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It was long ago, so long that I’ve lost track
But I still think of you now and again
You are still a mystery to me
Sometimes that’s hard to believe
Sometimes it’s hard to let go to your dreams
I didn’t want to let you down, no-
But I didn’t want to let you in, no-
I didn’t want to let you down
It was long ago, but I remember the time
I remember the place, it was cold
On Bleecker Street, down near the Bowery
Where you looked through my heart to my soul
I didn’t want to let you down, no-
But I didn’t want to let you in, no-
I didn’t want to let you down
Life can be so sweet, or painful in retreat
It’s painful to regret what you can’t forget
I can’t deny it, I won’t define it
But I can’t let you leave again
I didn’t want to let you down, no-
But I didn’t want to let you in, no-
I didn’t want to let you down
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Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Even if I awake at five
I know you were awake at four
Like a real-life game of dominoes or tic-tac-toe
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through
A cup of coffee you need to start your day
I bought some beans from next door
But if you prefer the South American-way
Like Brazil or out the door
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Darlin’, can I see you tonight?
It’s been a long time since we talked or had a glass of wine
Since we talked a minute to pass the time
Darlin’, can I see you tonight?
It’s been a long time
It’s been a long time
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Before we sleep I want to hide your clothes
So when I awake, I will know that you’re still home
And we can have that cup of coffee
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
Darlin’ Darlin’ I cannot get through to you
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Brooklyn has a way to make you stay
Forget your pain, from where you came
It was just a dream, a place you'll seek
When you're not awake
When I was young, I was never wrong
I knew the way to the grave
Dixie’s done all she could do
Now she was through, and I was too
What I wouldn't do...
To be alone with her right now
And to be hurting too
It lets me know that I'm alive
It lets me know that she is too
it lets me know that I can be peacefully at home
Brooklyn has a way to lay a claim
On your soul, and she won't let go
And you don't want her too
There's nothing you wouldn't do
To make her stay one more day
To be alone with her right now
And to be hurting too
It lets me know that I'm alive
It lets me know that she is too
it lets me know that I can be peacefully at home
To be alone with her right now
and to be hurting too
It lets me know that I'm alive
It lets me know that she is too
it lets me know that I can be peacefully at home
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I can't believe you never wondered
If there was any truth to what they said
I will be leaving in the morning
I won't be needing anything
And when we look back on our days together
Through the dark times and the good
We'll be fighting for the honor
To define just where we stood
I'd rather live here in this moment
I'd rather live here in the now
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I've had other guys
I've looked into their eyes
But I never knew love before
'Til you walked through my door
I've had other lips
I've sailed a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me, baby, this I know
Because it's true love
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits me like a glove
And I'm gonna be true blue, baby, I love you
I've heard all the lines
I've cried, oh so many times
These tear drops they won't fall again
I'm so excited 'cause you're my best friend
So if you should ever doubt
Wonder what love is all about
Just think back and remember dear
These words whispered in your ear
Because it's true love
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits me like a glove
And I'm gonna be true blue, baby, I love you
Because it's true love
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits me like a glove
And I'm gonna be true blue, baby, I love you
No more sadness, I kiss it goodbye
The sun is bursting right out of the sky
I searched the whole world for someone like you
Don't you know, don't you know that it's
No more sadness, I kiss it goodbye
The sun is bursting right out of the sky
I searched the whole world for someone like you
Don't you know, don't you know that it's
True love, oh baby, true love, oh baby
True love, oh baby, true love
It's true love, oh baby, true love, oh baby
True love, oh baby, true love
It's true love
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits me like a glove
And I'm gonna be true blue, baby, I love you
I love you
This time I know it's true love
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits just like a glove
And I'm gonna be true blue, baby, I love you
True love, oh baby, true love, oh baby
True love, oh baby, true love
It's true love, oh baby, true love, oh baby
True love, oh baby, true love
It's true love
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6. |
Before You Go [4-12-07]
02:54
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Before you go
Tell me what it is I want to know
Tell me but don't take a year
Tell me what I need to hear
Before you go
I've been thinking on the words you'll use
Any thoughts on what'll you choose
To convey to me then news?
