1. |
American Hotel
03:18
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American Hotel
i'm waking up alone again
i knew that you'd be gone
i'm sleeping in my clothes again
'cause no one tells me wrong
when will you be back, my love?
well i guess you're just my friend
i keep thinking i should leave
or this will never end
the sun ascends
you're in your bed
but i'm awake and watching you
i wish i'd seen that dull tureen
that seems to push you through
but i can't sleep at night
and the drinking suits me right
so let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
i left you off a week ago
with a bouquet of pride
but when i stepped back in again
well, i found that they had died
so we'll drink at home all winter long
'cause the bars are just too far
but summer's almost here again
and i know just where you are
the sun ascends
you're in your bed
but i'm awake and watching you
i wish i'd seen that dull tureen
that seems to push you through
the doctors said it was in your head
but that won't comfort you
you know that i can’t sleep at night
and the drinking suits me right
so let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
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2. |
Gibsonville
02:54
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Gibsonville
this town grows too quickly
while the others die slow
these strip malls are cancer
and she's just waiting to go
but when you drive out past the village line
out of the town and up in the pines you'll find
you're up near gibsonville
last night i was drinking
at kelly's saloon
and that glass of brown liquor
started shaking the room
so i went out back to get myself right
but caught the glare of the cop car lights
and i wished i was up in gibsonville
and i wish i was up in gibsonville
said a lot of things that i wish i could make clear
but did a lot of things that just won’t keep me here
i really wish i could but i know i don’t belong
i never know what’s right until i know it's gone
i flew out of boston
'cause i'm tired of that town
shot right to the hotel
but there was no one around
so i drove out past the village line
out of the town and up in the pines and now i'm fine
up in gibsonville
now i'm fine up in gibsonville
now i'm fine here up in gibsonville
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3. |
Darla
02:24
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Darla
Darla you're so fun
'cause I know you like to run
with that whiskey from the bottle
and the early morning nights
you told me in Muskogee
you were happy being lonely
and that's all right
it's all right
we were leaving with the sun
but i was hoping you would come
to that dirty old cabin with those dirty old boys
because we always get trashed
when were in the house of cash
and it's all night
it's all night
Darla won't you stay here with me?
or is it only the whiskey you see?
well it was one little, two little, three little indians
well it was two little indians and me in a row
belly to the bar drinking whiskey from a jar
they won't see it if you keep it low
but then things got strange
i thought your mind had changed
and you were thinking about hitting the road
but i called it wrong and woke up at dawn
with you naked in a room alone
Darla won't you stay here with me?
or is it only the whiskey you see?
Darla you're so fun
'cause I know you like to run
with that whiskey from the bottle
and the early morning nights
you told me in Muskogee
you were happy being lonely
and that's all right
just not tonight
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4. |
Queen Of Broken Hearts
04:37
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Queen of Broken Hearts
the stars are hanging low
the lights are shinning thru from my window
i'm sleeping here alone
i know you're not alone, are you?
you know i miss your face
but i can't recall at all what you look like
i met you back in june
underneath the moon and the satellites
everybody knows you played the part
you're just another girl with a broken heart
who can't be alone
the change outside reminds
i'm running out of time and money
and if i can't get to you
there's nothing i can do about it honey
i heard you found another boy
that didn’t take you very long
i hope he treats you really good
keeps you out of these songs
why didn’t you call and let me know?
so i could let you go
or at least right it down
everybody knows you played the part
you're just another girl with a broken heart
everybody knows you played the part
yeah you are the queen of broken hearts
and if i can't make you stay
i'm gonna drink 'til it's ok
then ill call you on the phone
would you please just drive me home?
'cause everybody knows you played the part
just another girl with a broken heart
everybody knows you played the part
yeah, you are the queen of broken hearts...
