MUSIC LYRICS

Disclaimer:  The artist listed below is the performer (but not necessarily the lyricist)

Crucify Your Mind  by Sixto Rodriguez

Was it a huntsman or a player
That made you pay the cost
That now assumes relaxed positions
And prostitutes your loss?
Were you tortured by your own thirst
In those pleasures that you seek
That made you Tom the curious
That makes you James the weak?

And you claim you got something going
Something you call unique
But I’ve seen your self-pity showing
As the tears rolled down your cheeks

Soon you know I’ll leave you
And I’ll never look behind
Because I was born for the purpose
That crucifies your mind
So con, convince your mirror
As you’ve always done before
Giving substance to shadows
Giving substance ever more

And you assume you got something to offer
Secrets shiny and new
But how much of you is repetition
That you didn’t whisper to him too

 

Everything’s Gonna Be Alright  by Bob Marley

“Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.
 Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right!”

Rise up this mornin’,
Smiled with the risin’ sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin’, (“This is my message to you-ou-ou:”)

 “Don’t worry ’bout a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.
 Don’t worry (don’t worry) ’bout a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right!”

Rise up this mornin’,
Smiled with the risin’ sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin’, “This is my message to you-ou-ou:”

 “Don’t worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!
Every little thing gonna be all right. Don’t worry!
Don’t worry about a thing – I won’t worry!
Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”

 

ME MYSELF & I  by Beyoncé Knowles

All the ladies if you feel me, help me sing it out…

I can’t believe I believed
Everything we had would last
So young and naive for me to think
She was from your past
Silly of me to dream of
One day having your kids
Love is so blind
It feels right when it’s wrong

I can’t believe I fell for your schemes
I’m smarter than that
So young and naive to believe that with me
You’re a changed man
Foolish of me to compete
When you cheat with loose women
It took me some time but now I moved on

Cuz I realized I got
Me myself and I
That’s all I got in the end
That’s what I found out
And it ain’t no need to cry
I took a vow that from now on
I’m gonna be my own best friend

Me myself and I
That’s all I got in the end
That’s what I found out
And it ain’t no need to cry
I took a vow that from now on
I’m gonna be my own best friend

So controlling, you said that you love me
But you don’t
Your family told me one day
I would see it on my own
Next thing I know I’m dealing
With your three kids in my home
Love is so blind
It feels right when it’s wrong

Now that it’s over
Stop calling me
Come pick up your clothes
Ain’t no need to front like you’re still with me
All your homies know
Even your very best friend
Tried to warn me on the low
It took me some time
But now I am strong 

Me myself and I
I know that I will never disappoint myself
I must have cried a thousand times
All the ladies if you feel me
Help me sing it now
I can’t regret all the times spent with you
Ya, you hurt me
But I learned a lot along the way
After all the rain
You’ll see the sun come out again
I know that I will never disappoint myself

 

GHOST  by Ella Henderson

I keep going to the river to pray
‘Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most I’m sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost, the ghost of you
It keeps me awake

My friends had you figured out
Yeah, they saw what’s inside of you
You tried hiding another you
But your evil was coming through

These eyes sitting on the wall
They watch every move I make
Bright light living in the shade
Your cold heart makes my spirit shake

I had to go through hell to prove I’m not insane
Had to meet the devil just to know his name

And that’s when my love was burning
Yeah, it’s still burning

I keep going to the river to pray
‘Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most I’m sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost, the ghost of you
It keeps me awake

Each time that I think you go
I turn around and you’re creeping in
And I let you under my skin
‘Cause I love living in the sin

Boy you never told me
True love was going to hurt
True pain I don’t deserve
Truth is that I never learn

 

A PLACE IN THE SUN  by Stevie Wonder

Like a long lonely stream
I keep running towards a dream
Moving on, moving on
Like a branch on a tree
I keep reaching to be free
Moving on, moving on

Because there’s a place in the sun
Where there’s hope for everyone
Where my poor restless heart’s gotta run
There’s a place in the sun
And before my life is done
Got to find me a place in the sun

Like an old dusty road
I get weary from the load
Moving on, moving on
Like this tired troubled earth
I’ve been rolling since my birth
Moving on, moving on

There’s a place in the sun
Where there’s hope for everyone
Where my poor restless heart’s gotta run
There’s a place in the sun
And before my life is done
Got to find me a place in the sun

You know when times are bad
And you’re feeling sad
I want you to always remember

Yes, there’s a place in the sun
Where there’s hope for everyone
Where my poor restless heart’s gotta run
There’s a place in the sun
Where there’s hope for everyone
Where my poor restless heart’s gotta run
There’s a place in the sun
Where there’s hope for everyone

 

MARY’S PRAYER  by Danny Wilson

Everything is wonderful, being here is heavenly
Every single day she sends, everything is free
I used to be so careless, as if I couldn’t care less
Did I have to make mistakes, when I was Mary’s prayer?

Suddenly the heavens rolled, suddenly the rain came down
Suddenly was washed away, the Mary that I knew
So when you find somebody you keep, think of me and celebrate
I made such a big mistake, when I was Mary’s Prayer

So if I say, save me, save me, be the light in my eyes
And if I say, ten Hail Mary’s, leave a light on in heaven for me

Blessed is the one who shares, your power and your beauty, Mary
Blessed is the millionaire, who shares your wedding day
So when you find somebody you keep, think of me and celebrate
I made such a big mistake, when I was Mary’s Prayer

So if I say, save me, save me, be the light in my eyes
And if I say, ten Hail Mary’s, leave a light on in heaven
Save me, save me, be the light in my eyes
And if I say, ten Hail Mary’s, leave a light on in heaven for me

If you want the fruit to fall, you have to give the tree a shake
But if you shake the tree too hard, the bough is gonna break
And if I can’t reach the top of your tree, Mary you can blow me up there
What I wouldn’t give to be, when I was Mary’s prayer

 

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM  by Jack Jones

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To be better far than you are
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest, to follow that star
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far
To be willing to give when there’s no more to give
To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live

And I know if I’ll only be true to this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I’m laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star

 

I’M ALREADY THERE  by Lonestar

He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
But when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
Said “Daddy when you coming home”
He said the first thing that came to his mind

I’m already there
Take a look around
I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
I’m your imaginary friend
And I know I’m in your prayers
Oh I’m already there

She got back on the phone
Said I really miss you darling
Don’t worry about the kids they’ll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that I’ll be in your dreams tonight
And I’ll gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes

I’m already there
Don’t make a sound
I’m the beat in your heart
I’m the moonlight shining down
I’m the whisper in the wind
And I’ll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I’m already there

We may be a thousand miles apart
But I’ll be with you wherever you are

I’m already there
Take a look around
I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
And I’ll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I’m already there

 

 

OVER THE RAINBOW  by Judy Garland

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow. Why then, oh, why can’t I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow why, oh, why can’t I?

 

 

CAMP GRANADA  by Allan Sherman

Hello Muddah, hello Faddah
Here I am at Camp Granada
Camp is very entertaining
And they say we’ll have some fun if it stops raining

I went hiking with Joe Spivy
He developed poison ivy
You’ll remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner

All the counsellors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators
And the head coach wants no sissies
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses

How I don’t want this should scare ya
But my bunk-mate has malaria
You’ll remember Jeffrey Hardy
They’re about to organize a searching party

Take me home, oh muddah, faddah
Take me home, I hate Granada
Don’t leave me out in the forest where
I might get eaten by a bear

Take me home, I promise I will not make noise
Or mess the house with other boys
Oh please don’t make me stay
I’ve been here one whole day

Dearest Faddah, darling Muddah
How’s my precious little bruddah
Let me come home if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me

Wait a minute, it’s stopped hailing
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
Playing baseball, gee that’s better
Muddah, Faddah kindly disregard this letter

 

 

HER ROYAL MAJESTY  by James Darren

Ladies and gentlemen
Presenting, Her Royal Majesty

There she goes, Her Royal Majesty
She’s the queen that broke my heart
I put her up, upon a throne
And now she’s left me all alone and cryin’

There she goes, Her Royal Majesty
Wearin’ my heart for a crown
Oh, let me tell you, everybody
How she made a fool of me, Her Royal Majesty

Now, would ya believe she acted oh, so sweet
Until she just had me kneelin’ at her feet?
She got me to eat right from her little hand
Her smallest wish was my command

Well, there she goes, Her Royal Majesty
Marching off with someone new
Well, I believed she really loved me but now at last I see
I was the King Of Fools to Her Royal Majesty

Well, I believed she really loved me but now at last I see
I was the King Of Fools to Her Royal, Her Royal Majesty

 

THE OLD MAN  by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye (White Christmas)

We’ll follow the old man wherever he wants to go
Long as he wants to go opposite to the foe

We’ll stay with the old man wherever he wants to stay
Long as he stays away from the battle’s fray

Because we love him, we love him
Especially when he keeps us on the ball

And we’ll tell the kiddies we answered duty’s call
With the grandest son of a soldier of them all

 

YOU’RE NOT ALONE  by Chicago

I see you there, a silhouette in the moonlight;
Looks like you’ve given up on love.
You used to be the face in the spotlight;
Now loneliness fits you like a glove.
You walk around in your cloak of darkness,
Too blind to see the light.
Your wings are broken, now your spirit can’t take flight.

You’re not alone, you’re not alone,
While your heart’s still young and free.
You’re not alone, pick up the phone
And talk to me; baby, you will see
You’re not alone.

Pools of sorrow and tears of joy;
There’s a broken-up girl for every broken-down boy.
But you don’t wanna hear it,
You like the rhythm of the blues;
Wanna be a sad story on the late-night news.
I don’t mean to burst your bubble,
But the world’s got troubles worse than you.
And everybody else out here gets lonely too.

You’re not alone, you’re not alone,
I’ve been waiting patiently.
No, you’re not alone, pick up the phone
And talk to me, baby, you will see…

Although your heart is in pieces,
You can’t find a reason to try.
You’re not alone, while I’m still standing by.

