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Lost My Will
03:27
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When I lost you I lost my will
I changed my mind for a piece to kill
and I don’t think that I’ll be coming round
I bought a gun with 20 rounds
but I lost you I lost my will
when I was nine I had a horse
I rode her long I rode her North
she threw me on my ass one day
my bravery got swept away
when I was nine I had a horse
And it might take more time
and you might wait in a longer line
but please come on back around for him and me
I went to church because I got paid
to sing in choir on Sunday
I change the words made dirty songs
now my religion is come and gone
when I lost you I lost my will
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2. |
Without A Word
05:12
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Big barns and white wells that change to all colors
Sugarfoot horses and all perfect mothers
and can I will I go back there someday
when all complication just seems to fade
I am only six now and you’re only seven
so when do we get to play hockey in heaven
hey there I said I love you he said what’s the point
when we’re miles away and years away
miles away and years away
miles away and years away without a word
he’s suffered the shivers and wasted his mornings
and he collects bottles redeems them for quarters
he sends to his father his sister and his pretty ex-wife
but they’re miles away and years away
miles away and years away miles away without a word
brave you’re going to be brave
and I am going to be so proud
and will walk down the middle of middle road
without a sound without a word
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Sleep
03:55
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sleep take me under her wing
take me now to my only peace
shade me from the summer heat
fly me through the darkness
softly singing in my ear
say go to bed now go to sleep
pillow cloud caress my head
and I am smiling once again
and I am laughing as I cry
I am not afraid to die now here I lie
be with me now here as I lie
Jane it’s late
it’s late don’t you wait
I know these leaves beneath my feet
I smell the fire burning sweet
apple orchards I knew well
I am dreaming of this smell
now go back to your home within this temple
shining sleep in peace
Sleep sweet sleep
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4. |
Velvet Crush
03:06
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I’ve got a velvet crush on you
it seems to make me red and blue
and there’s no more need to sleep
I get high to watch you weep
and I know your tears are true
I’ve got a velvet crush on you
I’ve got a velvet crush on you
I left my wallet in the car
why did I park so very far
I want to buy you shoes and clothes
and a new stud for your nose
I want to buy you moons and stars
I’ve got a velvet crush on you
I’ve got a velvet crush on you
don’t know why I stay here so long and so down
I’m the last one to pack up and go
maybe it’s a cloudy day in your heart
and you’re waiting for me I don’t know I just don’t know
if you don’t mind can I come along
I want to hear you sing that song
the one that goes from fast to slow
you can take me high to low
I want to hear it dusk to dawn
I’ve got a velvet crush on you
I’ve got a velvet crush on you
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Cayenne and Sugar
04:27
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Your life is a tragedy
on the stage for the world to see
and you don’t know where you’re bringing me
but you’re bringing me down tonight
cayenne and sugar cayenne and sugar
spider in the cupboard bare
there’s nothing there that I can share
I offer you this simple prayer
will you take it from me tonight
cayenne and sugar cayenne and sugar
rifle against the kitchen wall
1000 faces at the shopping mall
you’ll get them one you’re going to get them all
and you’re going to sleep easy tonight
cayenne and sugar cayenne and sugar
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Snow
04:29
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Snow I didn’t know there would be snow
and I had no place warm to go
I’d love a room to call my own
can I get a ride
you don’t know how many times I’ve tried
to know the warm of yours inside
or why do you avoid my eyes
and where can I go and who can I be there
snow back to the big town you did go
you took a long and twisty road
and it was there that you call home
I chose to stay behind
it didn’t take long to decide
now I’m all locked up inside
and where can I go and who will I meet there
i Cant remember when we ever had a real home
Gardens of flowers we planted but never saw grown
snow I didn’t know that you would be there
kicking in that snow across the square
when you looked up I wasn’t there
I didn’t know there would be snow
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7. |
Highway Song #57
04:02
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so many stars in the desert sky
formed together to shine on my highway
that takes me back to my dancing partner
and it’s been so long since we dance together
baby don’t you know I’m on my way back home
I like being in love
so many songs on my radio
tune in to some countryWestern station
so many songs of broken hearts
warn me of the danger of a love that’s dying
But that don’t scare me
if that’s the price for this feeling
of being in love
big highway wish you could cut straight through the mountain
big Buick wish you could jump over the planes
full moon pulled me toward either one of my oceans -
set me in motion
big sky won’t you keep me away from the rain
radio’s fading to my favorite song
here in the desert in the middle of nowhere
got this image of you riding shotgun beside me
and it’s fading too so I hit the gas harder
baby don’t you know I’m on my way back home
I like being in love
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Let's Go Ridin'
03:18
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COME a little closer baby
take me on at 2 AM
let’s make it last a little longer
till the sun comes up and we can see again
let’s get a little breakfast baby
you seem a little sad
there’s nothing like these canyons baby
forget those dreams you had
let’s go riding on a crazy night
let’s go riding you know the moon is right
let’s go riding you said you needed a friend
let’s go riding to the sun comes up and we can see you again
I’m going away tomorrow baby
going off to county jail
no matter how hard I’ve tried to win
in this life i’m doomed to fail
I’ll leave you with my Rambler baby
I’ll think of how it makes you smile
close my eyes I see your pretty feet on the gas
and it carries me another mile
let’s go riding on a crazy night
let’s go riding you know the moon is right
let’s go riding you said you needed a friend
let’s go riding to the sun comes up and we can see you again
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Be My Queen
04:22
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be my queen come live with me
half the kingdom is yours to keep
bring your dog and all your stuff
hey bring your ma I’ve got room enough
walk my gardens in silk and robes
name my birds they’re yours to hold
and if you see me just once a day
a better king will rule this place
be my queen
I’ll name a flower after you
send you 100 when each day is new
I could promise you and Island
give you a star in the sky
send you the finest perfumes this fortune could buy
maybe someday you will love me
if you squint your eyes I’m not so ugly
Arthur had Guenevere
Oscar has Nyla
they all say I don’t want to share
my big chair before the fire
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10. |
Tribe
04:22
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11. |
Wisconsin
03:36
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12. |
Rainface
04:00
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13. |
Something in the Night
04:21
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Well I'm riding down Kingsley
Figuring I'll get a drink
Well I turn the radio up loud
So I don't have to think
And I take her to the floor
Looking for a moment
When the world seems right
And I tear into the guts
Of something in the night
Well you're born with nothing
And better off that way
Soon as you've got something they send
Someone to try and take it away
Well you can ride this road till dawn
Without another human being in sight
Yeah just kids wasted on
Something in the night
Well nothing is forgotten or forgiven
When it's your last time around
And I got stuff running 'round my head
That I just can't live down
Well we found the things we loved
They were crushed and dying in the dirt
We tried to pick up the pieces
And get away without getting hurt
But they caught us at the state line
Burned our cars in one last fight
And left us running burned and blind
Chasing something in the night
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Orphan Train Vancouver, Washington
Orphan train has been the vehicle Aram has used to release original songs since 2003. Prior releases were fed to the world under his hyper Armenian banner ‘ARAM’. All albums offer up something a little different, with the thruline of timeless melodies/lyrics and production. Go fig. ... more
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