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The Very Beginning
05:11
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You had a dream the other night I was hangin’ out with all these people
I took issue with you jokin’ ‘bout a cross and a gothic steeple
And if your memory serves you well, I was angrier than words can tell
So we had to start over from the very beginning
I wish we could start over from the very beginning
I wish we could start over from the very beginning
There were never ever words that were so damn true
Words makin’ me so blue
Like startin’ from the very beginning …
Now it’s many weeks on with your karma and your prophecy
Well the first one’s a bitch and the second’s true to some degree
Now I’m just like royalty without a throne
Like a hobo missing home
I’m like startin’ from the very beginning
I wish we could start over from the very beginning
I wish we could start over from the very beginning
There were never ever words that were so damn true
Words makin’ me so blue
Like startin’ from the very beginning, oh baby I’m startin’ from the very beginning …
You should have somebody lovin’ you
Like a Montauk breeze kissin’ your shoulders in your tank-top
While I won’t be there for you anymore
It’s just the way things turn out sometimes, sometimes how things turn out
Yes they do
Ho, where’s the light, the darkness that descends on me
Ho, make it bright, like a pyre on a boat goin’ out to sea
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2. |
Old Wooden Floor
02:53
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I woke up this mornin’ with a bottle next to me and my head upon an old wooden floor
The air conditioner runnin’ in the heat of the day, in a life that I don’t want anymore
They say destiny’s a thing, whether you want it or not
Like the turnin’ of the season in a wardrobe you’ve got
You can change the clothes but not the man
Inside of these feelings that always needs its whiskey
So I’ll get this mornin’ but knowin’ what I do
That’s barely time today to call my own
I’ll pretend to find a window to finally make a change
Before I’m thirsty like I’ve always been before
‘Cause those neon lights are callin’ at the corner liquor store
Like the sirens in their mystery on some far distant shore
There’s nobody left to tie me down and sit with these feelings
That always needs its whiskey
I woke up this mornin’ with a bottle next to me and my head upon the old wooden floor
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3. |
Pretty Mama
02:46
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The song that their playing, it’s older than a stone
I feel it in my heart, I feel it in my bones
The fiddle’s like a singer but the singers nearly gone
The guitar and bass, are barely hanging on
I see it in your eyes, that you’re drummin’ with your thumbs
I’d ask for a dance but the words won’t come
I’m sure I’m not the type for pretty’s girl draw
But another shot of Beam’ll make stronger than strong
You offer me your hand and you tell in the glow
Of this cavernous light, “Let’s Dosey Doe”
Come on pretty mamma won’t you take me down to this little hole in the wall on the edge of town
Wanna stick around until the break of day and let a little song take our troubles away
I wonder what you’re thinkin’ as we’re cheek to cheek
Dancin’ like you and me were meant to meet
There’s so many other snappy lookers in the bar
I guess that the whiskey’s really doin’ its job
You kiss me like a lover and tell in the glow
Of this cavernous light, “Let’s Dosey Doe”
Come on pretty mamma won’t you take you down to this little hole in the wall on the edge of town
Wanna stick around until the break of day and let a little song take our troubles away
There’ll be time enough later to take out the trash
Pay the bills and give the kids a bath
All my life, I’ve been grinding that stone, wanna slip away with you all alone
The band’s packed up, there’s sawdust in your hair
They’re shoutin’ out “Last Call” but we don’t care
I waltz you to the car, turn the radio on, for one more dance, one last song
I take you by the waist in the lamplight glow to allemande left, and dosey doe
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4. |
The Way That You Are
04:06
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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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5. |
What a Father Would Do
03:32
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Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
Well, you took the life of my first born, you laid with my wife too
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you
You brought war upon the family, you split our house in two
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
You fled the battle cowardly, riding on a mule
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you
Your hair it was caught in a tall oak tree, danglin’ like a fool
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
Three darts to the heart, was the end you
I’d rather be up in that tree Absalom, that’s what a father would do
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6. |
The Shape it Appears
03:23
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7. |
Because You Can
03:47
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If you could fly to heaven’s door would angels make you sigh
The same old heaviness with which you’ve said goodbye?
And if you fall right back down, I might be waiting there
Or finally moved on to find a new affair
So maybe you’re just the kind that doesn’t want to change
After finally workin’ out your detailed plan
You gotta a lot of nerve in leavin’ town, in the moment that you came
To take what’s mine simply because you can
If you could feel the way that I do, it might make you smile
At least you’d be okay with it just for a while
Until the notion passes like a subtle autumn breeze
Harboring the feelings that always seem to seize
So maybe I’m the kind of man who’s got to learn to own
The consequence of reapin’ what he sews
You still gotta a lot of nerve leavin’ town, in the moment that you came
To take what’s mine simply because you can
If you could fly to heaven’s door would angels make you sigh
The same old heaviness with which you’ve said goodbye?
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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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