1. |
Goodbye/Hello
03:08
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I packed my bags and said goodbye
to a life where I always had to lie
I kissed my momma’s head and cried
I won’t be seeing her for a while.
I quit my job just yesterday
That place was awful in every way
And though I had no reason to stay
I felt pretty sad I must say
But this journey’s been wild
since I was just a little child
but the sun will shine on me someday
So I took that plane and flew to spain
Where I thought my life would know no pain
well guess what surprise it wasn’t the case
but I’ll admit I’m in a better place
Galicia’s pretty rainy and cold
and everyone around here is so old
true I never dreamed I’d make it this far
But I wanna pay the bills with this guitar
but all I do is moan
gratitude is something I’ve never shown
but here I’m nothing but flesh and bone.
where has my happiness gone
I should’ve known, been in the wrong.
Lack of sleep and lack of hope
I cannot cope with this anymore.
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2. |
Sipping on a Litrona
01:22
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Wildfires surrounding me but all I care about is thee
It wasn’t love at first sight but you grew into me
You look hotter when you’re cold and sweaty and I love drinking thee
I will be there for you through thick and thin cause you belong with me
Don’t ask me what my favorite type is cause I have none
Stout, porter or ale, well I don’t care
I’ll drink anything cheap or top shelf
And I will get shitfaced till I can’t climb the stairs
I better watch myself before I cave in again.
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3. |
Into it. Over it.
03:42
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You’re still not over your teenage days
I lay on your grass and get lost in a haze
you’re a tab and I’m a pill
but we can no longer go up that hill
you like to push people around
and you never smile you’re always wearing a frown
I reached for the water but got buried in the sand
you must have heard of that band
Hold my hand
You can’t ease my troubled mind
if You keep your emotions bottled up inside
I never thought I’d say I hate steve
his stupid invention’s why I had to leave
I am living off beer cans
But just like brian I’ve got big plans
I admit I’ve been upstaged by you
and what’s in my mind will never come true
my time is due
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4. |
Emminha
02:39
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Emma is one of a kind, she sings like a gremlin in the morning.
unless she takes a sip of that coffee she will not start talking
She wishes she could swim like dolphins can swim she doesn’t care if I drown
she wags her tail her invisible tail and my face knows no frown.
She drops her glass of wine and I get mad
I shouldn’t have cause it makes her sad
And I’ve been alive enough to understand
it’s useless trying to change a friend
So I hold her close to this scarred heart of mine.
She says I’ve got a surprise for you. I bought two tickets to your all time favorite bands.
And that’s when I realized how lucky I was and hugged her tight and kiss her hands
So we packed our bags and carpooled to the fest and had the time of our lives
But my illegal ass just couldn’t relax till we were back to our normal lives
and I’m a thousand miles away from home
No longer in my mother’s womb
and my friends are nowhere to be found
but at least I’ve got my baby around
So I hold her close to this broken heart of mine.
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5. |
American Spirit Matches
02:30
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American spirit matches can do more than light a cigarette
And I’m as disappointed in you as I am in Brody in Spinerette
And I know that I don’t even Know why I keep thinking about all of you
And when I get stage fright the only thing that helps is the thought of you
I wouldn’t change a thing If I could cause what’s temporary is everlasting
And I long for you like a muslim longs for the night after a whole day fasting
If this song ever finds you just know it’s not about you at all
And I might try to find you cause you know how much I like to fall
And I don’t mean to cast aspersions on your life but I don’t think your happy
And neither am I , but I just hope you don’t hate me anymore
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