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To the Ocean
01:56
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2. |
Waiting for Rain
03:14
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Baby, I’m waiting, waiting for rain
Anymore sunshine, I might go insane
I know your telephone’s working just fine
So why won’t you answer this time
You said you loved me (and I know you do)
You said you loved me (and you know it too)
So why are you frightened (and running away)
And why do you say that you don’t love me anymore
It can’t be easy to tell me those lies
Just so you’re covered this time
Why do you push me, push me away
When all that I want is to stay
You said you loved me (and I know you do)
You said you loved me (and you know it too)
So why are you frightened (and running away)
And why do you say that you don’t love me anymore
I shouldn’t be so hard on you all the time
You’re not the only one who’s telling lies
But I only tell them, but I only tell them
But I only tell them to myself
Baby, I’m waiting, waiting for rain
Anymore sunshine, I might go insane
Outside my window sun beating down
Next time I won’t be around
You said you loved me (and I know you do)
You said you loved me (and you know it too)
So why are you frightened (and running away)
And why do you say that you don’t love me anymore
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3. |
Travel by Bus
03:35
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In a fog I walked across the road
To a place I’d never been before
I looked back and I saw my house
I looked forward and saw nothing at all
I heard a siren in my sleep last night, I woke
I reached out to touch you but touched only empty air
I felt a space in the night where you’d been
But the echo’s soft returning told me you were never there
Moon rising in an open sky
He’s smiling down on you
I read his face, he’s lonely too
In love with a planet he never knew
I heard the wind in the telephone lines
Outside I saw a Christmas decoration blowing in the snow
I saw a Woolworth’s shut up tight for the night
And inside a plaster mannequin with nowhere else to go
On a bitter night in cold Tennessee
Up hill and down
I see lights in the windows of warm houses
Five hundred miles from my home
I heard a baby crying way in the backseat
His mama sang so gentle and she made it all alright
I’ve seen the road stretch so far ahead, so far behind
And you and I just shadows hurtling on into the night
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4. |
The City Rises
02:40
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Darling, one hundred pleasures, one hundred heartaches
And then I come home
I work the night through, you work so hard too
Lord knows, we try to keep from losing our way
And we fall into bed, and we fall into bed
And we fall into bed as the city rises
One day when it’s all over, what will we have, dear
To prove we’re alive
We’ll have our children, we’ll have our memories
We’ll have each other for the rest of our lives
And we’ll fall into bed, and we’ll fall into bed
And we’ll fall into bed as the city rises
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5. |
No Horizon
03:25
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I know you’ve been scared out of your mind
I think you remember
I know what you saw, I saw it too
You have to remember
I love you, I love you
And I want you back again with me
I love you, I love you
And I want you back again with me
I love you, I love you
And I want you back again with me
You ran to a place no one could go
I think you can hear me
I know you’re afraid, aren’t we all
You have to believe me
I love you, I love you
And I want you back again with me
I love you, I love you
And I want you back again with me
I love you, I love you
And I want you back again with me
And in a dream you were flying
You spread your wings and took the air
And in your dreams there’s no horizon, no horizon
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6. |
Good Folks Gone Away
05:12
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On a hilltop far away she lies
Where they left her in the driving rain
Beneath the stormy skies
She was someone, now she’s no one at all
And there’s no one left to care
And no one left to call
In a bedroom far away I sleep
Wait for footsteps long cherished and gone
Memories run deep
I’m not lonely, just wondering what to do
I had a love, now she’s gone
How ‘bout you
If you found someone, never let them go
If you love someone, be sure and let them know
‘Cause time slips away and soon your chances will be gone
And the person fades away as the memories linger on
On a hilltop they buried my heart six feet down
And the love that gave me life
Is underneath the ground
And they tell me that she’s gone to a brighter, better place
But I’d give anything just to see her face
And they tell me angels sing for good folks gone away
But I’d give anything for just another day
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7. |
Weight of the World
03:44
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Out on the porch, watching the cars
I’m inventing a story
That I’ve known all my life
Where a girl meets a boy and a boy meets a girl
And they never know nothin’
‘Bout the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
She saw his ad on the back page
Caught your eye on the subway
But I looked away
When a girl meets a boy and a boy meets a girl
And they never know nothin’
‘Bout the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
And she said:
The more time you spend
Wondering about what can go wrong
The less time you have to be free
The less time you worry
Wondering how’s it all going to end
The more time you spend with me
After a while they fell in love
They had nothing to stop them
It was easy enough
When a girl meets a boy and a boy meets a girl
And they never know nothin’
‘Bout the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
And they never know nothin’
‘Bout the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
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8. |
Fish
03:34
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Seems like it was a dream
But I think it was the basement
A picture of a man in a little blue bathing suit
Coming up out of the sea
Out of the endless ocean
Just like Gamera or Submariner
And I found him down by the washing machine
(He’s the fish of my dreams)
He’s the king of the fishes and the blue and green
(He’s the fish of my dreams)
And when he smiles at me
I see how scary it could be
There’s nothing scarier than being lost
In the middle of the ocean
He stood arms akimbo
Fingers breaking the surface
And I knew someday he’d break mine
Under the water
Pretty as a picture
Like those mermaids down in Florida
And I found him down by the washing machine
(He’s the fish of my dreams)
He’s the king of the fishes and the blue and green
And when he smiles at me
I see how scary it could be
There’s nothing scarier than being lost
In the middle of the ocean
And when he smiles at me
(He lives underneath the waves)
I see how scary it could be
