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The Nicest Things
03:08
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The Nicest Things
You say the nicest things that anyone has said to me
Here I thought compliments were dead to me
You almost have me believing them, You almost have me believing them
How am I the one receiving them?
You say the nicest things that anyone has said to me
I'd run when insults used to head to me
You almost have me believing them, You almost have me believing them
When I'm down I keep retrieving them
Tenderness never would spread to me
And now you say the nicest things that anyone has said to me
You say the nicest things that anyone has said to me
Most times pure nastiness is fed to me
You almost have me believing them
You almost have me believing them
Don't know how you are conceiving them
cummings poems never were read to me
And now you say the nicest things that anyone has said to me
You say the nicest things
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Putting It Off
03:45
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Putting It Off
She kept putting it off, She kept putting it off
She found the risk too great
She kept putting it off, She kept putting it off
And then it was too late
She dilly-ed and she dally-ed, true avoidance was her quest
So not a thing of worth was ever addressed
She planned to stick it out until the timing was just right
Before she knew it time had taken a flight
She kept putting it off, She kept putting it off
A trait she grew to hate
She kept putting it off, She kept putting it off
And then it was too late
She thought she'd get around to it one day
The week would start and soon it was Sunday
We'd always hear her claim, "I'm waiting for that sign"
We knew that it was only a line
She knew how to procrastinate, she did it like a pro
Without too much to tell or too much to show
She has learned that good things do not come to those who wait
And you should never leave your choices to fate
She kept putting it off
She kept putting it ff
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I Never Understood ( Where I Stood With You )
You always held the cards, but you never dealt them
If you had feelings once, well, I never felt them
If I just knew my place, I would gladly go there
Without directions I keep on going nowhere
I could never learn if things were good with you
"Cause I never understood where I stood with you
It's time I take a stand 'cause I just can't stand it
I'd ask politely but never could demand it
I can't have to the talk that I should with you
"Cause I never understood where I stood with you
Was I completely out of the picture or just outside the shot?
The slightest clue I haven't got
I never understood where I stood with you
I neve understood where I stood with you
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Now Is Not A Great Time
03:45
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Now Is Not A Great Time
All this feeling way down can weigh me down
Although there's troubled waters, I can't lay me down
Not unlike how it was before
But these things seem to bug me more
Harder to accept what is now the norm
Everyone's behaving in such bad form
Where's the comfort to keep us warm?
Seems we're in for an endless storm
And now is not a great time
Now is not a great time
It's not that I am implying it ever was
When they say it will get better, it never does
Feeling so uneasy is not easy
What it known as pleasure does not please me
All the scoundrels are finding their groove
And they are quickly on the move
Now is not a great time
Now is not a great time
It's not that I am implying it ever was
When they say that it will get better it never does
I didn't think it was too great then, but now in retrospect
I'll take it over the times like now, when all our hopes are wrecked
Now is not a great time
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Far From Eaten Out
04:09
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Far From Eaten Out
I wish I led the life you think I lead
I stay at home each night and mostly read
My weekends end so weak and don't start strong
You'd guess they're all booked up and you'd be wrong
You say I'm out and all about
But I'm inside with a can of stout
You think I'm living where it's hip to be
The neighborhood I'm in it takes a trip to see
Life's now one long defeating bout
No drum rolls will be beaten out
And your heart will be far from eaten out
Your heart will be far from eaten out
I hope you never learn of what I do
I'd say it's nothing like the life I knew
The tears will never fear a drought
I'm at the laundry using Shout
And your heart will be far from eaten out
Your heart will be far from eaten out
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My Persistence Vs Your Resistance
Seldom is there heard an encouraging word
You will set me straight so nothing is obscured
You won't even give an inch
And I have never seen you flinch
Some can only want what they cannot get
I once said, "Not me", and now it's time to fret
You won't even give an inch
And here I thought it was a cinch
But it's my persistence vs your resistance
The ongoing battle of my persistence and your resistance
You are not the type to be giving in
Can't you see the hell that I'm living in
You won't even give an inch
You won't be there in a pinch
It's my persistence vs your resistance
The ongoing battle of my persistence and your resistance
Why do I keep hanging on for a yes?
