Don Henley - Cass County Album Lyrics

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Bramble Rose

[Don Henley:]
The ungrateful few who tangle inside
Don't care where they're born, they're growing up wild
The rain makes her thirsty and fighting to go
Her mind turns determined, dark as a storm

So her love has grown as sharp as a bramble rose
Like a real good woman nobody knows

[Miranda Lambert:]
I get so ashamed for making you blue
I come back to this porch to make it all up to you
The rain's got me thirsty, falling wasteful and slow
I'm restless enough, I'm so scared to go

[Don Henley & Miranda Lambert:]
So her love has turned as hard as a bramble rose
Just a real good woman nobody knows

[Mick Jagger:]
Do you think she'll be happy out on the wind?
Do you think she'll get halfway 'fore it's raining again?
Will she find that she's true when it's hardest to be
Or will the notions she follows have all turned on me?

[Don Henley, Mick Jagger & Miranda Lambert:]
Once her love has blown as far as a bramble rose
Just a real good woman nobody knows.
Just a real good woman nobody knows.

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The Cost Of Living

Some folks don't like workin' hard
Some folks don't like rain
Some folks love to tell you
All about their aches and pains
Me, I take the hand I'm dealt
And I play it as it lays
It's the cost of living
And everyone pays

You can't live in memories
Of all your golden yesterdays
Or spend your whole life grieving
For the one that got away
Common sense says "let her go"
But your heart disobeys
It's the cost of living
And everyone pays

Blue shadows falling all around me
Still I don't regret a single day

I look in the mirror now
I see that time can be unkind
But I know every wrinkle
And I earned every line
So, wear it like a royal crown
When you get old and gray
It's the cost of living
And everyone pays
It's the cost of living
And everyone pays

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No, Thank You

These are hard times we're living in
Nobody cuts you any slack
We got Space Age machinery, Stone Age emotions
Today a man had better watch his back
Everybody's selling somethin', the baron and the bumpkin
A man has got to fight for what is his
If what they're offering to you looks too good to be true
You can bet your bottom dollar that it is

No, thank you
I don't think so
I think I'm smellin' a rat
Don't tell me what you're gonna do for me
'Cause I've been there done that

Lady Luck's been good to me
I'm as grateful as can be
Never thought this crazy ride would ever last
And though nostalgia is fine, I respectfully decline
To spend my future living in the past
I've been carrying my load down this same old rocky road
Every day I'm getting deeper in a rut
Workin' overtime, now a dollar's worth a dime
And everybody wants a bigger cut

No, thank you
I don't think so
You must think I'm blind as a bat
I sure appreciate what you're tryin' to do for me
But I've been there, done that

B.S. blaring from the radio, the TV
Hot wind blowin' off The Hill
It's a mystery to me we can't agree to disagree
It's lookin' like we never, ever will

Like a drunkard in the night, swingin' left and swingin' right
Republican or Democrat
Well, I ain't got no love for none of the above
cause I've been there, done that

No, thank you
I don't think so
It's a little too pat
Don't tell me to take it easy
'Cause I've been there, done that

No. thank you
I don't think so
There's nothin' under your hat
No, I won't be in your movie
'Cause I've been there, done that
I've been there, done that
I've been there. done that
I've been there, done that

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Waiting Tables

She grew up tall in a timber town
Where trees were not the only things
that were fallin' down
The breezes through the pines were blowin' bittersweet
They blew the papers down the dead-end street

She married a boy as soon as she got out of school
But he turned out to be a reckless fool
Gone are the days when she was worry-free
Now she's a single mom; she's only twenty-three

And she's wailing tables, she's just waiting tables
She's learned a lot about people - more than she
ever wanted to know
She's just waiting tables, waiting tables
Biding her time until there's somewhere else to go

When her workin' day is done, she tallies up her tips
And she sighs, "Dear Lord above,
there must be more than this."
Someday she'll see this misery in her rear-view mirror
But for today she'll find a way to get along right here

And she's waiting tables, she's just waiting tables
She's learned a lot about people - more than she
ever wanted to know
She's just waiting tables, waiting tables
Biding her time until there's somewhere else to go

