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slept last night with the window open wide
and I guess the darkness made its way inside
you and me and the bottle make three
and the minibar is calling so don't call me
the minibar is calling so don't call me
now self-dislike has got me in its coils
because you shouted down the phone, seems like I made you paranoid
well did you or didn't you where were you where weren't you last night
now this hotel smells like something died
this room just smells like something
took so long to figure it all out
but the bed is getting crowded, there's no room for doubt
you and me and the bottle make three
so roll over now, it's time to leave
roll over now, it's time to leave
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Laurel Canyon 1972
02:53
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listen, listen, can you hear the wind blowing?
is it windy where you are?
is it raining?
now I've got this beauty on my lap
and an ounce of hash to get me through the morning
here in Laurel Canyon 1972
now I just can't face the news today
when my brothers are still out fighting in the jungle
a million miles from LA
I'm a simple man, got a simple mind
no time for the lines of the politicians
playing frisbee with my world
now I don't have the answers
but I know the answer's love
so come and watch the flowers grow
Judy dear come and see me soon
I'll be waiting
come and watch the flowers grow
Joni dear come and see me soon
here in Laurel Canyon 1972
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The Slippery Slide
04:08
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when you get to the top of the slippery slide
take a long look and drink in the view
all the times that you met there you came for the view
and stayed along for the ride
then you sat at the bottom of the slippery slide
red-faced and laughing and blue
and you finally remember what you already knew
you were only ever there for the ride
in the cool dark of morning you dust off your eyes
and sneak a quick peek inside
like an itch you can't scratch or a wick with no match
you are back on the slippery slide
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Love & Paperwork
03:35
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first you are in flames
then you grow frightened of the rustling in the grate
build yourself a fortress none can penetrate
nail it down with a mortgage and a special date
I'm sleeping on your floor
thought I'd dodged that bullet til I fell through your door
must have still been blind drunk from the night you took my paw
seems I wanna piece of that pretty world of yours
your head is on my shoulder, your lips are far away
and it's making me shiver
when the string snaps you'll get back to your endless wrangling
of duty and pleasure
love and paperwork
so we put the past on ice
I try to catch your drift across this papery sky
and any moment one of us can tear that veil aside
but now it's out I guess you'll stay inside
and you go back to him
I make a beeline for the mirror again
well maybe I belong here just studying the lids
that hold these reckless hopes til they reach the brim
still I wanna hold you, protect you from this life
but really what did I expect
I know I'll never save you from your endless wrangling
of duty and pleasure
love and paperwork
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William William Rodgers Birmingham, UK
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