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Kisses in the Dark
02:55
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Ain't got nothin' but bruises, out racing in the rain
The gentlemen always loses, his midnight baby
You put a note in my pocket, place a kiss upon my cheek
You say thanks for walking, home with me
I can lift you up, I could bring you down
Are you afraid of love or are you afraid to drown
You've got everywhere to run, you've got every place to hide
With every reason, on your side
So give me kisses in the dark, in the shadows of the night
In their curtains of tomorrow, in the cupboards of our lives
In the secrets of your eyes, in the morning lullabies
Like every wave goodbye, one more time
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River
06:37
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I heard the church bells ring, and the shouts and screams
Front doors crashed open, in a summers dream
And the wedding parade, and the bride and groom
The streets were flooded, there were children and balloons
I heard the tires squeal, saw the waves goodbye
The engines roared, some mothers cried
Saw my brother there, with confetti in his hair
And his baby Ruthie, everyone was looking at her
As they drove away slowly home
To grow young then old
No one felt it coming, it didn’t feel like rain
The streets were reborn, and the sky the same
I heard the phone ring twice, late that night
Said "John come quick, there's been an accident
Yeah two young kids, out on Idle bridge
Their car spilt over, and splashed over the edge
Ruthie she got out, but not him
Oh your brother, he could not swim"
As I stand in these fields, out east of town
Where we grew up, with our feet on this ground
And as I walk in the soil, as I graze the earth
Our names and our blood, buried in this dirt
When Ruthie came here, she was young and brave
I see her now, she ain't the same
I watch over her, and we'll grow old
Beside the water that runs so cold
And I'll die right here beside you my brother
Oh the river, took you too soon
Took you too soon
Took you too soon
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3. |
Tupelo Honey
03:23
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I still remember that song you used to play
And all of the words that lead to the last ones we say
Over and over again the record spins
She's as sweet as tupelo honey again
But I don't seem to hear you when you say
I don't love you anymore
I don't love you
I don't love you anymore
I'm so tired
I lay on the bed, and the ceiling is spinning
There's a picture on the wall of a place that looks like your street
Over and over again the record spins
She's as sweet as tupelo honey again
But I don’t seem to hear you when you say
I don't love you anymore
I don't love you
I don't love you anymore
I'm so tired
I just wanna sleep
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Jaguar
03:05
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One part human, one part hurricane
All of the dazzle, standing in the doorway
If you wanna stay, then hold on, don't turn away
But if you wanna go, well go now, just fade away
Slither in the freezing cold, Jaguar in the night
Will you be the one to turn your back on the light
If you wanna stay, then hold on, don't turn away
But if you wanna go, then go now, just fade away
If you wanna go, go now, just fade away
Don't you dare, don't you dare, don't fade away
Fade away, fade away, fade away...
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When the summer ends, and the leaves turn and the snowflakes fall
Will a fire inside you still burn, will a voice still call
Will it keep you up at night, maybe we just didn't get our timing right
We had a falling out, after falling into love's cruel game
We were young in the springtime when we fell just like rain
Into each others eyes, maybe we just didn't get our timing right
You went off to the see the world, for such a pretty world it is
As I myself I watched a girl become a woman
We both saw love was blind, maybe we just couldn't get it right this time
Here in the city where things they don't change, I make my rounds
I go out there and I hear your name in the echoing sounds
Beneath a lonely street light, maybe we just didn't get our timing right
No I'm not saying words like love, I don't say much these days
All the things I was thinking of I can't use to explain
I guess I couldn't decide, maybe we just didn't get our timing right
So if you find another kind of lover, I hope they know
Just how precious and special you are, gentle like a rose
When you let them inside, maybe we just didn't get our timing right
As I lay down in my bed, with a restless feeling on my mind
What life would be like if we'd never met, if we never did try
Forever is a long time, maybe we just didn't get it right this time
So if you ever do come back this way, if you ever still think of me
Maybe I'll have found the words to say, what you mean to me
For now farewell, goodbye, maybe someday still we'll get our timing right
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6. |
Rose Marie's House
04:24
