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Jesse was born on a small town farm
Had a kind heart never meant no harm
Did his job the way he was told
Don't think too hard, kid, you're only burning coal
And all of his questions only got in the way
Of the work he was doing and how he got paid
So he kept his mouth shut, tried hard not to sin
Scared to death of hell, thought he'd never win.
Allie came from Puget Sound
A young hippie chick, who was college bound
When her daddy wouldn't pay for a trip around the world
She posed naked on a site called "Girls on Girls"
The money only got her as far as Belize
Where a man whose legs, chopped at his knees
Said you only blessed to have all you need
And that would stick with her, so what is greed.
You seem so far away
But it's not true
Love, you're not alone
We are one body and the world is you.
Bob's up on the East Coast
Money's what he does the most
Does what he can, for his own
Wife, three kids, and mom's home loan
What he wants is good and pure
Never thought he was working for
The suffer of a brother in another land
A whole world apart
You seem so far away
But it's not true
Love, you're not alone
We are one body and the world is you.
Tiva is a shaman
Been making a call
To those who would listen
Or care at all
It all started with a dream
When she was seventeen
She said, there's no distance between you and me
Despite what you may see.
Jesse couldn't get to work the next day
Cause a young hippie chick was standing in his way
And right next to her were a thousand more
Sending a real strong message, shore to shore
Where Bob would lose more money in just one go
Than Tiva or Jesse could ever know
Who knew the press from just one protest
Could shut the plant down and bring justice.
Jesse's out of work
Allie's got no place to be
Bob's wondering where his money went
And Tiva's still got her dream
Well, it's all been done and the question stands
Who's future is in whose hands
Who will rise up, will stand down
Who will save the world, or let it burn to the ground
You seem so far away
But it's not true
Love you're not alone
We are one body and the world is you.
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If You're Here Be Here
04:51
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I remember that fateful night, with so much love and so much light
When we conceived our baby girl, and dreamed about a whole new world
Now three years passed, we barely talk, you say nothing lasts you don't even know
If you love me anymore
You're giving up, just like your father
We can work it out, if we try harder
If you're here be here, make the best of the situation
Times is rough, we both have so much frustration
If you're here be here
Every night it's the same old song, you walk around like nothing's wrong
I try to cut a path to you, but the air's so thick I can't break through
You tell me how you can hardly breathe, when I touch your hand I just can't believe
How you pull away from me, like a stranger would
Don't pass the blame, just like your mother
Cause you're not her, and I'm not you're father
If you're here be here, make the best of the situation
Times is rough, we both have so much frustation
If you're here be here
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Change of Clothes
04:21
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Poor rich kid, with stains up and down his shirt
He ain't got no change of clothes
And he don't care so much about no CNN, no NPR, no news station
Or political show
He bite the dog, when he wake up
Cause his day filled with nothing to do
Take a walk on down to find the man
That will give him the fix that will see him through
Hey man, it ain't that bad
You know it ain't that bad
I got a new suit for you, when you're ready friend
You know you can stand up
Any time you want
Try this on, see how it fits you, to live again
In the morning, poor rich kid's family calls
To see if everything's ok
Landlord barges in, looking for the rent
Only finds a stack of bills unpaid
Nobody knows where you went, nobody knows how your spent
Every cent that was put in your name
You're on some southbound bus, gone and widowed all the rest of us
But didn't pack no change of clothes
Hey man, it ain't that bad
You know it really ain't that bad
Got a new suit for you, when you're ready friend
You know you can stand up
Anytime you want
Try this on see how it fits you
You say this weight is too much to bear
And there's no love out there for you
But if you, throw off those rags you always wear
You'll see there's more love, than you ever really knew.
Hey man, it ain't that bad
You know it ain't that bad
I got a new suit for you, when you're ready friend
You know you can stand up, anytime you want
Try this on, see how it fits you, to live again
And it don't matter where you come from
Don't matter who you are
Don't matter about your income
Or if you drive a big fat car
Don't matter about your skin
Or the clothes you're right now in
All you need is a change of clothes.
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It's Something
04:45
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I heard that you were on your own
Saturday night and you got so stoned
But you don't feel high you feel alone
Ate all the sweets your mama left for you
Try to read a book but that's not what you really want to do
Try to shake away these lonely blues
Shake 'em up, yeah
So what you're looking for
It's something
Take all that built up pain, and turn it around
What you're looking for
It's something
You can't find by yourself.
Got more than one voice in your head
You make up your mind, and then you don't instead
The name of this game is called unrest, yes
Searching the time for a release
So the pain on your insides can finally cease
So you're burning desires can find a place to breathe
Let 'em breathe, yeah
So, what you're looking for
It's something
Take all that built up pain, and turn it around
Said, what you're looking for
It's something
You can't find by yourself
Yeah, what you're looking for
It's something beautiful
What you're searching for
Is something true
Take all that built up pain
And just turn it around
What you're looking for
It's something
You can't find by yourself
Now what you're looking for
It's something
You can't find it by yourself
Now what you want to do
Is walk over to your front door
And I don't mean your back door
I don't mean your window
And with an open heart
And an open mind
Walk over to the first person you see
Walk over to the first person you see
Gotta say hello
Say hello
To the beautiful people
We're all beautiful people
With so much to say
And all I got to say is
Hey, hey, hey
We're all wonderful people
With so much to give
And all I want to say is
Live! Live! Live!
It's Something
You can't find it by yourself.
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5. |
Moment That's Right
04:25
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So you say you don't like to dance
Still trying to get in her pants
Say you ain't much for the bump and grind
I got one thing that might change your mind
Well, there's twenty guys here that are better than you
But she ain't gonna know it unless you let her slip through your fingers
Ain't no time left to let it linger
She ain't gonna wait all night
For you to find the moment that's right
You take your last shot of prozzac
Hoping it will bring the feelings back
Sit your ass in front of the TV
And wonder why you feeling so empty
If you please step up and take a crack at this riddle
Cause you know it wouldn't hurt you if you tried to move a little
And just feel good
And seize the day just like you know you should
You better start to put up a fight
Cause your life won't wait for the moment that's right
Now you're feeling like you've done it all
And this city's getting kinda small
You try to find a way to ease the doubt
There's only one way to find out
So you say you wanna move but what you got to leave behind
Is holding you back so you ask me how much time that
You should allow
There's never been a better time than now
You can wait for it as long as you like
But there's no such thing as the moment that's right
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