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| 1. |
| 3:56 | 
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If you see me smile don't think I'm acting strange
I got my just reward for all my pains I you see me on the TV talking proud Please understand if I don't talk too loud Step around and dance a bit Polish up the dice Set 'em loose and let 'em roll This is my advice Keep your mind a mystery Runnin' hot 'n' cold She's more than money She's 14 Karat Gold If you wonder why I'm acting up this way Gonna cash my chips I'm leavin' town today I got more love than I could ever spend So long, farewell, good-bye, this is the end Step around and dance a bit Polish up the dice Set 'em loose and let 'em roll Be as cool as ice Keep your mind a mystery Runnin' hot 'n' cold She's more than money She's 14 Karat Gold If you get hit by the bug that bit on me If you get caught with something soft and sweet If you get found with something you can't waste Then listen bud, let me give you a taste Step around and dance a bit Polish up the dice Set 'em loose and let 'em roll This is my advice Keep your mind a mystery Runnin' hot 'n' cold She's more than money She's 14 Karat Gold Step around and dance a bit Polish up the dice Set 'em loose and let 'em roll Be as cool as ice Keep your mind a mystery Runnin' hot 'n' cold She's more than money She's 14 Karat Gold |
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| 2. |
| 3:05 |
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In my fashion I have been a good man
I have loved and I have lost Ever after I will be remembered In my fashion, in my way There have been times, I have seen the reaper In the bad times, and in the good I have bent down, I have touched the ground Saying prayers and touching wood In my fashion, I have been a father I have loved and been loved in return From the ashes, I have kept the homefires Burning after all was said and done Now take a look at me Do I look like the kind of guy The kinda fool who went to school And had to stand on a stool, Because he couldn't come t' terms with a slide rule Take a look around again Is it any different now than it was then In my fashion I have been a good man I have loved and I have lost And ever after I will be remembered In my fashion, in my way |
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| 3. |
| 3:03 |
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Let me reach out love and touch you
Let me hold you for a while I've been all around the world Oh, how I long to see you smile There's a shadow on the moon And the waters here below Do not shine the way they should And I love you, just in case you didn't know Let it go Let it happen like it happened once before It's a wicked wind and it chills me to the bone And if you do not believe me Come and gaze upon the shadow at your door Won't you lie down by me baby Run your fingers through my hands I've been all around the town And still I do not understand Is it me or is it you Or the shadow of a dream Is it wrong to be in love Could it be the finest love I've ever seen Set it free Let it happen like it happened once before It's a wicked wind and it chills me to the bone And if you do not believe me Come and gaze upon the shadow at your door Please kiss me gently, darlin' Where the river runs away From the mountains in the springtime On a blue and windy day Where there's beauty all around As the shades of night grow deep As the morning stars grow dim They will find us in the shadows fast asleep Let it go Let it happen like it happened once before It's a wicked wind and it chills me to the bone And if you do not believe me Come and gaze upon the shadow at your door |
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| 4. |
| 3:05 |
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There's a south wind risin' and the moon shines on my window sill
I've got a feeling I might walk on over the hill I'm bent but not broken, all I need is some rest And a bottle of your very best Blackberry wine There's a new moon risin' and the wind sings its old song Pass it on over it's a sin to be sober too long I'm bent but not broken, all I need is my share Of a bottle of that very rare Blackberry wine My old gal's got a new dress on five and dime Try as she will she can't get me to come home on time But I'd never cheat her or mistreat her you know As over the mountain I go Blackberry wine I'll be soft spoken All I need is my rest And a bottle of your very best Blackberry wine Now my days are numbered and one more heel's been killed Blackberry John left me his old recipe in his will I'm bent but not broken, all I need is some time And a bottle of your very fine Blackberry wine Blackberry wine, You know that I'm quite dry without you Blackberry wine |
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| 5. |
| 3:15 |
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In this land of chance do we know right from wrong
Even at a glance we know the road is long We don't owe a single thing to anyone Most of us do not believe in come what may Everything we fought for was in vain they say Even when called upon to throw our lives away We have been captured by the thieves of the night Held for ransom if you please Heaven help the devil may he have a few unpleasnt memories In these times of trial and uncertainty I have thought what does this freedom mean to me Is it just some long forgotten fantasy Our love for each other may not be explained We live in a world where tears must fall like rain Most of us don't wish to cause each other pain We have been captured by the thieves of the night Held for ransom if you please Heaven help the devil may he have a few unpleasnt memories To every unsung hero in the universe To those who roam the skies and those who roam the earth To all good men of reason may they never thirst We have wings to guide us through the timeless sea And faith that will remain through all eternity We try to be helpful to the ones in need We have been captured by the thieves of the night Held for ransom if you please Heaven help the devil may he have a few unpleasnt memories |
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| 6. |
| 2:54 |
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Thank you for the promises we make
I know I can't complain I think I did all right No failures are in sight Only now and then I'd like to reminisce Do you remember when Even if we're angels we can't ask To wander through the past The future is our goal The night is black as coal If I could pay the price I'd like to love you once I'd love to love you twice Thanks We cannot say enough The road is sometimes rough But we can get along The going will get tough But we won't be afraid Of the promises we made Thank you for the promises you keep When I am fast asleep To be where we belong Is all that I can ask We can do it in the shade As long as I have you And the promises we made Thank you for the promises we break If you made a clean mistake Well that's what love's about No need to stand and shout The truth is in your eyes The answer lies within No need to criticize Thanks For the promises at hand The abuse that we must stand Is often heaven sent They may not pay the rent You never can be sure When promises get bent Thank you for the promises that live This is all that I can give Forever in my mind To leave the past behind And seal it with a kiss Forever in my soul I will remember this |
