닐 영, 이글스 등과 어깨를 나란히 하며 수많은 히트곡을 남긴 밴드 아메리카. 오랜 세월 갈고 닦아 온 그들의 내공이 만개했다. 이 놀랍도록 아름다운 그들의 2007년 컴백작은 스매싱 펌킨스의 제임스 이하와 파운틴스 오브 웨인의 아담 슐레진저의 공동 프로듀싱과 세션, 라이언 아담스, 벤 크웰러, 마이 모닝 쟈켓 등 각광 받고 있는 싱어송라이터/밴드들의 존경 섞인 참여, 스테픈 비숍 등 옛 친구들의 후원 속에 만들어 졌으며 역대 최고의 작품이라는 평가가 압도적이다. DISC 1에는 제임스 이하와 아담 슐레진저의 프로듀싱 하에“CHASING THE RAINBOW”, “INDIAN SUMMER”등 잭 존슨과 같은 일련의 싱어송라이터들이 만들어 낸 듯한 13곡의 상쾌한 포크 팝/록 성향의 신작이 담겨 있으며 DISC 2에는 75년에 발표된 그들의 베스트 앨범의 수록곡 전체가 실황으로 담겨 있다. 13곡의 아름다운 기타팝, 이들의 역사가 담겨 있는 12곡의 실황. 총 25곡이 담긴 풍만한 신작“HERE & NOW”는 비틀즈의 프로듀서 조지 마틴이 전성기를 열어다 준 70~80년대의 전설 "아메리카"를 재평가하게 만들 것이다. .... ....
Sat here thinking about my heart All of the places it came apart There's just one thing that I need to know Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it get it get it get it get it uh huh I ran through the meadow looking for a dream Truth is never like what it seems I guess there's always so far to go Why am I always chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it get it uh huh
Where is the light Where is the love Where are the dreams that I once had Frittered away Gone in the time it takes to get from there to here
Get it get it get it Get it get it get it uh huh Get it get it get it chasing the rainbow Why am I always chasing the rainbow
I'd draw you a picture cause it just might help To point out the place where we went so wrong The only color I'd use is blue Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it get it uh huh Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Why am I always chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Why am I always chasing the rainbow Get it get it chasing the rainbow Get it get it get it uh huh . . .
One chance For a true love If a heart breaks, Does it break forever? There'll be no more, Though you want back together
You soon will start running baby, I know you will. Though I've seen it coming lately, I love you still. How long must I keep on trying To change your mind? How long till there's no denying We're out of time?
Is there really just, One chance At a true love If a heart breaks, Does it break forever? There'll be no more, Though you want back together.
Is there really just, One chance At a new start But just one glance Tells you it doesn't matter So you turn 'round so you Don't have to face it.
Where are you goin' baby? Where have you been? I don't even know you lately, Let me back in. I guess I'll just keep on waiting, It's all I can do. Feels like the future's fadin' into the blue.
Is there really just, One chance At a true love If a heart breaks Does it break forever? There'll be no more Though you want back together.
Is there really just, One chance At a new start But just one glance Tells you it doesn't matter So you turn 'round so you Don't have to face it.
One chance For a true love If a heart breaks Does it break forever? There'll be no more Though you want back together.
Is there really just, One chance At a new start But just one glance Tells you it doesn't matter So you turn 'round so you Don't have to face it.
One chance At a true love If a heart breaks Does it break forever? There'll be no more Though you want back together.
Watchin' a stretch of road, miles of light explode Driftin' off a thing I'd never done before Watchin' the crowd roll in, out go the lights it begins A feelin' in my bones I never felt before Mmm...
People always told me that bars are dark and lonely And talk is often cheap and filled with air Sure sometimes they thrill me But nothin' could ever chill me Like the way they make the time just disappear
Feelin' you here again, hot on my skin again Feelin' good a thing I'd never known before What does it mean to feel, millions of dreams come real A feelin' in my soul I'd never felt before Mmm...
And you, you always told me No matter how long it holds me If it falls apart or makes us millionaires You'll be right here forever We'll go thru this thing together And on heaven's golden shore we'll lay our heads
To make a mountain of your life Is just a choice But I never learned enough To listen to the voice that told me.. Always love... Hate will get you every time Always love... Don't wait till the finish line
Slow demands come 'round Squeeze the air and keep the rest out It helps to write it down Even when you then cross it out
Always love... Hate will get you every time Always love... Even when you wanna fight
Self-directed lives I want to know what it'd be like to Aim so high above Any card that you get dealt you...
Always love... Hate will get you every time Always love... Hate will get you
I've been held back by something Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs, I've been held back by something Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs You said... Hey, you good ones Hey, you good ones
To make a mountain of your life Is just a choice But I never learned enough To listen to the voice that told me Always love... hate will get you every time Always love... hate will get you…
I've been held back by something Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs, I've been held back by something Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs You said . . . Hey, you good ones Hey, you good ones Hey, you good ones I...
