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Come What May
03:45
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I don't live here anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
The window coverins' are all packed away, packed away, packed away
And I'm not lookin' for anything to take your place
Not love, not money, not a babe or a house in the country
Not for us to change our ways
I'm just gonna take what comes, come what may
I took the bus to Sydney from Halifax
My mom picked me up at the Circle K
We entered town via King Street, you should see the way
The ocean hugs our little town
Like a hand-knit, lambswool blanket for a newborn
I'd wrap my baby up in its arms if the wind blew that way
But I'm not lookin' for anything, anything to take your place
Not love, not money, not a babe or a house in the country
Not for me to change my ways
I'm just gonna take what comes, come what may
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Closer To You
02:54
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I wanna be closer to you
Stop in for a chat, stop in for a glass of wine
I want my home to be yours too
My castle yours like your castle has always been mine
Oh how, oh how, oh when, oh when
Will I make it home again
I've made myself a kind of life
I changed it once and I changed it twice, not for free
I wanna take this life
Drive it five hours, park it, throw away the key
Oh how, oh how, oh when, oh when
Will I make it home again
But I don't even know how to drive
Thought I'd hitch a ride from a trucker
I met at the casino, oh-oh
Well I guess I should get over my fears
Get my drivin' license
Drive myself to the island oh-oh
Oh how, oh how, oh when, oh when
Will I make it home again
Oh how, oh how, oh when, oh when
Will I make it home again
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One Beautiful Song
02:38
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I've got one beautiful song for you
And it's all I have left to give
So I'll conjure up the island waves
And country-croon the memories
They were good, they were plenty
Ya, we made each other smile
You were loved, I was loved
Ya, we drove each other wild
How I loved lighting up your cowboy soul
No, I can't forget you even if you say please
You can take the girl out of the country
But you leave her with these tear-jerkin' memories
They were good, they were plenty
Ya, we made each other smile
You were loved, I was loved
Ya, we drove each other wild
So why do we sing these two different tunes
To tell you would turn this beautiful song blue
And I've just got one beautiful song for you
And it's all I have left to give
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Here I am out of love again
Staring into the abyss of the Young Street Tim's
Thinkin' there are worse places to be
Is this heaven or is this hell
Or just a stoppin' place in between me and one of them
Order my coffee and order it all over again
I don't know where I'm goin' next
But I don't look behind
I know there's a line-up at the counter and another in the drive-thru
And I've got my piece of heaven
Some call an albatross
It's gonna get me through the morning
But then I may get lost
Here I am out of love again
Staring into the abyss of the Young Street Tim's
Thinkin' there are worse places to be
Is this heaven or is this hell
Or just a stoppin' place in between me and one of them
Order my coffee and order it all over again
Large with cream and a honey cruller
Large with cream and a honey cruller
Large with cream and a honey cruller
And I've got my piece of heaven
Some call an albatross
It's gonna get me through the morning
But then I may get lost
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Jackpot
03:22
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Look at that, how far back it goes it time
Everybody's got a shiny grin like mine
I can't even push myself past the shutterin
Flashbacks that go so far back it's frightenin
And I've never won the jackpot
But man, was I hot
What would you think about what is starin back at you
I think I'd remind you a little bit of our aunt, Ruth
Stop tellin me what to do
You've got the crown, but I've got 20-odd years on you
And I've never won the jackpot
But man, I've still got it, ya
I think I'll take this one out, put it on the fridge
Post it to Instagram with the comment #bitch
Shhh, mom, we have to laugh at ourselves
It's too late to tell me what to do
Cuz I'm a woman now, just like you
And we've never won the jackpot
But man, were we hot
No, we've never won the jackpot
But man, we've still got it, ya
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Only Half Blue
04:23
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I've got to give you up, you don't got my back
You look so cool, I wanna keep my hands on you
But you make me look like a fool
Well guess what it turns out I don't even need you
Though you're golden, I am older and I am wise to you
I don't have enough tears left to cry for you
From here on in I'm wastin less time
Drinkin fake wine
Not puttin love on the line
Not wakin up to regrets of what you let me do
This red heart's gonna be only half blue for you
I know its hard to see down the road from here
The thought of travellin there makes me thirsty for
A dark-lit bar and a bill to forget my sins
But I've got time to win and I've got time to lose
And I've got lines upon my face divergin in a yellow wood
Long I stood
From here on in I'm wastin less time
Drinkin fake wine
Not puttin love on the line
Not wakin up to regrets of what you let me do
This red heart's gonna be only half blue for you
And I am not afraid of fallin down, or in love, or for you, or right off of my wagon
From here on in I'm gonna try wastin less time
Gonna try drinkin fake wine
Not puttin love on the line
Not wakin up to regrets of what you let me do
This red heart's gonna be only half blue for you
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Dear Cassie
03:07
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Quit my job, enrolled in art school, got my parents to co-sign a loan
I might be middle-aged but I'm a penny in the grand scheme of things
Even luckier now that they're so rare, rare as my long dark hair
My classmate said I looked good for my age. Thought it was crazy I was born in the 70s
The feelin of invincible is underrated
Man, when I was 20, thought one day I'd be famous
Must be why I dropped uni for a boy in the city
Must be why I never had me a wee little baby
Must be why I sold soap for a regular payday
Must be why I'd never
Must be why I'd never
Must be why I'd never go back
The things I've done never lined up quite right with a satisfaction guaranteed timeline
I go out dancin with my nephew, once I got married in a church
I sowed my oats in my thirties. Maybe I'll still have a little baby
I can still buy a piggy bank, they don't expire at midnight on the eve of your 40th
The feelin of invincible is underrated
Man, when I was 20, thought one day I'd be famous
Must be why I dropped uni for a boy in the city
Must be why I never had me a wee little baby
Must be why I sold soap for a regular payday
Must be why I'd never
Must be why I'd never
Must be why I'd never go back
There's so much I can't even imagine yet
So much left to do
Happy birthday, dear Cassie
Happy birthday to you
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Hot Pink Lipstick
03:30
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After forty years of slumber, a crest upon my chest crept up on me
I stared it down in the mirror. Tried to wipe it away. But it stayed
I had to decide if I would hide or if I'd show to the world my new-found superpower
Sometimes I sleep on my back to keep the lines from growing any deeper
I wish my vanity wouldn't follow me to bed
I am already a troubled sleeper
But I won't make it through the night
I will end up curled up tight
My decolletage will get made over
I'll show the world my superpower
With hot pink lipstick on my fingertip
I'll trace the lines from shoulder to shoulder
From sternum to collarbone
I am woman, hear me roar
With hot pink lipstick on my fingertip
I'll trace the lines from shoulder to shoulder
From sternum to collarbone
I am woman, hear me roar
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9. |
a melody
00:50
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Cassie Josephine Nova Scotia
A fairytale of middle-aged proportions.
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