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Too Far From The Sun
03:44
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Too far from the sun.
I’ve wandered and run
Now, my orbit’s undone, my world’s come unspun
I’m too far from the sun
And, that sweet melody
Floats in on the breeze
But, it won’t fall to me in this strange gravity
I’m too far from the sun
Oh, out here on the edge
Where the air grows cold and thin
You give thanks for the fire
That keeps you warm but then
You wake to another dawn
Too far from the sun
The old man on the moon
Looks a whole lot like you
But, it’s just a pale impression, you don’t get real reflections
This far from the Sun
Well, out here on the edge
Where the air grows cold and thin
You give thanks for the dreams
They keep you warm but then
You wake to another dawn
Just too far from the sun
Now, the hunger of your tongue
Tastes the words of the young
But, your poems have grown dumb your songs have been sung
You're too far from the Sun
So, you beg and you bum
Like you’ve had some unlucky run
But, no nickel or dime is going to help you this time
You’re too far from the Sun
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2. |
Grip The Wheel
05:51
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Now, Phoenix he knew how to make an exit.
But, that is all. Yeah, that is all.
There’s really nothing magic about it,
He’s just another man, moving on.
It’s ashes to ashes and back again.
You ride the wheel ‘til you reach it’s end
And that is all. Yeah, that is all
And Moon, she fades in the darkness.
She’s just a silent shape shifter.
She keeps the rhythms of the heavens,
But, the Earth’s got a hold on her.
Yeah, it’s back to black and back again.
You ride the wheel until you reach it’s end
And that is all. Yeah, that is all.
Oh but, love and hope, they are powerful things.
They can make you want to stand your ground and ask the world to change
So, if there’s a time to kill and a time to heal,
There must be a time, to grip that wheel.
Now, Prairie she’s old as any mountain.
Still, she’s dancing in the wind,
Nourished by the flesh of the mammoths, the seas and the nations.
Yeah, it’s dust to dust and back again
You ride the wheel ‘till you reach its end.
And that is all. Yeah, that is all.
Oh but, love and hope, they’re powerful things.
They can make you want to stand your ground and ask the world to change
So, if there’s a time to kill and a time to heal,
There must be a time, to grip that wheel.
Well, Sun is rising slow this morning.
It gives you time to linger.
Winter’s air is cool and fresh and it
Spring’s you from your slumber.
Then, it’s dream to dream and back again.
You ride the wheel ‘til you reach it’s end
And that is all. Yeah, that is all.
Oh but, love and hope, they’re powerful things.
They can make you want to stand your ground and ask the world to change
So, if there’s a time to kill and a time to heal,
There must be a time, to grip that wheel.
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Grace
04:00
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Grace has always been so elusive
In the hours I’ve craved it most
It seems we’re left with nothing but rough edges
To cut the wounds that let us go
I did not need to see your bags packed so neatly
Stashed in the brambles that line our lane
And I did not need to hear the whisper of a pen in the night
To know that my lover’s heart had strayed
So, darling slip away in the morning
To that place down in the town
Where you will find your ride to the city lights
And don’t look back on this love of ours
Cause, forgiveness is a warm drink
Taken late in the night
In cups clasped tight by tired the hands
Of old men with weary eyes
But, grace is always so elusive
In the hours we crave it most
It seems we’re left with nothing but rough edges
To cut the wounds that let us go
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Stack the dishes in the sink and pour a glass of wine
I’ll call the man about the washer next week if I find the time
Oh, the moon is out there somewhere I just don’t see it tonight
No, the only glow in my kitchen window is the kitchen light
It was 12 years ago we came across the Great Divide
It’s been 9 years since we settled down, oh how time flies
And, the boys are both growing big, like boys are meant to do
Yeah, all the dreams we thought were good enough are finally coming true
But, I always thought Colorado would be so above it all
I thought that standing here on the top of the world
We’d hear the rain before it falls
Now, Doreen called me yesterday, reminiscing about our youth
And she said, “lately honey I’ve been finding meaning in new kinds of truth.”
I said, “Yeah, well I just want to learn to stand up straight without feelin’ like my head’s in the clouds.
I’ve got to find a way to find my self without loosing touch with everyone else.”
And well, I always thought that Colorado could be so above it all
I thought that standing here on the top of the world
I’d hear the rain before it falls
Now, he calls me his guardian angel. Says that I’ve been set on Earth.
To straighten out this crazy twisted, messed up world.
Well, if I really had those wings I’d fly right on into the sky.
It’s not that I’d ever want to leave, I’ve just never been that high.
Yeah, I always thought Colorado would be so above it all
I thought standing here on the top of the world
We’d hear the rain, before it falls.
Now, I stack the dishes in the sink and pour another glass of wine
Yeah, I’ll call the man about the washer next week if I find the time
I know the moon is out there somewhere. I just don’t see it tonight.
