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THE WEEKEND WAS A DISASTER
ALL OUR DREAMS BEGAN
TO COME LOOSE BEHIND HARD SHUT EYES
CRUELTY LENT A GENTLE HAND
AND THE WORST CAME TRUE FOR A DAY AND A HALF
UNTIL SHE SAID, "BABY...LET'S MAKE IT, JUST FOR A LAUGH."
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
ON THE RIVERBED
FLOWING NORTH THE VOLUNTEERS
POOLED IN HER MOUTH AS SHE SAID
WORDS I KNEW SHE NEVER WANTED TO SAY
"BEST OF LOVE, DON'T YOU LET ME STAND IN YOUR WAY."
ALL THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND
WILL FOLLOW THROUGH YOUR HEART AND MINE
RIGHT ON UNTIL THE MOMENT WE DIE
TEARS OF JOY WERE DRYING
SHE BEGAN TO SHOUT
I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAVE YOU
AND LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT
SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE THE BLAME
WHEN I FALL SHORT
IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME
ALL THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND...
DRIVING SLOW
THE HEAT ON LOW
THE WINDOWS HIGH
IT'S A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
THE AM COMES
THE BACKSEAT HUMS
YOU LOOK OVER
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
AND EVERYBODY'S KNOWN IT FOR SO LONG
THE WEEKEND DREAM IS OVER
SO LET OUR TERRORS START
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE WAY WE WERE
AND THE WAYS I'VE FOUND TO BREAK YOUR HEART
AND THE WORST PART IS THAT WE BOTH WILL STAY
COULD IT BE, BABY, THAT WE LIKE IT THIS WAY?
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PERFECT NIGHT
04:36
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STEP INSIDE
OFF THE STREET
THERE IS SOMEONE HERE YOU SHOULD REALLY MEET
PUT YOUR HAT
ON THE RACK
AFTER TONIGHT THERE WILL BE NO TURNING BACK
BECAUSE THE TIME HAS COME
TO EDIT AND FIX CERTAIN THINGS LEFT UNDONE
MORE INSIDE
THROUGH THE DOOR
I CAN'T LEAVE IT OPEN ANYMORE
PUT YOUR ARMS
AROUND ME, BABE
IF YOU WANT OUT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A WINDOW PANE
AND THE TIME HAS COME
TO EDIT AND FIX THINGS LEFT UNDONE
A PERFECT NIGHT
FOR IT ALL TO WORK OUT RIGHT
A GLASS OF WINE
IT AIN'T NO CRIME
THIS COULD BE A PERFECT NIGHT
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GIVE ME SOME SKIN
04:48
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LATELY I'VE BEEN THINKING
OR I'VE BEEN LOOKING
ON MY WAY DOWN
NO ONE WILL TRY AND HURT YOUR
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO
I'LL BE AROUND
FEELS SO GOOD
WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER
FEELS SO GOOD
WHEN WE GET DOWN
FEELING OUT OF CONTROL
NO ONE WILL KNOW
BUT WE KNOW IT'S NOT REAL
I WISH WE COULD GET IT TOGETHER
I REALLY LIKE THAT SWEATER
YOU'VE SEEN THE SEVENTH SEAL
FEELS SO GOOD...
NEVER GONNA LOVE ANYONE MORE
NEVER GONNA LOVE ANYONE AGAIN
NEVER GONNA LOVE ANYONE BETTER
MAYBE I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE FEELING
OR DONE A GOOD JOB DEALING
HEY! GIVE ME SOME SKIN
NO ONE WILL TRY AND HURT YOU
UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO
BUT WE COULD NEVER BE FRIENDS
FEELS SO GOOD...
WON'T YOU GIVE ME SOME SKIN
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LOSING MY RESISTANCE
YOU AND I'VE BEEN FALLING OUT
EVER SINCE WE'VE FALLING OUT
WE'VE BEEN FALLING OUT
AND IF I SHOULD EVER HAVE YOU BACK
I WISH I HAD YOU BACK
LOSING MY RESISTANCE TO YOU ALL THE TIME
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS THAT YOU WERE MINE
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FLYING HOME
03:21
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FLYING HOME TO SEE A FRIEND OF MINE
SOON WE'LL START OUR SLOW DECLINE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL WANNA DO
I CAN'T WAIT JUST TO BE WITH YOU
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN OUR HOMETOWN
YOU PICK ME UP WITH THE TOP ROLLED DOWN
RIDING THROUGH THIS SUMMER NIGHT
WILL I KNOW IF THE MOMENT'S RIGHT
I CAN'T TELL IF YOU WANT ME TO
ASK YOU HOW YOU MADE IT THROUGH
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU'RE DOING WELL
OR AM I WRONG AGAIN? I JUST CAN'T TELL
ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO KNOW
THAT I WAS WRONG BUT I HAD TO GO
DO YOU THINK THEY TOOK MY SOUL AWAY?
SITTING DOWN IN YOUR MOTHER'S DEN
I CAN'T BELIEVE JUST HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
WITH AMPS AND DRUMS AND A COOL RIGHT HAND
ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO KNOW
THAT I WAS WRONG BUT I HAD TO GO
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU MY OLD FRIEND
IS IT TOO LATE FOR US TO TRY AGAIN?
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SOMETIMES I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE
BEFORE OUR SHIP STARTED SINKING
UNDERCOVER COPS AT THE PICTURE SHOW
THEY COULD TELL WHAT WE'D BEEN DRINKING
HOW WOULD I KNOW AND WHY SHOULD I CARE
IF THIS JUST AN AMERICAN TRADE AFFAIR?
FROM THE START I HAD MY DOUBTS
BUT I FIGURED I WOULD JUST LET THEM GO
THIS GREAT STATE HAS SOLD YOU OUT
NOW YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD ON THE PAYROLL
HOW WOULD I KNOW AND WHY WOULD I CARE
IF THIS IS JUST AN AMERICAN TRADE AFFAIR?
OCEAN FRONT FUTURES IN PASADENA
WITH THE HOPES THIS TOWN WILL KEEP ON SINKING
UNDER COVER COPS AT THE GOVERNOR'S BALL
WHO COULD TELL WHAT THEY WERE THINKING
HOW WOULD I KNOW AND WHY SHOULD I CARE
IF THIS IS JUST AN AMERICAN TRADE AFFAIR?
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OFFENDING HER FAMILY'S BAPTIST BELIEF
DRESSED IN WHITE LINEN, HER CHILDHOOD SHEETS
WHO'S UP FROM MIAMI?
THE SERVICE WAS WELL LIT
THEIR DAUGHTER'S SO LOVELY
SHE'S GIVING ME TIME
PRETENDING THE FUNERAL WAS NOT REAL
SEQUESTERED IN A BEDROOM TRYING TO STEEL
HIS NERVES WITH POISON
AND AN OLD TV
HER BROTHER'S SO LONELY
HE'S GIVING ME CHILLS
DECATUR, GEORGIA USED TO BE YOUR HOME
NOW IT'S A WASTELAND
A LITTLE LIKE ROME
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RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA
05:22
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Hartwell Littlejohn New York, New York
D.O.B. 8/6/73
BIRTHPLACE:
SAVANNAH, GA
FAVORITE FOOD:
PHO OR BBQ
FAVORITE COLOR:
BLACK
THROWS: RIGHT
BATS: RIGHT
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO:
WBGO
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