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1. |
Words to You
03:23
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My dear one,
I was afraid that if I wrote you
You would think I was being too sentimental.
The lost art of pen to paper,
The feel of those paragraphs coming together,
It’s like music, but better.
(That’s a lie. Music is better.)
Letters in my hands
Stamps in my heart
Many times I’ve tried to send these words to you
Running out of ink
Running out of room
Running out of time to send these words to you
What can I do?
But regardless, I wanted to let you know
That I think of you with such consistency
Caught up in the thought of your gorgeous symmetry
And at times you make me feel that my heart is in its infancy
Endless and open to the brilliance of you.
Letters in my hands
Stamps in my heart
Many times I’ve tried to send these words to you
Running out of ink
Running out of room
Running out of time to send these words to you
What can I do?
And the truth of the matter is, and I hope it’s okay that I tell you this,
My heart leaps into my throat every time I check the mail.
Pages you’ve touched and words you’ve brought together
Just because you care, and for a moment, I find my center
Because the best thing about you writing me a letter
Is that it’s you
And you’re writing me a letter
Letters in my hands
Stamps in my heart
Many times I’ve tried to send these words to you
Running out of ink
Running out of room
Running out of time to send these words to you
What can I do?
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2. |
At the End of the Day
03:51
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At the end of the day / You are my favorite thing
You’re so far away / And you’re missing everything
When the sun goes down / And you’re out of town
I’ve got no one to talk to / Except for the cat
Lean it up on your pillow / Adjusting the brightness
In the darkness you will be / The last thing I see
When the sun goes down / And you’re not around
I just want your touch
Don’t leave me easy
Oh it’s been freezing
Without you here I’m losing my mind
Don’t leave me easy
Go on believing
That everything is fine
March, April, May / Counting down the days
Until we meet again / But I’m nearly out of patience
When the sun comes up / I fill two coffee cups
I don’t want to break / Our morning routine
Don’t leave me easy
Oh it’s been freezing
Without you here I’m losing my mind
Don’t leave me easy
Go on believing
That everything is fine
Be good to me
Take care baby
And I’ll talk to you tomorrow night
Don’t leave me easy
Oh it’s been freezing
Without you here I’m losing my mind
Don’t leave me easy
Go on believing
That everything is fine
At the end of the day
You are my favorite thing
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3. |
You Got This Babe
02:15
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Sometimes I feel like I got nothing left in me.
No appetite for the fight. Just let me be. Sometimes I feel like I got no faith of my own.
I need someone to show me I’m not alone.
Oh, baby girl, there’s so much beauty I wish that you could see.
Every inch of you’s what makes you YOU and fits you perfectly.
Gotta take a minute, look within, yeah, yeah, cuz honestly:
You got it, babe. You got this, babe.
Who do you want me to be?
I say, YOU already got whatcha need.
(I’m sorry.) WHOO WHOO. No, no, no apologies.
Okay, yeah, right. I got it, babe. You got it, babe.
So what you’re saying is I don’t need to play this game.
That’s right. Let’s break these chains of shame. No fear. No blame.
Been shedding tears in the MIR.
Been wastin’ all my time.
Not gonna let no “COULDA, SHOULDA, WOULDA, BARRACUDA, ATTITUDE-A, BUDDHA” rule my life.
Oh baby girl, you got a fire in you. Let it burn.
Gonna make mistakes. I don’t give a fuck. Water off a duck. Live and learn.
Sooner or later some
“Babe haters” gonna try to knock you down.
But you’re a goddess, babe. And you got this, babe.
WHOO. You gotta do what you feel.
WHOO. Now tell me what do you feel.
YOU got no, no need to appeal (to no one).
YEAH, you got it, babe.
You got this, babe.
WHOO. Do you wanna be free?
YOU already got what you need.
WHOO. No, no, no apologies (to no one). YEAH. We got it, babe. We got this, babe.
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4. |
Tilting
02:41
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Funky dunky dookie stain
Freaky leaky seeping green
A land that’s filled with unclean needs
Free the pus-filled acne
Unsterile like the goo from the
Bottoms of our shoes
Patter pitter pick up litter
Chatter chitter about going green
Recycling and cycling,
Keep your body moving and grooving with the tuning of the fork to your mouth
Get aroused
By the hand-me-down of your mother’s blouse
The landfill brought your house to the top of the hill
And now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
You’re acting like a chicken cause you’re funking cluckers
Cause the earth is trying to chill and you’re trynna rush er
And I wanna see green but there’s blue above er
Made it corporate on the hill
With the money clutter
And the tree slides lower every year on its side
Are you seeing what I’m seeing, dirty air in the sky
Build a bigger building just to show there’s something to hide
More lies in disguise as I look in your eyes
Pop a pretty piping pimple very simple
Fiddle me a riddle for the little
Nibble nibble so many fishies for your killin’
And we tilting
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
The world is going diggity down
We’re only giving to the future frowns
We’re just an army of clowns
We just keep trashing the town
With shit we’re throwing around
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
Now we’re tilting
Now we’re tilting
The bad in humanity is built in
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5. |
Freakification
03:28
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I can see that you’re looking at me and I’m looking at you and we’re looking at each other
In your whitewashed jeans and your gap-toothed smile, you’ll be fine for a while by the looks of your mother
I can see you got plenty to hide. You’d keep it locked up inside if it wasn’t for the alcohol
You found the door and I got the key
Serve you something sweeter than Hennessey and Aperol
You’re taking my heart on a carnival ride.
