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Wide Eyes
02:11
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I'm getting off at the next stop
Will you leave with me so that we can be seen
By my old love who's standing over there
She left me so stunned that I walk around scared
Wide eyes, I think that I've seen you
And I need you to do this for me
Wrap both your arms around me
And act like I'm all that you need
And so it went like that and she agreed to get off
With me by her side, 3 blocks from her stop
And we stepped to the street and she kissed my cheek
And whispered words that I won't repeat
Wide eyes, I think that she saw us
But I didn't look up to see
Wrap your warm arms around me
And let's go get something to eat
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2. |
Home By Saturday
03:15
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You're the one thing that I'm leaving
That will come to my mind dreaming
All along the highways speeding
And up in the air as I far as I fly
You're the first thing I'll be thinking
When I'm taking off and landing
In the cities that I'm playing
To the people I won't ever know
This is the last time out for me
I don't want to find out we
Drifted apart or lost our way
I'll be home by Saturday
Last night in New York City
I met a girl almost as pretty
And if I had one more whiskey
Everything would have all just slipped away
This is the last time out for me
I don't want to wait and see
If while away you've been untrue
Have you found somebody new
And if I'm wrong then don't you stray
I'll be home by Saturday
You're the one thing that I'm leaving
That will come to my mind dreaming
All along the highways speeding
And up in the air as I far as I fly
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3. |
Woody
01:53
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I'm just sitting here wasting my time
Until you come home from your escapades
In the backyard with your friends of late
I'd be worried if you didn't do this every Spring
When the grass grows
And there's birds in trees
And the sun shines
And you don't need me
I'm just sitting here wasting my time
Until you come home from your escapades
In the backyard with your friends of late
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4. |
This Summer
02:56
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Remember when we were young
And the summers felt like they would never end
This one was like that again
But only because so much was said
Two I loved went away
Not to come back any day
In my life since the day it started
Now I'm one of the broken hearted
Since time has passed and thoughts have been thought
I look at it from a different shot
It was going to happen, it had to end
The way it went down was the best for them
And all I hope is the day I die
I'm ready to face all that I've tried
And I follow you right behind
So no one is left killing time
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5. |
Hollywood Ending
02:54
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There is a girl outside my door
I don't know what she's here for
She's the star of the movies
Now she's looking right at me
Just like she does on TV
I tell her I'm her biggest fan
She tells me about her man
How he cheats and mistreats her
And how she can't see the future
Unless I kill him and his two lovers
There are two cops outside my door
Oh, I know what they're here for
I'm the one that they want
So I go out on the lawn
And tell them what went wrong
They take one long look at me
Start to laugh and say:
"There's a movie on my street"
And they're just directing the traffic
And protecting the Hollywood ending
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6. |
Robbed Blind
02:17
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I don't want to be here when you get back from Texas
You've been doing some thinking and I know just where that leaves us
A month ago we were doing alright
Now I'm just trying to get by
This is one of those times when you're forced out of submission
And the choices you've made are coming to conclusions
A month ago we were doing just fine
Now I'm just left here robbed blind
I don't want to be here when you get back from Texas
You've been doing some thinking and I know just where that leaves us
A month ago we were doing alright
Now I'm just left here robbed blind
Robbed blind
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7. |
Killbear
03:34
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The afternoon light
Was reaching down to the site
As my old love stared
Into the fire with her new love there
Camping up North, the same place we shared
Behind the van
They heard the crashing of land
And they looked to see
A grizzly bear lurking amongst the trees
Searching their ground for something to eat
From what I'm told
My old love just froze
But her man got scared
He started to run, thinking she had begun
But he left her there, alone in the woods with the bear
So the bear all surprised
Looked right into her eyes
And decided that
She was its prey or some kind of threat
So it followed its instincts to deal with it
It charged up towards her
And stopped just before her
And stood up high
Swiped at her shoulder and dragged her by the torso
Around the site, And that's how my old love died
If I'd been there I wouldn't have run from the bear
That's the worst mistake
I would've yelled and banged pots
And made sure that my love wasn't taken that way
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8. |
Through The Rads
01:19
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I've got neighbours who argue terribly in the house
