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Streets of This Town
03:33
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I showed my love the streets of this town
But your car drove up and down
I showed my love the sights of this place
All I could see was your beautiful face
Walked by the river and the murmuring weir
I could still hear you whispering in my ear
I prayed to heaven, but my oh my
Here she comes again; she's a cloud in the sky
Chorus:
Hold on baby, here we go again
Hold on baby, does it show again
Hold on baby, here comes trouble
I'm falling, falling in, falling in love again
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Venezuela
05:34
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The heavens hang low here in Venezuela
So proud the mountains shine a thousand miles away
The breeze blows free through the grasslands of Venezuela
We're living at the edge of the world
We pray for the day, we long for the night to come
Through the ozone layer the yellow star blazed on
It's only a mythology; we never know whatever is
It couldn't be better
Still only our sadness holds us apart
Sorrow holds us together
We reel in the glare here in Venezuela
Through the shimmering haze we watch the telescopes turn
We swoon in the stare here in Venezuela
We fall and wither on a shadowless plain
Never surmount no, never surpass no, never surrender
How wearily, how bravely we drive the animals home
In this paradise the light just burns our faces
Come the day those rays will shine on through
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Switch to Stereo
03:38
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You took all the fun out of it
Like a teacher turned bad
You made it seem hard
When it really was easy
You tried to push the river
You tried to push everybody around
You smiled your stupid smile to the camera
Just in case the photograph didn't come out
Yeah you were heavy already
With the world atlas on your shoulder
You levelled all the beautiful mountains
And valleys, and palaces
Like some stupid steamroller
You took all the fun out of it
Now your little world's tumbling down
'scuse me if I stick around
'scuse me if I step aside
I can't stand to see a grown man cry
You say, "this is just how I am"
You say, "this is just what I do"
We all say "yeah"
"Ever since you were two"
You took all the fun out of it
Now I'm angry at you
And I'm angry at me
And I'm angry at me
For taking you seriously
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Ricochet
05:49
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I walked by that window, I pushed through that door
I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor
Hit so direct, so unexpected
Frictionless ricochet killed to the core
I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor
Sometimes for fun I try to walk in the sun
Sometimes I try to frighten myself to death
I cling to the shadows, I flirt with the light
No, no, never get too intimate
No not today, never today
I walked by that window, I pushed through that door
I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor
Pre-echo, dreaming how it'll go
Frictionless ricochet killed to the core
I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor
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14 Iced Bears
02:59
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Mirror shades down the supermarket
Sonic Youth in my head
I'm wired and dangerous
One look and you're dead
Chorus:
Lucky for you baby, you got your mother with you baby
Lucky for you baby I got my mother with me
I got a penfriend in Tokyo
Who says I'm nice and I'm kind
Just because I saved a tree in Nicaragua
But you know I killed some cats in my time
(repeat chorus) (instrumental)
Now I'm hiding out somewhere in winterland
Being trailed by 14 iced bears
I got my bullet belt and my power flower
But those bears won't stay out of my hair
(repeat chorus) (twice)
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You Prefer Jim
02:14
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You won me over, you left me here
Neighbourhood stray with his head on my knee
A beer in my hand, a tear in my eye
Do I look funny, are you satisfied?
Chorus
You say you prefer Jim, but Sue's the woman for him
She's happily married to Joe
That's just because she don't know
He's out chasing Gail
But that gal'l never slow down
It's true what they say
Love makes the world go round
Yesterday you wrote from Barcelona
You're still not happy now you're all alone
Ah, neither am I, so I decide not to die
Pick myself off the floor, and I try to phone ya
But that's not your voice I hear
He says: "some guy for you dear"
Hang up, I have another beer and try Ramona
Ramona's not there, oh well what do I care
I know the day love's a game, it just seems very unfair
Chorus
Yesterday you wrote, this time from Rome
You're still not happy, say you're coming home
No now is not a good time, you see the thing is I'm
In love all over again
This time it's going to be just fine
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I didn't mean to see you home
I didn't mean to kiss you
I didn't mean to stay so long
I didn't mean to miss you
Too late to mend the damage done
I wouldn't have it any other way
Now you're not the only one
What am I going to say?
Chorus
This plane is dragging me down
The pull of the moon
Light from the lonesome star
So faint and so strong
My feet are walking to where you are
House on the hill
I know I shouldn't but I'm going to call
Now I need to feel
How far I can fall
Chorus
In the song I heard the words
Something's wrong if it's not right
In the book I read it said:
Heaven and earth will never unite
In the song I heard the words:
Why do we fight?
Chorus
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Love Between Us
03:43
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Well there was love between us
And there were things besides
And there were things that lived
And there were things that died
And there were things that didn't even see the light
Now I need a further education
I need something to change my mind
We had a near fatal fascination
I guess we're fortunate to feel alive
Such a safe combination
We were a little white lie
Chorus:
Oh, here comes a change for the better
Too late to say, "we should have let each other know"
Oh, we were good together
But we were good to let each other go
Instrumental
Tonight my shoes are out of character
And I'm swimming through the silken air
And I'm dancing all alone now
Now with the one with the beautiful hair
And I haven't a care
I found a late place to eat
On the street we used to live that time
And it tasted so good just as the sun began to rise
And I paid the waiter,
And we wished each other goodbye
(repeat chorus and first verse)
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When The Gate Squeaks
03:45
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I tried to convince myself
You don't mean anything to me (twice)
Chorus:
But when the gate squeaks my heart skips a beat
When the phone rings hope springs new
Fact is I know you're not coming around
My heart is pounding for you
When you went away and left me
I just filled up with pain
I hurt so bad I need you desperately
When will I see you again?
Because you changed me for a car
I let you go for a song
Suppose you could say I'm free as a bird
But somehow it still feels wrong
You used to say, "hey, where are we going?"
You used to say, "what's the plan?"
I used to say, "Hey, I don't have any
I'm happy just to hold your hand".
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On My Way Home
03:57
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On my way home, not wholly sober
When I noticed over my shoulder
There was the moon, cold as a stone
On my way home
I looked around the heavens above
And without a sound I was told about love
Millions of stars all looking down
On my way home
I thought about you, and I thought about me
I asked the moon, "can you set us free?"
Not wholly sober, but hopefully true
On my way home
Wouldn't you say it's a beautiful night
When clouds blow away and uncover the sky?
Millions of miles I'd like to sail
On my way home
(Instrumental and repeat last verse)
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