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Beautifully Undone
03:19
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I don't remember what it used to be like
The things that I'm not proud of
And the only reason I kept coming back to you
Is I thought I was in love
But I don't think about you anymore
And I don't know what the hell I came here for
When I'd rather just fall right off of your floor
And come beautifully undone
And I don't recall San Francisco at all
It falls right from my memory
And the only thing that really exists
Is where you thought you'd found me
But I don't think about you anymore
And I don't know what the hell I came here for
When I'd rather just fall right off of your floor
And come beautifully undone
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Junk
01:55
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Motorcars, handlebars, bicycles for two
Brokenhearted jubilee
Parachutes, army boots, sleeping bags for two
Sentimental jamboree
Buy, buy says the sign in the shop window
Why? Why? Says the junk in the yard.
Candlesticks, building bricks, something old and new
Memories for you and me
Buy, buy says the sign in the show window
Why? Why? Said the junk in the yard.
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It's A Shame About Ray
03:05
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I've never been too good with names
If the cellar door was open
I could never stay away
I guess it's probably not my place
But either/or I'm hoping for a simple way of saying
It's a shame about Ray
In the stone under the dust his name is still engraved
Some things need to go away
It's a shame about Ray
If I make it through today
I'll know tomorrow not to leave my feelings out on display
I'll put the cobwebs back in place
I've never been to good with names but I remember faces
It's a shame about Ray
In the stone under the dust his name is still engraved
Some things need to go away
It's a shame about Ray
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Moon River
01:33
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Moon River
Wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style someday
Dream maker, you heartbreaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters
Off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waiting round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river...and me.
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There were rooms of forgiveness
In the house that we shared
But the space has been emptied
Of whatever was there
There were cupboards of patience
There were shelf loads of care
But whoever came calling
Found nobody there
After today, consider me gone
Roses have thorns, and shining waters mud
And cancer lurks deep in the sweetest bud
Clouds and eclipses stain the moon and the sun
And history reeks of the wrongs we have done
After today, consider me gone
I've spent too many years at war with myself
The doctor has told me it's no good for my health
To search for perfection is all very well
But to look for Heaven is to live here in Hell
After today, consider me gone
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Toledo
04:03
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Because of Toledo
I got sober and stayed clean
The pick ups in the wild prairies
The shadows dancing in between
Girl leans on the jukebox
In a pair of old blue jeans
Says I live here but I don't really live anywhere
Because of Toledo
Tuesday it's raining
And I'm pulling on my shoes
I guess I quit believing in
The early morning news
There's a boy orders coffee
And he settles down to think
How the women that you love sometimes
Are the water that you drink
Then another faded waitress dressed in pink
Cries for Toledo
The lipstick and the cocaine traces
One face in a thousand faces
I stumble through so many places
Cause of Toledo
Yeah
Yeah yeah
(oh)Yeah
Yeah yeah
Because of Toledo
The highway looks so thin
I see another motel sign
Think of pulling in
Write your name upon the mirror there
It's the only name I know
But I guess that I'd be only chasing rainbows
Back to Toledo
I think I'll go
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If I get to know your name
And I get to trace you private number baby
All I know is that to me
You look like you're lots of fun
Open up your loving arms
Watch out here I come
And I have set my sights on you (and no one else will do)
And I have got to have my way now baby
All I know is that to me
You look like you're having fun
So open up your loving arms
I want some I want some
You spin me right round baby right round
Like a record baby right round round round
You spin me right round baby right round
Like a record baby right round round round.
And I get to be your friend now baby
and I think I'll move in just a little bit closer
All I know is that to me
You look like you're lots of fun
So open up your loving arms
Watch out here I come
You spin me right round baby right round
Like a record baby right round round round
You spin me right round baby right round
Like a record baby right round round round.
I want your love
I need your love
I want your love
You spin me right round baby right round
Like a record baby right round round round.
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Beautiful
03:57
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you never tell me that im beautiful anymore
you only treat me like a medical condition
you understand me like a metaphor
youre a student in a class
will i get better in a year or two?
forgive me if i ask
automatic
you vote for conversation
you ask me how i am
but keep to twenty words or less
why ask?
new and improved
another product you consume
its true
and it happens every day
it does
you never tell me that im beautiful anymore
you only treat me like a medical condition
you understand me like a metaphor
youre a student in a class
will i get better in a year or two?
forgive me if i ask
in a panic
that smells like competition
on your mark, get set, depend
line me up with other brands
on the shelf
new and improved
another product you consume
its true
and it happens every day
it does
you never tell me that im beautiful anymore
you only treat me like a medical condition
you understand me like a metaphor
you're a student in a class
will I get better in a year or two?
forgive me if I ask
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God Loves Everyone
03:22
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God loves everyone
Like a mother loves her son
No strings at all
Unconditional
Never one to judge
Would never hold a grudge
'Bout what's been done
God loves everyone
There are no gates in heaven
Everyone gets in
Queer or straight
Souls of every faith
Hell is in our minds
Hell is in this life
But when it's gone
God takes everyone
Its love is like a womb
It's like the air from room to room
It surrounds us all
The living and the dead
May we never lose the thread
That surrounds us all
The killer in his cell
The atheist as well
The pure of heart
And the wild at heart
Are all worthy of its grace
It's written in the face
Of everyone
God loves everyone
There's no need to be saved
No need to be afraid
Cause when it's done
God takes everyone
God loves everyone
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Lobelia Birmingham, UK
Award winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lobelia has been featured in Billiboard Magazine, PBS and worked as a studio musician for 10+ years, She books and hosts a variety of songwriter nights for Birmingham's best small artist-led venue, Tower of Song and is an advocate for sustainable touring, She travels the world performing at house concerts and small venues. ... more
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