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1. |
20
03:41
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It was chapter one
Mother’s favorite son
calling home, let her know that I’m good, I can handle this
but I was just a kid
drove a piece of shit
when I moved in with two other guys I was working with
When we get off today
we’re gonna celebrate
go to sleep and repeat cause we all got bills to pay
I was 20
I just believed
big things gonna happen for me
Kind of funny
I’d rather dream
out there in the middle of the street
Quite an optimist
when I thought of this
I was telling myself it’ll all fall into place
When I get out of here
I’ll grab a big career
get a house, a garage and a yard where the kids can play
but like a tidal wave
on a Crystal Lake
couldn’t watch couldn’t run so I learned how the heart can break
No feeling bad for me
This ain’t a tragedy
cause it is what it is what it was wasn’t meant to be
I was 20
I just believed
big things gonna happen for me
Kind of funny
I’d rather dream
out there in the middle of the street
I was 20
I was something else
I was someone else
I was 20
I was 20
I was something else
I was someone else
I was something else
I was 20
I just believed
big things gonna happen for me
Kind of funny
I’d rather dream
out there in the middle of the street
I was 20
I was something else
I was someone else
I was 20
I was 20
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2. |
Sometimes
03:06
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Sometimes the best thing you can do
is not a damn thing
Sometimes it's easier if you
just let the phone ring
I hope that time can heal the wounds
and you know I never meant to hurt you
I need to make it right
but this is not a good time
I know it sounds so selfish
I wish that I could help it
I'm not that kind of guy
It's just that this is not…
good times always outlive the bad
if you just let them
If you count all the things you never had
you’ll never get them
Grass always greener on that side
You’ll never know unless you try
I need to make it right
but this is not a good time
I know it sounds so selfish
I wish that I could help it
I'm not that kind of guy
It's just that this is not a good time
Sometimes the best thing you can do is not a damn thing
Sometimes it's easier if you just let the phone ring
I hope that time can heal the wounds
you know I never meant to hurt you
I need to make it right
but this is not a good time
I know it sounds so selfish
I wish that I could help it
I'm not that kind of guy
She’s falling out of love
Ain’t nothing I can do about it
I’ve got to let her go
but I don’t want to know
how it feels to be alone
it's just that this is not a good time
No this is not a good time
No this is not a good time
No this is not a good time
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3. |
Anybody Got A Light?
03:05
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Anybody got a light?
The day to day the song remains the same
We hope we pray we get back to the way it was
We never really had a chance to say goodbye
Just letting go and trying to hold your
head up high
Anybody got a light?
Do me a favor would you shine it over here
Like animals we’re scared of all that’s changing
You’ll see this face when everything is
safe again
There’s nothing underneath you where
you stand
You’re upsidedown and dropping all the plans you made
The wind has cleared a path but left you colder
There’s something beautiful in starting over right?
Anybody got a light?
Do me a favor would you shine it this way
I’m trying to find a reason to believe again
Has anybody seen that part of me out there?
They promised it won’t hurt a bit
We’ll bounce back like we do
We’re all backflipping forward toward
the new
They say your day to day’s about to change
You hoped, you prayed we’d get back to the way it was
By now somehow you found a way to say goodbye
Just letting go and trying to hold that head up high
Anybody got a light?
Do me a favor would you shine it this way
Anybody got a light?
Do me a favor would you shine it over here
Like animals we’re scared of all that’s changing
You’ll see this face when everything is safe again
I’m trying find a reason to believe
Has anybody see that part of me?
Anybody got a light?
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4. |
Fool's Gold
04:22
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I know it’s hard
but it’s only temporary
Sun coming up
Gotta rise every day you know
Still dreaming of
a little house out on the prairie
Still isn’t ours
We’re a long long way from home
but if I am gonna see it
then I better believe it
cause that’s the only thing I know
Like a lock without a key
I will never be complete
Am I ever gonna find that gold?
Got it right in front of me
why am I diggin down so deep?
It’s been right in front of me
Why am I diggin down?
