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Easy Money
04:40
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she could have been an actress
she could have finished school
she could have got her driver's license too
she could have lived in london tokyo or rome
summer times in paris
winters somewhere far from home
easy money reaches for your hand
tell your mother that you're happy
tell your lover he's your friend
feels so easy you are floating on the breeze
you are floating through time
what else is there but time
cigarettes and cafes and model magazines
and filling up the spaces in between
faxes from your father a message from your mom
nothing's really missing you can put your finger on
easy money reaches for your hand
tell your mother that you're happy
tell your lover he's your friend
feels so easy you are floating on the breeze
you are floating through time
what else is there but time
so mingle through the party and take a sip of wine
the sunset on the ocean is beautiful tonight
here's to being beautiful
here's to being young
here's to a lifetime of fun
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2. |
Pearl
03:49
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tommy drowned his sorrow nightly
tommy drowned his happiness too
tommy drowned and drowned till his drowning drowned
and now his drowning days are through
his drowning days are through
he says i'm going walking on the seashore barefoot
i'm gonna get my pearl
it's been waiting on the sea right there for me
a gift from the whole wide world
a gift from the whole wide world
mary left the hour of midnight
when she left her father's house
now she's holding on to moonlight
and she can turn the nightlight out
she can turn the nightlight out
she says i'm going walking on the seashore barefoot
i'm gonna get my pearl
it's been waiting on the sea right there for me
a gift from the whole wide world
a gift from the whole wide world
well i'll tell you a story someone told to me
we can only be as happy as we want to be
the road is open and the toll is free
and you're the only one who knows the way
so hey just say
i'm gonna go
mister mooney made a killing collecting
mountains of gold on the stock exchange
till he opened his eyes and he didn't see why
and he gave all the mountains away
he gave all the mountains away
he says i'm going walking on the seashore barefoot
i'm gonna get my pearl
it's been waiting on the sea right there for me
a gift from the whole wide world
a gift from the whole wide world
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3. |
Cheap Red Wine
03:28
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cheap red wine and the floor
under your mexican whorehouse lights
the summer breeze is leaving baby
do you know what you believe in
you give them all what they want
the loving voodoo virgin baby
lead them to their wishing wells
they drink you and drown themselves
they light you a candle light you a star
falling somewhere from the sky
flickering virgin holding her heart
watching her children cry
candy eyes in your stare
in the painted face you sell out there
watching every word they take
touch them where they want to break
and down to your chambers
past the sleeping nursery door
will she ever know his face
make him disappear in sweat and lace
and taped to your mirror la luna la rosa
la dama y la muerte
blood in the sheets sweat and the cries
the prisons of la valiente
cheap red wine and the floor
under your mexican whorehouse lights
i will sing every song i know to you
i will disappear if you want me to
but give me your kiss give me your mind
give me this house of jacarandas
and the child whose father i dont know
raise her high upon my shoulders
i light you a candle light you a star
falling somewhere from the sky
flickering virgin holding her heart
watching her children cry
o baby cry
cheap red wine
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4. |
Pretty Little Feet
04:26
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all you gotta do is sit on your stool and drink your latte down
watch all the boys peaking through the windows
checking you up and down
all you gotta do is give a little leg and they will walk you a mile
all you gotta do is guess what they want
and put that on for a while
but who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet baby
now that you're on your own
who's gonna kiss your sweet sweet lips
and carry your baby home
who'd gonna love that sweet sad song
playing inside your mind
who's gonna hear your hopes and fears and kiss you baby
kiss you one more time
how many years holding back tears raising that baby girl
nurse and cradle bedtime fables
rocking her little world
and who was the man holding your hand taking you for his bride
silence and grace smile on your face
as you bury yourself alive
and who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet baby
now that you're on your own
who's gonna kiss your sweet sweet lips
and carry your baby home
who'd gonna love that sweet sad song
playing inside your mind
who's gonna hear your hopes and fears and kiss you baby
kiss you one more time
everyone loves you everyone wants you now that you're almost free
everyone tells you you're beautiful baby
is that so hard to believe
so many colors so many flavors in your ice cream store
everyone wants to be your free scoop baby
come on taste just a little more
kiss you one more time
kiss you one more time
kiss you kiss you
gonna kiss you one more time
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5. |
Hard To Say
05:41
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i have more faith in you
