1. |
Embers of Fires Gone
03:17
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I got my heart on the mend
Going drinkin' again
Just sitting at the bar with the Ray-Bans on
You know I, can only pretend
That you didn't break my heart
Oh, honey won't you start me up
Just shake those hips, and keep the truth from your lips
You know' its just a country song
'Cos you never loved me then
And sure as hell it won't be now
We're fading out like a Neil Young song
Oh the embers of fires gone
Oh the embers of fires gone
Don't stop me thinking out loud
Honey it's all I got now
Just give me a chance & I'll be mouthing off
A little too smart by half
And now you got the crowd
Eating out of your hands
You pull those moves just to catch my breath
Oh won't you keep your shit to yourself
'Cos you never loved me then
And sure as hell it won't be now
We're fading out like a Neil Young song
Oh the embers of fires gone
Oh the embers of fires gone
I got my heart on the mend
Going drinkin' again
Just sitting at the bar with the Ray-Bans on
You know I, can only pretend
That you didn't break my heart
Oh, honey won't you start me up
Just shake those hips, and keep the truth from your lips
You know' its just a country song
'Cos you never loved me then
And sure as hell it won't be now
We're fading out like a Neil Young Song
Oh the embers of fires gone
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2. |
Darkest Hour
05:01
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When you feel all is lost
When your past is haunted by ghosts
Her words are gentle and true
Across desolate plains
Through ice and flooding rains
Her hand reaches out for you
Her hand reaches out for you
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
There's nothing to fear
If you give it all
And if, you still fall short
She will tend to your wounds
She will tend to your wounds
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
I'm battered, broken and bruised
I've broken every part I can use
I'm battered, broken and bruised
I am down on my knees
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
You are the light
In the darkest hour
You give me hope
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3. |
Someone Like You
03:42
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Like a feather he fell to earth
A boy with no plan
Holdin’ on for dear life
To his mother’s hand
The sun was bright
But the clouds were black
Hanging over him
Scared to move
Numb with fear
Of where to begin
Someone like you
Someone like you
Someone like you
Out of the blue
Drinkin’, fightin’
Getting stoned
Hiding in the park
Infatuated by the pain
And the Valley lights
He took it to the brink
It was all over you
As the cuts bled on his arms
You came out of the blue
Someone like you
Someone like you
Someone like you
Out of the blue
And all the while I wonder
If I’d still be here today
If I didn’t take my chance with you
Kept on running
Someone Like you
Someone Like you
Someone like you
Out of the blue
Someone like you
Someone like you
Someone like you
Out of the blue
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4. |
Loveday No. 9
04:05
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From across the seas
He came to work
Sent the money back
For his wife and child
It wasn’t long
Before they came
To a strawberry farm
In Redland Bay
Chorus 1
Life was looking good
All the troubles left behind
But they have a funny way
Of finding you in time
Loveday Number 9
The war broke out
Enemies were sought
He caught the eye
Of an informer
He took his seat
Waved good bye
To South Australia
With all your kind
Four years gone and he would never be the same
Took each sunrise with a shot of shame
They closed the camps down and forgot his name
Four years gone and
his boy had taken the reins
They closed the camps down
But left him with the stain
Loveday Number 9
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5. |
Fear of A Bleeding Heart
04:25
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There is something I should tell you
I don’t care now that I’m sober
You can charm me with a smile
I’d rather be drunk and fightin’ all the time
I don’t like being on the level
Back in them hills yeah I can hide
I maintain a state of confusion
Easier than being the star of your illusion
This kind of love
Will fool you at the start
This kind of love
Should’ve left it at the bar
This kind of love
Will hurt you nonetheless
This kind of love
Is the fear of a bleeding heart
The fear of a bleeding heart
Well I guess it’s always hard to do
To pack your bags with a sense of humour
I paid the rent while you blew the bond
Odds on when the landlord comes
He won’t get the joke
I won’t miss you on Sunday
You’ll roll your eyes “I heart that before”
I’ll come back with my tail between my legs
Actions are louder than words
Like my mother said
This kind of love
Will fool you at the start
This kind of love
Should’ve left it at the bar
This kind of love
Will hurt you nonetheless
This kind of love
Is the fear of a bleeding heart
The fear of a bleeding heart
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6. |
