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| 1. |
| 4:41 | 
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I was swinging on the swings when I was a little girl
Trying to get a handle on the big, wide world When I noticed all the grass in the cracks in the concrete I said, "Where there's a will, there's a way around anything" CHORUS: Life holds on Given the slightest chance For the week and the strong Life holds on There was a third grade boy that we knew in school He was found face down in a swimming pool And as they worked on that kid every minute was an hour And when his eyes fluttered open we could feel that power CHORUS Sirens screaming down my street Fading as they go Whining somewhere far away To someone I don't know Still, I say a little prayer There's always hope Life holds on Through the window in the kitchen I can see outside My kids taking turns coming down the slide I try not to worry as they grow a little every day I've just got believe they're gonna find their way CHORUS |
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| 2. |
| 4:21 |
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Fingers press the keys for interface
The printer taps the words across the page We have gotten men upon the moon And babies from a spoon In this high tech finely tuned computer age CHORUS: But we've got no system No system for love We've got no system No system for love There's this vast land of resources That won't apply to rules We've got these prehistoric tools... These hearts inside of us But we've got no system for love Satellites twist pictures home to Earth And high-rise office files store paperwork We've got the airwaves in control And wires strung pole-to-pole We've got a record of each soul from date of birth CHORUS There are temples and steeples And billions of people And so much potential We haven't even touched 'Cause we've got no system No system for love |
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| 3. |
| 3:29 |
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Seems like after all we've been through
We would have learned by now Never to fight for gets the last word It doesn't matter anyhow But 'round and 'round we go in circles Trying to work things through And sometimes it feels like miles between us But I keep coming back to you CHORUS: And it's rough And it's tough And it's harder than anything I've ever tried to do But I love you so much that in spite of the struggle I keep coming back to you Hold me now, just think about this room That we have shared so long We've studied that map of cracks on the ceiling Talking till the break of dawn There is something strong as history Telling me this love is true They say "Follow your heart and you'll be happy" So I keep coming back to you CHORUS |
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| 4. |
| 5:36 |
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What a fool
Thought I'd wrapped up the case I went and promised my heart But you just laughed in my face What a fall Never thought I'd forget you I gave it all But I've got no regret I loved you I cared CHORUS: So if by chance you walk my way And feel the joy and pain of yesterday You'll never need a reason to pretend A simple smile is all I ask The smile you hide behind your painted mask Somewhere between a stranger and a friend What a crime When you want someone so I put my heart on the line But I had to let go It's over CHORUS Now, my love, it's over CHORUS (You'll never know you've hurt me baby) walk my way |
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| 5. |
| 4:18 |
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You can say you love me and I'll belive that's true
Trusting you is easy 'Cause I believe in you There is nothing I would miss, as long as we're in love like this All i have is all I need and it all comes down to you and me How far away this world becomes In the harbor of each others arms I feel like I've known you forever and ever Baby that's how close we are Right here with you is where my life has come together and where love has filled my heart You know I'd go anywhere as long as I have you to care All I have is all I need and it all comes down to you and me How far away this world becomes In the harbor of each others arms Ooh- And with the love you bring I never want for anything I found what I've been searching for in you All i have is all I need And it all comes down to you and me How far away this world becomes In the harbor of each others arms All I have is all I need And it all comes down to you and me How far away this world becomes In the harbor of each others arms |
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| 6. |
| 4:15 |
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She's wheeled into the hallway
Till the sun moves down the floor Little squares of daylight Like a hundred times before She's taken to the garden For the later afternoon Just before her dinner They return her to her room CHORUS: And inside her mind She is running She is running in the summer wind Inside her mind She is running in the summer wind Like a child again The family comes on Sunday And they hover for awhile They fill her room with chatter And they form a line of smiles Children of her children Bringing babies of their own Sometimes she remembers Then her mama calls her home CHORUS Playmate, come out and play with me (It's raining, it's poring, the old man is snoring) And bring your dollies three (Bumped his head on the edge of the bed) Climb up my apple tree (Never got up in the morning) Slide down my rain barrel (Rain, rain, go away) Into my cellar door (Come again another day) And we'll be jolly friends (Little Johnny wants to play) Forevermore (Some more) And inside her mind She is running She is running in the summer wind Like a child again |
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| 7. |
| 4:24 |
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Rita's out on the street tonight