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Wish I could go back, just turn around, follow the train tracks to Rose's house
See these city towers, the way they pierce the sky, in these final hours, I wonder why
See my reflection, is it reflecting danger, oh how this city will turn you into a stranger
I'm going down to Rose Marie's house, where she opens wide like the rivers mouth
Drinking cheap red wine on the outskirts of town, staying up all night and working it out
I used to know how to get there, but I paid the cost, see it's the in-betweenness where I get lost
If you lose it one time, bet you'll lose it again, you gotta find out, what's worth finding
I'm going down to Rose Marie's house, where she opens wide like the rivers mouth
Drinking cheap red wine on the outskirts of town, staying up all night and working it out
Sometimes I wake up, right back in that place, something like a mirage when I reach for her face
Wander the railways in the early morn, inside my heart is a raging storm
Was a kiss goodbye, in the muddy rain, why oh why do I drive them away
Wish I was going down to Rose Marie's house, where she opens wide like the rivers mouth
Drinking cheap red wine on the outskirts of town, staying up all night and working it out
Sweet sweet reverence, sweet memory, she was my Kamala when she came to me
No sense in chasing what's no longer there, just disappear into thin air
Wish I could go back, but it's too late now, to walk the old tracks to Rose's house
I'm going down to Rose Marie's house, where she opens wide like the rivers mouth
Drinking cheap red wine on the outskirts of town, staying up all night and working love out
Staying up all night and working love out
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7. |
Missing
03:03
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Slipstream, I hear you call my name
Lucky, alive in love again
Better than, I've ever been
So why do I feel something's missing
I chase the truth, it leads me to your door
Every time I look at you, I see something more
Better than, I used to be
Still there's something inside me, always been missing
When you look in my eyes, you choose to see the good
The way you make all of the bad feel like it's understood
Better than, it's ever been
In my whole life, something's been missing
Better than, I've ever been
Still my whole life, something's been missing
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Come inside, it's warm in here, my arms are wide, my heart is clear
Young love, across the pond, the fallen dove, the swan song
I know what you're doing here
Everybody wants someone to love, I just want you to be happy
All the years, intertwined, the waiting here, till the end of time
Young love, to stop the world, around us, you kill me girl
With that look on your face
Everybody wants someone to love, I just want you to love yourself
Everybody wants someone to love, I just want you to love yourself
I just want you to love yourself first
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9. |
One of These Days
04:04
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One of these days, I'm gonna settle down in my ramblin' ways
And find me a love so strong, I can keep warm and call my own
Somewhere where the hills meet the meadows and the mountains meet the skies
One of these days
One of these days, I'm gonna pick up this old guitar
And stoke the fire, within my own heart
Some place where the rivers meet the valleys, and the crops kiss the rains
One of these days
One of these days, I'm gonna sit down on the front porch in the sun
With my old dog Skip just a curled up round my heels
Somewhere where the morning meets the twilight
One of these days
One of these days, I'm gonna swing my axe so swiftly
With my love pulling fresh bread out of the oven, smoke rising from the chimney
Some place where the home meets the country and the heavens meet the stars
One of these days
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10. |
How I Used to Be
03:48
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Time keeps yelling at me, all this shit keeps reminding me
Of how I used to be
I don't know if my heart's good enough for you
Maybe I'm just not good enough to myself
See there's just this thing you do to it
Feels so good then I need help
From how I used to be
I don't know if my heart's good enough for you
Maybe I'm just not good enough to myself
There's just this thing you do to it
Feels so good then I need help
What am I now
What does that make me now
What am I now
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11. |
Outro
01:05
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Joe Nolan Edmonton, Alberta
Cry Baby's 10-song collection is a trip through melancholic madness, touching on darkness & depression, broken relationships & endless booze-fuelled evenings. Yet at its core is Nolan’s unwavering strength as a lyricist, & his wounded-heart delivery that reminds us of our humanity. It's, in essence, Nolan unapologetically sharing his story, & through that finding a second chance & a new beginning. ... more
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