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MEET ME IN AUSTIN
Meet Me in Austin
performed by: NADRIP
written by: James Trask
V1:
Me in my ‘Stros cap, you in your shades
It rained and rained but the sun came out today
No need to hurry when you’re looking so fine
We can hold hands if you feel the same
And in the loving waters of this holy place
Find a swimming hole, hop in and be baptized
Pre-Ch:
I know a secret bend by the water
A wild green cove we can hide away
CH:
Through the hills of Austin flows the Colorado
In the summer heat there’s a cool place to go
Meet me in Austin down by the river
Find a way to get here but leave your phone
I know a world we can get lost in
Meet me in Austin
Meet me in Austin
V2:
Where the sky turns amber and the music’s live
Lots of pretty people winking their eyes
We’ll float out at night, and rent a canoe
‘Neath a Van Gogh sky, all big and bright
With Buddy Holly’s crickets rockin' it right
We’ll be making ripples on the moon
Pre-Ch:
CH:
Through the hills of Austin flows the Colorado
In the summer heat there’s a cool place to go
Meet me in Austin down by the river
Find a way to get here but leave your phone
I know a world we can get lost in
Meet me in Austin
Br:
La de da Da, La de da Da, La de da Da
Whoo wo oh, La da da, La de da Da, Yea yea yea
CH:
Through the hills of Austin flows the Colorado
In the summer heat there’s a cool place to go
Meet me in Austin down by the river
Find a way to get here but leave your phone
I know a world we can get lost in
Meet me in Austin
Outtro:
Yea, I know a world we can get lost in, Whoo oh oh
Meet me in Austin
Meet me in Austin --- END ---
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COULDA STAYED
Coulda Stayed
by James Trask
V1:
I ran like a convict straight to your arms
Outside world howling like a sandstorm
But I found pardon in your kiss
Wrapping each other safe from harm
V2:
How you pulled me in your wake
How you washed me with your ache
The rolling swell of joy that formed
You were my sun kissed magic mermaid
CH:
I coulda stayed longer in your moment
I coulda built our Taj Mahal
You were my fountain of love forever
But I didn’t know 'til I was gone
V3:
You're the fruit that fed my famine
You're the fire that kept me warm
Through the twisting spiral I was in
You were the altar for all my sins
CH:
Bridge:
Am I imprisoned again?
Empty like I'm waiting at the gallows?
I find myself swinging in your shadow
CH:
Outtro:
Coulda wandered in your forest
Coulda snuggled in your arms
Coulda wandered paths of angels
Coulda snuggled in the stars
'Stead of chasing things I didn’t need
Coulda stayed where you are
Coulda stayed where you are
CH: --- END ---
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ROLLIN' ON
Rollin’ On
by James Trask & Tiago Videira
V1:
My car is stopped in the rain
There’s a freight train cuttin’ through this little town
You’re long gone, but again
Shine your green eyes in windshield dew, rollin’ down
CH:
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
I cry and wonder where you are?
Are you safe in devoted arms?
If not then find your way back to me
I ain’t got much but this love is free
And pours for you like the endless sea
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
V2:
In our little bedroom love was strong
‘Til it burst with passioned flair like it began
You never believed you might be wrong
See the truth, how much I care: here I am
CH mod 1:
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
I cry and wonder where you are?
Are you safe in devoted arms?
If not then find your way back to me
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
BR:
Are we crazy baby?
Our souls cut in half?
Would it throw you out of balance
To ask you to come back?
CH mod 2:
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
I cry and wonder where you are?
Are you safe in devoted arms?
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
Rollin’ on, rollin’ far
--- END ---
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ONE STRIKE YOU'RE OUT
One Strike You’re Out
by ** & **
Intro:
There’s always a guy
With a wandering eye
You can love him through the night
But he’s never satisfied
He’s playing a game
And it’s always the same
Just put him on the bench
And walk away
C’mon girls, let’s tell 'em how it is
Pre-Ch:
Well he's going...
Ch:
Back to the minors - don’t write, don’t call
Always someone on deck - keep your eye on the ball
I’m holding out for love
My rules, don’t pout
Ain't no baseball game
One strike you’re out
V1:
I thought Jared was true ‘til he
Was working late at Tractor Supply
I brought him dinner and I slipped inside
Through an unlocked loading dock door
I dropped his burger to the floor
His 19-year-old summer hire
Was topless against a stack of tires
C’mon girls, let’s tell 'em how it is
PreCh:
Well I sent him...
