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Missing Pieces
03:04
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When you're lost what do you see
a great divide between you and me
when darkness falls across your face
the missing pieces fall into place
With someone crying for a trace
of compassion and humanity
in a sea of misery
Babe if you go I hope you take care
but let no one know of the secrets we share
when shadows make you run and hide
the sun will glow to the moon's burning tide
and everyone will see the light
In a synergetic rise
of an alien disguise
We are never complete never truly aware
till we fade in our twilight and take to the air
so let the fortunes favor
you and I in our pain
cause all of our earthly winnings
have not a single gain
when lust for gold makes us insane
we can throw it all away
or save it for a rainy day
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2. |
Heady West
03:28
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500 miles till I can go
I hear that lonesome whistle blow
lord I wish that I could stay
but all around the people say
Chorus
Head west young man, a-head west
Head west young man, a-head west
Put your body to the test...
Head west
Built a shack on that old plain
Not a penny to my name
I just wish to go back east
where a man can die in peace
Chorus
Winter came with frost and snow
my poor soul is bound to go
One last wish here as I lay
Don't take heed to those who say
Chorus
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3. |
Seven By Seven
02:34
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Seven by seven under the sun
turn up to eleven, turn down for one
turbulent times reaching its head
seven by seven bullets of lead
six out of seven sinister smile
doesn't brutality get out of style?
fallen leaves rot on the ground
six out of seven unleash the hounds
Seven by seven under the sun
you think you can hide, but you never run
Seven by seven done dealing scars
and go out in the night in fancy black cars
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4. |
Another River To Cross
02:56
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Get up or be gone
steady as she goes
take it to the river
drop it on your toes
Chorus:
still got another river to cross
down in the night we turn and toss
still got another river to cross
so take it easy on me boss
Cleaning is unhealthy
down beside the creek
Swimming in that river
I'm looking like a freak
Josie came upon me
What you wanna know?
She just smiled in silence
like a stupid hoe
Chorus
Settin up a fire
storm is brewing fast
still the fuel is burning
I'm praying that it lasts
Thunder is a rumblin
storm is coming soon
just another evening
neath that troubled moon
Chorus
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5. |
Ride The Rising Wind
03:18
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Think of all the lies you've been told
Think of all your love that's grown cold
Could you ever love again
could you ever trust another friend
Chorus
Lay your burdens down
Cast your weapons on the ground
ride the rising wind-- ride the rising wind
So much hatred and pent-up rage
The anger itself is but a rage
Let your grudges turn to peace
May all your hatred be released
Chorus
I always like to sing this song
when everything in my life is going wrong
Even though nothing's right
We both deserve some sleep tonight
Chorus
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6. |
Dawn of Freedom
03:58
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You say you're not ready to face the light
You'd rather stay in bed
But sooner or later (and you know that I'm right)
You gotta face what lies ahead
Chorus:
The dawn of freedom's coming on
From darkness into morn
The dawn of freedom's coming on
so lay down your hate and your scorn
The dawn of freedom's coming on
with the rising of the sun
and everybody's running on
no cage for anyone -- no
You say that you're tired unable to keep
your focus in the day
But don't you be crying, no don't you weep
your fears will melt away
Chorus
And though you are suffering living in pain
or down in poverty
Well soon you'll be living-- strength you will gain
and you'll lose all your miseries
Chorus
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7. |
Fog Moon Over Florida
03:18
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The bugs buzz loud on the bayou
and the air is thick and dense
fog moon over florida
makes anybody tense
It's not in the way she loved me
most every moonlit night
but it's in the way she still haunts me
from the twilight hour till the light
Fog moon over florida
trying to cut ties
I'm living on the run, y'all
and I'm living on these lies
The midnight train is calling me
I hear the whistle howl
I climb aboard and I realize
A demon's on the prowl
The murky air is chilly
Its scent is old and sour
Fog moon over florida
begins the witching hour
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8. |
Coast of Peru
02:43
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Come all you young sailor men who rounded Cape Horn,
Come all you bold whalers who follow the sperm,
Our captain has told us and we hope he says true,
There's plenty of sperm whales on the coast of Peru.
