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Jigsaw Puzzles & Pink Wine

by catherine the great

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1.
Half a gallon of coffee and not enough sleep I talk too much, I talk too much Honey I keep lookin, but you just won't leap And I talk too much, I talk too much So come on darlin, shut me up and use this mouth for good Leave nothing but a pile of ashes where I stood So close that I can taste it, the feeling of your touch But I talk too much, I talk too much Too much time and not enough to do, So I overthink, I overthink Honey I ain't lonely, see I just want you, But I overthink, I overthink So come on darlin, shut me up and use this mind for good I've been losing sleep with all this wish you would You're the tallest glass of water, and I'm dying for a drink But I overthink, I overthink Keep saying everything but just what I mean I talk too much, I talk too much We'd both be better off if I could just come clean But I talk too much, I talk too much So come on darlin, shut me up and use this heart for good We've been missing out on all the things we could So close that I can taste it, the feeling of your touch But I talk too much, I talk too much Oh, I know that we could make it, all the way to love and such But I talk too much, I talk too much
2.
Bones 02:56
I love the very bones of you Your heart, your soul, your mind If you should ever go, I'd love the space you'd leave behind With every day that passes, of it's hard to know what's true But I love the very bones of you In this town where the lights go out too early I'm just trying to make it through the night In this town where the lights go out too early I'm not good, but I'm gonna be alright 'Cause I love the very bones of you The ashes and the dust I do not know the difference between my wants and musts Sometimes it isn't enough, oh the best that you can do But I love the very bones of you In this town where the lights go out too early You're the only thing I know that's shining bright In this town where the lights go out too early You make me want to stick it out, and fight I love the very bones of you The sorrows and the joys And I'll find a way to reach you through this shouting and this noise A world of seven billion, no it don't care much for two, But I love the very bones of you I love the very bones of you
3.
Life is not a problem but you can solve it Love is not a burden, but you can take it with you everywhere you go It don't really matter what you call it; Family is anyone that you can come to when you feel alone. Just remember to say thank you when you need to, When you don't have money, try to give your time Keep a little room for things that matter just to you- Jigsaw puzzles and pink wine. Say a prayer if it makes your heart lighter, And if it doesn't I am certain you're beloved anyway. Take the time to learn to talk to strangers, Realize that none of us know what it is that we're supposed to say Go and find a vice that you can manage, Mean it when you tell folks that you're "fine" Learn to fill an empty house up all by yourself; Jigsaw puzzles and pink wine. Fall asleep with a good book beside you Give yourself a Saturday to lie in bed watching HGTV. I know you can handle any hardship, But if you ever get in trouble know that you can always call on me. Don't you ever let anybody steal your joy, But stand up if and when they cross the line Grow into the very best friend you could ever know- Jigsaw puzzles and pink wine Jigsaw puzzles and pink wine.
4.
Running Out 03:21
The moon hangs low on a darkened town The twentieth one that I've seen tonight I guess that I should just slow down 'Cause I'm running out my headlights I travel alone With all that I own Because I'd rather give up than lose a fight And now I'm running out my headlights There was a time you held me close Like you could not be near enough to me I was the thing you wanted most But now I'm anywhere but where you want to be I travel alone With all that I know; There ain't no use in learning wrong from right And now I'm running out my headlights Honey, I'm running out my headlights Oh now I'm running out my headlights Maybe I'm running out of this life, Honey, I'm running out my headlights The moon hangs low on a darkened town The twentieth one that I've seen tonight
5.
You can tell a lot by the crowds in a town They all paid thirty bucks just to drown you out Then they scream that they love you, and they call out your name But all that they'll leave you is beers on the stage That ain't yours Oh the road is hard and the road is long And I'm tired of just singing cover songs You could play a recording for free or for cheap So why waste your money when you don't want me? They all sing along, but come morning they won't know my face Honey, I never counted on being this old Well, I guess I'm still young, but I'm no longer bold See, I never dreamed that I could want life, And now that I do I don't know how to thrive I have loved and been loved, I have sung and been sung-to I have fallen asleep, and been woken up next-to I am proud of the things that I've done Though they're not what I planned Guess I hoped that by writing this somebody might understand
