1. |
Building A Nest
03:06
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Building A Nest
I’ve been waiting here since early morning
I’ll be waiting when the sun goes down
I’m ringin’ a bell, can you hear me calling?
I’ve been building a nest for when you come around
I’ve been waiting for you in the garden
I’ve been swinging on your tangled vines
Now I even lost my fear of fallin’
Hopin’ some day I can call you mine
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh oh
And you knew from the start
True love had to be found
Been a change In your heart
Now it’s all over the town
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I’ve been down to the well to fetch your water
I’ve been taking a walk on Humble Hill
I’ve been building a nest of bricks and mortar
I’ve been hangin’ around your window sill
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh oh
And you knew from the start
True love was to be found
Wasn’t there In your heart
Now it’s all over the town
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I’ve been waiting here since early morning
I’ll be waiting when the sun goes down
I’m ringin’ a bell, can you hear me calling?
I’ve been building a nest for when you come around
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh oh
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2. |
Power To The Homies
04:39
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Power To The Homies
I’m falling back in time to those early memories
When we ignored the disasters we knew there would be
And all that mattered is what we could have become
But we were off chasing shooting stars we could never outrun
You were there, On that day
You might have plans to be somewhere tonight
And feeling this distance just doesn’t feel right
So when you come down if your still feeling lonely
It’s 3am… give some power to the Homies
Each of us groomed to shine in the sun
We would clap for each other, cause we were all number one
We went on our way unsure where to land
Filled with some purpose led by an unknown command
We were all on our way
Back from the flashes and chasing the light
And campfire ashes for just one more night
I’ve always been here for as long you’ve known me
So when it gets dark..send some power to the Homies
All unaware that a web had been spun
And in our fury to propel our spell was undone
As each of us still carry the dust from our stars
To discover our worth thru the strum of guitars
We are here, Here today
And you might have plans to be somewhere tonight
And somehow this distance just doesn’t feel right
So when you come down if your still feeling lonely
It’s 3am… give some power to the Homies
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3. |
My Sugarcane
03:24
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My Sugarcane
My Sugarcane writes the law of the land
And from my childhood home a bell it rang
I took my prayers on a silent run
N’ left my heart at a home back in ’71
I’ve even cried some in your town
And I can still remember when you helped me come around
And all the things we saw
While I kept begging under-claw
With so little chance that I’d be found
While we watched the summer leaves all turn brown
So that was the summer I came to your town
In your heart I skipped around
Now I’m crying’ on your front lawn
So please hurry home here comes a mountain storm
I bet they can hear me crying’ in the fields
Let’s see what the night reveals
My Sugarcane writes the law of the land
So let’s just see what the night reveals
And just how much, how much a man can stand
My Sugarcane writes the law of the land
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4. |
Broken Cups
03:33
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Broken Cups
Broken cups and balls of string
Are in a paper bag
I show my heart to everyone
And they just seem so sad
You can cry if you wanna
You can’t break them down
Everyone’s got a million places to be but where are they bound
Everything that you have wasted shuttles by so fast
If you open doors for those who linger they might open back
You can try if you wanna
But they won’t slow down
Cause everyone’s got a million reasons to be so tightly wound
Broken cups and broken dreams
Are in a paper bag
Balls of string and bones and wings
Might be all you have
You can sing if you wanna
But they can’t hear the song
Everyone’s got a million places to be except where they belong
Bridge
You can sing if you wanna
No they don’t mind
Cause everyone’s got a million places to be they’ll never find
Broken cups bones and wings
In a paper bag
I show my heart to everyone
And they just seem so sad
Balls of string and broken dreams
Might be all you have
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5. |
She Had To Run
03:37
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She Had To Run
I saw my baby at the poker club
Or at some fancy hotel
Anybody can make a mistake
I thought I knew her so well
Why did you think you’d be gone, mama
Why did you think you’d be gone so long
Everybody knows they’re carryin’ something
Nobody wants to break the law
Why did you go?
I thought I’d pay you a visit
It was right after the thaw
Wanted to give you a present
But not what after I saw
What did you do before?
You wouldn’t come to the door
What did you do before?
I bought a bar in Sebastopol
‘fore everything went wrong
I never thought I could fall in love
She tried to prove me wrong
She said she had to run
She said she had to run
She said she had to run
I saw my baby at the close of dawn
Already on the run
Anybody can make a mistake
What did you think you did wrong?
Why did you think you’d be gone, mama
Why did you think you’d be gone so long
Everybody knows they’re carryin’ something
Nobody wants to break the law
Why did you go?
