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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
Whispered from my heart and soul to my unwilling eyes
Lift my vision from the ground lift it to the sky Skies they used to be so ugly rain that tings my face Opens up their glory just earth and sky and space And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin Your life lifts me up so I can see see the sky again And I've lived through all the flash fire set off like lightning spark Yes they burn so brightly and oh they burn so hot And these fantasies of all our love tearing at the ground Wrapped up in the vortex of sweat and sex and sound And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin Your life lifts me up so I can see, see the sky again Hide me from the love I'm too scared to send Hide me 'til I see the sky again And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin Your life lifts me up so I can see, see the sky again. |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
I'm holding my last breath
It's burning in my lungs Clenching up my eyes Bloody up my tongue For the words that might escape Are ringing in my ears Grinds me to a pulp Grind me in the gears My frozen spirit aches I slip another day Start to lose my grip Find another way For the life that might escape Has been echoing for years Grinds me to a pulp Grind me in the gears I've seen all the faces They mirror me And I've felt the tearing — tearing of the teeth I've given up my ghosts Barely breathe your name Offer up myself Pray you'll do the same For the love that might escape Well that's the biggest fear Grinds me to a pulp Grinds me in the gears |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
Pacing gently summer wind
The king stares softly to the sky Will he ever see his home again Deep from his heart he starts to cry As his songs hit the air and young hearts are awake Soon they join the chorus sharing all his ache There's a lifetime out there somewhere. Somewhere in the dark And summer's on the lions song Sung from Cleveland Park And the high school kids ignore it they have their own tune They're just showing off the speakers in their ride I know what I'm sayin? I grew up too soon And youth goes hand in hand with foolish pride As their song hits the air and young hearts start to break The lions join in the chorus sharing all their ache There's a lifetime out there somewhere. Somewhere in the dark And summer's on, the lions song Sung from Cleveland Park In Cleveland Park trees breathe a sigh of all the summers gone Skeletons in wintertime, they sing the lions song There's a lifetime out there somewhere. Somewhere in the dark And summer's on, the lions song Sung from Cleveland Park |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus:] I'll Be your cryin' shoulder I'll Be love suicide I'll Be better when I'm older I'll Be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're My Survival, You're My Living Proof My love is alive and not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above I'll Be your cryin' shoulder I'll Be love suicide I'll Be better when I'm older I'll Be the greatest fan of your life I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things you said I'll Be your cryin' shoulder I'll Be love suicide I'll Be better when I'm older I'll Be the greatest fan of your life |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
I'm A hack driver in New York City
I've got seven kids on the lower east side I'm not a strong man, I'm not very pretty But in rush hour hell you should see me drive I'm a dressmaker in Louisiana Stick my finger ain't that a shame People come to haggle and paw on my artwork But no two of my dresses are ever the same How strange it seems to be me If tomorrow I opened my eyes And found myself somewhere else I wonder who I'd be I'm the house man at a place called the exit The last band I heard bored me to tears But every so often I hear one that moves me Love for the music is what keeps me here How strange it seems to be me I f tomorrow I opened my eyes And found myself somewhere else I wonder who I'd be I'm a rich man I ain't talking 'bout money I'm blues singer at the Eight by Ten You go out searching for some grand tomorrow Don't worry 'bout me just drop by now and then How strange it seems to be me I f tomorrow I opened my eyes And found myself somewhere else I wonder who I'd be |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
The Rhythm Of Life The rhythm of life Is not so demanding as some caught in narrows would say Fragile as ships as we pass through Gibraltar The sirens have long given way Dark as the murky graveyard of sailors Whispering secrets told in the crashing waves The beating of hearts Set walls to trembling the power of silence persuades The stumbling feet Stagger predestined we all end up wild eyed and crazed And from the madness most jaded of vision Reflections of horror invade Running and falling relinquish your venom The antidote surely will cause your affliction to fade How little we know of what we are blessed with Our shimmering island it turns How little we look at what we see clearly Of tragedy's lessons not learned Sleeping through classes we'll make it up later There's still so much time left to go Misguided roses we bloom in October Emerging triumphant in time for the season's first snow |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
Do I fuel my hunger deprive my dreams
Live my lonely worn out seam Stitches weary and the scars they leave I'm the only one deceived Please stand clear from the blast As I purge demons from my past Don't aspire to relieve Do your worst and Punish Me So I run fast I can Die tomorrow half a man Finish the story she said to me I can't sit here and watch you bleed Please stand clear from the blast As I purge demons from my past Don't aspire to relieve Do your worst and Punish Me Do I fuel my hunger deprive my dreams Live my lonely worn out seam Stitches weary and the scars they leave I'm the only one deceived Please stand clear from the blast As I purge demons from my past Don't aspire to relieve Do your worst and Punish Me |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
Seven million years of progress handed down on silver wings
Of gossamer and protein still we haven't learned a thing Are we caught up in our anger, locked up in our rage In the opera of selection on this our earthly stage And charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind Are we destined to be darwin's children this time The ribbons of our cigarettes vanish in the ai Rin the glow of our great teacher we sit and blankly stare And the sky could open up and what would we have to say Something cute about burning out, better than fading away And charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind Are we destined to be darwin's children this time On the wings of invention now we hurdle toward our fate As sure as the sunset burns Collective resignation, evolutionary fate When will we ever learn And charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind Are we destined to be darwin's children this time |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
I pull me boots off throw my weapons on the floor.
