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Troubadour Dreams
03:44
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Just another old bar, In another old town
Another old stage, Beaten run down
We're playing our tunes
But there's nobody here
Just a couple old boys, puffing their smoke and drinking flat beer
Their spinning old yarns, Their sharing old jokes
They don't hear us singing, These just ain't our folks
It's been along night
We'll shut 'er down early
Jump in the truck, finds some new luck if we get to the city
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I got four on the floor, Doing a hundred or more
Down a dusty grid road, loosens my load, find our way home
These troubadour dreams, Ain't as great as they seem
The night is our life, a lingering drive, break at daylight
We pine for the sound, of Music City streets
I'll join in its song, Strum to its beat
For today we'll move on
Headed up north
A dirty bar waits, follow our fate, see what's in store
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INSTRUMENTAL
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Edge of a Knife
06:17
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I've been walking aimlessly now for miles and I don't know how I can get back to you.
I've been lost among the street lights, wishing I could make right all the shit I put you through.
We were fighting for a week, while you were trying to see if I fit into your life.
Didn't know that you would go there, I left because I was scared you were tired of being my wife.
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There's no excuse for my words, I never meant to make you cry
No you didn't deserve, my stupid idiotic lies
Now you've got me burned
I'm walking on the edge of a knife, the edge of a knife.
I fell apart so easily when you brushed me off so breezily, didn't know where to go.
I was trying to act tough when you said you were feeling rough, You said that I oughta know.
Cause you caught me in a lie that I was trying to hide, You wouldn't take it anymore.
That girl meant nothing to me and I couldn't make you see I loved you like I did before.
CHORUS
Now I beg you for forgiveness and I need you to witness that I'm a changed man.
I beg you to take me back, I think I'm on the right track to do the best I can.
If you don't think I'm worth the trouble, it will send me on a tumble, I will probably die.
But if you give me one more chance, I put my heart in your hands, I give you all my life.
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Forgive Me One More Time
03:32
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I didn’t mean the words I said
They hurt, I should have known
I admit that I’m at fault
If you decide to go
Why do I push you away
When I need you most
I’m at risk of losing you
The day I need you most
CHORUS
Forgive me one more time
Although I don’t deserve it
Forgive me one more time
I think we’re worth preserving
I know I’m down to my last draw
The ice is getting thin
Forgive me one last time
I’ll be better than I’ve been
I’ll provide you what you need
Just give me one more chance
Spin any song you want to hear
I’m ready for the dance
I may have changed through all the pain
I know you’ve seen it too
Now I have my sight regained
I’ll do anything for you
CHORUS
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Handing my Heart to You
03:58
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What did I do to make you blue?
Forgive me please, I was confused
I thought you were my one, my life
I’m missing holding you at night
I’ll stumble and fall again I am sure
I have cap in hand, I’m humble and pure
Open the door, I have something to say
I’ve pondered our path, the plans that we made
CHORUS
I miss you’re face in the morning
Do you miss mine too?
I’ll take whatever you give me
Cause I’m handing my heart to you
All that I want is all that you are
But all I see is a wandering star
Open the door, let’s talk a while
I’d love to make my angel smile
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL
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Unrewarded
03:46
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I’m the king, I’m the king, I’m the king of my own world
I will fall, I will fall, I will fall like I have before
You’re the queen, you’re the queen, you’re the queen who pulls me through
I’m a fool, I’m a fool, I’m a fool for not worshipping you
CHORUS
I won’t stand back watching you, stand back watching you
Stand back watching you
Follow me down
I won’t start back watching you, stand back watching you
Stand back watching you
Unrewarded
For far too long I’ve bee leaning on your patient ways
Any man of substance wouldn’t like what that says
I need to grow a set and stand on my own feet
My failings on your shoulders set you up for defeat
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You deserve, you deserve, you deserve to be set in stone
I will do, I will do what I can to keep you on your thrown
You’re the queen, you’re the queen, you’re the queen who can always do better
I’m the king, I’m the king, I’m the king who acts just like a jester
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Share and Share Alike
03:39
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Grandma had a good life
She lived to ninety-nine
Firm in her convictions
But always true and kind
Eighteen kids in a Catholic home
They rarely lost their way
Following what their mother had to say
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She said, share and share alike
Speak no ill of others
Earn your keep, be mindful of your ways
Share and share alike
Love with your whole heart
Put family first until your dying day
Don’t be afraid, I’m here to stay
Grandma went to meet the Lord
On a brisk November eve
She was sick and old, but firm to hold
To the legacy she would leave
All the family came to say goodbye
And take the time to grieve
Her final words were written for all to heed
CHORUS
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Cabin Fever
02:41
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Cold wind biting deeply, I’ve got to stay inside
This winter’s been so angry, A daily frigid grind
I ponder summer heat, My feet on fine white sand
A cigarillo in my mouth and a cold beer in my hand
CHORUS
Diagnose me doctor
I feel it deep inside
It’s an epidemic, there’s nothing to prescribe
Diagnose me doctor
There’s nowhere to hide
The cabin fever’s got me, And I don’t want to take the ride
November was a mean one, December had no switch
The New Year saw no change, Mother Nature’s being a bitch
Seems I’m stuck inside forever, the walls are closing in
Cabin Fever’s not to pleasant, soon the madness will begin
CHORUS
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I'm Still Here
02:57
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It’s a dream I’ve had so often
Even in my waking hours
But it hasn’t come true
I’m still waiting for you
Can you hear me, calling strongly
In the wildest Prairie storm
I yell into the wind
I want you back again
CHORUS
I’m still here, I’m still here
You may think I’m gone, but you’d be wrong
I’m still here
In the winter when it’s cold out
Your image keeps me warm and alive
Do I do that for you?
Or are we really through?
Don’t give up on me so easy
I’ll fight until the end of my days
To win you back
Won’t give up on that
CHORUS
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Black hair, green eyes
Long legs, A last-call surprise
She don’t sleep much at night
Drowning herself by a dim, red light
Beauty is the beast in thick disguise
Jack and coke, King-sized smokes
Still attracts the high-class blokes
They’ll always pay her way
A simple smile is her smoothest play
Her use of the word “love” is just a hoax
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She’s got everything to flaunt
She’ll stalk her prey and play her part
Lure you in, take what she wants
Beware the contents of her heart
Her life’s a lie, A well-played con
She’s got them moves to any song
Once she has you in her grasp
You’ll do anything that she asks
But she’ll disappear when the money’s gone
Some day, In some way
A wrong move will seal her fate
They’ll find her dead in a motel room
A pale white face in the red light’s gloom
No one there to mourn her soul away
CHORUS
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The Old 21 Moosomin, Saskatchewan
The Old 21 is an indie, alternative country trio providing a smooth musical ride with audacious turns. Their sleek balladry
is counter-balanced with a blues and rock grit that makes listeners, stop, look and clap along.
The trio includes singer, songwriter, guitarist Christopher L. Istace; drummer Lorne Frape; and lead guitarist Robert Smith, who joined the scene in February of 2016.
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