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Released in 2001, Broken is a combination of acoustic songs and others with full instrumentation. This was the result of a big burst in my writing at the time. Some sad stuff, some funny stuff but I think you'll find it all enjoyable and honest.

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LYRICS TO BROKEN

WEAK IN THE KNEES

 You can't stop a tear from falling
Once it wells up in your eye
And you can't help who you fall in love with
Even though half the time it makes you want to die
And

 I can't start a fire in your heart
It's so cold in there I wonder how you don't freeze
But I can't find another lover
That makes me so weak in the knees
LEAD BREAK
You can laugh at all my sorrow
Because you know that you'll find someone new
But I'll wake with you in my head tomorrow
And hand around all day missing you
Because
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Broken

I'm busted flat and broken down
Like before I've never seen
I'm like a book with just a cover
And no pages in between
I wish you could have seen me
When I had it all
Before I came apart
Before I took that fall
But..

I'm falling to pieces
I'm in trouble now
I can't help but feel that
I'm broken some how

I'm teasing all my demons
And I'm daring them to fight
They make me think some bad things
Even though I know they're not right
So I prop myself up on my hopes
And all my broken dreams
And I'll put up a good front for you
But I'm ripping at the seams 
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And day after day I keep thinking 
and hoping that something will change
I fall in love, laugh a while, try to smile
but it  feels so strange
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Am I Just Falling In Love

I see face in places that I know she's never seen
Sometimes I hear her voice coming from the broken answering machine
Her picture has those kind of eyes that follow me around
Sometimes I wake up in my bed turned completely around
Am I going crazy
Or am I just falling, in love

Feels like a railroad spike has been pounded through my heart
Feels like every single stitch and seam is coming apart
My stomach is doing cartwheels and my brain is doing flips
It's like riding a roller coaster on a real bad acid trip
Am I dying
Or am I just falling in love
BREAK
I call her on the phone sometimes more than twice a day
Even though my calls aren't returned you ought to see the bills I pay
I leave love notes on her windshield and I send flowers to her work
But she never even says hello and I fell just like a jerk
Am I stupid
Or am I falling, in love

London Bridge

She was named for the capitol of England
Because her mama had always wanted to go
And London well she is a beauty
And I always told her so

London is beautiful at sunset
She's prettier than the jewels in a crown
We used to be so connected but I lost her
So I guess my London bridge has fallen down

Now London is far across the water
While I'm still sitting here in Tennessee
She used to write and tell me how she is doing
But now my mailbox is as empty as me
CHORUS
I keep a photograph of London in my pocket
So that I can see her anytime I want
No I may never get to visit London
So I just hang out at places that she used to haunt
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It's The Heart That Matters

A poor boy walks home with holes in his shoes
A rich man sits home singing the blues
One man's pleasure is another man's pain
One man's sunshine is another man's rain

It's the heart that matters, in times like these
When fallen angels, line the streets
Faded hopes and, broken dreams
It's the heart that matters, in times like these

A rich girl marries who her Daddy says
A poor girl carries the dream to be wed
Love can last long or it can fail
One girl's heaven another girl's hell

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An old man ponders what he doesn't know
A young man wonders where did Grandpa go
An old man's memory going down the drain
A young man's promise to love him just the same

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My Love Is Junk

Well I should have seen it coming but I believed all your lies
When you told me I'm the only man that you've had between your thighs
But I've been watching you girl when you thought I was out of town
I parked around the corner
I've seen those other men coming round

So just STOP all of that screaming that I'm hearing from the trunk
While I'm driving to the place where everybody throws their junk
And there I'll dig a hole, I'll make it deep and make it wide
And I'll pick up everything I love
And toss you right inside

Kiss me honey one more time before I say goodbye
You frightened eyes look pretty underneath this midnight sky
For close to four years now I've been giving you my best
But I found out all your little secrets
And I'm laying you to rest

One SHOVEL full of dirt for every tear you've made me cry
Ten shovels full for every time that you told a lie
Fifty more shovels full for you being untrue
And a hundred more for making me
Come completely unglued

The sheriff came by a week after I reported her missing
He was looking for some evidence through all her stuff he started fishing
He's no Andy Griffith no he doesn't have a clue
I said can I help any way
Is there anything that I can do

He asked me if she was a user did she shoot up did she smoke crack
I said she just went out for cigarettes
And she never came back

Sometimes I go by the junkyard looking for some cheap car parts
And to place a flower quietly
Beside a rusted out Dodge dart

Never Want To See You Again

Another Saturday night and I'm getting tight
Yes sir buddy I'm feeling all right
But come Sunday morning I'll sure feel like hell
I thought I was doing right but you did me wrong
Now I've got to stay in bed all day long
I paid good money for you just to make my head swell

Jim - Beam
Why are you so mean
I thought you were my friend
But I never wanna see you again

I've been lonely and I've been blue
So I turned to a bottle to forget you
I should know better but I guess I lost my mind
I picked up that old black label
And I drank til my head hit the table
Man I never thought that you'd be so unkind