You must have a doctorate in the art of stubbornness
My persistence vs your resistance.
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She Doesn't Do Nostalgia
03:31
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She Doesn't Do Nostalgia
She doesn't do nostalgia anymore
She doesn't do nostalgia, it's a bore
If you're part of her past, you're no more a part of her
You will not return to the very heart of her
She'll no longer be going or looking back
She says, "Nothing's worse than some sad oldies act"
Don't even try asking her to remember when
You won't be able to ask her again
Her good old days are way too old and are no good now
If you didn't know that before you should now
She has never saved any old photographs
Don't remind her of her lesser "better halfs"
She doesn't do nostalgia anymore
She doesn't do nostalgia, that's for sure
She doesn't do nostalgia anymore
She doesn't do nostalgia, she'll implore
She won't attend a class reunion at anytime
She feels that catching up should be a crime
The present is the top layer of the past, she knows
She read that in Nabokov I suppose
She doesn't do nostalgia
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You Let Her Break Your Heart Again
You let her break your heart again
You let her break your heart again
I'm sure that you had a feeling
It can't be that surprising how once more came to an end
I guess it looked quite appealing
You didn't think it through but denial is a romantic's best friend
You let her break your heart again
You let her break your heart again
You looked so thrilled when she came back
And I would see you walking with her arm inside of your arm
You ended up on the same track
So maybe now you've learned that the second time is never the charm
You let her break your heart again
You let her break your heart again
Do you wish you had the chance to break hers first?
But you willingly ran right back so you can't say you're cursed
The sequel is never better
Especially when it will end exactly as it did in part one
The script should go in the shredder
And most will say it's best to never even start one
We hoped you'd not start again
But you let her break your heart again
You let her break your heart again
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You And Your Excuses
03:33
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You And Your Excuses
You will always find a way to say "NO" to anything
We keep waiting for your call but you never ring
Quickly you'll agree to things that we're sure you're bound to scrape
Once we think you are locked in you will still escape
It's you, you.you
You and your excuses
You put them to advantageous uses
It leaves us shaken, never stirred
The way you never keep your word
What a great ability for no accountability
You worm your way right out with such great agility
It's you, you, you
You and your excuses
You put them to advantageous uses
All these outlandish things we've heard
And still you never keep your word
You're never wrong, you're never sorry
You're never wrong, you're never sorry
You're never wrong, you're never sorry
You're never wrong
You, You, You
You and your excuses
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He Doesn't Know If He Snores
He has a cozy bed, but when he sleeps it's on the couch
His posture was so good and now he tends to slouch
He once walked in and out of many open doors
But rarely got a chance to walk across the floors
He's had his share of calls, but none of them were very close
If there's a remedy, he's ready for his dose
Tuesdays and Fridays Isabella tends the bar
He loves when he walks in and she says, "There you are!!"
But he doesn't know if he snores
He's fallen very hard for quite a few who never fell
If he even had a chance, he could never tell
He's still obsessing over all of his befores
The voice inside his head reminds him,"Nothing's yours"
And he doesn't know if he snores
He doesn't know if he snore
If he had to guess
it would be "YES"
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11. |
Is It Over Already?
02:50
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Is It Over Already?
What you hope will last is what will not last
It's near impossible not to hang onto the past
They keep taking off before it took off
It will restore the pain the can never be shook off
Is it over already?
Is it over already?
I thought there was so much more time to spend
And people wonder why certain hearts can never mend
Is it over already?
Is it over already?
Could it be just an intermission?
Wish I had some intuition
Halfway through?
Or adieu?
Is it over already?
is it over already?
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The John Sally Ride New York, New York
Each time John Dunbar put out a new solo album he first played it for his close friend, and fave drummer, Sal Nunziato, He always hoped Sal would ask to play on the next record. Each time Sal heard a new Dunbar record, he wondered why he was never asked to play on it. They both always dreamed of playing with mutual friend, Sal Maida. After the unspoken was spoken, The John Sally Ride was formed. ... more
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