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Late night I try my writing
But I can’t sing loud
I keep the volume down
Momma working
The Baby sleeping
How can I create without no feelin
Can’t play real instruments
Cause you might hear me
Yes I am nervous Yes I am shy
I can’t go downstairs, can’t go outside
Maybe I’ll find a place to call my own in the garage
I got cars there, but I can pull them out
It’s got storage so nothings in the way
I got an outlet to plug equipment it
And I can play my music after midnight
Because the bedrooms are on the other side
Of my house and no one can hear me
I’ll put posters up, pretend I’m back in College
Makin Beats Makin Beats
Make music in garage,
Makin music in garage
Makin art in the garage
Fuckin Shit up in garage
My real band
Well they don’t play right now
Cause there’s a virus outside and its scary
So I’ll make my music all by myself
With some beats and a guitar and midi synthesizer
I’ll throw some beats down
I’ll fuck some shit up
Pretend I’m LCD Soundsystem
Or maybe Hot chip, or even Soulwax
Makin beats makin beats
Make music in garage
Makin music in garage
Makin art in the garage
Fuckin shit up in garage
In my own head maybe I’ll throw a party
Shits gonna get real with the 808’s
Cause I am techno Elvis I’m makin hips shake
People come to hear me from miles all around
If I get hungry I can go make a sandwich
Cause the kitchens right inside the door
Won’t bother anybody, won’t make a sound
Then I’ll back out
And make music in garage
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WHEN YOU’RE A KID…LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN
EXCITING ONLY COMES AROUND, ONCE OR TWICE IN YOUR LIFE
WE CLIMBED THE LADDER AT THE BACK OF THE 7/11, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
WHEN THE WHOLE TOWN FALLS ASLEEP
AND THERE’S NO ONE IN THE STREET
IT’S LIKE THIS CITY IS OURS, WE COULD BURN IT DOWN WITH GASOLINE
BUT WE DON’T CAUSE THERES NO PLACE ELSE TO GO
NO WE DON’T CAUSE THERE’S NO PLACE ELSE
WAIT…WHO SAID THAT LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
IN THE SAME PLACE…I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES
TONIGHT…OUR HEARTS ARE SHINING LIKE A BRIGHT LIGHT
OUR BODIES FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE FLIGHT
I’D GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU
IMAGINE THIS…TWO KIDS FALL IN LOVE
THEY NEVER EVEN HAD A CHANCE
NEVER TOOK A SECOND GLANCE
THE FEARS THAT THEY HAD
NEVER CAME INTO PLAY
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
THATS WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS
A MATTER OF CHANCE, A SIGN IN THE SKY
THE PERFECT ALIGNMENT OF EVERYTHING RIGHT
THE CROSSING OF T’S, THE DOTTING OF I’S
SERENDIPITOUS PASSING THEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
WAIT…WHO SAID THAT LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
IN THE SAME PLACE…CAUSE LOOK I FOUND YOU
TONIGHT…OUR HEARTS ARE SHINING LIKE A BRIGHT LIGHT
OUR BODIES FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE FLIGHT
I’D GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU
- SOLO-
MY FRIENDS AND I TAKE A DRIVE BM - C#M - D
SO WE CAN GET HIGH, AND LET IT GO FOR AWHILE
MAKE OUR WAY TO DEADMAN FALLS
BREAK BOTTLES ON WALLS
AND TELL OURSELVES THAT WE’LL NEVER BE THEM
WE’RE BETTER THAN THEM
WAIT…WHO SAID THAT LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
IN THE SAME PLACE…LEAVE IT ALL UP TO FATE…WHEN I’M NEXT TO YOU
TONIGHT…OUR HEARTS ARE SHINING LIKE A BRIGHT LIGHT
OUR BODIES FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE FLIGHT
I’D GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU
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If we don't leave now we'll never make it on time
train leaves the station right at 5
Won't take long but you never know
what obstacles lie between you and where you'll go
Say goodbye to the ones you leave behind
and paths diverge that were once intertwined
we'll part soon but see each other again
and we'll talk about today as if it were way back when
soft rains let in and you bought the fare
we watched you on the platform standing there
and the trains rolled in and obscured our view
and when it left it left with you
be safe and take care while you're on the last train out of
County Clare
How many times have we said goodbye
we brush it of because inside we know
this isn't the last time we'll get the chance
next time we'l make sure to pay the debts we owe
Be safe on your travels, tell your family hi
don't forget the things we said before we said goodbye
and when the quiet sets in on your journey home
I hope we cross your mind wherever it may roam
soft rains let in and you bought the fare
we watched you on the platform standing there
and the trains rolled in and obscured our view
and when it left it left with you
be safe and take care while you're on the last train out of
County Clare
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angel in her sleep
nary said a word
but I got places I gotta be
no one ever knows
what’s inside a heart
a man could steal the salt from the sea
but I’ve got the wheels
you wanna ride?
