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Pocket Of A Thief

by Mike Greene

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1.
Children Of The Pain 04:20
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SEE ‘EM HERE MOST EVERYDAY BUT NEVER TAKE THE TIME TO ASK THEIR NAMES HANGING ‘ROUND WITH OLDER MEN MUCH COLDER THAN THE ICE WITHIN THEIR VEINS GOOD CHURCH LADIES TRY TO SAVE THEIR SOULS SAVE THEM FROM THE SHAME BUT THAT’S THE VERY THING THE KIDS THEY’RE RUNNING FROM THEY’RE THE CHILDREN OF CHILDREN OF THE PAIN THERE’S SOMETHING SO FAMILIAR THERE THE WAY SHE MOVED THE WAY SHE STARRED ME DOWN THE TWINKLE IN HER EYE REVEALD IT’S ALL A GAME I SCREAMED THERE WAS NO SOUND AIN’T IT STRANGE HOW PAIN IT KEEPS RECURRING TILL YOUR KARMA GETS RESOLVED WE’RE ATTRACTED TO THE HEAT YET ALWAYS ACT SURPRISED WHEN IT BURNS US UP WHO CAN SAY WHY SHE LEFT THAT DAY FRECKLING YOUR LIFE JUST LIKE A STAIN NOW SHE’S HERE WITH THE LOVE YOU TOSSED AWAY SULLEN SOULS ON FIRE SHE’S JUST A CHILD OF THE PAIN
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Roll Me 03:37
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THERE’S A FEELING I GET I START CLIMBING THE WALL AT TIMES I GET SO FED UP I JUST WANT TO CHUCK IT ALL THEY GIVE YOU THE ROOM BUT IT AIN’T GOT NO VIEW ONE DAY YOU’RE A GENIUS THE NEXT YOU HAVEN’T A CLUE I THINK OF SEEING YOU AND PRAY I’LL MAKE IT ‘TILL THEN I’LL SEE YOU SMILE FEEL BETTER AGAIN TOO MANY WITH NOTHING TOO FEW WITH A LOT PLAYING BY THEIR RULES AH IT’S JUST GOT TO STOP YOU’RE THE ONE WHO FIGURES OUT THE RIDDLE IN ME WHAT WOULD I DO IF YOU EVER LEFT JUST ROLL ME BABY ROLL WITH ME ALL NIGHT LONG COME ON AN ROLL ME RIGHT HERE WHERE YOU BELONG COME ON AND ROLL ME UNFOLD YOUR WINGS AND FLY COME ON AND ROLL ME GET IT UP AND ROLL ME BABY TONIGHT YOU’RE THE ONE WHO FIGURES OUT THE RIDDLE IN ME WHAT WOULD I DO IF YOU EVER LEFT ROLL ME….
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Day By Day 05:16
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I'VE BEEN SEARCHIN' FOR SO LONG PRAYIN' THAT I'M WRONG GOD PUT NO WOMAN HERE FOR ME ABOUT THE TIME I LET 'EM IN QUESTIONING BEGINS ANOTHER BROKEN HEARTED FRIEND THEY SAY I DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO FALL IN LOVE GIVE ME SOME ROOM THIS AIN'T ENOUGH TAKE IT DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY AND THEN YOU OPENED UP MY DOOR NEVER FELT SO SURE OF ANY ONE THING IN MY LIFE A LOVELY HAND TO FIT MY GLOVE SULTRY FLAME TO LIGHT MY STOVE BUT NOW YOU'RE TELLlN' ME SLOW DOWN SAY YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO FALL IN LOVE GOTTA GIVE YOU SOME ROOM THIS AIN'T ENOUGH TAKE IT DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY SAY IT'S ALL RIGHT DON'T YOU CRY TAKE IT DAY BY I GUESS IT ONLY GOES TO SHOW DONT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS' TILL YOU KNOW EVERY DETAIL OF THE HEART CAUSE LOVES A WAITING GAME A MINDBENDING MATING GAME YOU CAN RUN OUT OF GAS BEFORE YOU START NOBODY REALLY KNOWS IF THEIR HEART'S GONNA FALL IN LOVE WE JUST BEG BORROW AND STEAL TO FEEL THE LOVE TAKE IT DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY WE TAKE IT DAY BY DAY YEA YEA OOH YEA TAKE IT DAY BY DAY TAKE IT DAY BY DAY
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Pocket Of A Thief 04:38
