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Just In Case
04:51
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Just In Case
If you ever let me go
I don’t know what I’d do
Maybe stow away upon some ship and
Sail the ocean blue
With any luck my boat would land in
Some exotic place
But just in case...don’t let me go
Maybe I would walk for miles un-
‘til my feet were sore
Maybe I would swim a river
To some distant shore
Maybe some of what I’d see would put a
Smile upon my face
But just in case...don’t let me go
‘Cause I’d rather not find out
What it’s like to live without
All the love that I could ever need and more
Whatever for?
Maybe some indigenous tribe would
Kindly take me in
Maybe I’d find luck in Vegas and
Live off what I win
Though I might find joy in laying down a
Winning lucky ace
Just in case...don’t let me go
If, with time, the words I say
Get stale and lose their charm
And if there’s no more novelty in
Hanging on my arm
You might still want someone by your side
For any dreams you’ve yet to chase
So, just in case...don’t let me go
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2. |
Not My Call To Make
06:25
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Not My Call To Make
Welcome back to the bottom
Don’t it feel just like it did before
The more things change, the more they stay the same
It’s the same old bar, but they all forgot your name
You buzz like busted neon
And you sing like a broken toy
Me, I’ve washed my hands of the whole affair
You're one cross that I don't need to bear
You can take cover if you want to take cover but it’s
Not my call to make
Oh and you can fall harder if you wanna fall harder but it’s
Not my call to make
You can do what you want, do what you please,
You can jump to your feet, fall to your knees, but you know it’s
Not my call to make, no it’s
Not my call to make
You’re slipping through your fingers
I watch you fadin’ like a movie scene
Forgive me if I just can’t hang around
I can’t keep lookin’, it’s such a long way down
Oh, can you feel it while you’re falling
Oh, can you feel it?
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3. |
Pick Up
05:01
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Pick Up
I'm not trying to bring you down, oh
I'm not trying to bring you down at all
But I try, and I try and I can't through, no
Try and try, but I can't get through when I call
It's gotta be your phone
You wouldn’t leave me all alone
Pick up
I don’t care if you say anything, no
I don’t care if you say anything at all
I’m so close to throwing my phone, oh
I’m so close to throwing my phone at the wall
I'm sinking like a stone
Every ring just like a moan
Pick up
There's nothing I can do, it's up to you
Pick up
I try, and I try, and I try and I try again
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Kinda Like A Love Song I Guess
You look up, I look down
You say hi, I turn around
Autumn skin, summer dress
Kinda like a love song I guess
A couple words, a crooked smile
A minute or two turns into awhile
Laughs that linger, eyes that confess
Kinda like a love song I guess
You're the girl with the twinkling eyes
And I'm the boy that you've hypnotized
Someone should really be writing this down
Time to go, a bit too soon
What are you doin' Sunday afternoon?
A long goodbye, a warm caress
Kinda like a love song I guess
A walk together on the cool white sand
Sweet hesitations then holding hands
Someone should really be writing this down
One year on, a greeting card
You're makin' easy what used to be so hard
Can't wait for more, and I won't settle for less
Kinda like a love song I guess
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5. |
On The Side
03:44
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On The Side
You call me up
You turn me down
You say your husband's in town
You make the rules
You break 'em, too
You tell me what to do
'Cause it's you, you're the only one
And it's true, you're only having fun
Do what you want, do what you wan
Even if what you want is just a ride
Take what you want, take what you want
Even if what you want is on the side
You lie to me
You like to him
You fill your cup to the brim
You serenade
You laugh so raw
You cut me deep like a saw
You pass through, a waterfall through a sieve
Nothing new, getting more than you give
Oh, I had dreams
But I let 'em go
Not sure when
They just faded slow
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6. |
Romeo And Juliet
04:26
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Romeo And Juliet
Oh you'd never seen anyone looking so fair
Wildflowers in a garland tied up in her hair
Warm light in her eyes like a summer sunset
That's how Romeo found his Juliet
He said "Hey I don't think I've see you here before
And I've spent too many nights on this dirty dance floor."
She said "Yeah I'm not out much, I haven't been free."
He said "I'd sure love it if you'd dance with me."
So they danced and they smiled and they laughed and they blushed
'til the whole room seemed to be flyin'
At the end of the night they shared a long hard kiss
This was real, there could be no denyin'
Well Juliet's brother John was famously mean
All sneers and punches and gun magazines
Oh and he never liked Romeo's friends at school
They were too well-heeled and thought they were so cool
He said I heard you saw my sister last night
And Romeo was no good at lyin'
John said meet me here at 9 and be ready to fight
Juliet couldn't keep from cryin'
At the park it was cold and dark and cruel
Johnny's eyes shone red like the devil's tool
He swung first and missed, went down and fell hard
Romeo never touched him, just ran to his car
Juliet's sobs and screams made her blood run too cold
For her sweet little heart to keep supplyin'
Some folks just don't have enough strength for this life
Sometimes it's so hard to keep from dyin'
He pulled up to her house and there were people all around
Nobody could keep from cryin'
He saw the doctor and screamed "Where is my love?"
He said she's here, but her spirit is flyin'
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Lines
05:16
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Lines
You’d better pull over, he said
It’s a bit of a wonder you’re not dead
He’s being kind, but I’m in a bind
That was quite a maneuver back there
You sure gave some people a scare
You wanna see scared, you’re not prepared
I just put my foot on the gas
I push it down, I look up, I go fast
I know I’m not blind
I know I’m not bind
‘Cause I can still see the lines
Yeah I can still see the lines
Step onto the pavement, young man
Follow the light in my hand
But it’s so dark, you make no mark
Walk down this line, right here
You smell like cold sweat and beer
Don’t you curse, I’ve been worse
It’s just one more black Saturday
One more chance to blow me away
Before she pulled me under
I saw straight ahead
But now with/out her thunder
It’s only white and red
It all comes as fast as it goes
I spin 'round, where I stop, nobody know
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8. |
Counterfeit
05:18
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Counterfeit
Another hotel, not sure where you are
Another empty minibar
From scene to scene, so perfectly played
A shame that you weren’t getting paid
A pill for the pain now, a trip to the store
Not sure what you’ve gained now, it’s quarter to four
I guess your cocaine glamour only goes so far (Neal)
And it’s never gonna make your a movie star
‘Cause when you come back down, you’re still who you are (oos)
And who are you? Yeah, who are you?
Like a fish swimming in an empty tank (Neal)
Dreamin’ ‘bout the bottles that you never drank
Oh you’re living the life with no cash in the bank
You’re overdrawn, and you’re over it
You’re a criticized, compromised, cut-to-size...counterfeit
The day you arrived, the stars were so close
Bet you thought you could never overdose
The sun was so warm, the sand was so fine
So many shivers down your spine
One or two heartbreaks, par for the course
You give good head fakes, but there’s a whiff of remorse
Falling so slow, it never felt like sinking
But now the future you’re staring at just caught you blinking)
It's visible, you’re wavering
You’re critical, you’re cratering
You’re overdrawn and SO over it
You’re a compromised, criticized, cut-to-size, traumatized, homogenized…counterfeit
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9. |
These Days
05:03
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These Days
Well I've been out walking
I don't do that much talking these days
These days
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
For you
And all the times I had the chance to
And I had a lover
It's so hard to risk another these days
These days
Now if I seem to be afraid
To live the life I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losing so long
I'll keep on moving
Things are bound to be improving these days
These days
These days I sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten, my friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them
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10. |
FEEL BETTER
07:47
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FEEL BETTER
When you knew that you’d won
And it was only you underneath the sun
You smiled and broke my heart
Like a cruel, broken, wicked work of art
Long ago, before the flood
There was love and lovely flowing in your blood
Anymore, you're an empty shell
Thirteen steps away from going to hell
I don't know why you can't feel
That everything you do, everything you do...is real
I don't know why you can't taste
The poison that's been laying you to waste
Oh I wish you’d put the bottle down
‘Cause it won’t make you feel better, no it won’t make you feel better
And I wish you wouldn’t hang around
‘Cause it won’t make me feel better, no it won’t make me feel better, ever
I’ve been working, working hard
You see I let it down, but now I’m trying to put up my guard
Some protection from your mouth
And the sorry strings of words that fall out
I don't know why you can't hear
I’m not gonna scream, never gonna scream, in your ear
I don’t know why you can’t see
That every time you bleed, you spill a little bit on me
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11. |
Nothing Left To Say
05:08
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Heard today you're getting married
He proposed on Friday night
It was hopelessly romantic
Full of color joy and light
I wanna send congratulations
Words for your special day
But there's nothing left to say
Friends say that he's a keeper
Earnest, fair, and good
Pretty soon you'll get promoted
And you can leave the neighborhood
I wanna call and get the low-down
But one thought gets in the way
There's nothing left to say
For there's no phrase so fine
That could make our stars align
Like they were when you were mine
Wanna tell you that I'm happy
Wanna tell you that I'm good
Wanna tell you that my life is
Working out just as it should
Wanna tell you 'bout my demons
That I'm keeping them at bay
But there's nothing left to say
Shoulda told you that I'm lonely
Shoulda told you that I'm lost
And that all my bad decisions
Came at such an awful cost
I wanna finally let my guard down
'Till the shadows fall away
There's nothing left to say
For there's no phrase so fine
That could make our stars realign
Like they were when you were mine
Heard today's the big occasion
So many of our friends are there
Everybody's all excited
Smiling faces everywhere
I hope you hold onto these memories
While some others fade away
There's nothing left, no nothing left
Nothing left
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12. |
Just The Wind
05:11
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Just The Wind
Dark clouds from the Baja sky
Blew into their town
They called it cruel fate
On that stormy day
As the waves came crashing down
Nothing in its wake
But flooded memories
Drowned into the sea
And as the clouds cleared
A less angry wind
Sailed around the globe to me
It was just the wind
Blowing in her hair
That caught my eye
Fell in love right there
Mother Nature's gift
From so far away
It was just the wind
That changed my life today
They said a twister
From a Midwest town
Turned her life around
Without a warning
The dark and cloudy sky
Spun into the ground
Nothing to call home
Just twisted memories
Scattered randomly
And as the wind cleared
With nowhere left to go
Headed eastbound right to me
Blue sky
Not a cloud in sight
A lucky day for two
I feel a cool wind
From some distant place
What more luck will blow on through?
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Derek Fawcett Chicago, Illinois
The sad beauty of Passenger, the restless urgency of Jackson Browne, and the brooding fire of Ray LaMontagne. Featured in Huffington Post and Fox 2 St. Louis, Something Else Reviews dubbed it “Best of the Year”, and the Chicago Tribune added that he "...presents austere singer-songwriter stuff of surpassing grace." Sing Along, his sophomore release, is available in digital and vinyl versions. ... more
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