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1. |
Waste of Wonderful
03:12
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My world gets bigger every day
I'm like a needle in the hay
Should be weirder or just work harder?
Should I be bitter or brokenhearted?
What is my place?
I'm savin' face in a faceless world
So give me the grace to be
More than complacency
What is my place?
I'm savin' face in a faceless world
So give me the grace to be
More than a waste of wonderful
My world gets bigger every day
I'm like a fisherman and they're just
Fishes in the water
So I do what I oughta
My world gets bigger every day
I'm like a needle in the...
Hey, should be weirder or just work harder?
Should I be bitter or brokenhearted?
What is my place?
I'm savin' face in a faceless world
So give me the grace to be
More than complacency
What is my place?
I'm savin' face in a faceless world
So give me the grace to be
More than a waste of wonderful
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2. |
27 Club
01:53
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Hey Chris, I'm talking to you while I'm drivin'
Cause somehow I'm still around
Somehow another year down
Hey Chris, I listen to you while I'm drivin'
Sittin' in the front of my car
Guided by a little Big Star
I wanna see you soon but not too soon
I wanna see you soon but not that soon
I wanna see you soon but not too soon
I wanna see you soon but not that soon
Hey Chris, I'm talking to you while I'm driving
Cause somehow you're still around
Bleeding through the background
Hey Chris, I listen to you all the time now
And everybody's singing your songs
Saying it was you all along
I wanna see you soon but not too soon
I wanna see you soon but not that soon
Christopher Bell,
How does it feel
Knowing you left us something real?
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3. |
How to Make a Memory
03:21
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Who's that sitting in my chair?
Who's wearing what I wear?
'Cause now and then I feel
That none of this is real
Who cooks for you in the mornin', Darlin'?
Who cooks for you every evenin'?
I been lookin' for somebody who can teach me
How to make a memory
Who cooks for you in the mornin', Darlin'?
Who cooks for you every evenin'?
I been lookin' for somebody who can teach me
How to make amends
Who's sleepin' in my bed?
Who's talkin' in my head?
'Cause now and then I find
There's nothing in my mind
Who cooks for you in the mornin', Darlin'?
Who cooks for you every evenin'?
I been lookin' for somebody who can teach me
How to make a memory
Who cooks for you in the mornin', Darlin'?
Who cooks for you every evenin'?
I been lookin' for somebody who can teach me
How to make amends
What do you do in the dead of night?
What do you do when it don't feel right?
Who cooks for you?
Who cooks for you?
Who cooks for you in the mornin'?
Who cooks for you in the mornin', Darlin'?
Who cooks for you every evenin'?
I been lookin' for somebody who can teach me
How to make a memory
Who cooks for you in the mornin', Darlin'?
Who cooks for you every evenin'?
I been lookin' for somebody who can teach me
How to make amends
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4. |
Don'tcha Know
02:30
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Don'tcha know the night from the day
The right way to be
Don'tcha know I'm losing my head
The things that you said to me...
Don'tcha know we're falling out of touch
Don'tcha know my heart still aches so much
Don'tcha know I'm falling and I can't give up on you
Don'tcha go and give up the ghost
I need you the most, you know
Don'tcha think it's time that we rally
Remember the Alamo
Don'tcha know we're falling out of touch
Don'tcha know my heart still aches so much
Don'tcha know I'm falling and I can't give up on you
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5. |
No Home
02:45
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No home but where I make it
No home but where I lay my head
No home but where I make it
No home but where I lay my head
Take a walk down any street
And say goodbye to whoever you meet
Neighbor without the hood
Reclaimed gopher wood
Take a walk down any road
And say goodbye to whoever you know
You think you been redeemed?
There goes my American dream
No home but where I make it
No home but where I lay my head
No home but where I make it
No home but where I lay my head
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6. |
Untouchable
03:11
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Get your white dress
And paint it black
Two steps forward, one step back
Get your license
And join the pack
Two steps forward, one step back
Untouchable
Untouchable
Running circles
Around the track
Two steps forward, one step back
Get your windshield
And watch it crack
Two steps forward, one step...
Untouchable
Untouchable
Untouchable
Untouchable
Untouchable
Untouchable
Untouchable
Untouchable
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7. |
Nobody Baby
02:32
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You've been saying the good times are gone
You're moving on
You've been saying that something is wrong
You don't belong
I can feel it, we're falling through
I get the feeling it's long past due
But Baby, listen
'Cause I'll be missing you
Anywhere that you wanna go
I'll be there if you wanna let me know
Every day that you don't come home
Don't you know
I'm nobody, Baby
Nobody Baby
You've been having a field day with doubt
You're moving out
You've been having your way with the blues
What's left to do?
