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All My Life
04:17
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I was another man when you were mine
I recall it like a dream now
Like another life
And it’s the time of my life
I’m growing older
And as the seasons pass me by
I’m growing colder
Been going through some changes
It’s been a long, long time
And now missing you is all that I can do
All my life
I’ve got all your pictures
In a box beneath my bed
And I take them out from time to time
And I tell them all the things I should have said
Now that I know that you’re the only
I’ll try to deny that I’m still lonely
Been going through some changes
It’s been a long, long time
And now missing you is all that I can do
All my life
I’m going out tonight, and I’m going to find you
And when I do, I will remind you
That it’s the time of our lives
We’re growing older
And as the seasons pass us by
We’re growing colder
Been going through some changes
It’s been a long, long time
And now missing you is all that I can do
All my life
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New Girlfriend
03:00
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No one else is sweeter, and every time I see her she makes me sing
I've got a new girlfriend
Innocence and beauty
all that she needs to be, you know she is
she's my new girlfriend
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
I've got a new girlfriend
She knows no jealousy, she brings out of me the sweetest love
she's my new girlfriend
No supermodel beats her
as soon as you meet her, you'll fall in love
with my new girlfriend
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
I've got a new girlfriend
And it's all like a dream, 'til I see you again
She don't look like no movie star
she don't drive no flashy car
She don't wear no short little skirt
she don't even say a word
She's my cool girlfriend.
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New Year’s Eve, you left me behind
It’s the same old scene, time after time
You never change, whatever they say
Everyone and everything’s still the same
Time and again, it’s you that I’ve waited for
But you left me out here in the cold, left me all alone
New Year’s Eve, you come and you go
The only thing new is the fresh fallen snow
New Year’s Eve, it’s high time you go
You promise me, but you never show
You shone as you moved through the fair, a glowing jewel
But I from afar simply stared, as I always do
All of the build-up, and all of the dreams
Disappear in the midnight, beneath all the screams
The first dawn arrives, like a whispering wind
Nothing has changed, and it all starts again
Anyone can see
You’re not the one for me
New Year’s Eve, step up take a bow
You’ve done it again, started another row
New Year’s Eve, my money’s all spent
I can’t find my shoes, I can’t find the rent
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Birdy Deluxe Superstar
04:00
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If I were you and you were me, is this how you would like to be?
You can't say that it's all right
If you were me and I were you, is this what I should do to you?
Would you say that it’s all right?
I've been waiting so long
Please don't make me crawl
Birdy Deluxe Superstar
I've walked the streets of town all night, and come home with the morning light
I can't face the cold at home
I wake up drunk in afternoon, dreaming of a honeymoon
I don't want to be alone
I've been waiting so long
Please don't let me fall
Birdy Deluxe Superstar
And I can't think of nothing else I want in the world
When I dream of love, Super Birdy Deluxe, you're the girl
If boys were girls and girls were boys, could we cut out all the noise?
Do we have just what it takes?
If girls were boys and boys were girls, do you think we’d change the world?
Do we learn from our mistakes?
