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You'll Never Know, Dear, How Much I Love You
Justin Wells / J. Tom Hnatow
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The Screaming Song
03:32
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The Screaming Song
Justin Wells
There’s four more breaths, I know
And four more heartbeats to go
Just one more comfort to let go
The most beautiful sight I’ve never seen
This short life so far has been like a dream
Til an alien play begins the scene
Lights on me
And no apology
I hear the screaming song
Til the meaning’s gone
And it wont be the last time I am on my own
Your words echo down to my bones
Til the silence wont leave me alone
What big damned old world did I land on?
The great unknown
But where have you gone?
I hear the screaming song
Til the meaning’s gone
And it wont be the last time I am on my own
I sing the screaming song
Til the meaning’s gone
And it wont be the last time I am on my own
It wont be the last time I am on my own
It wont be the last time I am on my own
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No Time for a Broken Heart
Justin Wells
Let your hair down a little more
Let em all fall to the floor
Let the whole damn place know your name
Leave it worse than it was before
Be gone when they hit the door
A young man's gamble is a fool's game
I'd like to lie and tell you it gets better
No time for a broken heart
Til it's yours and you fall apart
Loving hard is the hardest hill to climb
But no time for lessons here, boy
You walk with blessings, dear boy
Enjoy it all, and pay it off down the line
And I'd like to lie and tell you it gets better
That we don't all fall apart sometimes
But there's glory there waiting for some fool to come and take it
And you should play the fool every single time
I'd like to lie and tell you it gets better
Let your hair down a little more
Let em all fall to the floor
Let the whole damn place know your name
Leave it worse than it was before
Be gone when they hit the door
A young man's gamble is a fool's game
And I'd like to lie and tell you it gets better
That we don't all fall apart sometimes
But there's glory there waiting for some fool to come and take it
And you should play the fool every single time
I'd like to lie and tell you it gets better
That we don't all fall apart sometimes
But there's glory there waiting for some fool to come and take it
And you should play the fool every single time
I'd like to lie and tell you it gets better
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Some Distance From it All
Justin Wells
It's cold out here at midnight
Some truths the day won't tell
Til the sunlight brings the kind of thing
That always does me well
The only child of a traveler
I'm only killing time
The path he kept has nothing left
I'll ever know as mine
And I heard the ghosts chased him down like dogs
I've spent my time nameless
Ageless and counting days
Born to lose where the clouds won't move
And the men avert their gaze
Sometimes I start aching
To give my feet a new place to fall
And for the man, I understand
Found some distance from it all
And I heard the ghosts chased him down like dogs
Like some mad God's creation, the epilogue
The story has no ending
The future's not yet told
The past, a man, whose weathered hand
I'll never have to hold
So here's to moving on
And here's to where I'll go
And here's to fear and wandering, dear
That I hope to never know
And I heard the ghosts chased him down like dogs
Like some mad God's creation, the epilogue
And I heard the ghosts chased him down like dogs
Down like dogs
Down like dogs
Down like dogs
Down like dogs
Down like dogs
Down like dogs
Down like dogs
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Never Better
03:47
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Never Better
Justin Wells
Never better than right now
The first thing I saw this morning, anyhow
Was the movement of the candle as you slowly let another breath out
I can't say it like I mean
The table's upside down, the shower's in the sink
And try as I may, I can't find a way to find out what you're thinking
There's hope in the room
Just barely out of view
Til hopeless goes and makes its final move
I can barely breathe the air
I just can't see outside of you
It's over long before I learned to lose
Tell me I can go and have it all
Tell me if you let go I'll do anything but fall
That the only thing between us is the hand that left the writing on the wall
There's hope in the room
Just barely out of view
Til hopeless goes and makes its final move
I can barely breathe the air
I just can't see outside of you
It's over long before I learned to lose
I might barely survive
I flew up the mountain just to fall down its side
And I'd lie if I told you, I'd change a single thing if I tried
You're the end of my days
You can bury me there, with the sun on my face
And you can leave what's left of my heart right there where it lays
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After the Fall
05:07
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After the Fall
Justin Wells
I know, I know
You've heard this before
But I've found myself saying
The same lines anymore
And I'd tell you the same old line
For a hint of a smile
And stand here, my heart in my hand
While you dance all the while
So you can go on and bring the sky down
And I'll wait in the rain
You can rob the whole world blind
And I'll take all the blame
We could drive through the heartache
We could laugh through the fall
But you're no angel
And there's no Heaven at all
My woman, my girl
What'd you do this to me for?
Ain't seen my poor soul in years
Since you walked through the door
And now the leaves are all changing
And this house is a home
And the fire will still be burning
When the last flower's gone
So you can go on and bring the sky down
And I'll wait in the rain
You can rob the whole world blind
And I'll take all the blame
We could drive through the heartache
We could laugh through the fall
But you're no angel
And there's no Heaven at all
So you can go on and bring the sky down
And I'll wait in the rain
You can rob the whole world blind
And I'll take all the blame
We could drive through the heartache
We could laugh through the fall
But you're no angel
And there's no Heaven at all
You're no angel
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7. |
It'll All Work Out
03:27
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It'll All Work Out
Justin Wells
I went and quit the man, without a backup plan
I've been across the land, without a dime in my hand
Or a dream in my head, and I better not change things now
“Keep trying,” they said, “soon, it'll all work out”
If penniless was satisfied, and pen and paper kept bills on time
If hungry mouths could do just as well without...
