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Tourist Town
05:54
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Tourist Town
My name is Joe, come sit down here
I’ll sell you my best souvenirs
A rock that shines like gold, or a T-shirt for five dollars
My grandad used to work the mines
Chasing dreams he’d never find
The dreams I’ve ended up with are much smaller
There’s a treasure of lost gold up in these mountains
And the ghosts of miners past haunt these tunnels underground
There’s a gun fight every afternoon on Main Street
We make things up as we go along in our tacky tourist town
This town was once a happening place
With dance hall girls from out of state
Where miners came to town to spend their money
They drank and partied through the night
Like there wasn’t any end in sight
Pretending not to know what was coming
There’s a treasure of lost gold….
Tourists come and tourists go
In this shadow of a town
They bring the only gold we know
It keeps us hanging on
Gold runs out, just holes in the ground
The fate of every mining town
Some give up the fight, buildings crumble into dust
Now the streets that horses galloped on
Are filled with cars from miles around
And they want some entertainment, not just history and rust
There’s a treasure of lost gold….
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Anticipate
03:42
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Anticipate
I sell my time and it takes a toll
Planes and hotels start to feel pretty old
Waiting in the taxi for the light to change
So I can come home and see you again
I can’t wait
Anticipate
I can’t wait
Anticipate
You capture me with that look in your eyes
Don’t need a book to read your mind
See your shadow moving in the dark
Wait for your touch sweet fire from your spark
I can’t wait…..
You’d think that after all this time
Excitement would be hard to find
I still dream about you
Can’t wait to touch you
It’s all I look forward to
Some might say we’re past our prime
But you make my head turn every time
Years of experience put to good use
We know all the ways to light that fuse
I can’t wait……
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Dollar Store Dreams
05:32
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Dollar Store Dreams
There are many places far away where people don’t have much
But they have their friends and families and that seems enough
The clothes they wear were worn before by people from a distant shore
The homes they have are small enough to keep them close
The longer I look, the more that it seems
The happiest people have dollar store dreams (repeat two lines)
The TV shows tell us how the rich and famous live
They brag about their houses full of empty rooms
It’s all about the money, buying things to pass the time
To find out in the end things aren’t important
The longer I look….
When I was a boy roaming the streets with my friends
Making our own games, no money to spend
We didn’t have much, we shared what we had
The time spent together meant more
Than what we might buy at any store
I’m a lucky man who’s left his working days behind
And there’s no more things I need
Now I can walk outside, watch the clouds float by
Get used to being free
The longer I look…..
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I Couldn't Do It
04:23
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I Couldn’t Do It
All the signs said stop
But my heart said go
I’ll follow you to hell and back
Cause I just have to know
Gave you all my money
Gave you all my pride
I gave it to you willingly
Said thank-you for the ride
My brain gave me good advice but I didn’t use it
I should have just walked away but I couldn’t do it
Your tastes were expensive
Only the best would do
You showed me all the finest things
And I gave them all to you
I soon came to realize
You could never have enough
I only had so much to give
Now you’ve gone to someone else
My brain gave me good advice….
You left me with good memories
That I’m still paying for
You left me so uncertain
You left me wanting more
My head tells me you used me
My heart’s still missing you
You left and stole my breath away
Took the air out of this room
My brain gave me good advice….
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Worry
04:20
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Worry
I know you worry about whether your plans will ever come true
You worry about any troubles your friends are going through
I know you worry about the gray creeping into your hair
You worry about all our bills if the money’s not there
Take all your worries
And give them to me
Cause what kind of man would I be
If I wouldn’t worry for you
I know you worry about whether your necklace will go with your dress
And you worry that your to do list is causing you stress
I know you worry about the impression you’ll leave behind
You worry about your buried treasures that no one may find
Take all your worries…..
Our worries won’t define us
Joy will follow wherever life takes us
I know you worry about whether your garden will get enough rain
You worry the red wine we spilled will leave a big stain
I know you worry your time will be gone with much left to do
You worry that you won’t remember what’s real and what’s true
Take all your worries……
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Old Man in a Buick
05:06
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Old Man in a Buick
These rooms are getting smaller
I’ve got to get away
There’s still places I have never seen
Just a few days down that highway
If I can get an early start
I’ll have breakfast down in Edison
Fresh baked apple pie with my morning coffee
I’m an old man in a Buick
Floating on this highway
If you’re in a hurry, you can pass me by
Could be my last road trip
Gonna stop at every place I missed
Nowhere I’ve gotta be, taking my time
I used to race up and down these roads
One town just like the other
Quick stop for gas and on the road again
Only later did I realize
There’s a million stories along this trip
If you travel off the freeways to the side streets and back roads
I’m an old man ……
This used to be a farmer’s field
Now they’re planting houses row by row
Empty stores on main street
Thanks to the mall at the edge of town
Guess my memory’s not what it used to be
Cause I don’t recognize this city
Seems like yesterday when we walked these streets
As the daylight surrendered to the dark
I’m an old man….
