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Get It While You Can
03:24
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Somebody dropped the reigns so the horse ran off again
Nobody told us why all the meanings were implied
Now he’s out there on the range without a penny to his name
But still he’s got a smile on his face
Because he get it while he can
Yes he get it while he can
No it may not come again
He’s gonna get it while he can
Summer came and went and they tried to reel him in
And they tried to make him choose they did all that they could do
But then he sided with his own and now he’s out there all alone
But still he’s got that smile on his face
Because he get it while he can
Yes he get it while he can
No it may not come again
He’s gonna get it while he can
When you’re out there on the edge
You better take what you can get
Because it may not come again
You better get it while you can
But now he’s gonna have to make a few decisions
With the winter wind blowing at his door
Now he’s gonna have to make a few decisions
Will he welcome a helping had or wave it off
You’ll never see him caught trying to do what others want
He just wakes up every day and does it his own way
So when you see him standing there smiling ear to ear
You will understand what he represents
Because he get it while he can
Yes he get it while he can
No it may not come again
He’s gonna get it while he can
When you’re out there on the edge
You better take what you can get
Because it may not come again
You better get it while you can
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2. |
First Time
03:45
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Coffee in the morning out of a thermos on the bus
And another one at midday in the break-room with my boss
And another one in the afternoon, but that one gave me pause
It used to do the trick, but now it seems like nothing does
Your glass of wine at suppertime is well within the laws
But you smoked a joint and you still don’t feel like you have had enough
Are you wondering why you can’t get high have you tied that stuff
what you need is a first time buzz
That first time around
Wanna get high, don’t wanna come down
Thinking about my first time because
There’s nothing like the first time was
So, I found a rollercoaster it was the fastest in the land
And the first time around was a hell of a ride and the second not too bad
But the third and the forth and the fifth and the sixth it’s all just run of the mill
What I really need is a first time thrill
Ho-hum, ho-hum, life is so mundane
Ho-hum, ho-hum, nothing ever changes
Ho-hum, ho-hum, everything just stays the same
Ho-hum, ho-hum, I’m breaking away from the commonplace
And now I’m moving on to something I haven’t tried before
And I might be on the ceiling or crawling down on the floor
But I’ll take my chance with the consequence you know I’ll follow thru
Until I find something that’s new
That first time around
Wanna get high, don’t wanna come down
Thinking about my first time because
There’s nothing like the first time was
That first time around
Wanna get high, don’t wanna come down
Thinking about my first time because
There’s nothing like the first time was
There’s nothing like the first time was
There’s nothing like the first time…
Nothing like the first time.
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3. |
Hero Plan
03:20
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Chief of police in this low valley town
Badge on my chest that I wear like a crown
I Long to hear Virginias sweet voice once again
But she’s buried in the ground and I’m stuck in this pen
I had to burn it down to the ground you see
That I loved that girl so desperately
And I came with the flame as a game for to tell
If the love that I had was mutually held
Me and Virginia since before the seventh grade
The many times she strayed but I loved her just the same
I was gonna win her back like the time before last
But now everybody laughs at my hero plan
I had to burn it down to the ground you see
That I loved that girl so desperately
And I came with the flame as a game for to tell
If the love that I had was mutually held
I guess my love burned a little too hot
I suppose I deserve this sentence I got
I only hope Virginia knows why I did what I tried
And when my flame burns out I’ll see her on the other side
When my flame burns out I’ll see her on the other side
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4. |
Middle Child
03:07
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Look up look down it’s the middle child
Not quite as smart as his brother Niles
Not nearly as tough as his sister. Why? Oh..
He’s the middle child
Hear it is voice and you can see it in his eyes
Not the type to brag and for the most part he’s resigned
Getting in always fitting in to hand-me-downs
A level headed thinker with his feet on solid ground
Look up look down it’s the middle child
Back in’84 when he taught himself the ropes
Nobody showed him how he just did it on his own
He watched the older kids and he stole all their tricks
And then he watched the younger kids as they stole all of his
Look up look down it’s the middle child
Not quite as smart as his brother Niles
Not nearly as tough as his sister. Why? Oh..
He’s the middle child
Maybe you’re the baby
Maybe you’re the first
Maybe you’re the only child
But if in the order of birth
You’ve been stuck in the middle of the group
Maybe this song is speaking to you
Look up look down it’s the middle child
Not quite as smart as his brother Niles
Not nearly as tough as his sister. Why? Oh..
