1. |
In Times Like These
04:38
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The sun comes up
While the moon still shines
Birds sing sweetly to their families
Life begins to yawn
With the coming of the dawn
Love is all around
In times like these
Sometimes late at night
I wake to listen
The silent darkness seems to penetrate
Though life is all around
The movement makes not sound
Nature's grace is found
In times like these
In times like these, I see the world as soft and smiling
In times like these, I see the happiness of peace
In times like these only love is in this space
How I wish we all could stay
In times like these
When the world turns grey
I often wonder
How we missed the beauty that is life
The magic of the mornings
The mysteries of night
This is what we need
In times like these
In times like these, I miss the world that's soft and smiling
In times like these, I miss the happiness of peace
In times like these, I miss the love once in this space
Love is what we need in times like these
May love guide you to peace in times like these
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2. |
3 Monkeys
04:07
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I don't see you
Anymore
I look right past your face
And I've closed the door
I've pulled the blinds
Drawn the shades
I don't have to
Be afraid
I don't see you
Anymore
I don't hear you
Anymore
I've heard the same old lies
That you've said before
I've turned the sound off
Unplugged the phone
Your voice won't enter my
Peaceful home
I don't hear you
Anymore
I don't speak your name
Anymore
The things I've seen and heard
Shake me to the core
I love the lives you
Want to break
You tell me it's for
My own sake
I don't speak your name
Anymore
I don't see you
Anymore
I don't hear you
Anymore
I don't speak your name
Anymore
No more
All I see is love
All I hear is love
All I speak is love
Anymore
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3. |
Do It Now
03:26
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Waitin' for the right time
Will never get it done
Open up your eyes
And hit the ground on the run
Do it now
Baby do it now
Don't you waste another minute
Don't you hesitate
Do it now
Don't sit down upon the ground
Unless you're planting seeds
Keep your eyes to the skies
And see the possibilities
Now
Baby do it now
Don't you waste another minute
Don't you hesitate
Do it now
Well you can sit and wait forever
Watching for a sign
Or go out and make a move
One step at a time
Take a chance, take a risk
Do what you gotta do
Just get on out and work
To make your dreams come true
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4. |
Life Is Good
03:46
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Light all your candles
Put a fire in the hearth
Welcome in all your neighbors
From the cold and the dark
Hold out your hand
To someone in need
Life will be good
Every day the sun rises
Every day the sunsets
Time becomes shorter
No room for regrets
Hold out your hand
To someone in need
Life will be good
When you talk to a stranger
You learn something new
Or walk for a moment
In someone's shoes
Oh, you add a little kindness
In everything you do\
Life is good
Stop criticizing
We all do what we do
No one is perfect
Not me, not you
Hold out your hand
To someone in need
Life will be good
When you talk to a stranger
You learn something new
Or walk for a moment
In someone's shoes
Oh, you add a little kindness
In everything you do\
Life is good
So pray if you pray
Chant if you do
Or just sit in silence
I gratitude
Hold out your hand
To someone in need
Life will be good
When you talk to a stranger
You learn something new
Or walk for a moment
In someone's shoes
Oh, you add a little kindness
In everything you do\
Life is good
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5. |
Gina's Dance
04:15
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Oh my young friend
If you only knew
How my world changed
Having met you
You gave me your time
You gave me your faith
Your laughter, your love
Your smile and your grace
Oh my young friend
If you only knew
Life throws us curves
But gives us a chance
To try to learn the right moves
So we can dance
Through your life
You showed us your style
The room would light up
With your smile
You gave all to us
Gina's Dance
You are dancing now
With the moon and the stars
Shining brightly
So we see where you are
We'll miss your beautiful face
But the moon will shine down
In your place
The stars will now be
Gina's dance
Time and again
You touched many hearts
A smile, a kind word
A light in the dark
You gave us your time
You gave us your faith
Your laughter, your love
Your smile and your grace
Oh my young friend
If you only knew
You are dancing now
With the moon and the stars
Shining brightly
So we see where you are
We'll miss your beautiful face
But the moon will shine down
In your place
The stars will now be
Gina's dance
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6. |
Piece of the Pie
03:38
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Time passes quickly
Oh don't I know
One day I'm young
The next day I'm so much older
When did that happen
Boy does time fly
And I'm still reaching for that
Pie in the sky
I'm workin'
Chasing my dreams
Still workin'
On crazy schemes
I'm workin'
Hoping to find
My piece of the pie
When I was younger
I figured I'd have time
To do anything
I had on my mind
But then life happened
Took me by surprise
Now I'm still reachin' for that
Pie in the sky
I'm workin'
Chasing my dreams
Still workin'
On crazy schemes
I'm workin'
Hoping to find
My piece of the pie
I've been a lot of places
Been around a few blocks
Had some grand moments
And a few hard knocks
Searching for that one thing
All of my life
Hoping to find
My piece of the pie
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7. |
This Old Town
03:35
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Sometimes I feel like a stranger
I feel like a stranger
Sometimes I feel like a stranger
In this old town
Oh, I feel. . .
Like I've been here forever
It feels like forever
Feels like I've been here forever
In this old town
Still I feel like a stranger
Did ya call out my name
I can't hear anything
All the streets look so empty
In this old town
Oh. . ..
