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On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life There were plants and birds and rocks and things There was sand and hills and rings The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz And the sky with no clouds The heat was hot and the ground was dry, But the air was full of sounds I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can't remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la After two days in the desert sun, my skin began to turn red After three days in the desert fun, I was looking at a river bed And the story it told of a river that flowed Made me sad to think it was dead You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can't remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la After nine days, I let the horse run free 'cause the desert had turned to sea There were plants and birds and rocks and things There was sand and hills and rings The ocean is a desert with its life underground And a perfect disguise above Under the cities lies a heart made of ground But the humans will give no love You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can't remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la |
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| 2. |
| 3:06 |
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We used to laugh
We used to cry We used to bow our heads then Wonder why But now youre gone I guess I'll carry on And make the best of what you've left to me Left to me, left to me I need you Like the flower needs the rain You know, I need you Guess I'll start it all again You know, I need you Like the winter needs the spring You know I need you I need you And every day I'd laugh the hours away Just knowing you were thinking of me Then it came That I was put to blame For every story told about me About me, about me I need you Like the flower needs the rain You know, I need you Guess I'll start it all again You know, I need you Like the winter needs the spring You know I need you I need you, I need you |
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| 3. |
| 5:07 |
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Ain't it foggy outside
All the planes have been grounded Ain't' the fire inside Let's all go stand around it Funny, I've been there And you've been here We ain't have no time to drink that beer (Chorus) Cuz' I understand you've been runnin' from the man That goes by the name of the Sandman He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane thats abandond Ain't the years gone by fast I suppose you have missed them Oh I almost forgot to ask Did you hear of my enlistment Funny I've been there And you've been here We ain't have no time to drink that beer Cuz' I understand you've been runnin' from the man That goes by the name of the Sandman He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane thats abandond (Repeat chorus x3) |
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| 4. |
| 3:32 |
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Chewing on a piece of grass
Walking down the road Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe? Some people say this town don't look Good in snow You don't care, I know Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger Than moonshine You're gonna go I know 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through Your hair And the days surround your daylight There Seasons crying no despair Alligator lizards in the air Wishin' on a falling star Waitin' for the early train Sorry boy, but I've been hit by Purple rain Aw, come on Joe, you can always Change your name Thanks a lot son, just the same Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger Than moonshine You're gonna go I know 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through Your hair And the days surround you daylight There Seasons crying no despair Alligator lizards in the air |
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| 2:30 |
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There's a little girl out lyin' on her own
She's got a broken heart She's not the kind to take you down for long She knows and plays it smart (Ah--) And if she's comin' she's shown no more She's heard no whistle blowin' from the door She feels like leavin' and she don't know why Without no bridges she's trapped, so I sigh Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side All your life You were on your own If you want you can ride my train And soon forget the reason that you're leaving You'll lose yourself and then sometime Maybe even save yourself some grievin' Oh, oh, oh, oh Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide ... |
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| 6. |
| 3:12 |
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To each his own it's plain to see
To walk alone you have to be It's all for you and all for me, you'll see I'm gonna miss you, yes, I will No matter who you are, I'll love you still For my life is my conscience, the seeds I sow I just wanted to let you know Familiar faces that I've seen Turnin' red and turnin' green They just got caught with writing on their sleeve, I guess I'll leave I'm gonna miss you, yes, I will No matter who you are, I'll love you still Will you cancel my papers and lock the door Cause I ain't gonna be 'round no more Will I make it through the summer Breaking ties with the old and new Losing one just gains another There is nothing I can do I'm gonna miss you, yes, I will No matter who you are I'll love you still For my life is my conscience, the seeds I sow And I just wanted to let you know I'm gonna miss you, yes, I will No matter who you are, I'll love you still Will you cancel my papers and lock the door Cause I ain't gonna be 'round no more I'm gonna miss you, yes, I will No matter who you are I'll love you still For my life is my conscience, the seeds I sow And I just wanted to let you know I'm gonna miss you ... |
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| 3:15 |
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Mary, have you seen better days?
