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Valentine
04:07
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She pulls up to the curb and turns off her car
The music stops and the silence closes in
With a big sigh she walks into the bar
but there’s no one there…no one at all
Sweet valentine, won't you let him be mine?
Sweet valentine, won't you let him....be mine?
She waits around for someone to come in, maybe a friend
One drink down she'll gaze out at the town.
It's another day, another day of the same
not much to do just feeling blue, she'll try to smile
Sweet valentine, won't you let him be mine?
Sweet valentine, won't you let him....be mine?
You heartache was over so long ago
Now you’re holding on when you could just let go
The day is long the night is long when you're down
and every man sees you hangin' round
The desperation, the trouble is undefined
But this acting out, it just consumes your mind
Sweet valentine, won't you let him be mine?
Sweet valentine, won't you let him....be mine?
I said sweet valentine, won't you let him be mine?
Sweet valentine won't you let him...be mine?
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Southern Comfort
03:30
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Words as soft as skin calm me down when I’m wearin’ thin Wrapped around this house of stone
The door’s unlocked but I’m on the phone
I walked through Tupelo in the moonlight
The heat oppressing me even at night
I thought about how it must have seemed
Holding onto Elvis dreams
You move me, you always soothe me,
Southern comfort on the back porch swing
Too hot to do anything
And Elvis is dead can’t get it out of my head
And he shined so bright
If only one time I could’ve seen
Lord what a sight it must have been
Words as soft as skin
Calm me down when I’m wearing thin
Wrapped around this house of stone
The door’s unlocked but I’m on the phone
You move me, you always soothe me
Southern comfort on the back porch swing
Too hot...so hot!
And Elvis is dead, can’t get it out of my head
And he shined so bright ya’ll
If only I could have my dream
Just one time I...I’d like to see him
Words as soft as skin
Calm me down when I’m wearing thin
I built this wall up stone by stone
And now this shell’s become my home
But you move me, you always soothe me
Southern comfort on the back porch swing
Too hot to do anything!
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Jimmy
02:58
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Jimmy came home late last night Blood on his shirt and eyes not right Said some man forced a fight Jimmy came home late last night
And he said, “I could try to tell you something But the words don’t come that easy When you’re trying to be a man And I could try to explain myself But it just has more meaning If I sit and hold your hand”
Jimmy’s gonna turn himself in Try to explain what happened It may be the first fight he can’t win But Jimmy’s gonna turn himself in
And he said, “I could try to tell them something But they never believe the truth When you look like I do And I could try to explain myself But I can’t even explain myself to you”
Jimmy came home late last night Jimmy came home after a fight Somebody’s dead and he just might Not come back tomorrow night
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Monster
03:44
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A new day has come But I still feel numb
The darkest hour is just before light...in the night
A little girl
Even I know that you can’t believe what he says
I’ve got my bags packed under my bed
I shouldn’t know...don’t want to know
Me and my brother (me and my sister) we have to know
Scared for our lives, but taught to be strong
By a man who beat my mom
Broken dishes
Broken bones
Can’t the neighbors hear the monster in my home?
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5. |
Had to Know
03:17
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Daylight came like she does when you’re alone
Knocked on your door but you pretended that you weren’t home You’ve got the screen door locked and it’s creaking in the breeze
But your heartache ain’t gonna bother me
Your cruel ways were doomed from the start
You had to know someday it’d be your broken heart
Staring at the ceiling fan going ‘round
Wondering how you let some girl get you down
All the empty bottle of booze you smashed against the trees
But your heartache ain’t gonna bother me
Your cruel ways were doomed from the start
You had to know someday it’d be your broken heart
Tonight you’ll be drinking ‘round town
Telling lies, lord, and putting me down
Then later you’ll call sweet-talking please
But your heartache ain’t gonna bother me
Your cruel ways were doomed from the start
You had to know someday it’d be your broken heart
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6. |
Hard to Please
04:05
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Does it seem like too much to make me happy?
Is it more than a little that I need?
Am I too desperate for your attention
Like an open wound that won’t stop bleeding?
Am I too hard to control, a little bitchy, a little cold
Have I lost my endearing qualities?
Am I too blind to realize that it’s been over for some time
‘Cause I’m too hard to please?
When you look at me, do you see the younger me
Or are the wrinkles and lines shinning through?
Is there still that something that used to make you smile
When I walked away from you?
Did you think I wouldn’t mind, we never kiss, we never have the time Did you think that I’d just tease?
Am I too blind to realize that it’s been over for some time
‘Cause I’m too hard to please?
