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| 3:28 | 
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sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
it's so hard to make every not bend just right you lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place the dance floor's for gliding not jumping over ponies where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should it's for celebrating a friday night romance forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good sweet is the melody, so hard to come by it's so hard to make every not bend just right you lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place an arm's just an arm 'til it's wrapped 'round a shoulder looped side by side they go stepping out together a note's just a note 'til you wake from your slumber and dare to discover the new melody sweet is the melody, so hard to come by it's so hard to make every not bend just right you lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place |
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| 2. |
| 2:51 |
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come on everybody all across the land
come on everybody it is time to dance to the music i am playing the message i'm conveying cause everything is flowing from my heart come on everybody bring your dancing shoes, if you'd like to listen i've got a song for you let's kick up a commotion from my side of the ocean for i have got a notion to *chorus* dance to the fiddles in the rhythm of the reels dance to the life and the love that you feel dance to the song of the one that you love so true oh, life is in the dance you choose dance to the fiddles in the rhythm of the reels dance to the life and the love that you feel dance to the song of the one that you love so true oh, life is in the dance you choose i will bring to you the sweetest blossom bearing precious melody and all when it's time to dance we far too often get wrapped up in the worry of the fall and i will catch you come on everybody all across the land come on everybody it is time to dance let's keep the rhythm steady let's lift the heart that's heavy is everybody ready to... *chorus* |
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| 3. |
| 3:53 |
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when the waves roll on
over the waters and the oceans cry we look to our sons and daughters to explain our lives as if a child could tell us why that as sure as the sunrise as sure as the sea as sure as the wind in the trees we rise again in the faces of out children we rise again in the voice of our song we rise again in the waves out on the ocean and then we rise again when the light goes dark with the forces of creation in a stormy sky we look to reincarnation to explain our lives as if a child could tell us why as sure as the sunrise as sure as the sea as sure as the wind in the trees we rise again in the faces of out children we rise again in the voice of our song we rise again in the waves out on the ocean and then we rise again(repeat) |
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| 4. |
| 3:44 |
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the last that ever she saw him,
carried away by a moonlight shadow. he passed on worried and warning, carried away by a moonlight shadow. lost in a riddle that saturday night , far away on the other side. he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight and she couldn't find how to push through. the trees that whisper in the evening, carried away by a moonlight shadow. sing a song of sorrow and grieving, carried away by a moonlight shadow. all she saw was a sillhouette of a gun, far away on the other side. he was shot six times by a man on the run and she couldn't find how to push through. *chorus* i stay, i pray see you in heaven far away. i stay, i pray see you in heaven one day. four a.m. in the morning, carried away by a moonlight shadow. i watched your vision forming carried away by a moonlight shadow stars roll slowly in a silvery night, far away on the other side. will you come to terms with me this night and she couldn't find how to push through *chorus* the last that ever she saw him, carried away by a moonlight shadow. he passed on worried and warning, carried away by a moonlight shadow. caught in the middle of a hundred and five. the night was heavy and the air was alive, but she couldn't find how to push through. |
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| 5. |
| 5:20 |
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Somewhere over the rainbow
way up high And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow blue birds fly And the dreams that you dream of dream really do come true Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the cloud sare far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow blue birds fly And the dreams that you're that you're while for a while can't I Where I'll see trees of green And red roses tooI I watch them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world Where I see skies of blue and clouds of white and The brightness of day I like the dark and I Think to myself what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people passing by I see friends shaking hands saying How do you do They're really saying I I love you I hear babies crying And I watch them bloom They'll learn much more than We'llown And I think to myself What a wonderful world Someday I'll wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow way up high And the dreams that you're that you're while for while can't I |
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| 6. |
| 4:18 |
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I wish you out of the woods
and into the picture with me I wish you over the moon come out of the question and be If this is going to run round in my head I might as well be dreaming run round in my head I rollercoaster for you time out mind must be heavenly it's all enchanted and wild just like my heart said 'twas was going to be If this is going to run round in my head I might as well be dreaming run round in my head If this is going to run round in my head I might as well be dreaming run round in my head I wish you out of the woods and into the picture with me I wish you over the moon come out of the question and be If this is going to run round in my head I might as well be dreaming run round in my head If this is going to run round in my head I might as well be dreaming run round in my head |
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| 7. |
| 3:08 |
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Everything is open
Nothing's set in stone Rivers turn to oceans Oceans tide you home Home is where the heart is But your heart had to roam Drifting over bridges Never to return Watching bridges burn You're driftwood floating underwater Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces Just driftwood, hollow and of no use Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you Nobody's an island Everyone had to go Pillars turn to butter Butterflying low Low is where your heart is But your heart has to grow Drifting under bridges Never with the flow And you really didn't think it would happen But it really is the end of the line So I'm sorry that you've turned to driftwood But you've been drifting for a long, long time Everywhere there's trouble Nowhere's safe to go Pushes turn to shovels Shovelling the snow Frozen you have chosen The path you wish to go Drifting now forever And forever more Until you reach your shore You're driftwood floating underwater Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces Just driftwood, hollow and of no use Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you And you really didn't think it would happen But it really is the end of the line So I'm sorry that you've turned to driftwood But you've been drifting for a long, long time You've been drifting, for a long, long time Drifting for a long, long time |
