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Korean Baseball
01:55
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Set the alarm for three in the morning
Pick out your favorite team
A couple of beers and an illegal stream
It's Korean baseball for me
The owners and union of the major leagues
Can't seem to make a deal
But it doesn't make much of a difference you see
Now it's Korean baseball for me
And there you again
Making arguments, pinned up against a wall
I've parted with too many dollars and my time
To get strung out on a line
And left outside to dry
Oil the glove and put on a cap
And root for the home team
National pride falling apart at the seams
Now it's Korean baseball for me
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Strolling along the lake
Pocket full of loose change
You sound like a piggy bank
Take all the time you need
There's plenty of security
That old California dream
Just whittle it down to the core
Get to the point
You've never been one to be too unsure
Love is a minor chord playing on a Casio
Alone in a darkened room
Where nobody has to know you're wearing all the same clothes
That you had on the day before
So water it down with a grin
Bottle of gin might get you through
Another week, maybe two
And it's just like the day before
Banging down an open door
Like a role play computer game
Kicking ass and taking names
But you're losing a little steam
Spent it all on what you got for free
Now you're trying to find the key
With a cracker jack decoder ring
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3. |
The Dotted Line
01:54
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I've been on the phone getting transferred all day long
Trying to get connected to someone, maybe you
To tell me something good
Documents are signed, scanned and printed, notarized
All this trouble for nothing
Except to stay alive on the dotted line
What you want me to prove
I was born and then kept on moving
Listen to the streets, children kicking up their feet
Yelling something about what it takes to figure out
Holding on for now
All that's required of you to be alive
On the dotted line
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4. |
Bursting at the Seams
02:36
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I didn't know what to do
Walking around without a clue
Somebody following me
The crack of a twig beside a tree
If I would've thought it could be
Any other way in a dream
I would pull it together
And run further til I'm bursting at the seams
Stuck in a boat on a lake
Humming a tune that I can't place
Green alligator is near
Working his jaw so I can hear
Reading a book on the roof
The eye of a storm is passing through
Wind blowing in from the sea
Is picking me up and tossing me
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5. |
Jump Back In
01:42
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Try striking a match and watch it burn
Flickering out without a word
If you want it to last a little longer than before
Keep an eye on the wind
And you try once more
Clear out all the dead leaves in the yard
Water the seeds that you had bought
If you want em to grow a little taller than before
Keep an eye on the weeds
And you try once more
And when it starts to get a bit out of your hands
You never quit
Keep on chipping away at the bullshit
And keep an eye on the waves
And you jump back in
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Brian Lang Los Angeles, California
Enjoys coffee roasting, crossword puzzles, minor league baseball and the downtown Y
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