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Hush child, or I'll close your pretty mouth
Lolita spread your pretty legs so daddy can see just were he wants to play
The sun shines through your flimsy dress
Put your little body on display
And I didn't mean to hit you so hard
I didn't mean to push you to far away
I didn't mean to hurt you so bad
I didn't mean to push you to far away
for you to come back home
Lolita, stay, oh I can't hold anybody else
Lolita, go, I can't stand to see you play around
Every scar I leave on you
It reminds me of how it used to be
You're just a little play thing
How come you mean so much to me
Stay with me, runaway, stay with me, hide away
Stay with me, get away
Stay with me, go away
Say with me, run away
I want you to go, I want you to stay
Lolita, stay, I can't hold anybody else
Lolita, go, I can't stand to see you play around
I'm gonna tell you the way it's gonna be from now on
You're always going to be my little girl
Lolita, you, you can't stay, cause I won't keep you
And, baby, you, you can't go, cause I won't let you
Maybe I've asked for too much
Maybe I shouldn't care
But why in heaven would you wanna stay
And why the hell would I want you to go
Yeah, I really want you
And I tell you, it doesn't...
No matter what you ask, I'm gonna let you down
I'm never, ever, ever gonna be forgiven
Just stay with me child
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One More Bottle
03:46
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I snuck in your bedroom
To steal some change for booze
But all I found were love notes
From another... boy
I need a drink
I hit the streets
I'm in a bar
Tryin' to kill myself
With old bush mills
Beer and wine
'Cause I know when I get home you won't be there
You won't be there
And if you are
All you're gonna do is lie to me
You can't change the world
And I won't try to change you
So it's just another bottle
Yeah, one more drink
In a station, in D.C
A huge black man
His eyes are full of love
I think of you
And is it any wonder
All our years have brought
Is a sort of pain
And I'm sure I can do without
You can't change the world
And I won't try to change you
So it's just another bottle
Yeah, let's all have
Yeah, one more drink
You'll make nice
And I'll play dumb
Walk on me
And asked me to come back
I guess I will
Or I'll be drunk again
Worrying about the spins
Yeah, I plan it that way
So I don't have to wonder
Wonder, where you are
So... it's one more bottle
Another drink before I hit the streets
In my bed, all sick and alone
Master of my own defeat
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School
02:57
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Sleeping Bag
03:50
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I don't wanna see your head caved in
I can't stand to see them wheel you in
Why'd you go and do that to your head?
Are you so God damned miserable
You'd feel better off if you were dead?
And then the tears from my eyes
Makes the road all wet and hard
For you to drive me never
Had a chance to see
The car, she's comin' straight at you
Hey, what are you gonna do?
Look out!
I can't stand to see the shape you're in
I won't be there when they bring you in
I can't believe you'd leave me all alone
I won't believe you're not comin'
Aww, comin' home
And then the tears from my eyes
Makes the, road all wet and hard
For you to drive me never
Had a chance to see
The car, she's comin' straight at you
Hey, what are you gonna do?
Watch out!
I can't stand to see your head caved in
I won't be there when they wheel you in
Why'd you go and do that to your head?
Are you so God damned miserable
You'd feel better off if you were dead?
And then the tears from my eyes
Makes the, road all wet and hard
For you to drive me never
Had a chance to see
The car, she's comin' straight at you
Hey, what are you gonna do?
Someone call a doctor!
Hey, you're dying and you don't know
Hey, you make me hate myself
'Cause you're my only brother
And I can't say, "I love you"
And this is pretty hard
Aww, you're not around, so I can't hold your hand
So I crawl
I crawl inside your sleeping bag
Oh and I, don't think he's gonna make, make it home alive
Please, make it home alive
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Hard Pig
05:08
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Get in the car boy
1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Light and motion
Empty highway
Moving forward
Feeling my weight
1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Sound and tension
Teaching me time
Holdin' me down
Breaking my ass
There is no light
There is no light
Death is the hard song
There is no light
Death is the hard song
Why make me a sinner when i do just what you say?
Why call me a killer if i give myself away?
I give up
I am reborn
Feeling new weight
I'm born of motion
Born of hate
There is no wrong
There is no right
There is no light
Death is the hard song
Why make me a sinner when i do just what you say?
Why call me a killer if i give myself away?
Why make me a sinner when i do just what you say?
Why call me a killer if i give myself away?
l slam in sideways through the door
Sleek, but not sober
Something in me open, unfinished
I pull the sheet back off your unconscious form
Shed the liquor from my coke bottle
I get what i came for
I find closure, i achieve
I take the matches from my pocket
Yeah, i strike one
I count to ten
And i let the matches fall
I let the matches fall
[i'm a hard pig...]
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Mark Hennessy Lawrence, Kansas
Lyricist & Singer for Godzillionaire, Paw, King Rat, 1950 DA, Martha Stewart & the 7-Day Cure. Currently working on his
autobiography: Crisis Actor. Not the type of Doctor that helps people. World-Beater, Straight-Up No Fooling. Seer for Hire. Educated & Trained Heart-Breaker lonesome & sorry for all the broken hearts' Wanna hear my new haiku?
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