Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
We'll correct collegiate mistakes, a shower of formal ideals, completely soused.
The hearts on our sleeves as they drowned we could hear them screaming.
Oh what a tragic way to see our final days.
I attempt to talk up the town: The answers are in the arches of the
20th Century Towers and in comfortable cars in motion.
And yet it still remains, this incessant refrain:
You're just like the rest. Your restlessness makes you lazy.
Keeping busy is just wasting time and I've wasted what little he gave me. (all around)
I know the conscious choice was crystal clear, to clean the slate of former years:
When I sang softly in your ear and tied these arms around you.
The hearts on our sleeves as they drowned we could hear them screaming.
Oh what a tragic way to see our final days.
I attempt to talk up the town: The answers are in the arches of the
20th Century Towers and in comfortable cars in motion.
And yet it still remains, this incessant refrain:
You're just like the rest. Your restlessness makes you lazy.
Keeping busy is just wasting time and I've wasted what little he gave me. (all around)
I know the conscious choice was crystal clear, to clean the slate of former years:
When I sang softly in your ear and tied these arms around you.
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