1. |
I Ride Alone
03:46
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2. |
Paint Your Eyes
03:02
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Paint Your Eyes
In a field of grass
There’s an empty shed
Where Telly spends his days
And his words are few
So he Paints the view
Of his world
His father was a traveling man
He traveled to and fro
And forced a tear
Should his son come near
And ask him not to go
(Chorus)
Telly paint your eyes
On the canvas of the world
For the colors that you’ve found
They are not there
And the world through your eyes
Is a world of the angles
And you’ve got so much to give
To those who care
Within his shed he paints a day
The way a day should be
Wordless strokes of colored rhyme
Content with all we see
And somewhere in the silent night
The winds of time did call
He heard their fears
Of lifeless years
Now hears no more at all
(Chorus)
Telly paint your eyes
On the canvas of the world
For the colors that you’ve found
They are not there
And the world through your eyes
Is a world of the angles
And you’ve got so much to give
To those who care
In a field of grass
There’s an empty shed
Where Telly spends his days
And his words are few
So he Paints the view
Of his world
His words are few
So he paints the view of his world
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3. |
The Elephant Hotel
02:29
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The Elephant Hotel
She went down to the bowery
In a brand new pair of boots
Past burlesque shows, bath houses
Postcards and prostitutes
She walked across the boardwalk
For what she’d never tell
And checked into a room at The Elephant Hotel
He took her to a side show
Magicians on the pier
Later to a ballroom
To dance and have a beer
They went down to the water
And into it they fell
Like many more before them at The Elephant Hotel
Complete with tusk and trunk
An elephant was made
With rooms inside it’s body
Cigar store in it’s leg
The lure was like and undertow
It grabbed him by his sleeve
Some would come and go
But he would never leave
He’d gone out to the island
To ride The Switch Back Rail
And took himself a job at the Elephant Hotel
Now he’s checking in the rubes
At the Elephant Hotel
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4. |
Halo
02:25
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HALO
Halo
You’ve left me forsaken
You’re looking mighty low
Her heart is breakin
You used to float over my head (least she said you did)
Now you’re down round my neck
What a wreak of a man I am
Leaving her all alone
Halo
I can’t say I blame you
I used to look in her eyes
Now I’m ashamed to
I thought she done me wrong (so wrong)
And so I went and did something worse
It hurts now that I know
She had been true all along
I’m a fool but love don’t seem to care
It don’t care about me it don’t care about her
Halo
Why don’t you leave me
Why are you sticking around
She don’t believe me
You used to float over my head (least she said you did)
Now you’re down round my neck
What a wreak of a man I am
She’s left me all alone
Haaaaloooo
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5. |
Little Bit Of You
02:22
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6. |
Years Of Change
03:40
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7. |
Greed
01:48
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He thinks it might be better that way
He thinks it might be better that way
He thinks it might be better that way
He thinks it might be better that way
He's up in the morning after the others
He's putting on both of his clothes
Transmits himself to the bathroom
From there he doesn't know where it goes
He can't remember his history class
And he never took chemistry
But he always calls a banana potassium
And he knows the words to Let It Be
(He knows the words to Let It Be)
Someday he's going to drive cross country
In a car with girl named Gus
And together they'll play lots of backgammon
In the back of their VW bus
But all these dreams they take money
And so far he needs a little bit more
Between paying off fines and his lottery bill
With a job at the cookie store
(He's got a job at the cookie store)
And his mom and dad want the best for him
They worry in front of him night and day
Though he doesn't drink
They send him to the rehabilitation center
Because it's better gossip if he's locked away
And now he's thinking of his girlfriend in the suburbs
The one he met playing Pong in the mall
She took the paddle away from him
Together they had a ball
He unlocks the door to the bathroom now
And He thinks it might be better that way
He thinks it might be better that way
He thinks it might be better that way
He thinks it might be better that way
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9. |
Justice
02:57
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10. |
Indoor Moon
05:30
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Indoor Moon
One day
I’ll come round and see it your way
Right or wrong
It’s the long way
I’ve been here before
My friends
Do not change when I change
They stand tall
And tell me if I’ve changed
They can’t see it much at all
Blue Screen
Lights up my room
Like and indoor moon
New scenes
Shown too soon to see
Faces
Talking to each other
While I sing another song
From inside my head
Grey Skies
Empty rooms
And water eyes
Ice Cream Cones
And cherry pies
Can not stop my song
Blue Screen
Lights up my room
Like and indoor moon
New scenes
Shown too soon to see
One day
I’ll come round and see it your way
Right or wrong
It’s the long way
I’ve been here before
You light up my room
Like an indoor moon
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11. |
Nowhereville
03:13
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12. |
Silver Earings
02:43
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Silver Earrings
The sun shines on the water
Sparkling crystal and clean
Sometimes it calls
As water that falls
Into a heart
And out through a dream
Taking the buses home each night
The people all going somewhere
I can't tell my right from left
And don't know what's bad or best
You know that I know
We both need to get some rest
Chorus
So lay down those silver earrings
Lay down those golden chains
Lay them all down and come help me watch how it
Watch how it
Watch how it rains
All of the car seats are empty
The bars on the street have all closed
If you think I don't care
About the distance we share
It goes as it comes
And comes as it goes
You say there's nothing out there to believe in
There's nothing left out there to be
You can't find an open door
Until you know what door you're looking for
You know that I know
There's nothing less and nothing more
Chorus
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13. |
Brand New
03:10
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Brand New
Try to find the sun. It's over the building
Through the walls. Do you see it sinking
With us this time. The street , the heat of an engine burning
Check your breath at the counter - drive through
It's all so new. All brand new
Those are mountains I've seen them on T.V.