But if you wanna be mine you’ll need an education.
You’re gonna get a crash course in Freakification.
You’re wearing the veil but we see right through to the things that you do when you think you’re being sneaky
We know what you like. You’re fooling nobody else, you’re only fooling yourself. We all know you’re kinda freaky
You’re taking my heart on a carnival ride.
But if you wanna be mine you’ll need an education.
You’re gonna get a crash course in Freakification.
FREAK-I-FI-CATION
FREAK-I-FI-CATION
I’ll be the rabbit and you be the hat. It’s as simple as that. Are you ready for the trickening?
I’ll bring in the clowns and the monkeys too. They’ll be dancing for you. Do you hear me? Are you listening?
You’re taking my heart on a carnival ride.
But if you wanna be mine you’ll need an education.
You’re gonna get a crash course in Freakification.
FREAK-I-FI-CATION
FREAK-I-FI-CATION
FREAK-I-FI-CATION
FREAK-I-FI-CATION
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Uh, hey, like, so whatdya think of it, the show, pretty rockin’, right?
Oh, y-
Our new album’s coming out next week.
Oh, yeah, I mean, it was, it was cool, I guess, um, but, that’s a, that’s a really nice guitar.
You think you’re hot.
You think you’re cool.
I hate to say you’re not and you shoulda stayed in school.
You’d have a better chance at packing this place.
If you played the next set with a bag on your face.
Everybody knows, everybody, -body knows that you’re a poser, p-p-p-poser
Everybody knows, everybody, -body knows that you’re a poser
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
Your songs suck.
Your band’s a disgrace.
Your ham-fisted riffs are all over the place.
I heard you sing, it was really pitchy, dude
It made me lose my boner, took me out of the mood
Everybody knows, everybody, -body knows that you’re a poser, p-p-p-poser
Everybody knows, everybody, -body knows that you’re a poser
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
You call that shredding?
Like, what’s with those licks?
Your bitch ass is just here for the chicks.
You really think that amp will fit in my car?
Got no room for you, but I’ll take the guitar.
Everybody knows, everybody, -body knows that you’re a poser, p-p-p-poser
Everybody knows, everybody, -body knows that you’re a poser
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
I know you think that you’re a rockstar
But your guitar is sexier than you are
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7. |
Love in Motion
03:15
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The worst part is I know what you mean
You done your job setting the scene
Raising the roof like a roof-raising machine
Sending the groove selling the dream
The best part is I know what you are
You ain’t looking to rest you don’t need to restart
You talk with your chest speak from the heart
Forget about the rest you’re a true piece of art
Let them talk let them laugh just commotion
Because you put love in motion
You can fix you can heal the broken
Because you put love in motion
You get around tease all the men
They go run and hide when you count to ten
You back that thing up where it doesn’t make sense
Violators towed at the owners’ expense
Let them talk let them laugh just commotion
Because you put love in motion
You can fix you can heal the broken
Because you put love in motion
You know that we know that you don’t know
You know that we know that you don’t know
You know that we know that you don’t know
You know that we know that you don’t know
Let them talk let them laugh just commotion
Because you put love in motion
You can fix you can heal the broken
Because you put love in motion
Let them talk let them laugh just commotion
Because you put love in motion
You can fix you can heal the broken
Because you put love in motion
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8. |
Something Better
03:26
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James: She says, “This place brings me down.
There must be something more than here.”
Lillie: Is there somewhere love can grow
And opportunity shines clear / Both: something better
All: Everything you want is in this moment
Show me who you are, you’ve got to own it
We could love, cast your stone in with me
All w/ harms: The golden age is now, the offer’s standing
We are all endowed, our house is empty
Across that line is everything we seek
Lillie: He came from a broken home
He took the five fifteen to town
James: She walks through the city gates
As she passes by, he looks out / Both: at something better
All: Everything you want is in this moment
Show me who you are, you’ve got to own it
We could love, cast your stone in with me
All w/ harms: The golden age is now, the offer’s standing
We are all endowed, our house is empty
Across that line is everything we seek
There’s still time before we part
Still a chance for a change of heart
There’s still time for something better (something better)
James & Lillie: Everything you want is in this moment
Show me who you are, you’ve got to own it
We could love, cast your stone in with me
All: The golden age is now, the offer’s standing
We are all endowed, our house is empty
Across that line is everything we seek
Is everything we seek
Is everything we seek (something better)
Is everything we seek (something better)
Is everything we seek (something better)
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9. |
Valentino
02:45
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I’m hanging on your every word
Reading in between the lines,
Exclamation points, and commas
What is really on your mind?
Jumping to my own conclusions
From your ink upon the page
I’m a prisoner to your love
And a prisoner I will stay
OH Valentino! Your letters weren’t for me
They were labeled RTS, with no return address
And unknown addressee
Oh Valentino! I found them laying in the street
You made my heart a mess, I long for your caress
And the day we finally meet
I know I shouldn’t get excited
By what a stranger has to say
But my imagination
Always carries me away
I pretend my name is Susan
And that my hair is colored red
I dream that we are lovers
When I am lying in my bed…
OH Valentino! Your letters weren’t for me
They were labeled RTS, with no return address
And unknown addressee
Oh Valentino! I found your letters, oh so sweet
You made my heart a mess, I long for your caress
And the day we finally meet
You made my heart a mess, I long for your caress
And the day we finally meet
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10. |
Never Sent
03:11
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Said it in my head a thousand times
Wrote them down in pen on jagged lines
Sent them all away under a red sky
But I’ll never get a reply
Started off as a word or two
Now I have a book dedicated to you
Lust, it turns to misery
I truly meant all the words I never sent
I truly meant all the words I never sent
Ahhhh, ahhhhhh
Here I sit, as the days go by
It seems there’ll never be a right time to try
Lust, it turns to misery
I truly meant all the words I never sent
I truly meant all the words I never sent
And it doesn’t matter anymore
The letters are locked up in a drawer
If you want to see, you hold the key
Ahhhh, ahhhhhh
If you want to see
You hold the key
If you want to see
You hold the key
Will you ever see?
