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I never expected the man in black
Would get the best of me
I was just following my destiny
Above the cliffs of insanity
I search for the six fingered man
Alas this man has only five
I hate to kill him
I’m sure he hates to die
It’s good at last to be tested
It can be lonely at the top
But what if I were bested
I supposed I’d have to stop
And there’d be nowhere to go, but back to the beginning
No reason or rhyme - only losing no winning
To have failed on my quest, for my soul there’d be no ointment
I would go back to the beginning
And get used to disappointment
Our battling blades go snicker snack
As I battle this mystery man
But I know something he doesn’t
I don’t fence with my left hand
No I am not left handed
I go on a thrusting spree
But he knows something I don’t know
Neither is he
Who is this man in black?
Another lover of the foil?
I will never know
He strikes me with his fist and down I go
And where will I go
Except back to the beginning
No reason or rhyme
Only losing, no winning
I have failed on my quest
For my soul there is no ointment
I ‘ll just go back to the beginning
And get used to disappointment
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Follow Your Heart
03:13
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Well you’re standing on the edge
Don’t know which way to lean
Everything looks scary
When you’re caught in between
Where you’ve been and where you’re going
But it’s time to make the leap
Time to forge ahead
Not time to worry
Bout what have could have been instead
Cuz there’s no way of knowing
So just follow your heart
Follow your dream
You can be anyone, you could be anything
When you’re stuck in your head
And don’t know where to start
Follow your dream
Follow your heart
So there you go
Off into the world
Steely-eyed determination
Majesty unfurled
They’re not prepared, for what they’re getting
There’ll be good days and bad
Friends will come and go
Hold your head up high
Never let go
You’re moving forward, not forgetting
So just follow your heart
Follow your dream
You can be anyone, you could be anything
When you’re stuck in your head
And don’t know where to start
Follow your dream
Follow your heart
They tell you that the world is hard out there
That may be true but I don’t care
Cause I know you’ll make its through
If you’ll just be who you are
And follow your heart
Follow your dream
You can be anyone, you could be anything
When you’re stuck in your head
And don’t know where to start
Follow your dream
Follow your heart
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Don't Blink
02:49
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You got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 little fingers
And 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 little toes
Two eyes, two ears, but you only got one nose
There’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, pennies in a nickel
And five more in a dime
Ain’t it nice when life is simple
But that changes over time
Now you turned 13, 14, 15, 16
I can’t tell you anything
Well I can say it, but you won’t hear it
I guess you think I’m just muttering
You remember when life was simple
Wish you knew it’s simple still
CAn’t wait to see who you’re becoming
Like I know I will
So I Don’t Blink
Cause every little bit counts
I take it all in, And let it sink in
In large and small amounts
Now you’re 17,18,19, 20
Out in the world you go
You don’t look back
But I can’t stop watching
Life ain’t simple, don’tcha know
And I don’t blink
Cause every little bit counts
I take it all in and let it sink in
In large and small amounts
(but who’s counting)
I see you once in a while
And you’re twice the person I ever dreamed you’d be
You said three little words and off you go
To be happy for eternity
But you know life ain’t always that simple
Like your finding out
And now you got one of yer own
That you can teach to count
And they’ve got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 little fingers
And 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 little toes
Enjoy it while their life’s still simple
Cause that changes as they grow
And don’t blink
Cause every little bit counts
Take it all in and let it sink
In large and small amounts
And don’t blink
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4. |
One Last Drink
03:37
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When the candle’s burnin down, the wine glasses are low
And the waiter comes around to ask if we’re ready to go
And she looks me in the eye, I just don’t want this to end
So I look at him and I say, “One last drink, my friend”
Give me one last drink, give me one for the road
We ain’t in no hurry, ain’t got nowhere to go
One last drink, yeah give me one for the road
What could go wrong, I’ve done it so many times before
So now we’re cruising down the highway, she’s got her hand on my knee
And I look in the rearview, what’s that I see?
Bright red and blue, a cruiser flashing his lights
He pulls me over and asks me, sir have you been drinking to night
I just had one last drink, yeah I had one for the road
Cause we weren’t in no hurry, ain’t got nowhere to go
One last drink, yeah give me one for the road
What could go wrong, I’ve done it so many times before
So he makes me walk a line and try to say backwards ABCs
Is it T or R that comes right before Z
Before I know it I’m sitting in his back seat
And she’s in the rear view yelling and cursing at me
I just had one last drink yeah I hadone for the road
Cause we weren’t in no hurry, ain’t got nowhere to go
We had one last drink, yeah one for the road
What could go wrong, I’ve done it so many times before
So now I’m in the holding tank some big guy gives me evil eye
I ask him what he’s looking at, and immediately ask myself why
So he walks across the cell, and picks me up by the hair
He’s got mean left and then he kicks me you know where
I just had one last drink yeah one for the road
Why’d I drive away, I didn’t have nowhere to go
I’ll never see her again, it won’t matter even so
Because of one last drink, yeah one for the road
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Ross Durand Orange, California
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