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Intro
01:38
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Many years ago I sat by the light of a lone campfire
Listening to the cool autumn breeze, bowl of porridge between my knees
And now I sit here waiting to tell you a tale that'll chill your bones
Don't be afraid, you'll never be alone
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Two Bowls of Porridge
04:37
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She was a redhead with a lot to love
She had the blessed gifts from above
A few pounds north of 255
She really knew how to make a man feel alive, feel alive yeah
I saw her in the distance just a-wranglin' steer
Said, “Hey girl, why don’t you come over here?”
Her horse was havin’ problems, he was lagging behind
So I said, “Come over here and sit on mine!”
I am a cowboy and this is my story
All I've got left are two bowls of porridge
One is for me and one is for her
Now she's never comin' back, I hope she gets what she deserves
We rode together for many a moon
Thinking that I was gonna marry her soon
Woke up one morning and her horse was gone
And she can take my money and my oats, but she can't take my song
Repeat Chorus
Hope she gets what she...
Hope she gets what she...
Deserves
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3. |
Ropin' the Wind
03:47
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In March of '99, well me and Matt had a lot of time
So we started a band and I tried my hand at bass guitar so that we could be stars
Like Aerosmith and G'n'R, a little bit of Cream, and a lot of heart
Had Landon on drums, but with no one to sing, ooh where were our dreams?
Whoa-oh Matt! You're ropin’ the wind baby
Whoa-oh Matt! You're ropin’ off again
Whoa-oh Matt! You're ropin’ the wind baby
Whoa-oh Matt! You were my friend til the end
In the Summer of '02, well me and Matt had nothing better to do
Than go to the store, but because we were poor we got two big beers that I kept as souvenirs
And through all those lonely years, I took 'em down and bottled my tears
'cause ever since you left town, oh Matt I've been feeling down yeah!
Repeat Chorus
Now you're living in Westlake, right off Guillory Drive
Got a son and a daughter and a fire crotch wife
You never made it in the taint removal game
Now those assholes in Libya ain’t even gonna know your name
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Mowin' the Shoulder
05:02
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Well I saw him on the way to work today
Riding up the wrong side of a state highway
He was swimming upstream 'gainst all the passing cars
On a busted old mower flying the stars and bars
Yeah, yeah
And I don’t know why he was taking that Deere on down the road
Lost his legs in Viet-Nam, or got his license to drive revoked
Coulda been coming home from the Country Fresh Buffet
Maybe he was trying his best just to get away
From the voices in his head
Before long he’ll be dead
And he’s got work to do for me and you
Cause he’s mowin’ the shoulder
And he’s growing ever older
The signs are showing that he don’t know where he’s going
And he don’t know that there’s no grass beneath his blades
Tell myself not to laugh, ‘cause maybe he was born that way
Uncle Sam still sends the check, they say it’s 'cause he’s disturbed
But he ain’t hurt no-one, at least none that I’ve heard
No no, none that I've heard
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So I made a left and lost him in my rear view
I went my way and left him to do what he could do
And he’ll be ridin’ that roadside until his dying day
Cuz every morning he gets up to hears them say
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W. H. Bonnie
03:22
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He came from a time not so long ago
When pistols and horses were the things to know
Quick with steel, faster with his wit
Once a man wronged, he could never get acquit
He was a young boy who liked to read
Loved dime novels filled with crime and greed
Tender was his heart and slender was his build
Never found no trouble til a friend's blood was spilled
Billy lived the young man's dream
Free of the burdens that hold most men down
Shot in the back by a one time friend
The Kid fell without a sound
Regulators formed when John Tunstall fell
With law on their side, justice would prevail
The Murphy boys swayed the governor to their side
Lawmen once turned outlaws, they were forced into flight
Lincoln was a county at war
with a price placed on Bonnie's head
Every bounty hunter seeking his reward
Hunted by friends, the Kid then fled
The boys sought help from Alexander McSween
A lawyer friend who gave them the hope to dream
The army found out and gunned him down
Once again, the boys fled town
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Tears on the Pavement
04:05
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Remember the look on your face when I passed you by
The look of pain in your eyes
I could see, you were into me
But the pain inside wouldn't let me say good bye
I think back to that night
See your face in my mind
I wish that I could take back those tears on the pavement
Packed my bags in haste
Never looked back
Passed you without a sound
I could tell you wanted to say good bye
But nothin’ you’d say would ever change my mind
Repeat Chorus
Not your sucker no more, not gonna pick me clean
Not gonna take everything I own and leave me feelin’ cheap
You’re the problem and I am the King
Gonna find me a new girl. Treat her like a queen
I think back to that night
See your face in my mind
Wish that I could take back
All those years you stole from me
All those years you stole
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7. |
Riding in a Boxcar
01:25
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Can you hear those whistles rollin' by?
