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| Never let go |
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Crazy preachers of our doom
Telling us there is no room
Not enough for all mankind
And the seas of time are all running dry
Don't they know it's a lie...
Man is born with the will to survive
He'll not take no for an answer
He will get by, somehow he'll try
He won't take no, never let go, no...
I hear them talk about Kingdom Come
I hear them discuss Armageddon...
They say the hour is getting late
But I can still hear someone say
That is not the way...
Man is born with the will to survive
He'll not take no for an answer
He will get by, somehow he'll try
He won't take no, never let go, no...
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| Spirit of the water |
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See the lights out on the water
Come and go, to and fro
In the time it takes to find them
You can live, you can die
And nothing stops the river as it goes by
Nothing stops the river as it goes
All alone and all together
Every day, come what may
By the time we find each other
We can live, we can die
And nothing stops the river as it flows by
Nothing stops the river as it goes
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| Unevensong |
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Sleepless nights, restless days
Memories of her gentle ways
Love locked out looks for a home
A place to find a shelter from the storm
She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave
Without a word, with just a touch
Now I realize you meant so much
Been awake so long
I feel like I belong
With the rain
Morning light appears
The feelings of the night
Remain
Somewhere inbetween
The waking and the dream
Feel you close to me
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| Echoes |
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Out of the mist rising
Ten thousand navajo braves
Shining like golden eagles in flight
Climbing high on the plains
Born of the Earth set free
To run away with the sun
So free to sing in tune with the world
Gladly high on the plains
So many moons have flown
Now all your ghosts dance the long shadows
War cries that died on your lips
Echo above the plains
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| Ice |
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[Instrumental]
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| City life |
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Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Signs tell the time you're wasting
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Life you will find is changing
Oh, the city life
Endless confusion
Hanging on too tight
To this illusion
I'm not what I appear to be
I couldn't take the honesty
It seemed to be
Too easy for reality
Oh, the city life
What have I come to?
Faces in the night
Friendly to fool you
I always try to justify
The way I am
And wonder why
I couldn't be
The same to you I am to me
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
I'm not what I appear to be
I couldn't take the honesty
It seemed to be
Too easy for reality
Oh, the city life
Brings you up
Lets you down
Oh, the city life
City life
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| Drafted |
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Nude's thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. The
postman muttered something about wishing he could go too
and handed over a yellow envelope.
It was a command long overdue that called for healthy,
young men.
In reply to your request,
please find...
I hereby protest.
To the ways and means you use
you know...
I cannot refuse.
So I'll take this vow
of Loyalty.
Fight for the right,
You have said,
To be free.
When this time has run its course,
I must...
Live without remorse.
For the deeds I'm bound to do,
I know...
it's all the same to you.
But I won't forget
the memory...
Taking a life,
for a life...
to be free.
Nude's life revolved around orders. He found himself pushed
and pulled onto a crowded deck of uniformed figures who
shared the same expressionless faces. Loved ones stood
anxiously on the pier as the transport faded into separating mist.
Water and night seemed one. Nude was going to war...
Thunder cracked. Ramps hit the beach and countless boots
assaulted the shore. His heart punding, Nude stumbled
headlong into the undergrowth in a desperate search for
refuge. Sheets of rain drenched the sunless forest as the skies
opened raging down on the tiny island. Panic-stricken, Nude
staggered forward and fell unconscious.
Raindrops spattered from the trees onto Nude's face.
Startled and confused, Nude listened in the humid silence; he
was alone and had no idea where he was. Worst of all, he didn't
know what had become of his Regiment.
The setting sin left Nude with the growing darkness of his
fears. He made camp and slept with dreams of a dawn rescue,
unaware that his Unit had already left the island. In wartime, one
less soldier is hardly noticeable.
Seasons turned with time. Nude had given up the search for his
Unit but continued to move through the jungle, bayonet poised,
as if a thousand eyes were upon him. Home was a cave in a
hidden lagoon with abundant vegetation and fresh springs. The
highest point of the island provided shelter from annual
monsoon floods and sanctuary for his soul.
His military duties consisted of a monthly visit to the
mountain top whereupon he ceremoniously croaked the
national anthem and fired one precious bullet into the air.
In the loneliness he endured, Nude found an inner strength
that flowed with the rhythm of instinct.
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| Go west |
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It was the very edge of summer
the air was thin the sky more pale
Dusty roads I remember
Oh so well...
The winds of future blew around us
The owners came to tell their tale,
feelin' like a piece of paper
in a gale.
Go West, go West.
where there's fruit in every place
a smile on every face...
Go West, go West...
Where there's work (so I'm told)
California's never cold,
so Go West...
We sold part' our lives
for 18 dollars...
Bought a Hudson Super-6
Travelled on down the highway
with no rest...
Childhood memories behind us
Grown-up feelings lie ahead,
Asked my Dad why we're going
and he said...
Go West, Go West
Where there's fruit in every place
a smile on every face...
Go West, Go West...
Where there's work (so I'm told)
California's never cold... so,
Go West...
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| Mother road |
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You've made your decision to leave
there's no turning 'round.
Now that you've got a reprieve,
you must stand your ground.
Some of the others are weak,
so you must be strong
$155 won't last very long...
Ma, will we make out,
do you think that this old car
will last?
Pa, is there some doubt,
if our bad luck will
stay in the past?
Well I'm hoping it's so,
but you can't really know til the end.
They tell me that all things must change
but they begin again.
Listen to the motor and the road
and how does it feel?
Listen with your ears and your hands
on the steering wheel.
Ma, will we make out,
do you think that this old car will last?
Pa, is there some doubt,
if our bad luck will stay in the past?
Listen now boys,
what your ma has told you
there is no way we can tell...
We've got to face this road together
and have some faith
in ourselves.
Ma, will we make out,
do you think that this old car will last?
Pa, is there some doubt,
if our bad luck will
stay in the past?
Ma,
Will we make out...?
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| Rose of Sharon |
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Love, are you awake or are you sleeping?
I'm so excited I could die...
starting out our lives.
Must make some plans for the future
now we need to settle down...
make a home our own.
What we gonna do when the baby comes?
It won't be long.
Love, am I awake or am I dreaming?
I'm so excited I could cry.
At times I'm so afraid.
Say you'll get a job
and never leave us...
Though I know you'll make it right,
Find a better life.
What we gonna do when the baby comes?
It won't be long.
Don't you ever go,
say you'll never leave
Promise you won't ever leave.
Don't leave me,
We need you.
Rose
I will try to settle down but
I can't tell the future
Rose
I will try to stay around but
I don't know the future
Oh Rose,
you'll never know,
just how much I need
you so.
Oh Rose, you'll never see
Just how much you mean
to me
But Rose,
This road is so hard and long
and I just can't say.
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| End of the line |
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Well I'm walking this lonely street
But I'm far from bein' alone
'Cause everyone I meet
Has nowhere to call home
So they move on from day to day
Just to stand in a line
Well my mother, she comes to me
And begs me not to fight
For the sake of the family
I have to stay out of sight
So I move on from day to day
Just to stand in a line
On the road again
For a job I never find
People talkin'
As if we're not their kind
I got a handbill
Says there's work up here
Left my homeland
And paid a price too dear
I've come to the end of the line
There's too many men
Despair in their faces
Each one of us hoping to find
A life, a home, a dream
Within the line
I ain't helpless
I just need a hand
These are hard times
For every kind of man
I've come to the end of the line
There's too many men
Despair in their faces
Each one of us hoping to find
A life, a home, a dream
Within the line
I've come to the end of the line
There's too many men
Despair in their faces
Each one of us hoping to find
A life, a home, a dream
A place to be
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| Lady fantasy |
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Listen very carefully, my words are about to unfold
Concerning a lady I've seen but I never could hold
I can see by your smile,
Take a long while,
The words that come through,
I see that they're true,
For she reminds me of you.
Don't misunderstand me, it's not always easy to say
The words in your head and your heart that you just can't explain
I can see clearly,
A face in the sky,
Moon's in your eye,
You're passing me by.
Tell me the reason why.
I can see clearly,
A face in the sky,
Moon's in your eye,
You're passing me by.
Saw you riding on a moon cloud,
Saw you walking on a whirlpool,
From the corner of my eye,
I saw you.
Saw you sitting on a sunbeam,
In the middle of my daydream,
Oh my Lady Fantasy,
I love you.
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