1. |
Whenever I sing Georgia
03:37
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Verse 1
Riding back in the afternoon, when we just finished school
Took them bikes down every track, until the dust fell
We were trusted to return although we were often late
I'd see you out in the distance waiting at the gate.
Chorus
I hear you call my name again
We'd race to be back home then
I never thought I'd be this far from you
Whenever I sing Georgia, you’re on my mind.
Verse 2
I say you have all the answers If I was ever in doubt
You could tell if I was in the wrong If I could do without
You'd be a shoulder to cry on You'd be a guiding hand
Whatever trouble I'm into you try to understand
Chorus
I hear you call my name again
We'd race to be back home then
I never thought I'd be this far from you
Whenever I sing Georgia, you’re on my mind.
Verse 3
On that day I sang for you the congregation cried
And I cried hard with them could not keep it inside.
Chorus
I hear you call my name again
We'd race to be back home then
I never thought I'd be this far from you
Whenever I sing Georgia, you’re on my mind.
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2. |
Turning stones
03:03
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Verse 1
Meet me by the shore at 20 past sun rise.
We can sit together just watching the tide,
Revealing all its secrets and magical reflections of you.
No blemish in the sand, let’s make our mark together.
write our names in a heart and
swear it’s forever.
Chorus
Turning stones, turning stones with you x 2
Who knows what we might find.
Verse 2
Stepping over driftwood that’s drifted on the ocean,
For miles and miles and miles.
That’s a lot of devotion, to find its way here.
Middle 8
This is just the perfect day
I couldn’t wish for more
You and I and the ocean
We feel in love by the shore
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3. |
Bound to the Ocean
03:16
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I am bound to the ocean
I am bound to the sea
Oh, oh set me free
Verse 1
Keep me clean oh keep me bright
Follow the moon in the dark of the night
Keep the fishes that swim along with me
Verse 2
Oh, oh diving below
To a world that I want to show you
This is my garden my forest and my street
Verse 3
As I breath Oh my lungs
Hold in the air so I become
Another pair of eyes looking back at the sun
Middle 8
On the beaches & coves where we run
Children build castles in the sand
The tide will eventually reach you son
And our daughters dance along
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4. |
If not you
02:59
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Verse 1
Who do I turn to now?
When I've turned every corner now I'm lost in this labyrinth of life
Who do I turn to now?
Where do I run to now?
I've run to the end of this earth and found no answers
Where do I run to now?
Verse 2
Who do I talk to now?
I've been talking in my sleep to anyone who will listen
Who do I talk to now?
Who will catch me now
When I'm falling, and tumbling can't see where I will land
Who will catch me now
Chorus
Who, If Not you. x 2
Verse 3
Who will hold me now
Hold me tight but don't hold me back please
Who will hold me now
Who will listen now
Although I shout it seems like a whisper
Who will listen now
Verse 4
Who will love me now
If not, you then where can I rest this heart of mine
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5. |
Don't follow me
04:12
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Verse 1
Driving home,
traffic as slow as the dirt it’s on
I cannot find a decent song on my radio
I’m looking around
There’s a young man with his head in the clouds
With impractical dreams, funny how he seems,
Smarter than me.
Chorus
Take it slow, he seems to know which way to go.
Don’t follow me I’ll follow you
I’ve come too far. I still don’t really know where we are
Don’t follow me I’ll follow you
Verse 2
“Take my hand
come with me to the promised land” he said,
I don’t really understand what he’s talking about.
The promised land,
was pulled like a rug from beneath the man
and sold online in a plastic can as real estate
Verse 3
An innocent child
Has no idea as she delivers her smile
That the hopes of a nation, weight of the world
Are pinning her down.
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6. |
So long, travelling away
04:06
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Verse 1
Driving home,
traffic as slow as the dirt it’s on
I cannot find a decent song on my radio
I’m looking around
There’s a young man with his head in the clouds
With impractical dreams, funny how he seems,
Smarter than me.
Chorus
Take it slow, he seems to know which way to go.
Don’t follow me I’ll follow you
I’ve come too far. I still don’t really know where we are
Don’t follow me I’ll follow you
Verse 2
“Take my hand
come with me to the promised land” he said,
I don’t really understand what he’s talking about.
The promised land,
was pulled like a rug from beneath the man
and sold online in a plastic can as real estate
Verse 3
An innocent child
Has no idea as she delivers her smile
That the hopes of a nation, weight of the world
Are pinning her down.
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7. |
Listen to me
04:27
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Verse 1
I’ve had tears of sadness, been one step from madness
Borderline insomniac, though I would never crack
Work hard and play soft, have friends that I have not
And some friends I will never know
Never really been into cars, played in a lot of bars
Met all kinds of people and all kinds of could be stars
heard their opinions on life and minions
Their imaginary superstars they all seem to know
Chorus
Hey, why don’t you listen to me?
I’ve got so much more to give
If you could only hear.
What I have to say.