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6. |
Blackbone Chicken
01:55
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Black Bone Chicken
I'm not talking about nerve
I’m not tryin' to be reserved
I know all the chicks swerve
and time's tickin'
And you know my little honey
I like my warm bread buttered
N’ you're the one that keeps on stickin'
Evening howls like a bloody wind
When I hold you, You won't get scared again
I'm not talking about birds
Or their meaningless words
Who gossip out on a limb
You can have my money
You can call me honey
It’s the least that you deserve
But if you wonder why I crow
while you lay eggs all day
I'm a black bone chicken, I’m a black bone chicken
I'm a black bone chicken, I’m black bone chicken
I’m talkin’ ‘bout love
I’m not a million miles up
I’m right down here on earth
I’m not talkin’ ‘bout strategy
But your chicken anatomy
just knocks me off a my perch
But if you wonder why I crow
while you lay eggs all day
I'm a black bone chicken, I’m a black bone chicken
I'm a black bone chicken, I’m a black bone chicken
Well I’m a black bone chicken, I’m a black bone chicken
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7. |
The Visitor
04:33
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The Visitor
I believe in only as much as
I've seen and nothing more
There just couldn't be any sense or good reason
In what you’ve been searching for
Oh this one's for the visitor so please come in
I must inquire where you've been
I have no eyes and I’ve never learned
So please wont you show me the way
Please wont you show me the way
You got free from all of the cages
Just when they needed you most
If it of happened to me
Ah alas my chance has passed
Maybe once or twice I came close
This one's for the visitor so please come in
I must inquire where you've been
I have no eyes and I never learn
So please wont you show me the way
Put your head on the pillow there's a fever that burns
Please wont you never go away
I've waited by the window, I’ve waited so long
No use in going anywhere
No use in living so stay
Bridge
Change has come
It rained so long, so long
Oh this one's for the visitor so please come in
I must inquire where you've been
I have no eyes and I never learn
so please wont you show me the way
Oh please wont you you show me the way
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8. |
Little Job
03:40
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Little Job
Say what you will but some people carry
Everything they're handed down
Someone who's good in May will you marry
Back east in Bethlehem
Throughout the night its hard to keep steady
You keep getting further from me
Please don't explain the things you’re unsure of
All that you wanted to be
And you who has no time left to waist
Don't hesitate just start
But do you even know what you want?
They say you don't know when to stop
And you still have a debt to pay
So please consider this little job
If in your heart knows something to be true
Then even your thoughts can be heard
So know what your price is, and don't make it hard
And don't say another word
Bare what is due and shave your hair off
And never go out in the sun
Carry a gun even while you're shaving
The feeling is something is wrong
And you who hates what you've done
Must know how it sounds when they drop
You might decide that it's just too much
Please consider this little job
What time is it now?
A beast in the woods
A longing to be set free
I still can't comprehend how much you’ve changed
And how much you're asking of me
And you, You know what you are
No matter how fast you run
You won't get too far
And you still have this debt to pay
Please consider this little job
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9. |
Four Kids And A Bronco
05:06
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Four Kids And A Bronco
My body's weary and my arms as well
And it won't take long before they ring that bell
And I'm standing there where it all began
The sky was filled with anticipation a hundred miles are long
The road they drove was lined with flowers
But their smiles looked wrong (their smiles looked long)
And then before too long it was night
And they Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
And so they stay and never fade away
In the unknown they've found a home where they belong
Down deserted roads that they've left behind
And the hardest part is the white dotted line
She drove and drove her four young ones
Into the moon and the setting suns
There was nothing left for her to do
No home no bank account
All her luck had just run out
And on the old highway lays a camper shell
And it won't take too long for them to ring that bell
And I’m standing there where it all began
And they Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
And so they stay and never fade away
In the unknown they've found a home where they belong
Down deserted roads that they've left behind
And the hardest part is the white dotted line
And they Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
They Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
They Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
They Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
They Shine and they Glow and they know it's not so lonely
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10. |
Shoal Of Tangs
01:47
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11. |
In The Morning
03:30
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In The Morning
In the morning in the rain
in the evening sitting on the train
No one's closer to my heart
Should’ve never been apart
Wanna' hold you in my arms again
In the sunshine when I get high
On that day I was meant to die
There's nowhere else I wanna be
No other face I wanna see
Won't you lay here next to me for a little while
It don't matter when the bombs start to blow
What this world is coming to I don't want to know
If it sounds like thunder and the water don't flow
Wherever you are on this earth right now thats where I wanna go
You heard footsteps by the door
There's a letter laying on the floor
And if you think it says goodbye
There's a thousand reason's why
It reads “Baby, you're the one I’m waiting for”
And it don't matter what poison you drink
You may not even realize this worlds begun to sink
In the towns men gather and as the crowds start to grow
Its straight in your direction that I’ll be headed for
In the morning in the rain
In the evening sitting on the train
There's no path that I can take
That won’t lead me to your gate
Where I’ll hold you in my arms again
No there's no path that I can take
That won’t lead me to your gate
Where I’ll hold you in my arms again
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12. |
Tell Her That's Why
03:03
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Tell Her That's Why
Hang your head
You counted down all of your days
You slept on your hands and dreamt of the transatlantic
That you wanted to sail
Come back home
Your standing on solid ground
You've got your waist in the water, 2 feet under
trying to see things from the 3rd person
Give her everything that she's needing
Anything she requires
If she's lookin' for a reason
Tell her that's why
Cloudy past
But some things are never gone
You're gonna turn a corner one day
And realize that she was the one
You know you've got to choose
You've taken half a century
With your heart on land and you're sails in the water
So alone while you’re so free
Give her everything that she's needing
Anything she requires
If she's lookin' for a reason
Tell her that's why
Ring the bell
It's time to go toe to toe
The guard is off, the gate is open
Won't you meet by the wishing well
Give her everything that she's needing
Anything she requires
If she's lookin' for a reason
Tell her that's why
Tell her that's why
Tell her that's why
Tell her that's why
Tell her that's why
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13. |
Oh No, I Have To Go
01:04
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Oh No, I Have To Go
Oh my God
Does the cloud in the sky
Make you laugh or make you high?
Does the world going by
Make you crash or wanna cry?
People climb on your cat
Going out wear a hat
Why does everybody have to die?
The rain is coming
Oh no, I have to go
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14. |
Secret Life
03:37
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Secret Life
Little bit of clouds little bit of rain
Snow covered mountains will never be the same
Crossed the earth for a different view
If it could happen to me it could happen to you
I could see by the sign on the golden sands
That I still hadn’t made it home yet
But I knew by the time I found my way thru these waves
It was a journey I would never forget
Out of the past and into the fire
Not for the faint of heart
But as it it all came cashing down to the wire
I had to jump into the deepest part, the deepest part
I am a secret man
With nothing left to prove
I live in my secret land
Abide by my secret rules
Nothing ordinary wrapped in a box
Along with a note of devotion
How many pebbles I had to toss
Just to make it across the ocean
The course was long and the fighting was strong
And not a friend had I met
But from the moment I caught a glimpse of her shores
I lost every grain of regret
Back in the day when violence ruled
And all the men wore shirts
But I’m way up here in the cold mountain air
Just trying to figure out how it all works
Just trying to figure out how it all work
I am a secret man
With nothing left to prove
I live on my secret land
Abide by my secret rules
Abandoned by my brother-man
With only my harpoon
I tie myself to the sails
And I ride by the silver moon
Little bit of clouds little bit of rain
An endless fire burnin’ in my brain
I crossed this earth for a different view
It could happen to me it could happen to you, too
It could happen to you
It could happen to you
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15. |
The More I See
03:36
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The More I See
Tell me what are these tools that we've made, think about it babe
And the more I see down the road
They say I have a side that’s unknown
And who will be a better friend than you?