One rainy night, a handsome man came in
Said he was bound for parts unknown
They talked and talked until the moon went down
But in the mornin' he was gone

Waiting tables, she's just waiting tables
Another year or two and she'll be movin' on
She's just waiting tables, waiting tables
Holding her own till somethin' better comes along

Waiting tables, she's just waiting tables
Biding her time till somethin' better comes along

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Take A Picture Of This

A long long time ago
when we were young and pretty,
we ruled the world, we stopped the time, we knew it all, we owned this city
Running with the crowd, carefree and proud I heard somebody say

Take a picture of this
Take a picture of this

The years went rushing by, in the twinkling of an eye, we rolled with the changes.
Our life we knew was gone,
Our friends had all moved on, time rearranges.
But on our wedding day, they all came back to say, congratulations

Take a picture of this
Take a picture of this

Then we raised a family of our own,
we were so happy baby
But now those kids have grown and gone.

I gave it everything I had, thru the good times and the bad
But now I'm down here on the floor, cause I don't know you anymore.

Yeah that's a suitcase; yeah that's a ticket for a plane
There's no one here to talk to, no reason to remain
When you spend all your time living in the past
With all those pictures that you took,
here's one more for the book

Take a picture of this, this is me leaving
Take a picture of this, this is me walking away
Take a picture of this, take a picture of this
Take a picture of this.

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Too Far Gone

l know that somewhere there's someone you love more than me
Someone you love more than me
And I hate to say it but you have a right to be free
I know that's the way it should be

But I'm too far gone, too far gone
I've loved you so much for so long
And I'm too far gone

If ever your new love should hurt you or make you feel blue
Hurt you or make you feel blue
Just remember your old love will still be around lovin' you
I'll be around lovin' you

'Cause I'm too far gone, too far gone
I've loved you so much for so long
And I'm too far gone
Yes. I've loved you so much for so long
And I'm too far gone

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That Old Flame

Got a message in my mailbox
from an old friend I hardly see
All it said was you were trying
to get in touch with me

And I stared down at your number
And I felt passion and I felt fear
And I wondered what the hell you wanted
After all these years

Cause there is danger in the embers
And you have only yourself to blame
If you get burned when you try to rekindle
That old flame

Well I know we ended badly
And I was angry for a long long time
But I've grown some and I wanted you to know that I'm doing just fine

And I'm not asking for a replay
I got no delusions, got no designs
Can I borrow just a little cup of kindness
For Auld Lang Syne

Cause there is danger in the embers
And you have only yourself to blame
If you get burned when you try to rekindle
That old flame

Speak to me plain
Tell me the truth
Is it really me you miss
Or just your long lost youth?

Yeah there is danger in the embers
And you know nothing, nothing stays the same
Yeah you can get burned when you try to rekindle
That old flame
Yeah you can get burned when you try to rekindle
That old flame

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The Brand New Tennessee Waltz

Oh my, but you have a pretty face
You favor a girl that I knew
I imagine that she's still in Tennessee
And by God, I should be there too
I've a sadness too sad to be true

But I left Tennessee in a hurry, dear
The same way that I'm leavin' you
Because love is mainly just memories
And everyone's got them a few
So, when I'm gone I'll be glad to love you

At the brand new Tennessee Waltz
You're literally waltzing on air
At the brand new Tennessee Waltz
There's no telling who'll be there

When I leave it'll be like I found you, love
Descending Victorian stairs
And I'm feeling like one of your photographs
Trapped while I'm putting on airs
And gettin' even by askin' "Who cares?"

