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Dirty Business
03:42
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God did his laundry by the cool celestial stream
Six days of creation had left his robe unclean
He scrubbed and he scrubbed but the stain could still be seen
He said why did I start this dirty business?
He said when I began there was no dark or light
So I hung a million stars to decorate the night
And filled this world with wonderful delight
So tell me why did i start this dirty business?
chorus:
I should have stopped when I was way ahead
with the earth and sky and birds and fish instead
I should have stopped right then and called it good
But I went too far, because i could
3.I breathed unto the dust a heart and soul and mind
Which blew a hole in my intelligent design
What was I thinking, how could I be so blind
Oh tell me why did I start this dirty business?
chorus:
I should have stopped when I was way ahead
with the earth and sky and birds and fish instead
I should have stopped right then and called it good
But I went too far, because i could
He said these creatures I have fashioned out of mud
require a diet of lust and greed and blood
they're so tenacious,
it'll take more than a flood
to wash away this dirty business
God did his laundry by the cool celestial stream
Six days of creating had left his robe unclean
He scrubbed and he scrubbed but the stain could still be seen
He said why did I start this dirty business?
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You call yourself a Christian, you like the way it sounds
If Jesus was a refugee you’d turn his ass around
And send him back to Pilot to wear a thorny crown
Funny how you did not get the message
You call yourself a Christian, but really who’s to say
If the king of kings was uninsured you’d let him die today
or lose his home all because of bills he couldn’t pay
Maybe you just didn’t get the message
chorus: The message is, as best as I can tell:
Love your neighbor and your enemy as well
Lend a hand to those less fortunate than you
And always treat your brother like you wanna be treated too
You call yourself a Christian, it’s something that you sell
if Jesus loved another man you’d damn his soul to hell
To suffer with the atheists and the Democrats as well
someone ought to tell you ‘bout the message
chorus: The message is, as best as I can tell:
Love your neighbor and your enemy as well
Lend a hand to those less fortunate than you
And always treat your brother like you wanna be treated too )
You call yourself a Christian, easier said than done
If Mother Mary crossed the border you would take her son
and throw him in a dirty cage, before the day was done
It’s a bummer that you never got the message
chorus: The message is, as best as I can tell:
Love your neighbor and your enemy as well
Lend a hand to those less fortunate than you
And always treat your brother like you wanna be treated too
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Couldn't Breathe
01:51
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How far do you have to go
To call it murder in the first degree?
All you need to know
the man said he couldn’t breathe
God’s child, a mother’s son
my ears still ringing with his dyin' plea
a curse on everyone
the man said he couldn’t breathe
justice, long denied
chokin' under the white man’s knee
God knows how many times
the man said he couldn’t breathe
Don’t need evidence
the whole world saw it on a TV screen
change been coming since
the man said he couldn’t breathe
justice, long denied
chokin' under the white man’s knee
God knows how many times
the man said he couldn’t breathe
How far do you have to go
To call it murder in the first degree?
All you need to know
the man said he couldn’t breathe
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Bad Love
03:35
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It takes some powder and a tiny touch of rouge
A little warpaint to cover up the bruise
To hide the evidence of bad love
He was a charmer, swept her off her feet
Gave her the good life down on easy street
Bought her a house and filled it up with bad love
chorus:
Now she’s holding on for a feeling that is gone
And now she’s holding on to bad love
She remembers the way they used to play
before the sickness took it all away
before her life was haunted by bad love
There was a time when he could do no wrong
She should have known it, should have seen it all along
But she was blinded by bad love
chorus:
Now she’s holding on for a feeling that is gone
And now she’s holding on to bad love
Ooohh ooohh bad love
Ooohh ooohh bad love
She takes the blue pills when she needs a little help
Opens the red wine and bargains with herself
But you can’t cut no deal with bad love
chorus:
Now she’s holding on for a feeling that is gone
And now she’s holding on to bad love
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Great Again
03:43
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Hey, do you remember way back when
Your neighbor was your friend?
When you spoke to people face to face
And everybody knew their place?
When everyone had a job
And names like Brad and Bob
And the folks you’d meet in the diner downtown
were seldom yellow, black, or brown?
