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Last Night
03:25
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Saturday night
St. Pete's got the blues
I dig the Sunday paper but I've already heard the news
You say you're leavin'
I won't bother asking why
Some other time
Drive down Bayshore
Portrait of our lives
Persistence of our memories
Came roaring with the tide
You were suffused with your malaise
You made your mark, I lit the spark
On everything we knew
But what did I do?
South Florida skies
Perfect weather for July
Espresso in the morning 'fore we say our last goodbyes
Let's take a stroll down anywhere, if you don't mind
Some other time
Lower Manhattan
At the hotel bar
Two drinks deep, start to wonder
Why the hell it fell apart
Take me back under those Sunshine City stars
To where you are
Let's get down tonight
'Cuz you are the best thing I've ever seen
Make you feel alright
We'll make it the best thing we've ever dreamed
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Ravaged
04:12
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Don't take advantage of me
Baby, I'm not damaged
Though I act a little altered
My mind is only ravaged
Oh no, baby don't check the time
Oh no, marathon runnin' through my mind
Your love is all distorted by the colors out of order
And I know I can't explain it when they
Perfectly align
Baby don't let me go
Oh no, your words won't keep me whole
The room goes!
Patterns never ending
Space and Time is bending
The room is swirling 'round me, yet, my body is ascending
Girl, must we be patient?
Don't look my way complacent
The spectacle's infectious
An illusionist's design
Baby don't let me go
Oh no, living in a kaleidoscope
The room goes!
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South Beach
05:39
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Summer nights, no, I can't wait
Sidewalks glisten, the dead don't listen as I glide along the cape
Surf is poolin' at my feet
In the sunshine, foreclosures line the street
Fluorescent buildings on patrol to make you sick
As if the traffic weren't enough
Terracotta roofs, an army resting underneath
I think the folks have got it rough
Weekend for two, book your flight soon on Air Blue
That South Beach
Where the girls would rather tan than read the news
Clock says 6 am, I'd rather snooze
Won't need your coat, forget your shoes
Take a midnight cruise down that South Beach
Breeze is wafting from the shore
High-rise buildings, wealthy livin'
Distracts the eye from the poor
Witness the fall of Samaritan kind
The tabloids cry out of sight, out of mind
Fluorescent buildings on patrol to make you sick
As if the traffic weren't enough
Terracotta roofs, an army resting underneath
I think the folks have got it rough
Weekend for two, book your flight soon on Air Blue
That South Beach
That South Beach
Where the girls would rather tan than read the news
Clock says 6 am, I'd rather snooze
Won't need your coat, forget your shoes
Take a midnight cruise down that South Beach
Say so long to all your childhood dreams
Mid-life crisis along the blistering seas
The weight of how your life should be
Will bring you to your knees down that South Beach
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The Long Goodbye
04:21
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3 am, you here a tappin' at the door
You left your tie on from the crazy night before
Your old friend, asks you if you'll pay your dues
Before you know it, you're in the car driving him away from the Blues
L.A. skyline, passing with the light
Turned left off Sunset you'll be driving through the night
Dropped him off at the border of Mexico
He killed his wife, they say, why did you let him go?
Oh Marlowe, what have you done?
You left your friend, you took your gun
Oh Marlowe, gonna clear his name
Under the city lights, gonna make you fight, but they're never gonna hear you say
The Long Goodbye
Get outta here Marlowe, detective said
Little town Otatoclan, your friend just turned up dead
Mull that over, man killed his wife
Got his jollies, then felt sorry, took his own miserable life
Get out the slammer, time to beat your feet
Going down to find him you're bounding down the street
You'll crack the case, you always do
It's okay with me, you say, the city will eat you too
Oh Marlowe
Oh Marlowe, what have you done?
You left your friend, you took your gun
Oh Marlowe, gonna clear his name
Under the city lights, gonna make you fight, but they're never gonna hear you say
The Long Goodbye
Oh Marlowe, what have you done?
You killed your friend, you shot your gun
Oh Marlowe, erase his name
Under the city lights, gonna make you fight, but they're never gonna hear you say
The Long Goodbye
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Beatnik Salt Lake City, Utah
"Beatnik" originated as a term to describe the Beat Generation; a bygone era made up of young artists and poets staking
their claim in a brand-new world. Inspired by the bold and prevalent artists of the Beat Generation, Beatnik attempts to recreate the feelings and ruminations of that creative period.
Welcome to the new Beat Generation
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