If I lost the key
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11. |
See You in My Dreams
03:09
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Laying on my pillow
Won’t you tell me love is true
In this dance that care forgot
There’s nothing we must do
Come a little bit closer
Won’t you show me who you are
Gazing in a broken mirror
Just to see your face
Lovers on a carousel
We’re longing for embrace
Come a little bit closer
Won’t you show me who you are
A starlit dance in a dark romance
Two dreamers in a speeding car
It’s not as tragic as it seems
If I can see you in my dreams
People go a lifetime
Without ever finding love
Taste it for a moment
Then you never get enough
Never get enough
Never get enough
If we get any higher
Darlin’ we could kiss the stars
A scarlet dance in a dark romance
Two dreamers in a speeding car
It’s not as tragic as it seems
If I can see you in my dreams
I can see you in my dreams
I can see you in my dreams
I can see you in my dreams
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12. |
Time Don't Mind
02:36
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Time
Don’t pay no mind
It creeps quiet
Like a shadow on the wall
Time
Will not be kind
Sooner or later
It comes for us all
Time don’t mind
Time don’t pay no mind
Soul
Made of gold
When you float across the water
Like the sun
Breathe and you’ll be free
Sooner or later
It takes everyone
Time don’t mind
Time don’t pay no mind
Time don’t mind
Time don’t pay no mind
Time don’t mind
Time don’t pay no mind
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13. |
Here We Belong
02:08
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It was dangerous
They came for us
We feared for our lives
Hatred and anger
Burned in their eyes
Across the sea
Liberty
Her bright lantern shown
We sailed the ocean
Into the unknown
Singing our song (Singing our song)
To build a home again (Til the dawn)
Taking your hand in mine (Hand in hand)
Here we belong (Here we belong)
Singing our song
Singing our song (Singing our song)
To build a home again (Til the dawn)
Taking your hand in mine (Hand in hand)
Here we belong (Here we belong)
Singing our song (Singing our song)
To build a home again (Til the dawn)
Taking your hand in mine (Hand in hand)
Here we belong (Here we belong)
Singing our song
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I know you’re leaving in the morning light
I know this timing isn’t quite right
But I’ve, I’ve got to get this off my heart and my mind
I’m well aware, I’m well aware I’m crossing the line
Ohhhh, will you take me with you when you go, oh
Will you take me with you when you go, oh
Oh, you know, you know I gotta know
Will you take me with you when you go?
While you’re boxing up your memories
You know you’re taking the best part of me
If I go with you I remain complete
Darlin’ don’t you want the whole thing
Ohhhh, will you take me with you when you go, oh
Will you take me with you when you go, oh
Oh, you know, you know I gotta know
Will you take me with you when you go?
Will you take me with you when you go
Will you take me with you when you go
You know, you know I gotta know
Will you take me with you when you go, oh
Will you take me with you when you
Will you take me with you when you
Will you take me with you when you go?
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15. |
Things Left Unsaid
03:45
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I can lie to your face or I can just lie to myself
Just stop guessin’ what I want,
The gifts you give, they will always tell
Tell me less about you, and more about myself
What you want is from the heart
Oh it’s a start to something too soon
Oh how you swoon
But you haven’t even got a clue
Just yet
Don’t let yourself be a fool for a love that’s been misread
I never knew leaving things unsaid would undo
What is left
I never knew leaving things unsaid would undo
What is left
I know what you want to hear but it ain’t half the truth
Do I say it anyway
Just to satisfy you
I love you enough to let you down easy,
It’s the best I can do
I never knew leaving things unsaid would undo
What is left
I never knew leaving things unsaid would undo
What is left
I never knew leaving things unsaid would undo
What is left
I never knew leaving things unsaid would undo
What is left
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16. |
Love Ain't Stainless
04:19
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I was walking down the street feeling kinda aimless
Cupid pulled up and said tell me where to aim this
You got blood on your shirt and said this is outrageous
I’m sorry honey but love ain’t stainless
You were shopping around looking for detergent
I was the clerk you said this is kinda urgent
When our eyes met my heart it started burning
Honey I had a hunch
That you would be returning
‘Cause you know I been talking about home
And long goodbyes
And moving on
If you put love on a shelf
It might need some dusting
While it ain’t stainless
It sure as hell ain’t rusting
As long you’re there I’m happy doing nothing
But if you’re struggling to swim you know damn well I’ll jump in
‘Cause you know I been talking about home
And long goodbyes
And holding on
You and I and this long long road
