TITLE Puppets with My Heart (by Morgan Wade and The Stepbrothers)
DATE January 19, 2018
LABEL Self-Released
RECORDED at Summit Sound
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written by Morgan Wade
The July heat got to my head
And I did not hear
A single word that boy said
Yeah, I, I didn’t mean toWell, things went fine
For about two weeks
Til I found out he was nothing but [?]
Yeah, I didn’t mean toWell, don’t go blamin’ mama
Cos I swear she tried to raise me right
No, she ain’t the reason I’m in this here situation tonight
I, yeah, I didn’t mean toWell, when I got home
The door, it was locked
But it’s my house, shouldn’t have to knock
Yeah, I didn’t mean toSo when I walked in, they were both in my bed
And I realized right then
That they were both better off dead
Yeah, I didn’t mean toWell, don’t go blamin’ mama
Cos I swear she tried to raise me right
No, she ain’t the reason I’m in this here situation tonight
I, I didn’t mean toWell, I went down [?]
And I came back
With muddy boots and bloody hands
Yeah, I didn’t mean toAnd now there’s a hole about six feet deep
And you can go ahead
Go ahead and call the cops on me
And tell them I didn’t mean toWell, don’t go blamin’ mama
Cos I swear she tried to raise me right
No, she ain’t the reason I’m in this here situation tonight
I didn’t mean to -
written by Morgan Wade
Won't you please take me back to the
Moments before I knew you quite like that
Crowded bar and I lean into you
You got drunk and ran your fingers all over my tattoosAnd so fast, so soon
I met you in May
And I fell in love by June
And I don't know what's wrong with you
But I fell in love and it’s a foolish thing to do
But I fell in love
So I guess I am that foolYou don't know a thing about me
You've got no idea the reasons I can't
sleep
You don't know these thoughts in my brain
And loving a boy like you could drive me insaneAnd so fast, so soon
I met you in May
And I fell in love by June
And I don't know what's wrong with you
But I fell in love and it’s a foolish thing to do
But I fell in love
So I guess I am that foolYou left town and he got married
Even though you acted like commitment was too scary
Yeah, it's okay now, baby, it's alright
I still got a couple secrets about some old nightsAnd so fast, so soon
I met you in May
And I fell in love by June
And I don’t know what’s drawn me to you
But I fell in love and that’s a foolish thing to do
Yeah, I fell in love
So I guess I am that fool -
written by Morgan Wade
I was out of my head
As I climbed in your bed and
I thought I'd found something real
You were asleep
I could feel you breathe
I still love how that made me feel
Cos I am not much of anything
And you will always be everythingTurn that car around
You don't need to be leaving me now
Come to bed and I will shut my mouth
Cos I don't know what's wrong with me
But you came along and finally I see
The type of love I know I need
No words spoken
I'm so broken
I hope you can mendAnd then we walked around
Every inch of this town as
I nearly gave you my heart
I fell too fast
And I knew it wouldn't last
Yeah, you said I was bad from the start
My white flag is up
I'm surrounded
But you've got me feeling groundedTurn that car around
You don't need to be leaving me now
Come to bed and I will shut my mouth
Cos I don't know what's wrong with me
But you came along and finally I see
The type of love I know I need
No words spoken
I'm so broken
I hope you can mendYeah, you walked away
Didn't know what to say
So I just waved goodbye
And I took a step and
Let out my breath
And I stared straight into that sky
I felt like you betrayed me
Now I'm thinkin’ you've saved meSo turn that car around
You don't need to be leaving me now
Come to bed and I will shut my mouth
Cos I don't know what's wrong with me
But you came along and finally I see
The type of love I know I need
No words spoken
I'm so broken
I hope you can mend -
written by Morgan Wade
Got a faded leather jacket
And some off brand RayBans dark sunglasses
And a dirty shirt and a pair of jeans
Yeah, I think I'm 'bout to die cos it’s ninety eight degreesWell, I smell like American Spirit
But I don’t smoke so I must’ve been near it
