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One-Armed Bandit
02:46
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The night was fairly pleasant when I saw her
The moon a silver crescent and we walked down by the water
I caught my eyes in hers and she looked up to me to say
Take me down to Reno so I can throw my cash away
She’s not the kind of girl who likes to borrow, but
She promised me for seven weeks she’d pay me back tomorrow
Suddenly those big green eyes turn into dollar signs
Can you blame a fool like me for being hypnotized?
She can’t help herself, when she gets that feelin coming over her
She pulls the one-armed bandit and it’s all a blur, just another turn at the
Slots / And I can’t stand it, the one-arm bandit has taken all I got.
I don’t bother with blackjack or poker.
I’m not one for roulette, or loaded dice or euchre
I ain’t got time for races, they’ve never been my scene, but I’ll
Bet ten bucks that you can’t pull her from the slot machine
One night she got me drunk and we got wedded
Now the pastor’s just another man to whom I am indebted
But she don’t mind a bit she’s got my money and my name, she’ll
Trade it all for dimes and feed them to that wicked game.
She can’t help herself, when she gets that feelin coming over her
She pulls the one-armed bandit and it’s all a blur, just another turn at the
Slots. And I can’t stand it, the one-arm bandit has taken all I got.
She can’t help herself, when she gets that feelin coming over her
She pulls the one-armed bandit and it’s all a blur, just another turn at the
Slots/ And I can’t stand it, the one-arm bandit
It’s like she planned it, the one-arm bandit has taken all I
Got
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Carolyn, if you're listening
We've got so much more to do
There's and exhibit at our old museum
That I think might speak to you
I don't wanna go alone no more
Seen just about every damn O'Keeffe now
Let me hold you like I used to hold you
Let me touch you like I used to touch you
And you tell your sister I'm not half bad
I never said a single thing to make you mad
I see us together when you say whenever, oh, Carolyn
Shawna, is this your number?
I know we don't see eye to eye
I need your sister and it's something vicious
And I don't got a reason to lie
I don't wanna be a ghost no more
I'm out of her mind but I'm still insisting
Let me treat her like I used treat her
Now I see her like I really should have seen her before
Tell me darlin' I've changed my ways
I wanna be beside her till we're old and grey
I see us together when she says whenever
I see us together when she says whenever
I see us together but I've been losing hope
We saw a picture once at Century 16
Took a drive in your Tesla
We stayed up late that night and watched the stars
And then I made my confession
Carolyn, if you're listening
We've got so much more to do
There's an exhibit at our old museum
That I think might speak to you
I don't wanna go alone no more
Seen just about every damn O'Keeffe now
Let me hold you like I used to hold you
Let me touch you like I used to touch you
And you tell your sister I'm not half bad
I never said a single thing to make you mad
I see us together when you say whenever, oh, Carolyn
You're livin' rent free in my head...
In my head...
[etc.]
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3. |
Frontier Song
05:07
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This is the frontier
There's nobody here
Just the sound of the ground settling
And groaning in my ear
I'm a Goddamn pioneer
The devil's in the back room
I hear him banging around
I leave him be for the company
But he's bringing my spirits down
No other man
No other man, no
No other man knows
Loneliness, like me
The prairie wind's howling
With an ominous wish
Hang my hat on a thirty-aught-six
I don't trust myself with
I don't trust myself with
Like a rain in the dust bowl
Is a time to lament
I curse myself in the evening
In the morning I repent
No other man
No other man, no
No other man knows
Loneliness, like me
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The High Life
02:45
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You head down to Red Hook
You flex your muscles by the bay
You see a show at the Nitehawk
Then back through Prospect on the train
You walk yourself lean
You dance yourself clean
Suddenly a sunset
It’s the best you’ve ever seen
You make a stop at Canal St
You get your ramen cup to go
And then its straight up to K Town
Where you'll be singing karaoke
Then you're up on the High Line
You're lookin' Jersey in the eye
That Hudson skyline
It’s where you live your life up high
You walk the whole line
And go for a pint
All your little troubles are
The last thing on your mind
And when you fly home for Christmas
My god it’s great to get away
But in the night when it’s quiet
You feel that city in your legs
You sleep yourself sound
In your beloved hometown
Dreaming of the next time
That the wheels hit the ground
It's where you live the high life
Of sounds and sights
It's where you live the high life
Day and night
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The Origin Victoria, British Columbia
Formed by members Tom Hayward, and Sean Allan and Curtis Duggan, The Origin began making music together in the late-aughts as a five-piece BC act. During the downtime of 2020, three founding members came back together. The result is brand new music!
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