1. |
If You Leave Me
03:47
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If you leave me, take my eyes
I won’t need to see the sun or changing skies
I won’t see you, with another
And I don’t care to see the world without my other
If you leave me, take my bones
Let my feelings deep inside them turn to stone
If you need them to stand tall
Well then they were never really mine at all
BridgeChorus
If you love me
Leave me whole
If you leave me
Leave my soul
If you leave me, take my ears
They’ll just strain and feel the pain when they don’t hear
my name you whispered soft and low
I don’t wanna hear your songs after you go
If you leave me, take my lips
my mouth, my tongue, my nose, my fingertips
If I can’t press them to your own
Then just take them so they will not be alone
If you love me
Leave me whole
If you leave me
Leave my soul
If you leave me, take my heart
It’s best to keep it all, not just the best part
It might be dented, and it might ache
but it’s best to take it now before it breaks.
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2. |
Dark Silver
04:36
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I first saw you in dark silver
A vision in shadow and light
The portrait of a woman’s defiance
Strengthened by the trials of her life
But in her eyes lay the depth of her longing
For a love unrequited all these years
Made me yearn to hear her voice
To hear her story
To know of her joys and all her fears
And I have loved you
For all of my days
For all of the laughter and all of the tears
And I will love you
For all the rest of my years
When I walked in the bar and saw you
You were singing and shining like a star
The sway of your hips and a smile on your lips
I knew that I had found my heart
And in that moment of a deep recognition
The break through this barrier of time
A connection from the past that had been calling
I smiled and opened my arms wide
And I have loved you
For all of my days
For all of the laughter and all of the tears
And I will love you
For all the rest of my years
Now our days no longer filled with dark silver
But a polished gold that shines just like the sun
Though the years may be short our love is longer
Hold on, Baby
Hold on
And I have loved you
For all of my days
For all of the laughter and all of the tears
And I will love you
For all the rest of my years
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3. |
The Bus to Abilene
04:17
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How in the hell did we end up here?
I thought I was following you.
Guided by flash, motivated by fear.
Ignoring signs we all know to be true.
It’s okay to be quiet - you don’t need to shout.
But please don’t be silent instead.
In your own special way, let what’s inside come out.
Don’t keep it locked up in your head.
Please don’t get on that bus to Abilene.
Baby -- you got to think for yourself.
Smooth talkin’ cowboys ain’t all what they seem.
There’s all kinds of books on the shelf.
Where in the world are we going from here?
Who’s gonna lead us astray?
Look inside your heart and then you can decide
If you’re gonna speak up and say
Please don’t leave our children a hateful place
Where the shiniest tool is distrust
I don’t wanna be in a human race
I don’t wanna ride on that bus.
In this whole universe we are just specs of dust
Trying to get in a passing sunbeam
You can try as you like, but do as you must
We’re not always on the same team.
Please don’t get on that bus to Abilene, Baby
You got to think for yourself
Smooth talkin’ cowboys ain’t all what they seem
There’s all kinds of books on the shelf
Where in the world are we going from here?
Who’s gonna lead us astray?
Look inside your heart and mind then you can decide
If you’re gonna speak up and say
Please don’t leave our children a hateful place
Where the shiniest tool is distrust
I don’t wanna be in a human race
I don’t wanna ride on that bus.
Please don’t get on that bus to Abilene
Baby you got to think for yourself
Smooth talkin’ cowboys ain’t all what they seem
There’s all kinds of books on the shelf
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4. |
American Mind
04:46
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I was working odd jobs
‘bout a mile down the tracks
From where you used to live
Where we met at the crossing
And said goodbye in the yard
Now I’m riding out of town
On the rails of memory
Just like a Hobo with a suitcase
Of stories to carry
Well It’s hard sometimes
To hold on to the memory that lingered
It’s like trying to move dirt in the rain
It slips through your fingers
So you can put
Your tired arms down
Rest your body
On the cold, hard ground
And so she said
It’s done and dead
He is gone
And he won’t be coming round
Here no more
In the Occidental Hotel
In a room by the hour
Then the Accidental Motel
With no working shower
My eyes are so tired
They can’t see you anymore
As you fade into the shadow
A ghost by the door - closes in
So I slept with the window wide open
And breathed in the deep cool night air
I slept with the window wide open
And dreamt all the dreams of the world
So you can put
Your tired arms down
Rest your body
On the cold, hard ground
And so she said
It’s done and dead
He is gone
And he won’t be coming round
Here no more
I said yes to the road
To the great black and white
See the objects in the mirror
Retreat out of sight
And I waved goodbye
To the derelicts and drunks
To the psychopaths and sycophants
Till another day comes
Along the great horizon
The light fades to blind
And somewhere the truth
Speaks the American mind
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5. |
Crazy Carl
04:13
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Crazy Carl lives next door
Goes in and out through the old screen door
Sits on the roof, looks to the sky
Accepts his fate to never fly
Accepts his fate to never fly
I see Carl through the window glaze
He nervously avoids my gaze
Settling in and rustling leaves
Sleeps and dreams under the eaves
Sleeps and dreams under the eaves
Old blue comes by from tenement three
He’s shakin up the family tree
He and Carl always seem to be
Fighting for the same old seeds
Fighting for the same old seeds
We didn’t see him for a spell.
