Brave

“Brave”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

You can be safe with me today

Inside this house enough for now

Pre-Chorus

Wouldn’t you say it’s time

You touched your lips to mine

Chorus

You can be brave tomorrow

You can make waves and rock boats 

But baby just stay inside these walls tonight

You can be brave tomorrow

You can make waves and rock boats

But baby just stay inside these walls oh, oh

You can be brave tomorrow

Verse 2

You work too hard to try and guard

A part of you I can’t get to

Bridge

You’ve had your unfair share of poetry and lies

So you locked your heart away with boundaries and lines

Manhattan

“Manhattan”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

I spend all my nights on the lower east side

Like they might turn out to be the last I’m alive

But oh, Manhattan, it was too close for comfort last night

I woke up in Brooklyn and didn’t know why

Had a head full of questions and a pain in my side

Oh, Manhattan, think we danced quite a number last night

Chorus

You led the way with your hand on my chest

As we stumbled the streets smoking $10 cigarettes

And with daylight approaching and our drinks running dry

Oh, Manhattan, you kissed me goodnight

Got in a cab and then yelled out the side

See you next time

Verse 2

Made my way cross the river with steps to retrace

No keys in my pocket but a smile on my face

Oh, Manhattan, not an inch of this town goes to waste

Headed down to the corner of Broadway & 8th

Found my keys and my coat, closed the tab in my name

Oh, Manhattan, You’re expensive but never a shame

Bridge

I never leave quite enough time

To drive all your streets, bridges, tunnels, and lines

But if you keep the lights on I’ll keep stopping by

Boats

“Boats”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

I was rough and rugged

I was worse for wear

Took a bath in bourbon before I even got there

I needed warmth like a sailor who was lost at sea

For a couple thirsty nights that just now found the beach

Pre-Chorus

And I can’t go back out

Maybe ever but at least not now

Chorus

You said it’s OK, I hate boats anyway

And it blew me down and ripped me apart

It’s OK, I hate boats anyway

But I’d love to take a walk and just talk, just talk

Verse 2

Stealing all my sorrow, breathing all my pain

You put it on like a heavy coat

And ran out in the rain

God knows I couldn’t, I know I tried

Screaming at the sea and begging for a kinder tide

Bridge

Clean up my heart and pick a side

Cause I can’t be without you after tonight

Cause I might go back out

So I can be there when your sun goes down

One More Time

“One More Time”

By: Steve Everett & Jess Dondero

Verse 1

I got mad and showed her the door

Said “I don’t wanna see you ‘round town no more”

She came back at a quarter to 12

Had a handle in her hand and the other one on my 

I should’ve known it would end like this

Girl you had me dodging bullets from your very first kiss

White lies can end up black if you add enough up

And start to lose track

Chorus

And I’m not not not not not saying no

But I need need need need need you to go

Cause you know what I like and the devil inside’s

Saying what what what what’s one more time

Verse 2

You’ve got your bases covered, secret lovers

Hidden numbers on your phone

You’ve been off and on it all night long 

And telling me that nothing’s wrong

Paranoia’s setting in

Got me second guessing you once again

Less sleep more cigarettes

It’s a broke down record that I can’t fix

Bridge

You know a lot about changing my mind

You get your way most every time

And I’m afraid if I kicked you out

You’d just catch and burn me down

Alabama Blue Eyes

“Alabama Blue Eyes”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

Maybe it’s time I dipped my toes back in and

Tested out the water, See what the temperature is

Maybe this time I’ll go a little bit slower

Try to get to know her before I rush to diving right back in

Pre-Chorus

But it feels a lot like love

The kind Sinatra sang those songs about that nobody’s sick of

Chorus

I can Tennessee see myself tonight in your Alabama blue eyes

And My Carolina love is at an all time high

I can Tennessee see myself tonight in your Alabama blue eyes

Verse 2

What do you say we skip a bit ahead and 

Get out of town together, see how the chemistry is

We could go find ourselves some trouble baby

Nothing too crazy

Just wild enough to get away with it

Bridge

Florence and Waterloo they got together and sent me you

And I never fell so hard

Florida might’ve raised you but your daddy’s music

Gave you the beat of a Crimson heart

Jet Black Heart

“Jet Black Heart”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

You use your sex like a weapon

You wear a smile like a lie

You’re dressing down for the battle

You’re gonna win if you’re gonna fight

You look a lot like your Mother

You talk a lot like your Dad

Half of you hates the other

But you keep on crawling back

Pre-Chorus

And when the angel on your shoulder

Starts to talk a bit too loud

You just reach right for the bottle

Til the devil comes around

Chorus

You’ve got a jet black heart 

And a pair of eyes that look a lot like paradise

I was a fool to listen and a fool to listen twice

You look a lot like heaven

The kind that hurts like hell

You’ve got a jet black heart but sure do wear it well

Verse 2

You wear a dress like it’s honey drippin’ off your frame

You never make your way back home til someone’s had a taste

You swear it off every morning but when the sun goes down

You get an ice cold itch you’d rather scratch than go without

Bridge

You’ve got a broken soul to sell

And some debts to pay as well

You never trust yourself alone

You’d rather rent than buy your own

Long Year

“Long Year”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

Woke up way too early one morning late last fall

Couldn’t hear you breathing, couldn’t feel you on my arm

Lord the room was freezing with the window open wide

Spent the next month sleeping all alone & on your side

Chorus

It’s been a long year and some dark, dark nights

Since you threw a lasso ‘round the moon & rode it outta sight

I could see where you were headed so I tried to rope the sun

But he just burned my lasso off & said

Boy you’ve gotta let love run, It’s been a long year

Verse 2

I used to think your father’s love advice was always right

He said boy keep movin’, you’ll forget her face in time

He couldn’t have been wronger if wronger was a word

Cause your memory’s stronger than the best advice I’ve heard

Bridge

And every shooting star that I see

I can’t help but wonder if you’re driving

And maybe you’re up in the sea of tranquility 

Waitin’ on me to be what you need

So you can come back down and try it

Never Love You

“Never Love You”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

I’ve got a real bad habit of thinking I’m the one

Who can put things right when no one else could get it done

But a thing stays broken when it’s broken for so long

All I do is paint myself another shade of wrong

Chorus

I could never love you but I’m sure I’d like to try

Lost causes turn me on and cut me like a knife

You say you’re broken and I just might be the cure

I’d love to fix you up and leave you wanting more

Verse 2

We could last the weekend we could talk all night

I could let my shoulder soak up every tear you cry

But the morning’s coming and the Monday sun

Brings back the pain from all the battles that you’ve won

Bridge

I’m leaving with nothing

Cause you’re not gonna change

I hate to admit it but I like it that way