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| 1. |
| 4:10 | 
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I lied and told her I loved her,
She didn't care, but anyway I told her we'd still be friends, And she didn't care, but anyway I tried last week for to call her, She wasn't home, but anyway I think I'll spend my life alone, I really don't care right now, but anyway It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions The kind of thing that you must understand I tell you one thing; you tell me another We walk away, maybe then shake hands I'm quitting cigarette smoking It's bad for me, but anyway I don't think the TV was joking When it told me this, but anyway The newsman said not to sit on strange toilet seats It's my life he's trying to save, but anyway I found out that I've got eye cancer Too many television waves, but anyway It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions The kind of thing that you must understand I tell you one thing; you tell me another We walk away, maybe then shake hands Some day an answer will find us Quite a long shot, but anyway I think the past, the past is behind us Be real confusing if not, but anyway I put all my hope in tomorrow It's gonna be great, I can tell but anyway I see a new, a new day a dawning I like to sleep late, oh well, but anyway It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions The kind of thing that you must understand I tell you one thing; you tell me another We walk away, maybe then shake hands |
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| 2. |
| 4:04 |
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Gina, Gina
Don't you cry Gina, Gina Wonder why, I said wonder why Gina, Gina Dance all night Gina, Gina Feel all right Gina, Gina Can't you see Gina, Gina You're just free, I said you're just free Well once upon a time A long time ago There was a rock'n'roll queen We came to know She kept on dancing She'd dance till dawn She'd dance till the people and the liquor were gone She kept on dancing as the crowd grew large When it came to grooving, you know, she was in charge She still finds ways today to groove somehow In fact she could be listening to this music right now Gina, Gina Don't you cry Gina, Gina Wonder why, I said wonder why |
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| 3. |
| 3:43 |
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I'm mulling it over
Thoughts at a grasp You know I'm taking it in now So much, so fast I'm riding a feeling Into deeper seas I can't seem to fret now It don't bother me 'Cause I'm mulling it over, yeah Said I'm mulling it over I said I'm mulling it over I said I'm mulling it over Oh, mulling it over... I said I'm mulling it mulling it Mulling it mulling it Mulling it over mulling it over Twinkle twinkle little star Wish I could afford a guitar Sing a song of sixpence, pocketful of rye Wish it was more than crumbs I could buy Meet forever after Don't he dress real well You know he's clutching his chest now Or couldn't you tell Desperate to score now No matter how hard he tries You know he's strung out on future See it in his eyes And I'm mulling it over Said I'm mulling it over I said I'm mulling it over I said I'm mulling it over and over and over and over and over, yeah |
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| 4. |
| 3:42 |
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The sun is warm as the day is long
I just got the feeling I can do no wrong I've got a long way to walk Can't afford my next meal I tell a few lies but my hunger is real And it won't mean a thing in a hundred years No, it won't mean a thing in a hundred years Mademoiselle tell me do you play Well, if she shakes her head, well then that's okay I watch her walk away in haste There's just no accounting for some people's taste And it won't mean a thing in a hundred years No, it won't mean a thing in a hundred years Big angry man in the doorway there Just keep on walking like I don't care Why you giving such and evil eye Could it be you were ignored by every passerby And it won't mean a thing in a hundred years No, it won't mean a thing in a hundred years Play in the park for tobacco and food Then I excuse myself but they think I'm rude Tourist don't want me to end his show But this colorful attraction got places to go And it won't mean a thing in a hundred years No, it won't mean a thing in a hundred years Sit at the pier watch the sun go down Another lost little boy in a big old town I want to laugh I want to cry But no matter how hard I try It won't mean a thing in a hundred years No, it won't mean a thing in a hundred years (2x) |
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| 5. |
| 3:29 |
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When she wakes it seems so shady
She remembers she's a lady Ah, but could it be that maybe She was having lots of fun? She sees she's wearing leather In her navel there's a feather She just has to crack a smile And close her eyes, her prayer begun She said “Life I embrace you I shall honour and disgrace you Please forgive if I replace you You see I'm going through some pain But now I see clearly And the dawn is coming nearly And though I'm human and it's early I swear I'll never forget again” An explorer, he went wandering To satisfy his pondering Basically meandering Unsure of what he'd find Braving any danger But to his family he's a stranger And from time to time he turns around And this runs through his mind He said “Life I embrace you I shall honor and disgrace you Please forgive if I replace you You see I'm going through some pain But now I see clearly And the dawn is coming nearly And though I'm human and it's early I swear I'll never forget again” There's a multitude of story Some is clean and some is gory But there is no need to worry If you're sold or if you're bought We're just spinning on some granite That we like to call a planet And if you need to contemplate Well here's an optimistic thought Life I embrace you I shall honor and disgrace you Please forgive if I replace you You see I'm going through some pain But now I see clearly And the dawn is coming nearly And though I'm human and it's early I swear I'll never forget again Oh, life I embrace you I shall honor and disgrace you Please forgive if I replace you You see I'm going through some pain But now I see clearly And the dawn is coming nearly And though I'm human and it's early I swear I'll never forget again |
