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Fools Don't Stay
03:59
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Storm is rolling, my house is shaking
My man’s not coming home tonight
He drinks whiskey in his water
Likes to gamble with his life
Hard lovin’ woman and a hard luck man
Playing house in the promised land
Cracked foundations and real bad habits
And nobody tells me nothing
He’s coming home
He’s coming home
He’s coming home to stay
He’s coming home
Says it won’t be long
Just a few more days
And it’s been days
Love built on good times and real cheap thrills
Sex and oxygen won’t pay the bills
Gonna take my wounded pride downtown
And buy it something special
Smoke and mirrors
Smoke and mirrors
Smoke and mirrors won’t do
Smoke and mirrors
I’ve been saving my tears
Saving my tears for you
Tomorrow morning I’ll get an early start
Building a barricade around my heart
Oh I’m sick and I’m tired and I’m through
Of being your worried worn out fool
He’s coming home
He’s coming home
He’s coming home today
He’s coming, I guess he does not know
That sometimes fools don’t stay
They don’t stay
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The Rooster
05:01
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Can you hear him, that long legged rooster
He’s peckin’ around my door
He’s just looking for some weak willed woman who will
Let him in once more
Sister, don’t let him in
I’m running out of willpower and wherewithal
Can’t give a little bit without giving it all
Get behind me rooster
Get behind me and be gone
Window closed tightly but
God almighty he is
Making such a fuss
Hoping and praying I can stay out of temptation but he’s
Sounding kinda trustworthy again
I’m running out of willpower and wherewithal
Can’t give a little bit without giving it all
Get behind me rooster
Get behind me and be gone
Some say it’s nothing a little coffee and grease won’t cure
Some say what’s wrong with just opening the door
But that rooster’s not welcome no more
He’s doing a bang up job burning holes in my resolve
Oh he’s good, but he’s not that good
When I finally clear him
He’s gonna scream and shout he’ll be mad
So damn mad
I’m running out of willpower and wherewithal
Can’t give a little bit without giving it all
Get behind me rooster
Get behind me rooster
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