 

 

THE GREAT IMPOSTER  by The Fleetwoods

Well, I went and lost her
To the great imposter
I stood and watched her fall
Couldn’t help her at all

Poetry, so sweet, has her at his feet
She thinks she’s the one but he has just begun
All her friends they just watch her
For they know the great imposter

Don’t she know he’s on a stage
It’s not real, it’s just a play
And he’s playing a part
That is soon to break her heart

Oh, can’t she see tomorrow’s misery?
Soon she’ll learn her fate but it will be too late
All her friends they just watch her
For they know the great imposter

Poetry, so sweet, has her at his feet
She thinks she’s the one but he has just begun
All her friends they just watch her
For they know the great imposter

And she’s soon to join the roster
For they know the great imposter
And she’s soon to join the roster
For they know the great imposter
And she’s soon to join the roster

 

THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING   by Nancy Sinatra

You keep saying you got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You’ve been messing where you shouldn’t have been messing
And now someone else is getting all your best
Well, these boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep lying when you ought to be truthing
You keep losing when you ought to not bet
You keep saming when you ought to be changing
What’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet
These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep playing where you shouldn’t be playing
And you keep thinking that you’ll never get burnt 
Well, I’ve just found me a brand new box of matches 
And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn
These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

 

CATCH US IF YOU CAN  by The Dave Clark Five

Here they come again, mmmm-mm-mm Catch us if you can, mmmm-mm-mm

Time to get a move on, mmmm-mm-mm We will yell with all of our might

Catch us if you can Catch us if you can Catch us if you can Catch us if you can

 

Now we gotta run, mmmm-mm-mm No more time for fun, mmmm-mm-mm

When we’re gettin’ angry, mmmm-mm-mm We will yell with all of our might

Catch us if you can Catch us if you can Catch us if you can Catch us if you can

 

Here they come again, mmmm-mm-mm Catch us if you can, mmmm-mm-mm

Time to get a move on, mmmm-mm-mm We will yell with all of our might

Catch us if you can Catch us if you can Catch us if you can Catch us if you can

 

 

GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME  by  Stevie B

I’m sitting here as the sands of time are blown away
I’m feeling hurt of the faith that I’ve been showing
We spend our lives hiding what we feel
In a haze dismissed from what is real
It’s time to tell the truth now
You know in time I find myself
My heart and me, your love will help

Give me give me just a little more time
I’ll be back on my feet again
You’ll see you’ll see my loving in time
I’ll be loving you till the end

I need to feel the touch of your coming spirit
Will you guide me you know that I believe it
My legs are weak, will you help me stand
I’ve got to make a change I’m trying to understand
Now listen to me
Just take control don’t let me go
Just comfort me so I will know

Give me give me just a little more time
I’ll be back on my feet again
You’ll see you’ll see my loving in time
I’ll be loving you till the end

This heart of mine can let you go
Just stay with me and I will show
To the end of time you’ll always be
Always there for me

 

SECOND CHANCE  by 38 Special

Since you been gone
I feel my life slipping away
I look to the sky
And everything is turnin’ grey
All I made was one mistake
How much more will I have to pay
Why can’t you think it over
Why can’t you forget about the past

When love makes this sound baby
A heart needs a second chance
Don’t put me down babe
Can’t you see I love you
Since you’ve been gone I’ve been in a trance
This heart needs a second chance
Don’t say it’s over I just can’t say goodbye

So this is love
Standing in the pouring rain
I fooled on you
But she never meant a thing
And I know I ain’t got no right
To ask you to sympathize
But why can’t you think it over
Why can’t you forget about the past

When love makes this sound baby
A heart needs a second chance
Don’t put me down baby
Can’t you see I love you
Since you been gone I’ve been in a trance
This heart needs a second chance
Don’t say it’s over I just can’t say goodbye

I never loved her
I never needed her
She was willing and that’s all there is to say
Don’t forsake me
Please don’t leave me now
A heart needs a second chance

You’ve been gone and I’ve been in a trance
This heart needs a second chance
Don’t say it’s over I just can’t say goodbye
Please forgive me and forget it
I was wrong and I admit it
Why can’t we talk it over
Why can’t we forget about, forget about the past

 

CHANGES   by David Bowie

I still don’t know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I’d got it made
It seemed the taste
was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I’ve never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I’m much too fast to take that test

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don’t want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They’re quite aware
of what they’re going through

 

CLOSER TO LOVE  by Matt Kearney

She got the call today
One out of the gray
And when the smoke cleared
It took her breath away
She said she didn’t believe
It could happen to me
I guess we’re all one phone call from our knees
We’re gonna get there soon

If every building falls
And all the stars fade
We’ll still be singin’ this song
The one they can’t take away
I’m gonna get there soon,
She’s gonna be there too
Cryin’ in her room
Prayin’ Lord, come through
We’re gonna get there soon

Oh it’s your light,
Oh it’s your way,
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Cryin’ out now
From so far away…
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love

Meet me once again
Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin’ down with the wind
And don’t apologize
For all the tears you’ve cried
You’ve been way too strong now for all your life
I’m gonna get there soon,
You’re gonna be there too
Cryin’ in your room,
Prayin’ Lord come through
We’re gonna get there soon

Oh, it’s your light
Oh, it’s your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Cryin’ out now
From so far away…
Pull me closer to love
Closer to love

‘Cause you are all that I’ve waited for
All of my life (We’re gonna get there)
You are all that I’ve waited for
All of my life
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love
Pull me closer to love
Pull me closer to love
Closer to love, oh no
Closer to love
Closer to love
Pull me closer to love

 

SEASONS OF LOVE  by the cast of Rent

Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure-measure a year?

In daylights- in sunsets
In midnites- in cups of coffee
In inches- in miles
In laughter- in strife

Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure a year in the life?

How about love
How about love
How about love
Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love

Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?

In truth that she learns
Or in times that he cried
In bridges he burned
Or the way that she dies

Its time now to sing out
Though the story never ends
Lets celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends

Remember the love
Remember the love
Remember the love
Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love

 

WITHOUT LOVE   by Tom Jones

I awakened this morning, I was filled with despair
All my dreams turned to ashes and gone, oh yeah
As I looked at my life it was barren and bare
Without love I’ve had nothing at all

Without love I’ve had nothing
Without love I’ve had nothing at all
I have conquered the world
All but one thing did I have
Without love I’ve had nothing at all

Once I had a sweetheart who loved only me
There was nothing, oh that she would not give, oh no
But I was blind to her goodness and I could not see
That a heart without love cannot live

Without love I’ve had nothing
Without love I’ve had nothing at all
I have conquered the world
All but one thing did I have
Without love I’ve had nothing at all

 

LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH  by Vince Gill

MOON RIVER  by Audrey Hepburn

Moon river, wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re going, I’m going your way

Two drifters, off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re after the same rainbow’s end, waiting, round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me

Moon river, wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re going, I’m going your way

Two drifters, off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re after that same rainbow’s end, waiting, round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me

 

I FOUGHT THE LAW  by The Clash

Breakin’ rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money ’cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won 

I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She’s the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
 
Robbin’ people with a six-gun
I fought the law and the law won 
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
I fought the law and the law won 

I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She’s the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won

 

CONSIDER ME GONE  by Reba McEntire

Every time I turn the conversation to something deeper than the weather I can feel you always shuttin’ down.
And when I need an explanation for the silence, you just tell me you don’t wanna talk about it now.
What you’re not saying is coming in loud and clear, we’re at a crossroads here…

If I’m not the one thing you can’t stand to lose
If I’m not that arrow to the heart of you
If you don’t get drunk on my kiss
If you think you can do better than this then I guess we’re done
Let’s not drag this on
Consider me gone

With you I’ve always been wide open, like a window or an ocean. There is nothing I’ve ever tried to hide.
So when you leave me not knowin’ where you’re goin’ I start thinkin’ that we’re lookin’, we’re lookin’ at goodbye.
How about a strong shot of honesty, don’t you owe that to me…

If I’m not the one thing you can’t stand to lose
If I’m not that arrow to the heart of you
If you don’t get drunk on my kiss
If you think you can do better than this then I guess we’re done
Let’s not drag this on
Consider me gone.

Consider me a memory.
Consider me the past.
Consider me a smile in an old photograph, someone who used to make you laugh.

 

KEEP ON WALKING  by Passenger

Well last night I couldn’t sleep
I got up and started walking
Down to the end of my street
And on into town
Well I had no one to meet
And I had no taste for talking
Seems I’m talking my whole life
It’s time I listen now

Well I walk passed the late night boys
With their bottles in the doorways
And I walk passed the business men
Sleeping like babies in their cars
And I thought to myself oh son
You may be lost in more ways than one
But I’ve a feeling that it’s more fun
Than knowing exactly where you are

Like a stone
Carried on the river
Like a boat
Sailing on the sea
Well I’ll keep on walking
Oh I’ll keep on walking
Till I find that old love or that old love comes to find me

Well I walked into the morning and felt the warm sunlight forming on my shoulders
Because it hit me with no warning like a summer sky storming in my lungs
Ain’t it funny how the kids walk by they’ll do anything to make themselves look older
While the women spend their money on anything that makes them look young

Like a stone
Carried on the river
Like a boat
Sailing on the sea
Oh I’ll keep on walking
Well I’ll keep on walking
Till I find that old love or that old love comes to find me

 

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW  by Everlife

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.
It’s going to be a bright 
bright sunshiny day.
It’s going to be a bright 
bright sunshiny day.

Oh, yes I can make it now the pain is gone.
All of the bad feelings have disappeared.
Here is that rainbow I’ve been praying for.
It’s gonna be a bright
bright sunshiny day.

Look all around, there’s nothing but blue skies.
Look straight ahead, there’s nothing but blue skies.

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Here is that rainbow I’ve been praying for.
It’s going to be a bright
bright sunshiny day.
It’s going to be a bright 
bright sunshiny day.
It’s going to be a bright
bright sunshiny day.
Yeah, hey, it’s going to be a bright bright
sunshiny day. 

 

 

ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN  by Dion

Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham?
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young
You know I just looked around and he’s gone

Anybody here seen my old friend John?
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young
I just looked around and he’s gone

Anybody here seen my old friend Martin?
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young
I just looked around and he’s gone

Didn’t you love the things that they stood for?
Didn’t they try to find some good for you and me?
And we’ll be free
Some day  soon, it’s gonna be one day

Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
I thought I saw him walkin’ up over the hill
With Abraham, Martin, and John 

 

 

QUE SERA, SERA   by Doris Day

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother
What will I be
Will I be pretty
Will I be rich
Here’s what she said to me

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be

When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart
What lies ahead
Will we have rainbows
Day after day
Here’s what my sweetheart said

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be

Now I have Children of my own
They ask their mother
What will I be
Will I be handsome
Will I be rich
I tell them tenderly

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be
Que Sera, Sera

 

 

STILL  by Macy Gray

In my last years with him there were bruises
On my face
In my dawn and new day
I finally got away
But my head’s all messed up and he knows
Just what to say
No more dawn and new days
I’m going back to stay
Why say bye bye
When it only makes me cry
I still
Light up like a candle burnin when he calls me up
I still
Melt down like a candle burning every time we touch
Oh say what you will
He does me wrong and I should be gone
I still
Be loving you baby and it’s much too much

We are going down
Cuz you’re always getting high
And your crumbs of loving
No longer gets me by
Wow! It gets better every time that we get high
Then your crumbs of loving
They somehow get me by
Why say bye bye
When it only makes me cry
I still
Light up like a candle burnin when he call me up
I still
Melt down like a candle burnin everytime we touch
Oh say what you will
He does me wrong and I should be gone
I still
Be loving you baby and it’s much too much

Can’t I go my severed way?
Some rain for my sunny day
Not even one reason to say
Why?
I should’ve left you
Why?
I can’t forget ya baby
Why?
Ever since I met you it’s
Why?