And our ordinary love
Still going strong
I’m still in this store 25 years later
In this poor little heart lies a massive crater
You’re not back yet but for you I’ll pardon lateness
You bet the sweat off my back that love sure ain’t stainless
You know I been talking about home
And long goodbyes
And holding on
You and I and this long long road
And our ordinary love
Still going strong
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17. |
Sisters
03:02
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Leanin’ on my sister cause I done lost my mister
And I know that I can’t make it alone
People talkin’ funny cause I ran out of honey
And I been sittin’ here by the phone
Well it’s over now, four leaf clover now, I’ll be alright
You were so good to me
Like I was in a movie
With no sad ending in sight
I was tryin’ to fake it
But now I’m gonna shake it
And find a way to sleep through the night
Cause it’s over now, four leaf clover now, I’ll be alright
Woah oh oh oh it’s over now, baby I know I’m
Gonna make it alright
Sisters don’t need no misters
Ain’t no one got my back like my
Sisters they got me lifted
No way no man gonna keep me down
I can see the sunshine
And cherish all the fun times
I go dancing in my favorite shoes
I can hear the music
And now I’m gonna use it
It’s how I’m gettin’ over you
Cause it’s over now, four leaf clover now, I’ll be alright
Woah oh oh oh it’s over now, baby I know I’m
Gonna make it alright
Sisters don’t need no misters
Ain’t no one got my back like my
Sisters they got me lifted
No way no man gonna keep me down
Sisters don’t need no misters
Ain’t no one got my back like my
Sisters they got me lifted
No way no man gonna keep me down
Fade out:
Sisters don’t need no misters
Ain’t no one got my back like my
Sisters they got me lifted
No way no man gonna keep me down
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There’s nothing like leaving a love behind
When time has only told of signs
You’ve gotta walk beside yourself
Before you bring along somebody else
Sometimes
There’s only so many days
There’s only so many nights
So spend them where you’re gonna treat yourself right
Hold yourself to the heights
We’re aging
Get back what you’ve been giving
Rise above the company you’re keeping
Somewhere out there you’ll find what you’ve been needing
A lesson already learned, not repeating,
No looking back as you’re leaving
There’s only so many days
There’s only so many nights
So spend them where you’re gonna treat yourself right
Hold yourself to the heights
We’re aging
Get back what you’ve been giving
Get back what you’ve been giving
Stop living for a love that’s been missing
There’s only so many days
There’s only so many nights
So spend them where you’re gonna treat yourself right
Hold yourself to the heights
We’re aging
Get back what you’ve been giving
There’s only so many days
There’s only so many nights
So spend them where you’re gonna treat yourself right
Hold yourself to the heights
We’re aging
Get back what you’ve been giving
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19. |
Yeah Mama
02:27
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I like it slow
You know I take it low
I like that jelly roll
You know I do
The way you bang
Is driving me insane
Oh, Bill, I wrote your name in my tattoo
And it made you go
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah yeah yeah mama
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah yeah yeah mama
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah yeah yeah mama
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah
You got that peachy cream
Your loving makes me mean
I wanna cause a scene
And so I do
Your butter makes me fly
You shoot on my bullseye
You know I can’t deny
That I want you
And it makes me go
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah yeah yeah mama
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah yeah yeah mama
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah yeah yeah mama
Yeah mama yeah mama yeah
I (You know I got the voodoo)
Got (I got to got to get you)
Your (I’m vibing on your juju)
Tattoo
I (You know I got the voodoo)
Got (I got to got to get you)
Your (I’m vibing on your juju)
Tattoo
You got that peachy cream
Your loving makes me mean
I wanna cause a scene
And so I do
Your butter makes me fly
You shoot on my bullseye
You know I can’t deny
That I want you
I (You know I got the voodoo)
Got (I got to got to get you)
Your (I’m vibing on your juju)
Tattoo
I (You know I got the voodoo)
Got (I got to got to get you)
Your (I’m vibing on your juju)
Tattoo
You know I got the voodoo
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20. |
Legacy of Love
02:53
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I see my face in a photo
Impressions of who I used to be
All the smiles and the tears and the joy through the years
Branches of my family tree
You took my worst and my best
The things you never re-
-quested, I put up a fight and party every night
Don’t you tell me it’s fate
Because when push comes to shove
I’ve been spitting it straight
I’ve got a legacy of
Love
I got compassion from mama
And my daddy gave me loyalty
I got a couple of traits I’m not so proud of today
But without ‘em, what would I be?
