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The Long Way Around
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Dan Wilson
My
friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses
In the same ZIP codes where their
parents live
But I
I could never follow
No I
I could never follow
I hit the highway
In a pink RV
with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel
I’ve been a long time
gone now
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
But I’ve always found my way somehow
By takin’
the long way
Takin’ the long way around
Takin’ the long way
Takin’ the long way around
I
met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn’t
kiss all the asses that they told me to
No I
I could never follow
No I
I could never follow
It’s
been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I’m getting’ it back on the road
now
But I’m takin’ the long way
Takin’ the long way around
I’m takin’ the long
way
Takin’ the long way around
The long
The long way around
Well I fought with a stranger and I met
myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made
it easier on myself
But I
I could never follow
No I
I could never follow
Well I never seem to do it
like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Takin’
the long way
Takin’ the long way around
Takin’ the long way
Takin’ the long way around…..
Easy Silence
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire,
Natalie Maines, Dan Wilson
When the calls and conversations
Accidents and accusations
Messages and misperceptions
Paralyze
my mind
Busses, cars, and airplanes leavin’
Burnin’ fumes of gasoline and
Everyone is running and
I
Come to find a refuge in the
Easy silence that you make for me
It’s ok when there’s nothing more
to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep
the world at bay
Monkeys on the barricades
Are warning us to back away
They form commissions trying to find
The
next one they can crucify
And anger plays on every station
Answers only make more questions
I need something
to believe in
Breathe in sanctuary in the
Easy silence that you make for me
It’s ok when there’s
nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The
way you keep the world at bay
Children lose their youth too soon
Watching war made us immune
And I’ve got
all the world to lose
But I just want to hold on to the
Easy silence that you make for me
It’s ok when
there’s nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay
for me
The easy silence that you make for me
It’s ok when there’s nothing more to say to me
And the
peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay for
me
The way you keep the world at bay
Not Ready To Make Nice
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Dan Wilson
Forgive, sounds good
Forget,
I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
I’m through with
doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying
I’m
not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to
go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause
I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I know you said
Can’t
you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With
no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that
she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That
they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over
I’m
not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to
go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause
I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m
not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s
too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring
myself to do what it is you think I should
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time
heals everything
But I’m still waiting
Everybody Knows
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire,
Natalie Maines, Gary Louris
Tell me now
If you came sneaking up behind
Would you know me
And see behind the
smile
I can change like colors on a wall
Hoping no one else will find what lies beneath it all
I think I hide it
all so well
Steppin’ out
Everyone can see my face
All the things I can’t erase
From my life
Everybody
knows
Standing out
So you won’t forget my name
That’s the way we play this game
Of life
Everybody
knows
Looking through the crowd
I search for something else
But every time I turn around
I run into myself
Here
I stand
Consumed with my surroundings
Just another day
Of everybody looking
I swore they’d never see me
cry
You’ll never see me cry
Steppin’ out
Everyone can see my face
All the things I can’t
erase
From my life
Everybody knows
Standing out
So you won’t forget my name
That’s the way we play
this game
Of life
Everybody knows
You say I’ll pay the price
That’s the chance that I’ll
take
Though you may think I’m telling lies
But I just call it getting by
Steppin’ out
Everyone
can see my face
All the things I can’t erase
From my life
Everybody knows
Standing out
So you won’t
forget my name
That’s the way we play this game
Of life
Everybody knows
I am just barely getting by
Bitter End
Words & Music by Emily
Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Gary Louris
The words that you said
They still ring in my head
Don’t
you know
We say goodbye
With a tear in our eye
Oh where’d you go
It’s alright
You can sleep
tonight
Knowing you’ll always live on
In a song
Farewell to old friends
Let’s raise a glass to
