Category: Lyrics
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The Ocean Is No Better Than The Lake
My parents settled in a college town by the sea First came oldest, than the middle one, then me We’d go to the beach and watch the waves break But the ocean is no better than the lake I loved that boardwalk town, it’s my childhood Then we grew up as we three knew we […]
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Meet-Cute
I used to be ungrateful I wasn’t happy, I would yell I expected others to see Through the lies they’d tell Then your eyes met mine And straight away I knew For the rest of my years Right then was our meet-cute Right then Was our meet-cute You saw me for who I was Underneath […]
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Free of Me
I’ll never forget it What she said that day It was cold and cloudy I was on my way To her studio apartment Like we planned She sounded different I didn’t understand It was pouring down buckets On Highway seventeen Said “Don’t bother coming” She didn’t want to meet She said You’re free to be […]
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Be My Partner In Crime
I was standing in line at a punk pop show Waitin’ to order myself a can of PBR When up came a girl in a Buzzcocks shirt Who I recognized from the ride in my car I Ubered her there and it was a fun talk She said I should come watch her band The […]
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Just Your Turn
You got to know my Mom and DadThen they brought him back into viewHe had come home from the serviceAnd he remembered kissing youBack at a house party in the 80’sIt was a night he never forgotI remember he came home that nightAnd said you were totally hotBut now you’re both olderSo much older than […]
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Boys From Her Hometown
Verse 1: When she met me I was wearin’ suits coats, belts, shirts and silk ties I dressed up to sell daily at my job but it was a sudden surprise After we got married, fancy got old Keepin’ up with Joneses ain’t my style I like my Dive Bar tees ‘n jeans but that […]
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The Truth About Me and You
When you learned the truth about me Did you see what you thought I’d be Did you have feelings inside That you wouldn’t hide Did you analyze what you could only see When you learned the truth about you Did your heart tell you it already knew Did you really come clean How you’ve been […]
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Horse Loving Sweetheart
Told my horse loving sweetheart It’s me or that goddamned thing She looked at me square in the eyes Then handed over her engagement ring She said she’s loved me since she met me But she’s known him so much longer So she left me with my old pickup truck and I’m feelin’ so free […]
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Back to Seascape
Remember when we took a holiday Up the coast so you and I could play And lay down on a blanket you bought In a small town whose name I forgot You wore a one piece under a cotton dress I didn’t have a need for any more or less My back got burned but […]