Ride on into the driving rain Once more follow the trail Long gone into the setting sun Ride on you must not fail
Speak out carry the message forth Make time use every day Reach out to every shining star Ride on follow the way
And if your journey should end in the promised land Make sure to speak with a voice loud and true Shalalalala shalalalala shalalalala Ride on
Ride on into the driving rain Once more seek out the fire Reach out to every shining star Ride on you must not tire
And if your journey should end will you understand What you have learned and what you've been through Shalalalala shalalalala shalalalala Shalalalala shalalalala shalalalala Ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on
Hey Slim how long's it been Five minutes maybe 10 Can't wait to see you again and again First taste of this romance Hell baby I almost danced Caught myself close to believing But every time is a brand new feeling Lay me down in cool clear water For a moment I've forgot her Still I know where this is leading
Win, lose, which we choose Won once and once refused Already burning down the fuse Don't wanna be building walls Cause everything rising falls It's darkness here the light's concealing Love it seems is too revealing Hidden in some secret place Etched in lines around my face The ghosts in here are all competing Over one more song about love and leaving Ummmmm
Down, down we all fall down Down, down we all fall down We all fall down, yeah we all fall down Let's toast to new love blooming It's all around and all consuming It's a dream you're bound to follow Til you find it's only hollow I can hear the angels grieving Over one more song about love and leaving Ummmmm
I'm feelin' alright I'm sleepin' OK I'm getting to work on time But everything else I guess Has really turned out a mess Oohhh
What can I do What can I say Nothing will change your mind I‘m thinkin' that I should call But baby I'm not that kind
Woman look at me now I'm doing better on my own somehow Woman I'm making my way through the day now Hey now Woman look what you've done Unleashed this fool on everyone Woman I'm making my way through the day
I'm shining my shirt I've ironed my shoes I think that I'm lookin' fine I'm getting all kinds of looks Forgot how much time it took
I run out of gas I fall on my ass It's happenin' all the time What am I doing wrong I'm practicing all day long
Woman look at me now I'm doing better on my own somehow Woman I'm making my way through the day now Hey now Woman look what you've done Unleashed this fool on everyone Woman I'm making my way through the day
Life is so strange Roles constantly changing Hey hey hey
Woman look at me now I'm doing better on my own somehow Woman look what you've done Unleashed this fool on everyone Woman look at me now Dih diddah dih diddah Woman look at me now Dih diddah diddah Woman look at me now Di diddah di diddah Woman look at me now
When the whistle blows And the goodbye hugs are over Then the train pulls out of the station and rolls towards the dawn With that old suitcase in hand and a surefire plan gone over This time it will work it can't go wrong Cause I've got all of our dreams mixed up with my schemes Rollin' around in my mind I know the sun's gonna shine Shine on me this time
In a week or two I'll be writing to you with good news And I can just see your smile as you read about all that I've done Cause I've got all of our plans right here in my hands And things are gonna work out just fine Cause I know the sun's gonna shine Shine on me this time
I've seen confusion in your eyes I've seen uncertainty and fear Keep on lookin' for tomorrow Soon it will be here
This time, it's gonna be this time This time, it's gotta be this time This time, this time (it's now or never) This time, this time (the day is coming) This time, this time (it's now or never) This time, this time (the day is coming)
Well it's a tough job but someone's gotta do it Stickin' it out not givin' in to it When everybody's givin' up on me and you And if we're gonna make it baby If we're gonna make it baby We've still got some work to do
Well it didn't go down quite the way we planned it We made mistakes, took some things for granted We've come this far we've got to see it through And if we're gonna make it baby If we're gonna make it baby We've still got some work to do
And we've got long hours and late nights ahead of us now But if we try we just might Make it all right It might all work out somehow
Well it's a tough job we didn't ask for it Takin' what's breakin' and tryin' to restore it It won't be easy what else is new And if we're gonna make it baby Yeah if we're gonna make it baby We've still got some work to do We've still got some work to do We've still got some work to do
I rise to see you in the morning I feel your warmth so true The light inside of me Is there for all to see But all I think about is you
I see your face in every doorway That I have wandered through The light inside of me Is there for all to see But all I think about is you
Baby even in the hardest times Lately even in the darkest nights I know
Baby even in the hardest times Lately even in the darkest nights I know
I rise to see you in the morning I feel your warmth so true The light inside of me Is there for all to see But all I think about is you But all I think about is you
Would it matter to you If we just took a walk To see where this path leads to Maybe stop in awhile Lay down, see you smile Looking up at those clouds in view
It doesn't matter that the sky isn't blue A walk in the woods will do Sometimes it's better just being alone Being alone with you
With the snow in your hair A crystal halo you wear While the chill winter air streams through Amid the birch and the oak Smell the fireplace smoke And the warmth we will go home to
It doesn't matter that the sky isn't blue A walk in the woods will do Sometimes it's better just being alone Being alone with you
Oh whoa ., . .