I’m no fool
I’m gonna find that gold
I better find that gold
You were born
with a fire in your belly
and you were gone
when you were old enough to leave
Gotta find
you a life less ordinary
out in the mines
there’s a fortune yours to keep
but if I am gonna see it
then I better believe it
cause that’s the only thing I know
Just a silent melody
and I’ll never be complete
Am I ever gonna find that gold?
Got it right in front of me
Why am I diggin down so deep?
It’s been right in front of me
Why am I diggin down?
I’m no fool
I’m gonna find that gold
I better find that gold
It’s getting dark
and we can’t control the laughing
Give me a hug
and I’ll sing you off to sleep
I never thought
it was something everlasting
or forgot
how to keep you close to me
Got it right in front of me
Why am I diggin down so deep?
It’s been right in front of me
Why am I diggin down? I…
Got it right in front of me
Why am I diggin down so deep?
It’s been right in front of me
Why am I diggin down? I…
Got it right in front of me
Why am I diggin down so deep?
It’s been right in front of me
Why am I diggin down?
I’m no fool
Got it right in front of me
Why am I diggin down so deep?
It’s been right in front of me
Why am I diggin down?
I’m no fool
I’m no fool
I’m no fool
I’m gonna find that gold
I better find that gold
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5. |
Jimmy's Song
03:13
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I’ve been workin’ on Jimmy’s Song
for way too long
yeah it was promised to him years ago
Married his daughter I could do no wrong
but still the pressure’s on
and he will ask me every week or so
Where are you going son?
What’ve you been working on?
I’ve got some ideas I think you would like
Grab me a pen and paper
Let’s see what I can shake up
I heard your story
Boy let’s sing about mine
Did you think I would give up?
You done lost your mind
I still got some time
I still got some
Shu gah gah do gah do gah do dooka do
I joined the Army after college, son
yeah that’s the way it’s done
cause every Officer deserves a salute
and when my plane went down in Vietnam
all I could say was damn
cause no one ever gave me a parachute
I sat there trapped inside
My seatbelt was too tight
Sank to the bottom thinking this is how I go
Wiggled myself around a bit
Somehow I swam on out of it
I got to live to be this many years old
Did you think I would give up?
You done lost your mind
I still got some time
I still got some
If you’re just about to give up
give it one more try
You might be surprised
You still got some
Wooo
You still got some
Wooo
I’ve been workin’ on Jimmy’s song
Wooo
You still got some
Wooo
Not every Veteran got a welcome home
My favorite boots got stolen
My own father sold my Volkswagen Bug
but I met a woman with a heart of gold
She could’ve had Tom Jones
but all she gave him was a kiss and a hug
Swore I’d love her to the moon and back
40 years on the cul de sac
Stroke, cancer and the heart attack
It was lookin bad
I was build to last you know
Grandchildren smiling up at me
Truth is that’s all I ever need
One day they’ll hear this and they’ll do what they’re told
Shu gah gah do gah do gah do dooka do
Did you think I would give up?
You done lost your mind
I still got some time
I still got some
If you’re just about to give up
give it one more try
You might be surprised
You still got some
You think I would give up?
