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Small Town
03:25
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I like small towns,
The nights are quiet,
No interstate highway
Screaming in the starlight
Every store clerk says,
"No credit cards friend
But there's an ATM
In the Ben Franklin."
I grew up without a television
The only thing that we did
Was play with the neighbor kids
Some of us still haven't seen the ocean
We don't care a notion
About all the commotion
We got a small town.
Hmmm hmm hmm hmmm...
My dad said, "Kids,
Listen to your mother,
Treat her like you love her,
Look out for each other.
Some day soon when you have a family,
You will know what I mean,
You will know what I mean."
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Change
04:02
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It's a wonder how things they change
You try and make a plan, it never stay the same
You build yourself up for things to come
But sometimes you still crumble
It was four years of college but you came back home
There were no jobs in the city, no place to go
So you went to work for your father, you said it wasn't best
But I saw you last summer, man, you still haven't left
You let go
You let go, you let go
But what else can you do
When you've lost control?
I once was confident she'd be my wife
We'd make a home somewhere, a perfect life
We would have never guessed, never known
We'd throw our hands up, let the whole thing go
We let go
We let go
We let go
But what else can you do
When you’ve lost control?
You let go, you let go
You let go, you let go
You let go, you let go
You let go, you let go
But what else can you do
When you’ve lost control?
Yes, it’s a wonder how things they change
You try and make a plan it never stays the same
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3. |
Tuesday Morning
04:26
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It’s Tuesday morning, I’m in bed
Rolling to the other side
So my head’s far from the radio
Blaring it’s 6:24, I gotta go
Face the day, I’d rather escape
This one
Love’s on the rocks it seems
I don’t know what it means
To be in love or stay in love
How can you even figure out this stuff?
But we go, make a way
And it’ never explained why our hearts
Are pounding with pain
And so...
I’m not surprised
We haven’t jumped over these walls
We built up inside of us
It’s like we’re holding back now
Haven’t done all we can
If we pick up our feet
We could run a little faster
It’s Sunday morning, I’m sittin’ down
Listening to a sermon
But the words sound the same to me
Somewhere they lost their meaning
So I look all around
And everyone’s eyes are glazed
Like they don’t hear a sound
So...
I’m not surprised
We haven’t jumped over these walls
We built up inside of us
It’s like we’re holding back now
Haven’t done all we can
If we pick up our feet
We could run a little faster
We could run a little faster
Faster
So call me
Call me and I’ll come
Call me and I’ll run
Call me or I’ll call for someone
Or I’ll call for someone
I’ll call for someone
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One Way Ticket
03:32
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He’s a good boy; I’ve always believed him
Made mistakes, but he had his reasons why
Shackled by his mother’s feelings
Left his home to find a little freedom
He’s got a one way
He’s got a one-way ticket this time
Mrs. Missfit, nobody sees her
Guards her heart and she’s got her reasons why
Broken by her lover’s leaving
Left his home to find a little freedom
He’s got a one way
He’s got a one-way ticket this time
One way
One-way ticket this time
Now where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
With your one way?
You got a one-way ticket this time
She cries, “How long, how long?”
She cries, “How long, how long?”
“Till you come home?”
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
With your one way?
You got a one-way Ticket
One way
One-way ticket this time
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You've Caught Me Now
02:28
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My past, it calls me back
Stops me in my tracks
Says, “You can’t forget Mistakes like that.”
But I turn back my way
Say, “I’m sorry for
The things I’ve done
What’s left to say?”
You, you’ve caught me now
You’ve caught up with me
You, you’ve caught me now
You’ve caught up with me
Mistakes are hard to take
Hard to escape
Cause if you run
They’ll track you
You, you’ve caught me now
You’ve caught up with me
You, you’ve caught me now
You’ve caught up with me
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6. |
The Key
03:12
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What is the price for freedom these days?
To what would you agree?
Would you give your life
For a belief?
Lookin’ for my freedom
Escape from misery; it knocked me off my feet
Lookin’ for my freedom
Do you have the key?
I begged myself for reasons and I
Turned to everything
I found there was no season of relief
Lookin’ for my freedom
Escape from misery; it knocked me off my feet
Lookin’ for my freedom
Do you have the key?
Grace is freedom
When you find grace
I know you’ll find your freedom
Lookin’ for my freedom
Escape from misery; it knocked me off my feet
Lookin’ for my freedom
Do you have the key?
