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Slow Down Blues
01:57
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I just washed my car
I have a tank full of gas
I wanna go far
and get there fast
Because if I know one thing
The blues will slow you down
And if I keep on moving,
they'll never come around.
The blues are slow
they always take so long
but if you let them catch up
they're gonna hold on strong
Because if I know one thing
the blues will slow you down
and if I keep on moving
They'll never come around.
I knew a lady
She was good to me
but when I stayed with her,
the blues stayed with me.
And now I keep on moving
and the blues don't come around.
Because if I know one thing,
the blues will slow you down.
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2. |
PCH
03:48
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I know I don't know where I'm going
But maybe for now the drive is all I need
I know this is where I wanna be
But for now I don't know what all it wants me to see
With the sunrise painted on my windshield
Announcing a new day to claim
I know what I hear
and I the message is clear
The pacific coast highway calling my name
For now there’s a love that I'm longing
But I know it can soon come along
It's an 8 hour day,
All that keeps me away
From the joy of the words in a song
And it isn’t the drive
That will keep my spirits alive
It's the chance it will lead to an opening door
And no matter which exits I take
Or the lessons I learn by mistake
I'll always drive back to that road by the shore
But where will I go?
Where will I go?
Where will I go?
I still don’t know
What I’ll find at the end of this road
With the sunset painted on my windshield
And the ocean reflecting the same
It isn't a game or a big picture fame
Just the pacific coast highway calling my name
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3. |
Put Your Records On
03:54
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4. |
Honeymoon
05:21
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I don’t think you’re happy
And I don’t think its wrong
To say that I’m sorry
This didn’t last too long
I don’t want to do this
We started off so strong
But we’ve kissed for that last time
We’re done singing our song
Take me back to the honeymoon
Let's sit along the shore
Cling to the moments
When we were happy before
Take me back to the honeymoon
And keep the tide at bay
Cause we know that we’re just like
The waves at our feet
We will crash and then slowly drift away
It wasn’t just you
And It wasn’t just me
And it wasn’t just right
How we thought it would be
But we can’t keep this going
We can’t stay by the sea
We can’t base our love
Off of just memories
Take me back to the honeymoon
Let's sit along the shore
Cling to the moments
When we were happy before
Take me back to the honeymoon
And keep the tide at bay
Cause we know that we’re just like
The waves at our feet
We will crash and then slowly drift away
I’m glad that I saw you
Again yesterday
There’s a couple of reasons
It was good to see your face
We smiled at memories
I keep in my heart
And you also reminded me
Why we’re so much better apart
Let's go back to the honeymoon
Let's sit along the shore
Cling to the moments
When we were happy before
Take me back to the honeymoon
And keep the tide at bay
Cause we know that we’re just like
The waves at our feet
We will crash and slowly drift away
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5. |
Happier Man
03:31
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I think about a clueless boy who was scared of what could be
And now this clueless man is sure that his chance is history
I think about museum visits and beautiful sculptures there
But my favorite piece of art could walk, had blue eyes and dark brown hair
But too much thinking stops my heart
And seeing you makes it restart
I tried to act
And learn the facts
Now I've said all that I can
So I think if I saw more of you, I'd be a happier man
I think about Sunday mornings
I think about the friend I never see
I think about the nights I wished
that songs could write my life
and weren't just wishful words that woke me up lonely
But too much thinking stops my heart
And seeing you makes it restart
I tried to act
And learn the facts
Now I've said all that I can
So I think if I saw more of you, I'd be a happier man
Yes I think if I saw more of you,
I'd be a happier man.
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6. |
Siren Song
03:32
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She’s got a man at home
But she don’t care
She’s got what you want
And she wants to share
Siren
Siren
She’s a teaser if you ever saw
She’s a pleaser but it won’t last long
Feel your heart move, to the beat of her shoes
And feel it rip in half as she walks away
The siren pulls the strings inside your heart
She’ll have you in her hands right from the start
She’ll make it easy
And she’ll make you cry
She might leave but she’ll never ever say goodbye
Years ago I heard the siren’s song
Years of nightmares later, she still ain’t gone
Calling out my name
As I try to run away
And still my heart beats just to see her face
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7. |
Friendly Stranger
03:36
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I couldnt think of a better face to enter into view
Just tapping on my shoulder to let me know that it was you
and greeting me with nothing but a hello and a smile
And telling me it's great to see me because it's been a while
Now your friendly face is sitting fresh within my head
Forgot the thoughts that trouble me your on my mind instead
I can't think of a better way to brighten up my day
Than talking with friendly face who knows just what to say
Hello to you friendly stranger
It's you who puts a smile on my face
Hello to you friendly stranger
It's you who makes my world a better place
What a great coincidence to see you here today
I wish that I had only had the time to sit and stay
If only life could pause itself for a minute or maybe two
Then I could hang around and resume my life with you
But there's just too many strings puling on me everyday
Too many strangers standing in my way
But seeing you reminded me what matters in the end
All the strangers couldn’t hold a candle to one friend
So here's to you friendly stranger
It's you who puts a smile on my face
Hello to you friendly stranger
It's you who makes my world a better place
So I'll be less of a stranger
If I see more of you my friend.
