped towards the light
I swear I saw, I swear I saw
The only thing that I've ever really loved
As if I've ever really loved
Anything else at all.
I said goodbye to who I thought I knew
Because she just could not be saved
Because she just could not be saved
As I went 'round the corner
Felt my hands drift from the wheel
I turned my yellow Beetle
Into an Oldsmobile
I turned my yellow Beetle
Into an Oldsmobile
I said goodbye to who I thought I knew
Because she just could not be saved
Because she just could not be saved
Short may she be, but long may she wave
Short may she be, but long may she wave"
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2. |
Span
03:38
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I could build you a castle made of snow
We both know you don't need it
Need it now
We both know you got
A short attention span
It's no secret there's something on your mind
I'll read yours if you read mine
Try to keep in mind
We both know you got
A short attention span
And I'm afraid to hold your hand
Are you a bull, are you a lamb?
A short attention span
And if you're gonna cast a spell on me
At least make it last forever
And if I'm gonna get wrapped around your finger
Maybe we should talk
We both know you got
A short attention span
And I'm afraid to hold your hand
Are you a bull, are you a lamb?
A short attention span
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3. |
Complex Man
03:23
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I can't picture me on tv screens
Maybe its cause i don't have one
I can't see myself in limousines
Am I a simple man?
I'm a complex man
Enjoying simple pleasures
I'm a complex man
I've sat behind a desk or two
None of them felt quite right to me
Maybe it's time I get down on the floor
And see if people find me interesting
I'm a complex man
Enjoying simple pleasures
I'm a complex man who lives a life
Just short of leisure
There comes a time
In every young man's life
When he's gotta give a shot
To all that he would not give time otherwise
I'm a complex man
Enjoying simple pleasures
I'm a complex man who lives a life
Just short of leisure
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I was walking through the park with you just running
My mouth as I'm known to do
Will I ever learn that keeping my mouth shut
Is the only way for me to seem smart?
I was walking in the dark with you and I realized
That that's what I'm meant to do
I'll be looking out for you when you ain't looking to hard
When you're with me, you can let down your guard
If I'm gonna sing to you I better write a good song
Not too short and not too long
I hope you understand the words I choose
Cause if I'm gonna sing to you I do
Need the right ones
I was packing up a back when you knocked on the window
Said "Baby it's time to move"
You knew I would follow wherever I lead
Don't make no difference to a drifter like me
And I will follow
Wherever you lead
Across the valley
Into the sea
If I'm gonna sing to you I better write a good song
Not too short and not too long
I hope you understand the words I choose
Cause if I'm gonna sing to you I do
Need the right ones
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5. |
Patient
01:39
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6. |
Salvation Army
03:13
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Don't leave me alone now
So I don't get hurt
Don't take this the wrong way
I just like watching you work
I thought I'd be over it by now
But boy, was I wrong
Dreaming under the moonlight
As I often do
I looked out the window
And thought about you
I looked to my left
And you were standing right there
It was so cold that night
I didn't care
I haven't been this hung up in a while
Please don't laugh at this song
Get you a woman
Who smells like Salvation Army
If it don't work out
Maybe I'll give her a call
She said "Get in line,"
I guess I'll get my time
With one of a kind
Get you a woman
Who smells like Salvation Army
If it don't work out
Maybe I'll give her a call
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7. |
Mariner
01:39
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bum bum bum bum
duh duh duh duh duh
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8. |
Believe In Me
05:14
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Sun beating down on
Your beautiful face
Don't hit me like it did
In times of old
Rain beating down on
The hood of my old car
Reminds me of a time I tried
To drive right off the road
You should have seen me
You should have seen me
What a disaster
Buried beneath me
I wish that you
Would be careful with me
My heart's made of porcelain
And that's fragile, I think.
Don't you think you
Could be careful with me?
And I could be careful too
Wait and see
Can't blame the dealer
if you don't like your hand
Just hand it over
Hand in hand with mine
Folding ain't losing
It's called playing the long game
Now let me tell you friends,
I think that's just fine
Tell me you see me
Raise up the auntie
Risking it all
Sometimes helps you think freely
I wish that you
Would be careful with me
My heart's made of porcelain
And that's fragile, I think.
Don't you think you
Could be careful with me?
And I could be careful too
Wait and see
Baby I been thinking
That it's time for me to change the way myself
Cause I don't like feeling bad
But when I'm with you
I feel alone with the truth
Just put it in my backpack
And roll with the dew
And I can't believe i'm bringing you down
When you believe in me
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9. |
Houston
05:07
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You told me you loved me
And that you always had
When I flew you into Houston
I knew you'd be there
To help me with my bags
But as you and I both know
I'm known for packing light
Getting up and leaving in
The middle of the night
Well I've been a wandering
Down this road all my life
I could really feel me
Growing on her
Guess that's over now
You told me you loved me
I guess those days are through
I know you ain't thinking of me
Quite as often as I'd like to think you do
And as you and I well know
I'm known for holding on too tight
Saying something wrong enough
I could never make it right
Well I've been a-rambling on
About it all my life
If i'm going I don't know where
At the rate i'm knowing
No one's waiting for me there
I went to bed sober
But I woke up stoned
And when i flew into Houston
It didn't feel like home
I could really feel her
Closing in on me
Before she leaves
She could surely tell
She's not at
Home is where I'd wanna be
Hawk perched on a highway sign
Is giving me peace of mind
But it was just on TV
I could really feel me
Growing on her
Guess that's over
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10. |
Fodder For The Tell All
02:02
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11. |
Honestly
04:25
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Sailing my life away
Drifting from day to day
I'm not ready to be
Part of the machine I see
I fell in love, honestly
As unnatural as it can get
Like a left handed cigarette
Art like that seems to be
Fairly seldom seen by me
I fell in love, honestly
Albeit anonymously
All these years later
A different shadow cast
Over my shoulder
I never got the notion
I could make our love last
I just happen to be
Coincidentally free
Although a bit ominously
I fell in love, honestly
I fell in love
Honestly.
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