Old Numbers
by The Ashtray Hearts
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Amusement Park
01:13
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settle down my sweet princess
we're on our way there
through the hills and dining halls
and I'm happy to be here with you
at our amusement park of choice
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Disaster
02:40
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there's room in this house
for another little girl
to take up the chair I saved for you
there's still room in my day
for another change of heart
to avoid the disaster
like the one that we went through
on your only off day
there's room in this year
for a capitol address
where planes take their turns coming in
there's still room in my day
for another change of heart
to avoid a disaster
like the one that we went through
but you can't claim to know me now
the things I said
a country ago
they don't count
I take modest over modern
hope over faith
I take comfort in the things that can't wait
I take comfort in the things that can't wait
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it's easier to leave than be left behind
and I'm beginning to see
that you didn't intend
to be so unkind
and I've considered putting my faith in doubt
now that it seems
everything else
is running out
it's not the next move
it's just a new year we're stumbling through
am I what you want
or am I just the one you're closest to?
it's not enough to just like having me around
if I tell you the truth will it let you down?
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Still Shaking
02:48
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what's that writing on your hand?
a reminder to take you away
back to your life
one that I once knew
I'd give anything to be there with you
sitting in your backyard
wasting another night
let me take your hand
one last time until we get it right
in my room, I still keep pictures of you
standing still
shaking your head
I didn't give you a choice - you were told
but you're not mad
you just feel old
I don't know why I'm here
pulling out paper crowns
when I've done nothing more
then let the two of us down.
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Queen South
03:02
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saw her for the last time on Queen South avenue
walking to the bus stop
just the way she used to
it was a year ago this week
that I didn't ask her to stay
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Anyone's Guess
04:13
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I had a lot of time
I heard a lot of truth
I had a lot of miles
I didn't use
I had some room
I didn't mind
I brought the things you left behind
Found a room where you could sleep
Gave back the things you couldn't keep
The things you said, they sounded fair
It wasn't right to be there
You said yourself
It's anyone's guess
Where you'll end up in the end.
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Bryn Mawr
02:23
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will I see you today
at the parade?
or in Bryn Mawr sitting on your porch
don't act scared
it's only because you're trying to stay young
but no one really cares what you've done
you were right about the clean white spaces
and the way it opens up a room
these old numbers come easier than they should
and these reunion weeks
don't do us any good
they're just one more chance
to see who's wrong
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Trestle
03:50
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I want to be in your town
I haven't seen those streets
that pass beneath your feet
and if I could see those bridges
I want to breathe the air you breathe
and hear every time you laugh
I want to breathe the air you breathe
and if I could see those bridges
you've been diving from
and with my weekends
spent away
I can hear
those city sounds
and the water
captured in my lungs
it's on my skin
if my home was in your town.
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Country Bar
06:05
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drove out in separate cars
across main street
past the Country Bar
to see a girl with a hotel
and a history
and a need to stay away
north country scenes
and small town fight
we just sat there
singing along
there were promises made
on New Year's day
that never came around
she has a fear of oceans
and pictures from far away
and being blinded on her wedding day
there's talk of coming home
but it's too cold
she's where the winters aren't too bad
and the colors never leave.
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Spain
02:55
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it's a long way to anywhere in Spain
that's all she said to me
they were the only words I could hear
as the last call came
and she disappeared
I spent the last three years hoping I would see her around
I guess the long wait is over
I still have three days on the train
it's a long way to anywhere in Spain
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Southern Wedding
01:55
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here I am picking you up again
from another Southern wedding
and I'm listening close
as you get in
so why are you smiling
when you say you're sad and broken
again?
this time
it wasn't the same
because all the good spellers
couldn't say your name
so are you still sad when you wake up?
are you still sad
that it's you
I hold on to?
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Watching Me Try
05:21
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I was wired
when I told you what I'd change
if you changed your name
I'd say goodbye
don't you believe there's nothing better for me
and aren't you tired of watching me try?
I could tell you this now
but I'll wait for the letters you send
don't wait for this
to come to an end
you called me the day it was time to leave the state
you were finally
ready to go
and don't you believe there's nothing better for me
and aren't you tired of telling me no?
I could lie to you now
but you know what it's come down to
I gave away
everything I promised you
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Old Numbers is a quiet introduction to the Ashtray Hearts, collecting twelve songs of love and loss. "On their debut, Old Numbers, the Ashtray Hearts have created a somber, inviting album that reflects those lonely, hopeless wintry days in a city full of broken hearts, dead dreams and bittersweet memories." - No Depression
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The Ashtray Hearts are a five-piece band from Minneapolis whose music references Americana and country while embracing the singer-songwriter aesthetic the 70s.
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