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Assume the Worst
03:09
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I was the friend that you swore you’d need,
When everything crashed and you’re on your knees.
You’d drop your guns and you’d turn to me,
And I’d be your savior and set you free.
But this time, I won’t break your fall.
Because this time, you’ll get it all.
But we both know you won’t come to me.
You live your life any way you please.
You’ve lit that torch and now it comes for me,
And the room goes up as I turn to leave.
Why do you always assume the worst?
You cut me down before I had the words.
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Bad Decisions
05:52
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I wish that I could take the pain away.
Swoop right in and finally save the day.
But I know there’s nothing here I can change.
But my love will always stay the same.
I wish that I could take the friction back.
This time see the wave approach and act.
I wish that I could see the path ahead.
To make good choices for our lives instead.
Wait for me. Wait for me.
I pray nothing changes, it all stays the same.
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Limbs
04:57
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I felt so proud when I walked into the room,
Your eyes so bright, a perfect shade of blue.
I always feel this high when I’m with you.
With awkward arms that don’t know what to do.
I grab your waist and I never want to look away,
so I kiss you on the face and twirl you out into the dark
where I dance underneath moonlight, and run like ghosts
throughout the night until the sun comes up at dawn
and now it’s moving us along.
I looked around to see which people knew.
Let’s make sure we sit within full view.
I’ll sit here with twitches in my knees,
And you just be whoever you will be.
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The Haunting
03:45
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I have walked the chapel aisles since I was just a boy.
Singing all the love songs my father taught to me.
If I could just behave and live like all disciples do,
The blood of one that came before would set my body free.
Even as I age and grow, I’m governed by the facts.
Even those that churn my core sometimes turn me back.
Maybe all our lives are set and we never do escape.
Maybe we accept our fate and live within our place.
It haunts me. You haunt me.
I guess the thing that rubs me most is all that contradicts.
It shouldn’t be if we believe we’re free to choose and pick.
If we choose a life that’s made of beauty and sacrifice,
We can’t decide to only take what benefits our life.
It haunts me. You haunt me.
You haunt me with your ghost. You haunt me.
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Table Top Joe Peoria, Arizona
Raised in the Northwest and transplanted to the desert, Table Top Joe has had a long and storied history. From early punk rock days to later folk rock days, Table Top Joe has always tried to focus on stories that move and compel.
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