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1. |
Never Gonna Learn
04:15
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Ain’t gonna beg
I won't steal
Ain't gonna ask
What you feel
My head spins
All around
Ain't nothing gonna bring me down
A broken heart can mend itself
When you're wrapped up in someone else
Ain't gonna tell ya
You got to know
What’s on my mind
My eyes show
I'll take you down
You watch out
I’m gonna make you scream out loud
A broken heart can mend itself
When you're wrapped up in someone else
Don't think I'm never gonna learn (don't think, don’t think)
I only like it when it hurts
Don't think I'm never gonna learn (don't think, don’t think)
I only like it when it hurts
Ain’t gonna beg
I won't steal
Ain't gonna ask
What you feel
My head spins
All around
Ain't nothing gonna bring me down
A broken heart can mend itself
When you're wrapped up in someone else
Don't think I'm never gonna learn (don't think, don’t think)
I only like it when it hurts
Don't think I'm never gonna learn (don't think, don’t think)
I only like it when it hurts
So don't think you'll be bringing me down
Cause my feet are way off the ground
It takes somebody now to move along
It feels so right you know it can’t be wrong
It can’t be wrong
A broken heart can mend itself
When you're wrapped up in someone else
Don't think I'm never gonna learn (don't think, don’t think)
I only like it when it hurts
Don't think I'm never gonna learn (don't think, don’t think)
I only like it when it hurts
I don’t like it when it hurts
I don’t like it when it hurts
I don’t like it when it hurts
I don’t like it when it hurts
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2. |
Night Train
05:11
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Full moon over midnight
Like the thunder she rolls
On a ball of hot steel and flame
Looking for lost souls
She ain’t out for the innocents
She don’t care for your green
Cause your money can’t buy you love
Where this freight has been
So what you got to offer me?
So what you got to say?
When you’re called upon to testify
Better get down on your knees and pray
Cause this engine only pulls one way
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
My God I hear it
Rolling down a long black line
To a world of pain
If the whistle is crying to you
And you answer the call
It’ll get you one shot of fame
But mister that is all
Never works like you planned it
That don’t mean it’s not real
Don’t go thinking you’ll be pulling out
When you make that deal
So what you got to offer me?
I’ve come to take my pay
Now you’re called upon to testify
Better get down on your knees and pray
Cause this engine only pulls one way
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
My God I hear it
Rolling down a long black line
Rolling down a long black line
To a world of pain
World of pain
So what you got to offer me?
Lord, I’ve come to take my pay
Now you’re called upon to testify
Better get down on your knees and pray
Cause this engine only pulls one way
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
My God I hear it
Rolling down a long black line
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
Aboard the night train
My God I hear it,
Rolling down a long black line
Rolling down a long black line
Rolling down a long black line
To a world of pain
To a world of pain
Aboard the night train
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3. |
It's That Easy
03:45
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Higher than the sun
That’s where you got me flying
Got me on the run
My senses multiplying
Don’t know where I am
Not quite used to living
In the presence of your love
Laughing good again
Like some delinquent child
It’s driving out the pain
You got me live and wild
The more I’m connected
The more I expect from you
So cursed or protected
Because
Lighting the fire ain't easy sometimes
But you can't hide your feelings sometimes
Desire just leaves you
Reeling inside
Easy
There’s no other way
New words just don’t explain it
Any other day
I’d let myself contain it
But I believe in you
If I believe in anything
I’m in the presence of your love
The fact that I’m falling
Isn’t a concern to you
You’ve taken control and
Lighting the fire ain't easy sometimes
But you can't hide your feelings sometimes
Desire just leaves you
Reeling inside
Easy
The fact that I’m falling
Isn’t a concern to you
You’ve taken control and
Lighting the fire ain't easy sometimes
But you can't hide your feelings sometimes
Desire just leaves you
Reeling inside
Easy
Lighting the fire ain't easy sometimes
But you can't hide your feelings sometimes
Desire just leaves you
Reeling inside
Easy
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It’s a cold night, I should hold you
As you tell me the bad news
That you’re locked away from me
That you’re leaving me lonely
It’s the wrong night to have bad dreams
Cause I know what it all means
As I’m dragged way down under
In the storm and the thunder
Longing for the walls to break down
No one hears you when you’re drowning
Somebody hold back the flood
Cause I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, counting down our broken years
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, as the day disappears
It’s a long night and I can’t sleep
Waters flowing round my feet
And it’s making me colder
Like we’ve grown so much older
There’s a river underneath us
Rising up to defeat us
Full of fear full of danger
Like a terrible stranger
Lonely but for all I stay home
Slowly sinking and I’m thinking
When is the dam gonna break?