Jack - Daniels
You're too hard to handle
I thought you were my friend
But I never wanna see you again
LEAD BREAK
I lost my baby and felt so low
That I took a little trip down to Mexico
To soak up some sunshine and a bit of booze
Started drinking margaritas with double shots
Four hours later didn't feel so hot
Why did I play quarters when I know I always lose

Jose - Guervo
Do I want more hell no
I thought you were my friend
But I never wanna see you again

I'm Ready

It's hotter than July in the bedroom
And the air is scented with a musky perfume
We lie there on the bed naked and sweaty
she said are you ready to go again I said girl you know I'm ready

It's a special kind of love that we've got going
Five months later and now she's really showing
I rub her belly while she falls asleep
I've been making promises that I hope I'll always keep

It's funny how things can happen for no reason
It's snowing out today and it's not even the season
I'm driving fast but carefully, it's coming early
I hope she has my angel's eyes and that blonde hair soft and curly

Something's wrong she says it shouldn't hurt this badly
I said hold onto my hand girl you know I love you madly
The doctor says that there was nothing they could do
The little one just came too fast and I'm sorry for the both of you

I wipe the windshield with my hand there's no defroster
We both cry together and can't believe we lost her
She avoids the subject for many months later
Watches TV, sleeps all day and raids the refrigerator

I tell her everyday how much I love her
She says she never wants to try to ever have another
But her heart repaired itself day by day
One summer's night she grabbed my hand and she led the way

Now it's hotter than July in the bedroom
And the air is scented with a musky perfume
We lie there on the bed naked and sweaty
I said are you ready to try again she said boy you know I'm ready

I'll Do Anything Else

I'll open up your door and pull out your chair
I'll even go to Vicky Secrets and pick out underwear
I'll make that trip to the store when old Aunt Flow comes to town
And when you're sad don't worry baby cause I'll be your clown

I'll buy you flowers I'll take you to dinner
I'll kiss you on the first date but I won't try more
So you won't think I'm a sinner
I won't try to make you someone that you don't want to be
But I'll do anything else to make you fall in love with me

I'll walk your dog, wash your car, and mend a fence for you
I'll even meet your parents if you want me too
I'll go shopping with you and I won't even whine
And every February I'll be your valentine

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LEAD
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Some Kind Of Love

She smiles all the time
Just like she did when she was mine
Got the same blue jeans she use to wear
That crazy way she does her hair
I see you hold her hand
Jus like I wish I could
You're arms wrapped tight around her
Man I know that feels so good
Such a pretty smile
And a sparkle in her eye
You must be doing something for her
That I never thought to try

That's some kind of love you've got
That's some kind of love you've got
She's just like the one I had
But now I have not
Such a special girl
You must love her an awful lot
I know that I did when I held her
That's some kind of love you've got
LEAD BREAK
It's like she's singing when she speaks
I know you're heart must take a leap
I thought I was a stronger man
But she just makes me weak
I guess there's nothing left to say
And nothing left to see
That love I held is walking away
With someone that's not me
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When I'm Missing You

I'd rather have a toothache
I'd rather have a heart attack
I'd rather break both of my legs
Or maybe even my back
I'd rather be thrown to the lions
And let them tear me clean in two
Than to feel what I'm feeling when I'm missing you
I'd rather have a black eye
I'd rather have a broken nose
I'd rather just pick up a hammer
And take to smashing all of my toes
I'd rather be beaten with barbed wire
Until I'm nothing but black and blue
Than to feel what I'm feeling when I'm missing you

You can take away all my money
Even take my watch and chain
But while you're busy taking
Won't you please take away the pain

I'd rather just break my jaw
I'd rather be too blind to see
I'd rather bungee jump with a rubber band
Than to have you away from me
I'd rather be left out in the cold
Til everything on me turns blue
Than to feel what I'm feeling when I'm missing you
Than to feel what I'm feeling when I'm missing you

Your Little Black Book

You act like a little devil
but you're an angel in disguise
Let me pour my love out on you
And you can try it on for size
I love the way you brush against me
It puts my heart in overdrive
I like to watch when away you're walking
Makes me feel lucky that I've got good eyes

I want to be in your next chapter
I wanna hang in your picture frame
I wanna be the one you're after
You drive me crazy when you say my name
Won't you turn your head round my way
Won't you give me a second look
I wanna be the first on your list
Not just a spot in your little black book

I want my head to dent your pillows
Instead of laying on mine and calling out your name
I want to kiss you on your talker
And wrap my arms round your little frame
You're so pretty and easy to look at
You caught me staring a time or too
Don't be mad cause I can't help it
When I see something as cute as you
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LEAD BREAK
I'd love to tell you just what I'm thinking
When you look me in the eyes
Come on baby don't you leave me lonely
Let me peek under your disguise
I wanna push all those buttons
That will drive you insane
I wanna be your love potion
Cause you are sweeter than sugar cane
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I want to be in your next chapter
I wanna hang in your picture frame

Hard For Me

If luck was a dollar you'd be a millionaire
Why you could probably walk through fire and never singe a hair
Girl you've got it so good but you don't see
That I can be good too but you're just mean to me