You done lost your mind
I still got some time
I still got some
If you’re just about to give up
give it one more try
You might be surprised
You still got some
You still got some
Shu gah gah do gah do gah do dooka do
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6. |
This Hell
03:11
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Last straw done broke the camel’s back
They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but look at that
Your life for the taking
This nightmare you’re not waking from
Think back to what your mother said
She doesn’t always say the right thing but the right thing’s in your head
You’re finally breaking
Decisions are not making sense
Anything is possible
even the impossible
I know you’ve been cursed
but this can be reversed
After everything you lost
every penny that it cost you
It doesn’t get much worse
but you wouldn’t be the first
to survive this kind of hell
If I know you well, you will
survive this hell, you will
Another day has gone to waste
The finest of doctors can’t treat this case
These symptoms are killing
These buildings are named after saints
Hallway illuminates the door
You exit, the floor isn’t cold no more
The chorus is sounding
The love is surrounding you now
Anything is possible
even the impossible
I know you’ve been cursed
but that can be reversed
After everything you lost
every penny that it cost you
it doesn’t get much worse
but you wouldn’t be the first
to survive this kind of hell
If I know you well, you will
survive this hell, you will
Rock bottom is an awful place
I can see it in your face
taking over every space
in your body but it’s not too late
Rock bottom is an awful place
I can see it in your face
taking over every space
in your body but it’s not too late
it doesn’t get much worse
but you wouldn’t be the first
to survive this kind of hell
If I know you well, you will
survive this hell, you will
You will survive this hell, you will
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Ferocious
03:43
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You know you break my heart
at least once a day
and there ain’t nothing I can do
I don’t want you to go astray
Gotta play that part
nobody wants to play
the one to tell you if it’s good enough
the one who’s never been afraid
to say
Sorry but I hate to break the news
The world is not revolving around you
Got to be ferocious
You already know this
You’re so ferocious
Yeah you’re so ferocious
cause you don’t wanna blow this
Yeah you’re so ferocious
When I raise you up
from a baby cub
don’t go chasing every butterfly
don’t abandon what you love
Dig your claws in deep
Show everyone those teeth
You’ll be the master of your universe
when you’re wild and running free
Listen to me
Sorry but I hate to break the news
The world is not revolving around you
Never gonna decorate the truth
I think you know exactly what to do
Got to be ferocious
You already know this
You’re so ferocious
Yeah you’re so ferocious
cause you don’t wanna blow this
You’re so ferocious
You don’t wanna blow this
Yeah you’re so ferocious
Everyone will tell you it's a jungle out there
No one really cares if you think it’s not fair
When they see you coming let em know you're not scared
Never was, never was
Got to be ferocious
You already know this
You’re so ferocious
Yeah you’re so ferocious
cause you don’t wanna blow this
You’re so ferocious
Got to be ferocious
You already know this
You’re so ferocious
You don’t wanna blow this
Yeah you’re so ferocious
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8. |
Living Room
03:50
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I’m back home
We’re hanging in the living room
Our feet up on the couch alone at last
and it feels good
When I’m gone
I wonder what’s going on
in this room without me
in this house, this neighborhood
I found a picture of you and me before we met
You were dancing I was standing on my head
but if you asked me then where I’d be now
could I have told you I’d be in your house
If you asked me anything at all
would I have fallen? Fallen…
out on Lansdowne Street
my brother and his bride asked me
to come out to the show they had some extra tickets
and when you showed up
I really didn’t say that much
I was living with my girlfriend
yes I should have mentioned that
Later on our way
down the subway station steps
Taking different lines
we just waved goodbye and left
but if I asked you then where you’d be now
could you have told me you’d be in this house
If I asked you anything at all
would you have fallen? Fallen…
Fallen…
hard I know
Love is like a rabbit hole
Spend an awful lot of time
just trying to find our way back here
Right where we are
just hanging in the living room
our feet up on the couch
alone at last and it feels…
yeah it feels good
If you asked me then where I’d be now
If I asked you then where you’d be now
would you have fallen? Fallen…
would I have fallen? Fallen…
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EZbreezy
03:51
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EZbreezy in the backseat
Tag along for the day
Don’t care what we do or what they say
Getting older every minute
Not a minute to waste
Tick tock don’t talk, don’t talk it away
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
I’m just wandering at night time
How did I get to your heart?
Flashback to the shack, that’s where started
We never had to be serious
So get out of your head
Don’t get complex, just go with it
What if we catch a little sickness
Take a turn for the worst
Don’t you think we oughta to celebrate each other first
Fill it up with second guesses
you’ll never finish a thing
All i really ever wanted was to hear you sing
Keep it EZbreezy
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
2.. 3
Hey just breathe
3, 4
Hey just breathe
Breathe in breathe out
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
Is it cool with you if we keep it
keep it EZbreezy?
Is it cool with you?
Is it cool with you?
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10. |
How Are You?
03:33
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“How are you?”
Am I just another passerby
Every morning, at this time
Well there’s an answer
but it looks like you’re about to cry
In a whisper
“I’m fine.”
