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No Place to Go
04:00
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We rented a house in December
And Moved in Before the Snow
Here I am 6 months later, I got no place to go
The landlord said take it easy.
The pain is bad I know
I Packed up my belongings, and turned away real slow
There’s a picture frame turned face down, and feelings you’ll never know
But no matter where I lay my head, I got no place to go
Tonight is like the others
I spend a lot of time alone
A half empty glass on the table, I got no place to go
I walk thru the heat of the summer
the night winds come so slow
The sun just burns my shoulders, but my chest feels so cold.
There’s a picture frame turned face down, and a note written long ago
But no matter where I lay my head, I got no place to go
In the early morning sun, and I felt the sweep of your hair
The little things I remember, the things that aren’t there
I’ve played that song for hours, and the night’s still young, I know
As each day grows shorter, I’ve got no place to go
So, the moral of this story Is man you never know
Longing for a memory that just won’t let me go
There’s a picture frame turned face down
And feelings you don’t want to know
But no matter where I lay my head, I got no place to go
I got no place, I got no place, I got no place to go.
I got no place, I got no place, I got no place to go.
I got no place, I got no place, I got no place to go.
I got no place, I got no place, I got no place to go.
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Raining Sunday Morning
03:21
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Rainy Sunday Morning, Laying in my bed
Music on the Radio, your voice in my head
Been two weeks and several days, sleepless nights and all
I’ve been wondering where you are, wondering if you’ll call
Reaching out to find you girl, why’d you run away
Wondering if I’ll ever find my way out of this rainy Sunday morning
Raindrops on the window pain, all the morning dew
I’ve been calling all your friends, don’t know what to do
Clouds are passing overhead, reminding me your gone
Birds are singing on the wire, sing all morning long.
Reaching out to find you girl, why’d you run away
Wondering if I’ll ever find my way out of this rainy Sunday morning
Rainy Sunday Morning, Laying in my bed
Music on the Radio, your voice in my head
Been two weeks and several days, sleepless nights and all
I’ve been wondering where you are, wondering if you’ll call
Reaching out to find you girl, why’d you run away
I would drop down on my knees, just tell me what to say
I would do must anything to get out of this rainy Sunday morning.
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Book of Life
03:46
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All the light that you bring
When you laugh, when you sing
You were the one
Gift of song, gift of gab
Gift of everything you had
You were the one
There’s a space left for you
Won’t be filled by someone new
Liverpudlian indeed;
You passion; your creed
And the love is here to stay,
We’re in gear . . .
You’ve gone away too soon.
When you sing it, you bring it
When you ax it, you swing it
You were the one
Whether out in the field
Or forming PR shields
You were the one
You were blessed from the birth
With a hot head of mirth
Now that you’ve gone
We’ll live by your song
And I feel you (by my side)
I feel you (by my side)
I feel you (by my side)
I feel . . . . You’ve gone away too soon
You’ve gone away too soon
Whether you sit or you stand
You project, you command
Seeking comfort in your voice
We are here and you are there
And there’s no one to compare
You left us with such poise
When you sing it, you bring it
When you ax it, you swing it
You were the one.
Dominicano Americano
Worldly sage, se fue temprano
You were the one.
Gift of song, gift of gab
Gift of everything you had;
There’s a space left for you,
Won’t be filled by someone new
You are sealed . . . Book of Life
You are sealed . . . Book of Life
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Cosmic Love
03:49
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Come with me let’s fly out to the stars
On the way we might just stop on Mars
Cosmic love is really very free
All the Universe in you and me
Ah…it’s tonight
We’ll be shinin’ down with our light
We’ll be light
We’ll be love
We’ll be shinin’ down from above
Come with me let’s fly out to the stars
When we finally make it out to Mars
We’ll be that much closer to the stars
Cosmic love is really very free
All the Universe in you and me
Ah…it’s tonight
We’ll be shinin’ down with our light
We’ll be light
We’ll be love
We’ll be shinin’ down from above
Come with me let’s fly out to the stars
Ah…it’s tonight
We’ll be shinin’ down with our light
We’ll be light
We’ll be love
We’ll be shinin’ down from above
Come with me let’s fly out to the stars
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Call of the Wild
04:14
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I saw you in a cage, you sat all alone.
You saw that I’d built a cage of my own
We set out with hope but no plan
You were Robin, to my fragile Batman
We took no prisoners,
Outward or homeward bound
Was it me who rescued you,
Or was it the other way around
I remember the nights when we sat in my room
I’d light up a jay while you howled at the moon
Watchin’ a comet movin’ close to the sun
whispering, you’ll never have to run
We took no prisoners,
Outward or homeward bound
Was it me who rescued you,
Or was it the other way around
When the night came, we walked in the park
A street light exploded, you were scared by the spark
You flashed across that field in your highest gear
Over the ridge I watched you disappear
[instrumental break/bridge]
I called your name, oh why did you break free
Could it be that easy to forget about me
Was it really just fear that made you run
Or was it the call of the wild, saying come on, come on
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Breaking Away
03:39
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I can’t hear you
Prefer it that way.
