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Going Down That Road
04:31
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Let's call it a warning, there's no need for a reply
Right now there's nothing burning, but, you could say that I'm twice shy
Sure, you've got the right to find a better way
But if you want some truth from me, all that I can say is…
I'm watching for the detours, I'm carrying a heavy load
I've got to make sure I won't be going down that road,
going down that road
I've been to every truck stop, and every back-woods town
May not have been everywhere, but Lord, I've been around
You don't want to hear it, a pack of well made lies
I know you've got a point and that's what I despise (chorus)
I'm watching for the detours, I'm carrying a heavy load
I've got to make sure I won't be going down that road
I'm searching for the map, its here somewhere,
I'm trying to break the code
I've got to make sure I won't be going down that road,
going down that road
I never thought I'd say it, it feels like I've gone blind
There's no other way to play it, You've been on my mind
Explaining and complaining about what's become of me
If I was smart, I'd park my heart and throw away the key
From here to there and back, and down above and up below
Sometimes it's best to wait, but, now it's time to go (chorus)
To hell with all the detours, now I can't be slowed
Bound to be a big mistake, going down that road
I never had a map you know, I'll never break the code
Motors purring like a kitten, hope she don't explode
So climb aboard, shut the door, we're going down that road
Going down that road, going down that road
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Next Big Thing
03:46
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The next big thing is as sharp as a tack…
The next big thing’s gonna be the new black
The next big thing… better pull down the blinds
‘cause the next big thing’s gonna blow a few minds
It’s a walk in the park, it’s a flickering spark,
I swear that it’s true and it reminds me of you
If you find it first won’t you give me a ring?
Everybody’s looking for the next big thing
The next big thing might be found underground…
The next big thing won’t be square or be round
The next big thing may have gone far away,
Before the next big thing had a moment to stay
Better wake up the dead, better get out the lead…
Make sure you don’t miss, it’s as soft as a kiss
Nobody knows what the future will bring…
Everybody’s looking for the next big thing
You may prosper, you may burn, wait until it is your turn
Pull me close, hold me near, don’t give up before it’s here…
The next big thing is such a delight…
The next big thing… man I hope it’s tonight!
The next big thing, it could be a mistake…
The next big thing keeps the neighbors awake
The next big thing could be green or be blue…
The next big thing won’t be anything new
The next big thing is a door to the past…
The next big thing might as well be the last
Down at the playground, right by the swing…
Down at the compound, hear the phone ring
Nobody knows what the future will bring…
Everybody’s looking for the next big thing
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Flats Fixed
03:02
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I want to make it so you don’t complain, now baby
I want to turn off that part of your brain, now baby
Have a sandwich or something sweet, I don’t care, but you should eat
You’ll be feeling warm and fine, try a glass of this red wine
I want to make it so you don’t complain, now baby
I want to break those chains and set us free, now baby
I want to pull you close right next to me, now baby
I’ve been here so long, it’s true, I’d like end up some place new
Under the covers, no one’s right, no one’s wrong, at least tonight
I want to break those chains and set us free, now baby
There’s no time left to rehearse, there’s awful days and others worse
Some days are not so bad… don’t drive yourself completely mad
I want to see you smile when you see me, now baby
It may take a while, so let it be, now baby
I say we all make mistakes... You can repair the heart that breaks
I thought our future was secure, baby don’t slam the door!
I want to see you smile when you see me, now baby
I want to make it so you don’t complain, now baby
I want to break those chains and set us free, now baby
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I Don't Know
04:26
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I don’t know, it’s all I’ve thinking of
I don’t know, what destroyed our love
I don’t know, you hide, I seek, we never speak… it’s true
I don’t know, I’m kind of lost without you
I don’t know, we drifted apart, so sadly
I don’t know, how we got along so badly
I don’t know, I grumble and I curse, I stumble and I falter
I don’t know, why I left you at the alter
I used to know a thing or two, that was way back when,
I used to know a thing or two, that was before I knew that..
I don’t know, I made me some bad decision
I don’t know, when I’ll be breaking out of prison
I won’t know, for eternity why you threw away the key
I don’t know, what’s become of me
I don’t know… I’m kind of lost without you
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The Part U R Missing
03:38
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Your recipe 4 happiness needs 2 B adjusted
The chef who cooked it up really can’t B trusted
Some ingredients R wrong… the spices R 2 strong…
You left it in the oven & it may have been too long
There’s 1 thing you’ll need B 4 it’s 2 late 2 C.
The part that U R missing...
There’s no option or advance & the studio hasn’t bitten
This draft of your screenplay can’t get shot as written
The through line isn’t strong, the exposition… long
And 1 of the characters is absolutely wrong!
There’s 1 thing you’ll need B 4 it’s 2 late 2 see.
The part that U R missing
To think I think the world revolves around me isn’t true.
I wish U would C the world 4 me still only turns 4 U.
There’s no room 4 subtlety, perhaps U should confess
While you’ve got the best intentions, you’ve really made a mess
Your will is very strong, & U might w8 2 long…
Please don’t let both of us turn out 2 B wrong
There’s 1 thing you’ll need B 4 it’s 2 late 2 C…
The part that U R missing… the part U will B missing
The part that U R missing is me.
