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You said I’d be the one
You said I’d see the sun
All at once it happened to me
as I’m drifting out here alone
You said I’d be all right
You said I’d see the light
All at once it matters to me
there’s just one thing that I’d like to know--
Where is Kathy Rakoski?
Almost thirty years now without a sign of you
Some drunken face at a bar long ago
told me you were dead I don’t believe it’s true
Remember Franklin park?
Remember the hill?
Remember what we didn’t do?
Almost thirty years now without a sign of you
I used to sit at my window and wait for you to walk by
Then we’d go on down to Roseland bridge
Smoke, drink and spit and have a real good time
Remember Franklin park?
Remember the hill?
Remember what we didn’t do?
Almost thirty years now without a sign of you
I should of told ya
Never had the guts
Some memories never leave us
Some deserve the dust
Almost thirty years now without a sign of you
Some drunken face at a bar long ago,
he told me you were dead I don’t believe that’s true
Remember Franklin park
Remember the hill
Remember what we didn’t do
It's almost thirty years now without a sign of you
Almost thirty years now without a sign of you
Almost thirty years now without a sign of you
Where is Kathy Rakoski?
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So glad I'm finally out
Who knows how long I'd be there
Her words of love brought me out
She prayed for me
She prayed for me
Her words of love in the air
helped to break the bonds that held me
I know true loves always there
She prays for me
She prays for me
When the nights are long
Let love keep you from harm
Yes, it will do you good
Make you feel at home
She moves the stars in the sky
She can make the mountains tumble
God's will is easily mine
She prays for me
She prays for me
Don't underestimate your power of prayer
No one can take it away
Do you believe that free's the only way to be?
When the nights are long
Let love keep you from harm
Well, it will do you good
to know you're not alone
So glad I'm finally out
Who knows how long I'd be there
Her words of love brought me out
She prayed for me
She prayed for me
She prayed for me
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I've been thinkin' that my life's a drag
I'm tired of livin' with these fears I have
Don't like to travel. I'm afraid to fly
They say the end's a blink of the eye
But I'll take a chance or two on love
I won't eat food that's been left out too long
One bite of that, and man you're gone
Ain't no way I'm divin' off some big ol' cliff
There's better ways to get your kicks
But I'll take a chance or two on love
I'll take a chance or two on love
Come on, baby, don't give up
Let me know that you're serious
Right now I'm tryin' to change my ways
and I don't care what the neighbors say
Public restrooms give me the creeps
The germs that grow can put you six feet deep
Nuclear warfare? Hell, that don't sound good
Never seen it. Knock on wood
But I'll take a chance or two on love
I'll take a chance or two on love
Come on, baby, don't give up
I'm not strange I'm just curious
Right now I'm tryin' to change my ways
and I don't care what the papers say
Don't think I'd do well working nine to five
Same old job in the same old dive
Don't wanna take the shuttle into space
Swim the oceans, climb the mountain's face
But I'll take a chance or two on love
Yes, I'll take a chance or two on love
Yeah, I'll take a chance or two on love
I'll take a chance or two on love
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I believe you'll comfort me, when it's time to go
Like the sweet, old melodies on the radio
When as a boy of seventeen I fell into your hands
And I believed in love
I had the right to sing the blues, but only now and then
I didn't have to much to lose - I didn't know it then
Runnin' down the summer days, I wore the feelings out
But I believed in love
You can have freedom
You can have faith
Burn down the mansions of time and of space
Ask for forgiveness
Leave the past behind
Have hope for the future
And better your mind
But I believe
Yes, I believe--
That love makes us warm to the touch
Believe in love
Believe in love
Believe in love
Warm to the touch
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Hearing the ice drifts break
Feeling the surface quake
A restless dream, in the warmth of spring
Watching the cold river run
It flows for a thousand miles
Spreads out fast and wild
A bloated beast, a raging feast
Watching the cold river run
Now that you know what nobody knows
whatcha gonna do about me?
