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Shine it on
03:14
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come on up to the house tonight,
sit with us, under a beautiful sky -
you been working all week to pay your dues,
we got a cure for the working blues-
we're gonna shine it on,
take the cure from that old mason jar-
we're gonna shine it on,
until our blues are gone-
so drop what you're doing and come on by,
we're all out back where the fire's high-
take a sip and a shiver in the after burn,
saturday morning you can live and learn-
we're gonna shine it on,
take the cure from that old mason jar-
we're gonna shine it on,
until our blues are gone-
passing a drink to my neighbor, over the fence-
I think it might've been too strong, 'cause I haven't seen him since-
we're gonna shine it on,
take the cure from that old mason jar-
we're gonna shine it on,
until our blues are gone-
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Officer pilcher
04:30
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officer pilcher don't look down on us,
we see you when you're,
hiding in the treetops, nobby in the sky,
with your mod squad colors on, perfectly disquised-
officer pilcher don't come down on us,
we know you're out there,
wet your tiny pencil, take your notes again,
peeking through the window but you can't come in-
officer pilcher,
here you are again,
officer pilcher,
you're late, where have you been-
officer pilcher we're all worried now,
you're right behind us,
you look a little pale in your wax moustache,
if you can beat us to the limo, you can plant your bag-
officer pilcher,
here you are again,
officer pilcher,
you're late, where have you been-
we're... no... trouble, burst... your... bubble,
please don't leave that, we don't want your bag-
officer pilcher, you don't understand,
when we listen to your lectures,
smiling in the paper now you're famous like the queen,
stop us rolling numbers down on carnaby street-
officer pilcher,
here you are again,
officer pilcher,
you're late, where have you been-
officer pilcher,
here you are again,
officer pilcher,
you're late, where have you been-
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the devil`s radio is nothing new,
there`s only one station in this town-
you mind your own business and they do too,
funny how fast it gets around-
when you feel like you should`ve stayed in bed,
and they wait like vultures above your head-
when the sky gets dark and the clouds roll in,
and the fair weather fools are your only friends-
you can always count on me-
don`t stick your chin out for their broken words,
don`t add more weight to what they say-
don`t put that armor on and expect the worst,
take off that target and walk away-
when you feel like you should`ve stayed in bed,
and they wait like vultures above your head-
when the sky gets dark and the clouds roll in,
and the fair weather fools are your only friends-
you can always count on me-
when you feel like you should`ve stayed in bed,
and they wait like vultures above your head-
when the sky gets dark and the clouds roll in,
and the fair weather fools are your only friends-
you can always count on me-
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4. |
Diving bell
04:32
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alone tonight,
here in my diving bell,
outside, the pressure is hell,
the sharks are like ghosts in the blue-
nose to the glass,
stare from my diving bell,
now the sun is so far,
like a bug in a jar,I can dream....so serene-
remember the days,
you were amazed,
said you would stay with me,
in my diving bell-
kisses from you,
in the moon pool,
and down to my diving bell,
my diving bell.....the tide was rising-
coral overtook your garden,
I finally set your sea horse free,
if you could only see me....
sneaking by the cuttlefish while they sleep,
swimming on my tip toes, way down deep,
the lion fish roar and the octopus snore....with one eye open-
apprehension, surface tension, just might do me in-
I can't last, come up too fast and break me with the bends-
back to my diving bell-
alone tonight,
a crack in my diving bell,
this note is a short farewell,
watching the water come in-
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5. |
Happy 'till the end
03:58
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out there in the stars above us,
an altruistic world of love,
the end was near and not their fault,
the sun was burning out-
they held out hope,
saw us through their telescope,
unhappy in our perfect home,
leaving them to doubt-
turn the ship around,
it's a mistake we're making-
turn us homeward bound, we accept our fate-
the only world we've found,
is never gonna change,
turn the ship around,
we can still be happy 'till the end-
departure day,
everybody felt the same,
they don't want to live like us,
are we the only choice-
they left the ground,
from a child came a tiny sound,
said they will never ever welcome us,
in a worried little voice-
turn the ship around,
it's a mistake we're making-
turn us homeward bound, we accept our fate-
the only world we've found,
is never gonna change,
turn the ship around,
we can still be happy 'till the end-
now it's time to leave, they don't believe we'll ever change,
and love the lives we lead, plant the seed, to be happy 'till... the end-
turn the ship around,
it's a mistake we're making-
turn us homeward bound, we accept our fate-
the only world we've found,
is never gonna change,
turn the ship around,
we can still be happy 'till the end-
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I saw her looking lost again,
listened to her talk about your glory days-
she laughed like she was crying,
when I mentioned reconciling,I could hear the pain-
I told her, go back and stay...
