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Can't You See He's Gone
04:12
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HE WAS A DARK HAIRED BOY WITH AN ELVIS SMILE
SHE WAS SIX MONTHS SHY OF HER FIRST BORN CHILD
SHE WAS BARELY 17 WHEN HE HAD HIS WAY
NOW THERE AIN’T NOTHING SHE CAN DO
THAT CAN MAKE HIM STAY
GIRL, CAN’T YOU SEE HE’S GONE
NO MORE WORDS TO LEAD YOU ON ONE MORE DAY
NO MORE LIES GONNA MAKE HIM STAY SO
GIRL CAN’T YOU LET HIM GO
NO ONE HAS TO KNOW THE WAY HE MADE YOU FEEL
NO MORE TEARS GONNA MAKE IT REAL AGAIN
SO SHE PACKED UP THOSE MEMORIES
CAUGHT A GREYHOUND FOR HOME
WHERE SHE KNEW THEY’D FORGIVE HER THERE
FOR WHAT IS LOVE WITHOUT A PROMISE
OR HOPE WITHOUT FEAR?
IT WAS HER MOTHER THAT WAS WAITING
TO HOLD HER NEAR
SHE SAID YOU’LL NEVER HAVE MORE
HEARTACHE THAN YOUR SOUL CAN BEAR
BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE JOY,
YOU’RE GONNA SHED SOME TEARS
GIRL CAN’T YOU SEE HE’S GONE
NO MORE WORDS TO LEAD YOU ON ONE MORE DAY
NO MORE LIES GONNA MAKE HIM STAY SO
GIRL CAN’T YOU LET HIM GO
NO ONE HAS TO KNOW THE WAY HE MADE YOU FEEL
NO MORE TEARS GONNA MAKE IT REAL AGAIN
THEN ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER,
MAYBE SIX WEEKS TOO SOON
SHE REMEMBERED HIS FATHER’S SMILE
WHEN SHE HELD HIM SO CLOSE,
FELT HIS TREMBLING HEART,
IT WAS SUDDENLY ALL SO CLEAR
GIRL CAN’T YOU SEE HE’S GONE
NO MORE WORDS TO LEAD YOU ON ONE MORE DAY
NO MORE WORDS GONNA MAKE HIM STAY SO
GIRL CAN’T YOU LET HIM GO
NO ONE HAS TO KNOW THE WAY HE MADE YOU FEEL
NO MORE TEARS GONNA MAKE IT REAL
NO MORE LIES GONNA BREAK THIS DEAL
NO MORE HURT FOR THIS HEART OF STEEL
ONE TRUE LOVE, ONE TRUE LOVE WILL ENDURE
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Every Little Thing
03:23
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SHE WAS EVERYTHING HE WANTED IN A VELVET DRESS
HALF A LITTLE THING, BUT I MUST CONFESS
THAT SHE WAS OVER YOU
BEFORE THE NIGHT WAS THROUGH
EVERY LITTLE THING SHE WANTED BUT A LOVE AFFAIR
HALF A NIGHT OF ANYONE TO TAKE HER THERE
AND NOW SHE’S OVERDUE;
SHE STILL CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S TRUE
AND WITH EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY
THERE’S ANOTHER LITTLE REASON TO STAY
ANOTHER HIGHWAY EXIT TO ANYWHERE BUT HERE
WHERE THE STARS AT NIGHT DON’T BURN SO BRIGHT
BUT THEY CAN TAKE AWAY THE STING
OF EVERY LITTLE THING
HER FRIENDS WERE ALWAYS SAYING
SHE COULD BE A STAR
WORKING SECOND SHIFT SHE KNEW
SHE’D NEVER GET THAT FAR
BUT A GIRL CAN DREAM, HER FACE ON A MAGAZINE
AND ON THE QUIET NIGHTS SHE WONDERS
IF THERE’S MORE THAN THIS
IS IT TOO LATE FOR ANOTHER CHANCE
AT HAPPINESS
WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO
WHEN THIS WORLD WAS ALL SHE KNEW
BUT WITH EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY
THERE’S ANOTHER LITTLE REASON TO STAY
ANOTHER ONE WAY TICKET TO NOWHERE FAST COME AND GONE
WHERE THE STARS AT NIGHT DON’T BURN SO BRIGHT
BUT THEY CAN TAKE AWAY THE STING
OF EVERY LITTLE THING
AND SO WITH EVERY DAY THAT PASSED HER BY
THERE WAS ANOTHER LITTLE REASON TO STAY
ANOTHER HIGHWAY EXIT TO ANYWHERE BUT HERE
WHERE THE STARS AT NIGHT THAT BURNED TOO BRIGHT
COULD HAVE TAKEN AWAY THE STING
OF EVERY LITTLE THING
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Stay
04:22
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WHAT WAS THE LAST MOMENT THAT WE SHARED?
WORDS I DON’T REMEMBER STILL HANG THICK IN THE AIR
DID I PLAY YOUR HEART ON A BROKEN STRING
IN A TEMPO OUT OF TIME?
WHAT WERE THE FIRST WORDS I HEARD YOU SAY?
