Hold Me Here

The Currys  

• Lyrics

  Darling, I need you right now, more than I ever have
  This bottle of gin and the ground are making it hard to stand

  You gave me a kiss and you helped me undress
  I fell asleep beneath your touch and the warm of your breath

  Feel your weight upon my chest,
  Breathing slow, beating fine
  Can you help get some rest, and
  Hold me here tonight?

  Darling, I need you right now, more than I ever have
  It’s not that I’m losing my way, but frozen here in my tracks

  Teach me to move and be bold in the night,
  To play with the ghosts of the fog in the street lamp light

  Feel your weight upon my chest,
  Breathing slow, beating fine
  Can you help get some rest, and
  Hold me here tonight?

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If I Find It

The Currys  

• Lyrics

  There’s a devil I know,
  Comes speeding into focus then away she’ll go,
  Cutting through the forest like a lightning bolt
  I keep up the best I can

  Climbing up the walls
  Can’t you see that I’m in love? But now, ain't we all?
  I want something that I’ve never felt before
  Till then it’s hard to give a damn

  If I find it, I’ll let you know
  And be sure to bring it back to you
  Light of the morning’s ahead of the storm
  Wherever I go

  Grasping at straws
  A desperate man following a siren’s call
  Sound advice never really helped at all
  Just made me a bitter man

  I made no sound
  Never started fighting till they put me down
  I got to thinking that the long way 'round
  Was the way to go

  If I find it, I’ll let you know
  And be sure to bring it back to you
  Light of the morning’s ahead of the storm
  Wherever I go

  I made no sound
  Never started fighting till they put me down
  Then I got to thinking that the long way ‘round
  Was the way to go

  If I find it, I’ll let you know
  And be sure to bring it back to you
  Light of the morning’s ahead of the storm
  Wherever I go

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Firestarter

The Currys  

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  How many times do you expect me to fall in love?
  How many stories can I have, how many feelings can I hold before I let it all out?
  And how many people can know me real?
  How can I open up my chest, let all the right words rest on the tip of my tongue?

  But baby if it’s good for you,
  Then it’s good for me,
  I’ll be a better man when the questions get a little bit harder,
  But I won’t be your firestarter.

  How many words can I tell you that I didn’t say to her?
  I can fill my mouth with honey hun, but the sentiment is gonna come,
  From a little bit deeper.
  You’re not gonna like it, you’re not gonna like it,

  But baby if it’s good for you,
  Then it’s good for me,
  I’ll be a better man when the questions get a little bit harder,
  But I won’t be your firestarter.

  I believe love can be something real,
  But it’s something you earn, not just feel.

  How many times do you expect me to fall in love?

  But baby if it’s good for you,
  Then it’s good for me,
  Yeah, I’ll be a better man when the questions get a little bit harder,
  Oh, I’ll be a better man, but I won’t be your firestarter.

  I won’t be your firestarter.

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Restless

The Currys  

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  I know this is hard for you, it’s hard for me
  But I can’t pretend I can be content and leave things be
  I am restless, now, can’t you see
  And there’s things I wanna be

  Everywhere I go, the air that I breathe there tastes like home
  Everywhere I turn, she is in my questions as they beg to burn
  So I let ‘em burn

  I’ll be this pot of water boiling on the stove
  You can sit there and stare, count the minutes down before I explode
  Lord I feel like I’m ‘bout to blow
  But there’s things you need to know

  Everywhere I go, the air that I breathe there tastes like home
  Everywhere I turn, she is in my questions as they beg to burn
  So I let ‘em burn

  Everywhere I go the air that I breathe there tastes like home
  Everywhere I go the air that I breathe there tastes like home
  Everyone I’ll be, floating on the breeze in front of me
  I am restless, now, can’t you see

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Novelty

The Currys  

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  Just assumed we’d be here forever
  We’d drink, we’d bitch, and we’d moan
  Leaving was quitting--that’s something we’ve never done

  So clumsy and foolish and proud
  And tired of being let down
  It took me a while, but I think I understand now

  Break in the dam with the words spilling out
  Blood on the sand from a punch in the mouth
  Made it easier now to see me the way that you do
  Heard there’s a girl there, maybe you knew
  Her scenery keeps changing, so she does too
  That’s the way of the world, the way of the land
  Climb up in your saddle, ride as fast as you can
  It’s your last chance to see how she was meant to be seen
  Before we come along and ruin the novelty

