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Cover Me
04:17
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One on one
That's how we get the job done
We perform the same task
Neither one of us has to ask
Every time we get it right
We can go and say goodnight
Goodnight
If you cover me
I will cover you
And if you be my girl
I will be true
Me, I got your back
And you, you got mine
When you stall I take the lead
When you resume then I concede
Doesn't matter in the end
When you have a good friend
Good friend
You, you make me cry
You don't even have to try
I am crying tears of joy
You're my girl and I'm your boy
That's the way that it should be
For all eternity
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Folly
03:48
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No one’s gonna tell us who we are
No one’s gonna tell us how to live
We’re gonna do what we’re gonna do, yeah
We’re combative
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Human folly
No one’s gonna say we can’t go out
No one’s gonna say that we can’t fuck
We’re gonna do what we’re gonna do, yeah
We make our own luck
We may be stubborn
We may be fools
But we are always right
No one’s gonna hem us in
No one’s gonna make us quarantine
We’re gonna do what we’re gonna do, yeah
Nuts to you jellybean
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3. |
Betrayal
04:28
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You walked into the room
Put your jacket on the chair
I took you in my heart
And you handed me a crooked stare
It was such a betrayal of who we were
Such a betrayal you saboteur
It was such a betrayal of our solemn vow
We have killed the sacred cow
You flipped on the the light
And dashed away all the dark
You brought out the truth in me
Never had I seen myself so stark
We are dead, dead, dead
You had your testimony
And I no good defense
And asked you for some mercy
You kept me in suspense
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Chance
04:55
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What is luck if it is no good
Why not call it fate
But fate is a word used by the weak and the small
Way after it is too late
I tried my best
Did what I could
Now I'm leaving it up to chance
I fought hard
But it did no good
Now I'm leaving it up to chance
I tried to live honestly
But the cheaters always win the game
So I threw myself in with a dubious lot
And I got burned by the their flame
Life is as cruel as it is random
I have few illusions anymore
Last night I dreamed that I could fly, fly, fly
I have no idea what for
Faith versus science, black versus white
Aren’t they red herrings in a way
They keep us searching for a new hope
That we'll be happy someday
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Best Day Ever
03:50
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The sun came out on this bright morning
For the first time in what seemed like years
I ate some sweet potato pancakes
Later on we drove to Sears
I'm having my best day ever
Getting a kick out of you
I'm having my best day ever
Don't know what I'll do when it's through
Our old car sputtered to a standstill
Just then a cab drove by
He said he was headed off to Venus
We hopped in and that cab did fly
We fished deep in the pools of Neptune
Barbecued in the craters of mars
We hitched a ride along a comet
Scattered ourselves among the stars
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6. |
Can't Keep From Crying
04:24
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My heart goes out to all mankind
Except maybe one or two
I know how you feel, I know you're scared
I know what you're going through
And I can't keep from crying
My tears fall like rain
I can't keep from crying
I feel your pain
I can't keep from crying
I can't keep from crying
Boo-hoo
I know you're feelin' kinda lost
Don't know what's coming around the bend
But if it means anything at all
I'm here for you, my friend
The world we know is gone forever
The new one looks pretty bleak
It's survival of the fittest
So much for the meek
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7. |
Wait Till Morning
04:10
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I know you are tired
And your head is spinning
The war rages on and on
And the bad guys are winning
The sirens are sounding
We got a warning
But I say make the world go away
At least until morning
I know you are sad
And I can’t bring you joy
Tell you a joke or two
Be your water boy
Gonna hafta wait till morning
Gonna hafta wait till morning
I know you are sick
Running up a fever
Don't wanna know the facts
Just remain a believer
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I had been trapped here for a million years
When I thought of moving
I got blocked by my fears
The world outside was scary
People acting so cold
Waited so long to change
That in the meantime I got old
Tried to get going but I broke down along the way
Tried to take action
Tried each and every day
This is my declaration of independence
Been meaning to do this for a mighty long time
But all my schemes and plans
Were never worth a single dime
Then I got myself ready
To transform what I'd been
It was not at all easy
But I looked deep down within
Moved to Chicago and then out to LA
Then I moved to Boston
Then I turned gay
Then I got married
Then I got divorced
None of this would've happened
If I hadn't changed course
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Shelter
04:25
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Night has come early in these parts
Shadows extend like tendrils from every corner
Spiders skittle and scrawl the veranda
And a cloud of dreams spin like a black tornado
C’mon and gimme shelter
C’mon and gimme shelter
C’mon and gimme shelter
From this world
Here comes old Latin Laughing Larry
Tells he’s got one, got one for the ages
Well, you can lead any old fool to water
But you can’t, you can’t make him think
I need ya to stand by me
Even when you don’t even wanna
I need ya to just love me
The way the flora love the fauna
It’s a busman’s, it’s a busman’s holiday
And there is dancing, dancing out in the streets
Yet no one seems to know the steps
And the atmosphere is a rusty nail
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Here's a picture of you
When you were young
Your face all shiny and full of hope
I remember the way that you talked
About your crazy dreams
Filmed in cinemascope
Here's a letter you wrote
From UC Santa Cruz
You liked your class in philosophy
I could see you coming into your own
You said
"I wish you were here to come along with me"
What I found in the remains, remains
And it remains with me until this day
What I found in the remains, remains
And it won't go away, it won't go away
Here's a song that you liked
It is "White Lines Don't Do It"
By Melle Mel Grandmaster Flash
You played that thing to death
Until the grooves wore out
And you refused to toss it into the trash
Here's a movie we made
It is us making love
Thought it'd be nice for posterity
I can't watch it now
It cuts too close to the bone
But still it's part of our history
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Land of Dreams
03:42
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Reality is such a buzzkill
It always brings me down
Don’t wanna know what’s going on
It all just makes me frown
Just wanna retreat
Hide in my room
Safe in my womb
Welcome to the land of dreams
Fal-la-la-la, fal-la-la-la
Welcome to the land of dreams
Fal-la-la-la, fal-la-la-la
I feel like I am safe here
No need to go outside
Got all I want and all I need
A perfect place to hide
Keep to my own
Turn off the phone
The real world is such a downer
Everyone acts like jerks
Life in my dream is perfect
With all its perfect perks
Outside it is frightening
Lookin’ like the end of days
But in my dreams I’m dancing
Everyone’s happy always
Don’t wanna wake
Before daybreak
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12. |
No Place to Run
03:50
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I can’t change it
Even though I wish I could
Can’t make it right
Yeah you could say I ain’t no good
The world’s gone to hell
But what can you do
There’s no place to run away
That’s it, that’s all, we’re through
No there’s no place to run away
That’s it, that’s all, we’re through
I’m feeling pretty broken
You’re looking low down
The day drags on and on
When your trapped in your town
People keep their distance
No one’s at the barbecue
There’s no place to run away
That’s it, that’s all, we’re through
No there’s no place to run away
That’s it, that’s all, we’re through
You better stay away, better stay away
Better stay away from me
No one’s ever seen this
Nothing like this has happened before
It just blows your mind
Like some ancient folklore
No one knows what’s next
It’s twisted as a corkscrew
There’s no place to run away
That’s it, that’s all, we’re through
No there’s no place to run away
That’s it, that’s all, we’re through
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