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Cobwebs In The Attic
04:04
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I was slipping out of focus , barely hanging on .
You were fading in the distance , and were nearly gone.
This was someone else's vision.
Whose I don't recall.
Naked trees stood in the background .
Indicating it was after our fall.
Cobwebs in the attic of the mind .
Dusting off old times .
Spur tales that will unwind .
Stored away for someone else to find.
In a distant time, will history be kind.
Frozen smiles, eyes distracted,
Styles that all have changed .
Family portrait , still together.
Neatly all arranged.
House of cards that still was standing .
Harboring false claims.
Different angles capture cryptic clues,
That all would soon be up in flames .
Cobwebs in the attic of the mind .
Dusting off old times .
Spur tales that will unwind .
Stored away for someone else to find.
In a distant time, will history be kind.
Mothers trading home spun tales,
Inside a country store .
Children laughing, building castles,
On a seaside shore.
Fathers round the table,
Casting caution to the wind.
One last family gathering ,
Before all the ranks would start to thin.
Cobwebs in the attic of the mind .
Dusting off old times .
Spur tales that will unwind .
Stored away for someone else to find.
In a distant time, will history be kind.
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How Can I Tell
04:29
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When I was a child , I was pretty wild .
I learned early on about the birds and bees.
I knew hatching eggs took more than nests in trees.
But now that I am older , and get a cold shoulder .
I just shrug it off and I let it be .
It all comes down to vibes and chemistry .
I felt a tremor when you walked by,
Tingling down to my shoes.
Something started boiling inside.
Somebody lit a fuse.
And got me going .
How can I tell, when I'm doing well with you .
Which way are you leaning.
What can I do ?
Can you give a hint or a clue.
How to make one and one , two .
When I see the lightening , I don't find to frightening .
It's just the sky lighting up in song .
Even though I know that somewhere, something is wrong .
When I hear the thunder , I begin to wonder
It it only bluster that makes one strong .
Is that what I thought before you had come along .
When the night fell early and left me cold .
I couldn't understand .
How the thunder and lightning made me feel bold.
Why I have to take your hand, and draw you closer .
How can I tell , when I'm doing well, with you.
Am I just dreaming.
What can I do ?
Can't you give me a hint or a clue.
How to make one and one , two .
Statues don't bleed and mountains don't need,
Any flesh or blood to survive .
But I'm not standing still or running up a hill .
Because, I get nosebleeds when I dive,
Into unchartered waters .
Madam Ouija believes, when she reads her tea leaves .
Love is in the cards somewhere down the line .
She says , "Just hang on, It's only a matter of time "
Well, I don't have forever , but better late than never.
Miracles cam happen for those left behind .
And here I thought that I'd come to the end of the line.
I never thought that I'd ever be somebody's heart desire .
But you came along and crashed through my shield .
Now my ashes are on fire .
And feel them burning .
How can I tell , when I am doing well, with you .
I can't help how I am feeling .
What can I do , can you give me a hint or clue ?
How to make one and one , two .
How to make one and one, two .
How to make one and one two .
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I Am True
04:23
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Like the mirror that says you're pretty .
Like the rock beneath the city .
Like the gum that stubbornly clings to your shoe.
Like a hapless bird of prey .
Like a dog trained not to stray.
I am true.
Yes I am true .
I am not molded to perfection .
I don't make the right selections
I don't always finish things that I intend to do .
I sometines roam around.
Drink myself into the ground .
But I am true .
Yes, I 'm true
I am true.
I will follow you .
Cause I want to be true .
True to you .
I might fall deep in debt .
Not cover all my bets .
But I always the bills when they come due.
I may not reveal my passion .
I may be out of fashion.
But I am true.
Yes I am true .
You may think that I cheat .
That I am indiscreet .
But you know , it's just my weakness shining through .
I can't be good all of the time .
But I always pay the fine .
Cause I am true .
Yes I'm true.
I am true.
I will follow you .
Cause I want to be true .
True to you .
Now you can make me angry .
Play little tricks on me.
But if you leave me, I don't know what I'll do .
