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Everything I Know

by Robot Island

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1.
You said it's tough to Count the many ways You'd be willing to leave Yeah there is a mid-night train That could take you a million Miles away So go on and leave me I'll just finish my supper alone No, I'm not waiting For your return No, I've heard This song before You've found yourself A better man One that can hold down A job Well, baby, I'm not bitter I know it's a chore to stick with me Well, when you're out there On your own When the cold Finally hits Your bones You're always welcome Back here in my arms Yeah, I'm a forgiving man Or maybe I'm just lonesome But when that train whistle blows I'm always looking for you No, it's not that big of a deal Just wanna know you're alright...
2.
We met at a bar When I sidled next to you I said "Hey there lonely can I buy you a drink?" You said I'd better make it two I said I could love you Then watched your cheeks flush reddish hue We made our way to a cheap bed Then stripped out of our clothes Said "Everyone you'll ever love "Is gonna die so lets discompose." Then you called me your cowboy As you brushed back my hair Spent the following days in a constant state Of self-congratulatory Projections of my prowess as The hero in this story The sun peaked in and cast it's light Across your breast I stood in the doorway as you said you adore me And demanded I kiss your neck You said you could love me Then watched my cheeks flush reddish hue I made my way across the room With a couple of drinks We downed 'em fast for intended effect Then retreated underneath 'Cause love is a time bomb So start the countdown from three Spent the following days in a constant state Of self-congratulatory Projections of my prowess as The hero in this story
3.
Man Like Me 02:32
Got a pretty little bird Says she'll wait for me She's got herself a young, dumb Handsome ol' thing He says "Go on babe, "Make your mistakes with him." But the good ones don't stand a chance With their girls out chasing men like me Yeah, I'll get real god-damned drunk at night I'll call her up Say "Babe, it's alright." And she'll Head on over to lay by my side Until one day When she'll realize No there ain't no future With a man A man like me And she'll go home To that pretty paper weight And he'll make a lot of sense Yeah, he'll get her to stay But it'll never last With a boy like that No, he could never satisfy Her dirty little mind No it'll take a man Like me Sooner or later I'll hear her outside I'll bring her in Force her hands to her sides Then I'll tie her up Give her hair a little tug And she'll scream "Oh, daddy! You're the one I love! "Yeah I've always needed "A man "Oh, a man like you!"
4.
I've been waiting For some subtle change To make me feel sane I've been staying Up a little late Stuck on the old days And I think of my old girlfriends And how I loved each one And I hope we never speak again I've been wandering 'Round my hometown Crying out loud I've been thinking It's time for me to change The way I behave And I think of my old friends That I made when I was young And I hope we never speak again
5.
Postpartum 03:33
Sitting around And I'm writing these songs So I can have a way To remember you But you don't come around That often, dear And this place, no It don't feel like home Said it's tough to think About what you left with me And every so often You catch yourself on our street Looking through the windows Yeah, you like to watch her eat Leaving ain't As easy as you'd think You've been gone For coming on three years You missed out on the first steps And the first of many words You didn't want a baby But you knew just how to leave I'm not mad No, I just want you back You send out All those birthday cards But that's not what she needs No, she needs her mom And if you come home now No, I won't ever say a word Sometimes life Just keeps piling on

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released April 7, 2014

Robot Island: J. Bruggman, N. Alexander, S. Berg
With Michael Benjamin Lerner, Luke Williams
Produced at The Jackson Climb
Mixed and Mastered by Matt McMonagle
Cover Art Photo Credits: City by Matthew Alexander Jake by Casey Cosley

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