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The Crying Song
02:05
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I cry when I see you, I cry when I don't
I cry when you speak and I cry when you won't
I cry in all seasons, through all kinds of weather
I cry til I'm broke then cry myself together
I cry cos you came and I cry cos you'll go
I cry out your name though just why I don't know
when they find me drowned at the foot of my bed
they'll wonder how so many tears could be shed
by one girl, over one boy
just one girl over one, over one boy
I cry myself up and I cry myself down
I cry at my house and then all over town
I cry myself under and cry myself over
I cry when I'm drunk then I cry til I'm sober
I cry with my friends but I cry more alone
I cry myself out and then cry my way home
and if you should wonder where I've left my head
follow the river of tears being shed
from this one girl, over one boy
just one girl over one, over one boy
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2. |
Gravel
02:38
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I treated you like gravel
you treated me like glass
expect the worst my darling
and the worst will come to pass
so you gave way beneath me
I shattered on sight
I thought I saw your car pull up
a trick of the light
there's so many things I would say
if you showed up tonight
but you're not the kind
to make the exact same mistake twice
I'll tell your friends I'm sorry
and send love care of them
you'll probably laugh and throw it out
I'll send it all the same
when distance makes us hazy
when time does what it can
I hope you'll see me smiling
with outstretched, open hands
I've done foolish things, said stupid words but
these I mean:
thought you're not the kind
to make the exact same mistake twice
if you did, I promise I'd be nice
if you did - I promise I'd be nice
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3. |
Friend
03:51
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I’ve done some dumb things again
I don’t know how to be your friend
when everything I do revolves around protecting you
from threats perceived and real
it’s wrong but it’s how I feel
if I could switch it off I would
but switching’s just no good
I’d flick it back again
I don’t want to be your friend
I don’t want to be your friend
no, I don’t want to be your friend
I’ve said things I didn’t mean
words like love, just hopeful make-believe
I wouldn’t call them lies, I believed them at the time
and any price I’d gladly pay
to turn the clocks the other way
if I could make it stop I would
but stopping’s just no good
the damage has been done
and I don’t want to be in love
good thing I never was in love
don’t think I've ever been in love
and I don’t want to be your friend
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4. |
Be Your Own Dad
02:37
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I saw a therapist, she said
Be your own dad
I'm gonna make a kit, how to
Be your own dad
Go see your own school play
Be your own dad
Learn to shave
Be your own dad
I grew up but I never grew out of it
Still want a man to tell me he's proud
I grew up but I never grew out
Gonna tell myself I'm proud of me
Be my own dad
Learn to drive alone
Be your own dad
Build your own log home
Be your own dad
If the teacher calls
Be your own dad
Write yourself sick notes
Be your own dad
When your lover quits
Just be your own dad
Cook yourself some dinner
Be your own dad
Be your own dad
But especially when the shit hits the fan
You gotta be your own dad
I grew up but I never grew out of it
Still want a man to tell me he's proud
I grew up but I never grew out
Gonna tell myself I'm proud
And be my own dad!
Change my own light bulbs
Learn to fix a flat
Polish my shoes and cut myself some slack
You know how to tie your laces
You are capable, kind and complete
So be your own dad
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5. |
Wish
02:39
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I wish I didn't wish you weren't funny
I wish I didn't wish you weren't cute
I wish I didn't wish you weren't helpful, but you are
so I do
Seeing you up close is torture
it's bad enough far away, but
I would never ask you to leave
just like I would never make you stay, cos
I have a map in my mind of us
and though our paths don't cross
for twenty years they're parallel
and I wish you well
I wish I wasn't such a bridge-burner
or a better bridge-builder full stop
I wish you weren't quite so forgiving, I
always think you're putting me on but
you're an awfully good person to see me
I can't believe you're stopping to talk
and if you choke on my reminders, well
feel free to walk, cos
I have a plan in my head for us
and though it's rough as hell
it'll come together in the end
I know it will... and if not
I still wish you well
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