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The Dreams of Very Ordinary Men

by The Lawrence Experiment

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1.
Can't Sleep On Trains 04:37
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Well I've been rattlin' round Can't sleep on trains I'm just a devil on the run Got you in my frame I've got a story for you A story that you can't resist But I'll tell a different story In the cold daylight Some make a promise To love and protect Some make a promise Make the ones they regret I'll make a promise to you A promise that you'll never hear But you'll hear a different story In the cold daylight You can spend your life Digging a hole to die Or you can spend your life Just try'na survive I keep a secret from you A secret that you'll never hear Be on the midnight flyer gone Before the cold daylight They say the darkest hour Before the light of the dawn I say the darkest hour Is when she knew she was wronged She had the sweetest smile The sweetest smile you'll ever see But that made no difference to me In the cold daylight You can mistreat a woman And have no regrets But if you cheat a woman You'd better beware Suddenly the sweetest eyes The sweetest eyes you'll ever see They'll tell a different story In the heat of the fight She pulled out the dagger Wiped the blood on her thigh Ripped shirt, scratches Her alibi She hides a secret from you A secret that you'll never hear And she told a different story In the cold daylight I've been strapped in tight The dead sleep well on trains I've been strapped in tight Got no blood in my veins I'll make my way back home Not the way I planned I won't be back this way again In the cold daylight
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Wishful Drinking 03:15
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Forty miles out of town Past this stretch it ain't nothing but down Where I lie I done lie Truth is whatever it is To whoever it is Where it lies It done lie Sweet voice on the end of the line Wants me to pledge a love that won't die For my Life I done lie Truth lies wherever it lies Put it out there and see if it flies In my life I done lie Yes I wanna Life with you But there's only one thing I can do Guess that's just wishful drinking tonight Truth is for those who are keen Like an accident scene People Lie They done lie Well in the end a job is a job Just like any other knob It's my life It's my life Yes I wanna Life with you But there's only one thing I can do Guess that's just wishful drinking tonight Yes I wanna Life with you But there's only so much I can do Guess that's just wishful drinking tonight Truth is if you're pushing me For what I've achieved In my life
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What I Do 04:26
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You should know your place by now I'll be home when I am Don't go pickin ' at a scab You won't like what you see She knows me And what I do She takes what I give And hides I can count all the times I took another life oh yeah Cut him all apart And bag up all the parts oh yeah I walk by And glance to the side He don't see A thing Well I clip him in the head The fucker's dead oh yeah I don't give a shit for you You were due oh yeah You won't see me When I do what I do You'll turn your head To die Spent all my life Watchin from the sides oh yeah Gonna get a piece for me That they don't see oh yeah I know things It's what I do Demand and supply Take off my wedding ring Jewels, other things oh yeah As I get into the car I won't be back again As your dreams go by You can kiss your arse goodbye I turn my head To die You know me And what they do I've left my ring For you
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Damn Straight 03:29
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He can see what's behind And see what's ahead In and out of here A life that is dead Gonna set himself up Earn some pay One foot forward One day he will say he's Damn straight Damn Straight On the Pioneer River That runs through Mackay She set herself up with some investment guy Six months out Another stretch down Not gonna waste my life on that fuckin' clown Damn Straight Damn Straight Well he wouldn't be human it crossed his mind Drive into town with a piece by his side Walk in the house Mark his ground Cost one fifty gonna spend every round Damn Straight Damn Straight Four doors down Across from her place He looks through the window Into her damn face Thought of the times that they never had Drinks from the bottle he takes a shot Damn Straight Damn Straight It was not my intention I came in good faith He's up from the table into my damn face He'll do anything to keep her safe and sound I straightened my arm I aimed that piece Damn Straight Damn Straight Well he can see what's behind And see what's ahead In and out of here A life that is dead Gonna set himself up Earn some pay One foot forward one day he will say he's Damn Straight Damn Straight
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The Unforgiven 02:48
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I hear you like a drink As much as the next man Unless the next man is me You done things in your past More than the next man Unless the next man is me I am the unforgiven The sins of the past speak through me I hear you love a woman More than the last man Unless the next man is me I'll take that woman from you Before you're the next man The last man will be me I am the unforgiven The sins of the past speak through me I take it you like to breathe As much as the next man Take it for granted you will see Wanna be faster on the trigger Than the last man Move your hand and you will see I am the unforgiven The sins of the past speak through me
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Dead Ringer 04:15
