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Sweet Georgia
03:17
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sweet georgia
sharpenin' knives
train wheels movin'
thru my ears and spine
leavin' you still
small town darkness
and a heartbreak homeless
too early in the mornin'
for the memories
you know it's hard to remember
the sidewalk talkin'
another last cigarette
sucks for a change
chorus
come around sweet georgia
round in the mornin'
your daddy's gonna fly
when your mama's gone
lovin' songs 'bout dyin'
and angry eyes starin'
at the cheap thin walls
and the cobweb corners
cant ya hear cant ya see
cant ya feel your knees buckle
in the shuffle o' your feet
and the misery doubles
chorus
eagle eye wichita
God's law help me out
gonna catch ya with yo' pants down
run if you can
chorus
chorus
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Another Black Hole
04:23
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another black hole
i feel like a stranger on the south boulevard
chicago buzz in the water
he crossed the street to the nines lookin' harder
livin' in another black hole livin' in another black hole
laughin' drunk ahead o' the others
me and you in a hole in the wall
strapped tight undercover
livin' in another black hole livin' in another black hole
chorus
the radio plays for the happy go lucky
that aint my set o' wheels
drag me down the road to get even
livin' in another black hole livin' in another black hole
the past has a smell and a one way ticket
to leave you standin' still
on the side o' the road in a new york minute
livin' in another black hole livin' in another black hole
that dollar store streetlight whisperin' cheap
words stuck in the air
your piss poor listenin' so debonair
livin' in another black hole livin' in aother black hole
chorus
we got it made in the shade lil' brother
dont you worry at all
i know alot you jus' suffer and call it
livin' in another black hole livin' in another black hole
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To Get By
04:03
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to get by
washin' up them dirty ol' dishes
mama's good china washed away in the flood
ev'ry drop o' my common sense
never was good enough
to get by to get by
to get by lord to get by
i scribbled down some grocery list
the kind on the frigidaire
rice's grocery down on main street
we got credit there
to get by to get by
to get by lord to get by
too young to buy cigarettes
so i stole em for a friend o' mine
he dont breathe too good these days
but aint givin' up tryin'
to get by to get by
to get by lord to get by
chorus
the power of youth runs by and by
stuck in a revolvin' door
some high falutin' trick in my mind
always cries out for more
to get by to get by
dem bells and whistles they talk money
for the suits and ties in the cubicles
oldtime mem'ries soon forgotten
we use to jus' make do
to get by to get by
to get by lord to get by
egyptians mummified their dead
the roman empire flourished
all them after life possessions
makes me old and foolish
to get by to get by
to get by lord to get by
chorus
to get by to get by
now
a dollar burns a hole in my pocket
from the magazines o' the american dream
the grass is always greener
on my neighbor's property
to get by to get by
to get by lord to get by
chorus
to get by to get by
chorus
to get by to get by
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Heidelberg Blues
03:06
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heidleberg blues
intro
hide your bones among the castles
when the bombs fall once again
go live among the ruins
of the never changin' wind
the trains dont run on time i know
like the bells upon the hills
they set your mind in motion
with the morning whipporwills
the streets came fast and winding
from town to town to here
i pray out loud too quickly
then slowly disappear
no sins among the fathers
can n'er be to be forgot
but no innocence is lost in
the wonder of the stars
intro
let me choose the high road
to listen to the words
of ones who lived before me
and died in heidelburg
the shadows gently swallow
the night so incomplete
without your hand to guide me
and hold me as i sleep
i'm not afraid to suffer
the scorn between your lips
the morning is the morning
and heidleberg is yours
i tried to do a demon's work
and bare the cross of fate
my God in heav'n judge my curse
and my time in heidleberg
how many souls will never know
the springtime once again
how many empty hearts will cry
they were in heidleberg
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Don't Play Around
05:10
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don't play around
chorus
mcmurtry don't play around like i use to
when push comes to shove
gotta keep my mouth shut
baby how 'bout you
mathew spends them nickles and dimes
like hundred dollar bills
helpin' babies too special for crazy
government deals
aint a state in the union 'been crusin' thru
on easy street
fuckin' damn frackin' and backroom stabbin'
knocks me down on my knees
chorus
california wanna be's and midwest muscles
stick close to the ground
feedin' the famine in my backyard
non profit town
nine miles deep there's a pile o' cash
headin' overseas
gotta fill up my tank shake hands at the bank
goin' back east
chorus
annie's settin' in jail for another twelve years
yaknow it coulda been me
damn drugs and guns and one night lovin' gonna set you free
harry's born ready for the end o' time
he's a millionaire
when they come up from atlanta to steal his food