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5. |
Hello Chelsea
03:39
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Hello Chelsea
she goes out
hoping that she'll find
some kind of meaning
in between the lies of the guys that glare
hoping that she'll stare right back at them
but she won't find
solace in the boys downtown
and i was hoping that she'd come around
to the lights of the city
just so i can say hello
hello chelsea
hello chelsea
truth be told
I’m better off alone right now
but no
there’s something telling me to go find how
a girl like that could ever be alone
and there's no sense
in hiding all this mystery
and oh
i'm hoping that a history evolves
so that way i can say hello to you
hello chelsea
hello chelsea
hello chelsea
it kind of feels like my engines breaking down
you know i wish that i'd turned this car around
but i've gone too far now
hello chelsea
hello chelsea
hello chelsea
hello chelsea
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6. |
Keep It Near The Coast
03:31
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Keep It Near the Coast
keep going or just quit
that's the message that they pass
so i sink in my ship
convinced that this time things will work out fine
if i just stay afloat tonight
well i heard what you said
let's start it up again
but it's hard when my head
is understood by everyone but me
i'm drifting farther out to sea
shooting signal flares up
hoping that you'll find my route
taking medication
hoping it'll dry me out
or out of this place for good
out of this place for good
i don't know what it takes
to get out of this place
if i did i'd retrace
every stupid thing i'd done before
every stupid thing i'd done before
every stupid thing i've done before
every stupid thing i'd done before
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7. |
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Goodbye Stars, Hello Halogen
the paper arrives
they open their eyes
and they ascend
i crawl into bed
i'm hoping for sleep but instead
the world begins
this is the last time i believe
there's anyone looking out for me
so how do you choose?
between a circus or zoo?
the days of the free are numbered
by a corporate machine
the suburban régime
and 200 hundred channels of mindless t.v.
this is the last time i believe
there's anyone looking out for me
this is the last time i believe
there's anyone looking out for me
the stores on this street have all been shut down
and there's nothing to eat but there's bars all around
and the people of town are too drunk to care
so the strip malls they move in
and the corporate hold begins
so say goodbye to stars at night
and hello to halogen
this is the last time i believe
there's anyone looking out for me
this is the last time i believe
there's anyone looking out for me...
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8. |
Three Days Too Late
03:49
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Three Days Too Late
daylight's creeping in
and monday comes to claim another
thrown into the wind
by a car that wouldn’t drive
flowers line the walls
family and friends shuffle through the halls
are you even there at all?
or is it love we shouldn’t send?
now the circus was coming thru
but tomorrow they'll bury you
three days too late
three days too late
your mother is aware
of every single face that stares
wondering what it's like to lose
the same one twice
the leaves begin to fall
a guitar, some pictures and a note is all
that's left behind to try and make amends
now the circus was coming thru
but tomorrow they'll bury you
three days too late
three days too late
three days too late
three days too late
now the smoking room's too hot
so we'll shuffle out into the parking lot
and agree to have a drink
or two
a with the liquor lights in tow
we'll talk about the guy we used to know
and how he wouldn’t want us there at all
now the hearse is pulling through
but that's not really you
they're three days too late
three days too late
three days too late
three days too late
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9. |
The Secret To Loneliness
03:02
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The Secret to Loneliness
i don't even know what she wants
and she don't even really care what i need
babe you know that it's quite a lot
'cause every time you go
i just come and leave you down
she's floating with her feet on the ground
don't worry bout what's being said
'cause there's nothing you can do when it's in your head
bet you think i'm better off dead
well that's ok
no i don't want to come over
i just want to go home
the secret to loneliness is being alone
wondering what you're gonna do next
so you're staying out all night in your ripped fishnets
thinking that you're gonna be blessed
well that's not me
no i don't want to come over
i just want to go home
the secret to loneliness is being alone
the secret to loneliness is being alone
well it may sound cliché
but at least i can say
the things that i think should be known
the secret to loneliness is being
the secret to loneliness is being
the secret to loneliness is being alone
is being alone
is being alone
is being alone
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10. |
Wish I Was Around
03:54
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Wish I Was Around
i won't say a thing
'til the words come out right
so please go to sleep
because that won't be tonight
i've been up for days
and the miles i've gained
were sweet and slow
and alone
so carrie, sweet carrie
would you carry me home?
