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Starting Point
05:21
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When you're down
And when you're troubled
When you need a helping hand
Just think of those who truly love you
Just think of those who understand
Let them be your starting point
Let them be your starting point
When you've fallen
And when you're broken
When you can't find a place to go
Just believe there are those who truly love you
This is one thing I feel that you should know
When you're lonely
And when you're uncertain
When you think the world has come to an end
Just know there are those who truly love you
They are here right now my old friend
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You told me you would make it right
But that's not the way that it played out
I waited for your reply
To tell me the truth about how you made out
Then suddenly you were not very clear
And all the while you insisted on being sincere
These are just words to you
And nothing more
I'd go to the ends of the earth with you
And you told me you felt the same
And I believed in what you said
Well how could I know it was a game
You could sound really heartfelt and true
And for a moment I believed in you
Do you even know what you're saying
Is it just a caterwaul
Is it all sound and fury signifying nothing at all
You say that you value our friendship
But your talk talk talk is cheap
It's easy to say "I love you"
When you can't go down down down that deep
It doesn't matter what you intend, no
When you live in a world of pretend
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3. |
The Right Path
04:57
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Well I got lost somewhere along the way
And there was no one, no one to save me
Went up to strangers
But they wouldn't look me in the eye
There was nothing, nothing they gave me
Wish somebody told me
That I should take a different route
It sure would've gotten me out of this jam
What does it hurt to help a brother in need
And that brother is who I am
Put your right foot in
Take your left foot out
Get on the right path
Turn yourself around
Shake it all about
Get on the right path
You think I'm a screw up
And I'm not really worth your time
And you, you got lots of things
That need your attention
You don't need me calling
In the middle of the night
You don't need me frankly
I get your apprehension
I've been nothing but trouble
Since the day I was born
Just go ask my mom and dad
They'll say, He was such a bother
He was such a bitter pill
We always knew he'd turn out bad
Get on the right path while you can
Yeah, I hear you, I hear what you're saying
Get on the right path while you can
I know I can be a little bit dismaying
Would you mind if I stopped by perhaps this afternoon
I promise I won't ask you for any money
Want to share a beer and sit your back porch
I like where you live ‘cause it's always sunny
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Our Day Is Done
05:00
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They came to us out of the blue
And they took us all by surprise
They took our houses and they took our jobs
They took all our supplies
They got us where were were weak
They hit us with all of their might
We were too distracted to see
Or bother to put up a fight
They came, they saw and they conquered us all
And they acted fairly benign
Almost like we were all friends
They said that they could help us out
We never got what that portends
They gave us ice cream and cake
And we grew fat and frail
They blew down our straw house
And stepped on our piggy tail
Our day is done
Our day is done
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Who's to say that the world I see
Is any less darker than yours
And who's to say that the hell I been through
Is not as bad as what anyone endures
And who's to say that only you are allowed
To have the access to what cures
I've done my time, I’ve done my duty
And I have paid my dues
I do declare my own version of the blues
Who's to say that the thoughts I think
Aren't as deep as the deep blue sea
And who's to say that the shit I feel
Doesn't sting like the sting of a bee
And who's to say that only you can know
How it feels to be the enemy
Who's to say that only you are allowed
To look cool in a low-riding pant
And who's to say that only you have the right
To go off on an angry rant
And who's to say that only you can know
How it feels to be squished like an ant
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6. |
We Are Invisible
05:22
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This was my home for 20 years
Some might say a tenement
But then they came, they pushed me out
Now I can’t pay my rent
They built it up, they gentrified
They made it all brand spanking new
But a guy like me now I ain’t got no home
What’s a poor boy to do
What’s a poor boy to do
We are invisible
We are invisible
It’s your world, we just live in it
We bow and kiss your feet
It’s a story as old as time
The rich do just as they please
The rest of us can go to hell
Begging on our hands and our knees
I have a wife, I have a kid
I have a faithful cat
We had a garden out by the fens
Our natural habitat
But now it's gone, gone, gone
