Tear

The lights came on fastLost in motorcrashGone in a flash unrealBut you knew all alongYou laugh the lightI sing the songsTo watch you numb I saw you thereYou were on your wayYou held the rainAnd for the first time, heaven seemed insane‘Cause heaven is to blameFor taking you away And do you know the way […]


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Float

Manslaughter, walkin on waterI stay afloat with a note, the way a boat oughtaI’m too poetically inclined, one of a kindTrue and divine the genuine, breakin a bond and gettin mineso freeze, I’m makin it flow with easeAnd droppin the funkiest lyrics that ever been known to MC’sCause I can recite it fast, or even […]


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Mersey Paradise

River splashes against the locksAnd I scale the slopeAnd hope the tracks won’tLead me down to dark black pits orPlaces where we fall to bits If she were there I’d hold her downI’d push her under while she drownsAnd couldn’t breathe and claw for airShe doesn’t care for my despair Or is it me?The one […]


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Swap Meet

(x3)They lead a lifetime that is comfortableThey travel far to keep their stomachs fullThey make their living off of arts and craftsThe kind with seashells, driftwood and burlapThey make a deal when they come to townThe Sunday swap meet is a battle groundShe loves him more than he will ever knowHe loves her more than […]


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Figure You Out

[Chorus:]Lady look I’m tryna figure you out (OK)I’m tryna find out what you all about (Yeah)Baby girl I wanna get in ya head (My head?)Damn is you everything that you said? (No Doubt)Mean no harm. I admire ya style (Hmm)Just take a second baby here me outI know ya game you tryna make me shoutYo […]


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Mama Come Quick

I straddled my bicycle when I was ten years oldI rode it up on Maxwell Hill where all the big boys goWay down at the bottom there’s a creek bed six feet wideIf you peddle fast enough you can make the other side Mama come quick I think I fellAnd hurt myself againMama come quick […]


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Subterranean Homesick Blues

Johnny’s in the basement mixing up the medicineI’m on the pavement thinking about the govermentthe man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off,says he’s got a bad cough: wants to get it paid off God knows when but you’re doin’ it again!you better duck down the alleyway lookin’for a new friendthe man in the […]


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Family Portrait

Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh Momma please stop cryin, I can’t stand the sound Your pain is painful and its tearin’ me down I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed I told dad you didn’t mean those nasty things you said You fight about money, bout me and my […]


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Lovely

[Verse One] – [Wanya]Lying here With my arms above my head Hungry for your love Waiting to be fed Your body speaks to mine And I understood every word Told me that you needed me At least that’s what I heard I’m trying to hold on But I don’t know for how long… [Talk] – […]


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Stick By Me

Stick by me and I’ll stick by youStick by me and I’ll stick by you My life here on earth would be useless can’t you seeIf I didn’t have you to stick by meI love you darling and that’s no lieStick by me and I’ll stick by youWhen you cry I cry tooStick by me […]


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