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Count On You
01:31
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One day I'll take you on a ride
Two of us sitting side-by-side
Three dollars for ice cream at the mall
Fortune is shining down on me
Five kisses are all I need – then the
6 o'clock news ain't so scary at all
Cause I'm rollin sevens
And there's eight ways to heaven don't you know
And it’s nine steps up to your place
I knock 10 times and then I see your smiling face
And it all adds up
Again and again
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9 and 10
And if I run out of fingers
If I run out of toes
You'll let me borrow some of yours
Because I know
How much you love me
You love-love-love-love love me
You love-love-love-love love me
And babe you know it's true
I can count on you
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2. |
Still Life Painter
04:02
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An empty street
Every morning I walk through the blue
The you appear
And the light is cast in a different place
Spun with colors
I watch you move through my life
Day after day
Until I've memorized your face
In line at a coffee shop
I catch a view
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
Casually I frame it all
And hang it someplace new
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
A pencil sketch
Done quickly as you walk on by
At another time
I'll draw myself into the scene
I lean in close
To study the nature of my lines
A borrowed smile
But nothing more so it seems
In line at the grocery
I catch a view
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
Casually I frame it all
And hang it someplace new
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
A careful brush
Adds only the details I need
To finish the scene
Like Paul Cézanne
I render the object at hand
Resisting an urge
To pierce this dream
Waiting for the light to turn
I catch a view
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
Casually I frame it all
And hang it someplace new
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
With the eye of a still life painter
I capture you
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3. |
Easy
04:56
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She was dancing right in front of me
As I fought with my guitar to kill old melodies
I watched her move like a girl who had nothing to lose
Her shirt flew up as she'd pirouette
I could see her skin and a pack of cigarettes
Just below her jeans plus an angel tattoo
And I thought man, it would be so easy
Yeah I gave it a thought, I figured it would be so easy
She was leaning on the bar when the song was through
Whiskey in her hand she’d take a sip or two
She waved and shouted - Hey you know some Grateful Dead?
I did my best singing Sugaree
She was moving in time as she smiled at me
And I could see angels dancing around her head
And I thought man, this is gonna be easy
I thought yes, she would be so easy, so easy
Damn the years
Damn the world
Damn this life
Damn this girl
For reminding me what’s been told
There's nothing easy about growing old
Put my guitar back in its case
I scan the crowd looking for her face
I get my money from the man and head on out the door
I see her at the end of the bar
Having one last drink before she stumbles to her car
She sees me grabs my arm says I should play some more
I think man, she's making this so easy
Say the word, this could be nice and easy
What ya waiting for, it's right here and easy
She’s looking at me now
Her eyes saying it’s easy
But think about my kids who are just her age
I think about my wife at home up late
I say my good-byes cause I can’t play this part
I hold it down at the bottom of my heart
And I ask the cold night air
When did easy
When did easy
When did easy
Become so goddamned hard?
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4. |
All Alone
03:31
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Once upon a time an old man told me about his biggest fear
That everyone would up and leave and he'd still be right here
All alone
At his kitchen table all alone
He said he put his love in a jar underneath the kitchen sink
Then he’d spread out his regrets on a table where he'd sit and think
All alone
Smoking cigarettes all alone
I told him he’s a damned old fool
If you can't see through
All your stupid lies
Have a talk with your ghosts
Tell ‘em a couple of jokes
Grab yourself some peace of mind
Before you're out of time
Left here crying
All alone
People can't be bothered to give an old man the time of day
Ask them what they want most out of life and they’re likely to say
I want to be left alone
Just leave me all alone
We’re all damned fools
And we can't see through
All our stupid lies
We try talking to our ghosts
They won’t laugh at our jokes
They don’t pay us any mind
They know we’re out of time
Left here crying
All alone
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5. |
Unnecessary Things
04:08
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My father tried to teach me right from wrong
But everything about him was a contradiction
He was a character in an old Springsteen song
And I couldn't tell fact from fiction
And we buried him in '85
I just spent four years in college
My heart was full of mourning
My fingers full of knowledge
And my mind was filled with unnecessary things
And my mind was filled with unnecessary things
I spent years searching in the darkness
Finding solace in my weeping guitar
Six strings and three shots of whiskey
You know that combination didn't get me very far
I played every dive from L.A. to New York City
Writing songs about the road and my self pity
And my days were filled with unnecessary things
Yes my days were filled with unnecessary things
I lacked the words
I lacked the action
I lacked the guidance that a father would lend his son
I followed roads
That had no signposts
I was like a fugitive on the run
Now I sit here like a stone in raging waters
Sculpted smooth and pushed up on the river's shore
I dream of being found by the fisherman's daughter
Perhaps I'll be the jewel that she adores
In this world of unnecessary things
In this world of unnecessary things oh Lord
In this world of unnecessary things
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We put our pennies on the table
I got coffee you got tea
Then we sat there and pondered Shakepeare
At a café on Bleeker Street
But babe this ain't New York City
And we ain't 20 any more
Now we're living out in the suburbs
And weekends on the Jersey Shore
Don't look up
Don't look down
Don't look back
Don't look around
This is where we're s’posed to be
They say you can't buy happiness
It's in the eye of a child
You say you can't find clarity
When your thoughts are runnin' wild
So be still - there’s nothin' to do
The world turns and so do you
Try to see
This is where we're s’posed to be
Baby's cryin' for no reason
Phone is ringin' off the hook
So is this your perfect moment?
