1. |
Awake in a Hospital Bed
03:53
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Let's take a drive to get these bad thoughts off your mind.
No, this ain't the life you had hoped to live
More like a place you'd expect to die.
And they had warned me of mixing my bad drinking with all those ill-tempered worries on my mind.
'Cause once I pick up that bottle I stop thinking
'cause I know one more drink will make it seem alright.
Where'd you sleep last night?
Your friends all say that you could have died.
And there's doctors around your bed in place of friends.
You gave your family a real good fright.
And as you lay in that hospital bed thinking, "How did I get myself in such an awful state?"
Well, if it weren't for the doctors and nurses working there wouldn't be a second chance to set things straight.
And as I lay in that hospital bed thinking, "How did I get myself in such an awful state?"
So I said,
"Will things ever change?"
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2. |
Good Enough
05:33
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Oh, when's it been enough for you?
Its bad enough you almost believe the lies you use to cover the truth.
Oh such a selfish man, oh such a selfish man.
No you never learned how to say no
and you should have been home hours ago.
Such a typical lush.
Always yearning for a different woman's touch.
Wasn't one enough?
You act like you're the one who's been left all alone.
And what do you say when you've been out all night?
When you answer do you think she suspects a thing?
She says you're like a child and she's your shiny new toy.
And she asks,
"Was I ever good enough for you?"
And would you approve of others floating in and out of your bedroom?
Wasn't once enough?
How do you find comfort in a girl you never knew?
No you never learned how to say no
and you should have been home hours ago.
So plant yourself down on your favorite bar stool.
Well, here's your new home.
I guess you approve of feeling used.
Oh, such a selfish man.
Was I ever good enough for you?
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3. |
Song in Bm
03:28
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I swear it only happened once
You and I know we've both made mistakes
'Cause I've seen the way you look towards other men
comparing me to them
So, don't cast the first stone.
But you surely you can't blame me 'cause you know that I've got needs.
I've heard them say that they don't know how you put up with me.
And I've heard them say that he drinks too much and talks with other women you'll probably never meet.
But I swear they meant nothing to me.
You're still the only one I call darling.
And I've heard them say that they don't know how much longer you'll put up with me.
And I've heard them say that they don't know if I'm the same person when I start to drink.
But there's nothing wrong with me.
You know that I've got needs.
There's nothing wrong with me.
You're still the only one I call darling.
Tell me how does it feel to be alone.
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4. |
City Slumbugs
04:01
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Well you stayed out late again.
The city lights are wearing on your skin.
And I really wish you'd have stayed
but I think you're mad that things didn't go your way.
And I see
the dark circles on your eyes from lack of sleep.
But this is where we ought to be.
I think we make this town a bit less ugly.
And I could say I'm the same as I used to
but that'd be a lie.
We all know we change into someone a bit more useful.
I guess its not drastic to say that we change for the best.
Our faces are like souvenirs; a bit dusty and old.
They remind us of our younger years.
We could say we're the same as we used to
but that'd be a lie.
We all know we change into someone a bit more useful.
I guess its not drastic to say that we change for the best.
Our faces are like souvenirs; a bit dusty and old.
They remind us of our younger years.
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5. |
The City
05:49
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You said you don't like the city
and most of the people that you met while you stayed.
So you moved back to this town, used and worn,
but you said it still feels like a home to me.
So, what did you come home to?
All the demons that you left by your bed
And you've got so many people to talk to
but no one can recall the things you might have said.
I think you got this all wrong.
And with each day you get closer
to crossing one more name off those you called your friends.
What were you running from?
There's no use in hiding from your past.
And everyone's got their two cents to throw into that dirty well they named after you.
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6. |
Ghosts
08:31
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I was always told to not believe in ghosts,
they're made up of the things that you fear the most.
Like a waterfall you fell into the rocks below you
Did you scatter into a thousand pieces?
Were you alone?
Did you not have something to hold onto
or someone to help you get through?
Yeah, I think you like the way you drink alone
when no one's home.
Does it make you feel in control?
Yeah, I think you like the way you hurt yourself
when no one's around.
Does it make you feel in control?
Were you unfortunate to get dealt
the best of the worst hands?
No, I think you like the sympathy.
No, I think you like being needy.
No, I think you got what you deserve.
When you gave up on yourself
did you do it for someone else?
Or just to turn a few heads in your direction?
So, tell me what's it like to be
the reason everyone's worried?
I bet it puts a smile on your face as you sleep.
I think you like the way you drink alone
when no one's home.
Does it make you feel in control?
Yeah, I think you like the way you hurt yourself
when no one's around.
Does it make you feel in control?
Were you unfortunate to get dealt
the best of the worst hands?
No, I think you like the sympathy.
No, I think you like being needy.
No, I think you got what you deserve.....
You call yourself a victim in the situations you
keep putting yourself in.
You call yourself a victim in the situations you
keep putting yourself in.
You call yourself a victim in the situations you
keep putting yourself in.
(I think you like the way you drink alone
when no one's home.)
You call yourself a victim in the situations you
keep putting yourself in.
(Does it make you feel in control?)
You call yourself a victim in the situations you
keep putting yourself in.
(I think you like the way you hurt yourself
when no one's around.)
You call yourself a victim in the situations you
keep putting yourself in.
Does it make you feel in control?
Were you unfortunate to get dealt
the best of the worst hands?
No, I think you like the sympathy.
No, I think you like being needy.
No, I think you got what you deserve.....
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