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Dreamin'
05:13
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There's a bible in the road
And it's open to the world
You can read it for yourself
Then tell me what it's all about
Tell me what do you think
Then put it back on the shelf
Turn on the radio, turn on the radio
Cause there's something in the air
You said that you were only dreaming
But I say, you've never been awake
And until you open your eyes
Well then you might be surprised
To find me on my way
There's a speaker in the road
Who's preaching to the world
You can listen for yourself
And tell me what he's talking about
So how much would it take
To get you to think for yourself?
Turn on the radio, turn on the radio
Cause there's something's in the air
You said that you were only dreaming
But I say, you've never been awake
And until you open your eyes
Well then you might be surprised
To find me on my way
Turn on the radio
Cause there's something on the air
You said, that you were only dreaming
But I say, you've never been awake
And until you open your eyes
Well then you might be surprised
To find me on my way
Yeah, you'll find me on my way
Yeah, you'll find me on my way
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The City or The War
05:30
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You’re like a cigarette, out on a motorbike
(Straight ) Down a boulevard
As cold and black as suicide
If there’s another way out
Then I’m dying to find it
I reason it out
But it’s choking inside a broken song
But maybe I’m not that strong
Maybe I’m not that strong
Well I know I can’t afford
The city or the war
And it’s trying to break my heart
(It’s) like a masquerade, out in my own backyard
And I am very afraid
That I won’t get very far
But I’m willing to crawl
I’m willing to find out what went wrong
No trouble at all
There’s a back door painted on my wall
But maybe I’m not that strong
Maybe I’m not that strong
Cause I know I can’t afford
This city or this war
This traffic in my brain
Is dying for something to say
And it’s trying to break my heart
And it’s trying to break my heart
And it’s trying to break my heart
(I know, I know, I’m really not that strong)
And it’s trying to break my heart
(I know, I know, I’m really not that strong)
And it’s trying to break my heart
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3. |
At the Texaco
04:50
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Words are catching up with you
The night it brings the solitude
That you had always hoped for
A room without a door
Most of us are crazy
To some it is a game
But we all need a place to go
A drive that takes
The heart on a lonesome road
Where the night feels so still and slow
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
Most of us are living in
A photo of indifference
And we all like to show it off
To cover up the friends we've lost
I'm dying to remember you
Crossed the road
And sold my car again
So take me to the heart and the soul
Of a stranger
Where the dark becomes light
And turns back again
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
I'm staring at the shelf inside
And the neon signs are telling me to go
So watch me make a stand on a rolling stone
Watch the cars as they start to roll
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
At the Texaco
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Automatic
03:47
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Is everybody here out to get me?
What's that ringing in my ears?
There's a cold rejection in the mirror
That's been staring back at me this whole damn year
It's automatic yeah
Automatic yeah
But it just takes some time
And you will get it right
All my friends they are so lonely
And loneliness is like a gun
They've got loads and loads of heartache
And indecision seems to be drowning everyone
It's automatic yeah
Automatic yeah
But it just takes some time
And you will get it right
I'm sure I could be wrong
But this is just a song
To string myself along
It's automatic yeah
Automatic yeah
But it just takes some time
And you will get it right
It's automatic yeah
Automatic yeah
But if you take your time
I'm sure you'll make up your mind
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5. |
Falling Into Space
03:28
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Darling you won’t ever see
The coming of your destiny
While you are always staring at the ground
Cause you’re often in a love affair
With misery and self-despair
Speaking with the spiders coming down
And when you see yourself in paradise
Falling into space
Do you see your lonely satellite
Out in the night?
Everyone is trying hard to see
Just what you’ve been hiding up your sleeve
But it’s never ever gonna be
That hard to understand
You’ve got another set of plans
And they’re a long way out
And when you see yourself in paradise
Falling into space
Well do you see your lonely satellite
Out in the night?
