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Civilized
04:21
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Civilized
The earth's charred black where it used to be green
Where we have been
And the sky's choked black where it ought to be blue
Where we've be through
But you're wild, wild
You're wild
And from this "house of the rising run"
"Baby, we were born to run"
Lay down your weapons, now, lay down your guns
And we'll have "fun, fun, fun"
Chorus
When the dawning breaks on the civilized
Will they start acting their age?
Or will they scream in a horrible rage
When they're released from their cage?
ChorusX2
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2. |
This Groove Blues
04:42
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This Groove Blues
Got me this groove, it's the only thing I've got (X2)
I don't know who I am, but I sure know what I'm not
See this old guitar, gonna learn to play it someday (X2)
Then I'm gonna go down to the ocean, throw that goddamn thing away
My little sister, she's fighting in the war (X2)
Makes me so afraid I might not ever see her anymore
The fathers of democracy gonna keep you safe from fear (X2)
But they don't seem to want to do much about the problems we got right over here
Repeat 1st verse
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3. |
Aberdeen Street
05:35
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Aberdeen Street
I was walking over the Princess Margaret Bridge
To surprise you at the flower shop
Saw a man shuffling toward me
He was moving like he was never going to stop
He had one foot down on the highway
And the other foot up on the sidewalk
I said, hey man, there's way more chance of getting hit
Then there'd ever be of falling off
But he was scared and I could tell by his voice
He didn't have it all quite together
We talked about his time in the hospital
Before we'd even discussed the weather
It's been a hot summer, the flower shop's in full bloom
We've got a nice apartment on Aberdeen
And posters in our room
And I've been reading too much, though the cats think that's pretty cool
If these paintings don't sell pretty soon
I might have to go back to school
I met you at the far end of the bridge
Started back toward the other side
Man's made it over, he's climbing the hill
He got his thumb out, he's waiting for a ride
See that guy up on ahead, I said,
Well, he didn't like this bridge too much
Did know if he was more afraid to fall
Or if he was more afraid that he might up and jump
'Cause it's one of those things that pops into your mind
You're worried that you just might do
And you're wondering where it came from
'Cause it sure as hell isn't you
Chorus X2
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4. |
Shakespeare's Blues
04:39
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Shakespeare’s Blues
Shakespeare was a gambler, he pissed away all his gold
Chasing down the mystery of the greatest tale ever told
His lady Cleopatra didn’t know what to do
She could no longer take a back seat to the holy muse
She took a one-way coach to Verona
Said she wasn’t coming back
She couldn’t stand to be left alone
Said she wasn’t coming back
The merchant of Venice tried to ease his pain
With heaps of earthly treasure that he gave to him in vain
Kings and jokers passed him as he sat upon the street
But nothing could inspire him to put the pen to the sheet
Chorus
Young Marc Anthony found himself a wife
Old Bill had to pick up pieces and get on with his life
The whole world is a story acted out on stage
The world is full of tender hearts that fade from off the page
Chorus
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5. |
Dashboard Jesus
03:42
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Dashboard Jesus
I love to hit the highways on long and winding journeys
But the prospect of getting in a wreck used to fill my mind with worry
‘Til one day at the dollar store my mind was put at ease
I stood in line and paid two-ninety-nine for a plastic dashboard Jesus
I’ve got a dashboard Jesus, he looks out on the road
He helps my poor old Buick to safely pull it’s load
He may be only plastic but he’s got a lot of soul
I’ve got a dashboard Jesus, he goes everywhere I go
When I was just a young lad, they told me Jesus was my friend
But over time I lost him, didn’t know if I’d see him again
Well, it’s a bit surprising, oh little did I know
That he’d come back to me with a stamp on his booty saying “Made in Mexico”
Chorus
We’ve been around the world, well, the son of God and I
We’ve seen rocks and trees and prairie, and climbed the mountains high
Well, one of these days, you know, this trip will be my last
Just take the Buick for one more blast and spread around my ashes
Chorus
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6. |
The Only One
05:35
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The Only One
Field and mountain, the time-covered hills
The sun has come to pacify the little ones that play at night
The cottontail rabbit has grown his winter clothes
This time has come because it is the only one, it’s the only one
It’s the only one X2