You took my worst and my best
The things you never re-
-quested, I put up a fight and party every night
Don’t you tell me it’s fate
Because when push comes to shove
I’ve been spitting it straight
I’ve got a legacy of
Love
Love
Love, love
And now that I’m older
I’m getting used to how these memories fade
And I know that you’re here when I look in the mirror
In my heart you’ll always stay
You took my worst and my best
The things you never re-
-quested, I put up a fight and party every night
Don’t you tell me it’s fate
Because when push comes to shove
I’ve been spitting it straight
I’ve got a legacy of
Love
Love
Legacy of love
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21. |
Momentarium
04:08
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The moon waxes and wanes
As it crosses the sky
Finds its way home
As the sun starts to rise
Cracks in the pavement
And rain coming down
Life will begin
And end in the ground
It’s about taking chances
When you’re too scared to jump
Keeping the faith
And believing in love
When to roam free
When to set your roots down
When to bend with the wind
And when to leave town
A bird leaves the nest
When it learns how to fly
And youth disappears
In the blink of an eye
We all go to work
We got bills to pay
We want someone to hold
At the end of the day
First comes the sun
And then there’s the moon
We live, we love
And we leave here too soon
The world spins around
And the seasons all burn
And nothing will last
So don’t waste your turn
Babies are born
And grandparents die
Weather turns cold
The birds take to the sky
When you see the moon rising
Over our tree
Make a snow angel
And think about me
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22. |
I'm so Sad
02:46
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I’m so sad now that you’re gone
I just want you to come home
In your eyes, I’m not alone
I’m so sad, just come home
When you found me, I was a wreck
Brushed my hair and washed my back
I knew I loved you from the start
Please come home now that we’re apart
In my eyes you are perfect and right
My only light when the night is long
I don’t know why you had to go
But my heart’s crying, “no”
I’m stuck on you, you know it’s true
Where this takes us, we’ll see it through
Through the storms and the sunshine too
You know you need me, and I need you
In my eyes you are perfect and right
My only light when the night is long
I don’t know why you had to go
But my heart’s crying, my heart’s crying, my heart’s crying
No
I’m so sad now that you’re gone
I just want you to come home
In your eyes, I’m not alone
I’m so sad, please just come home
I’m so sad, please just come home
I’m so sad, please just come home
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23. |
Late Night
03:22
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She calls me late night
I keep her company
When she goes out on that ledge
She gave the ring back
She broke my soul
I keep her company, yeah
Says I’m the only one that really understands
Just how bad it can get
She wants my sympathy
What she really doesn’t know
Is I ain’t over her yet
She calls me late night
She calls me friend
But she’ll never call me baby again
It’s nine in LA
My phone is ringin’
I know it’s gettin’ him down
I tell myself I shouldn’t pick it up
But he’s all alone in that town
So I’ll be his shoulder, his shelter in the storm
When his blue turned to black
I’ll hang on every word
But deep inside I know
No way he’s comin’ back
He calls me late night
He calls me friend
But he’ll never call me baby again
You can tell me I’ve got to let her go
Just put her out of my head
But you don’t know
He’s half of my soul
My heart would have to be dead
She calls me late night
She calls me friend
But she’ll never call me baby again
He calls me late night
He calls me friend
But he’ll never call me baby again
He’ll/She’ll never call me baby again
Never call me baby again
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24. |
A Little Bit of Pain
02:51
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Little bit of pain goes a long, long way
Can’t have the rainbows without the rain
Here ya go, out there on your own
Gotta have a little pain
Not enough whiskey to fill my well
Not enough heaven to wash away hell
I don’t know, the highs without the lows
Gotta have a little pain
Love that you give is the life that you make,
And you don’t know ‘til it’s gone away
Some love you lose and some love you take
It’s a terrible
Games that you play when you’re tricking yourself
Always seem fun ‘til somebody else
Breaks down, but you were just messing around
With a little bit of pain
Whole lotta hurry gonna make you grow old
Whole lotta worry gonna make you grow cold
It’s time now, just settle down
Forget about the pain
Love that you give is the life that you make,
And you don’t know ‘til it’s gone away
Some love you lose and some love you take
It’s a terrible
Game
Little bit of pain
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25. |
2 Weeks 3 Days 1 Night
03:09
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Long distance lover
If you’re never gonna come to me
Long distance lover
I’m gonna have to set you free
I see you lying there on the bed I bought
Wondering what you’re dreaming of while I’m gone
Two weeks, three days, one night
Sure hope I can last that long
Come to me
I won’t wait for a lifetime now
Comfort me
Or I’m gonna have to let you down
We walked the same road one day
But now you’re a thousand miles away
I hate to see you cry
But I just ain’t satisfied
Come to me
I won’t wait for a lifetime now
Comfort me
Or I’m gonna have to let you down
Long distance lover
If you’re never gonna come to me
Long distance lover
I’m gonna have to set you free
Long distance lover (the countdown must have caught up to you)
If you’re never gonna come to me (the countdown must have caught up to you)
Long distance lover (the countdown must have caught up to you)
I’m gonna have to set you free (the countdown must have caught up to you)
The countdown must have caught up to you
(The countdown must have caught up to you)
The countdown must have caught up to you
(The countdown must have caught up to you)
Come to me
I won’t wait for a lifetime now
Comfort me
Or I’m gonna have to let you down
Come to me
I won’t wait for a lifetime now
Comfort me
Or I’m gonna have to let you down
Come to me
I won’t wait for a lifetime now
Comfort me
Or I’m gonna have to let you down
Come to me
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26. |
P.S. Write Soon
03:10
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My dear one, I hope this finds you well
You’ve been on my mind, babe, and I wanted to tell you
It’s lonely without you and the nights are cold
I’m missing your smile, babe, and the stupid jokes that you told
And every winter I get hungry for your warmth
Sincerely yours
PS write soon
You know I’ve been thinking of you
PS write soon
Sealed with a kiss cause a lick won’t stick
My dear friend, received your invitation
I’d like to extend my congratulations
You both look so precious
I’m glad you found someone
I hope that your days are filled with happiness and love
And on this occasion I will have you in my heart
With warmest regards
PS write soon
You know I’ve been thinking of you
PS write soon
Sealed with a kiss
I know you didn’t get my last letter
Because it was postmarked return to sender
PS write soon
You know I’ve been thinking of you
PS write soon
Sealed with a kiss cause a lick won’t stick
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27. |
Free
04:00
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My country ‘tis of thee.
People who want to be free.
Love thy neighbor so fiercely.
The best things in life are free.
Take a drive down 25 but I got nowhere to go.
All these signs on every side, propaganda overload.
It’s enough to make a human head explode.
