1. |
Baby Maybe One Day
02:37
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baby maybe one day
we can catch a sunday
n maybe if we're lucky
we can take a walk
u wanna be good
so u try
u try to be good
so do i . . .
maybe there's a meadow
growin in the ghetto
maybe there's a martyr
hidin in the hills
u wanna be a good one
so u try
u try to be a good one
so do i . . .
i dunno about anything
my day begins when i start to sing
i dunno about anyone
a day is over when a song is done
it's hard to have fun.
la la la la
maybe fariello
really was my fellow
maybe i turn yellow
when i feel blue
i wanna be good
so do you
do u want to be good
if i want you too
i dunno about anything
my day begins when i start to sing
i dunno about anyone
a day is over when a song is all done
it's hard to have fun in this life
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
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2. |
I Was Only Lovin' You
02:54
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3. |
To Tell The Truth
04:02
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with you i have no choice
only dreams to vent my thoughts
and my arms they feel to show no shame
to wrap them all around your love in vain
with you i have no voice
only eyes to speak my mind
but my memory astonishes
my memory's sublime
i run into the wind
and i find a silent space within
i run into the wind to be alone
i run into the wind so i can see
whats in my heart
i run into the wind to tell the truth
with you i have no name
only verse without refrain
but my chorus lives inside the rain
that seeks to stain the roof and windowpane
with you i have no frame
only shape that cant be claimed
but my violence lives inside lightning
that breaks a branch in half
i run into the wind
just to find a silent space within
i run into the wind to be alone
i run into the wind only i can see
whats in my head
i run into the wind to tell the truth
with you i have no smile
only habits like a child
and the moments i look forward to
are moments i have learned to hide from view
with you i have no goals
only days that dare unfold
like a flower that keeps blossoming
through no will of its own
i run into the wind
and i find a silent space within
i run into the wind to be alone
i run into the wind and i finally
sing whats in my heart
i run into the wind to tell the truth
i run into the wind to tell the truth
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4. |
Never Weep
03:25
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I built her a tower when I was young—
Sometime she will die—
I built it with my hands, I hung
Stones in the sky.
Old but still strong I climb the stone—
Sometime she will die—
Climb the steep rough steps alone,
And weep in the sky.
Never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
Never be astonished, dear.
Always expect change.
Never run away in fear.
Nothing is strange.
We have seen the human race
Capture all its dreams.
Every dream we dare to chase,
Except for peace.
But never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
Take your mind to a place
Where Nature sings
In good time you may find
You have sprouted wings.
Beware these are the failing years--
They will go deep.
Darlin’ wash away your tears
Never weep
Never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
Never weep, never weep.
"For Una"’ by Robinson Jeffers
from The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers
edited by Tim Hunt, published by Stanford University Press
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5. |
Just Got Over You
02:10
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do u always have to be right
cant u be wrong just once in yr life?
do u always have to see tears
fall from my eyes fore u 'pologize
cause that justifies my love for u guy?
i just got over u, im the sunrise
and u cant control a fire in the skies
do u always have to play dumb
suckin yr thumb, cantchya play nice?
it's true, i made a mistake
i should have run when things were no fun
you went and strayed but darlin i stayed
i should have been wise opened my eyes
seen thru your lies broken all ties
but i just got over u, im the sunrise
and u cant control a star in the skies
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6. |
Enlighten Me
07:07
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in my mind i write you letters all the time
somehow i never get the pen to paper
and in my life my words always rhyme
and it's a shame i dont hate her or blame her
look at that im 29
and not much has changed since the last time we danced
and im good, im good i swear to god im fine
im just scared to death to take a chance
i think youre crazier than me
i think youre crazy as can be
and it frightens me so enlighten me
i got your note about the day the girl fell --
a five story window i dont know too well
and i never wrote you back (cant you tell?)
that in my mind the image just climbs
i spent too long with the wrong kinds of men
one went to iraq, came back, but fled again
and i think of them - i do, now and then
it only reminds me, that's all behind me
i think youre crazier than me
i think youre crazy as can be
and it frightens me, so enlighten me
the things in this life we're striving to get
are the same as those finding us fools of regret
i remember clearly the day we met
cause your voice was crystal and your hair was so gold
the need for new love — it's loyalty to an old
though i don't believe it's what i'm being told
remember on the platform we stood in the cold?
i wonder how we'll stand it, one day when we're old . . .
will you still be crazy about me?
will you still be crazy as can be?
cause it frightens me enlighten me
now whod ever guess one day we'd cross feet
the corner where houston and essex street meet
and whod ever guess youd envision our kid
in the back of a car drivin over a bridge
i dont know how much more i'll take of all this
do we come apart or do we join at the hip?
or do we both flip a coin; heads or tails — tell me quick —
heads means let's say tails says walk away!
i think youre crazy, i think youre crazier than me
i think youre crazy as can be
and it frightens me enlighten me
time passes on and we pick up the pen
tho we barely write a word before we put it down again
im asking myself aint the sole intention
to be riddled with love without any question?
it's time we give the lunatic business arrest
you're borderline romantic at worst i guess
i made a mistake i got it all wrong
it's me whos insane but for the sake of my song
i made you crazier than me
i may be crazy as can be
and it frightens mes so enlighten me
i write you letters all the time in my mind
i write you letters all the time in my mind
i write you letters all the iime in my mind
i write you letters . . .