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| 6. |
| 7:42 |
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If Cyrano de Bergerac
Fell prey to the blades of fifty men With a heart and a sword he'd drive them back Perchance to see Roxanne's eyes light up the sky again And when beauty kind and full of grace Again denied the beast her hand The beast he turned and hid his face And tried with all his might and magic to understand And once upon a time You know, I used to wonder why You know, no one should need to cry In pain of a heart forbade to fly But you learn to say goodbye As you whisper beneath a sigh Sweet pain Can't you plainly see? Sweet pain You know it matters to me Sweet pain Won't you make me feel at home? Sweet pain Don't you dare leave me alone Sometimes a life that seems hard to take Is soothed for a while by an old friend Leaving a bad need in its wake Sad how some friendships never ever seem to end Never end Well all of my heroes up and died Songs and a dream are left for me What did them in? Not suicide Just a lengthy friendship and a dream of how it could be And isn't it a crime? Was it more than they could bear? You know they did not even care At all and they might have something there But I'm here and I don't see where All I hear is their silent prayer Sweet pain Is it so terribly wrong? Sweet pain To want to come along Sweet pain Won't you make me smile? Sweet pain If only for a while Can you feel what I can feel? So we can establish that the pain is real Don't be afraid and I'll do the same for you And we'll just hang on and we'll make it, make it through There's got to be a reason it works out this way And there's something deep inside me That makes me have to play For you For you In no position to give advice My heart, it spoke and I wrote it down And you know every wisdom has its price My head up in the stars And my feet planted firmly on the ground When will I embrace this life I see? I've been wondering for so long Thinking back the truth may be I've been unaware but I've been living it all along And it didn't cost a dime And it did not come for free It just would not let me be But it never conquered me Just a doorway and a key And I think that we both agree Sweet pain Is sometimes what you need Sweet pain It allows the blood to bleed Sweet pain From the moment of your birth Sweet pain You know it keeps you here on Earth |
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| 7. |
| 9:08 |
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Met my woman on a mountain side
Looking to get warm, needed a place to hide She took me in as that day grew long Lay by the fire our love, love grew so strong I had left the city for its dirt and grime The factory wails to make mountain time I found love, I let it slip away Now I'm alone, here I'm gonna stay Gonna stay Gonna stay Yeah, I’m gonna stay I keep on looking till this very day For my baby, my baby, who's gone away And I'll search this land, search this land till my dying day For the sweet loving woman, make a mountain, make a mountain cry, cry Make a mountain cry Mountain cry Mountain cry Mountain cry Mountain cry Mountain cry Mountain Make a mountain cry |
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| 8. |
| 4:13 |
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I want to tell you about something special
I want to tell you what makes men need I think I'm talking 'bout what we all get into I think I'm talking 'bout love and greed You can take it anyway but take it at your own speed 'Cause you wouldn't be the first to fall to love and greed A man in love willing to walk through fire A greedy man like a moth to a flame A man in love willing to go half crazy A greedy man likely to go insane You can take it anyway but take it at your own speed 'Cause you wouldn't be the first to fall to love and greed To love and greed To love and greed To love and greed So the trap's been set and you've took the bait You saw it all go down just a little too late But now you're hooked and to your surprise You saw how some of it was real and some was lies But you're in too deep 'cause you care too much And there's never been a cure for that as such You could see prison bars or call it home sweet home But like it or not you're no longer alone A man in love don't know what he's doing A greedy man always says he does A man in love sold his soul up the river That's where a greedy man's soul always was You can take it anyway but take it at your own speed 'Cause you wouldn't be the first to fall to love and greed To love and greed To love and greed To love and greed |
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| 9. |
| 5:09 |
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Hail to you my mountain climber, busy at your task
I know you're in a hurry but there's something I must ask Do you ever get lonely, climbing up so high? If you don't want to answer me I can understand why If I told you a secret, would you want to know more? I've got a challenge I hope you won't ignore Conquer me Figure me out and set me free I got a hundred million things to show you As many more to see But only if you conquer me Sometimes I get this precious view and the grand scheme shows its face When all is in harmony it can be such a lonely place The melody is sad and sweet and the dance I do is fun Yes I love this precious view but I'm staring at the sun For as pretty the picture, I share this view alone Will anyone stoop to grasp this gauntlet I have thrown? Conquer me Figure me out and set me free I got a hundred million things to show you As many more to see But only if you conquer me Hail to all you mountain climbers, all you dreamers on the run I'm your self appointed solicitor but now I speak to only one Whoever she is now and whoever she'll become I'd like to ask her to hurry please and if she's walking, could she run? It's not my impatience though perhaps just there I lied It's just I'm feeling invincible and it has me terrified Conquer me, figure me out and set me free Conquer me, figure me out and set me free Set me free |
