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Maybe I'm Crazy Now
03:31
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Went to the doctor
And the doctor said
You got something wrong, boy
Wrong in your head
Well here's a pill
It'll put you straight
But when I took it
I didn't feel so great
Maybe I'm crazy now
Went to the preacher
And the preacher said
Believe in God, my boy
Before you're dead
You'll get to heaven
Just don't sin
So I prayed to God
But he never once listened in
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2. |
You Will Find a Home
05:00
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Sometimes it seems the whole world is against you
And there ain't no one, no one on your side
Well don't lose faith when you're down at the bottom
'Cause you will find, you will find a home
Well don't be so gloomy, so down and doomy
Better to be cheery and laugh at your fears
Lift yourself up
Lift yourself up off of the ground
Get yourself out
Get yourself right out of town
And when you do you will see
That you are not alone, no, no
And you will find
You will find a home
You will find a home
Well don't look so lost, so lost and pathetic
I am here right by your side
And when it seems you can't go no further
Well you are wrong
Come and take my hand
Well don’t be so dreary, my little deary
Better to be hopeful at what tomorrow might bring
I can see you
I can hear you
I just wanna hold you up
Hold you up to the sky
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You just don't get it do you
Nothing seems to ever get through your wall
Your fat old wall
You just don't get it do you
How can I expect us to talk about one true thing
Or anything at all
Talk, talk, talk
It's all talk
And none of it matters at all
Blab, blab, blab
It's all babble babble
Rather hear a caterwaul
Flake, flake, flake
You're such a fake
You put the diss in disaffected
Yak, yak, yak
You gotta yak attack
Wish that you could be disconnected
Trust, trust, trust
You're nonplussed
The word for you it has no use
Blank, blank, blank
You turn the crank
Out pops another excuse
Jive, jive, jive
How do you survive
But somehow you do get by
Bull, bull, bull
It's your choice of tool
It makes all your lies fly
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4. |
River Road
05:55
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A green light it flickered all down the coast
And a voice on the TV said, Who loves you the most
You awoke that morning and cleaned the crumbs from your bed
But when the drugs kicked in
You couldn't clean out your head, no, no, no
You took a drive down on River Road
The sea ate the land down on River Road
The dream came true, the world turned blue
Down on River Road
Down on River Road
A siren had sounded down on Beacon Street
The gum ball light swirled and dispensed you a treat
You downed it so gladly
You awaited a change
A revolution of the mind
Didn't seem so strange, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooo-ooo the river is rising
A taxi is waiting
His meter is running
He's all out of patience
His engine is gunning
Won't you hop on aboard
Let the world explode
Get out while you can
Down that river road, yeah, yeah, yeah
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5. |
The Wonder of It All
04:06
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My mind has been blown fifty ways to Sunday
Seen too much and I just wanna run away way
Still something brings me back
And it keeps me hanging on
It seduces me like the trumpet
Of a trumpeter swan
I just gotta wonder
I just gotta wonder
At the wonder of it all
Heard lots of stories from those in the know
But they don't know more than your average Joe
There is something beyond us
That we can't get a handle on
And it seduces me like the trumpet
Of a trumpeter swan
I just gotta wonder
I just gotta wonder
At the wonder of it all
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6. |
Lost Time
04:58
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We all dream of being transported
To a better day
We hope that something good is waiting for us
The sound of Santa's sleigh
We all pray in our churches
We'll be delivered without delay
We go wandering through these ancient fields
We are seeking a familiar clime
We are looking for that precious essence
In search of lost time
In search of lost time
Big decisions get made in boardrooms
And we don't have a choice
Used to be we had a say in the matter
Used to be we had a voice
We write novels that tell our stories
But they don't get it right
We build great statues to our heroes
But they cast a strange light
We get ourselves ready for takeoff
But we never take flight
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7. |
Let's Pretend
04:33
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Let's just say that things worked out for us
And we didn't break up long ago
Let's just say, let's just say
Let's just say we moved to suburbs
Got ourselves a house with a lawn
A lawn that I would go out and water
Each day before the crack of dawn
Well I loved you and you loved me
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Let's pretend