DO YOU THINK I MEANT TO EVER LOVE YOU THIS WAY?
BEFORE A SIMPLE TOUCH WAS EVERYTHING
NOW INSTEAD YOU TURN AWAY
WHY DON’T YOU ASK ME TO
STAY WITH ME, ONE MORE NIGHT
IF ONLY I COULD HEAR YOU SAY YOU’D
STAY WITH ME, WE’D MAKE IT RIGHT, I KNOW
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR
IS THE DAWN AS THE NIGHT TURNS TO DAY;
WON’T YOU JUST ASK ME TO STAY?
DON’T YOU REMEMBER JUST HOW HARD WE TRIED?
LIVING OFF OUR LOVE WAS ALL I NEEDED TO SURVIVE
AFTER THIS BROKEN HEART, THE MEMORY
MAY BE ALL THAT’S LEFT, SO I PRAY
WHY DON’T YOU ASK ME TO
STAY WITH ME, ONE MORE NIGHT
IF ONLY I COULD HEAR YOU SAY YOU’D
STAY WITH ME, WE’D MAKE IT RIGHT, I KNOW
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR
IS THE DAWN AS THE NIGHT TURNS TO DAY;
WON’T YOU JUST ASK ME
WON’T YOU PLEASE ASK ME ...
WHAT WERE THE FIRST WORDS I HEARD YOU SAY?
DO YOU THINK I MEANT TO EVER LOVE YOU THIS WAY?
AFTER THE SILENT TEARS ARE SHED AND GONE
AND THERE’S NO MORE WORDS TO SAY
WHY DON’T YOU ASK ME...
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Lotus
04:11
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THERE WERE TIMES IN MY BLISS
WHEN I WAS FAR TOO GONE TO MISS
ALL OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT REMIND ME WHO I AM
THERE WERE THINGS SAID AND DONE
I COULD HAVE BEEN THE LONELY ONE
AND SO BUT THERE BEFORE THE GRACE OF YOU I STAND
YOUR PATIENCE I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND
IF IT WAS ANYONE BUT ME
I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW
IF YOU HAD ONLY LET ME BE
I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE NOW
BUT IN THE DARK YOU FOUND
THE LIGHT THAT SET ME FREE
AND IN THE END I FOUND THE BETTER PART OF ME
SO I WALKED ON THE EDGE
THROUGH THE DARKNESS WHERE WE BLED
UPON THE CROSS I BUILT ALONE WITH MY OWN HANDS
BROUGHT ME DOWN, TOOK ME IN
BECAME THE SAINT BENEATH MY SIN
SO I COULD RISE ABOVE OBSESSION & DESIRE
HOW DID I EVER DESERVE THE FAITH
THAT FEEDS THIS FIRE?
IF IT WAS ANYONE BUT ME
I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW
IF YOU HAD ONLY LET ME BE
I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE NOW
BUT IN THE DARK YOU FOUND A LIGHT THAT SET ME FREE
AND IN THE END I FOUND THE BETTER PART OF ME
LIKE A FLOWER THROUGH A RIVER OF MUD
PRESSES EVER INTO THE SUN
I KEPT BELIEVING THAT MY HEART
COULD GROW UNSTAINED
IF IT WAS ANYONE BUT ME
I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW
IF YOU HAD ONLY LET ME BE
I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE NOW
BUT IN THE DARK YOU FOUND
THE LIGHT THAT SET ME FREE
AND IN THE END I FOUND THE BETTER PART OF ME
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I Think I Know
04:40
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IT’S FOUR AM & I DON’T KNOW WHERE MY BABY IS
I THINK SHE SAID SHE’D SEE ME ‘ROUND
AND WHILE I’M STARING AT MY REFLECTION ON THE CEILING
MY BABY’S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
THERE’S A NUMBER IN THE DRAWER BY THE PHONE
A STRANGER’S NAME I’VE NEVER SEEN
DRAWN ON A NAPKIN
FROM A CAFE BY THE STATION
STUCK BETWEEN THE PAGES
OF SOME FOREIGN MAGAZINE
I THINK I KNOW WHERE MY BABY IS TONIGHT
I’M GONNA FIND HER
FROM THE WINDOW I COULD WATCH HER
LEAVING LATE LAST NIGHT
SOMETHING SOFT INSIDE HER BURNING LIKE A FIRE
I THINK SHE KNEW WHERE SHE WAS GOING
WHEN SHE LEFT HERE
SHE’S A LOVER BY NATURE BUT A DEMON BY DESIRE
I HEAR THE WHISTLE OF THE 4:10 LEAVE THE STATION
SOMEONE’S HEART IS BREAKING
IN THE FIRST LIGHT OF THE DAWN
AS LONG AS THERE ARE SONGS TO WRITE
SHE’LL SIT BEHIND THE COUNTER
DRINKING COLD BLACK COFFEE TIL THE MEMORY’S GONE
I THINK I KNOW WHERE MY BABY IS TONIGHT
I’M GONNA FIND HER
I THINK I KNOW WHERE MY BABY IS TONIGHT
I’M GONNA FIND HER
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What Can I Do
03:19
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YOU NEVER FILL ME WITH CONFIDENCE
YOU ONLY LEAVE ME IN PAIN
FOREVER ACTING SO NONCHALANT
IT HAPPENS TIME AND AGAIN
WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE YOU WANT ME?
