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Tender Beats
03:10
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Wish I could turn back time
You read me a nursery rhyme
I was standing next to you
I was standing next to you
Bury my head in your arms
Cause it felt like home
Pick a random star in the sky
Follow it down as it goes by
Is it cold where you are
And do I seem that far?
I put my hand on your hand
And it felt like stone
I was standing next to you
I was standing next to you
Put my hand on your palm
Watch the day go calm
Throw the night light in the fire
Watch the flames as it goes higher
Is it cold where you are
And do I seem that far?
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2. |
Thirty Five
03:42
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No one expects you to drive when you’re 35
You just come along and stay for the ride
Sun in my eyes
With you by my side
And Lake Michigan on the passenger side
Everyone I know goes away to hide
Sometimes stay inside to pass the tide
See all my friends
We've got no money to spend
But we try to see each other from time to time
Dreams and promises you made back in the day
Sometimes they get lost along the way
But you my dear
We’ve got no demons to fear
And we can ride together throughout the years
Road signs will pass, until we run out of gas
Until then we’ll have to make the time last
Fall back in time
I won’t repent for my crimes
And when the song is over we can hit rewind
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3. |
Before The Storm
03:18
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You can leave me lying right beside her
When Southern California was always on fire
But do you remember?
Walking away before the Storm
And can you, confined to
Washing it away
Until it’s gone
(and think nothings wrong)
Save us from dark you brave cave divers
Like Thai soccer player Chilean miners
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4. |
Don't Stop Here
04:24
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Well don’t stop here for me darling
You can take it all the way home
So much for always looking up
Than feeling down
you can take it slow
Don’t come home
Until you’ve washed ashore
On a beach
with palm trees hanging low
Forget your name
And I’ll do the same
Well don’t stop here if you’re hungry
You can drink along on the path
She always said that what you give
is what you get
but what do you need
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5. |
Against The Grain
04:56
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I’m chasing you when your running around
I’m up when your down. Your taking it out on me
And when I’m tired I’m down on the floor
Can’t take it no more, Keeping the score on me
But I still love you
Even when were against the grain
And I’d still tend to you
Even if you forget my name
But it’s alright now. It’s alright now
And we’ll be alright we’ll be alright now somehow
Feeling weak when you’re looking at me
We feel a bit free. Wrapping your arms around me
And at night, when it feels about right
Passing the time, When you’re resting your head on me
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Dragonfly
03:29
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There’s nothing to do when you’re away
There’s nothing to hide when you go inside
There’s nothing at all that you can take
There’s nothing I have that you’d want
Feels like no one’s around when I’m with you
And we can take it day by day
And if the world around us starts changing
We wouldn’t care anyway
There’s nothing to fear when you’re by my side
We can fend them off for another day
And there’s no mountain I wouldn’t climb
I’d do it for you, dragonfly
Feels like no one’s around when I’m with you
And we can take it day by day
And if the sky scrappers start falling
We wouldn’t have to get out of the way
Feels like no one’s around when I’m with you
When we’re walking hand in hand
There’s no safer place than to be next to you
We can do it together, dragonfly
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7. |
A Dog In The Fight
03:10
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In 1990 and 1991 my father fought in a war called Operation, Desert Storm
My mother was a nurse and she worked all night, she came back home and slept throughout the day, when my sister would play
And I thought, is this the American Dream
Is this what we forward to
It’s alright by me
And I don’t have a dog in the fight
But that's alright, at least for tonight
I didn’t matter that no one looked like me,
I watched Scottie Pippen on the Television screens, back in 93
Asking girls to skate at the Roller Rink
All my neighbors were Irish Catholic, but Emily, she was protestant
And I thought, is this the American Dream
Is this what we forward to
It’s alright by me
And I don’t have a dog in the fight
But that's alright, at least for tonight
And I don’t have a single regret
For who I am, my parents the blood and sweat
It didn’t matter what my teachers said to me
I watched my all favorite bands on MTV, back in 93
Fond memories and good times I had back then
All my neighbors were Irish Catholic, except for Jonathan, he was lutheran
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How are things in music city?
From what I hear this time is pretty
Are the bright lights keeping you company
Does the whisky make you see clearly
That
When you left that day
I could have asked for you to stay
But I just wasn’t wired that way
How are things in New York City
Does the Subway make you feel gritty
How are things in San Francisco
Does it remind you of the places that we’d go
When you realized that we
Were just never meant to be
I should have asked if you were okay
But I just wasn’t wired that way
Things are feeling fine in Chicago
I often go to the places that you know
When I think of you in the distance
I often wonder in this instance
That
what you’re searching for is true
I only wanted the best for you
But I’m glad that things turned out this way
Cause I just wasn’t wired that way
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9. |
Ghostwalking
04:59
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You always asked me if I was warm
When you called me on the phone
Chicago winters are relentlessly merciless
freeze you to the bone
And I can’t feel
I’ve been ghost walking in your footsteps lately
Down a cold and darkened path
And I can’t see
My visions blurred
I’ve been sleep talking in proses lately
But I can’t be seen or heard
And I wake up
much later in the evening
Street shadows on the ceiling
I wonder where you are
But not before I take a moment
and remembered what you did
Laying down the foundation in front of me
Back when I was a kid
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10. |
The Bittersweetness
04:01
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The bitter sweetness comes and goes
I always think of you when it snows
And I can’t find a time
Where I can hide from you
Just like the stars when they come to shine
The flowers blossom and then they die
But you play the game
And I feel no shame
I’m free
You held me close under vinyl eyes
You fed my mind under painted skies
Just like the stars when they come to shine
The flowers blossom and then they die
And time will pass me by
But the light shines in me
I’m free
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11. |
Still Can't Walk Away
04:09
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I’ve been stuck on you. We’ve been in it through and through
And I’ve missed you, all these days
But after all this time, I still can’t walk away
When you came to me, you made my fingers bleed
When we are argue, we put it on display
But after all this time, I still can’t walk away
I thought my rivers were dry
But you stayed by my side
You’re an ocean I can hardly swim
I thought I lost you when the lights went dim
Wanna give it just another try and then we can run and hide
I can’t let you be, will you still inspire me?
I look through you and I’m here to stay
But after all this time, I still can’t walk away
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Conrad Merced Chicago, Illinois
I live in Chicago and write songs about being cold.
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