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No Cheap Sex On The Side
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No Cheap Sex On The Side |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada 
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This definitely not country I wouldn't say....I have no idea what the hell it is but I like it long and have made the music work that way....... He went there for the whiskey She went for people time He'd been watching her for weeks Alone and looking fine He finally approached her Tried to make himself her choice Didn't know she'd answer With such an intense voice Chorus 1 "Man set your restless mind at ease Take a long look in these eyes There's nothing here for you or me To make me happy or you wise Because food for talk is all I need No cheap sex on the side." There was a tumor in his virtue And she could see it swell He knew faking sainthood Would never serve him well He changed his style to friendship And smiled a nervous smile Decided to surrender And listen for a while Chorus 2 He set his restless mind at ease Took a long look in her eyes There was nothing there that he could see That one night loving would describe And food for talk was all she'd need No cheap sex on the side She talked about that little bar All the liquor and the flesh She'd long ago decided What was worthless what was best All the men they'd come bidding With fabricated pride Thinking one night is a pardon For the loneliness they hide Bridge: Oh she touched him with a heavy wand His stars fell into order his naked fears gone He learned about real beauty left the rest behind His manhood and worries never less inclined Chorus 2 He set his restless mind at ease Took a long look in her eyes There was nothing there that he could see That one night loving would describe And food for talk was all she'd need No cheap sex on the side Ain't doin nothin at all |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
There was a tumor in his virtue And she could see it swell He knew faking sainthood Would never serve him well ~*~ Ethome, you may not know what it is, but I do... it's good! |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Really good, Ethome; you write well of a woman's mind! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
ethome Great lyrics, love to hear this with music. |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
This is great! I could definitely see and hear this set to music! wonderful write... take care, amy  "When life gives you sorrow, may you experience the spirit of laughter" |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Eric "Oh she touched him with a heavy wand His stars fell into order his naked fears gone He learned about real beauty left the rest behind His manhood and worries never less inclined" Now this one I could sing back-up to....and a little piano! Great write and heart. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
No cheap sex on the side? ~ aw, shucks! Where's the fun in that? lol  Oh, now I get it! There's a moral to this well-told story!   Sing on, Dear Troubadour!  EA |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Amen! |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
A delight to read! miscellanea |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Well I can hear Willie singing this as sure as there is daylight Eric! It is OLD country, from when I was a kid, or let me see ... we could send it to Joni, Peter, Paul and Mary, or simply keep singing it ourselves out loud until we are discovered (yeah, right  but I loved it!) |
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TexUS Member
since 2003-03-20
Posts 228 |
Great lyrics! Bob Seger might do them justice |
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