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Don't Say You're Sorry
02:28
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DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY (G. McElwain)
What did I tell you?
What did I say?
Didn't we have this conversation yesterday?
Tears wellin' up inside those puppy dog eyes
I can see 'em comin'
You say that I deserve to know the truth
You keep trottin' it out
It keeps gettin' longer in the tooth
CHORUS:
I don't know who you think you're foolin', dear
But you ain't foolin' me
You can cry those crocodile tears
and beg on bended knee
I been forgivin' and forgivin' you
until my heart was sore
Don't say you're sorry, I don't buy it anymore
What did I tell you?
When will you learn?
I let you have your say now you give me a turn
I think I've seen this same routine so many times
I could recite it
Don't understand how it keeps getting worse
given every opportunity that you've had to rehearse
CHORUS
Least you could do's make an excuse that holds a
thimbleful of water
The devil might have whispered in your ear
but he didn't twist your arm or unhook anyone's brassiere
CHORUS
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Electric City
02:46
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ELECTRIC CITY (R. Stark)
I've been down every one of the streets in this town
too many times, too many times
If I could fight I could make me some money tonight
with these hands of mine, with these hands of mine
I've told lies and I've known some lying men
but I swear to God I never lied to him
He turned around, blew a hole in the solid ground
electric city's got me down
One hand fits where the other one don't
One foot follows where the other one won't
If there's a bad man driving the train won't stop but it'll pick me up
I've been down to the dock at the edge of town
just to ease my mind too many times
If I was all right I could make me some money tonight
but I can't decide, I can't decide
Cause there's a task at hand down where all of those buildings stand
built six feet wide and ten stories high
I could see them all shot to shit with a wrecking ball
in the dead of night, no one in sight
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Now Yer Gone
01:29
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NOW YER GONE (G. McElwain)
If you'd 'a told me you were leaving
I'd've understood
I'd been cold to you; the talking to'd 'a
done me good
I wouldn't 'a tried to change yer mind
not even if I could
If you'd told me you were leaving
Now yer gone
If you'd 'a told me you were leaving
I'd 'a packed yer things
I wouldn't a wanted 'em around here
once you spread your wings
But now you're everywhere I look
You gotta know that stings
Wish you'd 'a told me you were leaving
Now yer gone
I'm haunted by the memory of your face
even though I know that you are in a better place
If you'd told me you were leaving
I'd 'a let you go
It's a woman's right to leave her man
and tell him so
But why you tried to sneak away
no one will ever know
If you'd told me you were leaving
Wish you'd told me you were leaving
Should have told me you were leaving
Now yer gone
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Walla Walla, Washington
01:44
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WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON (A. Reese)
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Prickly Pear
02:02
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PRICKLY PEAR (C. Loughridge)
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Take Back Your Name
02:06
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TAKE BACK YOUR NAME (G. McElwain)
You can keep the ring
I left it on the table
You can keep the table, by the way, that's fine
You can open any mail addressed to both of us
Take back your name
It looks awful next to mine
You can keep the sheets
we slept on if you want them
and that undershirt that I liked sleeping in
I am getting the tattoo removed this afternoon
Take back your name
It feels awful on my skin
Keep my cigarettes 'cause I could use breather
I know I said some awful things but I'm
not taking those back either
You can keep the
memories we made together
of the times we had before this thing went south
You can keep the promises we made with someone else
Take back your name
It tastes awful in my mouth
You can keep the ring and when you take the ring back then
take back your name
I won't be needing it again
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Kitchen Table, Illinois Chicago, Illinois
Some of Kitchen Table, Illinois' favorite United States of America include Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin,
California, Oregon, and Idaho.
Some of our favorite geographical features include freshwater islands, brownlands, steep grades, ravines, tunnels, and horizons.
Some of our favorite emotions include love, heartbreak, and anger.
We write songs about all of the above and more.
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