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Don't look away
And wonder how I get through the day
You can hold yourself right there
And wonder how to clean up all the mess
Cause I've been in hiding for all of these years
I tried to believe that you all disappeared
Maybe I'll be happy when I'm gone
But you will know my name
And this town won't be the same
No, I haven't seen
Me walking through your halls of fablery
You can make any move
Right now I won't disapprove
I've been in hiding for all of these years
I tried to believe that you all disappeared
Maybe I'll be happy when I'm gone
But you will know my name
And this town won't be the same
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White Hands
02:36
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White hands
Brushing all the dust
Off their jackets
They're making such a fuss
Until they back it
Then we never hear of them again
A half had
Glass of bourbon
Sitting on the table
His daughter
Said he likes to
When he's able
Then we never hear from him again
If you want to say
That it will all be fine
You're quick with those kinds of lines
Well there are folks who work behind
The scene against what's yours and mine
White hands
Propping all the government people
Who never did
They came and went
It all meant
Who it is we hear from in the end
If you want to say
That it will all be fine
You're quick with those kinds of lines
Well there are folks who work behind
The scene against what's yours and mine
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I'll Think Of Something
03:37
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You can get on with your life if you believe
That being on your own is what you need
You can walk out on me now, I will think of something
You can go, cause I will
Don't get me started again
I don't want to hear anymore about your friends
Everybody thinks that it's alright
If you wanna go and stay out all night
Don't tell me about anywhere that you've been
I can see it through your shit eating grin
If you want to go out playing in the rain
I'm tired, I'm not going to complain
You can get on with your life if you believe
That being on your own is what you need
You can walk out on me now, I will think of something
You can go, 'cause I will
We sat down to have another drink
Are you gonna tell me what i think
I don't want to see you pulling any tricks
This is not the kind of thing that another drink will fix
You can get on with your life if you believe
That being on your own is what you need
You can walk out on me now, i will think of something
You can go, 'cause I will
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Whistleblower
04:46
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You'd better watch out for what you say
You know they're gonna make you pay
Everybody knows about what you've done
Everybody sees what you've begun
So, listen to me now
The boys are on the prowl
They'll be all over everything you do
Now why do you want what you think is true?
These hellweather days are yours alone (please don't run it away)
Can you afford to go it alone (please don't run it away)
What will you do, where will you go (please don't run it away)
Can't you see that it's you who's lost control (please don't run it away)
And so you're sitting there all by yourself
Wondering how do you pin this onto somebody else
Everybody knows about what you've done
And who do we see sitting alone with his gun
So, listen to me now
The talking, they won't allow
They'll be all over everything you do
Now why do you want what you think is true?
These hellweather days are yours alone (please don't run it away)
Can you afford to go it alone (please don't run it away)
What will you do, where will you go (please don't run it away)
To break some kinda story that we all know (please don't run it away)
Away from everything that we have built
Can't you see that we've got a good company still
So, listen to me now
The boys are on the prowl
They'll be all over everything you do
Now why do you want what you think is true?
These hellweather days are all your own (please don't run it away)
Can you afford to go it alone (please don't run it away)
What will you do, where will you go (please don't run it away)
Can't you see that we're gonna lose it all (please don't run it away)
Please don't run it away
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There you go
Off to heaven now, where things have gotten slow
I've been told
That it's filling up, no room for anymore
They're scratching at the skin, itchin to begin
What will you do now that things are all in doubt
Can you see the last looking at our past
It's all turning wrong, the weak are getting strong
But we're not
So they say
Our time is all used up and time we have to pay
Now to do
Exactly everything that's been done to you
They're scratching at the skin, itchin to begin
Where will you go now that things are all in doubt
What do you think they'll say when looking back this way
It's all turning wrong, the weak are getting strong
But we're not
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Council Emissary
03:20
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I've been council emissary for such a long time
And you think you've got my brethren into your party line
I've been united committee chairman for oh so many days
And you say that you've got my sister into your family way
I know what you're doing, I know what you've got in mind
you think you've got me going - withering on the vine
I've been over on the east side, over on the west
Your people they keep telling me that you are the best
I know what you're doing, I know what you're trying to say
You think you've got me going - out the usual way
Yeah
I've been council emissary for oh so many days
