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Treat You Better
03:02
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I loved you once and I always will
but I know you get bitter
bitter like the coffee that you bring to my bed
come on treat me better
come on treat me better
I woke you up Friday night
you made me gin and bitters
Bigger trouble lingered in the back of my head
Shouldn't I treat you better?
Oh oh, I should treat you better
Oh oh, I should treat you better
Once upon a love
I didn’t know you well
Once upon a love
we thought it all looked easy
Everything was fine until we both got cynical
Once upon a love
Surprised me once got a golden ring
a card could say it better
I’m betting you believe you never knew me at all
How did I get so bitter?
Oh oh I should treat you better
Oh oh I should treat you better
Once upon a love I didn’t know you well
Once upon a love we thought it all looked easy
Everything was fine until we both got cynical
Once upon a love
Once upon a love I didn’t know you well
Once upon a love we thought it all looked easy
How do we get back to when we weren't so cynical?
Once upon a love
Once upon a love I didn’t know you well
Once upon a love we thought it all looked easy
We were doing fine until we both got critical
Once upon a love
Once upon a love I didn’t know you well
Once upon a love we thought it all looked easy
come on take me back to when we weren't so cynical
Once upon a love
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Corduroy Jacket
03:27
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Why do you always wear that corduroy jacket?
It don’t look good with your eyes
Why do you let it define your fashion?
Is irony your big disguise?
If you don’t like what you see
(You) don’t have to spend so much time looking in the mirror
Why do I catch you standing in the corner
At parties trying to hide?
Why do you think nobody will see you
If you avoid their eyes?
You feel lonely in a crowd
You may be lost but nobody’s found
The world is free
To move without you without me
Acting like you just don’t care
When I need you, you’re there
I get crazy when you're so unsure
You’re doing fine
I don’t need a raconteur
You don’t need to play the games you play
You don’t have to hide, don’t change a thing
You don’t have to hide, don’t change a thing
You don’t have to hide
The world is free
To move without you without me
Acting like you just don’t care
When I need you, you’re there
In your corduroy
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3. |
From The Ashes
03:27
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I come from fruit trees bowed down in autumn heat
Dry golden hills, laurel floating on the breeze
From rumbling earth and seismographs
Suspension bridges that bow and sway
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin again
I come from polished high-heeled shoes
Pastel blouses lipstick in a reddish hue
Peacocks and bulls on our family tree
Framed in glass over couch, under vinyl covering
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin again
A ruined hotel, old colors on concrete
Laid out in pieces, craftsmen becoming obsolete
I come from running, backyard cartwheels
One board nailed on a branch, my play house in tiny tree
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin again
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin again
Where I come from, they talk with their hands
In a language I can’t speak, I can almost understand
I come from parents who almost never spoke
To one another after I was three years old
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin
I come from the ashes
Of what was begun
What will begin
Again
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4. |
Where the Fox Hides
02:34
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Where the fox hides, I wanna know
Where the fox hides, I wanna go
Why does he have a den anyway?
All I want to do is play a little
Wanna run my fingers through his rusty coat
Follow paw prints hunting in the snow
Spend the winter curled up, not alone
Crawl into tree roots
Make it my home
Where the fox hides, I wanna know
Where the fox hides, I wanna go
Why does he have a den anyway?
All I want to do is play a little
If I follow far enough behind you
I can catch a glimpse of where to find you
Someday you’ll invite me if I’m patient
We’ll be so content, just listening to the quiet
Where the fox hides, I wanna know
Where the fox hides, I wanna go
Why does he have a den anyway?
All I want to do is play a little
Play a little
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Dreaming
03:07
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Yeah it’s always been lively here
And the people they like conversation
It’s a custom fit
I ride around in circles
And I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
Eventually, I search for water
And I wade all the way in
I can no longer hear my thoughts
Outside it’s blaring, and the rooftops are screaming my name
I wish that I was dreaming
I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
I wish that I
I could work in an empty park
Have the table to myself
And birdsong to fill my brain
Otherwise, I listen
Try to decipher everything
I wish that I was dreaming
Choirs of quick thinkin’
Coming through the television
Quiet the slick taIking
I’m tired of sleep walking
I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
I wish that, I wish that I
I wish that I was dreaming
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6. |
How Long
02:56
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Sometimes I sit quietly, listen to the wind
When I feel you slipping
Your voice comes drifting on the breeze that’s blowing in
How long can hold you in my ears?
