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Tryin' To Have Fun
02:29
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What's the problem with these times
They take such little things and make them big crimes
It's push push ya gotta move faster
You gotta grab at the good things you've been after
So it goes you could end up dead
You could be one of those it wouldn't matter
I'm just tryin' to have
I'm just tryin' to have
I might be lying' to have
I'm just trying to have fun
I think about things everyday
Then I gotta go to work, can't stay home and play
Stop the world, I'm sick of all this trash
I wanna hang out and have fun but I still need the cash
I still need the cash I still need the cash
Cuz I'm just tryin' to have
Just dyin' to have
I might be lyin' to have
I'm just tryin' to have fun
I hear about things everyday
I wanna drive all night I gotta get away
I wanna live for now, this is my task
Before my time is up and there's no looking back
I'm just tryin' to have
Just dyin' to have
I might be lyin' to have
Just tryin' to have fun
Maybe I'm lyin'
You know I'm lyin'
But I'm just tryin' to have fun
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Save It
03:13
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I'm gonna save it, save my love for you
Save it, save my smile for you
Save it, hey just awhile for you then it's gone
Yeah I've been working all day long
I get home, I'm feeling dead and gone
I better sit down and play this song for you
Gonna save it, save my love for you
Save it, save my smile for you
Save it, hey just awhile for you then it's gone
Well I've been thinking about you all day long
I get home and see nobody's around
Gotta sit down and play this song for you
Gonna save it, save my love for you
Save it, save my smile for you
Save it, hey just awhile for you then it's gone
I know that you've been having your fun
You're out there lying in the sun
When you get back I'm gonna play this song for you
You know it's true
Gonna save it, save my love for you
Save it, save my smile for you
Save it, hey just awhile for you then it's gone
Gonna save it, save my love for you
Save it, save my smile for you
Save it, hey just awhile for you then it's gone
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Drinkin' in the Dark
03:04
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Late at night when I get home
Sitting down, no need to roam
Come on in, turn off the lights
Yeah, me myself and I
Everyone has gone to bed
But I'd rather stay up instead
A restless man and a lonesome heart
I'm drinking in the dark
Drinking in the dark
Stuck in a cave without a spark
Thinking, "How'm I gonna leave my mark?"
When I'm drinking in the dark
Looking out the window
It's cold outside, there's new fallen snow
Well, there's no place that I gotta to go
Except for drinking in the dark
Turn out the lights and stare outside
There's no place to run and hide
Sitting here with my favorite beer
Drinking in the dark
Drinking in the dark
Let's go drinking now!
Another day has passed me by
The sun is down, no more blue sky
Gonna give it another try
And go..
Drinking in the dark
Drinking in the dark
Stuck in a cave without a spark
Thinking, "How'm I gonna leave my mark?'
When I'm drinking in the dark
Drinking in the dark
Oh well I'm drinking in the dark
Drinking in the dark
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Quicksand
04:13
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Walking in circles, I don't know where to go
Looking for something; what, I don't know
A feeling inside just won't let me be
Won't you come and rescue me
I'm walking in quicksand
Sinking in a foreign land
Walking in quicksand
Looking for a helping hand
Things are changing every day, I guess I'm just the same
The cost got high, I can't play that game
Morning brings the light, oh you can see
Won't you come and rescue me
I'm walking in quicksand
Sinking in a foreign land
Walking in quicksand
Looking for a helping hand
The harder I struggle the deeper I fall
My body's been swallowed, nobody's heard my call
Sand's all around I can't get free
Won't you come and rescue me
I'm walking in quicksand
Sinking in a foreign land
Walking in quicksand
Looking for a helping hand
I'm walking'...
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Confusion (Do The)
02:10
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I know you wanna dance
I think we got the beat
Get off your ass
Get outta your seat
And do the confusion
Do the confusion
Hey try to shake it
But don't break your neck
Come on live a little
Ah what the heck
Just do the confusion
Do the confusion
Do the confusion
Yeah yeah yeah!
Goes like this:
Put your arms out
Shake 'em all around
Now grab your throat
Don't make a sound
Just do the confusion
Do the confusion
Do the confusion
Do the confusion
Yeah yeah yeah! That's it!
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Pick You Up
03:19
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Well, I'll pick you up
Hey baby let's go
Well, I'll pick you up
And we can head for that door
I'll pick you up
And we'll be hanging around
I'll pick you up little girl and you won't bring me down
It's a weekend night
We can stay out late
Are you ready yet?
I'll be there at 8
Get in my car
Go to our favorite place
Have a few drinks and see what shakes
Well, I'll pick you up
Hey baby let's go
I'll pick you up
And we can head for that door
Well, I'll pick you up
And we'll be hanging around
I'll pick you up little girl if you won't bring me down
Don't bring me down, baby!
Well, it's getting late
Things are starting to close
So let's head for my place
And give it a go
I'll get out the wine
Turn the lights down low
Oh feeling this fine here comes rollo
I'll pick you up
Hey baby let's go
Well, I'll pick you up
And we can head for that door
Well, I'll pick you up
And we'll be hanging around
I'll pick you up little girl if you won't bring me down
I'll pick you up little girl and you won't bring me down
Yeah I'll pick you up little girl if you won't bring me down
Let's go!
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Emperor Penguin Records began in 2003 in St. Paul, MN and later moved to Milwaukee, WI in 2015. The label is run by musician/producer Tyson Allison. EPR enlists and caters to singer/songwriters, introverts, experimental weirdos, bookish people, and crafters that paint pictures with words and toy with your emotions on a well-placed chord. Thank you for your interest! ... more
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