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The Bridge Is High
02:22
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1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4
B R I (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
D G E (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
B R I (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
D G E (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
Got to reach out
Got to elevate
Got to bring the love
And kick out the hate, kick out the hate
Let’s connect, come on now
Intersect, come on now
Before we wreck, come on now
You know the bridge is high and so am I
B R I (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
D G E (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
B R I (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
D G E (We’re diggin’ and diggin’)
Got to …
Come over to our side
Reach over the ditch
Like a suture, like a stitch
Let’s connect, come on now
Intersect, come on now
Before we wreck, come on now
You know the bridge is high and so am I
Let’s connect, come on now
Intersect, come on now
Before we wreck, come on now
You know the bridge is high and so am I
Let’s connect, come on now (Come on, come on)
Intersect, come on now (Come on, come on)
Before we wreck, come on now (Come on, come on)
You know the bridge is high and so am I
Let’s connect, come on now
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2. |
Heartbeat Or A Hammer
03:35
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The smoke curls as the dust rises
Buildings collapse in silence
When a man robs a woman
They’re feeding starvin’ children
But who are we stealin’ from
It was our loss, it was our loss
The riff raff in the gutter
And the shrapnel in the garden
Strains will double
Looters sift through the rubble
But who are we stealin’ from
It was our loss, it was our loss
I was lookin’ for somethin’ tender
Somethin’ couldn’t remember
Like a heartbeat or a hammer
Never flattened by a camera
But who are we stealin’ from
It was our loss, it was our loss
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3. |
By Design
03:49
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You might wonder
Are we here by our design
Over, under
We are looking for a sign
We are listening
For the beat from outer space
We’re so tired
Running in this human race
Ba da da da
Ba da da da da da da
Ba da da da
Ba da da da da da da
And the rain came
It washed us all away (washed us all away)
All we wanted was the time to play (at least that’s what they say)
And the crossing over
To each other
Is so hard to do
Such a distance between me and you
It’s so quiet
As we round and round the sun
But I am certain
We are not the only ones
‘Cause here’s a message
We can send it to the sky
And we can wonder
But we cannot wonder why
Oooooh, oooooh, oooooh hahhh
And the rain came
And washed us all away
All we wanted was the time to play
And the rain came
And washed us all away (washed us all away)
All we wanted was the time to play (at least that’s what they say)
And the crossing over
To each other
Is so hard to do
Such a distance between me and you
Ba da da da
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4. |
Lost At Sea
02:38
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My heart is a sinking vessel
My head is filled with blood
The voices ringing in my ears
Of those of every woman I have loved
I will not set foot upon the mountain
Though I know it must be such a sight to see
I will turn and face the wrong direction
This’d be a good day to get lost at sea
I’m dreaming in another language
There’s talk of decision among the ranks
The natives are a-growing restless
And I’ve got a bad case of the shakes
I will not set foot upon the mountain
Though I know it must be such a sight to see
I will turn and face the wrong direction
This’d be a good day to get lost at sea
Somewhere God is in a casket
The dogs are circling round
Waiting with tireless patience
For their master to rise up from the ground
I will not set foot upon the mountain
Though I know it must be such a sight to see
I will turn and face the wrong direction
This’d be a good day to get lost, a good day to get lost, a good day to get lost at sea
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5. |
How It Used To Be
03:05
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It’s not my place
To recognize who’s at fault
But then again
I ain’t dyin’ to get off
And on shaky days, this child will never let all of this
Stack up so high on you
No teardrops
On your eyelids
‘Cause this ain’t how it used to be
But this ain’t how it used to be
No this ain’t like it used to be
No this ain’t how it’s gonna be
It’s never clear
How much weight
We can take
I’m always here to keep an eye
On the place
The nights won’t be so hard because I will get your back
I won’t put this off on you