Maybe I ain’t
the man I could be
there’s always the road
but I’ve never had the speed
but I’ll take what I use
and I’ll use what I’ll steal
Gonna chase down this storm
All the way to Mobile
it’s rotten, through and through
hard to find an edge
damaged from the day of my birth
don’t call me by my name
lord come make it rain
come and wash this scum from the earth
but I’ve got the wheels
you wanna ride?
Maybe I ain’t
the man I could be
there’s always the road
but I’ve never had the speed
but I’ll take what I use
and I’ll use what I’ll steal
Gonna chase down this storm
All the way to Mobile
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I will be the one who wears you down
I will be the one who steals your crown
I want to be your constant king
I want to be your everything
I will be the one who builds you up
I will be the one who fills your cup
I want to be your diamond ring
I want to be your everything
Hold on Susie hold on
We are almost home
Crossing that Tennessee line
Headed for Caroline
We’ll make by dawn I swear
I will be the one with songs for you
I will be the one when you feel blue
I want to be your bird that sings
I want to be your everything
Hold on Susie hold on
We are almost home
Crossing that Tennessee line
Headed for Caroline
We’ll make by dawn I swear
Bridge
If you could see
The sun rise over the
End of Tennessee
It’s just for you and me
Hold on Susie hold on
We are almost home
Crossing that Tennessee line
Headed for Caroline
We’ll make by dawn I swear
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A long trip to Japan!
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The Lime Cafe
Take me to the Lime Cafe
Take me to the Lime Cafe
It’s been so long I’ve been away
It’s been so long I’ve been away
Sitting in my lonely room
Examining these walls of gloom
Imprisoned in a tomb against my will
My mind was drifting yesterday
My mind was drifting yesterday
To a land so far away
To a land so far away
Put a Red Stripe in my hand
I yearn to hear that reggae band
on a summer night and breathe the Northern air
Take me to the Lime Bar Cafe
Take me to the Lime Cafe
Take me where the guitars play
Take me where the guitars play
Destination solitaire and
empty places everywhere
Cyberspace the only place to share.
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Take me anywhere
I’m tired of being alone
Locked in, left out
Take me anywhere
Francisco, or New Orleans
Just please, away
Know it’s a long long way
So I, dream of moonlit bays
They help me feel alive
Know it’s a long long time
And I, I ain’t got a dime
Keep telling my sweet lies
Seems to me sometimes
I’m just better off alone
Take me anywhere
I’m leaving this wretched home
Locked in, left out
Take me anywhere
Chicago, or Baton Rouge
Just please, away
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Lights on the strip burn bright most nights, but not right now
Wonder what the desert moon in all her wisdom. is thinking about
Lost City, Lost Angels
Lost City, Lost Souls
Lost City, Lost Angels
Lost city of gold
Smell of excitement and indignity, screamed out loud
Smoke filled casinos mixed with fake cherry
All I’ve been dreaming about
Lost City, Lost Angels
Lost City, Lost Souls
Lost City, Lost Angels
Lost city of gold
Shoot for 21, basking in the sun
Painted faces, leather & laces
Tattooed fingers grasping for the straws
Smell that lingers, breaking all the laws
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v1:
No one needs another song about the river
A bunch of words about the blue sky
And drinking wine at 3am
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We're all tired of all the songs that mention sunshine
Playing frisbee on the beach
I know I'm right, but then again...
