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Darling Little Sister
02:58
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I never thought I’d have the time to tell you this.
I never thought you had a care in the world.
You see, Miss Holly’s got a picture in a little book
And she says you’re such a pretty little girl.
I returned all my dreams at the counter.
I cashed in all my pride for the sleep.
Even Luka got a name for you, mama;
He said that he could sell it to you for a small fee.
And I never meant to look when you called me.
I never meant to look at the past.
But the truth won’t hurt when you pull it off really fast.
Darling little sister, where you gonna run to now?
You hear the parade’s been passing and you got your hand stretched out.
You hear the drum line coming, and baby that won’t be long.
Oh, come on, little mama, and bring your love back home.
Little Ricky got lost on the double date,
He took the congregation with him too.
They say he’s got something special in his back pocket
Ever since he learned to tie his little shoes.
Now I’m grasping at the frame for the picture.
I’m gonna ship it overseas somewhere.
They can stamp it with a pretty little accent
Sell it to all the kids over here.
Well I never meant to be such a pushover,
I never meant to be such a tease.
And the truth won’t hurt when you tell it to me from your knees.
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You Were Beautiful Once
04:53
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You were beautiful once, before skies fell to gray.
So beautiful once, in the fallen words you give away.
Now hopelessness and ache, I can taste the pills you take.
You were beautiful once, now it’s all slipped away.
You were beautiful once, you’re so quick to lose your smile.
You were giving everyone a chance to feel what was real, and what was worthwhile.
Now you’re stumbling, and you’re ashamed. I helped you up baby and you walked away.
You were beautiful once. I wish there was something else to say.
I won’t ever go away. Don’t ever go away.
You were beautiful once in your pale, perfect skin.
So beautiful once, when you were open to take me in.
Because it was my gift, and that was my land; I reached out baby and you bit the hand.
You were beautiful once but now it’s time to surrender in.
Alternate Verse
You were beautiful once, how you listened, how you pleased.
So beautiful once, you could summon deception straight to its knees.
Your beauty tested true by the fires of what you let get to you.
You were beautiful once but now I’m sorry to say it’s through.
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The Offering
04:44
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I’ll never doubt the rain again.
I’ll never doubt the cold.
I’ll never doubt the possibility of really growing old.
I’ve never felt distance like the distance through a phone.
So tonight I’m close enough, baby, tonight I’ll be coming home.
So goodbye…
I’ve never felt loneliness like the hands of killing time.
I’ve never heard the word of ridicule like from the voices in my mind.
I’ll never take for granted the power of a hand.
So tonight I’m close enough, baby, tonight you’ll see your man.
And goodbye…
I never doubt the offeringmy father laid for me.
It is nothing short of sacrifice that gives a man his family.
I never doubt you love me in the words that you sing.
It don’t mean a whole lot, baby, it means everything.
So goodbye…
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At Your Gate
05:04
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Come out, come out,
Come meet me.
I’ve been poisoned, I’ve been used.
And now I’m standing at your gate.
I am hanging on your gate.
And I’ll be standing at your gate.
In my days I ruled deception.
I was king; I had control.
But I deceived all those I hold,
And they flanked and dug a hole,
And now I’m standing at your gate.
I was lost in my intentions
But they were bleeding out your side
While I was blinding out my eyes.
When I left I had direction.
I had protection; I was free.
But they do not compromise.
No they did not compromise.
And now I’m standing at your gate.
I did not come to take you;
I came to let you take me in.
And we are born where we begin
And this fever burns within.
There’s a Song of Songs you’re singing
And I’ve been bleeding every line.
How I want to harmonize.
Yes, I need to harmonize.
And I’ll be singing at your gate.
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Mike Mangione Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mike Mangione & The Union is a touring group that combines a folk-rock sound with an orchestrated string section, soulful vocals and literate sensibility. In the fall of 2013 they will release their third studio album, Red-Winged Blackbird Man, produced by Grammy-nominated producer, Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent). ... more
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