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Magic Feeling
02:03
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Don't bother mentioning that you're sorry
You're beating a dead horse, dear
I haven't got the time to humor you
So get on with doing what you need to
To carry through tomorrow
I know it seems so far away and god it's painful but...
Oh that magic feeling in your song
It takes so long
Yeah that helpless feeling lasts so long
And I had it all
I don't want nobody else but you.
Don't worry, you've already impressed me.
It's time to head outside,
Go check the ponies, and bless the morning
Because you never know when...
Oh that magic feeling in your song
It takes so long
Yeah that helpless feeling lasts so long
And I had it all
Still don't want nobody else but you.
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Wait 'Til Sunday
02:07
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I was temperamental
Even on my best behavior
I apologize if you thought that I
Was some bonafide class savior
Smiling laughing fools
Cut way above my paygrade
Wish I could break my rules
And see them Sunday
Had I been what I imagined
A sort of sentimental scholar
Why I'd stream your favorite programs
And cascade your world with dollars
What is left to do
When all I have is hearsay
Tidy up my room
and wait 'til Sunday.
I should have known
By their holier-than-thou tone
They said read between the lines
But I say "Dance, baby. Dance, baby!"
There's no going home tonight.
Chalk it up to more poor planning
They blocked off all the streets
But we don't care
I feel it in my disappointment
When you smiled and I missed it.
There's room enough for all of us
In the story of existence
Will I ever join them?
I'm still thinking one day
But for now stay home, fold clothes
And wait 'til Sunday
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Ride a Little Closer
02:45
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She rides a little closer to me
Asking "Baby, do you know who I am?"
It was like that most all of the way to Covina
We pulled in at 6 am.
She rode the Angel's Flight right to where
They razed Bunker Hill
Wishing it was still a sight to see
Now she says she needs someone
Who won't put up a fight
Well, I can be that Jack
If that's the Jack she wants me to be
City wide they hand out the maps of the big stars
You can find where you think you should live
If by chance, my good man, you come empty-handed
Your mother should have taught you how to give
If you wanna get outta here alive tonight
Your dream better taste like mango and Tajín.
But if you wanna get anywhere else life
Well, sweetpea, got just the thing...
Tunes to stream and heated seats so ride...
Ride closer to me, for the rest of my life.
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4. |
I Had a Dream
02:56
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There's been some confusion here
Where oh where'd you read that life was fair?
When it was, in fact, the opposite that
I had heard declared.
Go find someone who cares.
Gather up your first cast stones
Duct tape your broken home
I'm gone away in the morning
I believe them when they say
That there is no other way
To explain these days is to
Not know them
(Hey, aren't you tired?)
If I could sleep I would
Repair everything I should
Save it all. I don't want no tears
I'm outta here sincerely it's been real
If you miss the train I'm on
You will know that I am gone
All the way to California
And if there's hell to pay
You can throw it all my way
It's child play. Never say I didn't warn you.
I had a dream I had a hill to die on
I had a dream that someone left a light on
I had a dream that nobody could hurt you now
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Cabin in a No Man's Land
02:53
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No more paper only blue blue light
There's a war for your eyes
Don't you give them a second glance
Eileen crys filing her SSI:
"I've got to survive without calling an ambulance"
Here's comes your crew who work in feel good news
Bet they need some place to be
We invite you all to come along
We'll pretend that nothing's wrong
To a cabin in a no man's land
and away we go
No telling how much time we'll spend here
Long enough until we feel ok
Let 'em know that we will see them later
For this makeshift, homespun, rustled-up deal that's goin' down
So many life choices
So hard to decide
Narrow it down to "abort, retry, ignore"
Service no longer needed
Help yourself to some snacks
On your way out the door
Here come them dudes who don't chew Juicy Fruit, y'all
I guess it's better them than me
We invite you all to come along
We'll pretend that nothing's wrong
To a cabin in a no man's land
and away we go
No telling how much time we'll spend here
Long enough until we feel ok
Let 'em know that we will see them later
For this makeshift, homespun, rustled-up deal that's goin' down
What's going on with this store?
Everything's expired...
the medicine, peppermint patties from York, even all the vitamins
It's got me rethinking life choices
Back to the beginning
What. Is. Going. On. With. This. Store?!?!?!
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My Dearest Home
02:26
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Little did I know when I left my dearest home for skies of blue
Chasing all the fancy things, Cadillacs and magic rings renewed
I stumbled onto golden shores while all around me civil war ensued
Mansions under overpasses, carpets made of broken glass, make do.
The whole world stops completely freezes
All my dreams in smithereens it's true
But thinking that maybe someday
We can go outside and play in June
Little did I know that when I left my dearest home I'd followed you
Staring at strawberry moon, forever hoping that it's not leaving soon
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7. |
Reach Out Your Hand
02:47
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You've got to be proud
but we're all down and out, mama
We sold our best shot
Now we get what we got, mama
I thought about giving up.
Everything's so bad
Then I saw you, darlin', reach out your hand
Just showing all the love that you can
Now the whole world and more
It's all in your hands, mama
Four-on-the-floor
Reach out your hand
To think about giving up
It just seems so bad
So thankful that you reached out your hand
Just showing all the love you can
The world is filled with problems
I know everybody's got 'em
First line of defense to stop 'em
Reach out your hand, honey
The light of life blows past ya
Everything is moving faster
That's why I'm telling, I ain't askin'
Reach out your hand, honey
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8. |
Nice Things
03:27
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Santa Maria
I know you've done all I've asked
Answered questions that I've had
But can you tell me one more, please
Did you know when it's cold and it's dark
You see stars though they're far?
