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Town Without Soul
03:03
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Good to see you, it's been a long time
I do believe girl, it must be a crime
To steal a diamond like you from this mine
Oh, it’s a town without soul
These city streets, they’re always clean
Neat little houses safe and serene
You look closer they’re not what they seem
Oh, it’s a town without soul
And what’s a girl like you, doing in a place like this?
I’m only passing through, for a glimpse of you
And a goodbye kiss
Somebody’s smile is part of a plan
Sometimes love is the shake of a hand
Stay here long and you’ll understand
Oh, it’s a town without soul
People pray but they never take a chance
Music plays but nobody dances
I lived here once, I couldn’t stay
Oh, in a town without soul
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That One Thing
04:28
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Money in my pocket
I got cash to burn
Good fortune knockin’
Everywhere I turn
The sun is always shining
When you got that golden touch
My baby loves me
She’s so good to me
House on the corner
And a big oak tree
Got a bulldog in the backyard
He don’t bark too much
I got all I need but that one thing
Only you can do
I said just one time
One time for old time’s sake
Once we got started
I just could not find the brake
Well sometimes just one time
Might be one time too much
I got all I need but that one thing
I got all I need but that one thing
Only you can do
Why you wanna come ‘round here
Why you wanna come ‘round here
With that one thing
Only you can do
Empty pockets
And a house for sale
She took the bulldog
Such a sad, sad tale
Don’t go chasin’ something
You might never get enough
I got all I need but that one thing
I got all I need
I got all I need
But that one thing
Only you can do
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Progress
03:57
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When I woke up this morning
You weren’t on my mind
That hasn’t happened
In such a long time
A few minutes later
Your memory came
Like a little lost lamb
Getting hit by a train
That’s progress
That’s improvement
I’m better right now by some small degree
That’s progress
Despite what you see
I’m making progress
Don’t worry about me
I drove to the old place
Just outside of town
Sat there in the driveway
The windows rolled down
I heard somebody’s children
Where ours used to play
I didn’t break down
So I guess I’m okay
That’s progress
That’s improvement
I’m better right now by some small degree
That’s progress
Despite what you see
I’m making progress
Don’t worry about me
Days turn to weeks
Weeks turn to years
The passing of time
Brings fading of tears
But misery ages
Like yesterday’s wine
In a decade or two
I’m sure I’ll be fine
That’s progress
That’s improvement
I’m better right now by some small degree
That’s progress
Despite what you see
I’m making progress
Don’t worry about me
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4. |
Just Because You Can
03:48
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Just because you can
Doesn’t mean you should
Just because you did
Don’t mean you did it good
Just because you won’t
Don’t mean you never will
Just because you had a heart
Don’t mean you got one still
You saw the house on fire
Brought gasoline and wood
Just because you can
Doesn’t mean you should
Just because you pray
Don’t mean that you believe
Just because you paid
Don’t mean you’ll be received
Bible in your hand
And the devil up your sleeve
Preying on the hungry
And the easily deceived
Standing in the shadow
Underneath your hood
Just because you can
Doesn’t mean you should
Hold on, hold on
Don’t let go
Hold on, hold on
You took what you wanted
What you wanted took your soul
Just because you’re strong
Don’t mean that you won’t break
We knew all along
There’s only so much you could take
Wide awake at midnight
A feeling you can’t shake
You realize this whole thing
Is just one big mistake
Sheila tried to tell you
It didn’t do no good
Just because you can
Doesn’t mean you should
Hold on, hold on
Don’t let go
Hold on, hold on
You took what you wanted
What you wanted took your soul
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5. |
Breaking Your Heart
04:08
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Our love shattered
When we hit the ground
Pieces scattered
Love came unwound
You keep searchin’
For what can’t be found
And breaking your heart
Is breaking me down
You fall apart
I’m falling down
I hear you crying
I can’t stop the sound
Breaking your heart
Is breaking me down
And nothing’s so sad
As when love lingers on
And nothing’s so cold
As knowing its gone
You keep holding
You keep holding on
And breaking your heart
Is breaking me down
You fall apart
I’m falling down
I hear you crying
I can’t stop the sound
Breaking your heart
Is breaking me down
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6. |
Fatbird
04:12
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Listen everybody, people gather around
Fatbird from the city coming to our little town
We'll have a celebration, gonna have a big parade
Children on the sidewalk selling ten-cent lemonade
Let me tell you people
It's a beautiful thing
Put your hands together
Let the church bell ring
Everybody love to hear the Fatbird sing
See him on the TV, he's on the radio
