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Everybody Wins

by Cobalt & the Hired Guns

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1.
I like you. You know it. But you make those same eyes at boys that you don’t like And when you say you like me is it like you like me like me Or is it like you like me like a friend Yeah when you say you like me is it like you like me like me Or is it like you like me like a friend I’m ready. I’m ready. I’m ready and I want to dance. I’m ready. I’m ready. You serve me up a second glance. I’m ready so hold steady to this wall you’ve got me pinned against. And when you say you like me is it like you like me like me Or is it like you like me like a friend? ‘Cause you’ve got this crushing crush for crushing bodies touching tongues Ditch your crutches and you cuff me to the bed Confess it. Confess it, you barely even know my name. Confess it. Impressive, you kiss me like a sinning saint. And when you say you like me is it like you like me like me Or is it like you like me like a friend Yeah when you say you like me is it like you like me like me Or is it like you like me like a friend A secret you keep makes you weak in the knees Bit my lip till it bleeds, but keep it concrete.
2.
Leaving 03:34
We spent the summer needing less and leaving it started in June I withdrew to my fortress of boring boys you knew Am I worth it? Can you choose? Oh August, the instance bears repeating ‘I need this’ I said and left you waiting my empty room, my shoes remind you I’m coming back I’ll be coming home to you If you cry then I feel like I won’t cry (I don’t wanna cry) But I’m feeling so supported I’m leaving I’m leaving I mean it We rarely talked about this You showed me in fury In rushed cartoons and played out attitudes You let me in, you like me around Well I’ll be around but I’m out on tour not giving you more If you cry then I feel like I won’t cry (I don’t wanna cry) But I’m feeling so supported I’m leaving I’m leaving I mean it We rarely talked about this So we come the end of summer Time to learn, to lose, to let go And I know This thing is new, but we’ll make it through You know me You hear me On pages together like our love in my bedroom I can lie through this with you If you cry then I feel like I won’t cry (I don’t wanna cry) But I’m feeling so supported at the airport I’m leaving I’m leaving I mean it We rarely talked about this So goodbye now...
3.
Well she’s headed from Cheyenne to Maine and she’s only in Chicago for a day So I’m gonna make the most of playing host I’ve always got tomorrow to cry. I offer a shower and wine She says, “I’m good like this, cold beer would be fine. Take me as you have me, ‘cause baby you can’t keep me. I have to be leaving by nine.” You and I both know why you came here A gamble we both sought to lose You and I we both paid that dealer to Trade in our riches on some blues I say babe your invitation still stands She says you’re as good at hosting as you are with your hands Yeah well, you’re my favorite guest Your feet your hips your legs your chest and your lips are for kissing not goodbye. You and I both know why you came here A gamble we both sought to lose You and I we both paid that dealer to Trade in our riches on some blues I get her early to the train ‘cause hates to drive and the smell of a plane I give her a tape, and a letter that starts with her name and say call me when you get there, call me when you get there, call me when you get back to Maine.
4.
Slow Down 04:06
Slow down wait a minute longer with the sun down walking in the water Slow down. Slow Down. Meet me down by the river where the weeds grow taller than a porcupine Slow down. Slow down. Follow me. It’s alright. Follow me. Till the end of the night. Wish I could be there right when it started. Be there, be a big part of it. Be there. Are you crazy? Tryin’ act ol’ fashoined Are you crazy? You act a bit irrational Crazy... Follow me. It’s alright. Follow me. Till the end of the night.
5.
Of Summer 04:26
I took the train when it was light to where the river ends I had my thinking done I had some hope and missing friends I’d been walking just for walking when set coldness turned from talking I never knew this cold, cold city would come bearing down While I was trapped in sweetly tricky smiling summer ground I had my head up in the clouds I had my head up in the clouds Thought, ‘I’m a grownup now, wish June would show up now’ Take me, take me where I am Take me, make this cold my friend Be there, right where I left it Be there, I’m frozen and ready I left behind a city washed in white and wasting time I never knew that little June would be a friend of mine That’s when I met you, that’s when I met you Wish we could feel air like we’re near there Take me, take me where I am Take me, make this cold my friend Be there, right where I left it Be there, I’m frozen and ready And I don’t need this train to take me where I’m feeling fine It’s February and I smile when the sunlight shines A few more months and we’ll be back like we are starting over It gets much hotter when the water comes and rushes over Take me, take me where I am Take me, make this cold my friend Be there, right where I left it Be there, I’m frozen and ready Take me, it’s cold where I’m standing Take me, I thought this was ending Be there, DA DA DA DA DA Be there, I just miss the summer!
6.
She’s in love with a ghost, swallowed by the road Like a ship lost at sea, he never comes home The ghost packs his clothes, leaves shoes on the floor Lightly kisses her cheek, and deadbolts the door Vacation resorts all over the world But he wears all black, never steps out the door The pool’s always closed when he heads to bed With an early call where they’ll work him to death. She, she, she don’t put him out She, she is left playing both parts They count themselves blessed, it’s more than luck they know True love is the shepherd of the ghost, the ghost of the road A place left at meals, one side of the bed In love with a memory, like paying respects He haunts hotel bars but goes back alone And he talks to his son, “Dad when you comin’ home?” She, she, she don’t put him out She, she is left playing both parts They count themselves blessed, it’s more than luck they know True love is the shepherd of the ghost, the ghost of the road He watches his friends dropping like flies Sucked up by the road losing daughters and wives He kisses the sand and cradles his son To an empty sky prays his travels are done
7.
