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Cross Country Driving

A car in the night drives west with the high-beam lights on

Inside is a man, two guitars, a mic stand, and some books full of things he wrote

The radio's loud and the moon's in the clouds as he speeds past a mountain town

Puts his hand on the wheel as he tries not to feel so worn after all these miles

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Cross country driving, do you feel alright when you're by yourself?

Out in the middle of nowhere the people who live there think you're someone else

And what an interesting feeling you get as you leave a place you've never been

Wondering will you be back here or will all these faces just slip your mind?

Cross country driving, do you feel alright when you're by yourself?

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Another car in the night's driving east with a headlight broken

It's a woman who drives with a lot to decide and a lump in the back of her throat

The radio's off and the cracks in her window let the night's air inside

Plays a tape that she finds full of songs that remind her of life a long time ago

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Cross country driving, do you feel alright when you're by yourself?

Out in the middle of nowhere the people who live there think you're someone else

And what an interesting feeling you get as you leave a place you've never been

Wondering will you be back here or will all these faces just slip your mind?

Cross country driving, do you feel alright when you're by yourself?

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Now the sun's coming up as the cars both pull up to the station

They both walk inside get a ticket to ride on the next train out of town

They wait at the platform, the sun's in the sky warm and finally the two's eyes meet

In a quick passing glance they both hope there's a chance they'll see that face again

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Cross country driving, do you feel alright when you're by yourself?

Out in the middle of nowhere the people who live there think you're someone else

And what an interesting feeling you get as you leave a place you've never been

Wondering will you be back here or will all these faces just slip your mind?

Cross country driving, do you feel alright when you're by yourself?

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Runaway

Does it ever end?

Is it all pretend?

You know I can't seem to tell at all these days

Around another bend

Don't need cash to spend

I'm finding out now that money rarely pays

You see what goes around

Is always lost somehow

And then what comes around

You know it smacks me in my face

People run aground

Or they run out of town

Its never easy trying to find your place

So you run away as fast as you can

But get down when they're near you

You'd better get down

Runaway

However you can

But stay quiet if they're near you

You'd better stay quiet

Well you can lose your mind

It wont take too much time

You'll be a madman before you know

Let em laugh at you

Take their cracks at you

It wont be long before you learn to play their games

They've seen you before

They'll see you more and more

But just be sure you keep em all out of your head

What they wanna do Is just forget about you

So you just go on forget about them all instead

Or you run away

As fast as you can

But get down when they're near you

You'd better get down

Runaway As fast as you can

But stay quiet if they're near you

You'd better stay quiet

Runaway

As fast as you can

But get down when they're near you

You'd better get down

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Runaway

However you can

But stay quiet if they're near you

You'd better stay quiet

Runaway

As fast as you can

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Don't Know What That Means

Are they looking at me?

Can I feel their eyes?

What's it gonna be?

Another hefty price I'm sure

Just take what you need

You've never asked for a damn thing before

I'll have what you leave

Though you know I'm gonna need more

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Where should you go?

What do I know?

Tell me what you've seen.

Where should you go?

I really don't know

Why are you asking me?

I wanna help you but I don't know what that means

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Is this what it seems?

Did you really try?

You say you ran out of steam

Is that really why you're here?

I know what you mean

You don't have to explain it again

I know where you've been

And you're gonna go back my friend

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Where should you go?

What do I know?

Tell me what you've seen.

Where should you go?

I really don't know

Why are you asking me?

I wanna help you but I don't know what that means

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Can you hear me, do you understand?

Is this all getting through, could you nod for me man?

It seems I'm loosing signal and its fading fast

Are you stuck in some trouble, man?

You know its gonna pass

I wanna help you but I don't know what that means

I wanna help you but I don't know what that means

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Where should you go?

What do I know?

Tell me what you've seen.

Where should you go?

I really don't know

Why are you asking me?

I wanna help you but I don't know what that means

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In Too Deep

Running in circles, running out of things to do

looking for my way down

without a damn thing to lose

Do it for me? Or do you do it for you?

