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Happy Travels
02:37
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Please stand behind the yellow line if you're feeling blue
no lifting, no lifting, no lifting, not today
if I said I'm sorry, I really do not know
we blamed it on some Japanese reality tv show
when his wife returned from Guatemala they made love for a whole week
I think it was a Saturday when he laced on his shoes, left her under the sheets
took a drag of smoke and said "honey, welcome home"
as he picked up the phone, he dialed the operator
he said "may I please speak to the president?"
she said "I'm sorry, but he is not home. He's filming a commercial for a Japanese tv show"
and he hit the window fast, as his body shattered through the glass
and he hit the ground, he made a funny sound
the people didn't notice as the cops, they scraped him up
and everything was alright 'cause he wore his fancy yellow shoes
everything was alright 'cause he wore his fancy yellow shoes
and a name bracelet, everything was okay
it said his name was Jack, I always thought it was John
oh well, farewell, I wish you happy travels
I hope you make it wherever you want to be
oh well, farewell, I'll see you in the next life
I hope you live 'til one hundred and three
oh well, farewell, I wish you happy travels
I hope you make it where you want too be
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Shady Grounds
04:08
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Dark nights and cold mornings
alright, no warning
wake up, goodnight
chill wind is blowing
don't know where I'm going
hold me warmly
can't you see? You help me
wake up, goodnight
I never knew what it was like to be someone
don't you ever
I never knew what it was like to be someone
don't you ever change
hard rain is pouring
either way we're all the same
wake up, goodnight
arm in arm, eyes in eyes
you and me, it's no surprise
an empty table, an empty seat
won't you please save it for me?
wake up, goodnight
I never knew what it was like to be someone
don't you ever
I never knew what it was like to be someone
don't you ever change
wake up, goodnight
wake up, goodnight
wake up, goodnight
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3. |
Number 1
01:48
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Sometimes I wander
I wander sometimes
sometimes I wander
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From Far Away
03:07
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And here I am
laying in the sand
counting down the days
until I see your face again
and what a wonderful
world we must live
where total strangers
can become friends
there are some days
I wish would never end
you take my breathe away
and then you give me life again
I'll write you songs
if you want me to
you light up my path
and give me a new point of view
from far, far away
you'll see me standing on your shore
I will surely be begging for more
who could that be knocking at my door?
is it you that I've been waiting for?
ah yes, it is
and here I am
standing in the wind
looking towards the day
to have you in my arms again
and I'll stay up with you
as late as you want me to
I want you to know
I only have eyes for you
From far, far away
you'll see me standing on your shore
I will surely be begging for more
who could that be knocking at my door?
is it you that I've been waiting for?
ah yes, it was
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Number 2
02:00
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6. |
Sleepwalker
03:16
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I fell asleep in the middle of spring
woke up under autumn leaves
when I stretched my bones and shook off my tired
I found you were not there with me
Then I recalled that I was alone
when I slumbered that April night
but I swear I've seen you, not just in my dreams
perhaps in another life
Oh when I meet you
I'll be sure to ask where you been
and where are you headed
and will I see you again
So I'll sleep aside this tall sycamore
and awake when the wind nudges me
and through my blurry eyes I'll hope to find
you where I dreamt you would be
When I awake oh I'll be sailor
and you'll be the mist in the breeze
we'll have no beginning and go towards no end
and live somewhere here in between
Oh when I meet you
I'll be sure to ask where you been
and where are you headed
and will I see you again
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