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Pretty Good
03:22
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I got a friend in Fremont
He sells used cars, ya know
Well, he calls me up twice a year
Just ask me how'd it go
"Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain
But actually everything is just about the same"
I met a girl from Venus, and her insides were lined in gold
Well, she did what she did said "How was it, kid?"
She was politely told
"Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain
But actually everything is just about the same."
Moonlight makes me dizzy
Sunlight makes me clean
Your light is the sweetest thing
That this boy has ever seen
Molly went to Arkansas, she got bit by Dobbin's dog
Well, she was doing good till she went in the woods
And got pinned up against a log
"Pretty good, not bad, she can't complain
Cause actually all them dogs are just about the same"
Moonlight makes me dizzy
Sunlight makes me clean
Your light is the sweetest thing
That this boy has ever seen
I heard Allah and Buddha were singing at the Savior's feast
And up the sky and Arabian rabbi
Fed Quaker oats to a priest
"Pretty good, not bad, they can't complain
Cause actually all them gods are just about the same"
"Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain
Cause actually everything is just about the same"
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2. |
Supposed to Do
02:27
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I know that this had to end
But every now and then
I wish that we could try again
I wish that we could try again
Remember when we laid in bed
And you held my hand
You said you wished this'd never end
You said you wished this'd never end
And I did what I was supposed to do
What I was supposed to do
But I'm still without you
But I'm still without you
And I told the truth
Like you asked me to
But I'm still without you
But I'm still without you
D'you know when I look in your eyes
I can see the sky
Both beauty and my own demise
Both beauty and my own demise
With each message that you didn't send
Felt my heart crumbling
But my love for you could never bend
No my love for you could never bend
And I did what I was supposed to do
What I was supposed to do
But I'm still without you
Yeah I'm still without you
And I told the truth
Like you asked me to
But I'm still without you
But I'm still without you
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3. |
Heads / Tails
02:32
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Now I'm flipping coins when I'm tipsy
Jesus believers taking trains to Poughkeepsie
Following omens like a lonely ghost
On a train by the river where the spirit goes
Jackie got tickets to see dead and co
Trad told me that he can't go
No, no
He did a little too much methadrone
Trad told me that he can't go
Thought he was God in a cul-de-sac
He sent a suicide emoji and I never texted back
I heard he's working for his Dad up in Hackensack
He's not never coming back
Now I'm flipping coins over Pixies
Jesus believers taking trains to Poughkeepsie
Following Omens, like a lonely ghost
On a train by the river where the spirit goes
On a train by the river where the spirit go
On a train by the river where the spirit
Heads Tails
Heads Tails
Call it in the
Call it in the air
Heads Tails
Heads Tails
Call it in the air
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4. |
Long White Line
03:05
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I won't be 'round this old town
Anymore for a long long time
Gonna hit the road and start
Looking for the end of that long white line
Gonna hit the road and start
Looking for the end of that long white line
I woke up, my baby was gone, without her I don't need no home
Gonna hit the road and start
Looking for the end of that long white line
Gonna hit the road and start
Looking for the end of that long white line
Went to the bank to get my dough
I don't care where I go
Gonna' push this rig 'til I push that girl out of my mind
If somebody wants to know
What's become of this so-and-so
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
New York City, Old St. Joe
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This old rig is humming and rolling, she's a-doing fine
If somebody wants to know
What's become of this so-and-so
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
New York City, Old St. Joe
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This old rig is humming and rolling, she's a-doing fine
If somebody wants to know
What's become of this so-and-so
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
I won't be 'round this old town
Anymore for a long long time
Gonna hit the road and start
Looking for the end of that long white line
Tell em' I'm somewhere looking for the end of that long white line
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5. |
What I Remember
04:09
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I could tell you that I've missed you
These six months since you went away
I could say I long to kiss you
And wish I'd begged for you to stay
But I'd be lying to say either
The sun shines brighter every day
What I remember
Is emptied bottles in the afternoon
And long Decembers
Self medicating by the winter moon
Then you turned on me when springtime came
And your empty life stared back at you
What I remember
What I never can forget
Backhanded compliments
Barbed wire keeping me in check
Did you think that if you weren't there
My whole life would be a wreck?
