1. |
Always the Outsider
03:01
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95 degrees
It’s midnight in Tennessee
Sweatin’ in the herd ‘cause the bar has a broken AC
Faces swimming by
Glowin’ in the colored lights
Staring at the backs of the people all circled up tight
Always the outsider
thought I could move forward
in this town alone
without playing the game
but you know what they say
Burned by my own fire
watching my own hunger
eat me alive
I’ve got no one to blame
thought I was too good to play
It’s been a rough two years
‘cause I was wrong
One more PBR
to dull the bad guitar
Staring down the throat of the can at the end of the bar
Who’s at fault but me
For always being lonely
Always confusing solitude with being free
Always the outsider
thought I could move forward
in this town alone
without playing the game
but you know what they say
Thought I could have it both ways
But you know what they say
It’s been a rough two years
Cause I was wrong
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2. |
Karmic Cord
02:35
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The karmic cord between us is finally cut
it wasn’t easy but
we’re through
I know that you don’t buy it, you thinks it’s make believe
Yeah but soon you’ll see
it’s true
I’m not coming back
I’m not coming back to you this time
Don’t leave the light on
Bygones be bygones
A nagging seed of doubt told me I shouldn’t stay
Thought it might go away
but it grew
Slowly it took over my entire chest
Brambled and bloomed and crept
And I knew
I’m not coming back
I’m not coming back to you this time
Save your logic
You can’t stop this
Can you for once just let me go
BRIDGE:
I left you so many times
but I couldn’t stay gone
A contract from a past life
but now it’s dissolved
I’m not coming back
I’m not coming back
I’m not coming back
I’m not coming back to you this time
Believe me I fought it
I’m still haunted by your face
As I walked out
The karmic cord between us is finally cut
It was brutal but
We’re through
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3. |
Kicking and Screaming
03:32
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There’s not enough liquor in the world
for you to seem like a good idea again
Is your breath still hot, still stale
from the death of a thousand cigarettes
Summer went kicking and screaming
Like you, it couldn’t let go
We were sweating all through October
Even then you should’ve known
You were just a passing fancy
you were an urge that sometimes struck
Rough around my wrist, your hand pleading
don’t call me a bitch cause you got in too deep
Summer went kicking and screaming
Like you, it couldn’t let go
We were sweating all through October
Even then you should’ve known
You still call it love
Why can’t you take the truth?
You were just a good time boy
You win some and you lose
Summer went kicking and screaming
Like you, it couldn’t let go
We were sweating all through October
Even then you should’ve known
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4. |
Planetary Heartache
02:58
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Staring at the night’s
like staring back in time
Bathing in the light
of back when you were mine
Your hair in the breeze
The sand in the bedsheets
You really did a number on me
Another sweating glass
of brandy in my hand
Another episode of M*A*S*H
cause you’re the biggest fan
The moon lit the sea
The clothes we were shedding
You really did a number on me
It took an alien for me to feel
That earthling love is all too real
Well you left me and went back to Mars
Left me with a planetary heartache
SOLO
It took an alien for me to feel
That earthling love is all too real
Well you left me and went back to Mars
Left me with a planetary heartache
The days go by so slow
and fade into tomorrows
Gravity still holds
or I would try to follow
Was I just a fling?
Baby, I’m drowning
You really did a number on me
You really did a number on me
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5. |
Heartbroken Tomorrow
03:32
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Heartbroken Tomorrow
Catatonic today
There’s no sorrow
It’s lying in wait
Eyes on the ceiling all night long
Slowly the shadows cross the walls
Saw you on the street with my own eyes
Where were you going? And why did you lie?