Why don't you stop and take a look
But babe we're born to distraction
Even though we got the candy' right in our hand
So let's just sit here and take it easy
Stick your feet back in the sand
Don't look up
Don't look down
Don't look back
Don't look around
This is where we're s’posed to be
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7. |
Psalm 23
04:37
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Love is my shepherd
I don't need anything more
I lie down in the tall grass
Wade in still waters by the shore
And I feel hope
As I walk down the road to forever
I feel hope
I feel hope - because
Love
Love conquers all
Love conquers all
Love is everything
Love is everything
Love is beautiful
Love is God
I walk down in to this valley
A shadow of death clouds my eye
I fear nothing in this world
The spirit of love walks by my side
And I’m eased by love's presence
I feel it down to my bones
And I follow it back up to the light
I sit down at a banquet table
My enemies reconciled
I feel a hand on my hand
Like my father did when I was a child
And I knew he'd always be there
Yes I knew he's always be there
Because he told me
Yes he told me
Love
Love conquers all
Love conquers all
Love is everything
Love is everything
Love is beautiful
Love is God
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me
And I will sleep in my father's house
In the room that he kept for me
When I was traveling so far away
All the days of my life
All the days of my life
There was hope
There is hope - because
Love
Love conquers all
Love conquers all
Love is everything
Love is everything
Love is beautiful
Love is God
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8. |
Dear Hollywood
03:08
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Dear Hollywood
I'm leaving you today
I've loved you for a long time
But now I'm trying to wipe away (the tears)
Dear Hollywood
All the tears you made me cry
As I changed my name and changed my face
For all your tempting lies
Dear Hollywood
I came to you an innocent young man
Stars in my eyes twenty dollars in my hand
I made money, I tasted fame
I had women, I played your game
Now the Devil’s at my door
A jealous lover who just wants more
Dear Hollywood
Dear Hollywood
I have loved you with my soul
I've given everything on every stage
Now I’ll play my final role, for you
Dear Hollywood,
And you can play the desperate lover
With platitudes and statuettes
But I’m sure you’ll find another
Dear Hollywood
Dear Hollywood
Dear Hollywood
Good-bye
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9. |
I Think Terrible Things
03:24
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I think terrible things
I have murderous thoughts
I pull the window shades down
To keep the sunlight out
I stomp round my head
Pulling stories out of mud
Nobudy wants to hear a happy ending
Cause everybody ants to see blood
I think terrible things
I tell outrageous lies
I get through the day
Avoiding stranger's eyes
I don’t trust the suits
But I’ve shook the President’s hand
I can tell you that the end is near
Cause I’ve seen their master plan
I think terrible things
I give slanderous praise
No helpful hints
Just jars of old road rage
I know what you’re thinking
And I know what you’re gonna say
Don’t give me none of your platitudes
Just get the hell out of my way
I think terrible things
Yeah terrible things
Misery loves company
Misery loves company
Misery loves company
Won't you join me
Wont’ you join me
And think some terrible things
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10. |
These Days
03:32
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I miss seeing Walter Cronkite
On the network evening news
Everything he said to me
Seemed like it was the truth
His voice was like my father’s
So serious and calm
I felt like was coming home
Every time I turned him on
But these days
I got nobody to turn to
These days
I don’t know who is wrong or who is right
These days are pullin’ me
Underneath the blankets
These days are turning
Into one long night
I miss seeing Johnny Carson
On TV late at night
I didn’t always get his jokes
But I guess that was alright
Easing out onto the stage
As Doc played that famous theme
He’d joke about our messed up world
And put my mind at ease
