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The Contender
03:56
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the contender
the rambling life aint easy, but it's the only one I know
wouldn't trade it for nothing, pockets full of gold
you know where the line is
and damn well not to cross
you always find welcome
you never get lost
you are a contender
the last of your kind
and the road goes on and on
at home out on the highway
good times all around
but the lonesome creeps in
when the bright lights go down
and though your soul is bruised
your expression doesn't change
you keep your head up
you stay in the game
you are a contender
the last of your kind
and the road goes on and on
if you think this life could crush you
i promise you it will
cause the wolves get restless
just before the kill
it keeps you up at night
and you don't what to do
but pray for forgiveness
and pray to stay true
you are a contender
the last of your kind
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Maybe, Katy
04:04
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maybe, katy
in a cheap hotel in Abilene
i heard the news but couldn't bring myself to make the call
it's been years since I saw you last
you've had a pretty good run
I've had some pretty good shows
maybe katy
remember when, before you began
you broke down on the telephone
can you tell me
am i crazy
betting it all on an old pipe dream
when the doors are closing
help me find a way
fame has a way of cutting strings
with your every step in a magazine
for the world to see
all the photographs and acetates
you're big star now
but do you know who you are
everybody get a little hurt sometimes
but you get back up
shake it off and carry on
does it feel a little strange to end up where you wanted
you're gonna be all right
we're gonna be all right
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Lincoln, 1958
03:50
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Lincoln, 1958
it was a cold wind from the Badlands
that chilled her to her core
she was a farmers daughter
a child and nothing more
She longed for some connection
that would take her from the plains
what she found was a drifter
a heathen full of rage
he said walk with me
hold your hand in mind
and look at me
see through my disguise
i am your future
and darling you are mine
at night she lay beside him
too terrified to run
she prayed that her sister
and her mother would be well
she said
don't let it all be true
I wish the end of you
i rue the day
my lonesome young heart fell
you are not my future
you sir, can burn in hell
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Back in Time
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back in time
it's not too late to change your mind
the deal aint done
the sun is high
if you're taken up by worry
and your conscience is not clear
come down, come down now
get your head out of the clouds
so unsettled
but where there is knowing
there is hope
the new stuff aint the same
made of plastic, such a shame
if the calvary complains
wake me when it's over
take me back in time
why can't you look me in the eye
you're somewhere else
I don't know why
distracted by invention
we built the future
we made a mess
if the the angels all stopped listening
get distracted from the song
and the statues
start to crumble
are we lost?
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Long Way Down
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long way down
people come and people go
some go young, some grow old
sometimes fate can be a cold
allison was a lonely one
she had fuse just like a ticking bomb
still so easy to love
she broke down out of town
lost her throne, cracked her crown
and she had no one to call
so she walked a while
on a country road
feeling old and kicking stones
she had no where to go
it's a long way down
but I know she's gonna figure it out
her mind went back to years before
when she fell in love, but closed the door
chasing a dream and a ghost
what a memory can fail to see
is what hurt so much was meant to be
if she only knew
she walked for miles
then thought a while
her phone lit up so she sat down
then she heard a voice that she knew
say please don't cry
take your time
there's still no rush
but get in line
life will pass you by
life is hard, talk is cheap
your pity cries are lost on me
so love, you better listen now
i forgive, but I don't forget
and the best part hasn't happened yet
for me or for you
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The Contenders Nashville, Tennessee
The Contenders are a two-man band whose music is an amalgam of folk, hints of classic country, and rootsy rock & roll in the manner of The Band and Grateful Dead. The strong harmonies of this stripped-down guitar-and-drums combo are made up of singer/songwriter, Jay Nash and drummer /singer Josh Day who’ve been recording and touring together since 2013. ... more
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