I picked up the fire again
I know I'm conspiring
Seems my mountain's turned…into smoke
To the flame again returned
Hoping this time I won't get burned…
By the smoke, by the smoke

As night grows colder,
The more I smolder
Thinking about what could have been
If the fire was real

Ten times I felt the blaze, I looked into your gaze
Struck blind, I was amazed…saw only smoke
Came down from ember's hill
But I remember still…all your smoke, all your smoke

As I descend,
The burning ends
Dreaming about what I had seen
When the fire I'd steal

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Where there is smoke, there is fire
But can your heat match my desire…or are you just smoke

I learned upon the peak
There's words I shouldn't speak
But you can always creep…just like smoke
Roll over hill and dale
The truth is always veiled…by the smoke, by the smoke

You roll in,
But I will win
Burning down the brilliant walls
That you built to conceal

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When I was a little girl
I heard some music on the FM dial
I liked the sound, the way it moved
I listened to the words and got inspired

Don't tell me that its still the same
And don't sell me some precious game

When I grew and came of age
I had my first kiss to a slow FM song
I liked his eyes, the way he dreamed
I didn't know that he would get it so wrong

Don't tell me that its still the same
And don't sell me there's no one to blame

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Because you, you came to believe
The win is all that you need
I showed you the door to life's rewards
But you never, never could find the key

There you are, the world is yours
You've got your own song on the FM dial
But where are you with eyes that dream?
You were the reason, but fate stole your fire

Don't tell me that its still the same
Don't sell me fortune and fame
I want to tell you that you're still the same
But I just can't remember your name

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Every night when I emerge
Your sugar smell intoxicates me
When I approach you on the verge
I try to reason hunger's urgings

You could be mine but for a price
My body trembles at the notion
What I need give to taste your spice
Is so much less than you'd be taking

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I don't need you, I want you
'Cause you're bad for me
If I walk on by, I head for destiny
I don't want you, I crave you,
And it's plain to see
Though my will is strong,
You'd break it down for free

What is this feeling when you're near
So many options could delight me
But there's a hole inside to fill
And I am not inclined to starving

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Across the street you're so contained
But if I take you, you'd melt dear
Once inside me who's to blame
For all the beauty we're destroying

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So I play in a band, I hope you understand
The language of my tears
'Cause I'm looking for some with that special one
Who can harmonize my fears

Bridge:
Will you lead me on,
Even though I can't follow you
Will you take me home,
Even though I won't ask you to
Can you be that strong,
Knowing what I'm gonna do

Do you take milk or honey in your morning tea,
Or should we let it just grow cold?
'Cause the song in your eyes is all the drink I need
To quench my thirsting soul

Bridge:

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When the music's done, and I need someone
Could you be the one, when the music's done?

Never thought I could meet someone who shared my dreams
Never thought it would be so hard
But I hear there's a job down in New Orleans
Don't you want me to be a star?

Bridge:

Chorus:

Did you hear by the way, I'm leaving yesterday
For the road that never ends
So I'm saying hello before I turn and go
Hoping only to begin

Bridge:

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You see from your high-rise window pane
To the street and the passers by
You wish you had a low-brow girl like me
To take you down for the emptiest high and

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Watch the rhythm of the night exploding
Fire crackers in the sky

I wash my future down the drain
With every tear that I cry
I wish that I could find a boy like me
To always wonder, but never ask why I

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Underneath the glow
Forget the things you know
The works of violence show you
The way of life that they all want for you

You take a drive out to Fifth and Main
Just to feel what money can buy
I told you not to fall in love like me
Not hard to sell the beautiful lies, come

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I wish I knew just who you are
You shine above me like a morning star
But when the sunlight creeps through my window
You fly away as straight as a crow

Your voice is all I hear at night
The sound gets clearer in the twilight
But when I reach for you with my mind's hand
You move away like the tide from the land, and

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I have never felt so alone (no I never)
As I do right now (no I never felt so alone)
Because nothing feels like home (no I never)
Without you somehow (no I never felt so alone)