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Ends of the Earth
04:21
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Ends of the Earth
You’re in the picture on my wall
Smiling brightly down the hall
Reminding me I found a treasure
Never far away at all
To the ends of the earth
Every place I might search
Wouldn’t lead me to one like you
To the ends of the earth
In every place I would search
Wouldn’t find me a woman like you
I’m used to having you around
Rooms are too quiet when you’re gone
You’re always finding inspiration
From all the beauty you have found
To the ends of the earth …
Our love will never be over
You’ll feel me there watching over your shoulder
I’d paint your picture if I could
Carve your portrait in a piece of wood
I’ll celebrate you with a song
Hope I write it pretty good
To the ends of the earth … (repeat last line)
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Miss You When I'm Alone
03:46
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Miss You When I’m Alone
I was young, you were so exciting
I rushed to you, no waiting, waiting
I couldn’t see underneath your smile
Til it was far too late, too late
Had to run away while I still had the strength
I don’t regret that I made my escape
I’ve won a better life, not ashamed to come home
Sometimes I still miss you when I’m alone
I wasn’t free to find my path
You had to be my owner, owner
Had no option but surrendering
Follow your orders like a soldier, soldier
Had to run away…..
Now my life is a blank canvas
There are so many choices, choices
On the pillow where I rest my head
Listening to familiar voices, voices
Had to run away….
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Out of Time
04:04
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Out of Time
Pack of wolves, running free
All my friends, out on the street
Learn my words, so I can rhyme
Read and write
Graduate, to someplace real
Find a job, make my deal
Fall in love, raise our child
Grows so fast
Out of time
It ran away
Before I was finished what I had to say
Out of time
It ran away
Turn my back days have slipped away
Hopes rise, dreams fade
Lessons learned, from mistakes made
Work less, more time to play
My dues are paid
Out of time…
The mirror says I’ve lived all these years
So many of them just disappeared
I feel the breeze of time flying by
Gone in the blink of an eye
Memories live, friends die
Cards are dealt, don’t ask why
Change won’t stop, can’t read the signs
I’m far behind
Out of time….
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In Your Hands
03:54
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In Your Hands
We’ve all got dreams of what we’d like to do
We make a lot of plans and never follow through
Before you know it, life has passed us by
We regret missed opportunities, the things we didn’t try
Time’s a wasting
Use it while you can
Your future’s not determined
You hold it in your hands (repeat four lines)
No one else can live your life for you
Once you grow up, no one tells you what to do
Take some chances, let the chips fall where they may
Win or lose, you’ll have fun along the way
Time’s a wasting…..
For some life is a sidewalk
They always walk inside the lines
They don’t take any sudden turns
Too afraid of what they’d find
And who knows what they might have found?
Life moves quickly it’s like a rodeo
You make mistakes, you hit the ground and roll
Pick yourself up and do it all again
The lessons that you learn will guide you in the end
Time’s a wasting……..
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Waiting for Someday
05:29
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Waiting for Someday
I see a connection between us
It tightens and loosens, I’m never sure why
Just when I think that I know where I stand
You drift away like the waves in the tide
I try to be patient like the hawk as it circles
Biding its time ‘til it falls from the sky
If I look in the mirror and put on my glasses
My face is a road map of years flying by
Waiting for someday
Waiting for I love you
Waiting for someday
I see you’re waiting; you’re waiting too
I know you’re hiding your bruises from me
And you won’t tell me what makes you afraid
Why you keep a set distance, and push me away
I hold out my hand, cover you like a blanket
Invested my heart there’s no turning back now
But some nights, sleep doesn’t come when I ask it
Doubts fill my head, what I want I can’t have
Waiting for someday….
I wonder where you have wandered
Is this the time that you never call back?
Was I just a complication for you?
Holding you back from what you’re meant to do
I try to be patient like the hawk as it circles
Biding its time ‘til it falls from the sky
If I look in the mirror and put on my glasses
My face is a road map of years flying by
Waiting for someday……
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All the Time in the World
I’ve watched the tug boats working on the river
Seen the eagles soaring overhead
I’ve stood beside the tracks, felt the rumble of the train
Looked up at trees that tower far above me
While the stressed out and the excited wave their arms around
I’ve come to know the truth
We must savour any pleasure that we come upon
‘Cause we’ve got all the time in the world
I’ve stood out in the night with no artificial light
Watched the sky fill up with stars and planets
I look out the airplane window at the mountains reaching up to me
And wonder why I took this all for granted
While the stressed out and the excited……
So if you ask me what I’ve done today
I’ll say I didn’t do that much
But I saw a cloud that looked just like the head of a dragon
And I met somebody new riding the bus
While the stressed out and the excited…..
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