you gonna feel the fire
chorus
she was only fourteen in '65
you know a change is comin'
twenty-six stiches in the back o' her head
On a bridge in selma
chorus
chorus
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Someone Missing
03:11
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someone missin'
fifteen years and the walls are thin
in a double-wide upon the hill
not a single thing i do is right
always fightin' to belong
weekends come and go by slow
like ev'ry day i feel alone
not knowin' what the future holds
for me and her again
chorus
michigan mama said it was so cold
but how's a baby s'posed to know
when someone's missin'
and it's a bumpy ride outta town
it's a bumpy ride way outta town
there's a slew o' folks they come and go
i learned to sing and dance a joke
to make her laugh and hold me close
before i lay me down
this restless feelin' feeds the fever
i cant even understand
the conversations late at night
twixt mama and a man
chorus
these angry voices disappear
when words i find my mind to hear
inside my head i bring 'em clear
to keep us all together
chorus
chorus
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Papermill Man
04:52
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papermill man
bumper to bumper goin' west in the rain
slowin' down when the bottom fell out
you can smell that money goin' round and round
dirty smoke blowin' up in the air
dirty smoke blowin' up in the air
there was a one room shack and a one room school
bad new in the pigeon river
sawmill sawdust stuck in your lungs
and your head cant hear it thunder
no your head cant hear it thunder
chorus
do you live to eat
do you eat to live
for a dollar a day on the river
damn vanderbilt's hold the keys to the city
eat your supper son and forget it
speakin' in tongues strung out on the gospel
somethin' i know nuthin' about
he knew ev'ry word to the great speckled bird
mister 40 year papermill man
he was a fourty year papermill man
third shift sunrise mouths to feed
puttin' food on the table amen
blood's thicker than water when ya give a damn
mister 40 year papermill man
he was a forty year papermill man
chorus
instrumental-verse/chorus
one son of a gun another man o' God
knows ev'ry nail and dime
that was driven and spent from the ground up to heaven
for a 40 year papermill man
he was a forty year papermill man
there's a power more greater than me an' you
there's plan i jus' dont understand
that sawmill blade made a bird in the hand
for a 40 year papermill man
he was a forty year papermill man
chorus
chorus
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September
02:06
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september
september keeps missin'
someone in your arms
someone you remember
for always
the garden of roses
lay red on the ground
the frozen souls
and their voices
the nicotine shade
cannot cover the window
the sunset besets you
to gaze
impossible places
where bitterness waits
to carry you deeper
insane
chorus
so lay down in your head
your mouth cannot move
the heart's of the dead
leave you empty
now i curse and i beg
as september i dread
the shackles too heavy
to reason
to hell with you
and your selfish bad luck
and your pity for me is just
wasted
now i curse and i beg
as september i dread
the shackles too heavy
to reason
chorus
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9. |
Leavin' Anna
03:47
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leavin' anna
the florida sunshine baked my bones
all my life i been cold
bronchitus winston cigarettes
i layed in bed alone
a texas smile and a backbone heart
stole me from my home
one more city and one less child
we traveled where the money was good
chorus
new york city lights stay on
an' philadelphia knows
a workin' man is a workin' man
makes a delicate flower grow
cormac words too many to read
livin' in my mind
secrets stashed on top o' the others
troubles left behind
aint a soul on earth i can call a friend
when darkness settles in
another man with another job
dont help me in my pain
chorus
God helps you when ya help yourself
how's he gonna help me
that boy o' mine thinks double time
an' a nobody thinks o' me
anna cried all the rivers wide
from the rio grand to here
homes got flooded and people got drowned
leavin' anna sufferin
chorus
chorus
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10. |
Way Behind
03:31
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way behind
it used to be the east side
that drug me down too far
i wallowed in my bad moves
and hollered in the dark
spent all my time dyin'
and losin' ev'ry thought
of a precious tiny hand
holdin' on and turnin' cold
chorus
beatin' up ol memories
of never good enough
leavin' all the laughter
and your kindness way behind
it used to be the squandered
dollars from your sweat
and the last words that i heard
goin' out the door you said
now the neighbors all remember
the fancy funeral homes
i never set a foot in
to comfort anyone
chorus
Lord have mercy now and then
when shadows follow clouds
too heavy with my tears
to hold back even now
you can listen to the stories
gettin' thru another day
without you without you
in the blues
chorus
chorus
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Malcolm Holcombe Asheville, North Carolina
Malcolm Holcombe is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in the insurgent country/folk vein who grew up in Weaverville, N.C.
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