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| 8. |
| 2:45 |
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Some days I feel sad and lonely
some days I feel fine... Some days the clock just ticks too slowly and I wish away my time. I wish away my time when you come to me I realize how wonderful my life can be. With you... You and me. Some days bounce like a basketball some days make me blue. Some days I stare out through my window and wonder what the world will do. I wonder what the world will do' And when I wake at night the darkness closes in. My heart takes fright. You remind me that I'm alright. Some days I think I just fell from the sky. Some days I have to ask the question "why?" But everyday I try... Some days I am virtuous, but some days I'm just bad. Some days I just can't get enough of the sweetest things I ever had. The sweetest things I ever had. But when you telephone, I realize that I am never really all alone And dream that I am home, I am home, I am home... |
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| 9. |
| 2:53 |
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Once in every life
Love should leave you without a choice Where the only thing right Is to follow that still small voice Once in every day It should take your breath away Once upon a time Should happen once in every life Once you give it your heart Without holding back your soul You can dance in the dark Cause you're never there alone Once in every hour You should feel the healing pow'r Once upon a time Should happen once in every life Once its stronger than you There's nothing else you can do You stop asking why Just let yourself fly Once in every life Love should feel so good you cry And your only release Is releasing three small words Once you hear them aloud You'll feel heaven coming down Once upon a time Should happen once in every life Once upon a time Should happen once in every life |
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| 3:09 |
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Like a tiny seed
Firmly in the soil Nurtured with a love i think So rare Givin room to breathe Givin time to see It's now so clear to me You were there You were there When I was just a flower Afraid out in the forest Hiding from the shadows all alone I knew you'd be along My faith in you was strong Like our favorite song To lead me home You led me home And with each changing season Though I grow a little stronger Rising up to touch the open sky And if I gave you a reason Not to hold me any longer You gave me thousand reasons why You are my steady oak Standing tall and strong Protecting me with everything you have And I know deep inside I would not have survived Without you by my side Oh and I I love you Dad |
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| 11. |
| 2:28 |
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There's a piper in the corner.
There's a dancer on the floor Friends around the table, there's one who calls for more And there's Gaelic in the fiddle like the Gaelic in the Glen And the songs take on new meaning boys It's getting dark again CHORUS Getting dark again Getting dark again For the second time since we got up It's getting dark again There was tea and tunes this morning or was it yesterday When friends and fiddles gathered where friends and fiddles played There were lots of those were good times and do you remember when But that was jigs and reels ago Now it's getting dark again CHORUS Now if any of you were slighted by the deeds that now are done By the fellowship of music and the fantasy of fun Well we'd like to say we're sorry shed a tear for you but then We haven't got the time right now 'cause It's getting dark again CHORUS There's a piper in the corner. There's a dancer on the floor Friends around the table, there's one who calls for more And there's Gaelic in the fiddle like the Gaelic in the Glen And the songs take on new meaning boys She's getting dark again CHORUS And the songs take on new meaning She's getting dark again |
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| 12. |
| 3:39 |
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Wish I could whistle down the Northern Lights
And send them dancing all across the night Maybe then when all the sky was blazing Maybe then I'd feel you somewhere gazing at a star, And you could feel me too as I say goodbye to you It breaks my heart in two, to say goodbye to you Wish time could turn us back to yesterday The gods above would look the other way Maybe then we still could laugh together Maybe then it could be spring forever and a day But I must face the truth and say goodbye to you It breaks my heart in two, to say goodbye to you Wish I could whistle down the Northern Lights And send them dancing all across the night Maybe then in my memories for saving One last time you're on the hill waving from afar One last glance or two and I'll say goodbye to you It breaks my heart in two, to say goodbye to you |
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| 13. |
| 4:14 |
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Over an ocean and over a sea
Beyond these great waters, oh what do I see? I see the great mountains climb from the coastline The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine Oh they come from the countries all over the world To hack at the forest, to plow the land down Fishermen, farmers and sailors all come To clear for the future this pioneer ground CHORUS We are an island, a rock in a stream We are a people as proud as there's been In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds The home of our hearts, Cape Breton Over the rooftops and over the trees Within these new townships, oh what do I see? I see the black pitheads, the coal-wheels are turning The smokestacks are belching and the blast furnace burning Oh the sweat on the back is no joy to behold In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight For our survival and for our rights CHORUS Over the highways and over the roads Over the causeway, stories are told They tell of the coming and the going away The cities of America draw me away Ah the companies come, the companies go And the ways of the world we may never know We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way And we'll ask for the right to leave or to stay CHORUS |
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| 14. |
| 3:29 |
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The Gift
by:Aselin Debison A poor orphan girl named Maria was walking to market one day she stopped for to rest by the road side where a bird with a broken wing lay a few moments passed till she saw it for its feathers were covered with sand and soon clean and wrapped it was traveling in the warmth of Maria's small hand she happily gave her last peso on a cage made of rushes and twine she fed it loose corn from the market and watched it grow stronger with time now the gift-giving service was coming and the chruch shone with tinsel and light and all of the town folk brought presents to lay by the manger that night there were diamonds, incense and perfumes and packages fit for a king but for one ragged bird in a small cage Maria had nothing to bring she waited till just before midnight so no one would see her go in and crying she knelt by the manger for her gift was unworthy of him then a voice spoke to her through the darkness Maria what brings you to me if the bird in the cage is your offering open the door let me see so she trembled she did as he asked her and out of the cage the bird flew soaring up into the rafters on a wing that had healed good as new just then the midnight bells rang out and the little bird started to sing a song that no words could recapture for its beauty was fit for a king now Maria felt blessed just to listen to that cascade of notes sweet and long as her offering was lifted to heaven by the very first nightingale's song |
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