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SHE AIN'T GOT ME
02:57
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SHE AIN'T GOT ME
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
SHE'S GOT A CADILLAC SILK DRESS IN BLACK AND A HUSBAND IN EVERY STATE
SHE'S GOT 34 24 34 HER BOYFRIENDS ARE NEVER LATE
SHE'S GOT A PHD IN PSYCHOLOGY AND HER VERY OWN SENATE SEAT
BUT SHE AIN'T GOT ME
SHE AIN'T GOT ME AIN'T GOT NO BALL AND CHAIN
SHE AIN'T GOT ME TO HOLD HER LITTLE HAND
SHE AIN'T GOT ME DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
JUST WHOSE LOSS IS IT ANYWAY
SHE AIN'T GOT ME
SHE'S GOT DIAMOND RINGS SHE'S IN MAGAZINES AND A STAR ON INSTAGRAM
SHE'S GOT TAX DEDUCTIONS AND DRUG CONNECTIONS GOT SAVED BY BILLY GRAHAM
SHE'S GOT RESERVATIONS FOR LONG VACATIONS SHE'LL TAKE YOU TO ITALY
BUT SHE AIN'T GOT ME
SHE AIN'T GOT ME AIN'T GOT NO BALL AND CHAIN
SHE AIN'T GOT ME TO HOLD HER LITTLE HAND
SHE AIN'T GOT ME DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
JUST WHOSE LOSS IS IT ANYWAY
SHE AIN'T GOT ME
SHE'S A PSYCOPATH SMOKES HIGH-SPEED GRASS GOT A DUNGEON DOWN BELOW
SHE'S GOT WHIPS AND CHAINS FLIES HER OWN PLANE MAN YOU REALLY OUTTA SEE HER GO
SHE RIDES A MOTORBIKE STAYS OUT ALL NIGHT LIKES TO HAVE SEX IN THREES
BUT SHE AIN'T GOT ME
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FINGER DOWN MY THROAT
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FINGER DOWN MY THROAT
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
MAGGOTS CRAWLING ON MY COAT
TRAFFIC TICKETS GOODBYE NOTES
DRUNK BITCHES STARE AT ME AND GLOAT
ZOMBIE JUNKIES SUCKING OFF THEIR PHONES
IF ONLY SHIT COULD FLOAT
THEY WOULDN'T NEED A BOAT
LOOK AT WHAT I WROTE
FINGER DOWN MY THROAT
JACK OFF WHACK OFF TELL YOUR STORY SELL YOUR SOUL
DEEP-FRIED HALF-BAKED STEAM-CLEANED SERVED WITH FLIES ON TOAST
STEP RIGHT UP ANOTHER BILLION SOLD
STUFF YOUR FACE WITH SHOPPING CARTS TIL YOU EXPLODE
WRAP MY NECK IN ROPE
DO ME LIKE A GOAT
THAT'S ONE YOU CAN QUOTE
FINGER DOWN MY THROAT
TELEVISION WHORES AND DAYTIME SOAP
CAN'T WASH CLEAN THE SCUM I'M SOLD
CAN'T UNHEAR THE PUKE I'M TOLD
BLEED ME DRY UNTIL I'M BROKE
WRAP MY NECK IN ROPE
DO ME LIKE A GOAT
FEED ME TIL I CHOKE
FINGER DOWN MY THROAT
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THE DAMAGE IS DONE
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THE DAMAGE IS DONE
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
LAST BRIDGE BURNED NOWHERE TO TURN SHE TOLD ME
DON'T YOU COME 'ROUND HERE NO MORE YA GOT NOTHIN' LEFT FOR ME
YOU LET IT DIE YOU LOOKED INTO THE SUN
NOW EVERYTHING IS GONE
YOU DANCED WITH A LOADED GUN
THE DAMAGE IS DONE
YOU MADE YOUR BED YOU SLEEP IN IT WITH NIGHTMARES MADE FROM DREAMS
YOU LEFT THE GATE WIDE OPEN ALL YOUR DEMONS HAVE RUN FREE
YOU FLEW INTO THE SUN
DECLARED WAR ON EVERYONE
YOU DANCED WITH A LOADED GUN
AND THE DAMAGE IS DONE
STICKS AND STONES BREAK BONES BUT WORDS YOU SAY HAVE DUG YOUR GRAVE
IT DON'T MATTER HOW YOU DIE YOU'VE GOT NO SOUL TO SAVE
YOU TRIED TO TOUCH THE SUN
FROM ITS BLAZING NOOSE YOU HUNG
CHARRED FINGERS ON A LOADED GUN
THE DAMAGE IS DONE
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TIMECLOCK ON THE WALL
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TIME CLOCK ON THE WALL
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
I USED TO THINK THIS TOWN WAS WHERE THE WORLD BEGAN
FROM THE SMOKESTACKS OFF I-80 TO THE GRAVEYARD AT FIRST & MAIN
FOUND MYSELF A WIFE HAD A COUPLE KIDS
WORKED A JOB DRANK SOME BEER KILLED ANOTHER YEAR
