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When I was 23 years old
I spent three days in Arkansas in May
Now with the benefit of hindsight
There's only one thing I gotta say
I don't wanna go to Arkansas again
Too many strip malls and not enough sin
Too many Walmarts and not enough girls
But at least on the radio they still play Willie and Merle
Now I suppose I should be reasonable
I suppose I should be fair
I've found it's much worse in Kentucky where they yell
"Boy, you should cut that hair"
But, I don't wanna go to Arkansas again
Too many strip malls and not enough sin
Too many Walmarts and not enough girls
But at least on the radio they still play Willie and Merle
Well, all the nice people there
That's really the story I should tell
But it's hard to come home with real good stories
When you’re scared to leave your hotel
That's why I don't wanna go to Arkansas again
Too many strip malls and not enough sin
Too many Walmarts and not enough girls
But at least on the radio they still play Willie and Merle
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Minnesota Man
02:55
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When I was 18 years old
I went a-runnin’ from the cold
I had to get away from the same, from the same
From the same old, same old
I packed my bags and hit the road
But now I’m back and there’s something I got to say
I’m a Minnesota Man, that just what I am
No amount of running could take that out of me.
So after years down in the South
It only makes me extra-proud
To say I’m a Minnesota Man
I’m not a native son
We moved here when I was one
A different state is where I was born, I was born
I was born in Illinois
I was my daddy’s pride and joy
Rambling in my blood but way deep down
Indiana’s been a second home to me
And the Rocky Mountain air sure feels fine
I love Chicago and all its busy streets
But the Twin Cities are the ones that feel like mine
I’m a Minnesota Man, that just what I am
No amount of running could take that out of me.
So after years down in the South
It only makes me extra-proud
To say I’m a Minnesota Man
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She's Mine
04:07
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[Karl]
I just met a pretty girl last week
I'm convinced she's the one for me
Blue sky eyes, hair as dark as night
When I'm with her I'm feeling alright
We're stepping out on the town
I'm the only one she lets hang around
She's mine
She's all mine
I can't believe I found a woman so fine
I fell so fast, I feel so free
And I know in my heart
She only loves me
[Ben]
At a honky tonk on the other side of town
Feelin' like I couldn't get any closer to the ground
Just finishing up whiskey number three
A pretty thing walks up and says "the next one's on me"
Oh, how could I refuse
A smile straight from the devil and a pair of snakeskin cowboy boots
She's mine
She's all mine
I can't believe I found a woman so fine
I fell so fast, I feel so free
And I know in my heart
She only loves me
[Karl]
But now it's been two weeks and she won't return my call
[Ben]
And I'm starting to doubt she loves me at all
[Karl]
I saw her out last night and she looked away
[Ben]
My friends are all tellin' me she ain't worth the pain
[Karl]
Who was that I saw you out with last night?
[Ben]
And whose car did I see pulling into your drive?
[Both]
I'm sick of your scheming, I'm sick of your lies
I realize when I am being two-timed
[Karl] So goodbye
My dear, goodbye
I can't believe I bought all your lies
[Ben] I fell so fast, but now I'm free
And I know in my heart
She never loved me
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4. |
Don't Say It
04:43
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There’s got to be more to say
Than how much it rained today
“How was your day, dear?”, There’s got to be more there
But I guess that’s why you won’t marry me
Don’t say it, please don’t say it
I don’t know if my heart can take it
There’s got to be more here than you said before, dear
But I don’t want to hear it today
We started out like all the rest
All future without any past
But as we made a history, our love stayed a mystery
And that’s why it faded out quick
Don’t say it, please don’t say it
I don’t know if my heart can take it
There’s got to be more here than you said before, dear
But I don’t want to hear it today
I guess this is all she wrote
The words get all caught in my throat
If we say goodbye now, it’s for the last time now
And our lives won’t ever touch
Don’t say it, please don’t say it
I don’t know if my heart can take it
There’s got to be more here than you said before, dear
But I don’t want to hear it today
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Guitars and Grain Belt
04:03
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Summertime, the Fourth of July
I'll be headin' downtown
With a bunch of the guys
Ain't looking for trouble, ain't looking for a fight
We just want a little fun on a Saturday night
Somethin' that'll give us a little more to talk about
Somethin' that won't let us down and leave us all wantin'
Mister can you tell us where to find all that 'round here?