Cry my eyes out in my private little war. Well it seems I've been a soldier heaven knows I've been no saint. In my camouflage and armor cold heart and grease paint. To you this has no meaning the Armistice laid down. The armies all are quiet and the guns don't make a sound 멌ause you melted the steel walls tore down the barbed wire Filled in the trenches, demanded a cease fire And now you're leaving, there's nothing I can do I want you know you're gonna take me with you Well now three on a match is suicide in the foxhole of my mind And way off in the distance air raid sirens whine And they sing your song of rescue to my tattered worn out shell You drag me to your safety from this my front line hell The blood that was spilled in heartache before Left road maps of scars that I never could ignore Chorus |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
Have you given up on passion living day to day
You keep your dreams locked down inside Choking on a lifetime of never take a chance DON'T WAKE UP ONE DAY WISHING YOU TRIED It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time It ain't about the love you lost or the things you think you left behind It ain't about the losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart What matters is your heart Let's forget about the notion that we're not the same My blood runs as red as yours We all get angry, we've all been scared We've all made big mistakes that can never be repaired It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time It ain't about the love you lost or the things you think you left behind It ain't about the losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart What matters is your heart Look me in the eye and take my hand We can make a difference We can make a difference I know we can Have you given up on passion living day to day You keep your dreams locked down inside Choking on a lifetime of never take a chance DON'T WAKE UP ONE DAY WISHING YOU TRIED It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time It ain't about the love you lost or the things you think you left behind It ain't about the losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart What matters is your heart |
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from Edwin Mccain - Misguided Roses (1997)
Midnight in the Holy City
playground for restless souls Graveyards for the sons of Ft. Sumpter And the ghostly daughters Wait for their boys to come home Moonlight in the Holy City So thick it warms the air Burned my heart on a sweet southern flame Like a hug from your mama saying it will be OK Spilt my blood, in the Holy City Seen the flood of a thousand rains I ran away from the Holy City Heard the spirits in the steeple singing you'll be back again Sunrise in the Holy City The kings and queens shuffle by I'm born here of my own ashes Just lay me down here when I die Spilt my blood, in the Holy City Seen the flood of a thousand rains I ran away from the Holy City Heard the spirits in the steeple singing you'll be back again I've seen visions Lord I've seen visions Hanging in the summer sky I fell in love, lost my heart Laughed until I cried |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
Far From Over
The knowing glances of the runaways That never made it this far I can't believe she said that we can work it out I thought that we were near the end Gone are the days All the trouble and the doubt This is far from over my friend My lovers name is music Well shes held my heart so long Tethered and pulling at the chains of disregard What if all of this is wrong I can't believe she said that we can work it out I thought that we were near the end Gone are the days All the trouble and the doubt This is far from over my friend And we throw our prayers up skyward Hoping anyone will hear From Storyville to Broadway This soul wont disappear Well I heard that boy in Memphis Playing memories and dreams The ghosts of miracles played upon the stage And then vanishing like steam I can't believe she said that we can work it out I thought that we were near the end Gone are the days All the trouble and the doubt This is far from over my friend |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
Pin feathers, dusty old wings
Living all my crazy never-land dreams And I feel her trying when were apart And I feel like dying God dont let me break her heart God dont let me break her heart God dont let me break her heart And the hearts fall in the right places And the hearts fall in the right places And how she loves me, I dont understand And if time wont change me, perhaps she can And I feel her trying when were apart And I feel like dying God dont let me break her heart God dont let me break her heart God dont let me break her heart My selfish anger and I just run away But a perfect heart always makes me stay God dont let me break her heart God dont let me break her heart God dont let me break her heart And the hearts fall in the right places And the hearts fall in the right places And the hearts fall in the right places And the hearts fall in the right places And the hearts fall in the right places And the hearts fall in the right places |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
Hey there busy boy why are you so blue
Walking around in your Armageddon shoes You say you got nothing, you got nothing left to lose Boy if they were free, you still would not have a clue I know the sun will rise Just like the stars in the skies Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes I know the sun will rise Youre talking to the mystics, you got psychics on the phone What a silly waste of time You talk about lonely but you never were alone Boy you just got to clear your mind I know the sun will rise Just like the stars in the skies Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes I know the sun will rise Why must it be some big mystery Tell me, why cant it just be alright I know the sun will rise Just like the stars in the skies Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes I know the sun will rise I know the sun will rise Just like the stars in the skies Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes I know the sun will rise |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
I've Seen A Love
That kind of love it makes me wonder Why my love causes me so much pain I see my ring as it spins on the table A perfect circle on the dusty wood Tells of a life, the love and the laughter Cries my tears for the times that were good Ive seen a love that rolls like thunder Ive seen a love that falls like rain That kind of love it makes me wonder Why my love causes me so much pain One gets lost, one gets lonely In another world love remains That kind of love takes away all your empty That kind of love takes away all your shame I've seen a love that rolls like thunder I've seen a love that falls like rain That kind of love it makes me wonder Why my love causes me so much pain And our kind of love it burns like summer Like I'm rolling down some old heartache road And all my running and my demons Can't seem to lift it Can't seem to lift that love I've seen a love that rolls like thunder I've seen a love that falls like rain That kind of love it makes me wonder Why my love causes me pain |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
Now shes living on child support checks
