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Sort Me Out
03:06
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SORT ME OUT
Love and faith
I want to see them on my track
I gave it all away
Then I wanted it back
Every joker wants a laugh
Every go-getter takes a stab
I feel my tension shift
See the pendulum lift
In a room where I sit
To sort me out
You can't win
When you don't know
What you're fighting for
Journey of a bullet
Reason for a scar
And the way we are portrayed
What's real, who's to say
These thoughts are swirling 'round
Both feet on bleeding ground
But help is what I've found
To sort me out
Out on the home stretch
In on the scheme
I knew it was you standing there
By the records and magazines
If dreams are made for two
Tell me, how did we do?
Dancing eyes in cobalt blue
Starlit sky above the spruce
And here you are right on cue
To sort me out
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I Was Right To Doubt Her
03:06
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I WAS RIGHT TO DOUBT HER
I was right to doubt her
She was giving me the slip
When her alarm went off this morning
She had already split
And I thought things were going
Much better than they were
But I know that troubling feeling
She'd take a different turn
Back into his arms
And out of this world
I was wrong to convince her
That this was the place for us
In my hometown far from her friends
I began to lose her trust
A sleepy kind of city
And a stubborn set of rules
The local closes at eleven
And further she withdrew
Back into his arms
And out of my view
Snow on the ceiling
Snow on the floor
I can't stand the feeling
Of snow anymore
Snow in the dealing
Snow at my door
I can't stand seeing
The snow anymore
I was right to doubt her
She was giving me a line
When I told her that I loved her
She took her time to reply
But I was not her first man
And I would not be her last
I was caught up in what I wanted
And what she wanted was in the past
Back into his arms
And out just as fast
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I'll Stay
05:17
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I'LL STAY
It's lonely on the bottom
And death at the top
They'll be singing your praises
When the story is hot
And I'll be here missing
Those good days we knew
I can carve out a future
But I want it with you
Tell me
You want it this way
Give me one reason and I'll stay
I'll stay
We're reckless in wonder
And running low on funds
In a diner off the highway
That's as cheap as they come
In the middle of somewhere
Is a place where we're from
And I'd reach out and touch you
If only you'd slow down
Tell me
You want it this way
Give me one reason and I'll stay
I'll stay
With two arms to hold you
Two arms to console you
In a world that unfolds you
And me
This time next Friday
I'll be dancing up a storm
To a band I've admired
Ever since I was young
The singer was shaky
And the band dodgy too
But they still swing for the fences
With nothing to lose
Tell me
You want it this way
Give me one reason and I'll stay
I'll stay
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THREE HOURS AHEAD OF MIDNIGHT
Drew you the way I last remembered
Forgot everything up til then
Was love something that we measured
When we were acting more than friends
I'm drawn to the light
I got a stake in the cause
I love to see the sunshine pouring down
Your ever-flowing golden locks
I will be your cuddly toy
Three hours ahead of midnight
Take my hand and we'll see this through
Just like paper in the wind
Pushed into what we could do
But now we're resisting
I will be your cuddly toy
Three hours ahead of midnight
Three hours ahead of midnight
Don't you break down on me
While we still have joy left
Before they take me from your reach
And you won't know where I went
I'll still be your cuddly toy
Three hours ahead of midnight
Three hours ahead of midnight
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The Flower and The Dirt
04:12
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THE FLOWER AND THE DIRT
When we decide that it's over
And the red curtain drops
The spotlight starts fading
And the people file out
You can have the glory
And I'll take the hurt
You were always the flower
And I was always the dirt
Every line you memorized
Was something that I wrote
Your admired inflection
Was from the way that I spoke
I didn't have your guts
But put in all the work
You were always the flower
And I was always the dirt
Who is deserving
And who gets the blame
Who does it for love
And who does it for fame
The stages got bigger
And so the money flowed
My bad habits returned
So you too gave them a go
But they didn't fit you right
Just made you feel worse
You were always the flower
And I was always the dirt
Who is deserted
And who runs away
Who is forgiven
And who burns at the stake
Across a dirty table
And our bottomless cups
It's a war of opinions
'Til we finally give it up
'Cause what does it matter
To little town flirts
You were always the flower
And I was always the dirt
You were always the flower
And I was always the dirt
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Wounded Wing
03:45
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WOUNDED WING
If it's left up to chance
In the marigold sun
I hide in the promise of protection
The whistle blows
But the work ain't done
Looking down to see
Another town crumbling
Wounded Wing
See how she flies
Way up in that undying sky
The restless wind don't care why
But she won't take the fall
The temperature drops
And they bustle no more
She waits for the siren
That waits for the door
In walks the killer
And in comes the hound
One waits for the hammer
And waits for the ground
Wounded Wing
See how she flies
Way up in that undying sky
The restless wind don't care why
But she won't take the fall
In the worst of years
Said it was best to leave me be
Where she had to go
I couldn't be following
So, goodbye to what we knew
And hello to what we need
She let go of my hand
But couldn't let go of me
Wounded Wing
See how she flies
Way up in that undying sky
The restless wind don't care why
But she won't take the fall
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You Carry Me
03:15
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YOU CARRY ME
Trick our minds
Kick those tires
If I'm so wise
Why am I the liar?
