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Lucy's In Love
04:24
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Monday comes stumbling through the door
The elevator smells of coffee and desperation
Can’t see the forest through the war
The boss is waiting where the hell have you been
Where to begin this story...
Just then the sun breaks through the clouds
The band starts playing and we’re laughing out loud
Kites and confetti fall from skies above
Wake up the neighbors - Lucy’s in love
She’s like a doll within a doll
There’s something different, something, can’t put my finger on it
Now when I’m staring at the wall
I see her smiling like a faint silhouette
and I can’t forget about it
Then she appears and lovely music plays
The trees are swinging and the orchestra sways
And as the sun breaks through the clouds above
Standing ovations cause Lucy’s in love
I’ve been waiting all of my life and
staying up late at night anticipating it too
Back up at the attic we’ll shack up - so ecstatic
Umm actually, I choose you
And then the sun breaks through the cold grey clouds
The band starts playing and we’re laughing out loud
Cranes and canaries fill the sky above
Call all the papers - wake up the neighbors!
Then she appears and Roxy Music plays
The trees are swinging and the orchestra sways
A tune so true it moves the crowd so loud above
Standing ovation - Lucy’s in love
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I Love to Sing
04:03
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When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would play me the best songs
About the law and countin’ your money
And somebody who’d done somebody wrong
But most of all I can recall the melody so soft and sweet
That still comes back to me…
I love to sing
Like the birds up in the trees
I love to sing
A pure and simple melody
I love to sing
Like the birds up in the trees and the dolphins in the sea
And the whole wide world joining in this chorus right now
The band played on and I got a little older
And my buddies would play me the best songs
About the wall and topographic oceans
And how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
But most of all the words enthralled me with a wondrous mystery
and possibility…
I love to sing
Like the birds up in the trees
I love to sing
A pure and simple melody
I love to sing
Like the birds up in the trees and the dolphins in the sea
And the whole wide world joining in this chorus right now… bah bah bah da
Now… bah bah bah, bah bah bah
Now… bah bah bah dah
Now… bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah
Sometimes we all just need a song
Something we all can sing along with
When we’ve fallen down and we need a lift to get us off the ground
You can sing a song and it won’t be long til the smiles return to happy faces
But most of all I can recall the melody so soft and sweet
That still burst forth when my mind’s at ease
I love to sing
About the moona and the juna and the spring
And almost anything
I love to sing
Like the birds up in the trees and the dolphins in the sea
And the whole wide world
The whole wide world
The whole wide world joining in this chorus right now… bah bah bah da
Now… bah bah bah, bah bah bah
Now… bah bah bah dah
Now… bah bah bah, bah bah bah
Now… shoobie doo wah
Now… bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah
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3. |
Lydia Pinkham
03:33
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Mother just used to sigh and pine away
And long for days when girls wore gowns and boys wore trousers
Sepia themes that slowly turned to gray
Mundane parades of memories that like wilted flowers fade
Now everywhere she goes, she’s walking in circles,
speaking in riddles, but I think she feels better.
And even though there’s holes in her clothes,
all the world's her oyster and she owes it all to Lydia Pinkham
The miracle mile was her bright Broadway,
her Champs-Élysées of rushing cars, Quixotic towers.
Now once in a while she sips her holiday,
These scenes replay, the hours pass, she's checking out today
Now everywhere she goes, she’s walking in circles,
speaking in riddles, but I think she feels better.
And even though nobody else knows,
all the world's her oyster and she owes it all to Lydia Pinkham
Ahh ahh.. La la la Lydia Pinkham
Ahh ahh.. La la la Lydia Pinkham
Now everywhere she goes, she’s walking in circles,
speaking in riddles, but I think she feels better
And buffaloes and crows kiss her toes,
All the world's her oyster and she owes it all to Lydia Pinkham
Ahh ahh.. La la la Lydia Pinkham
Ahh ahh.. La la la Lydia Pinkham
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Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down a road and back again
Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant
I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And if you threw a party
Invited everyone you knew
Well, you would see the biggest gift would be from me
And the card attached would say
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
If it's a car you lack
I'd surely buy you a Cadillac
Whatever you need, any time of the day or night
I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And when we both get older
With walking canes and hair of gray
Have no fear, even though it's hard to hear
I will stand real close and say
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Let me tell you 'bout a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
And when we die and float away
Into the night, the Milky Way
You'll hear me call as we ascend
I'll see you there, then once again...
