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What would you say to me? What would you say to me? What would you say to me, If we met one day? On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams, Not so far away Would you offer me a smile? Would you offer me a smile? Would you stop and talk a while, Or would you walk away? Why would you wanna see? Why would you wanna see, Another tear from me? It's just a game you play. You're not the only one. You're not the only one, When all was said an' done, Who had to hurt this way. Well, take a walk around the town. Take a walk around this town. Collar up an' head down, Agaianst the cold and grey. We're only strangers here. (Strangers here.) We're just like strangers here. (Strangers here.) Hearts full of achin' fear, Whisper: "Come what may." Time only goes one way. Time only goes one way. Time only knows one way, And it ain't come back. So when you remember me, When you remember me, Some might, tenderly, Just remember that. What would you say to me? What would you say to me? What would you say to me, If we met one day? |
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| 2. |
| 4:16 |
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Was it a light only she could see
A gypsy's spell, a mystery Something to cause our girl to roam Was it a song only she could hear Whispering charms in her ears Causing her to leave our happy home Guess the light of the moon is all we've got to go on Guess we're never gonna know and she's not telling no one Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone There wasn't a sign of wanderlust A quarrel, a breach of faith or trust Nothing to give us one thin clue Her eyes like the moon in a heart-shaped face Astonishing speed, amazing grace Little wild child we loved so true Guess the wind in the trees is all she left behind her Guess it's part of the plan to know we'll never find her Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone Woo-ooo, the end has come, verse and chapter Woo-ooo, I'll miss that girl forever after Woo-ooo, she left us now the way she came No amount of love could tame her, free as the wind that blows... Guess she couldn't resist the lure of the open spaces You won't find her in Miami Beach or Vegas Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone |
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| 3. |
| 5:53 |
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Nothing shatters nothing breaks
Nothing hurts and nothing aches We've got ourselves one helluva place in my heaven Looking down at the world below a bunch of whining, fighting schmo's Up here we got none of those, in my heaven There's pools and lakes and hills and mountains Music, art, lighted fountains Who needs bucks here, no one's counting in my heaven No one works, we all just play We can pick the weather everyday And if you change your mind, that's ok, in my heaven Grandma's up here, Grandpa too In a condo with to-die-for views There's presidents and movie stars you just come as you are No one's lost and no one's missing No more parting just hugs and kissing And all these stars are just for wishing In my heaven There's little white lights everywhere Your childhood dog in Dad's old chair And more memories than my heart can hold When Eva's singing "Fields of Gold" There's neighbors, thieves and long lost lovers villains, poets, kings and mothers Up here we forgive each other, in my heaven For every soul that's down there waiting, holding on, still hesitating We say a prayer of levitating, in my heaven You can look back on your life and lot But it can't matter what you're not By the time you're here, we're all we've got In my heaven In my heaven In my heaven |
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| 4. |
| 5:36 |
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I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in west L.A.
