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Damaged Goods
05:26
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Sucking on a Marlboro Red, blowing out blue smoke
Some distant memory flashing in his eyes
A host of bad decisions have brought him to this point
It didn't help to have a screw loose in his mind
Hollow cheeks are sunken in where his teeth should be
And a storm is raging on his wrinkled brow
He's hungry for an audience to his one man show
But nobody's listening to him now
Laughter from the new cafes where tenements once stood
Chatter fills the busy colannade
No one pays you any mind when you're damaged goods
a broken thing that's better thrown away
Fighting was the only thing he ever learned in school
His Momma bleached the blood out of his clothes
Later on the Navy spit him out onto dry land
For reasons that he'd rather not disclose
Laughter from the new cafes where tenements once stood
Chatter fills the busy colonnade
No one pays you any mind when you're damaged goods
a broken thing that's better thrown away
Taking to the highway and jumping empty freights
He built his castle in the restless breeze
But something cracked inside him like drywall in a quake
And the walls started crumbling by degrees
Laughter from the new cafes where tenements once stood
Chatter fills the busy colonnade
No one pays you any mind when you're damaged goods
a broken thing that's better thrown away
A broken thing that's better thrown away
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Barn Wood
02:57
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I’ve got these nail holes in my soul
Dark and empty, black as coal
If you could only see the good
I clean up like old barn wood
I clean up like old barn wood
Narrow valleys line my face
Deep and weathered by passing days
If you love me like you should
I clean up like old barn wood
I clean up like old barn wood
A little muscle, a little grit
A little polish, a little spit
And you can fashion something new
Take these rough edges, make them smooth
You're the only one that could
I clean up like old barn wood
I clean up like old barn wood
I clean up like old barn wood
I clean up like old barn wood
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From the Day
03:07
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I'm a believer of lies
I close my eyes
Don't care what lies behind the curtain
The truth never gets told
It's just bought and sold
The one thing I know, I know for certain
From the day I saw you
From the day I saw you
I knew, I knew
From the day I saw you
From the day I saw you
I knew, I knew
There's no shadow of doubt
No low hanging cloud
threatening to drown my obsession
For me, it's all very clear
I die when you're near
It's time that you hear my confession
From the day I saw you
From the day I saw you
I knew, I knew
From the day I saw you
From the day I saw you
I knew, I knew
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If
03:15
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If I'm not the one
Why don't you come right out and say it
If I'm not the one
Why are you standing at my door
If I'm not the one
why do you never have to fake it
If I'm not the one
Tell me you don't love me anymore
you've been lonely for so long you know its true
you've been waiting for a man like me
And if I'm not the one
I can't imagine who would be
you've been lonely for so long you know its true
you've been waiting for a man like me
If I'm not the one
who'll turn your teardrops into laughter
If I'm not the one
Who's gonna love you like I do
If I'm not the one
I don't know what it is you're after
If I'm not the one
If I'm not the one for you
If I'm not the one for you
If I'm not the one for you
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When I Burn
02:57
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There's a place I like to go
Far away from all this snow
You can find me headed south
When I burn your memory down
Gonna find a brand new love
Guaranteed to spark it up
I'll forget you there's no doubt
When I burn your memory down
When I burn, your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When I burn your memory down
Take your lies and all your games
Watch em all go down in flames
Til the embers flicker out
When I burn your memory down
It's a lovely way to fall
Leaving nothing to recall
I'll get over you somehow
When I burn your memory down
When I burn, your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When your mind drifts in the past
you can drown or light a match
ashes ashes on the ground
when i burn your memory down
When I burn, your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When I burn your memory down
When I burn your memory down
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I Once Knew a Man
03:34
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I once knew a man
who shouldered all my cares
He held me by my hand
And took me everywhere
The windows to the soul
they stay open wide
when the world is letting go
and there's nothing left inside
And now he calls to me
To help him find the way
He begs my heart to see
this debt i must repay
The windows to the soul
they stay open wide
when the world is letting go
and there's nothing left inside
I once knew a man
so singular and true
I held him by his hand
And did what i had to do
And did what I had to do
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Hey Sunshine
02:53
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I woke up late today
The world was cold and gray
She'd slipped out with the morning
And threw the blue skies in a sack
And though it makes me cry
To know I've lost her light
So quickly without warning
I still believe she's coming back
Where did she go, why did she leave me here this way?
Staring out the window at the rain
Hey Hey Sunshine let me see you come around
Let the sun shine on
Hey hey Sunshine pick me up when you're in town
Let the sun shine on
Inside these walls I find
No space to ease my mind
I'm putting on my raincoat
I'll leave the key out on the stair
And I'll search through this town
Each street that I walk down
Hoping as the day goes
When I return home she'll be there
Sometimes I wish that I had never seen her face
Call me a fool out in the rain
Hey Hey Sunshine let me see you come around
Let the sun shine on
Hey hey Sunshine pick me up when you're in town
Let the sun shine on
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Tell Her
02:37
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Wait, Love should never wait
What if you're too late
And wake up all alone?
