Jazz. And other things
LILY, THE PREACHER'S DAUGHTER
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Whoa……..
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily can turn the wine into water
You’re loving her like you oughta
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily can turn to wine into water
Lily, the preacher’s daughter
And when she sings, choirs of angels bring
A joy to the world, but they don’t know that little girl
And when she sings, it’s not hard to give her wings
Of all the little things, pulling on the strings.
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily can turn to wine into water
Doing the things you taught her. You taught her
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily she can cast the longest shadow
Lily can turn to wine into water
Lily, the preacher’s daughter
Heaven sent, plenty to be content
Nothing but pure contempt. The Lilys of this world.
No no no no no.
That’s lily the preacher’s daughter.
You’re loving her like you oughta
You’re wrong if you think you’ve bought her.
She’s just doing the things you taught her
That’s Lily the preacher’s daughter
That’s Lily the preacher’s daughter
There goes Lily the preacher’s daughter
She oughta, but she ain’t like father.
YEH, THAT''S A NO
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I've just got to let you know. It’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh, that’s a no! Have I said to much?
I've just got to let you know. t’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh that’s a no!
Won’t you tell me what’s wrong
Something’s up we’ve got to stay strong
(It’s not the day, to walk away
Keep the towel, let’s not wave the white flag)
Won’t ya talk to me, you can be..
Who you wanna be yeh
(We got plans, we ain’t finished the dance
It’s a cut above romance.
Give or take, choose one, on a break
Hold on, for heaven’s sake)
And I can’t cut you free. No no no.
I've just got to let you know. It’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh, that’s a no! Have I said to enough?
I've just got to let you know. It’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh that’s a no!
They say it’s bittersweet. I’m startin’ to find my feet
I know it took so long
(I got lost, along the way, the other day
You know I’ve grown I’m in the zone I brought it home)
Give it time. Let it flow, hold the line.
All our friends…… can’t be wrong. (They can’t all be wrong
Give or take? Chose one. On a break.
Hold on. For heaven’s sake)
And I can’t cut you free. Na na na na no…..
Ive just got to let you know. It’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh, that’s a no! Have I said to too much?
Ive just got to let you know. It’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh that’s a no!
It’s not perfect. It worth it. I’m an addict
(And I can’t cut you free)
You can tell her that we’ve grown, mother’s on the phone
Should I tell her you’re not home
Ive just got to let you know. It’s not time to let you go
Giving it up yeh, that’s a no! (Giving it up yeh, that’s a no!)
Please don’t jump. Never stop
Did I tell you you’re my rock?
And I’ve just got to let you know
Yes. That’s a no yes. That’s a no yes yes that’s a no….
Please don’t jump. Never stop
Did I tell you you’re my rock (don’t you ever stop)
Ive just got to let you know it’s not time to let you go
(Giving it up. Giving it up yeh)
Please don’t jump. Never stop
Did I tell you you’re my rock?
And I’ve just got to let you know
Got to let you know. Got to let you know that that’s a no!
Please don’t jump. Never stop
Did I tell you you’re my rock
Ive just got to let you know it’s not time to let you go
Please don’t jump. Never stop
Did I tell you you’re my rock? (Did I tell ya?)
And I’ve just got to let you know
Yes. That’s a no! Yes. That’s a no!
That’s a no!
1 IN A BILLION STARS
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I am looking for the chapel. I’m on my knees
I’m praying with a pastor who aim’s to please.
Miracles are found in six degrees
Tell me, can you be the one?
And I am hoping that the desert it feels the rain
Knowing full well that it’s never gonna feel the same
Looking to the skies……. Try to find the blame.
Tell me. Can you be the one in a billion stars?
Drowning in regret, when will I breathe again
Knocked down to the ground, get on my feet again
Throw a loaded dice, so life can cheat again
Tell me can you be the one?
Star. Star. Yea……… Star. Stars. Whoa
Tell me. Can you be the one?
If you could be here with me, it’s so clear to me
You’re the star.
You’re the star. You’re the star
You’re the star. You’re the star.
You’re the star. Star. Star.
Looking for the chapel. I’m on my knees
I’m praying with a pastor who aim’s to please.
Miracles are found in six degrees
Tell me, can you be the one?
I'LL BE HERE WHEN THE MORNING COMES
Rest easy my child and know that I love you.
Rest easy my child and know that I love you.
Rest easy my child and know that you are my girl
Rest easy my child and know that you are my world
It’s hard to explain, but it’s harder to refrain
To put into words how I feel, only your smile makes it real
The tales we bring to life, and the stories that grow inside
Proof that fairytales come true, when the chapter’s born from you
Rest easy my child and know that I love you.
Rest easy my child whoa oh. Yeh yeh yeh.
Rest easy my child and know that you are my girl
Rest easy my child and know that you are my world
It ties us to fate, ‘cause I see your mother’s face
And make no mistake, it’s so beautiful.
With innocence at hand, with every grain of sand
I will love you till the end of the world and back again.
Rest easy my child and know that I love you.
Rest easy my child. It’s time to take your dreams with you
(and let them come true)
Rest easy my child and know that you are my girl
Rest easy my child and know that you are my world
And what makes it all worth while, is the love of a child
I have no doubt my mind
We read those stories almost every night we do
But the greatest story is you.
