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The Shipwreck
03:36
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The Shipwreck
I can’t get no relief - running ‘round in circles while you run around on me
Do you like what you see? - a 9 to 5 zombie giving up my dreams
Shine a light I can feel - the storm is raging but we’re coming back for more
Who do you want me to be?
Do you wanna see me crying? Crawl across the floor?
Do you wanna see me beg you? Beg you back for more?
Do you like to see me helpless? A co-dependent fool?
Do you wanna keep me crazy? I think you do.
Waves are crashing now and I can barely breathe
I’m swimming for the shore - it’s the only light I see
You are lashed to the wheel - I’m bailing water from a ship we have destroyed.
Do you wanna see me crying? Crawl across the floor?
Do you wanna see me beg you? Beg you back for more?
Do you like to see me helpless? A co-dependent fool?
Do you wanna keep me crazy? I think you do.
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I Love You
03:12
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I Love You
I get a little choked up - when you’re talking to me
I play it so damn cool - I drop my drink
We’ve been up all night - I’m starting to cave
Please don’t hang up - there’s something I gotta say
It’s on the tip of my tongue - well don’t say it - she’ll run
I love you, oh I do, oh I do, oh I do
I love you, oh I do, oh I do, oh I do
If I could see your face - it’d be a real mixed tape
Say something quick - don’t make me wait
I’m in a full blown sweat - with no regrets
I can’t keep it all in - I’ll say it again and again
It’s on the tip of my tongue - well don’t say it - she’ll run
I love you, oh I do, oh I do, oh I do
I love you, oh I do, oh I do, oh I do
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Carnival
03:20
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Carnival
Let’s take a walk around the block - there’s a carnival
When the sun is done and the night has won - so beautiful
Seeing so clearly it finally hits me
Love your face, it’s a lovely place - insatiable
Feel your way to the open gate - so wonderful
Seeing so clearly it finally gets me
She’s a carnival and I love her so - I can’t let her go, I can’t let her go
She’s a carnival and I love her so - I can’t let her go, I can’t let it go
Touch my skin, bite my lip - it’s magical
Scream out loud, turn me around - it’s a carnival
Seeing so clearly it finally hits me
She’s a carnival and I love her so - I can’t let her go, I can’t let her go
She’s a carnival and I love her so- I can’t let her go, I can’t let it go
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Orlando (Keep Dancing)
03:16
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Orlando (Keep Dancing)
I wanna hold my lover’s hand, without the fear
of an unexpected fist coming out of nowhere
This one cuts deep, the nightmares explode
bullets and blood and the last phone calls
Fear turns to fury, inconsolable grief
Our brothers and sisters, down on their knees
They waged war while we were dancing, singing of peace
They waged war while we were laughing, feeling so free
They waged war while we were smiling, falling in love
They waged war while we were dancing… while we were dancing
I saw the helpers come rushing in
I saw the strangers carry my friends
I saw a mother say good-bye to her son
I saw our family yearning for love
Fear turns to fury, inconsolable grief
Our brothers and sisters, down on their knees
They waged war while we were dancing, singing of peace
They waged war while we were laughing, feeling so free
They waged war while we were smiling, falling in love
They waged war while we were dancing…
We will keep dancing, singing in peace
We will keep laughing, feeling so free
We will keep smiling, falling in love
We will keep dancing…
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5. |
Team
04:05
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Team
You’re packing a suitcase - you’re wearing a new face
We used to talk to each other
I said the wrong thing - you pulled a backswing
We used to smile at each other
Cross check for push back - do this and do that
Hustle up and hurry back to me
We used to be a pretty good team
It should be your day off - but you got a conference call
You gotta take it and your sorry
I got a small break so I’m on the first plane
Out of the mighty KC
Cross check for push back - do this and do that
Hustle up and hurry back to me
We used to be a pretty good team
We bought a house but it’s not a home
We have land but it’s overgrown
And I’ve never felt so alone
Cross check for push back - do this and do that
Hustle up and hurry back to me
We used to be a pretty good team
We used to make a really great team
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6. |
Lover Be Cool
03:22
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Lover Be Cool
I’ve had enough of the heartbreak – had enough of your rules
Had enough of your darkness – infiltrating my tunes
Lover be cool to my awkward heart
No I don’t work a real job – at least according to you
I like history and sci-fi and harry potter too
Lover be cool to my awkward heart