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, counting down our broken years
Now I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, as the day disappears
Longing for the walls to break down
No one hears you when you’re drowning
Somebody hold back the flood
It’s a cold night, I should hold you
As you tell me the bad news
That you’re locked away from me
That you’re leaving me lonely
It’s the wrong night to have bad dreams
Cause I know what it all means
As I’m dragged way down under
In the storm and the thunder
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, counting down our broken years
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, as the day disappears
See I’m sailing
And I’m waiting
See I’m sailing
And I’m waiting
Counting down my broken years
As the day disappears
Sailing on a pool of tears
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5. |
Sweetness
04:03
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I’ve been making the best of a bad job
And I know you’ve been working it too
But it ain’t even half of what I think of
And I’m hoping you’ll like what I’m gonna do
I’ve been cooking a sweet dish
Stir my honey for two
Lay back cause you need this
Poured right over you
You got a taste for me
So what am I gonna do?
I’m gonna spread my sweetness over you
Well I know you got a taste for invention
And my mind’s cooking up something new
Hot and sweet is of course my intention
Candy crush, sugar rush, right into you
Fingers been in the sweet jar
And they taste real good
Lay back and I’ll feed you
Like I always should
You got a taste for me
So what am I gonna do?
I’m gonna spread my sweetness over you
Give you the best of me
That’s what I’m gonna do
I’ve gotta spread my sweetness over you
Over you
Got to spread my sweet love over you
Give me some of that hot buttered soul
Sweet surrender’s coming through
Let me bring you home
Well I know you got a taste for invention
And my mind’s cooking up something new
Hot and sweet is of course my intention
Candy crush, sugar rush, right into you
Fingers been in the sweet jar
And they taste real good
Lay back and I’ll feed you
Like I always should
You got a taste for me
So what am I gonna do?
I’m gonna spread my sweetness over you
Give you the best of me
That’s what I’m gonna do
I’ve gotta spread my sweetness over you
Over you
Over you
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6. |
1000 Years
03:37
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I got your message,
Seems like you’re lonely,
Wanna meet up and roll back the days?
How ‘bout the pool hall where you used to play?
We could kick back and have us some beers
It's been a long time without you
Man, it seems like a 1000 years
So how you doin?
A little messed up
But you still got that spark in your eyes
Been through some dark times baby
Since we both said our last goodbyes
Will you forgive me, for never callin’?
I didn’t exactly beat a path to your door.
Let’s put the past way behind us
Cause we’re back here together once more
I heard you lived with some wild kinda lady
Is she still with you?
No, it all proved too crazy a show
Wanna tell me some more?
Believe me you don’t want to know
You don’t wanna know
It’s sure been something,
Must do it again babe
Now let me hold you then be on your way
Jump in a taxi to wherever
‘fore I break down and beg you to stay
Do you regret us never taking it further?
Don’t even go there
When I think what we might have become
Another time, another beer
I’ll tell you what we should have done
What we should have done.
So now I’m stuck here
On the corner
Where we kissed and you brought me to tears
Well, you’ve been gone for 30 seconds
But it feels like a thousand years.
Aah, it’s sure been something,
Must do it again babe
Now let me hold and then be on your way
Jump in a taxi to wherever
‘fore I break down and beg you to stay
So, now I’m stuck here
On the corner
Where we kissed and you brought me to tears
With your voice ringing out in my ears
Back in a place where we both had no fears
Well, you’ve been gone for 30 seconds
But it feels like a thousand years.
