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Once upon a time I couldn't get you off of my mind
So I turned to the bottle the way the love sick do
But now a love forsaken is the least of my concerns
I've got better things to drink about than you
I've got bigger burdens deeper doubts
Tougher things to figure out
There's a lot more trouble on my mind these days
Though you had me in an awful stew
I must admit those days are through
I've got better things to drink about than you
I've been seeing hard times like I've never seen before
The future's looking dark ahead, I don't know what to do
To worry about a love that's lost is just a luxury
I've got better things to drink about than you
I've got bigger burdens deeper doubts
Tougher things to figure out
There's a lot more trouble on my mind these days
Though you had me in an awful stew
I must admit those days are through
I've got better things to drink about than you
I've got better things to drink about than you
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Slow Train
04:50
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The train that left this morning is a different kind of line
The last to leave impressions, the first to leave on time
As I watch the morning shadows take the sunrise to the sky
The morning people they smile at me as they pass me right on by
This train is moving slow
Still so many miles to go
I won't get there soon, won't get there soon
The world is passing by
If there weren't this hesitation by now I'd be at my destination
Won't get there soon
The world is passing by
This slow train
Friends I knew have long since gone my coat still wears their dust
And the slowly spinning wheels I'm on have taken time to rust
I try to take my mind away I read a magazine
On every page the faces flaunt the things I've never seen on
This train moving slow
Still so many miles to go
I won't get there soon, won't get there soon
The world is passing by
If there weren't this hesitation by now I'd be at my destination
Won't get there soon
The world is passing by
This slow train
A flimsy apparition floats past with smiling ease
Like the clouds that creep the day away, like the buzzard over me
Now if I was that buzzard, my job would be all through
And then I would be free again instead of sitting like a fool on
This train moving slow
Still so many miles to go
I won't get there soon, won't get there soon
The world is passing by
If there weren't this hesitation by now I'd be at my destination
Won't get there soon
The world is passing by
This slow train
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I've done some stupid things in my life
I've got enough to regret
But that hasn't stopped me from being a fool
Not just yet
If I only had sense I'd admit she won't love me
But I can't think straight at all
I may go down in flames
But I wouldn't be the first one to fall
Cause I've got
The most socially accepted mental disease in the world
I can't sleep at night
Got no appetite
Man, I'm a mess
It's gone from bad to worse to ridiculous
Lord I wish there was a cure
For the most socially accepted mental disease in the world
I flip through station on the radio
Every song sounds exactly the same
Every singer is crazy
And it's love that drove them insane
With the billions of people there are in this world
The hearts could only yearn for one
Sure seems outrageous
Too bad it's contagious
I've got
The most socially accepted mental disease in the world
I can't sleep at night
Got no appetite
Man, I'm a mess
It's gone from bad to worse to ridiculous
Lord I wish there was a cure
For the most socially accepted mental disease
I'm horribly affected
Someone help me please
The most socially accepted mental disease in the world
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Mystery Bruise
02:54
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There's a broken bottle by my doorstep
A trail of mud that leads me to my shoes
On my message machine there's someone saying "Buddy, you're a fool"
And on my arm there's a mystery bruise
Oh what in the world did I do last night?
What in the world did I do last night besides drinking?
What in the world did I do?
There must have been something I did that was wrong
Must have been something I did to wear the mark
Of a mystery bruise
How I'm dreading all the stories I'm sure to hear today
I don't think I'll be picking up the phone
I made my friends all hate me for the last time
From now on I'll do my drinking on my own
I've got to get my head together somehow
With these aspirin I'm sure to make a start
The bruise that's on my arm hurts to remind me
That there's no mystery about the bruise I've had on my heart
Oh what in the world did I do last night?
What in the world did I do last night besides drinking?
What in the world did I do?