Rest easy my child and know that I love you.
Don’t you worry my child, I’ll be the one to watch over you.
Sleep easy my child and know that your fears are all gone
I’ll be here, when the morning comes
Rest easy my child.
Sleep easy my child and know that your fears are all gone
I’ll be here, when the morning comes
HOW RED THE RIVERS RUN
How red, the rivers run. How red
The father and the son, never to be the man
To live a life obscene, the American dream
I hope my hands are clean, from places never been
Nor people ever seen
Make another score, do you want it more?
How red, the rivers run. How red
The father and the son, never to be the man
How red , the rivers run. How red
Mother bearing down. The child she will lose again
Again. And again. And again.
Apathy showing through
Good reason for feeling blue
The burden it falls to you
What a privilege (I can feel the bridge)
Can you feel the bridge? Yeh…….
Make another choice, ‘cause I’ve found my voice
How red, the rivers run. How red
The father and the son., never to be the man
How red , the rivers run. How red
You reap what you sow
How red the rivers flow
Won’t you take my hand?
Let us leave this promised land
How red, the rivers run. How red
Take my hand, we can leave, we can leave this promised land.
This promised land
How red the rivers run. How red
You reap what you sow. How red the rivers flow
How red, the rivers run
WHISPERING WORDS
When you listen to the voices in your head
Whispering words better not said
Listen to the voices in your head
When you listen to the voices in your head
Whispering words better not said
Listen to the voices in your head
He’s the look of a, movie star
With a swagger in hand yes, he’s such a handsome man
What you can’t see you can’t kill
Out of sight out of mind. Yet so ugly inside
Sometimes, it pours out yeh..
A reign of fear comes a tumbling down
Won’t be discreet, no no, it’ll land at your feet
Oh will you be the one to make him handsome again?
When you listen to the voices in your head (whispering words)
Whispering words better not said.
Listen to the voices in your head.
No. No no no.
When you listen to the voices in your head
(They’d be better not said)
Whispering words, better not said
(Whispering words)
Listen to the voices in your head.
(Are you listening?)
It goes la………..
Mother says “He’s such a good boy,
Born from my blood. Misunderstood.“
It’s not that he would.
Whispering words, going ‘round in my head
I’m having to much fun, I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
It’s not that he could
We live with that lie, ‘till the at that we die…
All the time that’s seen bought, all the praying that he’s caught
Only the blind man will see it’s so obvious to him it could be you, and most definitely me
When you listen to the voices in your head
(Make them go away)
Whispering words better not said.
(Don’t you throw away your life)
Listen to the voices in your head
(Some things you can’t ignore)
When you listen to the voices in your head
Whispering words. Whispering words. Whispering words
It goes la……….
Whispering words, going ‘round in my head
I’m having to much fun, I’ll sleep when I’m dead
Whispering words, going ‘round in my head
I’m having to much fun, I’ll sleep when I’m dead
When you listen to the voices in your head
Whispering words, better not said
WORDS TO MY SOUL
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Why don’t you peel away the skin
Cut away the Bone? Set aside the heart of a man
So obviously, for you to see, the words to my soul
I’m naked before you, I’ll try not to bore you
With how my waist could have been smaller
In life I should have been taller
Don’t take me to serious. My lyrical….my genius
It won’t mean a thing. The tail it might sting.
Peel away the skin. Cut away the Bone
Set aside the heart of a man
So obviously, for you to see, the words to my soul
Your house, your job, your rental car
There’s always someone to tell you just who you are
They see only what they wanna see
They're socially blind, I think you’ll find
Hydrotherapy, a smile Botox
Surgery. Designer socks
You’re perfect to me (it won’t mean a thing)
Naturally.
Why don’t you peel away the skin
Cut away the Bone. Set aside the heart of a man
So obviously, for you to see, the words to my soul
Why don’t you peel away the skin
Cut away the Bone.
(Set aside the heart of a man)
Why don’t you peel away the skin
Cut away the Bone.
(Set aside the heart of a man)
Why don’t you peel away the skin
Cut away the Bone.
(Set aside the heart of a man)
Why don’t you peel away, peel away the skin
(Set aside the heart of a man)
Why don’t you peel away, peel away the skin
(Set aside the heart of a man)
Yeh.......
So obviously, for you to see, the words could be, the words………
The words to my soul
SHOULD I RUN AWAY? (SHOULD I STAY?)
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Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
What have we become?
The very thing we despise?
And we promised we never would
And we thought we never could
Living our lives, through our fathers’ legacies
Where are the people we were? Who are the people we are?
Like a stranger once said
“There’s a stranger in my head”
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Yeh yeh………
They tell us what we should
They’re not there to criticise
And we promise to make it good
And not live with ‘who’s and 'why’s
Living our lives like a TV fantasy
Nobody else to blame. Nobody else bears the shame
Like a stranger once said (with wine)
“She’s in my bed this time”
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Should I hide away the things I’ve lost?
(And all the words that have lost me)
Is it true when you say
“Is it me or am I my own cliche?”?
Sh-sh-should I run?
Should I run away? Should I stay?
Should I hide away, hide away the things I’ve lost?
(And all the words that have lost me)
Is it true when you say
“Is it me or am I my own cliche?”?
Sh-sh-should I run?
Should I run away?
