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Hearts On Parade

by Ashley Arrison

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1.
Trying To Help You Out 02:53
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You see perfect Or pretty damn close You see beautiful But I know I’m not what you want It’s not what you think Inside of Me I’m scared cause I know I’ll screw it up I’ll let you down So afraid so I walk alone I’m trying to help you out Things aren’t as they seem in my heart I have seen who I am Don’t get close You don’t want to come in The real me isn’t what you’re thinking You say love me but you’re love is like a child You think I’ll love you even though I tell you otherwise I’m not you want, It's not what you think Why won’t you listen to me Why won’t you listen to me, listen to me I’m scared cause I know I’ll screw it up I’ll let you down So afraid so I walk alone I’m trying to help you out Things aren’t as they seem in my heart I have seen who I am Don’t get close You don’t want to come in The real me isn’t what you’re thinking I’m torn apart Cause I don’t wanna hurt you I never meant to Let it get this far Stay right where you are... I’m scared cause I know I’ll screw it up I’ll let you down So afraid so I walk alone I’m trying to help you out Things aren’t as they seem in my heart I have seen who I am Don’t get close You don’t want to come in The real me isn’t what you’re thinking
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Favorite Thing 02:53
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Astrology, psychology, a new years kiss These are just a few things that are on my list Thumbin' through the paper I can smell the coffee maker Oh yeah, I like this Tulips and tequila and the number 3 These are just a few things that appeal to me Pillows propped behind my head and Eating cheerios in bed But of all of these You’re my favorite And if I had to choose You’re my favorite thing to do Sleepin’ until one o’clock on Sunday Looking at the dress that I’ll wear someday Riding down the road we listen to the radio We sing along -- hey hey You’re my favorite And if I had to choose You’re my favorite thing to do Polaroids and glitter in our hair Running through sprinklers and nights at the state fair You’re my favorite And if I had to choose You’re my favorite thing to do
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Serenade 04:14
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Watch the clouds on the horizon See the stars my lovers eyes For a storm my heart is raging Up against a midnight sky I have not forgotten I still feel the pain I’ll wait for you to save me For you to come again Until then I’ll always listen to the rain For your serenade Can you send a bolt of lightning Please show me a sign Just something to remind me So I know that you’re still mine I have not forgotten I still feel the pain I’ll wait for you to save me For you to come again Until then I’ll always listen to the rain For your serenade Pitter patter on my window Maybe you’ve come home I have not forgotten I still feel the pain I’ll wait for you to save me For you to come again Until then I’ll always listen to the rain For your serenade
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Winter 02:53
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I can finally leave the windows open Don’t need coffee with my morning cigarette I can put my jacket in the attic Oh but I’m not ready yet I don’t need to smell the flowers I don’t need the extra hour of the day While the birds are chasing summer I just wanna run the other way The skies are turnin blue, just when I could use a little gray Oh, cause just like you winter wouldn’t stay Oh that sweet December day That the sunshine stole away I still smell you on my sweater And on these blankets I should probably put away I’m still frozen in that moment And I just can’t stand to see the season change I don’t need to smell the flowers I don’t need the extra hour of the day While the birds are chasing summer I just wanna run the other way The skies are turning blue, just when I could use a little gray Oh, cause just like you winter wouldn’t stay Oh that sweet December day That the sunshine stole away
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Walk Me Home 03:38
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I walk by your house each morning even if it rains I saw you 3 Sundays back, but I don’t know your name You were sittin’ on your front step, lookin’ at a map I knew one day you’d leave this town Just like Kerouac You look but you don’t see I’m just a girl who’s on your street I walked 6 blocks kickin’ this stone Hopin’ you’d notice I’m alone And walk me home I saw Mrs. Mapleton at the donut shop She said you had cut her grass, cause you were savin’ up For a ticket into tinsel town, maybe I could come along You could be Kurt Russell I’ll be Goldie Hawn You look but you don’t see I’m just a girl who’s on your street I walked 6 blocks kickin’ this stone Hopin’ you’d notice I’m alone And walk me home I’m under this broken streetlight In my mothers church shoes Don’t wanna walk another block without you If you’d lift up your window Bet I could make you laugh You’d say I’m unusual But you like me like that But you look and never see I’m just a girl who’s on your street I walked 6 blocks kickin’ this stone Hopin’ you’d notice I’m alone And walk me home
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The Hard Way 03:57
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It happened again Without even knowing Unintentionally I didn't mean to be mean It's not an excuse But I couldn't help it And what's the use When sorry's just regret I could say all the right words But I'm afraid I'd make it worse Why does it take a mistake To know that I was wrong Why do I have to hurt someone Why must I walk through the fire Just to know it burns Why do I have to learn the hard way I'm trying to change But I'm only beginning To understand How broken I really am Maybe I should just go I'm not sure this is helping Good intentions I know They don't mean a thing Every time I try to love Oh I only mess it up Why does it take a mistake To know that I was wrong Why do I have to hurt someone Why must I walk throught the fire Just to know it burns Why do I have to learn the hard way Nothing ever seems to change Until it's too late