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7. |
I Stand Up For Me
03:28
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when i stand when i stand i stand up for me
and all my desires stand tall as a tree
we sit in the shade we swim in the sea
but when i stand when i stand i stand up for me
and when you stand when you stand you stand up for you
try denyin it i can see thru
u may lack all things im lackin too
but when u stand when u stand u stand up for u
when he stands when he stands he stands up for him
it's not for u that hes out on a limb
when the spotlight shines when the moonlight is dim
understand when he stands he stands up for him
and when she stands when she stands she stands up for her
and u stand wide-eyed cast aside as it were
tell me to you did it ever occur
when she stands when she stands she stands up for her
when they stand when they stand they stand up for them
so pick up yr weapon and put down yr pen
u cant compete youve been caught n condemned
when they stand when they stand they stand up for them
cause when we stand we all stand alone
so dont ask for favors theyll throw u no bone
nobodys waiting to welcome u home
when we stand when we stand we stand all alone
when i stand when i stand i stand up for me
and all my desire stands tall as a tree
swim in the shade sit in the sea
when i stand when i stand i stand up for me
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8. |
Today & Tmoro
03:29
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i only care for what i care for
i dont dare care for what i dont
some are lucky in their misfortune
some are lucky if they dont
even know they are lucky
just to get to tell the truth
this is life today & tmoro
this is life full of strife full of sorrow
so be careful be so careful
but by now we both know you wont
turn a light on in the skyline
meant to keep us all afloat
any mark i make’s a fine line
between luck and faith i hope
this is life today & tmoro
this is life full of strife full of sorrow
open wide your closin eyelid
therein lies a loyal proof
this is life today & tmoro
this is life full of strife full of sorrow
this is life full of strife full of sorrow
this is life here today gone tomoro
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9. |
Cassie's Song
03:35
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if u had yr way
would u choose to stay
anymore
if yr mind did not
cooperate too hot
anymore
not that it ever did
since u were a kid
on the floor
u were rollin around
respondin to sound
i'm sure
i'm sure somewhere in yr mind
u have peace of mind
more
than any of us –
we all make a fuss
in our core
can you deny the score?
oh i cant lie anymore
if u had yr way
would u choose to stay
in new york
or would u prefer
somewhere much warmer
like LA – i kno
u never could say
“like that” or “this way”
or implore
u never could run
go outside have fun
and explore
all the hands on yr face
markin a place
on yr forehead
no no no they dont understand
no grand master plan’s
in the hand of
the lord denies the score
oh i can’t lie anymore
if u had yr way
would yr ashes spray
from the shore
of the great south bay
near one-eight-three
s. snedecor
i kno all day we would lay
in the shade of
an old sycamore
my thoughts resound
each leaf fallin down
reassures
with each passin day
i’ll open and close
the same door
to find u
thirsty and cryin
inside who’s dyin more?
how can you deny the score
oh i won’t lie anymore
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10. |
For Goodness Sake
01:53
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for u it's about a good time at any cost
no matter whats gained or whats lost
and im not about to board yr boat
and take it across cause im full of doubt
and i dont believe u anymore
theres too much at stake now
and im going back to the shore
where i feel safe . . .
for u it's about a good line at any cost
no matter who's trained or who's boss
and im not about to take your word
when im at a loss for words myself
and i wont believe u anymore
for goodness sake now
and im going back to my core
where i feel safe . . . and sound
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11. |
Singin' Of The Birds
02:13
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once we tried to record the singin birds
cable stretched for miles from yr door
near the landin of the planes i never felt so plain
birds never sang the same again
i take the train in the mornin when it's still night out
a night owl sings for the moonlight crowd
on the frozen path to yr bedroom door
i walked beside u between sycamore
i never told u this but on christmas
i saw u sellin trees on avenue A
winter wind knows yr paper skin
went to paris once -- i’ve never been
theres a certain slant of light on madison tonight
it shines on vines that grow in rows roun
telephone wires never tire
of carryin midnight crows
does the book of nightmares call across
the valley of not knowing
the wayward vine of wintertime
and where on earth it is growing
and are yr typewriter words for january third
the key to the secret venue
perhaps you've heard singin of the birds
you cant change a person ever darlin can you?
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12. |
There Are Red Roses
03:07
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help me the dishwasher's on
and i love you too much
help me . . . something is wrong
(such and such and such)
oh for a taste of your touch
oh for a taste of your touch
that be too much that be too much.
this is how you write a song
when you're not knowing what you're doing
let your fingers touch the strings
let your minor thoughts be brewing
i write songs i write songs
i never thought it was a special talent especially
i never thought i was special
any bud can do it if theyre honest naturally
it doesnt take a scientist
even a scientist isnt always a genius
doesnt take a rock scientist to know all we need is love
john lennon was right
there are red roses there are red roses there are red roses
on the table tnite there are red roses there are red roses
there are red roses but i cant eat them for dinner
this is the part when i'm stuck this is the part
when i dont give enough
i am trying to do something in my life
w.out some meaning w.out some meaning
i would rather be sharp than a butter knife
i would rather be dreaming . . .
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13. |
We Say Goodbye
02:03
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in a crowded dark room
you caught my eye (caught yours too)
and we say goodbye
no words were exchanged
nobody cried
when we say goodbye
some people have the urge
to follow everyone
to the end of their lives
but i’ll never know you
i won’t even try
cause we say goodbye
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Jaymay New York, New York
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