WHO CAN I BE SO YOU’LL LET ME KNOW?
SOME PART OF YOU’S ALREADY LONELY
AND PART OF YOU WON’T LET ME GO
IT WASN’T LIKE THIS SO LONG AGO
YOU’D ALWAYS BE BY MY SIDE
BUT LATELY YOU’VE BEEN INVISIBLE
NO MATTER HOW HARD I’VE TRIED
YOU’RE TURNING YOUR BACK ON ME EVER AGAIN
I’M WAITING ON YOU TO DECIDE
WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE YOU WANT ME?
WHO CAN I BE SO YOU’LL LET ME KNOW?
SOME PART OF YOU’S ALREADY LONELY
AND PART OF YOU WON’T LET ME GO
YOU’RE TURNING YOUR BACK ON ME EVER AGAIN
I’M WAITING ON YOU TO DECIDE
WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE YOU WANT ME?
WHO CAN I BE SO YOU’LL LET ME KNOW?
SOME PART OF YOU’S ALREADY LONELY
AND PART OF YOU WON’T LET ME GO
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Hoping For You
03:24
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SLEEP COMES LIKE A DREAM
DEVOID OF LOVE, ABSENT OF PASSION
ANOTHER DAY STILL ALONE
TIME I TOLD YOU HOW I’M FEELING
BUT THEN I THINK, AND YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO LISTEN
CAN’T YOU SEE THAT IT’S ME THAT YOU’RE MISSING?
I STAND ALONE, JUST ME AND MY CONVICTIONS
WELL YOU TOLD ME ONCE BEFORE
THAT OUR LOVE WAS SOMETHING SACRED
WELL I’LL DO MY BEST TO TRY, BECAUSE THIS LOVE IT WILL NOT DIE
AND I ASK THIS QUESTION
WHY
SO I SLIP INTO MY BED
AND WITH SOME LUCK I’LL HEAR THE PHONE RING
BUT FOR NOW, I LAY HERE WAITING
HOPING FOR YOU
FOR YOU
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8. |
Goodnight Song
03:37
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HERE ON THE STAGE THE TIME HAS COME
AMID THE STRAINS OF BE MY ANGEL, OF ROCK IN 2/4
TIME MAY KEEP ALIVE THAT OLD SWAN SONG
THAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING FOREVER
TIL THE TIME MAY BE RIGHT TO SAY GOODBYE
MY VOICE IS ACHING; I’M TONGUE TIRED
AND THE SOUNDS WE ARE MAKING ARE SO
GOODNIGHT SONG, PLAYED SO WRONG
BLAME THE CROWD THEY SCREAM SO LOUD SO LONG
GET SOME HONESTY
TAKE THE BEST OF ME AND THEN THE REST LET GO
IN EVERY SITUATION IN YOUR TIRELESS RAGE
STEP OUTSIDE YOUR CAGE AND LET THE REAL FOOL SHOW
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED ‘ROUND TO BREAK THE ICE
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT ONCE OR TWICE
BUT NOTHING EVER CHANGES
UNLESS THERE’S SOME PAIN, AND OUR
GOODNIGHT SONG, PLAYED SO WRONG
BLAME THE CROWD THEY SCREAMED SO LOUD SO LONG
GOODNIGHT SONG, PLAYED SO WRONG
BLAME THE CROWD THEY SCREAM SO LOUD SO LONG
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9. |
Prelude (Jeremiah 1:5)
01:01
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10. |
This Is Your Life
04:43
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WHY DO I
FEEL NO ONE ELSE COULD KNOW YOU LIKE I DO?
AFTER ALL, THERE’S NEVER BEEN ANOTHER
LIKE THE ONE AND ONLY YOU
SO I GUESS THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR US TO SAY
AND I KNOW THAT WE WOULD JUST GET IN THE WAY
BUT IF YOU KNEW JUST HOW MUCH THIS HURT WAS,
THEN WOULD YOU STAY?
‘CAUSE THIS IS YOUR LIFE, THIS IS YOUR NOW
THIS IS MY DREAM FOR YOU SOMEHOW
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW INSTEAD OF LETTING GO
I’VE LEARNED TO LET YOU GROW
HERE WE ARE,
SO MUCH OF ME LIES HIDDEN IN YOUR SMILE
WHEN YOU CRIED, I’D ONLY HAVE TO HOLD YOU
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
I SOMEHOW KNEW THE WORDS TO EASE YOUR PAIN
AND YOUR LAUGHTER ALWAYS KEPT AWAY THE RAIN
HOW CAN I HOLD BACK THE HANDS OF TOMORROW
FOR JUST ONE MORE DAY?
AND THIS IS YOUR LIFE, THIS IS YOUR NOW
THIS IS MY DREAM FOR YOU SOMEHOW
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW INSTEAD OF LETTING GO
I’VE LEARNED TO LET YOU GROW
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW INSTEAD OF LETTING GO,
I’VE LEARNED TO LET YOU GROW.
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