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Cutting Corners
03:19
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Cutting Corners:
Daddy was an only son
That’s probably why he just had one
Because one is enough
Yeah one is enough
With an iron will and time to kill
Took to doing as most young men will
As most young men will
Just trying to get their fill
Cutting corners
Never taking his time
Just cutting corners
Never waiting on that finish line
But there’s no race worth the win
If you gotta cut corners my friend
Momma always did what was right
Never so much as ran a red light
A red light
Kept both her hands in sight
With one on the way
Spent two weeks pay
One a couple of tickets
Hoping that the lottery will break
But it won’t break - it owes her one she thinks
She's Cutting Corners
Never taking her time
Just cutting corners
Never waiting on that finish line
But there’s no race worth the win
If you gotta cut corners my friend
And I tried my best to not be like them
But I’m my daddy’s only son
And my momma’s youngest one
I'm Cutting Corners
Never taking my time
Just cutting corners
Never waiting on that finish line
But there's no race worth the win
If you gotta cut corners my friend
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2. |
Put Up A Fight
02:33
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Put Up A Fight:
Been broken
Been fixed
Been swung at
Been hit
Been stranded
Been found
Been banged up
Been face down
I’ve been face down
But now I’m gonna put up a fight
Been a sinner
Been a saint
Been in trouble
Been saved
Been a stranger
Been a brother
Been on fire
Been smothered
I’ve been smothered
But now I'm gonna put up a fight
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3. |
Warning You
03:25
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Warning You:
You’re as sure as steel
Both hands on the wheel
Though you've no one left to turn to
I’m Warning You
Gather up your things
Let that telephone ring
You’ve already heard the news
I’m Warning You
Now I am telling you son
If you are gonna love someone
You’re gonna take a bullet or two
And I’m just warning you
Because you ain’t bulletproof
And she’s gonna have a lot to unload on you
And just like a friend
She welcomed you in
But there was no table set for two
I’m warning you
And you felt assured
By the sound of your words
Though you always did speak too soon
I’m warning you
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4. |
Just My Luck
03:38
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Just My Luck:
If the third try’s the charm
That’s two tries too long
It’s just my luck
And if you need a pair to win
They sure aren’t in my hand
It’s just my luck
It's just a roll of the dice
The horses make the last turn
But yours ain’t in sight
If we're drawing straws
Mine is never that tall
It’s just my luck
If there's nothing left to be said
And you got the last word in
It’s just my luck
Well enough is enough
I’ve been betting for too long on a bluff
And it’s tough
Man, it’s tough
But that’s just my luck
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The Devil Does
03:32
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The Devil Does:
Do you swear you saw salvation
Sneaking out the back door?
Oh, the devil does
Do you miss the way mercy
Used to lie across your bed?
Oh, The devil does
And you were born to lose
Yes, it’s sad but true
That you were born to lose
Yes, you're living proof
But you keep right on winning just because
Oh, the devil does
Do you fear that forgiveness
Will never return your calls?
Oh, the devil does
Do you remember when redemption
Loved to wear your ring?
Oh, the devil does
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6. |
Standing Water
03:22
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Standing Water:
With a mind like a ditch
You may need someone to drag you out of it
May need more than a chain or a winch
In these lowlands when it rains
You can bet it won’t be dry for days
You can bet those clouds from the plateau are here to stay
Standing water
Is enough to drown
Splintered wood under dried paint
Sometimes you can’t help but relate
Sometimes the best way to get by is to scrape
There are ghosts on the wind
They blow this way every now and again
Blow this way to remind what could have been
It’s gonna keep rising
Standing water
Is enough to drown
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Hurt Someone
03:13
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Hurt Someone:
Oh Mary, would you let me know?
Who did it too you and which way did he go?
Who left you black eyed and blue?
Oh Mary, all you’ve ever done
Is been an object of affection
But now you’re black eyed and blue
If he shows his face around the old town tonight
I'm gonna hurt someone
Follow his truck down to the county line
Just to hurt someone
Oh Mary, don’t you shed a tear
I cornered him down by the edge of the field
He’s more than black eyed and blue
Oh Mary, don’t tell them what you saw
I’ll lay low 'til they declare it unsolved
No more black eyes for you
If that old sheriff gets you to talk
I'm gonna hurt someone
If those blue lights light up my door
I’m gonna hurt someone
Well Mary, now they’ve hauled me away
Because I hurt someone
But 20-to-life is worth the wait
Just to hurt someone
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Death Bed
03:17
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Death Bed:
He said the devil made him do it
Put him up to it
Now he’s trying to right all his wrongs
He said “You can’t make a living just living”
“No, a man’s gotta take what he’s not given”
Daddy’s on his death bed
Telling me to lean in close
When daddy’s on his death bed
You know he’s gonna tell the truth
He said, “Son, I got one last request:”
“Don’t bury me where your mother rests”
It was the last thing he said,
On his death bed
He said, “Your momma was in on it”
“But she was no convict”
“Just an accomplice for love”
She said, "You can’t love a man without loving
Each and everyone of his burdens"
And I kept my word
Buried him far from where momma was
You see momma never died
Just ran off with the old man’s pride
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Gone Down Swinging
04:54
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Gone Down Swinging:
Are you down for count?
Can’t go another round
You can’t make it 'til that bell sounds
Without falling back down
Are you up against the ropes?
You always knew it'd come to blows
But when your fighting for your life
Anything goes
And you've gone down swinging before
Yes gone down swinging before
This ain’t the first time you’ve been knocked to the floor
Yes you’ve gone down swinging before
Are you pulling every punch?
You used to come through in the clutch
But now you’re taking a knee
When you should be walking it off
Are you throwing in the towel?
Just gonna let your blood run out
If your ambition doesn’t kill you
What will?
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Temptation
03:24
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Temptation:
You took a walk in the garden and you bit the fruit
Yeah, talking snakes don’t much bother you
And the devil on your shoulder swears he’s telling you the truth
You got a rusty conscience
It squeaks the whole night through
Temptation
Got the best of you
Temptation
Who could refuse?
Did you satisfy your curiosity?
When you bit the apple and drifted into a sleep
That no prince could relieve
And why would he want too?
When you make such good company
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Written Word
03:26
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Written Word:
Written word
The written word
I have been read aloud the written word
I have sang the gospel hymns
I have been baptized in the blood on the lamb
I have kept my hands where God can see them
The word says:
Don’t you dare
You’d be a fool to think
That atonement will get you anywhere
Testified
I’ve testified
Proclaimed he has risen
Rolled the stone to the side
Still my cup, it is dry
And my table unoccupied
Where is the blessing
The written word implied?
Judged
I’ve been judged
Didn’t know he’d hold a grudge
Didn’t know I’d be face to face
With the only son of grace
Oh, how he put me in my place
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12. |
More Like You
03:24
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More Like You:
Though I am tired
I will not rest
And though I am starving
I got no kind of stomach for this
Well Papa
Can you tell me
How to see this through
Because I’ve been trying my damnedest
To be more like you
Though I am sighing
To you I could never complain
And though I may be dying
To you I will show no pain
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