Throw away my 4 leaf clover .
Let a train run me over .
Cause I am true,
Yes I'm true .
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Making Up For Lost Time
04:52
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The bottles are have empty .
The rain has come and gone .
Another hapless dreamer
Sleeps off one more song .
The sun sits on the window sill
Tossing rays across the floor.
Wakes me up and shoves me out the door.
I'm making up for lost time .
I've got some I O U's
And when I go to cash them in ,
I'll tell you what I do .
I'm going to make up for that lost time .
The hours that slipped away .
I'm going to
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I try to act concern, you say why don't you smile .
So I try to loosen up , you say be serious for a while .
You tell me, save my money .
Then you call me cheap.
I try to stay awake all night ,
But you just want to sleep.
I've got the will, but maybe I won't .
Because I am damned if I do , and damned if I don't.
Damned if I do and Damned if I don't.
I say romantic things to you in French, but you want Spanish.
I try to be more sensitive, you want someone more mannish .
I'm running around in circles .
I am coming while you are going .
I say that I am worried .
You say my paranoia is showing .
I've got the will, but maybe I won't.
Because I am damned if I do,
And Damend if I don't.
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North Of The Border
04:40
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The journey is long and it's hard .
Two thousand miles for an elusive card .
He knows that several have tried .
He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes.
He hears his mother weep .
Her tears won't let him sleep .
It pains his heart , but his mind is made up.
He hears his bother's radio,
Play three sad songs in a row.
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This song was never sung ,
Although the notes were always there .
But the melody was stuck inside my head somewhere.
Now I can sing this song ,
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Left Handed Blues
02:49
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Joe Gould
05:53
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Hide the ketchup bottles,
I see Joe Gould coming in to eat .
Dressed in ragged hand me downs ,
And shoes that overwhelm his bird like feet.
He will chew your ear off,
Finagling to get some of your food.
I hope to hell , he's not hung over .
In one of his foul testy moods.
He'll rant and rave dress you down .
Complain about this heartless town.
His dear old New York town .
Discarded cigarrete butts,
Bulging in hos pockets like loose change .
Some praise him as eccentric ,
Others proffer that he is deranged .
He plans his day with care,
Who he's going to hit up for a loan.
He likes to do it face to face,
Having an aversion to the phone .
He charms them with his toothless grin.
Before they know it , they have let him in .
Please , don't knock upon his door.
He doesn't live there anymore.
He is on a distant shore .
With a suitcase filled with lore .
Carried to the end ,
His secrets he'll defend
From those who will not lend ,
A penny for his thoughts , to dream again .
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Everybody's Left Town
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Well, I don't know .
But I think the message is clear .
Another time for change is here ,
But I just don't know .
How far to go.
"Cause we partied pretty hard in the past .
And living on borrowed time can't last .
And it's come past due .
Collecting from you .
One's feeling lonely , two are feeling beat .
Three are lost and living on the street .
Four are dead and buried in the ground .
And every time I look around .
Everybody's left town.
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How Much I Know
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If I had a dollar for every time I was a fool ,
I could build me a great big mansion with an indoor swimming pool .
And mistakes that I keep repeating ,
Are the ones that i forgot .
I guess that shows how much I know .
Not a lot .
I keep trying to start over .
But it's just the same old cage .
Like a calendar of Decembers all trapped on the same page .
And I try to trick myself into being something that I am not.
I guess that shows , how much I know.
Not a lot.
I thought happy endings happened just like in a book.
But maybe I misread the words.
I better take a second look .
I thought that you are the fragile one .
Like crystal on a shelf.
When I dropped you , you would fall apart .
And not regain yourself.
But I am the one who crumbled ,
And was left tied in a knot .
I guess that show how much I know ,
Not a lot.
I thought happy endings happened just like in a book.
But maybe I misread the words.
I better take a second look .
There's no fool like an old fool .
Trying to play the same old game .
Thinking 20, 30 , 40 or even 50 is all the same .
But there's a rude awakening when you go to turn back the clock .
I guess that shows how much I know .
Not a lot.
I guess that shows how much I know .
Not a lot.
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