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I Can Dream, Can't I?
05:01
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There is a place
Not so far from here
Everyone there is my friend
Everyone's sincere
I feel their love
And they feel mine
We got each other's backs, oh yeah
We get along fine
Well we hang out
At each other's houses
We laugh and sing a sweet lullaby
OK, yeah I made it all up
But I can dream
I can dream, can't I
There is a place
It's right around the bend
I call it my home sweet home
It's where I go to mend
Everyone's generous
They would give your their shirt
Yeah, they fill you up with love
And take away the hurt
We swap some spit and war stories
We get drunk and we get high
There is a place
Where I belong
I hang with Paul McCartney
And we write some songs
He's a pretty cool guy
He likes to smoke some weed
He says he digs my lyrics
He has no reason to mislead
He talks about the Beatles, yeah, yeah, yeah
He has no need to justify
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Fat, Drunk, and Stupid
03:22
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Fat, drunk and stupid
Ain't no way to go through life, son
Fat, drunk and stupid
Ain't no way to get the job done
You think you're king of the kingdom
You think your life will go on this way
You think that nothing can touch you
Sitting up there on Santa's sleigh
You think you are so amazing
And all you touch will turn to gold
You think that you are so special
And you will never, never ever grow old
You think you have some say-so
You think you got a clue
You think you know better, brother
You think the world revolves around you
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Gotta Harden My Heart
03:28
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Unquiet Mind
05:37
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There is hurt here
A world of pain
A world of pain that no one sees
No one would know it
It’s not on my face
No it’s a deep down dark deep disease
Unquiet mind, unquiet mind
Up there nothing’s safe and warm
Unquiet mind, unquiet mind
Up there there’s a raging storm
There is hurt here
A world of sadness
A world of sadness buried underneath
It is not apparent
With all the jokes I tell
I keep it dug down beneath clenched teeth
The unquiet mind is never sleeping
The unquiet mind is wide awake
The unquiet mind brings on the darkness
You give and give and it does take
There’s a dream here
One that’s replayed
One that’s replayed for all eternity
Never got no caring
Never got no loving
That’s what was the death of me
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The Long Road Home
05:00
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Heard a noise
Then I saw you there
In the weary blue light of dawn
Your eyes were gray
And your dress was torn
You said, I really don't belong
I said I'd follow you
Wherever you roam
Even the long road home
I'd do what it takes
Whatever it takes
Even taking the long road home
Gathered our stuff
And packed our bags
And headed out to the train
The wind was cruel
Nearly blew us down
How we cursed the Boston rain
Where we go
Well who really cares
Just that we go is the point
Our time is done
We've had enough
Let's go blow this joint
Traveled for weeks
To distant lands
Where the street signs
Are carved in trees
You said this must be it
Let's set up camp
And you fell down
On your knees
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Let's Pretend
04:33
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Let's just say that things worked out for us
And we didn't break up long ago
Let's just say, let's just say
Let's just say we moved to suburbs
Got ourselves a house with a lawn
A lawn that I would go out and water
Each day before the crack of dawn
Well I loved you and you loved me
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Let's pretend
We went on for all eternity
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Let's pretend
Let's pretend
Let's just say we never gave up
And we found a way to work it out
Let's just say, let's just say
Let's just say we both made money
Had ourselves a mess of kids
Let's just say that all this happened
And our lives never hit the skids
This is my dream
Don't you wake me
This is my dream
Don't you shake me
This is my dream
Let me stay here
This is my dream
I'll be OK here
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7. |
My Last Good Day
04:55
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It was a Thursday as I recall
And it was fall like it is now
I went for a walk down the Riverway
And I just kept on thinking, Wow, wow
There were bursts of color everywhere
Brown and yellow and red
And it smelled just like a musty old bog
The kind of smell that smells kind of dead
Yeah, it smelled dead
And I said hey, hey this is my last good day
Just can’t let it get away
The world goes by in the blink of an eye
First you live and then you die
Won't let it get away
This is my last good day
And I felt happy deep down inside
As happy as I could feel
And the light was a hazy shade of yellow
And the world seemed incredibly real
It just seemed all so real
People were rushing all around the Fens
But I was standing stock still
Yeah, I got stoned by this perfect world
I had more than my fill
Yeah, I had more than my fill
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I've Seen Better Days
04:47
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It's been such a long time
Since this old world it went my way
Not much that I can do about it
And I don't have much to say
It's not for lack of trying
But you see I've had lousy luck
Some people their lives are perfect
While other lives run amok
I've seen better days for sure
Well I got an ache in me
From my head down to my toes
And with each passing day
The pain just grows and grows
I take my medication
And I watch just what I eat
But that won't stop me aging
Or put me in the mercy seat
I've seen the darkness
And I've seen the rain
I've seen a crazy wind
Blow over my beaten weathervane
I got a dream in me
That nothing can quite kill
You may try to squash me
I know that's where you get your thrill
And I am gonna get myself up
And shake off these cliches
And I will see myself clear
Living in better days
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9. |
Ragged and Raw
05:26
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Bittersweet
05:06
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11. |
Let Go of Me
04:28
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You really got a hold on me
And it's driving me insane
Ain't the funny kind of nuts
But the kind that causes real pain
So I ask you to have mercy
Have mercy on me
And set me free
Set me free
When I see your sweet green eyes
I feel a strange old stirring
It's like being on a carousel
And I get dizzy from all the whirring
So I'm asking to have mercy
Have mercy on me
And set me free
Set me free
C'mon and let me go
C'mon and let me go
Let go of me
Let go of me
This old body ain't got nobody
And this old body wants you
What's a poor boy
What's a poor boy to do
You really got a hold on me
And you just won't let me go
And I try to pull away from you
But I'm caught in your undertow
So I'm asking to have mercy
Have mercy on me
And set me free
Set me free
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