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North of the Border
04:30
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Train pulled in from Saskatoon 30 hours behind
Train pulled in from Saskatoon 30 hours behind
That train didn’t bring back that long-lost baby of mine
Mr. Engineer tell me where my baby might be
Mr. Engineer tell me where my baby might be
Is she north of the border or down in Tennessee?
Work all day to bring more money around
Work all day to bring more money around
Come home at night, she’s nowhere to be found
Lord, oh lord, don’t make me beg and plead
Oh lord, oh lord, I’m down on my hands and knees
Don’t let that mean old Northland take her from me
I looked all over Washington, down through Oregon too
I looked all over Washington, down through Oregon too
Everyone I met said “she don’t want nothin’ from you”
The sky looks mean and the snow is startin’ to fall
The sky looks mean and the snow is startin’ to fall
If I can’t have that woman, I don’t wanna live at all
But I thank the lord for the train that brought me home
Yeah, I thank the lord for the train that brought me home
Won’t leave me dyin’ up north in the freezing cold
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You showed me the door tonight
You won’t catch me crying, I’ll be fine
I’ve got better things to do with my time
Thanks for the broken heart
I left two loves out in the cold
But they didn’t let me run too far
They found me down the road and told me where to go
They said, “thanks for the broken heart,
Thanks for the broken heart”
She didn’t let me sleep too long, she didn’t let me run my mouth
I’ll do her wrong but when I’m gone
She’ll say, "thanks for the broken heart
Thanks for the broken heart
Thanks for the broken heart"
Thanks for a month of romance, thanks for giving a damn
One died early but the other’s still standing
So, thanks for the broken heart
Thanks from a broken heart
Thanks from a broken heart
Thanks from a broken heart
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A Legal Matter
03:48
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One Night Only
03:55
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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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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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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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