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| 10. |
| 4:40 |
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Run Around - Blues Traveler
Once upon a midnight dearie I woke with something in my head I couldnt escape the memory Of a phone call and of what you said Like a game show contestandt with a parting gift I could not believe my eyes When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend Who needs to humor me and tell me lies And Ill lie too and say I dont mind And as we seek so shall we find And when youre feeling open Ill still be here But not without a certain degree of fear Of what will be with you and me I still can see things hopefully CHORUS: But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down And shake me and my confidence About a great many things But Ive been there I can see it cower Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings Of a bad play where the heroes are right And nobody thinks or expects too much And Hollywoods calling for the movie rights Singing hey baby lets keep in touch But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me And show me all the things no one else can see So what you feel becomes mine as well And soon if were lucky wed be unable to tell Whats yours and mine the fishings fine And it doesnt have to rhyme so dont you fee me a line CHORUS Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking And Ive got some news for you It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop And there aint a whole lot that you can do Oh sure the banner may be torn and the winds gotten colder Perhaps Ive grown a little cynical But I know no matter what the waitress brings I shall drink it and be full My cup shall always be full Oh I like coffee And I like tea Id like to be able to enter a final plea I still got this dream that you just cant shake I love you to the point you can no longer take Well all right okay So be that way I hope and pray That theres something to say CHORUS(2x) |
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| 11. |
| 4:42 |
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Well I've guessed your name and I'm sure you know mine
I'd like to discuss our mutual friend I can't help but feel that I left him behind Does he still stay with you or did his pain ever end I guess I don't deserve to know If he ever let go I guess I don't really need to see If he wound up with you or did he ever break free When we were both young, you took us in And taught us to play survival games He'd lost so much that you let him win But I had a home so it just wasn't the same I had the strength To look you in the eye And say goodbye I was lucky And I didn't have to play Does he still stay with you or did he get away I used what I had and I escaped I smelled something good and I followed its track But all he could smell was the world that you shaped It took all my strength and I just couldn't look back I remember him Calling after me I keep that memory The last thing he screamed out aloud Was "Hey don't you leave me alone!" Yeah he might live with you but he called me his home I guessed your name and some day so will he Cause one of these ides he's gonna break free Cause one of these ides he's gonna break free Cause one of these ides he's gonna break... |
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| 12. |
| 5:07 |
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I pick up my smile, put it in my pocket
Hold it for a while, try not to have to drop it Men are not to cry, so how am I to stop it? Keep it all inside, don't show how much she rocked ya Ooh, can you feel the same? Ooh, you gotta love the pain Ooh, it looks like rain again Ooh, I feel it comin' in The mountains win again The mountains win again Dreams we dreamed at night were never meant to come to life I can't understand the ease she pulled away her hand This time in my life I was hurt enough to care I guess from now on I'll be careful what I share Ooh, can you feel the same? Ooh, you gotta love the pain Yeah, it looks like rain again Yeah, I feel it comin' in The mountains win again A pocket is no place for a smile anyway Someday I will find love again will blow my mind Maybe it will be that love that got away from me Is there a line to write that could make you cry tonight? Can you feel the same? Yeah, ya gotta love the pain Ooh, it looks like rain again Ooh, feel it comin' in The mountains win again Ooh, the mountains win again Win again The mountains win again |
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| 13. |
| 2:58 |
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I'm gonna ride you
Gonna ride you out like a witch on a broom I'm gonna ride you Gonna ride you out like a witch on a broom It's the old give and take And I've been took again So give me room I'm gonna watch you Gonna watch you fall like a tower of cards Gonna watch you Gonna watch you fall like a tower of cards Gonna land, gonna land, gonna land, gonna land No matter how hard Crash burn When will I learn? Crash burn When will I learn? Crash burn When will I learn? Crash burn When will I learn? |
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| 14. |
| 4:49 |
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It doesn't matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection That makes you feel that I'll convey Some inner truth of vast reflection But I've said nothing so far And I can keep it up for as long as it takes And it don't matter who you are If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks Because the hook brings you back I ain't tellin' you no lie The hook brings you back On that you can rely There is something amiss I am being insincere In fact I don't mean any of this Still my confession draws you near To confuse the issue I refer To familiar heroes from long ago No matter how much Peter loved her What made the Pan refuse to grow Was that the hook brings you back I ain't tellin' you no lie The hook brings you back On that you can rely Suck it in suck it in suck it in If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn Make a desperate move or else you'll win And then begin To see What you're doing to me this MTV is not for free It's so PC it's killing me So desperately I sing to thee Of love Sure but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf I've tried well no in fact I lied Could be financial suicide but I've got too much pride inside To hide or slide I'll do as I'll decide and let it ride until I've died And only then shall I abide this tide Of catchy little tunes Of hip three minute ditties I wanna bust all your balloons I wanna burn all of your cities To the ground I've found I will not mess around Unless I play then hey I will go on all day hear what I say I have a prayer to pray That's really all this was And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck I don't rely on luck because... The hook brings you back I ain't tellin' you no lie The hook... On that you can rely |