I've been waiting so long
Please don't make me crawl, Birdy Deluxe Superstar
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Lyrics
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Honey, I know that I made you sad
And the snow’s falling down like the tears you shed
Oh, but I never meant to make you cry
And I just want you by my side
Ooh, baby, come on home for Christmas
Ooh, baby, come on back this year
If you come home, I’ll never let you go
And you’ll never shed another tear
Sugar, I’ve cried every night since you left home
And I’ve died every night in my bed alone
Oh, honey, I just want you back with me
Baby, it’s you that I want under the tree
Ooh, baby, come on home for Christmas
Ooh, baby, come on back this year
If you come home, I’ll never let you go
And we’ll never, never shed another tear
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Goodvibe Girl
03:19
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When you walked into the room
I’d knew you’d come too soon
Cause I wasn’t ready
No, I wasn’t ready for you
I said, “Now, Heart, get ready”
I felt my palms get sweaty
I pictured my heart already broken
I got steady on my feet
But your smile so bittersweet
Said all the words I’d never spoken
Let’s sail off around the world
You and me, me and you, Goodvibe Girl
I could see you were a survivor
A new beatnik Godiva
You could turn the world on with your wiles
A higher-born eccentric
With your brown eyes so electric
You make everyone important for a while
Let’s sail off around the world
You and me, me and you, Goodvibe Girl
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Did you think that it couldn’t happen
Right here, to you
Now you’re that somebody else
And it’s so real, you can’t believe it’s true
In the half-light of your shadow past
You will find it hiding
Through the seasons never meant to last
You will feel it
Believe it
Now the plans you made have blown away
Like so many grains of sand
Here you are with the dues you’ve paid
And you start again from scratch
In the half-light of your shadow past
You will find it hiding
Through the seasons never meant to last
You will feel it
Believe it
Oh yeah, come on, take it easy, baby, it’s alright
We can take our time
We’ve got mountains yet to climb
And all the things you thought would stop you
You step right over
Oh yeah, come on, take it easy, baby, it’s alright
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You keep making like you say you're sorry,
But that don't make it all right
You keep making like you'll change tomorrow,
But it won't make me feel right
I heard you twice the first time
I've been in love with a lie
You can make it like you've been around,
But I know that you're not there
You can make it like you've been out of town,
But it still don't matter where
I don't think I can get by
I've been in love with a lie
You can say that you still believe in me,
But it won't make me come home
You can tell me that you don't want me leaving,
But, baby, now you're on your own
I've got no tears left to cry
I've been in love with a lie
I've been in love before, but I never did anything right
To God above you swore, and you lied
You can tell me about all you've been thinking
Until my eyes go blind
You can tell me that you're finished with drinking
You still can't change my mind
I think I'm gonna get by
You'll see me waving goodbye
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Looking through old photographs
At folks who aren't here no more
And friends that I don't even know
And I notice we don't smile the way we did back then
Something in our eyes has changed
I know I'm not the same
I know, and now I'm wide awake
I’ve been to one too many funerals to take it all so seriously
Hey, it's only life
And if I could just find myself a little peace of mind
Then everything would be all right
I know we’re not the same
I know it’s late to change
Hello, Moon
Hello, Sun
I’m back among the living
Hello, Earth
Hello, Sky
I’m back to be forgiven
Once again
Burying our feelings in the ground and in the leather-bound scrapbooks inside our hearts
If we don't start living soon, I don't know when we'll ever start
I know it’s not the same
I know it’s late for change
Hello, Moon
Hello, Sun
I’m back among the living
Hello, Earth
Hello, Sky
I’m back to be forgiven
Once again
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Chimney Sneak
03:23
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I heard you on the rooftop
Your old feet stepping light
Dancing ‘round the chimney
That Cold December night
Curiosity awakened
By the rooftop dance so fair
And I crawled out of my bed
And headed down the stairs
Yeah, just to see who it was there
You go down and you come up, you go down and you come up,
You go down and you come up and you come up again
Bottom of the staircase
I dared to take a peek
Between the mantel and the tree
I beheld a chimney sneak
Peeking around the corner
Saw a beard so snowy white
You were laying out the presents
Then you slipped out of sight
Yeah, you slipped right out of sight.
You go down and you come up, you go down and you come up,
You go down and you come up and you come up again
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11. |
Building Up
04:26
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Have you been lonely too long, Have you been holding back your heart—afraid to start?
You take my hand and run away
You turn and look me in the eye--can you deny it?
We’ve been building up to this
It’s been coming on for so long, how can you resist?
Our love could soon outshine the sun
Burn away the clouds ‘til there’s no trace
If you’d embrace it
We’ve been building up to this
It’s been coming on for so long, how can you resist?
I will be the rain, I will be the sea
I will be everything that you need
Have we been lonely too long?
Have we been holding back our hearts?
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The Hitmaker Chicago, Illinois
"Look upon my Hits, ye mighty, and despair!"
The Hitmaker's music is the sound of Oasis and The Cars
making out under the bleachers at a Van Morrison concert.
As a live performer, he has opened for Bob Dylan, Violent Femmes, Todd Rundgren, and many others.
The Hitmaker has also done remixes with members of Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Journey.
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