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Time to Run
04:46
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A shot of liquor and a bottle of beer
And I think I may need a cigarette
To kill some of the time I got left
Lost it on the best of all my bets
And it’s just a matter of time
Before I cross that line
Another one comes and another one goes
Same old lines for the same old show
And like the words rolling off my tongue it’s time to run
Yea
It’s time to run
A shot of whiskey and a bottle of beer
I think I may need to find my next new regret
God knows that ain’t even a lie
But it may a little dated this time
And it’s just a matter of time
Before I cross that line
Another one comes and another one goes
Same old lines for the same old show
And like the words rolling off my tongue it’s time to run
Yea
It’s time to run
But my mind’s run away with me
And all the things I wish to see
But this one track heart still beats
While looking for a touch of peace
Another one comes and another one goes
Same old lines for the same damn show
And like the words rolling off my tongue it’s time to run
Yea
It’s time to run
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Hey Katy
03:38
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How did I get here
Where am I headed
Have I been gone too long
Well you know I can’t recall
Times have been tough
I think it’s time to go
In times like these well
It’s time to go
Maybe I should just drive
Following these broken white lines
Dear Katy here’s to one more night with you
One more night before I hit the road
You know I always
Come home to you
Hey Katy
Give me one more night with you
This paper heart
Pinned to my sleeve
Has cuts so deep
That it, it no longer bleeds
People don’t change
But times they do
In time’s like these yeah well
It’s time to go
Maybe I should just drive
Following these broken white lines
Dear Katy here’s to one more night with you
One more night before I hit the road
You know I always
Come home to you
Hey Katy
Give me one more night with you
When there’s no hope left to borrow
And nothing left in grace
But somehow you always know
What it takes
To bring me home to you
Dear Katy here’s to one more night with you
One more night before I hit the road
You know I always
Come home to you
Hey Katy
Give me one more night with you
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3. |
Breaking Down
04:42
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Trapped inside again
Trapped inside my own dismay
In my own armageddon
I created my own armageddon
I built this prison just to hide from my own affliction
Here I go now
I’m breaking down
I’m breaking down my own defenses now
So let me try and explain
I feel so out of place
I guess it’s just one of those days
That’s all I seem to say anyways
I built this prison just to hide from my own affliction
Here I go now
I’m breaking down
I’m breaking down my own defenses now
It feels like nothing really changes
No it feels like nothing changes
I built this prison just to hide from my own affliction
I’m breaking down my own defenses now
I’m breaking out now
I’m breaking down my own defenses now
I’m breaking out now
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4. |
It's No Surprise
04:15
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Words on a water stained page
Say what I’m thinking
Buried treasure in between
How we disagree
Tell me do you agree
Working through what you said
Get inside your head
But this is what I do
To help get me through
Moments wrapped up in a song
You’ve known this for so long
It should come as no surprise
Tell me why you’re so surprised
Finding the words I can not say
Staring a new page
These lines you read between
Say what I mean
Tell me do you agree
This message I need to convey
Can you translate
But this is what I do
To help get me through
Moments wrapped up in a song
You’ve known this for so long
It should come as no surprise
Tell me why you’re so surprised
You’ve know this all along
Tell me why you’re so surprised
Tell me why you’re so surprised
Words on a water stained page
Starting over
This is me I’m overthinking
And bleeding ink
Tell me do you agree
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Adelina
03:36
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Adelina please tell me
What it’s like to be queen
To have everything that one can dream
Please please please explain
What it is you gain
By keeping secrets of which I’m not ashamed
A twist
A turn
And then we crash and burn
Adelina
Are you ready to play
Now that this whole world is just one big stage
Adelina
Are you ready to play
Now that this whole world is just one big stage
Adelina please tell me
Why you have to scream
Is it everything you’re hiding underneath
Please please please explain
Theis need to pretend
That we just up and quit these things we did
A twist
A turn
Find someone else to burn
Adelina
Are you ready to play
Now that this whole world is just one big stage
Adelina
Are you ready to play
Now that this whole world is just one big stage
Adelina
Are you ready to play
Now that this whole world is just one big stage
Adelina
Are you ready to play
Now that this whole world is just one big stage
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Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
This whole world’s gone crazy
And there ain’t much left to do
Lets toast to the better tomorrows
Cheers to the good times coming yeah
Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
Well we got nothing but time now
There really ain’t much here to do
Things are closed and we’re on our own
Now lets raise our glasses to a toast
Sure we can get by
Without this kind of thinking
But tell me what else yeah what else have we got to do
Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
This whole world’s gone crazy
And there ain’t much left to do
Lets toast to the better tomorrows
Cheers to the good times coming yeah
Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
One more time around the bar
Yeah we can all use us another turn
No another one ain’t going to hurt
Though that whiskey’s yeah it’s gonna burn
Sure we can get by
Without this kind of thinking
But we all know that the spirit bears the curse
So tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
This whole world’s gone crazy
And there ain’t much left to do
Lets toast to the better tomorrows
Cheers to the good times coming yeah
Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
Sure we can get by
Without this kind of thinking
But tell me what else yeah what else have you got to do
Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
This whole world’s gone crazy
And there ain’t much left to do
Lets toast to the better tomorrows
Cheers to the good times coming yeah
Tell me what you’re drinking
And I’ll buy us another round
Yeah another round
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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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