Worried he wasn’t doing well
Late that spring when old Carl died,
They found the shells he left inside.
They found the shells he left inside.
Accepts his fate to never fly
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6. |
Bouncing Ball of Jesus
04:15
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Susan was big for her age
They say she outgrew her cage
Learned to think for herself and it caused such a rage
She was banned by her family and shunned
Johnny was handed a gun
His father’s affection is won
Then he pulled the trigger and shot out the sun
And the light went out of the world
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
The words will show you the way
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
To the music the organist played
The factory closed in the spring
Still, the birds continued to sing
Johnny gave Susan a gold wedding ring
Then they packed up and moved out of town
Time, like a river will flow
The old watch the young as they grow
From a crack in the world the sky starts to glow
And the heart made of stone turns to dust
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
The words will show you the way
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
To the music the organist played
A small town gathers to pray
Against the world that led them astray
Come all and join hands while Satan’s away
And we’ll sing to the end of the world
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
The words will show you the way
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
To the music the organist played
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
The words will show you the way
Follow the bouncing ball of Jesus
To the music the organist played
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7. |
Mon Coeur
03:58
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I have been a traveler..
And I have walked alone..
My Pain was my companion..
My heartache was my shroud.
You show me the joy of love.
a love I've never known.
I want to spend my nights with you.
My heart is yours alone.
J’ai été une voyageuse.
Et j’ai marché seule.
Ma douleur était ma
compagne.
Mon chagrin était mon
linceul.
Tu me montres la joie
de l’amour.
Un amour que je n’ai
jamais connu.
Je veux passer mes
nuits avec toi.
Mon cœur est à toi seul.
You show me the joy of love.
a love I've never known.
I want to spend my nights with you.
My heart is yours alone.
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8. |
Sugar in the Morning
03:22
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I love your sugar in the morning
And your apples are the best
Won’t you stop and try my peaches
Before you come and get the rest
Take me to the milk and honey
Before we go and make our way
You move the clouds and make it sunny – oooh
Wish we could stay here all day
Maple syrup on my pancakes
And butter on my bread
And you’re sugar in my coffee
Get me right out of bed
Take me to your kitchen table
Let me fix you up a plate
We’ll eat as much as we are able
Hurry baby don’t be late
We’ll eat as much as we are able
Hurry baby don’t be late
I love your sugar in the morning
And your apples are the best
Won’t you stop and try my peaches
Before you come and get the rest
Take me to the milk and honey
Before we go and make our way
You move the clouds and make it sunny – oooh
Wish we could stay here all day
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10. |
Time is a Line
03:42
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Tell me a story, tell me a tale
I’m captivated, by all you regale
I haven’t known you for so many years
Share with me all of your joys and your fears
Tell me about who you were as a child
Were you thoughtful and patient, rebellious and wild?
Did you learn about joy, did you stay true to you?
Who did you love and who loved you too?
Time is a line, but it’s not always straight
It curves and it bends, by choice and by
fate.
Lost time I lament, but our time is now
And I feel so grateful you found me somehow
Tell me a story, tell me a tale
I’m captivated, by all you regale
I haven’t known you for so many years
Share with me all of your laughter and your tears
Time is a line, but it’s not always straight
It curves and it bends, by choice and by
Fate.
Lost time I lament, but our time is now
And I feel so lucky you found me somehow
Tell me a story, tell me a tale
I’m captivated, by all you regale
I haven’t known you for so many years
Share with me all of your joys and your fears
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11. |
Angel with Dusty Boots
04:07
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He says that I’m his angel
High praise to live up to
I’ve had my share of troubles
And I’ve got dust on my boots
He just listens kindly
He knows just what to say
And he don’t ever mind me
My simple and complex way
Ooooh Angel
Ooooh Angel
Ooooh Angel
Heaven is what you are to me
We’re both so well beyond
All of our youthful dreams
But when my angel holds my hand
We are starlight and moonbeams
I’ve been one to run and hide
I’ve been one to be run down
But since I’ve had him by my side
I wear his love like a shiny crown
Ooooh Angel
Ooooh Angel
Ooooh Angel
Heaven’s what you are to me
We have ethereal roots
And I believe every word he says
And so I laid my dusty boots
underneath our heavenly bed
Believe in me and I’ll believe in you
Lift me up and I promise I’ll see you through
Whatever happens in our work of art
I give you all my mind and soul and heart
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Ooooh Angel
Ooooh Angel
Ooooh Angel
Heaven’s what you are to me
He says that I’m his angel
High praise to live up to
I’ve had my share of troubles
And I’ve got dust on my boots
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Sands & Hearn Cleveland, Ohio
Sands & Hearn are husband and wife singer/songwriters Quinn Sands and Richard Hearn, from Cleveland, Ohio. Both performers are multi-instrumentalists whose style is best described as alt. folk/rock Americana – a unique blend of their musical backgrounds and influenced by the roots of American music, with an emphasis on the story. ... more
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