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You Are My Song
02:48
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So scared to be so near for - oh so long
Now I have no fear - you are my song
So scared to be so near for - oh so long
Now I have no fear - you are my song
Your body is the tune that I play
Your kiss becomes the words that I sing
The rhythm is our days of endless dreams together.
So scared to be so near for - oh so long
Now I have no fear - you are my song
Your smile puts light in my song
Your heart is always singing along
Your hope is the ideal which this song aspires to
So scared to be so near for - oh so long
Now I have no fear - you are my song
And though my life has both jazz and blues
I know that we can never lose
And now your eyes are as clear as the sweetest love song
So scared to be so near for - oh so long
Now I have no fear - you are my song
Well, I hope you don’t mind, you’re part of my song.
Well, I hope you don’t mind, you are my song
Well, I hope you don’t mind, you’re part of my song.
Well, I hope you don’t mind, you are my song
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2. |
The Island
03:17
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I shall go, I shall go, I shall go
I know a place where the wind’s in my face
And the salt of the seas in my eyes
My heart resides, the island’s alive
The rough golden sand of the island
Far from these plastic TV-driven lives
They seem so contrived, the island’s alive
So I’ll part from you all for a while
And I’ll hang up my long worn-out smile
And I’ll sail for a place more my style
I shall go, I shall go
From the Island, a wild storm is rising
And the hot sea increases its drive
On the madman’s boat I am riding
I shall go
As I walk on the shore, I am tired no more
And the water invites me to dive
This life I surmised, the island’s alive
As the sun meets the sea, it is calling to me
I swim for horizon tonight
A smile in my eyes, the island’s alive
So I’ll part from you all for a while
And I’ll hang up my long worn-out smile
And I’ll sail for a place more my style
The island’s alive
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3. |
I Play the Music
04:20
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If you sit down and listen, I’ll play you a song
But I’d probably play anyway
I play the music, I play the music
People are laughing - they’re only half-listening
But that’s alright with me
I play the music, I play the music
He said that he met her when I played in a bar
The sound system wasn’t so good
I play the music, I play the music
He said that he kissed her while someone was singing
Hmm, hmm, hmm,
I play the music, I play the music
And if it seems that you’re looking at someone, ignore it,
I’m only a fly on the wall
For when you hear singing, that music’s inside you,
it’s a song that was born for tonight
And the world sounds alright
She smiles as she passes, thanks me for playing
I thank her for looking so nice
Then I play the music, I play the music
She wandered back towards me - but I’ve got to play
Can’t spare the time but again
I play the music, I play the music
Just then I felt as if nothing was real
As if only she
But I play the music, only the music
Now nothing but smoke and silence remain
Of all that`s been said and been sung
Where I play the music, I play the music
And if it seems that you’re looking at someone, ignore it,
I’m only a fly on the wall
For when you hear singing, that music’s inside you,
it’s a song that was born for tonight
And the world sounds alright
I play the music, and the world sounds alright
I play the music, I play the music
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4. |
Keep the Channel Open
05:13
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Keep the channel open
You are so much more than you can realize
Your heart is smiling right up through your eyes
I feel the music flowing from your core
Keep the channel open, open more
Keep the channel open
River flows from mountain down to sea
And life is flowing right through you and me
Dance and let your body keep the score
Keep the channel open, open more
Aah...
Keep the channel open, open more
Keep the channel open
Connect and find the treasures deep inside
Notice how the thoughts and words subside
Center with your body to the core
Keep the channel open, open more
Aah...
Keep the channel open, open more
Keep the channel open
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5. |
Frankie & Johnny
05:03
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Frankie and Johnnie were lovers
Oh, Lordie how they could love
They swore to be true to each other
Just as true as the stars above
Well he was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie and Johnnie went walking
John in his brand new suit
Then “oh good Lawd,” says Frankie
“Don’t my Johnnie look real cute!”
He was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie she was a good woman
And Johnnie he was a good man
And every dollar that she made
Went right into Johnnie’s hand
He was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie went down to the corner
Just for a bucket of beer
And she said to the fat bartender
“Has my lovinest John been here?”