I don't want you to wait for me
But I don't want you to go
Is that so
You carry me, you carry me
Is that so
You carry me, you carry me
Remember the last time
And that time after
You saved my life
You didn't just stand there
I don't want you to wait for me
But I don't want you to go
Is that so
You carry me, you carry me
Is that so
You carry me, you carry me
And I know
When I get tired
And I can't fool you
And when I'm wired
I'm on the next move
I don't want you to wait for me
But I don't want you to go
Is that so
You carry me, you carry me
Is that so
You carry me, you carry me
Carry me home
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I Need Love
03:32
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I NEED LOVE
I need love
More than ever before
Deep inside my chest
Down to my very soul
I need light
In the darkest of days
Just like anyone else
Who's had the guts to say
I'm lonely and scared
I'm not equipped as I thought I was
To let my body stand bare
And survive every shot
I need love
I'm lonely and scared
I'm not equipped as I thought I was
To let my body stand bare
And survive every shot
I need love
To brace me up
Strength from the heavens
Just won't be good enough
I need love
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Out There Like The Rain
04:59
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OUT THERE LIKE THE RAIN
She was out there like the rain
But didn't tell a soul
Using anything to ease the pain
Or so we've been told
I know I've needed a little lift
Every once in a while
A break when life it drifts away
And you're frustrated like a child
Looking up
Seeing what
Was at the beginning
Before the rain
He was out there like the rain
When I ducked for cover
His ramblings were always the same
Put the blame on each other
Now, I don't know about someone else
And two sides of their person
But somewhere there's a crack in the wealth
And the poor just keep on losing
Looking up
Seeing what
Was at the beginning
Before the rain
We're out there like the rain
Snapping them out of their comfort
But on this hot summer day
It's relief from the torture
Make-up running down my face
Revealing nothing new
Along the tracks
You'll see a trace
Of what I couldn't choose
Looking up
Seeing what
Was at the beginning
Before the rain
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SLOW NIGHT IN NOWHERE TOWN
Stabbing cigarettes in a metal ashtray
Picking fights and standing your ground
But the only thing there is the mirror and you
Slow night in nowhere town
Another coffee on a breathtaking day
But have nothing to talk about
Things drying up in my writing pen
Slow night in nowhere town
Slow night in nowhere town
I get all I can
From the giving hand
Snake bit
But I ain't dead
One lone dancer and a mirror ball
She's the only soul around I've found
Pours me another when the song is done
Slow night in nowhere town
Main drag was once a parade
Now it always looks closed down
Guess I'm walking alone again
Slow night in nowhere town
Slow night in nowhere town
I get all I can
From the giving hand
Snake bit
But I ain't dead
Gloves worn through the fingers and palms
Me and Bert stuck on Thirteen Down
I've seen this movie a thousand times
Slow night in nowhere town
Slow night in nowhere town
Slow night in nowhere town
Slow night in nowhere town
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JERRY LEGER Toronto, Ontario
singer/songwriter from Toronto, Canada. Jerry Leger has been called “one of Canada’s best” by Exclaim, a “gifted
storyteller” by The Toronto Star and "One of the best Canadian songwriters" by Rolling Stone.
Ron Sexsmith, Jim Lauderdale and Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies are known fans.
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