WHIPPING BOY

When you’re calling me rude, I’m just thinking that too much sex is too confusing.

You were looking for fame, I was looking to gain that love that could stop me using.

So take those golden handcuffs off your belt and tie me tightly,

But the only words that you could hear, came from the TV.

 

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And I try and I try and I try, but babe I’m not your whipping boy.

At least not tonight.

Making my heart sink, tell me what do you think when you wink at us wannabe artists,

Tell me who do you love when I’m starting to shove my hands into your back pockets,

There ain’t no safety net now that everybody’s rich and famous.

But I still know just what’s on your mind, and it’s making me sick.

 

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And baby I’m working so hard but this just isn’t me,

I take a stumble by the side of the road, another hotel, another jail cell,

I’ve been working my soul to the bone, another get well, another show and tell,

the system’s broken and they don’t even know, we need a sound and a swagger and a hell of a show,

We talk about it but there’s nothing to say, it’s just too damn hard to please everybody.

 

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DON’T LET THEM SEE YOU CRY

We might have grown up a bit too fast,

We might have been running from our past

But the future was never a question

Now your broken heart is out on loan

And now I’ve got to move back home

The ship was sailing in the wrong direction,

Oh but baby…

 

It wasn’t our mistakes that left us blind

Oh we’re gonna replace that missing time

So I sing…

 

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No, No,

Don’t let them see you cry

No, No,

So wipe those tears from your eyes

 

The money’s out and winter’s in

Broad education is paper thin

But I won’t let you down don’t worry

And I know where my faith is placed

When I see that smile across your face

So I turn off the TV, cause I don’t trust those screens,

I don’t trust what I read no

 

Oh babe they’re saying we have to pick a side,

But will it soothe our souls or ease our minds?

 

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Well I say…

No, No,

Don’t let them see you cry

No, No,

So wipe those tears from your eyes

Don’t let them see

They’ll say the pain is tongue and cheek

Before they ever stop to ask you why

Why you sing

 

Distant places, bring new disgraces

Performance wasted, while wasting time alone

Scared of every sound, no one taught me how

To stop the tears from pouring out,

When you’ve got no control

 

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SHE FORGIVES ME IN THE MORNING

First time I took her home we went to bed but not by ourselves,

I got drunk and fought my best friend while she read the Greeks right off of my shelves,

So softly spoken just like nobody’s there,

Act like I’m sleeping, but I can’t fake it,

I feel the light pouring through, and I know she’ll be there.

 

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Well I’ve had too much, and I know I act too tough,

But she forgives me in the morning.

I see the sun, so afraid of what I’ve done,

But she forgives me in the morning.

She’s had her troubles, now her future opens up to the sky,

Such simple wisdom, she lights up the room with her green eyes,

Well she says,

It’s time I put down all the crosses I bear,

I feel so humble, she’s in lace up underwear,

So say what you mean, Cause I won’t hurt nobody.

 

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Last night was rough, and I know it screws her up,

But she forgives me in the morning.

I ain’t so tough, but she knows I’m strong enough,

So she forgives me in the morning,

She’s got the conscience of the world on her mind.

I’m apathetic to the changing times,

Too many names, I can’t remember the faces, give me you’re trust or a clue,

And I won’t misplace it.

 

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Well I’ve had too much, and I know I act too tough,

>But she forgives me in the morning,

I’ll turn around, to Brooklyn from downtown,

Cause she forgives me in the morning.

 

 

ONE STEP FURTHER

Shame, won’t justify your claims,

Fame, you’d sell your body to see your name,

Lit up in silver lights, you’re on TV on friday nights,

But your heart floats on the wind, and I’ve found forgiveness for my sins,

No more moments to miss when the timing is right,

Now we’re just like two ships that pass in the night.

 

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Now look where you are, and you’ll find me one step further.

You’ll know just what I’m made of if you keep playing with fire.

You’ll know just what it means to push me one step further.

 

When you start to see ghosts, tell me what you gonna do,

You partied with the hosts, and now the party don’t want you,

And your faded denim flags, are just filthy barroom rags,

And I’ll always think of you, when tongues are twisted in silent rooms.

 

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HOW I’LL REMEMBER YOU

Are you just passing through?

Cause the night is getting colder

The sea is rising up,

But baby I can’t give you shelter

That look in your eyes

Instantly recognized

Wish we could take our time

 

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Stolen moments over to soon

Just a quick kiss goodbye,

And that’s always how I’ll remember you

 

I love your sentimental flare

But there’s no time to take this slowly

I want to take you home darling,

But I fear I’ve got no place to go

One night in your hands

I’d be a better man

The stone has turned to sand

 

We know what we both have to do

With the strength to survive

That’s always how I’ll remember you