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High Mileage
I'm high mileage but I'm not done just yet
more old pickup truck not new corvette
it's hard to get me cranked up in the morning
but once I start I just keep running
I roll a little crooked down the road
but just stand back and watch me go
high mileage but I'm not done just yet
high mileage but I'm not done yet
some dents and dings but not a total wreck
my paint is peeling and there's a little rust
it looks like my tires are about to bust
you can count on me to run when times are the worst
won't break down and leave you in the lurch
I'm high mileage but I'm not done just yet
i'll still get you there, baby don't you fret
it may seem like my parts all working
but a little tlc will get me running
my headlights aren't always real bright
but they'll see you through a cold dark night
I'm high mileage but I'm not done just yet
more old pickup truck not new corvette
been years since I've had that new car smell
but what I am today suits me just as well
someday I'll end up in the junkyard
but until then I'm going to run real hard
high mileage but I'm not done just yet
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Salt And Pearls
04:23
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Salt and Pearls
Under the moon
it's late at night
it's a different worl
It's made of love
it's made of wine
it's made of salt and pearls
under the moon
the trees keep watch
the breeze is soft and warm
there's no one else
we work our spell
the magic is reborn
where for a time
we're truly free
no holds are barred
me with you
you with me
we're lost in mystery
Under the moon
we dance the dance
that only lovers know
our hearts we give
with reckless joy
and we are one
under the moon
it's late at night
it's a different world
it's made of love
it's made of wine
it's made of salt and pearls
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Mule
03:02
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Five Alarm Fire
05:25
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5 Alarm Fire
I got myself a little girl
you know she's really fine
she looks a model
and she's so very fine
But she's a little jumpy
like a cat watching a snake
she thinks it's a 5 alarm fire
when it's just candles on a birthday cake
she said we needed a new clock
the old one didn't work any more
so we went down to the new clock store
when they started chiming
she ran out the door
it was just some clocks clanging
but she thought it was the next world war
when we're out driving
down the road in the car
doesn't matter where we're going
doesn't matter how far
you know she's jumpy
pushing a make believe brake
if she's not the driver
it's about more than she can take
Now I'm steady as a rock
like water on a calm lake
but when she gets all wound up
it's hard to take
But I love that girl
she's the world to me
she's just a little jumpy
that's just the way things are gonna be
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Drift Away
05:46
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Drift Away
Life is like a book
with tales of enemies and friends
the first page is birth
the last page is life's end
All that we're sure of
when we write the very first page
is that the book will end
and we'll all just drift away
CHORUS
Drift away, drift away
when life's story ends
on our passing day
Drift away, drift away
when life's story ends
we all just drift away
The words of our life's story
is written in each page
by those we meet and what we do
along lifes way
when the words of your days
are committed to the page
will you be proud of your story
as you drift away
CHORUS
Drift away, drift away
when life's story ends
on our passing day
Drift away, drift away
when life's story ends
we all just drift away
The time will surely come
for our book to end
all of our pages are in place
when you close the cover
of your lifes book
will there be stories left to tell
as you drift away
CHORUS
Drift away, drift away
when life's story ends
on our passing day
Drift away, drift away
when life's story ends
we all just drift away
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Step It Up And Go
03:20
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Jim Pharis Sunset, Louisiana
Jim Pharis is a Louisiana based singer/songwriter and American Primitive Guitarist.
Jim Pharis performs in a variety of music settings in the American South. His most recent release is
2018's critically acclaimed, High Mileage.
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