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Well I used to be the next big thing
Had the whole wide world on a string
The marquee lights burned so bright
And the people had to hear me sing
I was the talk and the toast of the town
People knew me when they saw me around
Everyone was my friend
Said they’d say they knew me when
I used to be the next big thing
They said you’re gonna be a big star
Everybody’s gonna know who you are
I bought a Nudie suit and some alligator boots
And a shiny new Fender guitar
Everybody said I shouldn’t have a care
‘Cause I was really going somewhere
Drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back
I used to be the next big thing
I used to be the next big thing
People lined up just to hear me sing
I had people calling people with papers to sign
And waiting for the phone to ring
But the phone calls they never came
And nobody remembers my name
Can you throw me a buck cause I’m down on my luck
But I used to be the next big thing
They said you’re gonna be a big star
Everybody’s gonna know who you are
You’ll be a hit with the chicks
Cause you can play all the licks, son
You’re gonna go really far
I was ready for the fortune and fame
But the money and the honeys never came
Drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back
I used to be the next big thing
Now no one’s lined up around the block
And that Fender’s sitting in hock
I’m long in the tooth with three chords and the truth
And a tendency to drink around the clock
‘Cause the lights and the people went away
And this old dog never got his day
Now I’m playing dive bars and sleeping in my car
But I used to be the be the next big thing
They said you’re gonna be a big, big star
Everybody’s gonna know who you are
I bought a Nudie suit and some alligator boots
And a shiny new Fender guitar
I was ready for the fortune and fame
But the money and honeys never came
Drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back
I used to be the next big thing
I drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back
I used to be the next big thing
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Loretta
03:37
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Loretta, Loretta, won’t you please come back home
How could you leave me here all alone
As long as live I will never know why
You left me without ever saying goodbye
Loretta, Loretta, oh where did you go
I wish I could find you, I wish could know
Why our future, our present just weren’t gonna last
Why our future will always belong in the past
I remember the day I knew you were gone
The day that I swore that I couldn’t go on
Somehow I’m still standing, just standing alone
Loretta, Loretta won’t you please come back home
Loretta, Loretta won’t you please come back home
How could you leave me here all alone
As long as live I will never know why
You left me without ever saying goodbye
Oh, I still remember those days way back when
You in the garden with the Dominicker hens
Those chickens and eggs, they don’t care which came first
Our days were the best and the end was the worst
Loretta, Loretta oh where did you go
To the heavens above or the fire down below
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Damned Old Song
03:48
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Bags packed
Tickets punched
Your car in on the way
I’d say goodbye, but we already said
Everything there is to say
I hear that screen door slamming again
And just like that you’re gone
I roll myself out of the bed
And I turn the radio on
And there’s that damned old song again
The one we used to sing
The one we danced to cheek to cheek
When you still wore my ring
In summer it turned
Fall was worse
But winter broke us good
Trudging through the ice and snow
And waking up the neighborhood
And there’s that empty kitchen chair
To remind me that you’re gone
I eat my dinner from a cardboard box
And turn the radio on
There’s that damned old song again
The one we used to sing
The one we danced to cheek to cheek
When you still wore my ring
There’s that damned old song again
The one we used to sing
The one we danced to cheek to cheek
When you still wore my ring
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Mud River
02:53
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We were far too young
Yesterday is now our prize
Tonight I remember
The name and the face
If only I could see your eyes
Now I’m learning and I don’t intend to return
And if I did so much would be so different
I’d rather leave it the way it is in my mind
In my mind
Mud River you were our only witness
Sun was down and the moon was high
As long as I live I’ll never forget Mud River
I held your hand in the cool night air
Like I would never be alone again
If only I could still be there
Now I’m leaving and I don’t expect to believe
That if I tried so much would be so different
I’d rather see you every day in my mind
In my mind
Mud River you were our only witness
Sun was down and the moon was high
As long as I live I’ll never forget Mud River
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Birmingham
03:31
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Left me in Birmingham
Left me alone for the evening
There was no reason
No one there
Couldn’t have taken me with them
Left me outside the door
No one remembered my name
Thirty-five years I’ve lived in this house
Where is my family
Na na na na (na na)
Na na na na (na na)
Na na na na na na na na na na na na
Left me in Alabam’
Left me alone for a lifetime
Where is my home
How do I know
That you are still waiting
Na na na na (na na)
Na na na na (na na)
Na na na na (na na)
Na na na na (na na)
Na na na na na na na na na na na na
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Tumbleweeds
04:22
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This town could use some rain to keep the dust down
I could stand a thunder cloud to roll through here
And wash away some memories
There’s not a story in this place I haven’t heard before
And I’ve been holed up for a month or more
Just waiting for my wounds to heal
Since I got caught beneath your wheels
This town could use a little less of me
I could surely use a drink to get you off my mind
