Gasoline lollipops
God is in the jack, the devil’s in the ace. I’m a king bettin’ on his queen, But a deuce took her place. Now I’m on the run; the bookie’s makin’ chase. I don’t know what I’m runnin’ from. I’ll never...
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Love is like a cannonball. Open the door or it'll use the wall, And blow your heart into smithereens Leave the prettiest mess that you've ever seen. But how does it go when you're on your own? Love is...
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I have not been well I’ve been drinkin’ too much whiskey And thinkin’ too much hell I just wanna be free But I can’t deny the weight of these chains Bearing down on me. Just give me a fast train the...
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I drove up I-65 to the downtown exit, And I felt I had arrived. I found myself walkin’ up 2nd Avenue. I laid my case down at my feet, And tucked in a doorway of that busy street. I started playin’...
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Met a greyhound girl in Davenport, Stayed up all night on speed. Left her in Denver at daybreak With more lies than she’ll ever need. I combed my hair in a truckstop mirror And swore to start over...
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Cardboard and wood strewn across the floor, Damn stove won’t fire up anymore. You know it’s getting cold out when the wasps come down to walk. Look at them bottles piled up in the sink. Honey, you...
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I'm trying to dig up change for the Kansas Turnpike toll. I'm trying to dig up faith in the strength left in your soul. These county lines, they flash by with every cigarette. This is the longest...
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Sunday morning and the sun warmed the air. At the county down everyone was there. The king and the queen stood admiring the day. They didn't notice that the princess had slipped away. Through the...
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Sick in the head, from the heart, to the bed I lie amidst the rubble of all the sweet things you said Your perfume's on the pillow and your ring’s beside the sink Your picture’s on the wall and...
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I wake up every morning, About the break of dawn. I hear the rooster crowing, And I'm feeling all alone. There's honeysuckle outside my window, Dew sparkling on the vine, And them little squirrels are...
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