She left two years ago today, 1948 World we’re livin’ in She left banners with her name Poetry and games, the world she’s livin’ in Mikael Tikun Olam Vaed May the colors bring you fame before all’s said and done Don’t you know we’re strong. I knew it all along. Please don’t, don’t tell my secrets. Don’t whisper in the phone. Please don’t, don’t go on believing You left me. You’re never gone for long. Blue and White painted on her face, slight shuffle to her gate, her sandals tucked away North command, 10 days in Galilee, subtle, soft and sweet I’ll see you in two weeks! Don’t you know we’re strong. We knew it all along. Please don’t, don’t tell my secrets. Don’t whisper in the phone. Please don’t, don’t go on believing, you left me You’re never gone for long. Blazing sun down upon her face Aviator glasses set in place, cigarettes in hand Steel toed boots, laced up to her thighs Brown uniform with no disguise, the world she’s going to Please don’t, don’t tell my secrets. Don’t whisper in the phone. Please don’t, don’t go on believing, you left me You’re never gone for long. Try to stay, tried to stay. Tried to stay and I tried to say: Tel Aviv’s 10 miles away, thank you please protect the 48
8.
Lazarus 03:55
I’m up to my old tricks again Self deception not the least of them And calling to the lord for aid Is echos in an empty cave Find myself lost before a frost Please Please let me Let me be your Lazarus Please provide some guiding light. I’ll earn the right. I fear I am what I fear worst Damned to be a dam that burst And failing you I fail us both I’ve broken what I treasure most and I believe I am deceived World of wafers seas of wine but what I seek I cannot find With a woman more than I deserve I try to see her love is justly earned A steadfast heart to play my part
9.
Filipo you gotta hold the gates I’ve come half around the world with a promise to fulfill It’s pouring and the hour is growing late The sun behind the hill less than two hours to kill So help me weave my way among these stones I’ve got family to see I’d rather not be alone I printed out his picture for his grave They all said growin’ up they could see him in my face Tailgunner of the Flying Fortress I’ll pay my respects when I’m first in Florence I’ll bring your banners to wave, we’ll pour wine on top of your grave Tailgunner, it’s me that you saved I carried here his last letters home, sent 3 days before he flew he was younger than my son This moment seems the slightest bit surreal There isn’t much to say I’m not quite sure how to feel A bugle in the distance calls out taps and Filipo he turns asks me to fold the flag And bidding all you brave young men adieu Let your dreams live in me, I swear I’ll see them through Tailgunner of the Flying Fortress I’ll pay my respects when I’m first in Florence I’ll bring your banners to wave, we’ll pour wine on top of your grave Tailgunner, it’s me that you saved
10.
Last August 05:27
I remember last August- you were wearing that dress your mother says is too tight I think it fits fine, so she’s probably right. I had the moonshine and you had the rye, chasing the dawn we tried to rub smiles If you’d known a creek or I’d known a stream we’d have slipped into our skins and tried to come clean In Nashville. Just outside of Nashville. Last August. Last August. Now in Boston- I’m pretty sure you planned to surprise me. Well it worked like a charm- yeah you were surprising. You were wearing your makeup but biting my style, striking a pose that held nothing to hide. It’s not batting your lashes, you swing for the fences, you were hitting a thousand it was almost offensive In Boston. Just outside of Boston. Last August. Last August Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Don’t you love my lies? Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Don’t apologize. Remember the District? We made out like bandits. Not that kind of made-out. You know what I’m talking about. We packed that attic, they were calling your name, they wanted an encore and pushed you back to the stage We filled up that basement, drunken and sweaty, it started raining things got kinda heavy. In DC. Right there in the District. Last August. Last August. Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Don’t you love my lies? Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Don’t apologize.
11.
(Prelude) 00:51
We were through with this relationship when you said 'fuck this boy or be my friend' so if you really mean it... You chose the end to go on without a friend Yeah you chose the end to go on without me as a friend here I stand, here I stand: A future former, pissed off, sad best friend
12.
The Argument 03:08
In my honest opinion It’s fucked that you kept this from me Things I needed to know So our friendship could grow But no… Your words suggest the argument Your words suggest the argument You drew a line, you picked a side Your words suggest the argument Then you come at me Heart, head, and fury Entitled to tell me why I’m weak The monster inside me And why I have to leave Your words suggest the argument Your words suggest the argument You drew a line, you picked a side Your words suggest the argument I tried, I tried to let you in But I’m met with more aggression Cuz only you can win And I’m left in baited indecision I don’t know what you want But only you can win
13.
Show me show me show me show me How you love to love to love to love me Then you beg me beg me beg me baby how you tempt me tempt me make me crazy Oregon, Oregon I know Oregon, Oregon I know Keep your river keep your sea Keep your heart closed off to me and I wear my conscience like a shield and by the distance I am healed Oregon, Oregon I know Oregon, Oregon I know Let me let me let me show you How I’ve grown I’ve grown to love you How I, how I came to know this one truth: I will always defend you

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released June 12, 2012

Produced by Sean O'Keefe and Cobalt & the Hired Guns
Recorded and Mixed By Sean O'Keefe @ Waterdog Studios
Mastered by Dominick Maita @ Airshow Mastering

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Cobalt & the Hired Guns Chicago, Illinois

A dynamo three to ten-piece from Chi sings Punky Americana w/ horns. Think The Hold Steady, the E Street Band, Fratellis, Frightened Rabbit, and “Wilco on Xanax covering The Clash.” A wise blogger once said, “Cobalt & the Hired Guns are a great live band and, for lack of a better word, their shows are simply fun. It is nice to a see a band that actually enjoys themselves on stage." (BKLYN Rocks) ... more

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