if i did too much drinking
to get on the road
'cause the motels cost money
and the liquor does too
and these days we both know what i'd choose
these days we both know what i'd choose
this is my best disguise
from your pretty brown eyes
you know the more that i stop
the more i wish i was around
the more i wish i was around
the more i wish i was around
the more i wish i was around
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11. |
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Let the Whiskey Drive Tonight
you didn’t call so you're right on time
you fell in love with the bottom line
i've got a bottle and a book to help me thru
seven years of severed heads
dotted lines and unmade beds
i made a mask for everyone i ever knew
a certain trying circumstance
i lost your love to a french boys dance
and a list of all the things that i can't do
now you're standing right in front of me
a tattered flag caught in the breeze
half way down to mark the death
of someone new
are you really gonna leave this time?
for the western border line?
you think things will be just fine
back in california
it's a martyring machine
no one really wants me clean
and someone stole my keys
so let the whiskey drive tonight
san francisco rained for days
your brother tried to make me stay
but his face reminded me too much of you
so i packed the van and drove all night
slept out by the harbor lights
and woke up with the ocean in my shoes
and hollywood is no surprise
softer light for sunken eyes
and no one tells you no or what to do
and i love it there 'cause no one cares
if i'm breaking, broke or just unaware
word it right and they'll come back to you
are you really gonna leave this time?
for the western border line?
you think things will be just fine
back in california
it's a martyring machine
no one really wants me clean
and someone stole my keys
someone stole my keys
so i'm begging please
let the whiskey drive tonight
let the whiskey drive tonight
let the whiskey drive tonight
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12. |
Let The Whiskey Drive #2
03:17
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Let the Whiskey Drive Tonight #2
you didn’t call so you're right on time
you fell in love with the bottom line
i've got a bottle and a book to help me thru
seven years of severed heads
dotted lines and unmade beds
i made a mask for everyone i ever knew
a certain trying circumstance
i lost your love to a french boys dance
and a list of all the things that i can't do
now you're standing right in front of me
a tattered flag caught in the breeze
half way down to mark the death
of someone new
are you really gonna leave this time?
for the western border line?
you think things will be just fine
back in california
it's a martyring machine
no one really wants me clean
and someone stole my keys
so let the whiskey drive tonight
san francisco rained for days
your brother tried to make me stay
but his face reminded me too much of you
so i packed the van and drove all night
slept out by the harbor lights
and woke up with the ocean in my shoes
and hollywood is no surprise
softer light for sunken eyes
and no one tells you no or what to do
and i love it there 'cause no one cares
if i'm breaking, broke or just unaware
word it right and they'll come back to you
are you really gonna leave this time?
for the western border line?
you think things will be just fine
back in california
it's a martyring machine
no one really wants me clean
and someone stole my keys
someone stole my keys
so i'm begging please
let the whiskey drive tonight
let the whiskey drive tonight
let the whiskey drive tonight
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13. |
Six Days From Sunday
01:43
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Six Days from Sunday
junkies and jokers in the alley way
girls paid to smile and the men who play
they say home is where you lay your head
but i don’t sleep much lately
just look what they did to that beautiful girl from new york city
she said she moved down here to get some sun
she collects the wilted flowers from the church steps on sunday
she does not know my name
you know i used to know this girl from northern california
she had a fear of love and she knew how to run
and tonight i'm going to go home alone and i will not call you
and i will not sleep 'til you're out of my head
so morning comes and you're still there
but now i'm six days from sunday
california bound in a house with wheels
and a half bottle of bourbon
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14. |
Last Ditch Letters
03:21
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Last Ditch Letters
you were the one
but i'll keep on moving
can't slow down when you go it alone
no sense making friends with your telephone
i was 17 when i first met you
you were 21 going on 34
i knew that i could love you coming thru that door
but you just couldn’t wait anymore
i kind of always knew
you wouldn’t stay alone for long
i think you always thought
i'd spend a long time alone
so here come the phone calls
and last ditch letters
to try and pull you
back together with me
gonna pack my bags and go see chelsea
gonna take some time and just stay home
gonna drink all night
'til i can sleep alone
you know i'd feel much better
if i knew you missed me
when i'm driving thru the night in the pouring rain
i'd feel much better if i knew your name
i kind of always knew
you wouldn’t stay alone for long
i think you always thought
i'd spend a long time alone
i kind of always knew
you wouldn’t stay alone for long
i think you always thought
i'd spend a long time alone
so here come the phone calls and last ditch letters
to try and pull you back together
the phone calls and last ditch letters
to try and pull you back together
the phone calls and last ditch letters
to try and pull you back together with me
back together with me...
