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Hard Future (January)
02:41
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Somebody told me a long time ago
Just cause it’s said, doesn’t mean that you know
And just cause you feel it, it don’t make it so
And somewhere the sun still shines
It’s a hard future and a hard past
It’s hard to build up something that lasts
When the night comes down it comes down fast
But somewhere the sun still shines
Once or twice I pushed it away
The good with the bad and it wasn’t ok
Cause a little bit of both are here to stay
And somewhere the sun still shines
It’s a hard future and a hard past
It’s hard to build up something that lasts
When the night comes down it comes down fast
But somewhere the sun still shines
There’s a little bit of warmth in the coldest night
A calm that settles in at the end of a fight
There’s a sliver of truth that says it’s alright
And somewhere the sun still shines
It’s a hard future and a hard past
It’s hard to build up something that lasts
When the night comes down it comes down fast
But somewhere the sun still shines
I love when I’m happy because I’m so sad
And the good’s even better when things go bad
It’s okay what I have and never had
And somewhere the sun still shines
It’s a hard future and a hard past
It’s hard to build up something that lasts
When the night comes down it comes down fast
But somewhere the sun still shines
It’s a hard future and a hard past
It’s hard to build up something that lasts
When the night comes down it comes down fast
But somewhere the sun still shines
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Children, children this I pray
That I will not be led astray
The things I do’ll push you away
Children this I pray
Brothers, sisters I’ve been wrong
Selling out to get along
Mostly weak and rarely strong
Oh yes I've been wrong
God in heaven let me be
as good as you’ve been to me
You give me hope you help me see
Oh God let me be
Children, children this I pray
That I will not be led astray
The things I do’ll push you away
Children this I pray
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Don't Worry Mama (March)
03:16
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I see red and blue in a sea of black
They’ve got me down there’s no going back
To a life of running trying to be free
With shadows always chasing me
Don’t worry mama your memory’s close
No more rolling over in your grave
Don’t worry mama the words you spoke
Are settling in one less soul to save
I see justice rise in a sea of hate
The man in robes says it’s not too late
To tell them what they need to hear
Before you go and disappear
Don’t worry mama your memory’s close
No more rolling over in your grave
Don’t worry mama the words you spoke
Are settling in one less soul to save
Everything you did for me
Now that I’m here I finally see
And your words they spin around
Even more as the world slows down
I see an island of concrete in a sea of gold
It’s where I’m dying or so I’m told
When my last breath is drawn away from me
Will you raise your arms in victory
Don’t worry mama your memory’s close
No more rolling over in your grave
Don’t worry mama the words you spoke
Are settling in one less soul to save
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Your Gospel (April)
03:37
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I’ve got cobwebs in my window and cobwebs in my head
And I’m trying to rise above it all but I’m sinking down instead
And your gospel ain't my gospel
‘cause I still love you so
And darling don’t you leave me
Darling don’t you go
There’s a lightness to your footsteps
And a laughter in your eyes
You say that things are better
And that you no longer cry
And that my gospel ain't your gospel
That I still love you so
And darling don’t you leave me
Darling don’t you go
Last night I heard you breathing and
I reached out for your hand
But I was only dreaming that
I was still your man
And your gospel aint my gospel
cause I still love you so
And darling don’t you leave me
Darling don’t you go
I heard what what won’t kill you
Will only make you strong
But the man who sat and penned these words
Well he is just plain wrong
And his gospel ain't my gospel
‘cause I still love you so
And darling don’t you leave me
Darling don’t you go
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Precious Jesus (May)
03:30
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Precious Jesus I'm at the end
And it's not good
I'm falling again
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you above me?
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you below?
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you behind me?
It's dark.
Please let me know
Precious Jesus I'm down in my head
Your house full of children
Makes me feel dead
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you above me?
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you below?
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you ahead?
It's dark.
Please make it so
Precious Jesus you give me song
You give everything
But I make it wrong
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you above me?
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you below?
It's dark, dark, dark
Are you around me?
It's dark, dark, dark.
