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Oh Loretta
02:44
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[Chorus]
Oh Loretta (Loretta, Loretta)
Won't you try to understand
Oh Loretta (Loretta, Loretta)
You say I'm seeing other women but you're out, with another man
Well I haven't been as faithful as the pastor
But I haven't been as faithless as the judge
I been chatting up the youngins at the disco
But the furthest that it's gone's a lipstick smudge
My eyes they have a tendency to wander
But I still don't think that that gives you the right
To cover your affairs by accusin' me of cheating
Using selfish guilt to try and start a fight
[Chorus]
Well I found that pair of handcuffs in the dresser
I noticed there's some varnish off the chair
There's some strange, dark, curly hairs around the shower
And a faint scent of cologne I'd never wear
At first I had a temper like and A-bomb
But then the pressure dropped down off my gauge
I still think you and I work well together
But I'd rather me a lover half your age
[Chorus]
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Babe it's been a long hard day come with me to bed
I'm wearing nothing but a smile just like the night we wed
Some nights I think of Brad Pitt but tonight the need is gone
'Cause darlin' you look great when I don't have my glasses on
[Chorus]
They're sitting on the dresser on the right side of the clock
But your body looks amazing so I think we'll leave 'em off
Your face is slightly hazy but there's this angelic glow
So honey leave the lights on and we'll both enjoy the show
Lets both face we're getting older, got some wrinkles on the skin
A little cellulite and extra hair and that's just to begin
So before we get excited w'these conclusions that we've drawn
Know that girl you look divine when I don't have my glasses on
[Chorus]
We've been together all these years and had our ups and downs
Held each other hand in hand through all the smiles and frowns
Now every time I look at you my heart is just as warm
As when your frames were wire rectangles and your curves were newly formed
[Chorus]
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3. |
Snow Angel
02:58
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[Chorus]
I want to bury you baby
Bury you six feet under snow
So It's no longer just a saying
Now it's true that your heart is so cold
Well you've been showing me the ropes girl
The ropes they burn like hell
Promised you'd be faithful
But I know that ain't your smell
You call me a filthy pig and say that
Men are only dirt
But if you play with fire baby
You know you're goin' get hurt
Everybody's got a limit
And you're the straw that broke my back
So tell me how it feels babe
When your whole world is black
[Chorus]
Well I took you to the kitchen
And I filled you full of lead
Made myself a sandwich
Wiped the bloodstains from your head
Well I wrapped you up in plastic
Got out some straps and cords
Sat you on my snowmobile and
Headed to the woods
To the ski hill where we met
And where I brought you on my sled
A hundred people skiing moguls
Right above my baby's head
[Chorus]
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Carrie Ann
02:24
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[Chorus]
Carrie Ann oh Carrie Ann oh won't you be my girl?
Carrie Ann oh Carrie Ann you're my entire world
I'm casting out my line in hopes that you will take a bite oh
Carrie Ann oh Carrie Ann won't you be mine tonight?
Saw you at the garden party in the middle of the grass
Dancing barefoot with your girlfriends drinking liquor from a flask
We stopped to take a breather, you grabbed everyone in sight
To come and join the party as the day became the night
With flies enough to eat ya and the June bugs in the air
You were trying not to giggle but I liked it, to be fair
Whispered to your friend no doubt about my manly charm
Came to me and said “You've got a spider on your arm”
[Chorus]
I was playing in the band and you were toying with my heart
What I thought was Cupid's arrow was a misguided lawn dart
I blacked out for a second, when my vision became clear
She said “My aim is not the best, but I brought you a beer”
Stumbled off into the night, which ended pretty quick
I was feeling awful dizzy and I felt a little sick
Made it to your cabin where I passed out in the tub
I woke up you were next to me I knew that it was love!
[Chorus]
Carrie Ann oh Carrie Ann won't you be mine tonight
Carrie Ann oh Carrie Ann won't you be mine toniiiiiiight
O.K.
