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Father Forever
02:59
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All the men they smile and smile
Outside in the breeze
Then the weather starts to change
All but one man leaves
Father Forever, alone in the weather
Trying to hold his forecast together
Through stormiest storm – Through frostiest freeze
He shivers and sweats through mistakes and regrets
As he waits and he waits and he waits for a breeze
All his children smile and smile
With him in the breeze
Then the weather starts to change
All his children leave
Father Forever, alone in the weather
Trying to hold his forecast together
Through stormiest storm – Through frostiest freeze
He shivers and sweats through mistakes and regrets
As he waits and he waits and he waits for a breeze
Sometimes he is close and warm
Sometimes far and cold
Like the seasons spinning ‘round
Slowly growing old
If we can love him through changes in weather
If we can hold our Father Forever
Through stormiest storm – Through frostiest freeze
Then ev’rything, ev’rything, ev’rything, ev’rything
Ev’rything, ev’rything else is a breeze.
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2. |
Little Decisions
02:11
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Little Decisions, like grains of sand
Constantly filtering through our hands
Scattered in deserts forever to lie
Or piled up as mountains that reach to the sky
Little Decisions like pieces of string
Leading to tangles or new openings
Braided and woven and spun into gold
Or tossed to the wind to be lost when we’re old
Should I say “Hello”?
Should I stay or go?
Should I criticize?
Or should I close my eyes?
Decisions of our lives
Little Decisions like people in line
Inching and inching until it’s their time
Little Decisions can open the gate
Little Decisions can make people great
Should I say “Hello”?
Should I stay or go?
Should I criticize?
Or should I close my eyes?
Decisions of decisions of our lives
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Slipping and Sliding, upward we slog
Climbing and Climbing into the fog
We dream (dream we). We lived (lived we).
We loved (loved we). Remem (mem’ry).
Slipping and Sliding, upward we slog
Climbing and Climbing into the fog
Into the fog. Into the fog.
If we could lean back and fall out of the fog
Backwards in time, back down the vine
Backwards from fear, ‘til we are clear.
Back from alone, ‘til we are home.
Slipping and Sliding, upward we slog
Climbing and Climbing into the fog
We dream (dream we). Me mom (mommy).
Dee dad (daddy). Remem (mem’ry)
Slipping and Sliding, upward we slog
Climbing and Climbing into the fog
Into the fog. Into the fog.
If we could lean back and fall out of the fog
Backwards in time, back down the vine.
Backwards from fear, ‘til we are clear.
Back from alone, ‘til we are home.
If we could fall out of the fog
Backwards in time, back down the vine
Falling like rain, down from the pain,
Leaving it far, far, far above.
Lost and now found, plummeting down,
Down into love.
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4. |
Walter Wenceslas
03:52
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Walter wandered through the streets in the evening rain
Memories of past mistakes gave him so much pain
“What a wasted life I’ve made, useless and alone”
Then between two buildings came
A coughing and a groan.
PAST MISTAKES. WASH AWAY.
There a shaking body lay in the flooded gutter
Vomit on his beard said more than his drunken stutter
Walter helped him to his feet, then he led him home.
So much worse than being sick is being sick alone.
PAST MISTAKES. WASH AWAY.
Why is it you help me, man? Maybe you should wait.
You don’t know about my past. You don’t know my hate.
See this scar across my face? Got it in a fight.
Did it in the prison yard. Can’t forget that night.
PAST MISTAKES. WASH AWAY.
Here’s a pair of warm dry socks
Take those wet ones off.
Try to drink this bowl of soup. It might help your cough.
Please don’t brood about your past
Or how you got your scar.
I do not care who you were – only who you are.
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5. |
On One Note
02:51
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This is for those who sing on one note
So others are free to dream and to hope
So others can sing all over the scale
So others can rest and simply exhale
This is for those who stay in the chord
The internal voice so often ignored
Faithful and steady they drone on and on,
Never much noticed until they are gone
THIS IS MY DREAM, THIS IS MY HOPE
TO SWALLOW MY SONG AND SING ON ONE NOTE.
This is for those who sing the insides
The altos and tenors shaping our lives
The parents and friends who take on the cost
Of feeding the hungry and finding the lost.
This is for those who sing on one note
So others are free to dream and to hope
We honor their work, their countless refrains
We promise their work has not been in vain.
THIS IS MY DREAM, THIS IS MY HOPE
TO SWALLOW MY SONG AND SING ON ONE NOTE.
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6. |
Mirrors
02:32
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Mirror on you and Mirror on me
You see you and I see me
Do you like my “me” on you?
