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Bad Bad Man
04:45
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Well if I knew now what I didn’t know then
I wouldn’t be back in this place again
With blood on my face and a drink in my hand
And a gun in my back from a one night stand
I’m a bad bad man
I can’t deny it
I’m a bad bad man
That’s just the way I am
I’m a bad bad man
Why try and fight it
Love a bad bad man
Well if I go home they’ll be waiting for me
I’ll get big numbers and never be free
I’m getting too old to stay in this game
There’s no one but me I can say is to blame
I’m a bad bad man
I can’t deny it
I’m a bad bad man
That’s just the way I am
I’m a bad bad man
Why try and fight it
Love a bad bad man
I look at the houses, the yards and the kids
I know I’ve done things their folks never did
I’ve had that big money, been beat up and broke
Seen good times and bad times all go up in smoke
I’m a bad bad man
I can’t deny it
I’m a bad bad man
That’s just the way I am
I’m a bad bad man
Why try and fight it
Love a bad bad man
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Baby, are you hungry?
Well, I've got some chocolate right here
It's thick and rich, it'll scratch your itch
But let me make it perfectly clear
You can't have none
And you're bad, bad, bad, 'cause you want some
You can't touch it
And you're bad, bad, bad, 'cause you want it
And if you can't understand
Well, that's what it's like to be a man
Baby, are you thirsty?
Well, I've got some soda right here
It's bubbly and brown, it'll cool you down
But let me make it perfectly clear
You can't have none
And you're bad, bad, bad, 'cause you want some
You can't touch it
And you're bad, bad, bad, 'cause you want it
And if you can't understand
Well, that's what it's like to be a man
If a man's just a man, well that's all that I am
And girl, you're keeping me on the run
When you bump and grind, I just lose my mind
But then you say it's only in fun
Baby, are you tired?
Well, I've got a mattress right here
It's comfy and soft, you can drift right off
But let me make it perfectly clear
You can't have none
And you're bad, bad, bad, 'cause you want some
You can't touch it
And you're bad, bad, bad, 'cause you want it
And if you can't understand
Well, that's what it's like to be a man
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3. |
Don't You Tempt Me
03:24
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She comes up to me
Smile on her face
Coos “can you think of a
Nice warm place”
Wears her dress
Front cut low
Asks me where
I’d like to go
Don’t you tempt me baby
Honey you’ve been warned
Don’t you tempt me baby
I’m barely holding on
She got big brown eyes
Long blonde hair
And if it’s dyed
Well, I don’t care
She wears her skirt
Way up high
Asks what I’d like
To do tonight
Don’t you tempt me baby
Honey you’ve been warned
Don’t you tempt me baby
I’m barely holding on
She wants her coffee
While she lies in bed
And I’m running late
But she turns my head
Her voice is warm
Her lips are soft
When she turns me on
I can’t turn off
She wears a grin
Like a Cheshire Cat
‘Cause she always knows
Where my mind is at
I can talk
But it’s understood
She’ll say “put those lips
Where they’ll do some good”
Don’t you tempt me baby
Honey you’ve been warned
Don’t you tempt me baby
I’m barely holding on
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4. |
Moving On
05:27
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Don't look for me tomorrow
I'll be moving on today
Don't look for me tomorrow
I'll be moving on today
I've had my share of sorrow
Thinking I'll be on my way
Well I've had enough of trying
Will you notice when I'm gone
Well I've had enough of trying
Will you notice when I'm gone
All the double talk and lying
Thinking I'll be moving on
You say how much you need me
But you only do me wrong
You say how much you need me
But you only do me wrong
No one else will free me
Oh, I'll be moving on
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Two Minute Warning
05:16
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This is your two minute warning
You're very nearly out of time
You want some love and compassion
You've taken nearly all of mine
This is a tough situation
'Cause I'll love you till the day I die
This is your two minute warning
Before goodbye
This is last chance condition
You can't expect that I'll hold on
T've tried to keep the attraction
But you've beat it 'till it's almost gone
This is a bad situation
'Cause a broken heart can never mend
This is your two minute warning
Before the end
When it all began, I was under a spell
Now I can't understand, how it started so well
Baby, whatever happened to us?
This is a hard conversation
But it's one we should have had before
It seems like harsh confrontation
Is all we ever have anymore
Say you'll work with me baby
Tell me that you're gonna try
This is your two minute warning
Before goodbye
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The World Moves On
04:44
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Well, I knew this day was coming
Each beginning has an end
But it’s just too hard to face it
It’s so easy to pretend
Smiling faces caught forever
Living in a photograph
While the sun is dropping lower
As we hit the second half
And the world moves on
And the center is gone
And I can’t hold on
So the world moves on
Oh the good times I remember
I didn’t recognize them then
Now the buildings all are falling
And they can never rise again
And did I ever really thank you
Did you know how good you’ve done
I sing the blues after midnight
While shadows
Build up one by one
And the world moves on
And the center is gone
And I can’t hold on
So the world moves on
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Hammer Down
03:44
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Surprise, my baby, I know you been around (2x)
You've had it free and easy I'm gonna put the hammer down
Seems you just come home, then you're going out again (2x)
Don't you try and kiss me, I don't know where those lips have been
Friends have been talkin', you've been seen all over town (2x)
Well the good times are over I'm gonna put the hammer down
Don't you make excuses, you know I gave you everything (2x)
Don't you hear that hammer whistle? Don't you hear that hammer sing?
