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Pennies
03:44
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The sky is grey and lonely
Only grackles sing
All the words you used to say
Didn't mean a thing
Weeds grow on the crossing
The bell no longer rings
Off in the distance
An engine rumbling
I leave my pennies on the track
Hoping you'd come back
It's not a wishing well
Full of truth and lies we tell
Love is not a game
I'm not keeping score
And you're a train that doesn't run through my heart no more
I should have known the story
The whistle told the tale
A man like you spends his life
Roving down the rail
At night the air is cooler
I don't miss you like I did
Somehow all these years
You kept your secrets hid
I leave my pennies on the track
Hoping you'd come back
It's not a wishing well
Full of truth and lies we tell
Love is not a game
I'm not keeping score
And you're a train that doesn't run through my heart no more
You can't stop the wheels from turning
And a heart's not yours to own
Loving you is what taught me
How to be alone
Santa Fe is calling
Echoes in the sand
Cleanse myself of you
Down by the Rio Grande
I left my pennies on the track
You're not coming back
It's not a wishing well
Full of truth and lies we tell
Love is not a game
I'm not keeping score
And you're a train that doesn't run through my heart no more
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Lies (A Murder Ballad)
02:47
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You choose your words so carefully
I can tell you’re well-rehearsed
It sounds so strange when you say my name
And that ain’t my lipstick on your shirt
Today I found your wedding ring
In the pocket of your pants
If she knew you the way i do
You wouldn’t stand a chance
You lie, lie, lie
A little more each day
Tell me why, why, why
I should believe a word you say
I thought i made you happy
But that was in the past
She’s one of many that you've loved
God knows she’ll be the last
You lie, lie, lie
A little more each day
Tell me why, why, why
I should believe a word you say
The bible says thou shalt not kill
Two wrongs don’t make it right
But what you've done I can’t forgive
So I'll pray for you tonight
I know she’s going to miss you
Don’t think I’ll feel the same
Where you’re going it won’t matter.
You've got yourself to blame
I'm gonna lie, lie, lie
When the sheriff comes around
They'll try, try, try
No evidence to be found
You're gonna lie lie lie
Six feet under ground
I won’t cry, cry. cry
When they lay your body down
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I caught you looking at me
From across that room
Like the fires of Pompeii
The air began to burn
Your eyes met mine,
They're the brightest blue
So crystalline
And the next thing I knew
Chorus
There's a million reasons this should work
Unless we're buried in ashes
You're not him and I can't replace her
So there's a likelihood we'll both get hurt
There's a likelihood we'll both get burned
We should walk away
Just walk away
We were dancing in circles
While the band played on
Like two constellations
Trying to outrun the sun
When we finally met
And it all fell away
Like time stood still
My heart wanted to stay
Chorus
Between shots of tequila
And the stories you told
We're courting with disaster
If one of us should fold
Now it's 2am
And time to go home
Maybe its for the best
If we pretend we never met?
Chorus
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Tougher Than the Rest
03:15
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Nichole Wagner Austin, Texas
"One of Austin’s most promising young singer-songwriters" (Peter Blackstock, Austin-American Statesman), Nichole Wagner’s music is rooted in Americana-folk traditions, with disarmingly honest lyrics accented by wistful alto. Her debut album, And the Sky Caught Fire, was released July 13th to rave reviews both locally and internationally. ... more
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