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It was 1974 I scour the room now baby A half a dozen women and I know they are looking at me As I take to the dance floor I feel all the heads turn baby Like I'm a dead ringer For a singer in a rock'n'roll band I brought all my moves with me I'm working the room now baby A bump and a wiggle and a shimmy I'm a sight to see As you take to the dance floor You gave me that look now baby Like I'm a dead ringer For a singer in a rock'n'roll band Cha cha cha Sashay to the left and the back Cha cha cha Nothing felt more right Movin' like Neil Diamond On a Hot August Night As I walk through the church door I scour the room now baby A half a dozen women And I know they are cryin' for me As we spin round the dance floor I feel all the jaws drop baby Cause I'm a dead ringer For a singer in a rock'n'roll band Cha cha cha Sashay to the left and the back Cha cha cha Nothin' felt more right Movin' like Neil Diamond On a Hot August Night I don't think I can take no more You gave me that look now baby The one a tormented man Can only see As I head for the front door I catch my reflection baby Now I'm a dead ringer For a forty year old married man Cha cha cha Sashay to the left and the back Cha cha cha Nothing felt more right Moving like Neil Diamond On a Hot August Night Now it's 1975 I'm back on the scene now baby Just like the man I was And always will be As I head through the club door Give the bouncer a nod now baby Cause I'm still a dead ringer For a singer in a rock'n'roll band Cha cha cha Sashay to the left and the back Cha cha cha Nothing felt more right Movin' like Neil Diamond On a Hot August Night
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Some Prick Named Billy 03:34
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I know you sister Things ain't right Slippin' out the backdoor Every other night A hint of perfume Then the headlights Baby you are on the run I trail her to the pier He's holding her tight That prick will keep For another night Won't let him know The dog in the fight Baby he is on the run Some prick named Billy Some prick named Billy Stickin' it to my missus It was drivin' me silly Know what I've got to do And it ain't pretty Stuck it to me like a dirty dog Gotta girl named Suzie You know the type Slippin' in her backdoor Every other night Don't get me wrong I know it ain't right Baby I am on the run Some prick named Billy Some prick named Billy Stickin' it to his missus It was drivin' him silly I ain't proud But she's sure pretty Stuck it to him like a dirty dog Some prick named Billy Some prick named Billy Stickin' it to his missus It was drivin' him silly Did what I had to do And he's sure shitty Stuck it to him like a dirty dog
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Ask A Stupid Question 03:00
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Ask a stupid question Get a reply Ask a stupid question Go on give it a try I'm sitting here biting my tongue A little honesty is half the fun Ask a stupid question Get a reply They say every dog will have its day Don't know about canines But this dog wanna have his say Go open up that big fat mouth Our little union will be heading south Ask a stupid question Get a reply That poor clueless bastard looks a little like me Sittin in that church pew Monkey suite a quarter after three That tubby little priest is gonna ask you now If there's dissension let them speak right now Ask a stupid question Get a reply Don't ask , don't tell That's how I feel Always said and always will You're the one I'm most likely to kill If there's anyone not happy here There's an exit sign to the rear Ask a stupid question Get a reply Ask a stupid question Get a reply Ask a stupid question Go on give it a try I'm sitting here biting my tongue One little push and let's start the fun Ask a stupid question...
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Bottle Of Bourbon 05:15
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There's been nothing between us Since I don't know when You been shitty all day Now you're out with your friend You'll be back here sometime Expecting me to be here You can go and get stuffed cause I'm out of here There's been something between us Since I don't know when You had a Grey Nich Scoop That's enough for a friend Headin' up the north coast Smell of surf and sand Got a bottle of bourbon in the palm of my hand Got a bottle of bourbon Lyin' out on the sand Got the cure for all ills In the palm of my hand It's been over between us Since I don't know when Kids every second weekend Share house with a friend Something happened somewhere Now it's out of my hands Let the girl of my dreams slip through the palm of my hands Got a bottle of bourbon Lyin' out on the sand Got the cure for all ills In the palm of my hands I've been leaning on you Since I don't know when If it wasn't for you I'd be out of my head Got the motor running' Bow River on the stereo Feel that water lick in' at my feet again Got a bottle of bourbon Lyin' out on the sand Got the cure for all ills In the palm of my hands
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The Cape 04:41
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Had a feeling in my bones And I said we were through Gotta find what I want out of life And I don't think it's you Gonna drive all night By the morning I'm in Keppel Bay Got no faith in tomorrow Gonna seize the day Packed my bags, packed my past And a picture of you Wanna leave all my troubles behind Wanna start anew Gonna drive all night By the morning I'm in Keppel Bay Got no faith in tomorrow Gonna seize the day You can run You can hide You can drive to the Coral Sea By the time you reach the Cape You'll know it was me You can run You can hide You can drive to the Coral Sea By the time you reach the Cape You'll know it was me Gotta feeling in my bones And I'm calling for you Sent text after text after text And got nothing from you I didn't mean what I said When I said we were through Gonna drive all night By the morning I'm in Keppel Bay Got no faith in tomorrow Gonna seize the day You can run You can hide You can drive to the Coral Sea By the time you reach the Cape You'll know it was me Gotta feeling in my bones And I'm calling for you Sent text after text after text And got nothing from you I didn't mean what I said When I said we were through You can run , you can hide You can drive to the Coral Sea By the time you reach the Cape You'll know it was me Gonna drive all night By the morning I'm in Keppel Bay Got no faith in tomorrow Gonna seize the day

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released January 1, 2012

All songs more or less written by Anthony O'Brien

Atkinson - plays guitar, keyboards and sings a bit
LaCoco - only plays percussion
Nadenic - also plays guitar and sings a bit
O'Brien - plays guitar and sings a lot

Matt Meharg - violin and backing vocals on Wishful Drinking
Steve Smith - lead guitar on Can't Sleep On Trains
Produced by The Lawrence Experiment
Recorded and mixed at King Hit Studio, Brisbane

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The Lawrence Experiment Brisbane, Australia

We don't play
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The experimenters:
Robert Atkinson
Roger LaCoco
Ben Nadenic
Anthony O'Brien

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