I kind of always knew
you wouldn't stay alone for long
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15. |
Out Of My Head
02:55
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Out of My Head
this song
i'll write just for you
in a style i never use
just to prove i can change
you said i do the same thing every time
the same songs, the same lines
now i think you're right
last night i came to your room
i saw him sleeping with you
under your arms holding tight
and i watched as you slept there with him
through your curtains so thin
under a stale t.v. light
and i can't get you out of my head
i can't get you out of my head
i can't eat
i can't dream
i can't sleep
and talk is so cheap
so i don't say a word
i need love
i need religion
or drugs
'cause when push comes to shove
i need a crutch
and i can't get you out of my head
i can't get you out of my head
out of my head
out of my head
out of my head
this song
i'll write just for you
in a style i never use
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16. |
Wheels Will Roll
04:28
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Wheels Will Roll
these wheels will roll
as long as this feels new
and i won't go home
until this job is thru
but these nights alone
they make me think of you
so i'll hold on to the words that i just can't say
the static on the line says you're further away
than I can drive tonight
well there’s fighting in the streets of charleston
and there's drinking down in new orleans
but tonight i'm sleeping in my van in richmond
just trying to keep myself clean
chelsea whatcha gonna do when i need you?
honey whatcha gonna do when i'm down?
'cause i won't fall apart if you wont pick me up
do you still want to keep me around?
i wish you well
i wish you everything and more
i wish you well
as you're walking out my door
i wish you well
i wish you everything and more
i wish you well
waiting for a sign that never shows
warm bottled beer and a bloody nose
and the waitress in the corner with the old tattoo of jesus
she said, "you won't believe this, but it's time to go."
i wanna catch a train to mexico
wanna listen to the radio in a language that i don't understand
i wish you well
i wish you everything and more
i wish you well
as you're walking out that door
i wish you well
i wish you everything and more
i wish you well
i wish you well
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Beautiful, Tattooed, & Blue
there's coffee and cigarettes
and you
keeping me up 'til the daylight returns
i'm too old to think that you'd call
the same conversations
the faces are all that have changed
so would you be my marigold annie?
could you be the one to conceive?
would you be my marigold annie?
could you be the one that won't leave?
you're beautiful and tattooed
and blue
and the pills pick you up when there's
too much inside
so what did you think that i would do?
when he's there on you're arm
with a bouquet of pride
and your hand
so would you be my marigold annie?
could you be the one to conceive?
would you be my marigold annie?
could you be the one that won't leave?