Or are you gonna keep it inside
And save it for another time?
I only hope that when i'm asleep
That I don't speak like I've been known to do
That I can keep my heart and soul from you
Before you go
Don't be afraid to let me know
I'm afraid I let it show
I didn't mean to let you know that way
Or are you gonna keep it inside
And save it for another time?
Or is it just all in my head
Do you even feel that way I'm thinking
Am I merely projecting my feelings on you?
Or are you gonna keep it inside
And save it for another time?
I only hope that when you're asleep
That you may speak maybe a word or two
That I can keep real close until I hear from you
Before you go
Tell me what it is I want to know
Open up your heart and soul
Confide what I already know
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Turn down the lights let the rain
Wash o’er our sorrow and our pain
For there will come a time
When we’ll measure our decline
And today will be a memory
Turn down the lights let the rain
Sing us a song with no refrain
Where it’s all you can hear
Let it teach us not to fear
All the things we cannot change
With no words and no chords
Just the rhythm of our souls
And we’ll dance until our hearts content
Turn down the lights let the rain
Turn down the lights let the rain
Come in, come in
It will always be welcome
In a home where true love grows
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8. |
One More Day [2-17-10]
03:11
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Can we just talk about it
I just can’t live without you
I’ve never tried to be alone before
Just stop to think about it
One more day, a few more hours
Has never changed a thing
I can’t tell you whom to love
I know that I just can’t go on
Feeling this way
It’s such a weight on me
It’s such a weight on me
Can we just talk about it
I just can’t live without you
I’ve never tried to be alone before
Just stop to think about it
One more day, a few more hours
Has never changed a thing
But you won’t wait for me
Like you once said you would
Like I know I would for you
If you can’t wait for me
Know that I’ll always be
In love with you, with you
Can we just talk about it
I just can’t live without you
I’ve never tried to be alone before
Just stop to think about it
One more day, a few more hours
Has never changed a thing
Has never changed a thing
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As I'm writing it is snowing
And the cold air is creeping in
And the windows are overcome with frost
In the distance there's a mountain
And near this mountain there's a spring
And a path I so many times did cross
Through a meadow of syringas
That once was filled with bees
Now buried in the silence and forgotten
Emily, will you forget me to?
There is talk of revolution
And greed is in the air
Everyone wants to know on which side that I fall
Virginia is my country
I love my country like my girl
For my girl I would sacrifice it all
I am blinded by discovery of strangers in the night
Surrounding me in silence
Emboldening me to fight
And I will fight for you and Virginia too
I will fight for you
I will fight for you
We are leaving in the morning
My destination is unknown
I have to trust that providence
Will bring me safely home
and you'll be there for me, Emily
If there's a way to soothe your heartache
If there's a way to calm your mind
I beseech you to tell me what it is
I have struggled to find answers
I have fought to undermine
All the reasoning that told me not to leave
But you have to stand for something or
You'll fall for anything
And life without honor is
Not worth living
It's not something I can do
I will fight for you
I will fight for you
As soon as it is over I'll come home to you
We'll get married in the meadow of syringas
Just us two
We'll start a family, Emily
Of a meadow of syringas
That once was filled with bees
Now buried in the silence and forgotten
Emily, I will come back for you
I will come back for you
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We both have so much things
So much to do
I cannot live without you
I cannot live without you
How could you look through me
And what did you find
In the darkness buried between us
In the shadows covered with lies?
The clouds fall before my eyes
The secrets you tried hard to hide
Have shown today to be deceit
And I hope that I can learn to find the strength
The strength to rise above
What you have done to me
What you have done to us
You've broken my trust
We both have been selfish
Two wrongs don't make a right
If left to share our feelings
Would we go on believing
That silence strengthens what could easily break
No bond or no foundation
Can hold once it is forsaken
The clouds fall before my eyes
The secrets you tried hard to hide
Have shown today to be deceit
And I hope that I can learn to find the strength
The strength to rise above
What you have done to me
What you have done to us
You've broken my trust
What made you think of him not me
What made you think I wouldn't see the changes in you
Although it happened a long time ago
I know, you've said before
I wonder if I'll ever know the truth
Of what happened between you two
And I hope that I can learn to have the strength
The strength to rise above
What you have done to me
What you have done to us
You've broken my trust
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11. |
Lies End [12-08-06]
03:19
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Now that they found out
Nothing is out of bounds
They can’t keep secrets from me
Now that the words out
Will we be cast out?