Does your “you” on me look true?
Mirror on stranger, mirror on friend
Look away, then look again.
Mirror on sick and those in fear
Look so they can see the mirror
BRIGHT, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
CLEAR, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
SHINE BACK TO OTHERS WITH BEAUTIFUL COLORS OF
BLUE, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
RED, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
FRAME THEM WITH FLOWERS, REFLECT BACK THEIR POWERS.
Mirror on Mom and mirror on Dad
I can see the face I had
Mirror on Daughter, mirror on Son
I can see who I’ve become
Mirror on Husband, mirror on Wife
Changing visions of their lives
Sparkle, sparkle like the sun!
Mirrors and mirrors on ev’ryone!
BRIGHT, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
CLEAR, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
SHINE BACK TO OTHERS WITH BEAUTIFUL COLORS OF
BLUE, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
RED, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR
FRAME THEM WITH FLOWERS, REFLECT BACK THEIR POWERS.
BRIGHT, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR...
CLEAR, MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR...
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7. |
Janitor's Lullaby
03:05
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Ev’ry night while you’re asleep
I come in to mop and sweep
Sweep away your old mistakes
You are clean when you awake.
You don’t know me – never can.
Dif’rent woman – Dif’rent man.
Dif’rent ways to love and live
I accept it. I forgive.
SO SLEEP AND SLEEP
WHILE I SWEEP AND SWEEP
AWAY, AWAY, AWAY, AWAY
AWAY, AWAY, AWAY, AWAY
SLEEP WHILE I SWEEP AWAY.
Each of us from time to time
Needs someone to help us shine
Needs someone to let us sleep
Needs someone to mop and sweep.
Mop and sweep is what I do
Mop and sweep my love for you
Ev’ry night of ev’ry week
Dream of you and mop and sweep
SO SLEEP AND SLEEP
WHILE I SWEEP AND SWEEP
AWAY, AWAY, AWAY, AWAY
AWAY, AWAY, AWAY, AWAY
SLEEP WHILE I SWEEP AWAY.
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8. |
Sometimes People Change
03:41
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Sometimes people with a sickness
Do things that are strange
Does the sickness have control
Or have the people changed?
Can our love survive a sickness?
Can it make the
CHANGE TO TOMORROW – CHANGE OUT OF SORROW
CHANGING AND WINNING ANOTHER BEGINNING
WHERE WE WILL SURVIVE
AND OUR LOVE WILL THRIVE – EMBRACING THE STRANGE
‘CAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE, SOMETIMES PEOPLE,
SOMETIMES PEOPLE CHANGE... CHANGE...
Sometimes people with a fortune
Do things that are strange
Does the fortune have control
Or have the people changed?
Can our love survive a fortune?
Can it make the change... change...
Sometimes people who have nothing
Do things that are strange.
Does the nothing have control
Or have the people changed?
Can our love survive with nothing?
Can it make the
CHANGE TO TOMORROW – CHANGE OUT OF SORROW
CHANGING AND WINNING ANOTHER BEGINNING
WHERE WE WILL SURVIVE
AND OUR LOVE WILL THRIVE – EMBRACING THE STRANGE
‘CAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE, SOMETIMES PEOPLE,
SOMETIMES PEOPLE CHANGE... CHANGE... CHANGE...
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9. |
The River Hormone
04:55
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I am lost and all alone on the River Hormone
I am lost and all alone on the River Hormone
Through lust and anger, fear and hate
I cannot, cannot navigate
I am lost and all alone on the River Hormone
Looking for a stepping stone on the River Hormone
Looking for a stepping stone on the River Hormone
I see a rock and start to swim
But down the river I spin and spin
Looking for a stepping stone on the River Hormone.
I’M FLOATING, I’M FLOATING, MY WHOLE LIFE IS FLOATING
PAST HARBORS SERENE, PAST THE PORTS OF MY DREAMS
DOWN TO PLACES UNKNOWN ON THE RIVER HORMONE.
I’M FLOATING, I’M FLOATING, MY WHOLE LIFE IS FLOATING
I BOB UP AND DOWN, TRYING HARD NOT TO DROWN
AS I FLOAT, AND I FLOAT, AND...
The River Hormone flows through my home
The River Hormone
The River Hormone flows through my home
The River Hormone
And farther, farther from my house
Drift my children and my spouse.
