1. |
Speed Up
03:04
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Wake me when we're there
I don't really care
How long we're in the air
As long as I have you
I think we're falling
In love
I think we're falling
In love
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2. |
Lunacy
05:42
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Screaming murder from the roof
I say to you
If they find me now
I'll be doomed
So I say to you
Don't let me down, like the others
Don't let me down, stay true
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
Don't call me crazy
You'll regret it
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3. |
New Year's Eve
03:20
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4. |
Tribune
03:32
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5. |
Tell You
04:40
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I don't know how to tell you
I don't want to tell the truth
But I've lied enough for the both of us
And I think you're lying too
It's probably best to say it
That I love you, despite all the pain
And suffering
I've got a little secret to tell you
Do you promise not to tell?
You're the only one
You're the only one I'll tell
Can you move a little closer?
So I can whisper in your ear
To tell you the lie I've told myself for years
I know it's probably something you don't like
I'm sorry but it's true
And I, and I can't lie to you
For very long
Are you glad now that I've told you?
Are you going to stick around
Because I wouldn't blame you
If you left right now
Like all the rest
Let's try to make it past this
Do you promise that we'll try?
You're the only one
You're the only one who's tried
Can you tell what you're thinking?
It's okay if you want to cry
I wouldn't blame you
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6. |
Wave
03:37
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Let's ride the wave
All the way to a place you've heard of
A time or two
We're on the same page
We're singing the same tune, oh
We're off to Cancun
We're singing the same tune
Let's fly the plane
All the way to a place in Maine
Or maybe Timbuktu
We're riding a wave
Arriving late to
Our stated engagement
We have to wait for you
Let's sail the ship
Right off of a cliff and
We'll toast the captain
As we go over the lip
Do you think it's a mistake?
Do you think it's a mess?
If I get a Mercedes
And get it into a wreck?
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7. |
Dreaming in Slow Motion
04:32
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The last thing on my mind before I fell asleep
And it certainly wasn't counting sheep
At least not this time
It was the thing that I was told
When you were right in front of me
I saw your heart of gold
I think I was dreaming
I'm dreaming in slow motion
I'm losing faith
That I'll ever see your face
In my waking days
I'm running down the halls to escape my fate
There are monsters coming out of the walls
I trip and fall
And nothing's as it seems
As I go straight through the floor
I land right on a beach
There are stars in the ocean
I'm dreaming in slow motion
I'm losing faith
That I'll ever see your face
In my waking days
I awaken with a fright in the middle of the night
You're lying right next to me
I breathe a sigh of relief
You say, "go back to sleep"
And you kiss me on the cheek
Your smile is like a beam
I must be dreaming
I'm dreaming in slow motion
I'm losing faith
That I'll ever see your face
In my waking days
I'm dreaming in slow motion
I'm losing faith
That I'll ever see your face
In my waking days
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8. |
Stratosphere
03:49
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Hey, don't you despair
We're almost there
Yeah, we're all okay, we're all okay
My dear
And all I can say
Is we're on our way
Yeah, we're on our way
We're on our way back home
Through the stratosphere
And though the Earth is near
I can barely breathe
Barely breathe up here
We're falling slowly
Back to the ground
To the ground
I'm worried now
I'm worried now
MY dear
Hey, are you awake
We're stuck in space
Yeah, we're running out
We're running out of time
To say how we really feel
And though the air is cold
We're growing old
I'm growing old
I'm growing old with you
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9. |
Jelly Donut
03:37
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Stuck again on things that don't matter
I've learned the lesson
And I begin to think that I'm the problem
I'll clean the mess up that I've made
Once again, I've learned that it gets better
I keep forgetting
So start again and try to get a handle
Get it together, man
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11. |
Courthouse
04:10
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The ground was cold that day
As I gave my life away
To a judge who was old and gray
And he said, son you're a disgrace
And my mother cried for me
She couldn't look me in the face
So I said goodbye for the last time
For the last time on this side
The chains were on my legs
As I walked away from them
My mind was in a daze
And I said, you've all made a grave mistake
And I laughed at them
As my heart sunk in pain
So I looked outside for the last time
For the last time on this side
My days are all the same
As I waste away
My life is in decay
And I said, God won't you hear me pray
And he laughed at me
And gave me another day
So I looked inside for the last time
For the last time on this side
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Mike McKew Leesburg, Virginia
Records from Northern Virginia
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