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When I think of all the times
I could be gone
I know that yesterday had its place
but a ghost has no home in tomorrow
bare branches against blue skies
So how about you let me stay at your place for a while
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2. |
Outta Dodge (When I Go)
01:58
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This town can bring you down, I know
when you listen to the sound
of the planes above & the streets below
no one can tell you what you don't already know
but I'll take you with me when I go
Here's the tallest glass of gin
here's the cheapest jungle gym
here's that hole you're buried in
here's a burning house of cards
here's the sweetest puppy dog
take him with you when you go
Shade those eyes
one hand in mine
Keep those things
but what I have is mine
We'll watch the rivers run below
blue birds sing & branches blow
& hear the hush of fallen snow
no one can tell you what you don't already know
but I'll take you with me when I go
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3. |
Maria
04:18
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Tonight
Maria's wearing white
behold the happy hush
as the bride & groom unite
& children fall asleep
while their mothers start to weep
& the best man's words are slurred
as he stumbles through his speech
Maria speak to me, won't you please
Maria speak to me, won't you please
Before we get older, throw out a line to me
& I'm here
but I don't know no one here
I've made my rounds around congratulating hens & hounds
& there's no more drink tickets so now it's time to kick it
those faces turning red as the petals on her bed
Maria speak to me, won't you please
Maria speak to me, won't you please
Before we get older, throw out a line to me
Is it you that I see
Is it you?
& now this man
stumbles out the can
he's three sheets to the wind
& he wants to be your friend
tells you that he's ready to start going steady
his hands & lips are bound but she will always be around
Maria speak to me, won't you please
Maria speak to me, won't you please
Before we get older, throw out a line to me
Before we get older, throw out a line to me
Before we get older, throw out a line to me
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4. |
Coasters
02:23
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You're cuter than a bug
you're brighter than a diamond stud
you would be lovely to love
come on by & kiss the sky with me
You're crazy as a bat
you're sweeter than a shit-house rat
you would be wicked to love
cross your toes & hang your clothes with me
once I heard it told
when you drink slow
it's better for you
to taste the one you love
Put it on a coaster
You're bluer than a whale
you're holier than Liza's pail
you would be wicked to love
come on by & cut the tie with me
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5. |
Chopping Up Clouds
03:48
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I am chopping up clouds
& it's all for you
because you're my pal
A cry you hear late at night--
oh what could it be?
You look up at me
but it's all in your head
In a long black dress
she scratches her neck
you stand on the deck
you plan your defense
What did she say?
do you remember?
oh, what could it be?
You look up at me
but it's all in your head
I'm chopping up clouds
as the rear view allows
a rider of death's chariot
& you pick up the check
you review the deck
your arms & your legs feel like lead
but it's all in your head
My, my my
Old habits die easy
I'm your wishing well--
cast a stone into the soft pools of my eyes
A shame
you won't see me through
Was it all that bad?
I threw out your plan
I drove a wedge into your evil itch
but it's all in your head
I'm chopping up clouds
as the rear view allows,
a rider of death's chariot
& you pick up the check
you review the deck,
your arms & your legs feel like lead
I've run my race well
If I lost I can't tell
This ocean tastes like lemonade
I need you like a pocket of rain
It's all in your head
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Neighbors
05:22
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so stuck in my world
when living day by day
it's hard to realize
the people on the next floor
are doing just the same
oblivious of mine
& as it struck twelve,
twelve at night,
turn off the light
our lives used to be
so different, you & me
still I hoped that it would change
now that I'm alone
I always check my phone
for a voice so far away
& as it struck one,
they laugh in fun,
they laugh in fun
& as it struck two,
the noise it grew,
the noise it grew
I can't tell you if it's right, this love
I can't tell you if it's right, this love
Pick up the pieces
don't worry my love
tomorrow's just another day
Listen to the bells
their soft sounds will tell
of a time so far away
& as it struck three,
fall asleep,
fall asleep
& as it struck four,
walk the floor,
walk the floor
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7. |
Wicked Bad
02:49
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I'm searching for a lone star city
I know it's a pity
but I can't find the one I want
I'm cracking like a deep-sea kraken, I know
I'm looking through the trashiest book
& I know it's crooked but I can't seem to put it down
I'm sinking like a four-star drinking gourd
Can't you see that I would lose my shit
wicked bad
for you
I'm searching for a lone star city
I know it's a pity
but I can't find the one I want
running water with a rustic overtone
I'll pick a little sunshine pork-rind telephone land mine
coming down on your head
Jersey Joe's got his ducks all in a row
Can't you see that I would lose my shit
wicked bad
for you
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Choice
04:30
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looking at a choice
speaking in your voice
smiling all the while
cruising down the aisle
life upon a limb
saving it for him
speaking in your voice
looking at a choice
who told you you could get ahead
by laughing off the steam until you're turning red?