It's so easy for you when everything you do turns to gold
Yeah it's so easy for you when all you have to do
Is reach out for someone to hold
It's so easy for you so why with everything you do
You make it hard for me
You make it hard for me

I try to pull you close to say I want you so
But you just put out a hand and tell me no, no, no
I get down on my knees and ask you to be the one
I'm not surprised to see you turn around and run, run, run

It's not like you really have to try
Everybody loves you but I'm beginning to wonder why

I'm not the brightest spark in the eternal flame
But girl I know what you do and I can't play that game
Why do you have to be so mean why cant' you give me a try
You're looking for prince charming in a world full of average guys but
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I Can Hardly Wait

One of these days
I hope it won't be long
You're gonna listen to the words of one of my songs
And then realize that that they're all written just for you
Just trying to turn your head 
To see this silly, love sick fool

But I can't seem to make a difference
No matter what I say
But I keep hoping that one day you'll see straight
And I can hardly
I can hardly wait

I've been standing by riding in your wake
Wondering what the cost of loving you is gonna' take
When I close my eyes everything I see is you
You've got that hook down in me and I just can't shake it loose
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Wait, for the day when I'll hold you
Take, my hand it's all you have to do
And seal my fate and I can hardly
I can hardly wait

One of these days
I hope it won't be long
You're gonna listen to the words of one of my songs

Serial Killer Blues

My ass was kicked on every corner
On the street where I grew up
My ass was kicked every single morning
Cause my Dad said it would make me tough
My fucked up Dad said it would make me tough
Well Dad was right cause I'm hard as concrete
I'm tough as nails and strong as steel
And I'm quiet as a mouse, yes deadly quiet
And it's hard to love when it's hard to feel
yeah it's hard to love when it's hard to feel
I ate my Dad, I mean I hate my Dad
My mom could have stopped him and I wish she had
Cause I took it out on my first girlfriend
On the dog next door and my cousin Jim
And I took it out on strangers and close friends
On the kid down the street no I never liked him
I never liked him

and they say I am a serial killer
The quiet, handsome boy next door
You'd trust me with your kids and money
But you won't see either one no more
No you won't see either one no more
Cause it's skin on skin
And it's teeth on bone
And blood on blood
Because I've never felt love
Because I've never felt love

Well I get mad and I see red
When those voices get in my head
So I'll follow you going home from school
From the grocery store or the swimming pool
And I'll pull you under I'll pull you in
Lock the doors and you'll fight
But you won't win
Cause I've been fighting all my life now
And I'm not afraid of dying or death
and I've got a knife, an axe and a rope now
and I'll be with you at your last breath
I'll be with you at your last breath
But I've left a trail of evidence
So my time free it won't be long
Just enough time to put these words down
Maybe the judge will let me sing this song
I'm not evil, or maybe I am
A messed up head makes for a messed up man
I'm sure they'll fry me for what I've done
Something, somewhere went all wrong
Something, somewhere went all wrong
CHORUS

Walking Through My Memories

There'll be no sleep tonight, not an eyelid will close
I can't stop thinkin' bout you I guess I'll sit up counting my toes
Your memory is tied around my heart and it's starting to show
I'm just walking through my memories with no where to go

I got fired last Wednesday for daydreaming again
This crazy game I'm playing, nobody is gonna win
I miss you but you won't miss me back and girl I miss you so
I'm just walking through my memories with no where to go

I've been stained a bitter shade of blue
But I'd be glowing cherry red if I could just hold you

Yeah I know what you're thinkin, it's just another lonely tune
I've been drinkin way to much and I'm howlin at the moon
I saw you out with him tonight, that old mister so and so
So I'm just walking through my memories with no where to go

Near

Feels like the weight
Of the world is on my shoulders
Feels like an elephant
Is sitting on my heart
Feels like I gotta' move
Rocks as big as boulders
To get next to you
To get to where we start

It doesn't matter that
You're a thousand miles away now
And that it's been a year
Since I've heard from you at all
But I just know
You'll get back to me somehow
When you look for love
You'll know just who to call

I can wait all night
If I have to
I can wait another year
I know what is right
But nothing is
When I don't have you near

I remember when
We used to say "I love you"
And I think of
How good it used to be
I would hold your hand
And we would talk for hours
About nothing then
Just fall asleep

But that's all over now
And I miss it dearly
I'm just hangin' on
Waitin' for you to rescue me
I guess I'll have to wait
For you to see things clearly
Because you're the only one
That I'll ever need
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You Don't Have To Cry Anymore

It's been a long time since I've seen you my friend
Won't you sit down and talk for a while
You say things are bad now you say things are sad now
And lately it's been hard to smile

Lay your head on my shoulder
Leave your troubles at my door
Don't you worry little darlin
Cause you don't have to cry anymore

You say he's been bad to you not one of your friends true
And love is getting harder to find
But you don't have to worry you'll never walk alone
As long as you're a friend of mine
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LEAD BREAK
You don't have to shed not one more single tear
As long as I'm hanging around
Just come on over I'll let you borrow a smile
You can use it to cover that frown
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No you don't have to cry anymore

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