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Let It Go
04:20
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Standing in the sunshine, but the air is getting cold
trying to force myself to let go
but my hands are always grasping for something to hold
blood is always running down my knuckles
but you can't fill yourself up if your cup's already full
first you've got to learn to let it go
Standing at the crossroads where she told me it was done
trying to find the strength to run
All the things she said echo in my head
now I must face what I've become
but you can't fix something that never worked at all
and you can't force love to grow
and you can't fill yourself up if your cup's already full
first you've got to learn to let it go
Driving through my hometown, but no one's on the road
Nobody lives here that I know anymore
The storefronts are boarded up, the factory's shut down
My memory is crowded with ghosts
but you can't return to a place that just ain't there no more
Can't go back when the world is pushing forward
and you can't fill yourself up if your cup's already full
first you've got to learn to let it go
Careful what you carry that weighs down on your soul
I'm slowly learning to lighten up my load
Standing at your door, a lamp burns in the window
I'm ready to come in from the snow
'Cause you can't see what's in front of you if you're staring at the ground
Learn to look up before you miss the show
And you can't find your love if you're focused on your loss
First you gotta learn to let it go
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Morning Street
04:58
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Living by the ocean,
got my windows facing East
Morning skyfire paints my face
as I rise from the sheets
I recognize my only chance to chase the dawn
It's just me and the world, and I'm takin' it on!
Morning marauders rising to the streets
The people look so serious, I'd rather run with beasts
I toss a lucky quarter into every jar I see
'Cause everything I give away always comes back to me
And I sing a lazy song so I remember to take it slow
I've got broken guitars and broken teeth that chatter in the cold
But I've got what I want so I feel at home wherever I go
I've got an old soul that just rolls down the steepest slope
I had to move myself; that old witch ran me out
The dog was sick and dying, garbage piled all around
I grabbed my bags from the basement and ran to the other side of town
Now I'm living with my baby by the sweet Atlantic Ocean
I sing the blues all day even though I'm feeling fine
My old lady says I smoke too much, but she drinks all my wine
Only way to learn is to roll on through time
We get each other laughin' just to keep from cryin'
And we sing a simple song so we remember to take it slow
We've got broken guitars and broken teeth that chatter in the cold
But we want what we've got so we feel at home wherever we roam
Got old souls that just rollin' down the steepest slope
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Into the Afternoon
03:49
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All I want to do is please you
Girl, you know that I believe it's true
You're the one for me, I'm gonna keep you
'Cause when I wake up and look into those eyes so blue
I just want to love you into the afternoon
All I want to do is move you
Prove it to you, make your flowers bloom
You're the one for me; I'm gonna make some room
'Cause when I wake up and find I'm laying next to you
I just want to love you into the afternoon
We can plant our seeds in the garden
We can carve our faces at the base of the fountain
We can get lost on the side of the mountain
'cause we know we'll always find our way home
I want to sail the seven seas with you
I want to walk through the seasons with you
Dance with me, sugar, we've got every reason to
'Cause when I wake up and look into those eyes so blue
I just want to love you into the afternoon
We can spread our seeds 'cross the planet
We can build a bridge to any world we can imagine
We can get lost down in any deep canyon
'cause we know we'll always find our way home
All I want to do is please you
Girl, you know that I believe it's true
You're the one for me, I'm gonna keep you
'Cause when I wake up and look into those eyes so blue
I just want to love you into the afternoon
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The Invitation
03:29
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I'll write my baby a letter
that she can read while she's away
I'll tell her we'd be better off
if we both run away from this place
Take my hand, angel
you know in your heart what to say
We can decide to take a free ride
and extract ourselves from this rat race
Oh yes I know the road may seem hard
and I know it may seem too high to climb
and I know it may seem too far to fall
but we'll never know if we don't try
I'll write my baby a letter
and drop her off a portioned piece of my mind
I'll tell her we can do better
We don't always have to follow the blind
Gotta trust me
Gotta trust yourself for once in your life
You can use your voice to declare your choices
but you'll never get what you don't ask for
Oh yes I know the road may seem hard
and I know it may seem too high to climb
and I know it may seem far too far to fall
but we'll never know if we don't try
we'll never know if we don't try
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5. |
Dust to Dust
03:38
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First you say that I'm the one for you, and then what do you do?
You fly away across the continent and drop your phone in your soup!