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING GIRL IS THERE A LIGHT INSIDE YOUR SADDNESS YOU’RE WEARING THE MARKS OF A MAN PAINTING A SMILE ON THE FACE OF MADDNESS DON’T GIVE UP NO DON’T GIVE UP YOUR DREAMS RUN BEYOND THE EVIL MONKEY’S REACH YOU’RE IN THE POCKET OF A THIEF YOU FEED ON THE TWO EXTREMES IT’S GREAT WHEN IT’S GOOD A HELL THEREAFTER VIOLENCE SHATTERS THE NIGHT HIS MELODRAMA IS YOUR DISASTER DON’T GIVE UP NO DON’T GIVE UP YOUR HOPE BREAK THE SPELL ESCAPE THE DANGER ZONE YOU’RE IN THE POCKET OF A THIEF RAGE REARS ITS’ HEAD AND YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES YOU’RE SICK DESPRATE HOPE SELLS HIS ALIBIS GIRL YOU GOTTA RUN FIND A PLACE TO HIDE AND FINALLY HEAL YOU’RE PRAYING THE WORST IS OVER HE’LL BE REBORN AND YOU’LL RECOVER BUT A LEOPARD CAN’T CHANGE HIS SPOTS IGNORE YOUR HEART LET THE FEAR TAKE OVER DON’T GIVE UP NO DON’T GIVE UP YOUR PRIDE CREMATE THE BASTARD’S MEMORY ‘CAUSE YOU CAN’T DENY YOU’RE IN THE POCKET OF A THIEF
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Horse's Grave 05:56
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STUMBLING, SKITTERING ACROSS THE RAILYARD THE WHORES AND BEGGARS KNOW YOU’RE NAME THE DAWN IT BLINDS YOU, REVEALS THE DEPRIVATION DOWN IN THE HORSE’S GRAVE ONLY YOUR FRIENDS THEY KNOW THE SECRET YOU’RE SO SURE YOUR MASQUERADE FOOLS THE REST THE NOOSE PULLS SO TIGHT SWEAT STINGS YOUR EYES PRIDE IT SUFFOCATES DOWN IN THE HORSE’S GRAVE DIANA, WHERE YOU GONNA SLEEP TONIGHT DIANA, YOU’VE FALLEN FROM THE EDGE DIANA, THE DRUG DEMANDS A SACRIFICE AND THAT SCACRIFICE IT’S GOTTA BE YOU YOU’RE IN THE HORSE’S GRAVE IN YOUR DREAMS THE BEAST CAN’T FIND YOU A BLESSED CHILD THAT GOD PROTECTS PAIN SHATTERS THE DREAM SCATTERING SOULS LIKE DEBRIS THERE’S LITTLE LEFT TO SAVE DOWN IN THE HORSE’S GRAVE DIANA, WHERE YOU GONNA SLEEP TONIGHT DIANA, YOU’VE FALLEN FROM THE EDGE DIANA, THE DRUG DEMANDS A SACRIFICE AND THAT SCACRIFICE IT’S GOTTA BE YOU YOU’RE IN THE HORSE’S GRAVE
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Justine 05:04
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I’M WATCHIN YOU HANGIN ON HIM LIKE AN ORNAMENT I’M THINKIN’ THAT USED TO BE ME AND I’M WANDERIN OUT HERE IN MY WILDERNESS WHAT A SORRY SHAME JUSTINE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR PLACE OF PEACE I GUESS YOU LOST YOUR FAITH IN ME NOW THE LONELY NIGHTS ARE INCOMPLETE INCOMPLETE LOOKS LIKE IT AIN’T GONNA WORK OUT LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD WE’RE LOST IN A DRIVIN’ RAIN WE’RE LIKE THAT OLD BROKEN DOWN CAR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABANDONED AND LEFT FOR DEAD EVERYBODY SEES THE WORTH IN US GUESS YOUR INDEPENDENCE MEANS TOO MUCH NOW I’M ACHING FOR YOUR ANGEL TOUCH ANGEL TOUCH BRIDGE I GOTTA FACE THE TRUTH HONEY UNTANGLE DREAMS SWEET LOVE OR FANTASY THERE’S NO INBETWEEN NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE BABY IT’S TIME WE CAME CLEAN IT’S CRYSTALINE YOU’RE MOVING ON JUSTINE I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE TO WALK AWAY I KNOW WHAT THAT SAYS ABOUT ME AND I KNOW YOU THINK THAT MY HEART’S AFRAID AN EMOTIONAL ABSENTEE I KEEP HOPING YOU’LL COME BACK TO ME THEN I FALL BACK TO REALITY YOU’VE LOCKED AWAY YOUR HEART AND TOOK THE KEY YOU’RE MOVIN’ ON JUSTINE
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Moth To Your Flame 03:34