They can’t keep secrets from me
A first-hand discovery
I, I took my chances on you
You took my coat and made it new
What can I say to one who thinks the way I don’t?
Who let the cat out?
Who drew the blinds up?
Just let them say what they want to say
There will come a day when
All this will be forgotten
And all you can claim is the person you’ve been
I won’t deliver you now
They will get you somehow
I doubt I’m the only one whom they can name
From you, from you, from you
Now you will ask me what to do
But I’m done telling you
What you should be and how people perceive us
I’m not a judge and neither are you
And neither are they, the faceless and cruel
Deny them their tools and the lies end
Now that they found out
Nothing is out of bounds
They can’t keep secrets from me
A first-hand discovery
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12. |
Photograph [5-17-08]
03:28
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The picture’s fading, the picture’s fading
The picture's fading, the picture’s fading away
Every moment is a photograph
A mental picture that you don’t ever have to get back
I concentrate just on the negative to try to see the positive
Everybody has a photograph
Everybody has a photograph
Every clock face has a second hand
Independent of the hours, taking a stand
Moving forward it’s own speed, sounds just like you and me
Everybody has a second hand
Everybody has a photographic
Memory of the one who walked out the door
Broke your knees, broke your heart when you fell to the floor
Can’t believe they would leave and you would be alone
Did you believe you could read the thoughts in their mind?
The signs were there if you just would’ve taken the time
To realize that the photograph doesn’t lie
Every flower has a thorn or leaf
Designed specifically to protect it from the thief
That tries to steal its essence in the night
Are you of that certain kind?
Everybody has a photograph
Everybody has a photographic
Memory of the one who walked out the door
Broke your knees, broke your heart when you fell to the floor
You can’t believe they would leave and you would be alone
Did you believe you could read the thoughts in their mind?
The signs were there if you just would’ve taken the time
To realize that the photograph doesn’t lie
The picture’s fading, the picture’s fading away
Memory of the one who walked out the door
Broke your knees, broke your heart when you fell to the floor
Can’t believe they would leave and you would be alone
Did you believe you could read the thoughts in their mind?
The signs were there if you just would’ve taken the time
To realize that the photograph doesn’t lie
The picture’s fading, the picture’s fading
The picture’s fading , the picture’s fading away
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Come and tear me down
Paint over my face
Until no one i know can recognize me
Why do you despise me?
Know that you're not the first
You won't be the last
So many I've seen have come and gone
But I'm still standing
Never demanding
A change from you
What good would it do?
A change in me will change nothing
I've seen it all before
I'm green and light as a dove
You've fixed all my holes and made me feel young
But looks can't replace what I have gone through
Since I found you
Now take this advice from me
Look into yourself for the peace that you seek
Not onto the walls that you are hiding behind
Changing colors not your mind
A change in you
What good will it do?
A change in me will change nothing
I've seen it al before
I've seen it all before
I've seen it all before
A change in you
What good will it do?