Corporations living by a different code.
Trivialize contention with a mediocre meme.
Infectious ideology penetrating the mainstream.
Battles won and lost over the color green.
Discontent like nothing you’ve ever seen.
My country ‘tis of thee.
Money hungry fear machine.
Blood boiling in the streets.
Threatening our security.
When you talk about a wall, like the one in Berlin, you try to keep people out, but you just keep them in.
You can’t keep us apart, and you can’t control our minds. And we’ll never forget who we’ve left behind.
Your fairytales no longer hold true.
We’re not buying what you’re selling, we’re not playing the fool.
You try to make it seem like we all disagree.
We’re not buying all the lies that we see on TV.
And in each one of our hearts, we just want to be free.
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28. |
Seamless Stainless
03:29
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Girl with the basket full of flowers
Fancy free
Look at her clearer, a face in the mirror
Wires on the wings
Infinite time, confined behind the glass
That’s where you’re at
That’s where you’re at
A weight can be shifted, just to be lifted
For something to sing
Slow awakening - see what you see
Ordinary beauty
After the shatter
Pieces will gather
Redefining the frame
Seamless, stainless
It’s not such a secret, a touch of whimsy
It’s a mystery
This transformation, bits and the pieces into solid art
We build what we bring here, organic machines
With intentional hands, intentional hearts
Slow awakening - see what you see
Ordinary beauty
After the shatter
Pieces will gather
Redefining the frame
Seamless, stainless
Seam less stain less seam less stain less
Seam less stain less seam less stain less
Seam less stain less
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29. |
How We Love
03:41
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These visible reminders
Of memories on my skin
Reminds me of each romance
That I’ve lost myself in
Some might give you flowers,
Diamond rings, or candy too,
Some might write you a song
To show their love to you
We are who we’ve loved
And the ones we love is who
We will be
How we love is who we are
But how we are loved is not
Some might even reason with
Sharing their desires
They might come to doubt you,
And throw you to the fire
Some will leave you bruising
Long after they’re gone
And some will keep on choosing
A love they know is wrong
We are who we’ve loved
And the ones we love is who
We will be
How we love is who we are
But how we are loved is not
We define ourselves by the comfort that we keep
So seek good company,
Oh be, oh be what you need
We are who we’ve loved
And the ones we love is who
We will be
How we love is who we are
But how we are loved is not
But how we are loved is not
But how we are loved is not
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30. |
Bloom 4 U
02:24
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Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’ll do anything you want me to
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’m ready
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’m ready
You proved that you would wait for me
Forced flowers never grow
If it’s love you want to cultivate
You reap what you sow
There’s no need to hesitate
We’ll both be satisfied
I’m yours, you’re mine
You make me come alive
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’ll do anything you want me to
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’m ready (ha ha ha ha)
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’ll do anything you want me to
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’m ready (ha ha ha ha)
Baby I’ll bloom 4 U
I’m ready (ha ha ha ha)
I’m ready (ha ha ha ha)
I’m ready
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31. |
The Blue of Longing
03:21
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There’s an angel on my shoulder
That tells me to turn back
But the devil on the other
Turns my heart to black
It’s the blue of longing
And it’s drivin’ me mad
It’s the blue of longing
And a love I’ve never had
All the famous lovers
Made their great escape
Though I’ve tried to follow
Here is where I stay
In the blue of longing
And it’s driving me mad
It’s the blue of longing
And a love I never had
Ahhh
Ahhh
Ahhh
Ahhh
People say I’m lucky
Cos I hold the winning hand
Love slips through my fingers
Like the grains of sand
It’s the blue of longing
And it’s drivin’ me mad
It’s the blue of longing
And a love I’ve never had
Ahhh
Ahhh
Ahhh
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32. |
I'd Be so Good for You
03:41
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I see you walking by my window every day
I say to myself, I say, oh please come back my way
I know, I know we’d be so good together
Don’t know who’s loving you now
But I can love you better
I’d be so good for you
Oh, baby I’d go anywhere you asked me to
You’d be so good for me
Love me as I am, bring out the best in me
Oh, I could know you better than you know yourself
Be there by your side when there’s no one else
Oh, come on take a chance on me baby
Oh, oh
I’d be so good for you
This world is crazy and people can be so cruel
I’ve been kept down, kicked around, lost and found - Maybe you’ve been too?