And will you find different ways? And does he really mean that much to your heart? Carry, all of the weight you can, find another man And lead him directly there to the source You've got to chart his course 'Cause it is only in your heart This thing that makes you want to Start it all again (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la) Wake up from an elusive dream You've got to change the scene It's getting so hard to see to the end Break down, all of the walls you can You need a helping hand I'm sure there's someone there just for you He's trying to make it, too 'Cause it is only in your heart This thing that makes you want to Start it all again (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la) Only in your heart This thing that makes you want to Start it all again (La, la, la, la) You can't disregard your friends But life gets so hard when you reach the end Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) Mary, have you seen better days? (Mary, have you seen better days?) |
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| 3:05 |
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Muskrat, muskrat candlelight
Doing the town and doing it right In the evening It's pretty pleasing Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land And they shimmy And Sammy's so skinny And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singing and jinging the jango Floating like the heavens above Looks like muskrat love Nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese Sammy says to Susie, "honey, would you please Be my missus?" And she says yes with her kisses And now he's tickling her fancy, rubbing her toes Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes As they wriggle And Sue starts to giggle And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singing and jinging the jango Floating like the heavens above Looks like muskrat love |
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| 3:54 |
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Window frames a picture of winter time within my room
Sometimes then I laugh at the funny times we had in school Blowing leaves, broken dreams Seventeen, dancing queen, dancing queen I am asleep on a rainbow Hiding from the wake of the tide I am asleep on a rainbow Hoping for the rest of the ride Can you feel it moving inside of you? Can you let it go? The purple ghost of England in winter time, and who I used to know Blowing leaves, broken dreams Seventeen, dancing queen, dancing queen I am asleep on a rainbow Hiding from the wake of the tide I am a sleep on a rainbow Hoping for the rest of the ride Blowing leaves, broken dreams Seventeen, dancing queen, dancing queen I am asleep on a rainbow Hiding from the wake of the tide I am asleep on a rainbow Hoping for the rest of the ride I am asleep on a rainbow Hiding from the wake of the tide I am asleep on a rainbow Hoping for the rest of the ride |
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| 3:39 |
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We're afraid she's gonna let you down
Take your money and drop you to the ground Wouldn't want to see you messed around After all the love you think you've found She's gonna let you down Doesn't matter what we say Love's the stubbornest game to play Given time you might see it our way And we'll be sorry boy until that day She's gonna break away Remember all the times you helped us through Now here's our chance to do the same for you Guess the thing to do is wait around Lend a hand when you are on the ground She's gonna let you down She's gonna let you down She's gonna let you down |
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| 3:26 |
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Sometimes late when things are real
And people share the gift of gab between themselves Some are quick to take the bait And catch the perfect prize that waits among the shelves But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad. So please believe in me When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round Smoke glass stain bright color Image going down, down, down, down Soapsuds green like bubbles Oh, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad So please believe in me When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round Smoke glass stain bright color Image going down, down, down, down Soapsuds green like bubbles No, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad So please believe in me |
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| 2:27 |
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This is for all the lonely people
Thinking that life has passed them by Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup And ride that highway in the sky This is for all the single people Thinking that love has left them dry Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup You never know until you try Well, I'm on my way Yes, I'm back to stay Well, I'm on my way back home Hit it This is for all the lonely people Thinking that life has passed them by Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup She'll never take you down or never give you up You'll never know until you try |
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| 3:20 |
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Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed
That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed I ain't ready for the altar but I do agree there's times When a woman sure can be a friend of mine Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? Now I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it Doo wop doo wop ... |
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| 3:09 |
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Flyin' me back to Memphis
Gotta find my Daisy Jane Well, the summer's gone And I hope she's feelin' the same Well, I left her just to roam the city Thinkin' it would ease the pain I'm a crazy man And I'm playin' my crazy game, game Does she really love me I think she does Like the stars above me I know because When the sky is bright Everything's alright Flyin' me back to Memphis Honey, keep the oven warm All the clouds are clearin' And I think we're over the storm Well, I've been pickin' it up around me Daisy, I think I'm sane And I'm awful glad And I guess you're really to blame, blame Do you really love me I hope you do Like the stars above me How I love you When it's cold at night Everything's alright Does she really love me I think she does Like the stars above me I know because When the sky is bright Everything's alright |
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| 2:21 |
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Oh, hold me tight
Won't you be my woman tonight? Oh, hold me tight Won't you be my woman tonight? I get the shivers up and down my spine The only time I'm happy's when I know she's mine So hold, hold me tight Treat me right Won't you be my woman tonight? So treat me right Won't you be my woman tonight? First I see you And then you let me go The only time I touch you's when you don't wanna know So hold, hold me tight, all right. Hold me tight Hold me tight Won't you be my woman tonight Hold me tight Won't you be my woman tonight I get the shivers up and down my spine The only time I'm happy's when I know she's mine So, hold, hold me tight Hold me tight, woman tonight |
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| 3:15 |
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Hold me close
