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ANNOUNCER: [The championship belt of gold and silver is paraded for all to see! Symbol of every heavyweight king, from John L. to Willard himself. Gloves have been brought out now, fitted to their thick-boned hands.]
This is my last week as a bachelor
Wonder what the future holds for me
Pack the posters on your walls and fold along the crease
...
This is my last week as a bachelor
Soon, the table's set for two
When you come marching in my bedroom
I want to be in that number with you
...
ANNOUNCER: [Anyhow... where's the bell? Did he already hit it?]
This is my last week as a bachelor
I wouldn't have it any other way
I'll lock the garden gate
And catch the 58
Like I do every single day.
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2. |
Santa Barbara
03:17
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A gold rush ain't a gold rush if there's almost nothing left.
Oh, California, what have I missed here?
Oh, California, where have you gone?
Oh, California, what have I missed here?
Oh, California, where have you gone?
Well, I'd rather pretend I'm on house arrest than speak to anyone
Quick to defend an arsonist when the damage has all been done
Burn me down
Hop the rails to the next town
In the morning, I'll find God in Santa Barbara
Let it go
Let my true intentions show
Let my lungs burn as I scream from the harbor for a boat
To take me to where it's going
To help me to stay afloat
Oh, oh
...
I think about you quietly or about the lock upon the door
Soon I'm breathing comfortably, I won't stay here anymore
Burn me down
Find a home on hallowed ground
Pretty soon I'll leave this town like the rest
Let it go
Let my true intentions show
Let me scream and yell and soon find happiness
'Cuz a gold rush ain't a gold rush if there's almost nothing left.
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3. |
Lock Jaw
03:43
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[RINGSIDE BELL]
Talk to me, naturally
Be sharp, be quick
No one else should hear me
No one else could handle this
I think about you casually
As I crawl into the bed
As soft but plastic melodies flow
Freely through my head
I need sleep but I won't get it
Need to eat and I won't do it
And I feel my soul begin to crack
As my body pushes through it
ANNOUNCER: [He has to fight, even when he has nothing left to fight with. Jack may not have been a great champion, but no braver man ever laced on a pair of gloves. If he quit under punishment, no one would blame him. It's courage -- nothing but magnificent courage -- that's holding him on his feet.]
Save my mind from alkaline
Scars with inner wounds
I want a brand new body
This one feels overdue, how 'bout you?
ANNOUNCER: [Round two and the bell sounds again! Amazingly enough, Willard rises to the second round. Beaten as no man ever has been, he advances into Dempsey's raging fists. He jabs as though any jab could keep that tiger away from him. With all his weary, broken body...]
But if you are so adamant
That I'm to stay awhile
Teach me to stand tall
Or to conjure up a smile
You never know if you'll need it
But as long as they can see it
They will not ask questions
They'll be eager to believe it
Lay...
Lay me down
Let me get some rest
Lay me down
I've got nothing more to give
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4. |
Future Self
04:04
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Life raft
How quick you are to make me feel bad
Easy to some, though it might seem
I can barely cross a stream
Let alone
A river here
Somehow
I suppose I let my guard down
Too consumed by future self
To pay attention to much else
I can see
The problem here
...
I wonder what the day will bring
But I can't swim for anything
This phantom weight will consume itself
But I'll burn down
...
Finally
I can feel the pain residing
Never truly obsolete
This will be my greatest feat
When I see
What I'm doing here
So I wonder what the day will bring
But I can't swim for anything
And this phantom weight will consume itself
But I'll just burn down
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5. |
Sit Here and Wait
03:17
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(This song's about the big hill by the parking lot behind the restaurant. I just really, really didn't want to smoke cigarettes in front of a dentists office. You can't do that.)
Two tons
That's what I have on my shoulders
Still I'll move
To find my best
Now, three tons
It seems that I'm older
They have spread
Right towards my chest
And I'll think now of my last breath
Tell the black dog has never left
I am hungry, but there's no use in eating
I'm empty, I'm running on fumes
Now, this new love's way overdue
I'll still stay patient for you
You~
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TEDDY: [Hi, Sheridan, this is past-Teddy talking to current-you. Ha ha! Hello, past-Sheridan! Oh, I love this part right here so much... Ahem.]
...
I'm fine where I am hiding
I am fine where I lay
If your story is one I don't make
I'm sure I'll still sit here and wait
'Til the end of my days.
TEDDY: [There we go!]
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Marciano
04:12
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Like a mountain I will stand until my day has come.
Hallelujah...
SHERIDAN: [What am I gonna do? Oh, I'm gonna be over here in the corner in my space.]
TEDDY: [All right.]
Down for the count again
I won't let this happen, my friend
Been here once before, but no more
With God by my side, I'm sure I will survive
This fight
Like a mountain I will stand until my day has come.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
...
