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And The World
04:21
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Hawk of a man with a bill in his hand
Sucking all the good seed out of the land
And the world goes round
Chopping down trees in the dirty breeze
Dropping down a deep freeze overseas
And the world goes round
And I’m in love I'm in love
I'm in love I'm in love
And I want to stay alive
Want my children’s children to survive
Peeping Tom with a CDRom
Learning how to make his own atomic bomb
And the world goes round
Chat is at an all time high today
Still nobody knows exactly what to say
And the world goes round
And I'm in love I'm in love
I'm in love I'm in love
You say the sun is a she
I must say indeed I do agree
Giving all the light she can
She’s too warm to be a man
You say the earth’s her sister
I want the men who’ve twisted her
She’ll still be coming around long after they’re all in the ground
And the world goes round
And I’m in love I'm in love
I'm in love I'm in love
And I don’t care if it’s naïve to give your heart and still believe in love
Awed by the size of a baby’s eyes
She smiled at her daddy and he’s hypnotized
And the world goes round
Bigger than a name, bigger than the game
Bigger than the bang from which everything came
And the world goes round
And I'm in love
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Archeology
04:29
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Chasing after sunsets
To feel something again
Naked in a rainstorm
Worthy of your skin
Souls split apart at birth
Opposites attract
Faith is a feeling love is a fact
And love won’t always be just archeology
There’s magic in that stone that holds the sword
Someday someone will see
Till then take it from me
Your love will always be its own reward
You thought that rock you found
Was a rare and precious jewel
You took it into town
They said you were a fool
Hands callous and raw
Digging on the next
All that you uncovered was a dirty worthless text
But love won’t always be just archeology
So much inside of you to be adored
Someday someone will see
Till then take it from me
Your love will always be its own reward
Ooh to be so trusting
What a beautiful thing
Don’t you give it away too quickly
Even if he resembles a king
‘Cause you’ll know in your bones
When it’s the one who’s worth the ring
And love won’t always be just archeology
There’s magic in that stone that holds the sword
Someday someone will see
Till then take it from me
Your love will always be its own reward
Your love will always be its own reward
Your love will always be its own reward
Chasing after sunsets
To feel something again
Naked in a rainstorm
Worthy of your skin
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3. |
Beautiful Way
03:21
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I never met anyone like you
You’ve got a smile for everyone but also a tear
You never talk down
Even when you’re joking or messing around
There’s never a time that you’re ever unkind
Trying to do something good in the ocean
Trying not to only makes you laugh more
And a head full of clouds slips away to the sea
Now we’re down on the boardwalk
And we’re whirling around on the rides
And we’re walking along and they’re still singing the songs
That we used to sing all those nights down at The Riptides
I remember those days
How I almost let you get away
But you shouldered the pain and a head full of rain
Never turned your back on me
You’ve got a beautiful way
You’ve got a beautiful way about you
You’ve got a beautiful way
You do
I never met anyone like you
Oh no
You’ve got a smile for everyone but also a tear
You never talk down
Even when we’re joking or messing around
There’s never a time that you’re ever unkind
Trying to do something good in the ocean
Trying not to only makes you laugh more
And a heart bound with chains breaks away and I’m free
Because your kiss on my mouth is what’s turning the key
You’ve got a beautiful way
You’ve got a beautiful way about you
You’ve got a beautiful way
You do
You’ve got a beautiful way
You’ve got a beautiful way about you
You’ve got a beautiful way
You do
I never met anyone like you
I never met anyone like you
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4. |
Don't Look Back
03:55
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There’s a river outside this cabin rolling through the woods
I figured heading north for mountain air might do some good
And it did ‘cause there’s a clarity I’ve never had before
I can see the road in front of me
I don’t look back no more
Let me be just like that river
Flowing right outside my door
And the sunrise will deliver me
I don’t look back no more
The past don’t owe me nothin’ and regrets just weigh a ton
What’s the use in stressin’ over somethin’ said and done?