And act like they're real nice
When I pass them in the night
Oh, you'd never know
Oh, it's like this life
The no one else has seen
That neither of them dreamed
It's sinking their esteem
And they're ashamed of it
I was going to tell them
I can hear them through the rads
All the fights they've had
And most of what's been said
But I couldn't
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9. |
Starting Over
02:30
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Your legs are at the door
I'm feeling good and I want more
But you've got one thing on your mind
It's leaving everything behind
And I feel like starting over
More now, as I'm older
Come on now, come over to me
Drop your skirt down past your knees
If this is the last we ever meet
Let's go out in style and see
If you feel like starting over
Or you'll look back when you're older
At times we had together
And realize there was nothing better
And I feel like starting over
More now, as I'm older
Maybe some of that was a bit too much
It's just that we won't stay in touch
So come on baby, come over to me
We should fuck and then we'll see
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10. |
Don't Get Down
03:19
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Don't get down
Don't waste time on things that you can't ever change
I know we all do
Write a song
All your new ones are the best you've ever sung
Write another one
And all you need to do
Is get away from everything
Quit this sad old scene
Come back when you feel the need
We'll all be here for you
Don't get let down
Don't spend time with people you don't even like
I know we all do
Write a song
All your old ones don't mean a thing if you don't sing
Any new ones
And all you need to do
Is get away from everything
Quit this sad old scene
Come back when you feel the need
We'll all be here for you
And find something that will make you feel
Like every day's too short
We're only here for a little while
You'd better make your mark
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11. |
Roll Down That Wave
01:37
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Don't roll down that wave towards me. Keep the sun in your eyes
I think you're the one here for me
Everyone else can go by
Don't roll down that wave towards me. Keep the sun in your eyes
I think you're the one here for me
Everyone else can go by
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12. |
My Wife
03:01
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You're looking in on my life and I don't think I like you around here
You're looking right at my wife like she's part of the dinner we're serving you
You told me yourself over beers how you felt when you let her go
When the choice was between a family and the way things were
But nothing remains the same once decisions like that are made
You're treating both of my kids like a prize that was taken away from you
You roll into town, live off your sound and do what you need
You live for the chase, just getting a taste of whatever you please
Then you stay at my place and realize the choices you made were mistakes
So look one more time at my love and you'll find that it's here to stay
Your stupid lines and the thoughts just behind are not working today
Get back on that bus, you'll forget about us in a week or a lay
You're looking in on my life and I don't think I like you around here
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13. |
1939
04:44
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I once saw a girl on my lawn
She was so pretty and young
She walked right up and just said
"Your house is where I once lived"
She asked to look around
To see if she could find
The part of her she left behind
That she needed to move on
I didn't want to let her down
It was with her that I was found
So I lead her into my place
You should have seen her face
She said her name was Sam
And I let her know who I am
She asked if she could bathe
And I said: "Okay"
An hour went by and the door opened wide
And through the steam I saw her eyes
She said: "You saved my life"
It was with her that I was right
A week maybe two disappeared
She never came back around here
I asked the old man living beside
If he remembered Sam and he cried
The beauty he described
Was the girl I let inside
But what he said after I'll never forget
Until the day that I die
The girl I met drowned in the bath
In my house at 25
In 1939
It was with her that I tried
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14. |
Elk-Lake Serenade
01:01
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I
Can't believe that one thing changes everything
And nothing will ever be the same
Again
The same
Again
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15. |
Looking Back To Me
11:53
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I was driving North
By myself feeling sad of course
Off a 2-lane highway I was forced
To get out of my car
5 police cars froze
By the side of the road in a row
Flashing lights all over snow
Looking for someone who'd flown
Out into the night
20 Miles before
A family in a car
Drove in front of me for an hour
I got to know the kids from their smiles
Looking back to me
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Hayden Desser Toronto, Ontario
For over 20 years, Hayden Desser has been making music on his own terms and on his own schedule. The three-time JUNO nominee has produced, engineered and mixed most of his records at home, creating a world of his own, exploring themes ranging from love lost and found to bear maulings and home invasions. ... more
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