‘Cause I still care about our love affair
Even though it may seem like routine
I’ve still got mystery, there’s things you don’t know about me
When you walk out the door in the morning
Before you return from your day
Do you ever think about me in some romantic way?
Does your heartbeat still race to the touch of my fingertips
Or have I lost all of my expertise?
Am I too blind to realize that it’s been over for some time
‘Cause I’m too hard to please?
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7. |
Raspberry Kisses
04:12
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She wears her hair hanging down in her eyes
She doesn’t mind…she doesn’t mind
She reaches for the skies, climbing the trees
Paints pictures of the sun, and everything she sees
And he’s got a smile that takes my breath away
He doesn’t mind, (he so easy going) he doesn’t mind
Tackles me with his kisses, growls when he’s mad
Shows off his muscles so proud when he grows
I like holding hands with them too
Raspberry kisses, and late night rendezvous
They’re my sun and my moon
Sometimes I find...I’m the one who just needs a hug
And they don’t mind…they don’t mind
And I know the years are gonna blow by way too fast
So I’m doing all I can, to make these moments last
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8. |
Feel This Way
03:57
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Won’t you tell me…
That you’ve been thinking about me
'Cause I’ve been thinking about you
Dreaming, anticipating, longing, and blue
Won’t you tell me you feel that way too
Wrapped up in phrases that get choked up inside
My heart beats fast, my mind is on fire
I can’t speak the words I’m longing to say
Just being round you makes me feel this way
A look across the room you caught my eye
But then I look away, I'm too shy
Hoping, anticipating, longing for you
Won’t you tell me you feel that way too
Sometimes I feel so much that it’s hard to speak
My heart beats fast, my knees get weak
I can’t speak the words I’m longing to say
Just being round you makes me feel this way
A crowd of people but it's only you and me
I think your loving's gonna set me free, darlin'
Won’t you tell me…
That you can satisfy all my desires
Breathless, anticipating, longing for you
That look in your eyes tells me its true
Wrapped up in phrases that get choked up inside
My heart beats fast, my mind is on fire
I can’t speak the words I’m longing to say
Just being round you makes me feel this way
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9. |
Let You Go
02:28
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Say you love me and then you dress
Make me feel like I’m some kind of test for you
Don’t you take it down the road
You’re gonna have to tear out my heart
If you think I’m gonna let you go
You know so many times that I have tried
But what’s the point if you’re just going to get high
Don’t you take it down the road
You’re gonna have to tear out my heart
If you think I’m gonna let you go
I could beg you baby, I could plead
I’m asking you honey down on my knees baby
Don’t you take it down the road
You’re gonna have to tear out my heart
If you think I’m gonna let you go
I said you’re tearing out my heart
But I’m not gonna let you go
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10. |
Dyin' Here
03:34
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I told you once, I asked you twice
But for the longest time now
You don’t want to play nice
I teased you about your wicked ways
I said you’re crashin' down, but you walked away
You play the part, leave me in the dark
While I’m dying here; I’m dyin’ here
The beer bottles are stacked so high
They came falling down before you saw me cry
It’s just as well, it was bound to be
I’m gonna rock the children back to sleep
You’re always gone; staying out past dawn
While I’m dying here; I’m dyin’ here
Oh don’t tell me lies, avoid looking in my eyes
It’s a travesty, a heartbreak to own and that’s no home
Nothin’ to say but I’m on the phone
Just to keep from feeling all alone
The house is clean and the kids are fine
But I’m about to loose my mind
While you play the part
The working man without a heart
While I’m dying here; I’m dyin’ here
Oh don’t tell me lies, don’t avoid looking in my eyes
You promised me, you promised me
And now I’m dying here I’m dyin’ here
It’s a travesty, a heartbreak to own and that’s no home
I told you once, I asked you twice
But for the longest time now you don’t want to play nice
I teased you about your wicked ways
I said you’re crashing down, then I walked away
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11. |
Break My Heart
05:55
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It’s not the grey skies that cause me pain
Pushing the sun astray
It’s that you are so far away
It’s not the little things that make me mad
When there’s so little time that we have
It’s that you are wanted so bad
In the kitchen Saturday
Send the kids outside to play
I’ll remind you of my charms
Slow dancing in your arms
When you tell me we’ll never part
It was meant to be from the start
Ohhh, that’s my heart, you break my heart
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Allison Shirk Vashon, Washington
Allison Shirk is an all-original singer/songwriter. Her music is heartfelt mixture of country, rock, folk, and blues - Americana. Her songs tells the story of a small town girl with an honesty that shines through. She is sweetly southern artist with an edge, and is described as a young Lucinda Williams. ... more
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