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"I'm Gonna Fly"

Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson

 

The sunbird sings

In the silver valley

And a song drifts in through the clouds

Down Tornado Alley

 

The sunbird sings

And freedom rings

And the valley moon may shine

But not in my eyes

 

I'm gonna fly

I'm gonna fly

 

The sunbird's songs

Are what he longs for

Other loves may shine as bright

But not in my eyes

 

My heart can only

Make one sound

Like a whip-poor-will

In the midnight

 

I'm gonna fly

I'm gonna fly

 

Father Sky's crying

Cause Mother Earth's dying

And the sunbird he just sits there

And sings about miracles

 

A little time

And a little more time

And the valley moon may shine

But not in my eyes

 

I'm gonna fly

I'm gonna fly

 

 

 

 

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"Don't Look Back" - Boston

https://youtu.be/3VPLOVJ0u94

 

Don't look back

Oh, a new day is breaking

It's been too long since I felt this way

I don't mind

Oh, where I get taken

The road is calling today is the day

 

I can see it took so long just to realize

I'm much too strong not to compromise

Now I see what I am is holding me down

I'll turn it around

Oh yes, I will

 

I finally see the dawn arriving

I see beyond the road I'm driving

 

It's a bright horizon and I'm awaking

Oh I see myself in a brand new way

The sun is shining

Oh, the clouds are breaking

Cause I can't lose now

There's no game to play

 

I can tell

There's no more time left to criticize

I've seen what I could not recognize

Everything in my life was leading me on

But I can be strong

Oh, yes I can

 

I finally see the dawn arriving

I see beyond the road I'm driving

Far away and left behind

Left behind

 

Oh the sun is shining

And I'm on that road

 

Don't look back

Oh, a new day is breaking

It's been too long since I felt this way

I don't mind

Oh, where I get taken

The road is calling today is the day

 

I can see it took so long just to realize

I'm much too strong not to compromise

Now I see what I am is holding me down

I'll turn it around

Oh yes, I will

 

I finally see the dawn arriving

I see beyond the road I'm driving

Far away and left behind

 

Don't look back

Don't look back

Don't look back

Don't look back

 

         

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"Empathy" - Alanis Morissette

 

There are so many parts

That I have hidden and denied and lost

There are so many ways

That I have cut off my nose to spite my face

 

There are so many colors

That I still try to hide while I paint

And there are so many tunes

That I secretly sing as I wait

 

You come along

And invite these parts out of hiding

Oh, this invitation

Is one that I've stopped fighting

 

Oh, thank you for seeing me

I feel so less lonely

Thank you for getting me

I'm healed by your empathy

Oh, this intimacy

 

There were so many times

I thought I'd die not being truly known

There've been so many moments

Forever lonely in my vocation

 

You come along

And celebrate each feeling

Oh, and there you are

All honor and inquiring

 

Thank you for seeing me

I feel so less lonely

Thank you for getting me

I'm healed by your empathy

Oh, this intimacy

 

There was a day where

The trust that was being asked of me

Required too much you see

To accept your generosity

And to know myself enough to let you help me

 

Thank you for seeing me

I feel so less lonely

Thank you for getting me

I'm healed by your empathy

Oh, this intimacy

 

                     

[[Sa...]]

Beautiful 

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"Stones From The Riverbed"

Matthew Perryman Jones

 

Silently tracing the cracks

Through the chaos

Grieving what cannot come back

What's gone away

 

Feeling the weight

In the sorrow's night

You can't find your way through the black

So you pray for light

 

Everyone's trying to find

Ways to fix it

You know in your heart what you need

To work it out

 

Looking away to a violent sky

There's a deep dark river

Rising on the inside of you

 

And you stand in the water

With your arms crossed groaning Hallelujah

And the trees bow to the east

As the sun waits under the sea

 

Fall into that mystery

Or it will pull you under

Fall into that mystery

Or it will pull you under

 

It's okay to say goodbye

It's okay to say goodbye

It's okay, it's okay

To say goodbye

 

When the stones in the city walls

Were pulled from the river bed

When the stones in the city walls

Were pulled from the river bed

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"Nightbird" - Eva Cassidy

Some old hotel room in Memphis

I see the city through the rain

I'm just chasing me my time

And remembering some pain

 

You see, there once was a boy

And on the street he'd surely die

So the nightbird took him in

And she taught him how to fly

 