than you have in yourself
you know it's true
and i know you'll make it through
with just a little more crying brother
it's hard to do
it's hard to say i love you
it's hard but it's okay
i throw my arms around you
so many other ways
you throw the book at me
and you know i've done you wrong
okay okay
but you know there's more to see
than the angry words we've spoken
just look at me
it's hard to say i love you
it's hard but it's okay
i throw my arms around you
so many other ways
if you ever need me you know i'll come running
if you're ever lost in the dark my eyes
i will give you
my hands
i will give you
so have some faith in me
cause you know i'm right beside you
all the way
and you know someday we'll be
rocking in the easy chair
laughing hey hey
it's hard to say i love you
it's hard but it's okay
i throw my arms around you
so many other ways
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6. |
Home
02:50
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in virginia
in the mountains
in the blue ridge
in the moonlight
in your arms
in your gaze
in your heart
im home
i remember
we were younger
i was smarter
i was a fool
i told you the truth
i told you lies
i told myself
itll be alright
all you ever wanted
all i truly needed
all was time
and you
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7. |
Jennifer
03:06
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ive been burning down
these desert roads
for at least two days or more
you thought i went
back to cincinnati
but im standing at your door
wake up sweet jennifer
i know what a fool i can be
wake up sweet jennifer
i never felt so free
i went as far
as colorado
got caught in nebraska rain
it was then i saw
your good love shining
in the light of a westbound train
wake up sweet jennifer
i know what a fool i can be
wake up sweet jennifer
i never felt so free
now i will ditch that car
and i will ditch that job
and i will ditch that rambling life
just to stay right here
in this shack in the woods with you
night after night after night
wake up sweet jennifer
i know what a fool i can be
wake up sweet jennifer
i never felt so free
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8. |
I Wonder
04:16
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you were the magic of my life baby
you are the reason i still howl in the moonlight baby
now i wonder where you are tonight
baby i wonder
is your baby treating you right
baby i wonder where you are tonight
i wonder
i wonder
i spent a long time on my own baby
i wandered far to find my home baby
now i wish i could find the way
back to where we laughed and played
i wish i could find the stream
that we went laughing in
and splashing in
making love in the clear blue mountain stream
im so much older than the boy who loved you
and youre so much wiser than the girl swept off of her feet
now i wonder who you are tonight
baby i wonder
is your baby treating you right
baby i wonder who you are tonight
i wonder
i wonder
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9. |
Madison Rose
03:46
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i knew a girl named madison rose
she was running outside my window
she and my brother had their very first kiss
when they were standing in our kitchen
madison rose
we let madison play with us
because everybody liked her
sometimes she would lie down in the street
to see if any of us would save her
madison rose
where did you go
one time madison let us all see
what a girl really looked like
we stood in line and she made us all touch it
and promise we would never tell
then school came around and madison changed
she was way too cool to hang with us
into her looks and the jocks and the freaks
she wouldn't even talk to us
madison rose
where did you go
then one day the word came around
there was this great big fight down at madison's
and she took off in the middle of the night
and nobody knew the reason
her mom got sad her father got mad
and smashed up everything in their house
my mama said she was always kind of messed up
and madison she never came back
i knew a girl named madison rose
she was running outside my window
she and my brother had their very first kiss
when they were standing in our kitchen
madison rose
where did you go
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10. |
Sleepy Chloe
03:20
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the independent miss chloe
is walking up the street
dandelions for her hair
ladybugs for feet
reserve and social graces
she laughs them all away
when she finds the faces
who like to laugh and play
who like to laugh and play
she tries on thursday dresses
at the saturday thrift store
she tries one that's her favorite
then she finds five more
she calls you on a sunday
to tell you she's alright
she didn't even need you there
to fall asleep last night
to fall asleep last night
chloe sleepy chloe
gone is the busy day
can you hear your mama sing
so faint and far away
of blackberries and horses
songs across the sea
all the magic places
that you will someday see
that you will someday see
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Dave Crossland Los Angeles, California
Dave Crossland and his hard-loved '49 Gibson J-45 are based in LA. No Depression gave Mother Country a “Los Angeles Best of 2014” and the Boston Herald gave his "Pearl" CD a top-10 album spot with Springsteen and Neko Case. Well-seasoned on the indie circuit, Crossland has supported / shared stages with Shawn Colvin, John Waite, Kenny Loggins, Lindsey Buckingham, Rosanne Cash, America, and more... ... more
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