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Afterthought - Live
05:18
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We've had our bellies full, we've built a nest, our home
The mountain climb's behind us, now we're down in the valley
You were brave in the beginning, you were strong, you hadn't a care
We were dangerously living, and we had no plans
But lack of planning cannot stop the march of time
And our love won't keep burning, unless we keep that fire alive
If you take my heart for granted
If you take my heart for granted
If you take my heart for granted
It might not be there when you call
It might not know your voice at all
If you ignore me, if you ignore me
When I looked at you before I saw a mystery
Now your life is an open book that I don't want to read
Can love survive a look into our deeper selves?
I let my demons out and you've seen my inner hell
You're not the only one. I've got my own disease
And the drugs that once worked well enough are now too weak
If you take my heart for granted
If you take my heart for granted
If you take my heart for granted
It might not be there when you call
It might not know your voice at all
If you ignore me, if you ignore me
I know you love me but that you forgot
That you can't treat me like an afterthought
I know you love me but that you forgot
That you can't treat me like an afterthought
If you take my heart for granted
If you take my heart for granted
If you take my heart for granted
It might not be there when you call
It might not know your voice at all
If you ignore me, if you ignore me
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2. |
Can't Run Away - Live
05:19
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Driving around in this country of ours
There's wide open land that is empty of towns
And the land is so cheap we could buy a big ranch
And start up a farm and bring all of our friends
And restart our lives from scratch
Based on love and trust and put greed in our past
There'd be art and great music instead of TVs
And everyone there would have plenty to eat... for a while, for a while
But you can't run away
No you can't, I'm afraid to tell you
Can't run away
Sure enough someone would enter our zone
And bring jealousy and hatred and discord along
And sure enough fighting and liars and thieves
Would force us to make up some kind of police
And the police would soon be abusing their power
And our system of trust would all be devoured
We'd have locks on our doors cause our neighbors are strangers
We'd have to get used to living with danger again... again
But you can't run away
No you can't, I'm afraid to tell you
Can't run away... from yourself
What if someone with the same big idea
Started their town up the river from here
And they poured all their waste in the water that flowed
Away from their village but into our homes
We'd form a committee and it would decree
That you can't poison water and send it downstream
And when they don't listen and heed our demands
We'll raise up an army and take all their lands for our own, for our own
But you can't run away
No you can't, I'm afraid to tell you
Can't run away... from yourself
I understand why you want to begin again
It feels like we're stuck in a rut
A nightmare from which we just can't wake up
And I want to wake up with you
I'm not saying our lives can't be happy and free
We can sing in the moonlight and dance in the streets
But our troubles will find us like hounds on the prowl
You can run you can hide but they'll still sniff you out all the time
All the time
But you can't run away
No you can't, I'm afraid to tell you
Can't run away... from yourself
But you can't run away
No you can't, I'm afraid to tell you
Can't run away... from yourself
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3. |
No Winter - Live
05:04
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It's been a warm winter guess we're lucky that way
No snow, no ice, no frozen rain
So I traded my coat for two pints of beer
Cause everyone's saying no winter this year
I buried my shovel, I threw out my gloves
Don't think I'll need them when the next winter comes
I'm planting my garden despite my own fears
Cause everyone's saying no winter this year
Buds on the trees take no notice
Of the name of the month that we're in
Bugs and the weeds feel no onus
To die off like they always did
Birds and the bees didn't make it on time
To feast on the flowers no fruit on the vine
Pests and the vermin are all in good cheer
I'm left here crying to winter this year
Storm off the coast came a-blowin'
Ground became frozen as stone
Everything here in my garden
Was covered with one foot of snow
Who is to say what's good or what's bad
We know that we hate to be cold, to be sad
Funny how nature ignores all our tears
Now everyone's saying no winter this year
Now everyone's saying no winter this year
Storm off the coast came a-blowin'
Ground became frozen as stone
Everything here in my garden
Was covered with one foot of snow
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On the banks of the Great Columbia
Where the deer and the elk go to play
There are shadows and ghosts of a world that’s been lost
Full of beauty and full of decay
And the river had fish in endless supply
The canneries dotted the shore line
Now the only things left are pilings and waves
On the banks of the Great Columbia
The loggers came in and the old trees came down
There were sawmills and churches and schools
Now the old town is empty where hundreds once lived
On the banks of the Great Columbia
And this song has been sung by others before
And they weep for a world that is no more
And all things must pass and so too shall we
As the river rolls on to the sea, merrily merrily
All the ships they are bringing an endless supply
Of everything made cross the sea
And a foghorn is blowing in the middle of the night
On the banks of the Great Columbia
And what will there be in 100 years
What fading gifts will she keep
Cause the lock has been picked and the safe has been robbed
To the bank of the Great Columbia
And this song has been sung by others before
And they weep for a world that is no more
And all things must pass and so too shall we
As the river rolls on to the sea, merrily merrily
To the sea
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I’m gonna burn my mind out
With a night of heavy drinking
I’ll push away the banshees
That been breaking out my windows
There’s a shotgun full of bourbon
I’ve been aiming at my demons
But they always dodge the bullets
And come calling in the morning
I’ve been called a bitter man
But I don’t deserve the label
I was bitten on the hand
Feeding horses at the stable
If you wanna take a dive into
That murky pool of mine
I’ve got the bottle, if you’ve got the time
I climbed onto the wagon
And I held onto the side
And then it started raining
When I wanted to get dry
I took a look around me
Felt I made a big mistake
Then that road got rough, I fell off
I jumped into the lake
I’ve been called a bitter man
But I don’t deserve the label
I was bitten on the hand
Feeding horses at the stable
If you wanna take a dive into
That murky pool of mine
I’ve got the bottle, if you’ve got the time
I tried to pray to Jesus
But the line got crossed with Hell
And Satan’s secretary
Said I had an unpaid bill
I could afford to pay it
If I signed away my soul
But you can’t pull any water
From this whiskey filled well
I’ve been called a bitter man
But I don’t deserve the label
I was bitten on the hand
Feeding horses at the stable
If you wanna take a dive into
That murky pool of mine
I’ve got the bottle, if you’ve got the time
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6. |
Hourglass - Live
03:34
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Picture all your memories
Like tiny grains of sand
One-by-one they're funneling
Through the choke point of an hourglass
You feel yourself diminishing
The vessels almost empty
The light is getting dim
It must be so frustrating
To be so near and so lost
We keep falling
Into others
We keep falling
Into everybody else
And some have seen it coming
And some have seen it pass
And with is goes a person
To be sand in your hourglass
And on and on and so it goes
One mind dies and one mind grows
You fill me up and then you flip the glass
Oh god, it goes too fast
We keep falling
Into other
We keep falling
Into everybody else
We keep falling
Into other
We keep falling
Into everybody else
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7. |
Break Your Fall - Live
05:05
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Who's gonna break your fall?