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Bathroom Floor
04:38
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Well if I told you once babe, I told you time and time again
Perhaps it slipped your mind, perhaps we both had too much gin
I went along, and played that role and you believed it all too well
When I left town, I just became another brick that fell
[Chorus]
I didn't mean to break your heart
But it wasn't in the best shape from the start
You and I, I think we found what we were looking for
Lying there on the bathroom floor
Tell me darling were you thinking, I was gonna change my mind?
Were you thinking that I'd come around if you gave it some time?
I believed you didn't love me and I didn't see it then
When you looked at me, I couldn't see your mind imagining
[Chorus]
Well I haven't been around there in a while
And I'll admit I miss the vision of your smile
You said that you were okay but it was eating at your soul
How was I to know?
[Chorus]
You and I, I think we got what we were looking for
Lying naked on the bathroom floor
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6. |
Lord x3
03:05
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[Chorus]
Well I said Lord, Lord, Lord
I don't know what to do
Come on down from heaven and let me know
Lord, Lord, Lord
I'm praying here to you
Come on down and show me where to go
Come to me in person or come down in a dream
Please stop beating 'round the burning bush
You gotta understand that I believe what I can see
So separate the clouds let's have a look
You can surely understand that if I'm not a man of faith
It's because there's not much fact to fit the cause
But I'm praying that it's true because it sounds like a perfect deal
Th't you reside outside our scientific laws
[Chorus]
I'm having me some troubles and I'm having me some doubts
I'm really looking for some good advice
I've tried to help myself, but I /just don't have the strength
I think a little glimpse of heaven would suffice
If there was a clear and simple method not interpreting the scribe
Mankind would all be better off I'm sure
We'd be marching on together all towards the promised land
Ever loving light radiating from our core
Well the Lord sure works in mysterious ways
Something like a dormant disease
By the time I'm sure that you're truly there
I'll be sailing off to fiery seas
[Chorus]
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7. |
Everyone Knows
05:45
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A good hearted woman is getting so hard to find
I've been sitting here drinking, trying to get you off my mind
I promised myself all this worry was through
But sometimes I'm dishonest, I'm still thinking of you
I've tried everything to keep my memory clear
Tried working, tried hiding but still you're right here
Your figure is haunting and your scent wants me dead
I can't get your diction, out of my head
It's your eyes like the ocean, the fringe of your hair
Skin that's like porcelain, on a face that's so fair
Your beauty marked lips oh it's all killing me
I /ust want your love but I know it can't be
I dream my hand is 'round your waist, and yours is on my chest
Then I wake up head pounding and still fully dressed
Like using ice cubes for torture, when I'm stuck in my seat
As the water starts trickling, I just need your heat
It's like handwritten letters, bad luck at the store
Staying up until sunrise from a drunk midday tour
From the curls of your hair to the painted nails of your toes
I've tried hard not to show it but everyone knows
A good hearted woman is getting so hard to find
I've been sitting here drinking, trying to get you off my mind
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8. |
Thrown Back Out Of Love
02:33
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Well she left me for a dark haired boy
She left me in the dark
We were trying hard as we could try
But her bite was twice her bark
When both of us decided it was time to call it quits
She was out all night romancing
Really putting on the Ritz
She left me for a light haired boy
And left me in the ditch
This time I was expecting it
But not the swimmer's itch
I crawled back up all damp and cold
And plopped down on the street
But by that January I was
Curled back at her feet
[Chorus]
Well I don't want her, anymore
But some/times it's really hard to believe
Well I don't want her, but goddamn
When I close my eyes she's all I see
She left me for another and when pushin' came to shove
Once again I'm cold and lonely I've been thrown back out of love
She left me for a dark haired girl
Well that was a surprise
Said it wasn't 'cause of me
She was a sucker for those eyes
Didn't need much 'magination
To know what those eyes would see
Now they're snuggled up together
I'm as lonesome as can be
[Chorus]
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Well I hit the open road
On a hot mid-summer's day
And I went out to a friend's house
Way out west