I hear you sighing, baby
I know you're lonesome and I can tell
I hear you crying, baby
And I hope your conscience serves you well
But when you whisper that you miss me
You'd better keep it to yourself
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6. |
South Fourth Street
04:31
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Walkin' down Weir Lane
Under a dusky warm sky
One foot in the shoulder
The third week of July
The air is clearer here
Than back out in Queens
I know every inch of this place
Better than anywhere I've been
And that house on South Fourth Street
Will get you feelin' alright
Come on in, my friend
You're kin for the night
There's pictures on the walls
Of sandy haired kids beamin'
Hayden's playing pool
In the front room with Eamonn
And Tray's in the kitchen
She's dancing to Lucinda
It's such a simple sweet love
Like a cone of vanilla
And that house on South Fourth Street
Will get you feelin' alright
Come on in, my friend
You're kin for the night
Be who you are
And lay it all bare
Let the neighbors ask
What they're building in there
And that house on South Fourth Street
Will get you feelin' alright
Come on in, my friend
You're kin for the night
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7. |
My Own Way
02:36
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I'm a coaster by nature
A classic imitator
And I drive my baby crazy
Cuz he knows I'm just lazy
Don't know where it all comes from
Words, music and rhythm
Most times it don't come at all
I think I'm failing after all
I keep gettin' in my own way
Cuz I never feel lonely
Pretty soon they'll disown me
I gotta let it all out
I wonder if I'm used up
Not funny or smart enough
Keep talkin' bout the same old shit
There's gotta be a little more than this
Can't keep it all bottled in
Creates a bitter carbonate
And it's all stoppered at the top
I just need to screw it off
Keep gettin' in my own way
Cuz I'm feeling kinda happy
And I don't wanna feel guilty
I gotta let it all out
I'm a coaster by nature
But I could try to elevate ya
And I know my baby loves me
Cuz he makes me feel holy
And I've been actin' all mixed up
Sittin', waitin' for some good luck
But I'm ready to make it real
Get some work for the way I feel
I'll start carvin' out my own way
I said I'm happy not boring
If you don't like it then ignore me
I gotta let it all out
I'll stop gettin' in my own way
I'm not afraid of bein' lonely
And not a one of you own me
I gotta let it all out
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8. |
Pull Me Back
05:11
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Twenty-two years old
And I've got nothing to show
I'm following some dark shadow
Stuck out in front of my toes
When I get down that track
Pity and doubt highlight all that I lack
And when I get down that far
It's awfully hard to turn back
There I go again
There I go again
There I go again
Pull me back
Those stinging words he said
Surface like an animal rearing its head
I'm pushing them down, far underground
I can't seem to shake myself of this dread
But there I go again
There I go again
There I go again
Pull me back
Indulging in good old self loathing
Is a horrible way to pass time
But sometimes those demons consume me
Is giving in such a terrible crime
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9. |
I'm Doing Great
03:09
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You're over me, I'm over you
There's nothing about you that could make me feel blue
I gave you all, you gave me nothing
It doesn't even matter cuz you know I was bluffing
I'm doing great, oh I'm amazing
My mind is a mess but I guess I'll embrace it
I'm feeling grand, I'm doing fine
I'm wasting every minute of my precious time
I left you cold, but you invite it
When you lock up your soul, boy, you know you incite it
I don't need you, you don't need me
I definitely don't think about you endlessly
I'm doing great, oh I'm amazing
My mind is a mess but I guess I'll embrace it
I'm feeling grand, I'm doing fine
I'm wasting every minute of my precious time
For every truth, you told ten lies
But don't you think you're the reason for the tears that I cry
I wanted love, you weren't offering
But who said loneliness was such a bad, bad thing?
I'm doing great, oh I'm amazing
My mind is a mess but I guess I'll embrace it
I'm feeling grand, I'm doing fine
I'm wasting every minute of my goddamn time
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10. |
Romance Begins
04:03
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You could buy me flowers
You could take me dancing
Take me on a trip for two
Or dine in some place fancy
But darling don't you know
The most ordinary day we're in
One look from you could melt my heart
And that's where the romance begins
We could fly to Paris
Hold hands by the Eiffel tower
Stroll along the Tuileries
And kiss in a light sun shower
But darling don't you know
The most ordinary day we're in
One look from you could melt my heart
And that's where the romance begins
It could be so dreadfully mundane
An afternoon of work and coffee stains
But knowing I can talk with you at the end of each day
Is a beautiful thing
But darling don't you know
The most ordinary day we're in
One look from you could melt my heart
And that's where the romance begins
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11. |
Turn Your Head
03:48
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Moving through the crowd I walk on eggshells
I can spot him laughing as somebody yells
And he tilts his head back at some old joke that Colin told
And I could have sworn he never would have showed
So I stop down by the bar and grab my drink
Yeah I need some fuel to help me sit and think
But all I can remember is what I used to have
And babe I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head
It's funny how a man can make you weak
With one look it's like I forgot how to breath
And I can't believe I'm aching up inside
And thinking man I want him back in my life
And he knows exactly how he makes me feel
It's like a skip on some old rusty movie reel
And with each go round I fall a little bit harder
Yeah I'd like to think I got a little bit smarter
But I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head
So that whiskey warms me down to my bones
With this confidence I could never be alone
But I'm staring at myself across bar
And all I see's a girl who's gone too fucking far
And I dream of busting into that place
With high heels and some makeup on my face
But I grip my stool as I start to feel mad
And all I can think is that I want to
Turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head so bad
I want to turn your head
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