I can feel it, what's cavin' in
I get the feelin' i don't know where to begin
But Baby, listen
'Cause you're the one I'll miss
Anywhere that you wanna go
I'll be there if you wanna let me know
Every day that you don't come home
Don't you know
I'm nobody, Baby
Nobody Baby
Anywhere that you wanna go
I'll be there if you wanna let me know
Every day that you don't come home
Don't you know
I'm nobody, Baby
Nobody Baby
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8. |
Baby I Love You
03:39
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Well I can't stop thinkin'
With my made-up mind
About a life that coulda been
A love I left behind
Well I can't stop wond'rin'
If I shouldn't maybe call
Tell you what I woulda' said
If I could even speak at all
You gotta hear me say it
Before you know it's true
Well Baby, I love you
Baby, I love you
Baby, I love you
A little more than I'm supposed to
Well I can't get started
I can't get too close
What's making this so hard is
There's a little part of me that seems to know
So you don't go askin'
And I won't respond
And in my way, and in my time,
I’m finally moving on
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9. |
Good Things
02:43
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Over the river and through the woods
And then a couple more
How many miles from Hollywood
All the way to the Atlantic shore?
I'd drive 'em all tomorrow
If that's what I had to do
But sometimes,
Good things just come to you
Over and over I tried to learn
Just how to make her mine
I got the money and time to burn
But I never really saw the signs
I sat her down one morning
Said, "What do I have to do?"
And she said,
"Good things just come to you."
One day,
One way,
Point B to Point A
One day,
One way outta here
Over the river and through the woods
And then a couple more
How many miles from Hollywood
All the way to the Atlantic shore?
I'd drive 'em all tomorrow
If that's what I had to do
But sometimes,
Good things just come to you
Good things just come...
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10. |
Borrowed Time
03:48
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The sun is up
The skies are blue
My fingers go where I want 'em to
And oh, I'm amazed
How long can life go on this way?
The sun is out
The trees are green
I love you more than anything
And oh, I begin
To wonder how the story ends
Living life
In the moment
Living like I don't know that I'm on
Borrowed Time
The sun is up
The skies are grey
And all my blues have gone away
But oh, I coulda' told ya
Nothing good can stay this golden
Living life
In the moment
Living like I don't know that I'm on
Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
Just when I'm thinkin' it's over
Everything turns on a dime
You were my four-leafed clover
Now I'm living life
Living life
In the moment
Living like I don't know that I'm on
Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
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11. |
Whole Heart
02:23
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When you love with your whole heart
Something happens inside
When you love with your whole heart
Something starts to divide
And expand
And you won't understand
Come inside
Come and see
Oh why'd it take so long for me to
Love with my whole heart
Love with my whole heart
Love with my whole heart
Love with my whole heart
When you're loved by a whole heart
Something's starting to crack
When you're loved by a whole heart
There's no holding you back
You are seen, and you've always been seen
It's a fact, it's okay
You'll never go another way
So love with your whole heart
Love with your whole heart
Love with your whole heart
Love with your whole heart
You're seen, and you've always been seen
It's a fact, it's okay
You'll never go another way
So love with your whole heart
Love with your whole heart
Love with your whole heart
Love with your whole heart
Won't you love with your whole heart?
Won't you love with your whole heart?
Won't you love with your whole heart?
Love with your whole heart
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12. |
Everyone I Know
02:20
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Everyone I know adores you
And everybody knows it's true
Cause everyone I know's in love with you
Everybody's head over heels for you
Everybody's over the moon for you
Everyone I know adores you
And everybody knows it's true
Cause everyone I know's in love with...
I play my cards on the table
And I keep my ducks in a row
Oh, but no one knows...
No one knows
I play the odds when I'm able
But even my best hand folds
Cause everyone I know adores you
And everybody knows it's true
Everyone I know's in love with you
Everybody's head over heels for you
Everybody's over the moon for you
Everyone I know adores you
And everybody knows it's true
Cause everyone I know's in love with...
Everyone I know adores you
And everybody knows it's true
Cause everyone I know's in love with you
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Robert Gay and the Alarms Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville native.
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