Up to Me - Take 2, Remake 3

[00:00.45] Everything went from bad to worse, money never changed a thing
[00:05.96] Death kept followin', trackin' us down, at least I heard your bluebird sing
[00:11.22] Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy
[00:16.98] I know you're long gone
[00:19.27] I guess it must be up to me
[00:25.79] If I'd thought about it I never would've done it, I guess I would've let it slide
[00:32.22] If I'd pay attention to what others were thinkin', the heart inside me would've died
[00:37.70] Well, I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity
[00:43.22] Someone had to reach for the risin' star
[00:45.99] I guess it was up to me
[00:52.96] Oh, the Union Central is pullin' out, the orchids are in bloom
[00:58.23] I've only got me one good shirt left and it smells of stale perfume
[01:03.53] In 14 months I've only smiled once and I didn't do it consciously
[01:09.66] Somebody's got to find your trail
[01:12.01] I guess it must be up to me
[01:23.42] It was like a revelation when you betrayed me with your touch
[01:30.65] I'd just about convinced myself, nothin' had changed that much
[01:35.80] The old Rounder in the iron mask, he slipped me the master key
[01:41.84] Somebody had to unlock your heart
[01:44.02] He said it was up to me
[01:50.87] Now, I watched you slowly disappear down into the officer's club
[01:56.82] I would've followed you in the door but I didn't have a ticket stub
[02:02.54] So I waited all night 'til the break of day, hopin' one of us could get free
[02:08.52] Ho, when the dawn came over the river bridge
[02:10.73] I knew it was up to me
[02:18.52] The only decent thing I did when I worked as a postal clerk
[02:24.05] Was to haul your picture down off the wall near the cage where I used to work
[02:28.69] Was I a fool or not to protect your real identity?
[02:34.31] You looked a little burned out, my friend
[02:37.18] I thought it might be up to me
[02:50.19] I met somebody face to face, I had to remove my hat
[02:55.46] She's everything I need and love but I can't be swayed by that
[03:01.04] It frightens me, the awful truth of how sweet life can be
[03:06.89] But she ain't gonna make a move
[03:09.54] I guess it must be up to me
[03:22.41] Now, we heard the Sermon on the Mount and I knew it was too complex
[03:27.99] It didn't amount to anything more than what the broken glass reflects
[03:33.76] When you bite off more than you can chew, you got to pay the penalty
[03:39.42] Somebody's got to tell the tale
[03:42.12] I guess it must be up to me
[03:49.64] Dupree came in pimpin' tonight to the Thunderbird Cafe
[03:55.29] Crystal wanted to talk to him, I had to look the other way
[04:00.54] Now, I just can't rest without you, love, I need your company
[04:06.59] But you ain't a-gonna cross the line
[04:09.04] I guess it must be up to me
[04:16.34] There's a note left in the bottle, you can give it to Estelle
[04:22.49] She's the one you been wonderin' about, but there's really nothin' much to tell
[04:27.70] We both heard voices for a while, now the rest is history
[04:33.56] Somebody's got to cry some tears
[04:36.35] I guess it must be up to me
[04:43.31] So go on, boys, and play your hands, life is a pantomime
[04:49.14] The ringleaders from the county seat say you don't have all that much time
[04:54.86] And the girl with me behind the shades, she ain't my property
[05:00.95] One of us has got to hit the road
[05:03.95] I guess it must be up to me
[05:11.31] If we never meet again, baby, remember me
[05:16.16] How my lone guitar played sweet for you that old-time melody
[05:21.90] And the harmonica around my neck, I blew it for you, free
[05:27.70] No one else could play that tune
[05:30.46] You know it was up to me
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