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Memories on My Mind
03:35
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Four years almost to the day
Not that your ghost ever really went away
We said everything we needed to say
After four years, almost to the day
Six months without you on my mind
After all these years, that's my record time
And you showed up without a warning sign
After six months without you on my mind
Two years since you were my muse
And now here I am, writing another song about you
As if I don't have anything better to do, yeah
Two years since you were my muse
And you just walk back in, and I'll just fall for you again
The last time's never really the last time
When you keep our memories on my mind
Two days is all that it's been
And just like that, my heart let you back in
Now I'm counting down the days until you leave again
Two days is all that it's been
A lifetime won't even be enough
To wash away the memories of us
'Cause every time I'm close, you always bring 'em up
A lifetime won't even be enough
And you just walk back in, and I'll just fall for you again
The last time's never really the last time
When you keep our memories on my mind
Yeah, you keep our memories on my mind
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Free
04:02
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I've said it before and I'll say it again
Only this time I really mean it
This is the end
While I'm gettin' clean, you'll be gettin' messed up
'Cause life without me just ain't good enough
And you're the one who screwed up
And maybe it's true that you're still on my mind
I gave out all my chances, but you just left me behind
So I'm picking my heart up off the floor
So you can't kick it around anymore
For all those years, I couldn't see
But now I'm free
You can try and try, oh but I won't reply
'Cause I know exactly what you'll say
And I just don't care
All this time we were living a lie
You never knew how much I needed you
'Cause you were never there
And maybe it's true that you're still on my mind
I gave out all my chances, but you just left me behind
So I'm picking my heart up off the floor
So you can't kick it around anymore
For all those years, I couldn't see
But now I'm free
Why did you have to lead me on?
What made you think my heart was that strong?
I could've given you everything
Now you're nothing more than words to sing
And maybe it's true that you're still on my mind
I gave out all my chances, but you just left me behind
So I'm picking my heart up off the floor
So you can't kick it around anymore
For all those years, I couldn't see
But now I'm free
I've said it before and I'll say it again,
This is the end
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Drinkin' You Away
03:08
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The first time I walked away, I wanted you to fight for me
So I could forgive and give you another chance
But you messed with my mind one too many times
So now I'm givin' up this bad romance
And this time's the last time I say it's the last time
And this time there ain't no makin' me stay
And this time's the last time you'll ever be on my mind
'Cause this time I'm drinkin' you away
Now I've got this barstool and some old Haggard tunes
Playin' on the jukebox in the corner
But don't worry 'bout me darling, I'm doing fine
'Cause just like Merle, I'm here 'til closin' time
And this time's the last time I say it's the last time
And this time there ain't no makin' me stay
And this time's the last time you'll ever be on my mind
'Cause this time I'm drinkin' you away
And this time's the last time I say it's the last time
And this time there ain't no makin' me stay
And this time's the last time you'll ever be on my mind
'Cause this time I'm drinkin' you away
Yeah, this time I'm drinkin' you away
Oh this time I'm drinkin' you away
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Almost
03:57
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I can't believe that I'm seeing you again
I've been wonderin' how you've been for all these years
You're lookin' good, it's like you haven't changed at all
Why don't you tell me all about what brought you here
'Cause I know with you it's never innocent
I almost wish things could be different
I almost wish you never left
I almost wish you hadn't reached out the way I knew someday you'd do
'Cause I almost got over you
I worked hard to make myself forget
Everything we had when you left me
So don't you dare tell me you regret
Leaving me like that, or that you're lonely
'Cause I know with you it's never innocent
I almost wish things could be different
I almost wish you never left
I almost wish you hadn't reached out the way I knew someday you'd do
'Cause I almost got over you
So go home to her, forget you ever saw me
Yeah, it was nice for a while
But it's too late to try to change our future
And I know better than to fall for your smile
I almost wish things could be different
I almost wish you never left
I almost wish you hadn't reached out the way I knew someday you'd do
'Cause I almost got over you
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Danced All Night
03:55
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I saw you there, you caught my eye
Next thing I knew, you were by my side
You pulled me close, I was so shy
But, baby, with you, I danced all night
You took my hand, I felt butterflies
I was too nervous to look in your eyes
But you made your move, and it felt so right
And, baby, with you, I danced all night
I didn't know you would show up when you did
I didn't know you could make me feel like this
But now you've got me hypnotized
And I'll never forget how, baby, we danced, we danced all night
Then there we were, alone for the first time
I still remember gettin' lost in your eyes
There in the dark, just out of sight
That's where we stayed, and we danced all night
I didn't know you would show up when you did
I didn't know you could make me feel like this
But now you've got me hypnotized
And I'll never forget how, baby, we danced, we danced all night
I didn't know you would show up when you did
I didn't know you could make me feel like this
But now you've got me hypnotized
And I'll never forget how, baby, we danced, we danced all night
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What I Wouldn't Do
03:25
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You left me standing on the edge, hanging by a thread
Screaming out your name just to watch you walk away
I know it's true, I shouldn't still want you
And even though you caused the pain, I always take the blame
Oooh, what I wouldn't do
To wash away the blue
And just get over you
It was you that screwed it up, it was you that broke the trust
And I'm haunted every day by the mess that you made
I won't forget, it keeps replaying in my head
The night you went too far and you made the first scar
Oooh, what I wouldn't do
To wash away the blue
And just get over you
Only a fool would still feel the way I do
After what you put me through, i know I should hate you
I wanna hate you
Oooh, what I wouldn't do
To wash away the blue
And just get over you
Oooh, what I wouldn't do
To wash away the blue
And just get over you
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Sweet Silver Lining
03:46
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Sweet silver lining, won't you carry me home?