But these days
I got nobody to turn to
These days
I don’t know who is wrong or who is right
These days are pullin’ me
Underneath the blankets
These days are turning
Into one long night
I place my hand
Upon the TV set
A cool digital spirit
That conjures no respect
Junior High mentality
Pop culture fads
The good stuff’s all gone boy
And it ain’t comin’ back
Mary Tyler Moore’s not in
My house on Saturdays
Like she she used to be
Back in the 1970’s
She was like my big sister
Who moved far away from home
I could always drop in on her life
Whenever I felt all alone
But these days
I got nobody to turn to
These days
I don’t know who is wrong or who is right
These days are pullin’ me
Underneath the blankets
These days are turning
Into one long night
These days are turning
Into one long night
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11. |
Crazy Love
03:20
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You tear it all down in the middle of the night
Set fire to everything in sight
But that just makes me want to come rescue you
You might raise some Cain like a sailor on leave
Shuttin' down the bars and takin' it to the streets
But that just makes me wanna come lookin' for you
Oh this crazy love will find us
Hold us hostage cuff and blind us
But we got no choice, just ask the moon
And his crazy crazy love we’re runnin’ through
I’m gonna run like a fool with the bulls in Spain
Bare knuckled bloody and grinning with the pain
I’ve been gone long enough now I’m gonna come home to you
You'll strum your guitar and write me love songs
Singin' 'bout tears and how I done you wrong
But that just makes me want hold tighter to you
Oh this crazy love will find us
Hold us hostage cuff and blind us
But we got no choice, just ask the moon
And his crazy crazy love we’re runnin’ through
We might go at each other like Liz and Richard
Slammin’ doors
Tearing up pictures
But it’s funny how we end up in each other’s arms
It’s this crazy crazy love
Crazy crazy love love love
Oh this crazy crazy love we’re running through
It’s this crazy crazy love
Crazy crazy love love love
Oh this crazy crazy love we’re running through
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If you can't keep your mouth locked
If you're asking questions all the time
If you're naggin' me for quarters for the jukebox
And then start dancin' with some friends of mine
Then you can't
No you can't come drinkin' with me
Oh you can't
You can't come drinkin' with me
If you order cocktails from a little menu
If you throw down a plastic card
If you call this dive a venue
And you think this barstool's too hard
Then you can't
No you can't come drinkin' with me
Oh you can't
You can't come drinkin' with me
I don't come here for conversation
Or to argue about the state of the nation
Put your cash on the bar
Hide the keys to your car
If you wanna
Come drinkin' with me
I'm just doing it like my daddy taught me
And how he learned from his old man
You sit here and drink
So you don't have to think
You better make that your plan
No you can't come
You can't come drinking with me
You can't come
No you can't come drinking with me
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I want to fall in love again
Even though I'm already in love with you
I want to feel that crush heart feeling
Just like that first time that I knew
I was so in love with
You, with you
La in da di da di da da da
I want that first look
I want that first touch
I want that first kiss
I want that first blush with you
I want to fall in love
Again with you
With you
La in da di da di da da da
First times happen only once
They're here and then they're gone
Like the sentimental lyrics of an old torch song
They take me back in time to when we were young
So I could fall in love again with
You, with you
La in da di da di da da da
I breathe out
I breathe in
I smell the life we have
And I'm born again
Into this moment
Where I can fall in love
Again with you
With you
La in da di da di da da da
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Darryl Gregory Connecticut
Take a little Mellencamp, throw in some Cash, stir with a dash of Hiatt and flavor with Springsteen & Earle. Sounds Like Darryl Gregory. Heat-n-Eat! mmm good.
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