I’m swinging in the moment and I’ll play it where it lands
The future’s still unwritten but the present’s in my hands
Not too much left here now to bank on
Still one thing I know for sure
Sister all has been forgiven
I don’t look back no more
Sunrise, deliver me
I’m a river to the sea
I’m a phoenix eagle flying
I’m a newborn baby crying
I’m the dawn of a new day rising over the line of a blue horizon
I’m the light from a distant sun
I’m a journey just begun
On my way and feeling fine
All I’m taking is what’s mine
I’m gonna be just like that river
Streaming onward evermore
And each sunrise will deliver me
I ain't looking back no more
Ain’t gonna be like my friend Edith when she left Sodom and Gomorrah
Wasn’t nobody’s fault
Woman just turned to salt
I ain’t looking back no more
Sunrise, deliver me
I’m a river to the sea
I’m a phoenix eagle flying
I’m a newborn baby crying
I’m the dawn of a new day rising over the line of a blue horizon
I’m the light from a distant sun
I’m a journey just begun
On my way and feeling fine
All I’m taking is what’s mine
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Don't Worry
02:34
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Was the stage too high to climb?
Did all the bills go out on time?
Was the dream not deep enough?
You know you don’t sleep enough
So what you didn’t get there first
Still hung up on what they say
You should be thinking with your heart
But your big head’s in the way
Don’t worry about it so much
Don’t worry about it so much
All your life you’re in a hurry
Out of breath from all that worry
All it’s gonna do is burn a hole inside of you
You don’t have to beat yourself up
Trying to be somebody else
You’re good enough
Don’t worry about it so much
Was the joke above your head?
Are they still mad at what you said?
You’re so afraid they think the worst
You throw your meanest punch line first
Don’t worry about it so much
Don’t worry about it so much
All your life you end up sorry
Sick to death from all that worry
When all it’s gonna do is burn a hole inside of you
You don’t have to beat yourself up
Trying to be somebody else
You’re good enough
Don't worry about it so much
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Doormat
02:41
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Everything I do in this place feels like a mistake
Maybe I should run away
Would you miss me if I did?
Would you miss me if I hid like a kid in a corner of your mind?
Everything I say rubs the wrong way
Maybe I should learn to talk like you
Would you kiss me if I did?
Would you love my mouth if you heard your phrases coming through my lips?
Well I’m not doing it
I’m not going to talk like you
Your words aren’t few but they don’t mean a thing to me
And I’m not going to talk like them
Your friends, since when did they know anything anyway?
Maybe I should try some reverse psychology and pack my bags
Would you fall in love again?
Would you want me back if I said I would rather just be friends?
Maybe you should start thinking about
All the things you’ll miss when I am gone
You can’t touch that far away
You won’t be gratified when there’s no one to let you have your way
‘Cause I’m not doing it
I’m not going to be your mat
F that!
I’m not doing it
And I’m not going to talk like you
Your words aren’t true but they don’t mean a thing to me
And I’m not going to talk like them
Your friends, since when did they know anything anyway?
Hey!
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7. |
How You Love
03:52
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Make ‘em all feel like this is it
Wrapped around your finger
They think you’re never gonna quit
Give ‘em everything you’ve got until there’s nothing left
Learned it from your mama
Set a trap inside my chest
Isn’t it grand? Isn’t it great?
Left me here alone with myself and I’m waiting
For the promise of a future that I see is now fading
You’re on to something new and I can’t believe
I’m hating how you love
Hating how you love
Said that you were my girl
Was it ever even true?
In trade for giving me a whirl
I laid it bare in front of you
Healed every scar I had
Fixed the damage that was done
Kicked me to the curb now
So I guess I’m not the one
Isn’t it grand? Isn’t it great?
Left me here alone with myself and I’m waiting
For the promise of a future that I see is now fading
You’re on to something new and I can’t believe
I’m hating how you love
Hating how you love
I’ll tell you one thing my dear
He better never come around here
Isn’t it grand? Isn’t it great?
