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The city’s gonna take you alive
The whole world is gonna know
Where did you go?
I don’t wanna run and hide
In the basement of my own life
Above or below
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2. |
Satan, Take My Body
03:26
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Satan, take my body
Jesus, take my soul
I ain't got no problems
I ain't got no hope
Meet me on the corner
Meet me in the jail
Take me somewhere far from the city
Somewhere I'll be well
There's nothing in the gun
Nothing in the gun
Oh well
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3. |
Heartbreak Is Bankruptcy
03:32
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Heartbreak is like bankruptcy
It happens slowly
Then all at once
I love you endlessly
But I can’t sit here like a dunce
I’m a fool to pine for you
But I can’t stay no I can’t stay
Two seconds longer
True, I’m devastated
That’s OK
We were young before
I can’t wait to swing that door
I wrote you this goodbye letter
I hope that you do better
Next time, honey
Love is like a Christmas tree
Captivating, gorgeous bows
But there are no roots beneath
And it might burn your whole house down
I’m sorry it’s come to this
But heartache’s too hard to resist
I love you more than you know
Nonetheless, I have to go
Supply chains have broken down
The cargo’s lost
The crew has drowned
My broken heart is yours forever
I hope that you do better
Next time, honey
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4. |
Distant-Past-Boyfriend
02:15
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I don’t mind
Crying
Cos I’ve got you on my mind
Baby, you’re the one I love
But I gotta say goodbye
Please go fast
Honey
I don’t wanna wait too long
Baby, please be on your way
To wherever you belong
I won’t resent you when
I see you with a new man
I’ll just ugly-cry
After all, I’m only human
Wait for me
Only
Til you fall in love again
Baby, I am fading fast
Into your distant past-boyfriend
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5. |
Hey, Where Did You Go?
03:27
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Home is waiting
Waiting there for me
Fifteen-double-O-seven South 17th
I've been dying to tell you
Tell you everything
But I can't seem to find you on South 17th
Hey, where did you?
I missed your call,
I never found a note
I'm wandering through the streets alone
I'm all by myself
I've been away and I felt compelled to find you
Baby, where did you go
Thirteen years since I escaped
From the block we used to play in
Back when we were too young to behave
Take a little walk down to the spot
Your best friend lives I just thought she'd
Tell me where you've been since I've been gone
"Times was hard," she said to me
You're in the penitentiary now
Say it ain't so
I just can't believe
Doing time for living on South 17th
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6. |
One Hundred Thousand
03:36
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Never get over you
Even when you’re gone
Something’s in the water
And I’m losing it
But I’m OK
And you’re OK
And we’re OK
I know…
You leave me in my sleep
Only til I wake up
A thousand dead Americans
Are passing by
But I can’t cry for them
I cry for you
I cry for us
I know…
What is this reality?
What else can I say?
What’s inferiority
If you win the game?
Should I get over you?
Hell no way no way
Hundred thousand dead Americans
I for me
I cry for you
I cry for us
I know…
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7. |
Seven Days Since January
02:15
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It’s been seven days since January
Seven months since June
It’s been seven minutes since you left me
Singing lonely tunes
I won’t ask you reconsider
I won’t call you late at night
You’re the latest in a long line
Of lovers taking flight
I’m not writing “Murder Ballads”
Where scorned lovers take revenge
I’m not scrolling through old photographs from back when we were friends
I’m not right but I’ll be fine
I’ve been counting up the seconds since I last remembered you
I’ve been celebrating every time I count higher than two
I’m in bed before the sunset
And it rises while I sleep
February nights are long
And I feel better counting sheep
Baby, I don’t need you
I miss you just the same
Maybe I’ll feel better
When the snows turn into to rains
Summer’s gone but I’ll be fine
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8. |
Dating After 40
02:46
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You're not the kinda girl I trust
You're just the kinda girl I fuck with on the weekends
Please don't say that you're in love
I'd only have to end this now
There's no you and me
No us
No couple's therapy
Honey, we don't have to choose
If we don't really mean it
We won't have to lose it later
I'm too old to be confused
I'm not a cynic or a critic
I'm just middle-aged, divorced, and realistic
Can I do better than this?
NO!
This is good enough for me
Can it be good enough for you?
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9. |
Not in Argentina
02:57
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She said, "Let's take it all back"
He said, "Let's make it happen"
Way back in a time machine
New and bright and very clean
Take me, take me, baby
On the first day God made meaning
On the next day I met you
Buckle up, we're going nowhere
Nowhere but the lonely truth
He said, "I love how savage you are"
She said, "That's just bad poetry"
Plain as your wedding ring
Morning makes you my old fling
He said, "That's fine with me"
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10. |
Bad Memory
02:21
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I’m running low
No one’s here but you
Did I go?
Really wish I knew
Wait for me?
Baby, won’t you please
I’m coming back
At least that’s how it seems
I can tell you’re gone
I can tell you won’t wait for me
I can see your eyes
I can see the distance you see
I can hardly blame
You for moving on without me
I can see your mind
I am just a bad memory
So here I am
Lying on a bed
No one home
Once again alone
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11. |
When I'm Gone
02:40
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When I'm gone I'm gonna do just what you say
When I'm gone I'm gonna carry you both ways
When I'm gonna I'm gonna beg for you to stay
I love you but I won't be back again
And it don't amount to nothing
And it don't mean what you say
And it don't amount to nothing
And it's getting really late
When I'm gone I'm gonna self-aggrandize you
When I'm gone it's gonna be what pulls me through
I don't mind if you decide that I'm a fool
I'll miss you but baby, let me lie
And it don't amount to nothing
And it don't mean what you say
And it don't amount to nothing
And it's getting really late
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Johnny Crimes Salt Lake City, Utah
Johnny Crimes are a punk/post punk rock trio located in Salt Lake City, UT. Current members include Johnny, Mike, and Will.
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