See the nightbird softly fly

Why does she fly alone

Is the moonlight just a flame

For her memory now she's gone

 

Two bit bars and honky tonks

Any pleasure can be found

You can get just what you want

If you lay your money down

 

And lonely sailors do their drinking

My, my, my, how the brave men do die

And the nightbird sells her pleasures

Bringing tears to my eyes

 

See the nightbird softly fly

Why does she fly alone

Is the moonlight just a flame

For her memory now she's gone

 

So I guess I'll go out walking

Lord, let the rain keep falling down

I guess I'll go chase some memories

On the dark side of town

 

See the nightbird softly fly

Why does she fly alone

Is the moonlight just a flame

For her memory now she's gone

 

 

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"We Are The People"

John Cougar Mellencamp

 

If you're feeling shut down

May my thoughts be with you

If you're a black man being beat down

And shoved all around

May my thoughts be with you

 

If your world's getting a little too tough

You know our thoughts are with you

Hey, I know that it's crazy out there

And my thoughts are with you

 

[CHORUS:]

We are the people

And we live forever

We are the people

And our future's written on the wind

On the wind

 

If you are one of the homeless

May our thoughts be with you

If you are scared and alone

You know our thoughts are with you

 

If you are one of the fortunate ones

We all know it's lonely up there

We understand that nobody's got it made

So our thoughts are with you

 

[CHORUS]

 

If you see yourself as a leader

May my thoughts be with you

If you try to divide and conquer

We'll rise up against you

 

We know only the strong will survive

But the meek will inherit

So if you've got a coat of arms

Oh friend, I suggest we wear it

 

We are the people

And we live forever

We are the people

And our future's written on the wind

On the wind

 

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"True To Yourself" - Vanessa Amorosi

 

Somewhere in the distance

I can see a mirror of myself

Who I hope to be someday

Finding my reflection always there

But made so hard to see

When it's so clear

Clear to me that

 

When the water rises

Reach for higher ground

Lose your fear of flying

Leave your doubt up in the clouds

 

[CHORUS:]

Sometimes you got to work a little harder

Sometimes you got to be a bit smarter

Hold on just a little bit longer

Just be true to yourself

At times you'll be the only one standing

It don't matter if you think you don't fit in

Don't try to be anyone else

Just be true to yourself

 

Somewhere in the future

The past will show its face

And when it reflects, what will you say

Be sure there's an answer

We have learned from our mistakes

Got to do your best to change today

 

When the water rises

Reach for higher ground

Lose your fear of flying

Leave your doubt up in the clouds

 

[CHORUS]

 

We all fall, we all cry

Everybody hurts sometimes

We all lose, we all win

We all try again, yeah

Be true to yourself

 

Sometimes you got to work a little harder

Sometimes you got to be a bit smarter

Hold on just a little bit longer

Just be true to yourself

At times you'll be the only one standing

It don't matter if you see you don't fit in

Don't try to be anyone else

Just be true to yourself

(x3)

 

:smitten:

 

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"Home" - Nick Wilson

 

 

I know you know

It's hard, so hard

To find light

Find light

In the dark

In the dark

 

And you got no one

You got no one to hold your hand

Hold your hand

But you can talk

You can talk

Cause you got me

You got me

 

Everyone's holding on

To something they never wanted

You don't have to worry

Cause you're not alone

I can be your home

 

There's no shame

No shame

In being dragged under

Dragged under

If you stand tall

Stand tall and see the cloud

See the cloud

 

If you got no one

No one to hold your hand

Hold your hand

Then reach out

Reach out

Cause you got me

You got me

 

Everyone's holding on

To something they never wanted

You don't have to worry

Cause you're not alone

I can be your home

 

 

                     

 

[[Sa...]]

           

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Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield

 

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Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield

 

 

That's a good one, RxD, been awhile since I listened to it.  Thanks for sharing! 