Driving through the rain She's got lots of new reasons not to trust any man again And even though she'll be alright She'll never be the same again She'll move closer to her mama, let her daughter keep her daddy's name Sometimes you've only got one road and it's a rocky ride Sometimes there isn't time to think about the tears you've cried CHORUS: You take it as it comes When you've got no way to hide from the hurting inside When there's nowhere you can really run You take it as it comes Rita's out on the street tonight Midnight feels so strange She's got her baby in the car seat Her sleeping face flashing as the signals change They roll up to the corner for the seventh time As they circle around the square The movie crowd is spilling out across the street Rita sits at that light and stares And she wonders if there's any reason in the world to try And she glances at her little girl and she remembers why CHORUS And one foot goes in front of the other And one day rolls into the next Sometimes you've got to let your heart be numb And take it as it comes CHORUS |
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| 8. |
| 5:03 |
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Sometimes you wonder how much I care
I get so distracted running nowhere And I take for granted our love is secure But if I started losing you, one thing is sure I'd be down on my knees Ready to pray, darlin' Down on my knees Making you stay I'd be begging you please Don't take your love from me I'd be down on my knees I learned to be strong a long time ago And I can face any wind no matter how hard it blows But I'd have to be stronger than I want to be If I had to live without you loving me I'd be down on my knees Ready to pray, darlin' Down on my knees Making you stay I'd be begging you please Don't take your love from me I'd be down on my knees No one matters more in my life Or makes me feel like you make me feel inside And I've come far enough to know Love's worth never letting go of And love is not a matter of pride I'd be down on my knees Ready to pray, darlin' Down on my knees Making you stay I'd be begging you please Don't take your love from me I'd be down on my knees |
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| 9. |
| 4:51 |
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I wasn't ready for the avalanche
When we let things slide I'd always hoped that we would have the chance At least to say we tried So I went sifting though my old mistakes On the day you left And I decided to forgive myself The heart can only take so much regret You're all I'm aching for And yet I don't want this pain no more And Yet My heart won't lock that door I wasn't ready for the avalanche I wasn't ready for the words you chose When you said goodbye Or just how suddenly the roads could close Between your life and mine So I went looking for the reasons why And I got so lost And I decided I would have to try To live without your love at any cost You're all I'm aching for And yet I don't want this pain no more I can't get My heart to lock that door And I wasn't ready for the avalanche |
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| 10. |
| 4:28 |
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Nights alone
Silent telephone The curtains on my window dark and drawn Sleepless dream It would almost seem The nights would drive me crazy now you're gone, but Chorus: That's the easy part When I'm alone, and I can cry That's the easy part Don't have to smile, don't have to try To hide my broken heart That's the easy part Daylight's edge Dances on my window ledge When it's time to face the world again Hours loom In the desert of the afternoon Till I drive home and watch the sun descend, and Chorus |
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| 11. |
| 5:29 |
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My oh my, time sure flies
I like what you've done to your hair I've been fine, yeah, these boys are mine That must be your little girl there Some friendships grow distant with time And it's no wonder, Emily, so much can change We're too far to visit, too busy to write But a closeness between us remains CHORUS: Best friends are made through smiles and tears And sometimes that fades over miles and years But I knew right away when I saw you again Emily, we'll always be friends I still sing now and then Mostly at weddings for friends And I just bet you still get A yearning to paint now and then They tore down our whole street Now there's a bank where the house was we shared back in school Remember we both have each other to thank For all the boyfriends we're not married to CHORUS "Stay as you are and you'll go far" You signed my yearbook "Don't forget me when you're a big star" We can't stay, it's getting late And they said not to let you get tired We'll just be up the street The number's right here by your side Oh no it's no trouble I don't want to hear how all this changes my plans I'll see you tomorrow Call me tonight, Emmy, please let me do what I can CHORUS |
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| 12. |
| 4:55 |
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I went home for Christmas
To the house that I grew up in Going back was something after all these years I drove down Monterey Street And felt a little sadness When I turned left on Laurel and the house appeared And I snuck up to that rocking chair Where the winter sunlight slanted on the screened-in porch And I stared out past the shade tree That my laughing daddy planted on the day that I was born CHORUS And I let time go by so slow And I made every moment last And I thought about years How they take so long And they go so fast Across the street the Randol's oldest daughter must have come home Her two boys built a snowman by the backyard swings I thought of old man Randol And his Christmas decorations And how he used to leave them up 'til early spring And I thought of all the summers That I paced that porch and swore I'd die of boredom there And I thought of what I'd give to feel another summer linger Where a day feels like a year CHORUS Then the door flew open, and my mother's voice was laughing As she called back to my daddy, "Come and look who's here!" And I thought about years |
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