1. |
This Perfect Night
06:15
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On this night, please stay
while these songs are sung
All this while, I’ve waited
Now the time has come
Domicile, I dream
where love will be
On this perfect night my love
come lay by me
And if I wore some cold disguise
for your gentle eyes
Would you know me now my love?
On this perfect night
All the world’s, on hold
Love can’t you see?
On this perfect night my love
Come lay by me
And if I wore some cold disguise
For your gentle eyes
Would you know me now my love?
On this perfect night
This perfect night
On this night, please stay
Here by my side
To hear these words I sing
On this perfect night
This perfect night
This perfect night
This perfect night
This perfect night
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2. |
To The Victor
05:23
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Carry on my weary son
You will rest when the war is won
We all bleed and often die, ‘cause we all believe we’re the ones who know what’s right
Well often times we’re fighting over words
Not what’s been said but over what we’ve heard
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Oh oh ooh ee yeah said oh oh ooh ee yeah
Have no fear, my angry son
You will know when your war is won
When there’s no mission, no desire to fight
‘Cause you don’t care who’s wrong or right
Well often times we’re fighting over words
Not what’s been said but over what we’ve heard
Lay down your arms, bury your guns
When you surrender, then your war is won
The wars we wage, they rage inside
We only win when we choose not to fight
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Gotta leave it, move on, and just let it go
Oh oh ooh ee yeah said oh oh ooh ee yeah
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3. |
It's Clear
03:24
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Well it’s clear she’s falling
And it’s clear she’s mine mine mine
And it’s clear she’s stalling
‘cause she’s not sure she’s ready to find
The one who takes her mind out wandering when she’s spacing out at work
The one she hopes will wind up calling and if he don’t then it could hurt
Who really wants to find completion as we are wandering around on earth
So she will pass this fascination in favor of the search
And it’s clear I’m reflecting in the corners of her eyes
Each day on Platte Street as she passes me by
And it’s clear I’m reflecing yes, in the corners of her eyes
Each day on Platte Street as she passes me by
And it’s clear she’s falling and it’s clear she’s mine mine mine
And it’s clear she’s stalling ‘cause she’s not sure she’s ready to find
She’s not sure she’s ready to, not sure she’s ready
She’s not sure she’s ready, she’s not sure she’s ready
She’s not sure she’s ready to, she’s not sure she’s ready to
She’s not sure she’s ready, she’s not sure she’s ready to find
Me
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4. |
Revision
05:03
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Waited out the rainstorm
And colored outside the lines
Given a head start
Still falling behind
It's a long way to the sea
And it's the wrong version of me
Come the rumble of thunder
As though by surprise
Perpetual wonder
Still time to decide
It's a long way to the sea
And it's the wrong version of me
Wandered out in the rainstorm
I colored outside the lines
Step out in a fresh skin
Leave this old one behind
It's a long way to the sea
And it's the wrong version of me
It's a long way to the sea
And it's the wrong version of me
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5. |
And Now?
04:00
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So what if you’re here when I’m happy?
So what if you’re here when I seem to be king?
So what if you’re here when all the world seems small
‘cause I’m on top of everything?
Where will you be when I’m angry?
Where will you be when I’m down down down?
Where will you be when I’m writhing in pain?
Where are you now?
So what if you’re here when I’m happy?
So what if you’re here when I seem to be king?
So what if you’re here when all the world seems small
‘cause I’m on top of everything?
Where will you be when I’m angry?
Where will you be when I’m down down down?
Where will you be when I’m writhing in pain?
Where are you now?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
You’ll take the best of me
And what of the rest of me?
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6. |
We Should Be
04:09
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If’n I could be your stand-in worry
And you could wonder where I was last night
And if’n I could be your one fixation
And the reason you don’t sleep at night
Well I don’t really want for you to worry
In fact you need pay me no mind
I know you know I’m dreaming of you
And wishing you were sleeping in these arms of mine
Well, you would be
And you should be
You could be tonight, tonight
We should sail away on a raft of our own making
And find some quiet island shore
where the moon lights all there is and could be
and we can be whole once more
Well, you would be
And you should be
You could be tonight, tonight
And if’n I could be the one to sleep beside you
And hold you in my arms each and every night
Well I won’t be your shelter or the light that tries to guide you
I will simply be the one here by your side
And I don’t ever want for you to worry
You need pay me no mind
I know you know I am dreaming of you
And wishing we were sleeping embraced tonight
Well, you would be
And you should be
You could be tonight, tonight
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7. |
Tucumcari Me Home
03:50
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Later on
Turning left from Tucumcari what the heck was I to do?