 

Do what you want

But you’re never gonna break me

Sticks and stones

Are never gonna shake me

 

Take me away

A secret place

A sweet escape

Take me away

Take me away

To better days

Take me away

A hiding place

 

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Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

 

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"Superhuman"

Juventa Ft. Kelly Sweet

 

Hold, hold me up

And take me in

I'm losing it

Lost again

 

So maybe I fall

Maybe I fail

Maybe my heart's not made of stone

Maybe you'll see

Secrets I'd never want to show

 

[CHORUS:]

But I can't help it

I'm not superhuman

I'm breaking

Don't let me fall apart

I can't help it

I'm not superhuman

I'm breaking

Don't let me fall apart

 

So maybe I fall

Maybe I fail

Maybe my heart's not made of stone

Maybe you'll see

Secrets I'd never want to show

 

[CHORUS]

 

I can't help it

I'm not superhuman

I'm breaking

Don't let me fall apart

I can't help it

I'm not superhuman

I'm breaking

Don't let me fall apart

 

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"Cry" - Jason Walker

 

Oh no, where did all the years go

And was it really worth

All of this heartache that was handed to me

Holding on just don't make sense

But the hardest part of letting go

Is trying to find a way to let you know

 

[CHORUS:]

So we'll just cry, cry

On each other's shoulders

Cry until it's over

Can't it just be over

And we'll just cry, cry, cry

Until it's all gone

Been holding on for too long

Time for us to move on

I'm tired of trying to find a reason why

So let's just cry

 

I've been thinking about my life

And how much time I've wasted

I'm ready to put it all behind

Let it all be yesterday

But the hardest part of letting go

Is trying to find a way to let you know

 

[CHORUS]

 

So we'll just cry, cry

On each other's shoulders

Cry until it's over

Can't it just be over

And we'll just cry, cry, cry

Until it's all gone

Been holding on for too long

Time for us to move on

(x2)

 

I'm tired of trying to find a reason why

I'm tired of trying to find a reason why

I'm tired of trying to find a reason why

So let's just cry

 

:'(

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"Cranes Flying South"

 

Petula Clark

 

Jackie Trent

 

The dew in your hair

The rain on a river

The cold morning air

And cranes flying south

 

We ran through the trees

And into the valley

And stood on the breeze

Like cranes flying south

 

To leave the world behind us

The coldness of despair

The chains that try to bind us

Will vanish in the air

 

So touch me again

And drink at the fountain

Then over the mountain

Like cranes flying south

 

To leave the world behind us

The coldness of despair

The chains that try to bind us

Will vanish in the air

 

So touch me again

And drink at the fountain

Then over the mountain

Like cranes flying south

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Everyone Gets Crazy"

The Highwaymen

(Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings)

 

Look here, is that you I see

You sure seem down to me

Would you like to tell it to a friend

I can help if anyone can

You know I understand

 

Everyone gets crazy now and then

 

I know those empty nights get lonely

Sometimes you feel like you're the only one

To lose more than he wins

Guess these troubled times get scary

But that's just ordinary

 

Everyone gets crazy now and then

 

And who can say they've never stumbled

And never fallen to their knees

Your dreams like castles when they crumble

Well, I know what you mean

And I know how hard it can seem

 

I get crazy just like you

Lost and lonely too

Like some old flag left flying in the wind

Time has taught me this for sure

Time is the only cure

All your blues will turn to gold again

 

Oh, everyone gets crazy now and then

 

   

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"Broken Angel" - Hanne Boel

 

 

The lonely nights by a stranger's side

I never thought I'd break the spell

Just passing by, passing the light

The beauty and challenge

It's hard to find

 

And every single need

Everything I see

Is alone inside of me

 

I turn away the sky

Hide away the night

Come into my heart

My broken angel

Let me feel your need

Let me feel your pain

Take me by the hand

My broken angel

 

Yesterday's fading away in my mind

In the stillness of it all

You're closer now and all of the time

Moving so softly

Filling my heart again

 

You showed me reason

Then you gave me feeling

I heard you calling inside of me

 

I turn away the sky

Hide away the night

Come into my heart

My broken angel

Let me feel your need

Let me feel your pain

Take me by the hand

My broken angel

 

           

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Dire Straits - Private Investigation

 

 

It's a mystery to me

The game commences

For the usual fee

Plus expenses

Confidential information,

It's in a diary

This is my investigation,

It's not a public inquiry

 

I go checking out the reports

Digging up the dirt

You get to meet all sorts

In this line of work

Treachery and treason,

There's always an excuse for it

And when I find the reason

I still can't get used to it

 

And what have you got at the end of the day?

What have you got to take away?