I’m usually better after I’ve had two or three
By the time it’s time for closing time
I’m usually doing fine
And the days blow through here like tumbleweeds
And weeks go by like semis tearing up these empty streets
You could spend a year just staring down into your beer
You could spend a lifetime just standing on your feet
Just a tank of gas is all I need to set me free
And I’ll forget about you and me before the county line
Well I know you know you never meant that much to me
But I don’t think I’ve got the strength
To turn it back this time
And the days blow through here like tumbleweeds
And weeks go by like semis tearing up these empty streets
You could spend a year just staring down into your beer
You could spend a lifetime just standing on your feet
Just standing on your feet
Just standing on your
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Tears of a Fool
02:59
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Tears of joy
Are just a distant memory
Tears of pain
I stopped crying them today
These tears you see my cry
While I fall apart inside
Are the tears of a fool
Who threw true love away
Tears of a fool
Rolling down my cheeks again
Tears of a fool
Clouding up my eyes
The things I should have said
Keep rolling ‘round my head
And these tears of a fool
Are the only tears I cry
Pardon me
If I don’t say hello
Pardon me
If I don’t muster a smile
Just leave me here with my tears
And these lonely wasted years
And these tears of a fool
To last me all the while
Tears of a fool
Rolling down my cheeks again
Tears of a fool
Clouding up my eyes
The things I should have said
Keep rolling ‘round my head
And these tears of a fool
Are the only tears I cry
All the things I could have said
Keep rolling ‘round my head
And these tears of a fool
Are the only tears I cry
Ya these tears of a fool
Are the only tears I cry
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When You're Around
03:24
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When you’re around I wanna kiss you
Hope that you feel the same
When you’re not around you know I miss you
You make my heart a burning a flame
Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely
Don’t wanna feel that no more
Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only
You’re still the only one I adore
When you’re around my heart is a flutter
Since the first time I saw your sweet face
When you’re around my brain turns to butter
Girl, I long for your embrace
Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely
Don’t wanna feel that no more
Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only
You’re still the only one I adore
When you’re around by my side I’m all tongue tied
Hope that you feel the same
As long as you’re along for the ride I’ll abide
By the rules of any games you wanna play
Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely
Don’t wanna feel that no more
Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only
You’re still the only one I adore
When you’re around my heart is a flutter
Since the first time I saw your sweet face
When you’re around my minds in the gutter
Hey, let’s get out of the this place
Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely
Don’t wanna feel that no more
Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only
You’re still the only one I adore
Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely
Don’t wanna feel that no more
Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only
You’re still the only one I adore
You’re still the only one I adore
You’re still the only one I adore
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Still Believe
03:18
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Sometimes a man forgets to tell a woman that he cares
Sometimes a man can be on the run without going anywhere
Sometimes it takes a little more than the truth to set you free
And sometimes you’ve gotta believe what you believe
And Boston’s just too damn cold in the wintertimes
And California wasn’t everything that it’s cracked up to be
Sometimes you’ve gotta question everything that you believe
But I still believe you still believe in me
Sometimes a woman needs a man to tell her how he feels
Sometimes a woman needs to talk it out to keep it real
Sometimes it takes a village and sometimes it takes a little sympathy
And sometimes it just takes you and me
The Carolinas smell like heaven in the springtime
But magnolias fade and wilt away when they feel the summer’s heat
And we both know things will never be the way they used to be
But I still believe you still believe in me
Yes I still believe you still believe in me
Yes I still believe you still believe in me
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Sunny Day
07:27
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Been staring at the walls too long
Been trying so hard to say so strong
Do you feel the walls are closing in
And it feels like winter’s never gonna end
You can turn to me
‘Cause you know you’ve got a friend
And we’ll find a way
When you feel the world has got you beat
And you’re tossing turning, tangled in the sheets
You’re thinking everything’s gone wrong
And you just don’t think you’ll ever see the dawn
You know you’ve got a friend
To help you believe again
In a sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
I said when you need a friend
‘Cause you think you’ve reached the bitter end
And the night’s so long
You don’t think you can go on
Won’t you call my name
‘Cause you know I sometimes feel the same
And together we
Can make it to the spring
Call my name
Call my name
Call my name
‘Cause you know I sometimes feel the same way
When you finally feel summer’s grace
When you feel that warm breeze blowing on your face
And the summer sun will finally eclipse
The winter’s dark that’s held you in its grips
Then we’ll laugh again
And our love it will begin
On a sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Thinking about a better way
Looking for a brighter day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Thinking about a better way
Looking for a brighter day
Sunny day
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