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Hey
01:58
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Been trying to meet you
Hey... must be the devil between us
Or whores in my head
Whores at the door
Whore in my bed
But hey... where have you been?
If you go, I will surely die
We're chained
"Uh," said the man to the lady
"Uh," said the lady to the man she adored
And the whores like a choir
Go "Uh!" all night
And Mary, ain't you tired of this
Is the sound
That the mother makes when the baby breaks
We're chained
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2. |
Which Side Are You On?
01:53
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Come all of you poor workers
Good news to you I'll tell
if how the good old union
Has come in here to dwell
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
We're starting our good battle
We know we're sure to win
Because we've got the gun thugs
Looking very thin
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
If you go to Harlan County
There is no neutral there
You'll either be a union man
Or a thug for J.H. Blair
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
They say they have guard us
To educate their child
Their children live in luxury
Our children's almost wild
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
Gentlement can you stand it
Oh tell me how you can
Will you be a gun thug
Or will you be a man
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
My daddy was a miner
He's now in the air and sun
He'll be with you fellow workers
Till every battle's won
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
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3. |
Museum of Love
03:21
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Gone with the wild wind
Like it was a dream
Preserved now for all to see
Like nothing you've ever seen
Right this way
To the Museum of Love
Right this way
You've got to see 'em
It's love love love
This is right here where he stood
Where he wrote those sacred words
And he made a holy vow
And these are his drawings and his library card
And this is the cow
See it all
In the Hall of Sadness
Please don't miss
The Exhibit of Madness
As legend would have it
He had this nasty habit
Of a longing that was wronging himself
But still he would persist
In fact he would insist
That there was nothing nobody could do to help
He really loved her
He really did
And his love went 'round and 'round
And though he tried to keep it hid
He had lost what he had found
He had lost what he had found
Now all this pain preserved for all to observe
But please don't touch
It's an inspiration to think or try to believe
That someone could love someone that much
So now we declare a new holiday for lovers everywhere
For each and every one to have their own share
He would have liked it that way
Right this way
To the Museum of Love
Right this way
You've got to see 'em
It's love love love
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4. |
I Don't Wanna Play House
02:45
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Today I sat alone at the window
And I watched our little girl outside at play
With the little boy next door like so many times before
But something didn't seem quite right today
So I went outside to see what they were doing
And then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim
'Cause I heard him name a game and I hung my head in shame
When I heard our little girl say to him
I don't wanna play house; I know it can't be fun
I've watched mommy and daddy
And if that's the way it's done
I don't wanna play house; It makes my mommy cry
'Cause when she played house
My daddy said good-bye
I don't wanna play house; I know it can't be fun
I've watched mommy and daddy
And if that's the way it's done
I don't wanna play house; It makes my mommy cry
'Cause when she played house
My daddy said good-bye
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Oh when you walk by every night
Talking sweet and looking fine
I get kind of hectic inside
Oh baby I'm so into you
Darling if you only knew
All the things that flow through my mind
I need someone to hold onto
The kind of love that won't fly away
Just want someone to belong to
Every day, of my life, always
Oh won't you take me away
Shoo be doo be de doo do do, oh oh oh oh
We were as one babe for a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting that you would always be mine
Now you want to be free
So I'll let you fly
Cuz I know in my heart babe, our love will never die
I want a lover who knows me
Who understands how I feel inside
Someone to comfort and hold me
Through the long lonely nights
To the dawn, why don't you take me away
Images of rapture creep into me slowly
As you go into my head
And my heart beats faster when you take me over
Time and time and time again, but it's just a...
But you'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Oh darling cuz you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Oh darling cuz you'll always be my baby
I need a lover who'll give me
The kind of love that'll last always
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6. |
Say Yes
02:33
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I'm in love with the world
Through the eyes of a girl
Who's still around the morning after
We broke up a month ago
I grew up, I didn't know
I'd be around the morning after
It's always been "wait and see"
A happy day and then you pay
And feel like shit the morning after
But now I feel changed around
And instead of falling down
I'm standing up the morning after
Situations get fucked up
And turned around
Sooner or later
I could be another fool
Or an exception to the rule
You tell me, the morning after
Crooked spin can't come to rest
I'm damaged bad at best
She'll decide what she wants
I'll probably be the last to know
No one says until it shows
You see how it is
They want you or they don't
Say yes
I'm in love with the world
Through the eyes of a girl
Who's still around the morning after
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7. |
Crazy On You
03:13
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We may still have time
We might still get by
Every time I think about it I want to cry
With the bombs and the devils
And the kids keep coming
Nowhere to breathe easy
No time to be young
But I tell myself that I'm doing alright
There's nothing left to do tonight
But go crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy
Crazy on you
My love in the evening breeze touching your skin
The gentle sweet singing of leaves in the wind
The whisper that calls after you in the night
And kisses your ear in the early light
And you don't need to wonder
If you're doing fine
And my love, the pleasure's mine
Let me go crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy
Crazy on you
Wild man's world is crying in pain
What you gonna do when everybody's insane
So afraid of one who's afraid of you
What you gonna do?
Crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy
Crazy on you
I was willow last night in my dream
I bent down over a clear running stream
I sang you the song that I heard up above
And you keep me alive with your sweet flowing love
Crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy
Crazy on you
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Brandee Simone Boston, Massachusetts
Musician and songwriter from Massachusetts.
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