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maybe it's just fate
01:48
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I don't want to close my eyes, no I can't sleep
I don't want to close my eyes without you here next to me
cause there's a secret I've been keeping
beneath these pillows where we don't do much sleeping
and it's steeped in bitterness it's wrapped in lies
because truth will wear the liar's disguise
every time I said I love you
what I meant was I need you
cause this loneliness is something that will really deceive you
and every time I said I need you
what I meant was don't go
I just don't want to do this alone
All good stories end with him and her in love again
But you won't wait and I'll be late
You won't wait and I'll be late
Maybe it's just fate/Let's just call it fate
I could not have known How this story would go
When I took that walk across the lake of drifting snow
cause there's a secret I've been keeping
beneath these pillows where we don't do much sleeping
and it's steeped in bitterness it's wrapped in lies
because truth will wear the liar's disguise
every time I said I love you
what I meant was I need you
cause this loneliness is something that will really deceive you
and every time I said I need you
what I meant was don't go
I just don't want to do this alone
All good stories end with him and her in love again
But you won't wait and I'll be late
You won't wait and I'll be late
Maybe it's just fate/Let's just call it fate
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awanibiisaa
02:40
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Awanibiisaa dash daa-gimiwan
Da-gichi-minosewan nagweyaabiin
Da-mino-giizhigad waabang
Da-gichi-minosewan nagweyaabiin
You can somehow believe that this is all what it seems
But baby nothing, nothing's real to me
I'm just acting and you're just a part of the scene
Baby nothing, nothing's real to me
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3. |
waiting room blues
03:06
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I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues
I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues
I've got the waiting, yeah I'm still waiting in the waiting room blues
Because you called me up to say you're going down, downtown
To see what he gave you
To see what he gave you
To see what he's given you
It's true
So I dressed in hope in love put on my stiffest upper lip
To go and see what he gave you
To see what he gave you
To see what he's given you
It's true
A woman in white calls your name and takes you to the back room
To see what he gave you
To see what he gave you
To see what he's given you
Yeah it's true, girl I'm always here for you
I hope your body is always a vessel of love, of hope, of peace, of joy
Of love, of faith, of trust, of truth
Of love, of life, of you
I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues
I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues
I've got the waiting, yeah I'm still waiting in the waiting room blues
Because you called me up to say you're going down, downtown
To see what he gave you
To see what he gave you
To see what he's given you
Yeah it's true, girl I'm always here for you
I hope your body is always a vessel of love, of hope, of peace, of joy
Of love, of faith, of trust, of truth
Of love, of life, of you
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4. |
ireland
02:31
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I am going to Ireland on a ship I'm going far away
I am going to Ireland one of these days
I am going to jump right in
And take a swim in my river in my Ireland
How can we know where we are going
When we don't know where we have been
We learn history from textbooks in school
Written by the rich and the men that rule
While our grandparents sit in nursing homes
And our history is lost and we are lost and lost we'll roam
How can we know where we are going
When we don't know where we have been
Lover won't you come to my window tonight
Sing me that song in summer moonlight
Because I don't know much about love and romance
My parents were victims of circumstance
How can we know where we are going
When we don't know where we have been
I am going to Ireland on a ship I'm going far away
I am going to Ireland one of these days
I am going to jump right in
And take a swim in my river in my Ireland
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america
03:18
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The boy down the street from me couldn't wait to be older
But everything is different when you've grown
Because I am standing here singing tonight
While his body is somewhere unknown
Singing America America god shed his grace on thee
America America did you forget about me
Because the president's leading the chorus
Singing go shed your blood for us
There are some things I'd die for
Like the people I live for
There are some things I'd die for
But not this cowboy's war
Singing America America god shed his grace on thee
America America did you forget about me
Because the president's leading the chorus
Singing go shed your blood for us
Somehow war is the only answer
Suddenly god is on our side
All too soon we are singing swinging on the headlines of the times
Singing America America god shed his grace on thee
America America did you forget about me
