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I Dance to Forget
03:37
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Staring at my walls again, my heart sinking like a stone
Put on my coat and dancing boots, I don't want to be alone
I find my way to the Little Red Hen, the band plays Mama Tried
Throw back a shot and I hit the floor, I feel welcome here inside
In this lonesome bar tonight, my heart's filled with regret
Some dance to remember, I dance to forget
Underneath these honkytonk lights, I don't feel so low
A lovely woman swinging in my arms, the neon softly glows
The bartenders here they know my call, they fill it to the rim
The spirits dance and your memory fades away again
In this lonesome bar tonight, my heart's filled with regret
Some dance to remember, I dance to forget
When you're looking for a stranger to help you make through the night
Searching for the answers 'til the bottle, it runs dry
And yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrow's out of sight
In this lonesome bar tonight, my heart's filled with regret
Some dance to remember, I dance to forget
In this lonesome honkytonk tonight, I'm as blue as you can get
Some dance to remember, I dance to forget
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Listen to Your Heart
03:18
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Listen to your heart tell me I'm the only one
Is this really love or is this just a dream, tell me
Tell it to me straight, tell me I'm a fool to wait
Say it's all a lie and nothing's as it seems, tell me
I'll drive out to an open road and ride until the day
That my restless heart can finally break again
I built my walls up far and wide, 'til you came and turned the tide
Came and took my sorrow in and held me at your side
And you, you listened your heart
Listen to your heart tell you you're the only one
That I can really love, yes, I can really love again
I won't let you down, you don't have to wear this crown
This crown of pain and thorns, the cross that I must bear for you
The damage done is deep and long, til I came and heard your song
Of love that heals and can right all the wrongs for me
The damage done is far and wide, til you came and turned the tide
Now all that I can ask of you is give me one last try
And please, just listen to your heart
Listen to your heart, feel it beating next to mine
You're the only chance for me to love again
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I Can't Tell You How
03:09
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I can't tell you just what it means
For me to love you beyond my dreams
'Cause I've felt freedom and I've felt trapped
But it feels better to have your back
A lonely lifetime led me to this
A heartworn highway to feel your kiss
No, I don't want no old fairytale
I just want you 'cause it's for real
Loneliness doesn't seem for me now
Never really did it for me anyhow
Only way to go is up from here
All along you're standing right in front of me
All I did was open up my eyes and see
I can't tell you how I found the key
People tell me you can't find love
Unless you're searching the stars above
But then I noticed my own two feet
As they were walking right up your street
Loneliness doesn't seem for me now
Never really did it for me anyhow
Only way to go is up from here
All along you're standing right in front of me
All I did was open up my eyes and see
I can't tell you how I found the key
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As Long As I'm With You
02:56
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When you look at me like that, don't you know it makes me crazy?
And all the same time, my heart begins to mend
Lying here with you by the river slow and lazy
I try and close my eyes, so this dream of mine won't end
Then out of the north, a cold wind blows
Bringing the rains and snows and darkened clouds of wintertime
Though the sun won't shine, I find a way to make it through
Now that I know my aim is true, as long as I'm with you
As long as I'm with you
Your handwriting's so fine, you know it almost kills me
'Cause no one ever bothers writing letters anymore
When I'm reading what you write, you know it always thrills me
Sets my heart on fire, sends me running to your door
Then out of the north, a cold wind blows
Bringing the rains and snows and darkened clouds of wintertime
Though the sun won't shine, I find a way to make it through
Now that I know my aim is true, as long as I'm with you
As long as I'm with you
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Lonely Like Me
05:14
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When you find
The thing that controls you
No longer consoles you
And you can't close your eyes
So it seems the life that you wanted
The love that you trusted
Was built on a lie
And now you're lonely like me
Yes, you're lonely like me
Then you find
Every street's just a dead end
You can't turn to your friends
They've all turned away
Did you think?
Did you think you were special
That your deal with the devil
You'd never have to repay?
And now you're lonely like me
Yes, you're lonely like me
Now it feels
Like you're starting all over
With a weight on your shoulders
That won't fade away
And the light
That you thought was beside you
You thought it would guide you
Has only led you astray
And now you're lonely like me
Yes, you're lonely like me
Are you lonely like me?
