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The Time Of My Life
03:15
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Now I've had the time of my life
and I never thought it could feel so right
But you helped me to realize my life
and now we can both see the light (ooh)
but you see a side of me,
a side no one ever sees
and it's me
The man that you see in me
in case you need me there,
when you're all alone
I'll come to you and try
to be....
Everything you ever wanted,
the choice is yours
But I believe in you
And the way that you walk with me through it all
I think it's the piece that I've been looking for...
(to be with you)
When I see a piece of you
It's.a side no one ever sees
and it's you
The woman that I see in you
In case you need me there
When you're all alone
I'll come to you and try
to be...
Now I've had the time of my life
and I never thought it could be so right
but you helped me to realize my life and
now we can both see the light
Now I've had the time of my life
and I never thought it could be so right...
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2. |
About What's To Come
02:49
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Why do I wonder,
About what's to come
Should I run to her or
let her run away
will she come to me
if I run to her
what makes me wonder
About what's to come
And I guess it's a song
About what's to come
Running from danger or
leaping with faith
pleasure and pain to me
y'know they're two sides of a coin
you keep me away from one
I might never fall in love
Yeah, oh oh
So what does she think
about what's to come
What has she said to me
y'know I've looked in her eyes
Her eyes reveal to me
y'know they call me at night
telling me a little bit
about what's to come
And I guess it's a song
About what's to come
Running from danger or
leaping with faith
pleasure and pain to me
y'know they're two sides of a coin
Keepi beng away from one
can leave you on your own
And I guess it's a song about,
About what's to come
Running from danger or
leaping with faith
pleasure and pain to me
y'know they're two sides of a coin
Y'know I never said that I wanted to be alone
woah oh, ooh, ooh, ooh....
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Break it up, just to take a little time
if you make it up, when you're needing a line
you're gonna find it works out fine in the end
all the time
Like a sunny day, birds all over the place
when I see your face, now I see your face all the time
there's only light in your eyes and it's alright
like a paper cup and a bottle of wine
when I think of you you're a whisper in my mind
Yes you know I feel the same
but who's to blame anymore
but in your arms you hold me tight
it feels so right
and tonight I'm gonna hold you in my arms if that's alright
cause today you made me feel in my heart that it's alright
Cause everywhere I go end everything that I do
Everything that I see reminds me of you
Got my copper pick and a grin on my face
If you bring it up I'm gonna take you to a place tonight
Oh by the way, I'd love you anyway
Like a paper cup and a bottle of wine
if I gave it up, I'd be thirsty all the time
Yah you know It's not the same and
I'm to blame anymore
But in your arms you hold me tight
it feels so right
and tonight I'm gonna hold you in my arms if that's alright
cause today you made me feel in my heart that it's alright
Cause everywhere I go end everything that I do
Everything that I see reminds me of you
When the paper truck drives by just before dawn
I'm gonna give it up, I'm gonna sing me a song
but you know It's much to late but still I wait
for a sign...
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4. |
Spektrumz
03:44
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[Instrumental Guitar Track]
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Maybe it's her smile that drives me wild,
or her dark eyes that see through me
or how about her laugh that makes me see
that she could be really good for me...
Hey what's on the other end of the spectrum
will there be another time to try
will we find all the answers in your head
If we let them be
she can tell lies that I pretend to believe
even when she's out I believe she's here for me
maybe I'm naive or it could be
that she's really good for me
Hey what's on the other end of the spectrum
will there be another time to try
will we find all the answers in your head
If we let them be
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6. |
Baby O' Mine
04:19
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Look around little one
and you will see the world
you look and find what you see in your mind
take up your time and so soon you will find it
it doesn't matter what you'll say
it only matters what you'll be
will you save the world or will you share with the world
just look around right here on the ground
Cause the day will come when you'll want to fly
and you know that you can fly right through the sky
So baby of mine, take up your time
look at your life when the sun's shining bright
So look around little one
and you will see the world
and baby baby you can come and take up your life
and sign that fine print line, they call it life
Cause the day will come when you'll want to fly
and you know that you can fly right through the sky
And baby of mine, take up your time
look at your life when the sun's shining bright for the world
your world
ooh, oh ooh, ooh. ooooooooh etc.
[whistling]
And baby of mine, look at your life and look around....