 

 

FROM A DISTANCE  by Bette Midler

From a distance the world looks blue and green,
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
and the eagle takes to flight.

From a distance, there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace,
it’s the voice of every man.

From a distance we all have enough,
and no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
no hungry mouths to feed.

From a distance we are instruments
marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
They’re the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us.
God is watching us from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
even though we are at war.
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
what all this fighting is for.

From a distance there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
And it’s the hope of hopes, it’s the love of loves,
it’s the heart of every man.

It’s the hope of hopes, it’s the love of loves.
This is the song of every man.
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance.
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
God is watching us from a distance.

 

 

BORN AND RAISED IN BLACK AND WHITE  by Brooks & Dunn

The wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Makes some people go insane
While others quietly pray for rain
That’s where we came from

Two boys playing in the burning sun
One with books and one with guns
Mama calls but just one comes
The other one runs

With a Christian sense of wrong and right
We were born and raised in black and white
One learned to pray, one learned to fight
We were born and raised in black and white

My brother took to the gospel road
Spent his whole life saving souls
When he looked at me and his look ran cold
He didn’t even try

I had no dreams and I had no plans
But a gun felt good in my right hand
Warden said ‘How come you killed that man?’
I said ‘I don’t know why’

Welcome home said the hot moonlight
We were born and raised in black and white
One lives to pray, one wants to die
We were born and raised in black and white
We were born and raised in black and white

Someone handed me a cigarette
They offered me my last request
I asked my moral soul be blessed
By someone close to me

I came to him with trembling hands
I swore I’d never understand
He said its just what life had planned
It’s destiny

So don’t waste your tears on me tonight
We were born and raised in black and white
You chose the dark, I chase the light
We were born and raised in black and white
We were born and raised in black and white

The wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Makes some people go insane
While others quietly pray for rain 

 

 

THE PRISON  by Melissa Etheridge

I was high and dry like the Kansas sky
If I ached for any more I knew I’d surely die
Night after night trying to get out of my skin
Day after lonely day
You’d send me back again

I have stood inside this prison
I have touched its stony walls
I know before you try to run
You gotta learn to crawl
I tried to leave it all behind me
I drove all night just to drive all day
But the walls of this prison still surround me
And I can’t break away

I held you so close I thought my soul would break
But you were just a ghost
The holiest mistake
I will not be a judge or the one to set you free
I’ll just keep on drivin’
And time’s a friend to me

I have stood inside this prison
I have touched its stony walls
I know before you try to run
You gotta learn to crawl
I tried to leave it all behind me
I drove all night I drove all day
But the walls of this prison still surround me
And I can’t break away

The sentence has been read everything is done
I wish I could say goodbye to you
Wish I could hold the sun
My eyes are dull and burnt
And they lie to me sometimes
Cause I thought I saw you cryin’

I have stood inside this prison
I have touched its stony walls
I know before you try to run
You gotta learn to crawl
I tried to leave it all behind me
In my dreams somehow I got away
But the walls of this prison still surround me
And I can’t break away

 

 

WAY OVER YONDER  by Carole King

Way over yonder is a place that I know
Where I can see shelter from hunger and cold
And the sweet-tastin’ good life is so easily found
Way over yonder, that’s where I’m bound

I know when I get there, the first thing I’ll see
Is the sun shining golden, shining right down on me
Then trouble’s gonna lose me, worry leave me behind
And I’ll stand up proudly in a true peace of mind

Way over yonder is a place I have seen
It’s a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream

Maybe tomorrow I’ll find my way
To the land where the honey runs in rivers each day
And the sweet-tastin’ good life is so easily found
Way over yonder, that’s where I’m bound
Way over yonder, that’s where I’m bound

 

 

GAVE IT A NAME  by Bruce Springsteen

In the fields of the Lord
Stood Abel and Cain
Cain slew Abel beneath the black rain
At night he couldn’t stand the guilt or the blame
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name

Billy got drunk, angry at his wife
He hit her once, he hit her twice
At night he’d lie in bed, he couldn’t stand the shame
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name

Pa told me “Son, one thing I know is true
Poison snake bites you, you’re poison too”
At night I can feel that poison runnin’ ’round my veins

 

ONE STEP UP  by Bruce Springsteen

Woke up this morning my house was cold
Checked out the furnace she wasn’t burnin’
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain’t turnin’
We’ve given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain’t learnin’
We’re the same sad story that’s a fact
One step up and two steps back

Bird on a wire outside my motel room
But he ain’t singin’
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells they ain’t ringing
I’m sittin’ here in this bar tonight
But all I’m thinkin’ is
I’m the same old story same old act
One step up and two steps back

It’s the same thing night on night
Who’s wrong baby who’s right
Another fight and I slam the door on
Another battle in our dirty little war
When I look at myself I don’t see
The man I wanted to be
Somewhere along the line I slipped off track
I’m caught movin’ one step up and two steps back

There’s a girl across the bar
I get the message she’s sendin’
Mmm she ain’t lookin’ to marry
And me well honey I’m pretending
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
The music was never-ending
We danced as the evening sky faded to black
One step up and two steps back

 

 

HIGHER  by Creed

When dreaming I’m guided to another world
Time and time again
At sunrise I fight to stay asleep
‘Cause I don’t want to leave the comfort of this place
‘Cause there’s a hunger, a longing to escape
From the life I live when I’m awake
So let’s go there
Let’s make our escape
Come on, let’s go there
Let’s ask can we stay?

Can you take me Higher?
To a place where blind men see
Can you take me Higher?
To a place with golden streets

Although I would like our world to change
It helps me to appreciate
Those nights and those dreams
But, my friend, I’d sacrifice all those nights
If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same
The only difference is
To let love replace all our hate
So let’s go there
Let’s make our escape
Come on, let’s go there
Let’s ask can we stay?

Can you take me Higher?
To a place where blind men see
Can you take me Higher?
To a place with golden streets

So lets go there, lets go there,
Come on, lets go there
Lets ask can we stay?

Up high I feel like I’m alive for the very first time
Set up high I’m strong enough to take these dreams
And make them mine
Set up high I’m strong enough to take these dreams
And make them mine

 

 

BUSY BEING FABULOUS  by Eagles

I came home to an empty house
And I found your little note
“Don’t wait up for me tonight”
And that was all she wrote

Do you think I don’t know that you’re out on the town
With all of your high-rollin’ friends?
What do you do when you come up empty?
Where do you go when the party ends?

And you were just too busy being fabulous
Too busy to think about us
I don’t know what you were dreaming of
Somehow you forgot about love
And you were just too busy being fabulous, uh-huh

A little time in the country
A day or two to slow down
A bottle of wine and a walk in the moonlight
Maybe some foolin’ around

But you think time is just a magazine
And money’s just a thrill
I’ve waited so long for you to change your way of livin’
Now I realize that you never will

‘Cause you were just too busy being fabulous
Too busy to think about us
Lookin’ for something you’ll never find
You’ll never know what you left behind
‘Cause you were just too busy being fabulous, uh-huh

You tell a joke and everybody’s laughin’
That’s something you know how to do
You’ve always been the life of the party
But now my baby, the joke is on you

‘Cause you were just too busy being fabulous
Too busy to think about us
Running after something that never comes
What in the world are you runnin’ from?

And you were just too busy being fabulous
Too busy to think about us
To drink the wine from your winner’s cup
To notice the children were growin’ up

And you were just too busy being fabulous
Too busy, too busy
Too busy
Aw, baby

 

 

FIX YOU  by Coldplay

When you try your best, but you don’t succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can’t replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you’re too in love to let it go
But if you never try you’ll never know
Just what you’re worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I…

 

 

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW  by Jackie DeShannon

What the world needs now,
Is love, sweet love,
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now,
Is love, sweet love,
No, not just for some but for everyone.

Lord, we don’t need another mountain,
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb,
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross,
Enough to last ’til the end of time.

What the world needs now,
Is love, sweet love,
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.
What the world needs now,
Is love, sweet love,
No, not just for some but for everyone.

Lord, we don’t need another meadow,
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow,
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine,
Oh listen Lord, if you want to know…oh…

What the world needs now,
Is love, sweet love,
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.
What the world needs now,
Is love, sweet love,
No, not just for some oh but just for every, every, everyone.

 

 

PEOPLE GET READY  by Rod Stewart

People get ready
There’s a train a-coming
You don’t need no baggage
You just get on board

All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don’t need no ticket
You just thank the Lord

People get ready
For the train to Jordan
Picking up passengers
From coast to coast
Faith is the key

Open the doors
And board them
There’s room for all
Among the loved the most

There ain’t no room
for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt
All mankind just
To save his own

Have pity on those
Whose chances are thinner
Cause there’s no
Hiding place
From the Kingdom’s Throne

So people get ready
For the train a-comin’
You don’t need no baggage
You just get on board

All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don’t need no ticket
You just thank
You just thank the Lord

I’m getting ready
I’m getting ready
This time I’m ready
This time I’m ready

YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS  by Sonny Bono

Better sit down kids I’ll tell you why, kids
You might not understand, kids
But give it a try, kids
Now how should I put this I’ve got something to say
Your mother is staying but I’m going away
No, we’re not mad, kids it’s hard to say why
Your mother and I don’t see eye to eye

Say your prayers before you go to bed
Make sure you get yourself to school on time
I know you’ll do the things your mother asks
She’s gonna need you most to stay in line
Keep in mind your mother’s gonna need your help
A whole lot more than she ever did before
No more fights over little things
Because I won’t be here to stop them anymore

I know you don’t want this, neither do we

But sometimes things happen that we can’t foresee
Now try to be calm kids, and don’t look so sad
Just cause I am leaving, I’ll still be your dad
Just remember I love you though I’m not here
Just call if you need me and I’ll always be near

Well I have to go now so kiss me goodbye
My eyes are just red kids, I’m too big to cry

 

 

EVERYBODY HURTS  by R.E.M.