Don't let me go
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What We Have (June)
03:04
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There’s a shadow that’s come our way
We don’t know when, or if it’s here to stay
There’s a light we thought would last
But it’s hard to breathe and it’s fading fast
To be loving to be true, you to me
Me to you
We’re looking forward, looking back
But look at what we have
Do you remember when
We first met, to be there again
There’s no reason that we can’t be
Everything that we could see
To be loving to be true, you to me
Me to you
We’re looking forward, looking back
But look at what we have
Now every single word I say
Doesn’t mean a thing if you go away
Somewhere else or just in your mind
Another home is hard to find
To be loving to be true, you to me
Me to you
We’re looking forward, looking back
But look at what we have
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Mourning Song (July)
03:53
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There’s something in the air this morning
Deeper shadows from the sun
A pounding heart and shorter breath
And the day has just begun
There’s something in the air this morning
I hear shouting in the street
Another mind out there is cracking
A place I hope we never meet
Oh my darling stay with me one more moment you are all I have
Oh my darling when you leave let me know that it’s not so bad
There’s something in the air this morning
Now I’m longing for the night
And the cover of the darkness
Compared to this it felt alright
Oh my darling stay with me one more moment you are all I have
Oh my darling when you leave let me know that it’s not so bad
There’s something in the air this morning
There’s no reason to have fear
But when it comes there’s just no stopping
For now I know that you are near
Oh my darling stay with me one more moment you are all I have
Oh my darling when you leave let me know that it’s not so bad
Oh my darling stay with me one more moment you are all I have
Oh my darling when you leave let me know that it’s not so bad
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Now some of us we've met
But others don't know us yet
We ain't gonna leave here hungry
We ain't gonna leave here cold
You've come to Madden Road
It's time to lighten up that load
We ain't gonna leave here hungry
We ain't gonna leave here cold
Outside there's politics and lies
But here we're gonna harmonize
We ain't gonna leave here hungry
We ain't gonna leave here cold
Because the story in a song
It lives on and on
We ain't gonna leave here hungry
We ain't gonna leave here cold
So find a stranger, find a friend
Find yourself, and let's begin
We ain't gonna leave here hungry
We ain't gonna leave here cold
I swear by heaven and the earth
By my death by my birth
We ain't gonna leave here hungry
We ain't gonna leave here cold
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The Addict (September)
04:25
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DId you really think that I was sober
That very first time we met
I only let started talking
Because there was something to forget
You need answers, they’re in my memories
The answers are in the sky
You’ll find them are all around us
You’ll get your answers when you die
Pray for my deliverance ease my troubled soul
Jesus, holy spirit, God the father make me whole
Don’t ask me where I’m going
I’ll tell you where I’ve been
Don’t ask me what I’m doing
Don’t act like your my friend
You want answers, they’re in my memories
The answers are in the sky
You’ll find them are all around us
You’ll get your answers when you die
Pray for my deliverance heal my troubled soul
Jesus, holy spirit, God the father make me whole
Now go and walk towards virtue
Pursue what looks like good to you
In a way I guess I’m sorry
For all the things you think you’ve gotta do
You want answers, they’re in my memories
The memories are in the sky
The sky is all around us
You’ll get your answers when you die
Pray for my deliverance stir my troubled soul
Jesus, holy spirit, God the father make me whole
DId you really think that I was sober
That very first time we met
I only let started talking
Because there was something to forget
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Maggie (October)
02:50
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Maggie what have you done to me
You should’ve up and left this town
Instead you always come around
Does it ease your conscience to sit and hold my hand
Maggie why do you torment me
You told the law you found a broken door
And me there lying on the floor
But the last thing I ever saw was a hammer in your hand
Maggie why can’t you let me be
I scream out loud but no one hears
Every time I feel you coming near
And then you touch my forehead you’ve got blood on your hands
Maggie someday I’m gonna be free
Oh it’s darker than the darkest night
But someday I’m gonna see the light
and finish what you started with a hammer in my hands
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Oh darling there’s a fog every morning
And a fog every evening
It's never better, never worse
It’s no problem unless I’m doing something
Or I’m doing nothing
Oh the wonders of a curse
Let’s have a good, a good time
Just like the old days, just like the old ways
Oh the moments we would have
Let’s have a good, a good time
Just like a fresh start, just like a young heart
When we thought that things were bad
Oh darling my love never changes
It’s just rearranges
into something we don’t know
To understand it oh the answer’s in the sky
In the sweet by and by
In the places we can’t go
Let’s have a good, a good time
Just like the old days, just like the old ways
Oh the moments we would have
Let’s have a good, a good time
Just like a fresh start, just like a young heart
When we thought that things were bad
Oh darling there’s a fog every morning
And a fog every evening
It's never better, never worse
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Big Science (December)
02:44
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I told you there was poison in the water below
You said just 'cause I say it "doesn't make it so"
And sometimes I can "get things in my head"
maybe I should listen to you instead
Don't tell me that you care
"cause I can tell that you're not there
The science proves me wrong you say
But your science ain't here today
I told you there was ringing in my ears
You say this is"funny and I'm full of fear
And my neighbors they "aren't doing, doing so bad"
But my neighbors they've got money they ain't never had
Don't tell me that you care
"cause I can tell that you're not there
The science proves me wrong you say
But your science ain't here today
So come to my house and stay for a while
Bring your liars (lawyers) and big fake smile
Drink your water sleep in my bed
We'll see who's crazy in the head
Don't tell me that you care
"cause I can tell that you're not there
The science proves me wrong you say
But your science ain't here today
Don't tell me that you care
"cause I can tell that you're not there
The science proves me you right you say
But your science ain't here today
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