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Because I Loved You
02:57
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BECAUSE I LOVED YOU
Darlin’, do you recall the hours of the trip on the bus from LA?
It was because I loved you that I let the weight of the misery stay
Darlin’, I was the dog who was left out on the porch
It was because I loved you that I moved through the mine with a torch
Because I loved you, it’s true
Because I love you, I do
Darlin’, you told me to dig as deep as I could till the oil hit my foot
But I picked with my axe and I came out relaxed, all I had was a face full of soot
Darlin’, you said that love is infinite and we must be strong
It was because I loved you that I sat down and wrote this song
Because I loved you, it’s true
Because I love you, I do
Darlin’, the screen door slammed while you chased the dog
It was because I loved you that I knew you could hear the desperate bark through the fog Darlin’, I put a note in your back pocket late last night
It was because I loved you that I said I could wait till we someday got it right
(or your folks got it right)
Because I loved you, it’s true
Because I love you, I do
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2. |
Miss Mighty
03:38
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MISS MIGHTY
I met you on some stormy evening
You were running from the people who loved you
You told me about the sun
And crazy, crazy days
Spent out on some distant avenue
But hold up, hold up Miss Mighty
Hold up, your world won’t let me in
So give up, Miss Mighty
Have some time for an old friend
Just one night, not one hour more
I guess the weather is warm in California
I guess you found your way like you said you’d do
But why not fondly gaze
On some clearer, simpler days?
I think those ragged days were plenty good
But hold up, hold up Miss Mighty
Hold up, your world won’t let me in
So give up, Miss Mighty
Have some time for an old friend
Just one night, not one hour more
But hold up, hold up Miss Mighty
Hold up, the heavens crumble just outside your door
So hold up, Miss Mighty
Have some time for an old friend
Just one night, not one hour more
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FOR THE SAKE OF DOUG AND LUCY
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
The hosts lay out their wares
There’s a secret brewing that’s juicy
But people try not to stare
Can we summon the will
To overcome the awkwardness?
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
We cast our gaze away from this mess
We’ve all been told a hundred times
But still some people made things up
You enter a room when the volume climbs
Then it turns into a whisper and a hush
There’s always plenty to drink
And it drives the nerves away
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
We got to let them know today
Aunt Davis said the car pulled up
The pressure’s felt by everyone
There’s silence in the living room
As the couple climbs the stairs to the sun
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
The hosts lay out their wares
There’s a secret brewing so juicy
But people try not to stare
We’ve all been told a hundred times
But still some people made things up
You enter a room when the volume climbs
Then it turns into a whisper and a hush
There’s always plenty to drink
And it drives the nerves away
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
We got to let them know today
We’ve all been told a hundred times
But some people made things up
You enter a room when the volume climbs
Then it turns into a whisper and a hush
There’s a secret that’s been brewing
And the news is ready to blow
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
For the sake of Doug and Lucy
We got to let them know today
Them know today
ALT LYRIC:
I think we have to let them know today
(I think we have to break the news today)
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4. |
Fly the Coop
02:46
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FLY THE COOP
See I once was more responsive
Now I just do what feels okay
I guess the others are more pensive
I guess the birds all fly away
As they spoke without their jargon
I felt the confidence to choose
I guess we all are quickly changing
I guess the birds all fly the coop
She said, “I love the way you look at me
Just take a picture quickly”
Then she grabbed another’s hand and rode away
I love the way you look at me
Just take the picture quickly
(And) left me solo on the motorway
He tapped his foot while you were working
His eyes were darting back and forth
Like a lie detector needle jerking
You were not sure of south or north
See, I once was more responsive, (Oh, we know it’s true)
But now I do what feels okay (Oh, we see that in you)
All the things have lost their luster (Oh, that’s what they do)
All the birds they fly away
She said, “I love the way you look at me
Just take a picture quickly”
Then she grabbed another’s hand and rode away
I love the way you look at me
Just take the picture quickly
(And) left me solo the on the motorway
I love the way you look at me
Just take the picture quickly
Then she grabbed another’s hand and rode away
I love the way you look at me
Just take the picture quickly
(And) leave me solo on the motorway
Yeah, we all are quickly changing and the birds fly the coop
We all are quickly changing, felt the confidence to choose
We all are quickly changing, and the birds all fly the coop
Shoop shoop, the birds fly the coop
Shoop shoop, the birds fly the coop
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5. |
Broken
03:26
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BROKEN
Well, I guess all things fall apart
But when I met you it seemed like they were permanent
You were brash and your words were like granite
Everything came and then it all went
So tell me once more as you head for the station
And you travel to where the buildings are gray
Because I’ve never been broken
I’ve never felt cheated
I’ve never been held in that way
I’ve never been broken
So I heard from a wise man
That to covet another man’s life
Is to ignore your personal trial
Your sins, your cross, your strife
When I push at the world for the things that I want
The world pushes back the other way
Because I’ve never been broken
I’ve never felt cheated
I’ve never been held in that way
And if in this whole life
I don’t find another
And you’re the one that got away
I’ll say ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I’ve never been broken
We set out in the green light
In a smoky, all-night café
No matter how lonely you’re feelin’
Love could be just a moment away
