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The Truth Is
03:12
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If I said that my love was true
Would you say it to me too
The truth is that I really do not love you
If a tree falls and no one hears
Is the same true for your tears
The truth is that I really do not love you
Is it a sin to begin when the ending is so plainly in view
Is it so much of a crush to pretend that I really love you
If I said that my love was true
Would you say it to me too
The truth is that I really do not love you
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Hey sweet baby of mine
Say you know you look so fine
As you walk right down the line
Stay if you got the mind
Wait you know I got the time
If you don’t treat me unkind
Fools in love
I didn’t know it could be
Such a true flood
Rushing over me
Hey sweet baby of mine
Say you know you look so fine
As you walk right down the line
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Gamblin' Man
02:35
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Blind bet deck set money on the table yet
Whatcha gonna get on the draw
Double down add on
All or nothing come around
Who’s gonna make the call
Aces high snake eyes
Make the rank to quality
When you gonna play your hand
Theres no use in skimming when beginners luck is winning
Do you wanna be a gambling man
Hand hard wild card breaking even bet the odds
How you gonna hold on your own
Buy in sink or swim lucky one is gonna win
Pit boss will give you a loan
Carousel coattail hearts diamonds doing well
When you gonna play your hand
No use in quitting when you just started sitting
Do you wanna be a gambling man
High roller fold and show losing hand I dunno
Dealer gonna make that call
Big win lose your skin
ever gonna play again
Find out that you bet it all
Table stakes make or break
Chips are counted losing streak
When you gonna play your hand
You better start digging from the hole you’re in
If you wanna be a gambling man
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The Moon Is an Ashtray
03:24
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The Moon is an Ashtray
Catching dreams that have burned away
They couldn’t stand up to a flame
So they flickered and died
The Moon is an Ashtray
Holding memories of happy days
Falling embers gently find their place
And never return
Although they are stardust floating free
I know they were never meant for me
The moon is an ashtray
Sitting high above the landscape
Covered by the ash of yesterday
To crater and wane
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I Wanna Be a Cowboy
02:00
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I wanna be a cowboy
Will you look at my boots and my hat
A brand new pair of wrangler jeans
How do you think they fit
I must have been born to ramble
But no more I have to roam
For I’ve settled down here in Nashville
I call it my new country home
~ yodel ~
I don’t need a horse and a saddle
I don’t have a trail to ride
And I’ve been afraid of horses
Ever since I was a child
Won’t you send my regards to my mama
As I look to the sun in the west
It’s setting down over Nashville
The city that I like the best
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Two people talk hand in hand while they walk
Down the street just like you and me
Together they pass and they dance if they’re asked
Round and round so that people can see
But nobody knows them
like you and me
Two people ignored when they’ve both closed the door
Lie awake in their own separate dreams
Next to each other and under the covers
Their eyes close where no one can see
and nobody knows them
like you and me
If you don’t know how to love me
in all the time that we’ve
I know that you’re trying
But I still feel so sad
I’ve tried to explain it but just cuz I’m talking
Don’t mean that you will understand
That you don’t know how to love me
My man
Sometimes I think about leaving
But then I decide to stay
One day I’ll follow my feeling
When I’m not afraid of the change
If you don’t know how to love me
I can’t tell you how
I know that you’re trying
but you should know by now
I’ve tried to explain it but just cuz I’m talking
Don’t mean that you will understand
That you don’t know how to love me
My man
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Take It Easy
02:39
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Like walking down a dead end street
Like dancing to a back end beat
Like sleeping on a dirty sheet
Coming back to you
Like a habit I just can’t quit
Like a scratch I just can’t itch
Like a ball I just can’t pitch
When you tell me to
Take it easy
You know not what you do
Why you gotta tease me
What did I do to you
It’s like running from a speeding train
Like shaking with a ball and chain
Like singing in the pouring rain
Coming back to you
Like a feeling I just can’t shake
Like a mirror I just can’t break
Like a chance I just can’t take
When you tell me to
Take it easy
You know not what you do
Making me queasy
What did I do to you
Like walking down a dead end street
Like dancing to a back end beat
Like sleeping on a dirty sheet
Coming back to you
Like a habit I just can’t quit
Like a scratch I just can’t itch
Like a ball I just can’t pitch
When you tell me to
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Sugarbabe
04:55
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You’re my sugarbabe
All the time
Will you come over honey
Say that you’re mine
You’re like candy
You’re so sweet like cherry wine
But when you leave me lonely
I could just lay right down and die
Mama mama,
Can you help me with this man
Pretty papa
Ger around all that he can
And I need his lovin
Like a shipwrecked sailor need the land
Tell me tell me
Wherever did he go
That’s my baby
Tell me when’s he coming home
I just sit here waiting
Like a dog that lost his bone
You’re my sugarbabe all the time
You’re my sugarbabe all the time
Sugar baby
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One Little Kiss
03:37
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One Little Kiss then it’s over
The smile on your lips says that’s all right
Your body moves just a little bit closer
Will you be my baby tonight
One little kiss then it’s over
The look in your eyes says that’s all right
So put your head on my shoulder
As we dance all into the night
Remember when you asked me to come back again
You told me it was never meant to be
Do you think that you could be a fortune teller
And the future is yours to see
One little kiss then it’s over
The words on your lips say that’s all right
So move your body just a little bit closer
Will you be my baby tonight
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These Blues
03:26
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I got news if you’re willing
I got news if you’re wanting to hear
These blues that I’m living
Are not drowning in my tears
I got shoes that I’m walking
I got shoes that brought me here
These two that I talking
Will not lead me from my fears
All my friends
You gather round
Can I tell you
or will it bring you down
Can you hear me when I’m talking
Do I even make a sound
If I lose this feeling
Is it true what I hear
That these blues that I’m dealing
Might just up and disappear
All these blues that I’m feeling
Oh these blues that brought me here
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Human Being
03:26
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When I’m standing in the mirror
Who do you think I see
I’m a loser I’m a hero
Who is staring back at me
A reflection a suggestion
An undressed figurine
I’m defeated and conceited
I’m only a human being
When I’m lying in the darkness
How do I close my eyes
I’m an ocean I’m a forest
Can you see through my disguise
An obsession a projection
Perfected in my dreams
I could fake it I could make it
I’m only a human being
It would be so nice if I could turn away
But I never seem to learn from my own mistakes
Will you come if you if I give you this glass to break
You could be my mirror
You could be my mirror, who do you think you see
There’s no need to fear her
I’m only a human being
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Riverboat Song
02:38
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Let em be let em be
All the liners out at sea
I’ll be drifting along To a riverboat song
Playing just for you and me
Let em stay let em stay
Tomorrow’s just another day
I’ll be drifting along to a riverboat song
Playing all the night and day
We could cross the mighty ocean
Though it’s very deep and wide
But I’d never feel at home there
So on the lazy river I’ll ride
Let it go let it go
Forever like this I know
I’ll be drifting along to a riverboat song
Playing on the old banjo
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Miss Tess Nashville, Tennessee
Miss Tess has always been known for creating her own sound, inspired by an eclectic array of vintage blues, country, jazz, and rock n roll. Currently residing in Nashville, she finds no shortage of inspiration in the roots scene there. However varied Tess’ music can be, front and center sits her voice described as "alternately seductive and sexy, and a pure joy to listen to” (Pop Matters). ... more
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