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Hey Little Kitty
03:22
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Hey little kitty, hang around my door,
I know this kitty what she come here for
Sad little cries coming from her soul,
She needs more than an empty bowl
Oh yes, hey little kitty… Oh no, my little girl
Hey little kitty with your eyes so green,
Fur so dirty and your look so lean
It's a cruel world on a sunny day,
This little kitty needs a place to stay
Oh yes, hey little kitty… Oh no, my little girl
Did you pick me or I pick you?
Hey little kitty, what you gonna do?
Did I pick you or you pick me?
We'll be together for eternity
Hey little kitty there's no need to hide,
Hey little kitty, you can come inside
Take a look around, tell me what you see,
The night so long, you can stay with me
Oh yes, hey little kitty… Oh no, my little girl
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I'll Take The Fifth
04:11
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Polite warnings and defiant denials,
Fat little fingers clutching checkerboard tiles
Bitter accusations, frozen two-faced smiles
I refuse to take part in this emotional witch trial
Boring board games only breed distraction
Winning won't bring either of us any closer to satisfaction
The price is steep, so is the cliff
No, no, my little duckie, I'll take the fifth… I'll take the fifth
Sometimes you act so mature, sometimes like a real adult
So why am I on the floor adding compliment to insult?
You want to make a settlement, but you've got no case
Even those innocent eyes cannot hide that guilty face
Boring board games only breed distraction
Winning won't bring either of us any closer to satisfaction
You're so cheap, even the waitress got stiffed
No, no, my little duckie, I'll take the fifth… I'll take the fifth
She wonders why I'm always so tired
She asks me to tell her exactly what here might have changed
And when I told her my library card had expired
She didn't believe me, but, everything else was the same
Boring board games only breed distraction
Winning won't bring either of us any closer to satisfaction
The price is steep, so is the cliff,
You're so cheap, even the waitress got stiffed
You're lucky, but maybe you're not so swift,
No, no, my little duckie, I'll take the fifth… I'll take the fifth
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Calculus of Romance
03:40
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Please don’t break my heart, I would rather hear your lies
There is no crime like the truth to bring tears to these eyes
Rumors and tales of your past (I won’t believe) are the talk of the town
My friends say it’s a matter of time until you put me down.
Don’t break my heart, please don’t break my heart,
Please don’t break my heart,
Please don’t make me sad, Stay here and be true
I had never known love, until the day I found you
I am drawn to the flame and still I always return
(though I’ve been burned)
So maybe I’m an optimist or maybe I never learn
Don’t break my heart, please don’t break my heart,
Please don’t break my heart,
At any moment the shoe might drop,
The cake might fall, the spell might break
But could any moment of loving you really be a such a big mistake?
Please don’t break my heart, I do not think it can mend
I know I have no control, I know one day it must end
Please don’t say goodbye, you are the one I would miss
(I would miss)
Let it be some other day, I am not ready for this.
Don’t break my heart, please don’t break my heart,
Please don’t break my heart,
Please don’t break my heart, please don’t break my heart,
Please don’t break my heart
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Cherry Street
03:33
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When you were last on Cherry Street, the fifth floor walk-up tenement flat
You slept out on the fire escape above the stoop where old men sat
When you were last on Cherry Street, your mother’s newsstand by the shul
Is where you worked most everyday before and sometimes after school
When you were last on Cherry Street, a parting letter told them not to fear
Having joined the Merchant Marines and you would return some other year
You can go but you can’t get back, through the stormy times and when the sea is calm
I had a few hundred questions, about the way it was,
I guess I’ll make it all up now ‘cause you are gone.
When you were last on Cherry Street before the strike changed his fate
Your father pressed another cloak from way to early to way to late
When you were last on Cherry Street It was a hot wet sweaty night
You kissed a girl by the Manhattan Bridge and stayed out ‘til it was light
When you were last on Cherry Street
Where English was the foreign tongue
Your mother never learned to speak,
but from the temple walls the wise men sung
You can go but you can’t get back,
through the stormy times and when the sea is calm
I had a few hundred questions, about the way it was,
I guess I’ll make it all up now ‘cause you are gone.
When you were last on Cherry Street It was a noisy dirty place
The cobblestones had been paved over, your mother’s home had been replaced
When you were last on Cherry Street, you know it might’ve been too long
Thought you were only driving through, a ghost called out and sang this song
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Amendment (Dub of Fifth)
04:13
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It runs dark, it runs deep, and surely it runs wide
We know there’s many an agent working it out from the inside
Everywhere are cameras, microphones and prying eyes
Recording in the background, surely now, its no surprise
The truth is somewhere... Conspiracy
Act like you don’t care... Conspiracy
What are you gonna do? Conspiracy…
Everyone knows but you
It’s not hard to imagine, so why can’t you understand?
Just because you don’t know how or where or when,
Surely it was quite well planned
Yes it seems inevitable. Yes, it makes me leery
Something stinks in Denmark, this is not a theory
Behind your neighbor’s door… Conspiracy
Yet another secret war… Conspiracy
You say it cannot be a conspiracy…
And then they come for you
From the job you work to the place where your friends meet
From the halls of power to the shadows lurking on your street
Take a look at the evidence, foundation under attack
Everywhere you turn, you better watch your back
You can say I’m paranoid or say that I’ve gone mad
But I’ve been around the block a few times, this is really bad
From media to government, there’s a target on the truth
Could I be specific? Why the Hell do you need more proof?
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23. |
Conspiracy (Dub)
03:59
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Louie Fleck New York
Composer, Engineer, Producer, Bassist, Guitarist and one-finger keyboard player! He has played in numerous bands, written musicals, composed sound design for film and theater.
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