At the brand new Tennessee Waltz
You're literally waltzing on air
At the brand new Tennessee Waltz
There's no telling who will be there

So, have all of your passionate violins
Play a tune for a Tennessee kid
Who's feeling like leaving another town
With no place to go if he did
'Cause they'll catch you wherever you're hid

At the brand new Tennessee Waltz
You're literally waltzing on air
At the brand new Tennessee Waltz
There's no telling who will be there

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Words Can Break Your Heart

A little time, a little distance
A little space to think
Might be all we need, right now
I don't know if we've had too much
Or not enough to drink
But, we've got to get over this, somehow

It only takes a breath or two
To tear your world apart
Sticks and stones may break your bones
But words can break your heart

Cutting words from careless lips, softly spoken
Oh, you can do damage and never scream and shout
Emotions get the best of us; we say things we don't mean
And it's too late to take 'em back once they're out

It only takes a breath or two
To tear your world apart
Sticks and stones may break your bones
But words can break your heart

Oh, can we just start over?
Nobody won; what's done is done
We've got to let it go

It only takes a breath or two
To tear your world apart
Sticks and stones may break your bones
But words can break your heart

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When I Stop Dreaming

[Don and Dolly:]
When I stop dreaming
That's when I'll stop loving you

[Don:]
Well, the worst that I've ever been hurt in my life
The first time I ever have wanted to die
Was the night when you told me you loved someone new
And you asked me if I could forget

[Don and Dolly:]
When I stop dreaming
That's when I'll stop loving you

[Dolly:]
Now, you may teach the flowers to bloom in the snow
You may take a pebble and teach it to grow
You may teach all the raindrops to return to the sky
But you can't teach my heart to forget

[Don and Dolly:]
When I stop dreaming
That's when I'll stop loving you

When I stop dreaming
That's when I'll stop loving you
When I stop dreaming
That's when I'll stop loving you

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Praying For Rain

Something's different, something's changed
And I don't know what
Even the old folks can't recall
When it's ever been this hot and dry
Dust devils whirlin' on the first day of July
It's a hundred degrees at 10:00 AM
Not a cloud up in the sky

We hardly had a winter
Had about a week of spring
Crops are burned-up in the fields
There's a blanket of dust on everything
The weatherman is sayin'
That there ain't no change in sight
Lord, I've never been a prayin' man
But I'm sayin' one tonight

I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
Lord, I ain't never asked for much
And I don't mean to complain
I'm prayin' for rain

I ain't no wise man
But I'm no fool
I believe that Mother Nature
Has taken us to school
Maybe we just took too much
Or put too little back
It isn't knowledge
It's humility we lack

I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
Lord, I ain't never asked for much
And I don't mean to complain
I'm prayin' for rain

Some people pray for victory
Some people pray for peace
Some people pray for extra time
Some pray for sweet release
Some pray for health and happiness
For riches and renown
But none of this will matter much
If the waters don't come down

I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
Lord, I ain't never asked for much
And I don't mean to complain
I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain
I'm prayin' for rain

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Too Much Pride

Common as dirt; as old as sin
The road to ruin, again and again
Oh, how many dreams have bloomed and died
Too much pride

How many heavens are hopelessly lost?
How many tender loves has vanity cost?
Lord, help the soul that can't be satisfied
Too much pride

You don't have to be right all the time
You can't go on with all of these axes to grind

So, why don't you lighten up and let it ride
Too much pride

Empires rise and empires fall
Stick around here long enough, you'll see it all
Now it looks like it's gone nationwide
Too much pride

Some people tell you it's a good thing
Some people tell you it's a sin
Just like a weed in the garden
You're askin' for trouble if you let it in

Now, it looks like it's gone nationwide
Too much pride
It's the oldest form of suicide
Too much pride

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She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

She sang hymns out of tune
And carried a yellow balloon
She traded her love for a Spanish doubloon
And talked to the people - the people who are

I have a clock on the wall
It keeps time and that isn't all
It tells me how long she's been gone
Gone to the people - the people who are

She lived in a sorcerer's room
She pounded the table and brandished the broom
She turned ten thousand when she touched the moon
And turned to the people - the people who are

The rain came and scattered away
The old antique caretaker's children at play
Early this morning, she passed away
Passed to the people - the people who are

She sang hymns out of tune
And carried a yellow balloon
She traded her love for a Spanish doubloon
And talked to the people - the people who are

She sang hymns out of tune

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Train In The Distance

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

When I was a young boy
Roamin' on the railroad tracks
Put copper pennies on the rails
Locomotive come and squash 'em flat
We'd run to fetch 'em back
We'd run to fetch 'em back