A thousand years
A thousand years
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7. |
Could Not Say No
04:24
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Say hallelujah, it’s happening, here I go
Don’t be a fool, he’s just flattering you, so I’m told
But I know how this old world turns, that’s his way
Then only to feel a part of him
But here’s what my heart says
Someday I’ll know he’ll come around
Day time, night time, anyhow
Deep down somehow I know, he will show
And I could not say no
Hid in the corner of my conscience, I believe
Now this is not what I ought to do, but all I need
Following my foolish head never was my way
I just wanna be a part of him
And here’s what my heart says
Someday I’ll know he’ll come around
Day time, night time, anyhow
Deep down somehow I know, he will show
And I could not say no
Following my foolish head never was my way
I just wanna be a part of him
And here’s what my heart says
Someday I’ll know he’ll come around
Day time, night time, anyhow
Deep down somehow I know, he will show
And I could not say
I could not say no
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8. |
Long Long Time
03:12
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It's been a long, long time since I felt this way
Darling, it's been a long, long time since I felt this way
You make me so nervous
Lord you make me feel afraid
The way you look at me
The way you turn and smile
You make me feel
Lord make me feel like a child
You drive me crazy and I get lost in your eyes
Want to tell you what
Want to tell you what you do to me
But I don't want to scare you
Don't want to make you want to leave
Cos there ain't nothing but love baby
Love I wear on my sleeve
When you sit beside me
And you chat in my ear
Can say anything you want
Cause there is nothing I don't want to hear
Words from your sweet mouth
Baby make me choke back my fear
It's been a long, long time since I felt this way
Darling, it's been a long time since I felt this way
You make me so nervous
Lord you make me feel so afraid
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9. |
Mommas Got A Gun
04:02
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Momma’s got a gun
She got you on the run
She'll take you right down low
She'll never let you go
Momma’s got a gun
But she won't tell no
But she won't tell no one
She won't tell no one
Daddy's after you
He don't love no fool
He got you in his sights
He gonna take your life
Daddy's after you
And you know that it's
After you
And you know that it's true
If you gonna run
You’d better keep running
If you gonna hide
You'd better hide good
Want salvation
Better keep praying
Cause they're coming for you baby
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
Billy’s had a fright
And it don’t feel right
He’s out in the cold
Out on his own
Billy had a fright and he can’t sleep at
Had a fright and he can’t sleep at night
He don’t sleep at night
If you gonna run
You’d better keep on running
If you gonna hide
You'd better hide good
Want salvation
Better keep praying
Cause they're coming for you baby
If you gonna run
Better keep on running
If you gonna hide
You'd better hide good
Want salvation
Better keep praying
Cause they're coming for you baby
If you gonna run
Better keep on running
If you gonna hide
You'd better hide good
Want salvation
Better keep praying
Cause they're coming for you baby
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
Momma’s got a gun
She got you on the run
She'll take you down low
She’ll take your soul
She's got a madness in her eyes
Won’t take no prisoners or no alibis
Everything she says is true
When she finally hits on you
Then you know that you're on your own
And you’ll soon be long, long gone
You soon be gone
If you gonna run
You’d better keep on running
If you gonna hide
You'd better hide good
Want salvation
Better keep praying
Cause they're coming for you baby
If you gonna run
Better keep on running
If you gonna hide
You'd better hide good
Want salvation
Better keep praying
Cause they're coming for you baby
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
Like you they knew they would
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10. |
Salt Winds
03:57
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When the sun falls low, I can see the cloud
Stretched like a vulture with its wings held out
And we’ve run so far, but it’s waiting still
Eyes in flames searching for a kill
When the sun falls low
When the sun falls low
It’s only time with the scent around
In comes the wind from the poison ground
So cry for your sin, cry as it grows
Something’s coming in that’ll take your soul
World’s getting old, blood’s running cold
But it’s burning me, burning me now
When the salt wind blows
In the cold moonshine there’s a sickly glow
Out in the distance where nobody knows
If it’s night or day if it’s hot or cold
Lying in a place where the world grows old
In the cold moonshine
In the cold moonshine
And like a rabbit staring down a gun
Frozen with fear and no place to run
So cry for your sin, cry as it grows
Something’s coming in that’ll take your soul
World’s getting old, blood’s running cold
But it’s burning me, burning me now
But it’s burning me, burning me now
When the salt wind blows
And like a rabbit staring down a gun
Frozen with fear and no place to run
So cry for your sin, cry as it grows
Somethings coming in that’ll take your soul
World’s getting old, blood’s running cold
But it’s burning me, burning me now
But it’s burning me, burning me now
When the salt wind blows
When the salt wind blows
When the salt wind blows
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11. |
Come With Me Baby
04:45
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It’s a broken path
That has led you here
Like the Indian trail of tears
In the aftermath of a frozen heart
Let me melt away your fears
It’s the time to heal
It’s our time to feel
Every part of us belongs
Now the blinds are drawn, and the sign is hung
How could this be wrong?