When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you’re sure you’ve had enough
Of this life, well hang on

Don’t let yourself go
‘Cause everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it’s time to sing along
When your day is night alone (Hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (Hold on)
If you think you’ve had too much
Of this life, well hang on

Everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don’t throw your hand, oh no

Don’t throw your hand
If you feel like you’re alone
No, no, no, you are not alone

If you’re on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you’ve had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes

So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts

 

 

NO BOUNDARIES  by Adam Lambert

Seconds, hours, so many days
You know what you want, but how long can you wait
Every moment lasts forever
When you feel you’ve lost your way
And what if my chances were already gone
I started believing that I could be wrong
But you gave me one good reason
To fight and never walk away
So here I am still holding on

With every step you climb another mountain
With every breath it’s harder to believe
You make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing
Just when you think the road is going no where
Just when you almost gave up on your dreams
They take you by the hand and show you that you can
There are no boundaries…
There are no boundaries

I fought to the limit, to stand on the edge
What if today is as good as it gets
Don’t know where the future’s heading
But nothing’s gonna bring me down
Jumped every bridge
Run every line
I risk being safe
I always knew why
I always knew why
So here I am still holding on

 

AMERICA  by Neil Diamond

Far,
We’ve been traveling far
Without a home
But not without a star

Free,
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream

On the boats and on the planes
They’re coming to America
Never looking back again,
They’re coming to America

Home
Don’t it seem so far away
Oh, we’re traveling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm

Home
To a new and a shiny place
Make our bed and we’ll say our grace
Freedom’s light burning warm
Freedom’s light burning warm

Everywhere around the world
They’re coming to America
Ev’ry time that flag’s unfurled
They’re coming to America

Got a dream to take them there
They’re coming to America
Got a dream they’ve come to share
They’re coming to America

They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
Today, Today,
Today, Today, Today

My country ’tis of thee (today)
Sweet land of liberty (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Of thee I sing
Today, Today, Today
Today, today, today…… 

 

BRAVE  by Sara Bareilles

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up
Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
When they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there,
Everybody’s been stared down by the enemy
Fallen for the fear
And done some disappearing,
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run, stop holding your tongue
Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

And since your history of silence
Won’t do you any good,
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

 

 

RUNAROUND SUE  by Dion

Here’s my story, sad but true
It’s about a girl that I once knew
She took my love then ran around
With every single guy in town
Ah, I should have known it from the very start
This girl will leave me with a broken heart
Now listen people what I’m telling you
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue

I miss her lips and the smile on her face
The touch of her hair and this girl’s warm embrace
So if you don’t wanna cry like I do
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue

Ah, she likes to travel around
She’ll love you but she’ll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here’s the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they’ll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue

She likes to travel around
She’ll love you but she’ll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here’s the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they’ll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue

 

WE WEREN”T BORN TO FOLLOW  by Bon Jovi

This one goes out to the man who mines for miracles
This one goes out to the ones in need
This one goes out to the sinner and the cynical
This ain’t about no apology
This road was paved by the hopeless and the hungry
This road was paved by the winds of change
Walking beside the guilty and the innocent
How will you raise your hand when they call your name?
Yeah, yeah, yeah

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah

This one’s about anyone who does it differently
This one’s about the one who cusses and spits
This ain’t about our livin’ in a fantasy
This ain’t about givin’ up or givin’ in
Yeah, yeah, yeah

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah

 

INTO THE FIRE  by Bruce Springsteen

The sky was falling and streaked with blood
I heard you calling me then you disappeared into the dust
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

You gave your love to see in fields of red and autumn brown
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need you near but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

 It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave
You lay your hand on me
Then walked into the darkness of your smoky grave
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

 

 

BLOWIN’ SMOKE   by Kacey Musgraves

Between the lunch and dinner rush
Kelly caught that outbound bus for Vegas
We’re all out here talking trash, making bets
Lips wrapped round our cigarettes
She always thought she was too good to be a waitress

Well, we all say that we’ll quit someday
When our ship comes in
We’ll just sail away

But we’re just blowin’ smoke
Hey yeah
We’re just blowin’ smoke
Hey yeah
Out here goin’ broke
Hey yeah
We’re just blowin’ smoke

Well Janie got divorced again
Her ex-husband’s in the pen
From two to five, five to ten and longer
Brenda’s traded smokes for cake
Still hadn’t lost that baby weight
And that baby’s about to graduate
From college

I’m just flicking ash
Into the tray
Tell them both it’ll be okay

But I’m just blowin’ smoke
Hey yeah
I’m just blowin’ smoke
Hey yeah
I’m out here goin’ broke
Hey yeah
Yeah we’re just blowin’ smoke

We all say that we’ll
Quit someday
When our nerves ain’t shot
And our hands don’t shake, yeah
We all say that we’ll
Quit someday
When our nerves ain’t shot
And our hands don’t shake

Wipe down the bar, take out the trash
Light one up and count my cash
Swear I’m never coming back again

I’m just blowin’ smoke
Hey yeah
I’m just blowin’ smoke
Hey yeah
Out here going broke
Hey yeah
Yeah we’re just blowin’ smoke

 

 

VIVA LA VIDA  by Coldplay

For some reason I can’t explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn’t believe what I’d become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can’t explain
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

POSITIVELY 4TH STREET  by Bob Dylan

You got a lot of nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning

You got a lot of nerve
To say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that’s winning

You say I let you down
You know it’s not like that
If you’re so hurt
Why then don’t you show it

You say you lost your faith
But that’s not where it’s at
You had no faith to lose
And you know it

I know the reason
That you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd
You’re in with

Do you take me for such a fool
To think I’d make contact
With the one who tries to hide
What he don’t know to begin with

You see me on the street
You always act surprised
You say, “How are you?” “Good luck”
But you don’t mean it

When you know as well as me
You’d rather see me paralyzed
Why don’t you just come out once
And scream it

No, I do not feel that good
When I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief
Perhaps I’d rob them

And now I know you’re dissatisfied
With your position and your place
Don’t you understand
It’s not my problem

I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you

Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You’d know what a drag it is
To see you 

 

 

PHILOSOPHER’S STONE  by Van Morrison

Out on the highways and the by-ways all alone
I’m still searching for, searching for my home
Up in the morning, up in the morning out on the road
And my head is aching and my hands are cold
And I’m looking for the silver lining, silver lining in the clouds
And I’m searching for and
I’m searching for the philosopher’s stone

And it’s a hard road, Its a hard road daddy-o
When my job is turning lead into gold
He was born in the back street, born in the back street Jelly Roll
I’m on the road again and I’m searching for
The philosopher’s stone
Can you hear that engine
Woe can you hear that engine drone
Well I’m on the road again and I’m searching for
Searching for the philosopher’s stone

Up in the morning, up in the morning
When the streets are white with snow
It’s a hard road, it’s a hard road daddy-o
Up in the morning, up in the morning
Out on the job
Well you’ve got me searching for
Searching for, the philosopher’s stone

Even my best friends, even my best friends they don’t know
That my job is turning lead into gold
When you hear that engine, when you hear that engine drone
I’m on the road again and I’m searching for the philosopher’s stone

It’s a hard road even my best friends they don’t know
And I’m searching for, searching for the philosopher’s stone

 

CHAIN GANG  by Sam Cooke

(Hoh! Ah!) I hear something saying (Hoh! Ah!)

 That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang
That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang

All day long they’re singing (Hoh! Ah!)

(Well don’t you know)
That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang
That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang

All day long they work so hard till the sun is going down
Working on the highways and byways and wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moaning their lives away
Then you hear somebody say

That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang
That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang

Can’t you hear them singing, mmm (Hoh! Ah!)
I’m going home one of these days
I’m going home, see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile I gotta work right here

(Well don’t you know)
That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang
That’s the sound of the men,
Working on the chain, gang

All day long they’re singing, mmm (Hoh! Ah!)
My work is so hard
Give me water
I’m thirsty, my work is so hard
Woah ooo
My work is so hard

 

 

MEET ME ON THE OTHER SIDE  by David Gray

Honey now if I’m honest, I still don’t know what love is
Another mirage folds into the haze of time recalled
And now the floodgates cannot hold
All my sorrow all my rage
A tear that falls on every page

Meet me on the other side, meet me on the other side
Maybe I oughta mention, was never my intention
To harm you or your kin, are you so scared to look within
The ghosts are crawling on our skin
We may race and we may run
We’ll not undo what has been done
Or change the moment when it’s gone

Meet me on the other side, meet me on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side, see you on the other side

I know it would be outrageous
To come on all courageous
And offer you my hand
To pull you up on to dry land
When all I got is sinking sand
That trick ain’t worth the time it buys
I’m sick of hearing my own lies
And love’s a raven when it flies

Meet me on the other side, meet me on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side, see you on the other side
Honey now if I’m honest, I still don’t know what love is

 

 

MY CITY’S IN RUINS  by Bruce Springsteen

There is a blood red circle
On the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church door’s thrown open
I can hear the organ’s song
But the congregation’s gone
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Now the sweet bells of mercy
Drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner
Like scattered leaves,
The boarded up windows,
The empty streets
While my brother’s down on his knees
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!

Now’s there’s tears on the pillow
Darlin’ where we slept
And you took my heart when you left
Without your sweet kiss
My soul is lost, my friend
Tell me how do I begin again?
My city’s in ruins
My city’s in ruins

Now with these hands,
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray Lord
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray for the faith, Lord
We pray for your love, Lord
We pray for the lost, Lord
We pray for this world, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord

Come on
Come on
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up

SHAKE IT OUT   by Florence and the Machine

Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play

And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It’s always darkest before the dawn

And I’ve been a fool and I’ve been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I’m always dragging that horse around

Our love is questioned, such a mournful sound
Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues drawn
But it’s always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa

And I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I’m gonna cut it out and then restart
‘Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It’s always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa

And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It’s a fine romance but it’s left me so undone
It’s always darkest before the dawn

 And I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if I don’t
So here’s to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I’m ready to suffer and I’m ready to hope
It’s a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat
‘Cause looking for heaven, found the devil in me
Looking for heaven, found the devil in me
Well what the hell I’m gonna let it happen to me, yeah

 

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?  by Peter, Paul and Mary

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

PRICE TAG  by Jessie J

Seems like everybody’s got a price,
I wonder how they sleep at night.
When the sale comes first,
And the truth comes second,
Just stop for a minute and smile

Why is everybody so serious?
Acting so damn mysterious?
Got your shades on your eyes
And your heels so high
That you can’t even have a good time

Everybody look to their left 
Everybody look to their right 
Can you feel that
We’re paying with love tonight?

It’s not about the money, money, money
We don’t need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag
Ain’t about the Cha-Ching Cha-Ching
Ain’t about the  Ba-Bling Ba-Bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag.

We need to take it back in time,
When music made us all unite!
And it wasn’t low blows and video hoes,
Am I the only one getting tired?

Why is everybody so obsessed?
Money can’t buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now?
Guarantee we’ll be feeling alright

Yeah yeah
Well, keep the price tag
And take the cash back
Just give me six strings and a half stack
And you can, can keep the cars
Leave me the garage
And all I, yes all I need
Are keys and guitars
And guess what, in 30 seconds
I’m leaving to Mars
Yeah we leaving across
These undefeatable odds
It’s like this man
You can’t put a price on a life
We do this for the love
So we fight and sacrifice
Every night
So we ain’t gonna stumble and fall
Never
Waiting to see or send a sign of defeat
 So we gonna keep everyone
Moving their feet
So bring back the beat
And then everyone sing
It’s not about the money

 

THE CHEATER  by Bob Kuban and the In-Men

Haven’t you heard about
The guy known as the cheater
He’ll take your girl and then
He’ll lie and he’ll mistreat her

It seems every day now
You hear people say now
Look out for the cheater
Make way for the fool hearted clown
Look out for the cheater
He’s gonna build you up
Just to let you down

All of you girls had better
Stay inside your door now
He’ll hurt you once
Then turn around and
Hurt you some more now

While he’s out betraying
You’ll hear people saying
That cheater took
My baby away from me
Yes, and now, I don’t mean maybe
I’ll get her back, just wait and see
Wait and see

One of these days he’ll find a girl
Who knows all about him
She’s gonna break his carefree heart
And go on without him

And you’ll hear thereafter
Above all the laughter
Tough luck for the cheater
Too bad for the fool hearted clown
Tough break for the cheater
Who used to build you up
Just to let you down

JUST GIVE ME A REASON  by Pink

Right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren’t all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them

Now you’ve been talking in your sleep, oh, oh
Things you never say to me, oh, oh
Tell me that you’ve had enough
Of our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit’s enough
Just a second we’re not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It’s in the stars
It’s been written in the scars on our hearts
We’re not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

I’m sorry I don’t understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine
(Oh, we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin’
And it’s all in your mind
(Yeah, but this is happenin’)

You’ve been havin’ real bad dreams, oh, oh
Used to lie so close to me, oh, oh
There’s nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit’s enough
Just a second we’re not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I never stopped
You’re still written in the scars on my heart
You’re not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Our tear ducts can rust
I’ll fix it for us
We’re collecting dust
But our love’s enough
You’re holding it in
You’re pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We’ll come clean

LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYIN’  by Tim McGraw

He said I was in my early 40’s,
With a lot of life before me,
And a moment came that stopped me on a dime.
I spent most of the next days, lookin’ at the x-rays,
Talkin’ ’bout the options and talkin’ ’bout sweet time.
Asked him when it sank in, that this might really be the real end.
How’s it hit you, when you get that kind of news.
Man what you do.
And he says,

 I went sky divin’,
I went rocky mountain climbin’,
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fumanchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I gave forgiveness I’ve been denying,
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin’.

He said I was finally the husband,
That most the time I wasn’t.
And I became a friend a friend would like to have.
And all the sudden goin’ fishing,
Wasn’t such an imposition.
And I went three times that year I lost my dad.
Well I finally read the good book,
And I took a good long hard look at what I’d do
If I could do it all again.
And then.

 Like tomorrow was a gift and you’ve got eternity
To think about what you do with it,
What could you do with it, what can
I do with it, what would I do with it.

MR. BOJANGLES  by Sammy Davis, Jr.

I knew a man,
Bojangles,
and he’d dance for you
in worn out shoes,
with silver hair,
a ragged shirt,
and baggy pants.
He would do the old soft shoe.
He could jump so high,
jump so high,
and then he’d lightly touch down.

I met him in a cell
in New Orleans, I was,
while I was down and out.
He looked to me to be the very eyes of age
as he spoke right out,
talked of life, lord that man talked of life,
laughed, slapped his leg and stepped.

He said his name was “Bojangles”
and he danced a lick
right across the cell.
He grabbed his pants,
took a bitter stance,
jumped up high.
That’s when he
clicked his heels.
Then he let go a laugh,
lord, he’d let go a laugh,
shook back his clothes all around.

That was Mr. Bojangles.
Mr. Bojangles.
Mr. Bojangles.
Lord, he could dance.

He told me of the times
he worked with minstrel shows,
travelling around The South.
He spoke with tears
of fifteen years
how his dog and he,
they used to travel all about.
But his dog up and died,
dog up and died,
and after twenty years he still greived.

He said “I dance
now and every chance a
honkey-tonk,
for my drinks and tips.
But most of the time
I spend behind these country bars,
you see son, I drinks a bit.”

Then he shook his head.
Lord, when he shook his head,
I could swear I heard someone
say please, please, please.

Mr. Bojangles.
A-Mr. Bojangles.
Mr. Bojangles.
Come back and dance a dance,
please dance,
come on and dance now.

MAN IN THE MIRROR  by Michael Jackson

I’m Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favorite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin’ My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs

A Summer’s Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man’s Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya’ Know
‘Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That’s Why I Want You To
Know

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer

If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
  
I’ve Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It’s Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They’re Not
Alone?

A Widow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody’s Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
(Washed-Out Dream)
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya’ See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That’s Why I’m Starting With
Me

 

CARRY ON  by Fun

Well I woke up to the sound of silence
And cries were cutting like knives in a fist fight
And I found you with a bottle of wine
Your head in the curtains
And heart like the Fourth of July

You swore and said,
“We are not,
We are not shining stars.”
This I know,
I never said we are

Though I’ve never been through hell like that
I’ve closed enough windows to know you can never look back

If you’re lost and alone
Or you’re sinking like a stone.
Carry on.
May your past be the sound
Of your feet upon the ground.
Carry on.
 
So I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
At a bar off 75.
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die,
All our neighbors and wives.

But I like to think I can cheat it all
To make up for the times I’ve been cheated on.
And it’s nice to know when I was left for dead
I was found and now I don’t roam these streets,
I am not the ghost you are to me.

If you’re lost and alone
Or you’re sinking like a stone.
Carry on.
May your past be the sound
Of your feet upon the ground.
Carry on.

Whoa!
My head is on fire but my legs are fine.
After all they are mine.
Lay your clothes down on the floor,
Close the door, hold the phone,
Show me how no one’s ever gonna stop us tonight.

‘Cause here we are
We are shining stars
We are invincible
We are who we are
On our darkest day
When we’re miles away
Sun will come
We will find our way home

If you’re lost and alone
Or you’re sinking like a stone.
Carry on.
May your past be the sound
Of your feet upon the ground.
Carry on.

SECOND CHANCE  by Shinedown

My eyes are open wide
And by the way, I made it
Through the day
I watched the world outside
By the way, I’m leaving out
Today

I just saw Hayley’s comet
She waved
Said, “Why you always running in place?”
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere

[Chorus]
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I’ve done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I’m not angry, I’m just saying…
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Please don’t cry
One tear for me
I’m not afraid of
What I have to say
This is my one and
Only voice
So listen close, it’s
Only for today

I just saw Hayley’s comet
She waved
Said, “Why you always running in place?”
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere

 

 

THE CLIMB  by Miley Cyrus

I can almost see it.
That dream I’m dreaming, but
There’s a voice inside my head saying
You’ll never reach it
Every step I’m takin’
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin’
But I, I gotta keep tryin’
Gotta keep my head held high

There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waitin’ on the other side
It’s the climb

The struggles I’m facing
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I’m not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I’m gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep goin’,
And I, I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, ’cause

There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waitin’ on the other side
It’s the climb

 

WHO YOU ARE  by Unspoken

I know that look you’re giving,
Like you’ve got something to prove
‘Cause I have walked for miles and miles
In that same pair of shoes

You refuse forgiveness
Like it’s something to be earned
Sometimes pain’s the only way that we can learn

You can never fall too hard,
So fast, so far
That you can’t get back
When you’re lost

Where you are is never too late,
So bad, so much
That you can’t change
Who you are, ooo-oooh
You can change who you are, ooo-oooh

You believe in freedom,
But you don’t know how to choose
You gotta step out of your feelings
That you’re so afraid to lose

And everyday
You put your feet on the floor, you gotta walk through the door
It’s never gonna be easy
But it’s all worth fighting for

You can never fall too hard,
So fast, so far
That you can’t get back
When you’re lost

Where you are is never too late,
So bad, so much
That you can’t change
Who you are, ooo-oooh
You can change who you are, ooo-oooh

So let the ashes fall wherever they land
Come back from wherever you’ve been
To the foot of the cross
To the feet of Jesus,
The feet of Jesus

You can never fall too hard,
So fast, so far
That you can’t get back
When you’re lost

 

IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH HELL   by Rodney Atkins

Well you know those times when you feel like
There’s a sign there on your back
That says I don’t mind if you kick me, seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You think it can’t get worse than that
And then they do

You step off the straight and narrow
And you don’t know where you are
Used the needle of your compass, to sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie in a bottle of Jim Beam
And she lies to you
That’s when you learn the truth

 If you’re goin’ through hell keep on going
Don’t slow down if you’re scared don’t show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you’re there

I’ve been deep down in that darkness
I’ve been down to my last match
Felt a hundred different deamons breathin’ fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled I’d fall right into the trap
That they were layin’

But the good news is there’s angels everywhere out on the street
Holdin’ out a hand to pull you back up on your feet
The one’s that you’ve been draggin’ for so long
You’re on your knees might as well be prayin’
Guess what I’m sayin’

 If you’re goin’ through hell keep on going
Don’t slow down if you’re scared don’t show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you’re there
When you’re goin’ through hell keep on movin’
Face that fire walk right through it
You might get out before the devil even knows you’re there

 

BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND   by Bob Dylan

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can really see the sky?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

 

Twenty Years  by Augustana

Well I’ve been running from something
Twenty years in my car
Down a road that’s leading me nowhere
Yeah we drive through the farmland
No one knows where we’re from
Could I kiss you and make you a queen?
Or something in between

Do you want to see it?
The place where I am free?
Cause in my mind I need it
But you’re nowhere near to me

Move to New York City
Take your woman by the hand
Leave her there with your things on the doorstep
And there’s no way around it
Could this be our last dance?
Just fall asleep with the TV darling
I’ll be back again

Do you want to see it?
The place where I was free?
Cause in my mind I’ve been there
And there’s no one here but me

In the morning it’ll find you
Let the light shine away
Down a road that’s leading me nowhere
And there’s no way around it
Could this be our last dance?
Just fall asleep with the TV darling
I’ll be back again 

 

You’ve Got a Friend  by Carole King

When you’re down and troubled
And you need some love and care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I’ll be there
Yes I will
You’ve got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knocking at your door

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend

When people can be so cold
They’ll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don’t you let them

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend

 

Good Light  by Drew Holcolmb & The Neighbors

Wasting time and wasting money,
you’ve been acting like a fool.
You spend your whole life fighting for a guarantee,
when all you really need is a friend.

