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Get Up, Get High
04:19
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GET UP, GET HIGH
the streets run to nowhere
and the avenues are dead
i need to get to somewhere
but i'm lost inside my head
sorting out the spaces
and taking too much time
i need to find my face
or a little piece of mind
get up and get high
you better get up, get up
get up and get high
just what the hell is going on?
this can't be what i feel
standing in the doorway
hazy memories to steal
these frozen moments scatter
on the floor with the remains
of all the ones who came before
and all the ones who left in vain
get up and get high
you better get up, get up
get up and get high
roasting all the masses
and toasting all the nugs
you can run but you can't hide
from the influential thug
he'll rob you of your wits
and steal away your shame
just don't look to me for answers
they're the only ones to blame
get up and get high
you better get up, get up
get up and get high
-3/17/06 (with sean lichtenberger)
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Standing On The Face
04:04
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STANDING ON THE FACE
spontaneous combustion just aint what it used to be
i'm scratching my head like a dog who's for the fleas
wondering just what to do until the sun goes down
i'll get up on the face of everyone who's still 'round
and it's one for the trouble and two for the score
three for the bayonetts, they're breaking down my door
none for the rest of you expecting so much more
we'll just sit and hit it like we've always done before
standing on the face of every clock, who's got the time?
rearrange your conscience on the sofa for a dime
i'd tell you what its like to have an open piece of mind
if you only stop your wallowing and get up from behind
this is the last time that i'll take this broken wing
maybe the next go-round, we'll all sit back and sing
while all the boxers take their place around the ring
to stir around the echoes and the ghosts of everything
-3/16/06 (with sean lichtenberger)
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Tea Time
03:27
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TEA TIME
earl grey was a washed up bag
sitting in the hamper with the dirty rags
he got muddy water seeping in and out of his clothes
he got blisters on his feet and just got punched in the nose
who really cares if its tea time once again
who really cares if its tea time once again
lady grey does it up in style
she's standing on the corner of the dirty mile
she's holding out her hands with apathy and grace
and a painted on reflection on her modest face
who really cares if its tea time once again
who really cares if its tea time once again
earl grey takes a step and winks
at the lady on the corner, asks to buy her a drink
says hey i like your smile you wanna sit for awhile
i think i got a thing or two that could make you smile
who really cares if its tea time once again
who really cares if its tea time once again
lady grey got busy with the earl at bar
she said you can take me
just dont take me very far
-3/17/06 (with sean lichtenberger)
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She
03:34
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SHE
gift wrapped garbage with diamond lips
she paints her night and reclines a bit
she'll take it over easy with a wink and a rhyme
she looks just like the devil so we had good time
i thought i heard the bells of dublin ringing in my head
but it was only just the liquor and the boxing in the bed
reaching for my helmet and my satchel full of green
she can take it like a martyr cause she's so damn mean
she's all i got now
she's all i want now
she's all i need now
she gonna make me spin
she's all i see now
she's all i breathe now
she's all i am now
i'm gonna let her in
i left her at the station and went back into the rain
and went looking for a remedy to ease my aches and pains
she was floatin through my head just like a carnival parade
gettin high up on the memories that we ever could of made
lying on my sofa i can smell her on my skin
when I think about the time we had i flash a silly grin
in a moment i'll 180 cause i gotta have more
i'll call her up and tell her meet me at the back door
she's all i got now
she's all i want now
she's all i need now
she gonna make me spin
she's all i see now
she's all i breathe now
she's all i am now
i'm gonna let her in
-3/17/06 (with sean lichtenberger)
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Dented
02:18
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DENTED
spontaneous combustion just aint what it used to be
i'm scratching my head like a dog who's got the fleas
wondering just what to do until the sun goes down
i'll get up on the face of everyone who's still 'round
and it's one for the trouble and two for the score
three for the bayonetts, they're breaking down my door
none for the rest of you expecting so much more
we'll just sit and hit it like we've always done before
standing on the face of every clock, who's got the time?
rearrange your conscience on the sofa for a dime
i'd tell you what its like to have an open piece of mind
if you only stop your wallowing and get up from behind
this is the last time that i'll take this broken wing
maybe the next go-round, we'll all sit back and sing
while all the boxers take their place around the ring
to stir around the echoes and the ghosts of everything
-3/16/06 (with sean lichtenberger)
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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia
Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own
label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.
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