Am I crazy like you say I am

Or is that all just you?

Looking for a way down

With everything left to prove

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Oh no, not again

See I can't go around any longer on this thing

What'd you say, my friend,

I really can't hear what you're saying anymore

How did we wind up here?
Wasting all the borrowed time that we had left

Well I guess we'll wait and see

Just who you are and all those things you're gonna be

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You've grown tired of things you have to look for

Stuck with a life you never asked for

Are you in too deep?

Do you get much sleep?

Is there a light at the end of your road?

Are you in to deep?

Do you get much sleep?

Or is this the end of your road?

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Tell me where to go

It's been a long time since I knew all of these roads

Yeah and would you grab the wheel my eyes are closed

I'm gonna leave it up to you to get us home

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Seems you've grown tired of things you have to look for

Stuck with a life you never asked for

Are you in too deep?

Do you get much sleep?

Is there a light at the end of your road?

Are you in too deep?

Do you get much sleep?

Or is this the end of your road?

Is this the end of your road?

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Did you find the back of your mind

And did you see what you were thinking?

Did it make you doubt or wanna straighten out?

Are you scared of what your drinking?

Do you have those heavy bags you used to carry round

Though they'd weigh you down

And you'd feel like such a fool

Do you feel like such a fool?

Well, well

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Seems you grown tired of the things you have to look for

Your just stuck now, stuck with a life

You never asked for

Are you in too deep?

Do you get much sleep?

Is there a light at the end of your road?

Are you in too deep?

Do you get much sleep?

Or is this the end of your road?

Is this the end of your road?

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Lost and Found

Sometimes I can't even find my feet

And I forget which way that I've been walking in

And I can't remember the last place that I've been

I think I need some help

I think I need some help

Seems sometimes the world's stuck spinning the wrong way

Doesn't anybody feel like that?

Are we all stuck on different pages here my friends

Yeah we could use a hand

We could use a hand

Lost and found

You know I'm stuck here in this box

And all this waitings got me down

Claim me now

You know i'd love to be claimed

But if not I can stick around

Lost and found

And I feel lost now when I'm walking round in my hometown

Strange thing cause I know it like the back of my hand

The people round there they don't quite seem like they used to seem

But I guess I'm not the same man myself

Lost and found

You know I'm stuck here in this box

And all this waitings got me down

Claim me now

You know i'd love to be claimed

But if not I can stick around

Lost and found

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Exhale and Breathe In

Will you catch me when I fall?

I've got a bad feeling I'm going down

Seems you let me get too high and hit the ceiling, not again

You know these days its hard to find much to believe in, its gotta change

The show is over but none of us are leaving

Very strange

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Exhale and breathe in

Exhale and breathe in

Just make up a reason to be alright

It looks like they're outta here now for the night

Stop racing around

Just exhale and breathe in

You'll be alright

They make it hard to find something worth achieving

Once you get older

Just longing for the time you know their all stealing

While you do as your told

Knowing full well now its only you you're cheating anymore

Knowing full well now its only you your cheating anymore

Exhale and breathe in

Exhale and breathe in

Just make up a reason to be alright

It looks like they're outta here now for the night

Stop racing around

Just exhale and breathe in

You'll be alright

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Life is Strange

Drives a freight train

Forgets everybody's name

Keeps a bible, but he forgets to pray

Not a traveller

He's just moving on

He's got theories about why life slips away

Spent a long time

On the same line

Drives for Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Another long haul

Through the nighttime

He's talking to himself but running out of things to say

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And he knows he's not what he used to be

Shakes his head and thinks what happened to me

Well I guess with times that things just change

This thing called life, you know, is very strange

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He arrives home

To his house covered in cobwebs

His little town is full of empty stores

All the front yards

They've got grass thats overground

And the bus is full- the bus is full

of the kids not coming home

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So he sits there, right on his front porch

Smokes a cigarette, remembers brighter days

When his old house, it was brand new

And his rusty car didn't have so many miles

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And he knows he's not what he used to be