I’m the same person that you met - coffee pots and cigarettes
Dreaming that my songs will break through
Lover be cool to my awkward heart
I heard your friends laughing in the back of the bar
When I picked you up last night in my piece of shit car
Lover be cool to my awkward heart
I’m thrift stores and comic books – guitars and amps
And you would like star wars – if you gave it a chance
Lover be cool to my awkward heart
I’m the same person that you met - coffee pots and cigarettes
Dreaming that my songs will break through
Lover be cool to my awkward heart
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This Town
05:37
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This Town
We skipped the county fair with a four on the floor
You said, “find it, don’t grind it” - cracked a smile, it was warm
There’s a mix and match in a brown paper bag
It was the best I could lift from my brother’s stash
I can still smell your car
I can still feel your arm reaching…
I hate this town - ever since you left, It’s hard to settle down
In this town - everything’s a test - I’ll never be found
The cool kids can be so mean - it’s hard to fit in
With my garage sale t-shirt and my hand-me-down jeans
You were restless - so eager to leave
Hostage by birth - free at 18
I wonder where you are
I can still feel your arm reaching…
I hate this town - ever since you left, It’s hard to settle down
In this town - everything’s a test - I’ll never be found
Another rodeo night - another drag down main
And the sinners are in church so they don’t feel the shame
And I drive my car fast just so I can feel free
Then I slam on brakes because I know - I can’t leave
I hate this town - ever since you left, It’s hard to settle down
In this town - everything’s a test - I’ll never be found
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Fakebook
03:26
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Fakebook
Monday mornin’ and the struggle is real
Here’s an update on the way that I feel
Here’s a meme, I can’t adult today
Taco Tuesday for my online friends
Time hop, there’s that picture again
Last boozeday, I didn’t mean to offend
Another friend request denied
You favored Brownback and Donald Trump is your guy
Fakebook - so much better than real life
Fakebook - so much better than my life
Tag me in a picture on Fakebook
I can manifest a new life - one I wish was my life
Here’s another selfie - here’s another cat pic
Wacky Wednesday at my buddy’s rock show
That’s me in the very front row
and I’m nervous cause my battery’s low
Throwback Thursday in my parachute pants
Rocked a mullet at the 8th grade dance
#yolo #blessed
Another friend request denied
I don’t play candy crush or care what you ate tonight
Fakebook - so much better than real life
Fakebook - so much better than my life
Tag me in a picture on Fakebook
I can manifest a new life - one I wish was my life
Here’s another profile - just another catfish
TGIF - Saturday rest until Sunday Funday
Fakebook - so much better than real life
Fakebook - so much better than my life
Tag me in a picture on Fakebook
I can manifest a new life - one I wish was my life
Here’s another profile - here’s another cat pic
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9. |
Lost In You
04:10
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Lost In You
Get up and shake it off
It's a hit but not a loss, a real transformer
It's fear that locks me down
Keeps me comin' round, to a real barn burner
And I have told so many lies
mostly to myself that I'm beginning to think they're true
I got lost in you
I moved here for your job
I sunk just like a rock, it took me under
I took you back again, I held the bad stuff in
Should have known better
I've done it so many times
Not like I should act surprised when I do but I do
I got lost in you
I have told so many lies
mostly to myself that I'm beginning to think they're true
I've done it so many times
It's not like I should act surprised when I do but I do
I got lost in you
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10. |
Kansas 1861
04:57
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Kansas 1861
Where the sunflowers grow – that is my home – 1861 – it’s my blood and bones
It won’t be long until the seeds that I sow – root me down again with my family and friends
Where the sunflowers grow
It’s my birthright – it’s fields of gold – it’s a heartland - with a story untold
It’s a farmers hands cracked and worn
It’s a free state out of chaos and blood – it’s native tribes of fierce passion and love
It’s wild outlaws – the kind you can’t touch
It’s a long drive on an old dirt road – It’s a sunset that burns and overflows
It’s the hard work of faith and hope
Where the sunflowers grow – that is my home – 1861 – it’s my blood and bones
It won’t be long until the seeds that I sow – root me down again with my family and friends
Where the sunflowers grow
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Kristie Stremel Lawrence, Kansas
Armed with coffee, her guitar, and a catalog of over 80 published songs, she continues to zigzag the US performing with a band and/or solo acoustic.
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