Waiting for the sign to change then I'll be on my way The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve Then someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb I'm a stranger here, no one you would know My ship has not come in, but I keep hoping though And I keep looking past the sun that sets above Saying to myself goodnight America And I am driving into Houston on a rain-slicked Texas road Land so flat and sky so dark I say a prayer to float Should all at once the San Jacinto surge beyond its banks Like Noah reaching higher ground I'd offer up my thanks 'Cause I'm a stranger here, no one you would know I'm just passing through, I am therefore I go The moon rose in the east, but now it's right above As I say aloud goodnight America Midnight, it's hard to see the stars Out on a highway near Atlanta full of strip malls and used cars First light, just roll your window down and smell The salty air perfume of Charleston town. I'm looking with a pilgrim's eyes upon some promised land I'm dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand And I'll hit the Cross Bronx just in time to beat the rush hour lock But got no clue what time it is from this world's busted clock I'm a stranger here, no one you would know I'm from somewhere else, well isn't everybody though I don't know where I'll be when the sun comes up But till then sweet dreams, goodnight America |
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| 5:09 |
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Tonight, the moon came out, it was nearly full. Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull. The weight of gravity or just the lure of life, Made me want to leave my only home tonight. Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong. Is it in a photograph, or a dashboard poet's song? Will I have missed my chance to right some ancient wrong, Should I find myself between here and gone? Now I could grab my keys, clear out in my truck, With every cent on board bringing me their luck. An' I could drive too fast, like a midnight sleeve, As if there was a way to outrun the grief. Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong. In a song that's left behind in the dream I couldn't wake from. Could I have felt the brush of a soul that's passing on, Somewhere in between here and gone? Up above me, Wayward angels, A blur of wings and grace. One for courage, One for safety, One for "just in case". I thought a light went out, but now the candle shines. I thought my tears wouldn't stop, then I dried my eyes. And after all of this, the truth that holds me here, Is that this emptiness is something not to fear. Yeah, I'll keep wondering how we know where we belong, After all the journeys made, and the journeys yet to come. When I feel like giving up instead of going on, Somewhere in between. Yeah, I'm just wondering how we know where we belong. Is it in the arc of the moon, leaving shadows on the lawn? In the path of fireflies and a single bird at dawn, Singing in between here and gone. |
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| 6. |
| 6:02 |
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Call the folks, leave a note, lock the doors and windows
Pack the truck, here's to luck, here's to how the wind blows Got the cash, got the gas, now lose the map and compass Now read the signs, obey the lines, follow all your hunches 'Cause now it's just an the open road One small heart and a great big soul that's driving Radio singing low just like a true companion L.A.'s lights wavy bright, they follow like a lantern Then morning comes and desert sun rises like redemption Another day to make your way from answer back to question Out here on the open road One small heart and a great big soul that's driving No set of directions, no shortcuts Just some empty soda cans, some cigarette butts The key to traveling light is to not need very much Late tonight you'll see the lights of a thousand stars above you And at a roadside stop you'll call to talk to a voice back home that swears they love you But at the sound of the tone you'll hang up the phone and peel out of that joint You'll try again, God knows when; at least they got the point They lost you to the open road, one small heart and a great big soul That's driving, driving Out here on the open road One small heart and a great big soul that's driving |
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| 4:40 |
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So your day begins like this
Wondering what might have been Old regrets and chances missed Borne away on some lambent wind The job's okay, so it doesn't inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used to have dreams of settin' the world on fire All you want now is peace of mind And a beautiful racket an' whispers and roars The bitter and sweet between the truces and the wars The noise and the quiet, the courage and the fear And all of the wisdom between a smile and a tear Do your dreaming in traffic jams You do your running in shopping malls You do your breathing the best you can Between car pools and cell phone calls Who cares, you'll never live in Paris So what, you'll never travel by Lear How do some of us learn what matters While others never get to hear Such a beautiful racket an' whispers and roars The bitter and sweet between the truces and the wars The noise and the quiet, the courage and the fear And all of the wisdom between a smile and a tear Hold on Hold on So your day will end like this Turning slowly down your street Silent worlds of kitchens lit Front yards full of fallen leaves Trees are bare, the garden's done Another season gone to earth Before you blink a new one comes Reminding you what the old one's worth And a beautiful racket comes in whispers and roars The bitter and sweet between the roses and the wars The noise and the quiet, the courage and the fear And [Incomprehensible] wisdom [Incomprehensible] Such a beautiful racket Such a beautiful racket, hold on Such a beautiful racket, hold on |
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| 4:27 |
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Girls like me aren't hard to find
