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The yellow umbrella makes
good use of the sun
It was the middle of the day
I closed my eyes to remember
I light a candle
When I get out of bed
I thought it would help
And it did
What ever happened to you
Where will your roads ever take me to
Wide open in the sun with a moon hanging low
A stranger on every corner
Someone you might know
A cold drink when you needed it
A bed to lay on down
And a flag on the Fourth of July
What ever happened to you
Where will your roads ever take me to
A place to wander
Yeah, to get lost in
You could see yourself when you looked
Can I look again, can I just pretend
Make heaven where hell has stepped in
I could see for miles
And miles were there to see
I could go anywhere
I could find my way
I had faith that you had dreams
That your river ran deep
And your river ran clean
Is there a fire I can gather round
A beach I can wonder
Go from town to town
We put aside the beauty
We put aside the dream
We pass like ships in the night
What ever happened to you
Where will your roads ever take me to
The yellow umbrella
Made good use of the sun
It was a sunny day
I closed my eyes, closed my eyes
To remember
The songs we sang
The land that we loved
And all those stars above
So far from where we came
The songs we sang
The land we loved
And all those stars above
So far from where we came
The songs we sang
The land we loved
And all those stars above
So far from where we came
The songs we sang
The land we loved
And all those stars above
So far from where we came
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Breath
03:21
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I
Need some air to breathe
My
Lungs are congested
It seems
That you’ve got a hold on me
More than it’s ever seemed to be
God it’s so hard to breathe
When my lungs are
Congested
Like my mind is
But why
Does it tempt me?
It seems
That you’ve got a hold on me
More than it’s ever seemed to be
God it’s so hard to breathe
Now my lungs don’t work as good
My lungs don’t work as good
Thoughts that wander on is haunting us
And the thoughts that wander on
It seems
That you’ve got a hold on me
More than it’s ever seemed to be
God it’s so hard to breathe
When my lungs don’t work
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Poem on the Bus
02:30
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Riding the bus in the morning
I become the acute observer of light
Fully energized
Soaking up the maximum
Like the sensor on my finger in the hospital
Ninety seven percent
I can easily be the brave circus person
With a colorful life
Or the junkie
With the monkey so selfish
Sometimes I am numb from the neck up
And my body becomes a wheel chair
Transporting my numb thoughts
Through the air
I can be the lover
right off of that tarot card
Oh when you look away
Some times i am the fool
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Drift Away
04:12
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You see the sunny day
Outside of your window
And you smile
For once
And you smile
For once
The trees start to grab the breeze
Leaves linger on other leaves
And you smile
For once
And you smile
For once
A beauty that you’ve never seen
The scene that you see in a dream
The sky just seems so blue
Like in the eyes that you once knew
Drift away
But the black skies are rolling in
Seems just like a whirlwind
The breeze keeps on rolling over
Like the waves that are getting stronger
Drift away
And covering the morning sky
Morning dew makes the leaves cry
The rain pushes on again
Like nighttime when the sun sits still
Drift away
And the lightning crashes over
The whirlwind starts to grow
Thunder roaring through the fields
Time of the essence, my dear
Time of the essence, my dear
Drift away
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God Lives in a Tent
04:27
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Holding Sunshine
04:15
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You saw me standing by your river
You watched me do what i do
You wondered what i was thinking
Thats when i started
Started to tell you
i know you fell out of your heaven
i saw you climb up in a tree
i watched you walk across the desert
i saw you looking straight at me
You were holding the sunshine way above your head
i had a dream we both had nothing to say
We kissed by a window
Outside was a beautiful day
We walked back down to the river
And we floated away
We watched the moon from the water
i had the dream i was dreaming again
Are you my home town
Are you a river on its way
Have you been waiting in the desert
Watching the sky and what it might say
I saw you, saw you with the sunshine
You were holding that sunshine way above your head
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BIts and Pieces
04:35
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When my father died at forty-six
I had no idea
What that meant
To him
Or to me
Oh no
He wanted a boat
And a piece of land
In the end he acquired neither
He wanted to wrestle
And have his back rubbed
And I was required to be the believer
Last time I saw him he was on the bathroom floor
Wanted to tell me stories about the war
Mamma hid the medicine
And I mopped up the blood
He slept in an elevated bed
He was the baby of the family
The baby of the family
One more time
He just turned thirty when I was born
Thirty-two when my brother came along
Went to school on the GI bill
And listened to Nat King Cole
Sometimes you're right
And sometimes you are wrong
Sometimes you knew the truth all along
What do you call that thing that you do
Would you rush to my aid if I fell from grace
Would you carry me down from some lofty place
Would you give me a ride
If you saw me standing by the highway?
