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Back to Burgundy

by Liam

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I've never seen a face like yours Though I've sailed away to distant shores You're gonna leave me now I'm sure Cuz it's never been like this before I've never seen a face like yours But it's in my head forever more I don't know what you have in store But I've never felt this way before I've never seen a face like yours
3.
It's not like we haven't thought about it We're not all that hung up about it Maybe we got lost in it But if you're leavin' you may as well get on with it I ain't sayin' that this has been a waste No, I've had fun in any case If only just for a taste So if you're leavin' most of all please make haste If you're leavin' me please know That I really do need you more than I show And I know I really reap what I sow So if you're strongly considering it I'd ask that you don't go Maybe I'll have fun on my own But lately my speech has taken quite a different tone And all my dreams are in monochrome So if you're leavin' don't leave me alone
4.
I Dream 04:25
I've never asked you for the time of day I've never noticed when you looked my way But I saw you Today I've never mentioned what I call myself I've never asked if you've been in good health But I'll ask you Today I dream I just can't help but dream I've never called you on your telephone I've never spent time with you all alone But I wish it were That way I've never laid down with you close beside me I've never had your arms there to hide me But I hope I will Some day I dream I just can't help but dream I've never had someone to take the train to work with I've never spent such time that I knew was worth it But I know today I've never grown old with anyone I've never known that it could be such fun But it is Today I dream I just can't help but dream
5.
I've got a blizzard in my eyes and I've got thunder in my head I'm sinking underneath all of your lies I'd rather float on instead You tell me I can't do nothing so I cant do nothing wrong I thought I was looking in the mirror but it was just you all along Your rain's pounding on the ceiling and it's howlin' at the walls I'd need an umbrella to resist you or better nothing at all You'd need a radio to reach me no smoke signals wouldn't do Everything I've ever burned I leave it all to you Oh I can't stand it Oh I can't stand it We spent a year out in the cold and I froze right to the bone Ain't seen nothing since that comes even close to a home I've been on the run so long I don't remember what to do But when the sun falls down I'll still come looking for you Oh I can't stand it Oh I can't stand it Well the highway's closed down now and all the trains are outta coal I'll never get back from you all the tears that you stole But you know I don't want them no, no, no I'll let it be I'll give you anything you want but first you must take me Oh I can't stand it Oh I can't stand it I think I'll go back to burgundy I need something anyhow I'll find a use for it this time I think I know that now This storm will soon be over and then I'll be on my way And I'll look back on this just like any other day Oh I can't stand it Oh I can't stand it Oh I can't stand it Oh I can't stand it
6.
I've got a twisted pitchfork and a mallet A fistful of hundred year old ballads And I'm going out to make my stand I've got an empty jug and a full one Subterranean blues and no memories of fun And I'm going out to make my stand I'm gonna make my stand on the mountain I'm gonna make my stand on the plain And when I fall and sit down by the river I hope you'll do the same I've got a bucket of nails and a matchbook A broken heart and a pragmatic outlook And I'm going out to make my stand I've got loaded dice and an ace in my boot A loaded BB gun and a list of people to shoot And I'm going out to make my stand I'm gonna make my stand on the hilltop I'm gonna make my stand by the sea And when I fall and sit down by the river I hope they'll let me be I've got a ticket on a train heading north tonight I've got time to kill but the end's in sight And I'm going out to make my stand I've got no time left to catch my train Got six of one half a dozen of the same And I'm going out to make my stand I'm gonna make my stand in the valley I'm gonna make my stand with a smile And when I fall and sit down by the river I hope you'll join me for a while
7.
Pour another cup of coffee This shouldn't take too long I'll say it was an accident I'll say it all went wrong And I'll know it's not enough And I'll know it won't get through But I'll try anyhow Just for to prove That I belong to you So don't tell me that you're sorry And don't say it's nothing new Don't tell me not to worry From you I need the truth And don't run out in the rain I need you here I'll explain You've already missed your train And what I'm sayin' Is I belong to you We had no expectations We came at it right We had no hesitations We didn't used to fight And I always cared for you And I know you cared for me And so now resolutely I present you with my plea And I And I And I belong to you
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When your train loses its last wheel Heading around the last bend And the fire the conductor holds Won't be lit again You call out for help But there's nothing the postman can send Well you're left all alone There's no one you can call your friend All my friends live by the sea When the moon falls down And all the lights in the town go out Well the rain it starts to pour But not enough to end the drought And you've cried so much That your cup's more tears than stout But there's no one around No no one who can help you out All my friends live by the sea And they're all underwater but they ain't got nothing on me When you wake up in the morning And it hurts you to move your head And the taste of yesterday's wine Is enough to turn you off bread Well you'd go into town If you could just pull yourself out of bed But you can't help it none So you turn on the TV instead All my friends live by the sea And they're all underwater but they ain't got nothing on me And they're coming up for air but they just won't let me be Live by the sea
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To the Road 04:54
I'm leaving today I thought that we could find some way I've got nothing left to say anyway So I'm leaving today I don't like your cold and I don't like your hot Always trying to change me into something that I'm not I can't shake the feeling that there's some part of me's been lost You tell me I've gained so much but I wonder at what cost So I'm leaving today I hoped that we could find some way There's nothing that could make me stay anyway So I'm leaving today The light it hit the top of the hill at a quarter after three I packed up my car and I started to feel free Though there's miles left to go I know I can make it somehow I've got to leave some time, so I think I'll do it now So I'm leaving today I can't get back to yesterday I know it's gonna fade anyway So I'm leaving today I'm leaving today I thought that we could find some way I've got nothing left to say anyway So I'm leaving today I'm leaving today I can't get back to yesterday I know it's gonna fade anyway So I'm leaving today
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Smoke hangs in the air and the bottles are clinking Most everyone's now gone and we're tired from drinking The sun, it's coming up and the moon it is sinking The night weighs heavy on my mind and to sleep my eyes are blinking The room, it's now quiet the last song just ended And we're too tired to say but our moods it sure mended The singing it brightened up the night no matter what you intended But most of all my friend, our love it ain't pretended So don't leave me yet my friends I'm not ready for this night to end Too soon that old train will send Me back in the cold wind again We sang together all night and my voice is getting hoarse I've got to put down my guitar, my fingertips have gotten coarse I need to sit for a minute with a cup of tea for support But give me just a bit and we'll start up again of course So don't leave me yet my friends I'm not ready for this night to end Too soon that old train will send Me back in the cold wind again Too soon that old train will send Me back in the cold wind again

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released July 23, 2016

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