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Minnesota To Missouri
04:06
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Chorus
From Minnesota to Missouri, Jesse Did Ride
With nothin' but his pistol by his side
His Children didn't know their Father's real name,
Nothin' of his robberies or the Glendale train
Sherriff down in Cheyenne had him cornered said "Nowhere to run"
Rather than meet his maker, Jesse killed him with his own gun
There wasn't a man alive you'd rather have in the clinch
They ambushed him with 50 marshals, Jesse didn't even flinch
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When he was just 13, too young for the confederacy
He joined a guerrilla outfit and fought for the south fearlessly
While the railroad companies stole peoples land and homes
Jesse would always leave the common man alone
The reward for the outlaw's capture got to be so high
Loyalty was something love nor money could buy...
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2. |
Get Along
02:29
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At graduation there's no consolation, you're in the mean world now
Time's a wastin', gotta find your station, gotta get along somehow
When you're young you believe that life is long
and time is running out when you find out you were wrong
Dangle your legs out over the bed, not afraid of monster's anymore
What you fear instead ain't all in your head and it rattles you to the core
You try to break the cycle but you fall into familiar patterns
and even when you have the best intentions, still heartbreak happens
Put down your money and make a bet, don't even mention luck
your choices aren't about what you get, but what you're giving up
Wise men try to show the fools, how the game is played
and they tell them, you'd be kinder, if you weren't so afraid
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3. |
Montreal
03:24
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Chorus:
It was the powers that be, told the referee
Make that awful call
But I believe in my Hart
Bret never submitted in Montreal, he never submitted in Montreal
He never submitted...at all
The best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be//and everything he got he came by honestly//He was born to compete in that ring just like his Daddy done//and his legend grew and grew with every match he won//Night after night, fight after fight he always put on a show//his success wasn't overnight, it was long painful and slow//Against 500 pounders and 7ft giants Bret wasn't fazed// He did whatever it took to get his hand raised//He became a champion and a hero all around the globe//Heavy lies the crown and with honour he carried the load//
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On that night when his bitter rival left him defeated//His fans knew he never quit, knew he'd been cheated//Behind closed doors Vince McMahon had plotted against him//Said this is one fight the Hitman's not gonna win//He took everything from him, no way to compensate//Bret pushed through the bodyguards and he didn't hesitate//Landed a blow with all his might, sent Vince crashing to the ground//But Bret would always hear the phoney bell ringing, he could never forget the sound//He tried to regroup and come back stronger but he couldn't get over the pain//and though he had his moments, he wasn't ever the sam
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4. |
If/When
03:24
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Chorus
Anyone whose had a broken heart //would rather have broken bones
and anyone whose had love// would rather not be all alone
So tell me my sweetest friend
if it's if or if it's when
If I should die today I would not know it tomorrow//
but if you should leave me now I'd have to live with the sorrow
Will I wake up one day and find you have gone//
Away to all the things that I kept you from
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I tried to make you happy but it doesn't look like I can //
and I won't let you down If I'm not your man
The foundation can't have any cracks of doubt//
if it were to collapse, I just couldn't live without
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5. |
Could Have Run
01:54
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I'm piecing together the timeline
Retracing each step and each move
the conclusion I come to is daunting
I set myself up to lose
Seemingly reaching for reason
Just stumbling around in the dark
the cruelty of life is its brevity
and I've never made my mark
I'm replaying childhood memories
In reference to what I've become
My indecision has been costly
I Walked when I could have run
Oh I remember when I felt special
But now I just feel the way
The reality of mediocrity
Takes its toll day by day
Repeart first and third verses
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6. |
Gambler's Lament
02:45
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I used to think there wasn't nothing worse
But now I wish I had just worked
Earn my keep, get some good sleep
lived a simple life without this hurt
How many years have I lost?
Waiting for the right card to turn
Losses I been chasing, my life I been wasting
On an island with these bridges burned
No wife's sweet caresses, no daughter to buy dresses
No contribution have I made,
Sold my soul but never got paid
Sometimes I get lost in ego
"I've forgotten more about this game, then you'll ever know"
I call your bluff, "You're chasing a flush"
Diamond on the river and again I go bust
I've played cards in England, I've played cards in Spain
I'll bet you Ten Dollars, I'll beat you next game
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7. |
Love Letter
03:03
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She wrote her love a letter, hid it from prying eyes
Said I do not regret Sir, this longing I must disguise
But if my husband knew the thoughts that were in my head
You'd see neither me nor the morning, for we'd both be dead
I was listless and weary before I felt your embrace
abandoned chastity gladly though I was risking disgrace
but if my husband knew the pleasure that I crave
you'd see neither me nor the morning, we'd both be in our graves
Oh my love is there no good ship that could take us far away
where we'd be shrouded from infamy, for the rest of our days
For if my husband knew the deceit that I've managed
you'd see neither me nor the morning, for we both would've vanished
He wrote his love a letter, careful to be discreet
Said he could not let her, risk eternal sleep
I can only envision one solution for us
Your husband has to be the one who bites the dust
I will gladly carry out the deed, for love, this hateful endeavour
and you'll see me in the morning and we can be together
She wrote her love a letter and pleaded frantically
Said you with the hangman, I couldn't stand to see
and though every moment without you is living hell
you'd see neither me nor the morning deep in a prison cell
That was the last love letter, do I have to tell you the rest?
Her lover on the moonlit gallows for taking her husband's breath
I heard her whisper something before she turned away
"You'll see neither me nor the morning" is what I heard her say
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8. |
Salute
03:21
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Chorus
At the end of the day salute the setting sun
and think about what I might have done to possibly deserve you
My mind draws a blank and I just have to give you thanks for
loving me the way you do, loving me the way you do
Verse 1
Sometimes I think what is this all for
But then you greet me like I'm back from a war
When I feel my resolve start to weaken
In this darkness you are a beacon
Chorus
Verse 2
I've loved you in London, New York and Berlin
Loved you from the moment you came in
Romance is threatened by domesticity
but when we kiss I still feel electricity
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
I wonder what you're doing here on a daily basis
and my heart still yearns for our daily embraces
When someone accepts the worse parts of you
and still stand by your side you know that its true
Repeat Chorus
Loving me the way you do x2
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