As I whisper to you baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby, come with me baby
Come with me baby
How much time has passed?
Too many questions asked
As I played a loser’s game
Now our stars have crossed
No more time is lost, night is made for us
As I whisper to you baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby come on,
Come with me baby, come with me baby
Come with me baby
As I whisper to you baby come on
Yeah, come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby, come with me baby
Come with me baby
Every little sound
Every place we found
Lifts us from the ground
Every touch we share
Like a silent prayer
Holds us in the air
It’s the time to heal
Every little sound
Time to feel
Every place we’ve found
Lifts us from the ground
Every part of us belongs
Every touch we share
This can’t be wrong
Like a silent prayer
As I whisper to you baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby, come with me baby
Come with me baby
Every little sound
Lifts us from the ground
Every touch we share
Like a silent prayer
This can’t be wrong
As I whisper to you baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby come on
Come with me baby, come with me baby
Come with me baby
This can’t be wrong
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12. |
Believe
05:40
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Nobody, nobody, nobody
Nobody gonna put me down
Nobody, nobody, nobody
Nobody gonna put me down
Had too much of that in my life darling
It’s time to turn this thing around
Ain't no one, ain't no one
Ain’t no one gonna mess with me
Ain't no one, ain't no one
Ain’t no one gonna mess with me
Got the strongest link to my blood
It's the circle that’s called my family
And all this time, I never realised
I had the strength inside
And all this time I never realised,
The tears I cried
Could make me stronger
Could make me sweeter
Could make me bolder
Make me believe
Could make me feel ya
Could make this deeper
Could make me stronger
Make me believe
So think on think on child
All the things you've done
So think on think on child
All the things you've done
Throw away all those regrets
I don't keep a hold on none
And all this time, I never realised
I had the strength inside
And all this time I never realised,
The tears I cried
Could make me stronger
Could make me sweeter
Could make me bolder
Make me believe
Could make me feel ya
Could make this deeper
Could make me stronger
Make me believe
Could make me stronger
Could make me sweeter
Could make me bolder
Make me believe
Could make me feel ya
Could make this deeper
Could make me stronger
Make me believe
I never realised
Had the strength inside
Make me believe
I never realised
All the strength inside
Make me believe
Make me believe
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It’s a cold night, I should hold you
As you tell me the bad news
That you’re locked away from me
That you’re leaving me lonely
It’s the wrong night to have bad dreams
Cause I know what it all means
As I’m dragged way down under
In the storm and the thunder
Longing for the walls to break down
No one hears you when you’re drowning
Somebody hold back the flood
Cause I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, counting down our broken years
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, as the day disappears
It’s a long night and I can’t sleep
Waters flowing round my feet
And it’s making me colder
Like we’ve grown so much older
There’s a river underneath us
Rising up to defeat us
Full of fear full of danger
Like a terrible stranger
Lonely but for all I stay home
Slowly sinking and I’m thinking
When is the dam gonna break?
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, counting down our broken years
Now I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, as the day disappears
Longing for the walls to break down
No one hears you when you’re drowning
Somebody hold back the flood
It’s a cold night, I should hold you
As you tell me the bad news
That you’re locked away from me
That you’re leaving me lonely
It’s the wrong night to have bad dreams
Cause I know what it all means
As I’m dragged way down under
In the storm and the thunder
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, counting down our broken years
See I’m sailing on a pool of tears
And I’m waiting, as the day disappears
See I’m sailing
And I’m waiting
See I’m sailing
And I’m waiting
Counting down my broken years
As the day disappears
Sailing on a pool of tears
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Rebecca Downes Birmingham, UK
Winner of Female Vocalist and Emerging Artist of the Year at the British Blues Awards 2016, and Female Blues Vocalist of the Year at the FORM UKBlues Awards 2018, Birmingham (UK)-based Rebecca is an independent artist creating original blues/rock music with her co-songwriter Steve Birkett and performing within a 5-piece band or as a duo with Steve. ... more
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