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In the old take
Injuns should've left them alone
When poor and plucky settlers sought a home
Such a big land
Food and riches abound
Certainly enough to go around
Then at last it's "Not so fast. It's really kinda funny
Who comes off as the bad guys in this tale"
Now the Duke was entertaining and we made a lot of money
The truth is that those movies lied
And cast our history aside with
All the things, I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not know
Over time the way the drama would go
Oh, the things I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not say
All the things I did not want in the way
Once the word was
Conform right out of the gate
Seen as sane demanded seen as straight
How fragile nature, wouldn't stand a chance with that kind
The cannibals and lepers just behind
But just like that, well, eat those hats, it never was a crisis
Creatures great and small like switching sides
And ask us experts just how long we knew how things were shakin'
A decade back, or two or three
Give or take a century of
All the things, I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not know
Over time the way the crazy can grow
All the things I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not say
All the things I did not want in the way
Holy doctrine shows us why some stories are repeaters
The evil one was back in time you see
Where he planted all this nonsense just to muddy up the water
We're not inclined to teach that stuff
Your years of learning aren't enough for
All the things, I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not know
Over time the way the drama would go
Oh, the things I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not say
All those things I did not want in the way
And all the things I could have told you, I should have told you, I did not say
All the things I did not want in the way
There’s the young boy
On the way to church or the gym
Have no fear, he's safer there with them
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Ever
04:40
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I thought about you darlin'
At some couple's wedding day
The vows were at the altar
But my mind was far away
And in my daydream movie
I bask in bygone beauty
You were mine for then
The bride and groom look happy
The padre kinda sappy
When he said to them
Their love ever was to be
Never was to end
Since the time you left me
Others went and came
I saw our same old places
But they never looked the same
Far too proud to pine ya
Sometimes I'd Aude Lang Sine ya
With comfort of my friends
And many times I'd see them
To raise the glass of freedom
Did not worry then
If the love that never was to be
Ever was to end
I saw you at a station
Where you hugged me for so long
You told me how you missed me
And you never should've gone
We made love through the nighttime
Til the golden morning broke
And how my tears were falling
That moment I awoke
That dream is gonna find me
And cruelly re-remind me
Sometimes I just pretend
I hoped I might be spared some
But here I am at square one
To wonder once again
If the love that never was to be
Ever was to end
That dream is gonna find me
And cruelly re-remind me
Sometimes I just pretend
I hoped I might be spared some
But here I am at square one
To wonder once again
If this love that never was to be
Ever was to end
If the love that never was to be
Ever was to end
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Sacrifice
03:51
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Had the Feeling
02:54
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Memorial Day
03:41
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Do you remember on the windy hill
The cannon fire could be seen there
And how your firm word clears the walls of the past
But all tricks of the trade get so lost in the passing parade
But the lessons I took then are lessons I'm hoping will last
And now I don't remember the frightened failings that kept me down
Or all the wordly weapons that make their mark but are never found
And I won't try
I won’t try
Do you remember how you turned my head, and put my face to the water
And how the fierce beast turned a friendlier eye
Now I wouldn't have found it myself but there was someone there to help me
And now I don’t remember the names of people who did me wrong
The tiny misdirections that got me lost as I moved along
And I won't try
I won’t try
If you can see me for the way I am you might be so disappointed
But then I may not be a stranger to you
The bells will be ringing today along the fast and mighty river
And I know what's at stake now, I know what I'm needing to do
And now I don't remember the frightened failings that kept me down
Or all the wordly weapons that make their mark but are never found
And now I don’t remember the names of people who did me wrong
The tiny misdirections that got me lost as I moved along
And I won't try
And I won't try
And I won't try
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Too Many Paradises
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Pocket Change
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Not Like That
02:06
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I saw you with Sue yesterday so there's
something you must know
Enough’s enough, her gig is up and for you
I'm gonna show
She climbed this corporate ladder here cuz there's
nothing she won't do
You must be told my darlin'
Cuz she's just not like that when she's with you
They say Ray puts on moose's heads when he's
driving down the street
He'll do some odd Flamenco dances for anyone he
meets
You see him working at the desk and he seems
so kind and fair
Don't be naive my darlin'
He's just not like that when you're not there
I know you know me very well
And my word's as good as gold
There's nothing you could say to me
That will ever been retold
They've all got reputations here and it spreads to
every town
I tell you this my darlin'
They're just not like that when you're around
Ooooooooh Baby!
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What the Mystic Told Me
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The mystic warned me - and how I knew her powers
The death card and its minions told a tale of woe
My dreams I won’t find, my heart will simply shatter
All predictions so foreboding a long, long time ago
The years are passing, I haven’t hit those marks yet
All our paths to awesome fortune changing every day
The walk is weaker the pride’s put in its place now
But it seems my peace of mind - it just won’t go away
Every now and then I’ll think of what the mystic told me
How so much of what she saw then, pretty much is true
So ain’t it strange that she still miscalculated
That somehow in those cards she didn’t notice you
Yeah, ain’t it strange that she so miscalculated
That somehow in those cards she didn’t notice you
She didn’t notice you
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Honest Johnny
03:24
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Palisade One
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Warrenty
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Friday @ 12 Noon
03:58
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I woke up this morning, I saw the sun still there
I grabbed my third-grade textbook, and I jumped into the air
I had so many hopeful dreams on my way to school
But please, please don’t you do it Friday at 12 noon
No, not Friday at 12 noon
That’s when we test our sirens
It’s Paul Revere in flight
I know your powers are mighty, but if we’re warned we’ll do all right
Now, I got fine moves underneath my desk; I got my Bannd-Ayds too
But please, please don’t you do it Friday at 12 noon
No, not Friday at 12 noon
You should come and see us
You could stay a while
We’ll be friends, perhaps by then those
Crafty ways won’t be your style
Phred Phlinstone’s in the doghouse
The joker’s on the sly
Dezi yells at Loosi, and ol’ Jefro’s still a spy
And yes, they test the EBS on Kaptain Cangaroo
But please, please don’t you do it Friday at 12 noon
You should come and stay here
We could make a fuss
May take time, but then you’ll find that
All in all you’re just like us and
Please don’t get too desperate, if thing’s just aren’t the best
You’ve got the finest athletes, and you’re awfully good at chess
Please don’t pull no dirty tricks, my week is almost through
And please, please don’t you do it Friday at 12 noon
No, not Friday at 12 noon
Cuz every time I hear that false alarm
I wonder if it’s true
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Nobody's Home
02:35
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The bell is ringin’ but your hat is on the subway
Your watch is in a bucket in Rome
You rat-tat-tat but they’re already at the penthouse
It’s doubtful they can hear ya’ from the next time zone
You’ve been rolling along and along and lately
Both ends are burning from your piano and bridge
Even when closing your mind, you can feel it, baby
You’ve been around so much no one else is
You got your money but it wasn’t what you hoped for
You wanted something more for your smile
Don’t show your hand until you lose the silly mustache
They haven’t really helped you for a long, long while
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