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One True Thing
03:36
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I have looked high
And I have looked low
And I have somewhere in between
I have looked up
And I have looked down
Looking for my one true thing
And when I feel like I am giving up
Something new comes along
And when I feel so tired and weak
I know I must stay strong
I like to look at your funny face
And all the joy that you bring
You'll always be my number one
Always be my one true thing
You can make me mad
You can make me glad
And you can make shout and sing
You have the magic touch
I love you so darn much
You are my one true thing
And when I wake up from my nightmares
You're there to hold my hand
And when I make a mess of it all
You're there to understand
You are never rude
Like your attitude
You always have a pleasant thing to say
Like, "How do you feel"
And, "You make me wanna squeal"
And squeal you do everyday
And when I really want to flip all the cards
And say, "Game over man"
You are there to cheer me up
Just like Ollie has Stan
I will remain your prince of a prince
I will wear your fairy ring
All you have to do to be true
Is be my one true thing
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Shah Ram Bo
03:04
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He built a kingdom out of sticks
With sweat and spit and dirty tricks
Man he got his kicks
He turned himself into the biggest of wheels
With guts and piss and shady deals
Or so his bio reveals
He's a Shah Ram Bo
He built a kingdom out of dust
With grit and balls and plenty of lust
He had himself some thrust
He had a certain je ne sais quoi
He lorded over the bourgeois
Danced a mean cha-cha
He had a lot of moxie
He like girls tart and foxy
He was so cool and calculated
As he looked down on the world he created
He built a kingdom out of junk
With drive and will and tons of spunk
He was no punk
He pulled himself off of the skids
With an unembarrassed jamboree of ids
Man, he loved his kids
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Well you were so mean
When you didn't have to be
And I stood there and I took it
And for why
You put me down
Down like a dumb old dog
Didn't it bother you to make me cry
I kept on waiting for you to be cool
I kept on waiting but I was a fool
I want to give up
I don't care if you were right or wrong
Never thought I'd hate you for so long
I want to believe you
But you sing me the same old song
Never thought I'd hate you for so long
You could be good
And you could be not so good
I never knew which side
I would get
You could make me laugh
And boy could you piss me off
How often I'd get stabbed
By your rapier wit
You broke my heart a hundred times
Wonder how you're gonna pay for your crimes
Never thought I'd hate you
Never thought I'd hate you
Never thought I'd hate you
For so long
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4. |
Spooky Girl
05:09
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Late at night when the traffic slows
You can barely hear a sound
A soft whisper comes through to me
And I know that you're around
You are a spooky girl
Scare me all to hell
You are a spooky girl
You find me where I dwell
You haunt me in my dreams
And you stay with me in my days
I see your face everywhere
And I can't seem to shake your gaze, yeah
Hey, hey spooky girl
Do you have a name
Hey, hey spooky girl
I'd like to know it all the same
You give me a terrible fright
Shakes me down to my bones
One thing I know for sure
With you I'm never alone
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5. |
Sweeter
05:04
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They say you got to take the bitter
With the sweet
You got to do your work before
You get a treat
You got to struggle your whole life long
And even then you still can get it wrong
They say you got to give it
Some elbow grease
Before you see all your profits
Increase
It's all about the means and not the end
I hope that's something you can comprehend
'Cause if you do
Yeah if you do
Your victories will taste sweeter when you're through
If you do
Yeah if you do
Your victories will taste sweeter to you
They say that patience is its
Own reward
I think that's something you should
Work toward
Don't be in a rush to get things done
You might miss out on half the fun
They say a word to the wise
Should suffice
Forget that, girl, and you'll
Pay the price
Good things come to those who wait
So don't be too fast to get out of the starting gate
Sweet, sweet victories
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6. |
I Shall Not Be Released
05:20
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Never been much of a believer
I lean on the skeptical side
Rather not leave it up to higher power
I want to be the one to decide
But where does that leave me as I near the end
Where does that leave me
When my disbelief it won't suspend
I shall not be released
Sometimes I wish that I knew Jesus
I bet he'd be a good pal
He would tell me what is right from wrong
He would boost up my morale
So where does that me
It's them versus us
Never once have I understood all the goddamn fuss
If only things could be elemental
If only I knew with certainty
If only I could claim I knew for sure
But the truth never sets me free
So where does that leave me
What can I know
Maybe in the end you can say I told you so
No I don't see myself as smarter
In fact I see myself as dense
You are sitting at the feet of Jesus
