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Learn To Fly
03:34
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If you want to ride roller coasters
You must grow so tall to ride
Anticipation, adrenaline racing
Knuckle up, you wanted to fly
The sound of the engine
Full throttle and revvin’
No time to look behind
Palms may be sweaty, center it, steady
Pull back, it’s time to climb
When you learn to fly
Learn to fly
You get knocked around
Then you’re coming back down
Recovery always takes time
But I’m telling you, I know it will bruise
When you bounce up too high
When you learn to fly
Learn to fly
It takes calculation
Line up in formation
A certain swagger comes to mind
Careful the wager, but you love the danger
Buckle up, it’s time to fly
When you learn to fly
Learn to fly
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Sissy left out in the pouring rain
Said she’s going somewhere she can change her name
Fire in her hair, a little sparkle in her eye
Little did she know what would happen next
Porter was as loaded as a hot check
When they hit the border they were high as a kite in the middle of a hurricane
Golden morning, Cajun nights
Take the highway to the Northern Lights
Where the drinks are strong and music feels right
Porter, baby take me by the hand
Swing me dancing into the wind
Spinning yarn and talking ‘bout places we ain’t never been
Lights on the porch burning all night long
Sissy says “Porter, baby play my song”
With a wish and hope like a charm against the pain
Just like a storm, when it’s blowing in
It’s over just as fast as it began
Every now and then Sissy thinks about Porter and sound of the pouring rain
Golden morning, Cajun nights
Take the highway to the Northern Lights
Where the drinks are strong and music feels right
Porter baby take me by the hand
Swing me dancing into the wind
Spinning yarn and talking ‘bout places we ain’t never been
There’s truth to every story that we like to tell
Wherever Porter’s living, I hope he’s well
Holding on to lightning ain’t something you can do for long
Sitting on the porch in her rocking chair
Thinking ‘bout the stories that she’ll never share
Watching as the sky grows darker and the storm keeps rollin’ in
Golden morning, Cajun nights
Take the highway to the Northern Lights
Where the drinks are strong and music feels right
Porter baby take me by the hand
Swing me dancing into the wind
Spinning yarn and talking ‘bout places we ain’t never been
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3. |
Friends We Leave Behind
03:55
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How you gonna crack?
When you gonna fall?
What’s it gonna be?
It’s comin’ for us all
I don’t know what to say
But I feel shattered
No where else to go
So I’ll be here
For as long as I am able
It’s the grace
By which we carry, carry on
Everybody dies
Suffering around
Love can pull you through
And fear can take you down
The friends we leave behind
It’s what defines us
How many will there be
When we’re gone?
In my heart, I’ll take you with me
I will carry you,
I will carry, carry on
Can we be erased?
It’s all borrowed time
No matter how we get there
It can turn on a dime
Everybody goes
When it’s their number
We can only guess
When it’s time
But as long as I am able
I will carry you and I will carry, carry on
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Hurtin' For A Letdown
03:39
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I was hurtin’ for a letdown
Just the luck that I’ve found
A sad queen in her crown
Alone how I rule
I didn’t want this to work out
Any fool could see how
It’s written in the cards now
I was hurtin’ for a letdown
Well it happened in the moment that I met you
Yet another lesson that I thought I knew
Better to part as friends
Before the cycle starts again
It’s not your fault I broke my heart, that’s just what I do
I was hurtin’ for a letdown
Just the luck that I’ve found
A sad queen in her crown
Alone how I rule
I didn’t want this to work out
Any fool could see how
It’s written in the cards now
I was hurtin’ for a letdown
Now I could tell that you are just my type
Deeply unavailable is my plight
If I never cross your mind
Well that suits me just fine
I’m addicted to the heartache, I don’t want to do what’s right
I was hurtin’ for a letdown
Just the luck that I’ve found
A sad queen in her crown
Alone how I rule
I didn’t want this to work out
Any fool could see how
It’s written in the cards now
I was hurtin’ for a letdown
Just the luck that I found
A sad queen in her crown
‘Cause that’s how I rule
I didn’t want this to work out
Any fool could see how
It’s written in the cards now
I was hurtin’ for a letdown
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Took me such a long time
To let go of needing your touch
Now I understand
You felt that I needed too much
It only made it worse holding onto hurt, why do I need a crutch?
I guess I seem frustrated
So let me take a deep breath
Nobody’s at fault
I know it’s not what you intend
But when I say forever, never saying never
What I really meant
Was the impression you left on me
It was permanent
Some bright morning when the war is over
We’ll go riding in with shining armor
For a world that’s mostly superficial
I hope you will still remember me
I thought I’d write a letter, would explain it better
Can’t let you down
Don’t always see how I am worthy, question what’s good for me
I doubt myself
If you’re barely held together, tether or to sever?
