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Atlantic City
03:35
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Take the wheel, hold it steady
Tap the break until you're good and ready
On the Garden State, Atlantic City
King suite, sitting pretty with me
And you quicken the pace that you take your drinks
Try to break the ice with another Absolut and you think
"What's the use of all this holding back for so long?"
Darling I've been doubling down
If I lose you now I'll be tapped fresh out
You'll find me wandering around
On the beach singing sweetly
Along to the sound of your voice
Lobby bar, we're dancing slowly
You hold me close, but you're still feeling lonely
In your highest heels, that little blue dress
Your sly smile, "Ain't it a fine mess?"
You're slowing your roll, saying "take me home"
Knowing full well there's a room upstairs and you've got the key
So what's the point of playing hard to get anymore?
It's all I can think about
So what are you worried about?
Let's just have a little fun
This night ain't getting any younger at all
And neither are we
So can we talk about the future
For just one second
While we're living in the moment?
And the minutes will melt
Into hours spent wondering
How'd we ever live without it?
How'd we ever live without this?
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2. |
You & I
03:44
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Weekend mornings, coffee flows
The sun shines through the windows
My thoughts are calm and clear just for a minute
My heart is still, my head is straight
As I watch you blink yourself awake
Hope the dream you had ain't far from what you're living
'Cause I am flawed man
Doing the best I can
To give you everything you'll ever need
So don't turn away from me
I'm sorry that the work takes my best from you
And I'm too fried to find the words I used to sign for you
And I'm sorry that my mind just won't stop racing all the time
But I will love you 'til the moon falls from the sky
It's you and I
The days get long, it's how it goes
As we both fight to stay afloat
And some nights I can't stop myself from drifting
My neck is stiff, my back is sore
I can barely make it through the door
But behind it I can hear you softly singing
And I am a flawed man
I don't deserve what I have
But somehow I got everything I need
So don't turn away from me
You and I
Well it's us against the world, my dear
You and I
On the winding road that got us here
You and I
Through the days, the weeks, the months, the years
You and I
I'm not going anywhere
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3. |
Lockdown Blues
03:50
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She said, "I need to know, so I have to ask"
But there ain't no good that can come from that
As we waited for our table, Second Avenue
There's a healthy pour of a decent red
And I watched that wine go straight to your head
As the glow from your phone screen turned your cheeks blue
Why do I do this to myself again and again?
If you don't know by now, you'll never understand
'Cause if you need to think about it, your mind is made up
And if you keep dancing around it, you're moving too much
And if you can't say what you're feeling, then you don't feel the same
I guess I'll go home now, 'cause it's getting late
At some local dive with an open mic
A hundred half-baked songs that I couldn't write
Always trying to get the words down, ignored the situation
She said, "I thought I knew you, but now I doubt it"
So I'll have to learn to live without it
Now I'm trying to find a taxi before it starts raining
How does this weather turn so quick every time?
If you ain't learned by now, just quit asking why
So I'll stay home, leave the lights off
Pour a drink, count the cars on the avenue
I'll catch some conversations, watch TV
Try to drown out the lockdown blues
But what are we gonna do?
Your guess is as good as mine, babe
But what are we gonna do?
I think we're running out of time, babe
Are we running out of time?
What are we gonna do?
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4. |
Drowning
03:47
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I think I'm coming down with something lately
I just can't seem to sleep
My thoughts weigh heavy in the silent hours
They're pressing down on me
I've got a big, bad man living in my head
Trying to escape
I do all I can
Just to keep him at bay
I just need a little break
Another early morning hour
Treading water
Til the dawn of the day
Another restless red eye ride
On through the waves
And I wake worn down
The bad man comes out
And takes a little bit more of me
I think I'm coming down with something lately
I just can't seem to sleep
I'm drowning
I'm drowning in my sheets
I think I'm falling faster lately
I just can't seem to breathe
My lungs stretch tightly in the summer evening
Yeah they choke down on me
I've got deep, dark thoughts swimming in my gut
Yeah they're screaming my name
I do all I can
Just to keep them away
I just need a little break
Another early morning hour
Treading water
Til the dawn of the day
Another white knuckle night spent
Kicking myself awake
When the sun comes up
The dark thoughts get stuck
And take a little bit more of me
I think I'm falling faster lately
I just can't seem to breathe
So what the hell am I gonna do?
Can I get a grip?
And if I did could I ever loosen it?
'Cause I'm wound up so tight
I'm gonna break in two
What the hell am I gonna do?
I'm drowning
I'm drowning in my sheets
Come sink with me
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5. |
2006
04:14
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This ain't 2006, the summer's not endless
I know this from several years of trying
To hold onto these moments, while all of these moments
They only keep dying and dying
So what am I supposed to do?
Is it too much to ask to be happy now
After all that we've been through?
So I'm roaring into bars, loud and abrupt
Let's get up, let's get fucked tonight
And my friends, my friends got impatient
And I guess I can't blame them
I get pretty hard to take when I start feeling this way
Like my only escape is through brute force
Or a bottle of whiskey
Whose side are you on tonight?
Let's get up, let's go out, all right
So I'll call in the morning, I'll tell you I'm sorry
Didn't mean to be an asshole, I know you were only trying
To get me out of the snow
I didn't mean to break his nose
I was just trying to drive my point home
So what am I supposed to do?
Is it too much to ask you to stick around
For more than a night or two?
I've been circling the block, anxious and rough
It's not enough, I feel stuck tonight
And my thoughts, my thoughts keep on racing
I try but can't tame them
It gets pretty hard to do when I start following through
The only thing that ensues is chaos
Some liquid distraction
Whose side are you on tonight?
Let's get up, let's get fucked tonight
'Cause this is for my so-called friends
And how they disappeared when it got inconvenient
And this is for the stories they told again and again
Trying to get back to where it all began
But this ain't 2006 anymore
You gotta find something worth living for
This ain't 2006 anymore
And this sure as hell ain't worth dying for
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Matt Talmage New York, New York
occasional songwriter from nyc.
used to have a band called man in a crowd.
mostly just play for my cats now.
@MattTalmage
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