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Coquihalla Highway
04:11
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2. |
Givin' Up n' Givin' In
02:52
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I'm giving up, on trying to get a hold of you
and I'm givin' in, to sitting here and being blue
I don't know why, I just waste all of my time
there ain't nothing wrong
with a great big bottle of gin
I'm going downtown
So far down
I'll walk along by
the seawall and cry
Boohoo boohoo, do whatcha gotta do
and I'll just be here, looking for someone to be true
I used to know, why the flowers came out in spring
it's no use now, there ain't no joy no flowers gonna bring
So I'm going down town
So far down
I'll walk along by
the seawall and cry
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3. |
George's Island
03:17
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Was about the fifth of May
Gone sailing on the weekend
Passed around the whiskey jar
Raised some up to gull nearby
Can't say I need baby
Can say, it calms me down
So to my uncle I did pose
A question no one else could hear
On the west side of George's Island
Is that a man out there being pulled to sea
Turn this boat around
It's only 12 degrees and the water is colder
How long you been here my good sir?
"10 minutes or so I know it ain't more
My boat was flipped right upside down
Don't have the strength to flip it back over"
Like an anchor, reel him on in
We're back on two feet
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4. |
Good As Anything
02:21
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For the first time
it seems I've found out
What it is that
keeps me here
Untie my shoelace
Shake off my raincoat
Not going anywhere anytime soon
Another paycheque
Right out the window
No gut feeling about a thing like that
Just cause I'm moving
Doesn't mean I'm leaving
I'll be picking apples in Montreal mmm
It's not too much but it's good as anything
It's not too much but it's good as anything
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5. |
End of the Road
03:22
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I drink whiskey and lemonade
The hours go by and it's looking like
I've got it made
I don't need much money but I could use some work
I've been slipping ever since I've seen you with that jerk
But the best place to be is the end of the road
sometimes I think I'm better off alone
Made up my mind, so many times
It gets clearer and clearer with every drop of wine
A big old city with a real hip scene
Theres lots going on and I bet you know what I mean
But the best place to be is the end of the road
Somebody! Throw this dog a bone
So I drink whiskey and lemonade
I wittle away the hours sitting in the shade
But the best place to be is the end of the road
sometimes I think I'm better off alone
But the best place to be is the end of the road
Somebody! (Anybody!)
Throw this dog a bone
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6. |
Scheduled Intermission
02:44
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7. |
Up n' Down
02:34
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Sweetheart
I've been up and down
Trying to get it together, since I left your town
talking and dreaming won't get me nowhere
I gotta shake the feeling that I'll find you there
But the moon beam in you
I can see it shine through
No more bumming around
No more skipping town
Your sturdy and pure
theres nothing that I want more
but I'm still just a kid
even at 24
And the moonbeam in me
I can feel it shine free
No more bumming around
No more skipping town
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8. |
Lucky Dog
03:39
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I like to steal but I don't like to cheat
try not to lie hope no ones lying to me
work all day for some money to keep
up all night cause I don't want to sleep
live like a king 'til I go broke again
spent my last buck on a smoke from a friend
mm little dog you're a lucky one
mm little doggy
Take a plane back home and I don't have a plan
I'm moving back into the city again
Take my family dog on a walk
try real hard just to teach him to talk
But I said too much now my dog's got the blues
he keeps running away can't keep him off of the booze
mm little dog you're a lucky one
mm little doggy be my lucky charm
I like to steal but I don't like to cheat
try not to lie hope no ones lying to me
Work all day for some money to keep
give it all to my landlord at the end of the week
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9. |
Shark Breath
03:11
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If I could I'd sleep under water
But I'd wake every hour, just to breathe
Anchor to anything as heavy as me
Stretch my eyes slowly and go back to sleep
If I could I'd sleep like a bull shark
Any blue water would satisfy me
A rain drop, a puddle, just a ship on the sea
The tide just reminds me I've got no where to be
Shark breath, is a taste on your tongue
a flavour that will hunt just for fun
Shark breath, is a taste on your tongue
a flavour that will hunt just for fun
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10. |
Little Whiskey Jack
03:31
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Little Whiskey Jack
Hop on over to me
Never knew you well enough
To know how sweet it could be
Fly home
Fly home
I don't stand a chance
Little Whiskey Jack
Way up high on a branch
I offer up my plate
You come down and take a crumb
and then you fly on by
So long, so long
Fly home
Fly home
I don't stand a chance
Little Whiskey Jack
Hop on over to me
Never knew ya well enough
To know how sweet it could be
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11. |
Wiggy's Friend
03:30
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I know myself as a young man should
half high half low, like an Ace
But it's not half bad, to feel half good
if you're upside down, change your pace
mmm uhm?
I am still Wiggy's friend
I know myself as an old man could
spend time alone, everyday
Tune up six strings a full step down
still got nothing to say, so I just hum
mmm uhm?
I am still Wiggy's friend
(pedal steel solo)
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12. |
Tin Can
03:41
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Peel open that tin can
Pour the beans into my frying pan
And we'll dance while they simmer on the stove top
Get it while it's hot, get it while it's hot
I might move fast but I learn so slow
All you gotta do is hold me and say I know, I know
I wanna be dancing around a fire
Eyes burning red is my only desire
So call up everyone you know
Tell em' I'm having a party and you better show
I ran into my neighbour just the other day,
he said "I dunno bout you man,
but I'll be dogging it someday"
I know I feel it crawling up my spine
It's in my tears in the bottom of my eyes
I know I'll just be dogging it someday alone
dogginit dogginit
dah dah booda dah dah duh
So peel open that tin can
Pour the beans into my frying pan
And we'll dance while they simmer on the stovetop
Get it while its hot get it while its hot...
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Townie Halifax, Nova Scotia
Townie is an alt-country band hailing from Halifax. Born out of postcards and long distance phone calls between friends, the trio of songwriters collaborates and works with a prolific group of musician’s across the country, featuring three insightful and unique voices, drawing influence from folk revival with a DIY ethos. ... more
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