Way forward is so clear
With you away
I can look ahead, look around
Don’t have to stay
Our love no longer guilded,
Life no longer yielded
I’ve got the tools to build with
Breaking Away
I’m going to stay strong
Look hard at my face
You don’t know where I’ve been
To keep the pace
It will still be okay
In another place
Where my life is going
Still got most my moorings
Blissed out with faux touring
Breaking away
Doors have opened, pain is shut
Mind is certain, as the ties are cut
I was made for this day where my sanity reigns
Choosing new ground, breaking away
Share your thoughts,
Just not with me
I’ve done my time,
Time to be free
Given that better days ahead,
It’s there to see
I know where I’m going,
I know who is growing
There’ll be no more towing
Breaking away
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This Train
03:37
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This train, yes this train;
Is this now you’re boardin’ on?
Jordan or refrain
Which wheels are you countin’ on?
You are so present and so gone
You’re nipping at the wheels.
This train, yes this train
Is coming by just how you feel.
Shadow, yes shadow
Erstwhile gone and hanging on.
Train arrives with all the lives
(It’s) (almost) time you’re moving on
But while you’re hear, ya gotta hear
All the love that they all say
You grab life that carried you
As life grabs you away.
Tell me, yes tell me
When will I hear it sound
Train horn as life’s torn
Sweeps me in the ground
Tasting the twilight as life still holds its sway,
As you breathe,
This train ain’t ready to leave
Station to Station
Are you ready for your trip
Creeping cessation
Watching you lose your grip
I hear the whistle, yes that whistle, hope it’s far away
But the train keeps a comin’
Rushing by, whisking lives
The train always moving
Down the line and on time
The train keeps on proving
That we must squeeze the day
Squeeze the day
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Dawning of the Day
03:54
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If nothing is what it seems, maybe I’m dreaming
In make believe, I’ve seen you cry
And time, it don’t mean a thing
When your blue grey eyes reflect the sky
OO SHA LA LA LA, OO SHA LA LA LA, SHA LA LA LA LAY
OO SHA LA LA LA, OO SHA LA LA LA, SHA LA LA LA LAY
Winter winds that all surround you
Like whispered echoes cross your mind
And who will catch you when your falling
Hang On, I’m waiting by your side
OO SHA LA LA LA, OO SHA LA LA LA, SHA LA LA LA LAY
OO SHA LA LA LA, OO SHA LA LA LA, SHA LA LA LA LAY
And who will catch you when your falling
Hang On, I’m waiting by your side
By your side, here I lay
Till the dawning of the day
And I won’t I won’t I won’t I won’t feel no sham
When you rise up with the sun and slip away
(Oh Hear Me Sing)
OO SHA LA LA LA, OO SHA LA LA LA, SHA LA LA LA LAY
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Sunshine Party
04:54
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Partisan and Kompromat
All the things that I do lack
Cling to your network, straight and strong
Belies the lies that done some wrong
But you’re the sunshine party over principle (that roams thread bare)
Yes, you’re the sunshine party over principle
As you slouch towards the sea lake
While you lick your sweet swampy plaything towards Bethlehem
Talking Heads fall truly flat
Travesty while courts are packed
Can’t wake from this full nightmare
Vacuous, Vicious tweets can’t bare
But you’re the sunshine party over principle as you draw red lines
Yes, you’re the sunshine party over principle
As you slouch towards the sea lake
While you lick your sweet swampy plaything towards Bethlehem
It’s the fear that stays near that
Dictates why you appear so
Crippled in such deeds you play
Don’t fiddle while I burn away today
Just peddle wares where life is bleak
Four walls are scrolled to be the peak
Partisan and Kompromat
Windfall spree with public money flat
Dismantle all the goodness done
Pressing lies one by one
Cause you’re the sunshine party over principle, there’s no limit how low you’ll go
Yes, you’re the sunshine party over principle
As you slouch towards the sea lake
While you lick your sweet swampy plaything to Bethlehem
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10. |
Lost Things
06:00
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I was born in a town where the sun set. On a land filled with rags and scars
It was a world I’d traded for a cigarette. And a sky that was filled with stars
In a field that was scorched by the rising sun. In her eyes I found my wild place
A reflection so clear that I never thought. To look in another face
Everyone’s scared of being left alone. Afraid to look deep in new eyes
Just give me a little more time, and I won’t watch this chance pass by
Every day I think of that carnival. And a roller coaster ride
And a day at the beach with a sea lion, dreaming about the inside
But then your door swung open, things moved fast until they were slow.
You only whispered, soft, but I heard it, “time is the best friend you will know.”
That moment lasts forever, replaying our last scene
I’m stacking my empty boxes and cashing in my old dreams
My days are endless sunset, waiting for life to interrupt
Spiraling toward that old place, where the lost things end up
I’m not afraid of being alone. Still afraid to try something new
The question doesn’t make sense anymore, until the answer is you
Something just takes over, some kind of basic reflex
Old moments rise out of nowhere, and you don’t know what to do next
There’s a light on a corner on a lonely night.
A darkness shines through the day
Believe me now my special one.
Help is on the way
Are you still you out there on your own. Are you ready to try something new?
Maybe it’s not too late for me to share what’s mine with you
It’s been so long since we had our run. Now, I’m typing and pushing send
“Will you take another walk in the sun? Can I touch your hand again?”
On a path of broken spirits, souls crisscross on borrowed time
It’s there you’ll find me with the lost things, and you on my mind
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