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Don't Hit Wood
05:04
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Talkin' with a friend of mine just the other day
And he said Man we're gettin' old, I said Hey hey hey hey hey
tell me something I don't know
I feel it in my bones every day
So tell me where we go from here 'cause I really want to know
Direction don't seem very clear oh no no no no no
But does it really matter which way you choose?
You're goin' anyway
But if you wake up in the morning, stretch your arms out and don't hit wood
Say this must be my lucky day
Summon up a little strength, get out of bed and go outside
We're used to having so much time, now it seems to go so fast
Summer's here now summer's gone, is that another year going past?
Well say what's up with that?
I could have sworn that this was gonna last
But if you wake up in the morning on the green side of the grass
Say this must be my lucky day
Fumble in your pocket
Get out your keys, go take a ride
There's so much you've got to do, now you've got so little time
So many words you need to say
You're waiting for that perfect rhyme
Well before it goes all quiet, take your kite and fly it, and watch it climb
But if you wake up in the morning, stretch your arms out and don't hit wood
Say this must be my lucky day
Summon up a little strength, get out of bed and go outside
Yeah if you wake up in the morning, stretch your arms out and don't hit wood
Say this must be my lucky day
Summon up a little strength, get out of bed and go outside
Summon up a little strength, get get out of bed and go outside
get out of bed and go outside
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Do you know where you are?
Oh you think you lost your way
Like you get into your car and drive with your Ray Charles glasses on at night
You ain't getting nowhere
so you're feeling all alone and you don't know what to do
and you don't believe that anybody's understanding you
How could anybody know? How could anybody see?
These things that are happening could only happen to me
But this ain't the first time
Ain't no first times anymore
No this ain't the first time , it's all been done before
Now you say you lost your love
And your story ain't pretty
but you know there's eight million more like yours in the big city
So you see you're not alone with those old walking blues
'Cause those eight million other souls have already been in your shoes
So this ain't the first time
Ain't no first times anymore
No this ain't the first time , it's all been done before
And there's nothing new here
There's nothing new under this sun
there's nothing new here
This race has already been run
This ain't the first time
Ain't no first times anymore
No this ain't the first time , it's all been done
This ain't the first time
Ain't no first times anymore
No this ain't the first time , it's all been done
This ain't the first time
Ain't no first times anymore
No this ain't the first time , it's all been done before
And there's nothing new here
And there's nothing new here
there's nothing new here
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Without a word the sun goes down
'til the last traces of it's light can't be found
For so long I've been waiting for you
But you're gone I don't want to believe that it's true
Well I look at the clock, the second hand going 'round
Sweeping by without making a sound
And as it drags the other hands along
I tell myself that I must have done something wrong
Well I sit here and I stare at the wall, and I'm
Waiting for your knock on my door, but I
Can't stand the silence that falls on me when
It's you that I've been waiting for oh
Well didn't you tell me that you'd always be mine or were those
just the words I thought I heard at the time?
I like to think i can believe what you said
but don't tell me that it's all been in my head
Well I sit here and I stare at the wall, and I'm
Waiting for your knock on my door, but I
Can't stand the silence that falls on me when
It's you that I've been waiting for oh
Lying here losing my mind imagining the phone is ringing
and baby did what we had mean anything, anything?
Well I sit here and I stare at the wall, and I'm
Waiting for your knock on my door, but I
Can't stand the silence that falls on me when
It's you that I've been waiting for oh
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well hey I know that you've been waiting for the moment to be right
Wonderin' if it really matters, and if it's worth the fight
tell yourself that it's not smart to make a quick decision
But I can tell your story is in need of some revision
Your dreams are out there waiting
Your dreams are out there waiting
Your dreams are out there waiting for you to make the first move
and then they'll come to you
You're not altogether sure if you believe in yourself
'Cause underneath that air of cool you're crying out for help
But you've got to take a chance
You've got to be strong
'Cause years you fill up with regret are liable to feel so long
and Your dreams are out there waiting
Your dreams are out there waiting
Your dreams are out there waiting for you to show you really want them
Well don't you leave them out there
Waiting, wondering what ever happened to you?
well only you can make things happen but it's up to you
Your dreams are out there waiting
Your dreams are out there waiting
Your dreams are out there waiting for you to make the first move
for you to make the first move
for you to make the first move
and then they'll come to you
and then they'll come to you
and then they'll come to you
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All That I Need
06:01
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Girl I don't know how you do it
How you do the things you do
But like a flame I'm drawn right to it
Why i haven't got a clue
And clouds of doubt that would surround me
in swirling shades of cobalt blue
dissipate when you're around me
and your sunlight blows on through
And I see in your eyes all that I need
There in your eyes all that I need
And I'm helpless to resist you now
This I'm happy to concede
Satisfied just to follow you
Follow anywhere you lead
And I see in your eyes all that I need
There in your eyes all that I need
Yes I see in your eyes
Kaleidescopes and dancing colors all around
midnight universe full of stars
But I can't take my eyes off you
and you see into my heart
Questions disappear without a trace
Fascination, deja vu
You cast my mind off to some distant place
Where I just dream of you
And I see in your eyes all that I need
There in your eyes all that I need
Yes I see in your eyes all that I need
There in your eyes all that I need
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There For The Taking
05:16
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Something in my memory from a long long time ago
Said to me that there would be so much more to know
Ah but now you're so young
And like the fool I've always been
to this I paid no heed
Swore that I knew everything I would ever need
Oh man, you can be so dumb
So I went along my way
with thoughts I couldn't share
never knowing everybody else had done that and been there
Done that, and been there
You think you can make it on your own but you're mistaken
Still all you'll ever need to know is right there for the taking
oh yeah
I look back now it seems so clear
Oh I guess I'm none the worse
But wisdom that comes with the years is a blessing and a curse
'Cause it don't get any easier when you can't take good advice
And you're left with just your stupid pride and your own device
You think you can make it on your own but you're mistaken, so mistaken
Still all you'll ever need to know is right there for the taking
You think you can make it on your own but you're mistaken, so mistaken
Still all you'll ever need to know is right there for the taking
oh it's right there for the taking
oh it's right there for the taking oh yeah
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Signs All Around
06:01
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9. |
Hold You Close
03:50
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Out of Our Hands
05:13
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Seems like only yesterday that everything was right
And nothing was gonna change and we never questioned why
Then I turned around and you were gone
Well life slips away right out of our hands
Love grows within two hearts, joins them together
And with such a passionate start that we swear it lives forever
Then it withers and dies and love is gone
Well love slips away right out of our hands
And it’s all so unclear. Don’t it all seem so strange.
But then longer things stay the same the more they must change
God only knows how we’ve tried to understand but there’s not much that we can do. It’s out of our hands.
We stand here so young and strong with time on our side,
Wishing our lives away ‘til the spirit has died
We had our chances and now they’re gone
Well time slips away right out of our hands
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Joe Gioglio New York
Singer, songwriter, recording artist, and guitar player (though not necessarily in that order) from Long Island, NY, and all-around nice guy.
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