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Trains
04:59
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Two trains running side by side
Sometimes it's easier choking than swallowing my pride
To love is to be misunderstood
But loneliness it never did me any good
Fallin', as each thought goes flying
Much too blind to see when to myself I'm lying
I'm pulling out of the station with these tears in my eyes
Too many manifestations of this pain to disguise it from you babe
Every now and again a man needs a place he can hide
It doesn't mean that I won't be back real soon and crawling helpless at your side
We're like two trains ready to collide
Sometimes it's easier choking than swallowing my pride
So shun me, like you'd never do
Sometimes I need you to remind me all that I'd be missing if i was without you
I'm pulling out of the station with these tears in my eyes
Too many manifestations of this pain to disguise it from you babe
Every now and again a man needs a place he can hide
It doesn't mean that I won't be back real soon and crawling helpless at your side
We're like two trains ready to collide
Sometimes it's easier choking than swallowing my pride
Sometimes it's easier choking than swallowing my pride
Sometimes it's easier choking
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Small Town
04:47
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Come and reel me in, when I'm wanderin'
like a long lost lamb without a shepherd
Give me one more shot to change my spots
cos i'm a man and not a leopard
I'm moving to a small town
where friends you meet all stick around
I'm sticking to the back roads
stepping off the battleground
I'm keeping a small circle of loyal friends
i'm burning all the bridges no one was crossing anyway
When I start to stray, please get in my way
And even if I act resentful
When those late night friends all fade away
it will be you to whom I'm thankful
So take me to your small town
where friends we meet all stick around
And take me down the back roads
the ones that only you know
We'll keep a small circle of loyal friends
And burn down all the bridges no one was crossing anyway
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Time I Got Goin'
04:16
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Well it's time that I got goin',
the conversation's not overflowing
But for one scene inside your dreams all my pride I would forsake
It's the same every Sunday evening
I hit the wine and your words start weaving
spider webs inside my head that my heart just can't escape
I wish I knew how to leave em' all behind
Like all the other troubles on my mind
Or maybe all I need is a change of pace
The glory of the sunshine on my face
Many times I've thought about moving,
thought it's time to quit while I'm losing
My feet don't fit these streets and my eyes have grown so tired
They complain how it's such a pity
to see the buildings but not the city
I came here looking for work, now all I wanna do's get fired,
rob a few banks and live on the run
draw each breath like it's my last one
Or maybe all I need is some time and space
The glory of the sunshine on my face.
Well it's time that I start living,
learn a thing or two about forgiving
I guess I won't get too far until I take one step back
That's why I've-a-started talkin'
to the child inside still walking
barefoot over broken glass with leather boots in his pack
Retracing my steps through the lens of love
and finding there was little to be scared of,
that sometimes pain is a form of grace
like icy cold water in my face
Well it's time that we start loving
They say we gotta house up above in
heaven where the weather is fair and strangers arms embrace
But for now I guess that I'll get going
My heart is just about overflowing
I feel I've got so much to give and so little time to waste
Tell me darling that it's not too late
Give me one more chance and set my paths straight
Cos maybe all I need is some time and space
The glory of the sunshine on my face
Yeah maybe all I need is a change of pace
The glory of the sunshine on my face
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Little Tony Starfish doesn't have any friends
He's just much too earnest. Doesn't know how to pretend.
He's fifty years behind the times, fifty years behind the times,
fifty years behind the times, Little Tony Starfish.
Little Tony Starfish, keep us all amused
With your traditional values
You don't care how many friends you lose
Little Tony Starfish, you don't care how many friends you lose :-(
Little Tony Starfish, progress is his rival.
He says this whole world has turned intellectually suicidal.
But he's fifty years behind the times, fifty years behind the times,
fifty years behind the times, Little Tony Starfish.
Little Tony Starfish, pull your kids out of school.
Give them traditional haircuts.
You don't care how many friends they lose.
Little Tony Starfish, you don;t care how many friends they'll lose
Little Tony Starfish, don't you care how many friends they'll lose?
Little Tony Starfish
You're fifty years ahead of your time!
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Death in the springtime can darken your summer
Love in the winter can blow an autumn breeze
See there's no way of tellin' what's round the corner
So don't you go selling me any guarantees
Cos I'm only flesh and bone
This world will never be my home
I'm just doing time for bad behaviour
But i'm getting stronger every time i walk a mile
In the footsteps of my saviour
It's good to work and it's good to make plans
Cos we were meant to use our hands
But I don't wanna fall in love with dreams that rip
And I know this big dark hole
Just can't be filled with gold
Or even a kiss of your sweet lips
Cos I'm only flesh and bone
This world will never be my home
I'm just doing time for bad behaviour
But i'm getting stronger every time i walk a mile
In the footsteps of my saviour
Yeah I'm only flesh and bone
This world will never be my home
I'm just doing time for bad behaviour
But i'm getting stronger every time i walk a mile
In the footsteps of my saviour
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House Above The Sun London, UK
HATS are a London based group led by singer/songwriter Jim Moreton. Drawing inspiration from Americana, folk and Indie rock,
their melodic, heartfelt songs span the spectrum from bittersweet balladry to intricate guitar based epics. Their latest singles 'Dream Comes True' and 'Livin' Rough' are out now.
'Powerful folk-hewn storytelling' -Clash Magazine
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