Sleeping on the Blacktop - Colter Wall

I was nothin' but a city boy My trumpet was my only toy I've been blowin' my horn Since I knew I was born But there ain't nobody wants to know I've been sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road I may get hungry But I sure don't want to go home So 'round the corner comes a limousine And the biggest grin I ever seen Here, sonny, won't you sign? Right along the dotted line What you sayin', are you playin'? Sure you don't mean me? I've been sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road I may get hungry But I sure don't want to go home (Now I tell you what happened...) They took me to a room without a table They said, "Blow your trumpet into here" I played around as well as I was able And soon, we had the record of the year I was a legend all through the land I was blowin' to a million fans Nothin' was a missin' All the people want to listen You'd have thought I was a happy man And I was sleepin' like a princess Never touch the road I don't get hungry And I sure don't want to go home (Have to have some fun...) Now, they tell me that I ain't so fashionable An' I owe the man a million bucks a year So I told 'em where to stick the fancy label It's just me and the road from here, yeah, yeah I'm back to playin' and layin' I'm back on the game I'm sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road I sure get hungry and I sure do wanna go home (Yeah)

You've been out there in the city What did you bring back for me? A vicious preoccupation With a darkness underneath And there's something empty now In the way that you laugh Is there something you're hiding? Oh darling, I'm afraid to ask Are you waking 'cause you're worried in the dead of the night Why are you staring at the ceiling 'til the morning light? Is your heart pounding with a secret that you can't keep? Tell me why you can't sleep I've been sitting here waiting Stare out the window on the street Watch strangers come around the corner Hoping it was you I'd see I pretend not to notice The distance in your eyes But when you pull me in closer Smell cigarette smoke and lies Are you waking 'cause you're worried in the dead of the night Why are you staring at the ceiling 'til the morning light? Is your heart pounding with a secret that you can't keep? Tell me why you can't sleep You're not the only one who ever needed Speak, scream it aloud and shout down your demons Lies make you weak and that's why you can't sleep Are you waking 'cause you're worried in the dead of the night Why are you staring at the ceiling 'til the morning light? Is your heart pounding with a secret that you can't keep? Tell me why you can't sleep Tell me why you can't sleep Tell me why you can't sleep Tell me why you can't sleep

Yeah! Open! Now let me see the way you work it Let me see you work it Just lay down... You've got me right here where I need it I'll hold out just as long as you, don't worry Don't worry, we are, we're weak in the knees and I can't take this Heat stroke, our burning bodies melt away Just work it, just work I've been... I've been waiting, I've been waiting I've been craving the way I need this I will hold out just as long as you (Tonight is the night we sink wishes deep into our skin) Don't hold back, hold nothing back tonight Oh, we'll let it take control, fusing you to me Don't hold back, hold nothing back tonight Oh, we'll let it take control, fusing you to me Oh yeah! Are you nervous? Spending your days away in space, thicker than air, than air. We've been waiting, we've been waiting We've been craving the way we need this I'll hold out just as long as you (Tonight is the night we examine ourselves tip to tip) Don't hold back, hold nothing back tonight Oh, we'll let it take control, fusing you to me Don't hold back, hold nothing back tonight Oh, we'll let it take control, fusing you to me Stop. Look, just let this happen Just let it take control fusing you to me Just let it take control fusing you to me Don't hold back, hold nothing back tonight Oh, we'll let it take control, fusing you to me Don't hold back, hold nothing back tonight, tonight Oh, we'll let it take control, fusing you to me Yeah Babe! Now let me see the way you work it Come on and take control right now, now, now, now

All through the night I'll be awake and I'll be with you All through the night This precious time when time is new All, all through the night today Knowing that we feel the same without saying The same without saying We have no past we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end All through the night Stray cat is crying so stray cat sings back All through the night They have forgotten what by day they lack Oh, under those white street lamps There is a little chance they may see A chance they may see We have no past we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks It goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end Keep with me Forward all through the night And once we start, the meter clicks And goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end Keep with me forward all through the night Keep with me all through the night

