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In the summer,
you took your clothes off
and I watched you from your back to the front.
I told myself that you were the one
and I meant it.
We were happy.
And a little happy
never hurt no one, no not in the least.
Just as long as you can keep the peace
with your family.
'Cause now we are sitting alone at the top of the stairs,
praying to God or whoever that no one is there
watching, listening, suspecting.
Nothing will bring this down, now.
Nothing will bring this down
All the people,
the pretty people,
how we used to sit and watch them go by.
I was nervous; you were painfully shy.
Wonder why...
I'd say you've changed me.
You know you've changed me,
from the way I used to follow the crowd,
but now their talking, well, it's getting loud.
Hear the sound?
'Cause now we are sitting alone at the top of the stairs,
praying to God or whoever that no one is there
watching, listening, suspecting.
Ooooh
Nothing will bring this down, now.
Nothing will bring this down
You wanna know, how can I be so sure?
How can we lift this curse when there is no cure
I remember days when I'd go anywhere, just to be far
Just to be where you are
I should've never gotten into that car
I should've kept myself a promise
I should've kept myself alive
But I wanted it so badly
I sat back and let you drive
But I won't duck down in the passenger's seat no more
I won't hide from my mistakes
I'm gonna settle this score
I'm gonna kiss you where it hurts
I'm gonna tell it to you straight
I still love you and it's not too late
Nothing will bring this down, now.
Nothing will bring this down
If they throw it off course, there’ll be no remorse:
We’ll just pick it up and turn it around!
Nothing will bring this down
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St. Therese
02:14
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The lights are off,
The record player’s spinning Billy Joel (it’s all I could find).
Nights ago, I went and taped your picture to the wall.
It’s not your fault I’m lonely.
It’s not your fault I’m blue.
It’s not your fault that you don’t love me
the way I want you to.
When winter came, I thought I’d never see your face again;
I guess I was wrong.
Oh St. Therese, I’m going down in flames tonight.
It’s not your fault I’m lonely.
It’s not your fault I’m blue.
It’s not your fault that you don’t love me
the way I want you to.
Loneliness is listening to the record that you’ve got,
not the record you want.
It’s not your fault I’m lonely.
It’s not your fault I’m blue.
It’s not your fault that you don’t love me
the way I want you to
the way I want you to
the way I want you.
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Secret Handshake
03:54
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A thousand boats out on the ocean
Every one is like a fire in the sunlight
Are you in the hold?
Would you be so bold as to signal to the shore?
Flashing tail lights on the freeway
Every one is like a star in the ether
Looking through the glass, every car I pass
Have you seen me on the phone?
Carve it on the door
All it takes is time
Give me half of yours
I’ll give you half of mine
If I could only find you
A thousand trains across the nation
Every one is someone leaving someone
Did you get your tea? Have you found your seat?
And can I help you with your coat?
Cause I can feel your body burning
Even from a thousand miles away
Wishing on a star, sleeping in your car
and if you find a place to stay
Carve it on the door
All it takes is time
Give me half of yours
I’ll give you half of mine
If I could only find you
So let me be your lost companion
You could be my summer constellation.
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4. |
Learning to Say No
03:01
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Sometimes I want to be alone
Okay, that’s a lie
But sometimes you’ve gotta lie to keep yourself as your own
Find a place where you can go
I’m still learning to say no.
And she has got a hold on me
The kind of hold
where it’s hard to see the things you ought to see
Cause she’s so pretty and she knows
That I’m still learning to say no
Got a bird that whistles
Got a bird that sings
Got a bird, but that bird can’t sing me everything
Got a heart in a cage, and it burns every day
until she comes back home
So here I am, it’s twelve o’clock
Should I go home
or take a drive around that God-forsaken block?
From the party to her door
I try to separate the feeling from the one that I adore
Through this empty rain and snow
I think I’m learning to say no
I think I’m learning
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How Can You Love Me?
02:33
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I come to your town
so anxious that I can’t sit down
so frightened, I can hardly breathe
You get the water
You say
“Love of mine, where’ve you been
what is wrong this time?
Is there anything I can do, for to ease the pain?”
And I say
How can you love me?
How can you love me
if I can’t love myself?
How can you love me?
How can you love me?
How can you love me now?
So I settle down
I swear I like having you around
You shine like a polished dime
the last one in my pocket
So put the coffee on
or maybe whiskey, we’ll be gone
‘til the morning comes, with bloodshot eyes
and a ringing in my ears
Singing
How can you love me?
How can you love me
if I can’t love myself?
How can you love me?
How can you love me?
How can you love me now?
I can’t decide why I don’t know which is worse:
To give it up or love when you know that love is cursed?
But who cares tonight
All the reasons why it’s just not right
The lights are off, the record’s on
and I don’t want to be alone
How can you love me?
How can you love me
if I can’t love myself?
How can you love me?
