1. |
This Is My America
04:22
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I was born here
And I feel like I should belong
So why does everything
Seem so wrong, wrong, wrong
All the things I know
They're just not true
Boo-hoo
This is my America
The land of the brave
And the home of the free
This is my America
But this is no place
No place for me
Everybody is connected
But nobody is in touch
And the few who say they care
Well they don't care
So much
If it's America do or die
I have to ask you why, why, why
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2. |
Brilliant Day
04:20
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The rain has ceased
And the sun is shining
Shining down with all its might
I crawl out from under my window
From under my window I take flight
Not a cloud in the sky
All this life is flying on by
It's a brilliant day
It's a brilliant day
Going all the way
On this brilliant day
I'm pleased as punch
I'm pleased as punch to be here
I feel like I am cock of the walk
Nothing can get me down
Nothing can give me feel bad
Not even all that dirty rotten talk
On this brilliant day
I can lounge around forever
On this brilliant day
I'm floating light as a feather
I'm getting a tan
My body is lean and mean
And all the girls they want to know my name
I'm taking it in
I'm living for this moment
'Cause I know it won't be the same
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3. |
Work and Worry
06:08
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Not so young anymore
In fact I'm not young at all
Not happy with my workaday life
Living in this suburban sprawl
Don't know where this is headed
But I don't like the signs
I have a heart condition
I'm in a real steep decline, oh my my
Work and worry gonna be the death of me
Just got my bonus
And then I went out and blew it
Got drunk and acted stupid
Said some shit and never knew it
Woke up in the gutter
Looking up at the stars
I could see Orion's belt
Even though my eyes were as red as Mars
Is this the way to live a life
Never think about the meaning
Then one day you wake up
And the whole world is careening
Well I'm no philosopher
Not Jean Paul Sartre
But it doesn't take a genius to know
You gotta have heart, miles of heart
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4. |
All My Better Days
04:15
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Getting older
Getting feeble
Getting weaker as I go
Getting balder
Getting fatter
Getting laid down low
Getting cranky
Getting madder
Getting kicked in the can
Getting peevish
Getting grumpy
Getting like my old man
Say goodbye to everything I've ever known
All my wishes, all my wishes
All my better days
Are gone, gone, gone
Feeling itchy
Feeling mental
Feeling like I'm lost
Feeling tortured
Feeling broken
Feeling double-crossed
Feeling dotty
Feeling shitty
Feeling like I'm cursed
Feeling hobbled
Feeling damaged
Feeling like I'll burst
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Woke up in the middle of the night
To the sound of breaking glass
Ran over to the window and was knocked back on my ass
A light filled the room
Much brighter than the sun
Thought it was the end of time
The human race was all but done
A star fell down on Indiana
Just like it did in the beginning of time
We all turned out to see what happened
Some of us laughed
Some of us cried
And together we held onto each other's hands
Until the last of us had died
We went to the fairgrounds but the blast had destroyed it
The carousel was crushed
Thought about how much we'd enjoyed it
Some of us were injured and some were nearly dead
Some were talking on their cellphones
To see how bad and how widespread
Wish I'd finally written the great American novel
Or even a short story would've been nice
Wish I'd finally I'd done everything that I'd meant to do
Like told you I loved you even once or twice
Thought I might escape unscathed
But I was still in heavy shock
Then I saw my bloody hands as I sat down on a rock
Cars were exploding and babies were screaming
I saw you draw one last breath
It was then I knew I was not dreaming
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6. |
The Inverted Bell
05:04
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I heard that you were hurting
And your outlook was pretty grim
I felt that I should call you
Jump back into the swim
Things with us are always cloudy
You are like a phantom limb
I can't ring but I can catch you
You said that you were hurting
You have some kind of rare disease
In a few years you'll be immobile
Won't feel nothing below your arms and knees
You can't even pick up your old guitar
It just sits there like a tease
Now both of us are hurting
Not a lot we can do
Somehow time got away from us
I should've been there for you
I can't go back and change it
Hopefully now I can come through
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7. |