It doesn't matter that the sky isn't blue A walk in the woods will do Sometimes it's better just being alone Being alone with you Being alone with you
Chewing on a piece of grass Walking down the road Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe? Some people say this town don't look good in snow You don't care, I know
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger Than moonshine You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair And the days surround your daylight there Seasons crying no despair Alligator lizards in the air
Wishin' on a falling star Waitin' for the early train Sorry boy, but I've been hit by a purple rain Aw, come on Joe, you can always change your name Thanks a lot son, just the same
Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger Than moonshine You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair And the days surround you daylight there Seasons crying no despair Alligator lizards in the air In the air
There's a little girl out lyin' on her own She's got a broken heart She's not the kind to take you down for long She knows and plays it smart
(Ah--) And if she's comin' she's shown no more She's heard no whistle blowin' from the door She feels like leavin' and she don't know why Without no bridges she's trapped, so I sigh
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side All your life You were on your own
If you want you can ride my train And soon forget the reason that you're leaving You'll lose yourself and then sometime Maybe even save yourself some grievin'
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide ...
We used to laugh We used to cry We used to bow our heads then Wonder why But now you're gone I guess I'll carry on And make the best of what you've left to me Left to me, left to me
I need you Like the flower needs the rain You know, I need you Guess I'll start it all again You know, I need you Like the winter needs the spring You know I need you I need you
And every day I'd laugh the hours away Just knowing you were thinking of me Then it came That I was put to blame For every story told about me About me, about me
I need you Like the flower needs the rain You know, I need you Guess I'll start it all again You know, I need you Like the winter needs the spring You know I need you I need you, I need you
Sometimes late when things are real And people share the gift of gab between themselves Some are quick to take the bait And catch the perfect prize that waits among the shelves But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad. So please believe in me When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round Smoke glass stain bright color Image going down, down, down, down Soapsuds green like bubbles Oh, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad So please believe in me When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round Smoke glass stain bright color Image going down, down, down, down Soapsuds green like bubbles No, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad So please believe in me
Mary, have you seen better days? And will you find different ways? And does he really mean that much to your heart? Carry, all of the weight you can, find another man And lead him directly there to the source You've got to chart his course
'Cause it is only in your heart This thing that makes you want to Start it all again (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Wake up from an elusive dream You've got to change the scene It's getting so hard to see to the end Break down, all of the walls you can You need a helping hand I'm sure there's someone there just for you He's trying to make it, too
'Cause it is only in your heart This thing that makes you want to Start it all again (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Only in your heart This thing that makes you want to Start it all again (La, la, la, la)
You can't disregard your friends But life gets so hard when you reach the end
Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?)
This is for all the lonely people Thinking that life has passed them by Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup And ride that highway in the sky
This is for all the single people Thinking that love has left them dry Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup You never know until you try
Well, I'm on my way Yes, I'm back to stay Well, I'm on my way back home Hit it
This is for all the lonely people Thinking that life has passed them by Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup She'll never take you down or never give you up You'll never know until you try
Ain't it foggy outside All the planes have been grounded Ain't' the fire inside Let's all go stand around it
Funny, I've been there And you've been here We ain't have no time to drink that beer
(Chorus) Cuz' I understand you've been runnin' from the man That goes by the name of the Sandman He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane thats abandond
Ain't the years gone by fast I suppose you have missed them Oh I almost forgot to ask Did you hear of my enlistment
Funny I've been there And you've been here We ain't have no time to drink that beer
Cuz' I understand you've been runnin' from the man That goes by the name of the Sandman He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane thats abandond (Repeat chorus x3)
Well I tried to make it Sunday But I got so damned depressed That I set my sights on Monday And I got myself undressed I ain't ready for the altar But I do agree there's times When a woman sure can be a friend of mine
Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you Can't you see it in my eyes I've been one poor correspondent And I've been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind
Will you meet me in the middle Will you meet me in the end Will you love me just a little Just enough to show you care Well I tried to fake it I don't mind sayin' I just can't make it
Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you Can't you see it in my eyes Now, I've been one poor correspondent And I've been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind
Will you meet me in the middle Will you meet me in the end? Will you love me just a little Just enough to show you care Well I tried to fake it I don't mind sayin' I just can't make it
On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life There were plants and birds and rocks and things There was sand and hills and rings The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz And the sky with no clouds The heat was hot and the ground was dry But the air was full of sound
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La, la...
After two days in the desert sun My skin began to turn red After three days in the desert fun I was looking at a river bed And the story it told of a river that flowed Made me sad to think it was dead
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La, la...
After nine days I let the horse run free 'Cause the desert had turned to sea There were plants and birds and rocks and things there was sand and hills and rings The ocean is a desert with it's life underground And a perfect disguise above Under the cities lies a heart made of ground But the humans will give no love
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain