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I've been looking for you stranger
I've been looking for you friend
I've been wandering the streets
In my dreams again
I've been breathing in the same air
I'll been breathing out, and still
If the loneliness don't kill me
Then the good times surely will
I've been keeping good company
Tanqueray, El Jimador
Singing all the saddest love songs
That ever came before
I could drink myself to Sunday
It's my only cheapest thrill
if the loneliness don't kill me
Then the good times surely will
I wanna stumble from the 3 speed
Shout obscenities down Bloor
I wanna stay the morning after
Wake up on your hardwood floor
If forever seems too far away
I guess it's all we'll know
Just counting down the days
Until the winds of change they blow
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Here I am in the kitchen at last call
leftovers and wine
the hanging judge is taunting me
she's fucking with my mind
I drag me up the gallows stairs
in hopes it pleases her
she just puts the noose around my neck
and leaves me there
I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you)
I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you)
Ok, man, pull yourself together
This ain't dignified
I didn't get here falling down
But heaven knows I tried
tomorrow morning I'll wake up
my head will do me in
I'll stare at this phone forever
till I'm drunk again
I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you)
I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you)
I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you)
I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you)
But I may, someday
Not feel like I could die but just keep on
Keepin' on
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3. |
The Road
05:00
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There was a road
We travelled far
By train, airplane or car
We'd find a home
Away from home
Another open door was never very far
Oh how I miss the winding curve
Guessing what's beyond the bend
All the melodies we heard
From strangers and friends
Oh how the road came to an end
A culdesac, a bungalow and a big old empty bed
Oh how the road came to an end
the vagabond, the recluse once again
There was a time
we moved so fast
From city, town, below the overpass
Reading signs
Chasing yellow lines
Tracing fingers over gas station maps
We'd drink our Coffee at the pie shop
or tequila in the tall grass
All the motel curtains drawn
As the neon signs flash
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4. |
Division 5
02:43
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I went down division five local RCMP to file a missing persons report.
Well, they looked me up and down then their eyes went to the ground, they burst out laughing and they showed me the door.
I showed the officer my tears said, "I ain't seen her in years."
and he said, "Son, do you know where she's at?"
I said, "I'm pretty sure I do, at least the province and the town
but she swears that she ain't never coming back."
And he said, "Brother that's the deal sometimes it's over and done for real
There ain't a goddamn thing the Mounties can do
We get folks speeding in their cars getting way too drunk in bars
But I got just the thing for a sad sack like you."
He pulled out a prewar Double O, wired up in stainless steel
Aimed it at my heart and took a breath
"You sure you're ready for the truth because that's the ammo that I use."
I said, "I am," and raise my hands and dropped my head
And he sang, "Brother, that's the deal, sometimes it's over and done for real
There ain't a goddamn thing the Mounties can do
We get folks speeding in their cars, getting way too drunk in bars
But I got just the thing for a sad sack like you.”
I went down division five local RCMP to file a missing persons report.
Well, they looked me up and down then their eyes went to the ground
They burst out laughing and they showed me the door
Said, “We ain't never seen nobody so lost before.”
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5. |
Manitoba Bound
03:13
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We up and flew the coop way out to Manitoba
September 1981
My mother found herself some kind of trouble
Some unspeakable thing that she had done
Along comes one talk dark and handsome stranger
Miss, it don't matter what you did
Then my brother Jd he appeared that winter
Neck as long as 15 other kids
Now there's a point at which I'm gonna make shit up
When the truth starts boring me to tears
but so far, I'll just stick to simple facts
Cuz I ain't had to make shit up in years
Now we grew up not knowing we were extra terrestrials
Fell out of coldest Northern Lights
With our ticks and our kinks and our crazy mama
Everything is gonna work out right
It ain't pretty but that's how this cookie crumbles
And I do now and then at the thought of it
It's funny once the murky water passes under
Underneath the old Maryland bridge
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Bet The Farm
02:49
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Everybody gets cold feet
Standing on thin ice
Everybody gets too deep
Before they capsize
It's a risk I'll take
With the lovin that we make
Baby, I will bet the farm on you
Everybody plays low stakes
But I got high hopes
Everybody makes mistakes
Baby, I won't
You will call my bluff
You know that I can't get enough
Baby I will bet the farm on you.
Everybody's got thick skin
Livin in a hard shell
But I see rainbows
And I hear church bells
Now the stars align
You were sent from the divine
Baby I will bet the farm on you
Everybody's got a tight grip
Everybody's got a lot to lose
But I've got red lips
And mama needs new shoes
Honey, I'm all in
Is this confidence a sin
baby I will bet the farm on you
You had me at first blush
Honey you're the royal flush
Baby I would bet the farm on you
Oh I would bet the farm on you
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Leave Me As You Found Me
04:05
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Morning will break me
The birdsong too sweet
I cannot emerge
Cannot rise to my feet
Dreams captivate me
But I wake to the cry
Of a lonesome foghorn outside
Leave me as you found me
Don't terrorize this heart
Leave me as you found me
Just leave me and let me be
I cannot imagine a life without you
But you're hardly around anymore
I bury my head in my pillow and weep
The doomsday beat of my heart
Don't leave your rubbish, your baggage behind
Don't leave these thoughts in the back of my mind
Dust off my heart, won't you please just be kind
And let me let you go
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8. |
6 Feet Away
03:45
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I hope I never have to stand 6 feet away from you again.
I hope I never have to wait six months before I hold your hand
I hope there's someone in your house, a proxy or a stand-in
A broomstick you can dance the night away with
So I hope I never have to stand 6 feet away from you again
So happy birthday to me
Two times till my filthy hands are raw
And as I disinfect the doors and rails
I wonder if I'll ever breathe at all
I really hope you don't go changing
No you need for rearranging
You are sunshine and the moonlight
You are
So happy birthday to me
Two times till my filthy hands are raw
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9. |
I Miss The City
03:38
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I miss the city at night
I miss the city at night
having a drink, get in a fight, i miss the city at night
I'll come see your show, buy a ticket even though you can't sing
and your songs are too slow, but I'll come & see your show
I miss the city at night
I miss the city at night
having a drink, get in a fight, I miss the city at night
It's been a long, long, lon, long, lonely year
How did we get from there to here
It's been a long, long, long, long, lonely night
But I love your black skies and your shimmering lights
You're crying and you're holding your shoes
sittin' on the curb like you do
there's nothing i can say to get through to you
crying and holding your shoes
I miss the city at night
I miss the city at night
having a drink, get in a fight, I miss the city at night
It's been a long, long, long, long, lonely year
How did we get from there to here
It's been a long, long, long, long, lonely night
But I love your black skies and your shimmering lights
But Imagine how it's gonna be
when they finally set us free
tears in the street, yours on me
imagine how it's gonna be
I miss the city at night
I miss the city at night
having a drink, get in a fight, I miss
tears in the street, yours on me
I miss the city at tonight
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Sanity, TN
04:52
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Oxygen like contraband
Every move a sleight of hand
Telepathic warfare dreams
Wake me in the night
Breakfast comes at 2pm
Bloody Mary's in the den
Watch the neighbours' matinee
In my crimson negligee
Life gets crazy
I get lost and maybe
This is how I find my way back home
Oh, I get so crazy
But I need you baby
It's a long road back to Sanity, Tennessee
Ants come marching through the door
Strong and purposeful for sure
I lay myself down on the floor
I could learn a thing or two
Life gets crazy
I get lost and maybe
This is how I find my way back home
Oh I get so crazy
But I need you baby
It's a long road back to Sanity, Tennessee
Oxygen like contraband
Every move a sleight of hand
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11. |
Lock It Down
03:09
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I come here empty handed
My cup runneth away
I'll trouble anybody
I see stumble in my way
Cause I am only human
Soluble with wine
Visionary impaired
Leading the blind
Oh, solitude it makes me crazy
Hitch your ride to me now, baby
We could fool the whole damn town
Before they lock us up let's lock it down
I never told you nothin'
That wasn't half a lie
The other half is durable
As dime store double ply
So, call me a romantic
Or you can call me out
But we come together to fall apart
And it's medicine no doubt
Oh solitude it makes me crazy
Hitch your ride to me now baby
We could fool the whole damn town
Before they lock us up let's lock it down
It's a honeymoon in Alcatraz
But there's a rusty fire escape
Put your hand into my hand
And we can call it fate
Or a happy accident
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12. |
Scared of Each Other
04:03
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I miss the bus driver, mailman, the cops
Skateboarders running red lights, but don't stop
I miss the lady who talks to herself in full sentences
but won't look at anyone else
I miss the busker with two rusty strings
Who tends to blow his lunch everywhere when he sings
Cause it didn't matter one way or the other
Unlike now we're so scared of each other
Scared of each other
Sometimes A beggar had his shit down
some kind of gag or some joke that he found
I'd flip a buck or a toon if I had it
Brother it can't always be this bad
I'd take a free hug from some unknown stranger
The risk is worth taking, what's really the danger
Cause it didn't matter one way or the other
Unlike now we're so scared of each other—Scared of each other
I miss Louise who poured beer in a bar
Pretty good singer too, maybe a star
Just to sit down and say, "Hey, you all right?"
Watch some lucky fella get lucky that night
It would not be me, no my dance card was loaded
But it's a beautiful thing watching how it unfolded
Cause it didn't matter one way or the other
Unlike now we're so scared of each other
Scared of each other
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Ethereal folk, Space Cowboy twang. Psychedelic spaghetti western. Intergalactic blues grooves. Pop noir. Since their debut in 2011, Whitehorse has evolved from magnetic folk duo to full-blown rock band. In truth, Whitehorse is never fully either one or the other, but an ever-evolving creative partnership that challenges both artists to explore new instrumental & lyrical terrain with each project. ... more
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