And the crowd of people, alone at each table
I think they’ve got something to say
Because I think they’ve been hungry
And they’ve felt the silence
And they’ve had to struggle this way
And if in this whole life
I don’t find another
And you’re the one that got away
Then I’ll say ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I’ve never been broken
ALT: C3
If in this whole life you don’t find another
And I’m the one that got away
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6. |
Hey Grandma
03:40
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HEY GRANDMA
There are some things that only grandma knows
Washing dishes in the kitchen sink
Torn and frayed paintings in the orange living room
She cooks us breakfast then she gives us a wink
And we walk outside where the freight train goes by
Christmas mornin’ and the neighborhood’s so alive
Playin’ (boogie woogie and gospel) piano
We have so much to holler about
Hey Grandma
It’s just another day
Feelin’ this way
Hey Grandma
It’s just another day
Just another day
Now she’s relaxin’ by the fire place
The world is waking and for church we’re gonna be late
If the late coffee by the back street apartment gate
Gets some pity from the city, well grandma tells them to wait
See the ice-cube-lemonade coolin’ close by
Hear the rush of taxicabs just outside
And I know it’s gonna be OK
OK, OK, OK
Hey Grandma
It’s just another day
Time gets in the way
Hey Grandma
It’s just another day
Just another day
The lights are flashin’ out on Bleeker Street
And I’ve got to meet the family and try to be discreet
Got to prepare my face for my grandma’s eyes
When she looks at me she sees herself and I cannot disguise
Oh, sayin’
Hey Grandma
It’s just another day
Just another day
Hey Grandma
It’s just another day
I don’t want it to go away
ALT:
(I bet Grandma was a wild one
Back in her day
But now she provides a sanctuary
Where I can go)
Just another day (another lovely day,
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7. |
The Clothes On My Back
02:53
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THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK
I have nothin’ but the clothes on my back
I have nothin’ but the ace and the jack
Once I was such a young wide-eyed boy
And when it slipped away, you know, I still found the joy
Whoa, leave it alone
Whoa, the boss man’s on the phone
Sayin’, “Here’s your soul, boy, thanks for the loan”
I’ve got nothin’ that I need to take home
I have nothin’ but the clothes on my back
I have nothin’ but the ace and the jack
All up to this point was just coincidence and luck
Get a new coat of paint in your apartment and wash your car for a few bucks
Whoa, leave it alone
Whoa, the boss man’s on the phone
Sayin’, “Here’s your soul, boy, thanks for the loan”
I’ve got nothin’ I need to take home
Whoa, leave it alone
Whoa, the boss man’s on the phone
Sayin’, “Here’s your soul, boy, thanks for the loan”
I’ve got nothin’ I need to take home
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8. |
Ballerina
03:12
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BALLERINA
A thousand promises that she couldn’t keep
And a thousand scenes that would haunt her in her sleep
Why can’t the beauty lay her fears to rest
And get lost in her lover’s soft caress?
Ballerina
You should have seen her
As she danced along the lighted stage
And a thousand fears that bely your age
Cold taproot and tomboy boots
What tomorrow brings is anybody’s guess
But pray the sun shines down
On the path that suits you best
Well, the country life you’ve known will do you fine
Your friends they drank and they raised hell
And they were tough when they drank their wine
You’re a farmer’s child; he was a gambler like the rest
But you’ve got no reason to go feelin’ like less
Ballerina
You’re daddy’s queen
The way you light the hall like an angel in your dress
All those fears in your pretty head
Worn-out shoes and tomboy boots
What tomorrow brings is anybody’s guess
But pray the sun shines down
On the path that suits you best
Oh, Ballerina
You’re playin’ out the classic scene
Of someone who’s caught between the beautiful and the rest
And a thousand fears in your pretty little head
Worn-out shoes and tomboy boots
What tomorrow brings is anybody’s guess
But pray shuns shine down
On the path that suits you best
ALT V2:
Your father drank and raised hell, etc.
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9. |
The Obvious Question
02:57
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THE OBVIOUS QUESTION
As you pulled away
You become more real for me
As you pulled away
Is that always how it is?
As you pulled away
How did I become
This problem for you?
Oh, oh, oh
Well, I can’t express
But the feelin’ is obvious
You know I can’t express
The obvious question
As you pulled away
I guess I can’t explain why I should love you
As you pulled away
One who is so unaffected by romance
As you pulled away
So fiery
And so beautiful
Oh, oh, oh
Well, I can’t express
But the feelin’ is obvious
You know I can’t express
The obvious question
As you pulled away
From what I represent
From what I am expressing
It’s so illusive
But you know
Well, I can’t express
But the feelin’ is obvious
You know I can’t express
The obvious question
It’s the obvious question
It’s the obvious question
Yeah, it’s the obvious question
ALT BRIDGE:
(You who, for a brief moment,
were enthralled by me
And what I represent
Perhaps my expressions of the feeling I have about
Illusive romances are too obtuse
For your sense of pragmatism)
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10. |
Dust on the Wings
03:20
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DUST ON THE WINGS
Scott was like a butterfly
With dust on his wings
Flying his highest
On those glorious things
With wonderful ease
He began his ascent to the sky
The dust on his wings
A mysterious way by
But when he discovered
The nature of things
He could no longer use
The strength of his wings
And so, with his scepter,
He battled his way
In search of a breeze-blown
Fairy dust day
But he sunk shallow
As the green turned to blue
(With the weight of an evening hue)
Slipping as his fears
Became chillingly true
And when you discover
The nature of things
You can no longer use
The strength of your wings
Like a moth in a silly cocoon
He stranded himself in the womb of his room
And when you discover
The nature of things
Well you slip into the well
Of more practical things
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Ben Mish Seattle, Washington
Ben Mish writes songs and performs them frequently.
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