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Make Me Come Alive
03:47
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I've got my hands on my destiny
She's the one who heats my every chill
I've got a feeling deep inside me
She's always bound to be my thrill
‘Cause I’ve been running ‘round this world just to find the time
To come home to call the girl who's been on my mind
To be there with her anywhere, make me feel so good inside
(chorus x3) Make me come alive
I've got to wait a little longer
Seems the day is slow and cold and sad
Well the sun don't shine without her
But there ain't no way I'm feeling bad
‘Cause she's been in my life each night telling me what she sees
Everything she wants to love has to do with me
Everything she wants to know
She wants just to help me to dream
Well now there ain't no doubt to slow me down
She's my girl, no stopping now, it’s strange
But there ain't no games
Suddenly I lost the sound of breaking hearts
I'm heaven bound again
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Just bubbles in a bathtub
But poison was seeping to the bone, alone
In times the sages warned
No sign of a savior, we mourn, no
When selling off our decency ain’t a crime
Sends empathy cowering to the corners of our minds
And Nature sends an SOS
What could be wrong?
Money shouldn't talk that strong
(chorus) Let’s talk strong about our dreams
Celebrate our differences
Talk strong about the future
And love our planet home
Find honesty in our struggles
And courage in our strengths
Let’s talk until our sameness shines through
Like we're supposed to do
People without hope
Live their lives by their fears, oh whoa oh
And evil seems to grow
In all the neighbors we’re afraid to know, whoa oh
Scarcity echoes through our minds
Divided up, we’re lost of any voice that we could find
Our puzzle pieces scattered
When do we all belong?
Money shouldn’t talk that strong
When Bob and Phil and Joni wrote their songs oh so long ago, whoa oh
Did they see a future time
Living the same stories they sang to you, no
The world still carried by the poor
Color, race, religions, just steps from prison’s door
Let’s catch this moment
Start a new song
‘Cause money shouldn’t talk this strong
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3. |
Country Beauty Queen
03:59
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She was born upon a farm in the year of '83
She was the quintessential country beauty queen
There's seldom queens in country life
But she deserved a crown
When she took her little brother out to play
She was the talk of Clementstown
(chorus) She was on the mind of every lonesome dreamer
Looking for the road, rising up to meet her
She didn't realize all the eyes crying goodbyes
When she fell in love
She met him out on the street serenading for a dime
Something captivated her, she was hanging on a rhyme
Somewhere along the skies above the rain came tumbling down
And they ran away that summer day to find some higher ground
Life was writing pages and turning them so fast
She had no chance to look behind, to see what chapter passed
Somewhere along the stars above
Her dreams were flying high
And every time she kissed him
It would distance every guy
She didn't know why love found her
She'd never been aware
Of hearts beating with every meeting
Until she found him there
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4. |
Tricky
06:21
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This place is cramping our style, love
There's somewhere else we can fly
Only thing that matters
It's a matter of time
We can stop blaming one another
Or the fact we both don't belong
If there were changes in the weather
Then maybe nothing could go wrong
(chorus) It's tricky so tricky to get it right
It's tricky when our darkness is seen in the light
It's tricky so tricky you might miss your flight
It's tricky when there's nothing when you take a bite
We can live out our primes here, love
Look back at our primes being lost
We can sell emptiness
And add plans to the cost
Find our way to the mecca
Where we'll be swept in a wave
I'll always be behind you
It's safe in our cave
Crawling through the underworld, love
Find a new home in the sun
Where time will not be squandered
And the battle will be won
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5. |
A Ransom of Love
03:33
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There's a crack in the wall
Where a little love can flow
A little love
A little joy
A little laughter
They're calling their names
In the streets filled with pain
’Til the break
And the bow
Forever after
Waiting on the moon
Waiting on the tides
Waiting on a moment that just feels right
To toss all these reasons to not stake this claim
A ransom of love
Calling a ransom of love
On the way to a goal
Which most will never know
Never care
Never find
Never look for
Long for what we have and
We’ll find no better salve
And what we seek
Can be forever
Now and after
Stars play tricks in the dreamers' eyes
Nowhere to go
These endless skies
Endless skies
There's a child in her room
counting swallows 'cross the moon
Through the cold
And the mist
And her sadness
But far beyond her world
Is a feeling that's reserved
For the Gods