He wanted a boat
And a piece of land
In the end he acquired neither
He went to school on the GI bill
And listened to Nat King Cole
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Doesn't Seem Right
04:40
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Have you ever wondered?
Have you ever cared?
Where has the time gone?
Cause it didn’t disappear
Turned all the clocks back
It didn’t reverse yet
Cause you’re walking backwards
Like a stampede is there
Was it a guilt trip?
Took keys and then left it?
You see all the waiting arms
As they try to see your face
You’re in a movie
You’re in a TV show
Just doesn’t seem right
So make an appearance
They all want to watch this
Cops and robbers in real life
And being glued to a screen
Have you ever wondered?
Have you ever cared?
Where has your life gone?
It just didn’t disappear
Why do the good do bad?
Why do the bad do good?
Just doesn’t seem right
It just doesn’t seem right
Just doesn’t seem right
Just doesn’t seem right
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There Goes My neighbor
04:56
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11. |
Crumbling Beauty
05:24
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Crumbling Beauty
The yellow umbrella makes
good use of the sun
It was the middle of the day
I closed my eyes to remember
I light a candle
When I get out of bed
I thought it would help
And it does
What ever happened to you
Where will your roads ever take me to again
Wide open in the sun with a moon hanging low
A stranger on every corner
Someone you might know
A cold drink when you needed it
A bed to lay on down
And a flag on the Fourth of July
What ever happened to you
Where will your roads ever take me to again
A place to wander
Yeah, to get lost in
You could see yourself when you looked
Can I look again, can I just pretend
Make heaven where hell has stepped in
I could see for miles
And miles were there to see
I could go anywhere
I could find my way
I had faith that you had dreams
That your river ran deep
And clean
Is there a fire I can gather round
A beach I can ponder
Go from town to town
We put aside the beauty
We put aside the dream
We pass like ships in the night
What ever happened to you
Where will your roads ever take me to again
The yellow umbrella
Made good use of the sun
It was the middle of the day
I closed my eyes, closed my eyes
To remember
The songs we sang
The land that we loved
And all those stars above
So far from where we came
The songs we sang
The land we loved
And all those stars above
So far from where we came
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12. |
Dreamland
05:50
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I’m not surprised
That it’s you that showed up
I saw you in the desert
Many years ago
I saw you from a satellite
I saw the compromise
Saw you in a dream
Going down the road
We burned all the wood that we collected
We got good at chopping
And weathering storms
It took me over a year
It took me forever
To walk without you
Without you again
I forgot that feeling
Of walking out in the light alone
The place I call home
We burned all the wood that we collected
We got good at chopping
And weathering storms
It time to make sure we’re together
You should know who I am
And what I will do
Oh..the secret that you carry
I know how important it can be
it runs through you
And every time I see it
Oh I’m wondering how
To get you to dream land
It was with your hands
That I came around
Made the most of what I found
But darling I could have done better
You brought me
In from the cold
Whatever you search for
Wherever you roam
I can be the wind
Just grazing your skin
Whatever you search for
Wherever you roam
I can be the wind
Just grazing your skin
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Range of Emotion
03:28
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Hello, I am just a pot that’s filled with a flower
I bloom until the sun goes down
The moon doesn’t really think I matter much
We both shake fists before we both shake hands
But in the end, it really shouldn’t fester
Broke both our hands down from the start
Hello, but we are just starting
The sun kicks in and the moon goes stale
The sun kicks in and the moon goes cold
I am a tree, tall and so strong
The world is really just my oyster
A clam that hides inside a shell
It seems defense is an imposter
Take your hands down from upon your eyes
And see
You’ll see
You really can’t hide within yourself
Maybe in a make believe land
There’s something there
There’s something there
Don’t feel scared
And anxious
You don’t know what got until it’s there
Maybe in a make believe land
There’s something there
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Rescue Box Providence, Rhode Island
For me music has been a constant companion for as long as I can remember. That companionship has not always been comforting.
For all the years that I couldn't or wouldn't put the work in I still followed along and wanted to join in.
The process fills so many voids.It is the conversation with myself that I find so necessary. The loners log in a way.
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