Thank you for being a...
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
People, let me tell you 'bout a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Whoa, tell you 'bout a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
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5. |
News of the Day
04:09
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Starin' at the relics all around you
Siftin' through the ashes that you used to know
All of that on which you've built a foundation so dissolute
strikes a chord and makes me wanna say
Here's to you Mr. Brokenhearted, hats off to my Lady
Downtrodden, besodden by the news of the day
Take it all with a grain of salt and something strong to break the falling
pieces all around you of a life led yesterday
And now that you've accustomed to the new scene
Reveling in what would have been dull before
You may have lost your Sunday suit and baser things now substitute
but you lived to turn another phrase
Here's to you Mr. Brokenhearted, hats off to my Lady
Downtrodden, besodden by the news of the day
Take it all with a grain of salt and something strong to break the falling
pieces all around you of a life led yesterday
And though the days drag on, longer still is the song
That rang out on Judgement Day
Still ringin' now we filter out what's meaningful and safe to save
Here's to you Mr. Brokenhearted, hats off to my Lady
Downtrodden, besodden by the news of the day
Take it all with a grain of salt and something strong to break the falling
pieces all around you of a life led yesterday
The falling pieces all around you of a life led yesterday
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6. |
Sorry For the Mess
03:41
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Sorry for the mess
We let you down I guess
Although we tried our best
I know you're unimpressed
So yes, we got the message
Sorry for the mess
Pardon please our dust
The ink stains and the rust
It must be you're accustomed to a finer crew than us
So while we're all adjusting
Please excuse the dust
I'll concede this legacy is underwhelming
The seas are rising, the ice caps melting
The bees all have diseases and the ozone's full of holes
A mass of plastic crap is floating in the ocean
Some days it feels like the end's approaching
but don't feel blue - for you it's all brand new...
Seems we all just dropped the ball on global warming
Ignored Al Gore and all the morbid warnings
Now the rhino and the polar bear are barely getting by
The sushi's full of mercury and salmonella
It’s not fair but I’m here to tell ya
It's your turn now to turn it all around...
So sorry for the mess
It's ugly I confess
Distressing and depressing
we so badly failed this test
So yes we're really sorry
Sorry for the mess
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Hello World
03:56
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Hello world, what's been going on behind the face that you've been puttin on?
I was lost, I've been gone so long and I'm wondering what has changed.
Hello world, how’d ya get so big, and bright and full of all this everything
I’m amazed and I’m overwhelmed, sometimes all too much.
But in your eyes I can see a reflection of me,
I bet there's more if you’re willing to share
Hello light, you’re nearly blinding me, especially where the darkness used to be
It’s quite a shock to my circuitry, and just what I need
Cause in your eyes I can see a reflection of me,
Full of joy, wracked with pain, delightful insane
I bet there’s more that you’ve hidden everywhere
I can't count the ways that you create these
novel states, from the sublime landscapes to punk new wave
to cyberspace to celebrate this time and place Hello world...
In your eyes I can see a reflection of me,
Full of joy, wracked with pain, delightful insane
I know there’s more everywhere
Hello world, how’d ya get so big, and bright and full of all this everything
I’m amazed and I’m overwhelmed, sometimes all too much.
But in your eyes I can see a reflection of me,
Full of joy, wracked with pain, delightful insane
With your wide open arms, and your loving embrace
I know there's more that we're gonna share
Hello world
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Walkin' with you slowly, sun pouring gently down
You splashed the glow all around
Nothin’ but the here and now while the feeling stays
On such a bright day...
So come what may of our time together
Love gives no guarantees
And with that caveat there’s a memory I’ve got of
You, me, and the sunshine. You and me and the sun.
Climbin’ for a while then paused on some rocky ground
Engulfed in the clouds
A formless constellation, filtering the fresh sunbeams
On the edge of a dream...
