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America's Least Wanted
03:05
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LAST NIGHT I FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF MY TV
AND I MUST HAVE BEEN DREAMIN' JUST TO SEE WHAT I DID SEE
THEY HAD ME UP ON TRIAL FOR ALL THE WORLD TO KNOW
THEY SAID THAT I HAD BROKE YOUR HEART WHEN I HAD LET YOU GO
CHORUS
WELL YOU WON'T SEE MY PICTURE ON NO POST OFFICE WALLS
AND YOU WON'T HEAR MY NAME IN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HALLS
THERE AIN'T NO REWARD AND I AIN'T BEING HUNTED
THAT'S HOW IT IS WHEN YOU'RE AMERICA'S LEAST WANTED
THEN THEY HAD TO BREAK AWAY TO SHOW A COMING SCENE
SOME LATE BREAKING STORY ON SOME TABLOID MAGAZINE
THEY'D FOUND OUT WHO KILLED JFK AND SAID I'D BEST TAKE HEED
SPACE ALIENS HAD VERIFIED THAT ELVIS DID THE DEED
(CHORUS)
THEN AFTER THEIR COMMERCIALS TOLD ME JUST WHAT I SHOULD BUY
THERE YOU WERE AT MY TRIAL AND YOU SAID I'D MADE YOU CRY
BUT BEFORE I COULD DEFEND MYSELF AND CRY OUT, THAT'S NOT FAIR
THE JURY ALL JUST LAUGHED AT YOU AND SAID, WE JUST DON'T CARE
(FINAL CHORUS)
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Nobody's Hero
03:12
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WE ALL KNOW THAT COWBOYS LOVE THE LADIES
AND A COWBOY HAS NO TROUBLE WITH GOODBYES
BUT INSIDE I LOVE 'EM ALL LIKE THEY WAS BABIES
AND I JUST CAN'T BRING THE TEARDROPS TO THEIR EYES.
CHORUS:
I DON'T WANT TO BE NOBODY'S HERO,
SO DON'T BE ASKING ME TO TAKE YOU HOME
I'M SICK AND TIRED OF WINDING UP WITH ZERO
SO I GUESS THAT I'M MUCH BETTER OFF ALONE.
I JUST CAME HERE TONIGHT TO DO SOME DRINKIN'
AND HONEY IT AIN'T NO GOOD TO PRETEND
I KNOW YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M THINKIN'
AND IT'S PLAIN THAT I'M JUST LOOKIN FOR A FRIEND.
(CHORUS)
MY FRIENDS ALL SAY THAT I'M NOT BAD AT SINGIN'
BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S THOSE COWBOYS THEY IDOLIZE
I'VE GOT IT ALL WORKED OUT EXCEPT THE LEAVIN'
I GUESS I JUST CAN'T HANDLE THE GOODBYES
FINAL CHORUS:
I DON'T WANT TO BE NOBODY'S HERO
SO DON'T BE ASKIN' ME TO TAKE YOU HOME
I'M SICK AND TIRED OF WINDIN' UP WITH ZERO
SO I GUESS THAT I'M MUCH BETTER OFF ALONE
I DON'T WANT TO BE NOBODY'S HERO....
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Handsome Prince
03:21
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YOU'RE STILL A HANDSOME PRINCE, THOUGH YOUR WHITE HORSE HAS GONE AWAY
AND THE TWINKLE'S GONE FROM YOUR BLUE EYES, YOUR GOLDEN HAIR'S TURNED GRAY
THEY SAY YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER, BUT THEY TRULY SELDOM DO
DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU HAD KNOWN ABOUT THAT SHOE?
