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Last Chance for Romance

by Troup

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1.
Edge Of The World 04:20
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Runaway 03:19
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"Runaway" I was gonna be a racing driver going hundreds of miles an hour in a fast car around a track. You were gonna love me till the stars fell from the sky, I was gonna love you girl right back. I was walking home from work dreaming kicking stones and aching, for your open arms behind my door. You’d just packed your suitcase and dragged it down my corridor, hightailed back to Brooklyn forevermore. CHORUS Oh, she’s just a runaway, where did she go? I thought I knew, I know what I know, what I know. Hey she’s just a runaway, where did she go, I thought I knew, I know what I know, and I know I don’t know. Remember we were young we didn’t give a damn, we swam naked in the river man, I’d have died for you and you’d have killed for me. You were gonna love me till that riverbed ran dry, I was gonna love you till I die. When you were fast asleep I used to hold you, just kissing on your shoulder, I breathed a thousand poems in your ear. So must I wait a lifetime for your love to reappear, I’m getting old and midnight’s nearly here. CHORUS Hey so runaway down the line, ‘cause you ain’t no friend of mine, and your wedding bells still chime. I was gonna be a racing driver going hundreds of miles an hour in a fast car around a track. You were gonna love me till the stars fell from the sky, I was gonna love you girl right back.
3.
Dead Or Alive 05:31
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"Dead Or Alive" I don’t know if I’m dead or alive, I don’t know why my tears won’t dry. Baby don’t go. Don’t know why I’m wondering why, I only know I’m getting so high. Baby baby don’t go. I loved you, baby you know. I needed you, and baby you knew. You used to tell me I never learn, when I give up all my money and burn. Baby don’t go. Go and find a lover you need, ‘cause he won’t ever love you like me. Baby baby don’t go. I stole you, I stole you away. And you wanted to, that’s what you say. Now I can’t stand to call you, like that day when you faded on the line. You were just about to tell you’re mine, yeah you were gonna tell me you’re mine. Someday you’ll have a child of your own, someday you’ll get a moment alone. Baby don’t go. Sit them down look in their eye and tell them why your tears won’t dry. Baby baby don’t go. I loved you, baby you know, I do. I needed you and baby you knew. Standing on the shoreline, waving, waving out at the blue. I never stopped thinking of you, I never stopped thinking of you. So I don’t know if I’m dead or alive, I don’t know why my tears won’t dry. Baby don’t go. Only know why I’m wondering why, I only know I’m getting so high. Baby baby don’t go. I loved you, baby you know. I needed you, and baby you knew.
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In The Time Of Kings 03:54
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"In The Time Of Kings" Daylight cracks in too soon, hanging out like bats at noon. We were alright, we were late night, we were in the time of kings. She’s sweet water to you, you dry mouthed sailor boy you. But it was over, it was over, it was oh so overblown. CHORUS Light soaked they begged you for another, but in the morning you’ll be moving on, you’ll be gone you’ll be driving all night long. You ground your best teeth to dust, the only girl who loved you you lost. But it was ok, ‘cause there was no way you were ever coming back to us. Now you throw your punches under water, and the devil is waiting to collect. Do you regret, can you forget what you ain’t had yet. CHORUS We were late night, we were alright we were in the time of kings. But you choked, when they loved you like no other, Then they leave you, they leave you for a song, tell me where did it go wrong.
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Mona Lisa 03:46
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"Mona Lisa" It was one of those days I was waiting for dusk, I met a little singer and she had me sussed. Could tell by her fingers, her shadowy eyes, she was gonna love me and she knew my lies. But I need her, Mona Lisa, she’s gonna love you and leave you. But I need her. She shot me a glance the damage was done, she had a lot of magic and she sent me some. I took her to the ocean skimming a stone, held her in my arms, she was always, always alone. Mona Lisa, said I need you, but I need her. I ran across the country in the back of a van, I met with her daddy and I asked for her hand, It’s been ten years since I felt like a man, but now I feel like a boy. Whoo hoo I stole a few years I locked her away, my genie in a bottle caught a plane they say. And now she lies folded in my old notebook, she could be on your shoulder if you ever dare to look. Mona Lisa, I tell you you’re gonna need her, she’s gonna leave you. It was one of those days I was waiting for dusk, I met a little singer and she had me sussed. Could tell by her fingers, her shadowy eyes, she was gonna love me and she knew my lies. But I need her, Mona Lisa, she’s gonna love you and leave you. I ran across the country in the back of a van, I met with her daddy and I asked for her hand, It’s been ten years since I felt like a man, but now I feel like a boy. Whoo hoo
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Some Lie 04:37
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"Some Lie" Someone told some lie to me Saying it gets easier but it’s just getting harder Cause they don’t know about you and me Don’t know my enemies or what’s inside of me Spend all my days in revelry but it ain’t that good for me I said it ain’t that good for me Spend all my nights thinking I can’t see and then I get an epiphany That it ain’t that bad for me La la la la la la She came out of the 70s She combed her hair at me, she blew a kiss to me Who knows what you did to me You took control of me and then you got a hold of me Spend all my nights in revelry but it ain’t that good for me I said it ain’t that good for me Spend all my days thinking I can see and then I get it away from me I gotta get it away from me Said it’s the right time It’s the right time
