1. |
Alley
01:46
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i was wasted on a
on a street corner
had my worn red hat on
and a bag of jack
that i bought down at the
at the grocery store
hold me tightly
just so tightly
round and round this crazy town
promise now i won't bring you down
walk right by my little
my little alley way
what could a man do
so many have loved you
i just don't know what to do
no idea what to do
take you home tonight
toss and turn it's alright
'til the morning comes
then the rest is history
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2. |
Icy Deep
02:03
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I was walking and candy cigerettes
broken dealings looser feelings
hit my face on something sharp had
cut my blood out
there's my blood now
there's my blood now
there's my blood now
had to be this night i took
had to be the way i looked
i should have said tomorrow
i should have said tomorrow
something i do very well
is act like it's already hell
tomorrow
let me be alone
let me be alone
let me be alone
let me be alone
sucking in and in
feel the lights go dim
are the people running
had to be this icy deep
wish i was too stoned to keep
tomorrow
i should have said tomorrow
i should have said tomorrow
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3. |
Joanna
02:19
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you'll never be a sad song
we all know you did the best you could
and i saw it in the eyes of
the children that you raised
joanna, forever
you'll be remembered
joanna
you'll never be a sad song
too many happy days have gone
your work will never be done
telling jokes like my favorite one
your working in the kitchen sink
we're playing on the table cloth
bring something here that's good for me
i'd be starving if you wouldn't be
joanna, forever
you'll be remembered
joanna
raised me, rest now
joanna
we're thinking of the bittersweet
life's gone on automatic
please smile for me one more time
i'll remember it forever
forever
joanna
forever
joanna
forever
joanna
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4. |
Don't Quit
03:47
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someone's been sinking the ships that are floating in the harbor
someone's been burning a light in the window all night
that's not to say,
there's nothing we can do,
you need to get through
hold on to who is most important to you
all we're ever doin
is starin' at a screen
noone will hear you scream
all we're ever doin
is starin' at a screen
noone will hear you scream
that's not to say the army won't be marching in the morning
that's not to say we're all doin' what we can
cause i'd like to see, some more lending of hands anyway
take a little more time to understand the man who stands beside you
all we need is waking up now
all we need is in the making
all we're ever doin'
is starin' at a screen
noone will hear you scream
all we're ever doin
is starin' at a screen
noone will hear you scream
hold on hold on
don't quit just yet it's all gonna be
just fine
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5. |
Lonnie Was
02:55
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lonnie was an honest working humble future man
carried on a double life that left him in a can
shook him by the hand,
good hard working man, lonnie was
lonnie went down to the corner, went down just for kicks
carried out a secret hand shake, happened on a fix
keep your head above the water,
do whatever it takes
keep your head above the water
if you can't swim your gonna drown
gave the man, his favorite hand, and his dignity
went on home, shot himself and now he's lying there
shook him by the hand,
good hard working man, lonnie was
now just listen, life is often, not the softest touch
but lonnie was a, simple craftsmen, he knew that shit was dead
keep your head above the water
do whatever it takes
keep your head above the water
if you can't swim you're gonna drown
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6. |
Sad Song
02:52
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it's a sad song,
the only one i know
to be gone alone
makes a sad sad song
i know i'll be fine
cause i'll wake up in the sunshine
i know you'll be mine
memories left behind
i know i'll be fine
here's another one
about a tragedy
and the way she loved me
never went away
cause it's a sad song
and she's long gone
yeah i'm sure i know
it's a sad sad song
it's a sad sad sad song
i'll be fine
here's another one
about a tragedy
and the way she loved me
never went away
cause it's a sad song
and she's long gone
it's a sad sad song
it's a sad sad song
she is long gone
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7. |
The Gates
01:49
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tell me all your stories
your dreams and your war worries
make an open statement
your never ever wrong
tell me that you love this
tell me this is perfect
another favorite word dear
something to explain
no this isn't perfect
but i can stand the pain
just another word dear
something to explain
tell me something real now
look into my eyes
do not say a word dear
i'm willing to realize
your just shooting shit dear
someday you'll remit
a deeply guarded passion
nothing to admit
forget all the pillows
and greying days in bed
your never gonna have me
just fucking with my head
it's never gonna end well
if this is how it starts
turn within
it's never going to hurt you
but whats the fucking point
spend a million paychecks
and build a bridge to zion
solve everyone's problems
whos dying to be saved
nobody gets angry
nobody regrets
take this perfect word dear
and open up the gates
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8. |
All The Times
01:48
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all the times i went away
and all the things i used to say
were nothing that i ever could
nothing that i ever wanted to
i've been thinking about you
and i dont know what to do
every time i doubt you
you always change my mind
maybe we could find
call you on the telephone
you never pick up when i need it most
maybe we could find the time to wake up
maybe we could be the most
extensive use of life you've ever seen
don't talk about it
don't listen to it
eventually we all just fade away
sooner than i'd ever want to say
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9. |
Sun Moon Sing
02:18
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will the world desert me if i don't assert me?