Hey, there’s a good light, shining in you. There’s a magic in your eyes.
Hey, there’s a good light, shining through, and I need it tonight.

You’ve been looking for rhyme and reason.
The confusion is dragging you down.
You got lost in the chaos.
You got lost in the ashes and dust.
What you needed was someone to trust.

Hey, there’s a good light, shining in you. There’s a magic in your eyes.
Hey, there’s a good light, shining through, and I need it tonight.

We’re all stumbling through the darkness.
No one can stay there and still make it through.

 

That’s What Love is For  by Amy Grant

Sometimes we make it harder than it is
We’ll take a perfect night
And fill it up with words we don’t mean
Dark sides best unseen
And we wonder why we’re feeling this way

Sometimes I wonder if we really feel the same
Why we can be unkind
Questioning the strongest of hearts
That’s when we must start
Believing in the one thing that has gotten us this far

That’s what love is for
To help us through it
That’s what love is for
Nothing else can do it

Melt our defenses
Bring us back to our senses
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that’s what love is for

Sometimes I see you
And you don’t know I am there
And I’m washed away by emotions
I hold deep down inside
Getting stronger with time
It’s living through the fire
And holding on we find

That’s what love is for
To help us through it
That’s what love is for
Nothing else can do it

 

River  by Emeli Sande

If you’re looking for the big adventure,
And gold is all that’s on your mind,
If all you want’s someone to take your picture,
Then I won’t waste your time

 

See maybe I’m too quiet for you,
You probably never noticed me,
But if you’re too big to follow rivers,
How you ever gonna find the seas?

 

 

Luckenbach, Texas  by Waylon Jennings
The only two things in life that make it worth livin’
Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin’ women
I don’t need my name in the marquee lights
I got my song and I got you with me tonight
Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love

Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we’re livin’
Got us feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys
Between Hank Williams’ pain songs and
Newberry’s train songs and Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain
Out in Luckenbach, Texas ain’t nobody feelin’ no pain

So baby, let’s sell your diamond ring
Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away
This coat and tie is choking me
In your high society you cry all day
We’ve been so busy keepin’ up with the Jones
Four car garage and we’re still building on
Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love

Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we’re livin’ got us feudin’
Like the Hatfield and McCoys
Between Hank Williams’ pain songs and
Newberry’s train songs and Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain
Out in Luckenbach, Texas ain’t nobody feelin’ no pain

 

A Piece of Red Cloth   by Cui Jian

That day you used a piece of red cloth

to blindfold my eyes and cover up the sky

You asked me what I had seen

I said I saw happiness

 

This feeling really made me comfortable

made me forget I had no place to live

You asked where I wanted to go

I said I want to walk your road

 

I couldn’t see you, and I couldn’t see the road

You grabbed both my hands and wouldn’t let go

You asked what I was thinking

I said I want to let you be my master

 

I have a feeling that you aren’t made of iron

But you seem to be as forceful as iron

I felt that you had blood on your body

Because your hands were so warm

 

This feeling really made me comfortable

Made me forget I had no place to live

You asked where I wanted to go

I said I want to walk your road

 

I had a feeling this wasn’t a wilderness

Though I couldn’t see it was already dry and cracked

I felt that I wanted to drink some water

But you used a kiss to block off my mouth

 

I don’t want to leave and I don’t want to cry

Because my body is already withered and dry

I want to always accompany you this way

Because I know your suffering best

 

That day you used a piece of red cloth

To blindfold my eyes and cover up the sky

You asked me what I could see

I said I could see happiness

 

Sounds Like the Devil  by Shemekia Copeland

Love is tumbling, dreams are crumbling

We all looking for a place to hide

People are hurting, politicians certain

They got GOD on THEIR side

And they’re saying that he’s talking to them personally

But it sounds like the Devil to me!

 

Hard as I am slaving, there is no saving

I’m never gonna see a dime

I ain’t got health care, Lord it ain’t fair

I can’t even afford to die

They say they treat us ALL just like Family

But it sounds like the Devil to me! 

 

Sounds like the Devil, sounds like the Devil

Sounds like the Devil to me!

 

A bunch of real smooth talkers

Got People under their spell

It that’s what it takes to get to Heaven

Somebody save me a COOL spot in Hell

 

Preacher told me the number is toll free

God is ready to wash away ALL my sins

I know what he’s saying, yeah he’s just praying

So I sent ALL my dollars in

Lord forgive my suspicious personality

But it sounds like the Devil, sounds like the Devil

Sounds like the Devil to me!

 

Lord it sounds like the Devil, sounds like the Devil

Yes, it sounds like the Devil to me!

 

Beautiful Like You  by Lee DeWyze

Everybody wants to
Look into the mirror
And feel a little better now

And everybody wants to
Know there’s someone out there
Waiting for you to come around

And I wish that
You could feel it
But you don’t choose to believe it
cause I know that
You can’t see it that way
That way

If you could only just stop stop stop running
If you could only take a second to breath it in
Everything that you know would be beautiful
Like you
You know that I never gonna stop stop stop your love
Let’s pretend that the world is waking up
Everything that we see is beautiful
Like you
Like you

Everybody wants to
Tell someone their secrets
Why don’t you tell me now

Or maybe I can fix this
Then I don’t want
You to miss this
Say I’m sorry
Raining down
Yeah

If you could only just stop stop stop running
If you could only take a second to breath it in
Everything that you know would be beautiful
Like you
You know that I never gonna stop stop stop your love
Let’s pretend that the world is waking up
Everything that we see is beautiful
Like you

Sometimes is hard to be
Yourself in this crazy world
Sometimes is hard to breath
Yeah

 

Pieces  by Gary Allan

 

Greatest Love of All  by Whitney Houston

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

Everybody’s searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

 

Hero  by Mariah Carey

There’s a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don’t have to be afraid
Of what you are
There’s an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you’ll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

It’s a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear

Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don’t let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You’ll find the way

 

Landslide  by Stevie Nicks

I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
‘Til the landslide brought it down
Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin’ ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I’ve been afraid of changin’
‘Cause I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I’m getting older too
And I’m getting older too
Oh, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around

And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down
And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down
The landslide will bring it down

 

Alfie  by Burt Bacharach

What’s it all about, alfie?
Is it just for the moment we live?
What’s it all about when you sort it out, alfie?
Are we meant to take more than we give
Or are we meant to be kind?
And if only fools are kind, alfie,
Then I guess it’s wise to be cruel.
And if life belongs only to the strong, alfie,
What will you lend on an old golden rule?
As sure as I believe there’s a heaven above, alfie,
I know there’s something much more,
Something even non-believers can believe in.
I believe in love, alfie.
Without true love we just exist, alfie.
Until you find the love you’ve missed you’re nothing, alfie.
When you walk let your heart lead the way
And you’ll find love any day, alfie, alfie.

 

It’s Not Easy To Be Me  by Five for Fighting

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naive
I’m just out to find
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird I’m more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It’s not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see

It may sound absurd but don’t be naive
Even Heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed but won’t you conceed
Even Heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me

Up, up and away, away from me
It’s all right, You can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy, or anything

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naive
Men weren’t meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me

It’s not easy to be me.

 

Brave  by Josh Groban

Wake up, wake up, the sun cannot wait for long
Reach out, reach out before it fades away
You will find the warmth when you surrender
Smile into the fear and let it play

You wanna run away, run away
And you say that it can’t be so
You wanna look away, look away
But you stay ’cause it’s all so close
When you stand up and hold out your hand
In the face what I don’t understand
My reason to be brave

Hold on, hold on so strong, times just carries on
All that you thought was wrong is pure again
You can’t hide forever from the fire
Look into the storm and feel the rain

You wanna run away, run away
And you say that it can’t be so
You wanna look away, look away
But you stay ’cause it’s all so close
When you stand up and hold out your hand
In the face what I don’t understand
My reason to be brave

Go on, go on

 

Who Are You When I’m Not Looking  by Blake Shelton

My oh my, you’re so good-looking
Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends
But I’ve not tasted all your cooking
Who are you when I’m not looking?

Do you pour a little something on the rocks?
Slide down the hallway in your socks?
When you undress, do you leave a path?
Then sink to your nose in a bubble bath?

My oh my, you’re so good-looking
Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends
But I’ve not tasted all your cooking
Who are you when I’m not looking?

I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know

Do you break things when you get mad?
Eat a box of chocolates ’cause you’re feelin’ bad?
Do you paint your toes ’cause you bite your nails?
Call up momma when all else fails?

Who are you when I’m not around?
When the door is locked and the shades are down?
Do you listen to your music quietly?
And when it feels just right, are you thinkin’ of me?

I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know

My oh my, you’re so good-looking
But who are you when I’m not looking?

 

When I Was Your Man  by Bruno Mars

Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Our song on the radio but it don’t sound the same
When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down
‘Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name

It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should have gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
‘Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby’s dancing
But she’s dancing with another man

My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, ohh…
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes

It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should have gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
‘Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby’s dancing
But she’s dancing with another man

Although it hurts
I’ll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I’m probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know

I hope he buys you flowers
I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours
When he has the chance
Take you to every party
‘Cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man

 

Down in the Boondocks  by Ry Cooder

Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks
People put me down ’cause that’s the side of town I was born in
I love her and she loves me
But I don’t fit in her society
Lord have mercy, I’m a boy from down in the boondocks

Now, every night I watch the lights from the house upon the hill
Well, I love a little girl who lives up there and I guess I always will
But I don’t dare knock on her door
‘Cause her daddy is my boss man
So I’ll just have to be content and see her whenever I can

Take a trip on down in the boondocks,
Take a ride on down in the boondocks
People put me down ’cause that’s the side of town I was born in
See, I love her and she loves me
But I don’t fit her society
Lord have mercy, I’m a boy from down in the boondocks

One fine day I’ll find a way and move from this old shack
Well, I’ll hold my head up like a king and I’ll never, never will look back
‘Til that morning I’ll work and slave
And I’ll save every dime
But tonight she’ll have to steal away
To see me one more time

 

Friend of Mine  by Jackson Browne and Clarence Clemons

Striking out?
Well count me in
I’m gonna stand right by your side through thick or thin
Ain’t no doubt
Gonna win
A walk through hell ain’t bad compared to where we’ve been

Oh you can depend on me
Over and over… over and over
Know that I intend to be
The one who can always makes you laugh until you cry
And you can call on me until the day you die

Years may come and go
Here’s one thing I know
All my life
You’re a friend of mine

That argument
I can’t forget
We fought so hard I don’t think I’ve recovered yet
The girls we knew
Who thought you were cool
I never introduced my favorite ones to you

Oh you can depend on me
Over and over… over and over
Know that I intend to be
The one who who always makes you laugh until you cry
And you can call on me until the day you die

 

Wide Awake  by Katy Perry

I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake

I’m wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I’m wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong?
I’m wide awake
And now it’s clear to me
That everything you see
Ain’t always what it seems
I’m wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn’t dive in
Wouldn’t bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
‘Til I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud nine
Crashing from the high
I’m letting go tonight
Yeah, I’m falling from cloud nine

I’m wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I’m wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself, no

 

Three Wooden Crosses  by Randy Travis

A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher,
Ridin’ on a midnight bus bound for Mexico.
One’s headed for vacation, one for higher education,
An’ two of them were searchin’ for lost souls.
That driver never ever saw the stop sign.
An’ eighteen wheelers can’t stop on a dime.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there’s not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It’s what you leave behind you when you go.

That farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres,
The faith an’ love for growin’ things in his young son’s heart.
An’ that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children:
Did her best to give ’em all a better start.
An’ that preacher whispered: “Can’t you see the Promised Land?”
As he laid his blood-stained bible in that hooker’s hand.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there’s not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It’s what you leave behind you when you go.

That’s the story that our preacher told last Sunday.
As he held that blood-stained bible up,
For all of us to see.
He said: “Bless the farmer, and the teacher, an’ the preacher;
“Who gave this Bible to my mamma,
“Who read it to me.”

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there’s not four of them, now I guess we know.
It’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It’s what you leave behind you when you go.

 

 

My Wish  by Rascal Flatts

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you  where you wanna go,
And if you’re faced with a choice, and you have to  choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one  door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin’ till you find  the window,
If it’s cold outside, show the world the warmth of your  smile.
But more than anything, more than anything

My wish, for you, is  that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your  worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And  while you’re out there getting where you’re getting to,
I hope you know  somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my  wish.

I hope you never look back, but you never forget,
All the ones  who love you, in the place you live,
I hope you always forgive, and you never  regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God’s  grace, in every mistake,
And always give more than you take.
But more than  anything, yeah, more than anything

 

Lights  by Ellie Goulding

I had a way then
Losing it all on my own
I had a heart then
But the  queen has been overthrown
And I’m not sleeping now
The dark is too hard to  beat
And I’m not keeping up
The strength I need to push me

You show  the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine them when I’m alone
And so  I tell myself that I’ll be strong
And dreaming when they’re gone
‘Cause  they’re calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine them when I’m  alone

Noises, I play within my head
Touch my own skin
And hope  they’ll still be there
And I think back to when
My brother and my sister  slept
In another place
The only time I feel safe

 

Heaven  by Los Lonely Boys

Save me from this prison
Lord help me get away
Cause only you can save me now
From this misery
Cause I’ve been lost in my own place
And I’m getting’ weary
How far is heaven
And I know I need to change
My ways of livin’
How far is heaven, Lord can you tell me

Cause I’ve been locked up way too long
In this crazy world, how far is heaven
I just keep on prayin’ Lord
Just keep on livin’, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven
I just got to know how far, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me

Tu que estas en alto cielo,
Echame tu bendiciòn
[translated from Spanish]
[You that’s in a higher place
Send me down a blessing]

Cause I know there’s a better place
Than this place I’m livin’, how far is heaven
So I just got to show some faith
And just keep on giving, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven
I just wanna know how far, how far is heaven,
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven,
’cause I just gotta know how far,
I just wanna know far

 

Forever Young  by Joan Baez

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young

 

Titanium  by David Guetta

You shout it out
But I can’t hear a word you say
I’m talking loud not  saying much
I’m criticized but all your bullets ricochet
You shoot me  down, but I get up

I’m bulletproof nothing to lose
Fire away, fire  away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down  but I won’t fall, I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won’t fall
I am  titanium, I am titanium, I am titanium, I am titanium

Cut me down
But  it’s you who has further to fall
Ghost town, haunted love
Raise your  voice, sticks and stones may break my bones
I’m talking loud not saying much

 

I Will Sail My Vessel  by Garth Brooks

You know a dream is like a river,
Ever changing as it flows,
and the dreamer is just a vessel,
that must follow where it goes.

Trying to learn from whats behind you,
and never knowing whats in store.
Makes each day a constant battle,
just to stay between the shores.

And I will sail my vessel,
till the river runs dry.
Like a bird upon the wind,
these waters are my sky.
I’ll never reach my destination
If I never try,
So I will sail my vessel,
till the river runs dry!

Too many times we stand aside,
and let the water slip away.
And what we put off till tomorrow,
has now become today.
So don’t you sit upon the shore line,
and say you’re satisfied.
Choose the chance to rapids,
and dare to dance the tides.

Chorus

There is bond to be rough waters,
and I know I’ll take some falls,
with the good lord as my captain,
I can make it through them all!

 

The Rising  by Bruce Springsteen

Can’t see nothin’ in front of me
Can’t see nothin’ coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can’t feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I’ve gone
How far I’ve gone, how high I’ve climbed
On my back’s a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile line

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
Wearin’ the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin’ down here

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin’ bright
May their precious blood forever bind me
Lord as I stand before your fiery light

I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There’s holy pictures of our children
Dancin’ in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin’ on the end of the line

Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)
Your burnin’ wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (a dream of life)

 

I Am Woman  by Helen Reddy

I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much
To go back an’ pretend
‘Cause I’ve heard it all before
And I’ve been down there on the floor
No one’s ever gonna
Keep me down again

Oh yes I am wise
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
‘Cause it only serves to make me
More determined
To achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
‘Cause you’ve deepened
The conviction in my soul

 

Where Love Went Wrong  by Augustana

The day is done, and now we’re older
The feeling’s gone, so now you’ll show her
Where love went wrong, on your shoulder

But I tried
But I tried
Goodbye

You’re all alone, and you can’t take it
You’re just too tired to suffocate it
And all along we’ll just fake it

But I tried
But I tried
Goodbye

You try to breathe, you try to save it
But it marks your skin, until they break it
Well could you call when
They’re taking all that you left for me

 

Calling Out Your Name  by James Blunt

Well you could stand there waiting for a rainy day
Close up your heart and  hide your dancing shoes away
And cut yourself with your mistakes
Leave all  hope lying in a line of chalk
Everything you need is disguised in double  talk
So wound yourself and let it ache

But if you’re waiting for  something to bring you round

I’m calling out, I’m calling out your  name
Lift your head up high
I’m calling out, I’m calling out your  name
Lift your head up high

It’s all little pieces till there’s  nothing left
All just debris of your former self
Just take a breath for  your own sake
And if you’re watching for something to bring you round

I’m calling out, I’m calling out your name
Lift your head up  high
I’m calling out, I’m calling out your name
Lift your head up high

 

A Little Bit Stronger  by Sara Evans

The shades gone up
Mothers staring down
She don’t know where he’s been
Or how long he’s been out

She said ‘Boy i’m tired of waiting up while your out with your friends’
He said ‘Mom im tired and im living my life the best way that I can’

Cause i’m trying to be somebody
I’m not trying to be somebody else
This life is mine i’m living
Don’t you know me? I wont ever let you down

The day has come
The sun is moving on
She don’t know where he’ll go
Or when he’s coming home

She said ‘Son take care, don’t let your dreams get too far out of sight’
He said ‘I love you now, don’t worry about me you know i’ll be fine’

 

21 Guns   by Green Day

 

I’m Letting Go  by Francesca Battistelli

My heart beats, standing on the edge
But my feet have finally left the ledge
Like an acrobat
There’s no turning back

I’m letting go
Of the life I planned for me
And my dreams
Losing control
Of my destiny
Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go

This is a giant leap of faith
Trusting and trying to embrace
The fear of the unknown
Beyond my comfort zone

 

Lucky Man  by Montgomery Gentry

I have days where I hate my job
This little town and the whole world too
Last Sunday when the Bengals lost
Lord it put me in a bad mood

I have moments when I curse the rain
Then complain when the sun’s too hot
I look around at what everyone has
And I forget about all I’ve got

But I know I’m a lucky man
God’s given me a pretty fair hand
Got a house and a piece of land
A few dollars in a coffee can
My old trucks still running good
My ticker’s ticking like they say it should
I got supper in the oven, a good woman’s loving
And one more day to be my little kid’s dad
Lord, knows I’m a lucky man

Got some friends who would be here fast
I could call em any time of day
Got a brother who’s got my back
Got a mama who I swears a saint
Got a brand new rod and reel
Got a full week off this year
Dad had a close call last spring
It’s a miracle he’s still here

 

Lullaby  by Shawn Mullins

She grew up with
The children of the stars
In the hollywood hills and the boulevard
Her parents threw big parties
Everyone was there
They hung out with folks like
Dennis hopper, bob seeger, sonny and cher

Now, she feels safe
In this bar on fairfax
And from the stage I can tell that
She can’t let go and she can’t relax
And just before
She hangs her head to cry
I sing to her a lullaby, I sing

Everything’s gonna be all right
Rockabye, rockabye
Everything’s gonna be all right
Rockabye, rockabye
Rockabye

She still lives with her mom
Outside the city
Down that street about a half a mile
And all her friends tell her
She’s so pretty
But she’d be a whole lot prettier
If she smiled once in a while
`cause even her smile
Looks like a frown
She’s seen her share of devils
In this angel town

 

Sideways  by Citizen Cope

You know it ain’t easy
For these thoughts here to leave me
There’s no words to describe it
In French or in English
‘Cause, diamonds they fade
And flowers they bloom
And I’m telling you

These feelings won’t go away
They’ve been knockin’ me sideways
They’ve been knockin’ me out, babe
Whenever you come around me
These feelings won’t go away
They’ve been knockin’ me sideways
I keep thinking in a moment that
Time will take them away
But these feelings won’t go away

 

Long As I Can See The Light  by Marc Cohn

Put a candle in the window,
‘Cause I feel I’ve got to move.
Though I’m going, going,
I’ll be coming home soon,
Long as I can see the light.

Pack my bag and let’s get movin’,
‘Cause I’m bound to drift a while.
When I’m gone, gone,
You don’t have to worry long,
Long as I can see the light.

Guess I’ve got that old trav’lin’ bone,
‘Cause this feelin’ won’t leave me alone.
But I won’t, won’t
Be losin’ my way, no, no,
Long as I can see the light

 

Tupelo Honey  by Van Morrison

You can take all the tea in China
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right around the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You can’t stop us on the road to freedom
You can’t keep us ’cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

 

Don’t You Worry Child  by Swedish House Mafia

There was a time
I used to look into my father’s eyes.
In a happy home
I was a king, I had a golden throne.
Those days are gone, now the memories are on the wall.
I hear the songs from the places where I was born.