Ch:
V2:
I felt sure about Lee ‘til he
Took me out to play some pool
Parked me down on an old barstool
Said he was going for whiskey 'n coke
I walked outside to grab a smoke
Around the corner he's pressed against
Some redhead and they're locked in a kiss
C’mon girls, let’s tell 'em how it is
PreCh:
Well I sent him...
Ch:
Br:
Girls, you will have plenty of fans
That will give you true romance
or else they're going...
Ch:
Outtro:
Ain't no baseball game
One strike you’re out --- END ---
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BETTER AT GOODBYE (7" VERSION)
V1
Watching numbers on the monitor
Poppin' aspirin for the pain in my brain
Feeling small in the terminal
Waiting for my morning train
My eyes are bloodshot
My arm covers my wide yawned teeth
And my skin gets tired tingles
Yearning for silver sheets
Businessmen around me
Students and tourists, too
I’m glancing at the fringes
Daydreaming I see you
Chorus
I still don’t know where we got lost
We somehow forgot to try
We were so good together
But we were better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
Better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
V2
The day we met was a different tired
We stayed up all night talking
You wore dinosaurs on your shirt
Silver earrings dangling
I was sure I could topple one more windmill
With my crooked pool cue
You were sure the Grand Ball was still waiting
And any slippers would do
We bathed in a pool in a hidden grotto
We kissed in the frond of a giant fern
Your skin was soft as orchid petals
And mirrored the flickering candle’s burn
Chorus
I still don’t know where we got lost
We somehow forgot to try
We were so good together
But we were better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
Better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
Middle 8 / Bridge
There’s a fast blur of swamps and farms
The train is only half-full
I can stretch out my legs
And my seat is comfortable
But I can’t seem to close my lids on you yet
I imagine you walk through the carriage door
And lay your head on my lap
And say "I don’t want to fight anymore"
V3
But I see you’re far from here
As I study the windowpane
And squeeze my hands together
As if my body is trying to pray
Chorus
You pulled away / (oh) you scared me
Like I stepped from a roof to nothing but sky
And I wanted to say "I need you"
But I was better at saying "goodbye"
Hey, hey, yea
Better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
Outtro
I was better at goodbye --- END ---
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SOMETIMES LOVE IS
Sometimes Love Is
by: James Trask
V1:
I don’t have to be the umbrella you hold close
Just the building that shields you
Or a helpful sign by the road
I don’t have to be your handwritten note
Let me be the cloud that cools your day
Or the little chirp of a hidden bird
I don’t have to be your Ray-Ban shades
Lounging like a cat on your comfortable face
Pre-Ch:
Sometimes love is
CH:
Like carrying water to the ocean
The ocean carries water to me
I put on the hat of a wild wild joker, yeah
It’s too big; I cannot see
Sometimes love is like this
V2:
I don’t have to be the spin in your shin
Or your lip gloss that smells like strawberries
Perhaps I’m the salty smell of the ocean
Or your hand sanitizer spray pen
I can be the foghorn on your darkest night
Or the taste of wine from the whiff of it
I can be your lonely arcing airport light
I don’t have to be the jacket hugging you tight
Pre-Ch:
CH:
BRIDGE:
The celestial stars have broken free
Great golden leaves fall from a slumbering tree
CH:
I carry water to the ocean
The ocean carries water to me
I put on the hat of a wild wild joker, yeah
It’s too big; I cannot see
Sometimes love is like this
Sometimes love is like this --- END ---
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THE LITTLE WHILES
The Little Whiles
by James Trask
V1:
I don’t hang out with royalty
You were the closest thing to that to me
You dazzled with culture and fancy clothes
I saw only your beauty
I didn’t guess the cost to win
I never dove so deep or will again
And all that I’ve paid God only knows
I just keep on payin’
Pre-Ch:
I don’t need you anymore
'cause it hurt too long
And I don’t even want you anymore
'cause you don’t deserve
Ch:
But the sound of your voice still makes me smile
And the feel of you near still clears my soul
And I don’t know if you’ll come or go
But I'll take the little whiles
I'll take the little whiles
V2:
Never had nothing good 'fore then
I never felt so loved or will again
But now I count the nights alone
Wondrin' if you'll pop in
You fed me truth wrapped in a lie
You taught me how to love then how to cry
You made me a prize that you could show
Then thrust a spear in my side
Pre-Ch:
Ch:
Br:
Some say all prayers are answered
But I'm still not free
Ch:
Outtro:
I'll take the little whiles --- END ---
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VAPORS
Vapors
by James Trask
V1
Love – didn’t stay in one place
We gave it a chase
But one loser remained
Love – was not what it seemed
Was half hope and half dream
And it faded away
CH
Vapors left in my tank
Got nowhere left to fall
Only dust on my shelf
I promise I gave it my all
Vapors like ghostly haze
Vapors are what remain
V2
Love – slided in like the night
On beams of starlight
Was always obscure
Love – didn’t care what we think
Had a contagious wink
And there was no cure
CH
Bridge:
Seemed I was trapped in ice
And now it’s finally thawed
Droplets run down my face
I feel too weak to crawl
CH
Outtro:
Love – why couldn’t it last?
