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Not My Day
03:53
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Lyrics:
Didn't want to get up today
It's like a lead weight's in my head
Thinking of all the things I missed
And the things I did and said
Wondering when the spider webs
Will finally melt away
This is not my day
Running late for work today
It's like a thorn here in my side
I'm so sick of being full
From swallowing my pride
Guess you'd say this blinding ache
Is what they'd call my pay
This is not my day
This is not my day
Want to know the reason
Is it me, or is it fate?
Every dog has his day
But mine is running late
Didn't want to go out tonight
Until I met you there
The first time I made you laugh
Was like coming up for air
I hope that I can find some time
For you and me to play
This just might be my day
This just might be my day
This just might be my day
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It's You
04:19
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Lyrics:
I'm trying to sleep
But work is on the phone
All I got from college
Was a sizeable loan I cant pay
At least not today
I tried to call you
But you're never home
Oh, why can't the world
Just leave me alone today
Just for today
Though I got a lot to say
I still got bills to pay
And you still say
"No way, no way"
Though I got a lot to do
I'd still make room for two
Because it's you
It's you
You say you love me
But we're only friends
Well, that kind of thinking
Doesn't make any sense to me
I guess we'll see
But every single time
I see your boyfriends face
I think about moving
To an easier place to be
Just wait and see
Though I got a lot to say
I still got bills to pay
And you still say
"No way, no way"
Though I got a lot to do
I'd still make room for two
Because it's you
It's you
(instrumental break)
Though I got a lot to say
I still got bills to pay
And you still say
"No way, no way"
Though I got a lot to do
I'd still make room for two
Because it's you
It's you
I'm trying to sleep
But work is on the phone
Why can't the world
Just leave me alone today?
Just for today?
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Up To The Surface
04:14
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Lyrics:
I'm moving out
I'm moving out to the country
So far out
Where not even roads will find me
I'm gonna work while the days are long
I'm gonna write it all in a song
I'm moving out
I'm moving out to the country
I feel my wings falling off again
(Wings falling off again)
I feel my wings falling off again
(Wings falling off again)
I feel my wings falling off again
But I'd sing the whole way down
Just to get out of this town
I'm coming up
I'm coming up to the surface
I'm growing up
And I'm going to find my purpose
I'll find out if I'm right or wrong
I'm gonna find out where I belong
I'm coming up
I'm coming up to the surface
I feel my wings falling off again
(Wings falling off again)
I feel my wings falling off again
(Wings falling off again)
I feel my wings falling off again
But I'd sing the whole way down
Just to get out of this town
But I'd sing the whole way down
Just to get out of this town
(instrumental break)
Hey, listen up
'Cause I'm gonna tell my story
I'm moving up
And I'm gonna find my glory
I don't care if it's right or wrong
I wanna rock'n'roll all night long
Hey, listen up
'Cause I'm gonna tell my story
I feel my wings falling off again
(Wings falling off again)
I feel my wings falling off again
(Wings falling off again)
I feel my wings falling off again
But I'd sing the whole way down
Just to get out of this town
But I'd sing the whole way down
Just to get out of this town
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Lyrics:
Cold and snowy Sunday morning
The winter'd come without a warning
And you had changed your mind
We would be just fine
And all our big mistakes
Were gone and done
You made a pot of tea
One for you and two for me
But I'm not really there
'Cause I am just so scared
That you just might be right
And we're in love
And I'm already gone
I'm already gone
Til something better comes along
I'll sing your song
Pretend that nothing's wrong
And we are still so strong
'Cause I don't want to see
What you really mean to me
So I'll keep you hanging on
Til something better comes along
I love to watch you sleep
But I feel I'm in too deep
Now my lie's become the truth
And I'm stuck here in my youth
Wondering how and when and why
I'd let you go
And I wish you could know
I wish you could know
Til something better comes along
I'll sing your song
Pretend that nothing's wrong
And we are still so strong
'Cause I don't want to see
What you really mean to me
So I'll keep you hanging on
Til something better comes along
(instrumental break)
Til something better comes along
I'll sing your song
Pretend that nothing's wrong
And we are still so strong
'Cause I don't want to see
What you really mean to me
So I'll keep you hanging on
Til something better comes along
Til something better comes along
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Wild Child
05:14
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Lyrics:
I don't care about your reputation
I don't care about the things you've done
I wonder if you think about me
When I'm gone
I don't care about the complications
I don't care the things they'll say
I just care about the smile you bring me
When you you look my way
'Cause you bring me up
'Til I can dance across the ceiling
When they put you down
You know it's you I'll stand up for
When you come around
I find it hard to fight the feeling
And I don't want to be sensible
Anymore
Listen to me Wild Child
No one could bring you down
Nobody wants you around
Any more than me
Oh, Wild Child
Why won't you hear me out?
