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Something In The Water
03:53
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There’s something in the water fill my cup, fill my cup
Something in the water, come and fill my cup
ooo…
Welcome to the detox, I have to believe
The contents in this cup will set me free
The source is truth, it comes from love
We seek connection, there is never enough
I will drink until I choke, tilt my head my back
Give me hope, this is my chance
The river of light, I’m dying of thirst
Until I get it right, until I don’t hurt
Ooo…
There’s something in the water…
The girls are strong here, the boys show their tears
Men aren’t afraid to love the women of the year
It’s a beautiful day, kindness is king
love who you wanna love, be what you wanna be
There’s something in the water, fill my cup…
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I Try
03:57
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I try to be a good daughter and remember to call you
I get busy doing nothing and one day become two
You know I love you and you’re always on my mind
I try to be a good daughter, my mama, I try, I try
I try to be a good partner and not leave you alone
Sometimes I get it right and this house feels like a home
Other times it’s just a shrine to all the good times gone by
I try to be a good partner, my baby, I try
So forgive me when I get it wrong, tell me when I get it right
I know you think I’m strong, well baby, oh my mama, I try
I try to be a good mother and not get drunk on guilt
From every drop in every bottle of all the milk I spilt
Forty years it was just me then me turned into a we
I try to be a good mother my daughter I try
So forgive me when I get it wrong, tell me when I get it right
I know you think I’m strong well daughter, oh my sweetheart, I try
I try to be a good person, I try to be kind
If I see all the pain in the world it blows my mind
I wish I could do more for all the people hurting
I try to be a good person, oh people I try
So forgive me when I get it wrong, tell me when I get it right
I know you think I’m strong, well people
Oh my sweet girl, baby, oh mama, I try
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Turning my back, walking away
This is the last time you make me cry
Silent attack, what did I say?
I am so tired of wondering why
With each step I say under my breath
You do not deserve my tears, they are reserved for those who love me
I cannot control what you think
This golden rule will set me free
I put you on a pedestal
It makes it easy for you to look down on me
With each step I say under my breath
You do not deserve my tears, they are reserved for those who love
Love me, love me, love me…
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Christmas In July
03:08
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Take my makeup off with disappointment
Waiting around for you is not what I wanted
Let my dress hit the floor, why even try?
Cause waiting around for you is like waiting for Christmas in July
I could see the signs, but chose to ignore them
One look from you and I was daydreaming
And then when we kissed I felt I could fly
Cause being with you is like having Christmas in July
But the waiting got longer, the nights more sombre
And I felt adrift
The tide it receded, you weren’t what I need
And no matter how hard I wished
I reach for the light and rehearse my goodbye
Cause waiting for you is like waiting for Christmas in July
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Hot Chicken
02:43
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You touch my lips with your fingertips
I taste something hot, is that all that you got?
Add a little spice to make it taste so nice
Do you want to try some of my hot chicken?
Folks from everywhere know I like to share
Nothing taste so good in my neighbourhood
Add a little spice, make it taste so nice
Do you wanna try some of my hot chicken?
Burn you from the inside out
Make you wanna scream and shout
Make you shake your hmmmm…
Go and grab a glass of something cool
Don’t be a fool
It might make you cry when you try some of my hot chicken
Mama always said you got to keep your head
Just enough heat to make ‘em move their feet
Add a little spice, make it taste so nice
Do you wanna try, I said do you wanna try some of my hot chicken?