Now take a moment and listen to what I say
I know what you're doing, I know where you're trying to go
You think you've got me running, well, man you don't even know
I know what you're doing, you're trying to bring me down
Well look out, I'm coming now and I still run this town
Yeah
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Receiving / Daydreaming
04:19
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No, Mr Mackie he's not in
But I'll tell him that you called again
Did you say Monday at nine
Didn't I, didn't I hear you right this time
I haven't seen you for a while
Couldn't be better, I lighten with a smile
Just trying to get through the day
wondering if anything will ever go my way
Come on down to receiving
I've got me a hold of what you're needing
The papers have piled up high
Inbox to out, signing a reply
Someday we're going to have our own
I won't be answering anyone's telephone
Come on down to receiving
I've got me a hold of what you're needing
What's it say on my screen
The numbers are there, but are they what they seem
Someday we're going to have our own
We'll laugh about when our kids are grown
Come on down to receiving
I've got me a hold of what you're needing
Come on down to receiving
I've got me a hold of what you're needing
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So Upset
03:22
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Is somebody gonna hurt you
Is somebody gonna make you cry
Is somebody gonna make you pray for light
It ain't right, just trying to pass the night
Is somebody coming over
Is somebody coming over your wall
Is somebody gonna make you take a fall
It ain't right, just trying to pass the night
Please tell me why you're so upset
Please tell me why you're so upset
Is somebody gonna hurt you
Is somebody gonna make you cry
Is somebody gonna make you lay and die
It ain't right, just trying to pass the night
Please tell me why you're so upset
Please tell me why you're so upset
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What I Became
02:48
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Keep your distance yet
I'd never make that bet
I was dipping time and time and time again
I didn't know just yet
Once again I found I'm going back around the town
You see, I'm always going out on the town
I wanted it
They tried to get me to quit
Too late it crossed me, down and out and mulled about
Another piece of shit
Once again I found I'm going back around the town
Yeah, I'm always going out on the town
But no way
I didn't want to say
I'm in disarray
No way
It's alright I know I've heard it before
Now I'm going to slip right under your door
Once again I found myself all black and blue because of it
Maybe I'm to blame
Too late it crossed me down and out and mulled about
Just what I became
Once again I found I'm going back around the town
You see, I'm always going out on the town
But no way
I didn't want to say
I didn't want to pray
No way
It's alright I know I've heard it before
You're never going to see me anymore
Once again I found myself all black and blue because of it
Maybe I'm to blame
Too late it crossed me down and out and mulled about
Just what I became
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Growing Up Too Fast
03:46
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Why do you want to do it again
Everybody is asking now
You had your fun, now say amen
Don't go off complaining
And don't tell me what you think
You've got a lot of nerve to come on like that
You had your fun, now go and hide
Yourself away, we're tired of hearing that now
Do you think that she is growing up too fast
Or is it that I might be living in the past
Do you think that she is growing up too fast
Or is it that I might be living in the past
Why do you want to ask it again
Haven't you gotten an answer
So then we're done, the rules won't bend
Don't go off a screamin
That it's so unfair
That I've got a lot of nerve to come off like that
You had your fun, now go and back
Yourself away, we're tired of hearing it now
Do you think that she is growing up too fast
Or is it that i might be living in the past
Do you think that she is growing up too fast
Or is it that I might be living in the past
Why do you have to push it again
I've only got so much patience now
We had our run, and now it ends
Cause this is the last time I'm saying
Everybody that we know
Is gonna hear this when they turn on
We had our fun, now there's none
I'll find a way, I'm getting out of this now
Do you think that she is growing up too fast
Or is it that I might be living in the past
Do you think that she is growing up too fast
Or is it that I just might be living in the past
That I might be living
That we are all living in the past
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Drift Away
04:51
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Am I invisible
Can you see right through
I feel like I'm gonna fall through the floor
Is there anything to do
Hold my hand
I still don't understand
I feel like I'm gonna fall through the floor
Don't know what i can do
I don't want to drift away
Are you there
Do you even care
I feel like I'm gonna fall through the floor
Is there anything you can do
I don't want to drift away
I don't want to drift away
I don't want to drift away
I don't want to drift away
I don't want to drift away
I don't want to drift away
I've got some things to do today
I don't want to drift away
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Capital City Boston, Massachusetts
From 1999 till 2003, Capital City brought pop sensibilities, jangly acoustic edges and a lonely introspective sheen out from their hometown of Boston to capital cities around the world.
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