These must be the real ones
Try to catch a minute
Stop your watch and see if you still move
Cast frozen from trying to save the time it takes to
Take the time to save it save it
Log the data through
These things are all brand new
Born within the wires
But we have lived without them
Can you call, can you call, can you call me
To die without a phone. Turn out the light.
Is the heat on? What's wrong - wrong with this T.V.
We haven't had it that long
How long will we have it? How long? Turn out the light
Try to save the time it takes to take the trime to save it
Unplug it when you through
These things are all brand new
Turn out the light and lay your eyes down in the darkness. Keep them warm
Despite what they have seen
Fight the wars for gasoline
Until we are without it
We're gonna
Burn burn burn burn burn
Cast frozen from trying to save the time it takes to
Take the time to save it save it
Smoke of red and blue
These things are all brand new
Try to find the sun
Its over the buildings through the walls
Do you see do you see do you see it
Sinking
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14. |
Keeping Score
03:26
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15. |
Rodeo
03:38
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16. |
Alone In Love
02:04
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Alone In Love
How many years?
Where does the time go?
I know you loved me the best you could
Some part of me just misunderstood
I've been alone thinking we were in love
The days changed so fast
If I could have just slowed them down some
Know that I loved you the best I could
If I could start over you know that I would
'cause I've been alone thinking we were in love
There's nothing colder
Than knowing his arms are keeping you warm
I won't stay long
I just had to see you again
The judge let me out
But you set me free
'cause I've been alone
I've been alone, been alone, been alone
I've been alone thinking we were in love
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17. |
4 Years Old
02:10
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18. |
Hey Baby
02:22
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Hey Baby
Hey baby what is new
Hey baby how do you do
Hey baby what do you drink
Hey babe take your time and think
They say that you got it all
When you got somebody who will not fall
Hey baby call me some time
Hey baby what's mine is mine
Hey baby I know what I know
Hey baby I won't let go
They say that you got it made
When you can walk through life unafraid
Hey baby do you like it with ice
Hey baby will you roll the dice
Hey baby where are you from
Hey baby am I the one
They say everyone you meet
Has a different drum and a different beat
Hey baby I love the hair
Hey baby I really do care
Hey baby Love comes first
Hey baby we've all done worse
They say that you're going strong
When you got somebody to come along
Hey baby well what do you know
Hey baby it's time to go
Hey baby wont you wave bye bye
Bye bye baby bye bye
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19. |
The Fool In Me
02:23
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The Fool In Me
Well you know how it goes
>From time to time I wonder
Does it take a heart to break
To make the fool inside me see?
When she sleeps sometimes I feel
A part of me is missing
Something lost within that silence
Like a touch I cannot feel
Lord I never felt alone
Until I had someone to leave me
And I've fought with all I've left
To never feel that way again
If I've left you for so long
That you must try to love another
May I only loose the lover
May she always be my friend
Sitting down by the highway
With no way back
And no way home
You know how it goes
>From time to time I wonder
Does it take a heart to break
To make the fool in side me see
When she sleeps sometimes I feel
A part of me is missing
Something lost within that silence
A touch I cannot feel
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20. |
Down The Road
03:21
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DOWN THE ROAD
I can see by the hour
It’s time to leave
They’re closing it down
We’ll go
There’s little to say
But I believe
There’s something better down the road
Down the road
Down the road
Out in the cold
You feel like your ready to fold
Faith can replace
The fear that you face
And help you hold on to your soul
Hold on to your soul
If I could sing
One last song
I know just what I’d do
I’d find a song
Deep in my heart
Like this one I’m singing to you
Down the road
Down the road
Young become old
And stories get changed as they’re told
Nothing can change
A life that remains
Like someone you have there to hold
Someone you have you can hold
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David Shepherd Grossman Los Angeles, California
All music written by DSG
('cept where noted)
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