Left me here alone with myself and I’m waiting
For the promise of a future that I see is now fading
You’re on to something new and I can’t believe
Someone else is having you and I can’t believe
I thought that it was true, now I can’t believe
I’m hating how you love
Hating how you love
Hating how you love
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8. |
Letter To Ex
03:23
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Sometimes at night
I wonder where you are
Turn out the light
Walk out to the stars
Are you living right driving ‘round in some fancy car?
Tell me how are you doing
In your new way of life
It’s hard to imagine you’re someone else’s wife
I guess I don’t understand it
It just didn’t work out for me and you
It’s true babe
Oh I reminisce
‘Bout the times that we had
The simple kiss
Was enchanting
Was enhancing
Yeah
Sometimes at night
I wonder where you are
Turn out the light
Walk out to the stars
Are you living right driving ‘round in some fancy car?
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9. |
Roses
03:16
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My black and white
Don't make your shade of gray
Won't stop me painting either way everyday
And if it's all so simple
Tell me how’d it take three hours
To drive that truck three miles up the road?
Roses for no reason
Breakfast in the bed
Kisses in the kitchen
Staying home instead
Walking by the water
Talking that’ll last
Roses for no reason
Is that too much to ask?
That stranger in your eyes
Well he had too much to drink
It still compromises you
No matter what you think
Yeah I'm still in love
Where does that leave me?
Mean to you and screaming through the glass
Roses for no reason
Breakfast in the bed
Kisses in the kitchen
Staying home instead
Walking by the water
Talking that’ll last
Roses for no reason
Roses for no reason
I want roses for no reason
Not too much to ask
My black and white don’t make your shade of grey
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10. |
Shine A Little
04:02
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Call me up and suddenly
You shine a little light on me
I’m silhouetted by the TV
Dark and black and white and starry
This memory seems to stick
Where’d you get the ‘bility
To open up and set me free?
I’m happily lost in tranquility
Dark and black and white and kissing
This memory dreams so thick
Shine a little light
Who gave you the power?
Who taught you the key
To call in my darkest hour and shine a little light on me?
Shine a little light
Who gave you the power?
The crystalline ability
To call in my darker hours and shine a little
Shine a little light
Shine a little light on me
Call me up and suddenly
Your human electricity is totally encircling me
If I ever fear the missing
Your lips are who I’d call for
Shine a little light
Who gave you the power?
Who taught you the key
To call in my darkest hour and shine a little light on me?
Shine a little light
Who gave you the power?
The crystalline ability
To call in my darker hours and shine a little
Shine a little light
Shine a little light on me
Watch my life sink into storms
I’m filling out these stupid forms
And told I have to fit the norm
It’s cold here love I need some warm
Shine a little light
Who gave you the power?
Who taught you the key
To call in my darkest hour and shine a little light on me?
Shine a little light
Who gave you the power?
The crystalline ability
To call in my darker hours and shine a little
Shine a little light
Shine a little light on me
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11. |
Still Dark
04:23
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Does that song make you think of me?
Do the words play on your heart?
When you sing along do you ever long
For all our time and all our love?
Taking care of your mind and body
Has never been easy for you
All this time we’re taking apart
Is breaking this heart I can’t give to someone new
Last night I saw you
The lake frozen over
Your eyes still glassy with moonshine
Bruises you’re listing
Truths you keep twisting
Proudly insisting that you’re fine
You’ll be the star on your new guitar
Play them The Wall again
No one will know who you are (in your heart)
You’re still dark
Has that house on the lake made you happy yet?
Is it better now that he’s home?
Did it make you a kid again?
Feel like you’re fitting in?
Why’d you just tell me you’re so alone?
It felt like that song made you think of me
As you played for all of our friends
Yes it said he would let her in if she came back to him
You look away again when it ends
Turn off the light now
Keep the lake frozen
How deep do you drill till you drown there?
There’s nothing like you and me
Search the entire sea
Only more space to be found there
Your new guitar
My broken heart
Will always be haunting me knowing wherever you are
You’re still dark
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