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A Good American Life
03:59
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I wake up in the morning, the alarm clock tells me when
Pour a cup of coffee and hit the road again
Find the nearest freeway, yeah I got places to be
That sounds like a Good American Life to me
I’m heading to the office, or the job-site or the mill
Time to make some money time to pay some bills
‘Cause they’re charging me for things that I used to get for free
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Just trying to catch my breath so I can tell myself I’m free
Feels like I’m running in circles; guess I’ll wait and see
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Now we got ships in the gulf; we got ‘em in Japan
Got boots on the ground in Germany and Afghanistan
They got families and loved ones, and kids they ain’t never seen
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Just trying to catch my breath, so I can tell myself I’m free
Feels like I’m running in circles; Guess I’ll wait and see
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
I keep waiting on a whistle, when everyone will stop
But they keep right on telling us there’s room up at the top
So I’m getting up tomorrow, that’s just how it’s gonna be
That sounds like a Good American Life to me
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
Sounds like a Good American Life to me
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2. |
Remember My Love
03:27
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You left me here, you let me down
I got nowhere to go, so I'll wait around
I'll watch the front door, ‘till you come walking through
I got no better plans than to believe in you
I got no better plans than to believe in you
In the long night, in the hot sun
You will remember my love in the long run
You won’t look back; no you think we’re done
You will remember my love in the long run
You will remember my love in the long run
When I wake up alone, no sun shining through
I gotta work real hard to smile about you
And the lies that grow from the seeds of truth
But I'll find a way to forgive you
I'll find a way to forgive you
In the long night, in the hot sun
You will remember my love in the long run
You won’t look back; no you think we’re done
You will remember my love in the long run
You will remember my love in the long run
Nobody knows, no one understands
Why I'm holding true to our best laid plans
You're nowhere in sight, but I'll do what I can
Until you come home to me again
Until you come home to me again
In the long night; in the hot sun
You will remember my love in the long run
You won’t look back; no you think you’re done
You will remember my love
You will remember my love in the long run
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3. |
This Old Town
04:03
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The lights went out tonight; you could see it across town
From the pool hall and the pawn shop to where I laid you down
Darkness filled the streets, the bars all locked their doors
Folks searching high and searching low for what wasn't there no more
The people gathered round an empty city hall
They were burning fires to keep them warm and talking ‘bout it all
They were standing on a road where the future meets the past
When you’re traveling in circles, ain't nothing bound to last
They came with fire and steam; they will leave without a sound
There ain't nothing left but a dream, here in this old town
There were Fields out our front door as far as the eye could see
We started walking and didn't stop, ‘till there was pavement beneath our feet
We could not feel the ground; we drowned out all the stars
We burned up all the fuel we had to carry us this far
We came with fire and steam; we will leave without a sound
There ain't nothing left but a dream, here in this old town
It's a trade we make again and again, every time we lock our door
But if it's always the same in the end; then what's it for
The lights went out tonight; you could see it across town
From the pool hall and the pawn shop to where I laid you down
Darkness filled the streets; the bars all locked their doors
Folks searching high and searching low for what wasn't there no more
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4. |
Flag
03:32
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The flag goes up as the sun goes down
Jets go by before we hear the sound
Rise to our feet, as if to say
Red white and blue, ‘till our dying day
The flag waves high when the tax man comes
He says you gotta pay just to be someone
It'll cost cost you plenty if you wanna stay
Red white and blue, ‘till your dying day
The flag hangs still when the wind don't blow
We keep the TVs on so the people know
They gotta toe the line; we got a debt to pay
Red white and blue, ‘till their dying day
Flag comes down; they fold it nice
Hand it to somebody’s wife
Nothing to do, nothing to say
Was red white and blue ‘till his dying day
The flag goes up, as the sun goes down
Jets go by before we hear the sound
Rise to our feet as if to say
Red white and blue, ‘till our dying day
Red white and blue, ‘till our dying day
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5. |
Home in Time
03:47
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You called me at the station; you asked me to come home
I've been wandering this nation, and its highways all alone
Our old life left so far behind;
Now I hope that I can make it home in time
The last time I saw you there was a new man at your arm
Your head on his shoulder, and his heart full of your charms
I told you how it was a crime;
Now I hope that I can make it home in time
From Topeka to Santa Fe, I cried all the way
And I came this far to get you off my mind
Now I hope that I can make it home in time
In the foothills I travelled, by the banks of a stream
It was there that I drowned them, all our hopes and dreams
I cast them to the water like a dime;
Now I hope that I can make it home in time
From Topeka to Santa Fe, I cried all the way
And I came this far to get you off my mind
Now I hope that I can make it home in time
Now a love left unspoken turns to a dream in the night
And a dream left unfulfilled burns like a fire so bright
And the fire that burns is yours and mine
And I hope that I can make it home in time
From Topeka to Santa Fe I cried all the way
And I came this far to get you off my mind
Now I hope that I can make it home in time
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6. |
Until Blue Comes ‘Round
03:17
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Yellow goes up before blue comes down
Green paints the bend before you go round
Black is the hardest heart that you'll ever meet
And gray's discontent pulls hard at your feet
Silver moves slow across the night sky
Red never knows the reasons why
Gold holds you close as long as it can
Until blue comes around, and takes you again
Until blue come round, and takes you again
Drags you down, and pulls you in
I'll hold you close as long as I can
Until blue come round, and takes you again
When the rain comes, the rivers rise