Fatbird singing in your ear everywhere you go
Bringing back the old songs, don't they sound so good
Momma, Pappa are dancing all around the neighborhood
Let me tell you people
We ought to make him King
Pack up all your babies
Whoever you may bring
Everybody loves to hear the Fatbird sing
Early in the morning before the roosters crow
Fatbird eating muffins in his underwear and robe
Flippin' off the TV, cussin' that remote
If Fatbird don't do something he just might explode
Up in New York City they don't understand
Why everybody wants to shake the Fatbird's tiny hand
Let me tell you people
They don't know a doggone thing
Well they tune in down in Texas
From Beaumont to Beijing
Everybody love to hear the Fatbird sing
Tweet Tweet
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7. |
If We Ever Happened
04:06
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A year and a day now it seems like forever ago
If she had stayed where would I be no I don't really know
It's getting harder to detail the rise and the fall
Sometimes I wonder if we ever happened at all
I have no pictures, no image of me holding you
Except for a memory that finds me when each day is through
I have no letters not one word to help me recall
Sometimes I wonder if we ever happened at all
A love so alive between two it just dies on its own
Hidden from view a disguise to all others unknown
It's just a matter of time, confined to four walls
And sometimes I wonder if we ever happened at all
I feel your hair on my pillow when I close my eyes
I feel your body beside me until the sunrise
And I hear your voice in the darkness at night when I call
Asking me softly if we ever happened at all
A love so alive between two it just dies on its own
Hidden from view a disguise to all others unknown
Its just a matter of time, confined to four walls
And sometimes I wonder if we ever happened at all
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I’m so glad you’re here
You’re such a good friend of mine
And when I’m in trouble
You always are the first in line
So help me now
I don’t know what to do
I think I just fell in love with you
Give me a minute
I think I need to clear my head
Did you just hear what I just heard
I can’t believe what I just said
I don’t understand
But honey it must be true
I think I just fell in love with you
So I’m in love
But honey I don’t know how
If this was meant to be you’d think that
We would surely be there now
Love is blind
It takes a little time it’s true
I think I just fell in love with you
No I’m not, I only had one or two
I think I just fell in love with you
I think I just fell in love with you
I think I just fell in love with you
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9. |
What Happened to Me
04:00
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She sees him sleeping
Doesn’t feel a thing
Laying there beside him
Twisting on her ring
She gets up quietly
And walks the floor again
Wonders how it got so cold
And how it might have been
She says
Where’d she go that bright eyed girl
I use to know, once she
Had the world at her feet, tell me
Was Saturday night just a dream,
And what happened to me
Sometimes they help a little bit,
Sometimes they make it worse
She fumbles through the kitchen drawer
And the bottom of her purse
Realizing its too late
She puts the coffee on
Staring at an empty cup
Waiting for the dawn
She says
Where’d she go that bright eyed girl
I use to know, once she
Had the world at her feet, tell me
Was Saturday night just a dream,
And what happened to me
And every now and then she’ll slip away
To another day
And everything’s okay
She hears him leaving
Doesn’t say a word
Another morning disappears
Another voice unheard
When she says
Where’d she go that bright eyed girl
I use to know, once she
Had the world at her feet, tell me
Was Saturday night just a dream,
And what happened to me
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10. |
One for the Road
02:55
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The singer keeps singin’
The same tired song
Just tune him out for a while
Whatever we’re doing
We’re doing it wrong
Or maybe that’s just our style
I’ve packed up my bags
I’m ready to go
Let’s have one for the road
Give my regards
To all of the boys
Tell ‘em I said hello
There’s winners and losers
They’re all keepin’ score
No one plays for free
The winners they always
Go lookin’ for more
The losers come lookin’ for me
I’ve packed up my bags
I’m ready to go
Let’s have one for the road
Give my regards
To all of the boys
Tell ‘em I said hello
You can try and remember
Try and forget
Try and believe its not true
Throw it away
But some rainy day
It comes back lookin’ for you
I’ve packed up my bags
I’m ready to go
Let’s have one for the road
Give my regards
To all of the boys
Tell ‘em I said hello
Tell ‘em I said hello
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Fred Wickham Kansas City, Missouri
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Fred Wickham is best known for his work with Hadacol, the Kansas City based quartet that released two critically acclaimed records and gained a national reputation for ferocious live shows across the country. The Caravan, formed to support the solo album, Mariosa Delta, blends country, soul and rock & roll into a sound that can only be called pure Americana. ... more
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