1. |
Into The River
05:12
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2. |
Jeanette
04:19
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jeanette
verse:
if i saw you on the street
i'd bow down at your feet
and hope you wouldn't look the other way
i've spent a life or two
just trying to get to you
now i'm here and i don't know what to say
chorus:
oh jeanette my world revolves around you
and jeanette no one can love you like i do
if what you see is what you get
then all i see is you, jeanette
verse:
if i were fred astaire
i'd dance right up your stairs
with flowers and a smile to make you swoon
and if i were ol' bing
beneath your window i would sing
and revive you with kiss after i croon
chorus:
oh jeanette my world revolves around you
and jeanette no one can love you like i do
if what you see is what you get
then all i see is you, jeanette
bridge:
oh jeanette i see the picture
that you don't think i see
i know that you're not perfect
but you're perfect for me
verse:
i'd fight a thousand men
to do this all again
and every punch would feel just like a kiss
i'd take it on the chin
and grin a toothless grin
if i knew you felt about me just like this
chorus:
oh jeanette my world revolves around you
and jeanette no one can love you like i do
if what you see is what you get
then all i see is you, jeanette
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3. |
Beautiful Enemy
04:11
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beautiful enemy
verse:
where am i
must've dozed for a minute
it's my life
and i dreamed you were in it
but you disappeared
when the doctor slapped me awake
in my brain
we were laughing and drinking
and you always
knew what i was thinking
but the champagne glasses we were clinking
started to break
chorus:
and sometimes you don't see what you get
and you never get just what you see
but i don't think i ever have met
such a beautiful enemy
verse:
came an angel
who was shining like crystal
whose feathered wings
revealed a pistol
that was loaded and cocked
and aimed right at my head
we all know
love's a dangerous game
but a moth
can't resist a flame
`cuz without the fire of love
he's better off dead
chorus:
and sometimes you don't see what you get
and you never get just what you see
but i don't think i ever have met
such a beautiful enemy
bridge:
feels more like espionage than it does like romance
and when we make love we do the scorpion dance
and i get stung
verse:
there it is
you can take it or leave it
`cuz the truth don't wait
for someone to believe it
it just slaps you in the face
and keeps moving on
it keeps moving on
chorus:
and sometimes you don't see what you get
and you never get just what you see
and i don't think i ever have met
such a beautiful enemy
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4. |
February's Child
04:55
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February's Child
Verse:
Silent snow secret snow
Is melting in my room
But I'm still alive
The indoor shag begins to grow
The floral wall's in bloom
Now you've arrived
Chorus:
You're the reason that I live
There is nothing I can give
February's child
You're the one who holds the key
You are everything to me
February's child
Verse:
Starry night crescent moon
Reflect the golden street
When you appear
March April May and June
Surrender at your feet
With grateful tears
Chorus:
You're the reason that I live
There is nothing I can give
February's child
You're the one who holds the key
You are everything to me
February's child
Bridge:
You are beautiful to me
And to all with eyes to see
I wish it could be
Forever February
Verse:
Lonely heart empty glass
The water turns to wine
An ocean with no shore
I kiss the ground where you pass
You say that you are mine
But it's I who am yours
Chorus:
You're the reason that I live
There is nothing I can give
February's child
You're the one who holds the key
You are everything to me
February's child...