I’m in a desert so vast
Where your river once ran
--- END ---
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BETTER AT GOODBYE (12" VERSION)
Better at Goodbye
by James Trask
V1
Watching numbers on the monitor
Poppin' aspirin for the pain in my brain
Feeling small in the terminal
Waiting for my morning train
My eyes are bloodshot
My arm covers my wide yawned teeth
And my skin gets tired tingles
Yearning for silver sheets
Businessmen around me
Students and tourists, too
I’m glancing at the fringes
Daydreaming I see you
Come rushing up to grab my hand
(And) pull me from this hall
But I know you’re far away as I
Fix back on fiery red numerals
Pre-Refrain
My left hand rests on my suitcase handle
As my right accepts free WI-FI
Refrain
We were so good together
But we were better at goodbye
Post-Refrain
Hey, hey, yea
Better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
V2
The day we met was a different tired
We stayed up all night talking
You wore dinosaurs on your shirt
Silver earrings dangling
I was sure I could topple one more windmill
With my crooked pool cue
You were sure the Grand Ball was still waiting
And any slippers would do
We bathed in a pool in a hidden grotto
We kissed in the frond of a giant fern
Your skin was soft as orchid petals
And mirrored the flickering candle’s burn
Pan played a ditty with his flute
Venus harmonized on her lead guitar
You gave me a Starburst from your purse
And said "let’s have breakfast for dinner"
Pre-Refrain
I still don’t know where we got lost
We somehow forgot to try
Refrain
We were so good together
But we were better at goodbye
Post-Refrain
Hey, hey, yea
Better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
Middle 8 / Bridge
There’s a fast blur of swamps and farms
The train is only half-full
I can stretch out my legs
And my seat is comfortable
But I can’t seem to close my lids on you yet
I imagine you walk through the carriage door
And lay your head on my lap
And say "I don’t want to fight anymore"
V3
But I see you’re far from here
As I study the windowpane
And squeeze my hands together
As if my body is trying to pray
I don’t know if I can explain
Why anyone would choose
Instead of the ache of impending disaster
The ache of certain doom
Pre-Refrain
You pulled away / (oh) you scared me
Like I stepped from a roof to nothing but sky
Refrain
And I wanted to say "I need you"
But I was better at saying "goodbye"
Post-Refrain
Hey, hey, yea
Better at goodbye
Hey, hey, yea
Outtro
I was better at goodbye
--- END ---
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COLD MIDNIGHT IN JUNE (MALE)
Cold Midnight in June
by James Trask
V1:
I saw you in the mirror
You were hanging up the stars
So the moon could serenade them
And I was your guitar
But then the picture clouded
Some would say it cleared
All I saw were aging walls
Like the face between my ears
Pre-CH:
Hanging by my toenails
Hanging by a thread
I kept thinking of that teddy
I spooned around in bed
CH:
Am I four? Will I see forty?
Or will it all end too soon?
Feel like I'm dancing with the devil
On a cold midnight in June
V2:
Some say "this world is nasty
Life is short and not so nice"
Still haven't found the Grail of love
Though I've paid a heavy price
I'd like to be like Jesus
But don't want to suffer like he
With no lover's arms to comfort
And my friends denying me
Pre-CH:
Hanging by my toenails
Hanging by a thread
I keep thinking of that teddy
I spooned around in bed
CH:
BR:
I can see the forest waving
Like an emerald ring
Like a rolling sea
With mounds of newly buried
Calling out to me
Pre-CH:
Hanging by my toenails
Hanging by a thread
I kept thinking of that teddy
I spooned around in bed
CH:
OUTTRO:
Are you here because I owe you?
Did you get lost?
If you don't like the show you're watching
Turn the damn thing off --- END ---
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