There must have been something I did that was wrong
Must have been something I did to wear the mark
Of a mystery bruise
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Please don't make me think about you
Cause I know where thoughts like those will finally end
Please don't make me think about you
As anything more than just a friend
I don't want to lay awake thinking how things could be
All those broken dreams would make a wreck of me
So please don't be so cute and charming
You should know by now that my heart might fly away
Please don't call me little darling
Cause I might try to make you mean everything you say
And I don't want to lay awake thinking how things could be
All those broken dreams would make a wreck of me
So please don't make me think about you
As anything more than just a friend
Please don't make me think about you
Cause I know where thoughts like those will finally end
Please don't make me think about you
As anything more than just a friend
As anything more than just a friend
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Take
02:58
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Take my car
If it gets you where you want to be
Take my money
It doesn't mean anything
Take my hand
If it happens that you have the need
To just take
Take my guitar
I'll sing my songs in my head
Take my song
It's nothing that hasn't been said
Take my hand
You're not the only one who's afraid
So just take
Take my love
It's the only thing real I can give
Take my dreams
I'll find a new place to live
Take it all
If it happens that you have the need
To just take
Just take
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Three Payments
03:57
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I've got three payments that I have to make
Or there's gonna be some trouble around here
It was a bit unexpected
I thought there was some mistake
But now it's only too clear
There's one for the times of laughable dares
One for the secrets that never got shared
One for the quitter who messed up the game
I've got three payments that I have to make
Don't mind me if I seem disturbed
This check is signed in blood
This addressee's name is mud
Oh, how did things get so damn out of control?
There was nothing for us to choose
Now I'm left again with a crumpled up friend
Telling tales about paying your dues
Sometimes it's expensive to keep yourself alive
But how can a body refuse
maybe the price of it all
Is watching the ones you love fall
How did things get so damn out of control?
There was nothing for us to choose
Now I'm left again with a crumpled up friend
And more tales about paying your dues
Paying your dues
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Don't want to hear words of cheer
Don't tell me there's a party
Can't you see I'll be staying at home?
When you knocked upon my door
You should have needed nothing more
Than to hear I was playing George jones
If you hear me playing George Jones
Take the hint
Leave me alone
Cause when i play Tender Years
It's not because I'm waiting
For the next good thing to appear
And when I cry Why Baby Why
Rest assured it ain't no lie
Things have gone to pieces around here
If you hear me playing George Jones
Take the hint
Leave me alone
I know you're only trying to help me
With a kind consoling word
But be forewarned the mood I'm in spreads easily
And so it's best for all concerned
To keep your distance till it's turned
From shots of whisky to coffee and cream
And if you hear me playing George Jones
Take the hint
Leave me alone
Take the hint
Leave me alone
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When I'm feeling lonesome
When I'm sad and blue
I thank heaven for the family
That I can turn to
All we have is each other
We're a household of three
The bottle, the shot glass and me
If you want a happy family
The love has to flow
It might burn you when it hits you
But that way you'll know
That you have the strong spirit
And the good chemistry
Like the bottle, the shot glass and me
If you've got nobody to turn to
In a crowd you still feel all alone
If everybody that you've trusted has burned you
Then at our house you'll feel right at home
All we have is each other
A household of three
The bottle, the shot glass and me
The bottle, the shot glass and me
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You screamed through all the memories still on your skin
It won't be my sin
You take the blame
So I had myself a drink for old times anyway
So far away
From the flame
At least you won't be lonely
At least you won't be lonely anymore
At least you won't be lonely
At least you won't be lonely anymore
You cry like a little child
When the helping hands
Are all gone
Spare yourself and hang on to a little pride
Just let it ride
Sing your song
At least you won't be lonely
At least you won't be lonely anymore
At least you won't be lonely
At least you won't be lonely anymore
There's no need for resistance
When things just fall apart
I don't need a hero to rescue me
I thought you said you knew that from the start
You once said the road was looking ragged
You once believed you'd been here for too long
But even if you have to lose your everything
You're gonna find a way to carry on
And at least you won't be lonely
At least you won't be lonely anymore
At least you won't be lonely
At least you won't be lonely anymore
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Eban Schletter Los Angeles, California
Eban Schletter is a composer/songwriter who has written music for film and television shows including Spongebob Squarepants, Another Period, Stan Against Evil, Drawn Together, Comedy Central’s BattleBots and Mr. Show with Bob and David.
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