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Roller Coaster
03:22
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I’ll be your thrill when the tide is high
I’ll catch your spill when you start to cry
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
All your ups and downs
I’ll be your sunrise when the morning comes
But with these sticky fingers I’ll be all thumbs
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
All your ups and downs
I’ll paint the town red when it’s green for go
But I’ll likely play dead, turn your fast to slow
I’ll do something wrong when everything’s alright
I’ll bore you all day but keep you up all night
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
All your ups and downs
yeah I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
‘cause I’m your roller coaster baby
All your ups and downs
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2. |
Double Standard
03:35
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Drop your double standard, I’m a man of merit
If you deflect the blame, that’s what you inherit
Yeh the apple might not fall far from the tree but
Don’t deliver your double standard with me
Check the log in your eye, you can't see yourself
Savin’ face, can’t think about anyone else
Like a bull at a gate with your pompous pride
And then you just run and hide
Can’t see the big picture while you’re stuck up your arse
Lost your moral compass up there too, it’s a farce
Call it, lip service, but you ain’t made a sound
Huff and puff and blow the house down
Drop your double standard, be a man of merit
If you deflect the blame, that’s what you inherit
It’s true the apple don’t fall far from the tree but
Don’t de-liver your double standard with me
Pissin’ and moanin’ while you talk about me
Bein’ the villain, you the victim, but you play dirty
All guns blazing what you tryin’ to fix?
With your smoke and mirror politics
The way you run your mouth is double dutch
I do a double take on how you talk so much
Double trouble, double barrel, double whammy award
I’m doubled over in pain from your double edged sword
Drop your double standard, be a man of merit
If you deflect the blame, that’s what you inherit
It’s true the apple don’t fall far from the tree but
Don’t deliver your double standard double standard now
Drop your double standard, I’m a man at work
Tryin’ to figure out how not to be a jerk
You might have reasons that you can’t even see but
Don’t deliver your double standard with me
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King Of Nothin'
06:12
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I can’t go on, All my faith has gone
I was livin’ a lie, Life was passing me by
The days the clouds would rain
You would whisper my name
Those romantic skies above
All those promises of love
Didn’t mean a thing
Now I’m the king of nothin’
I can’t go on, After lovin’ you so long
The morning rose a mile
In the sweetness of your smile
And the sun stayed in my heart
I was always at the start
I used to feel so proud
When you’d call my name out loud
But now it don’t mean a thing
Now I’m the king of nothin’
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4. |
Killing Time
03:57
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Stop the clock take the work day off
Call in sick tell ‘em you got a bad cough
We got a whole lot of downtime to use
You nasty, still so very nice
For all your sugar, you got so much spice
Let’s get cookin’ looky we got, nothin’ to lose
Take me down where you’re goin’
Cause my love keeps on growin’
I don’t mind what you wanna do
Baby I’m more than willin’
Cause your lovin’s so thrilling
Happy I’m killing time with you
Stop the world got a better plan
Take a break make me a better man
Down tools, no rules, baby this is the way
The way you talk girl you really know
A better version of the status quo
Let’s escape, make a night time out of the day
Take me down where you’re goin’
Cause my love keeps on growin’
I don’t mind what you wanna do
Baby I’m more than willin’
Cause your lovin’s so thrilling
Happy I’m killing time with you
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Well hello there, it’s been a long time
I came to get my heart back, you took it, it’s mine
Left it here, a long time ago
I remember it rolled under the piano
It’s probably still there, You know that thing never moves
Stuck at the skirting board
Somewhere between the grooves
So if you don’t mind, steppin’ out of the way
I came to get my heart back, and let it live another day
Come to get my heart back…
Well I’m standing here, knockin’ at your door
What else do you think, I woulda come here for
I don’t want your time, not a cup of tea
No small talk, chit chat, just what belonged to me
You kept it for, long enough don’t you think
I hope it’s where I left it, you didn’t push it down the sink
So if you don’t mind, steppin’ out of the way
I came to get my heart back, let it live another day
Came to get my heart back..
So here I am, ringing on your doorbell
After so many years, I’m surprised you look so well
I didn’t guess you could sleep at night
Knowing what you did to me, you know it wasn’t right
So if you don’t mind, steppin’ out of the doorway
i come to get my heart back, let it live another day
So if you don’t mind, steppin’ out of the way
I came to get my heart back, let it live another day
Came to get my heart back..
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I wish I knew how
It would feel to be free
I wish I could break
All the chains holdin' me
I wish I could say
All the things that I should say
Say 'em loud, say 'em clear
For the whole round world to hear
I wish I could share
All the love that's in my heart
Remove all the bars
That keep us apart
I wish you could know
What it means to be me
Then you'd see and agree
That every man should be free
I wish I could give
All I'm longin' to give
I wish I could live
Like I'm longing to live
I wish I could do
All the things that I can do
And though I'm way overdue
I'd be startin' anew
Well, I wish I could be
Like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be
If I found I could fly
Oh, I'd soar to the sun
And look down at the sea
Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah
And I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah
And I'd sing 'cause I'd know
I'd know how it feels
I'd know how it feels to be free
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7. |
Uncivil Compliance
03:05
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8. |
Cry No More
06:42
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Baby, since you put me down
There ain’t nothin’, not a single sound
You were the music, in my life
Now there’s only tears, and that ain’t right
Spent my sorrow behind closed doors
Now I can’t cry no more
Baby, since you went away
There ain’t nothin, nothing I can say
I can’t reach you, and you can’t hear
Bled myself dry, down to my last tear
No tomorrow, down to my core
I can’t cry no more
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9. |
Same Old Fool
04:12
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New hat, new shoes
New hair, but nothin to lose
New phone, new tone
New TV, but there’s nothin’ on
New way, no way
New tune, new name
New game, new tool
New show, but the same old fool
New Friends, new lens
New look, new leaf in my book
New boots, new suit
New me, new tree, but bears no fruit
New You, new year,
New direction, new career
New class, new school
New face, but the same old fool
New cut, new style
New teeth, new smile
New ‘stash, news flash
New car, hoping it don’t crash
New socks, new stick
New block, new trick,
New wool, new pull,
New eyes, too cool, but the same old fool
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10. |
Prodigal Man
06:18
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Sleepless night
When the world is quiet
I can hear my heart beat
In my head and my feet
Safe inside
I surrender my pride
Face all of the pain
And find me again
Shaping up to the shadow
Find out what I can
Fight the figure in front of me
Find out who I am, I’m a prodigal man
I needed you to save me
From myself, find the brave me
When the world lied
And so did I
Where I lay the blame
Hiding out in my shame
My life was a sham
A reality scam
Shaping up to the shadow
Tryin’ to understand
Fight the figure in front of me
Find out who I am, I’m a prodigal man
Shaping up to the shadow
Empty as a tin can
Fight the figure in front of me
Life’s a flash in the pan, I’m a prodigal man
Shaping up to the shadow
Stand still where I ran
Deal with my demons
See who I am, I’m a prodigal man
Shaping up to the shadow
Make a new plan
Hold the child inside of me
Love who I am, I’m a prodigal man
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