A change in me will change nothing
I've seen it al before
Come and tear me down
Paint over my face
Time and again
But it is in vain
Cause you can hide nothing
Cause you can hide nothing
Cause you can hide nothing
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14. |
Wasted Time [12-30-08]
03:47
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Just yesterday I could find you
I knew where to look
And what to look for
We’ve wasted so much time
We’ve wasted so much time
We don’t have the time we used to
Now today I can’t find you
Everywhere I look
I have looked before
You've wasted so much time
You've wasted so much time
We don’t have the time we used to
I can remember how you’d fall
In and out of love before me
Funny how some things never change
Except when you wish they’d stay the same
Before me
We’ve wasted so much time
We’ve wasted so much time
We don’t have the time we used to
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Tuscaloosa [11-7-09]
03:01
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Come down easy from New York City to Alabama
To Tuscaloosa where we said goodbye
I can’t tell you how to write your story
And if I tried do I have the right to hold you
To the same heights that you held me in esteem
In my dreams, it was me who walked away from you
I’ll drive to New York City
From Tuscaloosa, where you didn’t cry
I won’t stop until I have told you
All the things I haven’t done right
I’ve stolen, and I’ve lied to you time and again
There’s no end
I pretend that it was me that walked away from you
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
You told me I had to decide
If what I wanted was freedom
You wouldn’t deny it
It’s taken hold of me
It’s taken my pride
I’m on my bended knee
Come down easy from New York City
To Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Alabama, Alabama
Alabama, Alabama
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Come down easy from New York City to Alabama
To Tuscaloosa where we said goodbye
I can’t tell you how to write your story
And if I tried do I have the right to hold you
To the same heights that you held me in esteem
In my dreams, it was me who walked away from you
I’ll drive to New York City
From Tuscaloosa, where you didn’t cry
I won’t stop until I have told you
All the things I haven’t done right
I’ve stolen, and I’ve lied to you time and again
There’s no end
I pretend that it was me that walked away from you
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
You told me I had to decide
If what I wanted was freedom
You wouldn’t deny it
It’s taken hold of me
It’s taken my pride
I’m on my bended knee
Come down easy from New York City
To Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Alabama, Alabama
Alabama, Alabama
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What has happened down here is the winds have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and it rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through clear down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
Louisiana, Louisiana
They’re tyrin’ to wash us away
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, “Little fat man isn’t it a shame what the river has done
To this poor crackers land.”
Louisiana, Louisiana
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
They’re tryin’ to wash us away
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Montevideo [5-5-08]
04:52
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She said:
"Comfort me, I cannot feel warm
Grab my rosary, for I know that I won't last long
I know that my days are numbered
There's so much that I want you to hear
Though my sadness will make you wonder if I was true to you...”
Last time I saw Marie, we walked arm in arm
But it was of no relief
No longer could I afford to wait until tomorrow
I have to leave before high noon
But if the train were to leave early
There's nothing I can do
Until Montevideo
Until Montevideo
Some things never change, but I could be wrong
I look for the Avellano Tree in Saro
Where we left our mark
And I laugh when I remember the stories
As we climbed the hill
Separated by an ocean, Momentarily still
In Montevideo
Until Montevideo
And I like to think at that time
That you loved me and would remain mine
I know you have to eat, in that we are not alone
But when we choose to suffer our souls for meat,
There's no joy in growing old
And although I am unhappy, I did what I thought was true
And though I have my regrets
What am I do in Montevideo?
In Montevideo
In Montevideo
In Montevideo
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Anything Wrong [9-27-04]
02:46
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Oh, me and Debbie we were not like normal friends
I never called her up to ask her out
But we could laugh and we’d sit around and reminisce
On all the wrong turns we made in our life
Now I keep thinking on the way she talked
A little bit uneasy, I wonder if anything’s wrong
We’re both survivors, that’s what me and Debbie say
Rolled with the punches and got on with our lives
If not for these talks, I’ll veture and I’d dare to say
I’d never credit myself with this life
Now I keep thinking on the way she talked
A little bit uneasy, I wonder if anything’s wrong
Debbie never made her mind up for herself
She looked to me to help to guide her along
But how can I sort through all this mess
She wasn’t quite as strong as she liked to think
She came in with the dawn, and then she’d leave with the night
Is there anything right?
Debbie never made her mind up for herself
She looked to me to help to guide her along
But how can I sort through all this mess
She wasn’t quite as strong as she liked to think
She came in with the dawn, and then she’d leave with the night
Is there anything right?
