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1. |
Damn Near Twenty
04:15
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Been damn near 20 but I still feel your ghost,
Must've followed me out here when I ran from the coast,
While you've got my attention, lemme raise a toast,
Tell you what I wonder the most;
What would you be thinking if you saw me today,
If I could hear your voice, tell me what would it say?
Probably insulting, but in anger or play?
Never could tell back in the day;
When my confidence is shaken,
It's followed soon by your advice,
Whether or not your words are taken,
I have to stop and think twice;
Been damn near 20 but I still feel the burn,
Of all those lessons I failed to learn,
Made me feel so small, but somehow I yearn,
For your misspoken concern;
Wonder what you'd say if I could pick up the phone,
Would you give me trouble, for being alone,
Ask me why I have no family of my own,
And how you'd feel if I made it known;
I fear I'd treat my family coldly,
Make them bitter and distressed,
Tell them the same cruel things you told me,
And make them feel second best;
Been damn near 20 but I still hear your voice,
Trying to tell me, that I have the choice,
To let the past go, regain my poise,
Enjoy what I have now and rejoice;
Easy said than done...
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2. |
I'm Comin' Home
03:26
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Well I can't stop movin' or I might just start to think;
And when I can't stop thinkin' of you it drives me to drink;
Well my heart is achin' and my bones are tired,
And I've no place left to roam;
Oh my sweet little darlin' won't you let me come back home;
Well you taught me a lesson when you tossed me on the street;
And it took awhile to sink in but I've got my demons beat;
So I spit out my whiskey and I swallowed my pride,
And I stopped this rollin' stone;
Oh my big cup o' sugar won't you let me come back home;
Oh a man can change;
When he's been ashamed;
Was a dirty stray;
But I've been tamed;
Been tamed by a woman with the purest heart,
This old man's ever known;
You're my love and my life, so won't you let me come back home;
Been two long years since I tasted your sweet lips;
And it feels like forever since I felt your fingertips;
And I miss our children and I miss your love,
And I'm scared of bein' alone;
Oh my cute little hunny won't you let me come back home;
Come on now darlin' it's time for a fresh new start;
Let the love I still feel heal up your broken heart;
I need your laughter and I long for you,
I'm a man not made of stone;
Oh my beautiful baby won't you let me come back home;
I threw down my bottle and I picked up a Bible,
And the Grace of God has shown;
My salvation waits with you,
Let me come back home;
I'm comin' home.
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3. |
I Dig You
02:43
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Just gonna smile a spell, pretend that I'm OK
But my little heart is breakin' more with ev'ry day
Just gonna soldier on and suffer through the worst
Bottle up these feelings 'til they overflow or burst
'Cause I dig you much more than I should
Much more than I thought I would
I love you more than yesterday
Wish like hell that word would go away
Can't help but smile when I see those pretty eyes
Then crash straight down when once again I realize
Those pretty eyes will never look at me the same
Same way I look at you while burning in your flame
'Cause I dig you much more than I should
Much more than you ever wished I would
I love you more than yesterday
Wish like hell that word would go away
I wanna shout it from the rooftops
But the neighbors talk me down
'Cause we know the same people
In this petty little town
And the blue hairs like to gossip
At that little bar downtown
If the word ever got out oh Lord
I'd never live it down
Just gonna drink a spell and think 'bout what to do
To get my mind and body and my spirit over you
Take another shot of whiskey, try to chase you from my brain
Line 'em up, I know I'll be repeating this refrain
'Cause I dig you much more than I should
Much more than I ever knew I could
I love you more than yesterday
Wish like hell that word
Wish like hell that word
Wish like hell that word would go away
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4. |
Like You Mean It
03:54
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I've been down this lonely road a time or two before,
I always lose faith, and turn around;
This time something's different, this time I want more,
This time I swear I'm gonna stand my ground;
If you have an inkling that you might feel the same,
You don't have to say a word, well - maybe just my name
And kiss me like you mean it,
Don't leave me in the dark;
Tell me if you feel it,
Feel a little spark;
A spark that if we feed it,
Could turn into a flame;
Burn away the pretense,
Laying bare our shame;
The road I'm on is winding, and goes for many mile,
Glad you shine your light to lead the way;
When I see your pretty face I trip over my smile,
I Just wish I knew the words to say;
Hope like hell I'm making sense, and you catch my meaning,
If you get my drift now honey, why don't you just lean in,
And kiss me like you mean it,
Don't leave me in the dark;
Tell me if you feel it,
Feel a little spark;
A spark that if we feed it,
Could turn into a flame;
Burn away the pretense,
Laying bare our shame;
Sorry if I said to much, I'm known to overshare,
I'll understand if you walk away;
If you do it's just a cross I'll have to learn to bear,
Been carrying this torch 'round anyway
But if it's love I recognize, when I see you smile,
You don't have to do a thing but stay here for awhile,
And kiss me like you mean it,
Don't leave me in the dark;
Tell me if you feel it,
Feel a little spark;
A spark that if we feed it,
Could turn into a flame;
Burn away the pretense,
Laying bare our shame;
Burn away the pretense,
Laying bare our shame,
Oh who the hell am I kidding,
I don't have an ounce of shame.