ch:
We can always be reminded of the things that make life work
So easy to be grateful, sometimes we won't
So many hidden treasures
No such thing as guilty pleasures
You either like it or you don't
v2:
Playing songs on the stage or on the back porch
Even when we move it online
A good investment of your time
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There's no shame in feeling joy for just the small things
Like the way the water moves
I could be wrong, but I don't mind
ch:
We can always be reminded of the things that make life work
So easy to be grateful, sometimes we won't
So many hidden treasures
No such thing as guilty pleasures
You either like it or you don't
-- solo stuff --
ch:
We can always be reminded of the things that make life work
So easy to be grateful, sometimes we won't
So many hidden treasures
No such thing as guilty pleasures
You either like it or you don't
v1.5:
No one needs another song about the river
A bunch of words about the blue sky
And drinking wine at 3am
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In the metal capsule
Rubber whirling down below
no needs past the sand plateau
Rolling through the air to the land beyond the sound
Navigating to the ridge
The sounds all in their beds
Winding, clouds beneath our heads
Rolling through the air to the land above the ground
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Take me to a place
On and on it goes
Living day to day
Locked up in a cage
Wondering why I stay
Take me to a place
Oh so far away
Take me to a place
Where nights turn into day
Where the people all live free
Where all things will just be
Last night I dreamed that you
Came up and took my hand
We flew in the airway
To a foreign land
Sailed across the ocean
Looking for some token
Tanning in the bay
In that far off place
Ridin’ on a highway
Sailin’ on the sea
Anywhere will do, dear
Let’s travel, just you and me
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To all the kind leaders of the Kiwanis Club
In Morgan County, Alabama, listen up
I know it seems like a good idea
To be meetin up for lunch, raisin money for kids
But there’s a virus on the scene, Covid-19
And I really love my family, so here’s the deal
I’m makin biscuits
Cheddar and thyme
Fluffy like grandma’s
The buttery kind
I’ll leave a basket
At your front door
If you can just stay home
A few months more
I know it’s hard, and we all love to eat
But it travels indoors, twenty-six feet
You can chat over chicken parmesan
As soon as that vaccine is in my daddy’s arm
If you want biscuits
Cheddar and thyme
Fluffy like grandma’s
The buttery kind
I’ll leave a basket
At your front door
If you can just stay home
A few months more
I know Zoom’s a pain
And we all love to eat
But it travels indoors
Twenty-six feet
You can chat over
Chicken parmesan
As soon as that vaccine
Is in my daddy’s arm
If you want biscuits
Cheddar and thyme
Fluffy like grandma’s
The buttery kind
I’ll leave a basket
At your front door
If you can just stay home
A few months more
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George Smith - Honeymoon
03:56
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Honeymoon
The Gateway Arch marked the first stop along the way
The calm before Kansas storms nearly blew us away
Painted pianos and Red Rocks tried reeling us in
But a steady pace brought open skies past Cheyenne
Walked a fence line by the Tetons after lunch in Jackson Hole
Just a short ride to a campsite where moose greeted the morn’
Old Faithful and Mammoth Falls are worth whatever it takes
Shoe Tree on the way to Crater Lake
I don’t remember everything in between
So much is a blur, canvas of memories
Over seven thousand miles in the course of two weeks
A beautiful start, I’d do it all again
Still had our apples when we crossed to stand next to the trees
That tower so high it’s truly hard to conceive
Coffee on route 1 to stand on Haight and Ashbury
Quick shower and sleep before the climb through Yosemite
Five mountain ranges in day, sunset Death Valley
Had to let the brakes cool before we hit Sin City
Two days was enough won $10 and fled the scene
Quick look at the Dam and Lake Mead
I don’t remember everything in between
So much is a blur, canvas of memories
Over seven thousand miles in the course of two weeks
A beautiful start, I’d do it all again
Grand Canyon sunrise, burritos on the Reservation
Best we ever had, dilapidated gas station
Painted Desert like another world just a little further from there
Through the Petrified Forest, innocent, without a care
Steak in Amarillo, fighting food coma
A quick stroll through the capital of Oklahoma
Eighteen hours straight back to where we said our vows
Fertilize the roots and live in the now.
I don’t remember everything in between
So much is a blur, canvas of memories
Over seven thousand miles in the course of two weeks
A beautiful start, I’d do it all again
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