I Only Exist (feat. John Anderson) - Ralph Stanley

Baby please It's the way you speak Forming words so easily And I think of the way you think It keeps me from falling asleep In that grave I call a bed Until you called me up and said "I haven't stopped crying My father's been drinking I need a place to stay I don't want to be here He's saying the words that He promised he would never say That liquid he consumes Makes him speak the truth" And I said "No, it's not that at all It's that bottle of lies for a troubled heart It's standing on the edge of a mountain top Screaming anything he wants Like, "Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me Because I exist, I exist, I exist, I exist, I exist, I exist" I remember the way you shook It's a shame that we're not soul mates 'Cause if I didn't know better I'd say this feels pretty good And how could I be scared? When I stretch and feel you're there So shut your mouth 'Cause these words will speak themselves I can feel them in these blankets And they're surrounding your figure Embraced in the quilts And I can't help but think You're my missing puzzle piece I wake up in the hallway, I'm looking for sunlight With rays that will cure me of the pain that keeps my lungs tight Ignoring the voices and feelings that tell me To get out of this house I can't make them stop I'm just like my mom And you said, "No, these demons will fall You're so precious to us all" And I said, "I, I can't do this alone I still need you to hold So don't let go, don't let go, don't let go, don't let go, don't let go, don't let go 'Cause I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid"

Sometimes a man just needs to be alone Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway to the sky I don't know where I'm goin' There ain't no way of knowin' Tryin' to forget the reasons why Tuesday I'll be gone It's time for movin' on My road to happiness, it Might be long, but Tuesday I'll be gone Take a ride down the road out in the country And drive the long way around It don't matter which way or what direction Long as I am freedom-bound Yeah, Tuesday I'll be gone It's time for movin' on Gonna find my way somehow Gonna ride to the edge of sundown Find a place In some small town To lay my head down My road to happiness, it Might be long My road to happiness, it Might be long, but Tuesday I'll be gone Tuesday I'll be gone

Stand up, you've gotta fight It's a temporary feeling, not like suicide It's like a war in your mind But you're stronger than you think now You'll be alright (Better days will come to light) (Better days will come to light) (Better days will come to light) I see the morning light and wonder why I'm still here If I exist another day would anybody even fucking care? Stand up, you've gotta fight It's a temporary feeling, not like suicide (Better days will come to light) I know it's tough, but it's not enough To give up and (Better days will come to light) You gotta stay, you'll be glad one day And you'll know that (Better days will come to light) I lie awake at night Feel like I'm gonna die I wanna fly away and wake up on the other side You're stronger this way You're sad, it's ok And you know that I know I'm lost but want to find myself while I'm alive And I put a light up to my shoulder just to ask if I can smile They say that happiness would find me but the monster found me first Drown it out with your soul fire Let the bastard die of thirst (Better days will come to light) I know it's tough, but it's not enough To give up and (Better days will come to light) You gotta stay, you'll be glad one day And you'll know that (Better days will come to light) I lie awake at night Feel like I'm gonna die I wanna fly away and wake up on the other side You're stronger this way You're sad, it's ok And you know that I am NULA And I am free I am NULA And I am free I am NULA And I am free I am NULA And I am free I'VE FOUND YOU MOTHER FUCKER (Better days will come to light) I know it's tough, but it's not enough To give up and (Better days will come to light) You gotta stay, you'll be glad one day And you'll know that (Better days will come to light) I lie awake at night Feel like I'm gonna die I wanna fly away and wake up on the other side You're stronger this way You're sad, it's ok And you know that

It was almost every night I'd be blinded by the light With the sun, I drag myself to bed Sometimes, I'd wake up in a sweat All my sheets were soaking wet With the sounds exploding in my head There's a uniform I wore Hangin' on the closet door I put it on to feel it one more time These memories I can't erase Like the lines across my face I can't seem to leave this dream behind I'm still hangin' on I'm still hangin' on There were people makin' bets That I'd be dead and gone Ah, but I'm still hangin' on So many friends along the way I lost, and they're not here today One wrong move, and you'd be history I was tryin' to pull my life together You could knock me down with just a feather How I'm still here remains a mystery I'm still hangin' on I'm still hangin' on There were people placin' bets That I'd be dead and gone Ah, but I'm still hangin' on I'm still hangin' on I'm still hangin' on Even some of my friends say That I was too far gone Ah, but I'm still hangin' on

I'll confess your sweet talk had me weak in the knees But my friend got the same text, cut and copied Cause you're writing love notes to every girl on the block Baby, you should know us girls we talk Secrets out, baby please You're just a tease You're just a tease You sure think that you got what the ladies want Always talking about your dog and your restaurant Oh, you think you're pretty smooth and you're on a roll But this town is really small, and we all know Boy, come on, please You're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease Maybe you were shy back in high school Always stuck in the friendzone But if you keep this up, you're gonna end up alone You spin by, no but that still doesn't make you cool You talk art, but maybe stop cause you sound like a fool When you first moved to town you had has wrapped around You're finger like the ring you're hiding now We all know, baby please You're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease You're just a tease

I'm in the kitchen (huh) Making the dinner that I know you like And I've been cleaning this damn house (huh) Oh, all day and all night But you don't pay me no attention, Stanley I'm needing your attention baby Just show me some appreciation Or maybe take a bitch to dinner Sometimes make me feel special, Stanley I really shouldn't have to tell you, baby This isn't how you treat a lady Don't you know you got a winner? I don't know why I waste my time When you don't care how hard I try to make you smile (If you ain't careful) you gon' lose a good thing (huh) You gon' lose a thing I try to dress up (huh) And look like something just to turn you on I'm spending money I don't got (huh) Because you used to like my hair red, my nails done But you don't pay me no attention, Stanley I'm needing your attention, baby Just show me some appreciation Or maybe take a bitch to dinner Sometimes make me feel special, Stanley I really shouldn't have to tell you, baby This isn't how you treat a lady Don't you know you got a winner? I don't know why I waste my time When you don't care how hard I try to make you smile (If you ain't careful) you gon' lose a good thing (huh) You gon' lose a thing I don't know why I waste my time When you don't care how hard I try to make you smile (If you ain't careful) you gon' lose a good thing I try so hard to be good to you, Stanley But why don't you care, and you take me for granted? You know I love you, but I'm getting tired You might get burned 'cause you're playing with fire (playing with fire) All you do is go to the bar Worrying 'bout that rusty car Mess around, you're gonna lose my heart And another man is gonna do your part Huh Huh Huh