If you start shaking it might be what you're takin'
but life just can't go on without me
Nothin's safe around here
It takes your heart and soul
It just won't let go
There was someone, but now you're gone
Watching the cold river run
Now that you know what nobody knows
whatcha gonna do about me?
If you start shaking it might be what you're takin'
but life just can't go on without me
Nothin's safe around here
And if you want to change your world
and restore your love for life
Then go out in the fields
where the love plows deep
It flows for a thousand miles
Spreads out fast and wild
A bloated beast on a raging feast
Watching the cold river run
Watching the cold river run
Watching the cold river run
Now that you know what everybody knows
whatcha gonna do about me?
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I'm ready for somethin'
Is somethin' ready for me?
There's a whole, wide world to see
I'm makin' some changes
I'm heedin' the call
and breakin' through these walls
Will I see you tonight?
Will we make it all right out in the world?
Sometimes we do nothin'
We just let life pass us by
Sit around and wonder why
We're gonna find somethin' better
I feel it in my bones
Time to roll away the stone
Will I see you tonight?
Will we make it all right out in the world?
The day is done
Our time has come
for paintin' the pictures in the sky
The day is done
Our time has come
for paintin' the pictures in the night
Where everything feels right
and everything is quiet
I'm ready for somethin'
Is somethin' ready for me
There's a whole, wide world to see
I'm makin' some changes
I'm heedin' the call
I'm breakin' through these walls
I want to see you tonight
We can make it all right out in the world
The day is done
Our time has come
for paintin' the pictures in the sky
The day is done
Our time has come
for paintin' the pictures in the night
Where everything feels right
and everything is quiet
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I can see the setting sun in your eyes
I can hear you whisper through the trees at night
I wonder if this takes all of your time
I'm on empty again
I need a long-lost friend
to come down the road
and take me where I need to go
I'm on empty again
I hope this heart will mend--
somewhere down the road
It matters to me how I remember you
the turn of the days and the lines we drew
But you were the one who would always come through
I'm on empty again
I need a long-lost friend
to come down the road
and take me where I need to go
I'm on empty again
I hope this heart will mend--
somewhere down the road
And I will love you always
You'll always be mine
And you will live forever
where the sun always shines--
somewhere down the road
And I will love you always
You'll always be mine
And you will live forever
I know I'll see you sometime--
somewhere down the road
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Give me a sign, Ma, don’t you ever give up
It’s not your way, Ma, don’t you drink from that cup
I’ve got the world here, but I’ve been down before
You oughta know it, say you’ll reach for somethin’ more
Don’t you ever...don’t you ever give up
Give it a shot, Ma, don’t you hold nothin’ back
It’s all we got, Ma, don’t you think it will last?
I’ve got the world here, but I’ve been down that road
You don’t want it, say you’ll reach for somethin’ more
Don’t you ever...don’t you ever give up
And don’t you say that you don’t want these things in life
Give me a sign, Ma, don’t you ever give up
It’s not your way, Ma, don’t you drink from that cup
I’ve got the world here, but I’ve been down before
You oughta know it, say you'll reach for somethin’ more
Don’t you ever...don’t you ever give up
Don’t you ever...don’t you ever give up
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Gonna ride in a big, black car
Gonna cruise real slow down the road
Gonna ride with the headlights on
They're gonna play some sweet music as I roll
Won't be in a hurry
Won't be in pain any more
Goin' right down the sunset mile
Gonna take all your lovin' after me
If you want you can see me smile
Just come sit beneath the shady tree
'Cause what you think after
That's gonna be the only thing left of me
Someday you won't find me
I'll be headin' for the one place where I've been dyin' to be
With all the world behind me
It's not as good as the one face I've been waitin' to see
Someday you won't find me
I'll be headin' for the one place where I've been dyin' to be
With all the world behind me
It's not as good as the one face I've been waitin' to see
Gonna ride in a big, black car.