No teardrops
On your eyelids
‘Cause this ain’t how it used to be
No this ain’t how it used to be
This ain’t like it used to be
No this ain’t how it’s gonna be
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6. |
Cops & Robbers
02:57
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Runnin’ around playin’ cops and robbers
Over fences and fields, under crop dusters
There’s nothin’ you can sell
Far as I can tell
Where do you go when the engine quits
What do you feel when your nerves are spent
And the water rushes over the shore
Oh you might as well jump in
I followed the shadow across the oceans
The color and rhythm under hypnosis
There’s nothin’ you can sell
Far as I can tell
How do you get what you’re waitin’ for
What do you feel when you feel no more
And the water rushes onto the shore
And the water rushes over the bridge
But you might as well jump in
Might as well jump in
Oh you might as well jump in
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7. |
Main Street Parade
04:05
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Big balloons
Soarin’ high, all floatin’ down the lane
What to do
I lost you
In your main street parade
The stream upstream
People screamin’ and the children smile and wave
I got a thrill
Just us two
Walkin’ in the park
Simple times
Left behind
Still shinin’ in the dark
It’s not complicated
I don’t need a big production
All I want is your sweet lovin’
Another night
Fireworks
Explodin’ in your sky
Slight of hand
Looking up
Instead of in your eye
It’s not complicated
I don’t need a big production
All I want is your sweet lovin’
Can’t fight the crowd pushin’ and shovin’
All I want is your sweet lovin’
We learn to forgive when we make mistakes
Sometimes we give, sometimes we take
And every mornin’ when I wake I see
Big balloons
Soarin’ high, all floatin’ down the lane
What to do
I lost you
In your main street parade
You make it complicated
I don’t need a big production
All I want is your sweet lovin’
Can’t fight the crowd pushin’ and shovin’
All I want is your sweet lovin’
What to do
I lost you
In your main street parade
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8. |
Ballad For A Sunny Day
02:51
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Standing here
In the rain
But your shadow still remains
People run for cover as the clouds roll in
I don’t hear the thunder
Just your voice upon the wind
Whisper softly
Darling dear
In this moment
Let’s be clear
Right or wrong knows nothing but for heaven’s gate
Memories linger in the sunlight over heavy rain
Sunny day
You’re my sunny day
You’re the eye
Of the storm
Love will rise out of your form
Pulls me through the grey
To the baby blue
When the wind turns, I’ll turn my thoughts again to you
You’re my sunny day
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9. |
Passing Over
05:16
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I’ve been lost since you’ve been found
The weather has turned around
Everything but the sun’s gone down
Mmmmhmm
I was young and you were there
Was to blame but didn’t care
And now I can’t find it anywhere
Mmmmhmm
I was holdin’ your hand
I was holdin’ so tight
I was holdin’ your hand
I was holdin’ so tight
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over from me
Now the talk has left the town
And the dust has settled down
And my feet hold for steady ground
Mmmmhmm
I was holdin’ your hand
I was holdin’ so tight
I was holdin’ your hand
I was holdin’ so tight
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over from me
From me
From me
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over
Passin’ over from me
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10. |
Other Side
04:19
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A man on his way to work spills coffee on his tie
A woman with a suitcase and a tear in her eye
Young boy with a beer in his hand on the way to a DUI
Over water, crossing time
The stories that pass me by
We’re all on our way
Movin’ on through another day
Travelin’ down the same road
With different lives
Just tryin’ to get to the other side
Medic with a siren tryin’ to save another soul
Old man and a pickup truck with a boy and fishin’ pole
A truck driver with a sad face carryin’ a heavy load
Over water, crossing time
The stories that pass me by
We’re all on our way
Movin’ on through another day
Travelin’ down the same road
With different lives
Just tryin’ to get to the other side
Over water, crossing time
The stories that pass me by
We’re all on our way
Movin’ on through another day
Travelin’ down the same road
With different lives yeah, yeah
Just tryin’ to get to the other side
We’re all on our way
Movin’ on through another day
Travelin’ down the same road
With different lives
Just tryin’ to get to the other side
We’re all on our way
Movin’ on through another day
Travelin’ down the same road