He’s the middle child
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5. |
Wild Heart
03:31
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I was on the porch just thinking
Might have been the teat I was drinking
Maybe it’s the birds up in their trees
Calling out in the morning breeze
Maybe it’s that look you gave me
You know that you can drive me crazy
And I feel like I’m a dog at the end of his lead
Foaming at the mouth and grinding his teeth
Time to take this wild heart and tame it again
This wild heart need reigning back in
This wild heart gonna tame it again
Gonna blame it on the coal black raven
Blame it upon the drugs that I was taking
Blame it on the full moon or the lack of sleep
That’s bringing out the beast in me
Wild Heart
Wild Heart
Wild Heart
Wild Heart
Wild Heart
Wild Heart
I was on the porch just thinking
Might have been the teat I was drinking
Maybe it’s the birds up in their trees
Calling out in the morning breeze
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6. |
Hawkeye
03:27
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Night has turned to day
Snippers are on the hillside
Buried my face
In a dugout shell of my hard times
Line ‘em up you’d say
Giving orders from up on high
If this river rise again
I’ll try to keep myself dry
Something slipped away
Vanished like the fireflies
It’s hard to explain
With a heart that was stopped a tongue that was tied
Line ‘em again
No mercy from your Hawkeye
Only hope the rain will compromise the sightline
Night has turned to day
In a single ray of sunshine
Waving my white flag
Giving up on the firefight
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7. |
Wino
03:55
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Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
Though I’ve tried to break the cycle I know I can’t win
You’re falling out with all of your friends and there’s a cloud hanging over your head
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
I went down to my local corner bar
I talked with Jim and Jody for an hour maybe more
Jody wants to help if she can, but Jims got a price on your head
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
So when the bottle gets dried up
When the bars have all closed down
When the party is over and done
Are you still hanging around
I pounded on the for outside your house
All the neighbors want to know just what it’s all about
But they don’t know the pain you bring they don’t see the heads that roll when you swing
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
Oh wino
Oh I know
Oh wino
I know it’s always somebody else’s fault
So when you come back from you latest woe-is-me
Asking for forgiveness and begging please, please
Spare me the excuse man I’ve been there and I’ve done that
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
Everybody knows you’re drinking alone again
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8. |
Empty House
03:22
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Supper time in an empty house
Straight from the pan right to the mouth
Yes I can do whatever I want
Turn the speakers up ’til my ears are shot
In an empty house
Nobody speaks or tries to take my bread
I sleep until noon and then don’t even make the bed
Yes I can do as I damn well please
Throw the windows open wide and crank the air-conditioning
In an empty house
Room to room
Nothin’ moves
Nobody breathes
It’s just the mice and me
Supper time in a empty house
Straight from the pan right to the mouth
Super time in an empty house
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9. |
All Day Long
03:17
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All day long thinking about my savior
All day long wondering what a man is made of
Flesh and blood and the lies that we make up
I raised my palms to the sky and I gave up
Gotta get a little more time some wrongs I’ve got to right
Lord give me just a little more time
All day long thinking about my savior
Left my home waved to my friend and neighbors
Cut my song on the highway’s razor
Raised my pals to the sky and I gave up
Gotta get a little more time some wrongs I’ve got to right
Lord give me just a little more time
All day long thinking about my savior
All day long wondering what a man is made of
Flesh and blood and the lies that we make up
I raised my palms to the sky and I gave up
Gotta get a little more time some wrongs I’ve got to right
Lord give me just a little more time
I need a little more time
I need a little more time
I need a little more time
Give me just a little more
Gotta get a little more time some wrongs I’ve got to right
Lord give me just a little more
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10. |
Too Late
05:26
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Tonight like a creature of habit
I’ll roll to my left side in bed
I’ll reach for a hand but I will not grab it
It’s too late and I missed my chance
I should have told her that I loved her in the moment
Why’d I let the time slip right past
And now I’m climbing on the cliffs of atonement
With forgiveness just out of grasp
It’s too late too late I waited to long
Too late with flowers too late coming home
Now it’s too late to win her back
It’s too late I missed my chance
I should have told her that I loved her in the moment
Why’d I let the time slip right past
And now I’m climbing on the cliffs of atonement
With forgiveness just out of grasp
So all you lovers out there
Listen to me when I say
Your hesitating procrastinating
Is gonna catch up with you someday
and it might be
It’s too late too late I waited to long
Too late with flowers too late coming home
Now it’s too late to win her back
It’s too late I missed my chance
It’s too late too late I waited to long
Now it’s too late my chance is gone
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Matthew Davies Wisconsin
Songwriter, singer, swimmer and father of four, Matthew Davies is a busy man. For the past decade he’s been fronting Milwaukee based band of ringers, Thriftones, as well as releasing solo work and performing regularly in multiple capacities.
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