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Whiskey And A Gun

from In Broad Daylight by Left Turn At Albuquerque

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Whiskey And A Gun
[Scanlon - © Hat's Too Tight Music (ASCAP)]


I don’t wanna be better, I wanna be well.
Lukewarm water, baby, is fine when you’re walkin’ through hell.
But God I need some ice cubes, the wind whippin’ through the trees,
‘Cause my spirit’s tired my heart is broken, to be or not to be?

And I need you to be the truth for me.
Hold a mirror for the things that I cannot see
I need you to be the truth for me.
Whoa oh oh can you be the truth for me?

There were no safe places left inside her head.
It’s all bombed out metallic desert, inventing things they hadn’t said.
And honey I need a parachute, or some whiskey and a gun,
‘Cause my spirit’s tired my heart is broken, and yet I’m so in love.

And I need you to be the truth for me.
Hold a mirror for the things that I cannot see
I need you to be the truth for me.
Whoa oh oh can you be the truth for me?

And they were safely anchored outside the confines of her mind.
Holding the past and rememb’rin’ the future,
Keeping all the things that were left behind.
The world is a far more graceful place than we realize.
And God’s design is all around if we just open up our eyes.
If we just open up our eyes…

I fear we’ve said too much, used up all our calls.
Can’t believe we’re here again.
It’s all or nothing, or not at all.
We need something to cling to in this dark and lonely night,
‘Cause our spirit’s tired our hearts are broken, but we’ll put up a fight.

And I need you to be the truth for me.
Hold a mirror for the things that I cannot see
I need you to be the truth for me.
Whoa oh oh can you be,
Whoa oh oh can you be,
Whoa oh oh can you be the truth for me?

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from In Broad Daylight, track released June 26, 2011

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Left Turn At Albuquerque Chicago, Illinois

Left Turn At Albuquerque is a synthesis of 70s folk, 60s pop and classic rock, with lyrics that are not quite Shakespeare but are more than bubblegum. Relying on intricate guitar fingerwork, sultry piano and awesome voices, LTAA works all sides of the street to bring you music which appeals to a wide variety of tastes and age groups.

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