Verse 2
Those people are talking I can’t hear my own words
Though I shout at the top of my voice
And I screaming inside would you stop and just listen
To what you are missing in life
Take off the blinkers, put down your defenses
Open the gates to your heart
You don’t mind if I sing, a song for myself?
A song that I wrote for everyone else
I said hey, why don’t you listen to me?
I’ve got so much more to give
If you could only hear.
What I have to say.
And I’m singing now, am I being heard?
And I’m singing now, can you hear my words? I’m singing now…
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8. |
Sunkiss
03:21
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Verse 1
I’ve had tears of sadness, been one step from madness
Borderline insomniac, though I would never crack
Work hard and play soft, have friends that I have not
And some friends I will never know
Never really been into cars, played in a lot of bars
Met all kinds of people and all kinds of could be stars
heard their opinions on life and minions
Their imaginary superstars they all seem to know
Chorus
Hey, why don’t you listen to me?
I’ve got so much more to give
If you could only hear.
What I have to say.
Verse 2
Those people are talking I can’t hear my own words
Though I shout at the top of my voice
And I screaming inside would you stop and just listen
To what you are missing in life
Take off the blinkers, put down your defenses
Open the gates to your heart
You don’t mind if I sing, a song for myself?
A song that I wrote for everyone else
I said hey, why don’t you listen to me?
I’ve got so much more to give
If you could only hear.
What I have to say.
And I’m singing now, am I being heard?
And I’m singing now, can you hear my words? I’m singing now…
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9. |
Gwendolyn Rose
03:30
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Verse 1
From the moment that I met you I knew, I’d love you for ever.
Even when you cry you make me smile.
Looking at your face is just like looking in a mirror,
A reflection I haven’t seen for a while.
Seeing your reaction to this song, you beat your hand almost in time,
And it’s lighting up the room.
Making a comment that I don’t understand,
I’ll put it down as constructive criticism.
Chorus
As Van Morrison said, have I told you lately that I love you.
As you said mum, mum, mum. she loves you too.
And we’re happy to have you around, listening to every sound you make,
Gwendolyn Rose.
Verse 2
As I hold you in my arms you pull on the paper,
That I’m trying to write the lyrics on.
With one firm tug it falls to the ground
You give a whimper of quiet satisfaction
Now that your sleeping, I finish composing
This ode to my only child.
It’s fun and laughter happy ever after
Teas at bedtime, you won’t eat your food no more.
Chorus
Repeat 1st
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10. |
Heart is broke
03:01
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Verse 1
I won't write you a letter I've no paper to write it on.
I won't write you a letter I've no paper to write it on.
I've nothing to say anyhow, now my baby's gone.
Verse 2
I can't call you later I haven't a nickel or a dime.
I can't call you later I haven't a nickel or a dime.
I can't call you later if I could, hell, I wouldn't have the time.
Chorus
My Heart is broke and my baby's gone this time.
My Heart is broke and my baby's gone this time.
My heart is broken, she don't seem to mind.
Verse 3
She asks while she's leaving can we still be friends?
She asks while she's leaving can we still be friends?
Sure I still love you, so long as I don't see you again.
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11. |
Back before the storm
04:08
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Verse 1
There is salt in the palm of his leathery hands
weathered by tides and storms
The lines on his face deep creases that flow
to the sea, this man was born.
Now it's said in the town that his father was drowned
and his father before him too.
He said he'd be safe with God's speed and good grace
I'm sailing home to you, sailing home to you.
Chorus
In my baby's arms tonight, in my baby's arms
make sure the fires are alight
we'll be back before the storm, back before the storm.
Verse 2
They were not to know but on that fateful eve
as they cast off and steamed to the night
a storm so fierce it could draw out the tears
from faces cold with fright
A hammer wind blows at it knocks through the cabin
their only protection gone
in his final words he whispered a prayer
"keep those at home safe and warm
Verse 3
Years had passed, and the sea broke the wreck
as it washed upon the shore
They found a gold chain right there on the deck
which the fisherman once wore
and inscribed on a pendent the words from his love.
Be back before the storm, be back before the storm
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12. |
Wake up smiling
03:02
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Verse 1
Woke up happy so avoided the news
I don’t want them reporters to be giving me the blues
Bad luck stories I don’t need to hear
Avoiding all the people that we should fear
Chorus
Wake up smiling with you
Wake up smiling you just sleep the whole day through
And when you open up your eyes
You wake up smiling too
Verse 2
Roll out of bed like you just fell from a star
You only realize just how lucky you are
Lucky to be there with that roof on your head
Nice fresh linin on your nice warm bed
Chorus
Wake up smiling with you
Wake up smiling you just sleep the whole day through
And when you open up your eyes
You wake up smiling too
Middle 8
Ooh, I sometimes do not know which way to go
Hey, does it really matter anyway
Verse 3
What’s the point in them asking me to choose
When the looser wins and the winners loose
Chorus
Wake up smiling with you
Wake up smiling you just sleep the whole day through
And when you open up your eyes
You wake up smiling too
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