And I am
Walking an empty road
My mind
Is a heavy load
with no one
To tell my troubles too
Countin'
The days that pass
Wonderin'
If I'm gonna last
Lonely
My soul is through and through
Did ya call out my name
I can't hear anything
All the streets look so empty
In this old town
Oh. . ..
I feel like a stranger
Sometimes I feel like a stranger
In this old town
Oh, I feel like a stranger
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8. |
Take Me Away
04:20
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Every morning the same ole routine
I get up and I get ready for work
Go to the office and to my dismay
Everything looks
The same every day
Spilling my coffee all over my desk
My boss looks at me with that glare
I think he'll go away just by closing my eyes
Open them up
And find he's still there
Take me away
Take me away
To watching the waves
Feel the sand in my toes
A drink in my hand
No place I need to go
Take me away
Take me away
Doesn't matter where we might go just
Take me away
Get home from work see the house is a wreck
No energy, will, or the time
Kick off my shoes let them fall to the floor
Do I really hear that knock on my door
My neighbor is standing there
Face is all red
"Your dog got in my garbage again"
I think he'll go away just by closing my eyes
Open them up
I find he's still there
Take me away
Take me away
To watching the waves
Feel the sand in my toes
A drink in my hand
No place I need to go
Take me away
Take me away
Doesn't matter where we might go just
Take me away
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9. |
Damned If I Do
03:27
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Working so hard just to try to make a dime
Staring out the window
To while away the time
Getting pretty stale
With all the daily grind
I gotta make a change
My bank account is getting low
My car is getting tired
My mind is moving slow
Will I be getting fired
Don't know how I'll pay the rent
Don't know what I will do
I gotta make a change
But I'm
Damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't
I can't build a fire with this
Old piece of rope
Standing in the middle
Holding on to only hope
I'm damned if I do
Damned if I don't
A friend of mine gave me some advice the other day
Why not quite this scene
And find another way
Going on the way you are
Will lead to such decay
Gotta make a change
Maybe I just think too much
Maybe the way is clear
Maybe I'll stick around and
Have another beer
Why are these decisions
So hard for me to make
I gotta make a change
But I'm
Damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't
I can't build a fire with this
Old piece of rope
Standing in the middle
Holding on to only hope
I'm damned if I do
Damned if I don't
Driving in my car
Looking straight ahead
This same old route
Leaves me feeling kind of dead
Should I turn left, maybe to the right
I gotta make a change
This town is closing in on me
I'm feeling pretty stuck
Got too many bills to pay
I'm running out of luck
Should I throw it all away and just say
What the. . .hell
I gotta make a change
But I'm
Damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't
I can't build a fire with this
Old piece of rope
Standing in the middle
Holding on to only hope
I'm damned if I do
Damned if I don't
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10. |
Wind
03:56
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Oh the wind blows
Enough to confuse us
Changing directions
Which way should we turn
Oh the wind blows
With much imperfection
When nothing's held down
Scatters all that we've learned
Planting your seeds
So carefully
Thinking it's all that you'll need
You'll watch it all grow
Harvest it so
Life will be complete
Oh
Then the wind blows
And everything changes
Land becomes parched
Dust flies wild and free
Oh the wind blows
And gathers momentum
Blinding us so
We're not quite sure what we see
Ooo
Oh the wind blows
Ooo
Oh the wind blows
Life can fly by
With the wink of an eye
As the wind blows all from its path
Hard to withstand
The harsh blowing sand
As you hold on to all that you have
Oh the wind blows
Enough to confuse us
Changing directions
Which way should we turn
Oh the wind blows
With much imperfection
When nothing's held down
Scatters all that we've learned
Ooo
Oh the wind blows
Ooo
Oh the wind blows
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11. |
I Won't Go Quietly
04:03
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Life is never easy
Ain't it the truth
I think I got it covered
Then it gives me the boot
there's very little space between
Heaven and hell
Pick one door or the other
There's no way to tell
I won't knock on that door
Before my time it through
And if the devil tries to tempt me
I'll look him in the eye
"You won't get the best of me
So don't you even try
Move on aside
I'm coming through
I've got too much to do
To waste my time with you"
And I won't
Go quietly
No I won't
As long as I'm still alive
I won't
Go quietly
I've got too much to do
To waste my time with you
Doing my best
Day after day
Spittin' out the words
When I've got something to say
I got hell on my heels
Heaven is way up ahead
I just keep moving forward
I got too many days to spend
And if the devil tries to tempt me
I'll look him in the eye
"You won't get the best of me
So don't you even try
Move on aside
I'm coming through
I've got too much to do
To waste my time with you"
And I won't
Go quietly
No I won't
As long as I'm still alive
I won't
Go quietly
I've got too much to do
To waste my time with you
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Alison Reynolds Tehachapi, California
A go-it-alone singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, home recording enthusiast. Original songs range from up-beat, feel good rock and blues (think Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt) to introspective folk style reflections of life, think Joni Mitchel, James Taylor). The combination of guitar (acoustic or electric) and cello (acoustic and/or electric) make for some unique arrangements! ... more
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