“Oh hell” I screamed, and I thought about it
And how I found myself
And I drowned the past wrapped in your sad blanket
And I rode myself to bed
Why are we doomed to go round and round, baby
Sure as that skull on the shelf
I'm astounded how you show me such grace as you descend
You who have a deeper faith than me
But the more you laugh makes me think about it
And how I still blame myself
“And the sky”, she laughed and then turned away
and resumed the clouds swept past
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16. |
Between Us
03:57
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Between Us
Thinkin' about you as I climb up my stairs
Been thinking about you all day
And if I have to I will go somewhere
But if it's without you I can't stay
‘Cause you've drawn a line between us
And you’ve left no path to cross
And the summer's almost halfway gone
What we had seems now so lost
It only takes a minute to discover the facts
You can spend your lifetime tryin’ to fix a flat
I stopped by the roadside to help you out
I’d be excited to, you could say
For once in this lifetime I had found my girl
I’m still thinking' about her all day
But you've drawn a line between us
And you’ve left no path to cross
And the summer's almost halfway gone
What we had seems now so lost
With such a deep love between us
Now we can never get back
Why did you have to blow up everything between us
Instead of facing the facts
I wanna go outside in the pouring rain
Where the ghost of our love shall remain
And the ghost of our love shall remain
Now you've drawn a line between us
And you’ve left no path to cross
And the ghost of our love shall remain
And the summer's almost halfway gone
What we had seems now so lost
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17. |
15 Days To Go
02:59
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Fifteen Days To Go
These people come from empires
They've already lost their souls
You don't stand a chance if you go among them
The heat pressed on thru the summer
I remember so well
If you see too much you'll burn them out that way
Seemed they might have been through here
About a month ago
They only had fifteen days to go
We never thought we'd get hanged
But one and one are two
It’s outrageous but no he wasn't brave
He just had to fix the fence where his unsettled heart was open
If you see too much you'll burn them out that way
Seemed they might have come through here
About a month ago
Maybe someone you never saw before
She might’ve talked to me then
I might’ve got my baby back
These people keep on coming
They're heading for dry land
The hunts back on to find a different man
The heat pressed on through the summer
I remember so well
If you see too much you'll burn them out that way
Seemed they might have crossed this way
About a month or more
They only had fifteen days to go
I might’ve got my baby back
These people Ohhh these people
I might’ve got my baby back Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
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18. |
Ashamed Of Love
05:08
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Ashamed Of Love
Cause I don't know
Please understand me
I have tried to find my way back to you
I lost my pride, how can we
just keep on passing through
N’ I say keep my hands on my head
Show the world I’m still dead
Do those things that I must do
But I must have been ashamed of love
I must have been ashamed of love
Yes I must've been ashamed of love
‘Till I met you
Now we got some shade
Standin’ on the edge of your hole
I have sewn all I can from these sharkskin sails
From deep inside how can we
These things that life demands
I say keep my hands on my head
Show the world I’m still dead
Do the things a man must do
But I must have been ashamed of love
I must have been ashamed of love
Yes I must've been ashamed of love
‘Till I met you
‘Till I met you
Go ahead now show your hand
Kind enough to hurt someone
The sky is shifting
Somethings can’t be undone
The rain it comes and then it scatters
With more of an au revoir than adieu
So tell me why we pretended
When we both really knew
N’ I say keep my hands on my head
Show the world I’m still dead
Do the things that I must do
But I must have been ashamed of love
I must have been ashamed of love
Yes I must've been ashamed of love
‘Till I met you
‘Till I met you
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19. |
Brother Can You Read Me
03:22
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Brother Can You Read Me?
And it’s strange how you showed me what they said
If I heard you right, I’m deaf in the head
From the first time that you saw me I was swimming for the shore
Getting off on a 1000 ramps
Trying to prove we were champs
Have you been saving up yourself?
Brother can you see me?
As I’m climbing out your window
Can you feel me in the treetops
High up where the wind blows
Brother can you hear me after all this noise stops?
Oh Brother can you see me?
Or can you read me at all?
We’d go anywhere that was other than
There’s was chance of more than what they planned
And the fortune of these kids wasn’t broken and it wasn’t hid
As we tried to help each other through it all
Did you keep me or did you lead me on?
Did you lead me on?
Brother can you see me?
I’m climbing out your window
Can you see me in the treetops
Feel the way the wind blows
Ah brother when you free me
Free me high above the treetops
Oh Brother can you see me
Or do you read me at all?
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20. |
If You'll Be My Bride
02:47
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If You'll Be My Bride
Since Harry Wilson and the land our grandparents won
It's been hard for me to focus on the things need getting done
But I think now my eyes are on the sun
And it seems like it's time to take my place
I'm down on my knees so please
Won't you be my bride
That would be a better thing
Stand by my side
And I will truly be a better man
And everything got more distant with every little change
another bird in the bush might mean another day of rain
and noone had to push him he had noone left behind
He couldn't get your memory off his mind
And now the curtain opens and that reveals the sun
We can't turn back now 'cause we know how far we've come
Down on my knees so please
Won’t you be my bride
'Cause that would be the best thing right now
Just shoot my pride I'd be there right now
I'd be next to you
I'd be there right now
I'd be there right now
And now the curtain opens and that reveals the sun
We can't turn back now with our odds at a million to one
I'm down on my knees begging please
Won't you be my bride
You could be my medicine
Stand by my side
I will promise you anything
and you know you can’t stop my love
There's nothing like this time in life
I'd be there right now, I'd be there right now, Id be there right now
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21. |
Chocolate Star #4
01:57
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Moris Tepper Los Angeles, California
I was eating hot soup
When you turned to me and said
You think you burned your tongue
Who do you think I am
One of those Egyptian cats
Half cooked and half eaten?
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