1. |
The Friendship Ring
05:26
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Wait a minute ... wait a minute ... you ain't heard nuthin' yet!
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2. |
Good With the Guilt
03:59
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Ever since I was a lad
You had a way of making me feel bad
Every small misstep I made
It took on a very shameful shade
You always understood what was the best
I wasn't smart enough to pass your test
I was more like a thorn in your side
Your contempt for me you could not hide
You were always good with the guilt
You knew how to raise it up to the hilt
You were always good with the guilt
Making me cry over milk that was spilt
I was the one who would be at fault
I always mixed up the sugar and salt
You were good at placing the blame
Making sure my excuses seemed lame
You went to mom when I broke her vase
You went to dad and he got on my case
You were perfect in all that you did
And when you weren't well god forbid
I could count on you to never have my back
I could count on your to tell me what I lack
I just ain’t no good
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3. |
Slow Motion
04:57
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Claw my way out of this nightmare
Rub the sand from my eyes
Steam is rising from the floorboards
The fresco on the ceiling never dries
The world is moving in slow motion
It’s like running in the ocean
Take a bath in black molasses
Slowly slip down the drain
Reek of something sickly sweet
Like the smell of bourbon rain
The world is moving in slow motion
It’s like running in the ocean
Today's the day I get myself
Right back together
Today's the day I head out
In uncertain weather
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4. |
Happy and Blue
04:05
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You lift me up when I’m down
You bring me down when I’m high
Best of all worlds both good and bad
The rotten apple of my jaundiced eye
Happy and blue
All over you
You get a kick out of seeing me cry
It’s a balm for your tortured heart
My face resembles a traffic jam
While yours looks like abstract art
Happy and blue
All over you
You kill me, you really do
You slay me, ca-coo-coo-ca-chu
You get to the heart of funny and sad
Which makes me both wistful and mad
How can you be so good and so bad, bad, bad
You’ve really got that 100-yard stare
Makes you look both steadfast and cold
Makes me wanna do your laundry
Practice my old fluff and fold
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5. |
There Will Be Time
03:10
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Days fly by
Gone in the blink of an eye
Another turn of the wheel
And the future loses appeal
There will be time
For love and hate
There will be time
To get myself straight
There will be time
Before it's too late
There will be time
Months turn into years
Smiles turn into tears
Change is a bitch
There always seems to be a hitch
I've gotten old
But I've seen a life unfold
Each to each
Dare I eat a peach
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6. |
In the Scheme of Things
03:32
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Ah, look at my friends
Ah, look at my friends
I’m not so important
In the scheme of things
This year I went exploring
To find out where I’d been
Reconnect with who I was
All the people from way back when
Here is what I was shown
It’s best to leave the past alone
I went looking for my friend Mark
He lived down the block
I had a Hofner and he had a Strat
Together we learned how to rock
His recollections sounded dim
I guess it meant nothing to him
The past is filled with peculiar ghosts
It’s best to let them go
When you start stirring things up
You find out stuff you don’t want to know
Like how much you don’t matter
Or how much your ex got fatter
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7. |
Quicksilver
04:09
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he has had travails
She has had the wind blown out of her sails
She needs some rest
She needs someone who is not so stressed
Someone to give her a hand
Someone to understand
And her tears roll down like quicksilver
She has had it rough
She has it had it with the dicks
Who give her guff
She needs a shoulder
She needs someone to hold her
Someone not a judge
Someone who will give her a nudge
And her tears roll down like quicksilver
Who will be the one to rescue me
She has had her fill
She has learned to take the sweet
With the bitter pill
She has made a mess
She has lived a life that no one would bless
C’mon let’s cut her some slack
Let’s be the ones to have her back
And her tears roll down like quicksilver
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8. |
Alex
04:25
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I will miss you Alex
So sad to see you go
I will miss you Alex
When you see Chris please say hello
You were always a great big star
Sitting in the back seat of a car
I really looked up to you
Some say that you lost your way
But I thought you were doing OK
You did what you had to do
You sang about those September Gurls
They never got you in diamonds and pearls
You did not ever seem to care
Be it Downs or Kizza Me
Your music shined on continuously
Shined through your despair
It's a sad, sad day
But at least you got your legacy
One you'll never have to live down
No more reunions
No more half-assed gigs
Just universal renown
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9. |
Keep It Hid
04:47
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Once upon a time
In a land not far away
I had a story to tell
I had something to say
I joined a writing program
The whole damn thing was a sham
The past follows you wherever you might go
I keep it hid
The rest of the world doesn’t need to know
I keep it hid
Always got high praise
From my closest friend
But the teacher said I sucked
And the students followed that trend
I bared my very soul
The whole damn thing got out of control
All your stories are puerile and banal
But most of all they’re boring
This is the worst kind of pretentiousness
I can’t keep myself from snoring
Once upon a time
I took a strange detour
I had a story to tell
But now I’m not so sure
Looking back it seems unfair
The whole damn thing was a real nightmare
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10. |
What You Mean
04:22
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If I searched for a thousand years
I doubt I’d find someone like you
I don’t mean to sound ridiculous
But it just so happens to be true
You changed my life my life
You are my religion
You have no idea what you mean to me
You got inside my head
And turned me inside out
Made me think someone still cares
Took away all of my doubt
You turned me on
You made me a believer
You have no idea what you mean to me
I forgot what friendship was
Until you came along
I forgot what friendship was
You made me write this song
I just want to thank you
Thank you, thank you
Some people have lots of friends
They don’t know how lucky they are
All I want is one special one
Someone who is my north star
You point the way
And I will be sure to follow
You have no idea what you mean to me
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11. |
Flypaper
04:30
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I need a friend
I need someone like you
I need a friend
And you know what to do
So now
I stick to you like flypaper
Don’t let me down
That’s my one request
Don’t let me down
Don’t be like all the rest
And then
I stick to you like flypaper
I have been hurt
You can understand
I have been hurt
I make this one demand
Be true
I stick to you like flypaper
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12. |
Wishful Thinking
04:36
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I got to have faith in something bigger
But what does that mean
It means you take a flying leap
From what is known to what’s unseen
And what’s unseen can mean
Whatever the hell you want it to mean
Is there a spirit in the sky
Is there something when you die
Or is there only wishful thinking
Only wishful thinking
Isn’t it all just a little bit silly
I mean I’m serious
You make up whatever you want to
From calm to delirious
And when it’s over the top it’s over
It’s no longer mysterious
Is there a spirit in the sky
Is there something when you die
Or is there only wishful thinking
Only wishful thinking
Give me your sweet and tender hand
I wanna go steady
Love means more to me than God
And I hope that you are more than ready
We are out here in the great unknown
And the freakin’ headwinds are heady
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