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1. |
Green Light
05:03
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1
tried to dismiss it as just my imagination
it's led me down the wrong road too many times
put it down to proximity and initial fascination
but when you smile at me like that it does affect my mind
i've been wrong before
thought i was shown some open door
don't wanna play that fool again
but did ya give me some kinda green light. baby
i thought i'd seen a sign
but it could all be in my mind
hey did ya give me some kinda green light, baby
cause i can't make a move
if i ain't sure that's what you meant to do
2
so like me to create this kind of situation
raising the stakes until i got something to lose
maybe fence-riding is my true inclination
if i pretend there is no choice then i'll never have to choose
i'll just keep on wearing that
consolation prize of a good friend hat
a smarter man would just leave it where it's at
but did ya give me some kinda green light. baby
i thought i'd seen a sign
but it could all be in my mind
did ya give me some kinda green light, baby
cause i can't make a move
if i ain't sure that's what you meant to do
3
i've thought about it and i think i may have found some answers
thought it never does much good to pick things all apart
but there's a disparity here like a wallflower and a dancer
and if i can see the end so clear why would i even start
i can't play this game i must confess
a tendency to obsessiveness
just another jealous guy, i guess
but did ya give me some kinda green light. baby
i thought i'd seen a sign
it could all be in my mind
hey did ya give me some kinda green light, baby
cause i can't make a move
if i ain't sure that it's what you meant to do
4
cause i been taking my time
getting to know you
i hear the things you say
i watch the things you do
and now it's clear to see
there's some disparity
between we two
but still....
can't keep from wonderin'
can't keep from wonderin'
can't keep from wonderin'
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2. |
Looking For A Sign
04:28
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they say there's no use looking back
they say there's nothing there for me
time to put things back on the track
there's someplace i'm supposed to be
and in my mind - there's still something to find
i can't deny i've been looking for a sign
with my eyes wide open - could it be i'm just blind?
well i'll try and i'll try - just don't ask me the reason why
and it doesn't really matter - to you
so have you got some magic words for me
to make everything alright
take me somewhere beyond the scene i see
maybe i'll sleep through the night
and in my mind - there's still something to find
i can't deny i've been looking for a sign
with my eyes wide open - could it be i'm just blind?
well i'll try and i'll try - just don't ask me the reason why
and it doesn't really matter - at all
and in my mind - there's still something to find
i can't deny i've been looking for that sign
with my eyes wide open - could it be i'm just blind?
well i'll try one more time - just don't ask me the reason why
and it doesn't really matter
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3. |
Behind Me Now
04:04
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well, things are never any clearer
then when they're in my rearview mirror
looking back now i can see the place where i went wrong
well you'd think by now i might have learned
as many times as i've been burned
when all i seem to end up with is just another song
but it's all behind me now
gotta find a way to move on somehow
i've tried to change my ways, but after today
well, it's all (all all) behind me now
now i've always been that kinda boy
"don't give that kid a fragile toy"
cuz if it's fragile i will probably break it right away
same with any situation
always there is some trepidation
that it won't stand the test of all the things i gotta say
but it's all behind me now
gotta find a way to move on somehow
i've tried to change my ways, but after today
well, it's all (all all)
i said it's all behind me now
gotta find a way to move on somehow
well, i've tried to change my ways,
yes i've tried to change my ways
well i've tried to change my ways, but after today
well, it's all ( all all ) yes it's all ( all all ) i said it's all ( all all )
behind me now
behind me now
gotta find a way
gotta find a way
to move on somehow
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4. |
Never Know
05:35
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1. Love can be hard
And not always forgiving
Are you makin’ love
Or making someone a living
Tell me what are you giving
What do you give to get your love ?
2. Love in the night
can be so exciting
But come morning’s light
Maybe not so inviting
Did you get it in writing ?
What you get to give your love
ch. I’ve heard that love
Can be so wonderful
Will I never know?
3. Love in your dreams
Can be all that you wish for
Awake, though, it seems
It’s just one more thing to fish for
Out there makin’ a pitch for
To find someone to give your love
4. Love in your mind
flies your imagination
To receive returned in kind
Such a sweet affirmation
Do you feel that vibration
Do you feel it when you love ?
ch. I’ve heard that love
Can be so wonderful
Will I never know?
5. Love isn’t hard
When it’s really the right thing
If you let down your guard
You just might feel the lightning
All because of a night thing
This fever dream of ever love
ch. I’ve heard that love
Can be so wonderful
Will I never know?
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5. |
Elusive
04:37
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she's the most elusive
creature that has ever been and i'm
too damn reclusive
to seek her in some place she might be in
she may only exist
in my dreams and in my fantasies but i'll
continue to resist the truth
for what is life without a dream
dream a fantasy
dream - never meant to be
she's the most elusive
creature that has ever been and i'm
too damn reclusive
to seek her in some place she might be in
she may only exsist
in my dreams and in my fantasies but i'll
continue to resist the truth
for what is life without her...
