1. |
Wake Me Up
03:36
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Yesterday’s a haze
I’m drunk and I’ve been drinking for days
Slurring all the time
Pouring poisoned wine down my spine
Bottles in the hall
Breaking in the fall
From a paper bag
Everything’s a mess
I’m tired and depressed
And every single day is a drag
See if you can wake me up
Before my heart says stop
See if you can wake me up
Before my heart says never mind
Wrinkles in my face
I’m older now in so many ways
In and out of style
Worried and confused like a child
Shoot me into space
Or take me to the place
I was born into
Heaven has a sign
It says “Access is denied
When you act like you”
See if you can wake me up
Before my heart says stop
See if you can wake me up
Before my heart says never mind
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2. |
A Friend I Used To Know
03:42
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I saw a friend I used to know
In Monterey a year ago
I saw him waving by the rail
While he was waiting for his ship to sail
The wind was strong and waves were high
His suit was soaked his eyes were dry
He kept on smiling down at me
He turned around and yelled into the sea
I’m free
Free from wandering highways
I’m free
From sleeping alone in the park
I’m keeping my eyes on
The fleeting horizon
I’ll be where the sea is kissing the sky
It’s welcoming me – forever goodbye
He was the friend I used to know
He’d run as far as he could go
And he believed in the old tale
Where Jonah finally escaped the whale
His arms was strong his head was high
He stayed that way as weeks went by
He felt as safe as he could be
But Triton pulled him down into the sea
I’m free
Free from wandering highways
I’m free
From sleeping alone in the park
I’m keeping my eyes on
The fleeting horizon
I’ll be where the sea is kissing the sky
It’s welcoming me – forever goodbye
I saw a friend I used to know
A week ago in Mexico
His skin was pale his lips were dry
I felt the teardrop falling from his eye
“My ship was strong and good,” he said.
“There’s not a thing I would regret.
I thought my death would come at sea,”
He said and smiled and whispered back at me
I’m free
Free from wandering highways
I’m free
From sleeping alone in the park
I’m keeping my eyes on
The fleeting horizon
I’m greeting the new dawn
By turning the light on
I’ll be where the sea is kissing the sky
It’s welcoming me – forever goodbye
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3. |
Letter To Jack
02:50
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Dearest Jack – I hope you’re fine
I’ve wanted to write you for a long, long time
How’s your mom? And how is life?
Allen has just told me that you left your wife
Are you sad? Or are you OK?
You should join us here ‘cause
It’s not good for you to stay
Come pick me up Jack Kerouac
And take me to New York and back
I'll treat you like my brother
And you'll treat me like your friend
We’ll hitchhike to downtown San Fran,
A calculated master plan
I'll grab your neck and whisper in your ear
I’ll get you out of here
Dearest Jack – I’m on my bended knees
You should leave New York and come and join us, please
Say goodbye and get your favorite gear
Put your best shoes on, hit the road and disappear
And hit me hard dear Whisky-Jack
And send me to the moon and back
We’ll sing along to Coltrane
And we’ll fly among the cars
We’ll get drunk in Massachusetts
And we'll dance among the muses
How they gently whisper secrets in our ear
I’ll have another beer
Oh - hit me hard dear Benzedrine
I’ll mix you up with beer and gin
I’ll treat you like a lady
If you’ll treat me like a friend
We’ll hit the road to Mexico
And listen to the sexy flow
That penetrates our skin and bone
From Gordon’s saxophone
I hope you get this letter
And I hope you’re feeling better
And I hope that you will hit the road come June
Everyone is here for you
We’re listening to “A Kind of Blue”
And later we’ll go howling at the moon
I hope I’ll see you soon
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4. |
Mary
03:21
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Mary said hello
She said she couldn’t go
It’s killing me
She said she’d like to stay,
And I said it was ok
But it’s killing me
She said she needed time to breathe
And bring her self at ease
And spend some time alone
I need a place to stay
For a week or for a day
And then I hope I can go home
When the nightmare is over
With a rose in my hand
When her crying is over
And I’ll beg for her to understand
Will she ever forgive me?
Do you think she’ll ever trust me again?
Or will she end it completely
When I tell her that I kissed a friend?
Mary didn’t know
That I was gonna go
It’s killing me
I only left a note
I sat down and I wrote
“It’s killing me”
I knew I needed time to think
And get myself a drink
Before I could go on
I ended up alone
On a couch in someone’s home
Where someone else were having fun
Should I tell her it’s over
With her heart in my hand?
Will it hurt when I show her
What I did or will she understand?
Will she lose it completely?
Do you think she’ll ever see me again?
Or should I end it completely
When I tell her that I kissed a friend?
A friend of a friend of a friend
A friend of a friend of a friend
Someone said to me
That she could clearly see
Something’s killing me
She didn’t sound surprised
And then I realized
Something’s killing me
I turned around and she was there
With long and curly hair
And smiling eyes so blue
I asked her “What’s your name?”