(Maria you are lovely too, Maria you are lovely too)
Darlin' 'darlin' darlin' don't you cry
Cause destiny is always on your side
Another day with no regret
Another place you should forget
Another time you should've spent
Feeling something, just one thing
It’s better than nothing
Falling into space
Do you see your lonely satellite
Out in the night?
(Maria you are lovely too, Maria you are lovely too)
Darling you won’t ever see
The coming of your destiny
Staring at the sun as it goes down
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My misery
Is waiting for company
Is waiting for somebody to take me away
From the city streets
All littered with vacancies
Take in my broken dreams
And sweep them away
Somehow you still
Somehow you still remain
Knowing that you will wait
Puts a smile on my aching face
You’ll be better off taking your time
Nobody knows you like I
Now that you’re waiting for something new
This old heart of mine
Keeps breaking all the time
Keeps making senseless lies
That sweep me away
See this fairytale
Keeps making me aware
That I
Want to be true ‘til the end
And somehow you still
Somehow you still remain
Knowing that you will wait
Puts a smile on my aching face
Adds a year to my aging grace
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8. |
Rosemary's Suite
04:13
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Come inside
Brighten up my lullabye
I’m wide awake
The curtains have withdrawn
The static on the radio sings to me
It’s a strange new world
That I see
Where are you gonna be
When I’m free
Cause I can’t wait
To tell you everything
There’s a red-lemon sun
Not an ordinary one
It’s a strange new world
That I have seen
Now I’ve been trying hard
To rearrange the stars
In the sky for you
Can you see them too?
It’s the only thing I’ve done
How desperate I’ve become
For Rosemary
The shallow sounds
Of drowning mouths
Come to me
Like walls of sand
Taking on the sea
It’s a story I’ve read
From the book that I’ve kept
It’s a strange new world
You gave to me
Now I’ve been trying hard
To rearrange the stars
In the sky for you
Can you see them too?
Now I’ve been trying hard
To vocalize my heart
In a word or two
Can you hear them too?
It’s the only thing I’ve done
How desperate I’ve become
For Rosemary
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Somebody leave the lights on
Did somebody see what I saw?
What I saw tonight
So settle me down
This day's been too long
And I'm drifting in time
Watching the clock fall to the ground
With the lights on
From the moment you live
Til the moment you die
There's a picture of you in the frame of your life
Where you're wanting to break
From your life on a chain
And that's all you need
Somebody leave the lights on
I've been hopelessly waiting for someone
To lend me the match
I'll strike on a stone
A spark in the air
Lighting up everything I own
With the lights on
The moment you live
Til the moment you die
There's a picture of you in the frame of your life
Where you're wanting to break
From your life on a chain
And that's all you need
Could somebody leave the lights on
So I can see what I have done
The moment you live
Til the moment you die
There's a picture of you in the blink of an eye
Where you're wanting to break
From your life on a chain
When you're willing to crawl
Through the worst of it all
Cause it's all in your mind
And it's all in your head
And that's all you need
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Photographs of 1971
04:42
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The evidence of you is turning grey
And they’re twisting in the ruins of your ashtray
Are the sentimental lies all on their way
Can’t you see you’re turning everyone away
But I wish you well
I wish you well, on the run
Tell me if you’re leading me insane
Marching with the fools in your own parade
With your photographs of 1971
Can you hear me through the barrel of your gun?