With different lives
Just tryin’ to get to the other side
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11. |
Keep On Tryin'
03:41
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I am just a stranger
In this troubled time
Everything I’ve ever known is starting to unwind
Starting to unwind
I gotta keep on tryin’
One cold and stormy evenin’
Wishing I was dead
I met a lonely stranger
And this is what he said
This is what he said
I gotta keep on tryin’
Free your mind
Trapped in time
Intertwined with the twist in design
It’s so hard to walk this line
But I’ll keep on tryin’
Even when I wander off my track
I fall back on what I can rely
My own two seeing eyes
That I can’t hide
The clouds in the sky
Tell me the tide is about to rise
Choppy waters on a rocky shore
Lookin’ back for more
Pushin’ forward, I keep on tryin’
I stood there in silence
Took in what he said
After a moment
His words rang in my head
Rang in my head
I gotta keep on tryin’
Oh
Keep on tryin’
Keep on tryin’
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12. |
Trans Mission Twist
03:55
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Activate
Culture
All systems are go
Activate
Culture
Steady your head, let’s blow
Activate
Culture
Spaceheads are refused
Very suspicious, supersonic, crystal-power cruise
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
Come on shake your hips (whoa, whoa)
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
3, 2, 1 dictionary
Very good
Peculiar and unsightly
Teenagers holding hands
Space rocks burning brightly
Hit the tiki trance
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
Come on shake your hips (whoa, whoa)
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
3, 2, 1 dictionary
Please don’t touch
Please don’t touch
Please don’t touch
Gravity
Please don’t touch
Please don’t touch
Please don’t touch
Please don’t touch
Please don’t touch
Gravity
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
Come on shake your hips (whoa, whoa)
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
3, 2, 1
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
Come on shake your hips (whoa, whoa)
Transmission twist (whoa, whoa)
3, 2, 1 dictionary!
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13. |
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Don’tcha don’tcha tear that steel bridge down
You got no reason to steal a piece of this town
Don’tcha don’tcha tear that steel bridge down
You got no right to steal a piece of this town
Headin’ out on a Friday night
Someone’s waitin’ on the other side
Tear it down, can’t see my baby tonight
My baby yeah
Don’tcha don’tcha tear that steel bridge down
You got no reason to steal a piece of this town
Don’tcha don’tcha tear that steel bridge down
You got no right to steal a piece of my town
There are things worth more than gold
Even when they’re boring and old
Tear it down before the whole story is told
Before the story is told
Don’tcha don’tcha tear that steel bridge down
You got no reason to take apart my town
Don’tcha don’tcha tear that steel bridge down
You got no right to take a piece of my town
I have to get across to you
So that new bridge will have to do
They tear it down, they take a piece of me too
Take a piece of me too
Don’tcha tear that old bridge down
Don’tcha tear that old bridge down
Don’tcha tear that old bridge down
Don’tcha tear that old bridge down
Don’tcha tear that old bridge down
Yeah
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14. |
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The bridge goes up, the bridge goes down
Joins two halves of this little town
Now everybody can gather round
‘Cause the bridge goes up and the bridge goes down
There’s a line of cars about ten miles long
That’s enough time to sing this song
Take a new bridge and that would be wrong
There’s a line of cars about ten miles long
The bridge went up and a boat went through
Made big trouble for a little canoe
Now there’s a woman in a bubble with a bad hairdo
The bridge went up and a boat went through
Don’t you honk, don’t you yell
Waitin’ for the bridge, can’t you tell
Impatient people tend to go to hell
Don’t you honk, don’t you yell
The bridge goes up, the bridge goes down
Joins two halves of this little town
Now everybody can gather round
‘Cause the bridge goes up and the bridge goes down
Now everybody can gather round
‘Cause the bridge goes up and the bridge goes down
Now everybody can gather round
‘Cause the bridge goes up and the bridge goes down
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A 1952 motel taken over by musicians in 2007 for the purpose of creating and hosting collaborative songwriting events, The Holiday Music Motel is the world's only motel with its own internet radio station that plays 100% self-generated content 24/7.
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