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You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
No matter how hard that you try
When the apple doesn't fall out of your eye
You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
Hold up!
Wait a minute!
I need to know if you're really in it
Are you in it for real?
That just how I feel
You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
No moment is so big or small
When the old backroads laugh in your hall
You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
At all
Norm had secret cancer
And he was unrequited
And I thought some day I might get to shake his hand
But I understand "never meet your heroes"
You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
We all have our personal hell
When the cages of light hang out of reach as well
You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
And you never can tell
You'll never be prepared for what this world is gonna do to you
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Papa passed Wednesday afternoon
Maybe 2pm
He came to me last night in a dream
And showed me where it spread
He shrugged and said "Well, whatcha gonna do?
When you're through, you're through"
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
Molly's got anxiety
The laundry's piling up
The dishes in the sink soaked in stress
Each plate and bowl and cup
She used to dream dreams of adventure
Now she's not so sure
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
Geoffrey used to write for a magazine
Until he got laid off
Somewhere sky is blue and pastures green
And winter snow is soft
But even snow, when under pressure
Just gets harder
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
It's been hard on everyone
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The One Who Got Away
02:35
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Coasting down the mountain past the runaway truck ramps
Wonderin' if they ever get used
Heading up to Bristol to record a record
Of my soul just singin' the blues
My heart stopped talkin' on the Ohio side
If you love her then let her leave
I don't gamble like my buddies do
I got no cards hidden up my sleeve
It's a wide open country
And she's the one who got away
Searching Black Mountain for a little compassion
Seems like this town goes to sleep around 10
I don't know what I am hoping to find
But it might not be a friend
It's alright to get a little drunk
Just before the show
I've been walking a thin thin line
Going where the lonely go
It's a wide open country
And she's the one who got away
Tennessee, Virginia, Carolina too
Please don't follow me
The most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen
Gazing through my memory
God be willing, the creek don't rise
I guess Virginia is for lovers too
I got to get back to Cleveland town
I got some work that I got to do
It's a wide open country
And she's the one who got away
She's the one who got away
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The Year Ahead
04:16
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This fall, I'll keep an open heart
Janey wants a free ride - that's a start
Gonna spend all my money like quality time
Dent my dollar 'til it's my last dime
I'm gonna love you
Come the new year, I'll be somewhere warm
I don't mean I will avoid the storm
Might go back down to Tahlequah
Give my thoughts some time to thaw
I'm gonna love you
Life is strange and we don't keep anything
Janey, she can change, just like that
So pay attention where you drop your hat
More matriarch than bird of prey
She don't know it, she just is that way
In the spring, I'll have a wild thing
A new collection of the sing song sing
Gonna rub my stomach and scratch my head
Or maybe watch a video instead...
I'm gonna love you
Summertime, I'll be burning oil
Keep it running 'til I find my foil
Gonna howl all evening 'til I lose my bark
Like the rest, stranded in the park
I'm gonna love you
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Disappear
03:18
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I don't wanna run away and hide
I don't wanna run away and hide
But I would rather disappear
Than have to see you by his side
It don't matter how much more I care
It don't matter what it's like out there
I could stand here all night
You won't come down those stairs
I shake my head, I hold my heart in, hold my heart in hand
I shake my head, I hold my heart in hand
Couldn't make it much more clear that I'm your man
Man
I'm all empty, all run out of tears
I'm all empty, all run out of tears
Can't see to find a single thing left between my ears
I shake my head, I hold my heart in hand
I shake my head, I hold my heart in hand
Couldn't make it much more clear that I'm your man
Man
Man
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