Shakes his head and thinks what happened to me

Well I guess with times that things just change

This thing called life, you know, is very strange

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Not Messin' Around​

She wakes up too early for her own good

Says she'd sleep in late if she could

She tries, she tries

Another day, and she'll just stay inside

It's 10am and she's already tired

Surprise, surprise

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All of a sudden she's feeling much older

Don't know what happened but life on her shoulder

It's really weighing her down

Now she's running as it starts getting colder

She's broken down but she's not pulling over

She's not messin' around

She's not messin' around

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From time to time she says she's doing well

But somethings wrong, it ain't hard to tell

She lies, she lies

Does her best to fake a smile each day

but once she's home and she's hidden away

She cries, she cries

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All of a sudden she's feeling much older

Don't know what happened but life on her shoulder

It's really weighing her down

Now she's running as it starts getting colder

She's broken down but she's not pulling over

She's not messin' around

She's not messin' around

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And she says sometimes she just can't stand this place

And she says sometimes, all she wants to do is run

And she says sometimes, she can hardly take it

Well she don't think she'll make it no

but I'll help set her free

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All of a sudden she's feeling much older

Don't know what happened but life on her shoulder

It's really weighing her down

Now she's running as it starts getting colder

She's broken down but she's not pulling over

She's not messin' around

She's not messin' around

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Rain Song

Walk in the door from off the street

Where the rain maintains a steady beat

You dump your things and take a seat

The dog is dreaming she kicks her feet

And as your collar slowly dries

On the radio a singer cries

It's the Belfast Cowboy you're hypnotized

It's the one you've heard a thousand times

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And in your head the questions beg

Answers lost or left unsaid

And the rain drums above your head

You fall asleep in your minds bed

And you wonder can you feel it

You used to hate the rain

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The sun is gone the moon is here

Reminding us tomorrow's near

The old routine ain't hard to fear

It ain't the sweet thing it appears

And in your head the questions beg

Answers lost, or left unsaid

And the rain drums above your head

You fall asleep in your minds bed 

And wonder can you feel it

You used to hate the rain

Can you feel it?

You used to hate the rain

Can you feel it?

Walk out the door into the street

Where the rain still holds its steady beat

You match its tempo with your feet

The morning sounds are soft and sweet

But in your head the questions beg

Answers lost or left unsaid

While the rain bangs down on your head

You hide away in your minds bed

And you wonder can you feel it

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You used to hate the rain

Can you feel it?

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Day by Day

A sweaty hat, some dirty jeans

Some shades I found in New Orleans

Hotel room 1513's got me frozen to the bone

I brought a book here that I won't read

And I'm working hard to get some sleep

I drink some whiskey to wash me clean again

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Moving slowly going day by day

No need to wait for me, see I know the way

Just need some due time, get my things right

I'll be ok

Moving slowly going day by day

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A welcome mat, a gum machine

nothing seems to be that clean

the waitress she is rotten mean but the food it hits the spot

I found the pack I thought I'd lost

but my lighters gone and the vans too hot

I'm digging through everything I've got

For I really go insane

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Moving slowly going day by day

No need to wait for me, see I know the way

Just need some due time, get my things right

I'll be ok

Moving slowly going day by day

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Letter from a Boxcar

Riding a boxcar west

In the days when all of the brakemen leave you be

Its a freeride

There's a cool breeze

And some decent company

And I'm trying to write a letter

So I could send it home to you

But I can't afford the stamp

And the right words ain't coming through

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Days out on the railway

They pass quicker than you'd think

Oh, and you'd be pleased to know

I've kicked my urge to drink

Well I'm searching through my mind

For some good news I can report

But I'm still broke as hell

And the train's gone too far north

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Now the nights are getting colder

