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Light Your Fires
04:30
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When I start dreaming
I go a little too far
Wind up believing
I'm some kinda rockstar
And my head is in the clouds with this vanity
Won't you bring me back around to reality
I'll do the laundry
You do the dishes
I'm lucky I found me
Somebody who listens
When I share the tribulations of another day
When I'm quiet cuz I find I don't have much to say
Chorus:
There's no time for looking back, life is for living
I don't try to reconcile taking and giving
Lavish the children
With our affections
We see in their lives
Our own reflections
We are working for the good of all humanity
We're indulging one another's little fantasies
Bridge:
Light your fires while you are young
Keep you warm when you grow older
Light your fires while you are young
Your spark is hot now make it smolder
Light your fires while you are young
Keep you warm when you grow older
Light your fires while you are young
Your spark is hot now make it smolder
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2. |
The River
05:11
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The birds are singing a delicate song
A slow current pulls us along
Our love is a river we're drifting on
But it's getting louder, that thundering roar
Is getting too close for us to ignore
We look at each other and race to shore
'Cuz here on solid ground
There is nowhere to hide
From the storms in our lives
That make it so the river holds
The kind of love we're dreaming of
Little by little, day after day
The water wears all our edges away
And your blood is running inside my veins
All my obsessions, all of your fears
Crashing down through the valley of tears
They have been with us a million years
Here on higher ground
There is no need to hide
From the storms in our lives
That make it so the river holds
The kind of love we're dreaming of
We're on higher ground
Where we know we'll survive
All the storms in our lives
That make it so it overflows
The kind of love we're dreaming of
The kind of love we're dreaming of
The kind of love we're dreaming of
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3. |
Summer's Ghost
04:20
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I told her to take it easy on the cigarettes and caffeine
I told her to take a break from the wine and Jim Beam
She didn't listen to me, just kept on
Nothin' good goin' on
She had a fine memorial, plenty of folks turned out
The preacher did a good job, told us all about
Her sunny disposition, her favorite song
All good, no wrong
I'm all alone and holdin', keepin' strong
Summer's ghost comes along
It was two or three months later, kinda like a dream
She walked in my bedroom wearing bright white jeans
She told me it was different being gone
Neither right nor wrong
I'm all alone and holdin' keepin' strong
Summer's ghost comes along
It got to be a habit, she'd come every night
It's not that I was scared, it just didn't seem right
Summer I am sorry that things went wrong
But your time is gone
I'm all alone and holdin,' something strong
Summer's ghost comes along.
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4. |
Abigail's Reel
02:16
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Another day on the road
There's still a long way to go
I am so looking forward to being home
But I'm remembering a child
Who devoured every mile
Even on some neverending family drives
I could while away the time
Staring at the power lines
Swooping up and down like sparrows while Dad drove
And all the rows in the fields
Looked like spokes on a wheel
I could almost feel the world spin around me
Every car on the road
Had two eyes and a nose
Little me, I could see into their souls
Mercedes Benz's looked afraid
Like they had nowhere to turn
And Chevrolets had the gaze of a sad girl
Over the hill and just around the bend
The city lights, almost home again
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There's a window to my soul
Inside everyone I know
I've been gazing through those windows all my life
But I'm beginning to break free
Of their influence on me
I can't please everybody all the time
In the company of chameleons and butterflies
You'll find that I do not do well at all
Yet I don't suppose that I'd prefer to be with those
Who only want to pin me to the wall
In the halls of social grace
No one mentions to your face
Any words that might offend or bring you down
But they'll talk behind your back
About the qualities you lack
All the feathers in your cap are tumbling down
In the company of chameleons and butterflies
You'll find that I am not an easy sell
There may come a time when I'll be more inclined to buy
Into the little lies that people tell
I walk alone down by the water's edge
To find a little peace
And healing colors fille the sky
And perhaps it's just as well
I don't ask and you don't tell
Safe and cozy in our shells we carry on
We carry on
We carry on
Like nothing's wrong
In the company of chameleons and butterflies
Now finally I'm feeling right at home
For now I understand that there are things about a man
That truly he would never wanna know
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6. |
Separation
03:28
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Come along, go with me, come along go with me
Come along, go with me, to the wide field shining
Leave the trees the great wood and the lake
Leave the trees the great wood
Birds in the morning, bright sky
Birds in the morning overhead
Just bring the few things that you need
Just bring the few things that you need
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8. |
Every Mile
04:19
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Another day on the road
There's still a long way to go
I am so looking forward to being home
But I'm remembering a child
Who devoured every mile
Even on some neverending family drives
I could while away the time
Staring at the power lines
Swooping up and down like sparrows while Dad drove
And all the rows in the fields
Looked like spokes on a wheel
I could almost feel the world spin around me
Every car on the road
Had two eyes and a nose
Little me, I could see into their souls
Mercedes Benz's looked afraid
Like they had nowhere to turn
And Chevrolets had the gaze of a sad girl
Over the hill and just around the bend
The city lights, almost home again
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9. |
You Come Around
03:48
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I sit here and watch as the
neighbor boy passes by in a wagon pulled by
his mother the stoplight changes from red to green
red to green red green red to green red to
the cat she sits the cat she watches
cat she sits the cat she watches
cat she crouches cat she pounces
You come around when the day settles down
Talking gentle and slow to me alone
Good company mmm right here with me
After all this time in back of my mind
You laugh at my fondness for sweet roasted almonds
From my neighbor’s good tree, a little reluctant to share them
You come around when the day settles down
Talking gentle and slow to me alone
Evening comes on hmmm humming a song
Your voice with mine in back of my mind
You laugh at my fondness for chocolate and oranges
Their taste brings you to me sweet sharp and lovely
Trucks on the freeway the crows settle in and you watch them with me,
I can feel it every time.
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10. |
Dr. Ellis (Instrumental)
03:05
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11. |
Watery World
04:19
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Walking along dragging our feet through the sand
Water is warm you feel better once you get in
Watery world offers its riches to you
Caught in a swirl no doubt about what you should do
Chorus:
We're right on time, we're all in line
Pleasure comes in every size
It's happening, the things unseen
They open right before your eyes
Follow the school of sun dappled wandering fish
Eternally cool safety in knowing your niche
Time flows along you don't have to know what to say
Nothing is wrong there's nothing to do in a day
Chorus
Late afternoon it's time to have something to eat
Fork and a spoon everything's picnic complete
Bottle of wine no one's expected to drive
Plenty of time busy just being alive
We're right on time we're all in line
Pleasure playing seek and find
It's happening, the things unseen
Open up release your mind
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Adrian West Oakland, California
Adrian West Band is an Oakland-based acoustic rock ensemble. Think Paul Simon meets Dave Matthews Band meets Talkingheads. A fun mix of originals, covers and instrumentals spanning acoustic rock, jazz & classical styles. Vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, electric violin, saxophone, upright bass, drums & live looping. Adrian takes delight in setting real life topics to joyful music. ... more
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