Well I may be a fool, but don't you think that I'm blind (2x)
Gonna bring that hammer down, Lord, I'm gonna take what's mine
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8. |
Two Trains Running
06:18
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There are two trains running
Runnin’ down the track
One pulled into the station
The other ain’t coming back
There are two birds flying
Flying from the storm
One of them rides the lightning
The other is safe and warm
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
It’s do or die
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on
We’re going to the other side
There are two roads winding
Winding through the mist
One will bring you safety
The other you can’t resist
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
It’s do or die
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on (we’re at the crossroads)
Come on
We’re going to the other side
There are two doors waiting
For you to try
One leads to the bedroom
The other leads to goodbye
Now there's one train running
Running, down the track
Will it ever pull into the station
Can it ever really come on back
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9. |
Catch-22 Blues
04:09
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Well a bug can't lift a twig, for a dog it's nothing big
But he don't want to
And the dog can't grab a cat, a racoon can do all that
But he don't want to
And I dream of you at night, while you hold your baby tight
But he don't want you
You can see it in his eyes, from the way he tells you lies
That he don't want you
He stays at work too long, and you beg him to come home
But he don't want to
Girl I'd be so good for you, I know you could love me too
But you don't want to
I got a black book full of numbers, of girls I'll never call
They only make me think of you, you don't think of me at all
A pig can't eat a cow, that old bear could show him how
But he don't want to
Now that bear can't reach the bees, an eagle can with ease
But he don't want to
Baby it's a shame, your man calls someone else's name
But girl I want you
He doesn't love her, but she doesn't care
I'm in the middle with my heart up in the air
It's true, it's like the old catch-22
'Cause love is taking numbers
But the order's gone askew
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10. |
Angel In The Shadows
04:36
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I've been awake too many nights
Waiting for sleep to overtake me
Carried my load down that long winding road
The one that I swore wouldn't break me
Time is going faster
Days slipping by
She's here, and still I don't know why
She my Angel in the Shadows
My hero on the run
Keeps me holding on
When all the hope is gone
I got caught up in the riptide
I was lost out at sea
She's the Angel in the Shadows for me
I spend my days with a smile on my face
Oh, I keep my friends amused
But late at night, all the memories crowd back in
Of people, using and misused
And yes, I've been forsaken
And yes, I've been alone
And looking for a light to guide me home
She my Angel in the Shadows
My hero on the run
Keeps me holding on
When all the hope is gone
I got caught up in the riptide
I was lost out at sea
She's the Angel in the Shadows for me
And if confusion follows me
And debt and worry keep me company
When nobody knows the pain inside of me
She knows
And when I think about it
The way things might have been
Mistakes made, again and again and again
She my Angel in the Shadows
My hero on the run
Keeps me holding on
When all the hope is gone
I got caught up in the riptide
I was lost out at sea
She's the Angel in the Shadows for me
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11. |
Jenny Goodbye
03:33
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Jenny goodbye, Jenny goodbye
Jenny my love, we’ll be together tonight
Well I see that highway
I see that train
And I get to thinkin'
About an end to pain
Jenny goodbye, Jenny goodbye
Jenny my love, we’ll be together tonight
And our love was true
And our love was right
Now she's gone
And I’ve lost the light
Jenny goodbye, Jenny goodbye
Jenny my love, we’ll be together tonight
Oh the hours are draggin'
The world’s in a mist
At the last she whispered
"Give me one more kiss"
Jenny goodbye, Jenny goodbye
Jenny my love, we’ll be together tonight
Our friends ask about you
They can see how I'm torn
Why does fortune hate me
Wish I'd never been born
Jenny goodbye, Jenny goodbye
Jenny my love, we’ll be together tonight
(I’ll be right on by)
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12. |
I'm All About You
04:16
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You
You took my breath away
Even as I
Walked out the door
But you know
That I’ll be back
‘Cause after all
I’m all about you
Oh by tomorrow
I’ll be right by your side
I’ll never leave you
God knows I’ve tried
You make me whole
And I can’t control
How I feel
I’m all about you
Say that you’re mine forever
Tell me you’ll stay by my side
It’s not my pride
I thought you knew
I’m always I’m all about you
It’s always so clear
But I miss it, now and then
That having you here
Is my life
Say that you’re mine forever
Tell me you’ll stay by my side
It’s not my pride
I thought you knew
After all, I’m all about you
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13. |
Hoochie Coochie Man
07:32
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Hitman Blues Band New York, New York
He has New York City in his veins, blues in his heart, & the music of many worlds in his gifted hands. The man in the shades, top hat and sharp suit on stage with that tight band is playing real blues right, informed by 50 years of mastery while imitating no one. The Hitman Blues Band, with Russell “Hitman” Alexander in the lead, plays the blues you’ve been looking for all your life ... more
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