Could not make a sound
Sometimes you’d rather disappear
Than say things you fear out loud
Some bright morning when this war is over
We’ll go riding in with shining armor
For a world that’s mostly superficial
I hope you will still consider
All the ways that we can build to weather
As long as we do the work together
We don’t have to be our one and only
Please my love say you’ll remember me
Took me such a long time
To let go of needing your touch
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6. |
Big Heart Sick Mind
02:33
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Every day I’m staring at the ceiling
My mind is sending new feelings
Down my throat, cherry bomb
Heart explodes like a touch me not
Walking the line, partners in crime
My big heart and my sick mind
Together forever, for better or worse
I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse
You can see I’m so tender hearted
Take a gander at all my scars kid
This one’s from love, that one’s from lies
Got a couple more hiding behind my eyes
Walking the line, partners in crime
My big heart and my sick mind
Together forever, for better or worse
I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse
Christ knows when it rains it floods
I’m in the bathtub choking on suds
Why do I need to know why
So damn bad that I’m willing to die?
Walking the line, partners in crime
My big heart and my sick mind
Together forever, for better or worse
I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse
Walking the line, partners in crime
My poor heart and my sick mind
Together forever, for better or worse
I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse
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7. |
Ghost Stories
03:44
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If we had met
I would have loved you
We could have made our own story
But you disappeared
Like a shadow into the dark
Knowing now what you went through
Deepens the pain that you’re gone
There’s nothing left
But to talk to your ghosts at night
I wish I had known you
It haunts me just the same
I will remember
I will say your names
We need to tend to our gardens
Rooting out what is rotten
Sowing the seeds
Of what we ought to be
What if we re-imagine
A system that isn’t broken?
Reflect on our ourselves
See love in everyone
I wish I had known you
It haunts me just the same
I will remember
I will say your names
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Ricky
03:42
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Hey old pal, it’s time to sit down
Gonna talk now, you’re gonna take it in
Too much fun never hurt no one
It’s about to do you in
C’mon baby please won’t you give me the keys?
You’re hanging on a wire, set yourself on fire
It’s only Tuesday night, better save it for the weekend
Ricky take it easy
Ricky reel it in
Man you’re good at burnin’ it down
Made your mark all over this town
Gone so crazy that your name is on the marquee
You’re out there on the edge man
And the loser in you’s gonna win
If you don’t slow down, you might end up
Out in county like Johnny did
Stranded on the floor, now you’re blocking the door
Lost your stash and all your cash
Only Wednesday night, gonna make it to the weekend?
Ricky take it easy
Ricky reel it in
Man you’re good at burnin’ it down
Made your mark all over this town
Gone so crazy that your name is on the marquee
What makes you broken? What makes you
Drink ‘til you’re blind?
Ricky take it easy
Ricky reel it in
Man you’re good at burnin’ it down
Made your mark all over this town
Gone so crazy that you’re wanted on the marquee
Gone so crazy that your name is on the marquee
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9. |
By Design
03:58
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To be the object of your affection
But never by your side
I can see the ending coming
And I know I’m paralyzed
How we dance around each other
There’s no point in trying to hide
This intoxicating feeling
Knowing both our hands are tied
If you can’t have it then you want it
A trick I fall for every time
But you blinked and I caught it
Like a broken heart by design
How I know you like to gamble
So when you say you’re all in
Knowing that it’s a sure bet
Neither one of us can win
If you can’t have it then you want it
A trick I fall for every time
But you blinked and I caught it
Like a broken heart by design
So even when you said that you wanted this
I know you meant it at the time
But it’s like being stuck in quicksand and sinking
‘Cause I know you’ll change your mind
I know you’ll change your mind
If you can’t have it then you want it
A trick I fall for every time
But you blinked and I somehow caught it
Like a broken heart by design
Another broken heart by design
A broken heart by design
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When I love
I get a feeling like I'm traveling through the sky
On the wings of a nightingale
And as I ride
My head is reeling but I don't even wonder why
On the wings of a nightingale I'll fly
High above land and sea
I'll be thinking of you and me
Couldn't ask for a better place to be
Oh, I can feel something happening
Oh, I can feel something happening
Oh, I can feel something happening to me
So hold my hand
I got a feeling that the journey has just begun
On the wings of a nightingale
And if you like
We'll fly together to the land of eternal sun
On the wings of a nightingale of love
High above land and sea
I'll be thinking of you and me
Couldn't ask for a better place to be
Oh, I can feel something happening
Oh, I can feel something happening
Oh, I can feel something happening to me
When I love
I get a feeling like I'm traveling through the sky
On the wings of a nightingale
On the wings of a nightingale
On the wings of a nightingale fly
On the wings of a nightingale
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11. |
Greek Tragedy
03:37
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Can’t touch the ground
Oblivion makes no sound
Wings to lift a weary soul
Let your flying shoes guide you
Bound to the sins
Can’t circumvent the end
Could you not survive yourself?
Your body let you down
Everyone sees
Another Greek tragedy
Carry on in our memories
Goodbye, sweet dreams
Stars tell on you
Wishing you’d found the clues
Fragments of a worried mind
And broken hearts who loved you
Everyone sees
Another Greek tragedy
Carry on in our memories
Goodbye, sweet dreams
Goodbye, sweet dreams
Goodbye, goodbye
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The Whitmore Sisters Los Angeles, California
Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore — two of roots music’s most accomplished songwriter/instrumentalist/vocalists — conjured songs just as live music evaporated and people were isolated from each other. They became The Whitmore Sisters‘ debut album, GHOST STORIES, out January 21, 2022 on Red House Records, produced by Chris Masterson. ... more
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