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  • By a Thread

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    worn-out love scratched and thinempty hole with tangled fringesingle thread hanging ontied to my heart and strung along promise stuck to heartache afraid leaving is a mistakepinning down only leadsto falling apart at the seams [chorus]hanging by a threadbroken love is all that’s lefthanging on by a threadhanging by a threadbreak it off insteadhanging, hanging,…

  • A Cat Attack

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    my dog barked at my feethis furry tail requires the streetwe meander a million milesfound a flock of feral felines hissing spitting dumpster jumpingtried running they kept comingWent full gremlin on my calfwe are under a cat – a – ttack [chorus]A cat attack, a cat attackdirty pack of gangster catsA cat attack, a cat…

  • Sneaking Out

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    [G]disco dancing down at daddios[C]disco dancing down at [G]daddios[D]getting busywith trouble I don’t [G]know I heard a dude with angry tattoos I heard a dude with angry tattoos lookin’ for troubleI know what to do [Chorus][C]out sneaking out sneaking out sneaking[G]sneaking out sneaking out sneaking out[C]Doing things that you can’t see I’m sneaking out [D]taking…

  • The Farmer’s Daughter

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    [chorus]I’m not the son of my fatherI am the daughteronly child I work harderfarmer’s daughter tubs of water in the field frozenlines of eyes line the fence-line daddy’s buck knife from my pocketstab at ice ’til it’s broken metal fence posts zipping bywhere did the cows get outbroken gates tied togethersilver duct tape bailer twine…

  • Shotgun

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    someone said let’s go somewhere he said his car can take us theresomeone said hey that’s not fairbut we all heard it, it’s fair and square [chorus]shotgun, I got a job to doshotgun, choose the tunesshotgun, look out for copsshotgun, I’m feeling alright Crew is looking for something to doride up the mountain check out…

  • Choose the Tame Girl

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    5/10/25 A dusty field with roaming dots of colorthe sun runs a shiny Penny forwardcopper hair paints a sky redforget what father said [chorus]Son, choose the tame girlSon, choose the tame girltaking a ride with the wildleaves you a world of hurtSon, I learned it firstSon, choose the tame girlride through a gentle worldSon, choose…

  • Counting

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    digits on one handconstantly countingRain Man understandsnumbers I’m mouthing [chorus]12345numbers in a lineback up just for fun54321 Numbers repeatingwhat is the amountdoes it have meaningwhy do I keep count [chorus] [chorus]

  • No Limits

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    Why you guarding that secret stashwithholding love doesn’t make it lastwhy is love something that you savedon’t act like you got to behave [chorus 1]no limits on free lovingno limits on free lovingno limits on free lovingno limits on free loving I see you playing hard to getgive it up, no debt to collectdon’t ration…

  • Any Pennies

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    strolling along life’s long path searching for some more cashlooking down on the groundsmall change all I found [chorus]Lord don’t [D]send me[G]any penniesLord don’t [D]send me[G]any penniesdon’t[C]sendLord don’t [D]sendann–ny [G]pen-nies currency in the streetbending over pick up moneydon’t bend over for a little nickelat least a dime worth my time [chorus] can’t sustain on loose…

  • My Chair

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    7/20/25 I carry a chair from the carfront of stage is where we areI get up and when I get backin my seat is where you sat I’m quiet and too politewon’t say that chair is minekeep the rage in my headwith the things I wish I said [chorus]Why you sit in my chair Why…

  • Front Seat Party

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    Baby picks me up againmy seatbelt does not fitthat’s not the way I left it last night seat is too far forward push it back pull the leverno hiding reclining Baby, I got my own radar [pre-chorus]I know baby went for a ridethe seat moved on the passenger side [chorus]baby had a party somebodyin the…

  • Walk It Off

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    [G]riding bikes like [D]Evel [G]Knievel [G]banana seat [D]did not stick the [G]landing[F]I’m hurt and I’m [C]bleeding[F]I crawled home to tell [C]mommythat [F]we have an [C]emergency[G]? BUT DADDY SAID [chorus][C]Walk it [G]off[C]Walk it [G]off[C]Walk it [G]offWalk it [D]off [D]!!![C]Walk it [G]off[C]Walk it [G]off[C]Walk it [G]offWalk it [D]off [D]!!! [F]It’s too far [C]from your heart[F]rub some [C]dirt…

  • A Little Girl

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    A little girl’s bath she won’t forgetmet a leather belt while she was wetdrowning her hopes of dignitypools of tears held silently Tiny mind big thoughts don’t fitin to the size of the innocentnew box of crayons she did not useto color her rainbows black and blue [chorus] Just a little girl Who does that…

  • All Gas and No Go

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    [C]curves in a sweater [Am]white blonde hair[G]lipstick in a mirror [C]needs a little repair coffee and cigarettes smell like oil and gasmechanics placed bets on the girl behind the glass [prechorus]her engine screams her looks deceivemaking you believe yeah, in your dreamsthe car will start, but it won’t goyou think you got a shot, but…

  • Can’t Be Late

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    [E]woke in a panic, [G]get out the door [E]stuck in traffic, [G]one hour more should have arrived, one hour agoa flat tire, had it towed [Chorus][C]Can’t Be Late, [G]don’t make them wait[C]Can’t []Be []Late, [G]what will I say[C]Can’t []Be []Late, [G]I really hate[D]When I am… [A] hopped the bus, across town much disgust, the wrong…

  • Still Holding On

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    [G]I let goyou’re holding on[C]you don’t know[G]that I let go[D]it’s all wrong[C]I’m so gone[G]why are you still holding on? [chorus][C]I don’t string along[D]you don’t belong[C]not on me[D]you can’t read the[G]writing on the wall Why can’t you see my feelings?your mind is deaf when I saywake up notice thingscan’t always be your way

  • Free Beach Bum

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    This is how I want to be sleep in the sand a free man among the dogs whose only plan is to roam without a home [chorus]I am freefree as I want to befree as you believeI am free You don’t see I don’t need on the beach where you readTourist pass me traveling home…

  • Crazy Train

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    I rode her crazy train, to the next daywhere she did a sneak move in, when-I, was-not, lookin’ I was not red-day’, she did it, anywaynow I’m stuck ri-din’, this God-for-sa-ken [chorus]Crazy Train – she over stayedCrazy Train – she won’t go awayCrazy Train – she is insaneWhy can’t I – step off the train?…

  • It’s Not My Problem

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    Jury duty called, I drove downtowntents are outside the city courthouseunhoused people threaten profitssocietal problems how do we fix? bleeding hearts handed out blanketsa riot ensued in the encampmentworthless police said it’s not simpleissued a ticket and an earful [chorus]it is not my problemI don’t have a problemTelling any body thatIts not my problem red…

  • Rocking a Toboggan

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    [E]Rocking a toboggan nodding while walking[Am]hands in pocketgangster music [E]popping street corner turningvandals hip hoppingold wheels burningleft behinds forgotten [chorus][Am]It’s not uncommon to [E]wear a toboggan[Am]back off of me and [E]stop your following[Am]you find me interestingbecause I wear …. [E] locked it and dropped itloaded in the pocketliquor store robbingnobody stopped it no staring no…