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Broken Strings

by Jesse Stratton

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1.
Running On Empty 04:03
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I’m running on empty I got, fumes in the tank I got a thousand miles to go, but I’m barely awake I’m feeling overworked, and underpaid And I guess I’m wondering, will it ever change? Will it ever change.... They say, I'm staying up too late, But I think, I'm waking up too early They say, I need to take a break But my mind is being pulled in too many directions and I... I’m running on empty I got, fumes in the tank I got a thousand miles to go, but I’m barely awake I’m feeling overworked, and underpaid And I guess I’m wondering, will it ever change? Will it ever change.... my mind is pulling me, in too many directions and I don’t really know which one to take I swear, in all my dreams, the clocks are running backwards And I can’t seem to keep myself awake I’m running on empty I got, fumes in the tank I got a thousand miles to go, but I’m barely awake I’m feeling overworked, and underpaid And I guess I’m wondering, will it ever change? Will it ever change.... I got no money.. and I got no time... Will it ever change....
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Every Time It Rains 03:49
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Every Time It Rains By Jesse Stratton I got lost in the rain one night And a part of me never came back Never made it home You drove me off to a quiet spot And I watched the rain falling down Falling down on you When I saw them pretty eyes Looking up at me all night I don’t really think I had a chance When you were walking up to me How was I supposed to leave? How was I supposed to let it pass? Every time it rains, I think about you Lately I’ve been restless and Staying up all night long What’d you do to me? I’ve been thinking about the way you looked Standing there in that rain How’d you get so free? When I saw them pretty eyes Looking up at me all night I don’t really think I had a chance When you were walking up to me How was I supposed to leave? How was I supposed to let it pass? Every time it rains, I think about you
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Still Thursday Night 03:41
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Still Thursday Night by Jesse Stratton Its one o clock Friday morning but it's, still Thursday night There's time for one more song and then they're turning out these lights I gotta hurry up, and get back on the road I still got two hundred miles to go I gotta wake up in about 6 hours, and drag myself to work I have somewhere to lay my head, but I gotta get there first there ain't much time for sleeping, living on the road And I sure hope that I can make it home It's 4 o clock Friday morning and I'm, still on my way I pass another sleepy town, and I kinda want to stay But I gotta keep on moving, finally getting close, I’ve always liked a lonely moonlit road Now I'm pulling in the driveway, and I'm looking at the stars I made it back to Blanco, and I'm turnin' off the car Sleep a couple hours here, then it's back out on the road But I'm sure glad I finally made it home It's 5 o clock Friday morning, but it's still Thursday night…
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The River 04:49
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The River by Jesse Stratton i could stay here all night and watch the reflection of stars in your eyes we can watch the sunrise together we’ll stare at the blossoming sky we’ve been talking a lot avoiding the things that we want to ignore and i’ve been thinking tonight is this a dream, or is it, something more... staring at the sky our story’s in the stars i wish i had a way to make it last to keep us where we are... can we runaway disappear into my dreams and let this river take us to a place where no one else can see... just the moonlight, you, and me i don’t wanna believe this feeling that we’ll never be here again in this moment of peace i don’t wanna worry when it’s gonna end i wanna hide from the world It's hard when the moon and the stars are so bright but maybe if we sit still time will forget us, just for tonight... staring at the sky our story’s in the stars i wish i had a way to make it last to keep us where we are... can we runaway disappear into my dreams and let this river take us to a place where no one else can see... just the moonlight, you, and me
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You Already Know 04:57
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You Already Know by Jesse Stratton You’re asking me why, but you already know Just close your eyes, and pretend that you don’t Some things are better, if you leave them unsaid So I’m not gonna tell you, I’m gonna show you instead ‘Cause if I start talking... It might take all night and if you start thinking... you might change your mind Time... Time is one thing...that ain't on my side So I have go... And you're asking me why.... But you already know You’re taking your time, while the crowd disappears They’re going home, but you’re still sitting here I can’t help but wonder, Why you want me to stay But you don’t wanna tell me, and I guess that’s okay... ‘Cause if you start talking.. It might take all night And if I start thinking... I might change my mind Time.. time is one thing, that ain’t on our side So I have to go... you keep asking me why... but you already know You already know