How long, how long
How long can hold you in my ears?
How long, how long
Sometimes I lay quietly under the blankets of my bed
When I can’t live without your company
Come and visit me in my dreams
How long can hold you in my mind?
How long, how long
How long can hold you in my mind?
How long, how long
Sometimes I go walking on the streets of our hometown
I saw the neighbors’ daughter
Smiling just like you with a crooked front tooth
How long can I hold you in my mind?
How long, how long
How long can I hold you in my mind?
How long, how long
How long
How long, how long
How long
how long, how long
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7. |
Younger Man
03:25
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When I was a younger man
I kept a travelogue
Played for the statues on
The Charles Bridge in Prague
Folded underneath my arm
Built from an old oak tree
Keys made of polymer
With slender copper reeds
Ooooh
How it hummed without lips
Breathed without lungs
‘Till we were called from Milwaukee
To face the fascist guns
I served as a chaplain
In the second war
We braved the bombs out in the field
Led the troops in prayer
Oooh
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8. |
Talk To Me
03:42
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Loon on the lake, calling in the night
Sing a little song her mama taught her
Blue of the day in the big black sky
Reflection of the light, stains the water
Talk to me, tell me what you’re dreaming
Talk to me, something to believe in,
Talk to me
You won’t say what your eyes can’t hide
You’re carrying a weight all alone
Who was it showed you how to keep it inside?
I’ll shine a little light just to let you know
You can talk to me in the middle of the night
Talk to me let’s make it alright
Talk to me
Talk to me, tell me what you’re dreaming
Talk to me, something to believe in
Talk to me
All night long
Only my echo calling back to me
Listen for another song
Why were you thinking that you had to hide?
Still as a stone on the dark lakeside
When will you let that voice come through?
Who’s gonna use it, if not you?
Still as a stone on the dark lakeside
Who do you think is gonna read your mind?
Talk to me
Calling in the darkness all night long
Waiting on someone else's song
Talk to me
Even the trees got something to say
Speak and let the wind come take it away
Talk to me
Loon on the lake, calling in the night
Sing a little song her mama taught her
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Typhoon
04:11
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I’m digging through those piles
Digging, digging, digging through those piles
Looking under pieces of my tin roof
Digging, digging, digging through those piles
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
I can’t turn my back
Can’t can’t can’t turn my back
On the dirty water that took you from me
Can’t can’t can’t turn my back
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
I better start to build
Better, better, better start to build
A few miles in where the sandy earth stays dry
Better, better, better start to build
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
Keep on searching
I’m digging through those piles (Keep on searching)
Digging, digging, digging through those piles (Keep on searching)
Looking under pieces of my tin roof (Keep on searching)
Digging, digging, digging through those piles (Keep on searching)
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10. |
When We Rocked
02:38
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When we rocked on the water
Looking out to sea
How’d it get to be morning?
Hold my hand a little longer
When we rocked on the water
Hadn’t slept for days
Glasses raised to hold back morning
If we could keep the sun down
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
Now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
When we told our secrets
Whispered to the dawn
Leaning back against the railing
Nothing left to hold back
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
Now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
Now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
She’s coming up now
When we rocked on the water
We remembered we are free
Keep following the dream
A warning
Hold them safe till I come back
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11. |
Daylight
03:26
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Rake lines in dead grass
Snow fell down and froze ‘em like that
Goose flying over fields, we’re running past
Salt stains on sidewalks
Sun tells a different story than the clock
Bear in her bed, keeps on napping
Ooh
Daylight is longer than dark, keep marching
The steady rhythm of our charge
Ooh
Daylight is longer than dark
We persist
Until we finish what we started
Buck 49 for daffodils
Filling up the room with their yellow smell
Take your time when you get weary
Filling up on coffee and nicotine
Read books, turn off the tv
Pretty soon your back to taking chances
Ooh
Daylight is longer than dark, keep marching
The steady rhythm of our charge
Ooh
Daylight is longer than dark
We persist
Until we finish what we started
Rake lines in dead grass
Oooh
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Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards San Francisco, California
Expanding on the boundaries of what an indie-folk band can be, Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards take their extensive string music background, add their knowledge of folk and roots music, and incorporate an edgy pop sensibility to create their latest album, BITTER BETTER—a stunning lesson in all the ways string instruments can be played and captures the most adventurous approach to each moment. ... more
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