So I ditched all my belongings and headed out beneath the moon
There’s nowhere I can steer but wrong
So I abandoned my jalopy to find some other way to a place
Where I belong
I always seem to steer me wrong
So I’ll stick out my thumb and hope to hitch a ride
To a place where I belong
Well, I hope you didn’t mean it when you said I was a fool
Even with the best intentions words can often cut so cruel
I never meant to steer you wrong
We’ve gone our separate ways and I’ll surely be amazed
when I finally find that place where I belong
I’ll stick out my thumb holding out a cardboard sign that says “or Bust”
Beneath the words, written out ever so legibly so there’s no question you can read it
even at high speed before you zip right on past me
With a big, thick, black, Sharpie marker, my cardboard sign will say
“Where I belong”
Still later on
Turning right from Tucumcari, maybe I can find my way
To a place where no one ever says things they didn’t mean to say
This road trip sure is getting long
And I hope it finally leads to a mystical enchanted place
Where I belong
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8. |
Roberta
04:51
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Roberta, I long to call
The good lord knows I’ve been around and I’ve seen it all
You gave me your number and I felt so high
Now I can’t call you and baby I can’t tell you why
I’m trembling remembering looking into your eyes
Roberta, Don’t get me wrong
I saw you just once still I just had to write you this song
Roberta, I long to call
The good lord knows I’ve been around and I’ve seen it all
You gave me your number and I felt so high
Now I can’t call you and baby I can’t tell you why
I’m trembling remembering looking into your eyes
Roberta, Don’t get me wrong
I saw you just once still I just had to write you this song
Roberta, Don’t get me wrong
I saw you just once still I just had to write you this song
Roberta, I long to call
The good lord knows I’ve been around and I’ve seen it all
You gave me your number and I felt so high
Now I can’t call you and baby I can’t tell you why
I’m trembling remembering looking into your eyes
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9. |
Overthrown
04:26
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I once was a sailor lost far out at sea
And you once were a great wave that rolled over me
I was overthrown
I was overthrown
Oh oh oh oh I was overthrown
Well, I once was the ruler of all you can see
Then you came with your armies and my throne was seized
I was overthrown
I was overthrown
Oh oh oh oh I was overthrown
Well I had planned to rule these lands
Never asking consent from a soul
But I now gladly hand you my thrown
‘cause I have been overthrown
Well, I once was a preacher I enforced my decree
Then you showed us real love and I too fell to my knees
I was overthrown
I was overthrown
Oh oh oh oh I was overthrown
Well I had planned to rule these lands
Never asking consent from a soul
But I now gladly hand you my thrown
‘cause I have been overthrown
Well, I once was a sailor lost far out at sea
And you once were the great wave that rolled over me
I was overthrown
I was overthrown
Oh oh oh oh I was overthrown
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10. |
Shell's Song
04:27
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11. |
Anna In The Pages
04:45
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Hey lady I’ve been seeing you around town
Looking for your picture in the pages
Can you tell me who’s on the radio
Or the groovier songs they’re playing
And if they featured my reception in the papers
would you think my song’s worth playing?
I guess there’s always some place else you could be
so there’s really no point in staying
Lay die do dum Lay die do dee
Lay die do dom dow Lie day do do da day
Lie day da day do dee
Sometimes the winds they come and
Sometimes they go
Which way the wind’s gonna blow
Baby you’ll never know
Roll on the day
Reighn on the night
Wait out the day
‘cause it’s all about your living
On a Saturday night
So you made it to the show
I seen your picture on the page of who’s who
Nice do
But I really must confess that I
really didn’t like your dress
Lay die do dum Lay die do dee
Lay die do dom dow Lie day do do da day
Lie day da day do de
Some times the winds they come and
Some times they go
Which way the wind’s gonna blow
Baby you’ll never know
Roll on the day
Reign on the night
Wait out the day
‘cause it’s all about your living
On a Saturday night
All about all about
All about your living on a
Saturday night
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12. |
Find Your Way Back Home
05:17
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Though you say you think you’re going nowhere
I have known that you were always somewhere
And though for so long you have wandered out there
On your own
I have left my light on for you
To find your way back home
You need to know that I will never leave you
I’ll be on your side and always believe in you
And in the moments when the darkness has deceived you
That you’re all alone
I will leave my light on for you
To find your way back home
To find your way back home
When you think there’s nothing left you can do
Please know I need you
And though for so long you have wandered out there
On your own
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
I will leave my light on
To find your way back home
To find your way back home
To find your way back home
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13. |
All The Day
05:27
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How I love the way
the music plays
and makes the day just fade away
If I could I’d close my eyes
and leave it all behind
and I’d just play
All the day all
all the day all
all the day all
all the night
Chorus
Lately
It’s more than I can do
And it's sad
It’s sad but it’s still true
And I’m feeling
My wits have reached the end
Well, music
Forever my true friend
All the day all
all the night
All the day all
all the night
Chorus
All the day and all the night
and all the day and all the night
All the day and all the night
and all the day and all the night…
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14. |
Remains
07:15
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Style, subject to change
Clear skies turn to rain
Castles wash away
But music, music remains
Comforts familiar perpetually fade
Monuments of stone taken down by the rain
Memories as vivid as mountains by day
Melt into mist and fade away
The youth that once seemed never to end
Becomes reminiscence of an estranged friend
The stars appear constant stood fast in the sky
Their time too will come to dissolved in the night
Style, subject to change
Clear skies turn to rain
Castles wash away
But music, music remains
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