Oh, me and Debbie we were not like normal friends
I never called her up to ask her out
But we could laugh and we’d sit around and reminisce
On all the wrong turns we made in our life
Now I keep thinking on the way she talked
A little bit uneasy, I wonder if anything’s wrong
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If you take you away everything that I feel
You wouldn't understand
And I couldn't tell you
It's been one hell of a year
The first one that's got me down
The first one that's made it clear
I thought that I would know what to do
I've been alone before
But not since I met you
I thought that I would know what to say
If you could hear me now
You would know its not that way
Can you take away all of the clouds
So dark and inside my head
I even thought about death
You never know what it is that you fear
For me it is losing you
That has become so clear to me
I don't know if I'm allowed to cry
Not something I want to do
But my chest feels tight
I wonder if you ever think of me
Because all I do is think of you
When it is cold and
When it is dark
Whenever the pain becomes too hard
When I cease to dream
When I cease to be alive
When it is cold and
When it is dark
Whenever the pain becomes too hard
When I cease to dream
When I cease to be alive
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21. |
Shoeshine [12-30-08]
02:21
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Ain't got the shoeshine baby
Ain't got the time
Ain't got the shoeshine baby
Ain't got the time
You're always walking all over town
Can you give me one more reason not to turn you down
It's not the money, I got more
But I have made this mistake many times before
Ain't got the shoeshine baby
Ain't got the time
Ain't got the shoeshine baby
Ain't got the time
You're alway talking of remedies
But you love to keep me banding down upon my knees
How's that helping anyone?
Guess who's to blame, should be ashamed, but never shows remorse?
Ain't got the shoeshine baby
Ain't got the time
What's that you're holding in your hand?
Could be a gun, I wouldn't know
I'd never try to test your hand
You want the shoeshine? I found it sir
My mistake that I misplaced it
I must've put it over here
I found the shoeshine baby
I found the time
I found the shoeshine baby
I found the time
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I was dancing with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
Introduced him to my loved one and while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
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Even after all these years
Even though we have caused tears
I can't think of anyone that I'd want to talk to everyday
And you'll hear me say
That I love only you
I love it when you speak your mind
I love the way I feel when I'm with you
I hate it when you go away
Far away, I was never meant to be alone
Even after all this time
You say love is blind
But you can see all my faults and misdeeds
Yet we remain
I love it when we lay awake
I love the way I feel when I'm with you
I hate it when you go away
Far away, I was never meant to be alone
I love it when you speak your mind
I love the way I feel when I'm with you
I hate it when you go away
Far away, I was never meant to be alone
Even after all this time
You say love is blind
but you can see all my faults and misdeeds
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24. |
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I don’t want to know what you’ve been doing
I don’t want to know if he knows
I don’t want to know what you’ve been doing
Unless you want to come with me tonight
Unless you want to come with me tonight
Just take my hand and you will follow me
To the end of time, there’s no tomorrow
Now is here, not in a dream
I’ve known before I was asleep
And time did pass me by
But not before I said I’d try again to start all over
You know how hard it is
You know how hard it is
I think of ways to say I’m sorry
Jealousy gave me the Sunday blues
Woke up today, forgot to pray
I didn’t even feel the same in the corner of my eye
I was taken by surprise
I know I should have seen it coming
You know how hard it is
You know how hard it is
I’d like to try again and start all over
I don’t want to know what you’ve been doing
I don’t want to know if she knows
I don’t want to know what you’ve been doing
Unless you want to come with me tonight
Unless you want to come with me tonight
I’d like to start all over
You know how hard it is
You know how hard it is
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Every morning beside my head
You put your shoes on and then
Every evening you come back to me
The world is outside waiting for us to be separated
It's not their fault
They'd follow footsteps into the dark
Oh, I remember what it felt to find the light
It still shines brightly for you after all this time
Oh, I remember when I told you
To stay and let's talk all night
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to know you
I wanted you to stay the night
So in the morning when you awoke
Beside your head you would find a rose
That I left for you to thank you for the night
It didn't happen that way
But that's alright
Oh, I remember when I told you
To stay and let's talk all night
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to know you
I wanted you to stay the night
So in the morning when you awoke
Beside your head you would find a rose
That I left for you to thank you for the night
It didn't happen that way
But that's alright
Every morning, beside my head
You put your shoes on, and then
Every evening, you come back to me
The world is outside waiting for us to leave
The world is outside waiting, so just let them be
The world is outside waiting, waiting for me
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Together [3-31-11]
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By coming together as people
And keeping together, we'll grow
And working together for the same reasons
We'll have a lot to show
By coming together as people
And keeping together, we'll grow
And working together for the same reasons
We'll have a lot to show
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