He was her man, but he done her wrong
“I don’t want to cause you no trouble
I don’t want to tell you no lie
But I saw your man an hour ago
With a gal named Alice Bly
And if he’s your man, he’s a-doing you wrong”
Frankie looked over the transom
And found, to her great surprise
That there on the bed sat Johnnie
He was a-kissin’ Alice Bly
He was her man, but he was doing her wrong
Frankie drew back her kimono
She took out her little forty-four
Root-a-toot-toot, three times she shot
Right through that hardwood floor
She shot her man, ‘cause he done her wrong
Roll me over easy
Roll me over slow
Roll me on de right side
The bullet hurt me so
I was her man, but I done her wrong
The judge said to the jury
“It’s plain as plain can be
This woman shot her lover
It’s murder in the second degree
He was her man, though he done her wrong”
This story has no moral
This story has no end
This story only goes to show
That there ain’t no good in men
They’ll do you wrong, just as sure as you’re born
Frankie and Johnnie were lovers
Oh, Lordie how they could love
They swore to be true to each other
Just as true as the stars above
He was her man, but he done her wrong
He was her man, but he done her wrong
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6. |
Life's Sweet Surprise
03:01
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You can take their cares, I will take their stares
I won’t just sit down there where I’m told
You can toe the line, you might be warm and fine
But sometimes it’s better to be cold
I’ll take the brunt of course, they might lay on in force
When I choose to walk outside the crowd
But I don’t mind their fear, they can never hear
The voices that speak to me so loud
We’re so tangled up inside each crazy day
That we don’t take the time to check our way
It’s then you realize that’s life’s sweet surprise
You can do just what you want to do
Now I do that and this, and I make my own bliss
I’ll always take the blame when I am wrong
So you do this and that, but there’s one caveat
You’d better smile as bright as day is long
We’re so tangled up inside each crazy day
That we don’t take the time to check our way
It’s then you realize that’s life’s sweet surprise
You can do just what you want to do
We’re so tangled up inside each crazy day
That we don’t take the time to check our way
It’s then you realize that’s life’s sweet surprise
You can do just what you want to do
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7. |
Song of Joy
04:26
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They say that silent prayers don’t work
So I’m calling out to God that it hurts
You might think that it’s absurd
But I know that He heard, I feel better now
I feel better now than before
All the people round me are scared
About the economic crisis and downturn
That sweet fear was a disease
But I’m up off my knees, I feel better now
I feel better now than before
See those colours, feel them rising
Hear this song of joy
See that beauty, rising, rising
Sing this song of joy
Step into brighter times ahead
Now look back at today when you said
“I have everything I need
To grow that future from this seed”
I feel better now
I feel better now than before
Say goodbye to your demise
From that heart of empty, we could only rise
From the ashes of that world
The phoenix wings unfurled, just feel better now
Feel better now than before
See those colours, feel them rising
Hear this song of joy
See that beauty, rising, rising
Sing this song of joy
Just feel better now, feel better now
Feel better now than before
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8. |
Where Do the Lizards Go?
03:49
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Where do the lizards go at night
Where do the lizards go?
A bottle of wine and a beach to walk
Where do the lizards go
Someone to love and a setting sun
Where do the lizards go
Where do the lizards go at night
Where do the lizards go?
A book and a beach and a boogie board
Where do the lizards go
A little bit of sun and I won’t get bored
Where do the lizards go
In the daytime they walk around my feet
Where do the lizards go
Some walk on right down the street
Where do the lizards go
Where do the lizards go at night
Where do the lizards go?
A bottle of amber coconut beer
Where do the lizards go
They walk right by they have no fear
Where do the lizards go
Where do the lizards go at night
Where do the lizards go?
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9. |
Song of the Storm
04:13
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Their ship had stayed out all night
Now the sun - it lay broken in shatters of dawn
The women - near crying - searched the horizon
Too late to embrace them, too early too mourn
And somebody said that they’d seen her
Out on a rock, she shone like the sea
And she sang - that sweet song - of the storm
Gray morning sea is calm as it brings
Driftwood and wreckage in past the pier
Whiskey’s been poured - fiddler’s been called
But no bodies will ever be waked on this shore
And an ancient old woman is mumbling
Such is the way it always must be
For she sang - that sweet song - of the storm
I saw the mermaid - she smiled and her eyes were of green
I heard her sing the most beautiful song in the world
To call me back home, home to the sea
And somebody said that they’d seen her
Out on a rock, she shone like the sea
And she sang - that sweet song - of the storm
And she sang that sweet song of the storm...
I saw the mermaid, she smiled as she saw me
She sang that song of the storm
The wind it came rising, the rain falling
She sang that song of the storm
And as I lay there dying, I saw in her eyes
All that I had waited for
For I could hear – I come hear in her song
That she’d come to call me back home
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10. |
Step Inside
03:25
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I watch the ocean, I watch the sea
I watch the outside world open up the world inside of me
I hear the breaking waves, I hear birds cry
I hear a calling from the ocean to begin to step inside
Step inside
I feel the breezing wind, I feel the sun
I feel the touch of the world as it turns the key within
I taste opportunity, I taste release
I taste the sweet flow of letting go of all the ties that bind
Step inside
I watch the ocean, I hear the sea
I feel the ocean, its calling me
I watch the ocean, I watch the tide
And its calling me to step inside
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11. |
Wings of Time
03:34
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Love transports me on the wings of time
Telling me that you are still mine
Flying flying here and there
Only to find my heart is bare
Love transports me on the wings of time
How much longer will this heartache last
Haunts me like some demon from the past
Dreams, ambitions, all are gone
Vanished like some childhood song
Love transports me on the wings of time
Wings of time, wings of time, wings of time
Of time
Wings transport me back to memories past
To promises that could never last
Flying flying here and there
Only to find my heart is bare
Love transports me on the wings of time
Wings of time, wings of time, wings of time
Of time
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12. |
Bubbles
04:05
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Bubbles, I see them everywhere
Bubbles, floating through the air
Bubbles, let your bubbles rise with mine
Bubbles, bubbles all the time
See those colours, feel them rising
Hear this song of joy
See that beauty, rising, rising
Sing this song of joy
Feel better now...
I feel so much better than before...
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Brian Cullen & Sarah Mulvey Nagoya, Japan
Brian Cullen and Sarah Mulvey are a folk/pop duo based in Nagoya, Japan.
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