My jackets feeling thin

I've been working on your letter

But I'm running low on ink

Oh, if I could find a place

Where they'd let me use a phone

I'd call you up and tell you

that I tried to get back home

But the winters came much faster

Than anyone had guessed

So I had to find a place here

Just know I tried my best 

to get to you

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Aftershocks

Might've seen how my mind has been elsewhere

Like I'm always on edge

It'll seem sometimes like I don't care

Like I'm driving a wedge

But I wont waste your time with the reasons I ain't got

Oh baby, I'm still feeling aftershocks

Still feeling aftershocks

Oh and all of the time that I ain't there

Makes you think that I'm slipping away

It appears that I'm stuck with a death stare

I ain't angry but it wont go away

But I wont waste your time with the reasons I ain't got

Oh baby, still feeling aftershocks

Still feeling aftershocks

(I'm still feelin' it)

(Feelin')

(Feelin' it)

(I'm still feelin' it)

I wont waste your time with the reasons I ain't got

I wont waste your time with the reasons I ain't got

I wont waste your time with the reasons I ain't got

Oh Baby, still feelin aftershocks

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Sweater

A postcard with the queen of England's face

That I sent you when you were gone away

And an envelope I sent back sealed to you with pine

From the trees near where you spent your summertime

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When you'd write back you'd always make me laugh

And I'd hide my correspondence with the others in my stash

And they're still there, full of creases and full of tears

All your letters in a sweater that I don't wear

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And the phone calls late at night on your walk home

And I'd join you, you never liked to walk alone

And I think back, to the love I never shared

And those letters in a sweater that I don't wear

Now I look back, and I wonder if i'd asked

Would you be here? Would I ever have looked back?

Like I do now when I hold on to what's there

In those letters, in that sweater, that I don't wear

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City Near You

They're gonna burn this city down please believe me

Got the whole thing rigged to blow

And did you see the man last night on TV

Said it could be too late but no one knows

No one knows, no one knows, no one knows

War is coming to a city near you

I heard it on the TV so you know that its true

You better run and hide, pack all your things Its the least you can do

When they say war is coming to a city near you

I'm waving white flags all around don't you see me

These cards were stacked, I know

I try to sneak my way out but they see me

I'd try to run but where would I go?

Where would I go, where would I go, where would I go?

War is coming to a city near you

I heard it on the TV so you know that its true

You better run and hide, pack all your things Its the least you can do

When they say war is coming to a city near you

Gonna burn this city down please believe me

You got the whole thing rigged to blow

And did you see the man last night on TV

Said it could be too late but no one knows

No one knows, no one knows, no one knows

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Just a Few More Hours

Been going bout it wrong trying to get it right

Been laying up all night

Don't sleep anymore

I had it in my hands, yeah

But now its gone

Seems I wait too long It happens every time

Just a few more hours here and then I'll try

To come up with an alibi

For things I do but I don't know why

Just a few more hours here and you'll know why

I don't tend to clarify

The things I say we both know are lies

Just a few more hours

Try to make a run but I'm always scared

Make a few repairs that I didn't need

I take the first step then I'll turn around

And hide out in the clouds In peace and in quiet

Just a few more hours here and then I'll try

To come up with an alibi

For things I do but I don't know why

Just a few more hours here and you'll know why

I don't tend to clarify

The things I say we both know are lies

Just a few more hours

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Pretty Penny

She had a way about her

Well not these days

She had some color to her green eyes

But now they're grey

They're just grey

She used to come around here

Now she's gone stray

Can't see her salvation coming

Oh I can't see no way

Pretty Penny wont come through

Anymore like she used to

She's back on reds she said- so blue, so blue

And the worst she says it's true

And there ain't much that you or I could do

Oh Pretty Penny, she wont come through

She wont come through

We tried to keep her running

Well she ran away

Said she was bound to have her troubles follow either way, either way

Now she's been seeing double

For a couple days

Well she's bound to burn to rubble

Wont matter what you say

Pretty Penny wont come through

Anymore like she used to

She's back on reds she said- so blue, so blue

And the worst she says its true

And there ain't much that you or I could do

Pretty Penny she wont come through 

She wont come through​​​​​​