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We Have the Heat
01:17
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I took the last and only train back to my home
I am alive, I’m alive, I’m alive, and I am glad about it.
And when I saw you standing at the door,
I saw my love, you’re my love, you’re my love, and I am glad about it.
We have the summer leaves, we have the sun,
We have the heat, we have heat, we have heat, and we are glad about it.
And you and I are just the way we always were, my love.
You’re my love, you’re my love, and I am glad about it.
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Ohio
02:24
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Ohio, I’ve done nothing wrong, I’ve made no plans
I watched the Warrior River from the rock and washed my hands
Of Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.
I stayed on the front porch, I never went inside,
I know I said a lot to you, but I never made it up,
I never made it up until
Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.
There’s a composition book
And a handful of letters
There’s a version of the truth
An opinion, an opinion
Of Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.
Ohio, I’ve done nothing wrong, I cross my heart
And every promise is a deed undone, a brand new start
For Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.
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Biology
01:34
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We are the great love song of the river and the sea,
We are the biology of the flower and the seed,
And if you ever want to know how much you mean to me,
Ask I’ll tell you right away, no fingers crossed until my dying day.
You wrote your phone number down, and then you drew a map
In my Graham Greene paperback. (What Graham Greene paperback?)
It was The End of the Affair, it was The End of the Affair,
It was the end of all my sleepless nights,
wrapping myself tight to keep from dying.
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Whose Side Am I On?
02:33
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Oh, oh, oh, bless my heart,
I’ve pushed it around so many times I don’t know where to start
Counting cracks.
Oh, oh, oh, bless my soul.
The channel between us is deep and wide
I don’t have enough cash to pay the toll to get to your side.
Whose side am I on?
Whose side am I on?
I’m standing up to my knees in the rising tide.
Oh, oh, oh, bless my back.
I’ve shouldered the weight of some thirty-odd years,
Now I’m throwing them down on the rusty tracks
‘Cause I’m through, oh I’m through.
Whose side am I on?
Whose side am I on?
I’m standing up to my knees in the rising tide.
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Onion Skin
03:11
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I was born in an onion skin, I turned the lions down
I was born in an onion skin, I found my way around
Down to my own kind in a straight line underground
I found my own kind in a straight line underground
I learned fast to tell the truth and then to hide my face
‘Cause darkness lives where all things grow,
No matter what they say
There’s no straight path to get you where you’re going
No there’s no straight path
Accept the path you’re on
I was born the final sister in a wooden room
One was green, the other yellow, all have eyes of blue
There’s no way now to return from whence we’ve come
We cannot go back or remember where we’re from
I was born in an onion skin, I turned the lions down
I was born in an onion skin, I turned the lions down
I will die among the ashes in a frozen plain
My breath will turn to storming clouds, the sky will fill with rain
There’s no straight path to get me where I’m going
There’s no straight path to get me where I’m going
I was born in an onion skin, I turned the lions down
I was born in an onion skin, I found my way around
Down to my own kind in a straight line underground
I found my own kind in a straight line underground
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I'll Find Your Hand
03:16
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I put you in my body, let you move around
I’ll give you all the breath I find underground
I put you on a boat over the sea
Let my hair be the curtain you hide underneath
You’ll be the sweet scent of my favorite rose
And your eyes will be mirrors where good things reflect and grow
When your lips grow tired of sleeping and sighing,
I’ll capture your words and like treasures, I’ll hide them, I’ll hide them.
When the leaves fall
And the moon is hidden
Don’t you fear, dear,
I’ll find your hand
I’ll find your hand.
In summer and autumn, winter, and spring,
I’ll be the sweet bird that outside your window sings.
In winter and springtime, summer, and fall,
You’ll be the sun rising and setting and warming us all,
Warming us all.
When the leaves fall
And the moon is hidden
Don’t you fear, dear,
I’ll find your hand
I’ll find your hand.
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Oak and Holly
02:14
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Oak and holly, tangled roots
Saw you leaving out the back door baby every
Silent Sunday afternoon
We hate to leave,
But we must, oh.
Nine times five is forty-five
A year has gone but it still ain’t easy.
And it seems you’ve changed to something new,
But you sound the same
And the air is heavy with you.
Go on down the row
On down the row
If you chant into the dark,
Your body lifts from the ground, I’ve heard it happens.
If you want it bad enough, it won’t hurt
And your eyes will finally open.
Go on down the row
On down the row
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We Are Birds
03:24
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Did you know when I walked into the room
You were gonna throw a line to me
And I’d be a fool not to grab ahold of you
When you wanted to get me
Did you get the measure of the fortune tellers
Did you count every card in the deck
Cause it’s near impossible to change from a fighter to a lover
And keep from turning back, turning back
(Bum ba ba ba)
We are birds,
Well aren’t we?
(Bum ba ba ba)
I’ll watch you while you watch me
(Bum ba ba ba, bum bum)
We are, oh we are birds
We are birds
What’s a feeling and what does it matter
What’s a message, what’s a word?
Don’t worry, I’m not waiting for an answer,
I got what I needed
(Bum ba ba ba)
We are birds,
Well aren’t we?
(Bum ba ba ba)
I’ll watch you while you watch me
(Bum ba ba ba, bum bum)
We are, oh we are birds
We are birds
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Promises and Plans
03:47
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Thought you could fly when I met you, there were promises and plans
Had the road out before you, and I knew you knew something
You’re like oil in the ocean, you rise black through the heart
In your wake you leave islands, you leave mountains where you should’ve been
Here’s a word to the weak
Don’t lay blame and don’t speak
Here’s a word to the weak
Don’t lay blame and don’t speak
Here’s a word, here’s a word
When I hear that phone a-ringing, guess I always see your name
With my name right beside it,
Pointing fingers even at the grave
Here’s a word to the weak
Don’t lay blame and don’t speak
Here’s a word to the weak
Don’t lay blame and don’t speak
Here’s a word, here’s a word
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Little Blue Thing
03:16
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Well, I wrote a song for you, little blue thing in my mind
Could be hours, could be days, I stay worried all the time
My hair’s grown long with grief
Over every bad thing I’ve heard, thing I’ve said, thing I’ve done
Get over it
Little blue thing
Get over it
Little blue thing
Don’t have to be such a true thin
Get over it,
Oh let it go
I hate to let go of the demons that followed me here
When I moved to this town
My hair’s grown long with grief
I’ve gotten from hanging on to
Every word, every thought, everyone
Get over it, little blue thing
Get over it, little blue thing
Don’t have to be such a true thing
Get over it, oh let it go
My hair’s grown long with grief
Over every bad thing I’ve heard, thing I’ve said, thing I’ve done
Get over it, Little blue thing (oh get your shit together girl)
Get over it, Little blue thing (come on, get your shit together girl)
Don’t have to be such a true thing (oh get your shit together girl)
Get over it, oh let it go (Come on, come on)
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Athena
01:33
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You’ve got grey eyes like Athena
You’ve got grey eyes like the sea
You’ve got power that I never dreamed of
You’ve got powers over me
When the night is lonesome, and I fear the sun won’t rise,
I see you there like fair Athena with your beautiful grey eyes.
You’ve got grey eyes like Athena
You’ve got grey eyes like the sky
You’ve got sweetness that I never dreamed of
On the warmest summer night
When I’m feeling fearsome, and when I feel afraid
I see you there like brave Athena with your pretty eyes of grey.
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