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| 7. |
| 3:59 |
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Now it looks to me like the same old place,
in the sky it looks like rain. The same old town with the same old streets, my address has not changed. You can find me there with the door shut tight, and the one wish that remains. Baby step back, baby step back, either step up or step back. Now you know I don't write no bad checks, I have no wish to repent. I've seen a few but whatever I do, I don't cause no accidents. Whiskey and wine help me pass the time, I don't leave no evidence. Baby step back, baby step back, either step up or step back. Baby step back, baby step back, either step up or step back. (inst.) Still I don't kneel down I was born to fight, so you best leave me alone. Maybe I'll get much more than I need, or much less than I should own, last of all let me say it again, either step up or step on. Baby step back, baby step back, either step up or step back. Baby walk back, baby walk back, either walk on or walk back. (inst.) Baby step back, baby step back, either step up or step back. Baby walk back, baby walk back, either walk on or walk back. Baby step back, baby step back, either step up or step back. (fade) |
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| 8. |
| 3:24 |
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All I'm after is to be on your winning side
All I need is to be turning back the tide 'Cause I care too much for the life that I lead What you're thinking could be anybody's guess All I'm after is the sun and the summer nights By the seashore, don't want no more neon lights Just the sand and the sky as the hours roll by Ain't it funny, how the world seems to be back there in my dreams All I see is my reflection in your wild and winsome ways Ain't it funny, life feels different every day All I'm after is to be the flame in your tattoo Be the one girl who can thrill me through and through This is just a guess but I must confess It feels better being certain Please excuse my truthfulness What I'm seeing's worth believing When you thrill me like you do So you wonder why my feelings never fade I think I got it made In the evening when the rain begins to fall That's when I wonder if you think of me at all But you sound so sad, in your special way Ain't it funny, life feels different with each new passing day All I need is my reflection in your wild and windswept ways Ain't it funny how life changes every day |
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| 9. |
| 4:10 |
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Oh the gist of it all is the first day of fall is the day when my ship will set sail
The best of all friends will say good-bye again there's still time for one last glass of ale We'll sail away proudly, our backs to the wall on a southwind and lots of good cheer And when we've looked over the white cliffs of Dover, We'll be in Bahama next year From Bermuda on down the Triangle around us will teach us a lesson or two There's many a mate who unevenyly stated the course he had charted was true "Don't worry 'bout me," he said "Go down below, give a certified sailor a turn, Just sip on your rum or I'll give you my thumb and say, son you got something t' learn!" It's a mighty hard way to come down And a mighty fine way to be found So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips Oh the best of all things is the first day of spring when when the water runs heavy and fast The mermaids have all gone to Davy Jones' Ball And it seems their first trip was their last They had so much fun They don't wish to return to the beach where they lay all day long They'd rather stay under And boy it's no wonder When all the rock lobsters roll on It's a mighty fine way to be found Triangle Triangle Oh see my ship dangle We're bound for Bahama my friend Like lovers like danger Like babies like mangers But that's where my storybook ends Like soldiers of fortune, believers in God And all kings without crosses to bear All sweepers and cleaners with no misdemeanors Should try the triangle out there It's a mighty hard way to come down And a mighty fine way to be found So hand me my grip From an old sailing ship Put the kiss of dawn on my lips With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips When she took her last tumble The sea bottom rumbled There was no confusion or blame The captain said "Men we must answer again to the sea so ye may not complain" And as they lay sleeping down there in the deep With their faces turned up to the stars A tuna fish turned To a mermaid in bed and said "There goes another sandbar" It's a mighty hard way to come down And a mighty fine way to be found So hand me my grip From an old sailing ship Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips |
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| 10. |
| 3:25 |
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Down in the warm dark part of my heart you stay
I've been on my own for so long as I stand here today I'd never leave you I'll do anything that you say I've been around some walking on the down street Feeling as low as the soles on the shoes of my feet Taking dead aim on fortune and fame you might say Playing guitar doesn't make you a star anyway Many's the time I've wished that I were free But my love for you was too deep for my eyes to see I'd never leave you I'll do anything that you say Whenever the thought seems better off left alone I think of you then in a way that is ten times as strong Taking dead aim on fortune and fame you might say Playing guitar doesn't make you a star anyway I'd never leave you, I'll do anything that you say Try to believe me, I'll do anything that you say Though it might never grieve me, I'll do anything that you say Please understand me, I'll do anything that you say |
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| 11. |
| 3:12 |
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Ah the living ain't easy
With all of these false emotions Too little devotion And I'm tired of just Being alone, she's just not the same She's a son of a gun, she's a red hot flame She lights the sun and conjures up the rain Like any good gambler I was chained to a wishing well I keep wishing in vain But listen friend Don't look now, she's right behind you Looking for someone to take her inside It thrills her so, it's a rainbow ride I'm a little uneasy And there ain't much pride inside me She don't know how it hurts And I'm telling you It's too late now, she's not the same She's a red hot kid, she's a crying shame Anytime is the right time To get on with a new tomorrow But I could never let yesterday go And when the falling rain makes me sad She comes to me in the dreams I've had In the morning light, in the dead of night Ah the lovin' ain't easy An' I let it get the best of me She don't know how it hurts And I'm telling you It's too late now, she don't talk no more She don't make me feel like she did before There's too much wait and too much give and take I'm a little uneasy And there ain't much pride inside me She don't know how it hurts And I'm telling you it's Too late now, she's just not the same It's too late now, she's not the same It's too late now, she's not the same |
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