I don't want to tie you down
I want to set you free
I don't care about the consequences
I don't care about how this turns out
I'm gonna tell you how I feel about you
Right now
'Cause you bring me up
'Til I can dance across the ceiling
When they put you down
You know it's you I'll stand up for
When you come around
I find it hard to fight the feeling
And I don't want to be sensible
Anymore
Listen to me Wild Child
No one could bring you down
Nobody wants you around
Any more than me
Oh, Wild Child
Why won't you hear me out?
I don't want to tie you down
I want to set you free
(instruemental break)
'Cause you bring me up
'Til I can dance across the ceiling
When they put you down
You know it's you I'll stand up for
When you come around
I find it hard to fight the feeling
And I don't want to be sensible
Anymore
Listen to me Wild Child
No one could bring you down
Nobody wants you around
Any more than me
Oh, Wild Child
Why won't you hear me out?
I don't want to tie you down
I want to set you free
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6. |
Black & Blue
04:41
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Lyrics:
A brand new car, a brand new place
Or a brand new pair of shoes
A new black dress
To help you beat the blues
A new best friend who appreciates
The new cut of your clothes
And the movies and the restaurants
You chose
And as you're running out there
With your heart left on the shelf
Life is easier when
You don't face yourself
With a black and blue heart
A black and blue life
All made up on the outside
A black and blue heart
A black and blue life
All made up on the outside
A trip down to the ocean
For you and all your friends
A drink to dull the fray
Of your loose ends
A brand new look or a brand new style
Like the ones there on TV
'Cause they're the ones who know
What you should be
And it won't hurt to let him
Share your bed just for the night
Just make sure he's gone
Before you see the light
With a black and blue heart
A black and blue life
All made up on the outside
A black and blue heart
A black and blue life
All made up on the outside
Like a smile that breaks on a face
That's been crying all night
It's your smile that shows everything
That you would like to hide
(instrumental break)
Brand new sights and brand new sounds
To help drown out the news
Life is easy
When there's nothing left to lose
With a black and blue heart
A black and blue life
All made up on the outside
A black and blue heart
A black and blue life
All made up on the outside
All made up on the outside
All made up on the outside
All made up on the outside
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Lyrics:
You call me on the phone
To tell me the news
Your flavor of the week has gone
And left you abused
Can't have anything to do
With that new guy you fell onto?
So, what will it be?
What do you need?
Some gas for your car
or a dollar or three?
You say that I'm your only guy
And that you need me
But not this time
You know I'm drawing the line
Hey girl
I know what you like
Hey girl
I know what you're like
You can fool anyone but me
Hey girl
I know what you like
Hey girl
I know what you're like
You can fool anyone but me
You say that all you want
Is something that lasts
So, why d'you always
Take your pants off so fast
For any one who promises
To be just like the ones in the past?
As long as you don' t have
To work for a thing
You'll wait for someone else
To give you your dreams
And you'll hang around as long as you think
It might be me
But not this time
You know I'm drawing the line
Hey girl
I know what you like
Hey girl
I know what you're like
You can fool anyone but me
Hey girl
I know what you like
Hey girl
I know what you're like
You can fool anyone but me
(instrumental break)
But not this time
You know I'm drawing the line
Hey girl
I know what you like
Hey girl
I know what you're like
You can fool anyone but me
Hey girl
I know what you like
Hey girl
I know what you're like
You can fool anyone but me
Anyone but me
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8. |
Out Tonight
03:41
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Lyrics:
Well, I remember the way
How back in the day
When I always knew
How things would work out
A beautiful life
And a beautiful wife
And I never really
Had any doubt
Now the neighbor's dog
He keeps on barking
And the noise be brings
Is bringing me down
There never seems
To be any parking
So, I think I'll just keep
Driving around
Well, let's go out tonight
And we can make a beautiful sight
Let's go out tonight
'Cause now is the time
Oh, now is the time
To make things right
Well, look at me now
Ain't it funny just how
My little plans didn't seem
To pan out
I spend all my days
Running 'round in a maze
And there never seems
To be a way out
The talking heads
They keep on talking
And the news they bring
Is bringing me down
I guess that I'll just
Keep on walking
And keep the world
A'spinning around
Well, let's go out tonight
And we can make a beautiful sight
Let's go out tonight
'Cause now is the time
Oh, now is the time
To make things right
To make things right
Now, the pretty people
Keep on mocking
And their attitudes
Are bringing me down
I guess that I'll just
Keep on rocking
And I'll try to turn
The whole thing around
Well, let's go out tonight
And we can make a beautiful sight
Let's go out tonight
'Cause now is the time
Oh, now is the time
To make things right
To make things right
To make things right
To make things right
To make things right
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Tony Meade Denver, Colorado
Tony Meade’s music is as contradictory as its creator… Romance and cynicism. Hope and longing. Beauty and grit. These are the things that define the music and the musician. A contradiction that somehow makes sense.
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