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Morbid Minstrel
03:18
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Broken down
He was broken down
And a man can only take so much
Before he wants to spill his guts
He's broken down, he was on the ground
And it only takes one day to change
But his life won't be rearranged
He's broken down
Such a life, wasted!
Every night every day
Any time any way
But when things look grim
I just lay in my bed and forget about them
Broken down
He was broken down
And a man can only take so much
Before he wants to spill his guts
He's broken down, he was on the ground
And it only takes one day to change
But his life won't be rearranged
He's broken down
And the day was over but the night was long
And everybody in the room was getting along
Man, it was beautiful, brought a tear to my eye
And the Morbid Minstrel was singing his song
And everybody was getting along
Man, what a time to be alive!
Broken down
He was broken down
And a man can only take so much
Before he wants to spill his guts
He's broken down, he was on the ground
And it only takes one day to change
But his life won't be rearranged
He's broken down
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2. |
Holiday
03:26
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Holiday, I need a holiday
Gonna get away, I'm gonna leave today
Well I've been overworked, I'm feeling beat and broken down
I know I need to find myself and just get out of town
But I can't do nothing with all these bootlickers around
Holiday, I need a holiday
Gonna get away, I'm gonna leave today
Well things have gotten rough and I just don't know what to do
I'm on my back and all I can do is call out for you
But I'll be back upon my feet before the evenings through
Holiday, I need a holiday
Gonna get away, I'm gonna leave today
And if I said I was leaving you, what would you do?
And if I said I was leaving today, what would you say?
It's 'bout time I was packing my bags getting on my way
Would you try to stop me
Or just let me be free
Well things have gotten rough and I just don't know what to do
I'm on my back and all I can do is call out for you
But I'll be back upon my feet before the evenings through
Holiday, I need a holiday
Gonna get away, I'm gonna leave today
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3. |
Heart Of Black
03:37
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Asking for a hand is not always so smart
Get kicked out the band and shot right through your heart
Shot right through your heart
Shot right through your heart
Shot right through your heart
I am innocent is what I'm trying to say
And not just dissident, I guess it has to be this way
Has to be this way
Has to be this way
Has to be this way
Has to be this way
And now I've got a heart of black
Because you wouldn't take me back
Now I've got a heart of black
Don't even know where I'm at no more
What the hell is this?
The walls are closing in
And shit-colored glasses
Is what I've been wearing
What I've been wearing
What I've been wearing
What I've been wearing
What I've been wearing
And now I've got a heart of black
Because you wouldn't take me back
Now I've got a heart of black
Don't even know where it's at no more
And I heard a long time ago that you never, never really know
And I've heard it's a proven fact that once you go you can't turn back
No
Guess this is my fate
Stuck out in the cold
And I'm just getting old
But I'd hate to think that this is it for me
Y'know I really thought there was more that I could be
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4. |
Grown
03:54
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Well it's a long, long road
In a deep, dark place
You don't always have to do what you're told
You don't always gotta win the race
Well it's a thin, thin line
That we have to cross
And the burden is mine
But I just can't help feeling lost
And there ain't no place for me to run to no more
And I'm just trying to keep myself comfortable
I'm a grown man - and I've got needs
But I'm not out here aiming to please no one
Hey, I'm a grown man - and I've got taste
But I've got more than one face that I wear
Well if you can't decide
What you have to do
Take a good look around
Try to seek out something true
Because what's true is real enough for me and you
And I just don't know what I gotta do
But I'm a grown man - and I've got needs
But I'm not out here aiming to please no one
Hey, I'm a grown man - and I've got taste
And I've got more than one face that I wear
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5. |
Baby's Lost His Mind
02:27
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Took her by surprise, she opened up the door
Baby's lost his mind, she never seen him like this before
Her eyes lit up wide, she scurried across the floor
Baby's lost his mind, she never seen him like this before, no
Every man has his breaking point
Run away and hide, fight or flight y'know
Baby's lost his mind, where the hell you gonna go
Yes you're really fine, you're also really slow
Baby's lost his mind, gonna put you ten feet below
They say every man has his breaking point
Don't trust a man when he is on the brink
Desperate people do some crazy things when they can't think
Neighbors called the cops, grabbed my knife and ran
Tasered in the ass, boy my life's gone down the pan
Now I'm locked in a cell, might as well be dead
Baby's lost his mind, padded white, can't hurt my head
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Hal Bradley New Orleans, Louisiana
Independent singer/songwriter in New Orleans.
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