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland Gone away is the bluebird Here to stay is a new bird To sing a love song while we stroll along Walking in a winter wonderland In the meadow, we could build a snowman We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say "are you married", we'll say, "no, man But you could do the job while you're in town" Later on, we'll conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid the plans that we've made Walking in a winter wonderland Walking in a winter wonderland In the meadow, we could build a snowman We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say "are you married", we'll say, "no, man But you can do the job while you're in town" Later on, we'll conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid the plans that we've made Walking in a winter wonderland Walking in a winter wonderland Walking in a winter wonderland

Don't fuck with us... NO You're a hypocrite You're so full of shit You want everyone to just think and look and act just like you do But we're over it We're not giving in And now it's time to beg forgiveness for the selfish things you do I've got a short fuse So don't you go p, p, p, push it man Don't fuck with me You better back off while you can I got you right where I want ya And this is how it ends It ends with me on top, you down there at the bottom Don't fuck with us We're the best there ever was So what'd you think this was? You wanna seem dangerous? It must be so hard for you not to seem like the coward that you are And when it's said and done And when you've got no one Then you'll have to beg forgiveness for the man that you've become (I hope you feel so disrespected) I've got a short fuse So don't you go p, p, p, push it man Don't fuck with me You better back off while you can I got you right where I want ya And this is how it ends It ends with me on top, you down there at the bottom Don't fuck with us We're the best there ever was We're the best there ever was We're the best there ever was Best there ever was, check it If you copy 1 If you copy 2 There'll be a million motherfuckers that are just like you But if you keep it real And you stay true There's nothing in this life that you can't do C'mon! What what what what Get up get up People try to hate you when you make it to the top Just put your middle fingers up, follow your dreams and never stop We're the best there ever was and ever will you know it's true So bring it back and lemme hear you say Yeahhh I've got a short fuse So don't you go p, p, p, push it man Don't fuck with me You better back off while you can I got you right where I want ya And this is how it ends It ends with me on top, you down there at the bottom Don't fuck with us We're the best there ever was I've got a short fuse So don't you go p, p, p, push it man Don't fuck with me You better back off while you can I got you right where I want ya And this is how it ends It ends with me on top, you down there at the bottom Don't fuck with us We're the best there ever was

There once was a musical troupe A pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads And the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability Folks thought they would go far But political incompatibility Led to their downfall Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear was a Methodist This musical aggregation Toured the entire nation Singing the traditional ballads And the folk songs of our land (land) They performed with great virtuosity And soon they were the rage But political animosity Prevailed upon the stage Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license Well the curtain had ascended A hush fell on the crowd As thousands there were gathered To hear the folk songs of our land But they took their politics seriously And that night at the concert hall As the audience watched deliriously They had a free-for-all Well, the one on the right was on the bottom And the one in the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy in the rear said, "Oh dear" Now this should be a lesson If you plan to start a folk group Don't go mixin' politics With the folk songs of our land Just work on harmony and diction Play your banjo well And if you have political convictions Keep 'em to yourself Now, the one on the left works in a bank And the one in the middle drives a truck The one on the right's an all-night deejay And the guy in the rear got drafted

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You promised a lifetime, but left in a moment I wonder if you even think about me Throw me a lifeline because I'm barely floating Stranded and broken You know you got me lost in the dark Is it too late? Is it too late for us? You know you got me lost in my heart Is it too late? Is it too late for us? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Oh I was wasting my time hoping you'd call But damn you're so cold Oh why'd you make me feel safe Just to walk away Just to let me go Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo You look like an angel Thought I was in heaven But I'm just falling without you with me I thought I was able to learn from my lessons Was trying my best but You know you got me lost in the dark Is it too late? Is it too late for us? You know you got me lost in my heart Is it too late? Is it too late for us? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Oh I was wasting my time hoping you'd call But damn you're so cold Oh why'd you make me feel safe Just to walk away? Just to let me go? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Ohhhh I'll never love again, I'll never love again Ohhhh I'll never love again, I'll never love again Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Oh I was wasting my time hoping you'd call But damn you're so cold Oh why'd you make me feel safe Just to walk away? Just to let me go? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo