1. |
Beautiful and Red
04:49
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Beautiful and Red
These hands they weren't made to be missin'
The touch of your skin, the touch of your skin
These arms they weren't made to hang limp at my side
Well they were made to squeeze you
Oh baby how I love to hold you all through the night
As I lay me down to sleep alone
I recall when I took my heart out of my chest for you
And how you stared at it lyin' there on the bed
Organ of love beating for you beautiful and red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Darlin' I remember the first time that I called you darlin'
In the darkness of my bedroom in the tired a.m.
And how you responded right off as though shocked at what I had said
You asked what did I say and so I uttered it again
I call it as I see it, ya the truth to me is a beautiful thing
Yes you are darling, you are my lead,
Gimme those soft lips, so beautiful and red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
These hands they weren't made to be missin'
The touch of your skin, the touch of your skin
And these eyes they won't stay their brightest blue
If they don't got you, If they don't got you
If they don't got you,
If they don't got you,
If they don't got you,
If they don't got you...
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2. |
Little Baby Lemon Bun
03:22
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Little Baby Lemon Bun
There's a baby bun in the oven
A little baby lemon bun
A baby bun in the oven
Risin' up to greet the sun
And if she be like the father
She be playin' fetal rock band
Wailin' on the umbilical guitar
Singin' a Smashing Pumpkins song
There's a baby bun in the oven
A little baby lemon bun
A baby bun in the oven
And soon she gonna meet her mum
And if she be like the mother
She got a bicycle to ride inside
She got a cute freckled face ya
And she already know how to smile
Whistling Solo
There's a baby bun in the oven
A little baby lemon bun
A baby bun in the oven
Risin' up to greet the sun
She's one part Gina and she's one part Josh
She's one part sober and she's one part sloshed
I know that ain't a nice thing to say about a little baby on the way
But take it as a joke, cause I'was just jokin' and I hope that's o.k.
There's a baby bun in the oven
A little baby lemon bun
Sour and sweet, perfectly complete
A little baby lemon bun
There's a baby bun in the oven
A lemon baby coming soon
Singing her heart out
On a 9-month tour of the womb
There's a baby bun in the oven
A little baby lemon bun
A baby bun in the oven
Winning a bike womb marathon
There's a baby bun in the oven
A little baby lemon bun
Half Gina half Josh, baby oh my gosh
One pretty little lemon bun
Pretty little lemon bun, uh ah
Pretty little lemon bun
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3. |
Yellow Ray
03:10
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Yellow Ray
Early morning, the marble sun
With its yellow swirls and its ray gun
Starts to warm up the world out my window
Uh huh
Early morning, the same glass sun
Touches you on the cheek as you sleep uh huh
Starts to warm up the girl that I'll want soon
Oh I'll see
She likes to walk in the park in the morning
Gets coffee at the corner-shop at the end of my block
Well I don't know what she fancies just yet
But that'll soon change
I drink coffee from the same pot as she
I people watch in that park that she frequents
We laugh at the same human silliness
Her and me
Today the sun rose as it has tendency to do
Or so it appears to little me and you
The sun shone down and gave me clues to your existence
Once I knew that you were here girl
I had to plot my entrance into the same yellow ray
The same yellow ray where it collides with the gray
The gray sidewalk where at long last our story can start
Our story can start...
She likes to walk in the park in the morning
Gets coffee at the corner-shop at the end of my block
Well I don't know what she fancies just yet
But that'll soon change...
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4. |
The Walls
02:56
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The Walls ~ Co-written by Whitney Weir
Are these walls getting whiter?
Or is it just me?
Are these whites getting brighter?
I can hardly see...
Cuckoo-cuckoo
In the sha-sha-shadow
Of the shades around the window
She's looking at me
La-ha-ha-aughing,
Cuckoo-cuckoo
Becoming the walls
Who? The walls.
Yes, the walls
Oh the walls
Becoming the walls
Who? The walls.
Yes, the walls
Tear down the walls
Mint cushion below
And the carpet says hello
"Good day to you sir!"
"Good day to you sir!"
Cuckoo-cuckoo, Cuckoo-cuckoo
In the mea-mea-meadow
Hanging from my window
That's where all my friends grow
Or so my barber tells me so, wuh-oh!
:Becoming the walls
Who? The walls.
Yes, the walls
Oh the walls
Becoming the walls
Who? The walls.
Yes, the walls
Tear down the walls:
I swear I've never seen it all like this before
That's what you said under your breath
My old wooden dresser
I've got a ho-o-o-ole in my shirt
And my shir-ir-iir-irt pulled over my head
And she-e-ee-e-ee she don't see me
I watch her as she goes to bed- who wouldn't?
:Becoming the walls
Who? The walls.
Yes, the walls
Oh the walls
Becoming the walls
Who? The walls.
Yes, the walls
Tear down the walls:
Tear down the walls...
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5. |
A Song For My Baby
03:16
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A Song For My Baby
Baby's got a frown on her face
Baby's got a pain she can't shake
She's got a groan and an ache that just won't go away
But baby don't deserve that kind of ache
So I've got a song for baby
I've got these two hands just for she
I'm gonna strum her worries away if I can
I'll do my darnedest to lift her up
This is a song for my baby
A kiss for her ears, my baby, I love ya
May your sweet lips lose their frown
I hope that you're smiling right now
When my baby gets sad she looks so sad
Enough to break my heart every time
And when she looks at me with those beautiful cryin' eyes
I know I gotta try to sing them dry
This is a song for my baby
A kiss for her ears, my baby, I love ya (so much)
May your sweet lips lose their frown
I hope that you're smiling right now
Baby, the whole dark world is beyond the door and windows
I've locked them up to keep you safe
Close your eyes, sweet dreams my baby
Tomorrow will be a brighter day
This is a song for my baby
A kiss for her ears, my baby, I love ya (uh huh)
May your sweet lips lose their frown
I hope that you're smiling right (x3)
I hope that you're smiling right now
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6. |
Maria
05:38
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Maria
It's just the way that your lips curl
Slightly upwards at the corners girl
And when you smile, which you do most of the time
My world is perfected then
I was not expecting true beauty to appear
I was not expecting to ever find you here, Maria
Every time you speak I want to pull you close to me
And kiss your long awaited lips
Every time we touched that day
I wondered when my opened eyes would take you away
I was not expecting true beauty to appear
I was not expecting to ever find you here, Maria
It's just the way you look at me
It's just the way I like it
It's just the way you slay my heart
Without even trying, Maria
Remember how I made for you two perfect slices of buttered toast, Maria
And how we danced real slow to the pyramid song by Radiohead
And how you stared right through my eyes, I thought I'd lose my cards right then
And how you asked if this was only happening because our hands were tied
How I cried out in my mind, words I dared not speak to you yet
I was not expecting true beauty to appear
I was not expecting to ever find you here, Maria
It's just the way you look at me
It's just the way I like it
It's just the way you slay my heart
Without even trying, Maria
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7. |
The Seafarer's Dream
07:01
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The Seafarer's Dream
I slept reality away last night
Level with my window sill, bathed in fluorescent light
I dreamt we walked alone together with a big ol' smile :)
Holding hands and making plans to fall through space and time together
I want you like the heart has want to be free
You've met a glacier, girl, but you're turning me into the sea
No will of man or devil's axe could slice this love no how
You make it clear I need you dear like every word needs its vowels
Ain't true love a lovely catapult?
A trebuchet for breaking down the cold stone walls
Fortune's flame to light the way through the stark mountain pass
My love is yours so whatever you need all you have to do is ask me
I dreamt the sky it turned to mud so that we could not breathe
You grabbed me by the hand I love and we plunged into the deep blue sea
We drew the frigid saltwater into our virgin lungs
Expecting we'd drown after one last kiss but it all worked out
We were turned into fish by the power of love
This heart was a waiting heart, it's been through many a storm
Like a boat on the sea in the cold hard rain tightly holding a picture of warmth
In the hand that shakes from the whiskey and waves and the resonating thunder
Aching for land in a world of damned weights that try to pull us under
Ain't true love a lovely catapult?
A trebuchet for breaking down the cold stone walls
Fortune's flame to light the way through the stark mountain pass
Where stands my true love and me at last
Where stands my true love along with me at last!
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8. |
Sun Song
02:37
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Sun Song
The sun don't fall
The earth it spins on axis
Aks me if I wanna stay the night
And I'll retract my worried mind
For another night by your side
Don't nobody come knockin'
Cause girl you know we got that covered
The sun rose up and baked the earth
On a Sunday of all days for what it's worth
And I like that we weren't so careful
Caution ran away with the spoon
The dish shattered but that really doesn't make me blue
The water is clear, is moving these fears
To the bottom of the river
Let them fall like rocks
In with the seaweed and bottom-feeders, we need them not
Baby when the rain does fall
The water rushes over the wall
Clothes they only weigh us down
Can I get a "Hell ya!"
The conversation cuts right out
Much like the hold-back of my mouth
Here we go!
We move to speaking through kisses
Moans and deliciously fluid movements
Of skin against skin
The words are movin' in and out and in and out
Without any hold-back
Bodies breakin' sweat and makin' bed springs sing
The wall becomes a drum as your knee knocks a beat
And we're movin' ever towards the window
Baby let the mattress fall!
Oh, nobody come knockin' cause girl you know we got that covered
Don't nobody come dancin' cause this ain't no dance party
There's only room for two here- me and you girl till the end
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9. |
I Won't Compromise
03:52
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I Won't Compromise
Time takes time to pass us by
Sometimes it creeps, sometimes it flies
But it took no time for me to realize
It's you for me, I won't compromise
I won't compromise, I won't compromise
If I can't hold you all my life
These big old open bold blue eyes gon' cry till the day I die
You took your time to meet me dear
I took my time to meet you here
If I've learned one thing in these 28 years, it's-
If you love somebody make that clear
I won't compromise, I won't compromise
If I can't hold you all my life
These big old open bold blue eyes gon' cry till the day I die
Oh, they gon cryyyyy till the day I die
You jump start my heart every time I think of you
There's hardly a moment pretty baby when I don't
So that I'm bouncin' all around up and down in this body
Lack my sleep but your love keeps me lively
It's you and me or I'll live a lonely life
I want you here now I can't lie
I want you dancin' by my side
You make my days and my nights so lovely
It's you for me I won't compromise
I won't compromise, I won't compromise
If I can't hold you all my life
These big old open bold blue eyes gon' cry till the day I die
I won't compromise, I won't compromise
If I can't hold you all my life
These big old open bold blue eyes gon' cry till the day I die
They gon' cryyyyy till the day I
Die, die, di-di-die......................
I won't compromise, I won't compromise
If I can't hold you all my life
These big old open bold blue eyes gon' cryyyy
Till the day I die-di-uh-ohh-di-die
Oh, they gon' cryyyyy
Till the day I dieieieiiie, mmmmm!
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10. |
Catch-18
02:59
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Catch-18
Ooh I'd take you
over
my shoulder
baby
I want to
be sober
But the sight of you makes me drunk
On lo-o-ove, On lo-o-o-o-ove, laaa-la-la-la-la-love, on looooove
Under you love's the sweetest place to be
I promise
to be true
You're truly
a sweet catch
I hope that
you are not
a Catch-18
Oh a Catch-18, a Catch-18, a Catch-18- as in something you will not end up being
Baby I'm hopin' that you're not a Catch-18
Girl you lookin' so fine, wish that you would look my way
You got a great smile and unforgettable eyes
Mouth wide open better shut it quick and bartender please can I get another napkin
I know it isn't cool, time to wipe the drool from my chin
I'd make you
my Queen
You are one
already
We could be
royalty
together
Together, to-oo-oo-oooo-gether, together baby, together in a suburban castle
That is to say we could scrounge to pay for a house together
Compromise
Is inevit-
able
in a re-
lationship
my darling
be my darling baby
Be my darling, oh darling be mine, my darling please see eye to ey-eye
You and me together equals a lovely life
Girl you lookin' so nice, even when you don't try
You naturally got it darlin', beauty's what you define
Eyes wide open I'd better get a handle
My heart's all aflutter flippin' all around in your hands
Girl you ain't a burden but I'll surely be a hurtin' if you let go
Don't close that curtain I wanna keep seeing you show meeeeeeeeee
Your lo-o-ove, la-lala-la-la-love, your lalala-la-la-love, oh baby your looooooove
Baby I wanna keep seeing the show, why don't you show me your love...
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11. |
She Likes To Run
06:05
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She Likes To Run
She play my heart strings
She got me singing
She's making music through me
She got me hopeful
She rock the boat just so
The water waves, hearts beat, away we row
She got me plotting
On how to woo her
She got me trying to impress her
Now all that I want
Is just to kiss her
Communication stripped of all words
:She likes to run through my mind
She likes to run all the time:
She make me want to
Study her movements
Study her voice as we make music
She know the secret, shhh
The one that I know
The one that we made, on that night in the cold
She opens up like a flower
Give her sunlight
And allow her
She introduced me
To a new love
Enter sunshine from up above
:She likes to run through my mind
She likes to run all the time:
She play my heart strings
She got me singing
She's making music through me
She got me hopeful
She rock the boat just so
The water waves, hearts beat, away we row
:She likes to run through my mind
She likes to run all the time:
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12. |
Joie De Vivre
03:24
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Joie de Vivre
You once told me
You loved the world
You told me true
You loved a girl
You walked the streets
Grinning properly
Where oh where did that joie de vivre go?
You grew up well
You walked a straight line
You sometimes fell
But you got back up just fine
You had a dream
You held fast to your heart
Well tell me when did the bleeding start?