Summer nights at Gran-ma's house
Cozy in my bed
Dreams of far-off places and other lives to be led
Swirling in my head
Swirling in my head

And there's a train in the distance
There's a whistle calling
There's a train in the distance
Silver moonlight falling

Now I am a grown man
Turning in my sleep
Debts and obligations
Family ties run deep
Promises to keep
Promises to keep

But there's a train in the distance
There's a whistle calling
There's a train in the distance
There's a light rain falling

You can ride that train to the far end of creation
Away from everything and everyone you know
You better make friends with your angels and your demons
They will be riding with you wherever you, may go
But, you have to go

There's a train in the distance
There's a whistle calling
There's a train in the distance
Autumn leaves are falling

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A Younger Man

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

I know you're disappointed
I can see it in your eyes
This isn't what you wanted
And now you realize
I ain't no knight in shining armor
Who comes a-ridin' 'cross the lea
You're lookin' for a younger man - not me

Now, the merchants in the marketplace
They're selling fantasy
It's a trick of light and shadow
It's not reality
It's just a faded photograph
Of the man I used to be
You're lookin' for a younger man - not me

I knew the day I met you
It was never gonna last
You're an angel from the future
I'm an old devil from the past
So, trust me when I tell you
This is the way it's meant to be
You're looking for a younger man - not me

If you believe in better days ahead
For this crazy human race
That we will somehow be delivered
By goodness and by grace
And if you're lookin' for believers
In faith and hope and charity
Then, you're lookin' for a younger man - not me

You're lookin' for a younger man - not me
You're lookin' for a younger man - not me

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Where I Am Now

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

I've done some foolish things
I've been downright stupid
I've been a sucker for a pretty face
Lord, I was polluted
When people say, "Would you go back?"
I say, "No way, nohow"
Because I like where I am now

I took it hard when I found out
That life just isn't fair
I used to bellyache and moan
But now I just don't care
I'm making one last victory lap
and then I'll take a bow
Because I like where I am now

Where I am now
Father time is a friend
I feel at home
In my own skin

There ain't no limit to the havoc he can wreak
When a young man slips into his self-destructive streak
I been east, west, north and south
But I made it through somehow
And I like where I am now
You know, I like where I am now
I said, I like where I am now

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It Don't Matter To The Sun

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

It don't matter to the sun
If you go or if you stay
I know the sun is gonna rise, gonna rise
Shine down on another day

There will be a tomorrow
Even if you choose to leave
'Cause it don't matter to the sun, oh baby
It matters to me

It ain't gonna change the world
If you walk out that door
This old world will just keep turning 'round, turning 'round
Like it did the day before

'Cause to them it makes no difference, ohh
It just keep on keepin' time
'Cause it ain't gonna stop the world out there
But it'll be the end of mine

What can I say?
What can I do?
I'm still in love
So why aren't you?

It don't matter to the moon
If you're not in my life
No the moon will just keep hangin' 'round, hangin' 'round
Like it's just another night

Find another place to shine on down
On some other lover's dreams
'Cause it don't matter to the moon, oh baby
But it matters to me

It don't matter to the moon, oh baby
But it matters to me

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Here Comes Those Tears Again

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Here come those tears again
Just when I was getting over you
Just when I was going to make it through
Another night without missing you
Thinking I might just be strong enough after all
When I hear your footsteps echoing down the hall
Baby here we stand again
Like we've been so many times before
Even though you looked so sure
As I was watching you walking out my door
But you always walk back in like you did today
Acting like you never even went away
Well I don't know if I can
Open up and let you in baby
Here come those tears
Here come those tears again

I can hear you telling me
How you needed to be free
And you had some things to work out alone
Now you're standing here telling me
How you have grown
Here come those tears again
Now you'll tell me how to hold them in
Here come those tears
Here come those tears again
Some other time baby
When I'm strong and feeling fine
When I can look at you without crying
You might look like a friend of mine
But I don't know if I can
Open up enough to let you in baby
Here come those tears
Here come those tears again

Here come those tears
Here come those tears again