Scrimshaw's Lyrics
LYRICS
12-21
LYRICS TO THE SONGS OF SCRIMSHAW
Words & Music by Marlin Collins
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12. MORNING RIDE
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I live on tea, and a morning ride,
The open air, and the countryside.
A graceful steed, is what I ride.
By nature's laws we do abide.
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The phone is ringing, ride away, ride away.
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Crossed a bridge, below I saw,
A river full of water drops.
And each drop's path will coincide,
With what I feel on a morning ride.
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The phone is ringing, ride away, ride away.
My heart is singing, ride away, ride away.
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Gallop fast, gallop far,
To the edge of the sea.
Along the shore, through the tide,
Freedom is a morning ride.
A morning ride yea. (3 times )
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I live on tea, and a morning ride,
The open air, and the countryside.
A graceful steed, is what I ride.
By nature's laws we do abide.
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The phone is ringing, ride away, ride away.
My heart is singing, ride away, ride away.
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13. A-1
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Instrumental
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14. SATIN IN RED
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Well the cups are inside, the birthday is wide, and the nursery is rhyme all the time.
The first day in May, the things that they say, and our music we'll play all the time.
The fish in the brook, the girl in the book, and mistakes we mistook all the time.
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Well the stars are all there, they've not gone anywhere, and that seems fair to define, as a kind-of satin in red, thoughts in your head, evolved there instead of your heart. A piece of the earth, is that what your worth, except that your birth is the start.
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Oh beautiful relationships that's so, one sacrifice that could save our life, and that paid the price for our souls.
It's worth it to say, there'll come a day, when He'll call us out of our holes.
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Well the stars are all there, they've not gone anywhere, and that seems fair to define, as a kind-of satin in red, thoughts in your head, evolved there instead of your heart. A piece of the earth, is that what your worth, except that your birth is the start.
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Well never seen a winning man, get in touch with where he stands, any old time, any old time.
Had a piece of winning luck, but he let it become stuck,
To his mind, to his mind.
Considering what he had, sure could see him getting mad,
To find, to find.
All around, himself down
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Oh beautiful relationships that's so, one sacrifice that could save our life, and that paid the price for our souls.
It's worth it to say, there'll come a day, when He'll call us out of our holes.
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Well the stars are all there, they've not gone anywhere, and that seems fair to define, as a kind-of satin in red, thoughts in your head, evolved there instead of your heart. A piece of the earth, is that what your worth, except that your birth is the start.
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15. PARDON ME
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When the leaves fall round,
Your earthly heads,
Won't you pardon me.
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When you see them flying, then you'll surely know,
That their course defying, the way in which they go.
To wiser men they've been lying, just to tap the flow.
Won't you pardon me (5 times )
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When the leaves fall round,
Your earthly heads,
Won't you pardon me.
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Now the men awaken, grab their guns too soon.
The first shot will be taken, the life of the afternoon.
While the boys are shakin', their fist at the silver spoon.
Won't you pardon me (5 times )
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When the leaves fall round,
Your earthly heads,
Won't you pardon me.
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And to this day I never spent time on my knees.
Punish me in life I will stay cool.
Nursing the letters I write from misery,
I know some day you'll pardon me.
Know some day you'll pardon me.
In case of critters I'll stand, in this critter filled land.
And I don't need to look inside your book, to understand.
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Won't you pardon me (5 times )
When the leaves fall round,
Your earthly heads,
Won't you pardon me.
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16. BLUE MOMENTS
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Golden strings,
Angel's wings
Seems to sound like something,
From a star.
But in time,
Becomes a crime
How they'd love to see the,
Faithful starve.
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If only people,
Could get to know,
That the way they come,
Is the same way they go.
The same way they go.
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A second chance
Is what they say.
It is a lie
There is just today.
There is just today.
Today!
No-No, No-No
No, No-No-NO
No.
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We share in a one way, day before we get it, earth goal.
With all of our trying, we dig ourselves into a deeper hole. (2 times)
We dig ourselves a deeper hole. (4 times) a hole (3 times)
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Push and shove, the dinosaur when I count three.
What is love, but friendship in the first degree.
I had hoped, we'd all be there, yes you and me.
What a joke, to think that it could ever be.
Say good-bye, the dinosaur is not naive.
There's a lie, he's going to tell that you'll believe.
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17. LOVERS
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Why can I never see the light?
Cause the sun isn't rising for me.
