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The Rookie
03:03
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In the early cold morning
I wrote my deepest verse
I was your priest, your king, your guard
till anger dimmed our love
The mess we made
it killed me
I’m a kind of fool
just a Rookie without you
Now long distance phone calls.
I wander around the town
looking for my shadow
the wise man I used to be
The mess we made
it killed me
now I’m a kind of fool
just a Rookie without you
Now the wind hits my window hard
Guilt is too much for just a real man
You think the best is yet to come
you reshoot our memories
you came back three times I failed five ones
hope still shines in your eyes
The mess we made, it killed me
now I’m a kind of fool
just a Rookie without you
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Sink or Swim
02:43
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Life is too short babe
The world is ready to fall
My path was just a blues
but I want to dance
only rock n roll oh oh
My family threw me out
They didn’t think twice
I chose go further
I chose go up. The issue
Sink or swim yeah
Sink or swim yeah
Sink or swim yeah
Sink or swim
There’s no short cuts babe
I feel the tie knot chokes
I work hard for less
but I wanna dance
only rock n roll, rock n roll
I drown like a cat in a bag
since you ain’t here
I chose go further
I chose go up. The issue is
Sink or swim yeah yeah
Sink or swim yeah yeah
Sink or swim yeah yeah
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Cop & Thief
03:26
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I was in the bar top all night long
walking on the thin ice
I wore the sheriff’s badge
she was the wicked
she has a cheating heart
Sometimes I’m the thief
sometimes I’m the cop
we are pirates of love
I never slept with her
if it’s good for you it’s good for me
I dodged her bullets
but it hurt me twice
I put my hat on her head
she talked about the past
I did my best
her echo still remains
Who knows where the tides take us
Who knows where the wind goes by
Life happens in a brief of time
today I dry your tears
tomorrow you’ll be the perfect wife
Sometimes I’m the thief
sometimes I’m the cop
we are pirates of love
I never slept with her
if it’s good for you it’s good for me
Before you ask I wrote your song
you say your life sucks
Don’t worry about the valleys
the hills will come alone
if it’s good for you it’s good for me
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Grave of Secrets
04:27
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I need you darling
our time was dead and gone
I need you darling
I can’t take it anymore
You left an open wound
babe before you go
You left an open wound
candles burn at the door
Sin shadows are too long
here my redemption song
Darling darling darling
Darling darling I no longer rest
oooooo oooooo
Sorrow is too much
for a lonely man
I need you darling
our time was dead and gone
I need you darling
I can’t take it anymore
life is a well of memories
Graves are full of secrets
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Just do It (Only Love)
03:36
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Only love turns up
In the Office planes and trains
Just a sneaky glance
and your life is gonna change
Love hurts. Party everyday
no hard feelings boys and girls
Miracles happens
in a jiff. So just do it
It’s a matter of time Blessings
come that way like gold rush,
love is flowing in the air
Lovers under the rain
What a Morning! time to pretend
just chase your shoes
no time to lose
there's people cheating night and day
just do it just do it just do it
looking for love
looking for love
looking for love
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Duty Calls
03:13
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My grandfather had two cows
and I was born in the town
Early I went to the army
I'm a hobo but duty calls
We flew above the rules
between the sorrow and joy
Promises were precious things
That old tune, duty calls
Only the moon leads gypsies
walking around the world
Scars and wounds flow inside of me
by the distance between us
Now I’m an old fashion man
Thirty years I worked so hard
The fear to lose, fear losing you
That old tune, duty calls
There is no going back for me
you looked like a million bucks
I said, goodbye my love I have to go
I'm a hobo but duty calls
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She walks off the road
02:02
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Who will write a song
that breaks your heart in two
she drew a path away from the town
she walks off the road
She left on a white horse
she came back alone
she had read love stories long ago
she walks off the road
In the right hand a glove
in the left one not
her words cut steel like cheese
she walks off the road
She gets everything
but she doesn’t care
she lives in a tower on the top
she walks off the road
she walks she walks
she walks off the road
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8. |
Ansiedad (J.E. Sarabia)
03:29
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Xavi Malacara Barcelona, Spain
They call him "Malacara". Musician based in Barcelona Songwriter bandleader, entertainer (Malacara Wilson Band, Karma Police, Milkers) Has placed him at the Americana music. His music transcends the confines of genre, continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries. ... more
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