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Show on the Road
03:36
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Show on the road
There is everything we need To make the evening right Get it up to speed
Make me feel light
Good time guaranteed
You can drop your load
All you want and more, agreed Let’s get this show on the road
Our friends are all aboard Trouble’s out of sight Heartache is ignored
Where we’re goin’ tonight Shake your body more
Don’t need no code Everyone’s all right down here Let’s get this show on the road
You don’t have to fuss Come in from the storm We are going to let you be You, yourself and more Just sit back, relax
Blues and stars are out Come on, everybody
Let me hear you shout!
No chains on me
No chains on me Loose as can be: free!
Battle in the street
Darkness all about
You’re so hard and sweet
Let’s get inside out!
There’s no need to be à la mode Everything’s all right down here Let’s get this show on the road
Show on the road, show on the road, show on the road
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2. |
Station
03:57
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Station
I’m going down to the station To bide my time
Ain’t gonna buy me a ticket I’ll just stand in line
My baby left me on the 9:09
I’m gonna wait till she comes back
For that blue ring
That she left in the bathroom on the sink It’s got a sapphire and diamond
That precious thing
Do do do do...
I hid it in my matchbox
I’m gonna pawn it off
If she does not come back for it That’s not my fault
I’m going down to the station Give it one more try
Because I’m on probation
That’s when I’m gonna pawn it off If she don’t arrive
Do do do do...
I hid it in my matchbox
I’m gonna sell it off
If she does not come back for it That’s not my fault
Gonna pawn it off, I’m gonna pawn it off I’m gonna pawn it off
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Right
04:17
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Right
There is a prophet and a preacher The laws we know
And those they write
Wandering soul
Darkness will grow into light
Fear and pride
The real struggle’s not outside No seeker, guide
Tonight
Everything is right
Well, you can gaze up at the mountain Consider ways
And weigh the odds
Bewildered mind
Basic, pure
Turn the poison into cure Keep it light
Tonight
Everything is right
Look inside
Lucky you
A ramblin’ ride Life applied Tonight Everything is right
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4. |
Night Light
03:43
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Night-light
Waking up in the middle of the night Witchin’ hour, you look outside
Love gone sour, the streetlight’s out Strange dreams, what about?
Start to think, still got things to pay Can’t seem to make those blues go away Ooo, go away!
Rolling on your right side And turn on the night-light
You imagine his gentle hands
On your curves; he understands
What takes you higher, what makes you hum
But he had a wife and a family Secret life, nothing’s free
Ooo, nothing’s free!
Rolling on your left side Eventually, you’re gonna get up And turn on the night-light
Where’s your book? Try to read Men unhook, creatures creep
All he took, you agreed! Night-light will help you to sleep
Rolling on your back might
Help you some, but it’s plain
You’re gonna turn on the night-light
Where’s your book? Too wired to read Friends unhook, men deceive
You are shook by their greed Night-light will help you to sleep
Help you to sleep, help you to sleep
Help you to sleep, help me!
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5. |
Cynic
03:47
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Cynic
Cynic, so quick to react
You’re informed, impossibly intact What do what you mean
It hasn’t a chance?
If you’ve got all the answers, Man Then why don’t you tell us in advance?
Cynic, so damn quick to rule
You reign on down
And make it sound so cool
“This is a bore. That is a mess.”
How you’d like it is anyone’s guess So why don’t we put you to the test?
Come on now and show us how It was meant to be
You create; it’ll be so great And we’ll all agree
Thought provoking questions Not arrogant nonsense
No hindsight suggestions Spare us your two cents
Come on now and show us how It’s supposed to be
Finally!
Cynic, here’s what you can do
We need someone to write letters to When we get the blues or feel distraught You can read what we have wrought
Our dreams gone bad
Please give it a thought
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6. |
Blue Canyon
04:01
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Blue canyon
Blue Canyon
Good as new
Flying, endless view
I am cool and awake
Free’s what I feel
No mistake
I am the breeze on the lake
Blue Canyon
I feel new
Good companion
For Bodhisattvas that dance Everything’s like a romance Tempered and true
I advance
(I’ve made it!) I have made it
(Now this canyon!)
Now this canyon blue
I have paid a price
(For these wings!)
For these wings
And I sing the world tonight
Blue Canyon I am nude Careless, too Unglued
I have made some mistakes But it’s not true: we don’t break No one is through or at stake
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7. |
Runaway Train
04:15
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Runaway train
I’ve been feeling funny
Can’t understand, don’t know why Everything’s so complicated Would someone please explain What we’re doing here on this Runaway train?
I’m drinkin’ early, have to admit
It stuns me some then I can’t quit Suddenly I’m on my knees and Looking up at the rain
Asking what I’m doing on this Runaway train
I used to play guitar every night
Hardly needed much to feel at home Now I could use a bone...
Well, everyone loved my blue, blue curls Drank with friends and sang to those girls Didn’t need much to make ends meet Now I need something to eat...
I been thinking, it’s better to leave
But these old bones have been bothering me Getting older and colder
Sure don’t mean to complain
But there must be a way off this
Runaway train
Does anyone know the conductor On this runaway train?
Give me rain but get me off this Runaway train
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8. |
Blue Voice
03:32
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Blue voice
Every night, every day
To make it go away
Blue blue voice
And all the noise
She could not keep at bay Praying to a distant god
Who’s allowed it to be this way
And the tears run
To put out the pain One by one
They come again Unannounced
She’ll take the blame For something
No one can explain
And she hopes
There’ll come a day
When that blue blue voice In her mind
Just goes away
And the tears fall Where demons rejoice Distant call
She had no choice Can’t stop at all
Block out the noise And it’s no one’s fault That blue blue voice
He’s dead and gone
But something carries on
It still hurts now
That soulful song
And if you think you can judge her You’re wrong
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9. |
Blue Pool
03:51
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Blue pool
Lazy morning, I’m in need
Had a long night playing indeed People say my job is easy
But don’t believe it’s true
Oh I can’t wait to dive into that Blue, blue, blue pool
And rivers of red, red wine
But when you lose your grip, baby They call you the fool
Oh, sugar mama please let me dive Into my blue, blue pool
Well there’s nothing like jumping in Cool water on my skin
Floating is like gliding on high Nothing to deny
Sure, it’s a thrill to play
And hammer it out on a stage Even though sometimes, baby People can be cruel
Ooo, can’t wait to dive into my Blue, blue pool
There ain’t nothing like getting in Skinny-dippin’ in my skin
No one to deny
Lazy morning, can’t wait
To dive in and get things straight I’ve been working so hard lately It feels like goin’ to school
Oh, time to dive into my
My blue, blue, blue, blue pool
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10. |
Angel to Me
04:29
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Angel to me
He was passing through when The car broke down Everything was blue
And no one was around
He happened onto you, then The sun came out
You were just an angel Without a doubt
Ooo, angel, and how
She had inclinations Different from the rest Violent sensations
And she put you to the test You made her feel at home And gave her dignity
You were such an angel Anyone could see Talking ‘bout an angel And then you set her free
Ooo, angel to me
Angel in this cold, troubled place
Angel without wings, not a trace
Of things one might associate with angels But she’s got the cure
She’s really an angel, that’s for sure
I had come from Mars
And thought I’d move down here
It was clearly your world and my frontier You helped me to relate and remedy You were just an angel
Looking after me
I sure did love my angel
And then you set me free
Ooo, angel to me, ooo, angel to me Ooo, angel to me
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