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When We Started This
04:34
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She was drinking bud light
Her hair was done up high
Purple jacket on a bit too tight
She looked so good in the lights
She’s chewing on a camel light
During long talks late at night
Sweet kisses out of sight
Underneath fall moonlight
I can’t take my eyes off of her
Maybe I should talk to her
I remember sun dresses
Snow cones and hay rides
On cloudless nights when we first kissed
I remember long walks
Short breath and wide eyes
The taste of your cigarettes, yeah
When we started this
When we started this
City girl with a country heart
Trouble looking to fall apart
Like any good piece of art
I can see her breaking my heart
Messages sent so discrete
It’s our secret if we’re willing to keep it
Having her would be so sweet
But I think I’ll have to admit defeat
This will end before it starts
If not she’ll tear me apart
I remember sun dresses
Snow cones and hay rides
On cloudless nights when we first kissed
I remember long walks
Short breath and wide eyes
The taste of your cigarettes, yeah
When we started this
When we started this
Tomorrow she’ll be gone
For now, for now we’ll carry on
I remember sun dresses
Snow cones and hay rides
On cloudless nights when we first kissed
I remember long walks
Short breath and wide eyes
The taste of your cigarettes, yeah
When we started this
When we started this
I remember sun dresses
Snow cones and hay rides
On cloudless nights when we first kissed
I remember long walks
Short breath and wide eyes
The taste of your cigarettes, yeah
When we started this
When we started this
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2. |
Let This Go
04:11
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There she is
And there she goes
Running on a ton of fear
Driven by little more than pure instinct
Nothing new
To see here anymore
She is like every one before
Just another troubled little girl
Once again
I’m caught up on her line
I seem to fall for it every time
No escape from a smile like summertime
Late at night
With nobody around
She kisses me on my cheek
Makes me believe that I’m the only one
I know, that I’m not
But I don’t really mind
This will do for now
But soon I’ll want it all
I’m watching her come
And I’m watching her go
She’s saying goodbye
Just so that she can say hello
I don’t know why
I find it so hard to tell her no
Maybe I
Will be the one to let this go
A few more times
I talked to her at night
I had every good intention
She had every devious idea
About us
And things we could have done
What if I just caved right in
What if I just gave it all up
Hold on, please wait
It’s not the best of times
Slow down
I really wanna get this right
I’m watching her come
And I’m watching her go
She’s saying goodbye
Just so that she can say hello
I don’t know why
I find it so hard to tell her no
Maybe I
Will be the one to let this go
Maybe I should let this go
My friends are saying let this go
I’m going to let this go
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Checking his phone
He’s waiting on a message
The phone is silent
And his heart, well it’s breaking
He turns it off
He puts it down
And walks away
He won’t dwell on this anymore
He’ll have his say when she hears his words
Cut through the speakers by her bed
He wrote her out of his head
She comes and goes and then comes back
Only to leave again
She plays her silly games
While he sits at home, he’s counting days
He turns it off
He puts it down
And walks away
He won’t dwell on this anymore
He’ll have his say when she hears his words
Cut through the speakers by her bed
He wrote her out of his head
She’s gonna do her thing
He knows she’ll never stay
He can’t compete with a guy a thousand miles away
He turns it off
He puts it down
And walks away
He won’t dwell on this anymore
He’ll have his say when she hears his words
Cut through the speakers by her bed
He wrote her out of his head
He wrote her out of his head
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One More Beer
03:37
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Just one more bee and then I’ll go
Been here too long anyway
Nothing’s helping this mood
No one notices I need a friend
I should have just stayed home
One more beer and then I’ll go
One more beer and then I’ll go
My friend’s talking to me but I’m not listening
It just seems there's too many thoughts
And I can’t escape my own head
I should have never let it start
One more beer and then I’ll go
Just one more beer and then I’ll go
I’m as lonely as I was at home
These shots bring no solace
The booze can’t fill this growing hole
I should never have ever kissed her
One more beer and then I’ll go
One more beer and then I’ll go
And then I’ll go
And then I’ll go
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5. |
We Keep on Walking
04:29
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I can’t believe
That it’s come to this
Words on paper
You’ll never see
To clear my head
Evict you from my thoughts
But it has to start somewhere
We move on with a small step
And then we keep on walking
So here I am
I’m trying to forget that smile
I want to erase it
From my memory
Where can I go
That I don’t see you
Your ghost is everywhere
And we move on with a small step
And then we keep on walking
Yea we move on with a small step
And then we keep on walking
And do you remember
Does it linger
The ring that I took off your finger
We move on with a small step
And then we keep on walking
Yea and we move on with a small step
And then we keep on walking
We keep on walking
Away from you
We keep on walking away
Walking away from you
Keep on walking
Keep on walking away yeah
We keep on walking
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6. |
Conversations on High
04:58
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I may be lost
And I may be found
Well I’ll figure it out
As I drive this car around.
Life’s been better still
Up here in these hills
Well I can see the stars
But that don’t get me very far.
Are you even there
Am I just lost
It’s just me pleading to the sky
Asking for any help to get me by
And I’ll use any reason to justify
These conversations I had on high
Hey there lord it’s me
Can I have I a seat
Well I’ll conceded that I’m ready to admit defeat
Life ain’t ever fair
But you said you care
Trying to figure out how I got myself right here.
Are you even there
Or am I just tired
It’s just me pleading to the sky
Asking for any help to get me by
And I’ll use any reason to justify
These conversations I had on high
I keep talking
But there’s no reply
Dear Sir
Well I’m dissatisfied
I’m starting to think that I never should have tried.
Well I ain’t dead
At least not yet
But this here’s another one I’d like to forget
Are you even there
Are you listening
It’s just me pleading to the sky
Asking for any help to get me by
And I’ll use any reason to justify
These conversations I had on high
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Koby Houston, Texas
Guitarist/Songwriter for Xwansongs, currently working on figuring out what a musical existence outside of the band looks like. Who am I? What do I sound like? Are these songs okay?
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I'm the guitarist for Xwansongs. I co-wrote several of these songs and played on all of them.
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