1. |
As Fast As I Can
03:41
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AS FAST AS I CAN
I know I know I’m going as fast as I can
But please understand I'm half of a man right now
Not really making plans right now
I’m looking at the tattoo on my hand right now
It's faded but forever there
I'm lonely but right now I'm here
(CHORUS)
I wish I could let go and be free like you
You seem to be having so much fun doing what you do
I know I know that there's more chances than time
But I can't seem to get it right in my mind, in my mind
Now I know she lived it all in her head
There was no one else there
except maybe her crazy friend oh yeah
And she is truly lost in space
Look at these tear stains down my face
They're fading but forever there
And I'm lonely but right now I'm here
(CHORUS)
(SOLO)
I know, I know I’m going as fast as I can
But please understand I'm half of a man right now
I’m not really making plans right now
I’m just looking at this tattoo on my hand right now
It's faded but forever there
And I'm lonely but right now I'm here
(CHORUS)
Well I wish I could let go and be cool like you
You seem to be so very confident in everything you do
I know you know that there's more chances than time
But I can't seem to get it , I, I , I can't seem to get it right
In my mind, in my mind
I know, I know
I'm going as fast as I can
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2. |
Lonely Sound
05:02
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Lonely Sound
Seems Like only yesterday, I lived on a yacht
Loving and caviar was all I got
First went the caviar and then went the lover
The bank took the boat and tossed me right over
(CHORUS)
Ooo ooo, it's awfully cold out here
Ooo ooo, I don't see nothing near
Ah ah, makes a lonely sound
Ah ah, if you’re the only one to hear it
Just before you drown
Oh lonely me, Drifting at sea
Somebody please come find me
Me and my life preserver, we’re floating at sea
You want to talk lonely ?, Well see what I see
Alone here at sea
(CHORUS)
What was that ?
I think the sharks are circling
It seems the end is coming soon
Like the loneliness of my room
Seems like only yesterday, Life was so sweet
I had everything, I had everything at my feet
(CHORUS)
Oh lonely me, Drifting at sea
Somebody please come find me
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3. |
Be As It May
02:33
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BE AS IT MAY
Another chance comes under the sun
You woke with the breeze, Sleep’s a tease
The giving is done, It's time for the run
We’re going full speed but no one leads
Be as it may
It's all down to this (x2)
Till you awoke crippled and choked
With nowhere to run anyway
You're down on the floor, It’s quarter past four
You can't even hear your lover say
Be as it may
It's all down to this (x2)
Be as it may
It's all down to this (x2)
So get it right (x2)
Oo oo oo, Ah ah ah, Oo oo oo
I tried to run, I followed the sun
I swallowed the truth until it burned
I tried to figure how to live in the now
But now keeps running way, Is what I learned
Be as it may
It's all down to this (x2)
Be as it may
It's all down to this (x2)
So get it right (x2)
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4. |
Lord To Meet
03:51
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Lord To Meet
And as the highway fell asleep, We took the night by the
balls
As all the flowers weep, We commiserate in the bathroom
stalls
Couldn't get my feet to stay down long enough to feel
What the earth really feels like
I guess I’ll have to kneel
(CHORUS)
I don't want to be this way
I just need to get away
I’ve been running down this pot-holed street
Like I’ve got the Lord to meet (x2)
The sparkle of the leaves is shining, It’s making me
believe
How could all this light be reflecting off that hunk of
cheese?
Even the power lines cutting up the sky, They seem to say
It's all gonna be alright someday
(CHORUS)
The plane door opens And I jump out The wind is
pulling back my skin I’m freezing
Am i flying Am i falling I don't know sometimes
It feels so good I don't care It's the dead of night As
I fall through the air
Should i pull my chute now ? I’m not so sure that i care
Oh no
I don't mean to be that way
But the sparkle of the leaves is shining and making me
believe
And as all the stars are fading
We wish upon these last moonbeams
(CHORUS)
Like I got the Lord to meet
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5. |
No Regrets
03:04
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6. |
How Far Away
04:12
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HOW FAR AWAY
Should I sit right here and wait for you
I'm afraid that you won't come
In your eyes they're such a distance
You're right here but I'm alone
(CHORUS)
How far away can you make yourself
While you’re right here in front of me
How far away did you make yourself
While you sat there, right in front of me
So I will try to cool the fires
But still to let my pure love flow
It's not easy, these desires
They push me to the brink of ...
(CHORUS)
Right in front of me, but you weren't there
You were anywhere but there with me
(solo)
(1/2 CHORUS)
Right in front of me
But you weren’t there right in front of me oh (x2)
So I won’t sit right here and wait for you
Because I know that you won’t come
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7. |
Cry
06:10
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CRY
I don’t want to cry
I don’t want to cry on your shoulder no more
I don’t want it to go like this
I don’t want to cry (x2)
And baby
And babe I know
Believe me I know
That you don’t want to cry
You don’t want to cry out those beautiful eyes
You don’t want it to be like this
But you won’t even try
You don’t want to cry
You don’t want to cry out those lop-sided eyes
You don’t want to CRY
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8. |
Just This Side
06:10
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JUST THIS SIDE
So sick of myself and
So tired of you
I’ve never been anything but
Today I’m blue
When we’re apart , I blame myself
Together I blame you
I've never been anything but
Now I'm blue
(CHORUS)
Just this side of suicide (x2)
Can’t find justice
Anywhere around here
I’ve never been anything but
Today I’m queer
The cruelty of your words,
They seem so crystal clear
I’ve never been anywhere but
Now I’m here
(CHORUS)
Ups and downs and in-betweens,
they’re all the same
Because loving my sadness is what
Keeps me sane and on...
