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Sterling
04:26
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You, you used to call me “baby girl.”
Up on your shoulders I did twirl.
And you who danced around victoriously into town
havin' everybody fooled. And you ruled, but you let me down.
And I’m feeling lonely. I don’t want to be here.
Oh, you’ve bolted the door, I’m not sterling anymore.
You’ve taken this body, becomin' a scoundrel.
I could start a war. I’m not sterling anymore.
If I were the prince to your royal crown.
You would have avenged me and knocked him down.
And my hope is that in my fair time, that nobody's got a life like mine in the silence of "the voice" and no choice but to pay a crime.
I’m feeling lonely. I don’t want to be here.
Oh, you’ve bolted the door, I’m not sterling anymore.
You’ve taken this body, becomin' a scoundrel.
I could start a war, I’m not sterling anymore.
I put the ashes upon my forehead. I tore my robe.
Cryin' and wanderin', hand on my forehead with nowhere to go.
And nowhere to go.
I’m feeling lonely. I don’t want to be here.
Oh, you’ve bolted the door. I’m not sterling anymore.
You’ve taken this body, becoming a scoundrel.
I could start a war, I’m not sterling anymore.
I could start a war, I’m not sterling anymore.
I could start a war, I’m not sterling
anymore....
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Old Fashioned
02:44
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We met up many years down the road
Not so long after two hearts had grown cold
Like the smoke of embers rising in the morning air
Call me old fashioned, I’ll make the coffee, pretend like you care
Call me old fashioned, do me a favor, pretend like you care
I was once in orbit, like the earth ‘round the sun
Sailin’ through a solar wind, like Ziggy on the run
Through the straits and the narrows, I’m finally at port
Call me old fashioned, I’ll make the coffee and be back for more
Call me old fashioned, I’ll make the coffee and be back for more
You can call the sunrise a sunset, if you wanna be that way
Sometimes beginnings are an ends …
To a means in all of us as fresh as the dawn
Call me old fashioned, I’ll make the coffee and be back when you’re gone
Call me old fashioned, I’ll make the coffee, as soon as you’re gone
To a means in all of us as fresh as the dawn
Call me old fashioned, I’ll brew the coffee, as soon as you’re gone
Call me old fashioned, I’ll brew the coffee, as soon as you’re gone
Call me old fashioned, I’ll brew the coffee, as soon as you’re gone
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3. |
The Way That You Are
03:56
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There’s no question how I feel about you, no convincing me it’s really true
I never stopped bein’ strong girl, still I long girl for you
Somewhere deep inside you baby there’s a woman, who needs a man like me
And she’s testin’ the water, in tryin’ to be a friend of mine
But when you’re tired of lookin’ up, and tired of looking down, you’re tired of lookin back, you can take a look around
It’s just the way that you are, the way that you are, you love runnin’ away
There’s the way that I am, the part of my plan to get you back someday
There’s the way that you are, the way that you are, you love runnin’ away
There’s the way that I am, the part of my plan to get you back someday
Yes I’m trying to get my fix on you, I’m not tryin’ to play no tricks on you
I’ll wait around with my good luck, on balconies and bended knees
Somewhere deep inside you baby there’s a woman, who needs a man like me
And she’s testing the water, in tryin’ to be a friend of mine
But when you’re tired of lookin’ up, and tired of looking down, you’re tired of lookin’ back, you can take a look around
It’s just the way that you are, the way that you are, you love runnin’ away.
There’s the way that I am, the part of my plan to get you back someday
Oh I, I’ve gotta a feeling that this feeling, it’s never gonna settle down
Or is it just … is it just a matter of time
Somewhere deep inside you baby there’s a woman, who needs a man like me
And she’s testin’ the water, in tryin’ to be a friend of mine
But when you’re tired of lookin’ up, and tired of looking down, you’re tired of lookin’ back, you can take a look around
It’s just the way that you are, the way that you are, you love runnin’ away
There’s the way that I am, the part of my plan to get you back someday
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At Least For Now
03:12
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You’re not used to lovers always by your side
A thousand times you’ve made your case, while I study the lines on your face
I got tired of takin’ everything in stride to a rhythm I don’t know and a dance that’s not my own
By now I’ve figured out, what you need there’s no doubt
It’s fine with me, oh that’s for sure but it doesn’t make it easier
Did we do the best we could?
Was it more than my desperate longing should make me miss you even more at least for now?
I’m not empty, but now exactly full pride
From the tears that linger yet and feelings of regret
In the morning, reachin’ for you by side like a hole in a bucket by a well already dry
By now there’s no doubt, you got what you need you’ll figure out
It’s fine with me, oh that’s for sure but it doesn’t make it any easier
That I know it’s so damn true, that lovin’ each other ain’t meant for you
It just makes me want you more at least for now
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Matthew Check New York, New York
An American roots musician whose career encompasses everything from Emmy-nominated bluegrass bands to critically-acclaimed solo albums, Matthew Check has never been afraid to mine his personal life — including the vices, victories, loves, and losses of a man who's spent much of his adulthood in a creative whirl — for musical inspiration. ... more
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