And the Saints
Forever after
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Beale Street
03:45
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On Beale Street was where I found you
You were looking for a stained glass window
To hang in a church you go to
So I pointed you to a place
Where they sell stained glass they make
But all you wanted to do
Was get to know me
Through and through
(chorus) Now you know me
Now you know me
And we're sailing on a love boat ferry
And you hold me
You unfold me
And in five days or so we’re goin’ to marry
You say you've seen me in your dreams
I can't say what that means
But girl I hope that you've been seen in those dreams too
On Beale Street we walked today
And our life is pretty plain
We dream of eclipses of the sun and the moon
We don't know what the future holds
As much as what this future held
But I know a Beale Street house will be our home soon
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Colfax Harbor
04:32
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In the ruins of Colfax Harbor
Sits a girl who was waiting for a ship to come in
Standing down by the cool water
Dedicating her day to her long lost friend
(chorus) It was bound to happen soon
A sweet kiss embraced by the moon
Further up the lonesome trials of time
She could find nobody there
The fog was thick her wet eyes stared
Through dreams of the most natural crime
Echoing words from a promise
That he told her so many nights before
I will meet you in the harbor
And I will line your heart with silver and gold
Those days they were cherished
She dreamed of houses, beaches, walks in the park
She begins to see the big moon sinking
As the crimson begins to make its way through the dark
The telegram came the next morning
A solemn man with a message of pain
The ship it sank off Colfax Harbor
Ten miles from where his golden heart lay
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8. |
If A Wave
03:44
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If a wave began right here
Would you hold it tight and empty
Let it disappear
Or let it flow
Find other waves
Let it pick you up and carry you
Grow into an ocean
You can’t part a wave from the sea
(chorus) My world begins with me
From here to all I see
I own these wounds and the flowers that grow free
My world begins with me
And if love began right here
Would you still look for another
Hide away in your fear
Or would you feed
Its tiny light
Let it breath out with and through you
Merge with all the love out there
You can’t part a spark from the fire
We’re still looking for the answers we thought we knew
And wishing on the same dreams the whole world through
You can’t part a wave from the sea
And if peace began right here
Would you count it as your sweet luck
Push needy souls clear
Or set it free
On little wings
Small forces felt around the world
Spread out to eternity
You can’t part the breeze from the air
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9. |
Hey It'll Be Ok
05:01
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You can't say that it's over
So many do survive
Just spend your days being grateful
Happy to be alive
And everywhere there's misfortune
And everywhere there's light
We can see what we perceive
And hey it's alright
(chorus x2) It's OK, it'll be OK
You can't change the people
But you can dance in faith
That you can see the moon
And the sun
And the stars and say
Hey, it'll be OK
Look out at the survivors
So many learning to live
Of those who play with fire
There are those we can forgive
Some people fighting for freedom
And some people fighting the free
We all must die in grace
While making history
Chances are you're broken
Chances are you'll heal
Don't shy away from truth, babe
Learn how to feel
You're not alone, my friend
Take a look around
We're all sheltered in these houses
Without a sound
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10. |
Together Again
03:18
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If I could stay here
A real long time
Then you'd know it's ‘cause I love you deep inside
Take the cue
That's what you do
Then you’ll know at least that I'm a fool for you
(chorus x2) I’m waiting for that special day
When we can be together again, together again
You've changed me
I've changed for good
And now nothing will return me to the pain
And it's plain
It's plain to see
That you have made a miracle of me
I won't grow colder
I’ll just grow older yeah
Waiting for that special day
When we can be together again, together again
I'm waiting for that special day
When we can be together again, together again
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Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen Bonny Doon, California
Meeting in 2012 via a chance YouTube sighting and fueled by a once-in-a-lifetime musical chemistry, Canadian-American duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen are “prodigious players with songwriting that sets them apart.” With soaring violin, diverse guitar styles, compelling storytelling, a dash of harmonica and humor, and unique vocal rapport they deliver a dynamic, engaging, polished performance. ... more
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