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Let It Be
05:20
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they made a little record that's so hard to get
i heard all it cost are whiskey beer and cigarettes
in a year in some basement on the colorful side of town
every time i hear it i get so upset
can you tell me why these guys they haven't made it yet
y'know last time i saw em a year ago i swear they had another drummer
but the boys could sure get down
so the jukebox said it
it just won't let it be that way
wanna hear a little smoke stack lightnin'
they would never waste some money on some video
besides the singer's always had a face for radio
the second album was magical and they still got dropped by their label
sometimes i wonder what would have become of me
if i didn't sell my guitar back in '93
i've been livin' here in the same motel pickin pennies from the street
just tryin' to make a little money
so the jukebox said it
it just won't let it be that way
wanna hear the bad and ruin
everybody have a real good time
everybody sing it
cuz rock 'n' roll is goin' out of style
just like love and peace did
and me
i don't care who's wrong or right, i just wanna hear one more
we'll still be rockin' at your house of delight
there won't be an encore
the jukebox credits might as well be forgotten
take some money from the bar cuz the way things are
you'll need it when the deal goes rotten
the jukebox said it, but it just won't let it be
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2. |
Chicken
05:28
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you drinkin' wine all the time
bottle of red upside your head has got you talkin' outta time
to look see what you find
if there's a reason to be leavin' i'll be leavin' you tonight
you know you're throwin' it all away every night
you know it's a riot, you can do what you wanna tonight
but you don't wanna see me, you're eyes are closin'
i think you better crawl it a night
your faded looks and dirty signs
never undress me, not once undress me with your mind
spend the whole night kickin' my head around
who you think you're foolin' girl, we all know your eyes are brown
you know you're throwin' this heart away every night
you know it's a riot, you can do what you wanna tonight
but you don't wanna see me, you're eyes are closin'
i think you better crawl it a night
baby baby baby oh baby
don't walk out that door tonight
if you really love me like you say that you do
you'll stay at home and treat your man right
i can't hear what you whisper from under your breath
you got somethin' to say say it now
i just wanna love you babe
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3. |
Nuthin Ta No One
05:12
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at the end of the evening
got no woman, this ain't no place that i wanna be
just sittin' hear, singin' low feelin' sorry
wishin' someone would call and say hey man where you been lately?
don't wanna waste the whole night meanin' nuthin' ta no one
most of the time y'know nothin's the way that i fear
here comes the rain and i'm sure that means something
with the walls closin' in i can hardly begin to explain
how bad it feels wakin' up every morning
to the emptiest bed i said right now some thing's gotta change
don't wanna waste my whole life meanin' nuthin' ta no one
y'know nothin' gets done when you're living face down on the floor
if you stay there too long in your life you know time makes you rotten
so don't hesitate cuz love has to break your heart
love has to break your heart
ya gotta turn it all around
don't wanna waste my whole life meanin' nuthin' ta no one
it's the worst kind of fool who says no one likes being ignored
i thought i would end up a lonely man love had forgotten
because of you i don't feel that way anymore
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4. |
Hey Girl
04:18
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hey girl, i'm comin' home tonight
cuz i still love your eyes
and the way you saved my life
and it's strange little girl
how i get so close sometime
but never get it right
but i still love your eyes
don't know how i made it home alive
hey girl, wanna hold you close tonight
tell you everything's all right
and i still love your eyes
did they dress you up in ribbons, babe
try to take your bows
screamin' from the car as she rolled by
i was wrong, i was wrong
i've been tryin to deal with never reachin you
and i couldn't remember if i ever did before
screamin' from the car as she rolled by
almost out of sight and all that I could say was
i was wrong, i was wrong
you're stopping on a dime
you're stopping on a dime
oh let's make believe it
i was wrong, i was wrong
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5. |
Prom Queen
03:37
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i don't know why i'm so weak when you're so high
i'll spend the night on the bed of nails she made for me there
but you don't know what i would do
if she would settle down
i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry
i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore
i'm mr. right i make believe most every night
i'll stand in line, never mind that the star isn't there
well you been runnin' all around this town
somebody told me they saw you climbing his stairs
and you've been sleeping all around this town
that ain't the only thing they told me
my temper flairs
and if you don't know what's good for you
you better watch your mouth
i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry
i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore
i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry
and it ain't cool, no it ain't even cool
if you know what's good for you
you better shut your mouth
i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry
i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore
you're talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry
i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore
that i adore
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6. |
Downtowne
04:14
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i wanna tell ya all about last weekend
i went around you playin hide and seek with you
till you found me out
there's not a problem we can't solve while drinkin' again
but still i can't help wonder if what you think is true
are we burnin' out my friend
it gets so hard i want you to hear
it gets so lonely with your heart drowning in your beer
lemme tell you bout a child who wasted