is the world for free at all?
i wouldn't assume so
dont ever assume so
just put away the fists and walk away
i had the river and you had the sun
come on down tonight and sing with everyone
under the moon place you and i will
i'll tell you stories of cans used for bells
got to keep on moving moving along
life is to short and misery too long
i've got two reasons, two reasons on my mind
a spiritual question and an apple in my eye
i wouldn't assume so don't ever assume so
just put away the guns and walk away
i had the river , you had the sun
come on down tonight and sing with everyone
under the moon place you and i will still
i'll tell you stories of cans used for bells
where time will take us i cannot say
i know that one place i will not stay
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10. |
Rapture of the Deep
02:35
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baby this is the spot
where i fell down and wept
cause i knew you were leaving
what else could i do
and if stories could tell i'd forget
that my dreams aren't easy at all
but i guess i could never see you
though it makes things so much harder
go to sleep my sweet lover
and under the covers
get a long to the memories
let them go, let them carry
and this distance that never forgets
it just seems like it's always there
yes it makes things so much harder
and i never can tear it away
maybe this is the end
i would rather pretend
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11. |
Sipping Furious
02:21
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possessions replacing old friends
i guess this is how life ends
the things we have worked so hard to construct
it's on the beginning
your through your through
i'm done with you
get your down ass out the door
back to staring at the floor
open scrapbook on the floor
a memory that makes me ill
lets get stimulated with channel 4
just sit around and close the door
possessions replacing old friends
i guess we'll just all pretend
the things we have worked so hard to construct
it's on the beginning
your through your through
i'm done with you
get your down ass out the door
back to staring at the floor
you're working harder than before
clean up that perfect little room
make all your sense and still die young
it all works out for one in ninety four
i'm done we're finished
and you can stay at your post
make nothing at a mile a minute
i'm tired of all this shit
go back to staring at the wall
don't want to be anything at all
don't want to be anything at all
don't want to be anything at all
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12. |
One Whole Year
01:43
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goin out
gotta run
gotta gun
have some fun
shoot a man
cause i can
let it be the way it is
i don't care what i do
cause i'm gonna get through to you
and if it takes a year of my life
i'm gonna explain it all
and in the end we might fall
but i'll have explained it all
and i don't care
what i'll do
cause i'm gonna get
through to you
i don't care
what i'll do
cause i'm gonna get
through to you
if it takes a year of my life
i'm gonna explain it all
and in the end we just might fall
i'll have explained it all
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Peasant Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Peasant is just another face in the crowd. Smiling and singing, crying and swaying, trying and failing. Born in Elizabeth, NJ in 1985, raised in Doylestown, PA. The man, the original Peasant cut his teeth DiY touring the US and Europe, releasing a few acclaimed indie albums along the way + cutting a swathe of hearts at great personal expense. Look for new life-worn music by Peasant in 2015! ... more
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