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Smoke My Life Away
03:05
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Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
God I am so tired
So tired of being weak
I have neither strength to stand nor discipline to sleep
I question my labor when I strain my back in vain
And I realize that the future and what I think just ain't the same
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Lord who would really blame me if I smoke my life away
I handle monotony by lengthening my days
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
A skeptic of intention
For who is there to trust
Even nature soon would carry all of us back to the dust
Sure I know my neighbor
Man at least I know his name
And with all these busy schedules being a friend just ain't the same
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Lord who would really blame me if I smoke my life away
I handle monotony by lengthening my days
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Well they tell me if work gets slow I'll be the first to go
Some days I get worried man
Some days I hope so
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Lord who would really blame me if I smoke my life away
I handle monotony by lengthening my days
Ah ah ah
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Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
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Moving Pictures
04:08
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Oh it's the law of nature baby
Can't you see
I got what I need and it sure ain't free
Well I spend my days counting time
Waiting on comfort to arrive
You know some believe we're a moving picture
Others say we're fulfilling scripture
Oh no
I believe in a destination
But I believe in long vacation
Oh well Jesus was a carpenter
He knew the hammer and nail
That's for sure
So that's my religion man
I can relate to working long hours on a summer's day
You know some believe we're a moving picture
Others say we're fulfilling scripture
Oh no
I believe in a destination
But I believe in long vacation
Hold yourself upright
Be the natural state of your bones
Work until your back is strong enough to stand alone
Baby don't you stay and wait on the ringing of the phone
Don't you fear wisdom is both your friend and foe
Oh God I don't want to know
Well when I feel the weight of eternity
I practice better empathy
And when loneliness is killing me
I pay better attention to my company
You know some believe we're a moving picture
Others say we're fulfilling scripture
Oh no
I believe in a destination
But I believe in long vacation
Hold yourself upright
Be the natural state of your bones
Work until your back is strong enough to stand alone
Baby don't stay and wait on the ringing of the phone
Don't you fear wisdom is both your friend and foe
Oh God I don't want to know
You know some believe we're a moving picture
Others say we're fulfilling scripture
Oh no
I believe in a destination
But I believe in long vacation
Hold yourself upright
Be the natural state of your bones
Work until your back is strong enough to stand alone
Baby don't stay and wait on the ringing of the phone
Don't you fear wisdom is both your friend and foe
Oh God I don't want to know
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3. |
Waste My Time
03:23
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Lord I believe in two things
Freedom to stay
Freedom to leave
Uncertainty ain't my disease
I got what I want
I got what you need
She's my dark side
My selfish greed
A spider weaving web through my dreams
I took the shots
I paid the fee
I took the recommended dose
Now I chase the breeze
Hey hey momma don't waste my time
I gotta keep moving while the sun still shines
Keep shaking me down
Shaking me down
Shaking me down
Shaking me down
Still I stay but I'm holding my breath
This woman I love scares me to death
She's hanging a lead weight from my neck
Hanging a lead weight from my neck
Fuel my fire
Ignite my hate
I had a chance to leave
And I took it too late
She takes my money
Takes my house
Takes everything
Now I'm gonna drive before she takes my keys
Hey hey momma don't waste my time
I gotta keep moving while the sun still shines
Keep shaking me down
Shaking me down
Shaking me down
Shaking me down
Still I stay but I'm holding my breath
This woman I love scares me to death
She's hanging a lead weight from my neck
Hanging a lead weight from my neck
She say come on to me
Come on to me
Come on to me
Come on to me
Come on to me
Come on to me
Come on to me
Come on to me
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
I gotta leave
Hey hey momma don't waste my time
I gotta keep moving while the sun still shines
Keep shaking me down
Shaking me down
Shaking me down
Shaking me down
Still I stay but I'm holding my breath
This woman I love scares me to death
She's hanging a lead weight from my neck
Hanging a lead weight from my neck
She say won't you go
Oh come on
Baby come on
Come on
Come on
Won't you go
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4. |
All My Working Hours
05:52
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Lord every day's got me feeling like a steamrolling train
I pushed up this mountain before
So I'll do it again
And it seems I've run out of rail now