chorus:
Well then, mister its time to win
don’t just take it on the chin
Come and join the fight to restore what’s right
we’re gonna be great again
It’s time that we begin
to be loyal to our kin
we’ve been highjacked but we’re takin it back
We’re gonna be great again
2.Hey, can you recall the time
a cup of coffee cost a dime
when boys were boys, girls sugar and spice
and just two pronouns would suffice
When life was precious still
A plan B was not a pill
It was Merry Christmas not happy holidays
And teachers made their children pray
chorus)
Well then mister it’s time to win
so grab a hat and join on in
gonna build a wall 45 feet tall
we’re gonna be great again
It’s time that we begin
To restore some discipline
to this rank shithole we’ll take control
we’re gonna be great again
bridge:
Remind me of the years
That came before our darkest fears ("yes we can")
The elitist snobs have had their chance
Let’s kick 'em in their smarty pants
Let’s rebuild the glorious past
A New Order at long last
send a big parade down old main street
with the stars and bars on The General Lee
Bring back the glory days
take pride in our old ways
like sweet iced tea on a big front porch
and justice through a lighted torch
chorus
Well then mister it’s time to win
so grab a hat and join on in
gonna build a wall 45 feet tall
we’re gonna be great again
It’s time that we begin
To restore some discipline
to this rank shithole we’ll take control
we’re gonna be great again
we’ve been highjacked but we’re takin it back
We’re gonna be great again
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Cover Your Ears
03:37
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Cover your ears some things can’t be unheard
big men with little words
thuggish and uncouth
polluting the air with a hateful refrain
a carnival of pain
laughing at the truth
chorus)
Cover your ears my little one
don’t you listen to his lies
Cover your ears my little one
but don’t you close your eyes
Cover your ears it’s a poisonous song
if you sing along
you’re just being used
Cause he’ll start the fire
that burns this house down
That match happy clown
don’t care nothing for you
chorus)
Cover your ears my little one
don’t you listen to his lies
Cover your ears my little one
but don’t you close your eyes
Cover your ears, real men don’t talk that way
only cowards with no shame
bullies and thieves
Listen to your heart, let your love overflow
’til this mad circus show
packs up and leaves
chorus)
Cover your ears my little one
don’t you listen to his lies
Cover your ears my little one
but don’t you close your eyes
Don't you close your eyes
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Needy Little Bitch
02:47
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I wish someone would had loved you somewhere along the line
It would have saved us so much trouble saved us so much time
You wouldn’t have to be such a needy little bitch
and you wouldn’t have to leave us bleeding a ditch
I wish someone would have made you feel that you were okay
We wouldn’t have to listen to you lying everyday
You wouldn’t have to compensate for your tiny brain
and you’d spare us all the spectacle of your psychic pain
I wish someone would have hugged you and told you you belonged
We wouldn’t have to listen to your sad and hateful song
You wouldn’t have to sing such an ugly melody
and we all could use some quiet, let your silence set us free
4.I wish someone could convince you that this is not a game
It’s not about your ego its not about your name
Then maybe you could find a way to climb down from your throne
or maybe you could kill yourself and leave us all alone
Then maybe you could find a way to climb down from your throne
or maybe you could kill yourself and leave us all alone
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Wet Dog
03:13
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This world ain’t no place to be down on your luck
stumblin’ your way through the fog
searching for shelter from the wind and the rain
no one wants to pet a wet dog
A hole in your belly and hurt in your heart
and everybody trying to run you off
Whatever happened to your your place in the sun
No one wants to pet a wet dog
When you were younger you never went hungry
you were living’ high on the hog
Now your drawing the short straws
no scratching that itch cause
nobody wants to pet a wet dog
Ahooo, ooh wandering through these empty streets alone
Ahooo, ooh wishing that someone would take you home
When somebody tells you every dog has his day
they’re only giving you a line of talk
Makes ‘em feel better to throw you a bone
no one wants to pet a wet dog
When you were younger you never went hungry
you were living’ high on the hog
Now your drawing the short straws
no scratching that itch cause
nobody wants to pet a wet dog
Now your drawing the short straws
no scratching that itch cause
nobody wants to pet a wet dog
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When Skies are Gray
04:01
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I’m dying
just like every living thing
dying
even flowers in the springtime
hoping
that life won’t pass me by
I’m crying
like raindrops from the sky
crying
like that lonesome whistle whining’
hoping
that a smile will get me by
chorus)
so please forgive me it's such a shame
to speak of tears and rain
on such a sunny day
You’d think with all these thoughts i have
i’d go insane
truth is i like the rain
and the light when skies are gray
I’m hurting
like every living soul
hurting
thank god for rock and roll
hoping
it’ll make me feel alright
I’m reeling
like a boxer on the ropes
reeling
gloves up to take the blows
hoping
That I’ll make it through the night
chorus)
so please forgive me it's such a shame
to speak of tears and rain
on such a sunny day
You’d think with all these thoughts i have
i’d go insane
truth is i like the rain
and the light when skies are gray
I’m thinking
my mind’s a ticking bomb
thinking
that’s always been my problem
hoping
someday I’ll clear my head
I’m praying
even though I don’t believe
praying
the very last trick up my sleeve
hoping
That it’s not a waste of breath
chorus)
so please forgive me it's such a shame
to think of tears and rain
on such a sunny day
You’d think with all these thoughts i have
i’d go insane
truth is i like the rain
and the light when skies are gray
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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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