1. |
Along with Me
04:56
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I was looking to the sky
I couldn't wait to say goodbye
No way that I'd be alone
My girl is coming along
Along with me
I went for broke and then I bust
Hit 22, fast out of luck
Running back out through the in door
Then we knew we could both
Could both be free
I grabbed the tent, kit stove & propane
She packed her bags and she never looked back
But she was a class action waiting to happen
No
I knew they wouldn't cut me slack
She thought she could still turn back
Once she knew what she was in for
She was running along
Along side of me
I didn't think they'd catch on so fast
Never thought that they'd miss the catch
Planned to be gone long before hand
But they were getting close
Close on our heels
She grabbed her cat, handbag and coattails
I took the keys but the car wouldn't start
And I was an accident that couldn't happen
No
Wouldn't know if they found the car
We pushed it back up against the bar
Hitchhiked in the wrong direction
They haven't thought to look
To look for us here
I am looking to the sky
Now I never have to say goodbye
I'll never be alone
My girl is here along
Along side of me
She took my hand, leaned out and kicked me
I gave her a smile and I didn't let go
We never thought about what might have happened
No
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2. |
Of the Surf
05:20
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I came out of the surf
I don't know what that's worth
I reach up to the sky
I don't know why
She came to me
With her serenity
Wrapped her arms around
So I could see
I never knew
What I would do
When I was alone
Without her
I never wanted
Anything to be the same
But here we are
We're going back in time again
Again
We were swimming in the open sea
I saw land it was ahead of me
Next thing I'm all alone on the shore
I thought we both had understood so much more
I crashed into the sand
Now I can barely stand
When we cheat each other
We all lose out
They came to me
Showing their humanity
I looked around
And I could finally see
We always know
Deep down inside our soul
We can choose to help
Each other
I never wanted
Anything to be the same
But here we are
We're going back in time again
Back in time again
We were swimming in the open sea
I saw land it was ahead of me
Next thing I'm all alone on the shore
I thought we both had understood so much more
Narrowly missed the rocks
Now I've learned to walk
I think about the stars
While just playing my guitar
I looked around
The groupers and the clowns
They're playing one against
The other
Was finally sure
I couldn't be there with her
I'd have to find my way
Alone
I still can't think of
Anything that I could change
And here I am going back in time again
Back in time again
Back in time again
I was swimming in the open sea
There was no one swimming next to me
As I make my way to the shore
I finally understood so much more
I thought we got off the beach
I stretch, I cannot reach
You're back out in the waves
I hope he can save you
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3. |
Don't Follow
05:44
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You might think that I'm running away
But you know that I wanted to stay
Cause I need
You know I need
To be alone
Be alone
Be alone
You might wonder how long I'll be gone
I can't tell you but I hope it's not long
I just need
You know I need
To be alone
Alone
To be alone
To be alone
Not in the shadows
Not when the wind blows
Not in the still of night
Don't follow
Don't follow
Where I go
Don't follow
When will you come to bring me home?
When will you come to bring me home?
I'm waiting here all on my own
When will you come to bring me home?
I feel you near me when I'm alone
I think you'll be there when I get home
You know sometimes I hate to be on my own
All alone
All alone
All alone
You know where I go
Not when the wind blows
When I need to be alone
But don't follow
Don't follow
Where I go, don't follow
Don't follow (When will you come)
Don't follow
Don't follow
Don't follow
Don't follow (When will you come)
Don't follow
Don't follow
Don't follow (To bring me home)
When will you come to bring me home?
I'm waiting here all on my own
When will you come to bring me home?
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4. |
Head in the Sand
05:08
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I will keep my head in the sand
Buried in the sand
They suckered us on cigarettes
They sold us into war
Now they’re telling me it's so much better than before
Their perverted economics
defend their, their abject greed
Any problem, the free market, it fits the need
We want everything to stay the same
Because we’re afraid of change
Afraid of change
I will believe whatever they told me
I will buy whatever they sold me
I’ll fall in line whenever they scold me
I will keep my head in the sand
Buried in the sand
They’re tellin’ us that there’s no truth
So we’ll accept their, their lying game
And I keep trusting them every single day, just the same
They’re fighting for their inheritance
And to privatize our lands, they call it justice
But I’m just putting more money in their hands.
We want everything to stay the same
Because we’re afraid of change
Afraid of change
I will believe whatever they told me
I will buy whatever they sold me
I’ll fall in line whenever they scold me
I will keep my head in the sand
Buried in the sand
We’re lowering all their taxes
So we can buy them another yacht
I know trickle down is coming, I hope it's coming, it's worth a shot
They’re killing off our education
To make sure we cannot see
I think it's working great, just take a look, just look at me!
I will believe whatever they tell me
I will buy whatever they sell me
I will accept whatever their hell means
I will keep my head in the sand
Buried in the sand
We want everything to stay the same
Because we’re afraid of change
Afraid of change
I will believe whatever they told me
I will buy whatever they sold me
I’ll fall in line whenever they scold me
I will keep my head in the sand
Buried in the sand
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5. |
Get Away (feat. Lena)
04:38
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Get away, don’t look back!
Get away, don’t look back!
Get away, don’t look back
Crossing through the woods
Remembering the last time
(had to) leave town for good
Crossing through the woods
Leaving town for good
Crawling through the undergrowth
(And the) things you left behind
Wishing you had something,
(Someone) else was on your mind
Things you left behind
Someone on your mind, mind, mind, mind, mind
Get away, don’t look back!
Get away, don’t look back!