I told my pretty darling
I'd be gone most all the day
But as it turned out, oh I'd be back
So much sooner than I'd guessed
I went out to your house
Your wife said you were gone
And as a tear rolled down her face
I told her it was gonna be okay
She said “I guess you haven't heard”
I shuttered at her words
That this man who I respected passed away so unexpected
Hours ago
Now I'm not, a religious man
But I reached out for her hand
And I told her he's in a better place
Where all the good people go
I went out to your house
Your wife said you were gone
As a tear rolled down her face
I told her it was going to be okay
I went out to your house
Your wife said you were gone
I wish you all the best and I know now that you can rest
Finally
I hit the open road
On a hot mid-summer's day
And it wouldn't escape my mind, how this world is left behind by us all some day
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10. |
Cuddling Gin
03:43
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I woke up cuddling a bottle of gin, Lord knows the state I was in
The room it was spinnin and my mouth was so dry
I wondered whose bed I was in all alone
I came to terms with the fact by and by
That the bed where I lay was my own
Well I was roaming the streets with my baby last night
Had a couple drinks after work
Met a couple fellers who I thought to be alright
But as the night went on I wasn't quite so sure
They bought a couple rounds and they told a couple jokes
Then one feller took the missus for a dance
Seemed to me the two of them were having too much fun
so I upped my dukes and took a sturdy stance
I woke up cuddling with a bottle of gin, Lord knows the state I was in
I swooped in from the left and I swung in with my right
Striking nothing but a knuckle full of air
When the bouncers drove me out and in the back seat of a cab
At least I found a lump of change to pay the fare
I woke up cuddling a bottle of gin, Lord knows the state I was in
That's the last thing I remember 'till the violence of the lights
And her bitter screech that brought me back to life
Get the hell out of the bed you bastard
Who d'you think you are
Don't you remember buddy say'n'e had a wife?
That's it you're sleeping on the couch and now I'll tell you if you snore
You'll be gone out o'er the stairs and on the lawn
Then she slammed the door and that was that
I scuffed o'er to the couch and there it was
A bottle of gin just partly gone
I woke up cuddling a bottle of gin, Lord /knows the state I was in
The ceiling was spinning and my mouth was so foul
I wondered who's couch I was on in the buff
Then I saw the wife and said I'm really sorry bout last night
I'm not much of a fighter but one hell of a bluff
I woke up cuddling a bottle of gin, Lord knows the state I was in
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Doghouse
02:43
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She was talking to her girlfriend from back in her college days
She was shooting me a glare but my own eyes were but a glaze
She said can you cut out that racket! Yes dear, once I get this lick
Now I've got an aching backside but my scales are getting quick
[Chorus]
Well I'm in the doghouse now
I'm in the doghouse now
Well I'm out here in the pouring rain and I'm in the doghouse now
She was on the couch and tryin'a watch the evening news but now
It seems it wasn't world affairs that was furrowing her brow
I was slapping out some rhythm I was getting pretty good
Well now I'm in the yard I may's'well serenade the neighbourhood
[Chorus]
Well babe she had a headache, among several other things
And I'm quick to get excited when I'm yanking on those strings
Well I got a bowl of water maybe she'll throw me a bone
I guess I'll just keep practising till she lets me come back home
[Chorus]
I'm out here slappin that doghouse bass yes I'm in the doghouse now
“BILL!”
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12. |
Canadian Currency Blues
02:30
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I've been working, in the cold
Everything that I once had I went and sold
I'm trying to scrape up enough of these nickles
to make it up to see my pretty girl
I've been saving and living meagre
but that's only gone and made me more eager
to book my float across the gulf
and give a brand new way of living a whirl
I might be slinging double doubles and staying out of trouble
just so I can pay the rent
But as far as I can figger, our hearts will just grow bigger
'cause a minute spent with her is a minute well spent
I've been dreaming of the Queen
Thinking different ways I could stack up some green
a loonie here, a toonie there
Starts to form a pile you can see
Well babe, I'll tell you what I'll do
With beavers, boats and caribou
I'll try to make it so we're living comfortably
Yeah if you need me I'll be under that duvet
counting blue-faced Lauriers
We'll be scraping by as happy as we can be
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