Just like Marie Antoinette
I say, Off with their heads
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7. |
Invincible Summer
05:31
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I could feel the cold was coming on
Don't know why I was so surprised
It's not like winter was new to me
It came as advertised
With every beat of my heart
I could hear the sound of a distant drummer
In the depths of winter I found in me
An invincible summer
I curled myself into a tiny ball
So small I could go undetected
Still I hoped that you would find me there
Heal the wounds that have grown so infected
I turned to God for my strength
But he must've been busy
I turned to my family but they abandoned me long ago
I turned to all the things I'd built
But they were objects without feeling
So I turned away from all that
And I turned back to the person that I could know
I buried myself under a pile of blankets
I planned to sleep at least until spring
It was very my own way of hibernating
I didn't need a single thing
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Hello, I Must Be Going
05:43
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Pull the crease down now
And hold a candle up to the sky
We roll along like a primal wave
Up and down and low and high
You can feel the beating wings
As they prime themselves to fly
Goodbye, goodbye and hello
Hello I must going away
Goodbye, goodbye and hello
See you ‘round some sunny day
Lift your banners high
Make them wave like slippery fish
The band is playing out of tune
And an angel got her wish
The campgrounds filled with amber
And the spoon is spooning with a dish
Give yourself over
No need to pretend it’s not a lie
Have tried the shiokara
Or are you waiting for the Lady from Shanghai
Whatever you do they can't identify
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I'm So Mad at the Rain
05:15
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Summertime and the weather is lousy
Lying in my hammock feeling drowsy
There's no sun, there's only black and blue skies
There's no sun in my sun-deprived eyes
To me the forecast is pretty depressing
I can only hope that the weatherman's guessing
It's strange how the rain can really affect my mood
My soul is starved and the sun is my food
I don't mean to complain but I'm so mad at the rain
When in the world will it ever end
Call me a fair-weather friend
I feel betrayed by Mother Nature
She's as lame as the Legislature
She gets to decide who will have a good day
She gets to decide and you don't have a say
You're a fair-weather friend
And you only want your perfect day
Your own way
I hope you find it, I hope you find it
And when you do you will be gold
I am in the August of my years
I am facing down very real fears
Don't want for much or have much left to say
Just that every so often I'd like a pleasant day
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I see trouble coming up ahead
Yeah, I see trouble widespread
Nothing's gonna stop it or even slow it down
Not till it wrecks each and every town
But I got no worries, why should I care
I roll down the window
And let the wind blow back my hair
A distant bell is calling me
What can it mean
I sense danger lurking in the air
Yeah, I sense danger everywhere
People getting shot for expressing their views
People getting shot, same old news
But I got no worries, I’m good to go
I'm already on my way
Somewhere I just don't know
I see justice just out of view
Yeah, I see justice, don't have much to do
But I got no worries, why give a toss
I'm already long gone from here
And I don't feel a loss
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Gentrifaction
04:00
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Used to be my neighborhood was a friendly place
Used to be I fit right in with every friendly face
But all I knew is gone without a trace
Gentrifaction
I feel so alone
Gentrifaction
Home bitter home
Used to know the guy next door
His name was Phil
Whenever something was wrong with me
He gave me a pill
But now he's gone and I miss him still
Yeah, I pine for the good old days
When I fit right in
When someone says there's a bright tomorrow
I say where have you been
Used to be I felt quite at ease when I hung out
Now everything seems foreign to me
There is no doubt
Guess I gotta be moving along
Find me another route
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Forever Goodbye
05:00
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It's the same old sad sentiment
And I've written it many a time
You'd think I'd know all the verses by heart
And I'd know every rhyme
It's the same old sad sentiment
It's become my paradigm
Forever goodbye
I like to feel the rhythm here
And hook in with the beat
I disconnect my conscious mind
And reconnect my feet
I broadcast from the highest tower
And then down in the street
I'm not waiting for explanations
Or what this all might mean
It's a little late to be faking it
Or sticking somewhere in between
So I'm sneaking out the back door
And I'm coming out clean
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The Revenants Boston, Massachusetts
"It was hell," recalls former child.
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