I guess thats all that man was worth She said I just need a man who will love me But they all just want one night of sin I know our life could be better I just dont know where I should begin She said write me a song One that makes all the girls cry And the old women swoon At the sound of my tune And the hearts of the lonely will fly Yeah, theyll fly Beth, she sings straight from the heart Shes hidden her tracks very well But these days shes falling apart And it makes me feel just like hell She says, boy, you cant imagine my life The death and the drugs and the pain And though I keep running I just cant seem to break from these chains She said write me a song Fill it all up with words Like brilliant and heavenly Make it sound just like me Just like the first time I love you was heard And now write me a song One that makes all the girls cry And the old women swoon At the sound of my tune And the hearts of the lonely will fly We're all feeding our lonely Like it might go away The doors of heaven swing wide If we just find the right words to say She said write me a song Fill it all up with words Like brilliant and heavenly Make it sound just like me Just like the first time I love you was heard And now write me a song One that makes all the girls cry And the old women swoon At the sound of my tune And the hearts of the lonely will fly Yeah, fly She said write me a song She said write me a song She said write me a song She said write me a song |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
But theres a woman that we dont even know
She gave me life, then you gave me a home I love you, Mama But I want to tell her too Is that her little boy still loves you I close my eyes, does she look like me Does she need my help, is she cold on the street Am I forgotten like a bad childhood dream A B-movie actor on the black and white screen I love you, Mama But I want to tell her too Is that her little boy still loves you Is that her little boy still loves you Could I have seen her, Ill never know Maybe shes always been there watching me grow I wanted to tell her how grateful I am For giving me life, Ive done the best that I can I love you, Mama But I want to tell her too Is that her little boy still loves you Her little boy still loves you |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
Get Out Of This Town
Im rolling thunder with the top down Its time to get out, get out, get out Crescent City high-life Dancing with the devils wife Just like some voodoo dream Living on 4th and Magazine A black rose and a chicken bone I dont know if Ill make it home Another night at Snake and Jakes Just a little more than I can take Its time to get out of this town Theres no more fun to be found Im rolling thunder with the top down Its time to get out, get out, get out Its time to get out of this town Theres no more fun to be found Im rolling thunder with the top down Its time to get out, get out, get out Lear jets and limousines Found my way to the Vegas scene Hit hard on a sixteen The pit boss is getting mean Just waiting on my car Rolling like the Junkyard Three days and some big scars That's what it takes to be a rock star Its time to get out of this town Theres no more fun to be found Im rolling thunder with the top down Its time to get out, get out, get out It's time to get out of this town There's no more fun to be found I'm rolling thunder with the top down It's time to get out, get out, get out I'm falling down I'm falling down Its time to get out of this town Theres no more fun to be found Im rolling thunder with the top down It's time to get out, get out, get out |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
the night before your wedding,
I dreamed what i would say, I'd beg you for forgiveness, For all the mess i've made. I dreamed that you were gracious, I dreamed you wished me well, I dreamed that you were vicious, You damned me straihgt to hell. Chorus But, oh, sweet kentucky No matter where i land I was just a boy for you And he will be your man. I was just a boy for you And he will be your man. I'd tell you that i'm lonely, And fame has let me down, Living like a stranger, Traveling town to town. And all my aspirations, Don't amount to much, The wine and the women, Are such a shameful crutch. Chorus I know you will be happy, And i'll be in the band, Cause i was just a boy for you, And he will be your man. And i was just a boy for you, He will be your man... |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
And how my dad beat me and how much he drank
Do you think it'll help my records sell Cause Im the radio star with the cars and the clothes The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose You know in my world now anything goes You all want to be me, and Ill be gone in a week Hang out with Britney and Fred Durst Arrive in a limo, Ill leave in a hearse And I cant decide now which part is worse Losing my life to the game, or losing the fortune and fame Cause Im the radio star with the cars and the clothes The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose You know in my world now anything goes You all want to be me, and Ill be gone in a week You put me on TV with all the cool stars Like Letterman, Conan and Jay Cause were all experts at the art of PR And nobody knows that Im gay Im the radio star with the cars and the clothes The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose You know in my world now anything goes You all want to be me, and Ill be gone in a week Im the radio star Im the radio star Im the radio star Im the radio star |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
well, I'm watching the dragons
as they make another claim he used to be a friend of mine I called him by his name well, there's nothing you can say to nirvana when it's packed up in a syringe we'll call up your mama and bus in all your friends well, I'm watching the dragons as they slither out of sight and I wonder, who'll be sleeping alone tonight Beth lost her sister they came and they took her away and there ain't enough pills in the world and nothing I can say so I tell her I love her and that she's a friend and each time I leave her I wonder if I'll see her again (repeat chorus) then I look in the mirror the dragon has taken form I wonder if he's coming for me cuz' I have been forewarned (repeat chorus) tonight tonight tonight |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
And I said, no, you know I got no game
Oh, but you can love me just the same She said boy, my mama told me all about boys like you You talk so sweet then you leave me blue Is that what you think youre about to do I said, no, Im just sittin here singing a song Dont want to do nobody wrong Youll find out before long Tonights just all about having fun Maybe Ill see you when its done Well talk about things that are making you blue Till theres one thing left to do She sat down right in front of the stage And everybody was so amazed Put a cigarette right between her lips Before she could light it, the sax man shot right from the hip She said, no, my mama told me all about boys like him Walking around with that sly grin All he wants is a night of sin Tonights just all about having fun Maybe Ill see you when its done Well talk about whats been making you blue Till theres one thing left to do And I just need some conversation And I wont tell too many lies I know its a sticky situation But I think I saw that twinkle in your eyes Tonights just all about having fun Maybe Ill see you when its done Well talk about whats making you blue Till theres one thing left to do Well we played till the police closed us down Drank our drinks till the morning came around She said, boy, everything you told me was true I forgot about my blues, what are you going to do I said, my mama told me all about girls like you Talk a big game and then you leave me blue Is that what you think youre about to do She said, no, I never met a man thats quite like you I think Im gonna let my mama do the worrying too What you gonna do You know tonight was so much fun And I hate to see its done I forgot all my blues Now theres one thing left to do |
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from Edwin Mccain - Far From Over (2001)
I've been through the valley
