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Hole in One
02:19
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Summer's fall-y days
And we're sipping the heat
It seems like a dream
But I'm back on the green again
If and or putt
Heat on my flat feet
Don't ask me to breathe when I'm standing next to her
'cause my breath's been blown away
I can hardly believe it, I took my best shot
It was a lucky one
Got a hole in one
(hole in one)
Now I’m up off the bench
Feeling strong in the knees
And we're birding the bees
(hole in one)
Blowing smoother than Mangione
Like the wind flows through the leaves
I can't knock enough wood, ‘cause what she's given me
is lifeline heart reprieve
I can hardly believe it, took my best shot
It was a lucky one
Got a hole in one
Don't ask me to breathe when I'm sitting next to her
'cause my breath's been blown away
I can hardly believe it, took my best shot
It was a lucky one
Got a hole in one
(hole in one)
Don't ask me to breathe
(hole in one)
Don't ask me to breathe
(hole in one)
Don't ask me to
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2. |
Everton
03:10
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Did you walk alone,
Or did you call a ride?
The sheets are shadows on the bed
You didn’t leave a note,
but you know I understand
This Toffee knows you love the Reds
Every time you hurt, you hide (Mersey on your side)
Every time you run, you go wide
Everton
Things have changed a lot since 1989
I know you lost, I know you lost. We all lost.
Through the years we cried for justice to be done
Our scarves tied tight 'cross Stanley Park
Every time it rains, you see storms (I’m right here at your side)
Every time you call, I’ll lift you in my arms
Everton
When you walk through the wind
When you walk through the rain
When the storm has passed
My love for you will remain
I’ll sing it at your side
For all the hope in your heart
Never turn my back
Even for a lark
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3. |
Lost in the Rivers
03:21
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We had a long while to go
Driving north from Morro Bay
Past the dunes at San Simeon
The coarse grasses smelled of salty hay
I wondered if you’d heard me
Sometimes I can’t tell
So lost in the rivers (the rivers)
We let it seep in, let it seep in
Ol' Diamond was singing 'Sung Blue
or was it "touching me, touching you"
We basked behind windshield delightsun
In circulove amplification
I wondered if I’d heard you
Sometimes I can’t tell
I get lost in the rivers (in the rivers, the rivers)
We let it seep in, let it sleep in
Over and over through the coves and the clovers the inlets, bell curve of enthral
Lost in the rivers, we let it seep in
Let it seep in
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4. |
Pure Fortune
02:44
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Our days hang hours by string
Stuck here in this clover road go-round
When I feel your cold, hard hand on my back
I think back to when we used to gain some ground...
And then we lost it
Our photographs now faded by the sun
Then the rain came and turned everything to junk
You said we didn’t need it but I’m sorry that I promised you pure fortune
These gods will have their way
Vesuvius is glowing from the west
Running past graffiti on the Via Consolare
I think back to when we used to be our best...
And then we lost it
Our running lungs are hung up on the ash
The heat has turned our flurry thoughts to glass
You said we didn’t need it but I’m sorry that I promised you pure fortune
Dig it up, dig it up
Pure fortune
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5. |
These Days Are (Bomb)
03:14
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You checked the locks
made sure to stove was off
grabbed your tickets to the end of the world
And you make me feel it
And you make me feel like you do
These days are, these days are...
We lived the peak
Enjoyed our lives down at the beach
We made out to Sinatra and we danced ironically to Creep
And you made me feel it
And you made me feel like you do
These days are gone (we heard about it, laughed about it)
These days are done (we read about it, how we doubted it)
You got Darling Dentyne with you on the mic
To play on your fear and solicit your likes
Using rhythm and rhyme to bounce off the wall
Irony and whine for my booty call
So yalla, scoot on over to my site
To like my post, haste gets me high
While I keep jetting from coast to coast
You and I are nothing but toast
These days are, these days are...
