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Divine Gypsy
02:20
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I will be a gypsy,
I will be a gypsy
I'll sing a song that none has sung!
I'll sing a song that none has sung!
I'll sing to the sky,
I'll sing to the winds,
I’ll sing to my red clouds!
I'll be the king of the land
Through which I roam
Roam, roam, roam, roam!
And through strange lands, from East to West
But when I lay my head to rest
I’ll sing to Thee my gypsy prayer
And find always Thee everywhere.
I'll be the king of the land
Through which I roam
Roam, roam, roam, roam!
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A Minor Monet
02:45
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I bagged those Summer fields
And now I've got the wheel
Of this automobile
And I've got to hand it to that girl or guy
It's like the painter used
My favorite hues
Of green, gold, and blues
And what's it matter to a guy like I?
We're driving away with a minor Monet
We found it on somebody's wall
He watched the door from the gallery floor
And I made off with Meules de Foin
I'm not a man of taste
They're paperweights
I'll drop them with haste
I couldn't tell you if it's top or tack
I'll take a litho here
A litho there
I don't really care
It's in the satchel and I'm out the back
We're driving away with a minor Monet
We found it on somebody's wall
He watched the door from the gallery floor
And I made off with Meules de Foin
Who will remember me
And all my dreams
And old memories
When I'm in ashes or under the ground?
You've got a million ways
To fill your days
But who's on the case
Of who's forgotten and who sticks around?
But oh what they pay
For a minor Monet
To put it on a penthouse wall
He'll break the door on the 40th floor
And I'll make off with Meules de Foin
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What on Earth's the point
If we don't have love
If we don't have love then what on Earth's the point
What on Earth's the point
If we don't have love
If we don't have love then what on Earth's the point
'Cause we need love, love, love
It's what I'm thinking of
Far too many hearts are frozen up
Yes we need love, love, love
It's what I'm thinking of
Far too many hearts are frozen up
What on Earth's the point
If we don't have joy
If we don't have joy then what on Earth's the point
What on Earth's the point
If we don't have joy
If we don't have joy then what on Earth's the point
'Cause we need joy, joy, joy
It's what I'm looking for
I think we could use a little more
Yes we need joy, joy, joy
It's what I'm looking for
I think we could use a little more
What at Earth's the point
If we're all at war
If we're all at war then what on Earth's the point
What at Earth's the point
If we're all at war
If we're all at war then what on Earth's the point
'Cause we need love, love, love
It's what I'm thinking of
Far too many hearts are frozen up
Yes we need love, love, love
It's what I'm thinking of
Far too many hearts are frozen up
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4. |
Leaves
02:08
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I'll sing a song to remember
'Cause the leaves start to change in September
The Winter gets near and the warmth disappears
But in my heart you will always be here
I'll sing a song if you let me
Oh please be kind don't forget me
'Cause though I'm away on a day like today
'Bout you I've only good things to say
Look I won't complain 'cause I know I'm a pain
I'm a fool when I ought to be smart
And if things get bad it's a choice that I'd had
Where my aim was just shy of the mark
I'll sing a song for the Springtime
Why not be warm in the meantime
'Cause it might be cold but the fire once glowed
And the embers are not very old
Yes it might be cold
But the fire once glowed
And the embers are not very old
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You fool, you're blind
It's all in your mind
So don't be mad if little things go wrong
When you complain
I think you're insane
Just be glad it's happening at all
So that wind
That blew you so far away
Is holding you back today
Well I don't know what to say
Why not try
To look on the brighter side
At least there's a tide you caught
Or is that a crazy thought?
You fool, you're blind
It's all in your mind
So don't be mad if little things go wrong
When you complain
I think you're insane
Just be glad it's happening at all
Don't you know
When love is the last to show
Everything falls apart
Look, I don't know where to start...
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6. |
The Spirit's Willing
01:52
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I was through by the time I knew
That there were lots of things I would have to do
But the artist's life calls to me
And the spirit's willing but the flesh is weak
I'll find some time maybe next week
It's something you can do whenever you want
If there's a babe crawling on the way
You got to make it work you got to make it pay
Still the artist's life calls to me
And the spirit's willing but the flesh is weak
I'll find a gig maybe next week
It's something you can do whenever you want
Time's are tough 'cause nothing's up to snuff
Somebody call a cab I think I've had enough
Well the artist's life called to me
And the spirit's willing but the flesh is weak
I'll change my tune maybe next week
It's something you can do whenever you want
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Every Now and Then
02:39
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It's All the Same to Me
02:23
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Right before your eyes
The ice is disappearing
Drawn upon your face
A look that's so endearing
The History of Art
They're thoroughly compiling
But will they ever find
A portrait more beguiling?
Oh, but this line or that line
It's all the same to me
The poetry of feeling
Is where I want to be
I long will remember the love that's in your song
Even after the melody is gone
At your station is where my heart belongs
Once I had a dream
Upon the open waters
I sang for the crown
And all his sons and daughters
But somehow you had gone
Not a trace was left behind you
So I abandoned ship
Leaving every king to find you
Oh, and this line or that line
It's all the same to me
A one-way trip to feeling
Is where I want to be
I long will remember the love that's in your song
Even after the melody is gone
At your station is where my heart belongs
Did you get the part
Though you thought your chances fleeting?
'Cause if you're not off-book
I can help you with the reading
Oh, 'cause this line or that line
It's all the same to me
Some good old-fashioned feeling
Is what I want to see
I long will remember the love that's in your song
Even after the melody is gone
And a different tailor would only suit me wrong
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Dinosaurs
02:29
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I remember when the Earth was just a ball
I remember when the dinosaurs were small
I remember when the Little League was tall
But I don't remember you at all
I don't think about the way that you would smile
And if I ever did than it has been a while
Many other numbers, baby, I can dial
No I don't remember how you smiled
'Cause I don't want to think about Lorraine
When other memories I might entertain
I left a lot a long time way back when
And I don't think I'll go back there again
When I wake up it's a different world I see
'Cause I think about the future differently
If there was ever one that was for you and me
Oh I just forgot so easily
No I don't want to think about Lorraine
When other memories I might entertain
I left a lot a long time way back when
And I don't think I'll go back there again
I remember when the Earth was just a ball
I remember when the dinosaurs were small
I remember when the Little League was tall
But I don't remember you at all
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When that Day Calls
02:41
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Someone dreamed their life away
Your honor I was lead astray
The unassuming victim of desire
I held it all to close to see it clear
The flames were burning very near
What's the way to walk out of the fire?
And when that day calls
Will you answer right away
When the scales fall
Will you hear your music start to play
Or when that day calls
Will the sirens have their say
And when that night falls
Will you close your eyes and drift away
Someone take this love away
It's just a fever anyway
Doctor take love-light from these eyes
And you can also take this heart away
It's just a beater anyway
Classifieds won't deign to advertise
And when that day calls
Will you answer right away
When the scales fall
Will you hear your music start to play
Or when that day calls
Will the sirens have their say
And when that night falls
Will you close your eyes and drift away
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