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The Girl Down The Lane 03:51
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"The Girl Down The Lane" Another late night spreading good will Breakfast is a tear and a morning after pill I’m killing that plant on my windowsill I used to love the girl down the lane She knew that I would fail her but she loved me just the same So take me down slow to the wishing well I’m gonna throw my penny to the depths of hell For she’s as deep as coal, she’s the wind inside a shell She’s loving me, my girl down the lane She bites me on my ear, but I never feel pain She greets you like a child with a melody She holds you down and cuts you from your jagged nettle tree And hides you in her eyes where the sun sets on the sea She’s holding me, my girl down the lane I’m moving on to somewhere, so she’s come to lay her claim So when you feel a rock and a hard place When you’ve got a world outside that you don’t want to face When everything you’ve done amounts to nothing but a waste I’ll take you to my girl down the lane You might feel like you’re losing, but she’ll win you just the same
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Mickey Mouse Teeth 03:30
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"Mickey Mouse Teeth" It was the black out, you see The night was a stranger to me Apparently I was at sea, evidently at night Ebony talking to me, fingering all the white keys Doing it naturally, everything was alright I’m gonna get out of this state I’m gonna hit downtown late I’m gonna pour wine on my slate And I’m gonna get right I’m gonna live elegantly I’m gonna get down from my tree I’m gonna take four 4 o'clock tea And I’m gonna look nice Remember those old rotten days Putting that smile on my face You could just snap like a lace because you used to burn bright I rattle my Mickey Mouse teeth My afternoons shake like a leaf We all know time is the thief because he ain’t got life I’m gonna keep rolling along, singing my old sailor song I’m gonna do everything wrong but it’s gonna be right I’m gonna live elegantly I’m gonna get down from my tree I’m gonna take four 4 o'clock tea I said, I’m gonna take four 4 o'clock tea And I’m gonna look nice Na na na na na na
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Never Give Up On You 05:04
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"Never Give Up On You" Two doors down the buses stop And I live here, above the bedding shop Face to face, the blind men waste their punches Thrown out of the whiskey drop But it’s alright She said it’s alright She says it’s not over now Not over tonight Ain’t gonna be the last night She says it’s not over now Not over tonight She’ll never give up on you She’ll never give up on you I’m free-wheeling downhill feeling Oh sweet Jesus man she’s coming home So turn that old song up Go change my luck spins faster than a gramophone But it’s alright She said it’s alright She says it’s not over now Not over tonight Ain’t gonna be the last night She says it’s not over now Not over tonight She’ll never give up on you She’ll never give up on you
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Wedding Day 04:46
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"Wedding Day" I remember my wedding day A borrowed car and a week no pay High as hell on the mountain that day Where nothing grows under the pines Smoking on the balcony ignoring all the signs Bought some chains when the storm came in Stared at the flames and we drank some gin I couldn’t tell you about a ditch I was in Just prayed you wouldn’t change your mind Rattling the motel bed and spilling all the wine If they could take me back Be on a one way track to you Said if they would take me back Be on a one way track to you Our long shadows in the winter sun Those new age vows taken for no one Next time I’ll swear under a god and his son For nothing’s growing under these pines I’m smoking on the balcony ignoring all the signs Against a tree with your knees curled up Drinking water from an old tin cup Like the outlaw, should have stayed holed up I wished we stayed back in those times Racing to Los Angeles to wait in all the lines But if I could take me back Be on a one way track to you Said if they could take me back Be on a one way track to you If they would take me back Be on a one way track to you Said if I could change your mind Bring you back in time to me So I remember my wedding day
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It's About Time 03:45
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"It's About Time" It’s about time you danced with me Cause he can’t dance as far as I can see Baby I was only good to you When a girl grows up what a man to do Said it’s about time You walked through my door Fell in my arms And loved me some more Said it’s about time You sent me a card You dropped me a line You softened my heart Yes it’s about time It’s about time It’s about time you slept with me Cause he puts you to sleep as far as I can see These may be only words to you But take a little chance see what we can do Cause it’s about time You knocked on my door You feel in my arms You talked to me some more Yes it’s about time You sent me a card You dropped me a line You softened my heart Yes it’s about time It’s about time

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released June 27, 2014

All songs written by Alex Troup.
Produced by Evan J. Beigel and Alex Troup.
Engineered and mixed by Evan J. Beigel at Seasound Studios.
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering.

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