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I Cry
04:40
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I swallow my pride
To get on the right side of you
I keep on smiling darling
I look on the bright side for you
Ooh yes I do
I tangle my life
To stay on the nice side of you
I say what you wanna hear
I’m always so good for you
You know it’s true
But I cry
Ooh I cry
I cry
But I cry
Ooh you used to bring me joy girl
But now I’m just pretending
And faking is all I really ever do
Cause I know
It’s ending
Ooh yes I do
But I still try to be perfect everyday in every way
Just like you want me to
Ooh ooh ooh
And I’m holding it together
Just as much as I can
Ooh I am
But I cry
Ooh I cry
I cry
But I cry
You don’t even notice
When I’m lying to you
You never look into my eyes anymore
But don’t misunderstand me
Or look so disappointed
Cause I ain’t pretending like before
But I cry
Ooh I cry
I cry
But I cry
But I cry
Ooh I cry
I cry
But I cry
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2. |
Long Way Back
05:13
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Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
Underneath my thinning skin
There’s an empty space once filled in
With a tattoo of a faded broken heart
That hollow place was full of you
A tidal wave on a sea of blue
Where I laid my anchor to the wind
But that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
As white as snow on purity
You shone a light on my obscurity
And in return I gave you twenty years
You kept my feet on solid ground
But itchy feet don’t stick around
So with a bloody nose
I hit that muddy road again
But that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
But that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh
Now I never look at photographs
Those memories would never last
They’ll always wash away
In tomorrow’s rain
Your broken eyes
And the might have been's
Will blow away in Hokkaido’s wind
I guess it’s just all better left unsaid
Cause that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Cause that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Cause that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Cause that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Cause that’s a long way back
That’s a long way back
From here
Cause that’s a long way back
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3. |
I Know You Well
04:08
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Every night you go up to the garden
And you pick up leaves fallen in the day
You smoke a while and think about small pleasures
And watch the time while away
I know you well
I know you well
You lock the door to hide away your treasures
The secrets that no-one else should see
It’s the little things
They’re what really matter
Everything so orderly
See I know you well
I know you so well
You leave a book lying on the pillow
Left open at a page you didn’t read
And while you sleep you dream you’re still together
You can break the ties but not the memories
I know you well
I know you well
I know you
I know you
I know you
I know you
I know you
I know you
So well
I know you
I Know you well
Every night you go up to the garden
And watch the time while away
See I know you well
I know you so well
I know you well
I know you well
See I know well
I know you so well
I know you well
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If you leave without a word
How will it ever get heard
If you cry without a tear
How will your pain disappear
If you mix with all the dirt
Maybe someday you’ll get hurt
If you run before you can walk
How can the battle be fought
Show me your broken heart
And I’ll do the best I can
Oh give me that second chance
I’ll be a better man
Show me your broken heart
And I’ll do the best I can
Oh give me that second chance
I’ll be a better man
If you act before we can talk
Darling it was never your fault
If you read before you look
You arrive before you should
Show me your broken heart
Show me your broken heart
Show me your broken heart
And I’ll do the best I can
Give me that second chance
I’ll be a better man
Show me your broken heart
And I’ll do the best I can
Oh give me that second chance
I’ll be a better man
I’ll be a better man
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I remember the stars
How bright they shone
And I recall the rhythm
Of Carribean song
And I remember the sun
How hot it was
There’s no shade in the shadows
When you look in the past
So when I see the rain
It’s so hard to explain
Those old feelings
Drift back again
The drops on the window
Don’t make a sound
As they slide down the pane
And fall to the ground
Ooh why does the rain
Remind me of you
Why does the rain
Remind me of you
It’s Saturday night
And it’s starting to pour
That pitter-patter
I’m closing the door
I got so many questions
Going round my mind
Cause I remember
When you were mine
And the drops on the window
Don’t make a sound
As they slide down my pain
And fall to the ground
And that’s why the rain
Reminds me of you
And that’s why the rain
Reminds me of you
And that’s why the rain
Reminds me of you
Reminds me of you
Reminds me of you
Reminds me of you
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6. |
You Are the Lucky One
04:42
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You are the lucky one
You still got your wings on
Heaven never lets you down
You are the lucky one
You still hold the smoking gun