6.
Normandy 03:28
Small town boys don’t dream too big: A farm, a house, a wife, a couple kids Don’t need much to call your own- It’s love that makes a home A uniform and a buck a week Stretched a long way when times were tough and lean, But every dime we saved Can’t add up to what I paid If I should fall upon that sand, Know I’ve done it for my fellow man, And that he would be free, Normandy So go to church, and say your prayers Know when it’s cold and dark that someone cares Roosevelt might seal your fate, But the Lord alone can save If I should fall down on that beach And my body’s rendered out of reach, Know it was all for Thee, Normandy Pack it up, Twenty Nine, This train has reached the end of her long line Take whatever you can hold, Be strong, be fierce, be bold! If I should fall into these waves- Won’t you tell my mother I was brave When I needed to be? Normandy
7.
You want everyone to think you're clever And you want everyone to be your friend But you've never done anything for someone That didn't help you out more in the end But I have made this world my own I have started something new I have learned to be the things That I needed from you No one ever forced you down that aisle No one held a gun up to your head Nobody deserves to feel unwanted But surely you know that all of us did Still, I have made this world my own I have learned to speak my truth I have forgiven the things That you always excuse I sleep in on father's day And I don't take your calls There is nothing I could say To give you any pause Are you sorry for your loss? I have made this world my own I have started something new I have learned to be the things That I needed from you I have made this world my own I've done what I had to do To get by without the things I should have had from you If it hurts, then it's the truth
8.
I've made a life of bad decisions And things I can't explain Non-surgical incisions; A hunger for more pain But of all the things that I have done This just may be the worst Least around these parts, I know I'm not the first Hungover at Dollywood Feels like the rainbow's chasing me Hungover at Dollywood The butt of your blazing fury Hungover at Dollywood Funnel cakes and a sunburn Can't help but wonder what Dolly would think Of how I never seem to learn Did I forget about our plans, Or did I just think I could handle? Well, I reckon that I can't Deal with all these socks and sandals Maybe I could if I was sober Or still a little buzzed But we'll never know the answer all because Hungover at Dollywood Feels like the rainbow's chasing me Hungover at Dollywood The butt of your blazing fury Hungover at Dollywood Sunburnt and eating funnel cake Can't help but wonder what Dolly would do If she had made my same mistake I got a feeling that Dolly would Have never missed the shots I had to take
9.
You used to give me books And I'd read every page Hoping that the words were written for me And I used to pretend That each and every stage Might finally be the one where you'd implore me To come, from the wings To your side, while you'd sing And I wanted all the waiting, then You used to give me records And I'd learn every song On the idle chance that you might like to hear them You used to give me looks, That didn't last too long, But if I closed my eyes I could appear them In the dark, all alone There's a spark, there's a home Could you make me want the waiting, again? Now you don't send me letters I only get the phone I get what's left at the end of the long days But I still want you to touch me, Still want you to take me home Still want you to make me not know what to say I still want you, And I'll keep waiting If you'd want me for the waiting, I would want all of this waiting In the end
10.
Well, I’ve lived a couple places, See I’ve got one of them faces People can’t recall the second time around But I hope that they’ll remember All the ashes and the embers Of the words that I left burning on this rough and rocky ground I’ve been told a time or two that I can be a downer- No one’s ever pulling for the out of towner I got good at seeing, Since I never could believe in What seemed so easy to everyone else A silent observer, Waiting for that world turner To reach on out and do something to show me itself If he could walk on water, well I guess that I’m a drowner Sinking in a sea of all these other out of towners I know well from lonely, But I’ve never been the only one Who thinks themself so damn misunderstood A couple plaintive voices Made a couple painful choices To come together and make something coming close to good So head on down the road and leave this city as you found her- Another hundred miles, then we’ll just be out of towners

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released November 15, 2019

all songs written by Catherine Backus (BMI).
All songs mixed and engineered by Catherine Backus, except for track 6, recorded by Luke Church and Travis Lyster at WVTF in Roanoke, VA. ©2019 Catherine Backus. All rights reserved.

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