You don’t look at me like used to
I have no idea what you’re going through
It ain’t rainbows, it ain’t sunshine
What’s your problem
Please make it mine
Every time you're giving me that "I'm alright"
It’s like you’re only saying it to be polite
I'll do anything to have you in my arms tonight
Tell me how you really feel
“How are you?”
Are you asking with your back to me
Like you owe me, like you’re trying
Well I’ve been waiting
Buckled up for a catastrophe
and I’m ready for the ride
You don’t look at me like you used to
I have no idea what you’re going through
No it ain’t rainbows, it ain’t sunshine
Tell me the problem and please make it mine
Every time you're giving me that "I'm alright"
It’s like you’re only saying it to be polite
I'll do anything to have you in my arms tonight
Tell me how you really feel
Every time you're giving me that "I'm alright"
It’s like you’re only saying it to be polite
I'll do anything to have you in my arms tonight
Tell me how you really feel
Silence can be a dangerous thing
cause if I don’t how you’re doing
well then I don’t know what to do
and baby that silence can ruin everything
Where did we lose communication?
Can you even hear me sing?
Sing it now
Every time you're giving me that "I'm alright"
It’s like you’re only saying it to be polite
I'll do anything to have you in my arms tonight
Tell me how you really feel
Every time you're giving me that "I'm alright"
It’s like you’re only saying it to be polite
I'll do anything to have you in my arms tonight
Tell me how you really feel
Tell me how you really feel
Tell me how you really feel
Tell me how you really feel
Tell me how you really feel
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11. |
100%
03:20
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Someone’s cryin’
I’d be lying if I told you this was cake
but we don’t need that bellyaching, no
cause we’ll be thanking
our lucky stars we made it through another day
Let’s batten down the hatches right away
No one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
Everything works out
100% of the time
Hold on tight love
We’ll be all right if you just have a little faith
in you, in me, in something greater
Have we ever
not survived the weather?
Most of us wake up
Tomorrow we can fix the place up
No one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
Everything works out
100% of the time
Yeah no one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
Everything works out
100% of the time
Light a candle
Don’t fly off the handle
cause when it rains it pours
You will get wet
Go ahead now
be upset now
cause that makes sense
but don’t forget
There’s a time for
stomping on the floor
and letting off some steam
and saying things that you don’t mean
No one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
cause everything works out
100% of the time
Yeah no one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
Everything works out
100% of the time
No one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
Everything works out
100% of the time
Yeah no one wants to hear you scream
No one wants to hear you cry
Everything works out
100% of the time
Everything works out
Everything works out
100% of the time
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12. |
Walk
03:12
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Well you should've heard me by now
Solved the mystery of how to tie me down
Instead all you do is talk talk talk talk
All you do is talk
Maybe I should walk
I know you think you've done your time
and I don’t have the right to change my mind
but I’ve been giving it some thought thought thought thought
giving it some thought
Oh the deadlines
and the guilt trips
These are hard times
but we've been through this
God you know I love you babe
but don't you ever threaten me
cause baby I could walk
Baby I could walk
Oh and you're tired of feeling rejected
This isn't what you expected
Maybe we both had our doubts
Remember when everything changed
and I fell flat on my face
It's nothing I can erase
but I can get my own place
and try to figure this out.
That's right. The deadlines
and the guilt trips
These are hard times
but this is bullshit
God you know I love you babe
but don't you ever threaten me
cause baby I could walk
Baby I could walk
Do do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Baby I could walk
Baby I could walk
Baby I could walk
Baby I could walk
Oh baby I could walk
Oh baby I could walk
Oh baby I could walk
Oh baby I could walk
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
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13. |
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00:54
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Air Traffic Controller Boston, Massachusetts
ATC created a place all their own in the indie pop world. After serving in the US Navy as an air traffic controller,
singer/songwriter Dave Munro built a legacy with ATC for crafting heartfelt, luscious and genuine indie-folk-pop songs that are timeless and classic. The band includes Dave Munro, Adam Salameh, Joe Campbell, Bobby Borenstein, Emi, McSwain, and Steve Scott.
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