But I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well, on the run
No one’s ever had it all so well
And drifted off and dragged it all through hell
In the letter you addressed to me
Were the words you hoped would set you free
I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well, my son
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Hymm 1
Dawn patrols her bedroom in the middle of the night
Hoping she may hear a voice from 1989
Now she’s rearranged the furniture
Around her four-poster bed
But trajedy has seen this house
Once and again
So I will pray, I will pray, I will pray
For my family once again
So I will pray, I will pray, I will pray
For my family once again
Hymm 2
My brother’s on the outside
Lost and hopeless again
He’s wandering so far away
From his own common sense
The only time my father
Ever shed a tear was then
Had David seen what I did
I’m sure he’d get lost again
So I will pray
I will pray
I will pray
Hymm 3
Conni’s into singing from a dimly glowing stage
But the audience is breathing in a lonely charade
So come on mom, you’ve done no wrong
As far as my eyes can tell
I’m sure you’ll make your way to heaven
Cause you’ve already been through hell
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Forgiveness
03:57
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Time on my hands
Praying like I’m born again
I can see all my friends
As they all pretend to smile
But I won’t wake up
Til I’ve had enough
Dreaming, and stealing away
Saying goodbye
Ain’t easy when there’s something to lose
So hello forgiveness
It’s warm in your lonely shoes
There’s a strawberry sun
That I’ve just begun to paint
The yellow is on
The loneliest ones I’ve saved
And there’s a ghost on fire
With eyes like mine
Still hoping for something great
Saying goodbye
Is easy when there’s nothing to lose
So hello forgiveness
It’s warm in your lonely shoes
Saying goodbye to reason
Ain’t easy when there’s something to lose
So hello forgiveness
Make room in your lonely shoes
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13. |
Lonely and Afraid
03:07
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There’s a desert
Outside your door
And you’re waiting
For something more
Perhaps the time has come
For you to let someone in
A chance to explain
Just what you’re fighting for
In spite of all the times you’ve stayed away
In spite of all the signs you made
You were lonely
You were lonely and afraid
Just the same
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Hymm 1
Dawn patrols her bedroom in the middle of the night
Hoping she may hear a voice from 1989
Now she’s rearranged the furniture
Around her four-poster bed
But trajedy has seen this house
Once and again
So I will pray, I will pray, I will pray
For my family once again
So I will pray, I will pray, I will pray
For my family once again
Hymm 2
My brother’s on the outside
Lost and hopeless again
He’s wandering so far away
From his own common sense
The only time my father
Ever shed a tear was then
Had David seen what I did
I’m sure he’d get lost again
So I will pray
I will pray
I will pray
Hymm 3
Conni’s into singing from a dimly glowing stage
But the audience is breathing in a lonely charade
So come on mom, you’ve done no wrong
As far as my eyes can tell
I’m sure you’ll make your way to heaven
Cause you’ve already been through hell
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15. |
Ghosts
04:39
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Ghosts in the middle of the night are walking
Ghosts in the middle of the night are talking, to me
Sharing their daydreams about life
Right now
How come they always disappear?
Ghosts in the middle of the night are cooking
Ghosts in the middle of the night are
Laughing at me
With their tattoos and blue scars and big skies now
So how come they always disappear?
Ghosts in the middle of the night are crawling
Ghosts in the middle of the night are
Feeling like they should
All run around and try to find a better time
A piece of mind
That's why they always
That's why they always, re-appear
Guess they found another way
Guess they were not afraid
Guess they found another way
And they were not afraid
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Hymm 1
Dawn patrols her bedroom in the middle of the night
Hoping she may hear a voice from 1989
Now she’s rearranged the furniture
Around her four-poster bed
But trajedy has seen this house
Once and again
So I will pray, I will pray, I will pray
For my family once again
So I will pray, I will pray, I will pray
For my family once again
Hymm 2
My brother’s on the outside
Lost and hopeless again
He’s wandering so far away
From his own common sense
The only time my father
Ever shed a tear was then
Had David seen what I did
I’m sure he’d get lost again
So I will pray
I will pray
I will pray
Hymm 3
Conni’s into singing from a dimly glowing stage
But the audience is breathing in a lonely charade
So come on mom, you’ve done no wrong
As far as my eyes can tell
I’m sure you’ll make your way to heaven
Cause you’ve already been through hell
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Don DiLego New York, New York
Formerly NYC based singer-songwriter now chopping firewood in the Poconos. Still recording that damn new album at his studio on the woods.
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