WOKE UP ONE DAY TO FIND THE DREAMS I'D LEFT BEHIND
BURIED 'NEATH THE COAL BLACK SKIES ON THE BUTLER COUNTY LINE
SETTLED FOR THE DUST THE DIRT AND SWEAT AND RUST
DREAMS EXCHANGED FOR A BALL AND CHAIN
DON'T THE YEARS SLIP BY
AND THE SEASONS FADE TO ONE
WHEN THE TIME CLOCK ON THE WALL OWNS YOUR NAME
WHERE THE FOUNDARIES ROAR
AND THE MOLTEN STEEL FLAMES
BREAK DOWN EVERY DREAM RIGHT TO THE CORE
THE TIME CLOCK ON THE WALL TRADES ONE SLOT FOR YOUR LIFE
IT DON'T PAY NO INTEREST IT ONLY COUNTS YOUR TIME
CLOSER TO THE TRUTH THAN ANY MAN SHOULD EVER BE
I WONDER IF SOMEWHERE ABOVE AN ANGEL CRIES FOR ME
SO WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE JUST TAKE MY ASHES SON
SPREAD EM CROSS THE FACTORY FLOOR WHERE THERE'S NOTHIN' LEFT TO WANT
TELL THAT TIME CLOCK ON THE WALL I'VE MADE MY FINAL CALL
AND PULL MY NAME FROM THAT BALL AND CHAIN
DON'T THE YEARS SLIP BY
AND THE SEASONS FADE TO ONE
WHEN THE TIME CLOCK ON THE WLL OWNS YOUR NAME
WHERE THE FOUNDARIES ROAR
AND THE MOLTEN STEEL FLAMES
BREAK DOWN EVERY DREAM RIGHT TO THE CORE
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YOU'LL GET USED TO IT
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YOU'LL GET USED TO IT
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
CAN'T GET BY GOT A HEAVY LOAD
STILL YA KNOW YA GOTTA GO GO GO
EVERY DAY YA DRAG THAT SLEIGH
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR
FACE FIRST DOWN ON THE GROUND
GRINDING PAIN HURTS ALL AROUND
SHAKE IT LOOSE BUT IT BURNS YOUR SKIN
TILL NOTHIN'S LEFT BUT BONE
CAN'T TAKE IT NOT MORE
BUT YOU'LL GET USED TO IT
THROTTLE UP HAMMER DOWN
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT
ONE MORE SWING GO ANOTHER ROUND
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT
IT'S THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT
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GHOST TEARS
06:14
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THERE YOU GO AGAIN
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THERE YOU GO AGAIN
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
MORE GUILT PILED HIGH
YOU'RE A WALKING GAS LIGHT
DAMN ME DO AND DAMN ME DON'T
I KNOW YOU WILL I KNOW YOU WON'T
HEAD GAMES AIRPLANES WAVE BYE BYE MAKE
ME INSANE AND WATCH ME CRY
PULL THE CURTAIN OVER ME
SEE ME CRAWL AND LET ME BLEED
IT'S THE SAME ALWAYS THE SAME
JUST WATCH ME TAKE THE BLAME
THERE YOU GO AGAIN
WHAT YOU DO BEST IS PLAY PRETEND
THERE YOU GO AGAIN
MAN YOU REALLY GOT IT DOWN
IT DON'T EVER END
TEAR APART THE FOOLS YOU MAKE
THERE YOU GO AGAIN
LIES DISGUSED AS SENTIMENT
BUCKET LIST FILLED WITH WET CEMENT
THE ONLY THING YOU'RE NOT
IS EVERYTHING YOU ARE
HOW DO YOU SLEEP WHY DO YOU LIVE
YOU MAKE FRANKENSTEIN LOOK BENELOVENT
NEXT TO YOU COLD STEEL FEELS WARM
BETTER THAN WHAT YOU GOT
IT'S THE SAME ALWAYS THE SAME
JUST WATCH ME TAKE THE BLAME
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DON'T KNOW HOW
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DON'T KNOW HOW
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
WELL MY DAD GAVE ME A SLINGSHOT
WHEN I WAS NINE YEARS OLD
KILLED A COUPLE BIRDS
THINK THAT'S BOUT ALL
NOW I'M HEADIN' OFF WITH A RIFLE
TO SOME PLACE I NEVER HEARD ABOUT
MY JOB TO SAVE THE WORLD NOW
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
THEY TOLD ME I'D BE A HERO
DOWN IN VIETNAM
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE FIGHTIN' FOR
BUT THAT'S WHERE I'VE GONE
WANNA MAKE 'EM ALL PROUD OF ME
SEE 'EM WAVIN' THEIR FLAGS AROUND
TRY TO RID THE WORLD OF SATAN