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7. |
Music Man
03:54
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I’m gonna learn the chords to that Seeger song
Play it one night for the girl I love
She don’t love me back, but that’s ok
She’ll change her mind when I start to play
She’ll begin to understand
Forget all about that other guy (Danny)
And I’ll reach the high notes and close my eyes
She’ll cover her mouth and be so surprised
And I’ll ask her then to marry me
Tell her all what we can be
And she won’t bring up those other plans
‘Cause she can’t deny a music man
So I learned the chords and all the words
Practiced till my fingers hurt
Drove to her house and knocked 10 times
She finally let me come inside
I was so nervous my fingers shook
Forgot the chords, I had to look...at my book
And when at last I’d reached the end
She said, “It was nice, but don’t ever come again.”
Someday lady, you’ll accompany me
Someday lady, you’ll accompany me
Someday lady, you’ll accompany me
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Stuck
04:37
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The sky looks bigger when you’re on your back
Trains seem faster when you’re by the tracks
If you dare to stand there
I watch heroes on a movie screen
Sometimes I replay those action scenes
They make me...
Wanna get up and climb the highest peak
Run through prisons and set those guiltless free
Save the beauty and walk her by the sea
But I’m always stuck with same fear
I’m always stuck with the same fear
I’m only brave when clouds clear
Is anyone stuck with me?
You and your brother walked home school
Met JT and his friends
Man, those kids were the cruelest
Pushed your brother up against the fence
Turn to you and swore you would be next
But you ran
You said you wished you hadn’t been so scared
Wanted to run back and stand up to those glares
Save your brother, your pride, and tell
Everyone who wasn’t there
But you’re always stuck with the same fear
You’re always stuck with the same fear
You’re only brave when the clouds clear
Well I think I’m stuck with you
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Vacation
03:50
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I was nine years old and my parents told me
We’re gonna take a vacation
We’re going somewhere, a place where people
Only care about relaxation
They said they’d saved for five years straight
So we could fly down to Florida
Said we would see things we would not believe
Mickey Mouse and the ocean
And I gotta say, one favorite thing was
My first ride on an airplane
You probably know, I sat by the window
Looking at lights of the city below
And if you could see me now
You’d see me sittin’ on top of the world
If you could see me now
You’d see me sittin’ on top of the world
I can’t forget my family soaking wet
Laughing beside the Atlantic
That night for prayer I thanked God for being there
Promised him that I’d never forget
And if you could see me now
You’d see me sitting on top of the world
If you could see me now
Sittin’ on top of the world
If you could see me now
You’d see me sittin’ on top of the world
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Faith and Doubt
04:08
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I read that Jesus walked a stormy sea
And he pulled Peter up, said, “Man you gotta believe me.”
And he shared with his disciples, he said, “Here’s how to be free.”
And if you ask me I’d say most days I totally agree
But right now I can’t pray; I don’t feel like talkin’ to God
I need somebody out there with a little skin on ‘em
When I read that story I heard thunder everywhere
I could feel that boat crashing on the waves, the bough was in the air And I have respect for Peter who had faith enough to dare
Step out onto the water, while all the others stared
And when hell is on your back, sometimes you think you got strength Then you say, “Hey, Lord, save me, I’m drowning out here!”
I’m caught somewhere between faith and doubt
And I feel like I’ll never find my way out of here
Last night I felt free; just like I was a kid
And so I laid in the grass and thought of all the things I did
When I didn’t know of pressure; it was easy to forgive
You didn’t have to be perfect, not in my neighborhood
I don’t know what year things became so unclear
But I’m still here
Caught somewhere between faith and doubt
And I feel like I’ll never find my way out of here
Caught somewhere between faith and doubt
And I feel like I’ll never find my way out of here
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11. |
See You Soon
03:25
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When you gotta go, don’t say goodbye
Say, “I’ll see you soon.”
That’s a good bye
That’s a good bye
When you’re back in Boston, and you’re thinking
Wondering about the truth
Go walk outside, look at that night sky
I’m walking outside, too
Fear’s a funny thing, you know
It never leaves enough clues
But you still gotta move
You still gotta
We’ve had all this time
We’ve had all this time
We’ve had all this time
To think it through
But I still love you
And I’ll see you soon
When you gotta go, don’t say goodbye
Say, “I’ll see you soon.”
That’s a good bye
That’s a good bye
That’s a good bye
Now we’ve had all this time
We’ve had all this time
We’ve had all this time
To think it through
Yeah, but I still love you
And I’m gonna see you real, real soon
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Aaron Espe Nashville, Tennessee
I'm probably what Bob Ross would sound like if he'd been a singer-songwriter. Calming, positive music with a hint of sadness.
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