A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies

Blinds on a window and a pain behind the eyes

 

Scarred for life

No compensation

Private investigations

 

 

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"Mountains" - Message To Bears

 

"That we could run away

Before the light of day

You know we always could"

The mountains say

The mountains say

 

"That we could run away

Before the light of day

You know we always could"

The mountains say

The mountains say

 

"That we could run away

Before the light of day

You know we always could"

The mountains say

The mountains say

 

(Repeat)

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"Losing My Ground" - Fergie

 

I don't know what day it is, what's going on, is this real

No, no, no

 

I woke up short of breath

But still I've got a long day ahead of me

I don't know what day it is

But tell me cause I gotta know who to be

 

Is that me up in the mirror

Cause I thought it was somebody else

Well it's a realization when you find out

You don't even wanna look at yourself

 

[CHORUS:]

Where do I go

What do I do

Who do I turn to

I'm losing my ground

Who am I now

Where does it end

How did it all begin

I'm losing my ground

 

Well, I'm up on my feet

It's time to hit the streets

And get my life back together again

 

Well, this place is all a masquerade

So tell me where in line can I fit in

Downtown wandering aimlessly around

Still don't know what I'm trying to find

 

Well, you could flash

All the pretty lights in front of me

I still wouldn't see the signs

 

[CHORUS]

 

Losing my, I'm losing my

I'm losing my ground

 

Where do I go

Why do I do this to myself

I'm losing my

What do I do, what do I do

What do I do

 

Don't wanna go back there

Where do I go

What do I do

Who do I turn to

I'm losing my ground

 

Who am I now

Where does it end

How did it all begin

I'm losing my ground

 

Losing my, I'm losing my

I'm losing my ground

 

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"Babybird" - The Wallflowers

 

Come back, Babybird

With your dirty wings in tatters

Come home where you belong

Nobody knows you better

 

Now bring back your velvet heart

And we'll make you brand new feathers

Sleep through the morning light

With your arms around your brother

 

[CHORUS]

Babybird

Come back home

Babybird

You were never really on your own

 

Now outside, faces cry

With the tears of lonesome orphans

And behind every mask

Is the face of another

 

Wherever you have been

wherever you took cover

No arms that pulled you in

Could hold you like your mother

 

[CHORUS:]

 

When all my colors fade

And my wings, they've turned to leather

I'll know the reasons why

God let me get older

 

When all my days are through

And I fly these hills no longer

I'll lay beneath the stars

And I'll watch you flying over

 

Babybird

Come back home

Babybird

You were never really on your own

 

Babybird

Come back home

Babybird

You will never be all alone

 

 

 

 

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"Try Everything" - Shakira

 

I messed up tonight

I lost another fight

I'll still mess up

But I'll just start again

 

I keep falling down

I keep on hitting the ground

I always get up now

To see what's next

 

Birds don't just fly

They fall down and get up

Nobody learns

Without getting it wrong

 

I won't give up

No, I won't give in

Till I reach the end

And then I'll start again

No, I won't leave

I wanna try everything

I wanna try even though I could fail

(x2)

 

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

(x4)

 

Look how far you've come

You filled your heart with love

Baby, you've done enough

Take a deep breath

 

Don't beat yourself up

Don't need to run so fast

Sometimes we come last

But we did our best

 

I won't give up

No, I won't give in

Till I reach the end

And then I'll start again

No, I won't leave

I wanna try everything

I wanna try even though I could fail

(x2)

 

I'll keep on making those new mistakes

I'll keep on making them every day

Those new mistakes

 

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

(x4)

 

Try everything

 

 

                       

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"The Song Of Good Hope" - Glen Hansard

 

 

If we're gonna make it

Across this river alive

You need to think like a boat

And go with the tide

 

And I know where you've been

Has really left you in doubt

Of ever finding a harbor

Or figuring this out

 

And you're gonna need

All the help you can get

So lift up your arms now

And reach for it

And reach for it

 

And take your time, Babe

It’s not as bad as it seems

You'll be fine, Babe

It's just some rivers and streams

In between you and where you wanna be

 

And watch the signs now

You'll know what they mean

You'll be fine now

Just stay close to me

And may good hope

Walk with you through everything

 

Take your time, Babe

It’s not as bad as it seems

You'll be fine, Babe

It's just some rivers and streams

In between you and where you wanna be

 

And watch the signs now

You'll know what they mean

You'll be fine now

Just stay close to me

And may good hope

Walk with you through everything

 

May the song of good hope

Walk with you through everything

 

 

                       

[[Sa...]]

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