But I've feared no man Saw the beach and the footprints Alone in the sand And times seemed hopeless The night too dark to see The lone footprints on the road behind Were the times when You carried me Jesus, He loves me This I know Jesus, He loves me For the Bible tells me so Son of God, our Savior and King You're taking away The sins of the world So I'll raise my voice and sing I've held the hand of the devil At the crossroads of my faith My Lord came and rescued me By His saving grace And Jesus, He loves me And this I know Oh Jesus, He loves me And you know, He saved my soul He saved my soul |
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from The Family Man (패밀리 맨) by Danny Elfman [ost] (2000)
How did I wake up each day Before that moment I saw your face Where was I before your touch No where is where I was, without you Without you in it My life was just a lie Before you I don't know how I got by Before I met you Before I held you in the night I don't know how I survived Before I found you Before you made everything right I was half alive I wasn't really living till you came into my life I got through baby But I don't know how I got by How did I get through those nights Before that moment I held you tight And where was I before your kiss And how did I exist without you Life had no meaning No reason and no rhyme And before you I don't know how I got by Before I met you Before I held you in the night I don't know how I survived Before I found you Before you made everything right I was half alive I wasn't really living till you came into my life I got through baby But I don't know how I got by I thank God when I wake each day Awaking next to you Don't know what I was living for Before you, before you ohhhhh Before I met you Before I held you in the night I don't know how I survived Before I found you Before you made everything right I was half alive I wasn't really living till you came into my life I got through baby But I don't know how I got by Before I met you I don't know how I got by |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Al, he sells records down on old st. charley's street
He's cleaning up fat tuesday's mess he keeps the sidewalks neat And he just lost his father and he just lost his wife And if it wasn't for the music he couldn't get on with his life And he knows what i know It's not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we're alive Well now be be's singing gospel And down on bourbon she sings the blues She plays on all my heart strings curls my toes up in my shoes And she knows what i'm after Chase my dreams with all my might She says you shouldn't be so anxious and deep down i know she's right And she knows what i know It's not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we're alive Well get on board the rocket Step right into the front car You know life's a roller coaster It ain't got no safety bar Raise your voices up with laughter Bring it in with one big sigh Consecrated in the wonder .... we're alive Norman he plays music but only in my dreams Shows me all the beauty that soulful music brings But sometimes he's a spectre and i wake up clenched with fear But lesson good or bad he always keeps me clear And he knows what i know It's not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we're alive |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Tim he was a good friend
Yea was a brother of mine We were imaginary comic book superheroes Kids wasting time We were prisoners of our youth We were growing up strong 'Til the day he was taken away For something he did wrong Tim came 'round just the other day And boy he had some stories to tell His mama kept him locked up in a rehab Although the doctors said he was well He said yeah I been through the anger And the hatred towards my mom And I put all that behind me Just tell me what was it like to go to your prom He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude Well growing up these days just ain't easy And the kids they're doing the best that they can So mama you better think twice Before you lock your kid up and throw away the key 'Cause soon your little boy is gonna be a man He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude Tim left town yesterday He left me with these words He said yeah I know this life's got a lot to give But my childhood is gone And I'm not afraid of dying I'm gonna grab the world by the horns and learn how to live He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Looking back on younger days the view stretched on for miles
We charged into our futures with laughter and smiles As we traveled blindly the road became so thick No chance to change direction and we've laughed until we're sick Now I keep company with wicked evil men My generosity's brimming but I'm still inclined to sin My friends think I am crazy and I know that may be so But I'm as happy with a penny as coffers full of gold And so for all of you I say, don't miss the forest for all the trees And don't ever question Honor Among Thieves The undergrowth has parted now the path is easily read It's lined with all the doubters regretting all they've said God bless all the dreamers and those who lead with soul For how can you know virtue 'less you fought out of a hole And so for all of you I say, don't miss the forest for all the trees And don't ever question Honor Among Thieves Trickle of a chuckle as laughter starts to pour Bells begin to jingle the trickles now a roar Pan floutist, cloven dancer The mischief has begun Laugh with me if it's funny, laugh at me if it's fun And I don't know St. Peter but I know he believes There's a place in heaven for Jesters, Dreamers & Thieves |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
After all the corridors are darkened
When the royal crown is off your head To your chambers I will creep not a word we will speak Just love me while the fire light dances 'round the bed Well there is danger in this passion Because the king can never never know And on my blood I've sworn my allegiance So I'll leave you when the sunlight comes and beckons me to go And the silver shine is tarnished from my armor And in battle I am paralyzed with fear And this poison in my soul is the love we'll never know And it finds me playing Lancelot to your Guinevere Well and Guinevere is sly enough to steal a little taste And her laughter it peals into the night Oh but forbidden fruit always stays sticky on your face And without virtue I'm worthless in a fight Stealing little glances at the table I feel that this is theatre in the round But far away chasing s in the meadow Your love like wind, blows right by and sweeps me off the ground Your love sweeps me off the ground Well now it sweeps me off the the ground And the silver shine is tarnished from my armor And in battle I am paralyzed with fear And this poison in my soul is the love we'll never know And it finds me playing Lancelot to your Guinevere |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Sittin' on the edge
Looking for songs in a bottle Talking with strangers who don't know my pain Blurry eyed and burned out Choking on more than I can swallow Crack in a little voice called out my name She said ~ Whatever happened to you, It's been two years where have you been. And I guess all my fears were true The words were all gone the time's been too long. But its not too late to sat sorry to my friend Staring in her face, I see a past that still haunts me The road where we split up is paved with the things I didn't say We had wonderful times, but terrible timing Now just leave her alone, I'll just be in the way She said whatever happened to you You took the coward's way out again And I guess all my fears were true The words are all gone, the time's been too long But it's not too late to say I'm sorry to a friend I'm sorry to a friend. Sorry to a friend Like a stone in a stream Life smoothes all our edges 'Til we barely make a ripple any more But those times in my life will live with me forever But we're not the same people that we were before And I'm sorry for the smiles we missed and the times that I blew it I've got so much to tell you I don't know where to start Maybe I'll find a way maybe you'll help me do it 'Cause friends like us should not be apart And I'm sorry to a friend Well now I'm sorry |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Rubber on my tires making contact with the road