the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you be the same when we see you again
Remember the days
When we’d
laugh as you played
Who would have known
The water would come and just take you away
Oh where’d you go
It’s
not alright
I can’t sleep tonight
Knowing you should have played on
On and on
Farewell to old friends
Let’s
raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you forgive me when I see you again
You had a good
time
Drinking all of our wine
After the show
We all rode the wave
Of that crazy parade
Oh where’d you
go
What happened to
The ones we knew
As long as I’m the shiniest star
Oh there you are
Farewell to
old friends
Let’s raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
We’ll still be here when you
come ‘round again
Lullaby
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie
Maines, Dan Wilson
They didn’t have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began
when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough,
is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, ‘cause I’m never never
Givin’
you up
I slip in bed when you’re asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there’ll
be so much to do
So tonight I’ll drift in a dream with you
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever
enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, ‘cause I’m never never
Givin’
you up
As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when
you’re miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough,
is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, ‘cause I’m never never
Givin’
you
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is
forever enough, ‘cause I’m never never
Givin’ you up
Is forever enough, ‘cause I’m never
never
Givin’ you up
Lubbock Or Leave It
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire,
Natalie Maines, Mike Campbell
Dust bowl, Bible belt
Got more churches than trees
Raise me, praise me, couldn’t
save me
Couldn’t keep me on my knees
Oh boy
Rave on down loop 289
That’ll be the day you see me back
In
this fool’s paradise
Temptation’s strong
(Salvation’s gone)
I’m on my way
To hell’s
half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now
Throwin’ stones from the top of your rock
Thinkin’
no one can see
The secrets you hide behind
Your southern hospitality
On the strip the kids get lit
So they can
have a real good time
Come Sunday they can just take their pick
From the crucifix skyline
Temptation’s
strong
(Salvation’s gone)
I’m on my way
To hell’s half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get
to heaven now
Get to heaven now
International airport
A quarter after nine
Paris Texas, Athens Georgia’s
Not
what I had in mind
As I’m getting out I laugh to myself
‘Cause this is the only place
Where as you’re
getting’ on the plane
You see Buddy Holly’s face
I hear they hate me now
Just like they hated you
Maybe
when I’m dead and gone
I’m gonna get a statue too
Temptation’s strong
(Salvation’s gone)
I’m
on my way
To hell’s half acre
How will I ever
How will I ever
Get to heaven now
Get to heaven now
How
will I ever
Get to heaven now
Silent House
Words
& Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Neil Finn
These walls
Have eyes
Rows of photographs
And
faces like mine
Who do
We become
Without knowing where
We started from
It’s true
I’m missing
you
As I stand alone
In your room
Everyday that will pass you by
Every name that you won’t recall
Everything
that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I
will carry it on
And let you forget
And I’ll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter
and life
Filled up this silent house
One room
Two single beds
In the closet hangs
Your favorite dress
The
books
That you read
Are in scattered piles
Of paper shreds
Everything that you made by hand
Everything
that you know by heart
And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And
I’ll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this silent house
Silent
house
In the garden
Off the living room
A chill fills the air
And the lilies bloom
And I will try to
connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I’ll remember the years
When
your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this
And I will try to connect
All the pieces you
left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I’ll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the
laughter and life
Filled up this silent house
Silent house
Favorite Year
Words & Music by
Sheryl Crow, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines
We were young and so inspired
We weren’t the only ones who thought
We’d
change the world
No sun would set without us
No one we knew could ever doubt us
We had our future figured out
We
knew a love like ours would always save the day
And that we’d always be ok
But would you know me now
Would
you lay me down beside you
Tell me everything I want to hear
Like that was your favorite year
Like that was your
favorite year
You looked at me like no one else
But sometimes love just doesn’t seem to conquer all
We
search for someone else to blame
But sometimes things can’t stay the same
But would you know me now
Would
you lay me down beside you
Tell me everything I want to hear
Like that was your favorite year
Like that was your
favorite year
Holdin’ on to the memories
Of when we were younger
I can’t forget
‘Cause when
we were together
That’s when I was at my best
And would you know me now
Would you lay me down beside you
Tell