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THE PHONE MACHINE SAYS YOU’RE OUT FOR A WHILE THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE ALWAYS MAKES ME SMILE AND I’VE JUST GOT TO SEE YOU TONIGHT YOU TOLD ME BE CAREFUL BOY DON’T YOU GO TOO FAR ‘CAUSE YOU’RE NOT THE KIND OF GIRL I THINK YOU ARE SOMEBODY’S GONNA GET HURT REAL BAD TONIGHT YOU KNOW I BELIEVE WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE I KNOW IN MY HEART GIRL YOU CAN CHANGE I’VE NEVER KNOWN SUCH A BURNING DESIRE GIVE US A CHANCE AND YOU’LL FEEL THE SAME I’M LIKE A MOTH TO YOUR FLAME IT’S 3 O’CLOCK AND YOU’RE STILL NOT HOME OR MAYBE YOU’RE THERE WON’T PICK UP THE PHONE ‘CAUSE YOU’RE NOT ALONE I CAN’T STOP TILL I SEE YOU TONIGHT YOU KNOW I BELIEVE WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE I KNOW IN MY HEART GIRL YOU CAN CHANGE I’VE NEVER KNOWN SUCH A BURNING DESIRE GIVE US A CHANCE AND YOU’LL FEEL THE SAME I’M LIKE A MOTH TO YOUR FLAME
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Unwanted 04:50
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THE WINDOWS TO YOUR HOUSE ARE DARK AND THE DOORS THEY’RE ALL BOLTED I STILL SMELL YOUR BODY EVERYWHERE MEMORIES FLOOD INTO MY MIND OF WHAT WE HAD ‘TILL I CROSSED THE LINE NOW I’M HIDIN’ HERE LIKE A WANTED MAN YOU JUST CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I SAY BABY YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU HER NAME WAS ADELINE AND HER MANNER BEGUILED ME I LOST MYSELF DOWN HER WILD WINDING WAY SHE WAS MY CRIME AND I’M GUILTY BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU PLEASE LET ME LOVE YOU YOU ARE THE LIGHT I DEPEND UPON YOU TURNED AWAY AND MY LIGHT WAS GONE OPEN UP YOUR DOOR AND LET ME IN DOWN ON MY KNEES I NEED TO LOVE YOU AGAIN THE WINDOWS TO YOUR HEART ARE CLOSED YOUR EYES WON’T LOOK UPON ME BUT I STILL TASTE YOUR TEAR DROPS EVERYDAY
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Simple Tonight 04:02
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I DON’T WANT TO OWN YOU I JUST NEED YOU TO HOLD ON TO ME OH NO I REALLY SHOULDN’T STAY THE NIGHT NO GIRL DON’T SAY YOU LOVE ME JUST TELL ME YOU WANT ME SOMETIMES LET’S KEEP THIS THING SIMPLE TONIGHT SIMPLE TONIGHT NO QUESTIONS NO LIES BABY IT’S ALL UP TO YOU LET’S KEEP IT SIMPLE TONIGHT NO COMMITMENTS AND NO MORE FIGHTS SIMPLE TONIGHT NOBODY GETS HURT SOMEBODY ALWAYS GETS HURT WHEN MY DEFENSES WERE DOWN YOU INSISTED IN PROWLING AROUND IN MY HEART AND ME AND MY HEART YOU KNOW WE SELDOM TALK YOU’RE A WOMAN OF THE WORLD YOU SAY FREEDOM IS YOUR CURRENCY SO WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU HANGING ON TO ME SIMPLE TONIGHT NO QUESTIONS NO LIES BABY IT’S ALL UP TO YOU LET’S KEEP IT SIMPLE TONIGHT NO COMMITMENTS AND NO MORE FIGHTS SIMPLE TONIGHT NOBODY GETS HURT SOMEBODY ALWAYS GETS HURT
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Standing Still 07:27
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THE PRINCESS POSES TORTOISE CLIP IN HER HAIR SOME PEOPLE STARE SWEAR THEY KNOW HER FROM SOMEWHERE SHE TAKES SHORT ORDERS FROM THE ORDINARY FOLKS STEALS A SMOKE ON THE PORCH BEARDED GRUNT GRABS A GROPE I’M AN ICEBERG IN THREE QUARTER TIME PROPPED IN THE CORNER QUITE UNSUPERVISED A PRIMETIME GODDESS SHE PAWNED HER PLACE IN PARADISE PRINCESS SITS THERE WITH A GUN IN HER HAND SAYS SHE CAUGHT HER OLD MAN BANGING HARD HER LAST BEST FRIEND A TV TART-RESS WITH A STAR ON THE DOOR PRODUCER’S DAUGHTER SHOWED UP SHATTERED DREAMS ON THE FLOOR I’M HOLDING COURT LYING ‘BOUT MY LIFE PUMPING BLOOD INTO MY FLACCID LIES THE PRINCESS PRETENDS THAT TOMORROW EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT I’M HANGING ON BY MY FINGERNAILS POUNDING CUERVO FROM THE HOLY GRAIL WE ALL PRETEND THAT TOMORROW EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT STANDING STILL JUST WAITING FOR THE SIGN

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released August 20, 2012

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