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California
05:00
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Twilight wraps around another seamless, sultry evening
It's slowly coolin' down, but all day the sun's been screaming
You know I love these days when it's so easy to unwind
But when the leaves are falling, I can hear the southland calling
And I feel California on my mind
Nights grow longer now and hint at season's slow, sure turning
Migrant flocks turn south and leave us earthlings with our yearnings
I love to walk and dream and think I'm some essential part
But with the great whale's passing I turn and head for home at last
Amidst the sad, sweet sirens in my heart
The coming winter storm seems of some different lifetime
The woman keeps me warm and I love her for the lifeline
The days just pass on by, and the years have had their toll
And when the cold wind's blowing my California bloodlines show
And I feel her tugging at my soul
Whoooa oh, California
Up and out from you I've grown
Whoooa oh, California
Ummhmmm, you're in my bones
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I'm Alright, I'm OK
03:41
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I remember saying 'this is the day when she'll arrive'
Someone asked me how I'd known
We had something going and it still survives
Well, at least in my heart, and too in my mind
And I can't leave it behind
I always thought there'd be time
I never worried 'bout rushing what I had to say
I thought you'd always me mine, but I find that like time
You're slipping away
Well, I don't know where life's taking you
But somewhere 'round the bend
Oooooh I hope to see you again
Because you're more than a friend
I'm alright, I'm OK
Yeah I just came here to say
You needn't carry on that way
I'm alright
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3. |
Ton Of Money
05:25
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I guess it's just a sign of the age, everybody's so outraged
Waiting on the hand of fate, as if you had to wait
Disregarding grace, always with a frown on their face
But I guess that's just the price you pay for livin' life that way
We long for power in the comin' day,
We step towards it then we turn away
But hope for castles made of more than sand
Only leaves us with these empty hands
If we can't be bothered with the day to day
The years add up to time just pissed away
But if you've got the desire and the will
Step by step you'll see the pieces fall in place
Are you hoping to be hit on the head with a ton of money
Were you thinking that with only your smile you'd move a mountain aside
Is there something you been hoping to find, well let me tell you, honey
That there ain't no easy answers and there's no free ride
Funny how I thought I'd stay the same
I've changed so much I oughta change my name
I never thought that I'd be this far gone
Hey, I don't know what I was thinking, hon
But if you've got some dreams you'd like to come true
I got a little thought I'd like to offer you
Chase down those dreams, don't let 'em slip away
Ummmm, shoulda started yesterday
Are you hoping to be hit on the head with a ton of money
Were you thinking that with only your smile you'd move a mountain aside
Is there something you been hoping to find, well let me tell you, honey
That there ain't no easy answers and there's no free ride
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4. |
Run Every Mile
04:36
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Run every mile, you'll find that once you get started
You're stuck with the smile, babe and even if love's departed
Just lead with your heart and after a while...
You'll find you run every mile
Babe, I know it gets hard sometimes
Thing that come seem to have no reason
Say you could go for a change in clime
But it could be just the change in season
The sun's always there, 'though it don't always shine
Run every mile, you'll find that once you get started
You're stuck with the smile, babe and even if love's departed
Just lead with your heart and after a while...
You'll find you run every mile
Got to roll with the changes, hon
A sucker's punch could leave your heart reelin'
Still, you know you should love someone
And thank the lord for the crazy feelin'
You'll find time to rest when the day is done
Run every mile, you'll find that once you get started
You're stuck with the smile, babe and even if love's departed
Just lead with your heart and after a while...
You'll find you run every mile
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I met her on the road to Orleans
Two days out of San Anton
The lady put herself in a strange scene
Sittin' by the fire all alone
With her eyes all aglow, gas-fire blue
So I asked her if she'd like to spend an hour or two
She offered me a half-empty bottle
And she offered me a seat by her side
When she asked me if I'd like to hear a story
You know I couldn't refuse if I tried
So she told me 'bout a love so warm and true
And I found myself drawn in by the dream she drew.....
Dare I move?
I'd hate to lose track of this groove, now, baby
Dare I breathe so lightly, if we moved just slightly
Would we ever get back, could you say for a fact
We would be in exact harmony?
Next morning by the fire she was distant
She said she didn't know what to do
Indecision seemed inconsistent
But for her I guess it weren't nothing new
She insisted she would need more time to choose
So I put my hat on and rode in to Baton Rouge
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6. |
Lost
03:48
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Man I was hurting' that day you walked away
You went in search of yourself, I guess we lost our way
I went a little bit crazy, thought I could make things right
Then I got drunk for a month, just to live through the night
Then I bought a '32 roadster in Richard Petty blue
I got a yellow lab puppy, a brand new barbecue
I got tickets to the big show, I can live with the cost
Yeah, my life got so good, baby, now that you got lost
I was so up in the air, just like the man in the moon
I'd either stay up all night, or else I'd sleep in 'til noon
But when I stepped out today I found my feet on the ground
Yeah, I'm doing alright, baby, with you not around
Then I bought a '32 roadster in Richard Petty blue
I got a yellow lab puppy, a brand new barbecue
I got tickets to the big race, I can live with the cost
Yeah, my life got so good, baby, now that you got lost
So now I'm doing all right, and you come sniffing around
We could patch up our lives, you say, where they've come unwound
But I'm better already, baby, and with the help of some friends
I think I found myself somehow, so just get lost again
I got a '32 roadster, it's Richard Petty blue
I got a yellow lab puppy, a brand new barbecue
I'm enjoying those things I know that you would have tossed
Yeah, my life got so good, baby, since you got lost
Yeah, my life got so good, baby, now that you got lost
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Believe It
03:59
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If we believe it, babe, it sure is real
So why not just enjoy the feeling
That is stealing over you
I'd like to show you, but there's miles between
And if I spoke the words would lose their meaning
I'm trying to tell you, I believe in you
I tried to think me up an alibi
But I'm the guilty one, there's no denying
I'm in love with the crazy little things that you do
Sometimes I gotta let my soul revive
I hit the road and I just keep on driving
I gotta get to where's there's only me and you
I got this feeling right down to the bone
Can't get enough, for you I'm always 'Jonesing'
I gotta see where this is leading to
Who's to know what lies around the bend
Let's hope this story has a happy ending
If we believe it, it'll all come true
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Rhythm Press
Rhythm Press is singer-songwriter-multiinstrumentalist Mike Mulhern, who currently resides on Anderson Island in Washington, USA.
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