Bomb
These days are gone (we heard about it, laughed about it)
These days are done (we read about it, how we doubted it)
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6. |
Rainbow Bridge
03:52
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Hello old friend
Remember the days, remember the days
My Arrow and I
Taking the high road, everyone knows
The smell of your head
The smack of your landings
On the jump from my arms
In the stripe of your branding
Your weight on my knee
The wind on the whisk
There were so many times that we spent like this
Please don't send me that link about the fucking Rainbow Bridge
Yeah ‘cause I know how it’s going to feel when we wake up tomorrow
Sunday was good,
Monday was fine, Tuesday was fine too
But Wednesday was broken
Sudden nothing we could do
Your last cry
Your last run
Your last chase
Your last lay-in-the-sun
The darkness you hid
That lay undetected
Last one in line but the first one selected
Please don't send me that link about that fucking Rainbow Bridge
I can’t read that bit where you’re whole and strong again
Or the part about reunion that’s both comforting and maudlin
Yeah ‘cause I know how it’s going to feel when we wake up tomorrow
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7. |
Lavender Sandwich
02:33
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The time that we met
I cannot forget it
You wont let me forget
I spelled espresso with an x
Genevieve was a monster
It had been demon-strated
She went out the window
Left me her widow Lady Ecks
And the time that you said
You couldn't sing without a song
That left me chewing on it...
She followed me home
Bugged my daily by telephone
She’s so hard to lose
when clouds relent to bluest hues
Tied up in a tightrope
per my dope horrorscope hope
We washed up for hours
on shores that smelled of English flowers
And the time that you said
You couldn't sing without this song
That left me chewing on it:
A lavender sandwich
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8. |
Sway
02:03
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Have you ever leaned into the sway?
Your feet stay rooted
but your limbs blow every way
I’m just a tree and this is how I’m gonna bend
Feeling all wind
the spin
the rain
rain (sway)
rain (sway)
Holding out a branch and feeling pull
There’s something dangling
but it doesn’t feel like wood
Creaking like the birds that used to make my sunny day
Feeling all wind
the spin
the rain
rain (sway)
rain (sway)
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9. |
Hands of an Architect
02:47
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She's got the hands of an architect
She's gonna clean things up around here
She wears the halo Madonna
Dropping down the truth direct-to-ear
Knocking on the doors of billionaires (knock knock knock)
A new wind is going to blow in that’s so strong it’s gonna part your hair
She's got the heart of a fighter
One-two-three you’re down, it’s TKO
She's got the paws of a panther
Watch your back you sick pup CEOs (yeah TKO)
You think we’re all a bunch of schnooks
Now we’re gonna bring you ‘round and un-cook all your crooked-up books
(She's got) Hands of an Architect
We squandered our chances, now the day’s getting long
The clean-up after the party is the work of the strong
She's got the eyes of a realtor
Poor Roseanne is drowning in her beer
Ro can tell you to go home
But we all know your home is with us here
Time for you to wake up, cuz. It’s real.
Got to get to work now ‘cause we’re working on the Green New Deal
We’ve waited a long time, so long my heart breaks
Spin the the table completely around, stuff the rich full of cake
(She's got) Hands of an Architect
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10. |
What Goes Up
01:50
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What goes up (keeps going up)
What goes up (keeps going up)
What goes up (keeps going up)
What goes round (keeps going 'round)
What goes round (keeps going 'round)
What goes round (keeps going 'round)
The rules cannot enforce you
You're the hammer, not the nail
They'll try to punch you down until you fail
But you can't fail
What goes up (keeps going up)
What goes up (keeps going up)
What goes up (keeps going up)
Turn that frown (upside down)
Lift that bail (kick that clown)
Whippoorwill don't make a sound
Your phone may try to haunt you
If hail just one more ride
They'll pin you to a map until you die
Will your data die?
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11. |
Wish
03:24
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If you could wish for anything, what would you wish for:
A phone call from a lost friend? Or to settle up a score?
Or is right now just perfect for you, have you never lost a thing?
Temper me like glass and make me stronger than before
Clearer than a cloudy day and muscled like a charlie horse
Holding your finger down on the bow, have you never lost the string?
Take a little time off
If you could wish for anything, what would you wish for:
A letter in the mailbox? Or a do-over for waging war?
Empty your pockets, give it a rest. Have you never failed the test?
I wish that there were no goodbyes, I wish that no one ever died
I wish that we could get together, not today, but not not-ever
Wish I could dance with you
Wish I could dance with you!
Take a little time off
Take it easy on yourself
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Scotty Houston Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“In the dark times. Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.”
- Bertolt Brecht
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