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SLEEPWALKING
03:01
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Out on the road again
I don't know who is who
I'm in an avalanche
in alligator shoes
another train to catch
I wait around for you
I'm having afterthoughts
from someone else's blues
I've been sleepwalking
around with you
and I know it's a lousy
thing to do
What a wonderful way
to beat the blues
and it really doesn't matter
if you win to lose
no more crying in my sleep for you
I lie out on the beach
the big waves rolling through
I watch you bite your nails
with nothing else to do
I dream of limousines
out on 5th avenue
I see you on the street
and wave goodbye to you
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I SO MISS YOU
03:21
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There's no beginning; there'll be no end
I know what's happening to you my friend
I fall asleep
then wake up again
I so
I so miss you
All my life flashes backward then
the lonely trail of discarded men
I grab a ringside seat
in the circus tent
and you slip from view
twilight's creeping around the bend
the evening sings of you my friend
from this lonely day
'til stars begin
I so
I so miss you
help me out
embrace me when
the lightning fades
and summer ends
I walk across the street and look back again
for you, for you.
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STUCK IN PLACE
03:49
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It's a time in your life you just can't figure out
and you don't really know yet just what you're about
so you're stuck in place
you can scream
you can shout
twist yourself round and round
like a kaleidoscope turning
don't blink, you'll fall down
'cause you're stuck in place
and you feel like you're out
in some caravan
on a wagon train
headed no place
there's a lesson to learn about anagrams
and telegrams and signals from space
there's a rain
now a drought
all the crazies are out
grab your fork and your plate
put the cake in your mouth
don't get stuck in place
throw a pitch
catch a lie
that's yourself flying by
You might be standing alone
Ya, at least you're alive
don't get stuck in place
They want you to get over it
you just have to get over it
you're supposed to get over it
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SO SMOOTH
03:00
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I took a train the other day
caught a glimpse of myself along the way
it's this feeling in your bones
when you're so alone
you're so alone
you've tried everything you can think to do
and well nothing's worked
but that's nothin' new
it's the game that keeps you going
when you're so alone, you're so alone
well, haven't you heard, my friend?
I've got this dream about how it ends
it's so smooth
I packed my bags
I just had to escape
well, I knew I'd be back, but just just couldn't wait
It's a lesson we all know
when you're so alone
You're so alone
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WATCH YOUR STEP
03:22
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Watch your step, watch your step
Cause you can't feel right now
but if you pass the test
you'll be part of the winning crowd
you can call it whatever you want
but it's all the same
and the man downstairs
plays a waiting game
place your bet, place your bet
hey, they've got a sure thing now
you could live to regret
but you'll get along somehow
you can call it whatever you want
but it's all the same
and the crowd downstairs
plays a waiting game
alls you do is lie in shame
the awful truth
could break this game
you go crawling down
upon your knees
and break your heart
at lightning speed
take a breath, take a breath
you can feel it now
that's your heart in your chest
I'm sure you'll get it going somehow
Hey, you can call it whatever you want
but it's all the same
and the one you love
plays a waiting game
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STEERING TOWARD THE SUN
03:00
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Thought you would remember me
weren't you coming back?
perhaps you took the long way home
or had a heart attack
walking in the room that day
I saw you look the other way
you were steering toward the sun
What you doing on your feet?
Why you out of bed?
loneliness is wasted time
come over here instead
saw you looking out the door
What you looking out there for?
you were steering toward the sun
why you look at me that way?
there's no use looking back
it's only you that's in your head
there's no need to attack
your loneliness is metaphor
a fairytale you still explore
you were steering toward the sun
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SLEEP TO DREAM
04:29
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(Speaking)
I used to live in the lion's den
My only way out, a grizzly end
but then one day
an extraordinary wind
blew me into the land of wonder
(singing)
I went to sleep to dream
to awaken the singing serpent in the tree
a hand holds out the apple for me
well I took every train in the state
I went crashing through a million city gates
It's a way to freedom for me
you finally took a wrong turn
you went out of control, and you spun
riding the waves of passion
'til you come
not to love is a fatal mistake
we can forgive, then forget, then erase
it never seems to happen for free
you finally took a wrong turn
you went out of control, and you spun
riding the waves of passion
'til you come
and once you get to know 'em
you can throw 'em
you can really show 'em
you could be someone
have your cake and eat it too
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TAKE YOU BACK
03:35
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I can feel your touch in the afternoon
as we were walking the park
by the streets and the avenue
the wind is singing out
but it's a sad, sad tune
'cause you don't know what you want
and I'm not sure what you're gonna do
I feel you holding back
I need a sign from you
and we could both slip away
maybe see what this can do
I'll take you in my arms
the way we used to do
I'll take you back tonight
if you want me to
I thought all along
this love was true
but we could tear it to pieces
and start with someone new
but you call me
and you call me
I can see you smile
it wipes away the gloom
and though the rain brought the day
the sun came around by noon
my heart is singing out
and yours is singing too
and the refrain of the day is to thine own self be true
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GIVE IT UP
03:25
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You call yourself a little tragedy
say it's the way it's always been
you make a big mistake
and then you excavate
the little hole you're playing in
I take a little time to investigate
all of the places that we've been
and right before my eyes
you dematerialize
out of the home you're never in
you'd better give it up
want you to give it up
let go of your hold on me
you'd better give it up
want you to give it up
hey, that's the last time for me
now there's a favorite bet
a lot of losers make
when they're sure they're gonna win
increase your appetite
increase your stakes tonight
and come up empty once again
I take a little time
to read between the lines
before I sink much further in
there, you apologize
for telling all those lies
and say you're coming home again
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CRAVING
03:34
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Take it away, take it away
I've got a craving I just can't shake
don't you pressure me
the air is choked with gravity
I'm gonna rush you
I'm gonna bring you to your knees
what's the use in crying?
No one's listening
they fall down on their faces laughing
while you scream
you've become impossible to reach
you've got a broken heart
and vicious need
turn out the lights and close the blinds
and don't you ever ache sometimes?
no more lust for me
I place the armor carefully
but it could shatter
from the weight of "Pretty please?"
what's the use in paying?
I'll get mine for free
I taste those bargain basement kisses
on my knees
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BREAKING GROUND
03:47
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Turn around so I can see
your electric eyes connect to me
it's a way in
or a way out
you can swallow it or spit it out
Friday night, it is raining
there's a suitcase on the bed
you've got a little plan for a big escape
but it can wait
you and I could stay around
you and I could break ground
run away, don't run away
catch a ride in the morning
there no seats left on this train
you come crawling in, with your ticket out
it's a race, it's a race
eight o'clock in the evening
the sun sinks low behind the shades
you see a little hope and a lot of pain
but you can dream, you can dream
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CRAZY DAY
03:47
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It's a crazy
It's a crazy day
it's alright if you find yourself falling for me
any time
I don't mind
you can call in on me
it's a natural phenomenon, I've heard them say
you can try it out on me yourself, if you want to someday
you may have a little fear of falling
I can promise now
you won't be sorry
hit the lights
close the blinds
and now fall in with me
come alive
yes, we're alive
as much as we ever will be
as you wind on down and look around
your busy day
you can imagine that I'm here with you
and we can play all the games that set us free
hey, lose the tie
you won't be sorry
it's a crazy
it's a crazy day
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