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Road Movie I (instr.)
01:44
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[none]
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2. |
New York Minute
02:22
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climbin out the taxi at a Brooklyn high rise
payin $20 for a burger and fries
squinting out the window at a jeg lag sunrise
fillin up on city with my tourist wide eyes
I can walk the bridge this morning
and lookin through the wires
see liberty still stalling
beside the towering isle
steppin off the subway for a Brooklyn lager
lookin at you funny you forgot to tip her
findin where the locals go is cloak and dagger
grow a pair and find out if you dare to ask her
up in Central Park bicycling
the rain is cold relief
catch me down on 4th jaywalking
away from the police chief
in a New York minute it’s beginning
it’s a race New York and you are winning
I got a feeling you and me New York we’ll come out on top, just don’t ever stop,
don’t ever stop!
what I had for breakfast is my first burrito
putting on a shirt will make me incognito
in the Lincoln Center it’s where all the pros go
learning how to play the very best sax solo
discovering the village park scene
singing patti smith
playing pool with some old drag queen
love the one you’re with
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3. |
Endless Texas
03:49
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a steady ninety
the scenery won’t ever change
and rattlesnakes will line our way
and vultures soar to block the sun
it handles nicely
the radio is working now
to play those sweet duets somehow
they seem to move me every one
when they settled here the children and the wives, what did they hope to find?
and did they like it here once they had broken ground?
maybe they just liked the sound
of endless Texas
of open road
a thousand fence-posts re-articulate the sound
of endless Texas
of bullet holes
of breezes blowin dust under sunshine we have found
we have found endless Texas
a simple gear change
we drive an automatic car
it has to take us through lone star
and ever onwards towards the sun
a bold solution
I try to make my feet slow down
I try to make my heart not pound
it seems we three are born to run
and when they sat to paint the desert and the sky, what did they hope to find?
and did they like the view, the cacti and the clouds?
in particular they liked the sound
of endless Texas
of open road
a thousand fence-posts re-articulate the sound
of endless Texas
of bullet holes
of breezes blowin dust under sunshine we have found
we have found endless Texas
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4. |
A Town For All Seasons
03:25
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a town for all seasons, untouched by the flood
a town square of grandsons clots like old blood
who’s down at the Tavern? what’s on at the flicks?
a town for all seasons – a nickname that sticks
a town for all seasons, it’s in all of the books
the way that it welcomes and the way that it looks
it’s tired of your custom but glad just the same
it’s sad that you’re leavin but happy you came
a town for all seasons, we’d sit watching the game
before the foreclosures did you look the same?
or did you smell like Spielberg and Hollywood lawns?
a town for all seasons but the good times have gone
a town for all seasons, I’ll think on you at length
about all of your shadows and all of your strength
we saw through peeled paintwork to your picturesque past
a town for all seasons feels winter at last
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5. |
Santa Fe Sunset
03:06
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the sun still goes down in London town
and it sure is a sight to behold
before the night sky steals the light from your eye
you get fireworks and lava and gold
there’s beauty and splendour wherever you look
but I can’t seem to see none somehow
we still have dark clouds in my old hometown
they fill up til no starlight remains
the ocean gets deeper from blue into grey
it knows no deeper comfort than rain
there’s something remarkable out in the west
out there still movin on down
of all of the things that we planned to see
we’ll – save for the photos – forget
of all of the things that they told us about
they said we ain’t seen nothin yet
a bald eagle’s claw or a rattlesnake’s jaw
but we never saw a Santa Fe sunset – did we?
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6. |
Louisiana Ain't No Swamp
02:33
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let’s dress up in white and go and dine by candlelight
Frenchman St. will be just fine
let’s drink cans of beer and wait to watch the scene appear
I fear we’ve crossed the party line
movin over clear water
there’s light reflected from below
she flapped her wings but we caught her
she ain’t no swamp I’ll have you know
order me the shrimp I’m comin for a second stint
on the boat back from Algiers
have the oysters fried with 4 martinis on the side
sell the car we’re stayin here
movin over clear water
there’s light reflected from below
she flapped her wings but we caught her
she ain’t no swamp I’ll have you know
see me sneakin out the door
the preacher’s said it all before
who’s the hottest of them all,
down in Preservation Hall?
movin over clear water
there’s light reflected from below
she flapped her wings but we caught her
she ain’t no swamp I’ll have you know
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7. |
Hey Mr. Memphis
03:36
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hey Mr Memphis why you walkin so slow?
