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We hung together like a canvas in the rain
And waited for the sun fill the sky
And then we opened like a flower in bloom
And with sweet nectar
We seduced a fly
We changed the world
With the power of our love
We made it better in every way
We were grand and beautiful people, oh yeah
When our hearts were young and gay
We made a pact that we would
Do no harm
But we found it hard to keep our word
Too many temptation to lure us in
They're hard to resist
Or so we've heard
We changed the world
With the power of our love
We tamed the beast with our bold display
We were grand and beautiful people, oh yeah
When our hearts were young and gay
We changed the world
With the power of our love
We made it better in every way
When our hearts, when our hearts
When our hearts were young and gay
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Once I had very a strange notion
That everyone is good at heart
But alas I was proven wrong
Goodness comes a la carte
I bought in, now I want out
Too many la-la-la-lies, too much doubt
Where did all the good guys go
Where are they hiding
Haven't seen 'em for a long, long time
Only bad guys presiding
Look at who is running the place
They don't care about you and me
They just want what they want
They don't care about their history
Once I had a steadfast faith
But now that's been shaken
When I think that people are good
I'm badly mistaken
They do what they want
Don't care about consequence
Say anything at all
Most of it makes no sense
Good guys, bad guys, they're all the same
Good guys, bad guys, they have the same name
Once I had a silly dream
That there could be peace on earth
But no one really wants that
No matter what it's worth
We'd rather have wars and drop our bombs
Can't make love on the TV
But we can kill with no qualms
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This old body has got its problems
No nothing feels good no more
Every day gets worse and worse
Can’t wait to see what’s in store
If it ain't one thing then it’s another
Can’t get no relief
I’ve given up I’ll ever feel better
I’ve lost my belief
Who wants to live forever
No, no not me
Who wants to live forever
Nobody
This old world don’t make no sense
Just wanna run away
People do the strangest things
I don’t get what they say
Had enough of lies and deceptions
Looking for the exit sign
Gotta be something better
See you ‘round pal of mine
The time is late and the hour is nigh
See you on the other side
Goodbye old friend, goodbye
This old body has got its problems
Heading in my final lap
I’m broke down and I’m busted
A stupid ol’ piece of crap
Who'da thought it’d come to this
I used to be so full of hope
Now I’m nothing but a broken old man
At the end of his rope
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The Last on Your List
03:39
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I look at these old pictures
But I never see my face
There is Bob, there is Pam, there is Tom
And there is an empty space
Why am I always the last on your list, baby
Am I just so easy to be missed, yeah
There is only so many pages in a scrapbook
Gotta fill it with familiar faces
Not a bunch of gobbledygook
Why am I always the last on your list, baby
Am I just so easy to be missed, yeah
You say my photos got destroyed in a flood, oh yeah
You say they got buried under a ton of mud
I know it's easy to pretend to me that I don't exist
I know it's easy to cross me off your list
Hundred dollars says you did it deliberately
Ripped me up and ripped me out
You never cared what happened to me
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Lost Sleep
04:18
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I don’t sleep much no more
Not like I did in my younger days
Back then I’d drift off at the drop of a hat
I take a pill and I pray for the best
Pray for the best
Hope it brings me my eternal rest
I don’t drink coffee, I don’t drink tea
I don’t drink nothing
‘Cause it all just makes me pee
I watch the clock and I count my sheep
But night after night, sot sleep, lost sleep
I don’t rest much no more
Not like I did when I was a kid
Back then I could pass out on a subway train
Now I stay up all night watching the news
Watching the news
I would give anything for a snooze
I don’t drink hot toddies, don’t drink chablis
I don’t drink nothing
‘Cause it all just makes me pee
I watch the clock and I count my sheep
But night after night, lost sleep, lost sleep
I don’t think about rain
I don’t think about the great blue sea
I don’t think about nothing
‘Cause it all just makes me pee
I watch the clock and I count my sheep
But night after night, lost sleep, lost sleep
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Subject to Change
04:34
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I can never stay who I was
And I am not who I will be
Whatever was a minute ago
Is ancient history
Always gotta be moving on
Hard for me to keep track
Headed out both hither and yon
I am never going back
Hey yeah, yeah
I am subject to change
Can't stay the same
Can't stay the same, no
Hey yeah, yeah
I am subject to change
I got no name
Got no name, no
There is never any here and now
Only what is yet to come
Time goes marching in a single file
It bangs on like a drum
If you think you will conquer the world
You better think once more
Just keep moving any way that you can
Or you'll become a dinosaur
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John Lennon's Blues
05:28
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Empty Heart
03:51
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She does not feel too bad
She does not feel much of anything at all
And frankly I find that sad
Nothing has ever made her happy
Nothing has ever made her blue
She lives a life with no passion
She lives a life with no desire
She gallumphs along inelegantly
A car with a big flat tire
It is a cup with no bottom
It is a jar with no top
It holds nothing
That's all, Pop
She says that she will never marry
She says that she won't have a kid
She can't explain why she lives this way
One could imagine if she did
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Bestest
05:44
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I listen close
To your tiny heart
It beats so clear and so true
It gives me strength
It gives me will
It gives me reasons to continue
When I need some fixin'
When I need some maintenance
You're there to turn the screw
You are the best
No you are the bestest
Better than anything I deserve
You are the best
No you are the bestest
Better than anything in this world
You are the best
No you are the bestest
You're the bestest, baby
I'd given up
And I'd given in
Didn't think I'd ever feel no joy
I was a mess
And I was out of my tree
I was a sorrowful little boy
But then you picked me up
You gave me some lovin'
You fixed this broken ol' toy
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
04:03
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You are so far away and nothing will cut through
You are so far away and there's nothing I can do
Where are you, please let me know
Where are you, lost in long ago
Just like you feel when you look out on the river
And when you look out at the sky
So I feel
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
I hear your song a million miles away
I hear your song on the airwaves today
I call your name but you can't hear
I call your name and I feel fear
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You find me on a bad day
And I'm 'bout as bad as I can get
You find me on a bad day
And I can make you break into a sweat
But find me on a good day
And you won't see me frown
Find me on a good day
And I will be your clown
Try as you may and try as you might
He won't give up without a fight
You can kick him around
But he won't make a sound
You can't keep a good man down
You find me on a sad day
And I am laid down low in the dumps
You find me on a sad day
And I can't take on any more of these lumps
But find me on a good day
And you won't see me cry
Find me on a good day
And I'm an affable guy
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What can you say
What can you do
What can you make of all this
It’s insanity
Nothing more and nothing less
What in the world is this world
It don’t make no sense to me
Up is down and down is up
The end of history
It’s the times we are living in
Nowhere to run
It’s the times we are living in
Day is done, day is done
How can you know what you know
When the truth no longer is true
It’s been co-opted
Lost in a big old hullaballoo
Holy Christ and holy shit
This is not my country
Right is wrong and wrong is right
The end of history
Try as I might and try as I may
I can’t change a single thing
It’s quite surreal
The gods we’re worshipping
What in the world is this world
It don’t make no sense to me
Up is down and down is up
The end of history
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"It was hell," recalls former child.
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