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The Order of Things
04:06
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I’m putting it down so I can hear
In a voice that’s all too clear
The troubled words of a troubled mind
And meanings only I can find
But will I find my way over
What I’ve lost now that I’m older
Will it haunt me when I see that
Things seem to happen
At the worst time imagined
Like a thief in the night it would bring?
Am I really who I’m supposed to be?
I’ve taken it all so patiently
In another time and another place
To be in the crowd
another face
Who’s trying to find his way over
And he tries to be bolder
And not be tied to the history
That’s made in such moments
And now the floodgates are open
Will he be hung by the order of things
These plans that I’ve made
slow me down
These mistakes
Take time to embrace
Each moment we face
I’m putting it down so I will know
That either it will or else it won’t
If these are dreams inside my head
Will they wither away until they’re dead?
Or will I find my way over
Like a wandering soldier
Who sees the battle play out
And is yearning for freedom
From the memories that keep him
Will he be fighting the order of things?
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2. |
I Promise You
04:14
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Young child
These are the days you will sing about
Reach out and touch the whole world with your hand
Run wild
Run with the dreams that you hold inside
Open your eyes
‘Cause you just might see them come true
Think
Every moment like this
Will feel like the touch of a kiss
The first of many romances you will live
But young girl
I cannot promise you won’t be hurt
For what it’s worth
This happens all of the time
Some days
You may just feel like you’ll throw it away
Watch how you play
‘Cause good things will come back to you
You will take many a turn
Wrong or right
With every step you will learn
The truth that will set you free or burn you down
Now I cannot plan or get in the way
As your day turns to night and your night into day
Well I have never been aware of someone so beyond compare
In all you do
I promise you
Now I cannot plan or get in the way
As your day turns to night and your night into day
Well I have never been aware of someone so beyond compare
In all you do
Yeah I cannot plan or get in the way
As your day turns to night and your night into day
Well I have never been aware of someone so beyond compare
In all you do
I promise you
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3. |
Girl
03:45
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I wanted to be myself
But now I’ll just make an impression
That you cannot turn from or ignore
And you will soon learn my intention
‘Cause in the lines of a song
I don’t know right from wrong
But girl you know you want it
And girl I aim to give it to you
I’m not gonna bother
Telling you what you know is true
And girl you know I wanna
I just wanna tell you that I want you
Now you’ve never sung from your heart
And only I see it’s been aching
To become a wonderful song
The melody stirs now it’s waking
Beautiful and pure
This is love I’m sure
But girl you know you want it
And girl I aim to give it to you
I’m not gonna bother
Telling you what you know is true
And girl you know I wanna
I just wanna tell you that I want you
But girl you know you want it
And girl I aim to give it to you
I’m not gonna bother
Telling you what you know is true
And girl you know I wanna
I just wanna tell you that I love you
Now that I know that you know
Show me somewhere we can go
Not that you know that I know
Just show me something
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Settle down child
You won’t be leaving soon
And settle down your insides
Cheap whiskey will do
Dear old Dad is putting miles down tonight
He might not make it there in time
Now I knew a man that I never met
He died before I came along to my regret
And I met a man I swear that I never knew
And he looked just like me too
These cemetery walls
Have me running through the halls
Of every memory I have
Pedal down child just like your daddy did
Running wild with the imagination of a kid
Will it make him proud to know you’re following a dream
That only he could see?
These cemetery walls
Have you running through the halls
Of every memory you have
Good or bad, these memories remind you of the kind of love you wish you could have had
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5. |
Strange Days Indeed
04:19
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When the ship comes in
Will I be found wanting
Knowing they’ll send it out again
For those still wandering
Slowly turn the page
In a book bound for the age
Every word a plea
Strange days indeed
If I could only see
The fear with which I’ve been blinded
‘Cause even then you know I could not agree
On what the color of sky is
Even with myself
Much less someone else
Might as well be green
Strange days
And when it comes back for you
Will you turn me away like a long lost lover?
‘Cause what you do
You know you do unto me like the least of the others
If what you do is what you do
It’s gonna come back for you
Back for you
I’ve been thinking of all the ways
We can hurt one another
Today of all days
I can call you my brother
I came the way I am
And I’m not sorry and nor should you be man
I am not in need
But still out at sea
Strange days indeed
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6. |
The Faster You Go
03:29
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When I was young
Eager and dumb
I was a pistol and love was a shot from a gun
There were hearts to be won
Now the phone never rings
And my memory sings
And you come to my mind and I admit now that I have been stung
By what I have done
The less you will know
The faster you go
I stayed in my room
On a warm afternoon
You asked me to come out and play but I sat by myself
Alone on my shelf
Argument made
I sat in the shade
Of self-righteousness that reminds me of love I ain't dealt
And I had no one's help
The more it will show
The faster you go
Time keeps ticking on me
Will you love me, now that I see?