hey Mr Memphis it’s that time don’t you know?
hey Mr Memphis you been talked up you been spoilt and it’s starting to show
hey Mr Memphis motel funeral home
you tell your pusherman to leave me alone
he’s got his eye on my backpocket $20 and a cellular phone
hey hey have a lucky day
hey hey have a lucky day
hey Mr Memphis did you happen to hear?
you’ve been asked to be the man of the year
hey Mr Memphis better get yourself a haircut before you disappear
hey hey have a lucky day
hey hey have a lucky day
hey Mr Memphis did you get my last text?
that’s not the kind of thing we’ve come to expect
from some poor boy truck driver wondering what you’re gonna do next
hey hey have a lucky day
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8. |
Area 51
02:25
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the message is clear: we’ll tell them what they need to know just to avoid a TV show
you never seem to hear: we’ll let them make up their own minds, explain ourselves in our own time
the message is clear: we’ll make sure everything’s alright and tidy up the landing site
you never seem to hear: we’ll check that we are all insured, then we’ll give the guided tour
I like the way
you still try to say
that nothing happened on that day
that nothing actually happened
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9. |
Nashville Queen
03:27
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she’s my Nashville queen
up there singin Hank
as I think what could have been
I put a dollar in the bucket and save ten for the tank
I’m wondering if she can see me
I take a seat down at the sleepy end of the bar – no eyes so far
I’m wonderin will she ever notice me
I pull a Lincoln from my jeans lay it flat on the bar – no eyes so far
well she’s singing Bobby Dylan and Jimmy Webb
she’s staring at the ceiling burning through my head
but she’s strummin so gentle on that red, white and blue guitar
she said she comes from South Dakota
I didn’t shout out I was from much further away – nice crowd today
and of the two she sounds much better
the other’s ok but her make-up gives her away – no way jose
when she’s gettin to a high note she tips back her head
what they wouldn’t do to get her into bed
you’ll have to take my word but she’s the best on Broadway I’d say
she’s my Nashville queen
up there singin Hank
as I think what could have been
I put a dollar in the bucket and save ten for the tank
I’m wondering if she can see me
sittin here at the sleepy end of the bar – no eyes so far
I’m wonderin will she ever notice me
with head in hands, elbows rest on the bar – I look up – no eyes so far
She’s still singin Bobby Dylan and Jimmy Webb
staring at the ceiling burning through my head
strummin so gentle on that good old country guitar
she’s my Nashville queen
up there singin Hank
as I think what could have been
I put a dollar in the bucket and save ten for the tank
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10. |
Vegas
04:50
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in 3 days we’ll be home so what should we do?
there’s the overnight casino and the Monte Carlo pool
whatever we decide upon
I’m in if it’s with you
in 2 days we’ll be home so what should we do?
there’s the country’s largest gift shop and the stratosphere tower view
whatever street you take me down
I’m down if it’s with you
can we go, can we just get outta here?
in 10 hours we’ll be home so what should we do?
there’s the seatbelt sign and landing and the 2 hour passport queue
however long it takes this time
I’m in if it’s with you
can we go, can we just get outta here?
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11. |
Road Movie II
01:19
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[none]
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12. |
Tend This Flame
04:24
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waiting for the phone to ring
I’m worried have they heard from him
it’s like Tyler from Rhode Island says: he’ll be back before you know
driving with the wipers on
deciding that tomorrow’s gone
it’s like Kevin from the desert says: we all have to set the sun
and I will tend this flame make no mistake
til you decide again that there’s a chance to take
I will tend this flame until there’s nothin more to say that you don’t know anyway
waking with the door unlocked
I’m washing the hands on the clock
it’s like TJ from Texas said to Jonathan from Flag: we gotta make it to the coast
reminding myself once again
that quiet is my oldest friend
like when Kevin from the desert stood and poured out his bottle on the ground
and I will tend this flame make no mistake
til you decide again that there’s a chance to take
I will tend this flame until there’s nothin more to say that you don’t know anyway
and they’ll sail the border until the dot is a line
and rear view mirrors will send them old valentines
and those foreign oceans will carry them back through the time of their lives
and I will tend this flame make no mistake
til you decide again that there’s a chance to take
I will tend this flame until there’s nothin more to say that you don’t know anyway
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