1. |
Shake Down the Moon
03:39
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I remember standing in the driveway high out of my mind on you
there's a fire building inside me now, and would you check out the moon?
I thought "now, if the moon was gone and it darkened up my view
I'd hold your hand and know that when I land I'd still have you"
'Cause when the storm clouds rolled on through and almost swept you away
you wrapped up in these arms so tight to see another day
and now we both live in sunset town, people dancing in the street
People living for themselves these days, the same as you and me
When I see you and them cartoon eyes light up the room
I'd shake down the moon to get some, shake down the moon
And if I get caught and put away, I promise I'll be out soon
so shake down the moon for me, shake down the moon
Years ago in Hiawassee, we watched that thing eclipse
and whatever it was that it did to you then, I really must have missed
but we met a man named Jack that year, and then we met his wife
and they hate the libs and the blacks and the queers
but they ain't about that life!
Well you tried to come up with some kind of reason that got their fuse so lit
you tried to see from their point of view, but you couldn't picture it
and if you never see them again, it'll be too soon
you surround yourself with compassionate people who have seen the moon
And when we meet again, I will have shaked out the moon
I shaked out the moon inside me
I shaked out the moon
And I'm sure they'll have some choice words for me full of doom and gloom
but I shaked out the moon in me
I shaked out the moon
Early on a Monday morning, you step up on the scale
Gotta make your number smaller, baby, hope it never fails
You step outside into the darkness under azure blue
early enough to see the stars and to fill up on the moon
and you feel it burning on your face, and you feel it in your heart
and you feel it washing over you, oh it's my favorite part
when you close your eyes and let it thunder and carry you away
it's pounding like a signal drum this independence day
So baby, please stay with me when I shake out the moon
I shake out the moon inside me
I shake out the moon
Yeah, keep me in your heart 'cause I'll be something different soon
Shake out the moon with me
shake out the moon
Shake out the moon with me
shake out the moon
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2. |
Can I Wear Your Coat
03:15
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The very first time you wore your coat
it felt a little boxy around your waist
so you had it taken in just an inch or two
now you've got a great look, but you still ain't got no taste
Ten years of memories billed to this town
it pays every month to keep my interest down
Oh oh, can I wear your coat?
Oh oh, can I wear your coat?
Can I wear your coat?
Can I wear your coat?
The very next time you wore this coat
I told you you looked like a girl, you know
but you never take offense at the Petty digs
'cause it keeps you warm, and it gets you gigs
and I ain't really got nothing else going on, besides
I ain't got nothing but respect for every woman alive
Oh oh, can I wear your coat?
Oh oh, can I wear your coat?
Can I wear your coat?
Can I wear your coat?
I wanna wear your coat
Lemme wear your coat
lemme wear your coat now
Now
Now
The very last time you wore this coat
you were heading into darkness down that road
I gotta keep these headlights from going dim
gotta keep my relationships razor-thin
so take care, my old friend, hope you enjoy the ride
maybe I'll spot you from a distance somewhere over the line
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Falling like ashes down blackberry isles
Chelsea surrounds me, she sets this heart wild
I'm digging for answers I know won't be found for a while
Still, I dig your smile
Chelsea, tell me how you do your eyes
Baby, tell me how you do your eyes
I'm slowly moving around the place
just never noticed the human race before
so baby tell me how you do your eyes
when you move like a picture
Falling down tenth street, that's nowhere to run
Burning through bridges, I'm a bullet, baby, I'm under the gun
I shoot through the changes and practice the sin, make an in
where the hrt begins
Chelsea, tell me how you do your hair
Baby, tell me how you keep it there
I got nothing but soul to blame
I'm standing out here in the rain
so tell me baby how you do your hair
when you move like a picture
Yeah, when you move like a picture
when you move like a picture
I wanna move like a picture
Whoa
whoa
Chelsea, tell me how you do your eyes
Something 'bout them makes my heartrate rise
Tell me baby, do they look alright?
Tell me darling, will it pass tonight?
Tell me, tell me, how you do your eyes
when you move like a picture
Yeah, when you move like a picture
when you move like a picture, come on
I wanna move like a picture
I wanna move like a picture
Lemme move like a picture
I gotta move like a picture
I gotta move
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4. |
Three Step Stumble
03:34
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Help me do the three-step stumble, my body's a tornado
Trying to be humble, stepping on the sidewalk
a long line of cars out front at 3 A.M.
You took everything from me, the neighbors heard me screaming
we headed to the door and we greeted a policeman
convinced him we were both alright
at least I think we convinced him we were both alright
Don't tell me to sleep it off
Don't tell me to keep my hands to myself
Don't tell me the people in the building can hear the words we're saying, baby
(People in the building can hear)
and don't tell me I'm overacting
Please don't stop me now, don't stop me
Help me do the two-step stumble, my hair's all disheveled
I hope nobody sees me, I hope I'm on the level
I don't need another bit of trouble, I just need a bed
Now help me hands, don't fumble my keys out of my pocket
I need to hit the keyhole, I need to unlock it
if my knees hit the sidewalk, that's probably where I'll lay my head
Help me do the one-step stumble, I'm living in a bubble
my body's an inferno burning up the rubble
of the lives of the folks who care, yes I know they care
At least it's contained tonight, it ain't going nowhere
At least it's contained tonight, it ain't going nowhere
At least it's contained tonight, it ain't going nowhere
At least it's contained tonight, it ain't going nowhere
No it ain't going nowhere
Whoa no, it ain't going nowhere
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5. |
One of the Lucky Ones
03:43
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You were born to be a fighter
on the trophy on the shelf
of the bedroom you grew up in
in your own little hell, in your own little hell
Nobody to coach you through this
they just cuss you out
when you're a kid down south
So you had to cut your losses?
So you never earned a chance?
So you never got your wings now?
You never got to dance
Put it all out on the table
otherwise nobody knows
you always had the same obsession, you just came from different homes
but she's one of the lucky ones
she's got wings
she's one of the lucky ones
she's she
Whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, so you had to cut and run from the get-go
Oh, wait, what did you say, this is not her fault?
That don't change anything about her little situation
No one, no one, no one, no one can know
Now you're tied up in tradition
all tangled up in blue
and you're bound to this condition in the deepest part of you
And when you're standing at the start line
indulging in defeat
get right with what you're feeling
that's the only thing that you keep
While she's one of the lucky ones
she's got wings
she's one of the lucky ones
she's she
One of the lucky ones
One of the lucky ones
One of the lucky ones
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6. |
Another Laurel Canyon
03:12
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You could have another Laurel Canyon
Just imagine Jersey with a view
Don't you think a pier could be a boardwalk?
Really depends on you
and I suppose your hair could be your bedroom
you could pull your braid across your eyes
disappear into a timeline without emotion
just for a little while
When every single artist comes together
every single one of them ain't worth much
flooded by a tidal wave of fortune
after the gold rush
but you could have another Laurel Canyon
all you gotta do is find your tribe
you just gotta make the right connection
we live in interesting times
You could have another Carolina
I heard that they still go two of them left
and I could have this record done by Friday
if I cared about success
but you could have another Laurel Canyon
a thousand heartbreaks keeping time
and nothing but the fantasy in music
these are interesting times
We live in interesting times
We live in interesting times
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