1. |
Borrowed Time
02:54
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Tell me a tale and pour me a glass
Spare no expense on the wine
I’ll eat from the center and do what I please
I’m living on borrowed time
I can’t shake the feeling there’s no sense in kneeling
To pray to that maker of mine
The old man upstairs is a loan shark
And I’m living on borrowed time
I cannot run from the reaper
And I can’t buy a miracle pill
When all’s said and done, it’s much cheaper
To spend my last dime on a thrill
Call each and every last one of my friends
I’ll give them my love on the line
I won’t drag them down with the burden
Repaying my borrowed time
I cannot run from the reaper
And can’t buy a miracle pill
When all’s said and done, it’s much cheaper
To spend my last dime on a thrill
When I’ve had my fill I’ll walk up the hill
With stone angels watching me climb
To the permanent home where they’ll bury my bones
Cuz I’ve run out of borrowed time
I’ve run out of borrowed time
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2. |
Firewalker
03:22
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VERSE
The Good Lord sent another plague
Like he’s been doin all my days
Empty wallet, feelin’ shame
Empty table, layin’ blame
Every morning brings a fight
But I’m still precious in his sight
Because I’m passin every test
He made me stronger than the rest
CHORUS
There’s a name for the one
Who walks on the embers
And won’t get burned
There’s a name for the one
Proud of the battle scars
She has earned
I am faithful and tall
I am the one that they call
Firewalker
Firewalker
VERSE
Some are dealt a winning hand
I used to try to understand
Now I don’t mourn that I have not
I got a name that they ain’t got
CHORUS
BRIDGE
At the end of the road is my reward
At the end of the road is my reward
At the end of the road is my reward
At the end of the road is my reward
CHORUS
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3. |
Love You Steady
03:52
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VERSE
I can’t buy you what you’re wantin’
But I’ll give you what you need
Roof above you, floor below you
Grow a garden from a seed
I can’t shower you with silver, gold, or diamond rings
But darlin’ if you’re ready
I can love you steady
VERSE
I can’t start your heart on fire
But I’ll always keep the flame
I will tend it ever faithful
Honoring you with my name
I can’t keep you up all night ‘til the sparrows start to call
But darlin’, if you’re ready
I can love you steady
CHORUS
I can love you steady
I can love you true
Like the daytime fades
And the evenin’ falls
And the sun bows to the moon
VERSE
I can’t be another lover
I can only be myself
Stark and plain and ever-present
Like the sugar on the shelf
I can’t be your hero or have buildings named for me
But darlin’, if you’re ready
I can love you steady
CHORUS
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4. |
Runaway
03:45
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VERSE
His watch is always running slow
The time ain’t right for loving me
She broke the windows of his soul
Repairs will come eventually
PRE-CHORUS
Same old story with a different spin
So I find I fell in love again
CHORUS
With another
Run, run, runaway
Run, run, runaway
VERSE
He says he don’t deserve my love
And that I’m truly good as gold
Too precious and he’s too afraid
Lip service getting mighty old
PRE-CHORUS
Same old story with a different spin
So I find I fell in love again
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Well it’s hard to swallow and it’s hard to speak
Oh his heart is hollow, and his soul is weak
Oh, the truth would surely set us free
It ain’t him – it ain’t him it’s me
CHORUS
But he’s gonna
Run, run, runaway
Run, run, runaway
Run, run, runaway
Run, run, runaway
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5. |
Secondhand Love
03:43
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VERSE
Holes in the bottom of our shoes
And patches on our jeans
Hearts are sewn-up at the seams
But the threads are strong
And our color doesn’t bleed
VERSE
We let them spill the wine
We let them wear us thin
Careless lovers took their share
But we saved ourselves
From lives beyond repair
CHORUS
So we won’t trade in
And we won’t toss aside
We’ll take better care the second time
Secondhand love
VERSE
You’re softer than the night
Up in the desert sky
Better than a storefront dress
You are priceless
You fit me best
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Let’s put on tonight
And we’ll feel just right
CHORUS
And we won’t trade in
We won’t toss aside
We’ll take better care the second time
Secondhand love
Oh we won’t trade in
And we won’t toss aside
We’ll take better care the second time
Secondhand love
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6. |
Higher
03:28
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VERSE
Thank you for making love easy
I forgot that I could be carefree
Like a little red wagon
This is how a love's supposed to be
CHORUS
You swing me up higher (higher)
You swing me up higher (higher)
Ev'ry little minute of ev'ry single day
You push and I’m higher (higher)
Swing me up higher (higher)
And I got a feelin’ I’m gonna stay this way
Your love is play
VERSE
Thank you for taking your chances
On the girl who swore that she was through
Because you chose me as your partner
Baby I will take my chance on you
CHORUS
You swing me up higher (higher)
You swing me up higher (higher)
Ev'ry little minute of ev'ry single day
You push and I’m higher (higher)
Swing me up higher (higher)
And I got a feelin’ I’m gonna stay this way
BRIDGE
Love was heavy on my shoulders I was standing still
I was pushing boulders
Up the highest hill
Well now that hill is used for climbing and picnics in the sun
Thank you for making love fun
CHORUS
You swing me up higher (higher)
You swing me up higher (higher)
Ev'ry little minute of ev'ry single day
You push and I’m higher (higher)
Swing me up higher (higher)
And I got a feelin’ I’m gonna stay this way
Your love is play
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