the breakup artist

grab me by the hips my baby
and make me yours
your tongue across my lips you taste me
as you take me on the floor

breakup music's playing somewhere
but this time it's not for me
some other girl is crying out there
in here we got eternity

and i know
that tomorrow
you will go
back to your wife
but tonight
lemme borrow
little time
that you're
mine all mine alright
'cuz you're
mine all mine alright

you only come when it's convenient
you say you're out there with the boys
but let me let you in on a secret
she already knows she has no choice

breakup music's playing somewhere
but this time it's not for me
some other girl is crying out there
in here we got eternity

and i know
that tomorrow
you will go
back to your wife
but tonight
lemme borrow
little time
that you're
mine all mine alright
'cuz you're
mine all mine alright
'cuz you're
mine all mine tonight

mine all mine

ghost on the highway
ghost on the wind
the devil’s driving my way
again

i thought i lost him in reno
thought i could finally forget
i lost him at the casino
like a bet

and every one of these oncoming headlights
is flickering your name
but i will always miss you just the same

i left my girl on the highway
i know i’m going to hell 
she tried to jump out of my way
but she fell

i drove her county to county
i drove her state to state
finally i drove her away

and every one of these oncoming headlights
is flickering your name
but i will always miss you just the same

they always love you
they always love you
they always love you
till they don’t
they always love you
they always love you
they always love you
you’re the ghost

and every one of these oncoming headlights
is flickering your name
but i will always miss you just the same

they always love you
they always love you
they always love you
till they don’t
they always love you
they always love you
of course we love you
you’re the ghost

the ghost

the ghost

you play the girl
and i’ll play the handsome young man
who stands beside you
any way he can

now i’m the girl
and you’ll be the train on the tracks
you run me over
and you don’t look back

oh i guess the time
to fuck around
and find out
is gone 

oh it isn’t right
to hold me tight
then hit the light
and move on

oh it’s a shame
it’s a shame
oh what a shame
it’s a crying shame

now i’m the sun
that’s hanging in the western sky
you’ll be the daughter
of rocky mountain high 

oh it’s just not fair
to say you care
then leave me there
all alone

oh it’s a shame
it’s a shame
oh what a shame
it’s a crying shame

oh it’s a shame
it’s a shame
oh what a shame
it’s a crying shame

777 you play the girl

if you wanted something different
shoulda made a different plan
but if you wanna see the best inside me baby

here i am
here i am
here i am

when you picture love familiar
and as easy as can be
lemme ask you just one question pretty baby

is it me
is it me
is it me

i don't know about tomorrow
i don't know if i'll be here
all i know is that i won't be ruled by
won't be fueled by fear

i need a little understanding
and some patience now and then
but if you're thinking about leaving oh my darling

tell me when
tell me when
tell me when

i don't know about tomorrow
i don't know if i'll be here
all i know is that i won't be ruled by
won't be fueled by fear

your love is like bad medicine
your love is like bad medicine

so you can take me you can leave me
honey i don't give a damn
lemme know when you've decided
(you know where to find me)

here i am
here i am
here i am

here i am

where is all the loving feeling that you promised 
i’m standing here with nothin if i’m being honest with you

what did i do

it was an addiction having you beside me
living in a fiction tryin to divide me in two

what do i do

what was i thinking blinded by devotion
deeper i was sinking far into the ocean of you

what will i do

even in the darkness know we had each other
forever i am hanging in your hall of lovers anew

nothing to do
nothing to do
nothing to do

it’s just a sign of the times

hall of lovers

three in the morning
and nobody's getting loved like they wanted
breathe through this moment
it cuts a little bit deeper inside this time don't it

that's another thing i'm thinking of
would you like it if i left my love in a letter
so you can leave me better

dream in the darkness
no other woman ever wanted anything like i want this
i see through your stillness
if i get up right now and leave town would you notice

that's another thing i'm thinking of
would you like it if i left my love in a letter
so you can leave me better

see what you started
how come every bed i crawl into is haunted
screeching wheels it's a near-miss
i could sift through the wreckage again but it's hopeless

there is no us
there's only me
back in this bed
can't hardly sleep
can't hardly think
why don't you call
if i'd written that letter
would it've happened at all

that's another thing i'm thinking of

scream at the ceiling
if this is love it's a terrible feeling

i want him to be strong
in several senses
he’s gotta get along
and be good at mending fences

i want him to be happy
i want him to be kind
i want someone to grab me
body soul and mind
body soul and mind

i want him to be patient
i want him to be easy
i want a man to spoil me
i want a man to squeeze me

i want him to be chasing
his own kind of rodeo
i want a man to take me
body mind and soul
body mind and soul

6ft2
piercing blue
and if i’m getting to choose
lots of little tattoos

i want him to be gentle
i want him to be funny 
i like em sentimental
soul and mind and body
soul and mind and body

6ft2
piercing blue
and since i’m getting to choose
lots of little tattoos

6ft2

it was the summer of love
girl it’s over
gone

this is the sound
of me not waiting around
for you no longer bound
by duty or dependency

the great
debate of 22
was it me or was it you
who would make the final fatal move

it was the summer of love
girl it’s over
gone

hey
hey
hey

hey
you remember what i say
you could save yourself today
even if you have to walk away

back to me
now i just can’t wait to see
can’t imagine where i’ll be
at the start of 2023

at the start of 23

22-23

string of pearls
perfectly
organized
on her sleeve

veil of lace
hide your face
seek to find
amazing grace

the rugged cross
my daddy's loss
his mama died
the albatross

string of pearls
bound to break
how much more
her heart could take

string of pearls
string of pearls
string of pearls
string of pearls

0-0-0-0-0

where is the realness
why can't i feel it
feels like i'm living a lie

passing in shadows
fabric unravels
barely been staying alive

where is the realness
the realness

stand on the corner
out here till morning
watching the real ones go by

where is the passion
how did this happen
no on to notify

where is the realness
the realness

here i am

joanie & the chasers

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