And me I sitting here on the fence
So where does that leave me
As I stand on the precipice
Bet you're glad your life did not turn out like this
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We have been estranged for so long now
Can't recall when we last embraced
You seem to me like some sort of alien
It's no fun being chaste
Let me move in a little closer
A little closer
Closer to you
Let me move in a little closer
I really need to
Be closer to you
You never look me in the eye now
Never really listen to what I say
Must admit I do the same thing
So much stuff gets in our way
There was a time when my world revolved around you
And every little thing that you said
I lived you, I breathed you and I dreamed you
But now all that seems to be dead
We spend our days in in mortal combat
But what on Earth are we fighting for
What does all the bad blood get us
Except forever at war
It's so hard to stay together
When everyone is breaking up
We could be filing for a separation
Or we could be making up
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8. |
Scaredy Cat
03:28
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Well I got me a lot of fears, boy
And I don't think I am all that neurotic
I'm afraid I won't get over them
Even if they make me seem psychotic
Well I'm a scaredy cat
Meeooow
I'm a scaredy cat
Hssssssss
Well I'm a scaredy cat
Rarrrrrrrr
I'm a scaredy cat
Hsssssss
Well I think that someone's after me
Don't say that I'm paranoid
Every time turn around someone's there
And it's not someone I can avoid
Well I've boarded up my windows and doors
And I've unplugged my internet
No one is gonna get through to me
Nothing now can make me upset
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9. |
It Did Happen
04:52
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Funny how you seem to forget
All the things that you regret
You select what suits you best
Edit out missteps and mistakes
The time your foot slipped off the brakes
Best to keep it all suppressed
But who are you kidding
I know you're not one to be admitting
Try to deny it but it did happen
Look I have the proof
Try to deny it but it did happen
Even if it went poof
Try to deny it but it did happen
You can blank it out
But I have no doubt
I'm the guy you live to hate
The guy you want to obliterate
Gotta wash this man right out of your hair
It's just like we didn't exist
I am gone with a flick of your wrist
Never had to admit you had an affair
Don't matter who was right or wrong
Never even said, So long
You got your house in the 'burbs
With numbers painted on the curbs
It's all so neat and tidy
Your daughter's on the cheerleading squad
Your son has got his shoulders broad
He has a game this Friday
You got your story and I got mine
Mine is crooked and yours's a straight line
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All tied up into a knot
Hands are cold and head is hot
I have given every ounce I've got
Still looking at an empty pot
Things have gone from bad to rotten
My moon is misbegotten
Look at me
Yeah, I'm talking to you
No we're not through
We've got this crazy thing that we do
And when we do it we break on through
My name's on your tattoo
I am half out of my tree
But I don't need no sympathy
Gotta get the kink outta me
Gotta get the kink outta me
All screwed up into a ball
Bouncing off the wailing wall
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Not gonna make the long haul
Things are going from bad to worse
Like living with some ancient curse
Look at me
Yeah, I'm talking to you
No we're not through
You turn me inside out
And when you do it you do it without a doubt
It's the way we knock about
Let me get one thing straight
The time is now and the hour is late
Come on baby don't hesitate
What if we just casual date
Look at me
I'm talking to you
No we're not through
Over under sideways down
I'll take you down
Down to Chinatown
Wish I were homeward bound
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11. |
A Change Will Come
05:07
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A change will come
A change will come
A change will come
When you want it to come
A change will come
Clear away all your illusions
Strip away all your lies
Empty out your cupboards
Seek the hows and the whys
Strike down all your demons
Liberate all your enemies
Declare your independence
Get up off your knees
Fly away, fly away, fly away to a better day
Fly away, fly away, fly away to a better
Won't you please drop me a line
Won't you please tell me you're fine
Just a card or just a letter
Anything from you would make me feel better
Sorry my friend I gotta go
Change who I am
Change what I know
Sorry my friend can't hang around
Can't stay here
It just brings me down
Write yourself a constitution
Throw away all of the laws
Toss out outdated notions
Fight the good cause
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12. |
Spooked
05:30
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What time is it
Don't have a clock
All the lights are out
Cold as a cinder block
Goose is cooked
Pretty spooked
Snow is a-coming down
The world is painted white
'Cept for this one dark old spot
Gives me a fright
Goose is cooked
Pretty spooked
Out on the highway
A truck lays down on its side
Cars pile up
See how they slide
Goose is cooked
Pretty spooked
Drapes are drawn
All over this land
Everyone is sleeping sound
The wheel's unmanned
Goose is cooked
Pretty spooked
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