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Nothing About Frogs (2012)

by Bill Burke

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Available 02:51
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All the Things I Should've Told You 04:57
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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 04:20
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Pocket Change 04:35
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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 03:05
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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 04:01
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Warrenty 04:56
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Memorial Day - older version 03:36
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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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released October 24, 2012

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