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When This Goes Bad
02:39
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Love is nothing more than a close-and-open door
And it'll shut you out before you're through
Every time I start to fall, I make myself recall
That it's just what I don't need ...and what I do
Oh, but you're the highest hope I've ever had
It's gonna hurt when this goes bad
Love is like a song that carries you along
It's in your heart, but never in your hand
Though I'll never live without it, I know I'll always doubt it:
The Melody that I can't understand
Oh, but you're the highest hope I've ever had
It's gonna hurt when this goes bad
Oh, it's everything, but every thought is mad
It's passionate, but just a passing fad
And you're the highest hope I've ever had
It's gonna hurt when this goes bad.
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The Sight of You
01:47
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I have known the cold of Winter's snow
On white December trees
And watched it turn to water as it melts
But the coldest chill that's bit my bones
In recent memory
Is the sight of you with someone else
I've been bitten up, beaten bad
And stung by honeybees
Covered up in callouses and welts
But the hardest hurt that I have had
In recent memory
Is the sight of you with someone else
I've seen starving little babies
And a mother asking "Why?"
I've seen villages with water-stricken wells
But the only thing that's ever made me
Hang my head & cry
Was the sight of you with someone else
I've seen starving little babies
And a world that didn't care
I've seen wishes made on water-stricken wells
But the only thing that might or may be
More than i can bear
Is the sight of you with someone else
Oh, the sight of you with someone else
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I Can't Miss You
03:08
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I can call you on the phone
Count the days 'til you come home
But i can't miss you
I can think of you & smile
Make you happy for a while
But I can't miss you
You can bend or you can break
But we'll see how long it takes
Until you run along & find somebody new
I can tell you that it's fine
'Cause you were never really mine
and i can't miss you
I can keep it to myself
Read each book upon my shelf
So i won't miss you
I could use some time to rest
I'm so tired that I might confess
I miss you
I can look you in the eye
I can tell the perfect lie
And say it's better off if you & I are through
I can turn & walk away
But I'll be waiting for the day
when I don't miss you
You can bend or you can break
But we'll see how long it takes
Until you run along & find somebody new
I can tell you that it's fine
'Cause you were never really mine
And i can't miss you
I can turn & walk away
I'll be waiting for the day
When I don't miss you
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Wait For the Sun
03:01
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You're bright as the morning
You're light as the breeze
A wisp of the willow
A kite in the trees
And I don't wanna lose your light
I don't wanna say goodbye
If you're thinking you just might turn & run,
Wait for the sun
You rise with the morning
You fall with the tide
A flash in the distance
A thief in the night
And I don't wanna lose your light
I don't wanna say goodbye
If you're thinking you just might turn & run,
Well I don't wanna lose your light
I don't wanna say goodbye
If you're thinking you just might turn & run,
Wait for the sun
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Fermez la Bouche
02:12
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Fermez la bouche
Shut your mouth, baby
Don't say a word without me sayin' so
Lift up your head
Oh, and look me in the eye
'Cause we've got a long, long way to go
Tete-a-la-tete
Read my mind, sugar
I wanna set those rosy cheeks aglow
Lift up your head
Oh, and put your hand in mind
'Cause we've got a long, long way to go
The highway is my home
And I was made to roam
But not alone
And as we babble on
Another hour is gone
So let's get on down that road
And shut your mouth, my baby
We'll have time to talk before you know
Woah, lift up your head
Oh, and let me see you smile
'Cause we've got a long, long way
And you know it's such a long, long way
We've got a long, long way to go
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Over & Over
02:00
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Each day I find new ways to say I'm done with you
Each week I'll never speak to you again
'Cause I've had enough of each and every one of you
And this is where your worn-out story ends
'Cause it's over, and over again
Over and over again
Well I'll tell the world I'm wise and well and older now
But no one will believe it very much
So when you say I need someone to hold me now,
I must insist that I don't miss your touch
'Cause it's over, and over again
Over and over again
Yeah, it's over, and over again
Over and over again
It's over, and over again
Over and over again
Yeah, it's over, and over again
Over and over again
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Hold On to My Heart
03:35
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I took her out on Tuesday
I thought that all was well
But then I heard the news today
Seems I shot it straight to hell
She said,
"You better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone"
Oh, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
For all you know
You're all-too-slow
So don't let go
Baby, hold on
Tried again on Thursday
I thought we'd get along
I couldn't find one word to say
When you told me I was wrong
She said,
"You better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone"
Oh, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
Oh, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
Yeah, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
For all you know
You're all-too-slow
So don't let go
Baby, hold on (x2)
(solos)
For all you know
You're all-too-slow
So don't let go
Baby, hold on
For all you know
You're all-too-slow
So don't let go
Hold on
...to my heart or I'm gone
Oh, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
Oh, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
Yeah, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
Oh, you better hold on
Oh, you better hold on
Oh, you better hold on
Oh, you better hold on to my heart, or I'm gone
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(Underwater)
02:06
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Fishing
03:52
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I was feeling lonesome in a little fishing pond
Wading through the water with my boots & britches on
I was only biding time
Throwing out a line or two
Sudden movement made me turn – A glimmer caught my eye
Something in the shallow end was flickering with light
There was something hidden here
It was clear what I must do
Close my mouth & bite my tongue
Fill my lungs & dive below
Close my eyes & listen
I am fishin’ for what I don’t know
Oh, I don’t know
Stories told of treasure drive a man to seek his own
And in this little fishing pond, a seed of hope was sown
A sight I’d never seen before
Evermore I’ll search the blue
Close my mouth & bite my tongue
Fill my lungs & dive below
Close my eyes & listen
I am fishin’ for what I don’t know
Oh, I don’t know
Where are you hiding?
Where are you hiding?
Where are you?
Where are you hiding?
Where are you?
Where are you hiding?
I was feeling lonesome in a little fishing pond
Wading through the water with my boots & britches on
I was only biding time
Throwing out a line or two
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Better With You
02:34
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Well I’m not like the man on the radio
There’s a lot that I’m still figurin’ out
But it don’t take a half-hour slot to know
That it’s better with you than without
Well I can’t be convicted of anything
I’m a man with a reasonable doubt
But it don’t take a jury or judge to see
It’s better with you than without
Well I don’t have a fail-proof philosophy
I don’t know what this world’s all about
But it don’t take a doctorate, no P.H.D.
It’s just better with you than without
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