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Strung Up
02:41
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You look pretty good in the moonlight
Shadows run across your face
I still see you like you don't see me
I'm drunk but you're just a little tipsy
You've been on my mind for more than tonight
Longer than I'd care to admit
I've been holding my tongue cuz you've been with someone
But there's a spark no doubt about it
Road signs flicker like fireflies
Can't help but notice the look in your eyes
Know that it's wrong to steal you away
But honey I wish you would stay
Snow's falling hard out the window
Getting pretty late to be on the road
We could spend the night or just go for a ride
And find some dirt for our wheels to hold
I'm riding shotty in your daddy's Camry
We come to your house and you ease on the brakes
I could get out or you could come in
But one of us here is gonna make a mistake
Road signs flicker like fireflies
Can't help but notice the look in your eyes
Know that it's wrong to steal you away
But girl I wish you would stay
You got me strung up
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Crossfire
02:44
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Rain falls down on this dirt floor town
As I'm spitting into the wind
Another door closes and and another door closes
And I'm left wonderin'
Am I a man or just a cog in the machine
What do think they'll do when I can't pay rent next week
Lookin' at me in the same old ways
Pay my debts in cents on a broken wage
Leaving me caught in a crossfire
Everywhere I go
Is that what you wanted
I want to know
Can you hear the sound
I can hear the silence when you don't call
You still don't call
And I'm so sick of trying
Trying to be something that I'm not
Trying to earn just a little more than I got
Ten-story walk up to a one room life
You don't know me but you know what I'm like
Leaving me caught in a crossfire
Everywhere I go
Is that what you wanted
I want to know
If you're sayin' I'm wrong I'll sing along
Leaving me caught in a crossfire
Everywhere I go
Is that what you wanted
I want to know
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Warpaint
02:56
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Every single morning she's up before the dawn
Smokes a cigarette and gets her warpaint on
Enemy's waiting weapon drawn
She gets ready to fight and puts her warpaint on
She's out the front door while the light's still stalkin the skyline
Bus stop's so cold when it ain't felt the touch of the sunshine
She waits there 20 long minutes
Frozen fingers stretchin to their limit
Until that cramped bus comes and takes her all the way to work
Boss' got bad news her hours are gettin cut back
But he ain't ever raised a child on half a paycheck
So this month say goodbye to heating
Cuz her baby's mouth'll need feeding
And that one room apartment ain't gonna pay for itself
Still every day's a battle but we stay strong
Put two boots down and get our warpaint on
Enemy's waiting weapon drawn
But we get ready to fight and put our warpaint on
Baby's got a daddy but daddy ain't been much of a father
She still makes that call but most times just wonders why she bothers
He can talk all he wants about parole
But them prison bars are thicker than he knows
And that revolving door'll put him right back in again
Still every day's a battle but we stay strong
Put two boots down and get our warpaint on
Enemy's waiting weapon drawn
But we get ready to fight and put our warpaint on
Oh that battle's long
But it's a war that can be won
Power in your lungs
To shout it out
Two boots down
Stand your ground
Weapon drawn
Warpaint on
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4. |
Shady All-Night
03:07
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There's a girl that I meet most nights
And early mornings by the boxcar depot
Says she's out there for the fresh air
Promise of new exciting people
But she can't complain though she hardly tries
Looks past the nature of the train she rides
I gave up tryin' for a happy ending
She can be replaced and the work is demanding
Shady all-night bar and grill
with convertible parked out front
You can order what you will
but they'll deliver what you want
Caroline's not out tonight
Sometime's she's gone for a week or more
She'll be back when she's feelin' alright
Just a little paler than before
Up all night I see the light
Though my window as they pull away
There she stands alone in the night
She'll be gone before the light of day
Shady all-night bar and grill
with convertible parked out front
You can order what you will
but they'll deliver what you want
We smoke cigarettes and talk about sex
And think about the things we'd rather forget
Later on I'll return to my station
Pouring Drinks and gettin' tips for conversation
Shady all-night bar and grill
with convertible parked out front
You can order what you will
but they'll deliver what you want
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Medicine Woman
03:29
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One of these days the rough spots on riverside
Are gonna be the death of you
Over there they're so hard where the corners get sharp
And the alleys are to dark to pass through
It's a world full of phonecalls with coded conversations
That's part of the life that you lead
Where supply meets demand and the money changes hands
For a product that the best of us need
Show me what you're holdin'
All I need is one taste
I'll be your satisfied customer
In your part time paper chase
One of these days maybe you'll answer your phone
When I call you on a saturday night
I'll spend all my cash watch you burn it into to ash
But I'll leave with my head feelin' right
Instead I'm dry as the bones that cast your fortunes
And ward off the demons from you
Wonderin' when I shall taste that sweet caress
Of your medicine that always gets me through
Show me what you're holdin'
All I need is one taste
I'll be your satisfied customer
In your part time paper chase
Cut out your market
Weigh it out do the math and pick your targets
Show me what you're holdin'
All I need is one taste
I'll be a satisfied customer
In your part time paper chase
Medicine Woman
Work some magic on me
I'll be your satisfied customer
Until the law takes us off of the streets
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In early 2011, four kids from South Minneapolis formed a band. Drawing equal influence from their time in the trenches of the Twin Cities Punk scene and the dusty grooves of their favorite Soul and R&B records, Blue Ruin created a raw, guitar driven sound with an emphasis on the groove. ... more
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