I know it’s hard to learn to trust again
But if we do this together, I’m in it forever from this moment here to the end
I’d be so good for you
Baby I’d go anywhere you asked me to
You’d be so good for me
Love me exactly as I am, bring out the best in me
Oh, you’d know me better than I know myself
Be there by my side when there’s no one else
Oh, c’mon take a chance on me baby
Oh, oh
I’d be so good for you
Oh, oh
Yeah, I’d be so good for you
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33. |
Head Over Heels
03:00
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I met you while playin’ kickball
Lovin’ the way that your hair falls
Back in class you made everybody laugh
And I was smitten after that
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Head over heels
Head over heels
Sat next to you in the lunchroom
I couldn’t take my eyes off of you
Trade my Goldfish for your bag of Chex mix
Ooh sweet elementary bliss
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Head over heels
Head over heels
A love so sweet and so gentle
Shows me how life can be beautiful
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Head over heels
Head over heels
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’
Head over heels
Head over heels
Head over heels
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34. |
40 Words or Less
00:37
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One two three, we’re like islands in the sea
You can call me on the phone but you can’t reach me
In 40 words or less I’ll tell you what a mess it’s been here
Have I made myself clear
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35. |
Honey Dripper
03:08
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I got the nectar and the cherry on top (right)
I start the party and the party don’t stop
I got that money but I keep it in my pocket
Ya, I’m shooting for the sky and I’m burning like a rocket
Well I know you been getting attention from this new addition to the equation
I been weighing it in my decision to stay
So okay, let’s say you’re interested in it
I will not bash another woman, but I’ll tell you what she is
She’s a honeydripper
She don’t care it’s right in front of me
She’s a honeydripper
And I know you know what I mean
She’s a honeydripper
Got a sting to bring you to your knees
She’s a honeydripper
And she’s coming for you baby
I got the candy and all the boys want it
I got the rhythm and I keep it on lock
I got my dirty and it’s rising to the top
I’m coming for you baby and I’m coming at you hot
I see you keep chasing the crazy
Maybe you should do what you’re taught
All this time you wasting when I know you know what I got
Okay, go on and take her for a minute
She playing like she royal, I can tell you that she isn’t
She’s a honeydripper
She don’t care it’s right in front of me
She’s a honeydripper
And I know you know what I mean
She’s a honeydripper
Got a sting to bring you to your knees
She’s a honeydripper
And she’s coming for you baby
She’s a honeydripper
She don’t care it’s right in front of me
She’s a honeydripper
And I know you know what I mean
She’s a honeydripper
Got a sting to bring you to your knees
She’s a honeydripper
And she’s coming for you baby
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36. |
W.I.G. Motherfucker
02:42
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Curiosity killed that cat
Satisfaction brought him back
Word on the street that cat is fat
Itty bitty kitty and that is that
Gettin’ in the bed with Jack and Jill
Can’t get it up ‘cause you’re over the hill
Itty bitty titty lookin’ for a thrill
Don’t you come crying when the milk is spilt
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, owww
We broke up and that’s a fact,
Over on the table your shit is packed,
Yo kitty in the middle don’t know how I act
Don’t you come crying with scratches on your back
Think you got away with the best of me
Don’t you try to tell me it’s destiny
Outta my mind with you textin’ me
I’m all lit up like a Christmas tree
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, owww
One night stands don’t make the ho
Day and night they comin’ back for mo’
Funky dollar billin’ at the ghetto store
A million different ways to lose your winning score
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, I ain’t your sucker
Was it good motherfucker, owww
Was it good motherfucker, owww
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37. |
It's Not That Simple
02:18
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Would you call me a liar
If I denied my desire
Torn by what I want
As it continues to haunt me
It’s a kinky shame
And there’s no one to blame
Except the clown in the corner…
It’s the point of contention
In a broken reflection
There’s nowhere to hide
It feels like something died inside me
Can’t say it out loud
Can’t say I’m proud
It’s never gonna change
Desire.
Who’s to say what’s wrong?
Desire.
Shut up and play along.
Thoughts disturb the static with the wave of a ripple.
It’s not that simple when you’re joined at the nipple.
Thoughts disturb the static with the wave of a ripple.
It’s not that simple when you’re joined at the nipple.
Desire.
Who’s to say what’s wrong?
Desire.
Shut up and play along.
Thoughts disturb the static with the wave of a ripple.
It’s not that simple when you’re joined at the nipple.
Thoughts disturb the static with the wave of a ripple.
It’s not that simple when you’re joined at the nipple.
Worries double and your --- troubles triple.
It’s not that simple.
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38. |
Life Is a Circus
03:25
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Life is a circus, life is grand
Tell me your innermost desires, I promise I’ll understand
I won’t go running like a white rabbit in fear
I’m an albino monkey - I’m down for whatever goes on around here
Clowns surrounding me, make sure that no one sees
They kiss me so tenderly, but if someone found out they’d never leave me alone.
No, they’d never leave me alone
Desire, what can I do? Just shut up and do it!
Desire, what can I say? I want it that way - I want it that way
Desire, what can I do? Shut up and do it again!
Desire, what can I say? Life is a circus
It’s these urges that keep me dissatisfied
It’s these urges that make me feel alive
Life is a circus, life is grand
Let’s itch our inner freak
I promise you the video won’t leak
You can dominate with horns in your hair
Put on my beard, let’s get squalid and weird
You wanna know my secrets?
I’ve been wearing this cloak of normalcy for way too long
Buried my truth deep in that fatherly shame,
Is it wrong I like blood and fear in your eyes?