My life was always
In your hands
Do your lips still taste me
Will you just click and erase me
I was always someone you could leave
My virtue if only you knew
Couldn’t hold you long enough
Imagine heaven in your arms
But you are the lucky one
You still got your wings on
I’m somewhere broken on the breeze
Don’t call the cops tonight
I won’t be online
You shouldn’t be afraid of me
Your love’s a fragile thing
It bounces upon your whim
Your flowers were never real
Do your arms still need me
Your body still deceives me
Your affections never knew no bounds
When you go what shall I do
It’s been so long beside you
I was always someone you could leave
You are the lucky one
You still got your wings on
I’m somewhere broken on the breeze
I’m somewhere broken on the breeze
You are the lucky one
You are the lucky one
You are the lucky one
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7. |
The Hurt Stays
03:37
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Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh the city sirens
Wake my morning
I pass my time
Trying to heed the warnings
Should I seek advice
Or just obey
With my two hands
And the rest of my body
I’ve built myself
A place to feel sorry
In this foreign land
I call my home
But the hurt stays my love
But the blood stains my love
But the hurt stays my love
But the hurt stays my love
My legs they walk
To the pushing and shoving
And I look ahead
But don’t see where I’m going
Then I realize
I’m going nowhere
I’m stuck in a rut
Ducking and diving
Not living a life
Just merely surviving
I’m damned if I do
And if I don’t
Cause the hurt stays my love
Cause the blood stains my love
Cause the hurt stays my love
Cause the hurt stays my love
But the hurt stays my love
But the blood stains my love
But the hurt stays my love
The hurt stays
Ooh my Love
The hurt
Ooh the hurt stays
The hurt
And the blood stains
The hurt stays my love
The hurt stays my love
The blood stains my love
The hurt stays
The hurt stays my love
The hurt stays my love
The hurt stays my love
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8. |
Finding North
03:51
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There must be a border
I have to cross
A hidden frontier
To find my north
There must be a challenge
I have to accept
Pick up that gauntlet
And fight to the death
Maybe it’s a Christ
I’m looking for
Some unknown soldier
Who lost his war
The need to pray
Hurts more and more
I’ll always be knocking
At your door
There must be an answer
I haven’t found
Some piece of dirt
On solid ground
I look to the future
But live in the past
Could it be a question
I haven’t asked
These shades of colours
I have to apply
To something more
Than just this lie
A life of deceptions
And the fear of death
Without any meaning
Could be lying ahead
There must be an answer
I haven’t found
Some piece of dirt
On solid ground
I look to the future
But live in the past
Could it be a question
I haven’t asked
There must be an answer
There must be an answer
There must be an answer
I haven’t found
Some piece of dirt
On solid ground
I look to the future
But live in the past
Could it be a question
I haven’t asked
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It’s plain to see
You’re short on time
Those batteries
Are running dry
Now changes come
As they must do
And I know
I’m losing you
So close your eyes
And go to sleep
If there’s a place
We can meet
I’ll be there
Holding you
And we can do it all over once again
These happy days
We’ve lived and loved
Those memories
Can’t be touched
You took me to heaven
Many years ago
And that is why now
I want you to know
I’ll never miss you
You’ll be always here
My head and heart
Won’t shed no tears
Cause we can do it all over once again
So close your eyes
And go to sleep
If there’s a place
We can meet
Those battles won
And those we lost
We can do it all over once again
We can do it all over once again
I won’t say goodbye
That’d be just a lie
Cause we’ll do it all over once again
And we can do it all over once again
And we can do it all over
Once again
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10. |
The Times We Live In
04:42
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Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwhaaaa
There’s a wall along the frontier
The poor are kept at bay
There’s a baby in the river
Their children float away
There are bottles in the ocean
But no one’s lost at sea
There’s a racist in the White House
Because of you and me
It’s the times we live in
It’s the times we’ve made
It’s the times we live in
It’s time we changed
Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwahu
We disregard our mother Earth
At our peril that’s for sure
And things won’t get much better cause
We treat it like a whore
Religion’s not the answer
No praying ain’t for me
We’ll all be gone before too long
Because we can’t agree
It’s the times we live in
It’s the times we’ve made
It’s the times we live in
It’s time we changed
Ain’t it time
Ain’t it time we changed
Ain’t it time
Ain’t it time we changed
Ain’t it time
Ain’t it time we changed
Ain’t it time we changed
It’s the times we live in
It’s time we changed
It’s the times we live in
It’s the times we’ve made
It’s the times we live in
It’s time we changed
Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwahu
Wha uwha uwhaaaa
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