1. |
Different This Year
03:07
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I thought things might be different this year
I've been falling behind and stacking up sins
Damn it I'm tired of waiting on wins
Gaining speed across Eight
Driving into the sun
My stitches are tight
And I'm coming undone
I thought things might be different this year
Sun-bleached halo bouncing left and right
Keeping time on the ride driving into the night
I'm running on fumes in my nineties Ford
I'm borrowing grace that I can't afford
I thought things might be different this year
Sometimes the winds ain't blowing your way
I will dare meet me any place
And I welcome a hint from whatever heaven
Mary you're looking down from
I can confirm I'm not perfect
But I still want your love
Smoke hung in the air we didn't care back then
Saw a blue dress beckon like an old new friend
I got my boots by the door shine them up and ship me out
They tell me they're proud so I hide my doubts
I thought things might be different
And all the time
The wins ain't going your way
I will dare meet me any place
I welcome a hint from whatever heaven
Mary you're looking down is this all in my head
I can confirm I'm not perfect
But I still want your love
Hell I'll take anything you've got
I thought things might be different this year
Hit me with the truth
For a hint
From some heaven
Mary does it look any different up there
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2. |
Where I Want To Be
02:53
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Long slide down Seventy Five
I was standing in holy waters
My head is clear my heart's in there
And I know what I got to do
I been riding this song like a trail
Leading back to who
I was or could have been
But I quit paying that rent
Those dreams are free to live in my head
And either way I'm gonna be ok
At least tonight
It's more about me than you
Dancing around these secret clues
I got to be better and the only way to healing
Is letting you know the truth
Oh you got to let me let you know
That it feels like I've been fighting since I was twelve years old
Tearing my heart to shreds
Finding ways to get lost
So I could find myself again
I just wanted to feel normal
That's my own damn fault I guess
If you keep digging though
You're bound to find
It's more about me than you
Dancing around these secret clues
I got to be better and the only way to healing
Is letting you know the truth
Oh this is where I want to be
You know
This life ain't so difficult
We've come so far and sometimes it's hard
But I'm learning how to ask for help
This is where I want to be
This is where I want to be
It's more about me than you
Dancing around these cryptic clues
Oh I know I can be better
The only way to prove it is by telling the truth
And it feels like we're running out of time
And it feels like we're running out of time
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3. |
Far Enough
03:22
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Looking back far enough
So I can move forward
Covered a lot of ground
But this road feels brand new
Analog memories
I feel as sharp as I could be
Turned a lot of pages
And lost a lot of sleep
Over moments of mine
Fading in time
Certain things will make you stronger
I don't want to worry any longer
Focus my light
Lean in when it feels right
I'm going back to the way the sun washed over the hill at my Grandpa's house
And how the northern Michigan trees swayed through the long summer day
Do you remember running until we were out of breath
And laying in the grass as the red light down the street flashed
Over moments of mine
Fading in time
Certain things will make you stronger
I don't want to worry any longer
Focus my light
Lean in when it feels right
When it feels right
When it feels right
Oh these moments of mine
Fading in time
Certain things I guess make you stronger
I don't want to worry any longer
Focus my light
Lean in when it feels right
When it feels right
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I said stop I don't know what I thought
Getting into this mess here with you
But we got to break away
From this rhythm and these pains
And one way lanes
We're getting too old to change
And I know
How this is gonna go
Yeah but why the hell not
We've already come this far
And it ain't like we've got to sell the farm
Actually we might have to
Let's take the risk
I've got hope and faith stashed away
That northern lights will guide us to brighter days
And I know
How this is gonna go
And the leaves will change
And the seasons won't stay
Around long enough
To feel any kind of way
It's the push and the pull
That makes your heart feel full
And it all looks deep enough
To be dangerous
Ok stop
I don't know what I thought
Getting into this mess here with you
But we made our bed we may as well lie in it
The truth is we've got the universe on our side
And I know how this is gonna go
And the leaves will change
And the seasons won't stay
Around long enough
To feel any kind of way
It's the push and the pull
That makes you want to lose control
A little dangerous
A little dangerous
A little dangerous
A little dangerous
Okay stop
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5. |
Better n' Worse
03:06
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Neighbor shared a story that's been sticking to my heart
Said he and a pal hitch-hiked a ride down to Shreveport
He had a little note that his Daddy had wrote
Said he had permission to take a ride out of Buffalo
Now at this point he was fifteen years old it was Easter break
And man it was time to go
They made it quite far and they ran out of speed
Had to catch a lift the opposite way just to keep on moving
So what did you do when you made it down there
A whole lot of nothing
Caught a little bit of fresh air, some fish, and a couple of beers
Oh times they are different now
For better and worse
Oh times they are different now
For better and worse
Told him I got a job I think I'd like to quit
He nodded a minute and adjusted his stance
I tried a lot of things in my life to varying levels of success
And I never stopped searching
And it's best you keep that fire in your heart burning too
I went back inside and a couple years went by
Now I keep on thinking old Frank was pretty wise
You sort of settle for the moment and lock into place
What he was trying to say was sometimes you got to go the wrong way
To find what's right
So what did you do when you made it down there
A whole lot of nothing
Caught a little bit of fresh air, some fish, and a couple of beers
Oh times they are different now
For better and worse
Oh times they are different now
For better and worse
What did you find
I found that times are a little different now
And I can't be so sure
Of what we lost
And never had
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6. |
Erased (AM Remaster)
02:06
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What would you do
If the Devil came and traded hope for all you knew
A life for a way of life
So Happy Thanksgiving
Still the church bells ring
One for every unmarked grave
They tried to put a culture in the ground
And now they say move on
But the wound's too deep
Only truth can heal
If truth we speak
We won't be erased
We won't be erased
We won't be erased
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7. |
Finding a Way
04:25
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Oh it will change you
In a way you didn't know you wanted to
But you'll feel the same too
Hanging onto punk rock ethos and boyish charm
Finding a way
To be better than
Oh it will scare you
Anxiety at levels undetected before
But you've got a job to do
The greatest challenge in your life
It lies ahead of you
Finding a way
To be better than
Who you were before
And there's always more
When you got someone to look for
And she's the reason
You're breathing
I'm whatever you need me to be
You'll forever be my baby
My baby
My baby
My baby
Finding a way
To be better than
Who you were before
I thought things might be different
I thought things might be different
Times they are different now
Times they are different now
It's more about me than you
Dancing around secret clues
Analog memories
I feel as sharp as I could be
And the leaves will change
And the seasons won't stay
Finding a way
Finding a way
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The City Lines Ann Arbor, Michigan
The City Lines is a Midwestern Power Pop band born out of songwriter Pat Deneau’s healthy need to process some of life’s heaviest experiences. Imagine Bruce Springsteen was backed by Jimmy Eat World and you’ll land pretty close to the heart of their sound. ... more
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