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
DON'T KNOW HOW SWEET JESUS
DON'T KNOW HOW SHOW ME THE WAY
I MAY NOT BE COMIN' BACK
STILL I'LL BE WITH YOU SOMEDAY
THERE AIN'T NO WAR IN HEAVEN
BUT FOR NOW I'M GOIN' DOWN
TRY TO BE THE MAN THEY WANT ME
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
MY BROTHER HIT THE BORDER
AND HE AIN'T COMIN' BACK
ME I'M IN SOME SNAKE-FILLED SWAMP WITH CHARLIE ON MY TRACK
GUESS WE ALL GOTTA STAND FOR SOMETHIN'
WHATEVER MAKES US PROUD
SHOW 'EM I AIN'T SCARED OF NOTHIN'
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
NOW I'M LYIN' IN A MINEFIELD
I NEVER SHOULDA CROSSED
CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS, THINK I'M DYIN'
THINK THEY'VE BEEN BLOW OFF
THERE'S AN ANGEL HIGH ABOVE ME
AND A DEVIL IN THE GROUND
LORD I'M TRYING TO TELL YA SOMETHIN'
BUT I DON'T KNOW
DON'T KNOW HOW SWEET JESUS
DON'T KNOW HOW SHOW ME THE WAY
I MAY NOT BE COMIN' BACK
STILL I'LL BE WITH YOU SOMEDAY
THERE AIN'T NO WAR IN HEAVEN
BUT FOR NOW I'M GOIN' DOWN
SHOW 'EM I AIN'T SCARED OF NOTHIN'
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
LORD I'M TRYIN' TO TELL YA SOMETHIN'
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
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HAUNTED HEART
04:27
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HAUNTED HEART
Written by Charlies Bonnet lll
Recorded by Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
I know it might sound crazy
But honey you hear me out
If I were pushing up daisies
Six feet under the ground
I couldn't stare at your letters
And miss your x's and o's
I'd feel a whole lot better, because
Our love is dead as a ghost, and that is why...
I got a haunted heart
Cold like the wind
I got a haunted heart
That prolly won't love again
You see I ain't got no money
I'm all out of time
I can't shake the memory of you from my mind
You know that... I got a haunted heart that's so cold
One day you'll have a tombstone
That reads "here she lies"
But that ain't news to me though
Saw it with my own eyes
I'd make a real good vampire
'Cause it's your blood that I crave
You're a cheater and damn liar
You put my soul in the grave, and that is why...
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10. |
FOOL IN LOVE
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FOOL IN LOVE
By Pete Berwick
From "The Damage Is Done"
HANGIN' HOME ALL ALONE
STARIN' AT THE TELEPHONE
I REALLY NEED THAT LITTLE GIRL TONIGHT
BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY
I'M JUST A FOOL IN LOVE
I MUST ADMIT IT
I'M JUST A FOOL A FOOL
I JUST CAN'T QUIT IT
TWELVE O'CLOCK ONE MORE SHOT
QUARTER TO TWO POP ANOTHER BREW
I REALLY MISS THAT LITTLE GIRL OF MINE
BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY
MAYBE SHE LOST MY NUMBER
MAYBE SHE'S OUT TO PLAY
MAYBE SHE'S THINKING TO HERSELF
I WISH HE WOULD GO AWAY
FOUR O'CLOCK LYIN' IN BED
FEEL LIKE I BEEN LEFT FOR DEAD
IF I DON'T SEE THAT GIRL BY FIVE
I AIN'T GONNA BE ALIVE
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Pete Berwick Chicago, Illinois
“Pete Berwick is one of the best things to happen to alt-country leaning, roots and folk music since Johnny Cash made his
impact on this planet. ”
– Joshua Smotherman, Middle Tennesse Music
"A master songwriter." --Keith A. Gordon, Creem Magazine, Nashville Metro
Do you like Steve Earle, Tom Petty, and Johnny Cash? Pete Berwick is all of that and more."--
Nick Katona
Radio Host
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