i stumble around you feelin out of place with you
but it's okay you make me feel like i won't never die
can we linger at the dance just for a while
and it gets so hard without you here
it gets so lonely with your heart drowning in your beer
they can all seem so insincere
fuck this, i'm outta here
i wanna go downtown, before i get uptight
i wanna go down tonight
should i sleep around
that won't make me feel all right
i wanna go down
but it's okay till i'm dressing up the lower case i
can we linger at the dance till it went out of style
me and Sasha, we've been livin in this bar every night
till i finally stopped complaining and took a stand
for once in my life
it was all right in your i
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7. |
Ray
04:36
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i was a young man
i went in business for the old man
they said son you're gonna make it
but i got so tired of waiting
for your old plan
y'know i've had it with your old ideals
i wonder if you know how that feels when you get home
happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself
have a nice day
the next time you talk down to me
i'll blow up in your face
happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself
have a nice day
the next time you talk down to me
will be the last time you talk down to anyone
it's not my problem
y'know i don't get paid enough to solve them
he said boy you got an attitude
i'm just giving back what i get from you
from my old plans i'm gonna have to work it on the weekend
i heard you bought a cadillac car
well tell me who the fuck you think you are
happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself
have a nice day
the next time you talk down to me
i'll blow up in your face
happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself
have a nice day
the next time you talk down to me
will be the last time you talk down to any
1 2 3 4 5 ain't we had fun
5 4 3 2 1 ungrateful son
it's a shame we can't be friends
happy birthday
i was a young man growing old
breaking my back for some dream they sold me
how some day all of this could be yours
but they kept me there waiting
for promises i know won't come true
and you can't give away what they gave to you
so i've had enough of this and i quit
and happy birthday
i'm gone, i'm gone
the next time you talk down to me
will be the last time you talk down to anyone
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8. |
Really Don't Care
02:36
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i really don't care what's on your mind
i never did mind before
in the middle of a backstreet taxi ride
i'm pulling on your hair
i'm in overdrive and don't you stop the lie
i'd rather wonder if this gypsy's gonna take us anywhere
the lights are red, the blood is rushing to my head
let's roll this mother over cuz i really don't care
when i reached into my pocket for a light
like i done a million times before
she delivered in the backseat and then i
forgot to pay the fare
it's 5am i can't remember where we been
i spent up all my money and i really don't care
i missed the train you stood out in the pouring rain
i'm tryin' to light a cigarette
when the sun comes up your eyes are red
till the sun goes down, do it all again
it's 5am i can't remember where we been
let's roll this mother over cuz i really don't care
the lights are red the blood is rushing to my head
i'm standing on the corner i'm tryin' to light a cigarette
do you ever think about it?
do you ever think about me?
think that you can live without it?
think we better move back to the city?
the sun's going down
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9. |
The Pledge
04:39
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well if you wanna get to know me take a drink in my shoes
24/7 365 blue
and i don't wanna go to heaven cuz there's nuthin ta do
i would rather have some fun and go to hell with you
cuz i have no faith in anything they say or do
i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze
i don't believe in pointless war jesus christ or W
i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze
it's the only thing that makes you feel better while they're killing you
and i don't care how just get me outta here
they told me you could be the president when i was a kid
but we're the first to have it harder than our fathers did
they use your freedom and religion as a means to the end
and you can fool me twice i swear we won't get fooled again
i have no faith in anything with everything
i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze
i don't believe the lies they tell you on the evening news
i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze
it's the only thing that makes you feel better while they're killing you
i could never love somebody else
she makes me feel so high
i keep a picture in my heart to get me by
when i'm lost and all by myself
she makes me feel so fine
she's the only one i'll ever love, she's mine, she's mine
there droppin bombs over bristol
good people live in the street
all in red like a coming attraction
you take what you want if you get what you need
i'm face down in the water
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10. |
Garbage Day
04:06
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at night i like to listen to the trains roll by
i worry bout the weather on the day you die
i try so hard but i don't hear what you say
you talk so much trash
but baby it ain't garbage day
tried to call ya
tried to call you baby just the other day
but yall youre always running around i'll catch you back okay
it's so unfair, it's so unfair
and it's you calling me, and if that's you calling me
then i ain't home today
was thinking bout you
you wanna tangle with the kid
said you wanna, said you wanna
but you don't wanna tangle with the kid
stop givin the dog beer
you're so far gone daddy tangles in your hair
you're so fessed up baby baby
you're so fucked up
but girl i love you anyway
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Merchants of Soul Bristol, Pennsylvania
The Merchants of Soul project comprised Jay Russell, Bob Enck, & Rod West. From 2004–2006, Jay & Rod tracked Break It Up on
top of Bob's drum arrangements in the basement of a window factory in NJ.
Jay's untimely passing in 2019 prompted this revival & fresh treatment of the tunes. You can donate to Jay's children by sending checks payable to Karen Russell: P.O Box 1161, Bristol PA 19007.
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