Don't you know I've been trying, tryin' to make it on my own
Now he's gone, and what do I do?
I tried to hold on, but it tore me in two
So carry me home, sweet silver lining
I promise I'll go, just don't leave me alone, by myself
And please, won't you show me how
How to believe and trust myself now
Sweet silver lining, won't you take all my fears?
And show me the good in this mess he left here
What do I do? How do I find myself again?
Where do I go? And is this the end?
So carry me home, sweet silver lining
I promise I'll go, just don't leave me alone, by myself
And please, won't you show me how
How to believe and trust myself now
Sweet silver lining, won't you carry me home?
Lord knows I've been trying, tryin' to make it on my own
So carry me home
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Until You Want Me
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Long drives after midnight with your blue eyes on fire
Sneakin' out, runnin' 'round, we were walking on a wire
It was painfully perfect and hopelessly worth it
To hold you, even just for a while
And I got lost in your world of heartache
And I found out I am not that strong
And I know I can't just forget about it
'Cause I know I'll want you until you want me
You let me in, you dragged me down until I felt numb
But when you pulled me close, we burned like the sun
And now I don't know how to let go of everything we had
So I'll keep holding on
And I got lost in your world of heartache
And I found out I am not that strong
And I know I can't just forget about it
'Cause I know I'll want you until you want me
Remember me, lookin' at you like you were all I'll need
In your old car every night in the backseat, knowing you so personally
And in my dreams you're still right here with me
And I got lost in your world of heartache
And I found out I am not that strong
And I know I can't just forget about it
'Cause I know I'll want you until you want me
Long drives after midnight with your blue eyes on fire
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His Ghost
04:02
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He left his mark all over me
On my skin and on my sheets
The marks will fade as time goes by
But his memory will never die
He played the part so perfectly
I never thought he'd ever leave
But just like that, he said goodbye
And left me here to wonder why
Why wasn't it me? Why couldn't I be the one he wants?
Why didn't he stay? Why'd he say goodbye after just two months?
He made me think he really cared
And now his ghost is everywhere
I thought he was everything
Everything I'd ever dreamed
But I woke up to reality
And I found out he never wanted me
Why wasn't it me? Why couldn't I be the one he wants?
Why didn't he stay? Why'd he say goodbye after just two months?
He made me think he really cared
And now his ghost is everywhere
I can't escape, his voice, his touch, his face
Why couldn't he stay?
He left his mark all over me
On my skin and on my sheets
The marks will fade as time goes by
He'll move on, and so will I
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Funny how life can change just like that
You blink, there goes another year you can't take back
Funny how you think it's all so bad right now
That you're taking all the pain your heart can allow
And the mistakes you made
Just fade away in time
There's something beautiful about those sad, sad songs
Something beautiful in the strength to carry on
There's something beautiful in the big mistakes, the heartaches
In tryin' to keep your faith, but you'll make it through just fine
In time
Funny how nothing's as bad as it seems
Once you chase the demons from your dreams
Funny how you can always find grace
Even in the darkest kind of place
And the mistakes you made
Just fade away in time
There's something beautiful about those sad, sad songs
Something beautiful in the strength to carry on
There's something beautiful in the big mistakes, the heartaches
In tryin' to keep your faith, but you'll make it through just fine
In time
I've been there a time or two
Given my all I've played the fool
My past followed me around, I tried so hard not to drown
Then one day I woke up to find
All my wounds healed in time
There's something beautiful about those sad, sad songs
Something beautiful in the strength to carry on
There's something beautiful about the smile you wear
Something beautiful in how you fought to keep it there
There's something beautiful in the nothin' left to say, when you think you've lost your way
But you'll make it through just fine
In time
There's something beautiful
There's something beautiful
There's something beautiful
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You Ain't Woman Enough
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You've come to tell me something you say I ought to know
That he don't love me anymore and I'll have to let him go
You say you're gonna take him, oh but I don't think you can
'Cause you ain't woman enough to take my man
Women like you they're a dime a dozen, you can buy 'em anywhere
For you to get to him I'd have to move over, and I'm gonna stand right here
It'll be over my dead body, so get out while you can
'Cause you ain't woman enough to take my man
Sometimes a man's caught lookin' at things that he don't need
He took a second look at you but he's in love with me
Well I don't know where that leaves you, oh but I know where I stand
And you ain't woman enough to take my man
Women like you they're a dime a dozen, you can buy 'em anywhere
For you to get to him I'd have to move over, and I'm gonna stand right here
It'll be over my dead body, so get out while you can
'Cause you ain't woman enough to take my manNo you ain't woman enough to take my man
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In a pawn shop in Chicago on a sunny summer day,
A couple gazes at the wedding rings there on display
She smiles and nods her head, as he says,
"Honey that's for you. It's not much, but it's the best that I can do."
Golden ring with one tiny little stone
Waiting there for someone to take it home
By itself, it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
In a little wedding chapel later on that afternoon
An old upright piano plays that old familiar tune
Tears roll down her cheeks and happy thoughts run through her head
As he whispers low, "With this ring, I thee wed."
Golden ring with one tiny little stone
Shining ring, now at last it's found a home
By itself, it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
In a small two room apartment as they fight their final round
He says, "You won't admit it, but I know you're leavin' town"
She says, "One thing's for certain, I don't love you any more."
And throws down the ring as she walks out the door
Golden ring with one tiny little stone
Cast aside like the love that's dead and gone
By itself it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
In a pawn shop in Chicago on a sunny summer day
A couple gazes at the wedding rings there on display
Golden ring
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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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