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Little Miss Plastic 04:22
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You’ve been battin’ those fake eyelashes at the bar You’re new in town but I know exactly who you are The kinda girl who’s into taking what belongs to someone else You best keep those pretty little fingers to yourself Little Miss Plastic Guess you want your ass kicked Cause you keep askin’ for it Everytime you pass by my baby Sitting at a bar stool Bet your thinking maybe He could be your next fool Yeah, you’re looking for a man tonight But it ain’t gonna be mine Guarantee girl, he belongs to me girl, you better believe girl It ain’t gonna be mine I double dog dare ya honey go on make your move Those pretty bleached white teeth, how’d you like to lose a few? I might be 115 but I ain’t afraid to brawl What ya want first, girl, the window or the wall? Little Miss Plastic Guess you want your ass kicked Cause you keep askin’ for it Everytime you pass by my baby Sitting at a bar stool Bet your thinking maybe He could be your next fool Yeah, you’re looking for a man tonight But it ain’t gonna be mine Guarantee girl, he belongs to me girl, you better believe girl It ain’t gonna be mine Oh, I apologize if I’m coming off a little rough around the edges tonight You could have a lot of guys and I hope you’ve got the message It damn straight won’t be mine Little Miss Plastic Guess you want your ass kicked Cause you keep askin’ for it Everytime you pass by my baby Sitting at a bar stool Bet your thinking maybe He could be your next fool Yeah you’re looking for a man tonight But it ain’t gonna be mine Guarantee girl, he belongs to me girl, you better believe girl It ain’t gonna be mine
8.
California 03:18
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Traded sand for open land In a yellow gypsy van across the plains In painted boots, we put down some roots But we never got the rain Hey Babe Let’s go back to California Walk the canyons for awhile Hey Babe The coast is callin’ for ya I wanna wake up to your smile ... in California Muholland Drive and Spanish wine Let’s dance behind those concrete stars The city glows, we count the crows As we drive down to the boulevard Hey Babe Let’s go back to California Walk the canyons for awhile Hey Babe The coast is callin’ for ya I wanna wake up to your smile … in California We had our reasons for trading sunshine for the rain But just like seasons, we can just go back the way we came Hey Babe Let’s go back to California Walk the canyons for awhile Hey Babe You know that I adore ya I wanna wake up to your smile … in California
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Caged Bird 04:18
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I won’t go out like that When you scream and shout like that I don’t know who you are Yeah I won’t go down like that When you push me around like that This time I won’t fall so hard Cause ain’t nobody can sing like a caged bird Tangled feathers on the floor You clip my wing, but you can’t have the last word Cause you forgot to lock the door When you look at me like that When you beg and plead like that I know this script, I’ve read these lines Then you throw your shoulders back and that starts the second act Frame by frame it all unwinds Cause ain’t nobody can sing like a caged bird Tangled feathers on the floor You clip my wing, but you can’t have the last word Cause you forgot to lock the door Cause you forgot to lock the door Stay away, stay away from me Stay away, stay away, stay away from me Cause ain’t nobody can sing like a caged bird Tangled feathers on the floor You clip my wing, but you can’t have the last word Cause you forgot to lock the door
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Hearts On Parade 03:54
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Cut my hair, died it red cause you said it really turns you on Dot my I’s, crossed my legs, went to bed with all my makeup on Read a book, every book that you put on your self righteous shelf Lost my friends, lost some weight, like a fool I even lost myself But I had to make you happy And nothing makes you happy If you let me go, if you let me go, if you let me stay, I can stay You won’t love me either way Just a pawn, just a phase, the shangri la in your charade If I tell you no, if I tell you no, if I run away, run away You won’t want me either way It’s just a part that I play We’re just hearts on parade Saw a shrink, took a pill, tried to kill off what was left of me Didn’t ask, didn’t tell, was a shell of who I used to be I went numb, came undone, bit my tongue just like your mother does Took the ring, took the blame, took the pain and did it all because I had to make you happy And nothing makes you happy There’s nothing, nothing left to see here The streets are empty now Baby, it’s just, it’s just me here Trying to figure out How to make you happy If you let me go, if you let me go, if you let me stay, I can stay You won’t love me either way Just a pawn, just a phase, the shangri la in your charade If I tell you no, if I tell you no, if I run away, run away You won’t want me either way It’s just a part that I play We’re just hearts on parade I tried to make you happy But nothing makes you happy
11.
Breathing 03:01
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Bad dreams on the way If he was here I’d be safe Across the ocean as far as it can go Can’t look at the same stars - it’s morning out his window Quiet and still I hide under the feathers Door locked, phone propped against my head Passing cars, numbing alarms Why am I here? Why is he gone? Sleeping is sadness Sadness is breathing But I’m breathing one breath closer to you I just keep breathing Months are just weeks Weeks are just days full of minutes Seconds of breaths I keep breathing Eyelids close, falling in circles Of memories I breathe on your pillow Sleeping is sadness Sadness is breathing But I’m breathing one breath closer to you I just keep breathing Goodnight

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released July 1, 2010

Produced by Aben Eubanks & Chad Copelin

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