(He gives me pause because he says)
There’s nothing scarier than being lost
In the middle of the ocean
If I get a camera
Take a vacation
And go to the islands will I find him
If I get a tuna
And I get a flounder
Can I bring him home to mama
And I found him down by the washing machine
(He’s the fish of my dreams)
He’s the king of the fishes and the blue and green
And when he smiles at me
I see how scary it can be
And when he smiles at me
I see how scary it could be
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9. |
The Man You Love
04:13
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Oh, I’ve heard there’s no reason to be alone
And oh, I’ve heard that it’s senseless to sit at home
But if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nowhere to go
And if the man you want couldn’t stay
Then there’s no one to know
And if the man you need’s got another life
And it’s lived without you
And if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nothing left to do
Oh, I know, I know I ought to look around
But oh, it’s hard when the man you want
You’ve already found
But if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nowhere to go
And if the man you want couldn’t stay
Then there’s no one to know
And if the man you need’s got another life
And it’s lived without you
And if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nothing left to do
My friend’s think I’m crazy
I tell them I’m not
When you’ve had the best you can’t forget
What ought to be forgot
Oh, sometimes I imagine he’ll come back to me
So till that time I’ll keep myself company
But if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nowhere to go
And if the man you want couldn’t stay
Then there’s no one to know
And if the man you need’s got another life
And it’s lived without you
And if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nothing left to do
And if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nothing left to do
And if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nothing left to do
And if the man you love’s gone away
Then there’s nothing left to do
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10. |
Black Velvet Postcard
02:40
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I got a postcard today
Here’s what it said:
I am leaving you
I wish you were dead
Don’t go away (don't go away)
Don’t go away (baby, don't go)
I got a postcard, I’ve got to cry
It said: I’m leaving you, I love you, goodbye
Don’t go away (don't go away)
Don’t go away (baby, don't go)
I know I never said what you needed to hear
But if you come back baby, I’ll still be here
Don’t go away (don't go away)
Don’t go away (baby, don't go)
Don’t go away (don't go away)
Don’t go away (baby don't go)
I got a postcard today
Here’s what it said
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11. |
Trench
04:41
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It’s hard growing up in a hard place
In this city made of stone
They push you and they push you
Before you’re hardly grown
Sleeping by the window
Trying to get some air
The only sound is sirens
But no one really cares
And I want to believe that there’s hope
In this world made of pain
But everyday I only lose my hope again
And I try not to read the papers
But I see them on the ground
A week ago last Monday
They shot my best friend dead
They shot him for the coat he wore
So they shot him in the head
Cops found him on the subway
Nobody was around
So without the coat I lent him
He died there on the ground
And I want to believe that there’s hope
In this world made of pain
But everyday I only lose my hope again
And I try not to read the papers
But I see them on the ground
It’s hard to find any hope in a hard place
Hard to keep any hope in a hard place
My little brother’s working
Bagging groceries in a store
Sometimes he makes a dollar
Sometimes a little more
Hey friend, can you remember
When you were eight years old
Did you have to make some money
To keep your family from the cold
It’s hard growing up in a hard place
No one to hear you cry
And I know I’ll feel this pressure
Until the day I die
And I want to believe that there’s hope
In this world made of pain
But everyday I only lose my hope again
And I try not to read the papers
But I see them on the ground
It’s hard to find any hope in a hard place
Hard to keep any hope in a hard place
Help me find some hope in this hard place
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12. |
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It’s smooth, it’s round
It’s in my hand, it’s in my hand
If I want to I can pull it shut
There’s a lock but I know
Where the key is found
Should I take the key
Throw it down, throw it down
And shut you out completely
I know what hurts
And I know how to stop it
If I want to I can breath again
My head says, Pull
My heart says, No, don’t
Can I close the door, can I close the door
Can I close the door in my heart
Without shutting you out completely
Completely
Completely
Completely
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13. |
A Star to Steer Us By
02:31
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All I ask for
Is a love and a star to steer us by
You, you, you
Isn’t heaven a nice idea
But I don’t want to wait until I die
You, you, you
Pull me out of my landlocked state
Give me wings to fly away
Bring me closer than the angels can
In my circus
Everyone flies and flies without a net
You, you, you
If I misstep
Won’t you tell me you’ll be there to catch
You, you, you
Pull me out of my landlocked state
Give me wings to fly away
Bring me closer than the angels can
All I ask for
Is a love and a star to steer us by
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14. |
Dancin' Slow
03:09
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Seems I've been casting around
In waters too deep where I’m likely to drown
Where the only catches are ones I won’t keep
Playing with matches when I go to sleep
Till just the other day
When I had a man come my way
And this is what that fellow had to say
He said:
Whatever happened to dancing slow
In your own bedroom with the lights down low
Whatever happened to holding hands
And saving kisses for a real romance
Wait, says I, how can you be real
In this day and age to say what you feel
Aren’t you afraid that they’ll laugh in your face
How can you be open with no hiding place
But he just smiled at me
As if anybody could see
The wisdom of his strange philosophy
He said:
Whatever happened to dancing slow
In your own bedroom with the lights down low
Whatever happened to holding hands
And saving kisses for a real romance
I opened my eyes but it wasn’t a dream
In this day and age, how can a man
Be what he seems
And saying:
Whatever happened to dancing slow
In your own bedroom with the lights down low
Whatever happened to holding hands
And saving kisses for a real romance
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Caitlin von Schmidt Greenfield, Massachusetts
Caitlin lives in western Mass with her husband, kid, and cat.
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