Joie de vivre ah ah ah
Joie de vivre lost
Joie de vivre ah oh ah
Joie de vivre
The more I look around
I see ash and frown lying all around me
Layering the ground
I obsess about death as much as Aurelius
Sometimes it chokes up my throat as I clamor for my breath
I think of all of the time that came before mine
And wonder from what really and where to as well?
Joie de vivre ah ah ah
Joie de vivre lost
Joie de vivre ah oh ah
Disillusionment gained
Whistling Solo
Sittin' on an axis on this populated planet
Sippin' cups of dark matter for the effects fantastic
Watchin' all the wide world's wonders
Slippin' not so slowly under
Headin' piece by piece back into the great galactic
Joie de vivre ah ah ah
Joie de vivre despite it all
Joie de vivre ah oh ah
Joie de vivre after all
Joie de vivre ah ah ah
Joie de vivre despite it all, oh whoah oh
Joie de vivre ah oh ah
Joie de vivre!
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Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
She's made of kisses, she makes me happy, quite
She's misses can't be matched, no others need apply
She's misbehavin' on my bedroom dance floor
And when she ain't I ain't but thinkin' fond of her
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
You would've had to be there to understand
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
Once I knew I started drawing up a plan
She's made of smiles, every single one a gem
I don't have to dig to find the shining likes of them
She's so damn pretty that there certainly be
A poem inside every atom that is she
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
You would've had to be there to understand
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
Once I knew I started drawing up a plan
Like I said, this girl is an alien
With alien tendencies
I fear she'll leave earth in her spaceship one day
To some gorgeous planet that's off limits to me
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
You would've had to be there to understand
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
Once I knew I started drawing up a plan
I seem to always know exactly what she's thinkin'
She seems to send her thoughts through air into my brain
She know the right ways to put me right at ease
Light hearted goofy girl of a beauty few can reach
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
You would've had to be there to understand
She's my Drum Mallet Antennaed Lovin' Alien
Once I knew I started drawing up a plan
Once I knew I started drawing up a plan...
To keep her right here in this planet with this man
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You Can't Worry The River
You can tell the river that the water is gonna leave it
But the river knows the water just continues on downstream
P-p-p-pushed by all the other water fillin' up the riverbed
That shines under the current when the clouds are not currently overhead
:You can't worry the river:
You can see the river smile even when drought is starving it
The river has been around and knows eventually the clouds will get
Too heavy full of rain and when their cloud fabric can't hold the store of water
Then the seams will break and flood the riverbed below, my friend
:You can't worry the river:
You can tell the source that all its water is gonna course into the river,
Round the bend and down the mountain where it ends up in the ocean
Vast churning blue black and white, keeping secrets locked up tight inside its insides,
Ya the deeper down the less light the more likely you are to find your true self
Silly child you can't worry the source
It's the river's mother and she'd give her life to let her daughter run her course
Even if the hands of man make the river stop by way of building up a water dam
It'll only take time for the river to erode the stone and reclaim all it once called home
To break, so to speak, the break that stopped the free circulation of the river from the source to the ocean,
From the mother to the daugther out into the deep wide, the deep wide open
You can't worry the river
You can't worry the source
You can't stop the river, no
From flowing its course, from flowing its course
You can tell the source that all its water is gonna course into the river,
Round the bend and down the mountain where it ends up in the ocean
Vast churning blue black and white, keeping secrets locked up tight inside its insides,
Ya the deeper down the less light the more likely you are to find your true self
Silly child you can't worry the source
It's the river's mother and she'd give her life to let her daughter run her course
You can't worry the river
You can't worry the source
You can't stop the river, no
From flowing its course, from flowing its course.........
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15. |
Black Leather Black Hole
05:36
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Black Leather Black Hole
She carries a black hole in her hand
Fills it up with her particulars
A black hole with a black strap attached
That she sling over her womanly shoulder
Black leather black hole
Black leather black hole
Black leather black hole, oh no!
She give to it but it don't like givin' back
Deep inside the black hole that she holds
She got almost everything she'd ever need
The problem is, black holes swallow things
That they don't give back, ya what they take they tend to keep
Black leather black hole
Black leather black hole
Black leather black hole, oh no!
Holding tightly sweet Maria's things
It's like a person who keeps their mouth shut
Like a muddy lake to your average swimmer
Like a land-locked cave to a creature of the sea
There are secrets to be found but they're just out of reach
Black leather black hole
Black leather black hole
She carries it with her wherever she go
Her black leather black hole
Black leather black hole
Black leather black hole
She's lookin' for her keys and cursin' the purse below
Her black leather black hole
Black leather black hole
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