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Oh Daddy
03:23
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I wake up in the morning, work hard through the day
Come home in the evening, I got nothing to say
And I drink my whiskey to wash my problems away
I'm sorry my child I've got no time to play
Well I know I've been drunk most of my life
I've been a bad husband to my wife
I'm sorry whisky picked me when you needed me most
I'm not much of a father but more of a ghost
Oh daddy
Oh daddy
Don't you drink today
Daddy oh daddy
Put that bottle away
Oh Daddy
What does that whiskey do?
For I am here and I need you
Got too many problems, no time to get dry
My bills they are a stackin'
Stackin' so high
And I do not get paid well for the work that I do
So I need this next bottle to get me through
She collects her tears in the bottles I drink down
Cries for my affection but I don't hear a sound
How could I let it get this way?
God is my bottle and I pray each day
Oh daddy
Oh daddy
Don't you drink today
Daddy oh daddy
Put that bottle away
Oh Daddy
What does that whiskey do?
For I am here and I need you
Well I drink all my whiskey then I drink all my gin
I drink all my wine to pay for my sin
And I know I was not there for you
Forgive me my love and these things that I do
'Cause one day I'll grow old and one day I will die
Then you'll curse my name, up to the sky
Sayin' daddy for you I can no longer cry
'Cause I needed you and you wanted whiskey rye
Oh daddy
Oh daddy
Don't you drink today
Daddy oh daddy
Put that bottle away
Oh Daddy
What does that whiskey do?
For I am here and I need you
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2. |
Message In A Bottle
05:36
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Take a little gamble, see what you might find
You might find a diamond in an old coal mine
Now give them boots a little spit and shine
Comb back your hair and drink some wine
You'll do just fine
And it's old but it's sweet
When two lovers meet
That first kiss
You never forget it
Don't tie it with a ribbon
It'll take too long
And if you take forever,
She'll be gone
Don't put a message in a bottle
It'll take too long
And if you take forever,
She'll be gone
Hop on a Greyhound
Track her down
Go out there and find
What can't be found
Is there a pot of gold under your rainbow?
Or just a lot of pain?
You'll never know
And it's old but it's sweet
When two lovers meet
That first kiss
You never forget it
Don't tie it with a ribbon
It'll take too long
And if you take forever,
She'll be gone
Don't put a message in a bottle
It'll take too long
And if you take forever,
She'll be gone
Might take a little magic from your magic show
Don't make her turn a cheek
So she will know you're there
That you're there
Like every love story
Got to sink or swim
You won't know 'till you jump in
How this will end
And it's old but it's sweet
When two lovers meet
That first kiss
You never forget it
Don't tie it with a ribbon
It'll take too long
And if you take forever,
She'll be gone
Don't put a message in a bottle
It'll take too long
And if you take forever,
She'll be gone
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3. |
Rabbit Stew
02:31
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You better run! Rabbit run!
I feel my belly rumbling
I go hunting for my food
I see that rabbit running and it put me in the mood
I think I'll catch that rabbit
And I'll put him in my stew
You better run! Rabbit run!
You better run
You better hide
Before I'm hunting for you
You cottontail, you taste so good
I want to put you in my stew
You're a fast little hare
But my belly needs you
You got a lucky foot and I've got a left shoe
But I'm going to catch you before this day is through
You better run! Rabbit run!
You better run
You better hide
Before I'm hunting for you
You cottontail, you taste so good
I want to put you in my stew
You better run! Rabbit run!
Before I'm hunting for you
Well I'm sorry Mr. Rabbit
But you've got to die
But every time I'm close to you
You disappear in front of my eyes
So I'll be back tomorrow
So for now it's just goodbye
You better run! Rabbit run!
You better run
You better hide
Before I'm hunting for you
You cottontail, you taste so good
I want to put you in my stew
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4. |
The Road Is Long
03:04
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Yeah, I've been warned
I've been told
So I burned down every bridge upon that road
You can serve
Or be served
But in the end, we all get what what we deserve
I'm inside out
I'm upside down
You've got me dizzy
Spinning around and round and round and round
I heard that train
That high ball roll
It comes in fast
Then runs out real slow
I heard that man
That preacher preach
But I need someone to hold
I need someone to reach
I'm inside out
I'm upside down
You've got me dizzy
Spinning around and round and round and round
Come on child
You must be strong
The days are growing short
While the nights are growing long
You've got nothing to fear except fear itself
Which isn't nothing
Without something else
I'm inside out
I'm upside down
You've got me dizzy
Spinning around and round and round and round
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5. |
Still Around
04:08
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If you're still around
And tired of looking
I'm going down on one knee
Could you take you home?
And tell me you love me
It might be a lie but it's all I need
Well I'm so lonely
So lonely in life
I need a companion to call my wife
'Cause it's heartache to heartache
No heaven above
Just walking these streets
And looking for love
If you're still around
And tired of looking
I'm going down on one knee
Could you take you home?
And tell me you love me
It might be a lie but it's all I need
All the good ones are taken
All the good ones are gone
Could you leave me an unwanted?
Could you leave me just one?
One that is easy
One that is strong
One that could love me
Even when I am wrong
If you're still around
And tired of looking
I'm going down on one knee
Could you take you home?
And tell me you love me
It might be a lie but it's all I need
My bed is so lonesome
My bed is so cold
Will it always be empty?
Even when I am old?
Am I doomed to be lonely?
Am I damed to be near
No woman to love me?
That's what I do fear
If you're still around
And tired of looking
I'm going down on one knee
Could you take you home?
And tell me you love me
It might be a lie but it's all I need
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6. |
Hole In My Heart
02:47
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Well I don't know where she did go
Maybe New York City
Maybe Mexico
Well I thought everything was alright
Then she disappeared into the night
I've got a big hole in my heart
A great big hole in my heart
And I'll drink my medicine down
Turn her into the lost and found
A great big hole in my heart
Well I planned a grand wedding for you and I
You in that white dress
Under that clear blue sky
All of our family and friends around
But you were nowhere to be found
I've got a great big hole in my heart
A great big hole in my heart
And I'll drink my medicine down
Turn her into the lost and found
A great big hole in my heart
Well I wonder if Jesus ever felt this way
Maybe on the day that Judas did betray
But our lovers are our friends
And our friends are our lovers
Even after they run away
I've got a great big hole in my heart
A great big hole in my heart
And I'll drink my medicine down
Turn her into the lost and found
A great big hole in my heart
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7. |
Gasoline
03:35
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I like to drink and make a little romance
I spit and I curse but I know how to dance.
I know I ain't much to look at, at first glance
But I know you could love me if you just give me a chance
Oh Kathleen
The things that we've seen
But we're running out of Gasoline
Ley me grow on you like ivy on the wall
We'll spin and we'll dance and we'll lie where we fall
I got nowhere to be and no one to call
And I got enough gas to get us to St. Paul
Oh Kathleen
The things that we've seen
But we're running out of Gasoline
She speaks of me like I'm dead and I'm gone
With words of such love it comes out like a song
She floats on the air like nothing's ever wrong
And when I'm waiting with Kathleen nothing ever feels that long
Oh Kathleen
The things that we've seen
But we're running out of Gasoline
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