I’ll tell you a story and I’ll try to tell the truth
But if I tell you a lie, I’ll promise it’s the only one, it’s the only one
I know this comfort and I know you by my side
Tell me, would you blush if I told you you were the only one? You’re the only one
Now the river is swollen and the grass over-flows
How could we treat this world as if it weren’t the only one? It’s the only one
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7. |
Don't Take My Blues Away
04:10
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Don’t Take My Blues Away
I was just sitting around and reading a magazine
Checked out the latest fashions and checked out the latest scene
They were selling happiness if you can afford to pay
Don't take my blues away
They got pills to make you larger, pills to make you small
And these little blue ones'll get your horse out of its stall
Just fill out this form and then wait for seven days
Don't take my blues away
I've seen the eyes of the business men as they walk by
Their cars tell me they're happy and why would they lie
Or are they just hollow men slaving for their daily pay
Don't take my blues away
We hurry, hurry to the next place we gotta be
We even worry if we can get ourselves to sleep
We're living too much for tomorrow instead of for today
Don't take my blues away
Sometimes life is a jungle, there ain't much doubt
But I ain't gonna let those ad men put their pills in my mouth
Just put a little faith and effort to keep the wolves at bay
Don't take my blues away
Honey, don't you take my blues away
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8. |
Little Girl Blue
03:38
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Little Girl Blue
She’s a melancholy redhead, a ruby in a sea of pearls
Like the rainbow cloud of the morning dew, she’s Little Girl, Little Girl Blue
It’s the saddest thing that you’ve ever seen, she’s sunshine smothered by rain
Well I’d give my eyes just to see her smile, give anything if I could heal her pain
It makes me more than just a little uneasy to see her all torn up inside
But there’s nothing, nothing that I can do to make her come of hiding
I said, why don’t you come down, come on down the road, come down and sit for a spell
She said, I don’t know, honey, I just don’t know, I’m telling you, I feel like hell
Repeat verse 1
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9. |
Fool Amongst Thieves
03:24
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Fool Amongst Thieves
If you’re going down to New Orleans won’t you save a place for me
Gonna blow all my money on crawdads and honey, gonna party like a fool amongst thieves
Well it’s been so long since I felt together don’t know blow’d me apart
Gonna find me a center with a little better weather, gonna mend this broken heard
Well the fais-do-do and the rock ‘n’ roll will make you feel like you’re five years old
You can smell the voodoo and the barbecue, well it’s medicine for your soul
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10. |
All I Can Say
04:07
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All I Can Say
I’m getting older and so are you (x2)
That all I can say for sure, all I can say for sure
Living here on this cold East Coast (x2)
With our heads in the sand and our hands in our coats, hands stuck inside our coats
This world around me is brick and steel (x2)
Do I have to escape to remember what’s real? To remember what is real?
Or is it all a dream? Is it all in mind?
Is the world just as seems? Is this pain really live?
I have no allegiance for queen or king (x2)
A nation doesn’t mean anything, doesn’t mean anything
This world around me is brick and steel, this world around me is wires and wheels
Do I have to escape to remember what’s real? To remember what is real?
Repeat verse 1
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11. |
The UFO Song
03:02
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The UFO Song
There’s a girl who lived next door, she doesn’t live there anymore
Crazy as a bag of hammers, they had to throw her in the slammer
She said she saw a UFO, and it beamed her aboard
Then it flew her out to WalMart, and they made her steal the shopping carts
Here come the cops, here come the cops, here come the cops
And I think I love her
Well, they caught her on tape and they found her DNA
There’s no way she could escape the prosecution’s air-tight case
Here come the judge, here come the judge, here come the judge
And I think I love her
Well, she claimed that she was framed by a foe she could not name
The psychologist came and he labeled her insane
Here come the men in the bright white coats to take her away
But I think I love her
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Mike Aube Nova Scotia
Mike Aubé is an alt-folk songwriter on a mission to “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable”. Like Woody and Arlo Guthrie before him, he blends humour, a sense of social justice and a love of nature into what Canadian Musician Magazine called “playful and catchy folk…clearly Canadian”. ... more
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