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Everybody's Going Away
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Everybody's going away
Though some of them say they'll be back some day
But I've seen people leave here before
And when they go they don't come back no more, oh
You drove the rental truck to get the settee the morning muggy
When you packed up all you could carry to move from Austin to Kentucky
And later on that night when Shel called up to say goodbye
You spoke a while, she dried her eyes as she imagined you'd meet up in time
Everybody's going away
Though some of them say they'll be back some day
But I've seen people leave here before
And when they go they don't come back no more, oh
I helped you stow some things you couldn't carry in the RV
When you packed up your little army to take a trip around the world
And in your wanderings will you forget the ones you left
The words unsaid the secrets kept that wait on foreign shelves 'til you return
Shezhad's for New York City, on to London, maybe Karachi
Tom and Robin to Colorado, Liz a Costa Rican farm
The Aernes live in Oregon, the Sewell-McCann's are in Vermont
And what of those who must embark on life's last journey, how we'll miss you, Don
Everybody's going away
Though some of them say they'll be back some day
But I know we won't see them again
So raise a glass to all our absent friends
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Twisty System
03:15
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It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
Will we sink or swim
When the tide comes rushing in
When we're up to our necks
In our greatest mistake
Will we swim or sink
We're beyond the brink
We can't put on the brakes
When it accelerates
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
Once we had no cares
Now it's all up in the air
When it comes back down
We won't be around
Yet it's obvious
At least to most of us
We'd better change now
If we don't want to drown
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
What was glacial is picking up pace
Will we skate on this thin ice
And while deniers are buying their science
We're running out of time
The imperceptible is spinning out of control
Right before our eyes
So don't pretend that you can't comprehend
When the writing's on the sky
And if we project
Even ten or twelve years hence
We'll be feeling the heat
If we keep dragging our feet
It's ours to protect
If we're negligent
We may catch our death
Before we catch our breath
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
It's a twisty system
But it's our only one
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Honestly
03:41
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"Honestly, honestly
You never turn and wave when you walk away."
"Honestly, honestly
It's more a matter of not falling on my face."
"Do you do impressions?" I said, "Sober's my best one.
We could make it through the afternoon if we both get drunk."
Honestly, honestly
There's other pretty faces like your own
Honestly, honestly
They flicker and they fade but you still glow
Bumped into someone and I turned and it was you
Could we make it through a lifetime, girl?
Could we make it through a single afternoon?
Some saving grace pushes open the drapes
And they twist and dance on this tacky wallpaper
Out the window it's a fractured day
But two kids hold hands and plan their escape
"Honestly, honestly
You always turn and wave when you say goodbye."
"Honestly, honestly
Well, don't let on: I kind of like your style."
"I feel like Valentino."
She said, "Easy, Twinkle Toes;
I can show you three kinds of kisses."
"I know a fourth one, here I go."
Honestly, honestly
I think I know the next few steps by heart
Honestly, honestly
Like all the things that end before they start
"If I had to leave here now, would you follow me?"
She put her coffee down
Took my hand and answered, honestly
Honestly
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The Late Joys Austin
With influences that include The Beatles, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Jam, The Clash and a slew of '80s and '90s
Brit-pop guitar-based trailblazers, The Late Joys put on a high-octane show that's groovy, melodic and infused with fun.
The Late Joys play infectious sonic confections with literate lyrics, catchy melodies and unabashedly progressive political sensibilities.
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