Sign on the streetpost tells me which way I should go Riding down America Street funny that it's one way Riding down from uptown to where the buildings are broken down in decay America Street it's right nearby Land of the free and the brave If we can't work and make some change There won't be much of this land left to save It's a classic case of misdirection and slight of hand We watch while our deficit grows What a shame that we can't teach our kids to read Makes you wonder where all the tax money goes ...I don't know Well America Street it's right nearby Land of the free and the brave And if we can't work and make some change There won't be much of this land left to save Won't be much to save Excuse me sir pardon me can you spare some change Because it's cold and I live outside A thoughtful search into my pockets finds enough so he can rocket Right up to the bar and enjoy his lie America Street it's right nearby Land of the free and the brave And if we can't work and make some change There won't be much of this land left to save Won't be much to save... |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Hey boy pushin' on your girlfriend
Trying to show her all the pain you feel inside Yeah and head all scrambled and the love is gone And you don't know what went wrong But I think I heard you hissing something about blue steel But when you talk about something like gun play Let me tell you it's a losing bet But when the hammer falls all bets are called And five to one you're gonna lose When you talk about something like Russian Roulette Tears run down your sweet love's face I say she's a mirror of your insides And you can't scream loud enough to let it go And you mouthful of pride you just can't swallow Rips your soul like a hurricane tide But when you talk about something like gun play Let me tell you it's a losing bet But when the hammer falls all bets are called And five to one you're gonna lose When you talk about something like Russian Roulette Pack up your ego and your tantrum Put it back with your anger and your pride Beating up on your girlfriend Ain't gonna change anything inside But when you talk about something like gun play Let me tell you it's a losing bet But when the hammer falls all bets are called And five to one you're gonna lose When you talk about something like Russian Roulette |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Sweet love is keeping a very close score
She's cheated death more than one time The tears roll down her face and on to the floor The psychic's been reading her mind Women with secrets men with their rage The lines run deeper than words on the page Breeze through the window, it turns bitter chill Pretend we don't feel it, lie here real still Whispered in visions of new earth shine We volunteer to do nothing again The world falls around us all we can do is whine Living out the future of original sin Women with secrets men with their rage The lines run deeper than actors on the stage Breeze through the mountains turns bitter chill Pretend we don't feel it, lie here real still Well now follow me to the water Dive right through the film Swim in the madness, fulfill every whim Why worry about tomorrow that you'll never see Why talk about the children that will never be Give us this day our daily bread Forgive us our monstrosities No more stories of the Quick and the Dead The asphalt will burn with our liabilities |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Well i don't drive a fast car
You know it just ain't my style And i don't give a damn about that You know it ain't worth my while And i've been known to run around Burned some bridges in my time You know those girls tried to tie me down But my heart is still all mine Well elvis had his blue suede shoes and samson had his hair You know i got my music baby And my dreams will take me there You know i don't smoke cigarettes i don't see the point And if you're gonna put smoke in your lungs Might as well smoke a joint Well i don't mind if you hang around Just don't start talking that love talk baby Don't bring me down Well don't call me a scoundrel Baby don't call me a thief Don't look down your nose at me I don't need all your grief Join me and the jesters, singing for today Live life at its fullest Before it slips away Well i don't mind if you hang around Just don't start talking that love talk baby Don't bring me down Why you want to shoot me down I'm just trying to be your friend now baby But you lock the door, hide the key, hide under the bed You're gonna hide from me Come on baby, let me in ... |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Sitting in the kitchen,
Just staring at the cracks in the wall I've been sitting here since yesterday Just waiting on you to call The cracks remind me of you and I They're all up, down and split apart And all the cracks in the wall lead to one great big hole That used to be my heart Now that I think of it Nothing ever worked out right All we ever seemed to do is just cuss, scream, bitch and fight All we did was fight The tears I cried Fell on a cold and lonely floor No one to wipe them away The tears I cried Will be my own and they'll follow me And that's the way it's gonna stay Now that I think of it Nothing ever worked out right All we ever seemed to do is just cuss, scream, bitch and fight All we did was fight Oh pretty baby, can't you understand I'm not made up of enough to be your man Oh pretty baby, don't know what to say I just want you to ... go away Well I'd love to sit and reflect on this But I haven't got the time Just tell me why you chose to be so cruel, mean, brutal so unkind Now that I think of it Nothing ever worked out right All we ever seemed to do was cuss, scream, bitch and fight All we did is fight The tears I cried fell on a cold and lonely floor No one to wipe them away The tears I cried Will be my own and they'll follow me And that's the way it's gonna stay |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
Thirty Pieces of silver screen
Deep inside our souls How did we betray our imagination Watching our futures unfold Without a whisper for fear of intrusion We have to see how this part ends Time out for commericals Time out to be good friends But our generation's angry We're so scared that we can't see The answer right inside of us If we can find the place in our hearts where we're all free Does it see that time works against us Or does it just march on and on and on Sometimes it drives me crazy Proving Nostradamus wrong, so wrong But we still have secret silos with buttons, codes and keys We can avert this awful disaster If we find the place in our hearts where we're all free And what a tall order Far be it for me to say Maybe I'll try a little harder Starting Here Today Or just throw in the towel Laydown five up the ghost And join all the cynics Luckier than most. Maybe I'll check out with a bullet Would you think less of me Or would it frighten you enough Would it rattle you enough Would it frighten you enough to ... Find the place in our hearts where we're all free |
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from Edwin Mccain - Honor Among Thieves (1995)
It's 3:00 A.M.