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5. |
Inches
05:15
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inches
verse:
they say the night time is the right time
to be with the one you love
come day break i'm still awake
and it's you that i'm thinking of
chorus:
cuz, i'm inches from you
inches from you
no matter how far you are
baby my heart
is inches from you
verse:
can you feel me when you're sleeping
cuz, i'm laying right next to you
can you see me when you're dreaming
cuz, i'm dreaming about you, too
can you hear me in the shadows
just outside your door
baby i can see for miles
and feel for even miles more
chorus:
cuz, i'm inches from you
inches from you
no matter how far you go
i want you to know
that i'm inches from you
verse:
if you can pass away from frustration
baby this is the end of my life
and it's my own hesitation
that just keeps twisting the knife
you can't cut love, cut love in half
or you'll be left with none
you can't build two houses
when you've got enough bricks for one
chorus:
cuz, i'm inches from you
inches from you
no matter how far you are
baby my heart
no matter how close you are
i'm keeping my heart
no matter how far you go
i want you to know
that i'm inches from you
i'm inches from you
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6. |
Utah
03:54
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Utah
I learned she learned
How it feels to be burned
I know she knows
How cold the wind that blows
So right so wrong
So hard to say so long
It's true it's not
So few to have a lot
If I asked you to be my religion
Would it be too much for you
If I asked you to be my religion
Would you forgive the things I do
I feel she feels
Who knows what's really real
I fall she falls
Behind these lonely walls
Too soon too late
You can't anticipate
But now and then
You have to start over again
If I asked you to be my religion
Would you send me on my way
If I asked you to be my religion
Would you answer when I pray
I am she is
It's always hit or miss
I cry she cries
This never ever dies
I'm gone she's gone
This just goes on and on and on
I wait she wait
No matter how long it takes
If I asked you to be my religion
Would you send me straight to hell
If I asked you to be my religion
Would you love me for myself
copyright, jack mctamney
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7. |
Mr. Ford
05:04
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well, i've come all the way from new mexico
cuz, i couldn't make my rent
that was almost twelve months ago
and i'm still outside of your fence
well, i've got six kids that i've got to feed
and a wife i've left far behind
and i'll prove that i am the man that you need
if you'll give me one shot on your line
chorus:
please, mr.ford won't you give me a chance
and i'll earn every cent of my pay
heaven awaits me in your auto plant
and i'm worth the four dollars a day
verse:
when i met my wife she was so beautiful
so young so fair and so bold
now she's skin and bone and dressed in rags
and the hard labor's taken it's toll
now i've heard some talk being bandied around
how you don't treat your workers fair
but i won't have none of `em putting you down
cuz, you're my only prayer
chorus:
please, mr.ford won't you give me a chance
and i'll earn every cent of my pay
heaven awaits me in your auto plant
and i'm worth the four dollars a day
verse:
so many nights i've laid by this fence
so much pain i have seen
why some haven't any while some have it all
well it makes no sense to me
chorus:
please, mr.ford won't you give me a chance
and i'll earn every cent of my pay
heaven awaits me in your auto plant
and i'm worth the four dollars a day
yes i'm worth four dollars a day
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copyright , jack mctamney
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8. |
The Narrow Lane
04:51
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The Narrow Lane
verse:
Spun my body `round to see
the silence that was calling me
Oh, it's a narrow lane
What were those words you said
that play like music in my head
Oh, it's a narrow lane
chorus:
I've wandered down every
street in this town
every alley and highway
and still haven't found
the narrow lane that leads to you
It's a narrow lane that leads to you
verse:
What planet am i on
Can you hear me, Major Tom
Oh, it's a narrow lane
As soon as I gain control
I stumble into every hole
Oh. it's a narrow lane
chorus:
The creatures I pass
look just like me
My vision is sharp
but still I don't see
the narrow lane that leads to you
It's a narrow lane that leads to you
bridge:
Don't know if I've got
what it takes to get started
This is no place for the weak
and feint-hearted
Back where we parted
you must have left me a clue
verse:
My ego's overblown
You know it makes me feel alone
Oh, it's a narrow lane
And I can't even see
the air that's breathing me
Oh,it's a narrow lane
chorus:
Force-fed injected
infected with fear
I can travel the world
and never get here
to the narrow lane that leads to you
It's a narrow lane that leads to you
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9. |