She said “Is this a game
Then I can play it too…”
When the party was over
She was holding my hand
She put her head on my shoulder
And said I shouldn’t try to understand
How her lips tasted sweetly
And then she kissed me again
And suddenly it hit me
That Mary was my only friend
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5. |
Interlude
00:17
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6. |
D'Artagnan Syndrome
04:26
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Keep it up and keep on walking
You’re half way through but close to giving in
Stretch your back and I’ll keep talking
You’ll break your neck before you will begin
I can take three fights in a row
I can make time fly as you go
I can keep my head high as a kite
I can make you breathe fire and snow
I can make you move fast but you’re slow
I can keep my head high in a fight
What is in the water, Son? Is it getting you?
What is in the water, Son? Is it getting you?
You were blind and heard no warning
All you heard were words you never said
Now it’s on - a new day dawning
You’ll end up doing something you’ll regret
I can take three fights in a row
I can make time fly as you go
I can keep my head high as a kite
I can make you breathe fire and snow
I can make you move fast but you’re slow
I can keep my head high in a fight
What is in the water, Son? Is it getting you?
What is in the water, Son? Is it getting you?
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7. |
Madeleine Defoe
04:19
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I know a girl who lives in Lexington
I met her seven years ago
She calls me sweetheart, love and honey bun
I call her Madeleine Defoe.
She likes my smile and I like butterflies
She carves our names in every tree
She buys me burger meals and curly fries
Says she’s my flower and I’m her bee
But I can never be her man
I can never be her man
No I can never be her man
And that’s the only thing she’s never gonna understand
I know this girl who lives in Lexington
She says my love for her will grow
She sends me greeting cards with puppies on
Yours truly, Madeleine Defoe.
But I can never be your man
I can never be your man
No I can never be your man
And that’s the only thing you’re never gonna understand
Sweet Madeleine don’t get me wrong – when you hear this song
But please stop calling me - if you don’t mind – it’s very kind
But I’m too old for you - you’re seventeen – I know it’s mean
But I have to end your relationship with my answering machine
‘Cause I got a girl who says I’m not alone
When I’m Doctor J. or Mister Hyde
She gets me drunk and pays the taxi home
Says she’s my Bonnie and I’m her Clyde
And I will always be her man
I will always be her man
So I can never be your man
And that’s the only thing I hope you’re gonna understand
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8. |
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I got the blues and I’m on the breaking news
‘Cause I got 57 things I’d like to say
I’m dry on booze and I got nothing left to lose
So I suggest you stay the hell out of my way
Everybody’s dreaming I got nothing to redeem
But I got a million different highways to go down
Saint Peter calls – I beat the shit out of the walls
‘Cause I got too many things I gotta do
And I got you on my radar child
‘Cause I got to know the way you’re getting by
Do you get stoned or you get high?
Bring me a headlight and I’ll dig myself a hole
I sold my favorite demon for a soul
He says I’m scared, ‘cause I wasn’t that prepared
When I was choking on burritos in the park
And I got you on my radar child
‘Cause I got to know the way you’re getting by
- Do you get ugly just by looking at me, huh!?
I’m getting tired and I’ll soon forget my name
The preacher says I’ll always be the same
I walk on waters when the water reach the shore
I win the fight but I never win the war
And I got you on my radar child
‘Cause I got to know the way you’re getting by
Do you get stoned or you get high?
Keep running for your life
And that’s no lie
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9. |
Head Under Water
04:54
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I lost my wife in the fire
Lost love is all that remains
Like ten thousand birds on a wire
Locked up and kept in chains
I watched the flames as they fought her
But I was too scared to be brave
The only thing I’ve ever brought her
Was tears upon her grave
I’m keeping my head under water
I’m drowning my personal pain
I’m weeping like hell under water
Where my tears won’t leave a stain
Like drops in permanent rain
On me
Now ever since I’ve been waiting
For Jesus and all of his saints
I’ll breathe out and soon I’ll be fading
’Cause I long to hold her again
I’ll tell her how much I have missed her
All this damn time she’s been gone
When she was around I’d resist her
But I can go on for long
I’m keeping my head under water
I’m drowning my personal pain
I’m weeping like hell under water
Where my tears won’t leave a stain
Like drops in permanent rain
On me
Whenever I laid your hand in mine
My heart skipped a beat and I lost track of time
Oh I wonder what you’d say
If you were here today
Don’t keep your head under water
Your crying is never in vain
No tears are hid under water
Close your eyes and feel me again
’Cause you know I’m always your friend
’till the end
’till the end
’till the end
’till the end
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10. |
Friends In My Head
04:03
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11. |
Winter Came And Went
03:39
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When I was born I saw a rainbow up in the sky
When I was born I saw a scarecrow alone in the rye
When I was born I was just a child
When I was born I heard my mother cry
When I was born she was my friend
She was my friend
She was my friend
When I was young I saw a rainbow up in the sky
When I was young I was a scapegoat caught in a lie
When I was young I was afraid to die
When I was young I heard my mother cry
When I was young she was my friend
She was my friend
She was my friend
Winter came and went
She was still my friend
Even though she had to go
In the end
Now that I’m here she is a rainbow up in the sky
Now that I’m here she is a raincoat keeping me dry
Now that I’m here I don’t want to die
Now that I’m here you’ll never see me cry
Now that I’m here she is my friend
She is my friend
She is my friend
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Son Of Caesar Denmark
I was born on a mountain with the emperor looking my way. I was raised in a fountain. In the water I'd swim all day. And I wasn't longing for the riverside. I was waiting for the city lights to come on.
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