I believe it's the end of the track
And I'm tied to this engine behind me
So I'll have to go back
Oh Allie ain't I so full of selfish greed
I never took your picture
But I wished time would freeze
And I know the world ain't all two colors
But you got me still here green and blue
And I never was much of a fool
But I was a fool for you
Well the first night I was certain
By the second I sold my soul
And I can't help but thinking
About things like growing old
Oh it may be such a long time
Heartache wrestles with my good sense
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
Jesus I've been learning that I sure don't deserve what I ask
And if not for the love of a woman
Devils would still hold me fast
But I'm tired now
I'm still haunted by all things that I've done just to win
I've been captivated by angels
Lord I've been weighed down by sin
Well the first night I was certain
By the second lord I sold my soul
And I can't help but thinking
About things like growing old
Oh it may be such a long time
Heartache wrestles with my good sense
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
Well the first night I was certain
By the second lord I sold my soul
And I can't help but thinking
About me and you growing old
Oh it may be such a long time
Heartache wrestles with my good sense
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
I'll spend all my working hours to see you again
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5. |
Whiskey
03:48
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I ran from the law
I'll pack my things and leave tomorrow
I got a couple ornery horses
They're gonna get me to Chicago
Lord there's whiskey in my bottle
I've been rolling in the mud
And I answer to nobody but God
Well I met a bad girl
She kept me hanging on tomorrow
Lord I died in her arms every night
Now all I know is sorrow
I said baby unload your gun
I see my welcome has expired
The good die young and the fast live to retire
Live or die I'm to blame
Live or die I'm worth the same
Oh hey hey baby call my name
I know you don't let yourself feel no pain
Lord I keep my hands out of bad men's pockets
And I keep my heart from leading me astray
See I don't wanna swing from a tree
I don't wanna burn up in a fire
I just want my lungs full of desire
Live or die I'm to blame
Live or die I'm worth the same
Oh hey hey baby call my name
I know you don't let yourself feel no pain
Well I ran from the law
I'll pack my things and leave tomorrow
I still got these same old horses
They got me to Chicago
There's still whiskey in my bottle
I'm still rolling in the mud
And I answer to nobody but God
Live or die I'm to blame
Live or die I'm worth the same
Oh hey hey baby call my name
I know you don't let yourself feel no pain
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6. |
I Do
02:54
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I got a girl who lives far away
She holds me like a sunny day
When I'm grasping for a feeling
Oh lord well she brings me easy around to reason
And I'll wait months to see the light
It's a tunnel and I'm almost through
But I know she knows what I need to be strong and bold and true
Baby I ain't always smart
I know what I got in you
And if you don't know I love you by now
I do
I do
I do
I got a girl who don't want my name
And I know that may never change
But when I'm not home till early morning
Oh lord she brings me into bed without warning
And I'll wait months to see the light
It's a tunnel and I'm almost through
But I know she knows what I need to be strong and bold and true
Baby I ain't always smart
I know what I got in you
And if you don't know I love you by now
I do
I do
I do
I'll wait months to see the light
It's a tunnel and I'm almost through
But I know she knows what I need to be strong and bold and true
Baby I ain't always smart
I know what I got in you
And if you don't know I love you by now
I do
I do
I do
I do
I do
Oh if you don't know I love you now momma
I do
I do
I do
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7. |
We Never Knew Love
03:46
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We walked on out the backdoor
Down the hill and out the gate
We never knew love before
But we sure will today
We never knew love before
But we sure will today
Oh little known about the way a young man feels he is of age
The wisdom of experience don't come around in one day
The wisdom of experience don't come around in one day
Lord my heart is crying joy
You got me feeling ten feet high
Oh I hope it never stops
But I dream about your love
Baby I dream about your love
Your love
Love
Love
Your love
Your love
Sweet baby I've been thinking about the way you look at me
I've been longing for you like a bird longs for a tree
I've been longing for you like a bird longs for a tree
Lord my heart is crying joy
You got me feeling ten feet high
Oh I hope it never stops
But I dream about your love
Baby I dream about your love
Your love
Love
Love
Your love
Your love
Lord my heart is crying joy
You got me feeling ten feet high
Oh I hope it never stops
But I dream about your love
Baby I dream about your love
Your love
Love
Love
Your love
Your love
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8. |
Drink Till We Dance
04:17