And soon tears will fall from your dark eyes
But I know you'll hold on right till the end
Until blue comes round, and takes you again
Until blue come round, and takes you again
Drags you down, and pulls you in
I'll hold you close, as long as I can
Until blue come round, and takes you again
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7. |
With Love You Never Know
03:38
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She keeps the light on in the kitchen
When she can't sleep at night
She told him how he wouldn't be there
And time has proven she was right
She’s searching for the reason
Why he had to go
But Through it all she understands
That with love you never know
With love you never know
Just how to play your part
We make the rules up as we go
And hope to keep each other’s hearts
But it’s like trying to guess
Which way the wind may blow
Or how long the rain will fall
With love you never know
You'll find him sitting on a bar stool
In those lonely hours of night
Wondering how life could be so cruel
There bathed in neon light
She's in the arms of another man
Though she said she wouldn't go
But somewhere deep he understands
That with love you never know
With love you never know
Just how to play your part
We make the rules up as we go
And hope to keep each other’s hearts
But it’s like trying to guess
Which way the wind may blow
Or how long the rain will fall
With love you never know
Or how long the rain will fall
With love you never know
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8. |
Whiskey Bones
03:12
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The drinking starts at five o’clock at the bar just past the mill
Same old boys beside me, same old fears to kill
With every round that I put down I sink deeper in
And when I can’t tell up from down you bring me back again
The way you hold these Whiskey Bones
The way you warm this heart of stone
You bring me close, in a world so cold
The way you hold these Whiskey Bones
When I think back on my younger years
And all the roads that led me here
These weathered eyes are moved to tears
But you take me in and the sadness disappears
The way you hold these Whiskey Bones
The way you warm this heart of stone
You keep me close in a world so cold
The way you hold these Whiskey Bones
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Train
05:11
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Don’t think that they won’t protect the garden they have grown
Don’t think that they will forget they hold the deed to your home
Don’t think they’ll ever compromise; don’t think they’d settle for less
They’d steal your dreams from where you sleep; no they won’t ever let you rest
‘Cause it’s a big ‘ol train rolling down the tracks
And where it’s going there ain’t no coming back
Now they’ll call you up when you’re at work
They’ll call you up when you’re at home
They’ll dial your number when you’re making love
They’ll call you up when you’re at church
‘Cause it’s a big ‘ol train rolling down the tracks
And where it’s going there ain’t no coming back
There ain’t no brighter future built the way we built the past
But we just keep on stacking stones and believing it will last
‘Cause we drive those cars out on the road
We fill those planes up in the sky
We give the money that fuels this machine
We are beggars to our own demise
‘Cause it’s a big ‘ol train rolling down the tracks
And where it’s going there ain’t no coming back
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10. |
You Don't Get to Explain
03:50
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She never stopped to say goodbye when she walked away
She never turned to look at me, or called out my name
You could read it on her face; you could see it in her pain
When you do the things I've done you don't get to explain
I wanted to take her in my arms, and hold her so tight
To wipe away those tears, and ease her worried mind
Instead I watched her walk away, and step onto that train
When you do the things I've done, you don't get to explain
When you do the things I've done, you don't get to explain
When someone's world come crashing down again and again
Now I'm here alone, standing in the rain
When you do the things I've done, you don't get to explain
I promised her everything that a lonely girl could want
She took my ring, and I took her heart
How could she have known I would cause her such pain?
When you do the things I've done you don't get to explain
When you do the things I've done you don't get to explain
When someone's world come crashing down again and again
Now I'm here alone, and I finally see it plain
When you do the things I've done you don't get to explain
I want to tell her all about the changes I will make
I want to say I'm sorry for every last mistake
I want her to hear about the little things I'll do
But in the end she'd know that none of it was true
She never stopped to say goodbye, when she walked away
She never turned to look at me or called out my name
You could read it on her face; you could see it in her pain
When you do the things I've done you don't get to explain
When you do the things I've done you don't get to explain
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11. |
Too Late Now
03:06
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You walked away just like each one before
You told me you won’t play that part no more
And it’s too late now; it’s a goddamn shame
You’re gone from me, and I can’t forget your name
You told me you’d be here when the spring comes around
When the fields are in bloom and the snow has left the ground
But it’s too late now; it’s a goddamn shame
You’re gone from me, and I can’t forget your name
It took me so long last time to get this old heart to mend
I’ve had enough of this game I ain’t playing again
(Interlude)
You walked away just like each one before
You broke my heart, just in case you’re keeping score
And it’s too late now; it’s a goddamn shame
You’re gone from me and I can’t forget your name
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12. |
Without You
03:24
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You tell me again how I've gone too far
You don't know the boundaries of this heart;
There's nothing I won't say, nothing I won't do
‘Cause I wouldn't last one day without you.
You come to me at night when darkness falls;
When I can't find the light and my demons call;
You point me where to go, when north just won't be true,
And I wouldn't last one day without you
When neon light have spun me round and round,
I know you will pick me up off the ground;
You tell me again how I've gone too far,
You don't know the boundaries of this heart
There's nothing I won't say, nothing I won't do,
‘Cause I wouldn't last one day without you
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Ed Dupas Ann Arbor, Michigan
Americana singer-songwriter Ed Dupas’ lived-in melodies unwind with reflective lyrics and speak to the current state of the human condition, soothing where possible, agitating where necessary, and seeking change where appropriate. Ed Dupas creates and shares well-worn wide-awake music. ... more
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