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Little Kid Blues
02:36
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illmeetyououtsideofthepool
onepieceswimmingsuit
andiknowyouliketoeatthosecrayons
darlingiunderstand
becauseiwanttobewithyou
eventhoughyouvegotlittlekidblues
idontwanttobeyourfriend
alltheydoispretend
ijustwanttobewithyou
yourmomshesaiditwascool
becauseiwanttobewithyou
eventhoughyouvegotlittlekidblues
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New Orleans
03:23
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neworleansmakesmybabyscream
oldthingsarentexactlywhattheyseem
madealistofthepawnshopsbystreet
orangejumpsuitgotanewsetofteeth
mybaby
dontmeanthesamethinganymore
iwrotethosesamewordsbefore
sheputalockonmydoor
soiwontgoaroundthereanymore
neworleansmakesmybabyscream
oldthingsarentexactlywhattheyseem
madealistofthepawnshopsbystreet
orangejumpsuitgotanewsetofteeth
mybaby
dontmeanthesamethinganymore
iwrotethosesamewordsbefore
sheputalockonmydoor
soiwontgoaroundthereanymore
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Seis
02:43
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longlonglegs
adevilishsmile
lookslikeawomen
buthermothertreatsherlikeachild
thensheheardasound
itwasananimalsound
sosheturnedaround
asthesoundwascomingfrommymouth
shestartedtocount
shestartedtocountout
andacrossherface
itsaidseisseisseisseisseis
letmetellyouastory
hereshowitgoes
itsaboutalittlegirldowninmexico
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Down by the Riverside
02:30
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soyouhearditcomeacrosstheradio
asthesheriffdroveupanddownthatroad
takeawalkwithyourmomscigaretteinyourhand
ohcomeondarlingletmebeyourman
idontknowifimgoinghome
ohifidobeallalone
takeawalkdownbytheriverside
wheredeadmenfloatwhoarentalive
soyouwanttobethelasttoknow
wellthentheressomeplacewegottago
ifyoufindsomethingwasheduponthesand
dontworryitsjustaman
idontknowifimgoinghome
ohifidobeallalone
takeawalkdownbytheriverside
wheredeadmenfloatwhoarentalive
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Witches these days
02:46
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yougotyourblackleathercoat
andyourpocketsfilledwithstones
outthefenceandthroughthesnow
youvegotnoplacelefttogo
idontwanttofeelyourbones
icanttakeittheyremuchtoocold
yourspellsmightworkonsome
butimnoteveryone
youvegotthosebitchesontherun
youchasethosewitchesjustforfun
anddontyouleavemeallalone
icanttakethemtheyremuchtoostrong
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The Fiend
03:50
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iwanttobeinlove
butidontwanttobeinlove
withyou
itstrue
iwanttotouchyourskin
idontknowwheretobegin
ohyeah
sobad
yourewaitinginthehotellobby
waitingforsomethingtocomeundone
lookingaroundateveryone
youvedrankenallyourwhiskey
nowitstimetohavesomefun
lookingaroundforanyone
youvedonesomeprettythings
thatswhyyouveearnedallthoserings
givethemback
beforetheydistract
iwanttomakeyoucry
iwantyoutosaygoodbye
first
itsstilltheworst
thedoormaniswatchingtheclock
thebellboyisgettingpaid
whileyourbestfriendisupstairsgettinglaid
andyousurveythescene
backsofheadsandmagazines
thefiend
yougotaplanyougotaplantogo
throwingthosetowelsoutthewindow
andyoursuitcaseisreadytoroll
thisfiendhastakenitstoll
iwanttobeinlove
butidontwanttobeinlove
withyou
itstrue
yougotaplanyougotaplantogo
throwingthosetowelsoutthewindow
andyoursuitcaseisreadytoroll
thisfiendhastakenitstoll
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