that won't leave
that won't leave
that won't leave
that won't leave
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18. |
The Waiting Kind
04:04
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The Waiting Kind
i will wait as longs as it takes
but don't leave me here
i know you're tired of the telephone wires
and the length of this year
and i shouldn’t ask for the things i can’t give
but i know that we're the same
both taught to fuck with the signs of good luck
and then burn all that remains
monday comes while tuesday calls
wednesday makes it clear for all to see
you're no the waiting kind
i've had love and i threw it away
and you think that i would learn
I’ve known truth as a covered up lie
and i'm truthful all the time
but you gave me pause to the teeth of my saws
and then put me in line
monday comes while tuesday calls
wednesday makes it clear for all to see
you're no the waiting kind
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19. |
Depth Precision
03:18
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Depth Precision
you know that i would leave it all behind
if i thought i could change your meth addiction
but you're not listening
so walk right out into the world
you know you're thrice
the pretty thing i'm missing
it's depth precision
so piss your life away
then wait another day
for things to get better
you'll never be ok
so pop another pill
and come down hard this time
all these buildings pass me by
as we keep rolling thru the night
with cheap motels
liquor smells and one headlight
it's clear as the writing on the wall
standing here in this bathroom stall
plenty have tried and plenty will
so piss your life away
then wait another day
for things to get better
you'll never be ok
so pop another pill
and come down hard
piss your life away
then wait another day
for things to get better
you'll never be ok
so pop another pill
and come down hard this time
come down hard this time...
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20. |
It’s Gonna Get Harder
04:44
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It’s Gonna Get Harder
what did you think when he sent that letter to you?
you traded love for a chance to be free from the zoo
now he's out there alone for the world to see
and it's gonna get harder
he smokes cigarettes as he stands in the cold
thinks about the things that he's been told
but now the old rock bottom is crumbling again
and it's gonna get harder
did you really think that you got me down?
'cause baby there's a word all over town about you
pretty sure you know where the low cards lie
gonna prove you wrong and go get high
without you
she swears she see angels with bright burning wings
but her mother’s earthly thoughts and things
have caused her guttering lights to slowly burn out
and it's gonna get harder
she left the city for the shade of the staggering pines
to hide the grief of tear blind eyes
she traded youth for a truth that she can't even see
and it's gonna get harder
did you really think that you got me down?
'cause baby there's a word all over town about you
pretty sure you know where the low cards lie
gonna prove you wrong and go get high
without you
when all my thoughts have turned to sand
slowly slipping thru my hands
i'll find a place where i can lie
'cause it's gonna get harder
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21. |
Stop Coming Around
05:06
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Stop Coming Around
a tattooed russian get us high
while the remains of late night alibis
are all passed out at dawn
when last nights love is gone
love's an ugly thing
but it's not what kills
that's the whiskey and drugs and diet pills
but if you think you need some more
i'll walk down to the store
whatcha gonna do when i just stop coming around?
another face I've never met
she fingers for her cigarettes
I'm a stranger in this town
for another drunken round
she dedicates to crossing lines
medicates for better times
then slowly slips away
to thoughts of better days
whatcha gonna do when i just stop coming around?
late night etchings on your skin
i can smell the trouble you've been in
and it makes me want you more
a lover and a whore
so tonight we'll drink 'til the night gives way
a bourbon breakfast holiday
on this street in montreal
where i'm waiting for your call
whatcha gonna do when i just stop coming around?
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22. |
American Hotel #2
03:16
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American Hotel #2
i'm waking up alone again
i knew that you'd be gone
i'm sleeping in my clothes again
'cause no one tells me wrong
when will you be back, my love?
well i guess you're just my friend
i keep thinking i should leave
or this will never end
the sun ascends
you're in your bed
but i'm awake and watching you
i wish i'd seen that dull tureen
that seems to push you thru
but i can't sleep at night
and the drinking suits me right
so let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
i left you off a week ago
with a bouquet of pride
but when i stepped back in again
well i found that they had died
so we'll drink at home all winter long
'cause the bars are just too far
but summer's almost here again
and i know just where you are
the sun ascends
you're in your bed
but i'm awake and watching you
i wish i'd seen that dull tureen
that seems to push you thru
the doctors said it was in your head
but that won't comfort you
you know that i can’t sleep at night
and the drinking suits me right
so let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
let's go out to the american hotel
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