1. |
Seaweed Dream
04:16
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Gotta go outside, to get out the rain
Got to see the sun, to sit in the shade
I can't walk a block, no I tumble down the street
Like a waterfall, rolling down the leaf
Don't watch the clock, and I see no time go by
A pace in a place like this is a hundred thousand miles
Now what did you want? And what did you require?
Was it more than a movie? Was it cheaper than the bar?
Your best dress got smaller, every time it dried
Your face just got longer, every time you cried
And I'm counting scars between the bars in this place
It's got it's gives but, it likes to take
Now the thunder roll, and your heart would pound
It's hard to catch your eye when I ain't quite on the ground
Hard at hearing, and down here I can't shout
It's hard to keep it up when, you bring me down
So I call you up, honey you name the place
The tide roll in and out and I'm sitting on the dock of the bay
But don't feel bad, if things don't go to plan
I got rug burns on my knees, and a wallet full of sand
So now I lay me down, so easy I could sleep
My seaweed dream, one day again we'd meet
And I'd sail the seven seas upon your dirty tail
Oh can you hear the wailing of the whale?
We're not alone
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2. |
Along Your Shore
04:19
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I stand here, upon a mat I doubt
A cause within, I live without
The cold wind blows you to the side of the road
But you've been there before
When times is hard, times is bad
And what you want, ain't what you had
Oh no no now you got no place to go, nothing to show
So it's those shallow lands, where the grass don't grow
Stay out the sun, don't trust the snow
And when you can't find your way back home anymore
Baby you can walk along my shore
Everyone you knew, they didn't know you true
And they took just what they needed and
it left you feeling blue
All along, you thought your walls were strong
And you told yourself before, you'd stick to moving on
But now I'm in the hall, and your voice is oh so far
I hope we make it home, before everyone is gone
Now my sight is singing "I see no way out!"
Let's crack the seal, let's scream and shout
Take me to a place where this chilly wind don't blow
A place I've never been before
Your window's high, so I'll fly low
Tell me true girl, I gotta know
Cause when I can't find my way back home anymore
Baby I'll be walking along your shore
And everyone we knew, well no one knows us true
And we all take what we need and still we feel so blue
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3. |
The Coast
04:14
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Big noise, more toys
New ploy, it's their choice
A short drive, I go hide
It's not wrong, it's unright
Old we grow, and listen less more
Sand roll, the wind blow
I rinse off, no phone
Old shop, bored walk
Cheap kite, no socks
Oh so close, yet so far from home
I'll be at the coast
Where the seagulls fly
In a lullaby tide
I'm so happy we're out at the coast
Where the dogs run free
And the seaweed's cheap
I'm so happy we're out at the coast
So drink your coffee, and drink your tea
And drink some beer with all my friends and me
Cause time is sand, and life's a beach
When I get there, you know I'm gonna get me a dose
At the coast
Ride some bikes down the street
And dig the clams that we eat
I'm so happy we're out at the coast
Where the land meets the sea
For eternity
I'm so happy we're out at the coast
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4. |
Days of Gray
03:52
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It seems a familiar sight
It's pissing rain under streetlights
Another day and I can't feel my feet
I'm meeting things I don't want to meet
Been some time since I went out
Got a fine spot in my house
Keep the fire inside the stove
I'm turning laundry back into clothes
And I got my candle whispering in the lonely light
The flame it forks the road
Just like the ones that you drive by
It's got me stuck at the back of the bus I just can't get around
That's how it used to be
It ain't like that now
So with me I'll share this round
I got me no friends on this side of town
But I got me some cans of, it's OK
I know what to do with these days of gray
So it comes down to this
You're just a raindrop in the mist
And like a fish on that line
You make it worse the more that you try
Save a moment to take your time
Spend a dollar to savor your dime
Come to terms with what you are
Now we're meeting up down at the bar
So with you I'll share this round
You got a friend in me on this side of town
And we got us some cans of, it's OK
We know what to do with these days of gray
Go out and play, days of gray
Drink them away
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5. |
Oh Well
03:57
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Oh Mary, can you hear me?
I'm shouting the tops off my lungs
I'm beat up and bloody, tired and dirty
No will to go out and have fun
There's a lady, she don't greet me
No she wants to know what I want
There ain't no simple answer
To what I've been after
How can I want with what I have got?
I resign, every time
I drink, take my leave
Chocolate moon in the sky, this 57th Street light
I've never seen it turn green
And it's Valentines Day
If you want some, you gotta pay
If you don't like me this morning
Baby, just wait a day
There's a road, that I know
Take us home, if you want to go
So Mary, can you feed me?
