1. |
Smile For The Picture
03:40
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Everybody wants a little story.
Everybody needs a tale to tell.
We could all use a little glory.
A little time to make it well.
Everybody smile for the picture.
The one that I'm about to take.
Can you smell the morning glories ?
Or hear the silence that I make ?
Hide, hid and hidden
Keep us vivid and alive
All the laughter we are given
Hidden, hid and hide
You've been buried and forgiven
Wipe that smile off your face
Like an angel that's forbidden
You've fallen from grace
Everybody smile for the picture.
Show us all your better side.
Way down deep you might be freezin'.
Is that the saddness that you hide ?
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2. |
Lucky Guy
05:09
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Fortune makes us fools and kings
You gave it all and I took everything
There are no wishes left baby – There are no wishes left
So no I won't go back to the wishing well
Been struck by lightning and I lived to tell.
I'm not superstitious baby – Mmm… Superstitious
I won your heart with a roll of the dice
My ship came in and now I realise
I hit the jackpot baby – I hit the jackpot.
We were lovers, we were friends
Burning the candle at both ends
And when I looked into your eyes
I was one of the world's most lucky guys
From the moment that we first kissed
A four leaf clover that I couldn't miss
Over the rainbow baby – Mmm… over the rainbow
My broken mirrors and the bad luck they bring
Now I know why the caged bird sings
You are my lucky charm baby – Mmm… lucky charm
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3. |
Hurt You
03:30
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Millons of people living in the streets
A hundred million more just trying to make ends meet
We got plenty and bounty, T-minus ten and counting
Beauty and dreams, technilogical machines.
And I got one thing on my mind – I wanna hurt you, yea hurt you.
Profit and wealth, I got a problem with my health.
Movers, shakers, tigers, sharks and fakers.
We've made countries and nations, telecommunications.
Garbage, pollution. But not a fucking solution.
All we wanted was to live.
I've given all I have to give.
We got a front row seat to the end.
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4. |
On My Mind
03:50
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I hope there is no trouble
In your head and in your heart
Got a lot I wanna share with you.
But I don't know where to start
I really have been missing you
these past couple days
Won't leave you there upon a thought
What I really wanted to say…
You've been on my mind
Haven't seen each other
For a long long time
Such a long long time
We need to get together
Wrap our arms around ourselves
Hope to see you soon
And I hope you're doing well.
With out you I feel lonely
But yea I get along
By the way I'd like to thank you
For the words to this here song
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5. |
Sometimes
04:00
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Tell mom I'm sorry but I ain't coming back
There's something holding me, the call of the wild.
Over the montains the rocks and the trees.
Off to a place where it's always spring.
Sometimes, sometimes, we're free we're free sometimes we're not.
Sometimes, sometimes, we're happy with all that we've got.
Ma won't be happy but you don't let her cry
She needs to understand, she needs to know why
For this is my home and freedom's my name
Life in the valley is just not the same.
It's hard to let go of what you hold near
One last kiss on a wish, disappear
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6. |
Janey
04:30
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The shadows shared their mysteries
Only for a moment
The sun came crashing down
And the darkness ran
The homeland fires are burning
If that's what you call home
Seas of pointing fingers
And there's no one to blame
Leaving us behind
broken dreams humiliation
None of this will ever
Be the same
Janey won't you please
Hold my hand
All I need is you
To easily understand
We gather 'round the furnace
Our future's up in flames
The past burnt to the ground
And today is ablaze
Leaving us behind
Broken dreams humiliation
We've lost our faith in heaven
Still we pray
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7. |
Little Strings
04:05
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From the corner of my eye to the corner of my soul.
From the desert we are crossing to the bottomless below.
Thread the needle with your evil little strings'll hold you down.
Take the wool off of my back and drag me around.
From the tips of my ten fingers to the bottom of my heart.
Cross the distance that's between us you might need a head start.
No, don't shiver with your scissors little strings'll hold you down.
Ghosts that lead you to the gallows everybody gather 'round.
Intricate confusion, conflicting ways
Wrapped up in illusion, wrapped up in dismay.
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8. |
Tie One On
03:25
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Followed a broken shadow to the local waterin' hole.
Bellied up to the bar and I pulled out my gold.
The barman knows I'm thirsty, an' he knows what I like.
Don't even have to ask 'im, been here so many times.
Music and the laughter won't ease my weary soul.
Gonna put a smile back on my face… and I'll tie one on.
This bar is full of strangers, nobody knows my name.
I wonder why they come here, do they feel the same ?
That blond girl by the jukebox just paid another round.
She put a smile back on my face… and we tie one on.
'round my lonely heart.
Hangin' on… even if it tears us apart.
Tie one on. Slip a knot 'round my lonely heart.
Hangin' on…
My mouth is full of gravel, jackhammer in my head.
I think I tied a bit too tight, God knows what I said.
I'm bound to wander back there, not a chance of breaking free.
All twisted up and tangled, gonna be the death of me.
The music and the laughter still ringin' in my ears.
Gonna put a smile back on my on my face… And I'll tie one on.
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9. |
Once Upon A Time
04:26
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Where has my happiness gone ?
The tears are in my eyes
It's gone off and left me here waiting
for something or some big surprise.
One day the sun wouldn't come
This night would never end
It's gone off and left me here waiting
to see your light shining again.
No I won't cry
Once upon a time
Never say goodbye
Always thought I'd see you one more time
They say every day has it's dawn
I'm wanting just to see
Standing up on the tips of my toes
Just to feel your light shining on me
What comes around goes around
You always used to say
You've gone off and left me debating
What it's worth to see another day.
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10. |
My Favorite Season
05:00
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It's been a long long time, you haven't been around
Didn't share with you my secrets, all the joy we might have found.
Been burning up my memories, and it helps to keep me warm
Protect myself in promise, seeking shelter from the storm
Morning sun, Evening rain. Been waiting here for hours to see you again.
This is my favorite season, it's the moment I love.
I don't need any reason, just because.
Turning back the pages, holding back the time.
It never ceases to amaze me all the mountains that we climb.
Just for one last little glimpse of the shadows as they fade.
Or to hear the dying echos of the time that's slipped away.
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