I'm awake and my heart is still dreaming It's 3:00 A.M. Outside I hear the souls still screaming It's been so long you know since my head's been this clear Just like a ship lost in the night I just don't know which way I should steer But I'll keep chasing my dreams And only you can make them real I pour my heart out every night But do you know the way that I feel Sometimes this is work And don't you know sometimes this is play Sometimes you are listening to me And sometimes you don't hear a damn word that I say Sometimes there's a girl Sometimes I go home alone And I guess it's no wonder right now That I do very well on my own But I'll keep chasing my dreams And only you can make them real I pour my heart out every night But do you know the way that I feel And I will play just as long as you will listen Now I'm in no big hurry to get back on the road Sometimes in this lifestyle I feel like there's so much that I'm missing Well I'm missing you It's just that I'm ... so far from home It's 3:00 A.M. I'm awake and my heart is still dreaming It's 3:00 A.M. Outside I hear the souls still screaming |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
One little gutter town 3:00 in the morning
I whispered these words I believed Said leave me alone girl I'm so tied down and broken It's too late it's too late to save me Ain't no wish in this world slight of this moment No dream I could dream that comes near No heaven or hope that comes near No wish in this world except you right here It's cold and it's dark and I'm sure it makes you crazy Runnin' to grass so green Dangerous road but it's not going to change me Paved with 10 million broken dreams Chorus Sometimes I feel it's the end of the ride Like distant water the well keeps running dry Chorus And you right here And you right here… |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Another beautiful morning under stars and bars
And F series pickups and rusted out cars And they're eating breakfast at the strip bar Just to have a peek… And the beer soaked angels spread their wings And dream of twenties and diamonds and things And somehow that might ease the sting Of the company they keep Yeah… And the vets still talk about the tet offensive And the freshmen boys all look so pensive Because living large is so expensive Hope daddy fueled the jet… And we'll all fly out to the Hard Rock casino And we'll put on our neatly pressed and fine chinos And we'll laugh at the guy in the El Camino Is that the only car he could get? It's a beautiful life It's just as advertised It's all for one low price Just read the fine print, and you'll be content With your beautiful life And record smoothies say 'What a sound' You're the greatest thing we've found But you're gonna have to lose a few pounds We're gonna put you on TV And don't think our place is so swank Don't worry about that guy, he's high on crank That's exactly why his last record tanked And let that be a lesson to me It's a beautiful life It's just as advertised It's all for one low price Just read the fine print, and you'll be content With your beautiful life And all our churches glow Communion wafers trash TV shows Say 'Hey, at least you don't have this strife' 'Cause you'll be warm and safe In your beautiful life Yeah… And it's hard to tell what's true compassion When it's dressed up in hair and nails and fashion And the tabloids all rush to cash in on what we should believe And I hope I never see the day When there's nothing left on the planet left to save And oxygen is the designer crusade As we all fight to breathe… It's a beautiful life It's just as advertised It's all for one low price Just read the fine print, and you'll be content With your beautiful life Yeah.... |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Promise of you
It sleeps in the air The air that I breathe And I know that it's true Don't have to convince myself to believe What secrets sleep in the heart of a man So much love wasted Slip right through my hands See it in the eyes of the lonely As they make their weary way Shimmer in the eyes of longing I hear it say Promise of you It sleeps in the air The air that I breathe And I know that it's true Don't have to convince myself to believe To believe... What secrets sleep in the heart of the night Dreams of salvation Slipping out of sight In the shimmering moments of twilight Closing up the shine Whisper on the wind of a rescue Savior in time Promise of you It sleeps in the air The air that I breathe And I know that it's true Don't have to convince myself to believe All this time I've been fighting my own private war All this time You were the peace I was looking for Chorus |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Ghost on the street today
Doorways of Jackson Square In tinsel and tap shoes Mardi Gras beads in her hair Down to the graveyard She wrung out her hands As if he will meet her All day she stands Chorus: So don't leave me And I know you're justified So don't leave me Cause a part of you in me died We wish ourselves beautiful We cry in the night And it's not the love you feared But the fall from the height My personal ledges Afraid to look down My crepe paper bridges Enough water to drown Chorus And I see the lonely souls Searchin' But before the heartbreak rose Draw the curtain I'm a ghost on the streets today Surrounded by eyes I feel them peer through me And my harlequin disguise If it makes you feel better Come join me awhile Cause love in my open arms There's love in my spirit's smile Chorus |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Lying here with you
Listening to the rain Smiling just to see the smile upon your face These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive These are the moments I'll remember all my life I found all I've waited for And I could not ask for more Looking in your eyes Seeing all I need Everything you are is everything to me These are the moments I know heaven must exist These are the moments I know all I need is this I have all I've waited for And I could not ask for more * I could not ask for more than this time together I could not ask for more than this time with you Every prayer has been answered Every dream I have's come true And right here in this moment is right where I'm meant to be Here with you here with me These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive These are the moments I'll remember all my life I've got all I've waited for And I could not ask for more *Repeat I could not ask for more than the love you give me 'Coz it's all I've waited for And I could not ask for more I could not ask for more |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Just Do Your Thing
Go on and sing If it makes you feel better Shufflin' feet Snuck up on me now This young man's lost his way He don't believe All the stuff they told him He's caught up in the fray He said I've got this great big Bag full of dreams And I don't know what to do I said a wise man gave me The key to life And now I give it to you And I said Just do your thing If it makes you feel better Go on and sing If it makes you feel better You're running that race A little bit faster now Towards your finish lines Such a disgrace You missed all the beautiful You can't buy back the time So stop and love And dance and live And laugh until you cry Don't wake up to realize that Your time has passed you by Just do your thing If it makes you feel better Go on and sing If it makes you feel better You can cling to your fears if you want to To your heart and your soul You must be true Just do your thing If it makes you feel better Go on and sing If it makes you feel better Just do your thing If it makes you feel better Go on and sing If it makes you feel better |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Prayer To St. Peter
Give them couches where the angels sleep And light those fires Let them wake whole again To brand new dawns Fired by the sun Not war-times bloody guns May their peace be deep Remember where the broken bodies lie God knows how young they were To have to die Give them things they like Let them make some noise Give dance hall bands not golden harps To these our boys Let them love Peter For they've had no time They should have bird songs and trees And hills to climb The taste of summer And a ripened pear And girls sweet as meadow wind And flowing hair And tell them how they are missed But say not to fear It's gonna be all right With us down here |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Perfumed and smoky
