1. |
Number One
03:53
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Number One (aka Animal)
© Mary Simon & Sarah Beatty
I would like to tell a story
Of when I met a tiger without a gun
Oh she marked her territory
And she knew for fact that I would come
My first instincts, oh they told me
That you should hightail out and run
But I stood my ground to face her
And our eyes locked in and we were one
I am an animal
I can roar and fight, scream and bite
If I don’t like your smell
I am an animal
Step on back or I’ll attack
Defending number one
I saw hunters chasing after
Only for her head or for her skin
All defences started melting
And I sat real still and let her in
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2. |
Heart Sing
03:06
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Heart Sing
© Mary Simon & Laura Cole
In a dark and smoky room
Like an old western saloon
We’d meet in secret
You would tell me all the things
That make your heart ring
I’d tell you mine too
They knew us by name
Two little lovers playing their game
I’ll make your heart sing
I’ll be you everything
And everyone will know
what we’ve been hiding
I’ll make your heart sing
Rolling with the ebb and flow
we don’t have to tip toe anymore
Light another cigarette
Come on and place your bet
I’ll make it worth it
I don’t care what people say
We’re gonna do it anyway
No one can stop us
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3. |
Play Me
04:21
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Play Me
© Mary Simon & Lori Yates
Every time you say goodbye
I find my myself wondering why
I wanna tell you any lie
To keep you close to me
You can call it chemistry
But baby maybe you don’t see
What you’re eyes are telling me
When your walls are down
You play me like a kitten on a string
You play me like a boxer in the ring
You play me like a bird testing it’s wings
You play me land it’s not an easy thing
When I start to sing a song
And you choose to sing along
All the sudden nothing seems wrong
With how you make me feel
Just a little frustrated
And definitely complicated
Like a yo-yo up and down
The way you swing me round
I can never say no to you
Sometimes I overstay my welcome too
Mixed signals, mess my head,
The spell you cast will knock me dead
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4. |
You're Not Worthy
04:35
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You’re Not Worthy
© Mary Simon
I ain't told you what was said
It don't come easy to leave my head
A lot of lies and twisted words will take it’s toll
But I won't let it have control
You're not worthy of my love
You're not worthy of my kisses
Too many times you held me back
But I don't need a love like that
These heavy words that leave me flat
I will never be coming back
Oh no no, no no no
A few year later I hear from you
The pleading in your voice is nothing new
I’m reminded of how you held too tight
All your fear crushed our light
Afraid of losing me, afraid of losing us
Squeezing too hard unable to trust
I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t see
Who I was losing sight of me
No no no, no no no
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5. |
Gimme Gimme
03:17
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Gimme Gimme
© Mary Simon & Lori Yates
You can try to bribe me with a million dollars
A string of pearls and the sweetest flowers
You ain’t learned your manners yet
Gimme gimme never gets
You can crawl like a snake, hoot like an owl
Hunt like a panther on a midnight prowl
Don’t treat me like your little pet
Gimme gimme never gets
Gimme gimme never get
Gimme gimme never get
Gimme gimme never get
Oh don't you know, oh don't you know
You can spin your words into a web of lies
Cause a spiders bite ain’t gonna make me cry
Ain’t you learned alphabet
Gimme gimme never gets
Gonna teach you a lesson
Then you won’t be messin’
You’ll be begging please, please, please
Your mouth has been runnin’
Yeah you got it comin’
You’re so damn easy to tease, tease, tease
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6. |
If You Wanna
03:15
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If You Wanna
© Mary Simon & Lori Yates
You’re knocking on my cellar door
Oh babe whatcha come back here for
Same thing as you did before
Something new you wanna explore
Growlin’ in my ear again
Purring words I wanna hear again
Is this for keeps or is it pretend
At the start or at the end
If you wanna test your luck
If you wanna play real ruff
If you wanna just stay stuck
Do me a favour
Don’t fuck it up
Leanin’ back, sucking on that cigarette
All my resolve, it came and went
Oh honey I don’t trust you yet
Got history tryin to forget
Not looking for a romeo
One thing you gotta know
I’m okay to be a one woman show
Not the only horse at the rodeo
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