(CHORUS)
Just This Side of Suicid
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9. |
Holding On
03:32
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HOLDING ON
Holding on so tight, I don't know what's right
Come on, come on, come on Let's get over this tonight
‘Cause I've got to find my way in this or the next day
And I'm being so unkind no no no I'm not thinking straight
(CHORUS)
Holding on too long
Long after it's been gone gone gone
I'm tired of acting so strong
When I'm just holding on
I’m just holding on
And although the world is round, I have often found
When I'm sitting still, This world is nothing but a sound
Well it's bright colors too. A blueish, purple hew
And although I'm alone, I’m alone here with you
(CHORUS)
Although I’m sometimes blind
I always seem to find
My way back to the truth
And I know what I have to do
Holding on too long
(CHORUS)
Just Holding On
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10. |
Don't Let Us Get Sick
04:13
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Don’t Let Us Get Sick
(CHORUS)
Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid alright
Just make us be brave
And make us play nice
And let us be together tonight
The sky was on fire when I walked to the mill
To take up the slack in the line
And I followed my friends and the troubles they've had
To keep me from thinking of mine
(CHORUS)
The moon has a face, it smiles on the lake
Causes the ripples in time
I'm lucky to be here with someone I like
Who maketh my spirit to shine
(CHORUS)
(Group CHORUS)
Let Us Be Together
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11. |
Lost Companion
02:34
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LOST COMPANION
You fell out of love again and
I fell out of who I am
You fell in your head again
Well I forgot just who I am
I’m the lost companion
You fought love with fire again
“It’s all fine” well I pretend
You walk out that door again and
I forgot just who I am
I’m the lost companion
Lost
You fell out of love again and
I fell out of who I am
You fell in your head again
Well I forgot just who I am
I’m the lost companion
Lost - I’m lost
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IF IT’S REALLY GOT TO BE THIS WAY
(written by Arthur Alexander)
If it's really gotta be this way
I can take it, I know
I'll just carry on day to day
Until I make it on my own
(CHORUS)
I’ll cry but I'll get by
And I'll forgive you girl, by and by
Yes I'll forget you someday
If it's really gotta be this way
If this is what you think you need
Then go ahead girl and do it
It doesn't make a lot of sense to me
But if it's what you want, I'll live through it
(CHORUS)
In my heart
There will always be a place for you
In my heart
I will always believe
We could've made it, you and me
(CHORUS)
Yes, I'll forget you someday
If it's really gotta be this way
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13. |
No Regrets (eletric)
03:36
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NO REGRETS (acoustic)
I have spoken like I know
When I knew nothing of what I spoke
I have lied in the face
Of those I truly Love
(CHORUS)
I’m not a man
Who has no regrets
I just can’t turn and look at them yet
I’m not a man
Has no regrets
I just can’t turn and look at ‘em yet
I have been on the witness stand
I have chosen to fake a cry
I’ll live, live with that
I’ll live with that until I...
(CHORUS)
I feel them
They’re behind
They needle me
In the back of my mind
Oh
But I don’t want to see them
I don’t want to see them
If you don’t mind
I have lied in the face
Of those i truly Love
(CHORUS)
I’m not a man
Has no regrets
I just can’t turn and look at them yet
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14. |
Never Did She
03:11
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NEVER DID SHE
I went down to the place we said and I waited for my baby to call
But never did she never did she never did she never did call
Never did she call
So I walked along the road that we once walked and I waited for my baby to show
But never did she never did she never did she never did show
Never did she
And I wonder if it could ever be the way she said
Or at least a little something like I saw it in my head
So I laid naked all night in the pouring rain and I waited for my baby to save me
But never did she never did she never did she never did save me
Never did she save me
So I dried out in that bright yellow sun and I waited for my baby to smile
But never did she never did she never did she never did smile
Never did she
And I wonder if it could have ever been the way she said
Or at least a little something like I saw it in my head
Time goes by and I still cry wishing that my baby still loved me
But never did she never did she never did she never did love the real me
Never did she
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15. |
Where Did It Go
03:39
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WHERE DID IT GO ?
The grey skies are giving me blue eyes
Those blue eyes are dripping like rain
Your soft ways have turned to sand paper
Your touch now brings nothing but pain
And hope is a joke without action
so your wishing is dripping in vain
You act like some kind of victim
While you flush our love right down the drain
I don’t wish you sorrow dear
I wish we could have seen it clear
And found that thing that lit us up
so many years ago
Oh I loved you so, I
Felt like my heart would explode
My tunnel eyes , My slamming heart
Your loving eyes tore me apart
Oh Oh Where did it go ?
Your words they are making me wonder
But my wonder is losing it’s steam
A change keeps seeming like it’s coming
But I keep waking to this same (fucking) bad dream
And hope it’s a joke without action
So your wishing it’s dripping in vain
You play it like you’re some kind of victim
While you flush our whole life down the drain
I don’t wish you sorrow dear
I wish we could have seen it clear
And found that thing that lit us up
So many years ago
Oh I loved you so, I
Felt like my heart would explode
My tunnel eyes , My slamming heart
Your loving eyes tore me apart
Oh Oh Where did it go ?
Oh Oh Where did it go ?
The grey skies are giving me blue eyes
Those blue eyes are dripping like rain
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David J. Carpenter Anaheim, California
Artist / Bass Player / Musician / Composer / Engineer / Producer
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