Upon the hill across the blue lake,
That’s where I had my first heartbreak.
I still remember how it all changed.
My father said,
“Don’t you worry, don’t you worry, child.
See heaven’s got a plan for you.
Don’t you worry, don’t you worry now.”
Yeah!

There was a time
I met a girl of a different kind.
We ruled the world,
I thought I’d never lose her out of sight.
We were so young, I think of her now and then.
I still hear the songs reminding me of a friend.

 

Stand Beside Me  by Jo Dee Messina

I want a man that stands beside me
Not in front of or behind me
Give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me
And I’ll give all the love in my heart
Stand beside me
Be true, don’t tell lies to me
I’m not lookin’ for a fantasy
I want a man who stands beside me

 

Slow it Down  by Amy Macdonald

I never knew you before.
I’ve been walking around with my eyes on the floor.
But now you’re everywhere to me you’re every face that I see.
Things ain’t moving quick enough for me.

I guess I’ve been running round town leaving my tracks, burning out rubber,
Driving too fast but I’ve gotta slow right down.
Back to the moment the very start, from the very first day you had my
Heart but I’ve gotta slow right down.
Slow it down, down, down, down, down…

Wishing, wanting for something more, always better than I had before.
Who knew these dreams would come true?
And I run the red won’t stop at night I don’t care for traffic lights.
Things ain’t moving quick enough for me.

 

Sitting in Limbo  by Jimmy Cliff

Sitting here in Limbo
Waiting for the tide to turn.
Yeah, now, sitting here in Limbo,
So many things I’ve got to learn.
Meanwhile, they’re putting up a resistance,
But I know that my faith will lead me on.

Sitting here in Limbo
Waiting for the dice to roll.
Yeah, now, sitting here in Limbo,
Still got some time to search my soul.
Meanwhile, they’re putting up a resistance,
But I know that my faith will lead me on.

I don’t know where life will take me,
But I know where I have been.
I don’t know what life will show me,
But I know what I have seen.
Tried my hand at love and friendship,
That is past and gone.
And now it’s time to move along.

Sitting here in Limbo
Like a bird ain’t got a song.
Yeah, I’m sitting here in Limbo
And I know it won’t be long
‘Til I make my getaway, now.
Meanwhile, they’re putting up a resistance,
But I know that my faith will lead me on.

 

Better Days  by Goo Goo Dolls

And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and
clear
Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days
Cuz I don’t need
boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days

So take these words
And sing
out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight’s the night the world
begins again

And it’s someplace simple where we could live
And
something only you can give
And thats faith and trust and peace while we’re
alive
And the one poor child that saved this world
And there’s 10 million
more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for
them

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven
now
Cuz tonight’s the night the world begins again

I wish everyone was
loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe
we’ll find better days

 

One Step Up  by Bruce Springsteen

Woke up this morning the house was cold
Checked the furnace she wasn’t burnin’
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain’t turnin’
We’ve given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain’t learnin’
We’re the same sad story that’s a fact
One step up and two steps back

Bird on a wire outside my motel room
But he ain’t singin’
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells they ain’t ringin’
I’m sittin’ here in this bar tonight
But all I’m thinkin’ is
I’m the same old story same old act
One step up and two steps back

It’s the same thing night on night
Who’s wrong baby who’s right
Another fight and I slam the door on
Another battle in our dirty little war
When I look at myself I don’t see
The man I wanted to be
Somewhere along the line I slipped off track
I’m caught movin’ one step up and two steps back

 

Picking Up the Pieces  by Paloma Faith

Do you think of her?
When you’re with me?
Repeat the memories you made together
Whose face do you see?
Do you wish I was a bit more like her?
Am I too loud?
I play the clown
To cover up all these doubts

Perfect heart
She’s flawless
She’s the other woman
Shining in her splendor
You were lost

[Chorus]
Now she’s gone
And I’m picking up the pieces
I watch you cry
But you don’t see that I’m the one by your side
‘Cause she’s gone
In her shadow is it me you see?
‘Cause all that’s left is you and I
And I’m picking up the pieces she left behind

I found a photograph behind the TV
You look so happy are you missing the way it used to be?
And I have changed this room around more often lately
It’s clear that we
And these four walls
Still known as hers and yours.

 

Chosen One  by One Eskimo

you might not be the chosen one
still you wait for your time to come
still your faith has taken a tumble
and your pride is shaken and humble now

you must know nothing’s set in stone
you must know that you’re not alone
try not to ever hate
but can’t help but over compensate
there’s a smile says everything’s rosy
maybe ten percent that it’s mostly hell
you must know nothing’s set in stone
you must know that you’re not alone

you dream of another world

where the guy always gets the girl
but your life is not like the movies
you can shoot your way to heroes should we
take some time for the underdog
we should take some time for the underdog

the calm ones who get it done
and it’s the brave that will overcome
should you listen to your voices
when they lie
and give you no more choices
frame what you gonna do
in this phase that you going through

 

A New Day  by Scouting for Girls

It’s a new world, it’s a new way
Make a fresh start, it’s a new day, it’s a new day
Take your own path, make your own way
Turn a blank page, it’s a new day, it’s a new day

I would wait, I would wait all my life for you
I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll get ya through
Don’t look back, don’t look back, don’t be afraid
Carry on, carry on, it’s a new day, it’s a new day
It’s a new day, it’s a new day

It’s a new life, it’s a fresh start
You’re a good soul, you’ve a kind heart
It’s your moment, it’s a picture
We can do this, I’m coming with ya, I’m coming with ya
I’m coming with ya, I’m coming with ya
It’s a new day, it’s a new day
It’s a new day, it’s a new day

 

I Know a Place  by The Blind Boys of Alabama

Ol 55   by Tom Waits

Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old ’55
As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.Now the sun’s coming up, I’m riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I’d stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling’s getting stronger.And it’s six in the morning, gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.
Well there’s trucks all a-passing me, and the lights are all flashing,
I’m on my way home from your place.

 

Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl by Mink DeVille

Candle lit, and my eyes are slits
Jumpin’ now, paper clip.
Make a move, sail a ship,
Tap it in, tap it in, ruby lips.

She’s a mixed up,shook up girl,
Got me so strung out.
I don’t know what to do.
She’s a mixed up, mixed up, shook up girl.

Take a breath, in the night.
Hurry over, she said,
But there was no one in sight.
Now break away, is in her eyes.
You know that little girl, she cut me deep,
Inside out.

 

Shot in the Dark  by Augustana

I had a vision for the life that was ahead of me
I had a reason, had a ride and had a destiny
I thought I never knew where I was heading
I would never look back

I had it all and then I went and let it slip away
I’m working overtime I’m gonna make it anyway
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you never get her back

Oh, you know that I’m

Rising up slowly and getting higher
I’ve been living with a hole in my heart
Weighing down on me, but I’m a fighter
I know I still got a shot in the dark
Baby, we still got a shot in the dark

Sometimes in life you meet the people that you think you trust
Wake up one day and find that everything had turned to dust
I always knew that you’d be waiting for me when I got back

 

Brand New Me  by Alicia Keys

It’s been a while
I’m not who I was before
You look surprised
Your words don’t burn me anymore
Been meanin’ to tell ya
But I guess it’s clear to see
Don’t be mad
It’s just a brand new kinda me
Can’t be bad
I found a brand new kinda free

Careful with your ego
He’s the one that we should blame
Had to grab my heart back
God knows something had to change
I thought that you’d be happy
I found the one thing I need
Why you mad?
It’s just a brand new kinda me

Ooh, it took a long long time to get here
It took a brave, brave girl to try
It took one too many excuses
One too many lies
Don’t be surprised, don’t be surprised

If I talk a little louder
If I speak up when you’re wrong
If I walk a little taller
I’ve been under you too long
If you notice that I’m different
Don’t take it personally
Don’t be mad
It’s just a brand new kinda me
That ain’t bad
I found a brand new kinda free

 

I’m Letting Go  by Francesca Battistelli

My heart beats, standing on the edge
But my feet have finally left the ledge
Like an acrobat
There’s no turning back
 I’m letting go
Of the life I planned for me
And my dreams
Losing control
Of my destiny
Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go

This is a giant leap of faith
Trusting and trying to embrace

The fear of the unknown
Beyond my comfort zone

 

You Can Get It If You Really Want  by Jimmy Cliff 

You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try
Try and try, you’ll succeed at last

Persecution you must bear
Win or lose you’ve got to get your share
Got your mind set on a dream
You can get it, though harder them seem now

You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try
Try and try, you’ll succeed at last
I know it, listen

Rome was not built in a day
Opposition will come your way
But the hotter the battle you see
It’s the sweeter the victory, now

 

Little Things  by One Direction

Your hand fits in mine like it’s made just for me
but bear this mind it was meant to be
and i’m joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks
and it all makes sense to me

i know you’ve never loved the crinkles by your eyes when you smile,
you’ve never loved your stomach or your thighs
the dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine
But i’ll love them endlessly

 

Into the Wild  by LP

Are we on the lonely side
Say oh now the past long away
Are we’re so lost in the dark of our hearts
That there’s no light of day
No oh oh oh
No oh oh oh

1, 2, 3, 4!

Somebody left the gate open
You know we got lost on the way
Come save us a runaway train
Goin insaane(?)

How do we How do we not fade
how do we how do we how do we not fade away
how do we how do we ooooh

 

Next to Me by Emeli Sande

• you won’t find him drinking at the tables
• rolling dice and staying out til 3
• you won’t ever find him being unfaithful
• you will find him, you’ll find him next to me
• you won’t find him trying to chase the devil
• for money, fame, for power, out of grief
• you won’t ever find him where the rest go
• you will find him, you’ll find him next to me
• next to me ooooh
• next to me ooooh
• next to me ooooh
• you will find him, you’ll find him next to me
• when the end has come and buildings falling down fast
• when we spoilt the land and dried up all the sea
• when everyone has lost their heads around us
• you will find him you’ll find him next to me
• never in my life have i met someone like him
• i’m blown away by his love for me
• if you ever wonder where it is you’ll find him
• you will find him, you will find him next to me

 

Street Boy by Rodriquez

Your sister says that every week

You just come home to eat and go to sleep

And you make plans you never keep

Because your mind is always in the streets

You better get yourself together

Look for something better

 

Street boy

You’ve been out too long

Street boy Ain’t you got enough sense to go home

Street boy You’re gonna end up alone

You need some love and understanding

Not that dead-end life you’re planning Street boy

 

Nothing’s Real But Love  by Rebecca Ferguson

They watch us open-mouthed
As we joke around like fools
See who can be the worst
Watch what I can do
But then the door gets slammed, slammed right in my face
And I guess this world’s not always good

And nothing’s real but love
Nothing’s real but love
No house, no car, no job, can beat love…

It won’t fill you up

No money, no house, no car, is like love…

 

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