he's the one who'll always want you,
everyone changes, he made a mistake,
he's the one who'll always love you,
his door is wide open,
hoping you'll come back again,
love can always come home-
I told her, everyday you're counting,
in an empty house without her, and you hang your head-
all you ever wanted,
walked away and how you're haunted, in an empty bed-
I say, ask her to stay...
she's the one who'll always want you,
show her the changes, you made a mistake,
she's the one who'll always love you,
if you leave the door open,
I know that she'll come back again,
love can always come home-
I say, ask her to stay...
she's the one who'll always want you,
show her the changes, you made a mistake,
she's the one who'll always love you,
if you leave the door open,
I know that she'll come back again,
love can always come home-
love can always come home-
you could fix it, you could fix it, if you wanted to...
love can always come home-
you could fix it, you could fix it, if you wanted to...
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7. |
Someone else
02:58
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when you said we need to fix it,
from the belly of the beast,
you were looking at me,
you were looking at me-
when you said those crumbs were needed,
in a teleprompted speech,
you were talking to me,
you were talking to me-
maybe you should talk to someone else-
when you left the front door open,
and you said you lost the keys,
you were smiling at me,
I swear you were smiling at me-
when you lie because you need to,
and that's not what you mean,
you were winking at me,
you were winking at me-
maybe you should lie to someone else-
so you say we need to fix it,
we know where to start,
now we're looking at you,
now we're looking at you-
you say we should look at someone else-
you say we should look at someone else-
you say we should look at someone else-
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8. |
Ten seconds ahead
03:48
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rolling on the 101,
I see I'm not the only one,
I wonder where you're going and where you've been-
moving through the evening light,
you're twisting in and out of sight,
I see you disappear around the bend-
ten seconds ahead,
roads unwinding-
right behind me- m
ten seconds ahead,
white lines leading,
on and on and on..
I've followed you for miles now,
sometimes I think you'll leave the ground,
the way you push it when the highway straightens out-
I wonder what your story is,
who you are and how you live,
wonder what your road is all about-
ten seconds ahead,
roads unwinding-
far behind me-
ten seconds ahead,
white lines leading,
on and on and on........
maybe you're running from your past,
(another marker on a twilight mile)
maybe you're running back again,
maybe it's not enough just to widen the gap,
(another marker on a twilight mile)
never far enough vanish,
(I see your tail lights.....)
ten seconds ahead,
roads unwinding-
far behind me-
ten seconds ahead,
white lines leading,
on and on and on.....
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9. |
What do you say
03:30
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we need some answers, so we come to you,
blindly believing what you say is true-
the world is crazy, maybe we are too,
we climb into your barrel at the falls....
what do you say,
we'll take a leap of faith if you can show us how-
what do you say,
we won't think about it 'till you hit the ground-
what do you say-
you should do our thinking, you're the voice of god,
your words of wisdom are a lightning rod-
the non believers tell us you're a fraud,
we drink the kool aid 'cause we know you're not-
what do you say,
we'll take a leap of faith if you can show us how-
what do you say,
we won't think about it 'till you hit the ground-
what do you say-
they warned us, it's alright,
you say we leave tonight,
heaven will shine a light on us,
what do you say-
what do you say,
we'll take a leap of faith if you can show us how-
what do you say,
we won't think about it 'till you hit the ground-
what do you say-
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10. |
sleeping with winter
04:25
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Sleeping in an icy room,
I linger in a dream with you,
a dream where I'm a different man-
if I could only melt the blue,
break the ice that troubles you,
introduce myself again-
The freeze is creeping in,
sleep forever, no one here to wake me-
The trees are bare again,
I'm sleeping with the winter if she'll take me-
In a storm and passing through,
I missed the only turn to you,
all the signs were down-
drifting under falling snow,
I drive the whole thing off the road,
the only soul around-
The freeze is creeping in,
sleep forever, no one here to wake me-
The trees are bare again,
I'm sleeping with the winter if she'll take me-
a snow man doesn't have a clue,
what the summer sun can do,
if the winter ever reaches you,
maybe you'll be sleeping too-
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mac charles Seattle, Washington
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