Depending on less than my sight,
To find a friend that is true.
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Ou, ou, lovers oh they come and they go painfully.
Oh the change in their face, preference and taste frightens me.
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Ou, ou, lovers oh they come and they go painfully.
Oh the change in their face, preference and taste frightens me.
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True love missed out, the kind that everyone has dreamt about.
Maybe someday someone might turn to you and say,
Do I know you, oh I'm sure we must have met somewhere before
How-do-you-do, oh I'm glad we live in such a small world.
Now I, love you, and I'll never ever, ever let go again.
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But each and every day,
Bids a farewell to me.
In the loneliest way,
How can I wait for nothing to be.
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Ou, ou, lovers oh they come and they go painfully.
Oh the change in their face, preference and taste frightens me.
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Ou, ou, lovers oh they come and they go painfully.
Oh the change in their face, preference and taste frightens me.
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18. EVEN STEVEN
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Am I stupid, still believin', even Steven, No-No-No-No.
Is the reason, for you leavin', saw your Cupid, No-No-No-No.
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Every offer, that I give you, has a purpose, No-No-No-No.
Makes me suffer, while you please him, three ring circus, No-No-No-No.
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Falling in love with you today, was my first real big mistake.
If I'd have gone another way, I could have given us all a break.
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What things surface, in an outrage, take the front stage, No-No-No-No.
You have skirted, every issue, sure do miss you, No-No-No-No.
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I'm not giving, up the battle, for I'm driven, No-No-No-No.
Every horse that, I have saddled, I have ridden, No-No-No-No.
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All that I wanted you to say, was that my heart you wouldn't break.
That there had been another way, and this is all a big mistake.
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When I tune in, to your station, rub my face in, No-No-No-No.
I can respect, all your feelings, but the neglect, No-No-No-No.
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I shall carry, on this burden, ever certain, No-No-No-No.
That your flirtin', and your hurtin', I won't marry, No-No-No-No.
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Falling in love with you that day, was my first real big mistake.
If I had gone another way, I could have given us all a break.
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19. I BEEN WATCHIN' YOU
Words and music by Bob Fulbright
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I see your eyes across the room, lookin' into mine.
Your dancin' with that other guy, but I tell ya, I don't mind.
I been watchin' you for weeks and weeks, and I know just where you live.
I know your favorite TV. show, and I've heard you on the phone.
I know just where you go at night , when you want to be alone.
But I don't know, if you ever, ever, ever noticed me.
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When I hear your name I fall apart start starin' at my shoes.
Cause I've never been in love before, and I don't know what to do.
Each day, I look for your, hair on the avenue.
At the bus stop, I see a skirt, and I'm damn sure that it's you.
But it's a blond haired burger queen givin' me a foxy look sayin' honey what's your name.
But I've never been in love before, and I don't know how to behave.
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Sunrise on the bridge, and I'm thinkin' about takin' the fall.
But I'm too young to quit, baby I'll love you till I drop.
Now your dancin' across the room, just lookin' straight at me.
And there's nobody left in here, except for you and for me.
Now your walkin' across the floor, starin' straight into my eyes.
And I'm sweatin', shakin', lookin' for somewhere to hide.
But you take my hand, you say to me man I've known all along.
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20. BORN WITHOUT A NAME
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Instrumental
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21. KLEPTO
By Wes Collins and Marlin Collins
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I'm a klepto, running from the heat.
I'm a klepto, the only things fast are my feet.
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Got to run away, just as fast as I can.
I got to run away, to keep ahead of the man.
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Stealing ain't right, but there's nothing to do on a Saturday night.
Taking what I can, holdin' in my hot little hand.
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The cops came, they wanted to look and see,
Exactly, just what I had on me.
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They really made me mad, when they confiscated all I had.
I said I'd put it back, if they'd just cut me some slack.
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Stealing ain't right, but there's nothing to do on a Saturday night.
Taking what I can, holdin' in my hot little hand.
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They took me down to jail, couldn't find no one to put up bail.
They told me with a sneer, that I might rot away in here.
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My friends were really nice, but I didn't take their advice.
I can't do what I should, cause when I steal it feels so good.
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Stealing ain't right, but there's nothing to do on a Saturday night.
Taking what I can, holdin' in my hot little hand.
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I'm a kleptomaniac, ain't putting nothing back (4 times )
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Ain't putting nothing back (2 times )
Got off on the wrong track
Ain't putting nothing back
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