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I Need to Know, Mary Jo
03:59
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You left your purse on the table with credit cards and cash
And several barely-finished letters balled up in the trash
The mini-van is on your side of the garage
And on your dresser is your Mother's Day watch
Why did you go, Mary Jo?
I need to know, Mary Jo.
You left your favorite coat hanging on the coat rack
You left the Bible, that I gave you, in the shrinkwrap
Under the bed, you left your wedding ring
And pictures of rainbow flags and things I've never seen
Why did you go, Mary Jo?
I need to know, Mary Jo.
You left a man to handle two small children
A man who doesn't know his way around a kitchen
The desk is piled high with your doctor's bills
And on the nightstand is an empty bottle of pills
Recently refilled
Why did you go, Mary Jo?
I need to know, Mary Jo?
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Disciplinarians
02:48
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She goes around everywhere and does whatever she wants
She steps off the sidewalk and into oncoming cars
Disciplinarians are hard to come by these days
Disciplinarians are hard to come by
She throws tantrums in the street
She is running the show
She takes the car out late at night
Takes money, but Daddy don't know
Disciplinarians are hard to come by these days
Disciplinarians are hard to come by
Daddy needs to get a little tough
He better not cave, he better step up
Daddy needs to take control
And be aware of the money she stole
Disciplinarians are hard to come by
She goes around everywhere
And breaks into her neighbor's homes
Daddy just got her ass out of jail
Then bought her a car and a phone
Disciplinarians are hard to come by these days
Disciplinarians are hard to come by these days
Disciplinarians are hard to come by these days
Disciplinarians are hard to come by
They're hard to come by
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3. |
Money and Love
04:00
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I've made a career
Out of keeping you here
For the last 7 years
But the opposite is true
I've been killing you
Like I never knew
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
Sold the house and Corvette
Nearly every dollar spent
For your Russian roulette
Gave the kids a stable home
And everything I own
I worked my fingers to the bone
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
I hate to watch you suffer
'Cause then I suffer, too
I die a little faster and die a little poorer
With every selfish thing you do
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
It's the money and the love you take advantage of
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4. |
She's The Pilot
04:51
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She was meant to be a sufferer
So say the phonies and extremists
For 20 years I've been loving her
We pray to a different Jesus
She knows what is right
She's been a mother and a wife
They don't know her pain
She's the pilot of her own flight
On the steps of the capitol
With their prayer books and their rosaries
They're not sitting in a hospital
They're not witness to her misery
She's had a good life
She's been a mother and a wife
They don't know her pain
She's the pilot of her own flight
They take it upon themselves to speculate about her soul
But she's just an ordinary person who wants to take control
It's her wish tonight
She's the pilot of her own flight
It's just a useless morphine
Flowing through the plastic tubing
And these prayers and machines
They're not doing what they should be doing
She knows what is right
She wants relief tonight
They don't know her pain
She's the pilot of her own flight
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5. |
You Can't Win Every War
04:02
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He's got a soldier's mentality
It's the best way that he knows how to cope
Maybe I'm Mr. reality
I look at the stats and lose all sense of hope
"Tough guys need to be tough
And nobody wants to fight the fight anymore"
That's the way he was brought up
But I believe you can't win every war
He's learned to really take a punch
He's faced stronger arms that never took the man
I think it's all too much
I see his shadow on the wall getting thin
"Tough guys need to be tough
And nobody wants to fight the fight anymore"
That's the way he was brought up
But I believe you can't win every war
This ain't Viet Nam
This ain't a war plane
Behind his brave face
We can see his pain
And it's okay for him to let go of the reins
"Tough guys need to be tough
And nobody wants to fight the fight anymore"
That's the way he was brought up
But I believe you can't win every war
"Tough guys should never give up
And nobody wants to fight the fight anymore"
He was raised to be tough
But I believe you can't win every war
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Michael Brett Asbury Park, New Jersey
Influenced by music legends like John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie, Michael Brett's songs are a moving combination of catchy, jangly mostly-acoustic guitar hooks and words that are essentially characters who might put a smirk on your face, might make you ponder, might lift you up, or might make you sad inside. ... more
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