Well, I wouldn't call you anyway because you'd only tell me stories
of the things I wish that I was doing with you, too.
So I hope you're happy out there living the life of my design
'Cause now, y'know, you've left without me, I'll have to go in my own time
and see all the things I would have seen if I weren't left behind,
so when you finally decide to come back, please don't be surprised
to find me packing up my ride with that wild look in my eyes
because I, too, must fly, whether or not you realize,
but I'll tell you right now, babe, if things keep up this way,
I can't wait to leave you in the dust someday!
No, I can't wait to leave you in the dust someday,
I can't wait to leave you in the dust
By the time you're comin' home, I'll be splittin' town alone,
'cause I can't wait to leave you in the dust, babe!
You know I'm not a puppy at the door, you know that I can't wait
When it occurs to you to return, I'm afraid it may be too late.
We pass like ships in the night as thought it was our fate,
but don't you try and say you never wanted it this way
because this is what you asked for and this is what you get.
You've been giving me a hard time since that first day that we met.
So spare me your regret. In case you hadn't noticed yet:
I can't wait to leave you in the dust someday!
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Swim
04:52
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On the river up around the bend
I can see your fire burning
and it's beggin me to swim
One of these days, one of these days, mama
You're gonna let me in
One of these days, one of these days, mama
you're gonna invite me in
The first time that we met it was obvious we matched
I told ya you were beautiful; you said I was quite the catch
Now that all seems so long ago; we were younger then
Now I never know what you'll say to me or if you'll come around again
You say you don't know why
anyone ever would be fascinated
with you
I say take a step back
take a deep breath and look inside
and you'll know
That love is what everyone deserves
because it's where we all come from
Love is what we all deserve
because we all come from love
The last time that I saw you, you said we were just friends
But that's not how you acted when you got up out of my bed
Funny how it all changes from one day to the next
Don't ya treat me like a stranger if ya plan on coming back
It's never easy when I see you; we both put on our acts
I want to push you away but I know better than that
I wish I had the answers; you just wish I wouldn't ask
Well, we all could use some patience. Burn it slow, make it last.
You say you don't know why
anyone ever would be fascinated
with you
I say take a step back
take a deep breath and look inside
and you'll know
That love is what everyone deserves
because it's where we all come from
Love is what we all deserve
because we all come from love
On the river up around the bend
I can see your fire burning
and it's beggin me to swim
One of these days, one of these days, mama
You're gonna let me in
One of these days, one of these days, mama
you're gonna invite me in
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Parting Ways
03:33
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Well here we are, the road we took here was a long one
Now our paths must part, but our hears have become stronger
and we'll know which way to go, and we won't fear the dark
any night, even with no moon in the sky
It might be nice to stay here, but we both know we should go
We can't resist the wind when the pull is so powerful
and we'll trust our intuitions at the fork in the road
and the right road will rise to meet our souls
For now our roads must part
but don't lose heart
we'll trust in what we've found
and we'll come right back around
to where we started
So remember me, my darling, be true to me, my dear
But be true to yourself above all, and you'll have nothing to fear
For the power of your will is the key to every door
When you get there, you'll know what it's for
For now our roads must part
but don't lose heart
we'll trust in what we've found
and we'll come right back around
to where we started
So when I see you in the distance with your beacon on the hill
as I know, some day, that I will
I won't resist the eclipse and many a drink will spill
When we get there, I will love you still
But for now, bye-bye baby, bye-bye
Until I see you again, keep your chin up high
We'll be reunited when the time is right
And then we'll dance down by the fireside
Until then, bye-bye baby, bye-bye
Stick to your guns and keep your boots laced up tight
We'll be reunited when the wind decides
and then we'll dance down by the fireside
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8. |
Made of Love
01:39
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I've got a reason why I sing all the time
Tragedy is just illusion; everything's just fine
When I look into the sky and see the clouds move up above
I feel the ground beneath my feet,
my heart beating inside of me
and I know I am supported by love, love, love, love, love
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Peter Hazen Portland, Maine
Keeper of stories and songs. Blues, rock & folk in the American tradition. Sprouted & grown in New York State, hardened through many lake-effect winters, tempered by several season on the Maine coast, dazzled by the brilliance of nature & the cultures of man, amidst the dizzying phantasmagorical spectacle of life, Peter Hazen cannot help but burst into song! ... more
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