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Buffalo Creek
03:12
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I was born in a river town
where the old folks sing the old time sounds.
If I go missing, that's where I'll be
at the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
I can smell the honey suckle in the air
and feel the warm summer breeze blow through my hair.
I say my prayers down on my knees
at the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
Oh, oh
Come on Preacher
won't you baptize me
at the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
We spent a lot of time making fools of us
drinking and fighting and kicking up dust.
I'm amazed those days weren't the death of me
at the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek.
That baby blue dress and her auburn hair.
Anywhere she'd go, you could find me there.
Summer love made a man of me
at the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek.
Oh, oh
Come on, Preacher
won't you baptize me
at the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
the edge of the water on Buffalo Creek
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2. |
Holdin' On
03:23
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Miss Amy, she's a little older now
but she still comes by to our house.
Old Frank, he's been dead and gone
for three long years, but she's holding on.
James been working here forty years
dropping that hammer and grinding those gears.
He said, 'Yesterday, I was twenty years old
now I'm sixty-three. Where the hell's life go?'
So, I'll keep holding on,
on and on and on,
to the only life I've ever known.
And I'll do the best that I can do...
Dear, Saint Peter, will you let me through?
My cousin walked down to the river bluff.
About a mile downstream, it washed him up.
Being out of work can take a mighty big toll
and only prayer can save a poor man's soul.
So, I'll keep holding on,
on and on and on,
to the only life I've ever known.
And I'll do the best that I can do...
Dear, Saint Peter, will you let me through?
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3. |
The Hard Way
03:04
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I'm tired of learning, the hard way,
all these lessons from you.
It's got me counting my blessings
that you're one of a kind.
Because, if there was another
who had me feeling so blue
I'd learn that lesson the hard way
just like I always do.
There was a time
when I could sleep through the night,
when the stars in the sky
still seemed to shine.
Now, I'm walking in circles
and if empty bottles show proof,
I'm learning lessons the hard way
just like I always do.
Yeah, you're one in a million
Yeah, you made me your fool
and I learned that lesson the hard way
just like I always do.
There was a time
when I could sleep through the night,
when the stars in the sky
still seemed to shine.
Now, I'm walking in circles
and if empty bottles show proof,
I'm learning lessons the hard way
just like I always do.
I'm tired of learning the hard way
just like I always do.
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4. |
Please Cut Me Off
04:15
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Please cut me off
before she cuts me loose.
Don't pour me another
or her love I will lose.
I can't say no to one more.
Bartender, I'm trusting you,
please cut me off
before she cuts me loose.
I was fourteen years old when I had my first drink.
I used to sneak it when my Dad fell asleep.
It made him mean and it made Mama cry
but, as far as I know, it just helped me survive.
So, please cut me off
before she cuts me loose.
Don't pour me another
or her love I will lose.
I can't say no to one more.
Bartender, I'm trusting you,
please cut me off
before she cuts me loose.
It's been several years since my love and I wed
and too many nights, I've crawled drunk into bed.
Now, my wife sleeps alone while I'm down at the pub
and she cries just like Mama as she falls out of love.
So, please cut me off
before she cuts me loose.
Don't pour me another
or her love I will lose.
I can't say no to one more.
Bartender, I'm trusting you,
please cut me off
before she cuts me loose.
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5. |
Time Don't Heal
03:53
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I can't lose you
'cause you can't lose what you don't have.
You can't break what's broke in half
and time don't heal.
But you won't miss me
'cause you don't miss what you don't love.
You won't find comfort from above
'cause this ain't real.
And time don't heal.
Time don't heal
and love won't change this
'cause it's been broken from the start.
And when you're gone
I fall to pieces...
'cause time don't heal a broken heart.
You'll have memories
but they'll fade as days go by.
What seemed true becomes a lie
and your heart won't feel...
Feel what's missing
from your bed and by your side
from the world you left behind
and your faith when you kneel...
and time don't heal.
Time don't heal
and love won't change this
'cause it's been broken from the start.
And when you're gone
I fall to pieces...
'cause time don't heal a broken heart.
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Tyler Giles Kansas City, Missouri
Folk songs. Some countrier than folk, some folkier than country.
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