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Watching The Moon 03:36
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Watching the Moon by Jesse Stratton the wind is rollin tonight, over the hills the trees are swaying but i'm, sitting still there ain't no clouds in the sky, to block the view there ain't nobody around, 'cept me and you I've been watching the moon tonight, and the shadows from the sky, dancing in your eyes I know it ain't gonna be no fairy tale, but baby, if I'm dreamin I hope that I don't ever wake up it's another one of those nights, under the stars the world is sleeping right now, but here we are it's another one of those dreams, you don't forget and you find yourself wishing it, will never end I've been watching the moon tonight, and the shadows from the sky, dancing in your eyes I know it ain't gonna be no fairy tale, but baby, if I'm dreamin I hope that I don't ever wake up the wind is singing a song... and I am singing along... I've been watching the moon tonight, and the shadows from the sky, dancing in your eyes I know it ain't gonna be no fairy tale, but baby, if I'm dreamin I hope that I don't ever wake up if I'm dreaming I hope that I don't ever wake up I don't wanna wake up
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Broken Strings 03:46
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Broken Strings by Jesse Stratton and Steve Burkhart Time is running out Patience, wearing thin A shadow of a dream Is all this has ever been Always in my mind The dream is whispering But do you hear my words Are you listening I don't really know Why I wanna sing All I have to show Is heartache and broken strings How have I ended up So far away from home When all I really want Is to never feel alone I never made this choice I didn't pick this part To sing the saddest songs And live with a broken heart I don't really know Why I wanna sing All I have to show Is heartache and broken strings
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Long Ride Home 03:20
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Long Ride Home by Jesse Stratton I woke up early Had a lot to do, but not a lot of time So I’m in a hurry, again It’s the same old story You know it isn’t fun, but you gotta get it done So you wake up early, again It’s been a long, hard day And I’m kinda tired, and worn out But I just got here And I got a story, to sing about So here we go, have a little fun Everybody’s here right now I’ll be lonely later And I need something to think about On the long ride home tonight The truck ain’t runnin’ But you gotta find a way, to make it through the day There’s always something, to fix It’s the same old story You know it isn’t fun, but you gotta get it done Cause the truck ain’t runnin’, again It’s been a long, hard day And I’m kinda tired, and worn out But I just got here And I got a story, to sing about So here we go, have a little fun Everybody’s here right now I’ll be lonely later And I need something to think about On the long ride home tonight
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Silhouettes 03:04
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Silhouettes on the Horizon by Jesse Stratton the colors all fade in the twilight it's a battle they never win the sky once was blue now it is black it happens again and again all of my dreams are becoming silhouettes.... the places we go the things that we do the lives that we try to create the homes we ignore the friends we forget the time we do nothing but waste all of my dreams are becoming silhouettes on the horizon and the sunset haunts me
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Fit It All In 03:22
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Fit It All In by Jesse Stratton Well I wonder what I'm doing wrong I've been trying so hard for so long This life is a marathon, you never slow down And there ain't enough time in the day Tell me, is it ever gonna get easy Is it ever gonna slow down, am I ever gonna learn how To fit it all in Everyday when I wake up for work It's a struggle to walk out the door It's bumper to bumper, then it's 9 to 5 And now I'm falling asleep driving home Tell me, is it ever gonna get easy Is it ever gonna slow down, am I ever gonna learn how To fit it all in I wanna sleep til I'm rested again I wanna spend some more time with my friends I don't wanna worry about money, it's a waste of my time I just need you here by my side Tell me, is it ever gonna get easy Is it ever gonna slow down, am I ever gonna learn how To fit it all in
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Infinite Sun 03:50
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Infinite Sun / Take me away by Jesse Stratton tell me a story, sing me a song make me believe, that nothing is wrong tragedy whispers, into my ears turns my ambitions, into my fears please take me away... if there’s a shadow there must be a light i never found it but, together, we might so take me away….. i painted a window, onto a wall i tried to crawl through it, but it was too small trapped by a doorway, i could not unlock but you turned the handle, so effortlessly, that so long i'd fought if there’s a shadow there must be a light i never found it but, together, we might so into the darkness, together we run but we are surrounded by infinite sun…
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A Moment, Long Ago 06:56
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