A Boy And His Dog
04:08
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a boy and his dog
my dog, Duke, never liked me too much
oh he'd growl and he'd snarl at one wayward touch
but I loved that ol' boy right up to the end
'cause my dog, Duke, was my best friend
and my dog, Duke, wasn't too proud to beg
he was thirty pounds over weight with one bad leg
just a bastard of some beagle and a basset hound
but my dog, Duke, was the best dog around
well, I've had other dogs and I've got to say
they were all fine people in their own way
everyone's different but there's a curse
that your heart never opens like it does for the first
and my dog, Duke wasn't too proud to beg
he was thirty pounds over weight with one bad leg
just a bastard of some beagle and a basset hound
but my dog, Duke, was the best dog around
I know it seems absurd that I should talk about it now
so many years have passed since then
but sometimes when I sleep I dream about us there
walking down the railroad tracks again
walking down the railroad tracks again
well, people come and people go
some hurry past quickly and some drift by slow
but one thing's clear through the haze of the fog
that there's no greater love than a boy and his dog
my dog, Duke, wasn't too proud to beg
he was thirty pounds overweight with one bad leg
just a bastard of some beagle and a basset hound
but my dog, Duke, was the best dog, yeah
my dog, Duke, was the best dog, yeah
my dog, Duke, was the best dog around
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10. |
Streets of Gold
04:32
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streets of gold
we climbed on board
with the clothes we were wearing
pushing and shoving
and lead by the blind
the tensions were high as we huddled together
the promise of a dream
still burning in our minds
chorus:
and when our ship reached the shore
we were hungry and poor
but our hearts burned
like fire in the cold
and we all left our homes
such a long time ago
to walk the streets of gold
verse:
we begged for our jobs
and worked hard for our families
suffered the abuse
the insults and the shame
defended ourselves
and defended our children
taught them to be proud
of their God and their names
chorus:
and when our ship reached the shore
we were hungry and poor
but our hearts burned
like fire in the cold
and we all left our homes
such a long time ago
to walk the streets of gold
bridge:
we stormed o'er the sand
and forged through the jungles
fought in the snow
and died on the sea
we went hand to hand
and brother to brother
to live like slaves
in the land of the free
chorus:
and when our ship reached the shore
we were hungry and poor
but our hearts burned
like fire in the cold
and we all left our homes
such a long time ago
to walk the streets of gold
verse:
family and friends
the good times and bad times
most i've forgotten
now that i'm old...
but sometimes at night
when i look out my window
when the moon is shining bright
the streets turn to gold
copyright , jack mctamney
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11. |
One Chord Song
06:00
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Lyrics
One Chord Song
I'm sick and tired of being lonely
My knees are shot from falling down
The sidewalk's giving way below me
I guess I'm going under ground
Everything
Means nothing
And I sing
Ah ... A one chord song
Ah ... A one chord song
I needed food you gave me hunger
I needed you and I got words
Where were you when I stormed the bunker
In a funkhole feeding birds
Everywhere
You're not there
Here's my prayer
Ah ... A one chord song
Ah ... A one chord song
Thoughts buzz by like mad mosquitos
Distracting me from the truth
And all my feelings have been vetoed
Yanked just like a rotten tooth
Am I clear
Are you near
Can you hear
Ah ... A one chord song
Ah ... A one chord song
Ah ...
copyright, jack mctamney
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12. |
Hell
04:38
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hell
verse:
the ocean of my slumber becomes a stormy sea
suddenly the gates of hell open just for me
and the devil is behind the bar laying whiskey down
so i put up and buy the tortured souls a round
chorus:
now we sing the songs that dead men sing
and rattle all the bones
`cuz we'd rather be in hell together
than heaven all alone
verse:
murderers and cutthroats check their weapons at the door
through the entrance in the back come the jezebels and whores
the suicides are in the bathroom slicing up their hands
the overdoses are playing in the band
chorus:
now we sing the songs that dead men sing
and rattle all the bones
`cuz we'd rather be in hell together
than heaven all alone
verse:
now there's billy boy from down the street i'd wondered where he went
after he chopped his mother up and stuffed her down a vent
and then there's frank and lonesome johnny and butcher bob as well
and a hundred other losers that i said i'd see in hell
chorus:
now we sing the songs that dead men sing
and rattle all the bones
`cuz we'd rather be in hell together
than heaven all alone
- copyright, jack mctamney
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