Got a guitar with two strings broken
There’s a pounding in my head and I sing the words I spokeSo take me out and get me drunk
Teach me things I forgot about love
And sing me songs I won’t remember
Get high at home
Windows down, singing The Rolling Stones
And sing me songs I won’t rememberWell, you look at me like it’s my time
But the closer you get, the more my skin burns
Don’t get what you can’t see
But tonight I can be what you want me to beSo take me out and get me drunk
Teach me things I forgot about love
And sing me songs I won’t remember
Get high at home
Windows down, singing The Rolling Stones
And sing me songs I won’t rememberWell, downtown it sure burns bright
As you see your reflection in the cigarette light
You don’t get what you don’t understand
Tonight I’ll say you can be my manSo take me out and get me drunk
And teach me the things I forgot about love
And sing me songs I won’t remember
Get high at home
Windows down, singing The Rolling Stones
And sing me songs I won’t remember -
written by Morgan Wade
You're an early morning open ended chat
Yeah, I think you might kill me
But I'd love to burn out like that
Then you're stumbling down the street
Wasted
You're the kind of innocence I'd never tastedNow you're crossing state lines
And I'm trying real hard to get over you
You never wanted me and I sure wanted you to
I never held you tight and I never tasted your lips
Yeah, I thought I found heaven and what kinda hell was thisYeah, you're talking too loud in a crowded theater
Almost said too much
And you said, "Let's save the rest for later"
You're a black t-shirt end of that bar at 12AM
I'm headed to work hungover
Saying, "I ain't ever drinking again"Now you're crossing state lines
And I'm trying real hard to get over you
You never wanted me but I sure wanted you to
I never held you tight and I never tasted your lips
Yeah, I thought I found heaven and what kinda hell was thisWell, you came so late, but you left so fast
Well, what coulda been a future is now my past
I'm a memory that with each and every day will fade
I'm sure you forgot me by the time your car hit the interstateNow you're crossing state lines
And I'm trying real hard to get over you
You never wanted me but I sure wanted you to
You never held me tight and I never tasted your lips
Yeah, I thought I found heaven and what kinda hell was this -
written by Morgan Wade
Tell me something that I don't know
I don’t want to stay here tonight if I gotta sleep alone
And you tell me everything that you know
I want to hear you but
You’re hiding behind everything
Because you’re so full of fearAnd there’s always someone out there drinking
And they're always gonna want to waste your time
And you’re always gonna have more than you’re thinking
Sleep with a lover while the other is on your mindYou’re standing right in front of me
But you're hesitating
As you say you know what we could be
In your screwed up imagination
And you're trying hard
Yeah, to just forget about me
But you know you can't
When your alcohol is your weekly therapyAnd there’s always someone out there drinking
And they're always gonna want to waste your time
And you’re always gonna have more than you’re thinking
Sleep with a lover while the other is on your mindWell, you turn the lights off, stumble back to bed in the dark
As you try to fall asleep awkwardly in someone else’s arms
And I’m trying hard to overlook your constant madness
And I may be wrong but I’ll sing my songs that capitalize on the sadnessAnd there’s always someone out there drinking
And they're always gonna want to waste your time
And you’re always gonna have more than you’re thinking
Sleep with a lover while the other is on your mindAnd there’s always someone out there drinking
And they're always gonna want to waste your time
And you’re always gonna have more than you’re thinking
Sleep with a lover while the other is on your mind -
written by Morgan Wade
Well, I didn’t want to have to write this
I hate when I talk about you
Anything is better than the silence
That you've been putting me throughYou were kinda like the last man in Roadside Cafe
You'd linger around like cheap cologne
Your vocabulary could not quite say (?)