The River Hormone flows through my home
The River Hormone
The River Hormone has grown and grown
The River Hormone
The River Hormone has grown and grown
The River Hormone
It seeps into my ev’ry pore
Down it pulls me more and more
The River Hormone has grown and grown
The River Hormone
I’M FLOATING, I’M FLOATING, MY WHOLE LIFE IS FLOATING
PAST HARBORS SERENE, PAST THE PORTS OF MY DREAMS
DOWN TO PLACES UNKNOWN ON THE RIVER HORMONE.
I’M FLOATING, I’M FLOATING, MY WHOLE LIFE IS FLOATING
I BOB UP AND DOWN, TRYING HARD NOT TO DROWN
AS I FLOAT, AND I FLOAT, AND I FLOAT.
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Gentle History
02:40
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There's a history, a Gentle History
Of those who choose to live their lives together peacefully.
They have no enemy,
They have no weaponry
Instead they use their strength to build up their community.
Just look around and see,
In every country,
In every family,
In every you and me
A Gentle History
In this history there aren't guns and there's no violence.
In this history all the victories come from peace.
In this history most gets done in simple silence.
In this history most is written by the least.
And they go to work each day the same direction.
With an honor they have no need to defend.
They rely on public schools for their protection.
And they smile and turn a page at the end.
There's a history, a Gentle History
Of those who choose to live their lives together peacefully.
They have no enemy,
They have no weaponry
Instead they use their strength to build up their community.
Just look around and see,
In every country,
In every family,
In every you and me
A Gentle History
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11. |
Ke
03:10
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HE:
Look at him – that is me.
Just the type I want to be.
Happy and completely free
That is he and that is me.
SHE:
Look again – that’s a she.
Just the type I want to be.
Happy and completely free
That is she and that is...
Me, me, I am she
I am the woman that I can see
Me, me, who is me?
Who is she?
HE:
Me, me, I am he
I am the man that I can see
Me, me, who is me?
Who is he?
HE and SHE:
We would like to know your name.
We would like that you explain
Whether you are he or she
Whether you are you or me.
KE:
Ke, Ke, I am Ke
I am above biology
Ke, Ke, I am Ke
I am free
HE and SHE:
You, me, who are we?
Are we the people that we can be?
KE:
Ke, Ke, I am Ke
I am free.
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12. |
Beautiful Life
02:12
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After all our dreams have broken
After condolences have been spoken
After all our hopes have died
After we’ve whispered our last goodbye
What is left from all this sorrow?
What remains for us tomorrow?
He would never want to grieve us – or bereave us
There is something that he leaves us:
LIFE, LIFE, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIFE
What is left from all this sorrow?
What remains for us tomorrow?
He would never want to grieve us – or bereave us
There is something that he leaves us:
LIFE, LIFE, BEAUTIFUL (X12) LIFE, LIFE
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13. |
I am a Scientist
03:36
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COACH:
I am a Scientist when I am leading exercise
I am a Scientist when I am handing out a prize
Because I test and test and test and test
Until my ath’letes can be their best – I am a Scientist
Magic charms and lucky numbers – throw them in the bin!
Practiced minds with practiced bodies – that is how we win!
I am a Scientist when I am leading exercise
I am a Scientist when I am handing out a prize
Because I test and test and test and test
Until my ath’letes can be their best – I am a Scientist
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COOK:
I am a Scientist when I am cooking lunch for you
I am a Scientist when I am baking pizza too
Because I test and test and test and test
Until the food I serve you tastes the best – I am a Scientist
Magic herbs and secret potions – these I just ignore
Making people strong and healthy – that’s what food is for
I am a Scientist when I am cooking lunch for you
I am a Scientist when I am baking pizza too
Because I test and test and test and test
Until the food I serve you tastes the best – I am a Scientist
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STUDENTS:
We are the Scientists in every little thing we do
We are the Scientists because we look for what is true
And ‘cause we test and test and test and test
Until the things we do, we do our best – We are the Scientists
Things to learn and things to do and friendships to be made
Different people, different places – we are not afraid!
We are the Scientists in every little thing we do
We are the Scientists because we look for what is true
And ‘cause we test and test and test and test
Until the things we do, we do our best – We are the Scientists
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SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
THIS, THIS WE MUST KNOW:
WARMTH WILL GROW
SNOW, AFTER SO LONG
MELTS, LEAVING US STRONG
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
Cold snow
Cold ice
Cold, killing frost.
Cold you
Cold me
Cold, cold and lost. But
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
THIS, THIS WE MUST KNOW:
WARMTH WILL GROW
SNOW, AFTER SO LONG
MELTS, LEAVING US STRONG
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
Cold face
Cold eyes
Cold, empty stare.