  There’s loneliness hanging around here
  There’s anger set into these stones
  Don’t want this place to confine you if it ain’t your home

  Break in the dam with the words spilling out
  Blood on the sand from a punch in the mouth
  Made it easier now to see me the way that you do
  I heard there’s a girl there, maybe you knew
  Her scenery keeps changing, so she does too
  That’s the way of the world, the way of the land
  Climb up in your saddle, ride as fast as you can
  It’s your last chance to see how she was meant to be seen
  Before we come along and ruin the novelty

  Take you back, bring you back home,
  I can’t take you back, bring you back home
  Even if I wanted to, no,
  I can't take you back, bring you back home.

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Cream and Crimson

The Currys  

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  She was fading like the autumn,
  She was blooming like the spring,
  Wrapped in folds of cream and crimson,
  The bride that she was meant to be.

  They say her papa was a fine man,
  They say that he loved her the most,
  But you can give your love in excess
  Sure as all men give up the ghost.

  You can’t build castles out of water,
  You can’t forget you can’t forgive,
  Hear me all you fathers’ daughters,
  For the lives you’ve yet to live.

  Found him dressed in Sunday’s finest,
  Found his heart all on his sleeve,
  Found her in her mama’s white dress,
  The bride that she would never be.

  I would like to end a good man,
  I would like to be at home,
  I know we, none of us, die happy,
  But must we always die alone?

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All It Takes

The Currys  

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  I could be your home,
  I could be the walls,
  I could keep you warm inside in wintertime, hold you close,
  I could be your shade, when summer comes,
  The sunlight dances, shimmers on the lake,
  Be your light, I could help you see
  The boy in front of you, girl in front of me,
  Be your friend, when darkness comes,
  And wraps you up and then you’re all alone,
  And it tells you that’s what you’ve become.

  You could live your life,
  I’m not here to change you,
  No, I’m not a stake, fixed in the clay,
  I could cut the rope.
  I want to float around this world with you,
  Let the world surround us...

  I could be your home,
  If you let me in,
  That’s all it takes.

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Hours and Days

The Currys  

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  Hours and days spent taking my time,
  As she walked through the room she was crossing my mind,
  Oh, desire,
  How I wanted to know her

  Books and their bindings all scattered around,
  Hungry eyes searching for lines to jot down
  To describe her,
  No, I never did find her

  Rushing down hallways, the smell of perfume,
  Drawn by the notion exciting and new
  When she flashed me a smile,
  Then I lost track for a while

  When I fell, she knew
  The last thing she wanted, I’d stumbled into
  When I fell, she grew
  A little bit cold, there was nothing left I could do

  Don’t say you love me, not if you mean it,
  Our hearts will continue separately beating
  Our dreams will unfurl,
  To sail round this beautiful world

  So she set her sights, fired away and
  Flew out of my window down the fire escape
  And the streets of the city swallowed her whole and
  Where she is now only God really knows

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Bone and Blood

The Currys  

• Lyrics

  When you fear the monsters in the dark
  And when first you fall and break your heart
  I will be your blanket, I will be your anchor, from the very start

  When you learn the pains of growing up
  When they splash vinegar into your cuts
  I will be your healer, be your anesthesia, I will stitch you up

  My bone and blood, my only love, won’t you stay with me?
  It won’t be long, you’ll travel on,
  But I will stay with you even when you’re gone

  When you no longer hear me when I speak
  When I get banished to the way back seat
  I will still be patient, I can sit in silence until your time of need

  My bone and blood, my only love, won’t you stay with me?
  It won’t be long, you’ll travel on, but I will stay with you
  My bone and blood, my only love, won’t you stay with me?
  Life goes on, you’ll move along,
  But I will stay with you even when I’m gone

  When I shuffle off this weary life
  When you miss me on a rainy night
  I will be your dream, waiting in the wings,
  With the arms that held you tight
  I will be your blanket, I will be your anchor, till the day you die

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Do It Again

The Currys  

• Lyrics

  Suck it up and steel yourself,
  Life is hard but I know I’m gonna kiss you on the mouth,
  One of these days.
  I’ll breath you in and close my eyes,
  Project you on my lids each night,
  Oh, darling would that be ok?
  Well I’m gonna do it anyway.