Heartbroken Tomorrow
Catatonic today
There’s no sorrow
It’s lying in wait
Over & over in my mind
Searching for something that I can’t find
I hear you on a loop as you confess
That all this time you were hedging your bets
Heartbroken Tomorrow
Catatonic today
There’s no sorrow
It’s lying in wait
Mouth like a desert eyes gone dry
Heart like a statue, I can’t cry
Heartbroken Tomorrow
Catatonic today
There’s no sorrow
It’s lying in wait
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6. |
Absent Captain
03:03
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Wandering alone
Through the thicket of my mind
Sightless in the dark
Searching for the light
Ooooh
Why don't I ever know
How I’m supposed to feel
Moving through the world
Never feels quite real
Ooooh
Ooooh
There’s no captain on my ship
There’s no captain I’m adrift
I’m from another plane
Where bodies don’t exist
Called me down to earth
Flesh from the abyss
Ooooh
Ooooh
There’s no captain on my ship
There’s no captain I’m adrift
Absent captain on my ship
Absent captain anchorless
Absent captain on my ship
Can I be the rock in the waves
With terra firma veines
Not the groundless spray
In constant change
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7. |
Texas Lasts Forever
02:52
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Texas lasts forever
And it’s only just begun
Won’t hit Little Rock
Until late tonight
Dropped the boys in Phoenix
They’re flying to LA
Now it’s just me, myself & I
The car gets so crowded with all three of us
And all this time my anxious mind treads the same old lines
Wondering if he’ll be there
When my key turns in the lock
He & I & Texas can’t say goodbye
SOLO
The car gets so crowded with all three of us
A cloudless sky fades to night
Still chasing that state line
Hoping he’ll still be there
And that he left the door unlocked
He & I & Texas just can’t say goodbye
Texas never stops, just like my mind
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8. |
You Can't Trust Fate
02:51
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It was meant to be
When they collided at the jukebox
3 times 1 week
2 strangers with their jaws dropped
And Jamo on the rox
They pushed through the crowd
To where the bar curved and met the wall
The music was loud
Soon the bartenders were threatening last call
They ignored it all
The bar stools stuck sweaty to her thighs
The night was cool, they held hands under the streetlights
But you can’t trust fate
At dawn they slept
His body burned like a furnace
The floor a mess
The record still silently turning
As the light crept through the curtains
On the roof
The rain fell hard above their heads
Past noon
In the island of his bed
You can’t trust fate
You can’t trust fate
Oh what a match if there ever easy
Oh how fast destiny turns to dust
The signs said they were built to last
Bad bet, they never had a chance
You can’t trust fate
You can’t trust fate
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9. |
I Talk When I'm Nervous
03:24
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I talk when I’m nervous
I drink beer too
But I want to be bold
when I’m around you
You’re at the piano
your guitar’s in my hand
Your smoke billows skyward
toward the ceiling fan
Oh I want to be beneath you tonight
Please let me be beneath you
Your shag carpet’s curling
between my toes
As you play I keep staring
My heart quickens and slows
Then comes the silence
A strange kind of bliss
The look in your eyes
is a wilderness
Oh I want to be beneath you tonight
Please let me be beneath you
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10. |
Not Looking for Love
01:59
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11. |
Better Late Than Never
03:19
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Cowboy hats, playing parts
Two dollar PBRs
Rhinestones, vintage belt buckles
Walking basslines, Ray Price shuffles
Young faces, old souls
Are you awkward or just an asshole?
Posturing, two step lessons
All the smokers lighting up at the entrance
You've gotta see and be scene
Took me awhile to wake up
Better late than never
hate the game but now I'm playing
Now I’m playing
Rude crowd, upper class
Sing the song, just make em dance
Strong cologne, bad requests
Just smile at the rich old men
You've gotta see and be scene
Took me awhile to wake up
Better late than never
hate the game but now I'm playing
Now I’m playing
SOLO
Another random man has some career advice for me
Hey man, you know nothing, how do I say that nicely
Maybe I don't, I just start acting like a man
A fictitious name gets more gigs for the band
You've gotta see and be scene
Took me awhile to wake up
Better late than never
hate the game but now I'm playing
Now I’m playing
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Stacy Antonel Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville artist Stacy Antonel (aka Ginger Cowgirl) makes clever, country-leaning Americana that feels both vintage and hyper-modern. Her “country jazz” vocals conjure the great singers of the 20s-30s, with the emotive power of country icon Patsy Cline. Rooted in classic country and laced with elements of jazz, pop, and R&B, Antonel’s narrative songs often feature unconventional themes. ... more
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