Yeah. everybody knows.
Well, you can never be too sure.
Heaven's gonna help me find your loving arms
Everyday is so hard
Can barely think or even talk or feel the need to breathe
(Lots of bad things 'round here)
From the moment she goes to the closet to pick out her clothes
(Lots of nice things to wear)
Out in the world
Just to trust means so much can't go nowhere
(Lots of mean tricks beware)
But finding your way is the name of the game that we play
Santa Maria
I know you've done all I've asked
Answered questions that I've had
But can you tell me one more, please
Can it be beside me without plans or demands, empty hands
what they're waiting for?
Peculiar as it seems,
God I wanna go and watch 'em catch their dreams
Put up/tear down walls let the empire fall
Call home for a change
(Nothing much left to say)
Hiding behind the success of the time and the waste of the day
(Everyone needs to play)
Pushing all in 'til it's broken again, no one's to blame
(Not enough to go around)
Over and over and over and over and over again
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9. |
You Must Be Love
02:16
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I know that I won't make it
I don't know how you do it
For so long, so long
These are the things that I think about
Of all the rotten things I could think about
I can't take it
Everything about it
It seems wrong so wrong
These are the things that I talk about
Of all the stupid things I could talk about
Over the hillside and up by the canyon there
My feet are on fire, I feel so alive I swear
You must be love
Don't believe I've met you before
You must be love
Oh and it's a pleasure I'm sure
Just like that I wake up
and in my heart I feel it
It's some song, some song
Sounds like it was written in Tin Pan Alley
Some silly little tune from Tin Pan Alley
A crooner with a whistle and a band with slide trombone
For fabulous follies now I'll never have to feel alone
You must be love.
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10. |
Wagons Go West
02:51
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You don't want to call it quits
Baby, I don't blame you
But who's gonna call that shot?
Who's gonna light things up?
I don't wanna drink alone
And baby, can you blame me?
Who's gonna be in charge?
(I don't know)
What's gonna show it's face?
(I don't know)
Nothing must be fantasy make believe
Because it never ever turns out nice
So happy that you caught a little lightning in a bottle
But you're never gonna catch it twice
Have no fear
Your affirmation is here.
Wagons go west
Put this whole thing to rest
"Ah, honey, he's just loaded"
I cannot fight back
So take my heart out back and explode it
When your thoughts are all trash
You can sell them for cash
Or just throw them away
In social circles you sat
With winds of change at your back
Now they blow you away
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11. |
Paint With My Brush
01:47
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Hold tight
Keep 'em in your sight
There's no telling what they'll do
Me and my friends,
We're all about the danger
If you lose your shit, baby
I'll find your shit for you
Boo and hiss
But the villain has your paycheck
We should be home by now
All the kings men
They really like to tango
If you lose your step, babe
I won't step away from you
Is this the real life?
I can't understand life
It all passes by me somehow
What does it take to have faith?
(Time to believe everything will get better)
There are days when I'm nowhere
But you're here and you care
and that's where I paint with my brush
Nonplus
best describes the crowd now
Once you walked in the room
to no one's surprise
They hate you from both sides
but when I lost my shit
You found my shit for me
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12. |
Hide Your Money
02:06
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Feel the need to kill?
Feel the need to steal?
You ain't got much?
Down on your luck?
Oooh that's rough
Don't you worry, buddy
We got all new types of money
You can't touch it
Can't see it
Can't sniff it
Can't feel it
You gotta hide it all
You got to lock it up
The boogeyman is here
He's gonna take his cut
Whoa, hey, what you say?
That part's the same
You feeling all alone?
Feel the need to share?
Is there more to life?
Is that what you're wondering?
It ain't nothing, we got all new kinds of lovin'
Can't hold it
Can't squeeze it
Seems so far away
But you still need it
You must participate
You gotta play a part
And when the rug's pulled out
Oh god it breaks your heart
Oh hey what you say?!?
That part's the same
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13. |
Everything Changes
03:36
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If you wondered if I ever
Would get it together and learn
How many mistakes it took
Every blunder in the book
All the insults I have earned
And you sat there in your rocking chair
While I said "Salut!" to your gathered pain
'Til there's nothing left but my drunken breath
I guess somethings gonna have to change
Will I bend to the will of the wealthy man
Can I stand where I dug my grave
Should I think twice about paying the price
For the decisions I have made
I still believe the poor are blessed
I still think the banks deserve a RICO case
I got an army of thoughts
Fighting for have nots
Those things ain't gonna change
There were promises that I've made to some
Who have long died or faded away
They told me not to be foolish, Josh
Save your pride for a rainy day
But I had to find out for myself I suppose
Where I come from they call that the "hard way"
So I shot off track
Now there's no going back
Somethings just can't be changed
You don't need to explain your thoughts
Though it feels like you have to and must
Not everyone can be right all the time
And these days it's a little much
Once I built a railroad made it run
All the boys and girls knew my name
I wouldn't blame you though
If you don't say hello
When you see me and I ask you for change
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14. |
All Here Now
03:52
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Never thought that we would make it now
But it turns out I guess we did somehow
(How?)
We were rightside up then upside down
But you can take a frown and turn it all around
Just a wish and a hope and a prayer
Can't do no harm, can't be unfair
The tunnel's light seems far away
But if we make it there safe
Then there we'll stay
And we make time for being alone
And we make time for grieving
And we make time for staying in love
And I'm in debt to my feelings
Oh but seeing is believing
And we're all here now
Yeah.
We're all here now.
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