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Won't Find Our Bones
04:16
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Let the horses go, we don’t need ‘em where we’re headed
Drop your guns to the ground, they won’t save you now
Drink the whiskey from the bottle, smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
They won’t find our bones, not where we’re going now
The crimes we have committed guarantee a one way ticket
No amount of ill begotten gold is gonna fix it
Drink the whiskey from the bottle, smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
They won’t find our bones not where we’re going now
See the mouth of hell swallow us whole
Breathing down our necks, throw your crosses in the water
Say hello to Mexico, goodbye wife and daughter
Shake the hand of the devil, turn your back on your saviour
Deliver him your soul in person, that’s the price for bad behaviour
Vemos la boca del infierno comiendonos enteros
Drink the whiskey from bottle smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
They won’t find our bones, not where we’re going now
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Cardinal In The Snow
03:20
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Do I blend, no I don’t blend
I am a misfit from the island
Like a cardinal in the snow
Do I bleed, hell yeah I bleed
When you cut me so deep
Looks like a cardinal in the snow
So swallow down your words with a side of crow
There are things about me that you don’t know
Do I love, I fiercely love
You want a cardinal, not a dove
I am a cardinal not a dove, come on
Do I bend, no I don’t bend
I will defend my little island
Like a cardinal in the snow
So swallow down your words with a side of crow
There are things about me that you don’t know
Do I love, I fiercely love
You want a cardinal not a dove, I am a cardinal not a dove
You want a cardinal not a dove
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Today was the day he was gonna fix the door
The squeak in the floor, that rattle in the eave
And what would she say ‘oh what a lovely surprise’
And the look in her eyes, it’s never a good time to leave
He doesn’t know he’s gone
He doesn’t know he’s gone
No more sunrise or evensong
He doesn’t know he’s gone
Holding his coffee cup, come on your sleepy head
Get out of the bed, half the day is history
But he did not wake up and she dropped his favourite mug
And everything under the rug would stay a mystery
Now she knows he’s gone
Now she knows he’s gone
Raise your glass and sing him a song
Now we know he’s gone
Here is the thing, when you heed the call
And leave us all, you will never know
For those remain we have so many wishes
And unfinished business, we need more time to show…
Show our love, show our love, show our love
Today, today, today is the day, today is the day
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Needy
03:15
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Needy, why you got to be so needy
Why you got to be so needy
Can’t you just let it all go?
Freedom, try a little freedom
Won’t you from all those things
That you think you need
Doesn’t it feel good?
Doesn’t it feel better?
Easy, doesn’t it feel easy
Now that you have just let it all go?
Doesn’t it feel good?
Doesn’t it feel better?
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The Spark
03:52
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Riddled with doubt and garbage mouth
I’m a walking disatrophy
Covered in scars yet here you are
Looking for the best in me
Why do you believe when I can’t see
My own reflection without turning away
You’re the spark, can you see the mark you leave on me?
You always find the best in me
When I wanted to give it all up and walk away
You stuck to me like glue
Whispered in my ear twenty times a day
Hey baby, I love you
You’re the spark, can you see the mark you leave on me?
You always find the best in me
There’s no persuading or manipulating
To try and make you leave
You know my game because we’re the same
And together, yeah, I believe
You’re the spark, can you see the mark you leave on me?
You always find the best in me
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Slow Mover
04:26
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Well it might be a week before I look you in the eye
And it might be much longer before I even try to say your name
Stolen glances, missed chances like grade school dances, I apologise
I’m a slow mover
Don’t expect me to kiss you on the first night
And it might be a month of regret until it feels right, I take the blame
Knees quake like leaves on rickety old trees, I apologise
I’m a slow mover
And when I do make that move I will keep my eyes open
I don’t wanna miss a thing
Let’s sit together and hold hands
Let’s dream of forever and let’s dream of forever and take it as slow as we can
Broken hearts like mended parts can easily pull apart, I apologise
I’m a slow mover, I’m a slow mover, even a slow mover deserves a lover
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The Last Branch
04:18
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Father can’t climb, he says that it’s time
Winter ate spring, it’s taken everything
All that remains won’t turn into flames
No table or chair, just a bed of despair
Oo they need the last branch of the tree
Give the boy a rope, tie it to our hope
A coat and a hat and the head of an ax
She cries not yet, her cheeks are wet
A goodbye kiss and a mother’s wish
But we need the last branch of the tree
Feel the weight in the air, she holds a lock of hair
He can only pace around the empty space
Now just the two, the boy was the glue
No prodigal son or the jealous one
Oo they need the last branch of the tree
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