me all the things I long to hear
Like that was your favorite year
Like that was your favorite year
‘Cause that
was my favorite year
Voice Inside My Head
Words & Music by Linda Perry, Emily Robison,
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Dan Wilson
I was only a kid
When I said goodbye to you
Ten summers ago
But
it feels like yesterday
Lost, scared and alone
Nothing I could give to you
I tried, I really did
But I couldn't
find another way
And I want
And I need
Somehow to believe
In the choice
I made
Am I better off this
way
I can hear the voice inside my head
Saying you should be with me instead
Every time I'm feeling down, I wonder
What
would it be like with you around
So I, I made my way
Cold and roaming in the wild
I’m forever changed
By
someone I never knew
Now I've, I’ve got a place
I’ve got a husband and a child
But I’ll never forget
What
I've given up in you
And I want
I need
Somehow to believe
In the choice
I made
Am I better off this
way
I can hear the voice inside my head
Saying you should be with me instead
Every time I'm feeling down, I wonder
What
would it be like with you around
And I want
I need
Somehow to believe
In the choice
I made
Am I better
off this way
I Like It
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Gary Louris
Some people think
I’m crazy
But try to understand
I get satisfaction
Out of everything I can
The losers and the winners
The
laughter and the tears
The noises of the day to day
Is music to my ears
And I like it
Yeah I like it, whooaa
Gonna
live it up this time
And dance like the song is never ending
Gonna get so high tonight
You won’t be able to
bring me down
‘Cause I like it
Yeah I like it
Driving down the highway
The wind is in my hair
And
if I hit a traffic jam
I swear that I won’t care
Livin’ the lows
Makes the highs that much higher
And
the sun will shine through
The smoke and fire of love
Whooaa love
Whooaa
Gonna ride this merry-go-round
And
dance like the night is never ending
Gonna get so high on life
You won’t be able to bring me down
‘Cause
I like it
Yeah I like it
Oh baby
I like it
Whooaa, I like it
A sea
Couldn’t wash away
The happiness
I’ve come to find since love
Has taught me how to break
Break these chains that hold me back
Noisy streets
and the
Sleepy bars and the
Neon signs and the
Rusty cars
How many nights have I wondered how
One goes through
life without
Seeing the beauty of love
Whooaa the beauty of love
Whooaa
Gonna live it up in this town
And
dance like the song is never ending
Gonna get so high tonight
You won’t be able to bring me down
And I
like it
Yeah I like it
Whooaa baby
I like it
Oh yeah
I like it
That's the beauty of life
Baby Hold On
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines,
Pete Yorn, Gary Louris
Hey
It might never be the same
We might never live those days
gone by
But we can
try
Good mornin’
Let’s kick the babies out of bed
How ‘bout you and me instead
Hanging on
Not
up and gone
(Baby hold on)
Let’s start this over
(Baby hold on)
We’re not much older now
(Baby
hold on)
If you still see what I see
Keep holdin’ on
Hold on to me
Baby
It’s good to see you
smile again
I know we can’t escape
So let’s pretend
We’re someplace else
It’s a new
day
Let’s look at all we’ve got
It’s everything we thought
We ever wanted
It’s beautiful
(Baby
hold on)
Let’s start this over
(Baby hold on)
We’re not much older now
(Baby hold on)
If you still
see what I see
Keep holdin’ on
Hold on to me
I look across the room and catch you staring at me
And
see the love we almost left behind
So lead me by the hand and let’s make up
Let’s make up for lost time
(Baby
hold on)
Let’s start this over
(Baby hold on)
We’re not much older
(Baby hold on)
If you still
see what I see
Keep holdin’ on
(Baby hold on)
Hold on to me
(Baby hold on)
Just hold on to me
(Baby
hold on)
Hold on to me
Keep holdin’ on
Hey
It might never be the same
We might never live those days
Gone
by
But we can try
So Hard
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines,
Dan Wilson
Back when we started
We didn’t know how hard it was
Living on nothing
But what the wind would
bring to us
Now we’ve got something
I can imagine fighting for
So why is fighting all that we’re good
at anymore
And sometimes I don’t have the energy
To prove everybody wrong
And I try my best to be strong
But
you know it’s so hard
It’s so hard
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come easy
It’s
so hard when it doesn’t come fast
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come easy
It’s so hard
It
felt like a given
Something a woman’s born to do
A natural ambition
To see a reflection of me and you
And
I’d feel so guilty
If that was a gift I couldn’t give
And could you be happy
If life wasn’t how
we pictured it
And sometimes I just want to wait it out
To prove everybody wrong
And I need your help to move
on
‘Cause you know it’s so hard
It’s so hard
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come
easy
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come fast
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come easy
So hard
I
can live for the moment
When all these clouds open up for me to see
And show me a vision
Of you and me swimming peacefully
Last
night you told me
That you can’t remember
How to feel free
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come
easy
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come fast
It’s so hard when it doesn’t come easy, easy
It’s
so hard…..