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Silence
02:53
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As the reds and blues fade to grey, then to night
Take my hand and come with me away from the fading light
There's a refuge here where we can keep the day alive
Stay awake with the stars and sleep with the sunrise
Sleep with the sunrise
Stay with me
Don't leave me alone tonight
Lay with me
Lay by my side tonight
My side tonight
Hold your body to me under wandering starlight
Wrap yourself around me as the pale moon takes to flight
Let the silence linger, let nothing come between us tonight
Let the cool breeze whisper and cover up the world outside
Cover up the world outside
Stay with me
Don't leave me alone tonight
Lay with me
Lay by my side tonight
In silence
In silence
Silence
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6. |
Like Candle Wax
02:51
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I melt like candle wax with
You
Hid my heart for it's own protection,
Now it runs in your direction;
I shed my skin for something
New
Silouette floats just above me,
Makes me feel so soft and lovely;
I hesitate to find the word,
Too much, too little, too absurd,
Or someone else has said them first,
To quench their own little thirst;
This is not typical for
Me
Always lived on cynicism.
My defense mechanism;
How in the hell'd you make me
See
Old love poems can be true,
Truly in the absence of you;
I hesitate to find the word,
Too much, too little, too absurd,
Or someone else has said them first,
To quench their own little thirst;
I'm your medium and your muse
Mold me however you choose
I'm your medium and your muse
Mold me however you choose
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Still in Denial
03:03
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I remember saying she'll be back someday,
I still believe it with most of my heart;
Thought about reachin out just the other today,
Just to hear her say "Boy,don't you start"
I know she'll be laughing when she says it,
I can still see the gleam in her eye;
She probably thinks that I still don't get it,
But I'm just not ready yet to say goodbye;
So I do little things
But I do 'em with style
So she'll think of me
Every once in awhile
If you see my little queen
And she's lost her smile
Just tell her that her king
Is still in denial
Tell her that her king
Is still in denial
I know she doesn't often think of me,
But when she does I think it warms her heart;
Hangin round the edges hopin' that she'll see,
We're both ready for a second start;
'Cuz I can promise that she'll never regret it,
And she'll always see the love in my eye;
The past hurts but together we'll forget it,
Too busy lookin forward to pay it any mind;
So I do little things
But I do 'em with style
So she'll think of me
Every once in awhile
If you see my little queen
And she's lost her smile
Just tell her that her king
Is still in denial
Tell her that her king
Is still in denial
Tell her that her king
Is still in denial
Just tell her that her king
Is still in denial
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8. |
In The Mirror
04:30
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There's a monster in the mirror, who's taken my place,
Wearing his hatred and shame, on my face,
Blue of his eyes, colored by my disgrace,
Man I thought I was, gone without trace;
No, no, no...resolution
No, no, no...restitution
No, no, no...absolution
Feel, like, there's, just one solution
There's a shadow in my mind, wanting to play,
Making me take what I love and push it away,
Keep to myself, it's the only way,
To placate the dark, keep it at bay;
No, no, no...resolution
No, no, no...restitution
No, no, no...absolution
Feel, like, there's, just one solution
Not what I need, it's what I've earned;
What I deserve, that's what I've learned;
Now that the past, has made it's return;
It'll take what I've built, and watch it all burn;
There's a poison in my blood, coursing my veins,
Tying my body in knots, burning my brain,
Swallow the pill, swallow the shame,
Only thing left, to handle the pain;
No, no, no...resolution
No, no, no...restitution
No, no, no...absolution
Feel, like, there's, just one solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
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The drunken mind speaks the sober heart
Said a girl beyond her years;
Still I hold my tongue till it's drowning,
And the words flow forth like tears;
The pain that's born from regret
That I've choked down deep inside;
Now pours from me like a fountain
Broken by my foolish pride;
And my friend lost to his sadness
Wish I'd clung to for dear life;
Wish I could say "How I love you,"
And your loss cuts like a knife;
I know I've been a stupid man
Spent my love and time unwise;
Wasted chances lay behind me
And their spirits now arise;
To linger like the memory
Of the friend I left behind;
Who's presence hovers gently,
Both to haunt and to remind;
That the memories which mold me;
Aren't so quickly put to bed;
Wish I'd took the chance to speak
The words now ringin in my head;
Unspoken words,
Drifting through no ones ears,
Meant for the one,
Who has since,
Passed me by,
The tamest of seas,
And safest of harbors,
Is all I ask,
Both for you,
And I
The drunken mind speaks the sober heart,
Said a man once knew me well;
Who's since sailed on to his heaven
While I'm rotting in this hell,
A hell of my own making,
Filled with ghosts of yesterday;
Who demand from me a penance,
My soul can never pay.
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Who Knew?
