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Shoes untied- and high
I'll leave my body for the beasts
Break me in- show some skin
Baby leave your body to me
I was young and I was wild
And you were just my style
You were sad and I was wild
But I thought I sensed a smile
And I thought I could make you happy
But I'm so tired of ideals
Honey do just what you feel
I think it's enough to feel the Fire
Well I'm hungry and I'm bold
And I'll swallow you up whole
Pretty lady show your teeth
Holy Rolling Stone- holy Flesh and Bone
Wholly out of my mind
Holy Sun- shirt undone
Holy velocity
We were young and we were free
Nothing worried me
And you were sad and I was wild
But I thought I sensed a smile
And I thought I could make you happy
But I'm so tired of ideals
Honey do just what you feel
I think it's enough to feel the Fire
Well I'm hungry and I'm bold
And I'll swallow you up whole
Pretty lady show your teeth
I'll arrive one day- well dressed and half awake
With improved diction, quoting European fiction
I'll arrive one day to a silence in the world
I'll miss the golden age and the silver girl
Hot as hell- oh well
I'm drunk on everything
Your worried mind- leave it behind
Forget your underwear-(oh lordy) we are free!
I'll arrive one day- well dressed and half awake
With improved diction, quoting European fiction
I'll arrive one day to a silence in the world
I'll miss the golden age and the silver girl
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Things Are Better
03:23
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She's got brass pipes- comin' up her spine
She's got stained glass window eyes
She's got a choir inside her
She's got a reason to sing
She's got chapped lips- she got deep hips
She's got her mamma's southern drawl
And she don't worry- and she don't hurry
She knows how to sing the blues
And things are better when we're together
These days turn into something more
Never knowing why or where we're going
But we ARE! we are going all the way!
So I'll try not to forget that it's
No coincidence that my hand fits perfectly in yours
These little melodies will be a symphony
The spirit is composing in our bones
We were not meant to be alone
You are my sunshine- you are my red wine
You are my reason to sing
And if that day comes, when a song is not enough
I will learn to paint
And things are better when we're together
These days turn into something more
Never knowing why or where we're going
But we ARE! we are going all the way!
So I'll try not to forget that it's
No coincidence that my hand fits perfectly in yours
These little melodies will be a symphony
The spirit is composing in our bones
We were not meant to be alone
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Put your lips to mine, Love
Put your hand in my hands
I will tell my father
That I have found the woman
You will teach our children
I will plant our vineyard
Soon we will have new wine
To keep us through the winter
We don't need to say a thing
What is true is true
But never be, too far from me
(because) Now I am a part of you
Sail out past the breakers
Looking for my White Whale
If you'll show me your secrets
I promise I will not tell
'cause it has been a tough year
Out here on the grape vine
When next spring arrives dear
We will have a fine wine
We don't need to say a thing
What is true is true
But never be, too far from me
[because] Now I am a part of you
When my days are over
Don't be sad I can't stay
Lay me by the fire
See me off on my way
If you're reborn in a new life
And some gives you red wine
Does it taste familiar
But you don't know how to say why?
We don't need to say a thing
What is true is true
But never be, too far from me
Now I am a part of you
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Love Is Not Enough
03:56
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On the good days- and the bad days
All you need is Love
But on the worst days- it's not enough
I will follow you as long as I can
But you must cross the river by yourself
When the gold fades back to ashes
When the doctor makes the call
And your heart floats like a barrel
Over an endless waterfall
On the good days- and the bad days
All you need is Love
But on the worst days- it's not enough
I will follow you as long as I can
But you must cross the river by yourself
And it's not fair- that I can't be there
But the Kingdom is closer than you know
When the years fade into nothing
Don't fight the tears
The acorn will be a forest
In a thousand years
On the good days- and the bad days
All you need is Love
But on the worst days- it's not enough
I will follow you as long as I can
But you must cross the river by yourself
And it's not fair- that I can't be there
But the Kingdom is closer than you know
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Find My Way (On My Own)
03:18
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Would you hold my hand
Could you be my friend
Catch me if you can
But...
I can find my way home
I can do this on my own
Your heart is pure and hands are warm
But...
I can find my way,
So I don't need you to stay
I can find my way
On my own
You could be my thrill
Say you love me still
If you don't no one will
But...
I can find my way home
I can do this on my own
Your heart is pure and hands are warm
But...
I can find my way,
So I don't need you to stay
I can find my way
On my own
Well If I have to go- there's one thing you should know
I have always loved you best
But, I can find my way home
I can do this on my own
Your heart is pure and hands are warm
But...
But, I can find my way,
I don't need you to stay
I can find my way
On my own
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Anyhow...
03:19
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Well I know that you don't love me now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
And you don't see me like I see you
But I'm gonna be here when you do
I heard you say you loved me in your sleep
What I'd give to be in that dream...
Well you've had your doubts
But I'm still around
And your past, it ain't lost on me
So your careful ways- even your angry face
It's still looking pretty good to me
Well I know that what will be will be
As sure as winter finds its way to spring
So I sit here restless patiently
Until something in you moves for me
I heard you say you loved me in your sleep
What I'd give to be in that dream
When you finally bloom for me
I wonder what color you will be
Well you've had your doubts
But I'm still around
And your past, it ain't lost on me
So your careful ways- even your angry face
It's still looking pretty good to me
I'm not him and this ain't then
Open up and let me in
Well you've had your doubts
But I'm still around
And your past, it ain't lost on me
So your careful ways- even your angry face
It's still looking pretty good to me
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Sorrow
03:30
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Sorrow- Sorrow
I've had my share
I'll wait for tomorrow
to find some comfort there
If I could run away I would run away
Or drag you back to my bed
It's the sweetest memories
That hurt the worst in the end
Sorrow- Sorrow
We made our plans
We begged and we borrow...