So come what may of our time together
Love gives no guarantees
And with that caveat there’s a memory I’ve got of
You, me, and the sunshine. You and me and the sun.
When I wanna feel like I’ve got a real special someone
All I gotta do is just picture you in the sun
Nothin’ more I can do, ‘cept to say I want you near
Each day of the year
But every you see me might not be a sunny one
Cause you never know what’s gonna
Come what may of our time together
Love gives no guarantees
And with that caveat there’s a memory I’ve got of
You, me, and the sunshine. You and me and the sun.
You, me, and the sun shining down
You and me and the sunshine.
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9. |
Smile
03:42
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When you’ve been haunted by a loneliness
that plods beside you day by day
Remember that you’ve got one strategy
with which to keep the sads at bay
It’s always there for you, it’s never really that far from view
So quit your whimpering, suck it up and just flash a grin
All you gotta do is smile because it’s yours
And when you smile you make it ours
So smile from near to far and remember
You’re the only one who can brighten up your corner of the world
With the glow from your smile
Sometimes we all have met an emptiness that takes a long extended stay
An uninvited guest who will not leave until you find a way to change
It’s always there for you, it’s never really that far from view
So when you get annoyed, don’t forget you can find some joy
All you gotta do is smile (smile) because it’s yours
And when you smile you make it ours
So smile from near to far and remember
You’re the only one who can brighten up your corner of the world
With the glow from your smile
And when you smile you bring sunshine to a stranger on a rainy day
Spread some joy to all your friends and your enemies
There’s nothing that a silly grin can’t ameliorate
It’s pretty simple all you have to do is smile
It’s pretty simple all you have to do is smile
Because it’s yours
And when you smile you make it ours
So smile from near to far and remember
You’re the only one who can brighten up your corner of the
You’re the only one who can brighten up your corner of the
You’re the only one who can brighten up your corner of the world
With the glow, the world with your glow
The world with the glow from your smile
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Spin
04:33
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Spin, just like a top
spin-cycle stop
just for a moment then begin spinning again
I was a friend
but spin cycle's got no time to spend
lying on the grass and counting stars
there goes Venus and Mars
Galileo knew it was true
the world don't spin around you
Spin, under my skin
digging right in
cause you've never seen the damage done
a wing and a prayer, you're too hip to care
gotta look out for number one
minute of your day spent on your own
by the lake throwing stones
they skip across without falling in
if you know just how to make them spin
Right now it's going around
your spinning's beginning to get us all down
(nah nah nah...)
Hey now it's going around
your spinning's beginning to get us all down now
Day out and day in, where have you been?
Practically going nowhere fast
Lookin' so thin man, you're out on a limb
how long will the next spin-cycle last
chance to take your seats and place your bets
on this chaos roulette
where she stops nobody can say
on the black or red (black or red)
or a shade of gray
Right now it's going around
your spinning's beginning to get us all down
(spinning up spinning down spinning out spin around)
Hey now it's going around
your spinning's beginning to get us all down now
(spinning up spinning down spinning out spin around)
Right now it's going around
your spinning's beginning to get us all down
(spinning up spinning down spinning out spin around)
Hey now it's going around
your spinning's beginning to get us all down now
(spinning up spinning down spin around)
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11. |
Souvenirs
05:47
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I've been finding these things
I've been finding those
Memories of all the times that we have had won't last
One day they'll float into the past
I've been hiding these things
I've been hiding those
And I wonder just how many souvenirs
can fit inside the hole inside of me you left
these old watercolored paper scraps fade to black
photobooths trap the time
piles of your dusty paperbacks once were stacked
but they're now souvenirs
I've been hiding these things
I've been hiding those
And I wonder just how many souvenirs
can fit inside the hole inside of me you left
these old watercolored paper scraps fade to black
photobooths trap the time
piles of your dusty paperbacks once were stacked
but they're now souvenirs
it's almost time to let them go
it's almost time to ...
I've been hiding these things
I've been hiding those
And I wonder just how many souvenirs
can fit inside the hole inside of me you left
the old watercolored paper scraps fade to black
photobooths trap the time
piles of your dusty paperbacks once were stacked
but they're now souvenirs
it's almost time to let them go
it's almost time to ...
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