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Ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Oh well I've adored girls who want nothing of me
And lord I try to tell them
But they don't see
I've got nothing to give except the love in my heart
And a poor boy's love never goes very far
Ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Oh well my bank holds less than the money I owe
But I keep myself on that narrow road
Man if I could afford it
I'd always play for free
The rich man and his cars ain't got nothing on me
Come on put me in a trance
Oh let's drink till we dance
I want a saltier taste of your sweet romance
We ain't nothing but bodies
All of heaven's in reach
Let's drink till we dance
I want you closer to me
Let's drink till we dance
Ain't gotta pay for a thing
Ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Oh well when I was younger I said
Man I'm never slowing down
And soon enough my friends didn't want me around
Don't you know freedom is abrasive
To those who ain't free
And the curse of all your freedom is to be lonely
Come on put me in a trance
Oh let's drink till we dance
I want a saltier taste of your sweet romance
We ain't nothing but bodies
All of heaven's in reach
Let's drink till we dance
I want you closer to me
Let's drink till we dance
Ain't gotta pay for a thing
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Oh put me in a trance
Oh let's drink till we dance
I want a saltier taste of your sweet romance
We ain't nothing but bodies
All of heaven's in reach
Let's drink till we dance
I want you closer to me
Let's drink till we dance
Ain't gotta pay for a thing
One
Two
Three
Momma put me in a trance
Oh let's drink till we dance
I want a saltier taste of your sweet romance
We ain't nothing but bodies
All of heaven's in reach
Let's drink till we dance
I want you closer to me
Let's drink till we dance
Ain't gotta pay for a thing
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
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9. |
Fear
04:12
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Well I'm not the only one
Who takes the names of traitors
But I'll still sit on my own side
While the rest of the world floats away
Oh me oh my just how bad can it be
Isn't the poor man still eating for free
Why can't he stand on his own two feet
Try a little harder and then
You'll see it's all uphill
And it's not just the truth they kill
But lord when the T.V. is telling you
Take all these pills
You let yourself live in fear
If something ain't right
Cover your eyes and ears
Well people will keep bleeding money
Till the money satisfies the greed
Of all the banks that owned you from the start
Well all this ignorance creates a need
And oh me oh my all the dreams you'd become
Are ruined by the internet socialite scum
And don't give up yet
There's a war to be won
But we will all learn the hard way
We know it's all uphill
And it's not just the truth they kill
But lord when the T.V. is telling you
Take all these pills
You let yourself live in fear
If something ain't right
Cover your eyes and ears
Oh me oh my
Just what have we become
The sins of our fathers would blot out the sun
We're so slow to reason
So quick to the gun
And we'll curse our brothers again
We say it's all uphill
And it's not just the truth they kill
But lord when the T.V. is telling you
Take all these pills
You let yourself live in fear
If something ain't right
Cover your eyes and ears
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I ain’t no seven eleven
I ain’t open all the time
I rather dislike situations when I can’t unwind
I love wine more than my lovers
But I don’t drink it every night
I still ain’t got no woman
So I get along all right
Go sacrifice your day
Forfeit tomorrow’s pay
Drink all of your money down
If it makes you feel good
There’s a time for heavy drinking
There’s a time for getting high
And when there’s work to be done
Baby I get to bed on time
I don’t wake up for roses
I don’t wake up for the news
I don’t wake up next to anyone
I don’t soberly choose
I’m up before the sunrise
I’ve got coffee on my breath
But if I could live without sleep
Then I would not ever rest
Go sacrifice your day
Forfeit tomorrow’s pay
Drink all of your money down
If it makes you feel good
There’s a time for heavy drinking
There’s a time for getting high
And when there’s work to be done
Baby I get to bed on time
Well all these working people tell you
That you’ve gotta choose
Between passion and a paycheck
Oh my friend you’re born to lose
I believe you can do anything
With time and elbow grease
Throw away your TVs
Moderate your drinks
Go sacrifice your day
Forfeit tomorrow’s pay
Drink all of your money down
If it makes you feel good
There’s a time for heavy drinking
There’s a time for getting high
And when there’s work to be done
Baby I get to bed on time
There's a time for heavy drinking
There's a time for getting high
And when there's work to be done
Baby I get to bed on time
Oh when there's work to be done
Baby I get to bed on time
Oh when there's work to be done
No I don't bitch or whine
When there's work to be done
Momma I get to bed on time
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Pretend Friend Wichita, Kansas
Pretend Friend is a progressive bluegrass band from Wichita, Kansas. Touring and releasing new music since 2017.
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