We grow like roses on the vine And wear our hearts on our sleeves You probably know a girl like me We live alone and in our heads We eat standing up or in our beds Guilt and fear merge easily In the quiet souls of girls like me And loneliness is like a cold Common and no cure we're told We take to bed perchance to dream In the blue light of the TV screen Girls like me like summer light A cold beer on a summer night And boys who aren't afraid of what they see Inside the eyes of girls like me And hopefulness is like a drug It makes a girl believe in love And if somehow you love us back We think there's something wrong with that Girls like me aren't hard to trust Your deepest secret's safe with us And when its time we set you free You can always count on girls like me Its good to know a girl like me You used to love a girl like me |
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| 4:21 |
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River full of stones when there's no rain
River full and rushing when the clouds let loose again River every season like a prayer We're standing in the shallows making crosses in the air Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here's my heart, baby take my hand River like a poem to the trees River telling stories to the rushes and the leaves River every season like a vow We're standing in the shallows wondering who will save us now Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here's my heart, baby take my hand River from the currents to the pools River turning kinder turning suddenly too cruel River every season like a dream We're standing in the shallows wading in to wash us clean Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here's my heart, baby take my hand Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here's my heart, baby take my hand Want to hold you close to me, never fail you, never falter Seeing all that love can see, reflecting back on the water... |
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| 4:24 |
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Got my work clothes on for love, sweat and dirt. All this Holy dust upon my face an' shirt. Headin' uptown now, just as the shifts are changin', To Grand Central Station. I got my lunch box, got my hard hat in my hand. I ain't no hero, mister, just a workin' man. An' all these voices keep on askin' me to take them, To Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station. I wanna stand beneath the clock just one more time. Wanna wait on the platform for the Hudson line. I guess you're never really all alone, or too far from the pull of home, An' the stars upon that painted dome still shine. I paid my way out on the 42nd Street. I lit a cigarette an' stared down at my feet. Imagined all the ones that ever stood here waitin', At Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station. And now Hercules is starin' down at me. Next to him's Minerva an' Mercury. Well, I nod to them an' start my crawl, flyers coverin' every wall: Faces of the missing are all I see. Tomorrow, I'll be back there, workin' on the pile. Going in, comin' out, single file. Before my job is done, there's one more trip I'm makin', To Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station. |
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| 5:17 |
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You always had the gift of speed, you'd disappear without a trace
It all depended on the need and on the pain you could not face So, you would leave the home you'd found Pack it up without delay Cut your losses, blow that town And tomorrow was another day All the years and all the miles Maybe you lost track of time I look back now only once in awhile My memory just wants to blur the lines Cause you know me, I just can't change I greet the sun and find it strange To watch you run for the shelter of storms For the shelter of storms Now where are you out in the world, searching for a little grace Searching for a precious pearl, wisdom from some future place You let me go without a wave, I noticed that and nothing more I guess I'm going to my grave wondering what it all was for All the years and all the miles, it's so hard keeping track of time Do you think of me every once in awhile When the rain lets up and the sun can shine Just a little peace and quiet for a change I still greet the sun and find it strange To watch you run for the shelter of storms For the shelter of storms Roll back the years, subtract the miles And see what's left for you to find All the battles all the trials, you can't be free till you leave behind Your bitter heart, but you can't change You curse the sun and pray for rain And always run for the shelter of storms For the shelter of storms |
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| 5:30 |
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I don't really know how I got here this time
I was only just following orders Listening to the voice in my mind Saying steer clear of margins and borders So I wasn't thinking of where we would go On a cold afternoon through the mountains we drove Up a few hairpin turns and then spread out below The valley appeared with the sun Like Elysium I looked out the window and stared at the fields Where the blue sky and the green were colliding I looked back at you and I knew we were sealed By a fate that has ways of providing Yes sometimes you get there in spite of the route Losing track of your life and what it's about The road seems to know when to straighten right out The closer you come To Elysium They say there's a place for those who are good With its pearly gates swinging wide open The rest of us here are just knocking on wood Quietly, piously hoping I could wonder if all of it led me to you I could show you the arrows and circles I drew I didn't have a map, it's the best I could do On the fly and on the run To dreams that were tethered like kites to the ground To the bridges I burned, to then turning around It was here in your heart I was finally found And the last battle won for Elysium |
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