You turn nighttime into day And you're the most Brightest star that lights my way So come home to me now 'Cause it won't matter anyhow I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day Turn me out Turn me out on this fine day 'Cause all about All the people like to play So come home to me now 'Cause it won't matter anyhow I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day Oo, oo ... Hold me close You turn nighttime into day And you're the most Brightest star that lights my way So come home to me now 'Cause it won't matter anyhow I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day ... |
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| 2:50 |
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Amber cascades all over today
Then we walk on a crooked catwalk Only to be delayed Bubbles of blue burst into two Eaten up by the incoming tide Of the new Then we call to the man who walks on the water We talk of a plan to stop all the slaughter in view It's in view Granite charades are played in the rain Till we fall through a sand castle window To avoid the pain Summer canoe paddles up to you 'Cause it's time for another beer run Or something that's equally true Then we call to the man who walks on the water We talk of a plan to stop all the slaughter in view Then we call to the man who walks on the water We talk of a plan to stop all the slaughter in view It's in view |
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| 3:15 |
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God of the sun
Don't make me wait till the morning comes Light in the sky Look me in the eye, eye, eye, eye Don't, keep me waiting around Too much longer now Don't, don't keep me waiting around, around, around, around When I called you from my river of darkness An echo was all that came back Saw you wave goodbye Down the railroad track Sometimes when you're out and all alone And you can't find your way back Wonder if you'll ever make it home God of the sun I'll be around till the day's begun One sight of your ray Takes the night away, away, away, away Oh, but when I walk through that door Take my hat and my coat off waiting for you to call I tell you not right now, lady, I got work on my mind And I'll talk to you soon Always remember When I called you from my river of darkness An echo was all that came back I saw you wave goodbye Down the railroad track Sometimes when you're out and all alone And you can't find your way back Wonder if we'll ever make it home No more |
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| 2:38 |
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Someone told me you got to be free
Someone told me to stand in the rear Keep on searchin' for kings in the street Keep on cryin' for something that's clear You are one more posse to pass in the night One more con to conceal One more tiger to paint on a stripe One more player to deal Political poachers push plump packages Past pacified places Concerned citizens cry crude conduct 'Cause Captain Command Don't do dreams Do dreary drivel drive Doctor, daddy divine Prize shipment tonight, tomorrow tame tempers To touch tender time You are one more posse to pass in the night One more con to conceal One more tiger to paint on a stripe One more player to deal You are one more posse to pass in the night One more con to conceal One more tiger to paint on a stripe One more player to deal It takes one more moment of time in your life One more light to reveal One more place in the sun to turn ripe One more kingdom to feel You are one more posse to pass in the night One more con to conceal One more tiger to paint on a stripe One more player to deal It takes one more moment of time in your life One more light to reveal One more place in the sun to turn ripe One more kingdom to feel |
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| 3:11 |
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I'll survive you, I will survive you Well, it's too late, I know, to change the way we go From this day on I want to stay on Now that I've started learning And the tides started turning Well, it's here I want to stay I'll let the moon announce my arrival To every eye that cares to see Just working on the art of survival Where do we go from here, where do we go from here I'm alive here, I can survive dear Though the weather might change From the wind to the rain Well, my heart remains the same I'll let the moon announce my arrival To every eye that cares to see Just working on the art of survival Where do we go from here, where do we go from here Looked out on a sea of trouble And I tried to stall for awhile It's so hard to answer every question And it's hard to protect your heart anymore I'll let the moon announce my arrival (I am alive) To every eye that cares to see Just working on the art of survival (but I wonder) Where do we go from here |
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| 3:52 |
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I never believed in things that I couldn't see
I said if I can't feel it then how can it be No, no magic could happen to me And then I saw you I couldn't believe it, you took my heart I couldn't retrieve it, said to myself What's it all about Now I know there can be no doubt You can do magic You can have anything that you desire Magic, and you know You're the one who can put out the fire You know darn well When you cast your spell you will get your way When you hypnotize with your eyes A heart of stone can turn to clay And when the rain is beatin' upon the window pane And when the night, it gets so cold, when I can't sleep Again you come to me I hold you tight, the rain disappears Who would believe it With a word you dry my tears You can do magic You can have anything that you desire Magic, and you know You're the one who can put out the fire You know darn well When you cast your spell you will get your way When you hypnotize with your eyes A heart of stone can turn to clay And if I wanted to I could never be free I never believed it was so true But now it's so clear to me You can do magic You can have anything that you desire Magic, and you know You're the one who can put out the fire You know darn well When you cast your spell you will get your way When you hypnotize with your eyes A heart of stone can turn to clay |
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| 3:58 |
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Written by Russ Ballard and Dewey Bunnell, ©1983
Found on Your Move, America In Concert (85), Ventura Highway And Other Favorites, The Very Best Of America, Encore: More Greatest Hits, Premium Gold Collection, Centenary Collection, and Highway. You must be lost in a faraway land I searched forever your footprints in the sand I feel you need me, I have to answer That desperate call that I do not understand A burning bridge, a lonely highway Another dark night thinking alone What could've happened, am I just dreaming It doesn't matter but there's one thing that I know If I could make it to the border If I could make it to the coast If I could make it to the border I'd be in the arms of the girl I love the most Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border So on and on I keep on running To make the border before the light Just one more river, then I can make it Again you'll be in my arms tonight If I could make it to the border If I could make it to the coast If I could make it to the border I'd be in the arms of the girl I love the most Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border If I could make it to the border If I could make it to the coast If I could make it to the border I'd be in the arms of the girl I love the most Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Make it to the border |
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