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Split Ends

by Robert Steel

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1.
Love Goes Untouched 04:11
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Stop poking me with a stick, I ain't dead yet I don't recall who broke my fall
 But I bet they didn't mean to Bet she didn't mean it
Bet she didn't mean to Ooooh love goes untouched And ooooh love goes unsearched I've seen nothing of the such Still I don't go unhurt Stop throwing your dirt on me, I still can breathe
 I don't quite know who dug my hole
 But I bet they didn't mean to Bet she didn't mean it
Bet she didn't mean to Ooooh love goes untouched And ooooh love goes unsearched I've seen nothing of the such Still I don't go unhurt My buddy Doug got shot one night Still feels the after effects in his life But if he died on that terrible night At least he knew love Ooooh love goes untouched And ooooh love goes unsearched I've seen nothing of the such Still I don't go unhurt Ooooh love goes untouched And ooooh love goes unsearched I've seen nothing of the such Still I don't go unhurt
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Quietly Burying Bones 02:07
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Kim quietly buries her bones in the backyard And I'm peeking through the blinds I wish she could tell me how much she loves me so But she doesn't so I pull out all the stops, that had always worked on her But she gets so annoyed when I tell her How much I love her so And that I won't let go But then Holly comes along Holly laughs at all my jokes Holly looks me in the eye Holly's now always on my mind So I'm quietly burying bones in the backyard And Kim wonders where I've been I can't wait to tell her how I don't love her so And that I'm letting go
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1980 Huffy Pro Thunder 03:34
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Once, when I was a boy I wanted a brand new bike And a Huffy Pro Thunder was the bike that I wanted They had commercials where these kids were riding in lightning With thunder rumbling all around, it was so exciting I begged my mom for it, she said she would think about it And maybe if I'd do my chores, I could save my allowance I had those yellow mag wheels dancing around in my dreams I knew if I got that bike, I'd be the fastest on my street Go Huffy Pro Thunder Go! Huffy Pro Thunder Go! Huffy Pro Thunder Go! It didn't take that long, because my mom was a sucker When it came to me and my sister If I knew how broke we were, I probably would have felt guilty But I wanted that bike so bad, I'd find a way to get guilt buried Go Huffy Pro Thunder Go! Huffy Pro Thunder Go! Huffy Pro Thunder Go! These teenagers came riding by and said I had a cool bike And if I'd come with them they knew a really rad place to ride I'd never felt so grown-up and alive 'Til I got to the place where they beat me up and stole my bike Go Huffy Pro Thunder Go! Huffy Pro Thunder Go! Huffy Pro Thunder Go!
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Strawberry Hill 03:21
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Strawberry Hill, where did you go? My tastes have changed as I've gotten older Strawberry hill, where did you go? My tastes have changed as I've gotten older Celebrate a Saturday Strawberry Hill running through my veins And on Sunday, a headache Strawberry Hill make it go away Strawberry Hill, I miss you so It's not your fault that I'm moving on I saw you sitting in a Texaco You were faded and dusty and looking for a home To celebrate a Saturday Strawberry Hill running through my brain And on Sunday, a headache Strawberry Hill make it go away And I, I'm sorry I'm changing We've grown apart and it's all my doing And I, I think of your fondly I hope you hold no grudges on me Strawberry hill, where did you go? My tastes have changed as I've gotten older
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Pros of Divorce 03:28
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They painted a line down, down the middle of the town And we had to move out when they sold the house My mom got an old house about a mile from the old house My dad got an apartment across town My dad got a new girlfriend and they joined a new church And every other weekend, they would take me there And that’s where I saw her and that’s when my heart sank Pretty as a picture, if pictures are any gauge One day in a black dress, at Sunday service Her violin solo made me believe in love It was the last time I saw her. Soon after my dad died And I never stepped foot in that church again
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Monkey Blood 04:03
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Tell me a story, tuck me in tight to go to sleep Sing to me so sweetly, pat my head and kiss my cheek I’m all skinned up No amount of monkey blood can heal my wounds I’m skinned up Black, bruised and blue Swing me by my feet, hold something just out of my reach Let’s hide and go seek, play games by Milton Bradley I’m all skinned up No amount of monkey blood can heal my wounds I’m skinned up Black, bruised and blue Tinker toys, vacant lots Piles of dirt, dirty socks Running through the sprinklers on a hot summers day Evel Knievel, GI Joe Tell me where I’m supposed to go from here It’s not clear I’m all skinned up, No amount of monkey blood Can heal my wounds I’m skinned up Black, bruised and blue
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The Last 8 or 9 Months 03:39
