LYRICS
01
Cold in the Water
I went to the river
Where all the people go
To drown my sorrows
Doesn’t matter what for
Sticks - stones and broken bones
The thrill is long and gone
Blinded from the light
Of a raging lightning storm
I jumped in the water
And I came up twice
Couldn’t scream for help
Thought I was gonna die
But then a revelation
I came up one last time
Soared to the top
So hi-i-i-i-gh
Chorus
Cold In the Water (River)
Cold In the Water
Cold In the Water
Cold In the Water
But it was good
When I was a young man
Back in 1972
I wanted to be a cowboy
And Batman too
Scale the tallest buildings
In a single bound
Round up every bad guy
Run Em out of town
I jumped in the water
And I came up twice
Last I was blessed
Baptized and purified
Think I met my maker
God spoke my name tonight
Too soon to trade
for what’s on the other side
Chorus
Cold In the Water (River)
Cold In the Water
Cold In the Water
Cold In the Water
But it was good
So high -4X
Repeat chorus
Chorus:
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
So let’s drink till we laugh
And laugh till we die
Verse #1.
Ain’t too pre-tty - Ain't - too - beautiful
Un-der- dogs from the wrong - side of the tracks
Birds of a fea- ther - In hell to-get- her
I’m feeling dry - Lets Raise the glass
Chorus:
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
So let’s drink till we laugh
And laugh till we die
Verse #2
Had no mo- ney - just - bad - com-pa- ny
People shamed us - pro- claimed us as no good
We were li- ving but we-weren’t a-live
Barely sur- viv- ing - as only we could
Nothing good about the good old days
Misery put down roots outside of our
door
House was a house but it wasn’t a home
Who would’ve thought we’d return to the fold?
Chorus:
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
So let’s drink till we laugh
And laugh till we die
Verse #3
Go back - Swore I’d ne-ver go-back
Yet I’m stan- ding by - the rail-road track
I’d forgotten the place that I lived
But moving away somehow is pulling me in
(E) Boards creaking - house is speaking
The pain in my brain is coming back
(E) Empty shanty - no one around
Wanna throw a torch through the roof
Burn the fucker down
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
Bobby we never laughed
So let’s drink till we laugh
And laugh till we die
02
Happy Hour
03
Sense of Pretending
I’m alive to tell the tale - that’s what people do now don’t they
I survive the pain and it’s hard to explain
Life is nothing more than standing
Chorus:
It’s a Sense of Pretending
How can you be so sure - What if you never were
A Sense of Pretending
This much is true
I was takin’ a shot - way after dark
With Gabriella Santamaria
I had no idea she was stringing me along
Playing me like some kind of winner
She said “Smile Big - wear nice clothes”
No one knows what’s deep inside me
Hide all my thoughts in a personal vault
Just think of that when you try to ride me
Chorus:
It’s a Sense of Pretending
How can you be so sure - What if you never were
A Sense of Pretending
This much is true
Lead
Bridge
Look in my eyes - what do you see
Inventing someone else for me to be
X-Ray my soul - look for a clue
I’m bored with myself - what else is new
I’m quick with a line - cut you down with a joke
You’ll never ever see that my heart just broke
Another cut on the wrist
Everything fine
When they try to kill you
Just hold on tight
Chorus:
It’s a Sense of Pretending
How can you be so sure - What if you never were
A Sense of Pretending
This much is true
Intro
In all the places I remember
In every - one - I just see you
There’s no doubt - you’re the one and only thing
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You seem to love me still
Even when I’m a fool
There are things that I remember
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There are things I’d soon forget
When It comes to you I’m gonna do my best
Let me be your inspiration
Your day and night and in between
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All my life I waited all along
All my life I was singing half a song
All my life I was wait- ting
I don’t deserve you
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I love you December Girl
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There are mo- ments - I'm so angry
Bro-Ken down - less than a-mused
Sweet-ly brave-ly - you take my bitter soul
And make it feel brand new
Filled with hope and strength for two
You give me more than what I ask for
How do you make that sacrifice
Loving me twice as much yesterday
No more loneliness
My one true happiness
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All my life I waited all along
All my life I was singing half a song
All my life I was wait- ting
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I don’t deserve you
You are the sweetest dream
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I love you December Girl
Bridge
You're my voice when I can’t find the words
You’re my only saving grace.
I never thought I’d be anybody’s Valentine
No other love for me
No other face.
Last Chorus
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All my life I waited all along
All my life I was singing half a song
All my life I was wait- ting
I don’t deserve you
You are my sweetest dream
I love you December Girl
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December Girl