Miles From Here
04:33
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Over yonder lies a valley
And everyone is happy there
They all got just what they wanted
And they got it fair and square
They are dancing in the streets
They are jumping for joy
They are shouting at the top of their lungs
This is the real mccoy
Hi, hi, hey, hey
Hi, hi, hey, hey
Over hill and over dale
Way beyond the dusty trail
Miles from here
Miles from here
In and out you hear them shout
Counter march and right about
Miles from here
Miles from here
There is a kingdom in the forest
Just beyond the weeping trees
The light's a hazy shade of amber
The smell of lilac's on the breeze
People live with simple pleasures
They take only what they need
No one wants for nothing more
Satisfaction's guaranteed
Over yonder lies a city
It is just around the bend
All the streets are paved with chocolate
And everyone is your friend
Do you think that I am lying
Do you think it don't exist
But if you don't try to go there
You won't know what you missed
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8. |
These Are the Days
03:47
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The sun shines through your eyes
While the wind whips your hair
As we go walking through these endless summer days
We remain so young and fair
These are days I'll remember
These are days I'll remember
All my life
I love your touch
Makes my heart want to sing
Have to thank my lucky stars
For all the joy that you bring
Thank God we're still young
So much time still ahead
Time to reap and time to sow
Time to stay in bed
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9. |
I Am Everywhere You Are
04:48
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I saw you sprawled out in a field
It was right out of Christina's World
There was a wildness in your look
As if all of your flags had unfurled
Come on and take me
Come on and take me away
And I am everywhere you are
Everywhere you want me to be
No matter near or far
I can see
I can see
We drank ourselves sick with lust
We spit into the brown southern night
We made a pact sealed with a prick
Somehow that black blood felt so right
Come on and run away
Come on and run away with me
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10. |
It's Always Winter Here
06:03
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The days are short
It always looks like night
And I hide under the covers
The TV's on
At the foot of the bed
I watch stories of other lovers
This isolation
It's such a drag
Seems to last an eternity
I want to go out
But why should I bother
There's nothing out there for me
It's cold and wet
It's as raw as it can get
And it's been that way all year
I hope and pray
That the gray will go away
But it's always winter here
There is murder
Out in the streets
People doing terrible deeds
Wish I didn't know
That no grass will grow
'Cause it's been taken over by weeds
The temperature's falling
Not gonna rebound
At least that's what the forecasters say
Hasn't been like this
Since the last ice age
And it looks to remain this way
Got my supplies
And I got my books
Even got my favorite DVDs
I got no plans
Got nowhere to go
I think I'll do just what I please
Rain, rain go away
Rain, rain
Come again another day
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11. |
Strange Girl in Love
05:38
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She had her way of doing things
But what
What can you say
She was good at vexing you
But you just want to hold her anyway
She was a strange girl
A strange girl in love
Oh yes, she was a strange girl
A strange girl in love
She was pretty sloppy
Her apartment a total mess
When she would ever clean it up
That would have been anyone's guess
You could always count on her
To go against the grain
You could always count on her
To cause you some unneeded pain
She said what was on her mind
Even though most of it was not ever true
Too bad if she broke your heart
You weren't the only one she'd done that to
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12. |
Turn Back the Clock
06:11
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Can't hold back time
Thought I could
What a fool I am
Do I think I'm God
Cause if I'm not
I'm also not his lamb
I fell down and saw things from life's underside
Now I want to get up
But I can't quite seem to catch my stride
Turn back the clock
Tick-tock
Live for today
Cause if I don't
When will be I alive
Keep some hope
In my pocket
Helps me to survive
Maybe one day I'll return to society
But for now I prefer my strange propriety
Life is not a sprint on a running track
It's more a like a jog in the rain
You grope around and smash into things
And wind up with a terrible sprain
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The Revenants Boston, Massachusetts
"It was hell," recalls former child.
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