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By My Side
03:39
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the moon is bright tonight
I see it shining down on the surface of the reservoir
I don't know where you are
but the last time I was here, you were by my side
on that night
it was December, don't you remember?
you were by my side
on that night
when I told you I was ready, ready to go on
but I don't know where to go
you can't help me find my way
I am better off without you
but it won't be quite the same
here by my side
now you're not here by my side
our hopes were high that night
your eyes were a time machine, crystalline and golden
'til you said "hold it",
then something changed, how I wish you were by my side
on that night
it was December, don't you remember?
you were by my side
on that night
when I told you I was ready, ready to go on
but I don't know where to go
you can't help me find my way
I am better off without you
but it won't be quite the same
here by my side
now you're not here by my side
well, let me know
is that alright?
you could stay just one more hour
we could watch the sun rise
and even if I'd never make you change your mind
at least you were kind, you were kind
when you were by my side
on that night
it was December, don't you remember?
you were by my side
on that night
when I told you I was ready, ready to go on
but I don't know where to go
you can't help me find my way
I am better off without you
but it won't be quite the same
here by my side
now you're not here by my side
by my side, on that night {x2}
I remember on that cold December night!
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2. |
Honesty
02:27
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I tried to be patient, did my best not to lie
but when the time came to end it, I was glad to see us die
I had no doubt that you loved me, so I hope you don't mind
to confess some misconceptions: I thought love was kind
what do you want from me?
what do you expect me to say?
you said to be honest
well, it's better off this way
{x2}
you never wanted my surprises, your lips were always shy
I soon gave up even trying as my attempts would pass you by
you never cared for anyone, your eyes were only for me
so get some sense and cut them out, I hope somebody'll make you see
what do you want from me?
what do you expect me to say?
you said to be honest
well, it's better off this way
{x2}
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3. |
Kansas
03:59
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put that song on again
I didn't catch the name
but don't drone on again
how it's my fault, how I'm to blame
for everything that happened back in Kansas
I'm running away!
I guess we're lost again
our car rolls on down highway 49
your arms are crossed again
I know that you're silently judging me, but my job is on the line
as we cross the border the snow turns to rain
I'm running away
and I will not go gently into that cold dark night
I've been driving for hours and I'm too tired to fight
let me go {x2}
I want to go home
I want to go home
but I am home
and I will not go gently into that cold dark night
I've been driving for hours and I'm too tired to fight
let me go, let me go
{x2}
I'm running away {x2}
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4. |
We'll Be Alright
05:33
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so the night began with a whisper
a monologue that cut through the gloom
a vinyl was playing "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning"
as we danced around your room
we knew the songs like childhood memories
we held them too close to our hearts
but when you got out the vodka, I shoulda probably oughta
just stop before the heartache could start
and you asked me to write you a chorus
you know these things, they don't come that way
but you placed your hand soft inside of my thigh
and passed me the rest of your whisky
I sang with a sailor's conviction
like the first day of my life
keep me near
and I promise you we'll be alright,
I promise you we'll be alright
so after two more glasses of the hard stuff
we released ourselves into the night
I was giddy with glee, smiling, "you're the one for me",
and you said "nearly, my love, but not quite"
and you know I have waited forever
and I'm not saying this just 'cause I'm high
but I love you from the bottom of my pint glass, darling
or at least 'til the good feeling dies
so we'll wash these pills with our poison
and pray we wake up feeling fine
but it's got to that stage, I'm forgetting my name
spewing line after damnable line
I sang with a sailor's conviction
or a man at the end of a knife
keep me near
and I promise you we'll be alright,
I promise you we'll be alright
I know, I know
I should probably go
but suffering don't make you a saint
and I may not see you tomorrow
I know, I'm away
this headache will last for a couple of days
but at the end of it all, when we run out of alcohol
will you remember our favourite song?
I sang with a sailor's conviction
like the first day of my life
keep me near
and I promise you we'll be alright,
I promise you we'll be alright
yeah, I promise you we'll be alright
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