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I haven’t been down on myself in a song in a while I’m trying to switch to positive, guess it’s not my style For the last 8 or 9 months I told myself you were way off track I’m a catch, you’d be sorry But now I’m taking all that back Stay away from me Stay away from me I’ll only make you bleed Stay away from me I miss you so much my love But I don’t know what it is that I love or miss Feel like I’m going through my life With no fingerprints For the last 8 or 9 months I haven’t had my mind off of you I was hoping you felt the same Now I hope that isn’t true Stay away from me Stay away from me I’ll only make you bleed Stay away from me I don’t know how to get from here to there anymore I think I’m throwing up my hands Let them leave me where I am For the last 8 or 9 months All I’ve really done is dream and cry I know how pathetic that sounds I wish it was a lie Stay away from me Stay away from me I’ll only make you bleed Stay away from me
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Red Rover 04:31
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Red rover, red rover send somebody over that can break through the grip of my hand For I’ve been holding on too tight for too long to a stranger who is stronger than I am I’ll give you a long run and give you a steep hill, run as fast as you can The stranger and me are clenching our teeth and have no intention of letting you win Who made this game up? Where is the rule book? I’m not so sure I understand I think I’m winning It’s getting boring And no one wants to play with me in the end Ready or not here I come she says as she comes looking for me But I’ve hidden so well and I’ll never give up and soon she’ll get bored and just leave That’s okay I don’t need you to play there are plenty more fish in the sea But as I get older the fish are getting wiser and seldom bite the bait that I’m using Who made this game up? Where is the rule book? I’m not sure I understand I think I’m winning It’s getting boring And no one wants to play with me again
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Long Drive to Your House 03:25
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The steering wheel burns like a cigarette Tears evaporate before the hit the tip of your nose The AC in my car is broken The road to your house is long and sad The silence grows bigger and swallows us both Master of puppets is playing on the stereo We fell in love to it last summer Now I don’t know where we stand How long will it take to look back and laugh I crack a joke but it falls on your broken heart Where will we go? I just don’t know Maybe it’s time we let our love go
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Scotch Tape Love 03:26
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Let's tape two pictures together Pretend we were both there Side by side, hand and hand Cause it's been a long time alone It's been a long time alone It's been a long, long, long, long time Let's tape two pictures together Show it off to our friends So they won't worry about us Let's tape two pictures together Mail it off to our kin See mother I told you I'd find love in the end Cause it's been a long time alone It's been a long time alone It's been a long, long, long, long time Remember when we were in our twenties We swore we'd get married If we were both single at forty Those birthdays my dear, they have come and gone It seems we both believe we're impossible to love So let's tape two pictures together Hang it up on a wall I have just the place for it
11.
Leaving Oklahoma 04:48
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It’ll be a long night, I say to myself At 7:14 in the evening 3 hours to think about my life And all that I’ll be missing I’m leaving Oklahoma I’m leaving Oklahoma And I’m miles away from the border And she’s miles away from me I start to cry all by myself at 8:03 in the evening It’s nothing new, in fact it’s quite Common for me I’m leaving Oklahoma I’m leaving Oklahoma And I just passed the border And she’s miles away from me Outside Wichita Falls on to Dallas Is the longest stretch of black I often slap myself to stay away From sleep that I have lacked I’m leaving Oklahoma I’m leaving Oklahoma And I’m miles past the border And she’s miles away from me In 282 hours, I’ll turn right back around For the next two days she’ll have my life Turned back from lost to found I’m going to Oklahoma I’m going to Oklahoma And I’m miles away from the border And she’s miles away from me I’m going to Oklahoma I’m going to see my daughter And I’m miles away from the border And she’s miles away from me
12.
From Here on Back 01:45
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From here on back will haunt me so No matter how far I run or how far I go It's a simple equation, it's a very basic fact I never will escape from here on back From here on back will be the end of me Even if I'm as good from now as good came be It's not a matter of opinion, it's a very basic fact I never will escape from here on back When life gives me lemons I suck the lemons dry Then I take what's left of them and rub them in my eyes If I ever get my shit together, I'll cringe at the thought of that I never will escape from here on back No I never will escape from here on back

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When I was a young metalhead with long hair, me and all my metalhead friends were always concerned about our split ends. We hated trimming our hair, because that meant it was just a tiny bit less long, but it was necessary to keep it growing and healthy. This is a collection of songs that have been hanging around for years or decades without a home. I’m cutting of my split ends. I hope you enjoy them.

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released December 4, 2016

Engineered by Keith Gary
Produced by Robert Steel/Keith Gary
Recorded at Fire Station Studios, San Marcos, TX

Musicians:
Robert Steel: Guitar, Vocals
David Goodrich: Electric Guitar
Andrew Pressman: Electric and Upright Bass
Mike Meadows: Percussion
Keith Gary: Keys
Lindsey Verrill: Cello
David Moss: Cello
Phoebe Hunt: Violin
Raina Rose, Carrie Elkin, Dana Falconberry: Back Ground Vocals

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