YOU WERE YOUNG AND WILD AND RESTLESS, AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS
YOU WERE MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS LIKE A HANDSOME YOUNG PRINCE DOES
WHERE SHE GOT HER INVITATION NO ONE REALLY EVER KNEW
BUT BY ELEVEN-THIRTY SHE LOOKED GOOD TO YOU
SO YOU SET ASIDE YOUR LIFE AND THEN YOU SEARCHED THROUGHOUT THE LAND
KNOWING YOU COULD NOT BE HAPPY WITHOUT A CHANCE TO HOLD HER HAND
ALL YOU EVER REALLY WANTED WAS TO MAKE HER DREAMS COME TRUE
THEN ONE DAY SHE WOKE THE WAY FOLKS ALWAYS DO
SO YOU TOOK HER TO YOUR CASTLE AND YOU GAVE THAT GIRL YOUR ALL
AND YOU WORKED HARD TO PAY THE BAND THAT CAME TO PLAY THE BALL
SHE GREW SADLY EVER AFTER OR MAYBE JUST GOT BORED
COULDN'T NAME IT BUT SHE SAID SHE WANTED MORE
YOU'RE STILL A HANDSOME PRINCE, THOUGH YOUR WHITE HORSE HAS GONE AWAY
AND THE TWINKLE'S GONE FROM YOUR BLUE EYES, YOUR GOLDEN HAIR'S TURNED GRAY
THEY SAY YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER, BUT THEY TRULY SELDOM DO
DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU HAD KNOWN ABOUT THAT SHOE?
DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU'D JUST THROWN AWAY THAT SHOE?
REMEMBER SHE'S THE ONE THAT DROPPED THE SHOE
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Statued Halls
03:19
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YOU KNOW, A MAN MIGHT TAKE FOR GRANTED
THE VERY FREEDOM OF HIS SOUL
OR HE MIGHT SELL IT FOR A DOLLAR
AND HE COULD BE THE LAST TO KNOW
A LOVE GONE WRONG CAN FEEL LIKE PRISON
THAT'S HOW ITS FELT INSIDE OF YOURS
SO THERE WON'T BE NO GOODNIGHT KISS
I AIN'T EVEN GONNA' MISS
THOSE STATUED HALLS AND MARBLED FLOORS
CHORUS
AND I MIGHT SPEND A GOOD WHILE STONED, BABE,
ON THE HURTIN' SIDE OF TOWN
BUT AT LEAST I'LL BE ALONE BABE
WHEN THE HEARTACHES COME AROUND
AND I DON'T NEED A HUNDRED WINDOWS
OR FIFTY-SEVEN DOORS
AND THERE WON'T BE NO GOODNIGHT KISS
I AIN'T EVEN GONNA' MISS
THOSE STATUED HALLS AND MARBLED FLOORS
IT WAS SO DIFFERENT WHEN I MET YOU
WE WERE BOTH YOUNG AND WILD AND FREE
AND THOUGH I NEVER WILL FORGET YOU
STILL I CAN'T LET YOU CHANGE ME
THE LOVE WE MADE IT BURNED LIKE FIRE
NOW IT CHILLS ME TO THE CORE
SO THERE WON'T BE NO GOODNIGHT KISS
I AIN'T EVEN GONNA' MISS
THOSE STATUED HALLS AND MARBLED FLOORS
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5. |
Let It Ride
03:34
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I PULLED IN TO TOWN WITH THIS SHIRT ON MY BACK
AND A SONG IN MY HEART AND A GUITAR IN A SACK
AND I WAS FEELIN' KIND OF HUNGRY SO I SWALLOWED MY PRIDE
LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE
CHORUS:
'CAUSE IF IT AIN'T ALL OR NOTHIN' IT AIN'T NOTHIN' AT ALL
AND YOU CAN'T REACH THE TOP IF YOU'RE SCARED THAT YOU'LL FALL
AND A MAN WHO'S GOT NOTHIN' AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' TO HIDE
LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE
WELL I KNEW WHEN I CAME HERE I'D MAKE IT SOMEDAY
'CAUSE AS LONG AS THERE'S MUSIC OH I'M GONNA' PLAY
SO I'LL BET MY LAST DOLLAR AND A POUND OF MY HIDE
LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE
(CHORUS)
SO I'VE GOT TO PLAY TONIGHT IN AN OLD COUNTRY BAR
A SONG ABOUT AN OLD COUNTRY BOY WHO'S NOW A STAR
AND IF I NEVER DO MAKE IT I'LL KNOW THAT I TRIED
LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE LET IT RIDE
(CHORUS)
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Too Tall To Be a Cowboy
03:20
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I CAME HERE THIS EVENING WITH SOME HARD TIME TO PASS
JUST TO DRINK ME SOME WHISKEY GET DRUNK ON MY -- STOOL
AND I SMILED AT THE WAITRESS WHO RETURNED A COLD STARE
AND THE WHISKEY JUST TOLD ME, NO, IT JUST ISN'T FAIR
CHORUS
AND I'LL TELL YOU BARTENDER, NO, IT JUST ISN'T FAIR
I'M TOO TALL TO BE A COWBOY AND TOO STONED TO CARE
AND I'LL TELL YOU BARTENDER, AS I FALL OFF MY CHAIR
I'M TOO TALL TO BE A COWBOY AND TOO STONED TO CARE
SO I'LL WAKE UP IN THE MORNING IN MY SPINNING BED
AND TAKE A COLD SHOWER TO CLEAR UP MY HEAD