Pick up the tempo
Turn up the band
Put a tall, cold beer in my hand
Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time
Don't want to find myself too far Uptown
Just a friendly place where the music's loud
Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time
And later on, when the music’s died
And the crowd thins out
We'll head outside
Let our voices heal, say our goodbyes
Watch the cherry moon sink past the prairie skyline
One more night: successfully wasted
Summer's ripe, I can almost taste it
Eight more hours and we'll do it all again
Pick up the tempo
Turn up the band
Put a tall, cold beer in my hand
Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time
Don't want to find myself too far Uptown
Just a friendly place where the music's loud
Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time
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6. |
400 Miles Away
04:59
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Well I don't know why
You'd leave me here to cry
Left to spend all my days all alone
Yeah, on my own
I can't talk to you
Like you know that I used to
And if I said I don't miss you all the time
Well, I'd be lyin'
Now tell me to turn back
‘Cause I'm leavin' today
You can't tell me you don't want me there
Just 400 miles away
If we cross a couple lines
I'll be yours and you'll be mine
We can spend all our days right at home
Not so alone
And if you let me stay all night
I won't scratch and you won't bite
I'm tellin' you, distance goes by fast
And this won't last
Now tell me to turn back
‘Cause I'm leavin' today
You can't tell me you don't want me there
Just 400 miles away
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7. |
One Night Only
03:53
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Hello there, Virginia
It's great to be in town
I just drove five hours down
Old Highway 39
I'll sing a few then I gotta go
So glad you could stick around
You can stay with me
But only for a night
In the morning when I'm leavin'
I'll be leavin' you behind
Don't buy me no postcards
Don’t look for mine
If I look to the east and see you
Standin' outside my door
I'll believe it
But only for a night
And I'll be down
You'll be down and out too
You'll be cursed
I'll be cursed without you
Yeah, I'll be cured
Then you’ll be gone and carefree
And when you drive to Austin
You'll go without me
In the morning when I'm leavin'
I'll be leavin' you behind
Don't buy me no postcards
Don’t look for mine
If I look to the east and see you
Standin' outside my door
I'll believe it
But only for a night
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I sit here on this barstool every night and I drink
I drink to forget you, so I don't have to think
Of all those times I held you tight
You swore you never love another man
But now you're gone and all I have to hold is this whiskey in my hand
Gram Parsons is on the jukebox singing "you may be sweet and nice"
So I raise a toast to everyone whose true love left them with tears in their eyes
If I never see your face again, if I never make you mine
You can look me up on this barstool until the day I die
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
You're running through my mind tonight
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
They're making me feel alright
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
They're filling up this bar
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
But I'm just wondering where you are
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
I've been sitting here for too damn long
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
Aw, hell, just one more song
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
I've been sitting here for too damn long
(Blues, bourbon and Burritos)
Aw, hell, just one more song
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9. |
Under Your Gun
04:08
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And I didn't call you from Atlanta
Even though I wanted to
And I stayed cool in Eugene, babe
I didn't trash that hotel room
And I wish I'd said "yes"
To another whiskey
Just another lonely weekend
That don't end with you and me
And, hey, I'm callin' your name
Through the pines and through the fields
And, hey, I'm under your gun
And underneath your wheels
Underneath your wheels
You tell me you're havin' a fine time
You're livin' like you should
Yeah, you shouldn't worry at all
I'm out here feelin' good
These curtains won't hide me for long
That morning light will cut on through
You'll wake up in your life
And I'll wake up thinkin' of you
And, hey, I'm callin' your name
Through the pines and through the fields
And, hey, I'm under your gun
And underneath your wheels
Underneath your wheels
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The Federales Minneapolis, Minnesota
Since 2012, fans in the Twin Cities and beyond have lined up for this band’s infectious take on old-school country music. While their debut album Blues, Bourbon & Burritos took a straight-ahead approach to Midwestern country sounds and songwriting, their album Honkytonks & Hangovers leans woozily across a wider swath of American styles — rooted in the present but never jilting the past. ... more
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