I'm hungover, hungry as hell
And my house is so far, left my keys at the bar
And god knows what else
These days, don't entertain
The sunset, the night, or the birth
Of a passing sigh, look it straight in the eye
See a world too big for this Earth
You say lately, you've been lonely
And you ain't getting your share
Well you're probably like me, down on your knees
What the hell am I doing here?
Moving slow, gotta go
I gotta leave or I never will
Starting again is a familiar friend
When you tear down all that you build
Oh well
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6. |
Seein' Blues
03:03
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I see the mountains
I see the sea
I see my honey, she's seein' me
I see the bells
Hear them ring
Lord I want to hear, everything
See the shadows
Watch them grow
Earth's a-tremble from head to toe
Life's a circus
What does it all mean?
I look behind everything that you see
I see the city
Through the trees
Air's a-fire from the sky to the street
I see the moonlight
On the wind
I see the watchmen, I see the sin
Deck of cards
Missing all the kings
Don't take much to lose everything
Life's a gamble
But what did you think?
Don't see much in your diamond ring
Verily, verily, I see into you
And if it die, it bringeth us fruit
Come the seed, come the rain
Come the harvest, and then come the grain
So bring your lantern
Bring your light
Bring your love, and bring your sight
To all that is
And all that ever be
To all that's hidden
And all that we see
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7. |
Oh No!
04:33
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I'm going down to the gardens
I heard my baby's staying there
I got nothing to offer her
My baby she don't care
I'll sneak down a row
Throw some flowers in her hair
Don't take me to no betting room
Lord I'll throw it all away
And you know what I don't lose
I drink to ease my pain
Cause I hate all this money
Til the day that I get paid
Oh no! There it goes
I'm going down to the station
I heard my baby's leaving town
Everyone goes their own way
I can't let that get me down
If I don't see her tomorrow
I'll see her in a week or a month or a year from now
Now it's my dying day
And I've been put to use
You tell me I don't want to
I say you got no proof
You say that I don't want to
I tell you I just refuse
Oh no! There I go
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8. |
The Fog
05:29
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Below you, I would hold you
Like I know you
I've seen through, what you've come to
Cause I know you
There ain't no truth, to your fortune
Yeah I know you
Coming down soon, sky ain't so blue
Now you know you
Now it's gone, and you coast
You think that more will come, but it don't
You start to see the cost, it's a lot
You've been lost, in the fog
You ride the bus, but it takes so long
Losing face, when it's gone, it's gone
Paid to be the boss, but you lost
All your dreams, in the fog
The law, it don't tend, to our crop
The life, you spent, was bought
And silent was the show
I wish I would have known
How much it hurts, oh babe it burns
Now you're not sure, but you could learn
So I forbid, you give an inch
No take it all, and watch it fall
Down
Now the shade hang in, on the wind
Another day is spent, as you sit and spin
Oh could it ever be the same again?
Not when you're lost, in the fog
The law, it don't tend, to our crop
The life, you spent, was bought
And silent was the show
I wish I would have known
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9. |
Bread and Butter
03:24
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Bread and butter, beans and rice
Break it off momma, gonna get me a slice
I want your leg of lamb, way up past the knee
That lemon tart you bake is sweeter than a summer breeze
Get a pinch of this, and don't hang me out to dry
Gonna toss your salad babe and serve it on the side
Eggs over-hard, ain't no flap-jack davey dan
Rule number one, always grease the pan
Oh so fresh, direct from the farm
You got me pantin', howlin' for your charm
One leg in the east, and one leg in the west
I'm trying to marinate and this ain't no chicken breast
Bread and butter, rice and greens
Show me something momma, I ain't seen in my dreams
It's in the kitchen, where we have our fun
Sometimes you gotta break some eggs
To make some love
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10. |
Noah
05:22
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I reap and never sow, like everyone I know
And it's got to be the wrong way
The days have come and gone, the Earth is moving on
Did we spend them in the right way?
All along the road, it's carved out in the stone
And you read it on the back page
We won another loss, the price ain't worth the cost
But how much more can we pay?
Oh, my lord, hang low
And hold, the child, you bore
Before her hands run cold
And the ocean hold our hope
The only way back home
Is through a sea of bones
Down, down through, the storm
Upon this pilgrim road
You rise and think you soar, you've all been there before
But I don't see the marks from your feet
You think you got it hard?
You got me oh so tired
But how can anyone anywhere sleep?
With the utmost disrespect, you set out to protect
A way to hide the failure
Go tell the holy son, you've said all that's been done
Oh how can we repay you?
Oh, my lord, hang low
And hold, the child, you bore
Before his hands run cold
And the ocean hold our hope
Oh, my lord, hang low
And hold, the child, you bore
Before our hands run cold
And the ocean hold our hope
Hope
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