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6. |
State Of Mind
03:24
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love is more than just a state of mind
more than a sensation you can find
more than an attraction, a chemical reaction
and love is not the same as being blind
it's so easy to say i love you
but all that talking don't mean it's true
i want you to see just what you mean to me
trying every way I know to do
love's not something you can do for fun
turn on like water, let it run
more than just a game, and it's more than just a name
for what you know is over when you're done
(i'm talking 'bout that love, yeah)
love is more than just a state of mind yeah
more than a sensation you can find
more than an attraction, a chemical reaction
and love is not the same as being blind
(i'm talking 'bout that love, yeah)
(gotta be more than just a state of mind)
(oh love, alright, gotta be more than just a state of mind)
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7. |
Short Walk
03:50
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it's just a short walk across that line
looking for a chromium sign, yeah
no more worryin' 'bout it, no more denyin'
leavin' all that trouble behind
it's just a short walk across that line
looking for a chromium sign, yeah
no more thinkin' 'bout it, and way past tryin'
leavin' all that trouble behind
yeah, it's a short step to take
toward the last decision you'll ever make
can you be sure you're not makin' a big mistake
cause it's a very short step to take
i hope you understand
it ain't on your hands
it's just my exit plan
i hope you understand
it ain't on your hands
it's just my exit plan
and if you take that step
you give up all the choices that you've got left
ain't too late late to change your mind and turn around
stop and think a minute, maybe lose that frown
cause if you don't the only things left to be found
will be your pair of shoes
and a big dark stain
on the ground
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8. |
Know Me
03:31
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want to know me, want to show me
so plain there in your eyes
if you'd know me, don't touch and go me
if you'd see past this disguise
shake the low tree
don't leave me on the ground
take what you need
leave me my sanity
so you come to know me, come to show me
took a chance and rolled the dice
you set my soul free, then turn and proceed
like some sacred sacrifice
shake the low tree
don't leave me on the ground
going to seed
relieve my fantasy
well, it's the same old story
another touch and go free
you were gettin' over me
just as I was gettin' into you, so into you
now you know me, you bend and fold me
with your distant smoking fire
you ebb and flow me, run hot and cold me
vacillation breaks me
shake the low tree
don't leave me on the ground
going to seed
retrieve my fantasy
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9. |
Wilted Flowers
03:17
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you come here with your wilted flowers
tryin' to recapture
the beauty once within
you come here wastin' all these hours
claimin' that "the rapture
is imminent, my friend"
and it's wearin' you thin
yeah, it's wearin' you thin
you promise so much to so many
but you haven't given any
any reason to believe
you promise to reveal what you're thinkin'
but i just think you're winkin'
and spinnin' to deceive
such a web that you weave
such a web that you weave
you come here with your wilted flowers
you come here with your wilted flowers
wilted flowers
wilted flowers
wilted flowers
wilted flowers
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10. |
Self
04:24
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self
self
absorbed, involved, indulged
absolved
self
self
confessed repressed
by now i thought you would've guessed
self
self
induced abuse
there's really no excuse
self
self
delusion exclusion
inflicted contusion
self
self
reviled denial
exactly my style
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11. |
No Remorse
03:59
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so you think you got your demons down
and you can stay the course
well i don't think i'll award that crown
on the strength of your discourse
if you wonder why i'm not around
and why you haven't scored
well it's not like i been underground
perhaps i just got bored
well, you lost your grip and
fell off the horse
and it's a given
i got no remorse
and if you wondered
what cut the cord
it's not like you blundered
no i just got bored
well it was all in your mind
you silly silly girl
what was you hopin' to find?
not in this world
yes it was all in your mind
you silly silly girl
what was you hopin' to find?
not in this world
so you think you got your demons down
and you can stay the course
pretty sure i can't award that crown
on the strength of your discourse
if you wonder why I'm not around
and why you haven't scored
well it ain't like I been underground
in fact, i just got bored
so you lost your grip and
fell off the horse
you know it's a given
i got no remorse
and if you wondered
what cut the cord
it's not like you blundered
no i just got bored
so watch out now
cause here comes that door
here it comes
gonna get ya
look out!
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12. |
Danger Funk
03:01
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Uh Oh Chongo!
this is the story of a young man
who lived all alone on a tropical island
and never learned to speak except to say the name
given him by the shipwrecked sailor Morgan
so whenever danger threatened,
which was most of the time
the only thing he could say was
"Uh oh Chongo!"
is it the skeleton men?
or pirates, or cannibals?
or have they got the girl again?
so the Professor came looking -
with his assistant and teenage daughter -
for his brother who'd been searching for the lost city of Tobanya
captured by the headhunters, but rescued before the slaughter
then captured again by Captain Mu-Tan
he say "you got the map on ya?"
then Morgan knocks the pirates on their butt,
and Chongo knocks them out
with a coconut
Uh oh Chongo!
here come the skeleton men!
cannibals and headhunters
and they got the girl again...
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Reckless Deriver Sarasota, Florida
Reckless Deriver is a melodic alternative and modern pop original music band led by singer/songwriter Lenny Long on guitar, sax, & vocals, with Anneke Long on keys, flute, sax, percussion and vocals, Herb Smith drums & vocals, and Wayne Thursby bass & vocals. Reckless Deriver....putting musical safety at risk...watch out for us ... more
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