1. |
Too Busy Being Drunk
03:34
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she don’t know the truth
don’t know you’re broke
i know because i saw her
buying you whiskey and coke
it shoulda been jim beam
why you gotta be so mean?
you’re too busy being drunk to love me
She thinks you’re so cool
and you’re such an outlaw man
when you play your guitar alone at the bar
cause you just cant keep a band
and you couldn’t keep me
thats the way it seems
cause you’re too busy being drunk to love me
Oh but thats alright
Cause i don’t wanna fight
You should go with me
but its her car
you’ll be wasted in tonight
yeah and i’ll be blue
and i wish that you were too
id rather be alone
than spend tonight with you
There’ll come a time
and ya know it won’t be long
i’ll be kickin up clouds of lonely dust
and feeling like i was wrong
i wont see you in my dreams
and honey you’ll forget me
cause you’re too busy being drunk to love me
Oh but thats alright
Cause i don’t wanna fight
You should go with me
but its her car
you’ll be wasted in tonight
i know i’ll be blue
and i wish that you were too
id rather be alone
than spend tonight with you
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2. |
"Booze Please"
00:32
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3. |
I'll Be a Star Tomorrow
03:43
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I play down at the local bar
but no one comes to see me
bartender pours me half a shot
of shitty, dusty whiskey
these people in my company just feeding off my misery
if i don’t play some dancing songs
my weekend gig is history
-Chorus-
I’ll be a star tomorrow if i can just get through tonight
maybe i’ll get off the hook if someone starts a fight
times like these ya know it seems there aint no end in sight
well i’ll be a star tomorrow
if i can just get through tonight
Some guys looking at me funny
I know just what he’s thinking
thinks he’s gonna get lucky tonight
cause he sees that i been drinking
well i’d have to chug this bottle down
just to give him half a chance
aw shit, he’s coming over here
he’s gonna ask me to dance
Chorus
Same
except lyric is changed to “Maybe i’ll get off the hook “when” someone starts a fight”
I’ve never been religious
no i’ll probably burn in hell
or be drinking with the devil
and i think that suits me well
but tonight i’m having second thoughts
playing to this velvet jesus
cause when we’re blowing in the bathroom
his ol’ crying eyes still see us
Chorus
Same
except “Maybe i’ll get off the hook “please” someone start a fight”
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4. |
"Carry The 1"
00:42
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5. |
Darlene & Jamie
04:09
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Well I aint never lived in a trailer
but i saw many of them
with my mama and her best friends
as they would drink in the kitchen
and i would sit on the front porch
watching my best friend shave her legs
a coffee cup and a razor
we were only 10
we wanted to be women
and grocery store check out line
we were broke, didn’t have a dime
and my mama never had a chance
grandma ignored us
while we paid with food stamps
Oh Jamie, where are you now?
Are you that number that the news is talking about?
Well I remember when we would play at your grandmas house
And my daddy never had a lot
except making promises he mostly forgot
but we’d drink glass cokes
and walk that railroad line
behind his neighborhood
that was another time
Oh and seaboard street aint been the same
since the bank came and took the house away
they locked my daddy in that jail cell
just like his brother
cause you can never help yourself
Well i grew up, mostly got away
the hatred dies but the guilt grows every day
and your names will always chill me
i’m sorry Darlene, I’m sorry Jamie
Oh Darlene where are you now?
I heard your baby’s got a baby
and she’s strung out
with a blacked eye
still living at your house
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6. |
"Bottoms Up"
00:25
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7. |
Whiskey Drunk
02:17
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Chorus
I wouldn't kiss you if I was whiskey drunk
I wouldn't kiss you honey, no you're outta luck
cause i'm two bottles in, three sheets to the wind
and my time here's almost up
and i wouldn't kiss you if i was whiskey drunk
You roped me in then ya turned me loose
i tried talking it out but honey it aint no use
you keep on lying oh i'll keep from crying
well you cheated me why can't ya just tell me the truth?
I caught my tears in a whiskey glass,
I wanted to kiss your lips
but now you can kiss my ass
i thought you was a cowboy, but of course
the only thing you rode in on was your high horse
I wouldn't kiss you if I was whiskey drunk
I wouldn't kiss you honey, no you're outta luck
cause i'm two bottles in, three sheets to the wind
and my time here's almost up
and i wouldn't kiss you if i was whiskey drunk
and that's saying a lot, cause I'm whiskey drunk….
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8. |
"Good Morning"
00:33
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9. |
Plan B
02:34
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Ill buy the plan b
if you buy the whiskey
i’ll promise to swallow
if you promise not to miss me
afterwards if you’re lucky i’ll even let ya kiss me
cause i’ll buy the plan b if you buy the whiskey
I met this guy the other night, he’s sitting at the bar
ya know i try my hand at pickup lines
but i never get that far
finally found a way to get a dudes attention
I buy two shots, lean in close
then i just casually mention
Ill buy the plan b
if you buy the whiskey
i’ll promise to swallow
if you promise not to miss me
afterwards if you’re lucky i’ll even let ya kiss me
cause i’ll buy the plan b if you buy the whiskey
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10. |
"Go Home"
00:41
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Alison Self Portland, Oregon
Alison plays honky tonk on the guitar and currently lives in Portland OR after a two year stint in Austin, after a 10 year stint in VA. With a peppering of Denver and Nashville somewhere in there.....
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