She, she could change her mind
So tell her all the time
Let her know there'll never be another
Tell her that you love her
Life has a funny way
Of screwing up your day
Sometimes it's never ending
She, she turns it all around
She never lets you down
So let her know no one is above her
Tell her that you love her
Don't let this chance go by
She'll spread her wings and fly away
No time to hold your breath
When you've got something left to say
So tell her that you love her
Tell her that you love her
Life has a funny way
Of screwing up your day
Sometimes it's never ending
She could have a change of heart
So tell her from the start
Let her know no one is above her
Tell her that you love her
There'll never be another
Tell her that you love her
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I've Got a Feeling
02:18
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You got me thinking that I'm crazy
You got me wondering what I'll do
You got me dreaming of you all night long 'cause
I got a feeling for you
You got me checkin' in the mirror
You got me shining up my shoes
You got me hoping that you'll fall for me 'cause
I got a feeling for you
I got a feeling for you
It's the genuine thing
This feeling for you
Is all I think about right now
You got me singing in the sunshine
You got me howling at the moon
You got me telling' every one I know, yeah
I got a feeling for you
I got a feeling for you
It's the genuine thing
This feeling for you
Is all I think about right now
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Old Man Winter
03:27
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It's been raining for so long can't remember what the sun feels like
it's so cold this time of year no one in their right mind would go out
Icy fingers at my throat slipping' through the buttons on my coat
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones?
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones?
As a young boy by the window I prayed for the snow to fall
Stayed up late by the radio hoping that school was closed
Now when the world wakes up in white I pull the covers up real tight
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones?
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones?
When did a change in the weather lose the charm and the wonder?
When did my carefree heart turn to stone
I just woke up here one day, when did I lose my way
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones
Now when that mercury starts to fall I stay in bed and dread it all
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones?
These knees were good for runnin', now they just tell me when a storm is coming
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones
When did Old Man Winter steal my bones
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Dislocated
03:15
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Ain't it a shame
got nothing to hang my hat on
familiar faces long gone
from a world I used to know
Ain't it a drag
just can't keep the facts straight
And no one's listening anyway
I wish I could go home
Dislocated
Dislocated aren't we?
Dislocated aren't we all?
Ain't that the way
Each and every day goes
There's a stranger in my clothes
And I don't like his friends
Ain't that the truth
Got nothing to lose but my soul
Fall in line and watch it go
A blowin' in the wind
Dislocated
Dislocated aren't we?
Dislocated aren't we all?
Aren't we all, Aren't we all
Dislocated
Dislocated aren't we?
Dislocated aren't we all?
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If I could sing a song for you I'd sing about the land
Of old cowboys and depot men and nights on the Rio Grande
I like to think the words would bring a twinkle to your eye
And leave you restin' easy with this prairie lullaby
If I could sing a song for you I'd sing about the road
Of hard times and good women and lightenin' up your load
I like to think tequila's what you're drinking when you're dry
as I drink to you compadre with this prairie lullaby
If I could send a letter to you telling you all you meant
I'd spend the whole day writing and just get one percent
If I could tell a tale to you I'd set it in the west
And fill it full of all your friends and things that you love best
I like to think you'd lose yourself in good memories gone by
Free in quiet reverie with this prairie lullaby
Free in quiet reverie with this prairie lullaby
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Ain't Nobody
04:08
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Ain't nobody gonna bring me down
Taking my worries to the lost and found, tonight
I got a little money I wanna throw around
Ain't nobody gonna bring me down
So long sorrow, time I set you free
Hello heartache, make a fool of me, tonight
I wanna hear some music in a major key
So long sorrow, time I set you free
Fixing my troubles with a wrecking ball
Set 'em up mister, gonna watch them fall, tonight
Cause I've been running since I learned to crawl
Fixing my troubles with a wrecking ball
Ready for the party I wanna see my friends
Good Time Charlie is finally on the mend, tonight
Please don't tell me how the story ends
Ready for the party, I wanna see my friends
Ain't nobody gonna bring me down
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Donal Hinely Nashville, Tennessee
In 1994, Hinely left his hometown of Denton, TX and moved to Nashville. A prolific writer and recording artist, he has 17 albums to his credit including the folk chart topping Giants (2005). Hinely also entertains thousands of people each year at festivals and street fairs playing his glass harmonica. He learned to play the instrument from his late brother Terry, a self-taught master of the art. ... more
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