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Different Woman
02:45
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The one who would become my wife had rare peculiar taste
An expertly easy style
She tripped a hallelujah with a funny kind of grace
A dealer in easy smiles
But these days I’m in love with a different woman
Yeah these days I’m in love with a different woman
The one who would become my wife walked freely through the world
Commitments were optional
Time was a suggestion, a promise but a word
Not very conjugal
But these days I’m in love with a different woman
Yeah these days I’m in love with a different woman
The one with whom I lay at night has eyes of wisdom earned
A mother’s authority
Bound by ties unbreakable, unfree yet unconcerned
She has her priorities
The one I met and the one I love have many things in common
But these days she’s a different woman
I’m in love with a different woman
Yeah these days I’m in love with a different woman
Yeah these days I’m in love with a different woman
Yeah these days I’m in love with a different woman
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Shades of Night
03:19
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Another day is done and you’re tired and weary
And the children gone to bed
I believe we need a soul connection
Sit next to me and rest your head
Let’s put on a song with a mellow melody
And turn down the light
May the blues and shadows rock you tenderly
Into the shades of night
That busy sun, the long noisy day
Have gone away now, they’ve gone away
So drink in the lazy moonlight and listen to the poetry
I want you, I want you so bad
Let the song go on with its mellow melody
Turn off the lights
Let the warm glow of the dancing candle flame
Reveal the shades of night
Baby the day is done and the moonlight’s shining on you
Such a beautiful sight
Come close to me and let me love you
Into the shades of night
Oh let me love you
Into the shades of night
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Lucky Us
03:09
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There are some people out there leading lives of luxury
There are some people out there with wealth and fame
There are many people out there leading lives of poverty
There are many people out there in pain
We aren’t rich, but we aren’t poor
We’ve got more, more than enough
Lucky me, lucky you, lucky us
There are some people out there leading lives of whimsy
There are some people out there without a care
There are many people out there leading lives of suffering
There are many people out there with too much to bear
We have our burdens, but they won’t break us
We are more, more than strong enough
Lucky me, lucky you, lucky us
I have seen the lives of those that many envy
But everything they have is meaningless
The only thing in the world to envy
Is the light of the lucky stars shining down on us
Cuz I got you and you got me
What better luck could there be
What better luck, what deeper love
Oh yes it’s more, more than enough
Lucky me, lucky you, lucky us
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The Diagnosis
04:21
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Dreams are made of glass
They shatter so completely and it happens so fast
In a moment go from bliss to bust
The world changes so much faster than us
And wisdom is in short supply
Science knows what it is, but it don’t know why
Data flows like water from implausible machines
But just because you know the truth don’t mean that you know what it means
Lord, the heart is in constant motion
Tumbling downstream to the infinite ocean
Gasping, beating, looking for signs and wonders
Listening for signal in the storm and thunder
Hope will light the way
On the darkest of all days
God, we need an overdose
To face the diagnosis
Pain is a poetic art
Mastered by specialists reading from charts
Sticks and stones can break your bones
But words will break your heart
Lord, the heart is in constant motion
Tumbling downstream to the infinite ocean
Gasping, beating, looking for signs and wonders
Listening for signal in the storm and thunder
Hope will light the way
On the darkest of all days
God, we need an overdose
To face the diagnosis
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Under the Palmetto Moon
03:23
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On Friday nights
She waits for me
By the warehouse fence
When the whistle blows we go riding
Under the palmetto moon
I work all week
In that windowless hell
Counting down the hours
Till that engine roars and she holds me
Under the palmetto moon
We leave their world
In our dust
The night belongs to us
Only us
A motorbike is a powerful thing
With its throttle open wide
It cuts the night like a razor
And bleeds our blue hearts dry
We leave their world
In our dust
The night belongs to us
Only us
On Friday nights
She waits for me
By the warehouse fence
When the whistle blows we go riding
Under the palmetto moon
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If We Only Had Tonight
03:50
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If we only had tonight
And the end was really nigh
Like some old disaster film
I would lay you down in bed
Lay my head beside your head
For a moment an eternal kiss
As the world runs out of time
And the image fades to white
If we only had tonight
Every argument would die
Every wall would melt like lemon drops
As the world runs out of time
Forgiveness for our crimes
But let’s not wait till it’s too late
The end could come on any day
So love me like it’s our last time
Love me like we only have tonight
If we only had tonight
Nevermore the morning light
Like some old disaster film
I would lay you down in bed
Lay my head beside your head
For a moment, for eternity
As the world runs out of time
As time folds into time
Let’s not wait till it’s too late
The end could come on any day
The angels of infinity
Come knocking unexpectedly
Love me like it’s our first time
Tracing every untouched line
Love me like it’s our last time
Love me like we only have tonight
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The Myth of Translation
04:42
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If you say what you mean
And I listen close
Then I’ll know what you mean
So the theory goes
But here in the real world
It don’t work that way
You claim I don’t hear
Anything you say
The myth of translation
Says words can convey
Intentions and meaning
From your heart to my brain
Miscommunication
Has plainly been framed
The myth of translation
Is clearly to blame
We feed our children
All flavors of lies
Sweet deceptions
To mask the taste of life
We teach the them to listen
We say go speak your mind
They grow up and leave us
And we wonder why
CHORUS (“From my heart to your brain”)
The news out of Babel
Was worse than reported
The editors knew that
We couldn’t have borne it
When hearts draw near
And wish to relate
Precious messages are shared
But they do not translate
CHORUS (“From my heart to your brain”)
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A Grown Up Kind of Love
02:32
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Young love is such a piece of cake
So sweet, but gone so fast
You’re high then you’re low and then stomachache
It isn’t meant to last
But our love is like a garden
To be tended and taken care of
Our nourishment never uncertain
A grown up kind of love
When I’m downhearted
She gives me thrill
She gives me reason
When I’m losing my will
When I’m in the valley
Hungry and cold
I can keep climbing
Cuz she warms me and feeds my soul
It’s such a shame when a heart’s fare goes to waste
It pains me just to think of
Those hungry souls who never will taste
A grown up kind of love
A grown up kind of love
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Like Old People Do
02:50
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You and me been running so fast we’re gonna run outta gas
We gotta slow down to make this last
Find a small hotel by the water somewhere and breathe in some morning air
From a pair of rocking chairs
We’ll gaze out across the deep blue ocean
Just taking in the view
Holding hands, not a word spoken
Just like old people do
Later on we can take a walk and talk about the weather
Collect shells and seagull feathers
Browse antiques, grab a bite to eat, but can’t forget to get back by sunset
To our pair of rocking chairs
We’ll gaze out across the great blue ocean
Just taking in the view
Holding hands, not a word spoken
Just like old people do, oh yeah
Just like old people do
Just like old people do
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I can’t believe it’s already been one year
It seems like only yesterday we met
On Halloween, a pirate and an angel
Sharing stories and a midnight cigarette
It seems like only yesterday we met
Oh and truly you sure were a beauty
That night one year ago
But you’re more beautiful tonight than you ever were
And I’d be lying if I denied
That I loved you from the get-go
But I love you more tonight than I ever did before
I can’t believe it’s already been ten years
Didn’t think that I was cut out for the family life
But here we are, I’m a dad and you’re a mom
I’m a husband and you’re a wife
And it seems like only yesterday we met
CHORUS (“That night ten years ago”)
I can’t believe it’s been fifty years gone by
The world’s sure changed a lot over that time
And I can’t believe, in the twinkling of an eye
Mmmm…
Because it seems like only yesterday we met
CHORUS (“Those fifty years ago”)
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