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Move Your Vehicle
02:54
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She got out of the car
Into the pouring rain
And disappeared
Behind sliding glass doors
Into a crowd of busy people
Walking important and tall
And my eyes are still hurting
From the sight of it all
And the world was moving
Fast and without me
I'm still sitting here
Out on the street
Somebody tapped the window
Move your vehicle, sir
Better get moving
Best get on
So I got out of the city
Out of the pouring rain
Interstates
Pulling west highways
And the sun started shining
Reflecting hot
And you're up there flyihg
FIrst class
And the world was moving
Fast and without me
I'm still sitting here
Out on the street
Somebody tapped the window
Move your vehicle, sir
Better get moving
Best get on
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Walter and Lucy
02:50
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Walter's in the driver's seat
He got 'em moving
Lucy didn't want to leave
Who was she fooling?
But she knew they had a plan
And that they better stick to it
Crossed the river in St. Paul
At midnight
Pittsburgh fights to Dakota dark
By first light
Who knew the continent
Could pass in such a hurry
Maybe they'll stay there forever
Walter had their jobs lined up
Where drills were drilling
The money started rolling in
It was a good feeling
But there was an accident
Out in the workyard
Walter didn't pull through
He's pushing daisies
Lucy she's six weeks due
And going crazy
Who knew their time would pass
In such a hurry
Maybe they'll stay there forever
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3. |
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I don't recognize this place anymore
I ain't been gone that long
But I can't find the old store
Gotta look at signs just to see where I'm at
Landmarks are long gone
And so are my old friends
Came in like a midnight train
My friends they weren't around
Waited 'til daylight to have a look around
Now I'm out in the too-hot sun
Things are shiny raw and new
I don't know who these people are
And I don't know what they do
I don't recognize this place anymore
I ain't been gone that long
But I can't find the old store
Gotta look at signs just to see where I'm at
Landmarks are long gone
And so are my old friends
Walked the city all day
To the outskirts of town
I used to come out here when things got me down
Even this old world has changed
I can't hear the river speak
My old boat friend, Misery, says there no reason not to leave
I don't recognize this place anymore
I ain't been gone that long
But I can't find the old store
Gotta look at signs just to see where I'm at
Landmarks are long gone
And so are my old friends
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4. |
Spike Driver
05:15
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Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone
Tell him I'm gone
Tell him I'm gone
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone
Tell him I'm gone
I'm good as gone
It's a long way from Cinncinati
To where I'm gone
To where I'm gone
To where I'm gone
It's a long way from Cinncinati
To where I'm gone
To where I'm gone
And I'm good as gone
That John Henry, He left his hammer
Down by the road
All covered in rain
All covered in rain
That John Henry, He left his hammer
Down by the road
All covered in rain
All covered in rain
All covered in rain
That John Henry was a steel driving boy
But He went down
Yeah, He went down
Yeah, He went down
That John Henry was a steel driving boy
But He went down
Yeah, He went down
And He's good as gone
He's good as gone
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Sightseers
06:27
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You knew me when I didn't know better
But now that the smoke's cleared we're fine
We were sightseers most of the time
Didn't know what was around
Took the long way around try to make it feel better
But reality she's not as kind
Things are better here down the line
Got both feet on the ground
Couldn't have known
It was gonna take so long
Silence on the big screen
I can only watch their mouths
The noise inside my head is too loud
Caught up in a slipstream
I can hardly see the shore
The noise inside my head is screaming
Why didn't you just lie
180 degree turn stumbling through the weather
You know I've done it two or three times
Things can always turn on a dime
Trying to keep my head down
You told me that the coast was so much better
But I learned to recognize the signs
We were sightseers most of the time
Didn't know what was around
Couldn't have known
It was gonna take so long
Silence on the big screen
I can only watch their mouths
The noise inside my head is too loud
Caught up in a slipstream
I can hardly see the shore
The noise inside my head is screaming
Why didn't you just lie
Screaming why
Didn't you just lie
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Auction House Letters Atlanta, Georgia
Auction House Letters play songs about overcrowded ghost towns in the keys of C, G, D, A, E, F, and Bb. Current members include Jeff Holt, Chris Poma, Erik Kazsynski, Michael Goldman, Johnny McConnell,. They call Atlanta home.
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