She swears that she knows me She's falling down drunk again I say she's mistaken She's visibly shaken Emotions all drowned in gin She said I used to be beautiful But now it's all gone I let my dreams slip away from me That's where it went wrong Go be young, go be free Follow your heart where it leads you Don't end up like me The Indian in the guardhouse used to spin me yarns Stories of canyons and Boston in winter And losing his family's farms He said I've outlived my three sons, they died in three wars I laughed and I cried while they lived and they died And I know that they deserve more Chorus Perfumed and smoky She swears that she knows me I'm falling down drunk again I say she's mistaken She's visibly shaken Emotions all drowned in gin Isay I used to be powerful But now it's all gone I let my dreams take control of me That's where it went wrong Chorus |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Rolled in last night
to the dawn, the porch, and both our floodlights no excuse but we were having such a good time why, oh why can't i just walk the straight and narrow so ashamed bLl do it all again tomorrow maybe you're the only one that sees anything good about me anything good about me i found a friend to get the number just to call you line was jammed i trie Tried, but could not get through all these calls to warn you of my scoundrel heart but these walls and still they can't keep us apart chorus and i promise to take care and love you You promise to keep seeing anything good about me . and i swear sometimes there's asphalt running through my veins and let me go and never ever pull my reins and i'll return with cuts Ruises scarred but smarter lick my wounds and try again but twice as hard chorus |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
The strands in your eyes
that color them wonderful Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above *I'll be your cryin' shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive and not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up in the trappings of love I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, remembered the thing you said |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
Wendy's sittin' next to me
She's trying hard to drink it away And I feel the rumble of the subway Beneath the stage And her eyes are screaming And her lips are pursed And this ain't her first heartache But it feels like, it feels like the worst And she says Can someone tell me how this can happen And I guess that God only knows My heart used to be The sweet shop of love But now the sign on the door It says sorry we're closed And I hear myself tell her Some old words I know they won't help And then I feel guilty 'Cause I closed some sweet shops myself And we all talk about timing And lifestyles and such But to a heart that's been shattered Those words don't mean that much And all of our pining It just goes to show Don't you enter a shop With the sign on the door Saying sorry we're closed And she's been through all the pain That one can endure And her new man thinks she loves him But he can't be sure And his heart pines for Wendy She says that's how it goes How am I supposed to know He can't read the sign saying Sorry we're closed Yeah we're closed And she says Can someone tell me how this can happen And I guess that God only knows My heart used to be The sweet shop of love But there's a sign on the door There's a sign on the door There's a sign on the door There's a sign on the door One more sign… |
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from Edwin Mccain - Messenger (1999)
She's a Blue Ridge cradle
She's a mother to some And home to the laughter Of road weary ones So we'll sing all the old songs Sing to grandmama road And we'll sing cause we miss her And we're sad she had to go If I could see off this mountain Through the clouds in my eyes I would see off this mountain On the nights stars fell And see off this mountain Through the tears in my eyes I would see off this mountain And the stars fell from the skies In the air I hear a fiddle Down along Hickory Way And the mandolin guitar Like we used to play And down on Dunn's rock Brothers boasting a dare We tell them they're crazy And pretend we don't care If I could see off this mountain Through the clouds in my eyes I would see off this mountain On the nights stars fell And see off this mountain Through the tears in my eyes I would see off this mountain And the stars fell from the skies The air tastes like moonshine In the wind a carnival tune It soars with our laughter But we'll all leave too soon So I raise a toast to family Put thanks in my glass In the arms of your loved ones It's the only home that lasts If I could see off this mountain Through the clouds in my eyes I would see off this mountain On the night the stars fell And see off this mountain Through the tears in my eyes I could see off this mountain When the stars fell from the skies When the stars fell from the skies Going up to grandmama road Going up to grandmama road I'm happy as can be 'Cause can't you see I'm going up to grandmama road… |
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from Rhino Hi-Five: Wedding Songs 2 (2006)
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus:] I'll be your crying shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above [Repeat Chorus] I've been dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, Remembered the things that you said |
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from Edwin Mccain - Rhino Hi-Five: Edwin McCain (2006)
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus:] I'll be your crying shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above [Repeat Chorus] I've been dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, Remembered the things that you said |
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from Edwin Mccain - Rhino Hi-Five: Edwin McCain (2006)
Lying here with you
Listening to the rain Smiling just to see, the smile upon your face And these are the moments I thank God that I'm alive And these are the moments I'll remember all my life I found all I've waited for And I could not ask for more Looking in your eyes Seeing all I need Everything you are, is everything to me And these are the moments I know heaven must exist And these are the moments, I know all I need is this I have all I've waited for (yeah) And I could not ask for more… I could not ask for more than this time together I could not ask for more than this time with you And every prayer has been answered And every dream I’ve hads come true yeah, right here in this moment, is right where I'm meant to be Oh, here with you here with me… Ooh, yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah And these are the moments I thank God that I'm alive and these are the moments I'll remember all my life I've got all I've waited for yeah And I could not ask for more I could not ask for more than this time together I could not ask for more than this time with you And every prayer has been answered And every dream I’ve hads come true yeah, and right here in this moment is right where I'm meant to be here with you here with me… I could not ask for more than the love you give me 'Cuz it's all I've waited for And I could not ask for more (more) ooh and I could not ask for more |
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from Edwin Mccain - Rhino Hi-Five: Edwin McCain (2006)
Tim he was a good friend
Yea was a brother of mine We were imaginary comic book superheroes Kids wasting time We were prisoners of our youth We were growing up strong 'Til the day he was taken away For something he did wrong Tim came 'round just the other day And boy he had some stories to tell His mama kept him locked up in a rehab Although the doctors said he was well He said yeah I been through the anger And the hatred towards my mom And I put all that behind me Just tell me what was it like to go to your prom He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude Well growing up these days just ain't easy And the kids they're doing the best that they can So mama you better think twice Before you lock your kid up and throw away the key 'Cause soon your little boy is gonna be a man He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude Tim left town yesterday He left me with these words He said yeah I know this life's got a lot to give But my childhood is gone And I'm not afraid of dying I'm gonna grab the world by the horns and learn how to live He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude |
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from Edwin Mccain - Rhino Hi-Five: Edwin McCain (2006)
It's 3:00 A.M.
