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Getting To Know The Back Of My Hand
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
How some know theirs so well I never could understand
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
Most people will boast how will they know theirs
Comparing it all the time to those in their affairs
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
Too bad that it's rarely held and never in high demand
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
My hands were too busy doing fun things
Could be that they were ignored since I'm not one for rings
I'm getting to know the back of my hands
Could be it's been so clearly missed
Because there's no watch on my wrist
I'm getting to know the back of my hand
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The Last Time I Saw You/ See You
Though there is the strongest will there's still no way
It is hard to yearn for things and have no say
Absence can do many things, like speed up time
But it never forwards to a meet up time
I keep worrying that the last time I saw you will be the last time I see you
Don't let that be true
When I ask you answer me dismissively
And I don't think you ever said that you're missing me
I keep worrying that the last time I saw you will be the last time I see you
Don't let that be true
I doubt you're fearing the same thing
You won't be hearing the blame thing
Hope I'm not nearing the flame thing
You disappearing's the main thing
I keep worrying that the last time I saw you will be the last time I see you
Don't let that be true
Don't let that be true
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Your End Of The Bargain
02:40
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Your End Of The Bargain
I thought that we had a deal
Did you get a better one?
Here I thought it was for real
All that talk and nothing done
You are known for backing out
Wish I knew that going in
Those wears you know how to tout
Do you stop all you begin?
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
I learned too late that your words are worthless
I should have known with a smile so mirthless
Don't want to hear that bullshitting jargon
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
You didn't keep your end of the bargain
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We Survive, We Survive
03:08
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We Survive We Survive
We get told that we are inspirations
By those who are ahead
It is hard to maintain relations
When you're hanging by a thread
All the pain we want to leave behind us
Is now along for every ride
No matter where we go it's sure to find us
So we know better than to hide
We survive, we survive
And we wonder what is all this hurt for
We survive, we survive
Maybe just so we can hurt more
We still try to keep the world from knowing
As we stay behind our bars
There are things we never will be showing
We try to cover up our scars
We survive, we survive
And we wonder what is all this hurt for
We survive, we survive
Maybe just so we can hurt more
People will appear and play many parts
Hoping we'll be hoping again
We've added extra locks to outside our hearts
To make it near impossible to open again
We survive, we survive
And we wonder what is all this hurt for
We survive, we survive
Maybe just so we can hurt more
We survive, we survive
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Believe The Liars
03:57
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Believe The Liars
Why do people believe the liars?
They are such well prepared and willing buyers
Why do people believe the liars?
Their gullibilty never tires
Bullshit Picassos are everywhere
They seem to share that moronic flare
Sit down and they will remove that chair
I bet we've all met more than our share
They must want to believe or do they pretend?
That they're cursed with too much faith to spend
Why did people believe the liars?
While they will plain ignore the wise deniers
How are their pants not engulfed in flames?
As they spew out such misleading claims
Could it be the truth is harder to face?
And facts are way more easy to erase?
Why do people believe the liars?
It seems so easy to cross their wires
Why do people believe the liars?
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Your Startling Realization Of The Obvious
Will I be the first to tell you
That you are the last to know?
It's been so hard to sell you
You come to things so slow
You were fine with staying clueless
Although the clues were there
If you pretend you always knew this
What took so long to share
( Congratulations on )
Your startling realization of the obvious
Your startling realization of the obvious
Did you discover it or did someone point it out to you?
Do you know how many times I wanted to shout to you
(Congratulations on )
Your startling realization of the obvious
Your startling realization of the obvious
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The One Who Won
03:36
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The One Who Won
You're the one who won
The odds were in your favor so it was pretty much in the bag
You proudly raised your arms as I raised the white flag
So might say you cheated and that's not really hard to believe
We all saw extra aces right up your sleeve
I was the underdog I know so I am not surprised
Your ranking wasn't compromised
You're the one who won
Someone who is better than you you're deeply afraid of
You're the one who won
To accept it gracefully is not what you're made of
We have heard you boasting that you will win at any cost
Some say you're a loser that just hasn't lost
I was the underdog I know so I am not surprised
Your ranking wasn't compromised
You're the one who won
You could never entertain the concept of losing
You're the one who won
Playing that old Queen song really isn't amusing
The spoils go to you, you must feel so spoiled
The spoils go to you even if the victory's soiled
But you're the one who won
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We're Shaped By What Did Not Work Out
We're shaped by what did not work out
We're shaped by what did not work out
The job you didn't get
The way they made you sweat
You thought it was the surest bet
We're shaped by what did not work out
We're shaped by what did not work out
The one who disappeared
You thought a bit too weird
They might have been everything you feared
All of your indecision
Decides your future path
Your perfect imprecision
Contains a mighty wrath
We're shaped by what did not work out
We're shaped by what did not work out
The place you didn't go
The face you didn't know
You're hoping that they didn't show
All of your indecision
Decides your future path
Your perfect imprecision
Contains a mighty wrath
We're shaped by everything that was not to be
But it's impossible at the time to see
We're shaped by everything that was not to be
Though it's impossible at the time to see
We're shaped by everything.
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The Ballad Of Russ Ballard
He was born on Halloween in 1945
He is still making music, he knew how to survive
He is always wearing shades like Ian, Jeff and Roy
His Swiss cheese guitar somehow isn't a toy
Writing songs for others is his calling card
So I will sing to you the ballad of Russ Ballard
He's written many songs that other artists want
He is almost a hard rock Allen Toussaint
He was the frontman in a band that found a little fame
But they were known by another band member's name
All of his solo albums the public would disregard
So I will sing to you the ballad of Russ Ballard
Ace Frehley, Kiss and Three Dog Night
And Rainbow would sing what he'd write
The hard rock community should call him their Bard
So I will sing to you the ballad of Russ Ballard
The ballad of Russ Ballard
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More Than A Little While
01:57
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More Than A Little While
I hoped that it would last
For more than a little while, more than a little while
Thought I'd stay in the cast
For more than a little while, more than a little while
I keep waiting for a return
Guess there's so many things I must relearn
I will be with his hurt
For more than a little while, more than a little while
I'll stay on high alert
For more than a little while, more than a little while
I am not handling this with style
Those days and months and years make quite a pile
More than a little while
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