Gonna cruise real slow down the road
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In the night so cold and lonely
In the night so dark so old
I believe that You're there with me
Watching the towers of my soul
Though the past remains to haunt me
With its demons, ghosts and fears
I believe You've gone before me
and someday all will disappear
And now I'm waiting for You - dawn from heaven
Each day Your mercies are new - songs from heaven
In the soil of real and imagined
Grow the flowers of what we believe
In the sleep of my life's garden
I dreamt the Son was shining on me
I felt the Son shining on me
I know the Son was shining on me
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There's nothin' I can say
There can be no way
To tell you how much you mean to me
Whenever I've done you wrong
I wished that it could be undone
Because I love you more than you'll ever know
Out in the world tonight
Well, there's nothing right
and everything changes now and then
But if you hold onto me
I'm hoping you will see
That I love you more than you'll ever know
Hold on tight, sweet baby
Hold as tight as you can
We're gonna make it through the hard times
We're gonna make it the best we can
Somehow we can work it out
Figure out what it's about
No matter what I'm on your side
I'll put away my foolish pride
Lay it all on the line
Because I love you more than you'll ever know
Yes, I love you more than you'll ever know
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12. |
Refuse (2023 remaster)
03:21
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I just can't believe
that no one else sees
how happy we could be
if we let go
There's no doubt about it
I just want to shout it
Tell the world about it
or how would they know?
Hey there, baby
now don't think that maybe
we could get along
get along
in the night?
Hey there, mom,
heard they got the bomb
What's going on?
Will we be all right?
How can we refuse?
How can we refuse?
All night long
sittin' on the lawn
happy to be gone
into the sky
Just sittin' there lookin'
Wondering what's cookin'
Hopin' someday
I'll know the reasons why
Hey there, honey
don't you know it's not the money?
Not the cars
Not the clothes
Not the perfect face
No cosmic blast
No diggin' up the past
Nothin' like that i
s worth an ounce of faith
How can we refuse?
How can we refuse?
Don't give it another chance
and wonder why it's the same
Don't give it another dance
Say goodbye to the pain
How can we refuse?
How can we refuse?
As long as we make it together
As long as true love remembers your name
As long as I wouldn't be without your love
it always feels the same
It always feels the same
I just can't believe
that no one else sees
how happy we could be i
f we let go
There's no doubt about it
I just want to shout it
Tell the world about it
or how would they know?
Hey there, baby
now don't think that maybe
we could get along
get along
in the night?
Hey there, mom
I heard they got the bomb
What's going on?
Will we be all right?
How can we refuse?
How can we refuse?
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I'll never fall in love again
I'll never be the same kind of man
I'll never walk the line again
I'll never try to change who I am
'Cuz I can see this road is wide
Yeah, I can see this road is wide
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never be the same kind of man
I'll never walk the line again
I'll never try to change who I am
'Cuz I can see this road is wide
Yeah, I can see this road is wide
Somehow, some way, this all came down
Somehow, someday, your love will be back around
Somehow, some way, this all came down
Somehow, someday, your love will be back around
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never be the same kind of man
I'll never walk the line again
I'll never try to change who I am
'Cuz I can see this road is wide
Yeah, I can see this road is wide
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These are the days when your life is in your hands
These are the nights when you've got to make a stand
No matter where we go. No matter how the world is so
I will refuse to bend in the fierce and the wicked wind --
Find me tied to the Stone
Gone are the blues if you're lovin' all you can
Gone are the sweet times if the devil runs the land
No matter where we go. No matter how the world is so
I will refuse to bend in the fierce and the wicked wind --
Find me tied to the Stone
Tell the world, tell them all, I can't make it without You
And this lie that I've become will be gone forever
And no matter where we go. No matter how the world is so
I will refuse to run when the dark and the last days come --
Find me tied to the Stone
These are the days when your life is in your hands
And this lie that I've become will be gone forever.
And no matter where we go. No matter how the world is so.
I will refuse to run when the dark and the last days come --
Find me tied to the Stone.
These are the days when your life is in your hands.
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Silver unfolds on an evening sea
Crimson and gold are the falling leaves
I'm seeing more than I've ever seen
You changed the colors of my world
Purple and blue paint the morning sky
Amber and gray they're the clouds that fly
I'm seeing more than I've ever seen
You changed the colors of the world for me
You changed the colors of my world
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