1. |
All That You Keep
04:40
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let’s ride in your car
‘til the road’s small and dark
and the air smells of orchards so sweet
i’ve heeded the call
there’s nothing at all
could cast me from all that you keep
if i don’t make it home in time to meet you
save a space i’m already on my way
it’s just these old sunken stars resting heavy on my heart
weigh me down even as they light my way
if you know of the way to west virginia
pack your bags and we’ll rest among the pines
and our hearts they may break with the promises we make
but we're better than the doubt we'll leave behind
and i know a better way to go
i’ve been told so many times before
if i can run with you i will
chase down the sun with you i will
if the weight of the worry keeps us wondering
about the stories we lost along the way
know we are small and there is time
and your hand fits into mine
and I'll hold it ‘til you know that we're ok
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2. |
Sad Cowboy
04:06
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when i was little my momma wrote me a song
when i’m lonely she told me to sing along
now that you’re gone i’ve forgotten how to sing at all
take your time walking out the door
i know i won’t be seeing your face anymore
only a fool can forget who she’s crying for
you left your light on i can't see clearly
and all these cold nights have left me weary
and like the tide you pull me tight then roll away
the floorboards keep creaking their way to the space in my heart
dust settles deep in the cracks that I've had from the start
nighttime is darker and longer the brighter the star
i know i'll be crying when all of my laughter’s run out
my heart only knows how to break because you showed it how
but thank you for leaving when you didn't love me at all
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3. |
California
03:23
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take a breath and i’m leaving in the morning
water’s cold and it's seeping through my skin
wish the wind would carry me to california
‘cause i'm feeling that old darkness creeping in
and you know that i don't listen to those songs no more
for sanity and fear of caving in
but i will not erase them from my half-lit heart
‘cause we are only made of where we've been
and i never ask for answers
they're too small to hold the truth
and i never asked for a love song
cause we never had that much to prove
the way to carry sadness is in pieces
if you're careless then the sadness carries you
the truth will come to you without a warning
and to make it out you have to wander through
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4. |
For Dolly
02:54
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took a ride on my bike
in the late morning light
too warm for the season
i can’t wait for the freeze
these can’t be tears falling out of my eyes
’cause i smiled when you said goodbye
you took your time
citing reasons for why
you ain’t living your life
all your days passing by
you cast me aside
and i had to comply
and i smiled when you said goodbye
i don’t know why
i don’t know why
you think i’d cry
i smiled when you said goodbye
now she’s right by my side
and i’ll hold her real tight
i won’t dream of your kiss
i won’t even try
i don’t miss you tonight and it’s no big surprise
cause i smiled when you said goodbye
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5. |
The Holding On
03:23
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hold me like a honeybee in the palm of your hand
cause i’m tired and i’m trying to get home
you told me that you’d wait for me on the edge of the sand
and here i am walking alone
i ain’t scared of the time i’m losing
i ain’t scared of the holding on
i will walk with you if you want me to
but i can’t hold the things you say
if i could draw a map for you on the palm of your hand
it would lead to the wreckage and rust
the places i’ve tried to go but i can’t understand
and the currents that stir beneath us
i never wanted to whisper
i never wanted to wait
i never wanted to whisper
i never wanted to wait
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6. |
To You
02:13
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you make me wonder if my heart’s going under
and i’m coming back, i keep coming back to you
days feel like hours and the rain turns to flowers
and i’m coming back, i keep coming back to you
when we take a walk wish i was holding your hand
every time we part it’s like the sea from the sand
i’m no good at lying, but i guess i’ll keep trying
and i’m coming back, i keep coming back to you
don’t know what’s required for this love to expire
and i’m coming back, always coming back to you
every time we part it’s like the sea from the sand
i told you from the start i hold my heart in my hands
i’m sorry for saying oh that darling i’m praying
you’ll come on back, i keep coming back to you
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7. |
A Love That's Gonna Last
02:27
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brush my teeth with coffee grounds
wash my face in whiskey
that’s what’s been going down since you said you don’t miss me
i’m cruising down the highway going nowhere fast
i’m trying to find a love that’s gonna last
i’m spending all my money on the women on the corner
they’ll tell you that they love you for a bottle of Four Roses
i found a gal with your face on, she keeps me coming back
i’m trying to find a love that’s gonna last
i’ve been wrong before
i have opened up all the wrong doors
i’m too weak to fight
i will lay down all my weapons of desire
i will wave a flag of white
i’ll pray with all my might
that you’ll come home tonight
my momma always told me there will always be another
if it don’t work with sister you can always try with brother
i should have said i’m sorry but now the moment’s passed
i’m trying to find a love that’s gonna last
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8. |
If I Wanted To
03:33
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inside these ribs is a beating beast
they don’t call it a cage for nothing
i’ll hide you a key if you want to come in
you gotta promise to leave me something
every time i turn away
i still feel the sun
if i wanted to
well, i could
if i wanted to
well, i would
i drew a line for you to cross
could you see it in the dark?
without a light or a hand to guide you
would you know where to start?
every time i close my eyes
i still feel the sun
every time i close my eyes
i still feel the sun
well i know that i lied
and i know that i’ve been unkind
but i walked through the fire with my eyes open wide
and it rendered me blind
i wanted to
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9. |
Walking Down The Line
03:24
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i’ve been walking down the line
finding footsteps where i thought that there were mines
i ain’t never been this far
sometimes the road comes up to meet you where you are
and i’m trying my hand
scared to death i might land
on my feet again
i’ve been rolling up my sleeves
to find the places where the good and bad agree
throwing ropes at distant stars
fading lights that flicker when they get too far
when you wake up with nothing to lose
then you wake up with nothing to hide
i can’t sleep with this weight on my chest
i can’t sleep with a space by my side
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10. |
Siren
03:53
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sun poked its rays through the lengthening days
and i never smelled nothing so sweet
lilacs have bloomed so i’ll find my way soon
to the path where the wildflowers meet
you can’t sit still
and i’m going down
this train we’re on
don’t know where it’s bound
when i get home
i’m gonna make my bed
well i know i should be sleeping but i’m doing the best i can
tall maple trees and a wandering breeze
think i’ll go stick my feet in the lake
branches may bend so i’ve got a few friends
who will catch me if ever they break
oooooh, sounds like siren
oooooh, sounds like a rallying cry
let’s let the batteries die
let’s watch the dust floating by
it gathers slowly on the beams
we’ve been picking at the seams
selling stories to survive
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Kings Brooklyn, New York
Kings is
Emily Bielagus (vocals, guitar, percussion)
Steph Bishop (guitars, vocals)
Eric Beug (lap steel, mandolin, baritone guitar, and more).
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