04:09
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We used to talk all hours, all hours of the night,
We used to laugh and smile, 'til the morning light,
Until you went and found, found somebody new,
And left me here to cry, all alone in midnight blue;
You used to tell me secrets, that you knew I'd keep,
I used to tell you all about, what wouldn't let me sleep,
But now you whisper words, all your words to someone else,
And I'm here wide awake, wide awake and by myself;
Who knew,
Second best could feel so bad,
Why'd you,
Have to go and leave me sad,
So blue,
How could you treat me this poor,
Still I'm,
Waiting by the open door;
One day, lo and behold, you came walking back,
I made the choice to cut you, a little bit of slack,
It must have been too much, 'cause now you're gone (again)
You left me here to wonder, what I did t'was wrong,
Now tell me did you love me, sure feels like you lied,
You used my heart to dry, all those tears you cried,
And when those tears ran out, I guess so did my use,
And so you chose to cut me, cut me and my poor heart loose;
Who knew,
Second best could feel so bad,
You knew,
You'd leave me lone and sad,
'Cause you'd,
Gone and done it once before,
So I'm,
Finally closin' up this door
And I'm,
Making sure to lock this door,
So you,
Won't be botherin' me no more.
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11. |
How Could Anyone
02:33
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How could anyone claim this much control over me?
How could anyone bend my mind into this mockery?
Paint my words with my own rhymes and reason
You muddy up the colors like the changing of the season
How could anyone feel good doing what you've done to me?
How could anyone be so cruel so skillfully?
How could anyone ingore my tears so willfully?
You pour cold words on my flaming hot desire
When the smoke clears, Lord, the fires burning brighter;
How could anyone feel good what you've done to me?
I admit that I should've seen it coming
From a million miles away;
Like the spider and the fly, I was drawn in by the lie,
And the games I heard you say you were never gonna play;
How could anyone break my will so completely?
How could anyone twist this knife so sweetly?
Can't stay away despite instinct and intention
You're a nasty drug, I need an intervention
How could anyone feel good what you've done to me?
How could anyone feel good what you've done to me?
How could anyone make it feel good what you've done to me?
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In a Summer Dress
02:45
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Saw a girl out walkin' in a summer dress,
Strawberry hair pulled back tight
The way she moved, had a certain groove,
Lord she was something outta sight;
Our eyes met just for a moment,
As she was crossing the street,
I stared awhile, It made her smile,
Seemed like a perfect way to meet;
Somewhere a song was on the radio,
Thought it was perfect for a dance,
The way she looked, set the hook,
I said "What the hell," and took the chance;
She let out a laugh in her summer dress,
Stepped in so I could hold her tight,
Some people stared, but most just didn't care,
They just went on with their night;
Reached for the band that held her hair up,
Let it fall gently all around,
And when we whirled, it softly twirled,
Like it was dancin' to the sound;
Before too long the song was over,
While I was wishin' for more time
She pulled away ever so gently,
While her hand slipped out of mine,
I let her hand slip out of mine,
And she went her way, I went mine.
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13. |
Free
03:36
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Free
Won't you set me free
Let me out of this cage love
It's suffocating me
Sin
Lead me not into sin
Take the key to these shackles
'Fore they grow into my skin
Light
Longing for the light
Tired of this darkness
And this damned endless night
Hope
Give me a tiny shred of hope my love
My feet are on the platform
My neck can feel the rope
Tightening
Tightening
Tightening
Breathe,
Even hurts to breathe
Whole body is burdened
Wish you'd give me a reprieve
Fire
My soul is on fire
Won't you give me some water
To dampen this desire
Break
Feel I'm going to break
Left twisting in the wind
Too see how much I can take
Free
I won't ever be free
Lock the door good and tight love
I want to hear the key
Tightening
Tightening
Tightening
Tightening
Tightening
Tightening
Tightening
Set me free won't you set me free...
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Well I can't stop movin' or I might just start to think;
And when I can't stop thinkin' of you it drives me to drink;
Well my heart is achin' and my bones are tired,
And I've no place left to roam;
Oh my sweet little darlin' won't you let me come back home;
Well you taught me a lesson when you tossed me on the street;
And it took awhile to sink in but I've got my demons beat;
So I spit out my whiskey and I swallowed my pride,
And I stopped this rollin' stone;
Oh my big cup o' sugar won't you let me come back home;
Oh a man can change;
When he's been ashamed;
Was a dirty stray;
But I've been tamed;
Been tamed by a woman with the purest heart,
This old man's ever known;
You're my love and my life, so won't you let me come back home;
Been two long years since I tasted your sweet lips;
And it feels like forever since I felt your fingertips;
And I miss our children and I miss your love,
And I'm scared of bein' alone;
Oh my cute little hunny won't you let me come back home;
Come on now darlin' it's time for a fresh new start;
Let the love I still feel heal up your broken heart;
I need your laughter and I long for you,
I'm a man not made of stone;
Oh my beautiful baby won't you let me come back home;
I threw down my bottle and I picked up a Bible,
And the Grace of God has shown;
My salvation waits with you,
Let me come back home;
I'm comin' home.
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Scott E. Wells Fargo, North Dakota
Scott's lyrics are heavily influenced by the story tellers his Dad listened to on their many road trips to their favorite fishing destinations. Scott currently resides and records in Fargo, North Dakota.
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