Oh, the only glow in my kitchen window is the kitchen light
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5. |
Needs
02:14
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I need you to hold me when I’m feeling unholy
When the road is before me but I can’t find my way
When the winds of worry won’t blow on through me
And the dark of the night is just a shadow of the day
I need to be there for you when your skies turn blue
but the sun just can’t burn the clouds away
Yeah, I'll be by your side should that river start to rise
Together we will make it through OK, together we’ll find a brand new day
Now I need a hundred miles of ramblin’ bramblin’ back roads
I need the windows down and the radio on
I need to fly from here out past forever
Oh, I need a new tune on my mind and I need to hear you singin’ along
And, I need you to hold me when I’m feeling unholy
When the road is before me but I can’t find my way
When the winds of worry won’t blow on through me
When the dark of the night is just a shadow…..just a shadow…of my day
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Well, it’s less than a dollar and more than a dream
I’ve never been that good at putting prices on things
But, the places that you’ve never been are bound to make you mean
Now, the places I’ve been lately, well, they’re scattered about
Some you could go visit, others I aint letting out
But, the places that I’ve never been have never been in doubt
Well you and I are wanderers, we wander around
No destination, nowhere we’re bound
But the places that we’ve never been somehow they still stick around
So, if you asked me to sit down and write a story
Well, I’d do like they say and start with the people that I know
But, the places that we’ve never been are where all my stories go
Yeah, it’s less than a dollar, more than a dream
I’ve never been that good at putting prices on things
But, the places that you’ve never been are bound to make you mean
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I’m waking up to dreaming again
I’m waking up to dreaming again
I’ve been asleep for far too long, but now I’m back my friends
And I’m waking up to dreaming again
Well, the worried man, he sings his worried song
And I’ve been that man for far too long
I still sing the blues when I need to, but now that’s not my only song
Yeah, I’m waking up to dreaming again
Well, I used to be such a rainy day
I’d hang my head and cry
“Oh lord, I was not made for this”
But, now I’m listening to that good old song about the sunny side
And, I’m waking up to dreaming again
Oh, the sun goes down and the night comes rolling in
And all the stars, well they get to shining
They’re shining on the whishes that we will bring to them
So, I’m waking up to dreaming again
Yeah, I’m waking up to Dreaming Again
I’m waking up to dreaming again
I’ve been asleep for far too long, but I back now my friends
And I’m waking up to dreaming again
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8. |
The Last Dream Standing
04:31
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Well, I’m lining them up and knocking them down.
One by one, one by one
And, I’ll go all night till I find the one, that can last 'till the last round.
And, oh it can be a dangerous game
Throwing knives and juggling fire
Yeah, ooh it can be a dangerous game
Links of chain and barbed wire
Now, that one looks like he’s good and strong,
It might stand out from the lot
But, I’ve found the strong ones tend to step up first,
But then, they shatter at the first hard shot
But, oh it can be a dazzling game
Broken bottles. blood and nerves
Yeah ooh, it can be a dazzling game
For a while...For what that’s worth
Oh, the best or the brightest shine like stars
But, that aint what’s required
No, it’s the deep mean glow of an old gray coal
That’s not afraid to start a fire
'Cause I might have to burn this whole place down
Jump from the roof with no plan for landing
The only thing I know for sure is
I’m leaving here with the last dream standing
Yeah, I’m leaving here with the last dream standing
Yeah, I’m lining them up and knocking them down.
One by one, one by one
Just wrestling dreams ‘cause there comes a time
It must be done it must be done
And, I might have to burn this whole place down
Jump from the roof without any plan for landing
The only thing I know one thing for sure is
I'm leaving here with the last dream standing
Yeah, I’m leaving here with the last dream standing
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Stack the dishes in the sink and pour a glass of wine
I’ll call the man about the washer next week if I find the time
Oh the moon is out there somewhere I just don’t see it tonight
No, the only glow in my kitchen window is the kitchen light
It was 12 years ago we came across the Great Divide
It’s been 9 years since we settled down, oh how time flies
And the boys are both growing big, like boys are meant to do
Yeah all the dreams we thought were good enough are finally coming true
But, I always thought Colorado would be so above it all
I thought that standing here on the top of the world
We’d hear the rain before it falls
Now, Doreen called me yesterday, reminiscing about our youth
And she said “lately honey I’ve been finding meaning in new kinds of truth.”
I said, “Yeah, well I just want to learn to stand up straight without feelin’ like my head’s in the clouds.
I’ve got to find a way to find my self without loosing touch with everyone else.”
And well, I always thought that Colorado could be so above it all
I thought that standing here on the top of the world
I’d hear the rain before it falls
Now he calls me his guardian angel. Says that I’ve been set on Earth.
To straighten out this crazy twisted, messed up world.
Well, if I really had those wings I’d fly right on into the sky.
It’s not that I’d ever want to leave, I’ve just never been that high.
Yeah, I always thought Colorado would be so above it all
I thought standing here on the top of the world
We’d hear the rain, before it falls.
Now, I stack the dishes in the sink and pour another glass of wine
Yeah, I’ll call the man about the washer next week if I find the time
I know the moon is out there somewhere. I just don’t see it tonight.
Oh, the only glow in my kitchen window is the kitchen light
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10. |
Solid Ground
05:13
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Over oceans, I have sailed
In the belly of the whale
Yeah, I’ve been lost, now I hope I’m found
And, I hope that I’ve landed on solid ground
Solid ground, solid ground
Just somewhere to land when I touch down
Cause I’ve been twisted, twirled and spun around
Now I hope that I have found some solid ground
I’ve seen the southern cross and the northern lights
I’ve slept beneath the stars on starless nights
And, the only rest, I’ve ever found
Is to lay my back on solid ground
I’ve put my faith in god and I’ve put my faith in man
Yeah, I put faith in things that I don’t understand
But now, I’m heading out with no particular plan
I’m just going to try to find some solid ground
Oh, I’ve been up and I’ve been down
I always seem to find the long way around
But now, I’m starting out in a whole new town
And, I plan to build my house on solid ground
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