1. |
Cruisin'
03:16
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Long day, down on my luck
No place to go and I don’t give a fuck
Gotta get out now, I hop in my truck
I gotta find my way back home
(CHORUS)
We’re goin’ Cruuuuuuisin’
Down the i55
We’re goin’ Cruuuuuuisin’
You gotta cruise to survive
I pulled aside just off Winona
Got a room in Indianola
I met a girl, just my luck
I pray to God my shift ain’t stuck
(CHORUS)
I checked the engine, I slammed the hood
The continental breakfast was goddamn good!
Forget the girl it’s a new start
Cause everybody’s got a hungry heart…
And somebody loves me
But she don’t know
And somebody loves me
But she don’t know
And somebody loves me (somebody loves me)
But she don’t know (she just don’t know)
And somebody loves me (somebody loves me)
But she don’t know (she just don’t know)
(CHORUS)
We’re goin’ Cruuuuuuisin’ (somebody loves me)
Down the i55 (she don’t know)
We’re goin’ Cruuuuuuisin’ (somebody loves me)
You gotta cruise to survive (she don’t know)
We’re goin’ Cruuuuuuisin’
Exit 75
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2. |
Riverboat Gambler
02:58
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Twenty years of sleevin’ cards and spittin’ blood in the sink
The stakes are high, so am I, ain’t got time to think
I’ve been sittin’ at this table for three goddamn days
Bettin’ on the river, throwin’ my life away (Come on tell me now)
(CHORUS)
How many times must I drink myself to sleep?
I’m a riverboat gambler, just rollin’ down the stream
Whoaaaaa-oh whoaaaaa-oh whoa-oh-oh
Whoaaaaa-oh whoaaaaa-oh whoa-oh-oh
I smoked my last cigarette, I’m breathin’ in my death
Drinkin’ this bottle of whiskey, it’s the last one on the shelf
My family name, it don’t mean nothin’ now
The river flows, so the story goes, let me tell you how (let me tell you how)
(CHORUS)
How many times
Must I drink myself to sleep?
I’m a Riverboat Gambler
Rollin’ down the stream
(CHORUS)
Oh how many times must I drink myself to sleep?
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3. |
Greenheart
03:09
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My father was a salesman
He travelled many roads
He talked to many people
He carried many loads
And though I never knew him
I wear his name with pride
Because the day the business ended
Was the very day he died
(CHORUS)
I’m the luckiest guy in Dublin
My heart is green
I’m lovin’ this four leaf clover
I’m 19
X2
My mother was an angel
Gave money to the poor
Took me to mass each sunday
She made me praise the lord
I was raised a good child
Now that I’m a man
You can find me every sunday
With a whiskey in my hand
(CHORUS)
I can’t afford a mortgage
I can’t afford a car
I’ve spent all of my money
On whiskey at the bar
So if you ever find me
Passed out on the floor
Don’t take away my whiskey
ORDER ME SOME MORE!
(CHORUS)
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4. |
The Closer
03:38
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(CHORUS)
The night is young and the bottle’s full
And I am here to take you home
Your eyes are green and your hair is brown
And I’m about to take you home
So grab your girl and grab your beer
Raise your glass we’re out of here
If we do this right this night will never end
There’s a girl I know who treats me just like dirt
Though it hurts at times I know I’ll never learn
I wanna take you home but I haven’t yet
Let’s make this night one we won’t forget
If we do this right this night will never end
(CHORUS)
These looks of mine have been handed down with pride
Sorry I’m not looking for a bride
I’ll let you spend one night with me
There’s no place else you’d rather be
If we do this right this night will never end
(CHORUS)
Well I’ve been known to charm a lass or two
But I look around and all I see is you
It’s closing time it’s time to go
The drinks are gone, the lights are low
It’s killing me I’ve gotta let you know
I wanna take you home
That’s all I know
I wanna take you home
This night will never end
X2
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5. |
Give Me One Reason
04:07
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(CHORUS)
Give me one reason you walked out that door
Give me one reason I cant see you any more
Give me on reason why we cant make this right
Tell me now before I break my vow, are you coming home tonight?
She pulled a spade, I pulled a club, I guess I lost? I don’t know
I don’t know the rules of love soooo I guess I’ll go
Bought a diamond, broke my heart, should I cry? I don’t know
She’s the girl, it’s her world, that’s just how the story goes
(CHORUS)
It was the summer when I met you, did I fall? I don’t know
I’ve never felt this way before, never let my feelings show
By the winter I’ll forget you and I’ll spring for someone else
I’m not saying I regret you but a reason would be swell
(CHORUS)
Whoooooooooa why did you go? Why did you go?
Whoooooooooa I’ll never know, I’ll never know.
Why the hell did you leave me?
Your antics always deceived me
All of those memories out the door
This can’t be the way you felt inside
Maybe my vision of her was just a caricature
And if I step back a portrait will appear
Why did it feel so right spending every night
Beside the girl who’d break my fucking heart?
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