Because the president's leading the chorus
Singing go shed your blood for us
America America
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6. |
jaybird
02:41
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Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy
Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy
I want to walk in the rain with you
I want to walk in the rain with you tonight
We'll jump in the puddles until we are good and wet
We'll slide down the slide, take a mud puddle dive
Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always pull these childish antics
Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always be a hopeless romantic
I want to walk in the rain with you
I want to walk in the rain with you tonight
I think it's funny that you knew that I wanted to walk in the rain with you
Because I called you up but your phone was unplugged
Then you called me back and said baby let's be bad
Because there's a time to work and a time to play
And there won't ever be another day like today
Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy
Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy
I want to walk in the rain with you
I want to walk in the rain with you tonight
Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always pull these childish antics
Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always be a hopeless romantic
I want to walk in the rain with you
I want to walk in the rain with you tonight
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waa-izhichigeyang
03:42
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Driving home under northern lights
I'm thinking things I think I shouldn't be thinking
I feel silly and so shy
Because you're just good enough to read my mind
So much sadness in your smile
Don't want to be more trouble on your mind
So just lay back and close your eyes
And I will sing you a little lullaby
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang
Gaganoozhishin
Such an inopportune time
Feeling this I just shouldn't be feeling
But then I look at you and you smile
Would you be kind enough to ease my mind
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang
Gaganoozhishin
This is all metaphor and fantasy
Until you say it's something more
I don't want to know what it is to feel
Something only half real
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom
Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang
Gaganoozhishin
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in my town
03:32
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This morning I caught a glimpse of the man who died
Under the bridge last night
And there were no newspaper stories heralding his journey west
No there were no mourners
Won't somebody tell me what it takes
To be treated like a man
Won't somebody tell me what it takes
For some people to understand
That poverty is not a crime
No he wasn't just doing his time
He was just a man living under a bridge in my town
Maybe one day he was standing in the back of the line
when he finally realized
That the man on top of the world is growing fat
Standing on his back
Won't somebody tell me what it takes
To be treated like a man
Won't somebody tell me what it takes
For some people to understand
That poverty is not a crime
No he wasn't just doing his time
He was just a man living under a bridge in my town
I live off the kindness of others from time to time
Maybe I'm just lucky
Because in a world where so few have so much more than they need
So many will suffer
Won't somebody tell me what it takes
To be treated like a man
Won't somebody tell me what it takes
For some people to understand
That having more than what you need is not a right
It's a crime
He was just a man living under a bridge in your town
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9. |
i shine
03:11
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I am the moon
You are the sun
It's a beautiful metaphor
But I refuse to believe the only light that comes from me
Is just a reflection of you
I shine
just fine
Years of social evolution have brought me here
And I can break the mold with nothing to fear
If I refuse to believe the only light that comes from me
Is just a reflection of you
I shine
just fine
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10. |
i can love you
03:42
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You are like one of those days
That doesn't know if it will be sunshine or rain
I Can love you
I Can hold you
But I can't take the razor from your hand
I can't take the razor from your hand
I can't take the razor from your hand
My dear friend tell me this is not the end
I know that you are tired of all life's silly games
I know that you are tired of all empty promises
My dear friend tell me this is not the end
You are like one of those days
That doesn't know if it will be sunshine or rain
I Can love you
I Can hold you
But I can't take the razor from your hand
I can't take the razor from your hand
I can't take the razor from your hand
My dear friend tell me this is not the end
I dreamed that your eyes closed to sleep soundly for the night
Then the dream turned into nightmare and you were sleeping soundly for life
My dear friend tell me this is not the end
You are like one of those days
That doesn't know if it will be sunshine or rain