We went on for all eternity
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Let's pretend
Let's pretend
Let's just say we never gave up
And we found a way to work it out
Let's just say, let's just say
Let's just say we both made money
Had ourselves a mess of kids
Let's just say that all this happened
And our lives never hit the skids
This is my dream
Don't you wake me
This is my dream
Don't you shake me
This is my dream
Let me stay here
This is my dream
I'll be OK here
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I put it out there for anyone to hear
But as it turns out no one lends an ear
They are preoccupied with more important stuff
And when I press matters they say, Enough
Just like cellophane on a cigarette pack
Lead with my chin ,lead with my chin
Just like cellophane on a cigarette pack
My skin is as thin, my skin is as thin
I make a statement about a kind of state of mind
A sort of person who is running 'round blind
It is a type I understand well
I can sniff him out 'cause I know his smell
I tell you everything
I tell you too much
I tell you my troubles
I tell you my crutch
I tell you when I'm happy
I tell you when I'm sad
I tell you when I'm reasonable
I tell when I'm mad
All you gotta do is listen
Sometimes I'm cranky and I feel fed up
Sometimes I wanna hit the gas and feel sped up
I may be too sensitive and I can't take a joke
But that's what happens when your heart gets broke
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Dead Reckoning
04:25
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La-la lost, I don't where I'm going
Where in hell will I'll wind up
I have no good way of knowing
It's scary and disturbing
And I can't find my balls or bearing
I need to use what's left of my wits
My guts and my daring
Hey mister can you show me the way
Can you tell me where to go
Hey mister can you show me the way
Well I really want to know
I so want to know
Dead reckoning
La-la-longitude
Can I get a coordinate
La-la-latitude
Is there a two, three, four in it
I can't see the stars above
There is nothing good to guide me by
My maps are outdated
And my sails shear like a butterfly
Le-le-leave
I know I must evacuate
Perhaps another country
Perhaps a different mental state
Can I meet you on up Mount Olympus
Or down at the equator
Can I meet you on the moons of Mars
Or a car wash in Decatur
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10. |
Change of Heart
04:35
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Been a long time since I seen you come around
Starting to think that you've run away
When the going gets tough you get scarce
Much to my eternal dismay
But somewhere in the back of my mind
I hold out hope you might return
We’d have a homecoming
Just like in the days of old
It would give us a fresh start
Am I fool to think that you might ever change
You know, have a change
A change of heart
I still work at that old used record store
I been sitting 'round collecting dust
Sometimes I play something I think that you might like
And a feeling blows through me like a gust
I keep wishing it’d all work out
But you know I’m pretty dumb
You used to think I was kinda funny
But not funny enough to make you stay
Been a long time since I seen you come around
Guess that now you’re an absentee
These days I’m living with some spooky ol’ ghosts
And they spook the hell outta me
You know I'd love to chase the blues away
But that’s not how this story goes
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11. |
Armistice Day
04:38
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What would it take to end
All this fighting
What could we do to stop
All the war
It's been going on
Since the very first caveman
Since he figured out
What a club was for
Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down
Lay down your arms
C'mon and be a soldier of love
What would it take to end
All this hating
What good does it do
To pillage and kill
Do you think it will solve
Any problem
Does peace ever come
From the blood you spill
Let's say that we're done with the fighting
Let's say that we'll find a better way
Let's say that we'll love one another
Let's say it is Armistice Day
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12. |
I've Seen Better Days
04:51
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It's been such a long time
Since this old world it went my way
Not much that I can do about it
And I don't have much to say
It's not for lack of trying
But you see I've had lousy luck
Some people their lives are perfect
While other lives run amok
I've seen better days for sure
Well I got an ache in me
From my head down to my toes
And with each passing day
The pain just grows and grows
I take my medication
And I watch just what I eat
But that won't stop me aging
Or put me in the mercy seat
I've seen the darkness
And I've seen the rain
I've seen a crazy wind
Blow over my beaten weathervane
I got a dream in me
That nothing can quite kill
You may try to squash me
I know that's where you get your thrill
And I am gonna get myself up
And shake off these cliches
And I will see myself clear
Living in better days
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