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One Time Thing
05:01
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Mary Margret’s been smoking cigarettes
Driving too fast in a red Corvette
Jerry Jeff is behind the wheel
Trying no to think about his wife Camille
Mary’s in town on a business trip
She left back home her husband Cliff
Jerry’s trying to hide his wedding ring
Thinking to himself this is a one time thing
Met in the hotel lobby bar
Now ain’t that the way this kind of thing starts
And Mary rarely takes a drink
But she said “naw, what the hell, this is a one time thing”
Half past one she invited him in
Half past two they were doing it again
Quarter to four room 303
A sad display of adultery
They slept ’til noon then ordered some eggs
Jerry paid the bill when the bellhop came
Thinking to himself that he didn’t really care
What bad can come from a secret love affair
“Well, let’s go take a ride,” said Jerry Jeff
“I got a Corvette that’s parked out back”
Mary started to feel bad about this little fling
But she said, “Ah, what the hell, it’s just a one time thing”
Jerry dropped the top on that Corvette
About the time he started to feel regrets
Mary said, “Now let’s make a little deal
I won’t tell Cliff if you won’t tell Camille”
“I agree, I agree, your secret’s safe with me, Mary
I have to admit I’ve been feeling kinda of guilty”
With every year there’s a brand new spring
But this is not like that this is a one time thing
They made love again in the room that night
But they must have sobered up ‘cause it just didn’t feel right
When the second morning came they parted ways
Good-bye, Good luck and a cold handshake
Jerry went home and his clothes were all over the lawn
Camille had been following him while he was gone
She said, “That girl you were with, she looked like a horse”
And, “I hope it was worth it because we’re getting divorced”
Mary’s fate was late, but it came
She forgot about the bill that was signed in Jerrys name
When Cliff called the hotel asking about credit fraud
Imagine his surprise with the answer he got
It’s sad, I know, but it happens all the time
There’s cheating on the husbands that are cheating on their wives
If you listened to the words that I had to sing
You know there’s no going back from a one time thing
A one time thing
A one time thing
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2. |
River's Edge
04:00
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When I found you down by the river’s edge
You were clutching you anger like a baby to your breast
Then I said that I just didn’t care
But I was lying thru my teeth and I know that’s not fair
Then I made a break for the spotlight and the stage
Somehow strangers’ faces seemed to ease me and placate
But then the words to the verses wouldn’t come
So I stood there feeling naked while the amplifiers hummed
Oh when it comes to loving
I know you’ve got me covered
But I’m going off the rails again
And I’ll roll with the undiscovered
And I fold in with a band of brothers
When I’m going off the rails again
You can send you’re letters in the mail
And I’ll read them in the evening like I’m pulling back the veil
On a world so vivid and so real
I’m under you great spell again at least that’s how it feels
Oh when it comes to loving
I know you’ve got me covered
But I’m going off the rails again
And I’ll roll with the undiscovered
And I fold in with a band of brothers
When I’m going off the rails again
Now Carridwen you’re with me once again
Wadding in the water and we’re up to our chins
I see you smile and I know that grin
And I tell you all my secrets and the healing will begin
And the healing will begin
And the healing will begin
And the healing will begin
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3. |
Part of You
03:19
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Took me by surprise but now I realize
There’s a part of you
Had to check the time and wipe the sleep out of my eyes
To see that part of you
Like a bird she flew taking orders from the moon
I was whistling
But those words ring true no reply no rendezvous
Are you listening
Listening
Are you listening
Listening
Time’s ticking and you’re moving on
Floating off so it seems
Tom’s thinking that he knew all along
Just what this song really means
Took me by surprise but now I realize
There’s a part of you
Had to check the time and wipe the sleep out of my eyes
To see that part of you wants no part of me at all
Part of you wants no part of me at all
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Top of the World
03:13
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I’ve been taking myself too seriously
So now I’m popping pills and drinking Irish whiskey
Won’t you come up to see me
Won’t you come up to see me
On the top of the world but I know it’s only temporary
I’ve got my head way up here in the clouds
Don’t it all seem simple when you’re up on the top looking down
It’s a temporary fix I know that’s all it is
On the top of the world ’til reality kicks back in
I’ve been taking myself too seriously
So now I’m popping pills and drinking Irish whiskey
Won’t you come up to see me
Won’t you come up to see me
Won’t you come up to see me
On the top of the world but I know it’s only temporary
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5. |
UGH! (I Tried)
03:07
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I tried to believe
That you mean what you say
Yes I tried but you lied
Right to my face
I wait in vain
On the corner of heartache and Main
You never came and I’m ashamed
To play the fool in your game again
You told me you gonna be here by nine
But now it’s nine fifteen nine thirty nine forty five
You told me you’d be right here bye my side
But you lied why’d you lie
I tried to believe
That you mean what you say
Yes I tried but you lied
Right to my face
To my face
Oh you lied
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Matthew Davies Wisconsin
Songwriter, singer, swimmer and father of four, Matthew Davies is a busy man. For the past decade he’s been fronting Milwaukee based band of ringers, Thriftones, as well as releasing solo work and performing regularly in multiple capacities.
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