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| 4:44 |
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Carolina Blues
Trying to make a train at sunrise gonna have to run a red light Trying to make a train at sunrise gonna have to run a red light Tangling with my Carolina you know the girl kept me up all night And when my Carolina throw down you know the girl knows how to fight Don't think we're gonna make it there's nothing else that anyone can do Don't think we're gonna make it nothing else that anyone can say Almost got the feeling that Carolina's liking it that way I'm waiting on the train man, to wait and take the pain away All aboard All aboard Wait for me Wait for me Train man kept his promise gonna try and go on back to bed Train man kept his promise gonna try and go on back to bed Can't sleep anyway thinking 'bout what my Carolina said And oh my Carolina running like a freight train through my head |
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| 16. |
| 4:33 |
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Canadian Rose
Autumn air it carries me there Less than an hour to go Six hundred miles an hour And still it feels so slow I'm trying to get back to Burlington To a square in the center of town To a spot on a wooden table Where her feet didn't reach the ground And when she kisses me it tasted like cinnamon And her skin smells of cider and rose And when she looked at me we both got quiet And my heart beats so hard we were in so close Once for such a beautiful while that still makes me smile And she called me her ugly American And I would call her my Canadian flower And I don't think that we'll ever get there again We had such power And she would call me her ugly American And I'll remember my Canadian rose Especially when the fall comes to Burlington We were in so close I finally made it this town looks rearranged I don't know these people anymore But in the best ways not much else has changed From the way that it was before And at least they still have this certain table Where I once carved a particular name I run my finger through the weathered carving And I almost can feel the same And my mouth it almost tastes just like cinnamon As I ponder what my pilgrimage means And I try to figure out where Vancouver is from here And I listen to the leaves If only for a beautiful while that still makes me smile And she called me her ugly American And I would call her my Canadian flower And I don't think that we'll ever get there again We had such power And she would call me her ugly American And I'll remember my Canadian rose Especially when the fall comes to Burlington We were in so close And every single hope and dream I could ever conjure up Passionately springs in me and all things are possible Plausible and perfectly both of ours forever after and every day At least it seemed that way Once for such a beautiful while that still makes me smile And she called me her ugly American And I would call her my Canadian flower And I don't think that we'll ever get there again We had such power And she would call me her ugly American And I'll remember my Canadian rose Especially when the fall comes to Burlington We were in so close...... |
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| 17. |
| 3:05 |
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Just another one, four, five about as cute as can be
And danceable but I don't really care I was just glad I'm alive and I had nothing else to do And besides, the beat was already there Oh, that's right, no it wasn't me, I didn't do it Say what you will but you can't blame a thing on me And really even if you could I said “I couldn't care less” Not now, not today, this morning you got me feeling free Yeah, just me This one's, this one's just for me Yeah, yeah, just me Oh, some things, some things are just for me I swear to God I took a walk and it occurred to me while I was outside That if I was looking for a miracle I might do well to look up to the sky The dawn bringing open the day you'd say that it was blinding me But still I had to stop right there and wonder why Now, I know for certain, ‘cause I've been around That the sun shines every day, even though you might not get to see No matter who, no matter where, no matter weather permitting The miracle is that sometimes it can burn just for you Or just me Oh, this one's burning just for me Yeah, yeah, yeah me Oh, some things, some things are just for me I wrote the editor for some news print shots But he just sent me some old forget-me-nots And this ain't Vegas but I've played the slots So I figure on dropping one coin in And some old Seminole yelled “look out below” You know long ago they wouldn't let him go But now they're laying low in Idaho And so Geronimo, he finally gets to win Or lose, who cares about the news We all live and schmooze, as we choose The effort's always in the details I've put in my time I bump and grind and rise and shine I whine and whine and pine and ache like everybody else Yeah, me Oh, this one's, this one's just for me Yeah, yeah, yeah me Oh, some things, some things are just for me Yeah, yeah, yeah me Oh, this one's, this one's just for me Yeah, me Oh, some things, some things are just for me Just another one, four, five about as cute as can be And danceable but I don't really care |
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