I Can love you
I Can hold you
But I can't take the razor from your hand
I can't take the razor from your hand
I can't take the razor from your hand
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11. |
south wind
03:38
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You say I'm a warrior fighting for the cause
But most days I feel so small, no I'm just not that strong
I feel the weight of 500 years of progress pressing down on me
Progress that has turned the earth sour
Progress that has turned our minds sour
I feel the weight of 500 years of progress pressing down on me
But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico
But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico
Change is in the air, revolution is
Change is in the air, revolution is
Change is in the air, revolution is on my mind
I wish I was the president so I could play God too
I wish I was a CEO so I could tell God what to do
Because generally I find the people that run this show,
Oh no they don't care about me and you
Because generally I find the people that run the people that run this show,
Oh no they don't care about me and you
Because generally I find the dollars that run the people that run the people that run this
show,
Oh no they don't care about me and you
So it's 500 years from wilderness to Walmart
500 years from paradise to Pillsbury
They call this progress, They call this progress
So now everything that we used to get in the forest for free
Is wrapped in plastic and made available for a fee
They call this progress, They call this progress
So it's 500 years from wilderness to Walmart
500 years from nature to Nasdaq
They call this progress, They call this progress
But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico
But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico
Change is in the air, revolution is
Change is in the air, revolution is
Change is in the air, revolution is on my mind
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'd like to watch Saturday morning cartoons with you again
You can wear your Batman pjs, and you can wear that smile
We'll wrap up in one of those old ratty blankets and scream at the television screen
Cowabunga it's Saturday mornings with you
I'm remembering all those long car rides when we'd entertain
Ten hours of Hakuna Matata until we drove our parents insane
I'm remembering that marshmallow pizza you made on a rainy day
And how I wouldn't try it, but you know I'd eat the whole damn thing
If you were just here today
Little brother I'm missing you little brother I'm missing you now
Because today I kind of feel like my Barbie did
When your G.I. Joe went and ripped off her head
Little brother I'm missing you now little brother I'm missing you
Do you remember playing Atari with me at 3 am with the volume down
Eating Cheese Wiz and chocolate frosting we stole from the kitchen and stashed under your bed
Do you remember watching scary movies on Wed. nights when Mom was out of town
And how we'd lie in the grass with the puppies and their wet kisses and our silly laughter
Little brother I'm missing you little brother I'm missing you now
Because today I kind of feel like my Barbie did
When your G.I. Joe went and ripped off her head
Little brother I'm missing you now little brother I'm missing you
Do you remember the time you chased me around the kitchen with a carving knife
Until mom hauled you off by the ear I don't know who was more scared me or you
Do you remember the time I talked you into helping me with my curve ball
I hit you in the head and the knee and the arm and spent the summer pitching to the wall
Little brother I'm missing you little brother I'm missing you now
Because today I kind of feel like my Barbie did
When your G.I. Joe went and ripped off her head
Little brother I'm missing you now little brother I'm missing you
I'd like to watch Saturday morning cartoons with you again
You can wear your Batman pjs, and you can wear that smile
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13. |
you and a six string
02:38
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I've been trying so hard for so long now
To separate what I need from what I want
I've got a few friendly faces in so many towns
I've got a million reasons to smile and so few to frown
I don't need a thing but you and a six-string
It's been kind of hard going town to town
ever since my bicycle broke down
but tonight your smiling faces make it all worth while
because I don't need grace I don't need style
I don't need a thing but you and a six-string
When we are older
We'll lay down our lives for the forest
When we are older
We'll lay down our bodies for the mountains
I won't need a thing but you and a six-string
So put a quarter in my jukebox and I'll play you a country tune
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Shannon Murray Bemidji, Minnesota
Shannon Murray is a folk/punk singer-songwriter. Tackling guitar playing, and songcraft like it’s a contact sport, their music is intensely political, and deeply personal. Shocking and delighting audiences everywhere with their quirky stories, passionate songs, quick wit, and contagious energy, Shannon has been making folk a threat again since 2001, and is proud to call Bemidji, MN home. ... more
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