I’ll bite into your wrist, put my hands on your neck…
And give it a twist (Life is a circus)
It’s these urges that keep me dissatisfied
It’s these urges that make me feel alive
It’s these urges that necessitate the lies
It’s these urges that give rise to this carnival life
Life is a circus, life is grand
It’s not that simple, when you’re joined at the nipple
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39. |
Cases
03:34
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In my head love’s not dead
Still my wedding day
Cases of mem’ries
Stacked and packed away
You’ll be back again real soon
You’re not as crazy as a loon
Better pack a bag or two
And your favorite fork and spoon
Downward spiral
Spiraling down
Downward spiral
Spiraling down
Gonna pack my case
Go for a holiday
Time to feel better
Leave behind the pain
We can relax and have some tea
Right after treatment
Electro shock set me free
Straight jacket
Straight jacket
Straight jacket
4 to a packet
Sailing away for days and days
Cause they don’t understand my mind
Pictures, flowers, faces in the cases
They’re all leaving me behind
Never ever pack a gun, you might use it
Never ever pack a gun, you might use it
Never ever pack a gun, never ever pack a gun
Never ever pack a gun, never ever pack a gun
In my head love’s not dead
Still my wedding day
Cases of mem’ries
Stacked and packed away (stacked and packed away)
In my head love’s not dead
Still my wedding day
Cases of mem’ries
Stacked and packed away
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40. |
Unpacked
02:26
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I want to see what’s inside of your suitcase
I want to feel what’s inside of your brain
I sit and wait at the end of the hallway
Anticipation makin’ me insane
I got a key but you don’t know I have it
And I saw you slide it under the bed
Now you see it, now you don’t kind of magic
I’m such a case when it comes to your head
Get into my room
I can’t wait to unzip
You got one in blue
Banged up from your last trip
Toothpaste and jammies,
A tube top, black satin panties
And you got razors, a locket,
A scarf, a vest with a pocket
And you are… unpacked
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41. |
Roots Run Deep
02:22
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I’ve been thinkin’
How we learned about love
Found an old photo, a picture of my family
Family vine wrapped around me
Tradition, let me, won’t let me be
I’m never, never gonna live that down
The roots run deep, that’s what I’ve found
They always find water under solid ground
Hanging on a memory, it was taught to me
Mama learned from her pa
‘Cause he knew now it would be
So long ago
How it would be
The roots run deep, that’s what I’ve found
They always find water under solid ground
The devil’s in the details, no need to look
All your life is an open book
You might get lucky, or you might lose
The roots run deep
That’s what I’ve found
They always find water
Under solid ground
The roots run deep
That’s what I’ve found
They always find water
Under solid ground
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42. |
Love Is...
03:39
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Why is everybody always going on about love
Talking like they want it but it always messes things up
Save your wishing and waiting
Save your birds and your bees
Oh god, I’ve had it up to here with everybody going on about love
It’s in the music, in the movies, on the cover of the magazines
I keep trying to escape it but that shit keeps following me
It’s not that I haven’t tried it
But it ain’t worth my time
Oh god
They go on and on and on and on
They go on and on and on and on
They go on and on and on and on
About love
And I’ve had enough
Why you gotta send me flowers and chocolates and things
Why you gotta go and make me feel like I’m some kind of queen
When you talk to me sweetly
You make me weak in the knees
Oh god
You go on and on and on and on
You go on and on and on and on
You go on and on and on and on
About love
Love you can give it or take it
It’s a warm blanket
Love, it’s a shot from above
It’s a snuggly hug
Let it into your heart and it’ll make you sing
Maybe love is… [sigh]
Everything
I’ve tried hard to resist but there’s really nothing else I can do
Since you insist, I’ll give my little black heart to you
I’ve been feeling uneasy
But it’s not as bad as it seems
Oh god
We go on and on and on and on
We go on and on and on and on
We go on and on and on and on
We go on and on and on and on (all night long)
We go on and on and on and on (all night long)
We go on and on and on and on (all night long)
We go on and on and on and on
About love
Now I can’t get enough
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43. |
Hold On
03:05
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Hold on keep the love alive
Stay strong in your heart and in your mind
Carry on your spirit spans all time
Hold on keep the looooooooove
Keep you in my memory
Your light will shine for all to see
All the things we used to do
Will always make me think of you
All the laughter all the pain
I would do it all again
And again and again for you
Hold on keep the love alive
Stay strong in your heart and in your mind
Carry on your spirit spans all time
Hold on keep the looooooooove
Keep you in my memory
Your light will shine for all to see
All the things we used to do
Will always make me think of you
All the laughter all the pain
I would do it all again
And again and again for you
If you’ve ever had to say goodbye to someone you love
Never forget they’re always in your heart
And remember to
Hold on keep the love alive
Stay strong in your heart and in your mind
Carry on your spirit spans all time
Hold on keep the looooooooove
Keep you in my memory
Your light will shine for all to see
All the things we used to do
Will always make me think of you
All the laughter all the pain
I would do it all again
And again and again for you
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44. |
Deer Man
02:51
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Driving down 57, it’s now half past eleven
And I’m putting the pedal down
Fog so thick I can barely see
But that’s not something that’s troubling me, oh no
I know which way to go
In the blink of an eye
I lost my sense of time
What the fuck is crossing the yellow line?
Is that a deer man?
Why are you standing here, man?
Step off to the side
If you wanna stay alive
Oh, deer man
Have you any fear, man?
Get out of the way
Or it’s death by Chevrolet
Standing tall, on a mission
On the path to collision
Oh my, what’s with the suit and tie?
Imagination running wild
Did a deer woman birth a deer little child?
Oh my, and this is how you die
Impact imminent
Probably gonna leave a dent
I can’t afford another accident
Deer man
It’s getting hard to steer man
Step off to the side
If you wanna stay alive
Deer man
I’m being real sincere man
It’s too late to run
Cause here I come from
From one grill to the other
My sympathies to your deer mother
Spatula at the ready
You’ll taste so good in a bowl of spaghetti
I can’t understand, are you animal or are you man?
Am I half cannibal when I begin
Eating human venison
Deer man
Deer man
Deer man
Shed a little tear, man
But I can’t really frown
You were delicious going down
Oh, deer man
Let’s get one thing clear, man
I’m sorry that you died
But I’m gonna wear your suit and tie
Bye-bye
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45. |
Reunion
03:03
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Love
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Holiday Music Motel Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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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Out on the line
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