I traveled many miles just to find you
With no guide except just to stay true
And if my open eyes only see light
I'll keep believing I'm fighting the good fight, but

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An awful price to pay, for wanting all my way
There's nothing I can say
When right here at the break of day

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I'd like to take away the pain from you love
Then I could give you all the blame for true love
But I was there saying that I couldn't care
I didn't dare show what's inside

I tried to reach inside your mind and steal love
I told myself it was a kind of real love
But you were there, knowing I was unaware
I took a fare to another side

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My love, true love will find you
My love don't you take comfort in the know
True love, should time fail remind
Is never gonna let you go

If I could bring to light the dark of your love
Then I could ease your beaten heart for more love
But you were there, breathing in the autumn air
I wouldn't spare your precious time

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Lovin' you is like driving behind an eighteen-wheeler
Up a mountain in the darkness of the night
Lovin' you is like getting a break from a used car dealer
When I got no cash in sight

Lovin' you is a one way street leading to temptation
And I'm not sure that I got the right of way
Lovin' you could disrupt more than just my reputation
If I ever get my way

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Well, I'd want you,
If I knew what I wanted
And you'd want me,
If you knew what's right
So come on baby,
Let's get it together
'Cause I know all about you,
And still see what I like

Lovin' you is an open road with a high speed limit
Chasing sunsets with my dimmer switch on low
Lovin' you makes me see your car and I wanna get in it
Though at times you drive too slow

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Lovin' you is like driving fast with the top down screaming
Rock and roll songs in a cold November rain
Lovin' you is the one thing that I can't think about leaving
So I fall for you again

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I am an alien
Washed upon these shores of human cruelty
A being out of time
Not knowing one like mine until I came
Upon that mountain by the sea

You were among them
Charging toward heaven after thrusting your sword
Into the hearts of unpure
Your purpose,
To protect who cannot cry
Makes me proud of my own kind

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The beauty of your way in battle
Makes we want to join you and with you
Let me fight next to you
Let me love with you,
But please understand that I must make
My own way

The noise of humanity
Even the man I love would have me forget,
Why I landed here
The purpose of animals like us
Is sometimes out of reach
For those who speak with tongues

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(Slim gets on the country tip after an evening in Oregon Hill)

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It's not the way that you look
Keeps me coming to you
Or the way that you took me
Right out of the blue
It's not the way that you stand
Or your character face
Your cigarette in hand
Held loosely in place

What's behind your eyes gets me every time

It's not the people you know
That drew me to you
Or the rock and roll show
I hear that you do
It's not the drinks that you buy
For me and my friends
The hint on your smile
At the evening's end

What's behind your eyes gets me every time

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It's just the way that you are
It's just the way that you are
It's just the way that you are
When you're alone with me

It's not the clothes that you wear,
That keep you so bright
Or the shape of your tangled hair
In the morning light
The things that you say
Don't go straight to my head
It's more in the way you choose
The words that don't get said

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The night is lit up by the stars in your eyes
But can you see the light of day
The moon is weeping at our sad good-byes
But what else to say

Dark skies hide a million lonely lives
Each one wishing on a dream
When they wake, they often realize
Things are only as they seem

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Star Child, what can I say?
All of your time is just wasting away,
Star child, what can I do?
While you sit and wait for dreams to come true?

When the dawn appears, the sun will rise
But will you know which way to go
In the light of day, the brightest of your lies
Will fade away and let you know

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Well you went to New York with glitter in your eyes
You never had a doubt about your strength or your size
You couldn't pay the rent, so you stayed with a friend
But he went to jail for dealing, now you're hustling again
The boys like you better, but the girls treat you nice
You got a silver hammer just for breaking the ice
Nobody knows you better than the girl next door
Star child what ya doing it for?

Remember all the friends you though became a mess?
They never grew up, just out at best
You can't afford a meal with what you bring in
Now your momma doesn't know you 'cause you got so thin
You found a sugar lover feeds you candy for pay
You put it in a place just to make his day
No one loves you and you're not sure
Star child what you're doing it for

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