It was early one morning just as the sun rose,
When a man from the fort mast sung out thar she blows!
Where away? says our captain, and where does she lay
Three points to our east sir, not three miles away
Then it's lower your boats me boys, and after him travel
steer clear of the flukes or he'll flip you to the devil
and lay on them oars, boys, and let your boats fly
but one thing we dread of-- keep clear of his eye
Well, the waist-boat run down, and we made a start.
“Lay on,” says the harpooneer, ”for I'm hell for the long dart."
And the next harpoon struck, and the whale sped away,
But whatever he done me boys, he gave us fair play
Now we got him turned over, and lay alongside
And o'er with our blubber hooks, we'll rob him of his hide
We commenced thrusting in lads, and then trying out
and the mate in the main chains how loud did he shout
Now we're bound for cape horn me boys in our manly power
where a man buys a pleasure house for a barrel of flower
we'll spend all our money on the pretty girls ashore
and when it's all gone me boys go whaling for more
Repeat verse 1
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9. |
Who Am I To Judge?
02:26
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Well you come along a railroad man
he says he wants a fix
and you really don't want to lend a hand
so you tell him make it quit
And you finish wiping up the oil and sludge
Well honey who am I to judge?
Well you see a burning tire
and the rubber's burning sheet
It's as useless as desire
for someone you can't meet
You're the last person I'd think would hold a grudge
Well honey who am I to judge?
Well my father's pretty fed up
he's sending me to jail
but turning back the pages
I never really failed
It's a shame that I'm living like a drudge
But honey who am I to judge?
Well now you're lady's leaving
she can't take it anymore
and you don't like your deceiving
so you throw her out the door
And you'd like to think that all alone you'll trudge
But honey who am I to judge?
So you meet another woman
You think she's really sweet
and she likes the way you're living
till you knock her off her feet
and you try to get it in but she don't budge
But honey who am I to judge?
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10. |
Send My Love To Margaret
02:31
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Send my love to Margaret
Who I filled with dark regret
Thought the bout the times I tried
Thought about the times she cried
Poor girl keeping time
In a city grey sublime
Send my love to Margaret
A girl who I cannot forget
your memory can't be replaced
though I barely knew your face
Girl who offered me a home
sorry that I had to rome
Send my love to Margaret
who all this time remained upset
Ensnared in romance's cruel jaws
Tortured by these foolish laws
Young girl weep for me no more
I'd walk for you until I'm sore
Send my love to Margaret
Who I filled with dark regret
As the sun gives way to the moon
tell her that I'm coming home soon
Send my love to Margaret
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11. |
Winds of Fortune
04:00
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Sometimes fortunes bring you up
sometimes all your hopes can let you down
Sometimes you think your life won't let up
Stop to hear a silent sound
Chorus
Winding winds of fortune
filling up our sails
setting our course far out to sea
Blow ye winds of fortune
Blow ye storms and gales
Blow us from these bleak realities
Don't forget to keep your gun clean
Don't forget to realize
That what you say ain't always what you mean
The sea don't care who lives or dies
Chorus
Reject all the unsung singers
Reject all the untrue wrongs
though your doubts may still linger
Start to sing a brand new song
Chorus X2
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12. |
Walk With Me
03:54
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Facing all these things alone
blind to what I see
Flashing through those times with you
Will you walk with me
Moving on but standing still
change is all we carry
Holding dreams that spread like sand
Will you walk with me?
Will you walk with me X4
There are peaks and there are lows
on the glory highway
Well there's an answer I gotta know
Are you going my way
As the dawning turns to dusk
you know the knight must fall
and as your armor turns to rust
did it break your fall?
did it break your fall X4
When I look into your eyes
fear is all I see
Though you think there's no disguise
Will you walk with me
Facing all these things alone
blind to what I see
Flashing through those times with you
Will you walk with me?
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