Bones
04:23
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I want to look at you like I once did
See all the things I could not deny
I want to take hold of your hand
And prove to you I’m a better man
Bones they break
Hearts they ache
But baby I’ll make them brand new
Lies they hurt
Sorry’s just a word
Baby I’ll make us brand new
I want to go for a walk through the fields
Lay down with you watch it all slip by
But I know I can’t get that back
You said you were mine I wasn’t happy with that
Bones they break
Hearts they ache
But baby I’ll make them brand new
Lies they hurt
Sorry’s just a word
Baby I’ll make us brand new
Bones they break
Hearts they ache
But baby I’ll make them brand new
Lies they hurt
Sorry’s just a word
Baby I’ll make us brand new
Bones they break
Hearts they ache
But baby I’ll make them brand new
Lies they hurt
Sorry’s just a word
Baby I’ll make us brand new
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I lean into kiss you
but I always miss the mark
Embarrassed to say this
but I'm always thumbs at the start
You'd think by now I'd have it
You'd think by now I'd know what to do
Draggin' my feet
Trippin' where I never should
Algebra, that's no sweat
Calculus, don't bother me
But I'll show my love you
With the clumsiness of a clever man
I'm always floatin'
somewhere above the clouds
Nothing to run into
At least I won't hurt myself
You'd think by now I'd see it
You'd think by now I'd know when you're hurt
Too smart by half
To know what I never learnt
Chemistry, that's old hat
Fell asleep, in biology
But I'll show my love for you
with the clumsiness clever man
the clumsiness of a clever man
Physics, go up come down
Found the angle in geometry
But I'll show my love for you
with the clumsiness of a clever man
History, seen it before
Stole all the lines in poetry
But I'll show my love for you
with the clumsiness of a clever man
the clumsiness of a clever man
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I want to take you to California
Watch the sun disappear
Over endless deep blue oceans
In the half light I’ll hold you near
I want to kiss you in technicolor
Like the stars of yesteryear
As the credits slowly roll
I’ll whisper in your ear
Our hearts were lost
Somewhere back in time
Our hearts were lost
Come and sing with me tonight
This lovelorn lullaby
I want to take you to California
Where the truth of fiction abides
In the stories we like to tell
Each other in the dead of night
Let's drive down to the canyon
In the haze of the seventies
Strum my guitar and make it sing
Those cowboy songs so sweet
Yeah, our hearts were lost
Somewhere back in time
Our hearts were lost
Come and sing with me tonight
This lovelorn lullaby
Yeah, our hearts were lost
Somewhere back in time
Our hearts were lost
Come and sing with me tonight
This lovelorn lullaby
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Baby can't you see
together, so alone
Why do you deceive
keeping up the show
What am I to feel
when it gets so cold
Baby I’ll confess
the itch got to much
Trying to forget
easier said than done
In another’s bed
looking for your love
Left with regret
We can never be the same
Turn the page over
We don’t have to be our mistakes
Turn the page over
Baby we can start
pick up the pieces
Tend to broken hearts
moments of weakness
Lay down your guns
he was more than a kiss
Baby do you want
to throw it all away
When we were young
promised to never change
Pictures on the wall
lovers can be saved
Rome don’t have to fall
We can never be the same
Turn the page over
We don’t have to be our mistakes
Turn the page over
Turn the page over
We don’t have to be our mistakes
Turn the page over
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10. |
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I got my heart on the mend
Going drinkin' again
Just sitting at the bar with the Ray-Bans on
You know I, can only pretend
That you didn't break my heart
Oh, honey won't you start me up
Just shake those hips, and keep the truth from your lips
You know' its just a country song
'Cos you never loved me then
And sure as hell it won't be now
We're fading out like a Neil Young song
Oh the embers of fires gone
Oh the embers of fires gone
Don't stop me thinking out loud
Honey it's all I got now
Just give me a chance & I'll be mouthing off
A little too smart by half
And now you got the crowd
Eating out of your hands
You pull those moves just to catch my breath
Oh won't you keep your shit to yourself
'Cos you never loved me then
And sure as hell it won't be now
We're fading out like a Neil Young song
Oh the embers of fires gone
Oh the embers of fires gone
I got my heart on the mend
Going drinkin' again
Just sitting at the bar with the Ray-Bans on
You know I, can only pretend
That you didn't break my heart
Oh, honey won't you start me up
Just shake those hips, and keep the truth from your lips
You know' its just a country song
'Cos you never loved me then
And sure as hell it won't be now
We're fading out like a Neil Young Song
Oh the embers of fires gone
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