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Gotta Get Outta Here
03:46
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The wind was blowing as the leaves blow through the air
I watch them flow from here to there
My love is sinkin’ and my mind is so unclear
I think I really gotta get out of here
I took your hand and walked down roads of ever after
I would have carried you down there
Now every road I travel, I’m not sure where to steer
But I know I’ve gotta get out of here
I’ve gotta get out of here
I wish that God would show me mercy
My eyes are so unclear that I don’t know where to go
My heart is wrapped in golden ribbon
And my soul has been stripped bare
I will not wait to see redemption
And I’ve gotta get out of here
I waited by the cross roads, for your love to ease my fears
But the wind just blew in circles, and my eyes just bathed in tears
So I looked both ways and started to move as if I didn’t have a care
Stared into my rear view, and said I’ve gotta get out here
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Highways
04:04
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Take me home to the mountains
And the desert that I know
If I fled there, would you follow?
If I beckoned, would you go?
The open air is my companion
The running water is my guide
If I whisper, would you hear me?
If I shout, would you reply?
As I sail along these highways
I see the water turn to stone
And the desert is my shelter
And the mountains are my home
And the mountains are my home
Are you dancing in the shadows?
Or are you hiding in the sun?
If you told me that you need me,
Would I be the only one?
As I sail along these highways
Memories are fading fast
And the desert is my future
And the mountains are my past
And the mountains are my past
For the desert has no secrets
And the mountains tell no lies
Do you dare to touch the sunset
Sell your soul for one desire?
Would you want to walk on water?
Do you dare to play with fire?
As I sail along these highways
My horizon never ends
And the desert is my family
And the mountains are my friends
And the mountains are my friends
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Emerald Eyes
04:09
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Thought I knew what they meant when they talked about love
Coasting through and so easy to keep my chin up
Now I know that all before you was untrue
Didn’t know I was searching until I found you
When I look into your emerald eyes
I know that my search should be over
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
The answer to just one question
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
the answer to just one
Tell me how can I live without you now that I know what I’m missing
I found bliss in your arms and heaven in your hugs and your kissing
She’s rollin’ it’s Wednesday I don’t know how late
She’s drinkin’ a healing tonic and Bombay
Pig’s Feet Diner provides the backdrop all right
Foreign travel the topic of preference that night
When I look into your emerald eyes
I know that my search should be over
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
The answer to just one question
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
the answer to just one
Tell me how can I live without you now that I know what I’m missing
I found bliss in your arms and heaven in your hugs and your kissing
Ski weekend up at Tamarapone Lake
In a small town nude skiing simply won’t take
Our own redux apocalypse now Martin Sheen
The boat’s in flames but the lake remains pristine
When I look into your emerald eyes
I know that my search should be over
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
The answer to just one question
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
the answer to just one
Tell me how can I live without you now that I know what I’m missing
I found bliss in your arms and heaven in your hugs and your kissing
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Working Man's Daughter
05:49
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Moonlight on the river. Let’s take a walk down to the water
I just want a chance with a working man’s daughter
Take me by the hand, lead me to the new land
I know that’s where you’re going, I want to go with you
For so long now, I been stuck here inside
I want to teach my eyes to see, beyond these blinds
So, touch my cheek and open my eyes
Give me the strength to love and the strength to cry
Things ain’t like they used to be, they ain’t what they seem
Without you, life’s so lonely, but with you it’s a dream
Sometimes somethings, they won’t turn us loose
If we leave this illusion behind us, we can find the truth
We gotta be together. We just gotta be.
To find ourselves a way back home, a way to be free
Oh, but I love you, now more than ever
I can’t say that I’ll answer your prayers, but I’ll always be there, when you need me,
when you need me.
Moonlight on the river. Let’s take a walk down to the water
I just want a chance with a working man’s daughter.
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