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L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time And the feeling is 'lay back' Palm trees grow, and rents are low But you know I keep thinkin' about Making my way back Well I'm New York City born and raised But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home New York's home, but it ain't mine no more "I am," I said To no one there An no one heard at all Not even the chair "I am," I cried "I am," said I And I am lost, and I can't even say why Leavin' me lonely still Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king And then became one Well except for the names and a few other changes I you talk about me, the story's the same one But I got an emptiness deep inside And I've tried, but it won't let me go And I'm not a man who likes to swear But I never cared for the sound of being alone "I am," I said To no one there An no one heard at all Not even the chair "I am," I cried "I am," said I And I am lost, and I can't even say why Leavin' me lonely still 1971 Prophet Music, Inc. (ASCAP) |
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| 3:35 |
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It's a lesson too late for the learnin'
Made of sand, made of sand In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' In your hand, in your hand. Are you goin' away with no word of farewell Will there be not a trace left behind? Well I should have loved you better, Didn't mean to be unkind You know that was the last thing on my mind. You've got reasons a-plenty for goin' This I know, this I know For the weeds have been steadily growin' Please don't go, please don't go. Are you goin' away with no word of farewell Will there be not a trace left behind? I could have loved you better, Didn't mean to be unkind You know that was the last thing on my mind. As I lie in my bed in the mornin' Without you, without you Each song in my breast dies of bornin' Without you, without you Are you goin' away with no word of farewell Will there be not a trace left behind? Well I should have loved you better, Didn't mean to be unkind You know that was the last thing on my mind. |
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| 3. |
| 3:47 |
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Two broken hearts lonely looking houses
Where nobody lives Two people each having so much pride inside Neither side forgives Angry words spoken in haste Such a waste of two lives Its my belief Pride is the chief cause in the decline In the number of husbands and wives [Chorus] A woman and a man A man and a woman Some can and some can't and some can't Two broken hearts lonely looking houses Where nobody lives Two people each having so much pride inside Neither side forgives Angry words spoken in haste Such a waste of two lives Its my belief Pride is the chief cause in the decline In the number of husbands and wives [Chorus] |
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| 4. |
| 2:39 |
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One two
One two three four Woke up it was a Chelsea mornin' And the first thing that I heard Was the song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringin' up like Christmas bells And rappin' up like pipes and drums Won't you stay We'll put on the day And we'll wear it 'til the night comes Woke up it was a Chelsea mornin' And the first thing that I saw Was the sun through yellow curtains And a rainbow on my wall Red green and gold to welcome you And crimson crystal beads to beckon Won't you stay We'll put on the day There's a sun shower every second Woke up it was a Chelsea mornin' And the first thing that I knew There was milk and toast and honey And a bowl of oranges too And the light poured in like butterscotch And stuck to all my seenses Won't you stay We'll put on the day And we'll talk in present tenses |
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| 5. |
| 2:56 |
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I got a song been on my mind
And the tune can be sung and the words all rhyme Deedleee deet deet deet deet deet deet deet dee dee Though it don't say much and it won't offend If you sing it in school then they're liable to send you home Never knowing what you're showin' Think you're growin' your own tea Good lord Let me hear that get me near that Crunchy granola suite Drop your shrink and stop your drinkin' Crunchy granola's neat Sing it out Alright Da da da Da da da da da Dee dee dee dum I know a man was outta touch And he'd hide in a house and he didn't say much Deedleee deet deet deet deet deet deet deet dee doo And like a man with a tiger outside his gate Not only couldn't relax but he couldn't relate Now he can Family man Tried my brand Dig Let me hear that Get me near that Crunchy granola suite Drop your shrink and stop your drinkin' Crunchy granola's neat Sing it out Alright |
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| 6. |
| 3:06 |
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Stones would play inside her head,
And where she slept, they made her bed. And she would ache for love and get But stones. La la la la la la la la la la home. Lordy child a good days comin', And I'll be there to let the sun in, And bein' lost is worth the comin' home. La la la la la la la la la on stones. You and me a time for planting, You and me a harvest granting, The every prayer ever prayed, We're just two wild flowers that grow. La la la la la la la la la on stones |
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| 3:50 |
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If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away All the birds that flew in a summer sky When our love was new and our hearts were high When the day was young and the night was lo-ong And the moon stood still for the night birds song If you go away, If you go away, If you go away But if you stay I'll make you a day Like no day has been or will be again We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind Then if you go-o I'll understand Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand If you go away, If you go away, If you go away If you go away as I know you must There'll be nothin' left in the world to trust Just an empty room full of empty space Like the empty look I see on your face Can I tell you now as you turn to go I'll be dying slowly till your next hello If you go away, If you go away, If you go away But if you stay, I'll make you a night Like no night has been or will be again I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch I'll talk to your eyes that I-I love so much But if you go, I won't cry For the good's gone from goodbye If you go away, If you go away, If you go away-ay-ay-ay |
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| 4:42 |
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Suzanne takes you down
To her place by the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night forever And you know the girl's half crazy But thats why you want to be there She feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from china And just when you want to tell her That you have no love to give her Then she gets you on her wavelength And lets the river answer That youve always been her lover And jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From the lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said all men are sailors then Until the sea shall free them But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind And you think that you may trust him For he's touched your perfect body with his mind. Suzanne takes you down To her place by the river You can hear the boats that go by You can spend the night forever And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Only the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While suzanne holds the mirror |
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| 2:38 |
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L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time And the feeling is 'lay back' Palm trees grow, and rents are low But you know I keep thinkin' about Making my way back Well I'm New York City born and raised But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home New York's home, but it ain't mine no more "I am," I said To no one there An no one heard at all Not even the chair "I am," I cried "I am," said I And I am lost, and I can't even say why Leavin' me lonely still Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king And then became one Well except for the names and a few other changes I you talk about me, the story's the same one But I got an emptiness deep inside And I've tried, but it won't let me go And I'm not a man who likes to swear But I never cared for the sound of being alone "I am," I said To no one there An no one heard at all Not even the chair "I am," I cried "I am," said I And I am lost, and I can't even say why Leavin' me lonely still 1971 Prophet Music, Inc. (ASCAP) |
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