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I seen the sunrise over Cascade Pass
Stood on a frozen river smooth as glass
I seen the oceans crash on Shi Shi Beach
Following your footsteps, but you're out of reach
Yes, I climbed a mountain just to see your bright eyes shine
Still I just can't seem to make you mine
I seen red sandstone tower high above
Almost had me believin' in God's love
I seen black canyons carved as deep as hell
Stood there at the edge like a wishing well
Yes, I seen god's angels slip and fall from grace
Like the tears a fallin' from your face
Travelled to find you as far as Tokyo
To Roman-walled cathedrals to Jackson Hole
I seen the faces of those I thought I knew
Their eyes rise to meet me and they look right through
Yes, I seem to be laughing, but in disguise it's pain
Won't you let me in out of the rain
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One Single Reason
03:38
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Did you really think
That I wouldn't notice
The little rolls of your eyes
And the heaviness in your sighs
Well, what could I do?
Was it really that easy for you
To shed your old skin
And start your life over again
When you don't really want to be free
'Cause freedom just makes you feel blue
And you still won't even give me
One single reason
You've never been true
You've never had the patience
To let something grow
True love's a feeling you'll never know
You pushed it away
Thinking you'd find it someday
Like you'll never grow old
And you'll never give into the cold
'Til you live in the city for years
And it brings you nothing but tears
And you still want me to give you
One single reason
Well, the reason is you!
Did you really think
You were so very special
Well, that's the work of my heart
Dreaming ways that we'd never part
The time that we spent
Long after we knew things would end
And though I've moved on
There's a bitterness lingering on
'Til you call me out of the blue
To say something passive and cruel
And you still won't even give me
One single reason
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Consolation
03:37
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Wheelmen out there keep rolling along
Living like their world's on a string
Some people need a consoling song
But consolation, it don't mean a thing
Shielding your eyes like they're broken
Oh, sad eyes, see what you bring?
Tears from the words you have spoken
Of consolation, you don't mean a thing
You brought me into your world indirectly
You took me in out from the rain
You always did size me up so incorrectly
You told me, I can't handle pain
Yeah, you told me, I can't handle pain
Marking your words like a fault line
Never straying too far from the tracks
Count every step 'til you're in time
And carry that chute on your back
You told me about consolation
And you told me that is why I sing
You told that love's aberration
And I told you, your love don't mean a thing
Never knowing how far you are from safety
Thin ice is what you tread upon
Don't you want to love me completely
And stay here with me 'til the dawn?
Yeah, stay here with me 'til the dawn
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Never Lookin' Behind
03:10
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Long time ago it was yesterday
Ain't no way to turn back around
The life I knew seems so far away
All that remains is the sound of your voice
Locked in a world grown sick and mean
Working half your life on the line
We hit the road searching out a dream
You and me, never lookin' behind
All the miles we traveled
Lucky to call you my friend
The ties that bind unraveled
Will I ever see you again?
Long time ago it was yesterday
Ain't no way to turn back the time
The love I knew seems so far away
Won't you let me lay it on the line for you?
Won't you let me lay it on the line for you?
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You can pack all your things and drive them away
You can take off your ring and throw it away
You can take what I say and claim it's untrue
Still no one loves you the way that I do
You can say what you will about the man that I am
You can use words that kill, I don't give a damn
'Cause all of your spite don't change what is true
That no one loves you the way that I do
You can stand at my window and call me at four
In the dark of the night, come knock on my door
Someday you'll return and skies will be blue
'Cause no one loves you the way that I do
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Wreck on the Highway
03:16
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Last night I was out driving
Coming home at the end of the working day
I was riding alone through the drizzling rain
On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane
When I came upon a wreck on the highway
Now there was blood and glass all over
And there was nobody there but me
As the rain tumbled down hard and cold
I seen a young man lying by the side of the road
He cried "Mister, won't you help me please"
An ambulance finally came and took him to Riverside
I watched as they drove him away
And I thought of a girlfriend or a young wife
And a state trooper knocking in the middle of the night
To say "your baby died in a wreck on the highway"
Sometimes I sit up in the darkness
And I watch my baby as she sleeps
Then I climb in bed and I hold her tight
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night
Thinking 'bout the wreck on the highway
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Freddy Luongo Seattle, Washington
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