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Pay My Rent (Acoustic)
02:14
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I've been tryin' to fight the fever
You're always on my mind
And I ain't growin' any younger
I've given everything to try
You know I'd do most anything for you
But I don't know what else to do
You could show me a path filled with tacks and broken glass
I'd walk right through my shoes
But can you
Pay my rent?
The more trouble I have, the more money I spend
It's such a
Shame I spent
All my wage to pay for you
Can you
Pay my rent?
It's the last of the month, and the damage is done
So won't you
Save my debts
From all the change I've spent on you
Well you could
Buy me a beer and then dip
And I'll know you're mine
But if I
Try to survive on one sip
You leave my throat dry in the mornin' time
And I can't live without you
Lord knows that I have tried
And anytime I think I doubt you
You provide my peace of mind
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2. |
East Coast (Acoustic)
03:28
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Baby it's all shades of gray
Cuz lately it all stays the same
But maybe it'll pay to play
Through the changes a little longer
My heart's not always where it's safe
When stars aren't falling into place
And all you've got's an empty space
To fill a little time
This road
Goes home
So don't
Let go
Time is calling me to guess
What's right from wrong and what is left
Eyelids falling from the test
I'm backed against the wall
Cards that fell when you were young
They mark the spell that's pulled you under
Hard to tell now if the sun
Is going up or down
A room where I am not a stranger
They're moving on away from me
The places we would sit and drink the night away
They're slipping right between my fingers
Well, these walkaways
Feel like holidays
And I'm still the broken man I used to be
As brake lights
Turn to late flights
You drove me back to the bed on which I used to sleep
Someday I will face the facts
The ones they didn't make to last
And nothing's gonna change the past
You might as well move on
I'm cursed but it is not my fault
Lines blurred and halfway crossed with salt
Jerking to an empty halt
After coasting for so long
Can't fight it alone, I got nowhere to go, I'm not far from my home but I'm far from my home
You put me on a bed and what you left unsaid still splits me from the east to west
And it's harder to tell when I'm all by myself cuz it might be as well that I'm going to hell
And this path that I chose is what frightens me most when I am on the other coast
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There's a road I take when I'm in the Bay
And the mountains flow up and down the coast
Above the city
Above the city
And when I get in, it is further still
From the dancing lights and a real life
Above the city
Above the city
And if it's a bad call, it's a burden
What a long way down for a turnaround
It's gonna be last call in a hurry
When I'm so tired I can't feel it anymore
I'd rather be happy than...
There's a place we go to look down below
On the passing cars underneath the stars
Above the city
Above the city
And we talk about how it gets too loud
And the drugs we take to forget our place
Above the city
Above the city
And if it's a bad call, it's a burden
What a long way down for a turnaround
It's gonna be last call in a hurry
When I'm so tired I can't feel it anymore
I'd rather be happy than...
When I was young
I thought that I could run
Faster if oneself could be enough
Now I judge
All that I have shunned
What I've become
And what I am not above
And if it's a bad call, it's a burden
What a long way down for a turnaround
It's gonna be last call in a hurry
When I'm so tired I can't feel it anymore
I'd rather be happy than...
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LEAP (Acoustic)
03:46
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Runnin' away from a good life
Cuz I've never been good at goodbyes
Hard to find the words to shut this down
Stumblin' back to my habits
Couldn't get worse now, or can it?
Will I make a mistake if I stay?
I've been fakin' it for such a long time
It'd be great to just make you believe
Is it fate or is it just the wrong time
What a dangerous state for my dreams
Runnin' around but goin' nowhere fast
Gotta get out cuz we're not made to last
Sometimes you gotta
Leave
To change your way of thinkin'
One blink and then you're sinkin'
At night I hear you say
Sometimes you gotta
Leap
When you can't see where you're goin'
Cuz hopin' isn't knowin'
But faith can keep you safe along the way
I don't know that much, but we can work it out
I got a bank account, and I'm gonna make you proud
So clock out with me; we can leave today
Don't miss this opportunity, cuz she knocks once and then she walks away
Leave
To change your way of thinkin'
One blink and then you're sinkin'
At night I hear you say
Sometimes you gotta
Leap
When you can't see where you're goin'
Cuz hopin' isn't knowin'
But faith can keep you safe along the way
This world is not for the waitin'
I think I'm missin' you the most
Cuz when I feel like I am goin' strong
I'm tempted to go
Sometimes you gotta
Leave
Cuz stayin' here might kill you
I thought this once; I still do
To fight another day
Sometimes you gotta
Leap
When all you've got's a feelin'
So try and start the healin'
Just take one breath and then one step
Sometimes you gotta
Leave
To change your way of thinkin'
One blink and then you're sinkin'
At night I hear you say
Sometimes you gotta
Leap
When you can't see where you're goin'
Cuz hopin' isn't knowin'
But faith can keep you safe along the way
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Will Crosswait Fairfax, Virginia
I'm a songwriter with a love for music of all kinds. My songs tend to be influenced by classic rock, soul, blues, jazz, hip hop, and whatever else I've been listening to lately.
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