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I Got You All Wrong
02:28
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I took you for someone who would cry through the night
And rise in the morning and curse the first light
I took you for someone who was far out and gone
But baby I got you all wrong
I took you for someone who didn't know what was what
Who would break down when the first sign of trouble came up
But you came out swinging
And you came out strong
And baby, I got you all wrong
Baby, I got you all wrong
I got you all wrong
You’re your own kind of gifted
And when you come ‘round here my spirit gets lifted
I took you for a dream that would die with the dawn
But baby I got you all wrong
I took you for someone who would stare at the clock
Who’d want time to speed up but also to stop
But your days are all filled up with good friends and songs
Yeah baby, I got you all wrong
Baby I got you all wrong
I got you all wrong
You’re sweet and you’re quick
And when you bring that love 'round here
I'm crazy for it
Now I want you come back and I hope it’s not long
Cause baby I got you all wrong
Baby, I got you all wrong
Baby, I got you all wrong
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Boy, you must be crazy
If you think that I don’t love you like I say I do
When the night comes through my window
You’re the only one I wanna be next to
The windows are dark, and doors are all locked
But I swear our love it is not lost
Boy, you must believe me
When I say that I will be there when I say I will
When the light comes through my window
You’re the only one I wanna see there still
The man came around and we paid the cost
But I swear our love it is not lost
So stop saying you cannot stay
So go and throw those thoughts away
The flowers will grow up from the frost
I swear our love it is not lost
I swear our love it is not lost
I swear our love it is not lost
I swear our love it is not lost
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That Ain't Nothin'
02:40
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We could've crashed out
This could've been a wild goose chase
You could’ve stayed here in this place
And I could be living with my cousin
But we made it this far
And that ain’t nothin’
We could have pushed back
Could've given away so little
We could have been dancing in a circle
Someone could have cut in
But we made it this far
And that ain’t nothin’
Some days are heavy
And some light as a feather
Sometimes these satellites tear us apart
More than they bring us together
We could've gone wrong
We could've let this pass right by
We could've let the whole thing die
Without a discussion
But we made it this far
And that ain’t nothin’
Some days are crooked
And some days are flat
Some days we focus on the things we want
More than the things we have
Sometimes it's hard to sit right down
And find a moment in the day
To say what we need to say
When nobody’s out running
But we made it this far
But we made it this far
But we made it this far
And that ain’t nothin’
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The One I'm Waiting On
02:33
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Following my heart's gonna drag me down
Drag me to some place enchanted
I don't see the stars, I don't see the town
Or the cars on the road that are stranded
Following my heart's gonna do me wrong
But you're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
Gathering the wood for the fire in the stove
Never gonna warm my hands like your skin
I don't know where it is that I should go
And I'm lost in the cold and the wind
You know I never said that I was strong
You're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
All this time with one foot out the door
The fires will rise
Then they'll die back down again
They're here and then they're gone
While you're the one that I'm waiting on
Following my heart's gonna let me down
Leave me alone in the end
I'm walking through the night without a sound
And then I'm just gonna walk home again
And wonder why you make me wait so long
You're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
You're the one that I'm waiting on
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Old Chords
01:33
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Old chords for new heartbreaks
I keep making the same mistakes, oh lord
And I’m left with old chords
Old chords for new day breaks
For goodness sake please don’t shut the door
On me and my old chords
On and on
It's all here, then it's gone
And it's the start of a brand new day
Here or there, it doesn't really matter where
There's always some new place to play
These old chords for new heartbreaks
I keep making the same mistakes, oh lord
And I’m left with old chords
Just me and my
Old Chords
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Get Out of Here
02:40
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I walked into a river I cannot swim across
Every time I leave that house I run into my boss
And there’s always someone yelling right into my ears
So I guess it’s time for me to get up and get out of here
The man who locked me up
He looked just like my dad
Every time I wag my tongue it always turns out bad
And the TV keeps on telling that I should live in fear
So I guess it’s time for me to get up and get out of here
I guess it’s time for me to get up and gone
The killers came to do their worst and I followed them along
I followed right behind them, my dear
I don’t know where you go
When you go on a trip like that
They always make me circle ‘round
Like a rabbit around the track
There’s water in those mountain streams that runs by cold and clear
So I guess it’s time for me to get up and get out of here
A man came around with a pick and a shovel and his heart pulled back like a trigger
He held the place till he met his grace and then it went to the highest bidder
Sometimes this world just goes away
and gets buried in the snow.
Sometimes she will go away
Then she’s someone I don't know
Maybe I’ll be back around
See you sometime the next year
I guess it’s time for me to get up and get out of here
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Benjamin Adair Murphy Mexico City, Mexico
www.benjaminadairmurphy.com Benjamin fronted the NYC band the Blue Eighty Eights, and has recorded solo albums in Brooklyn, Rome, and Mexico City. He has written lyrics for Nanuchka, Roiki, Electro Morocco, the Monophonic Shooting Spree, and other artists. ... more
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