Cold lips
Cold words
Cold, cold despair. But
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
THIS, THIS WE MUST KNOW:
WARMTH WILL GROW
SNOW, AFTER SO LONG
MELTS, LEAVING US STRONG
SPRING WILL MELT THE SNOW
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15. |
Out of this Mud
03:39
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Out of this Mud, Out of this crud
Out of this scum, Beauty will come.
Flowers will bloom, Roses will bud,
Clover will sprout, Out of this Mud
Berries and beans
Melons and greens
Sweet tangerines
This muddy waste will be replaced
Fallow no more, let the mud roar
Apples will fall, grain will grow tall
Feeding us all
I COME FROM EARTH TO TAKE MY TURN
AND TO THE EARTH I WILL RETURN
I COME FROM EARTH TO TAKE MY TURN
AND TO THE EARTH I WILL RETURN. I WILL RETURN
BUT FEEL IT MY DUTY TO DO SO WITH BEAUTY
Out of this Mud, Out of this crud
Out of this scum, Beauty will come
Still at the gate, stuck in the mire,
Spinning my tire, Now I am late.
But this I know, I can still change, I can still grow
This muddy waste will be replaced
Fallow no more, let the mud roar
Out of this mud, Out of this crud
Out of this body and Out of this blood
Out of this scum, before I’m done
Beauty will come
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16. |
Everyone is Me
02:04
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Who? Who?
Who is he? Who is she?
Who do they hope to be?
What is deep in their souls?
These are things I know.
Know their wants, know their needs
Know what comes, where it leads
Know their laugh, know their moan
Know them like my own.
DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN?
THE MUFFIN MAN, THE MUFFIN MAN?
DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN
WHO LIVES ON DRURY LANE?
I know him. I know her.
Who they are. Who they were.
Ev’ry land. Ev’ry sea.
Ev’ryone is me.
DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN?
THE MUFFIN MAN, THE MUFFIN MAN?
DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN
WHO LIVES ON DRURY LANE?
Who, who is me?
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Sometimes when they’re moving slow – feeling a little low
I know just what to do – I know how to get through.
And in a little while, I can get them both to smile, smile, smile
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
Best job I’ve ever had
Always makes me feel so glad, glad, glad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
Best job I’ve ever had
Always makes me feel glad
I’m takin’ care of Mom (and takin’ care of Dad)
I’m takin’ care of Mom (and takin’ care of Dad)
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad!
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Older than they were before - now they need me more and more
Getting things at the stores, helping out with the chores
These are the practical ways I can tell them “thank you” ev’ryday
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
Best job I’ve ever had
Always makes me feel so glad, glad, glad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
Best job I’ve ever had
Always makes me feel glad
I’m takin’ care of Mom (and takin’ care of Dad)
I’m takin’ care of Mom (and takin’ care of Dad)
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad!
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Now that Mom and Dad are gone, my job is to carry on.
By the way that I live, by the hope that I give
By the things that I say, I still bring them honor ev’ryday
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
I’m takin’ care of Mom and Dad
Best job I’ve ever had
Always makes me feel so glad, glad, glad
We’re takin’ care of Mom and Dad
We’re takin’ care of Mom and Dad
Best job we’ve ever had
Always makes us feel glad
We’re takin’ care of Mom (and takin’ care of Dad)
We’re takin’ care of Mom (and takin’ care of Dad)
We’re takin’ care of Mom and Dad!
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18. |
Dancing Like a Zero
03:27
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Run. Run.
Run, Run, run-run-run-run
Running, running for a number
Fall and winter, spring and summer
Running here and running there and
Running to I don’t know where I’m
Running, running for a number
Nothing, nothing could be dumber
Running to some place above, I’m
Running past the ones I love, I’m
Running, running faster, faster
Numbers, numbers, master, master
Running why, don’t know what for, just
Running, running, more and more and
More... and More... and More... and More...
I run and run and huff and puff and
Never, never have enough. The
Numbers shout the Numbers scream and
Only stop inside my dreams:
I dream of Dancing like a Zero
Not some kind of hero
I don’t need to race
I know the score – I know my place.
I dream of Dancing like a Zero
Not some kind of hero
Numbers have me bound
But in my dreams I dance around
And when I dance the numbers fall
And I am found.
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19. |
The Wedding of One
05:10
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SOLO:
My wedding day – Not one bouquet
No honeymoon. No bride, no groom.
Just me alone, dreaming of home
A home without walls. A home built for all... for all.
My wedding vows, silent ‘til now.
I want to shout and sing, sing them out.
Vows sung to life – not husband, wife.
Vows sung to call to one and to all... to all.
