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His Cup it Runneth Over
05:05
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That Guy was always in search of one hell of a good time
Like a strangle-wank in a spa bath with a jet stream up his behind
As he passed out woke up passed out woke up he gazed out at the stars
And he swore he’d found the cure to lonely hearts
(The cure to lonely hearts)
Oh, his cup it runneth over every day
Oh, the goodship comes his way
Oh, his cup it runneth over every day
Oh, the goodship comes what may
His father was his mother’s brother’s Lover back in the day
But his mother passed and his father changed from John to Glenda-May
So he moved out west and he left behind his old God-fearing ways
And said, “Should there be a devil he can set my soul ablaze.”
(He can set my soul ablaze)
Oh, his cup it runneth over every day
Oh, the goodship comes his way
Oh, his cup it runneth over every day
Oh, the goodship comes what may
That Guy says he don’t look back cause he left nothing behind
And all the tears he should have cried have long been paid in kind
The city weeps for no one and the night is one long howl
And if no one’s in your corner then there’s nobody to throw in the towel
He thought of marriage and he thought of kids but the thought of settling down
Made him live his life twice as fast, which he knew just couldn’t last
But if there’s no one to grow old for then why bother hanging round?
So he whipped off his belt with a gleeful laugh, and climbed into his spa bath
Oh, his cup it runneth over every day
Oh, the goodship comes his way
Oh, his cup it runneth over every day
Oh, the goodship comes what may
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Little Sparrow
05:09
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Hey Little Sparrow with the broken wing
Listening to the unburied sing
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Hold your pillow as you go to sleep
Hold your breath at the slightest peep
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Oh, when Daddy’s coming home
Send your prayers on the nightly breeze
Hope that anybody out there hears
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Surrounded by desert and the endless sea
The promise of the sky or the earth beneath
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Oh, when Daddy’s coming home
Oh, when Daddy’s coming home
Will you say his name in vain
Fix your dreams to a runaway train
And turn the lights inside down low?
Oh, you say his name in vain
And fix your dreams to a runaway train
And wait for the devil to come and go
Oh, when Daddy’s coming home
Bourbon breath and tobacco stains
Cigarette burns and purple veins
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Down in the cellar where the sun don’t shine
Where the dogs go to die without a whimper or a whine
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Oh, when Daddy's coming home
Bones might heal but it won’t change a thing
You can’t fly away on a broken wing
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
Oh, when Daddy's coming home
Hey Little Sparrow, yeah everything dies
But some need help to say their goodbyes
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
So take this hammer and count to three
The devil or the soul will be set free
Oh Lord, where you gonna go?
One, two…
Will you say his name in vain
Fix your dreams to a runaway train
And turn the lights inside down low?
Oh, you say his name in vain
And fix your dreams to a runaway train
And wait for the devil to come and go
Oh, your daddy’s coming home
Oh, your daddy’s coming home
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Blood Harmony
04:36
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Sounds like fire when you hear that crack
Wanna feel that flame gonna never take it back
Sound beautiful sound
Looking for gold that you never found
Gonna dig so deep make Danko proud
Sound beautiful sound
Chorus
That blood, blood harmony
Gonna bring you down, down to your knees
It’ll be, be all you need
That blood, blood harmony
Slit my wrists for it at the crossroads
Make one man weep make another man fold
Sound beautiful sound
Time stands still it’s gonna test your will
I’ll give you 30 bucks for that magic pill
Sound beautiful sound
Chorus
Head full of dust better cut off that crust
Better eat your greens and roll up your sleeves
Sound beautiful sound
There’s a time there’s a place
There’s a rat there’s a race
Gonna wake up in the morning with a different face
Sound beautiful sound
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Jesus drinks alone at the Crown after sunset
My buddy Jimmy likes to sweet-talk the ladies