Turned to nothing in the end
If I could run away I would run away
Or drag you back to my bed
It's the sweetest memories
That hurt the worst in the end
I'm wasting my time
I'm loosing my mind
Mamma says I will find
Some things just fall apart
Sorrow- Sorrow
Take heart my friend
If the sun shines tomorrow
I'll let it in
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For Love To Come...
04:14
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I will miss the sun upon your face
I will miss our endless days
And I'll miss your taste
But anyway...
Sometimes for Love to come, Love has to go
So I'll pack my bags and be off on my way
Oh my dear I thought that we could make
A happy home
Now I don't
Sometimes for Love to come, Love has to go
And I'm sorry
I'm sorry Marie- we tried
In another time
If I come back again
It'd be nice to count you as a friend
But if that's too much
Like you say
Then I'll love the Love that we have made
Call it a day
I can see the Sun rising!
I can see the Blue Sky shining!
The only thing stronger than love I can find
is Time
I will miss the smell of your hair
Miss us kissin' in our underwear
I do declare
Don't seem fair
Sometimes for Love to come, Love has to go
And I'm sorry
I'm sorry Marie- we tried
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I'll Sing You A Song
03:04
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Are you lonely too?
You know it's hard to shake these midnight blues
It took him half an hour to pack his things
Just left a house key and a wedding ring
Well I know that things just fall apart
But that don't mean that it don't break your heart
But I'll sing you a song
If It'll make you feel better
We are in this together- you and me
If I had cure- you know
If I had an answer
I could make it all better
But the world moves on and so do we
Is he a walking heart attack
Does she make love then take it back?
People on the sidewalks with open wounds
I got my share honey how bout you?
Got no wise words or reasons why
All the things you love seem to die
But I'll sing you a song
If It'll make you feel better
We are in this together- you and me
If I had cure- you know
If I had an answer
I could make it all better
But the world moves on and so do we
I am the son of a mobile home salesman
I am the over-thinking brother wondering if you'll come home again
I am the lover I'm the fighter
I'm your cigarette lighter
One day for someone that will be enough
So I'll sing us a song
Because it makes me feel better
To know we're in this together- you and me
But if I had cure- you know
If I had an answer
I could make it all better
But the world moves on and so do we
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When I say that I love you,
I guess what I mean is that I love you like a home I have to leave
And I'm thinkin how nothing can stay
How the sun stains the curtains
And the paint flakes away
But it'll always be home, till the memory fades
I love you, thanks for the golden age
When I say that I'm grateful
I guess what I mean is how the sapling is grateful for the seed
And I'm thinking how all things change
How the branches grow tall
But our initials remain
I'll remember you well when the summer is gone
Another year another ring round my bones
When I say that I'll miss you I guess what I mean is that I'll miss you
I'll miss you like autumn misses spring
And I've been thinking how everything dies
Like the reds and the blues on their way cross the sky
And the sunset explodes when it knows that it's time
Before hello, sometimes goodbye
Kiss me once more
Then leave me forever
I know I'm too heavy to hold
Grab both my hands
Kiss me like you mean it
And I'll never know you again
When I say that I love you I guess what I mean is
There's a Power that moves everything
And it pushes the river to sea
And it takes all the years and makes regret into peace
you can't die alone, if you are free
You didn't mean to, but thank you for showing me
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California
02:50
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I'm not sorry I fell in love
And I'm not sorry that you never cared enough
It's just motion, and it's just time
And every day we find ourselves a little further down the line
I'm going to California- by myself
The next time you see me I'll be someone else
There ain't no gates around heaven,
Ain't no gates round hell
Just the sunset in the distance, and the dark on it's tail
I did right, and I did wrong
And you did too, but that's not why I'm gone
It's just motion, and it's just time
And every day we find ourselves a little further down the line
I'm going to California- by myself
The next time you see me I'll be someone else
There ain't no gates around heaven,
Ain't no gates round hell
Just the sunset in the distance, and the dark on it's tail
So this is it- this is the last song that you get
A little sad, but we move on
Soon I'll sing someone else's song
My sheets are clean
My mind at ease
Here's a little something for the road, soon I'll be someone you don't know
I'm going to California- by myself
The next time you see me I'll be someone else
There ain't no gates around heaven,
Ain't no gates round hell
Just the sunset in the distance, and the dark on it's tail
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I will follow love all the way home
I will follow love all the way home
Though it breaks my back- and leaves me all alone
I will follow love all the way home
Though I'm sad you've gone away
I hear love, it goes by different names
Though your parting dims the day
Nearly put me in my grave
I will follow love all the way home
Home- where the bedroom smell like clean clothes
Home- where it's alright in the cosmos
Home- you don't think so, but you're so close
Home- if it's not balanced, then it's almost
I will follow love all the way home
I will follow love all the way home
Though it breaks my back- and leaves me all alone
I will follow love all the way home
For those afraid to die alone
Think of all the friends that you have known
And every blade of grass
Every face that kissed you back
All the sunsets and pouring rain
Every joy and Holy pain
Every kiss and bloody stain
Ah, the proof that we have lived!
In no beginning and no end!
Every flash of light you've seen!
Every color every dream!
Will be forever singing on
In the Holy Mind of God-
The Immortal burning Sun with
Every person that you've loved!
And I swear it will be enough.
And you'll be there
And Love will follow you all the way home
Love will follow you all the way home.
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