I standing as One, Promise to accept you
Promise to respect you, Promise to protect you
From feeling alone, from needing a home
From wanting a friend, from now ‘til the end.
I promise to you, whatever you do
Whatever is done, whatever may come
The power, the power, the power of One.
COMMUNITY:
One family. Come marry me.
Not man to wife – a much different life.
We, standing as One, Promise to accept you
Promise to respect you, Promise to protect you
From feeling alone, from needing a home
From wanting a friend, from now ‘til the end.
We promise to you, whatever you do
Whatever is done, whatever may come
The power, the power, the power of One.
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20. |
I am a River
02:21
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I am a River
I fall down and slither
And disappear into the bay
My destination – I’ve nothing to say
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But I can dream I’m a sparkling stream
I can dream I have magical water
And splashing at will I can roar up a hill
I can go where I go
I can say what I say
I’m free to do what I will do
But freedom inside of a dream is not true
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I am a River
I fall down and slither
And disappear into the bay
My destination – I’ve nothing to say
I am a River
I am a River
I am a River
With nothing to say.
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21. |
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MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM
This song I have already sung
I sang it before I was young
I sang it before my great grandparents’ birth
Before there was music or people on earth
Before the Jurassic, before the Big Bang
This song I sang.
MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM
Each rhyme I have already rhymed
They unfold in physics and time
Each thought I have thought and each deed I have done
Each loss I have lost and each win I have won
I know I am just an automaton
So why go on?
MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM
I’ve learned to ignore the whole thing
I roll up my sleeves and I sing
I work and I work and I work until when
I feel that my life has a purpose and then
I sing it and sing it again and again
This life I have already won
This song I have already sung
MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM MOO-A-OOM
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22. |
Mile after Mile
01:37
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Mile after Mile after Mile after Mile after
Driving and driving so long
Mile after Mile after Mile after Mile
I find out my direction is wrong.
TOO LATE TO TURN BACK
THERE’S NOTHING TO DO.
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
AND SMILE AT THE VIEW.
Mile after Mile after Mile after Mile after
Driving as far as I can
Mile after Mile after Mile after Mile
And I don’t even know where I am.
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23. |
Please Pass the Sugar
03:05
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Girls and boys from East to West
Are seated at their dinner desk
Hungry for a certain sound
Their little ears search all around
When a parent's voice is heard
They smile and swallow ev'ry word
Ev'ry word that they can reach
Ev'ry little part of speech
Words empower, words enable
Words learned at the supper table
Words to eat and then repeat
Those words, those words so strong, so sweet
PLEASE PASS THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR
PLEASE PASS THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR TO ME
AFTER I'VE LEARNED HOW TO PASS SUGAR TOO
I'LL PASS THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR TO YOU
Girls and boys from North to South
Delicious words are in their mouth
Words that nourish and excite
A very hungry appetite
What words will they learn today?
What words will their parents say?
Will the words lead to success?
Will the words bring happiness?
Words empower, words enable
Words learned at the supper table
Words to eat and then repeat
Those words, those words so strong, so sweet
PLEASE PASS THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR
PLEASE PASS THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR TO ME
AFTER I'VE LEARNED HOW TO PASS SUGAR TOO
I'LL PASS THE SUGAR, THE SUGAR TO YOU
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24. |
Stranger in the Ocean
03:49
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Stranger in the Ocean very far away from shore
Stranger in the Ocean very easy to ignore
Standing safe on solid land, should I, should I lend my hand?
Stranger in the Ocean you are testing who I am.
WHO AM I? AND WHY DO THESE WAVES SEEM SO HIGH?
SOMEONE CRIES. BEYOND THESE WAVES SOMEONE CRIES.
BEYOND MY HOME IS SOMEONE UNKNOWN WHO CRIES.
SHOULD I CARE? SHOULD I TRY? WHO AM I?
Stranger in the Ocean very far away from shore
Stranger in the Ocean I can feel you more and more
Is it reason or emotion that I step into the ocean?
Stranger in the Ocean you are testing who I am.
WITH ONE TOE, I TOUCH THE WAVES AND I KNOW.
WITH ONE TOE, THE FEARSOME WAVES LAY DOWN LOW.
MY FOOT, MY LEG, MY BODY SLIP WARMLY BELOW
UP FOR AIR. PAST THE WAVES. WITH ONE TOE.
Stranger in the Ocean very far away from shore
Stranger in the Ocean I am swimming through the door
In this deep, deep, deep unknown, will I will I find my home?
Stranger in the Ocean, Stranger in the Ocean
You are testing who I am.
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