I'm awake and my heart is still dreaming It's 3:00 A.M. Outside I hear the souls still screaming It's been so long you know since my head's been this clear Just like a ship lost in the night I just don't know which way I should steer But I'll keep chasing my dreams And only you can make them real I pour my heart out every night But do you know the way that I feel Sometimes this is work And don't you know sometimes this is play Sometimes you are listening to me And sometimes you don't hear a damn word that I say Sometimes there's a girl Sometimes I go home alone And I guess it's no wonder right now That I do very well on my own But I'll keep chasing my dreams And only you can make them real I pour my heart out every night But do you know the way that I feel And I will play just as long as you will listen Now I'm in no big hurry to get back on the road Sometimes in this lifestyle I feel like there's so much that I'm missing Well I'm missing you It's just that I'm ... so far from home It's 3:00 A.M. I'm awake and my heart is still dreaming It's 3:00 A.M. Outside I hear the souls still screaming |
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from Edwin Mccain - Rhino Hi-Five: Edwin McCain (2006)
Rubber on my tires making contact with the road
Sign on the streetpost tells me which way I should go Riding down America Street funny that it's one way Riding down from uptown to where the buildings are broken down in decay America Street it's right nearby Land of the free and the brave If we can't work and make some change There won't be much of this land left to save It's a classic case of misdirection and slight of hand We watch while our deficit grows What a shame that we can't teach our kids to read Makes you wonder where all the tax money goes ...I don't know Well America Street it's right nearby Land of the free and the brave And if we can't work and make some change There won't be much of this land left to save Won't be much to save Excuse me sir pardon me can you spare some change Because it's cold and I live outside A thoughtful search into my pockets finds enough so he can rocket Right up to the bar and enjoy his lie America Street it's right nearby Land of the free and the brave And if we can't work and make some change There won't be much of this land left to save Won't be much to save... |
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from Rhino Hi-Five: Singers-Songwriters: The '90s (2006)
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus:] I'll be your crying shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above [Repeat Chorus] I've been dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, Remembered the things that you said |
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from Edwin Mccain - I'll Be [single] (1998)
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus:] I'll be your crying shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above [Repeat Chorus] I've been dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, Remembered the things that you said |
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from Edwin Mccain - I'll Be [single] (1998)
I'm holding my last breath
It's burning in my lungs Clenching up my eyes Bloody up my tongue For the words that might escape Are ringing in my ears Grinds me to a pulp Grind me in the gears My frozen spirit aches I slip another day Start to lose my grip Find another way For the life that might escape Has been echoing for years Grinds me to a pulp Grind me in the gears I've seen all the faces They mirror me And I've felt the tearing — tearing of the teeth I've given up my ghosts Barely breathe your name Offer up myself Pray you'll do the same For the love that might escape Well that's the biggest fear Grinds me to a pulp Grinds me in the gears |
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from Edwin Mccain - "Solitude/Jester's Dreamers, Thieves" (1995)
Al, he sells records down on old St. Charley's Street
He's cleaning up Fat Tuesday's mess he keeps the sidewalks neat And he just lost his father and he just lost his wife And if it wasn't for the music he couldn't get on with his life And he knows what I know It's not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we're alive Well now Be Be's singing gospel And down on Bourbon she sings the blues She plays on all my heart strings curls my toes up in my shoes And she knows what I'm after Chase my dreams with all my might She says you shouldn't be so anxious and deep down I know she's right And she knows what I know It's not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we're alive Well get on board the rocket Step right into the front car You know life's a roller coaster It ain't got no safety bar Raise your voices up with laughter Bring it in with one big sigh Consecrated in the wonder .... we're alive Norman he plays music but only in my dreams Shows me all the beauty that soulful music brings But sometimes he's a spectre and I wake up clenched with fear But lesson good or bad he always keeps me clear And he knows what I know It's not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we're alive |
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from Edwin Mccain - "Solitude/Jester's Dreamers, Thieves" (1995)
Tim he was a good friend
Yea was a brother of mine We were imaginary comic book superheroes Kids wasting time We were prisoners of our youth We were growing up strong 'Til the day he was taken away For something he did wrong Tim came 'round just the other day And boy he had some stories to tell His mama kept him locked up in a rehab Although the doctors said he was well He said yeah I been through the anger And the hatred towards my mom And I put all that behind me Just tell me what was it like to go to your prom He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude Well growing up these days just ain't easy And the kids they're doing the best that they can So mama you better think twice Before you lock your kid up and throw away the key 'Cause soon your little boy is gonna be a man He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude Tim left town yesterday He left me with these words He said yeah I know this life's got a lot to give But my childhood is gone And I'm not afraid of dying I'm gonna grab the world by the horns and learn how to live He said thank you mom for fixing My clouded broken mind But excuse me if I seem a little rude While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude |
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from Edwin Mccain - "Solitude/Jester's Dreamers, Thieves" (1995)
Looking back on younger days the view stretched on for miles
We charged into our futures with laughter and smiles As we traveled blindly the road became so thick No chance to change direction and we've laughed until we're sick Now I keep company with wicked evil men My generosity's brimming but I'm still inclined to sin My friends think I am crazy and I know that may be so But I'm as happy with a penny as coffers full of gold And so for all of you I say, don't miss the forest for all the trees And don't ever question Honor Among Thieves The undergrowth has parted now the path is easily read It's lined with all the doubters regretting all they've said God bless all the dreamers and those who lead with soul For how can you know virtue 'less you fought out of a hole And so for all of you I say, don't miss the forest for all the trees And don't ever question Honor Among Thieves Trickle of a chuckle as laughter starts to pour Bells begin to jingle the trickles now a roar Pan floutist, cloven dancer The mischief has begun Laugh with me if it's funny, laugh at me if it's fun And I don't know St. Peter but I know he believes There's a place in heaven for Jesters, Dreamers & Thieves |
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from Edwin Mccain - "Solitude/Jester's Dreamers, Thieves" (1995)
Hey boy pushin' on your girlfriend
Trying to show her all the pain you feel inside Yeah and head all scrambled and the love is gone And you don't know what went wrong But I think I heard you hissing something about blue steel But when you talk about something like gun play Let me tell you it's a losing bet But when the hammer falls all bets are called And five to one you're gonna lose When you talk about something like Russian Roulette Tears run down your sweet love's face I say she's a mirror of your insides And you can't scream loud enough to let it go And you mouthful of pride you just can't swallow Rips your soul like a hurricane tide But when you talk about something like gun play Let me tell you it's a losing bet But when the hammer falls all bets are called And five to one you're gonna lose When you talk about something like Russian Roulette Pack up your ego and your tantrum Put it back with your anger and your pride Beating up on your girlfriend Ain't gonna change anything inside But when you talk about something like gun play Let me tell you it's a losing bet But when the hammer falls all bets are called And five to one you're gonna lose When you talk about something like Russian Roulette |
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from I’m Yours: The Perfect Modern-Day Love Songs (2009)
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus:] I'll be your crying shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life Rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above [Repeat Chorus] I've been dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead Tuned in, turned on, Remembered the things that you said |
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Subject : 에드윈 맥케인 밴드 - 09.08.07. (B.B.King in New York)