How can you love me?
How can you love me now?
How can you love me now?
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6. |
Me Plus You
03:47
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I’d like to take you where nobody knows,
where nobody goes but my dream
And when I take you, I’ll hold you so tight
My heart, it just might bust a seam
And I will take care of you
Just like he’d never do
‘Cause together we’re better than he ever knew
Stuck on a boat that’s been out on the sea,
I’ve been waiting to see if you’d ride
Sailing our boat to nowhere land,
doing all that we can just to glide
And I will take care of you
Just like he’d never do
‘Cause together we’re better than he ever knew
I’m tired of watching the snow on the pines
Your hand touching mine’s all I need
‘Cause while I’m watching those trees shiver and freeze
I fall to my knees, splinter and bleed
And I will take care of you
Just like he’d never do
‘Cause together we’re better than he ever knew
A me plus a you...
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7. |
Live While You Can
03:20
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Thought I had nothing to say to you,
guess I’ve got a big mouth
Thought there was nothing that we could do,
nothing left to try and figure out
Yes, you go your way and I mine baby
That’s just what we said
You’ll be with him, I’ll be with me,
stuck inside my head
It’s too late for anything else but this
You better love yourself
at least enough to know that there’s no time to reminisce
Live while you can
You can never go back, you can never go back, so
Live while you can
Give me a reason to come back home
and one more to believe
‘Cause I know myself too well and that love is hell
This was never meant to be
He thinks he’s got a hold on you,
you think you’ve got a hold on me
We all should go leave each other alone
That’s what I call free
t’s too late for anything else but this
You better love yourself
at least enough to know that there’s no time to reminisce
Live while you can
You can never go back, you can never go back, so
Live while you can
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8. |
Don't Count Me Out
02:43
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Where do we stand here? I don’t know
I think that I might need some air
So I step outside and you follow closely,
turn my cheek, and you kiss me there
You whisper something like,
“Please remember me”
Like you think I could forget
So I put my hand on over your heart, like
“Don’t you count me out just yet...not yet”
The moon is hanging on by a thread
I swear I can almost see the stars
It’s all the same as when we first met
Except it’s me who’s nervous and you who’s scarred
You whisper something like,
“Please remember me”
Like you think I could forget
So I put my hand on over your heart, like
“Don’t you count me out just yet...not yet”
Waves are crashing all around
But we’re still here
Hands are pushed under the ground
But we’re still here
You whisper something like,
“You should go now”
Like some kind of half-assed threat
So I kiss you hard and tell you, darling
“Don’t you count me out just yet.
Don’t you count me out...yet.”
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9. |
Mountain Range
03:45
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Well sometimes I see them high above the trees
Flying ‘round in circles as they please:
My dreams of all the things we never did
I do my best to keep my feelings hid
But there was a time when I could be there
We’d watch the sun fall from the sky
I would show you to the rooftop
You would show me how to fly
And I know everyone looks different
I know everything has changed
But I will be your river valley
If you’ll be my mountain range
Well November was the worst time of the year
The crops were burned, the furnace fueled with fear
Cain had wrestled able to the ground
I had lost out on the love that I had found
But there was a time when I’d go with you
Soaring so high, we’d never come down
Laughing over all the people
that we left in that sad town
And I know everyone looks different
I know everything has changed
But I will be your river valley
If you’ll be my mountain range
I know everyone looks different
I know everything has changed
but I will be your river valley
if you’ll be my mountain range
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Giver
03:59
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When you’re away, I’m more like myself
Lonely and desperate for something else
But when I’m with you, I’m more like a friend
No need to be careful, no need to pretend
So maybe I’m cured by the banks of your river
I wade in the water until I’m gone
And maybe you’d stay and wash me away
Holy river, giver, gone
Jesus, he cries each time that I speak
of dancing with you, dear, cheek to cheek
‘Cause Jesus, he knows what love is about
It’s giving your life, dear, to a world full of doubt
So maybe I’m cured by the banks of your river
I wade in the water until I’m gone
I wish you would stay and wash me away
Holy river, giver, gone
When you’re away, I’m more like myself.
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11. |
Love is Impossible
02:27
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you can never be too sure
just how long your love will last
if i've learned any from the past
it's to be careful of making a promise
so she's leaving you today
so your love is gone away
you've gotta handle it, someway
somehow, they say
love is impossible
at times at best improbable
a natural disaster
a skill you can't master
love is impossible
so you're up and leaving town
all 'cause she won't be coming round
you can't stand to hear the sound
of your own name
same old story, same old blues
comb your hair and shine your shoes
you only have yourself to lose
much less to gain
love is impossible
at times at best improbable
a natural disaster
a skill you can't master
love is impossible
(say it again!)
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Anthony da Costa Nashville, Tennessee
Anthony da Costa is a singer/songwriter from New York, currently living in Nashville, TN.
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