I Hope
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire,
Natalie Maines, Keb’Mo’
Sunday morning
I heard the preacher say
Thou’ shall not kill
I don’t
wanna hear nothin’ else
About killin’ and that it’s God’s will
‘Cause our children
are watching us
They put their trust in us
They’re gonna be like us
So let’s learn from our history
And
do it differently
(I hope)
For more love, more joy and laughter
(I hope)
We’ll have more than you’ll
ever need
(I hope)
We’ll have more happy ever afters
(I hope)
And we can all live more fearlessly
And
we can lose all the pain and misery
(I hope)
I hope
Oh Rosie
Her man he gets too rough
And all she can
say
Is he’s a good man he don’t mean no harm
He was just brought up that way
But our children are
watching us
They put their trust in us
They’re gonna be like us
It’s ok for us to disagree
We can
work it out lovingly
(I hope)
More love, more joy and laughter
(I hope)
You’ll have more than you’ll
ever need
(I hope)
You’ll have more happy ever afters
(I hope)
And you can all live more fearlessly
And
you can lose all your pain and misery
(I hope)
I hope
There must be a way
To change what’s going on
No
I don’t have all the answers
But I hope
(I hope)
For more love, more joy and laughter
(I hope)
You’ll
have more than you’ll ever need
(I hope)
You’ll have more happy ever afters
(I hope)
And we can all
live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
(I hope)
I hope
And we can lose all the pain and
misery
Bonus song on Taking The Long Way CD bought at Best Buy
Thin Line
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Gary Louris, Bob Schneider
Some days rock and some days roll
And some seem to last forever
Some days it's all you want
And
some days it never never
Won't you tell me why
Things couldn't be a little easier
Some days everything is cool
And
some days I can't get it together
'Cause there's a thin line, yeah,
Between wrong and right, between black and
white
It's been a long time, yeah,
Since I could close my eyes and see the light
And there's some sunshine, baby,
Shining
down on me and it's all I need
To see the thin line, between me and you and you and me
How do things get so messed
up
And seem so out of control
It's time to wake up, make our minds up
Time to get out of this hole
Won't you
tell me why
It's as easy as you let it be
It's so hard to see the other side
When you won't let go of what you think
you know
Because there's a thin line, yeah,
Between wrong and right, between black and white
It's been a long
time, yeah,
Since I could close my eyes and see the light
And there's some sunshine, baby,
Shining down on me and
it's all I need to see
The thin line between me and you and you and me
Don't look so sad
Let's see if we can
find
A way to make things right between us
And while we can't change each other's minds
We'll pick each other up
again every time
And there's a thin line, yeah,
Between wrong and right, between black and white
It's been a
long time, yeah,
Since I could close my eyes and see the light
There's some sunshine, baby,
Shining down on me and
it's all I need
To see the thin line between me and you and you and me
'Cause it's a thin line, yeah,
Between
wrong and right, between black and white
It's been a long time, yeah,
Since I could close my eyes and see the light
There's
some sunshine, baby,
Shining down on me and it's all I need
To see the thin line between me and you and you and me
Because
it's a mighty thin line
Bonus song at iTunes with pre-ordered Taking the Long Way CD
Live Wire
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Mike Campbell
They call me the real live wire
A natural born fighter
Ridin'
down this long lonely highway
Drivin' straight through
Haven't played in three days and nights now
Yeah I'm long
overdue
Get outta my way!
Oh ohh oh ...
They call me the true heart breaker
Cause I don't take home takers
There's
nothing and no one to stop me
From having fun
This must be a misunderstanding
Cause I've loved only one
Get
outta my way!
Oh ohh oh ...
They call me the real live wire
Yeah I'm a red-eye flyer
Flying down this four
lane freeway
Gonna catch that last plane
In less than 24 hours
Gonna do it all again
Get outta my way!
Oh
ohh oh ...
I'm a real live wire
Yeah I'm a real live wire
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