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Cleaning Up My Act

from The Fight EP by Matt Taylor and his Laurels

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lyrics

I was clinging to the rigging
I was washed up in a storm
with a sky like a bruise
just turning blue
and I walked back to my place
and shaved the beard off of my face
I'm cleaning up my act for you

I'd only seen dry land
through dirty tavern windows
and I built my nights so no light
could get through
but I'm making a clean break
honey, just for your sake
I'm cleaning up my act for you

I don't know about a father up in heaven
watching over everything I do
but I'd give up drink and I'd give up smoke
and if I wasn't always broke
you know I'd give up all my money too

I only ever seemed to bluff
the hand that broke me
The only change I made I paid
for shooting pool
I'll throw it all down the well
tell it all to go to hell
I'm cleaning up my act for you

Only just to have an iron
in your fire
there ain't no task or torment
I'd eschew
I'm gonna burn until I'm clean
and hope that you know what I mean
I'm cleaning up my act for you

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from The Fight EP, released August 19, 2008

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