looking at a choice
speaking in your voice
walking down the road
mickey a la mode
inside yourself a future grows
nurtured by the choice that you will have to choose
the choice you make today
is all you have to pave
the muddy road of time
the stuff you call your life
I know that anyone can lie
about what he has done but not what he will do
such a choice is all you have sometimes
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Good To You
01:49
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If I was a cook I would spoil the soup
& if I was a kite I would fly in a loop
& if I was a fish I would bloopity-bloop
oh you know I would
If I was a coat I would probably leak
& if I was a cat I would scratch up your feet
& when it's time to stand I would take my seat
oh you know I would
How can I be anything but good to you?
If I was a ring I would probably roll
& if I was a king I would probably snore
& if I was hungry I would ask for more
oh you know I would
How can I be anything but good to you?
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10. |
Burning Ice Cream Cone
02:06
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Love what's best of me
take what's left of me
know you're getting the scraps
Pick a bunch so you can be upset
when the flowers turn into dust
Your love is a burning ice cream cone
your love is a fiery fountain
your love is the racing horse's rush
your love is the moon on the mountains
roam from town to town
throw your burden down
a novel written on rags
Honey
I'm just a man
I'll love you when I can see your train roll around
Your love is a burning ice cream cone
your love is a fiery fountain
your love is the racing horse's rush
your love is the moon on the mountains
mountains
Take another taste
Don't let love go to waste
but don't burn you tongue
Watch those roses grow
cuz you have come back home
& our love has turned to the sun
Your love is a burning ice cream cone
your love is a fiery fountain
your love is the racing horse's rush
your love is the moon on the mountains,
mountains,
your love
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11. |
Ticking Time Bomb
04:12
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Be
can't you be
what you seem
you're hiding in the trees
you got me
you got dreams
you've got fire in your heart
flames of yesterday
fueled by some lover's praise
burn into a bright tomorrow
take your black cat bones
take your bag of tricks & go
I'm a ticking time bomb
in your mind
you've got your fingers on the line
well, I've got mine
so sweet am I
but I've got the devil in my eyes
& I can't tell you when
the spring of love begin
I saw you go before you got here
& I see you coming back
before you even left the track
Dry & spinning nine
I climb the vine
the whispered voice is mine
the flesh is twine
the blood is wine
there's no rhyme or reason here
life is much too long
to justify the song
bleed yourself the rolling stone
& time is ticking down
till I know you'll come around
Readers of the Rolling Stone
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12. |
Dimwit
03:20
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On a late night hung my head
in remorse for what I did
you did it right is what I said
but I can't fool me nor the rest
piling in those yellow cabs
driving through the black eye
of the city's face
& Chinese newsweeks blowing past
the sleeping bags of men in rags
a dreamer with a bottle by his side
I take the time to talk to you
to tell you yesterday's tomorrows taboos
Hear the screams of UFCs
the battles on the mat of dreams
and one more smoke before I go
soon enough
I will not dwell on things that would have not gone well
had I been a desperate man
more desperate than I am
I'd rather be a pauper than a prince
with crowns of my own fashion
fabricated from the dreams of dolls
I take the time to talk to you
to touch up yesterday's tomorrow's tattoos
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13. |
Turn Off The Lights
05:17
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No more money in the bank
no more candles on the cake
what to do about it?
Turn off the lights & go to sleep
No more papers left to read
no more babies left to feed
what to do about it?
Turn off the lights & go to sleep
No more dishes in the sink
nothing left for us to drink
what to do about it?
Turn off the lights & go to sleep.
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Willie Rusert San Francisco, California
Willie Rusert is a singer/songwriter from California. He grew up in the foggy seaside town of Fort Bragg, listening to old radio dramas and watching Yellow Submarine, the Beatles movie. Piano is his first instrument, and he also plays guitar, mandolin and banjo on his latest album, titled Bare Branches, Blue Skies. ... more
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