Now is the day
So come back my way
And make no mistake I will shoot and my aim will be true
'Cause it's always been you
Who could set me on fire
And be all I desire
But now and again my heart needs to skip a beat or two
It will always come through
I love you more
Than I did before
The more it will show
The faster we go
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7. |
You Are Not Coming Home
03:12
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Alone on a bus
It's cold and it's morning
And I'm taken from all I've known
And you on a flight
Crossing the ocean
Says you are not coming home
The strange thing about love is
They say it gets stronger with time
I hope I live long enough to see it
This day erased from my mind
And life carried on
You know that it had to
No matter how far you'd flown
But you left me holding the thought
That somehow I caused this
Not that you are not coming home
Can you meet me in the middle?
The tears have dried from my face
I hope it hurts just a little
Putting you in your place
Still I'm on a bus
It's cold and it's morning
And I'm taken from all I've known
But it's black as the night
And I'm lost in the ocean
Now that you are not coming home
No you are not coming home
Yeah you are not coming home.
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8. |
Ten Feet Deep
03:03
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Ten feet deep
I never could imagine that it would be
Talkin’ cheap
Listen to the creature that’s coming over me
The game is fixed
You would know the feeling living in the sticks
Baby’s pulling tricks
Playing in the traffic
Hoping for a hit
My destiny lingers
In five tired fingers on each hand
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9. |
The Little Love Ditty
03:07
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There must have been some kind of magic in the air
When you said you would be my love, darling
You'd be my sweet baby
You'd be my sugar plum for life
You know I thought I'd make my living playing this guitar
Still I drink all night here in this shitty bar
And you sing along like I'm a superstar
If I'm the apple of your eye then I could die
Then I could
If the stars had not aligned where would I be
Would I be in your life maybe
But in this life I don't think
That I would be the same tonight
There must be some mistake your beauty wasn't meant for me
But I'll take it anyway
Until forever and a day we'll make it our own way
Until the good Lord has his say and takes me home
Until he takes me
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10. |
The Pride & Patience
03:08
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The ship is coming in
Sailing through the harbor
We all know where she’s been
They weren’t tranquil waters
It comes and end
The sailors blame the weather
Now I can’t remember when
The skies were looking better
The crowd is growing thin on the deck of the Pride & Patience
The sails have lost their trim with the shore on the horizon
A ghost of the years of the miles and seas it’s traveled
And I hold back the tears
I could lose it and unravel
The ship is coming home
The tears are mine alone
Only knowing what pride and patience knows
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11. |
The Baseball Game
03:19
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Well my Granddad was a hell of a man
And he had more kids than he had planned
And all his children did just about the same
So in the Summertime when the air was fine
He'd gather us up and put us all in line
And tell us about Dimaggio, Cal, and the Babe
And then he started to talk about Doubleday
And how the rules they made are still the same today
And then he put four bases in the grass
And pointing to each and every one
He said it's not a game if it ain't fun
So remember if the fun is gonna last
You gotta get on base Chase
And if you can try to steal Bill
Look out now the ball is on its way
You gotta load 'em up Chuck
And try to hit a home run son
That is how you play the Baseball game.
Now there's two sides to every tale
And just because you think you're doing well
You have to let the other side take a swing
So grab your glove and take the field
And pray you brought your nerves of steel
'Cause somewhere in the outfield someone sings
"Come on throw 'em a strike Mike!"
You gotta give 'em the heat Pete
Set 'em down in order 1, 2, 3.
And if you don't you make a tag Chad
Or try to turn a double play Jay
Hear the crowd go wild wait and see!
I can't tell you how short them Summers seemed
Playing right field on the family team
Dreaming away and watching them flowers grow
And every now and then a ball would come my way
About half the time I would make the play
And the other half well you know how it goes...
But all the same...
You gotta get on base Chase
And if you can try to steal Bill
Look out now the ball will be on its way
You gotta load 'em up Chuck
And try to hit a grand slam Sam
Yeah, that is how you play the Baseball game
You gotta give 'em the heat Pete
And strike out the side Sly
No matter how you get 'em out it's all the same
Look for your ball Paul
It takes one swing of the bat Matt
To get you in the family hall of fame
And that is how you play the Baseball game
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