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Dream Gone Cold
03:35
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Can’t you just see it?
You and me in twenty years
A lifetime told in photographs
Of happiness and tears
I can almost hear the music swell
I can almost see your face
I search it for the man I knew
I can hardly find a trace
And you don't even know
How rain can make the flowers grow
How love can let a heart go free
True love is just a memory
That ‘faith’ is just another word for honesty
That trouble comes from doing what you think you ought to do
That time’s a lonely circle; lovers come and lovers go
And that what you reap is what you sow.
What good are good intentions
if they only lead to lies?
What good’s a dream gone cold?
Let’s not over-analyze
And you don't even know
How rain can make the flowers grow
How love can let a heart go free
True love is just a memory
You know we’re better off this way
We both know it’s for the best
I found you now I set you free
I wish you happiness
And you don't even know
And you don't even know
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Waiting To Happen
03:19
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I don’t write songs, I don’t write poetry
Songs are for girls, and poetry’s for someone else
I’m not a girl, I’m not biology
I’m just an incident waiting to happen
I’m not biology, I’m not psychology
I’m not astrology, and I am not your mother
I’m just an incident waiting to happen
Yeah, I’m ancient history waiting to happen
In some forgotten dream, in some forgotten place
I was the human race; I was compassion
I lost my welcome mat, I lost my innocence
Now I’m an incident waiting to happen
Waiting to happen
I am a small café, I am a photograph
I am in black and white, I am in sepia
You carved my face in stone, you painted me in blue
I’m ancient history, waiting to happen.
In some forgotten dream, in some forgotten place
I was the human race; I was compassion
I lost my welcome mat, I lost my innocence
Now I’m an incident waiting to happen
Waiting to happen
Sweet dreams sweet dreams, I leave you all behind
I am not someone else, I am myself
I am security, I am happiness
Sweet dreams sweet dreams, I am myself
In some forgotten dream, in some forgotten place
I was the human race; I was compassion
I lost my welcome mat, I lost my innocence
Now I’m an incident waiting to happen
Waiting to happen
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3. |
Hold You Again
04:59
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I never thought I’d miss someone
The way that I miss you
I dream about you every night
There’s nothing else I can do
How could you do this to me baby?
How could you let me down this way?
I remember all my dreams
Reflected in your eyes
And all I had I gave to you
But all that’s left are lies
How could you do this to me baby?
How could you let me down this way?
Oh, how do you feel? (How do you feel?)
Wasn’t it real? (Wasn't it real.)
Now I know that I’ll never hold you again
I think about the way we were
And holding you so tight
And now I lie without you girl
Through the lonely night
How could you do this to me baby?
How could you let me down this way?
Now I know that I’ll never hold you again
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Stay With Me
03:03
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Do you do your best thinking horizontally?
Do you think the ceiling holds all your answers?
Do you think your eyelids are the antidote to all your pain
When you lie there trying not to look at me?
So stay with me and fight for me
Don’t just spend the night with me
We can find the answer, you and I
So stay with me and (don't) play with me
And you can run away with me
Take my hand and open up your eyes
Do you think that sleeping will make the world stop?
That the bed will stop the spinning?
That your closed eyelids will quiet my fears
When you lie there trying to fall asleep?
So stay with me and try with me
And reach up to the sky with me
We might get hurt but we still have to try
So dance with me and laugh with me
And be the other half of me
Just take my hand and open up your eyes
Looking in my eyes you’d learn everything you need to know
All my thoughts, all your answers,
That we could be ok
Do you know this?
Do you know this?