Walk away, don’t go back
As the dusk turns into dark
Hoping for an easy time
(but) sometimes it's so much work
Turning into dark
Sometimes it’s so much work
Now you’ve got to thinking
(about) the letter that you wrote
Wondering if she’ll miss you
And you’d rather that she don’t
Letter that you wrote
Rather that she don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
Get away, don’t look back!
Get away, don’t look back!
Stay away, don’t go back
Swimming against the tide
Wondering if she’ll miss you
And you kind of hope she might
Swimming against the tide
Hoping that she might
Wading in the undertow
(and) feeling that you're lost
Knowing you’re going to turn around
(while you’re) having second thoughts
Feeling lost
Having second thoughts, thoughts, thoughts, thoughts, thoughts
Get away, don’t look back!
Get away, don’t look back!
Turn around, get on back
This was a mistake
If you really hurry
You’ll be back before she wakes
All just a mistake
Back before you wake
Running up the staircase (now you’re)
Starting to come ‘round
She’s waiting in the parlor (and now)
It’s all coming down
Starting to come round
It’s all coming down (down . . .)
Get away, don’t look back!
Get away, don’t look back!
Walk away, don’t back track
Get away, don’t look back, back, back, back, back
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6. |
Beauty All Around Me
03:48
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Floating among the clouds
Fighting through the crowds
I'm trying hard to see
(The) beauty all around me
He showed me who to know
May have been the wrong crowd
We were a little overloud
A little overproud
And he was always right
He walked me through the show
Circus acts all around
We were a little lost and found
A little underground
And it was such a night
Floating among the clouds
Fighting through the crowds
I'm trying hard to see
(The) beauty all around me
Got tired of all the noise
People carrying on
Forgetting right from wrong
You want to say "so long"
Is it really worth the fight?
I told him not to go
To the brightening light
What's on the other side?
It seems so deep and wide
I'm in no rush to know
Floating among the clouds
Fighting through the crowds
I'm trying hard to see
(The) beauty all around me
I said don't give up hope
Sure there's a lot of lies
But so much more that's true
The beauty all around you
There is so much to know
There's nowhere else to go
There is so much to know
Floating among the clouds
Fighting through the crowds
I'm trying hard to see
(The) beauty all around me
(The) beauty all around me
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7. |
Do You Blame?
05:12
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How far will you go?
I don't think you really know
If you cross that line it will show
So tell me
How far will you go?
How cruel can you be?
How great is your capacity?
You know you're not like me
So tell me
How cruel do you want to be?
I know you're in pain
Like a moth to the flame
But who do you blame?
How low will you go?
You don't know, I don't think so
Your outrage, it's all just a show
So tell me
How low are you going to go?
How many times can you lie to me?
Can't you even look like you're going to try for me?
You know I'm a just a wonderin' why
So how many times are you going to lie?
I know you're in pain
Like a moth to the flame
But who do you blame?
How far can you see?
Can you see you there, there with me?
Man it, seems a remote possibility
How far can you really see?
How deep can you feel for me?
Are your tears even real for me?
How can you expect me to believe?
How deep can you really feel?
I know you're in pain
Like a moth to the flame
But who do you blame?
How far did you go?
I know you're in pain
You look back now and you'll finally know
Like a moth to the flame
You crossed that line and it shows
I know you're in pain
So tell me
How far did you go?
Who do you blame?
How far did you go?
Who do you blame?
How far did you go?
Who do you blame?
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8. |
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(The) warmth lights up his chest.
Maybe this is the method to his happiness
(He) can’t wait to see this through
There is just no warning in the way she moves
He thinks she’s his chance to find love again
What she really needs is more of a friend in the end
(She) likes being on her own
But now all the time she's feeling all alone
(She) thinks she likes him fine
But she’s in no hurry and will take her time
He thinks she’s his chance to find love again
What she really needs is more of a friend in the end
Choosing to tell her now
Even though he surely does not know how
With a lack of eloquence
He takes her deeply into his confidence
He thinks she’s his chance to find love again
What she really needs is more of a friend in the end
His love once expressed
Now there is a reason for his weightlessness
She may choose to stick around
But it won’t be long before she goes to ground
He thinks she’s his chance to find love again
What she really needs is more of a friend
more of a friend
more of a friend in the end
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9. |
Preacher
04:06
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All this I don’t understand
Why are we believing in him?
I don’t get what the preacher said
Sin, repent it’s OK when you’re dead
Weakness, infidelity, greed and kill
It's all good with his mysterious pill
All this I don’t understand
Why are you believing in him?
You get to choose between Venus and Mars
Yet here you are starting optional wars
Doubling down on hate like it's the only way
While pretending you’re giving peace away
All this I don’t understand
What can you be seeing in him?
I know some of what he did to you
You say it's all past but baby that ain’t true
Saw the way you looked at him the other day
Now you tell me you’ve got nothing to say?
All this I don’t understand
How can you see forgiving him?
All this I don’t understand
How can you see forgiving him?
I don’t believe in no culture war
People are the same as they were before
(Don’t) magnify intolerance, division & strife
No one cares how you live your life
All this I don’t understand
How can you be following him?
I don’t care what the preacher said
Sins ain’t absolved; it's all in your head
Love, accountability, peace & grace
that’s all that matters to the human race
All this I don’t understand
No, I just don’t understand
Why are we believing in him?
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RW/A Oakland, California
Lifelong singer, guitar player, lyricist.
Publishing my most recent work.
Influenced heavily by 60/70s pop/rock.
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