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Ain't No Place Like Home
03:50
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Last night the mayor got plastered at the only bar in town
And he totalled his truck while he was drunk drivin’ all around
Next mornin’ his wife, she walked right out of their small-town fantasy
To retaliate, he went and displayed her panties on an old oak tree
It’s been a few years since I left home just tryin’ to chase my dreams
But a scandal like this knows just how to find its way to me
All the good folks I left behind fought to be the first in line
To spill the tea, oh and how could I decline?
You’d think because I left, I got out; but I can’t escape that little town
There ain’t no place like home; you can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can’t forget your roots when they show up once a week on the evenin’ news
You learn there’s always drama to be found when you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread ‘til the whole county knows; there ain’t no place like home
I heard all about the brawl on the preacher’s front lawn, before church last Sunday
His poor wife and kids, you know we’re all sendin’ prayers their way
And that lawyer’s baby mama stumbled home at 3AM
Fell out of the cab all covered in the booze she swore she’d never drink again
You’d think because I left, I got out; but I can’t escape that little town
There ain’t no place like home; you can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can’t forget your roots when they show up once a week on the evenin’ news
You learn there’s always drama to be found when you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread ‘til the whole county knows; there ain’t no place like home
Where I come from, we all die famous
So if you want everyone to know what your name is
I hear the local coke dealer’s finally locked up, so there’s an empty house for you
Just move on in, you can bet all your wishes will come true
There ain’t no place like home; you can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can’t forget your roots when they show up once a week on the evenin’ news
You learn there’s always drama to be found when you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread ‘til the whole county knows; there ain’t no place like home
There ain’t no place like home
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Record High
03:04
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I’m on a record high, a record high
Ever since you said goodbye
A record high, all day and night
You walked away and I saw the light
It was a hot July afternoon
When you shattered my heart and said we’re through
So I did the only thing a girl can do
Dropped that needle and let ol’ Hank drown out my blues
I’m on a record high, a record high
Ever since you said goodbye
A record high, all day and night
You walked away and I saw the light
All my friends started checkin’ up on me
They figured I was in rough shape and I needed a release
They showed up and said I shouldn’t be alone
Pulled out a lighter, next thing I knew I was stoned
I’m on a record high, a record high
Ever since you said goodbye
A record high, all day and night
You walked away and I saw the light
They say there ain’t a more perfect pair than Willie and weed
Now that you’re gone, darlin’, that’s all I need
I’m on a record high, a record high
Ever since you said goodbye
A record high, all day and night
You walked away and I saw the light
A record high, a record high
Ever since you said goodbye
A record high, all day and night
You walked away and I saw the light
You walked away and I saw the light
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In the songs I grew up with about the lonely and broken hearted
There was a common thread they had, an easy fix
They all had a place to go where they didn’t feel alone
The only problem is for me that don’t exist
There ain’t no flashin’ neon sign invitin’ me inside
No worn-out barstools for lonesome fools to drink away the night
No Hank Williams jukebox songs, in this town they got it wrong
And self-served whiskey glasses still let me see too clear
But there ain’t no honky tonks around here
This ain’t that kinda one-horse town, the only bar we got around
Plays a never-ending string of Top 40 hits
It’s the same crowd every Friday, so it’s best to stay away
‘Cause when your heart’s in two you know that you’ll run into the one who broke it
There ain’t no flashin’ neon sign invitin’ me inside
No worn-out barstools for lonesome fools to drink away the night
No Hank Williams jukebox songs, in this town they got it wrong
And self-served whiskey glasses still let me see too clear
But there ain’t no honky tonks around here
I can put a record on at home and pour a drink to drown my blues
But that ain’t what Haggard would do
There ain’t no flashin’ neon sign invitin’ me inside
No worn-out barstools for lonesome fools to drink away the night
No Hank Williams jukebox songs, in this town they got it wrong
And self-served whiskey glasses still let me see too clear
But there ain’t no honky tonks around here
No there ain’t no honky tonks around here
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Troubled Mind
03:02
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Oh won’t you say that you love my mind
Tell me that my soul is what drew your heart to mine
The chaos of creation’s been living in my brain
That sad song that you’re singin’s tellin’ me you feel the same
Not too many understand this reckless train of thought
The tortured, lonesome spirit most of the world forgot
I’ve been searching for a kindred heart that’s just like mine
Tell me that you’ll be the one to love my troubled mind
All of my heroes had their ghosts
You can hear their demons in every single note
I’ve been haunted just like them
Always breakin’ free just to be shackled up again
Not too many understand this reckless train of thought
The tortured, lonesome spirit most of the world forgot
I’ve been searching for a kindred heart that’s just like mine
Tell me that you’ll be the one to love my troubled mind
If you’ve been blue, felt beaten down
Yet still refused to let life kick you around
Well I know you can understand
A heart and soul like mine, oh, if you’ll just take a chance
Not too many understand this reckless train of thought
The tortured, lonesome spirit most of the world forgot
I’ve been searching for a kindred heart that’s just like mine
Tell me that you’ll be the one to love my troubled mind
Oh, tell me that you’ll be the one to love my troubled mind
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If I Make it out Alive
02:53
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If my soul is tough enough to fight through this temporary rough
I’ll come out the other side and I’ll spread my wings and fly
If my soul is tough enough
If it’s ever safe again, I’ll finally travel everywhere I’ve never been
Take pictures every night underneath new city lights
If it’s ever safe again
If the madness don’t kill me, if my heart can survive
One crazy world outside my door and another in my mind
I promise not to waste another minute that goes by
If I make it out alive
If I make it out alive, I’m gonna leave anxiety behind
I’ll live my life while I have it, and I won’t take it for granted
If I make it out alive
If the madness don’t kill me, if my heart can survive
One crazy world outside my door and another in my mind
I promise not to waste another minute that goes by
If I make it out alive
Oh, if I make it out alive
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End of the World
03:16
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It’s all panic and chaos and lonesome and sadness
And clouds anchored over the sun
You can paint on a smile, but you can’t shake the heartache
And I fear that it’s only begun
If this is the end of the world
If this is what makes it come tumbling down
If we can’t get it back, if we’re too far off track
Then I’ll spend my last days as your girl
If you’re lonely and scared of the monsters outside
Darlin’ I feel the same
They can give us their worst and threaten our lives
But you and I won’t change
If this is the end of the world
If this is what makes it come tumbling down
If we can’t get it back, if we’re too far off track
Then I’ll spend my last days as your girl
And if this nightmare ever ends
I’ll be with you and we’ll get on with our lives again
Oh but if it’s the end of the road
I’ll never stop calling you home
If this is the end of the world
If this is what makes it come tumbling down
If we can’t get it back, if we’re too far off track
Then I’ll spend my last days as your girl
If this is the end of the world
If this is what makes it come tumbling down
If we can’t get it back, if we’re too far off track
Then I’ll spend my last days as your girl
From now ‘til the end of the world
Oh I promise I’ll still be your girl
If this is the end of the world
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Emily Taylor Kelso Halifax, Nova Scotia
As a kid, I was that girl who wrote songs about anything and everything. As an adult, I'm still that same girl. All I've added is a little twang.
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