But “Keep trying,” they said, “soon, it'll all work out”
It'll all work out
The sun is shining
It'll all work out
The dream ain't dying
It'll all work out
It’s better than it was before
It'll all work out
If poverty could just pop a pill
I wouldn't have to work, I wouldn't have to steal
I wouldn't have to have a stranger help me out
But “Keep trying,” they said, “soon, it'll all work out”
It'll all work out
The sun is shining
It'll all work out
The dream ain't dying
It'll all work out
It’s better than it was before
It'll all work out
I can't keep up with Mr. Jones
When his feet are up, and mine are worn to the bone
I've left no stone unturned, I'm crying out
But “Keep trying,” they said, “soon, it'll all work out”
It'll all work out
The sun is shining
It'll all work out
The dream ain't dying
It'll all work out
It’s better than it was before
It'll all work out
I believe
It'll all work out
I can see
It'll all work out
It’s better than it was before
It'll all work out
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8. |
Temporary Blue
03:38
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Temporary Blue
Justin Wells
When I first laid eyes on you
That brand new, temporary blue
I had to move just barely out of view
And I knew
So picture this: a new fixture on the screen
In the next scene, I meet the best of me
And losing days is the nature of the beast
Don't I know
I know how it all plays out
Whatever plans we've made are all thrown out
Whatever part we played is torn apart on a stage we can't sell out
And I could try to write your lines, my new friend
Just to watch you throw the whole thing to the wind
I don't know how you'll go on in the end
But I know
I know how it all plays out
Whatever plans we've made are all thrown out
Whatever part we played is torn apart on a stage we can't sell out
There's times when the story takes a turn
Some new line you never thought to learn
And you'll end up with the part you've earned
Don't I know
I know how it all plays out
Whatever plans we've made are all thrown out
Whatever part we played is torn apart on a stage we can't sell out
I know how you'll go on in the end
The pleasure's mine to introduce my closest friends
And let the closing line find you well til I see you again
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Walls Fall Down
04:09
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Walls Fall Down
Justin Wells
I'd lie if I said I was surprised to see ya turn out this way
There's lightning in your eyes, and a shotgun in the smile on your face
The blessings are all counted, the harvest is bound to get us through
And if I see the other side, there'll be no rest until I find you
When the walls fall down
When my last step hits the ground
Let em all gather round
And let the walls fall down
I'd look back if I cared to see that younger me there at the first
Some foolish, mannish boy, with a barely managed ploy to beat the worst
And there you are, my friend, my heart in your hand, and time to kill
And I'd do it all again, another chance, and I'd stand beside you still
When the walls fall down
When my last step hits the ground
Let em all gather round
And let the walls fall down
A thousand miles behind me, and sunshine blinding my view
I can barely see ahead, and there's little more I've got left to lose
With your hand in mine, we’d laugh the joke of time right in its face
Lord, for a minute there, it felt like we'd live forever in this place
When the walls fall down
When my last step hits the ground
Let em all gather round
And let the walls fall down
And I'd stand beside you still
I would stand beside you still
When the walls fall down
When my last step hits the ground
Let em all gather round
And let the walls fall down
When the walls fall down
When my last step hits the ground
Let em all gather round
And let the walls fall down
Give me one last look around
And let the walls fall down
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Ruby
03:30
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Ruby
Justin Wells
Let there be no heroes here
I've had my fill over the years
Let my presence prove: there's no gain, and none to lose, my dear
A whisper and it all moves away
Let the man in white go have his say
Let my people know, I'm not the first to go, but I go anyway
I go anyway, and it all comes around
I won't hide and wait until the sun goes down
I've gone and found my feet
I'm walking lonely down the street
But I go anyway
Tell em that I'll miss em, every one
But this living without you is finally done
I'm coming home to you, if a single word is true
I'm coming home today
I go anyway, and it all comes around
I won't hide and wait until the sun goes down
I've gone and found my feet
I'm walking lonely down the street
But I go anyway
I go anyway, and it all comes around
I won't hide and wait until the sun goes down
I go anyway, and it all comes around
I won't hide and wait until the sun goes down
I've gone and found my feet
I'm walking lonely down the street
But I go anyway
I've gone and found my feet
I'm walking lonely down the street
But I go anyway
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The Bridge
03:22
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The Bridge
Justin Wells
Til my knees can't bend
And my arms can't hold
Til the loser wins
I am on my own
Til the lesson's learned
And my time moves on
Til the best is burned
Lord, I am on my own
On my own
On my own
Til I see you again
I am on my own
Til the march breaks down
Til the beat is gone
Wherever my heart's bound
I am on my own
On my own
On my own
Til I see you again
I am on my own
Til the last leaf falls
Til the bridge goes cold
Til my bid is called, Lord
I am on my own
On my own
On my own
Til I see you again
I am on my own
Til I see you again
I am on my own
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12. |
Farewell, Mr. Hooper
00:20
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Farewell, Mr. Hooper
Justin Wells
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Justin Wells Lexington, Kentucky
b. 1982
d. Never.
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