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Beg or Borrow
04:03
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Didn’t want to follow
couldn’t learn how to lead
won’t you let me borrow
some time
to let me breathe
All that ringing disdain
coming around the block
people act
like they don’t know your name
it’s what they got
People wearing faces
tearing them off at home
taking up spaces
with skin and bone
And I could tell the difference
between real and fake
but I couldn’t tell the distance
and the price you have to pay
Hiding in the shadows
hiding in the stairs
would it make a difference
if anybody could cared
I didn’t know what happened
you were standing there
I didn’t know what happened
but I knew you were scared
Didn’t want to follow
couldn’t learn how to lead
won’t you let me borrow
some time
to let me breathe
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2. |
Funtime Friend
04:09
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Well, I saw you standing there
waving those big, blue hands.
And when I looked down,
you said you wanted to be my man.
And you came around
I couldn’t tell the score.
All I know is that suddenly—
I think I heard it before.
And when you said you were coming,
I didn’t think you were coming back.
And you went into town
throwing shade all around.
And every time you call me
on the telephone,
you got some story in mind
of how you’re feeling alone.
And I couldn’t find anybody
who wanted to go to town,
and you were running around, surely out of bounds.
And she said she was looking for a funtime friend,
and I said I’m looking for the same thing…
and you know how it ends.
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Modern World
03:22
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4. |
Seen This Before
03:57
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Tell me once,
tell me twice,
tell me 50 thousand times.
I know you, coming ‘round,
you don’t even know my name.
All you know, you just trying,
trying to get another game in.
Every time you lay eyes,
thinking that you got clever aim.
I know your game,
I played it before…
I’m not gonna play your game anymore.
I know your name, I yelled it before…
I’m not gonna yell your name anymore.
Say it once,
say it twice,
say it 50 thousand times.
I know you, coming ‘round,
returning to the scene of the crime.
I know you, coming ‘round,
maneuvering just like a boar.
I don’t know what you’re doing,
I’ve just seen this before.
I know your game,
I played it before…
I’m not gonna play your game anymore.
I know your name, I yelled it before…
I’m not gonna yell your name anymore.
I know your game,
I played it before…
I’m not gonna play your game anymore.
I know your name, I yelled it before…
I’m not gonna yell your name anymore.
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Darklights
03:54
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It’s been going on too long
You had me in hiding
The curtains were all drawn
The darkness was blinding me
Turning down the lights
I should have been in flight
Keeping me at bay
With too much to say
Why are we hiding
Who is watching
Why can't it be our night
Instead you’re messing with the gas lights
The quiet was haunting
Your cool glances taunting me
I couldn’t trust my eyes to see
I couldn’t be what you wanted me to be
Turning down the lights
I should have been in flight
Keeping me at bay
With too much to say
Why are we hiding
Who is watching
Why can't it be our night
Instead you’re messing with the gas lights
Why are we hiding
Who is watching
Why can't it be our night
Instead you’re messing with the gas lights
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6. |
Mean Streak
03:10
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Johnny’s in the basement making time
I’m already out of my mind
If I see that look come out of your face
I’m sure it ends up in a disgrace
I’m on a mean streak,
you gotta know
I’m on a mean streak
I can’t help but let it show
If you want to pull me under
I’m gonna take you down with me
If you pull me under
don’t expect to get back up
Phil left the party a little too early
Bobby’s telling me my hair is too curly
Johnny’s stopped over for a nightcap
And he spit his drink all over my lap
I’m on a mean streak,
you gotta know
I’m on a mean streak, yeah
I can’t help but let it show
If you want to pull me under
I’m gonna take you down with me
If you pull me under
don’t expect to get back up
I’m on a mean streak,
Don’t you know
I’m on a mean streak
I can’t help but let it show
I’m on a mean streak…
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