Left hook to the jaw
Now I watch my mouth guard fall
And grab the ropes again
Lock my knees
With God by my side, I will not lose the fight
Tonight
Like a mountain I will stand until my day has come.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
...
Like a mountain I will stand until my day has come.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah
Like a mountain I will stand until my day has come.
Hallelujah, hallelujah.
TEDDY: [I hope we're getting all this, 'cuz this is gold.]
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7. |
Saints
02:43
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When the saints come marching in
When the saints come marching in
Oh, I want to be in that number
When the saints come marching in
When the saints roll on by
When the saints just roll on by
Oh, I want to be in that number
When the saints roll on by
...
When the saints come marching in
When the saints come marching in
Oh, I want to be in that number
When the saints come marching in
...
TEDDY: [Ha!]
SHERIDAN: [That might be... it. That was cool, right?]
TEDDY: [Yeah.]
SHERIDAN: [That was... pretty good, frankly. I think that was... was solid, actually.]
TEDDY: [Yeah. Yeah.]
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8. |
Amelia
02:42
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Out at 7:30
To catch the 58
Think about you, mama
And the dinner on my plate
Wonder how many stitches
It'll take to fix my face
Last time I saw the doctor,
He got down on a knee and prayed.
He asked, "Why do you do this to yourself?"
I said, "Doc, if it wasn't me, you'd be fixing someone else."
Now I'll hit the pillow
And soon, sleep sweet
Dream about Amelia
Who I'll see in one short week
Still, why do I do this to myself?
I'm sure if it wasn't me, God would've picked someone else.
Wake up in the morning
Crack an egg or two
Never skip your breakfast,
No matter what you do.
As I leave the porch now
To catch the 58
I think about Amelia
And lock the gate
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9. |
Train Tracks
04:10
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(This is the first song we ever wrote together.)
I know you know I know I can't swim
But if you were there, my life jacket I would share
And you know I know you know when you sleep
Sometimes you shake like you are having a bad dream
But I'll be there to wake you
I'll be there to wake you if you need
There's a voice in my head, it's taking my conscience
Stale cigarettes are all I've got for now
All I've got for now
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I am, you are, we are stuck like the windows on a train
Fogging up constantly
Looking at the tracks, wonder what's ahead
There's a voice in my head, it's taking my conscience
Stale cigarettes are all I've got for now
All I've got for now
All I've got for now
I am, you are, we are just like shadows in the dark
Choking up constantly
Not sure what to say
There's a voice in my head, it's taking my conscience
Stale cigarettes - all I've got for now
'Cuz there's a voice in my head, it's taking my conscience
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10. |
Becoming a Man
03:17
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All in all, I'm better than I was
If you try to call my phone, I won't pick up
I need some time alone
I haven't had quite enough
All in all, I'm better than I was
Think I'm finally becoming a man
Up 'til now, a boy I've always been
Didn't come by it naturally
But I can feel it happening
I think I'm finally becoming a man
Thanks to you. I can finally see
Thanks to you, I'm the man I want to be
...
Thinking 'bout letting grudges go
I can't make sense of this alone
You may have let me down before
But you might bring me up some more
So I'm thinking 'bout letting grudges go
Thanks to you, I can finally see
Thanks to you, I'm the man I want to be
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I'm used to you laying by my side
Everything I do's with you in mind
If I could afford a diamond
You'd have it by tonight
I'm used to you laying by my side
If I could afford a diamond
You'd have it by tonight
I'm used to you laying
By my side.
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11. |
Past Self
01:48
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Life raft
Took me too long to find that
No matter how long you scream
No one knows what it means
Finally
I am not afraid of dying
With the cards that I've been dealt
Can't ask for too much else
No problems here
Oh, burn me down
Won't you burn me down
Burn me down
Burn me down.
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12. |
Haymaker
02:38
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Talk to my pillow, it listens to me
Won't find answers, might find sleep
Give me a reason, whatever it be
Can't keep this up
For long
Give me a minute to get my shit straight
If your head ain't in it, it might be too late
If I'm being honest, I'm not feeling great
But I could
Be wrong
Soon, the crowd's gonna scream
You're gonna know what it means -
Haymaker
Sooner or later
Haymaker
One, one, one, one
With a foot toward the window and one toward the door
Nod for the coach to throw the towel on the floor
Wonder if it's worth much more
But he says
To hang
Hang on
'Cuz, soon, the crowd's gonna scream
You're gonna know what it means -
Haymaker
Sooner or later
Haymaker
Sooner or later
Haymaker
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13. |
The Sauce
00:34
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Went to the strip for the sauce that day
Oh, but the sauce
Well, nobody's got the sauce
And my buddies want the sauce
But I can't provide them with the sauce
TEDDY: [There we go, that's a good song.]
SHERIDAN: [That was a pretty good song.]
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