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Colorado Intro
00:21
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Up, up, up and away we go
Livin' the life in Colorado
Until three-thirty when I have to go
No more livin' in Colorado
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Get It Together
02:21
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Make up your mind
The clock is tickin'
Time's runnin' out
This indecision
Is drvin' you
To distraction
Keeps you from takin'
The right action
I know that in many ways we're both in the very same boat
But you're the one with all the skills to keep the damn thing afloat
Get it together, gal
Choice is easy
I'm sayin' this as a pal
Don't mean to sound cheesy
Get it together, friend
You know I'm a-trying
You know I got a hand to lend
There's no denyin'
I know that in many ways we're both travelin' down the same trail
But you're the one will all the skills to keep the train on the rail
You could call me a kettle
I could call you a pot
I could try to pretend that I'm somethin' I'm not
By the time that I realize I made a mistake
It's somebody else's fault
I know that in many ways we're both in the very same boat
But you're the one with all the skills to keep the damn thing afloat
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Ain't no more cane on the Brazos
It's all been ground down to molasses
Should've been on the river in 1910
They were driving the women just like the men
Go down Old Hannah, don't you rise no more
Don''t you rise up till Judgment Day's for sure
Ain't no more cane on the Brazos
It's all been ground down to molasses
Captain, don't you do me like they done poor old Shine
They drove that bully till he went stone blind
Wake up on a lifetime, hold up your own head
Well, you may get a pardon, then you might drop dead
Ain't no more cane on the Brazos
It's all been ground down to molasses
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Mama Got Around
02:44
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Tractor
02:21
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The Burial Song
01:47
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Don't bury me in Evangeline Township
Don't bury me out on Clute Road
Don't bury me in Evangeline Township
Where I'll be so cold and alone
Please bury me at Maple Lawn
Please bury me in a proper town
I'll have lots of friends without a heartbeat
Oh, please take heed, when you lay me down
Oh, Michigan, oh, state of mine
I wish you were just a state of mind
So I could just forget about you
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The Vermeers Boyne City, Michigan
Alt country meets indie folk pop meets rock 'n roll barn dance, The Vermeers have been doin' what they do since 2006!
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Aunt Vicki are (sounds like it should be "is", but "are", on account of there's two of them) really hip and cool! One is loud and delivers your mail, the other is left handed and makes clothes!
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No One Needs to Know
by The Lonely Lovers
Traverse the Great Lakes State via songs of heartbreak an' such! Led by a doctor/professor/reverend who wears fancy cowboy shirts—they aren't afraid to drop eff bombs on stage at 3pm!
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Cheap Diction
by Patty PerShayla & The Mayhaps
Patty rocks! That's all!
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Enough as it Was
by Amos the Kid
Terrifically edgy guitar rock defines the latest from Amos the Kid, funneling country influence through a gritty indie aesthetic.
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Carla Geneve returns with a record of jittery alt-rock, topped with lyrics that are both wry and introspective.
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The In-Between
by Dolly Valentine
Beautiful ballads wreathed with mist, “The In-Between” boasts gentle melodies and rich Americana arrangements.
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