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The Best Way
02:33
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You put nails into my coffin, you send staples down my spine
You like it when I'm laughing, to you its so divine
Like a trash can you flip me over in the middle of the night
Like crazy teens far from sober running out of sight
I never see you coming but I know when you're here
It's not the way you glance it's the way you stare
You put mud into my veins and you send dust down my lungs
You like it when I'm coughing, to you it's so much fun
Like a cigarette you put me out in the middle of a break
Like a mob screams out for more, how much can I take
I never see you smiling but I know when you shine
It's not the way you dance it's cause you're mine
The best way's the hard way cause the easy way repeats itself
Like a broken record or a fucked up compact disc
And the best way's the hard way cause the easy way repeats itself
Like a peeping tom or a fucked up little dress
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Dynamite
03:00
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I'm not trying to be your trouble
I'm just trying to be your woman
And I'm not trying to burst your bubble
I'm just trying to understand
No I don't want to be your dynamite
But I'll be your fuse tonight
No I don't want to be your dynamite
But I'll be your fuse tonight
I'm not trying to be so wicked
I'm just trying to fall in love
I don't believe in things like cupid
I only believe in the things above
No I don't want to be your dynamite
But I'll be your fuse tonight
No I don't want to be your dynamite
But I'll be your fuse tonight
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Change
02:16
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You and me go together like oil and water
But you know that we will stay together
Cause there's no one else to date
You and me can stay in and watch bad TV
Smoking cigs and drinking Old Milwaukee
Yeah, that's alright with me
People they feel strange
People they feel chained
You and I won't change
You and I won't change
Cause you and me go together like oil and water
But you know that we will stay together
Cause there's no one else to date
People they feel strange
People they feel chained
You and I won't change
You and I won't change
People they feel strange
People they feel chained
You and I won't change
People they feel strange
You and I won't change
You and I won't change
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Give Me a Kiss
03:11
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Well I know that I treated you bad
I left you down and I know I left you sad
And I've apologized about a thousand times
What can I do to make things right?
Come on up and give me a kiss
Cause you know that's the one thing
That I'll surely miss or will you
Walk away like you've done before or will you
Open up your heart so I can walk through the door
And you know that I've seen you around
I've been away at school but now I'm back in town
And I've apologized way too many times
What can I do to make things right?
Come on up and give me a kiss
Cause you know that's the one thing
That I'll surely miss or will you
Walk away like you've done before or will you
Open up your heart so I can walk through the door
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Waiting
03:27
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Now you've got this on your head like before
And I'm fine, I'm waiting
If you believe it, just run ahead and in time you'll see it
I was alone on the front porch last night
You know that I'm feeling so good, it's alright now
Talking to you on the edge of a knife
And I'm waiting out on a thread
And I'm taking It all to my head
I'm so confused, I'm dizzy and free
Try to be patient, though that's not me
Now I'm waiting
Now that you see how this crazy world is
I will laugh, I'm waiting
And if you could just try and relax in due time, you'll see it
I was alone in the car late last night
The radio up and I'm feeling alright now
Talking to you on the edge of a knife
And I'm waiting
Doing my best
And I'm taking
I hope I am blessed
I'm so confused, I'm dizzy and free
Try to be patient, though that's not me
Now I'm waiting
My head spinning round and round
I'm nervous, weak
Tongue tied in knots, searching for a purpose
Bleak
Though that's not me
Now I'm waiting
Out on a thread
And I'm taking
It all to my head
Yes I'm waiting
Doing my best
And I'm taking
I hope I am blessed
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Where the Treasure Is
01:37
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You could tell me how you are
I could find out in a smoky bar
How you drink, how you talk
How you smile and the way you walk
Do you need to come inside
Where the treasure is?
I could tell you what's on my mind
Would it change anything tonight?
Do you need to come inside
Where the treasure is?
Or do you need to run and hide
Where the pleasure is?
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Pink Bayonet
02:36
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Twist ties and a plastic sack
Where you running, come on back
Foolish yes, oh that's a fact
I will try to relax
But I'm waiting for my life to mean something
Can't you see that I'm average
I won't lie, I need your honey, it's so sweet
Baby I'm crazy, Baby I'm lazy
I don't know just how to break a heart
And you know that I have gone mad
Broken glass and an empty drink
I might just be on the brink
Of breaking down
I love your pink bayonet it's in the sink
And I'm feeling like a homeless man
Out in the breeze, and I'm rolling
Like an empty can, no where to be seized
Baby I'm crazy, Baby I'm lazy
I don't know just how to break a heart
And you know that I have gone mad
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Tangled Down
04:23
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You got me tangled down
It's so lovely your hanging round
You can stay here as long as you want
You don't have to if you don't
But I won't fall in love again
With you
You know that I kiss so much
It's thoughtless and it's a crutch
The truth of it is you're so sweet
Halloween, every minute's a treat
But I won't fall in love again
With you
You don't have to
Stay here now
Well that's alright
It'll work somehow
But I won't fall in love again
With you
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Don't You Know
03:06
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So what now should I do with myself?
Well I'm sitting here on the shelf
You come round, oh back to this town
And mess with my head once again
So where should I go without you?
Well I don't quite know what to do
So come here, oh back to this house
Well this pillow's lonely like mine
We'll sit in my kitchen again
I'll make you something if you want me to
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Little Italy
02:43
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Well she's my girl once again
And it's after dark
And I'm full of sin and what I do believe in
And everything has changed
But you know that I'm okay
She's the thing that stays consistent here
So take me down and see me off to Little Italy
So take me down and see me off
So take me down and see me off to Little Italy
So take me down and see me off
So now I see your disease and the things you like
Awake dreaming about the day
Well if you want this medicine
I'm knocking so just let me in
I'll stay here 'til you get better now
So take me down and see me off to Little Italy
So take me down and see me off
So take me down and see me off to Little Italy
So take me down and see me off
And now you're gone and there's nothing I can do
I lie awake thinking of you
So take me down and see me off to Little Italy
So take me down and see me off
So take me down and see me off to Little Italy
So take me down and see me off
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Every Time You Cry
03:00
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Now and then I find another way to learn
Here and there I know
Baby where I am
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
Baby don't you cry
Now and then you find everyone's
out of here again
I could never change, but I'm trying
baby is that strange
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
Baby don't you cry
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
Baby don't you cry
And you could flow backward into a dream
That I've seen
And you could flow backward into a dream
That I've seen
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
Baby don't you cry
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
Baby don't you cry
And every time you cry, a little part of me it dies
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Crystal City Iowa City, Iowa
Heartland Rock & Roll.
Crystal City is Dave Helmer and Sam Drella
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