So stay with me and try with me
And reach up to the sky with me
We might get hurt but we still have to try
So dance with me and laugh with me
And be the other half of me
Just take my hand and open up your eyes
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5. |
All For Me
04:18
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Don’t you fall for me
And don’t believe what I say
I’ll make you love me, then throw you away
You’ll never really know
You’ll follow where I lead
You’ll only see what I want you to see
You may think that you know me
Or think you know what I need
Don’t waste your time because it’s all for me
All for me
I’ll make you burn for me
I’ll do it nice and slow
I’ll use you up, and then I’ll let you go
I’ll build you up with a smile
And lead you on for a while
Just to see your face when I say no
You may think you can change me
Or make me fall in love
Others have tried, but soon find it’s all for me
All for me
I’ll brush up close to you
I’ll make you think I’m the one
But you’ll be on your knees before I’m done
I can tell that you want me
You stare for much too long
I know that it’s wrong to go on, but soon you’ll see
It’s all for me
You’ll only see what I want you to see
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6. |
Riverside
03:21
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The sun is setting over Sugarloaf
I’m just drifting down the river with my friends
Wild blueberries and heather pass me by
I’ll just float downstream, until this river ends
Gonna stop a while at riverside
Forget about our troubles one by one
Find a quiet place where we can hide
And just close our eyes until this day is done
If somebody’s looking for me
Tell ‘em I’m doing fine
As long as it’s warm and sunny
I’ll just sit right here and waste some time
The sun is setting, now it’s time to go
Light the lanterns and paddle on back home
It's been a long day, now it’s time to dream
I’ll be floatin’ on that river all night long
I’ll be floatin’ on that river all night long
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7. |
End Of the Rainbow
03:22
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Dancing barefoot on the grass
Perfume in the air
Siren sweetly sings to you
Letting down her hair
She’s the moon upon your sea
Pulling at your tides
Doesn’t need to tell you
Says it with her eyes
Moonlight
Making her skin glow
Wait for your moment
End of the rainbow
Trace her path across the sky
Brickless, yellow road
All that glitters in her eyes
Parting fools from gold
Moonlight
Keeping her voice low
Wait for your moment
End of the rainbow
Moonlight
Feeling that wind blow
Wait for your moment
End of the rainbow
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8. |
Shoot Me Down
04:23
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You know that Romeo said to Juliet "we should really talk for a while,
Cause, girl, I like the way you toss your dice, and I love the way you smile"
And Juliet said "Hey, Romeo...I think you’re dumber than you look
Because you think you got it covered man, but I can read you like a book"
And Romeo said "let’s blow this joint" And Juliet said "how high?"
And Romeo said "that all depends on where you want to fly"
And Juliet she looked puzzled, and Romeo he wore a frown
He said "I love the way you spread your wings, but won’t you please shoot me down"
Shoot me down, shoot me down
Please don’t be here in the morning, please don’t buy no wedding gown
Because I know the way this story ends, and it all comes back around
So do us both a favor Jules and please just shoot me down
Delilah said to Samson "Man, you’re really such a square
Because you only read me poetry - man you haven’t got a prayer"
And Samson said "hey Delilah, well there’s something else you should know
You may think that you’re being insolent, but it really isn’t so"
And Delilah said "hey Samson, you’re not being very fair
(Besides) you’d stand a better chance with me, if you’d cut your silly hair"
And Samson said "Delilah, I guess I really must be a clown
Because I’ll do it if you’ll come with me, but won’t you please just shoot me down"
Shoot me down, shoot me down
Please don’t be here in the morning, please don’t buy no wedding gown
Because I know the way this story ends, and it all comes back around
So do us both a favor Del, and please just shoot me down.
You know I love the way you walk so slow, you know I love the way you talk
You know I love the way you look at me, feel you watching like a hawk
And me I’m feeling kind of dangerous; I’m feeling ten feet low
And me I’m thinking if I touch you girl, you know I’ll never let you go
I see the hands of time keep moving, I see the sun begin to glow
I see the time for us has come and gone, and I better let you go
But babe I’m just a mortal man, so I’ll be coming back around
And you’ll be doing us both a favor girl, just go ahead and shoot me down
Shoot me down, shoot me down
Please don’t be here in the morning, please don’t buy no wedding gown
Because I know the way this story ends, and it all comes back around
And all I really wanted was to talk with you awhile
I like the way you toss your dice and I love the way you smile
So do us both a favor girl, and please just shoot me down.
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9. |
Mocha Maya
03:05
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10. |
Wildflower Lullaby
05:15
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Walk with me awhile, here by the stone wall
Breathe deep and listen for the breeze
Wood sage and rose, violets and sweet clover
Quietly singing; whisp'ring to you while you doze
Now close your eyes, and you can hear my wildflower lullaby
Lavender and lemon balm sing a gentle song
Here below the trees, marigolds and memories
Butterflies and flaxxon skies softly passing, floating by
Lazy honeysuckle stream trickling off to nowhere while you dream
And close your eyes, listen to my wildflower lullaby
When poison envy chokes the land
With weeds of war; lakes of sand
Don't give up, although it all feels wrong
Sing the world your song
Sing your own wildflower lullaby
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Tony Lechner Northampton, Massachusetts
Tony Lechner is a songwriter and producer who lives in western Massachusetts. He is also the founder and director of Rock Voices, a non-audition rock chorus for adults.
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