  I will not let a few miles affect me;
  I’ve been on boats, cars, trains, planes, and ferries

  And I would do it again, do it again,
  It’s a great big world, let's cover some ground,
  Report back in June, make sure our hearts have stayed in tune,
  I would do it again, I’d do it again,
  It’s not releasing our love like a wayward balloon,
  It’s striking out on our own, we’ll be flying together soon,
  We’ll be flying

  Wake up, smile, perform your tasks,
  You feel it too, so you don’t gotta ask,
  I’m gonna love you wherever you go,
  So keep that place in New York City,
  I’ll call you up when I get shitty,
  We’ll make plans to take over the world.

  And I will not let a few miles affect me;
  I’ve been on boats, cars, trains, planes, and ferries

  And I would do it again, do it again,
  It’s a great big world, let's cover some ground,
  Report back in June, make sure our hearts have stayed in tune,
  I would do it again, I’d do it again,
  It’s not releasing our love like a wayward balloon,
  It’s striking out on our own, we’ll be flying together soon...
  We’ll be flying together soon.

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West of Here

The Currys  

• Lyrics

  She skipped town on the night train,
  Cash from her little sister’s piggy bank
  Tucked in the pocket of her rain jacket.
  She left a note for Ma and Pa
  Saying, “I’ll be back again tomorrow,”
  But tomorrow, it just hasn’t come yet.

  She is feeling, for the moment,
  Better, so much better than before.
  The only thing she knew
  Her rock to cling on to:
  The sky, it must be blue,
  West of here.

  She could be an actress
  Or a model, and with some practice,
  She could be singer on a big stage.
  She don’t hate what she left behind,
  But home it never satisfied,
  So now she is on her way.

  She is feeling, for the moment,
  Better, so much better than before.
  The only thing she knew
  Her rock to cling on to:
  The sky, it must be blue,
  West of here.

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Tastee-Freez

The Currys  

• Lyrics

  Johnny took the camper down to New Orleans
  Bumped into Molly at the Tastee-Freez
  “Girl, you wanna burn this city to the ground
  Till the husbands and the whores come screaming out?”

  Georgia fell in love, she was seventeen
  Bright blue eyes of a beauty queen
  Met him at the party, when the lights went out
  “Georgia, would you like to take a drive around?”

  Oh little mama won’t you go,
  No one needs to know
  No one needs to know
  Hey little baby we could stay
  Pass the night away
  Pass the night away

  Heard that you were born with a heart of gold
  Boy came along and stole it years ago
  He dropped it in a puddle, tried to dull its shine
  Girl, let me help you bring it back to life

  Oh little mama won’t you go
  No one needs to know
  No one needs to know
  Hey little baby we could stay
  Pass the night away
  Pass the night away

  Dim the lights on the inside
  Maybe we’ll find a place of our own
  And if you think the time is just right
  I don’t know where, baby, we will go,
  But we will go.

  Johnny took the camper down to New Orleans
  Bumped into Molly at the Tastee-Freez
  “Girl, you wanna burn this city to the ground
  Till the husbands and the whores come screaming out?”

  Hey, won't you stay a while?
  Oh, won't you stay a while?

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May the Road Get Wider

The Currys  

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  You will never have to go,
  Down this road alone,
  We’ll keep on walking side by side,
  And when the fence is pushing in,
  And space is getting tighter,
  May the road get wider.

  To my friends right beside me, with the magic in their voices,
  Helping me make all my choices, fitting all my pieces, well y’know:
  Those are your legs, hitched to your bod, hitched to your brain, with all those flaws but
  They’re yours, man, and I can’t tell you what to do,
  But as long as you do do

  You will never have to go,
  Down this road alone,
  We’ll keep on walking side by side,
  And when the fence is pushing in,
  And space is getting tighter,
  May the road get wider.

  Let a little confusion in your house,
  Don’t drive Mr. chaos away,
  He’s gonna be showing up here anyway,
  He’s gonna be showing up here.

  To all the folks who taught me that love is a gigantic kaleidoscope,
  Always different, but always beautiful:
  Well, those are your legs, hitched to your bod, hitched to your brain, with all those flaws
  But they’re yours, babe, and I can’t tell you where to go,
  But I can tell you one thing

  You will never have to go,
  Down this road alone,
  We’ll keep on walking side by side,
  And when the fence is pushing in,
  And space is getting tighter,
  May the road get wider.

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