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Her Heart
03:46
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Like this page it was blank before I began
the choice to write a choice I call my own
oh, I feel so drawn, what is right, what is wrong
I just want to touch her heart
I want to help her to mend her broken heart
I want to help her to see
that a thousand words could paint a picture
but she didn't need words to paint her heart
like the words she spoke to me the last time I saw her
I saw her hurting
I wanted to say it will be just fine
I want to touch her heart
want to help her to mend her broken heart
I want to help her to see
that a thousand words could paint a picture
but I'd need more to paint her heart
I'd need a whole lot of words to paint her little heart
she didn't need many lines
oh
Take her by the hand
make her not depend
I need her to be strong
in her heart
I want to help her to mend her broken heart
I want to help her to see
that a thousand words could paint a picture
but she didn't need many words to paint her heart
for some reason I needed more to paint her heart
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Anyway
02:58
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Give me some room to breathe
I need some time away from you
I need a break today
I don't know if I can be with you right now
I need to be by myself
But I love you anyway
everyday
I need you here
You can go your way baby,
I'll still go mine
I know what I got to do
to be with you to stay with you
anyway
I still love you
anyway
everyday
But you're away
and I'm still here
I had to stay oh
rhyming means such a thing
anymore what's the use
oh well
But I'd love you anyway
everyday
oh ooh. ooh oh oooh. etc
I love you
anyway
everyday
I love you
anyway
everyday....
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9. |
You're Gone From Here
02:43
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Hey man, tell me why
maybe I don't want to know
If I knew could I avoid
If I knew would I follow you
so hey man let me know
maybe I can't tell by your eyes can say so much more
but your eyes cant say
what I want to know
Will we ever meet
Although I can see
And I, I can hear
baby you're gone from here
Hey man, do you speak
maybe I can sing your songs are all I have of your songs
just these little songs that you wrote for who
who do you speak
Will we ever meet
tell me Can you see me
If you can hear
well you're gone from here
(*cut lyrics )
[speak to me
breathe your words
soft or loud
breathe through the wind
the living air electric sounds
reliving the times of live to come....]
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Did They Ask You?
03:01
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Did they ask you
or were you bred to be
did you half blind or were you
ready to see
Did they ask you
say were you ready able and free
Did you break
or were you just meant to be
What did they ask you
what did you say
tell me are you ready
say are you ready for today
what did you feel
when you were brought in
and how do you feel now that your ship has come in
if you check it out now
I'll tell you what I've found
I'm to alone to know how
What did they ask you
what did you say
tell me were you ready
were you ready for today
[solo - out]
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11. |
Hyannis Wish
02:44
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ooh, ooh yeah ah
sitting on a rock on the new england coast
looking out over the ocean
remembering what she said
about pearl jam's "Oceans" being her favorite song
Seagulls flying over the Kennedy's compound to the west
In front of the setting sun and I feel cool with my shoes off
like a nomad with my sand and shells
When will we meet again
I'm here for the first time
and I wish you were here too
Cause the breakers are breaking
and this misery is keeping me
close at hand, I want to be walking
on the beach with you today
I'm doing good though I'm missing you
aw, wicked good though I'm all alone
Santa Monica's on the other side of the country
and you're somewhere in between
When will we meet again
I'm here for the first time
and I wish you were here with me
Cause the breakers are breaking
and this misery is keeping me
close at hand, I want to be walking
on the beach with you today
It's my Hyannis Wish....
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12. |
A Song For A Girl I Know
02:44
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Walking down the road
thinking bout this girl I know
wondering if she'll ever know my name
Walking down the road
thinking bout this girl I know
wondering if she'll ever feel the same
Cause I wonder
if she's wondering about me
And I wonder
who she sees when she sees me
And I say
Baby
tell me that you need me
tell me that you want me by your side
right now you're a mystery
cause I don't know your history
I'm just wondering if you think about me....
Walking down the road
thinking bout this girl I know
Wondering if she cares that I'm alone
still Walking down the road
thinking bout this girl I know
thinking will she ever be with me
Cause I wonder
if she's wondering about me
And I wonder
who she sees when she sees me
And I say
Baby
tell me that you need me
tell me that you want me by your side
right now you're a mystery
cause I don't know your history
I'm just wondering if you think about me....
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Christopher Johnson Kansas City, Missouri
Cutting teeth on Simon & Garfunkel emenating from the other room, coming up on the likes of classic rock, pop and various genres from the 60's to the 90's, Christopher Johnson has long exhibited and unpracticed ability to somehow pull together some interesting material that is inspired by what he considers to be "the greats". He has been playing consistently since fall of 1992. ... more
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