I know that I sure can
Can you hear them calling my name?
Telling me not to be the same
I'm just riding along
Did you hear what happened to old Fred?
Sat down next to his woman was a rattlesnake instead
Can you hear him calling my name?
Telling me not to be the same
I'm just riding along
We're the ones riding along
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8. |
Two Friends of Mine
05:15
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The ballad of Steven, was a friend of mine
We used to hang a lot - yeah, yeah, from time to time
He moved in with a doctor that he knew
Down the street from Matt, in a neighborhood called Westview
They had two cars, they had two dogs, but only had one bed
"What the hell is up with that?" Yeah, that's what I said
Now I can't get the image from my head
Of Steven and Tim - Steven and Tim, they were livin' in sin, yeah!
Steven and Tim (I was in love)
Steven and Tim (But not with him)
Steven and Tim (I was in love, but not with him!)
Steven and Tim
Dr. Tim took me for a drive one day in his Porsche
I was feelin' mighty fine, of course
We were going ‘bout 65 in a neighborhood without a cul-de-sac
Hey hey, now how about that?
Then Dr. Tim looked at me, pulled out his dick and said,
"Hey boy, ever drive a stick?"
"Hell no, take me back home
Take your bone, and put it back away. Put it back away!"
Steven and TIm (Living in sin)
Steven and Tim (How I remember them)
Steven and Tim (I was in love, but not with him!)
Well I remember I found out they were married
At an old church down in New Orleans
No, no, it couldn't be true, oh Steven how I was friends with you
Now I can't share you with another one, too, no whoa no!
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9. |
Holy Man
05:19
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Doctors said they couldn't have another one 'cause Matt's boys swam too slow
But what they didn't know was a week ago, Matt went to a
Holy Man who reached his hand up inside his soul so he could fulfil his role
As the greatest dad the world would ever know
Now he's rocking a new libido, he's the greatest little dad that the world’s gonna know
Creating kids, watching 'em grow, Matt's a modern day Romeo, oh yeah!
You had first child with a crazy one, but that was just a practice run
'Cause what you didn't say was you couldn't stay, you had a
plan to repopulate the land and your first born son would be the chosen one
But your first try didn't the make the right bun
You had a little girl and then you were done, ‘cause what you really wanted was a little son
To carry on the name of Guillory, so you got a new girl and a new baby, oh yeah!
He could have any girl that he desires
But it's that redhead that's been stokin' his fire, oh yeah
The modern day Romeo leaves temptation behind
That's not to say that he's never made a woman cry
Oh nooooooooo noooo
Now you gotta little army of your own, sitting out there on your Westlake throne
Two little boys and a little girl, soon you'll be ready to rule the world
Startin’ small with your own hometown, soon you’ll own everything around
That’ll be the day of The Guillory, the little Cassanova with Napoleon dreams, oh yeah!
He's the original Romeo, makin' a family all of his own
In his image they will grow, with blond hair, blue eyes, and a healthy bone, oh yeah!
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Flying J
04:21
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I met her at a truck stop, she was lookin’ for a ride
I told her "Hop on in, “cause baby so am I"
It was love at first sight. I should've taken a second look
Should've learned to judge by the cover of that book
Now every time I look south I think of her
Cause she gave me a little gift that I can't return
Five dollars or 50 miles, can’t remember which came first
Her skirt was flipped up over her head and I was about to burst
That mental image will never leave my mind
Just like the love she gave me and a thousand others of my kind
Every time I look south I think of her
Cause she gave me a little gift that I can't return
I still think of her, each and every day
I even make frequent stops at that Flying J
I still think of her, each and every day
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11. |
Dead Man's Curve
07:22
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I always said you meant the world to me
I put you up on a pedestal for the world to see
And if you needed more well then you just should have asked
But now I've got no choice but to put my foot on the gas
I know I'm not much, I just drive a semi truck
But darlin' you were always my little piece of luck
Now that you're gone, I've got no one to blame
But I hate the world, all the same
Wrap my fingers around this cold and empty bottle
Since that night I've been livin life half-throttle
I'm coming 'round now to Dead Man's Curve
I’m gonna finally give it the name it deserves
What's a bruise on the cheek between lovers?
I thought it was called foreplay when we were under the covers
You had a different idea of how love was supposed to feel
And so you headed for your mom’s house and I hit the road for my wounds to heal
Repeat Chorus
If you don't get this letter the paper might print lies
So come on out to the curve and see it with your own eyes
I’m gonna leave a crater the size of the hole in my heart
Your boyfriend’s tied up beside me, we’re gonna give you a new start
I wrap my fingers 'round this cold and empty bottle
Ever since that night I've been living life half-throttle
And I'm coming 'round now to the Dead Man's Curve
Gonna commit my body, back to the earth
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