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Get It ‘Fore It’s Gone
03:34
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Woke up this mornin’, whatchu think I do
Walk that line that lead me straight to you
Time is short but my journey’s long
Yeah, I’ve gotta be movin’ on
Chorus:
Gotta get it ‘fore it’s gone….
I’m gonna live life just like a butterfly
It’s here today then kiss the world goodbye
Noon is breaking, I’m making my way
Don’t throw shade on my sunny day
Chorus
You spend too much time locked up in that room
Worried about what you was gonna do
People are dying, friends are far away
Later is always too late, later is always too late…
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2. |
Mi Ideal
03:46
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Is your love slow and easy?
Are stars hidden in your hair
Oh, eyes of green
Agave eyes of blue
Estás salvaje, am I worthy of you?
Chorus:
Oh, mi mujer, mi mujer ideal
Oh, mi mujer, mi mujer ideal
Oh, mi mujer, mi mujer ideal
Dónde estas tú?
I’ll play the moon like a drum
Pick my guitar like a piano
I’ll take my voice
And like a horn
I’ll sing a song for you the world has never known
Chorus
Are you even of this world?
Are you waiting around the corner?
Come and dance with me
Where the orange trees sway
Make siesta love in the blossom of their shade
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3. |
Fine to Me
03:58
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Paradise at my fingertips
And I ain’t gonna let it go
You put a spring up in my step
And down the street I stroll
I got a new way of walkin’, walkin’
A new way of talkin’ too, talkin’ too
A brand new song, up in my head
Because of you
I don’t know much
But I know you ease my
Chorus:
T-R-O-U-B-L-E
That must be
What makes you
So-o f-f-f fine to me
(Watch me walk)
(Let’s walk)
If I’m not honest with myself
I know that you’ll be honest with me
You’re the rock that I cling to
When there’s a riptide in the sea
Lord knows I tried to stop you, stop you
Loving me like you do, like you do
But you, but you, but you
But you are just like superglue
I ain’t seen much
But I see you ease my
Chorus
(Watch me walk)
(The street I stroll)
I know you want what’s best for me
I know you always want what’s best for me
And it feels so good, so good, so good
It’s got to be alright
It’s got to be alright
Chorus
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4. |
Drink of You
03:42
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Slammer your hammer and nails, boys
And seal up my tomb
Seeing what kind of prisoner am I
Inside this empty room
All of the girls I’ve loved before
Have changed their locks and closed the door
Chorus:
There’s always something to drink about
There’s always something to drink about
There’s always something to drink about
When I drink of you
The lonely night feels right
With haunting memories
There’s only desperate company
The drunken moon keeps
All of my friends are married with children
All I have is this time I’m killing
Chorus
The night owl threw in the towel
And fell down from his tree
A murder of crows was waiting below
To sing in harmony
It’s easy to love you when you’re gone
But when you’re here everything feels wrong
Chorus
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Rotterdam
03:25
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Ruin comes to beauty, almost inevitably
And now this I see right here at home
In the U.S.A things get worse each day
I hope it’s not too late to pack my things and go
But where I wanna be is not where you’d expect
They have a place for me down on Nieuwe Binnenweg
Chorus:
Is this real life or just the way I am
I long for The Netherlands
And I want to go, back
Back to Rotterdam
Never felt like a stranger, never felt in danger
Ever since I came here I only felt at peace
Back home some have to fight just to survive
Why do they have to die instead of living free?
I know someday the world will come to an end
And I’m going to watch it burn from in another land
Chorus
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6. |
To Love or Be Alone
03:57
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Can’t tell the meaning in your eyes
Oh, but I mean to
Can’t tell truth from lies
Tell me, can you?
Even God has secrets
Only Mother Nature knows
Time will always tell
I wonder if you ever will
Chorus:
To love or be alone, I ask of you
To love or be alone, I ask of you
To love or be alone, better take your time
To decide what is right
The heart is on the line
It’s in our nature to cheat
Also to kill
It’s inevitable
That one of us will
But we’re not excused
From the choices we make
We deserve just what we get
For every heart we break
Chorus
Put your hand on your heart
Listen to the church bells ring
You put your heart in the Bible
And the choir sings
The next time you pray
Say one for me
I need all the help I can get
I don’t think God is listening
Chorus
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I’ve been sent out like a sheep among wolves
Snakes on the trail, broken wings of a dove
I tried to push back the sunset and got burned
Light shines from the moon ‘till darkness returned
I strain to hear Heaven’s bells ring
I’m tired of waiting for the angels to sing
Chorus:
Oh Lord take me home
I want to go home
There’s got to be a home for you and me
I am burdened by stress and I just want to rest
I’m lost in the shadows searching for peace
I long for the Heaven I seek
I long for the Heaven I seek
I’m standing still to keep from drifting away
But I sowed my seeds in a field of clay
I’ve been left stranded by the side of the road
And I become scattered every time the wind blows
My eyes are on you, I know right where you’re at
But my body is in chains, the world is holding me back
Chorus
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8. |
Killing Time
03:43
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I made a tugboat fly, made a python crawl
I’m so cold, I turned summer into fall
Made the thunder sing, put lightning in a jar
Done everything there is to do, except go too far
Chorus:
I’m killing time, it ain’t killing me
I’m killing time, it ain’t killing me
When I die, you better second line
But for now
I’m killing time, it ain’t killing me
Made the weak feel strong, kings look like fools
The teacher gave me straight A’s, I didn’t even go to school
I juggled sorrow like it was a toy
I lived the life of a hundred men, when I was still a boy
Chorus
I squeezed water from a turnip, lemonade from the sun
Fought a war on two fronts, didn’t even have a gun
But I think I’ll take it easy now, and cash in my chips
Kick up my feet, boys, and collect my tips
Chorus
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9. |
Yo-Yo
04:01
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Is this the last song
I will ever write for you
Just like a yo-yo
I hang on to your every word
One eye says you love me
The other says you hate me
One day you want to marry
The next you wish I was buried
Do you want me or not?
Do you want me or not?
I bought a ring
For the third finger on your left-hand
A Georgian rose-cut
Flower cluster with a gold band
Oh but if you won't accept that
I will have to take it back
So what is your decision, baby
Is that yes, no, or maybe
Do you want me or not?
Do you want me or not?
One eye says you love me
The other says you hate me
One day you want to marry
The next you wish I was buried
Do you want me or not?
Do you want me or not?
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The night is over
Hope we see another day
Stay here and love me
Before it’s too late
In our last borrowed hours
Tell me what we’d do
If we had more time
Together, me and you
You’re the last face I’ll see
The last voice I’ll hear
Cheers to our memories
Hey, nothing says goodbye like a stiff drink and a tear
Baby
Chorus:
Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever
Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever
Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever
Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever
The night is over
It’s no time to be alone
Could even be the end of
The world as we know
Stay here and love me
I’ll love you just the same
We’ll sing that one song
We may never sing again
If we’re the last ones on Earth
The last voices we hear
Cheers to our memories
Hey, nothing says goodbye like a stiff drink and a tear
Chorus
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Pokey LaFarge Camden, Maine
Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose well-rounded arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. His music transcends the confines of genre, continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries. ... more
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