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8. |
Music Man
04:38
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There's a boy on the corner playing a brand new guitar
He struggles for now but he knows that someday he’ll go far
He has stars in his eyes
And his spirit is on the rise
He plays for the music and that boy looks so happy to me
There's a man on the corner who plays at the local bars
Everyone knows him, he became quite the local star
The music is still why he plays
But this town is too small, he can’t stay
He plays for tomorrow and his music sounds so good to me
One day that man left town to see
How much greener that grass could be
But when he came back his pockets were empty
and his face was weary and long
But he never stopped singing his song
No he never stopped singing his song
There's a old man on the corner playing the his old set of songs
His voice is shaky and his hands are weak
But he still just keeps singing along
And the music still sounds good to me
The music still sounds good to me
And I asked the old man, after all of these years,
why do you still sing today?
What keeps your spirit lifted and singing
the songs you continue to play
My hands are weak and my songs are old
and my voice is nearly gone
But even tho my body will die
the music will always live on
music will always live on
The corner is empty today but the streets never made so much sound
There's chaos and trouble without any music around
And I loved the music man and the songs that he'd play
I never thought I'd see the day
when the music man wasn't around to play
and I never thought I'd have to go home and say
I guess there's no music today
I guess there's no music today
But his voice in my head says that it will live on
the music will always live on
music will always live on
There's a boy on the corner playing an old man's guitar
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9. |
I'm On My Way
03:09
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I'm on a train to Boston today
Changes are surrounding me, an arms reach away
No more facts avoiding me
No more child's play
Life has jumped the tracks I'm on my way
In the car I'm driving to LA
Packed my life inside this moving state of mind
I know just where I'm headed,
I know just what awaits
Life is on the road I'm on my way
I'm on plane to London today
Life is out there some where, and Im ready to find my way
No more chasing dollar signs
And no more graded fates
Life's up in the air I'm on my way
I'm on a plane I think I'm heading home
Some much I have learned, I have ceased to roam
No more running aimlessly,
Time for solid ground
Touch down from the sky I'm going home
Say goodbye to me it's time to go
Embrace me like the time we spent, in days before
I'm glad i got to pass this way
And I long for another day
But this trail goes on, so I'll be on my way
This trail goes on, so I'll be on my way
This trail goes on, and I'm on my way.
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10. |
Lovers' Dilemma
04:27
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First step we separate
Try to anticipate
But it's no use
It's just heart abuse
Next step, interrogate
Question, answer, circulate
I won't lie
I am all mixed up this time
And I want to forget
Do my best to make it on my own
But I don't know
I don't know
Is there a situation
That will make this right
If one of us doesn't sleep alone tonight
Idk if I can cage a jealous mind
Cause I don't wanna lose this time
Step three we're isolated
Thoughts run while incarcerated
Given all this time
I might lose my mind
And I wanna let go
And save myself from being on my own
But I don't know
I don't know
I don’t want to lose it all
Is there a situation
That will make this right
If one of us doesn't sleep alone tonight
Idk if I can cage a jealous mind
Cause I don't wanna lose this time
Last step, we're one on one
Will we love what we’ve become?
I still don't know
But I can’t let go.
Is there a situation
That will make this right
If one of us doesn't sleep alone tonight
Idk if I can cage a jealous mind
Cause I don't wanna lose this time
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11. |
Honeymoon (acoustic)
05:06
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I don’t think you’re happy
And I don’t think its wrong
To say that I’m sorry
This didn’t last too long
I don’t want to do this
We started off so strong
But we’ve kissed for that last time
We’re done singing our song
Let's go back to the honeymoon
Let's sit along the shore
Cling to the moments
When we were happy before
Take me back to the honeymoon
And keep the tide at bay
Cause we know that we’re just like
The waves at our feet
We will crash and then slowly drift away
It wasn’t just you
And It wasn’t just me
And it wasn’t just right
How we thought it would be
But we can’t keep this going
We can’t stay by the sea
We can’t base our love
Off of just memories
Let's go back to the honeymoon
Let's sit along the shore
Cling to the moments
When we were happy before
Take me back to the honeymoon
And keep the tide at bay
Cause we know that we’re just like
The waves at our feet
We will crash and then slowly drift away
I’m glad that I saw you
Again yesterday
There’s a couple of reasons
It was good to see your face
We smiled at memories
I keep in my heart
And you also reminded me
Why we’re so much better apart
Take me back to the honeymoon
Let's sit along the shore
Cling to the moments
When we were happy before
Take me back to the honeymoon
And keep the tide at bay
Cause we know that we’re just like
The waves at our feet
We will crash and slowly drift away
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