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Richer Than Gold
03:11
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You invited me in with your cautious gritty grin
But there was softness in your eyes
And a heart that been broken
Cured with just a kiss
There must be magic in those lips
The feeling that have I don't know what is
I only know what it's not
The easiness in the air leaves me without a care
And bleeds out my lonely heart
Chorus:
It's richer then gold to have you and grow old
I just want you to hold
I drink from your cup
I could never get enough
Don't ever let your well run dry
I'm a wonder of myself I rely on no one else
But you're my star in a crowded sky
<CHORUS>
I wanna tell you everyday how much I love you so
But I you know it to be true
You put your arms around me
I just want you to know
That I could never let you go
<CHORUS>
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2. |
The Devil Looks Upon You
03:38
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Keep your hand upon the throttle
Keep your head above the grave
There is no time to wonder if your soul can be saved
But I sometimes still wonder in the mirrors of my ways
If my soul reflects a firey blaze
She-on did find me in the corner of the room
Staring at the markings of an unmarked tomb
When I wake up this morning
And hard times did fall on
I'll dig my grave and sing my song
Chorus
Mama always told me
Be careful with whom you walk
The devil looks upon you and always answers when you knock
Yes he always answers when you knock
My shadow drags behind me like a ghost from my past
Haunting each footstep to remind me I live too fast
Like a solider into battle I'm hearing my call
So I answer with a footprint of what I saw
If fame is the food that dead men eat
Then they'll float above the ground with their souls upon their feet
Hold back your tears mama do not cry
Just lift me up to the spirit in the sky
<CHORUS>
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3. |
Dead Of Sea
04:13
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Hiding behind a window
Telling your secrets through the old screen door
Spewing your marbles across the kitchen floor
And your heart keeps asking you why
Something in your heart asks why
There's something inside of me
And I can't stop the feed
I can't quit the passion I can't slow the bleed
The claws are in too deep
I said the claws are in too deep
Chorus:
Hang on to me
For I am sinking in the dead of sea
Hang on to me
For I am sinking in the dead of sea
For I am sinking in the dead of sea
I don't have much time
So I spend it with my beer to wash down my wine
Help me paint the picture - how to walk the line
I'm troubled though I smile on
I'm troubled though I smile on
<CHORUS>
How will they greet you when your ship comes in?
God greet me as a friend
How will they greet you when your ship comes in?
Lord forgive me for my sins
Say bye to mama and papa too
For tonight we fly
And we'll pray for a piece of mind
And I'll need you there right by side
I said I'll meet you there right by my side
<CHORUS>
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4. |
Lori Lee
06:20
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This one is for my friends, the ones I can't see
This one is for my heros, and this one's for me
This one is for my ma and pa - sorry it couldn't be
And this one is for Lori Lee
Chorus:
Goodbye Lori Lee
Why couldn't you come home to me
She's all I ever could see
Now I live without Lori Lee
It brings me sorrow to think she's all alone
So far from me, so far from home
So I borrow my whiskey to keep me company
And I wonder what keeps her from getting lonely
<CHORUS>
This one is for my friends the ones I can't see
This one is for my heros and this one's for me
This one is for my ma and pa - sorry it couldn't be
And this one is for Lori Lee
<CHORUS>
Goodbye Lori Lee
Goodbye Lori Lee
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In the spring of 1864
I received my final breath on the furthest shore
With an end in sight I wrote my letter stained in blood
To the lady to whom I loved
Chorus:
Shoulder to shoulder we stood
So side by side we lay as we should
As my strength falls from me
Bury me under the old oak tree
And forget about me
A good life is to die well
So in this letter of my life I must tell
I'm crafting these words of a long farewell
May we meet in heaven or hell
For this will be the final story I tell
<CHORUS>
Born the burden of the ultimate price
The work of death does not look twice
If so it must be
I will die in victory
Under the moon of Montgomery
<CHORUS>
I was a casualty of war
Like so many boys before
You loved much and lost all
When you received my dying call
But I'll have you know I stood tall
<CHORUS>
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6. |
Train To Tomorrow
03:44
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Caught my train at the station
The smoke stack's burning low
Put the coal upon the fire
Cause this train's got to go
Cause time waits for no man
To the land of milk and honey
Over the mountain tops
Happiness happened yesterday
And today never stops
On this iron railway wagon
That the devil rocks
Chorus:
I caught the last train to tomorrow
And this train's not slowing down
Many miles behind me
I've got many more to go
And the stranger in my mirror
Resembles my father so
The boiler's burning hot
Don't let the engine blow
<CHORUS>
The hourglass grows clearer
I remember the sands of time
I own every one of them
Every setting sun is mine
And the longing to live
Is now far behind
<CHORUS>
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