Who's gonna break your fall when your coming down
Down from that tree?
You say you've been forgiven, been forgiven
But who's gonna make it up, up to me?
You've destroyed everything
I've got the sense to worry
I can see that bridge is out ahead
Someone's got to get it through your head
Who's gonna break your fall?
Who's gonna break your fall when your coming down
Down from that tree?
Feeling for the bottom, for the bottom
But who's gonna help you up, up to breathe
Yeah we all gotta breathe
I've got the sense to worry
I can see that bridge is out ahead
Someone's got to get it through your head
Who's gonna save your soul?
Who's gonna save your soul when your going down
Down from that tree
The key is in your body, it makes your heart ache
But you've got to dig it out, out and sing
I'm giving back everything
I've got the sense to worry
I can see that bridge is out ahead
Someone's got to get it through your head
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8. |
Heartland USA - Live
06:00
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When Johnny was a teenage boy, Timmy blew that building away
Down in OKC, Down in OKC
He stared into the TV set, he couldn’t pull his eyes away
He thought of all the bodies and debris up in the air
He thought it would be beautiful to witness it from there
And all those perfect people who never seemed to care
The world’s fucked up so I’ll go on a tear
In Heartland USA
The son of wealthy parents in a gated community
Fourteen years of solitude; his social poverty
Ate him up inside, Are him up inside
Then boredom pushed his hand and confusion broke his mind
He thought it would beautiful if all of us would die
So he took his daddy’s gun and all the ammo he could find
And that’s the first time that he cried
In Heartland USA
The sad part of the story is you know how it’s gonna end
One more Columbine, one more suicide
We all start pointing fingers like we’re children at the zoo
The red, white, and blue, the red, white, and blue
It’s not some other country or somebody else’s kids
We’re all a bit demented from the lives that we all live
Lives that we all live, lives that we all live
It’s not just in the ghetto or some fucked up podunk town
It’s running in our blood stream the countdown
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9. |
Roadkill - Live
03:54
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When you're on the road, sunglasses, hair in the wind
The friends you have, you can't convince
That all they have ain't worth shit
The toll booths fade and leaves are changing
And Petty's singing out again
And the car you drive gets 35 miles per gallon
Through the valleys and rolling fields
Keep your eye out for roadkill
Storm's gone by you missed the worst
There's dry wood by the fire
And some sweet angel lifts your curse
Success fuels your desire
And you can't find the words for how you feel
Keep your eye out for roadkill
Nashville gave you single-malt
You decide to love America
Cause cowboy boots are back in style
And religion doesn't burn
It just gives you a wry smile
I-10 is a broken forgot road and her lover's never coming home
But she'll take you in for the night
So give her all you own
When the music starts to build
Keep your eye out for roadkill
If you want it all to last
If you want her to remember
Don't let her sad eyes pass
Hold her hand while her lips tremble
If that's how you want the road to feel
Keep your eye out for roadkill
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10. |
Ace - Live
04:22
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It used to be that we would spend our days inside
And guiltlessly take pleasure in the rain
You would bake the bread and I would light the fire
Our friends would say we're prisoners of desire
But life's too short to play it safe
Let's hit the road before it gets too late
I was drinking on the roof and I was cursing like a fool
When the fire came and sparked the edge of town
That fire was getting near and we were all out of beer
So we turned our backs and spit into the wind
Cause life's too short to play it safe
Let's hit the road before it gets too late
Throw our fate to the wind
You're the ace up my sleeve
You're the lighter in my pocket when there's no fire to be found
You move me baby, oh baby I'm so moved
This is how we want to be
Our lives a mystery
We've dug the earth and planted our own seed
If the whole thing goes to hell
And all the good folks felled
Let's sing this song before they get us too
Cause life's too short to play it safe
Let's hit the road before it gets too late
Cause life's too short to play it safe
Let's hit the road before it gets too late
Throw our fate to the wind
You're the ace up my sleeve
You're the lighter in my pocket when there's no fire to be found
You move me baby, oh baby I'm so moved
I get so moved, I get so moved, I get so moved by you
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The Mutineers Portland, Oregon
The Mutineers are a rock duo that blends the twangy influences of Johnny and June with the punk vibe of John Doe and Exene, and the dark sounds of Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. Husband and wife Brian Mathusek and Merry Young have been living mostly on the road since 2017, completing 5 national tours in 3 years. ... more
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