BUT I'LL WONDER FOREVER WHY GET UP AT ALL
WHEN YOU CAN'T BE A COWBOY 'CAUSE YOU'RE JUST TOO DAMNED TALL
(CHORUS)
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7. |
Before It Begins
03:57
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MY HEART'S BEEN BROKEN AGAIN AND AGAIN
AND YOU DESERVE MORE THAN LET'S JUST BE FRIENDS
IF WE LIE TO OURSELVES THEN NOBODY WINS
SO IT'S OVER BEFORE IT BEGINS
THERE'S A LOOK IN YOUR EYES I CAN SEE IT
AND IT'S THERE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKIN' AT ME IT'S
PLAIN YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR LOVE STRONG AND TRUE
THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH OF ME LEFT FOR YOU
THE MUSIC PLAYED AND YOU ASKED IF I'D DANCE GIRL
BUT I COULD SEE IT MIGHT LEAD TO ROMANCE GIRL
I THOUGHT THAT I'D LOVE AS LONG AS I'D LIVE
BUT THERE'S NO LOVE INSIDE LEFT TO GIVE
MY HEART'S BEEN BROKEN AGAIN AND AGAIN
AND YOU DESERVE MORE THAN LET'S JUST BE FRIENDS
IF WE LIE TO OURSELVES THEN NOBODY WINS
SO IT'S OVER BEFORE IT BEGINS
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8. |
Tell Me Trudy
03:55
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TELL ME TRUDY, AM I JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND?
I CAN TELL YOU TRULY THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT I HAD PLANNED
I COULD EVEN HAVE LOVED YOU IF YOU'D LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND
WON'T YOU TELL ME TRUDY AM I JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND?
I BARELY KNOW YOU AND I GUESS YOU KNOW THAT'S RIGHT
BUT I STILL LONG TO HOLD YOU LONG INTO THE NIGHT
NO I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT 'CAUSE I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
WON'T YOU TELL ME TRUDY AM I JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND?
YOU SAY IT'S OVER AND I GUESS IT'S FOR THE BEST
DON'T YOU EVER SAY GIRL I'M JUST LIKE ALL THE REST
'CAUSE I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU IF YOU'D LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND
SO TELL ME TRUDY AM I JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND?
AND NOW YOUR LEAVING SO I GUESS I'LL SAY GOOD-BYE
THEN I'LL TURN AND WALK AWAY AND YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME CRY
BUT DON'T YOU TRY TO KISS ME GIRL AND DON'T YOU TAKE MY HAND
SO TRUDY TELL ME TRULY AM I JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND?
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9. |
Letting Go
04:21
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Well, I guess it’s finally over, said goodbye to all the years
The past lies far behind us, and ahead lie only tears
But I’d gladly trade forever, for the way that it was planned
But here I am with never, and I’ll never understand
Maybe I was crazy, as a man could ever be
Maybe I was blind, it's clear I didn’t see
Maybe you were stronger, I guess we’ll never know.
Maybe you were just better at lettin’ go
Some will tell you I’m a wise man, some will say that I’m a fool
Some that life is but a blessing; others say that love is cruel
And some are optimistic; others smile and just pretend
But a heart half-full, half-empty, still lies broken in the end
Maybe I was crazy, as a man could ever be
Maybe I was blind, it's clear I didn’t see
Maybe you were smarter, I guess we’ll never know.
Maybe you were just better at lettin’ go
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10. |
Thinkin'
02:32
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Frank Powell Normal, Illinois
Frank Powell is a singer-songwriter who has been performing for over thirty years, as a member of various bands, and as a
solo artist. His original songs have been recorded by numerous artists.
Frank is based in Central Illinois, and available for bookings throughout the US. He currently performs with the Third Street Strays.
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