He drives them home in his beat-up red corvette
Somewhere he has a daughter called Mercedes
Jesus drinks alone at the Crown after sunset
Petey’s outside, he’s being denied entry
He knows some things you can’t forgive and forget
Since the accident he’s lost touch with his family
Jesus drinks alone at the Crown after sunset
Jesus drinks alone, oh Jesus drinks alone
If I fall from atop my throne, Mary, carry me home
Mary, carry me home
If I fall from atop my throne, Mary, carry me home
Mary, carry me on my way
Matthew pretends he’s dancing with his dead wife
He’ll even share his unlit cigarette
Across the bar Simon cleans his smile with a penknife
Jesus drinks alone at the Crown after sunset
There goes Judas weeping in his corner
He’ll start to singing Miss Otis Regrets
If he had the means, he’d move across the border
Jesus drinks alone at the Crown after sunset
Jesus drinks alone, oh Jesus drinks alone
If I fall from atop my throne, Mary, carry me home
Mary, carry me home
If I fall from atop my throne, Mary, carry me home
Mary, carry me home
When I fall from atop my throne, Mary, carry me home
Mary, carry me home
When I fall from atop my throne, Mary, carry me home
Mary, carry me on my way
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Train Dreams
06:14
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I wake up alone in my room to a cold little shiver and a blood-red moon
And though I dress sharp, I look like shit
And though I’m usually bright, I’m feeling dim-witted
As I walk down the golden streets
I see the working girls with their broken teeth
And I throw rose petals at their feet
And there goes Henrietta in her Australiana sweater
And a pair of jeans that appear to be squeezed on a little tightly
Well, she’s only twenty-nine but it’s amazing what cheap wine
And three young kids and a pack a day will do to a lady
And she’s always short of money but she’s sweet to everyone
And me, I’m waiting on a train to come
I have a drink with the old boys down at the pub
They’re there every night but it’s never enough
And they say, “What’s it matter if we’re holding down jobs
And our women at home never want to make love?”
When it gets late, they all get a little hateful,
It gets mighty racist; it just gets tasteless,
And they say, “Keep quiet or else you’ll get in a fight you won’t win.”
And here comes that old Queen Judas, who says he knew from his birth name
That his mother must have hated him from the moment that he first came
And he walks his bulldog Brutus, while drinking XXXX Bitter
He used to drink sweet UDLs, but they gave him hell on the shitter
And he’s living with a young man, who people say is just a plaything
But Judas treats him more like the Chosen One; he’d die for that boy’s kingdom
And Judas reads him poetry; the boy likes Byron, Blake and Keats
And me, I’m waiting on a train to come
There are ghosts in every corner of this here town
They’re in everybody breathing as well as everybody in the ground
And they’ll shine a light at the strangest times
And leave you with that feeling like you’ve left something behind
But the town goes back to sleeping
While their dreams go on the run
And me, I’m waiting on a train to come
Father Jim does Christenings on Mondays,
Funerals on Wednesdays, weddings on Fridays
But he stopped believing in his Church,
When he realised the worst he’d heard was true
But he still believes there must be a God
Cause he believes there must be something more to his love
And he knows what having nothing can do
Well there’s Theresa on her front porch; she looks so lost and lonely
We used to hook up back in High School and get a little crazy
But then one Christmas morning, before the sun came dawning
Her brother strung a length of rope from a tree out in the backyard
And her father he refuses, to ever chop that tree down
Cause he says it’s a reminder of what he believes he started
And Theresa’s just broken-hearted, and numb with pills I haven’t heard of
But sometimes she’ll flash a smile and I’m reminded of when we were young
I guess like me, she’s waiting on a train to come
Like me, she’s waiting on a train to come
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Holy Moses Heartache Melbourne, Australia
Holy Moses Heartache have spent the past decade crafting a soulfully swampish mix of cosmic-country-funk-folk-rock with a dash of irreverent humour. Whether you're a cosmic-country convert, a folk-funk aficionado, or just someone who loves Pina Coladas and long walks on the beach as much as the band do, Holy Moses Heartache invites you to join them on their musical escapades. ... more
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