M Luketan

Wake and take a walk with me my darling
There's something I should say been on my mind
Last night I heard the lonesome whistle calling
And this wake up call will be our last goodbye

So share the morning light with me my darling
Share with me your secret one last time
Then let's leave before we lose the feel of falling
And wake up in a jailhouse serving time

I know you'd never care to be a warden
Though a finer cell I'd never hope to find
Your loving arms surround me like a prison
And prison walls were made to leave behind
All prison walls were made to leave behind

It was just another Thursday night
Full of rain, wine, and art
When you came into my line of sight
And ran away with my heart

Little did I know it at the time
You'd come to rule my mind and wreck my all
And I'd stay at home to analyze
Trying to find reasons for the fall

And I dream of you each night
You're about to kiss me right when there's a call
It's the boss upon the line
Sez if I'm late one more time I'll be gone
But I turn and hit the snooze
Let that devil pay his dues
All I've left to lose are these dreams of your tatoo's
And memories of the times you were mine
And I woke up to, baby baby blue eyes

Now it's just another Thursday night
But I've no place left to go
All day aimlessly around I bike
Drink every night down at the Know
But once the bar shuts down
I always turn myself around and head back home
And just like every other night
I fall asleep staring at the phone

And I dream of you each night
You're about to kiss me right when there's a call
It's the boss upon the line
Sez if I'm late one more time I'll be gone
But I turn and hit the snooze
Let that devil pay his dues
All I've left to lose are these dreams of your tatoo's
And memories of the times you were mine
And I woke up to, baby baby blue eyes

Bottle of wine
we sat by the fire
Pured her a drink
The timing was right

I asked for her heart
For a dream we could share
We'd get us a farm
And grow older each year
But she left me alone
Still with one glass to fill
I asked for "I do"
And she told me no deal

Now a bottle of wine
Is a terrible sight
Brings back the day
Brings back the night

I asked for her heart
She turned mine away
The last night I loved
The last night I drank
Now I alone
Still one glass to fill
I asked for I do
And she told me no deal
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When you first told me you were leaving
Made your plans to go to school
I didn't blink and you believed me
I never said a word and kept my cool

But I regret what wasn't said
Baby, baby I confess
I've been a wreck since you left home
Can I get, one request?
Baby, baby come back west!
I've been so lonesome since you've gone

Now we see a different sunrise
Though we share the same old moon
You're going out beneath Boston big lights
While I'm dreaming that you're coming back home soon

I regret what wasn't said
Baby, baby I confess
I've been a wreck since you left home
Can I get, one request?
Baby, baby come back west!
I've been so lonesome since you've gone

But I've got the message you've been sending
Through the lines I've learned to read
Beantown's everything you've ever needed
And stumptown's just a thing you used to be

I regret what wasn't said
Baby, baby I confess
I've been a wreck since you left home
Can I get, one request?
Baby, baby come back west!
I've been so lonesome since you've gone

I took a stroll the other night down the memories of my mind
To back when you were mine, and love was young
We'd saved up my vacation time to make a change of scene
Took a train ride to New Orleans
And planned the dream we'd longed to find

Back before the fight
Back before the hurricane
Stole away our prize
Washed our world away
I took on every overtime
You took on an extra day
We kept our wallet tight
We struggled and we saved
Till we had enough to pack the truck
And move to New Orleans

Though we hardly had a dime and times were often lean
We was living in a dream and love was fine
I'd pick you up at supper time to stroll down Bourbon Street
And all who saw could see the love and laughter in our eyes

We never had a fight
Not before the hurricane
Stole away our prize
Washed our world away
We went back with the falling time
But everything has somehow changed
No one was to blame
But nothing ever was the same
So we packed it, sold the truck, and left old New Orleans

Since we'd learned to fuss and fight we moved to different states
It's sad now to relate how it all went down
But the love we found was not as strong as Mother Nature's rage
And the paradise we made dissappeared with that old town

But we'd never had a fight
Not before the hurricane
Stole away our prize
When it washed our love away
Often I float back in time
To back before Katrina came
When you were in my life
And we shared a common dream
When I held you close and laughed out loud
On the streets of New Orleans

When I wake up it's early in the morning
and the stars are out but the sun don't shine
Before too long I take a hit of whiskey
And before I get to eating, well, I'm feeling fine

Never was a man for solitary living
But I've never met a woman who could be my wife
That's allright, the lonely doesn't get me
Cause i got a little bottle that can eaze my mind

That's the way to role with the times
Whiskey before breakfast time
It's a sentimental waste of time
To waste away with a drunkards life

I've got no more love to give away
You've got no more reason here to stay
My temper's getting shorter every day
I've got no more love to give away

I've got no more reason for holding you
Your lips have told a lie your heart untrue
You better find a place to go
Pack it up and hit the road
This studio ain't big enough for two

No need to read between the lines
You're leaving here tonight
All we ever seem to do is
Argue, fuss, and fight.
Take your records and your wasting time
I told you once, I'll tell you twice
I caught you creeping out last night
I know you've got another guy
Adios, so long sweetheart, goodbye!

Hardened hearts design to make the waters rise
High, high, higher everyday
And every other night we have another fight
Seems the time is ripe for us to say

What we thought was love, honey, was a mistake
I swear, one more fight, this dam will break
No more standing in the mud in denial of the flood
What we thought was love was a mistake

Tears fall to the ground like bullets raining down
Hardened hearts get harder everyday
Till you can't ignore the sounds of lives left out to drown
I'm pulling anchor now to float away

What we thought was love, honey, was a mistake
I swear, one more fight, this dam will break
No more standing in the mud in denial of the flood
What we thought was love was a mistake

I've seen many moons through the course of my nights
Most I remember, but one I deny
I'm trying to forget the lonliest night
Of a red august moon

We planned to be together, you see
I'd made my alarm for a quarter to three
But when I got to our park with a view of the moon
It was red, she was gone, and now I'm blue

I've always enjoyed celestial sights
And lunar eclipse were my favorite delight
But I'm full of regret for she left me the night
Of a red august moon

We planned to be together, you see
I'd play my guitar and she'd sing harmony
But I got to our park with a view of the moon
It was red, she was gone, and now I'm blue

I woke up to a honkin din to hear the geese come flying in
Seems my luck done headed thata way
Cuz ever since you blew this town,
day's have turned to grey
The sun don't shine since you've been away

Tell me how much longer will you roam?
Come on baby bring your body home
I'm tired of waking up cold and alone
Come on baby bring your body home

The mornings got a frosty nip I need me something warm to sip
To sit and watch the changing of the trees
Only wish you'd come back round before
they all come falling down
And we miss our chance to make a memory

Tell me how much longer will you roam?
Come on baby bring your body home
I'm tired of waking up cold and alone
Come on baby bring your body home

Birds are flying with a zest, their
back and forth to build a nest
Nestled with the ones for whom they sing
All I've gots a salty dawg, no cigarettes, some alchohol
And wood enough to get me through to spring

Tell me how much longer will you roam?
Come on baby bring your body home
I'm tired of waking up cold and alone
Come on baby bring your body home