And in the end I can't leave you alone
Yeah, I can't leave you alone
I can't leave you aloneAnd why would I want to when I got high off of wanting you
And the lights all dim and the party is over
And I still
And I still
And I still want you when I’m soberWell, I hope that you hear this and feel like me
I hope you get it, all of my pain
To know that you wasted creative energy
Cause nothing wants to rhyme with your name
Yeah, I can't forget your name
I can't forget your nameAnd why would I want to when I got high off of wanting you
When the lights all dim and the party is over
And I still
And I still
And I still want you when I'm soberWell, maybe one day I could move on
And I could forget you
Wonder why it took us so long
But we'll sleep with no regrets
Yeah, I won't regret
No, I can’t regretAnd why would I want to when I got high off of wanting you
When the lights all dim and the party is over
And I still
And I still
And I still want you when I'm sober -
written by Morgan Wade
You said I got too many tattoos on my arms
And since the last time that I saw you I think I done screwed up my heart
But then again it wasn't too far from falling apart
You said I got too many tattoos on my armsLast time I saw you I don't think your eyes looked so great
And who's the reason behind all those lines on your face
And I know the truth is the last thing that you'd say
I don't remember your eyes looking that greatYou didn't know it but I was falling in love with you
And I know you're married and there's nothing I could do
And I had to leave cause I did not like this town
You made the better choice
Because I would only have let you downDon't look too happy but who am I to judge
I hear a problem and I'm the very first one to hit it and run
And it got real old drinkin’ when you're drinkin’ is to have fun
Don't look too happy but who am I to judgeAnd I wonder if there's even an ounce of love left in you
And I know you're married and there's nothing I could do
And I have to leave and you don't wanna hang around
One more night
And I know you’d only let me downYeah, but maybe your hair was brown or maybe it was black
Whenever you were around
My mind got a little too far off track
And you took an innocence that I'll never get back
I can't remember if your hair was brown or maybe it was blackBut I'm thinking that you just might love me too
And I know you’re married and there's nothing we could do
And I have to leave but I don't wanna leave right now
Boy, one more night
Know I’d love you to let you down -
written by Morgan Wade
Sometimes to help me feel alive
I take a ride down Kelley's Drive
Just to see if you were home
And to help me not feel so aloneAnd I done drank about a fifth of Jack
I'm feelin' pretty low but I'm not turning back
I'd like to call you up, see where you are
But I'll just pass out here in my carAnd I’ll never forget July 19th
That evening you and I got back from the beach
And I crashed at your place, you held me so tight
It was one hell of a special nightAnd I do not know that I could ever move on
But I’ll write about you in some of these songs
I'll continue to love you with every beat in my heart
Till that last beat falls apartWell, I wrote this for closure, my final goodbye
My last moment to break down and cry
And I know you say that we are friends but it
Does not feel like we've made amendsAnd I've just got one more thing to say
You're so damn perfect, don't ever change
And I, I'll always have a place for you
I'll always be in love with youSometimes to help me feel alive
I take a ride down Kelley's Drive
Just to see if you were home
And to help me not feel so alone -
written by Morgan Wade
I'm walking down a dirty street
I've got my mind on your smile
Look for you in every face I meet
No comparison yet and I've walked for milesDon't close your eyes, don't go to sleep
You're not with the right one
If you're not lying next to me
I've loved you so long that it's true
Cut me open and I, I bleed for you
I bleed for youI stare at the bottom of a coffee cup
You say your name but I put my head down
I think about all the mornings I couldn't shut up
I wonder where we’d be right nowDon't close your eyes, don't go to sleep
You're not with the right one
If you're not lying next to me
I've loved you so long that it's true
Cut me open and I, I bleed for you
I bleed for youI stand overlooking this city
But I got drunk as it got dark
I thought about all the nights you stood next to me
I know now that I broke my own heartDon't close your eyes, don't go to sleep
You're not with the right one
If you're not lying next to me
I've loved you so long that it's true
Cut me open and I, I bleed for you -
written by Morgan Wade
Well, I built myself quite the reputation
But I'm not so sure that’s one I wanted to build
And I got myself a bad attitude
Yeah, if looks, if looks from me could killMama said don't go takin' no candy from strangers
She never said nothin' bout no shots from boys in bars
Everybody in this place looks like pure danger
And I’ma let them play puppets with my heartWell, I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’ real hard
To better myself now, tell me baby, can't you see?
But with all of my tattoos and these songs I sing about booze
They rank me the black sheep of the familyMama said don't go takin' no candy from strangers
She never said nothin' bout no shots from boys in bars
Everybody in this place looks like pure danger
And I’ma let them play puppets with my heartWell, tomorrow I’ll be sick
But tonight I’ll keep chattin’ with these guys
Cos I know with all the lies I spit
Not one of these drinks am I gonna buyMama said don't go takin' no candy from strangers
She never said nothin' bout no shots from boys in bars
Everybody in this place looks like pure danger
And I’ma let them play puppets with my heartWell, Mama said don't go takin' no candy from strangers
But she never said nothin' bout no shots from boys in bars
Everybody in this place looks like pure danger
And I’ma let them play puppets with my heart