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if my tongue
wasn't tied
you might be surprised by my words
and if my heart
couldn't hide
i would let you
into my worldoh I'm too shy
and I've been told
I'm high
if I think you'd try
to love me
like I
could really love youand in the end
all that's real
is whatever
we are feeling
like in 1963
you give me something to believe inoh I'm too shy
and I've been told
I'm high
if I think you'd try
to love me
love me
like I
could really love youwest 13th
on my knees
counting stars and scarsoh I'm too shy
and I've been told
I'm high
if I think you'd try
to love me
love me
like I could really love
I could really love youyou and me
living in the trees
counting stars
and sparks
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Close my eyes
picture everything
lightning strikes
when you least want it
am I lucky or unfortunate
in my hand a tiny spark
and your eyes they tell me everything
but someone else has got your heartme without you
me without you
me without you
me without youperfect storm
I could blow it all
pirouette
the dive before the fall
and I want to be the girl you take
for crazy and for good
I'm a roller coaster ride away
from feeling things I never couldme without you
me without you
me without you
me without youand I'm swallowed up in pride
a morning glory in the dark
and the rush and hum will rattle on
even though we said goodnightme without you
me without you
me without you
me without you
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no way to hide what you're thinking
it's all over your face
and you're down in the dumps again
how 'bout we call the whole thing even
take it back another notch
before you write the endwe'll head up north where it's colder
the people are nice cross the border
back home in canada
oh - canadawho ever said all is fair
you don't have to be blind not to see
stuck in the back seat to nowhere
and your mind's made up what will bethe highways are good ones for driving
we'll pack up the car in the morning
going home to canada
oh - canadathree forty-five in the morning
and it's starting to spit again
I can't say goodbye without falling
I can't drive away without stalling
oh - canada
oh - canada
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you never knew me back then
third from the left with the crooked grin
happy not lucky
that's what they said
in my thrift store beret
chasing the doubters awayI tried
tried
tried
triedskin full of cryptic tattoos
so many things that I didn't do
but glimmer and lightning
a late blooming flower
your note said song of the bird
matters so make sure you're heardtry
try
try
trycrosses and crystals
gurus and mystics
santo daime
my headful of love-sick goodbyes
well, never mindtry
try
try
try
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There ain't no good tomorrow
if my heart is broke in two
and the river that keeps rising
cannot carry me to you
there ain't no good tomorrow
just what I got todaythere ain't no sweet redemption
until every stone is turned
and the pretty sky is broken wide
and my tears are finally heard
there ain't no sweet redemption
no lesson to be learnedso let me stay right here
let the time keep running down
knock me out if I awake
before the spring has come aroundthere ain't no new beginnings
until every leaf has fallen
and the yellow and the red
is the road that leads you home
there ain't no new beginnings
till you come back to me
and the words that I've been saving
unlocked and finally free
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heading north to thunder bay
far away from home
my head still full of things you’d say
you're all I've ever known
mother, tell me how to love you
mother, tell me howand I'll give it up—give it up
I'll give it up to yousnowshoes lying in the trunk
I'll need them now, I know
'cause everyone I've ever loved
is frozen in the snow
sister, tell me how to love you
sister, tell me howand I'll give it up—give it up
I'll give it up to youcut the timber down
light a match and burn the pieces
Jesus and his mother
and the mercy-making keepers
are gone
all goneI've watched you stumble 'cross the room
tobacco and some beers
now all that's left here in the gloom
is a bucket full of tears
father, tell me how to love you
father, tell me howand I'll give it up—give it up
I'll give it up to you
I'll give it up—give it up
I'll give it up to you
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throw me a crumb
throw me a crumb
throw me a crumb
and i will follow youtamp down the fire
tamp down the fire
tamp down the fire
and i will follow youtell me you love me
and then leave me in the dark
give me a rose
make sure the thorns are good and sharp
and then
take me to your house
but never let methrow me a crumb
throw me a crumb
throw me a crumb
and i will follow youwrite me a song
but never sing it out loud
paint me a picture
of a dark and stormy cloud
and then
kick me to the curb
and pick me up againthrow me a crumb
throw me a crumb
throw me a crumb
and i will follow youtamp down the fire
tamp down the fire
tamp down the fire
and i will follow youwreck my brand new car
and i will follow yousell my best guitar
and i will follow you
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follow no one if you can
and set your compass straight
this is what the prophets do
this is what they crave
perfume burning into sky
temple bells explode
and all who enter into grace
bear witness to the love we holdand i promise you'll be looking
back a year from this day
i promise you will find the truth
of why you even cameand the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
as the prophet speaks your nameso marry your abandoned wish
hallucinate it real
scrap your skin on rock until
your body starts to feel
there'll be days that howl and crash
and murder at your door
the stoned caress of loneliness
that leaves you wanting more and moreso lay it down and give it voice
until that storm has blown
'cause even nomads need a place
a bed to call their ownand the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
as the prophet leads you homemay your purple soul be strong
and all your roads be glory bound
may your guarded heart be wrong
about what's lost and what's surely foundand the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
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she got a beat up pair of combat boots
baby wings and tender roots
fifteen candles on her cake
lip gloss and a hello kitty keychain
she got big plans to make her mark
chase the fire - glimmer and spark
no more time for childish things
sparkly crowns and ten cent ringsand she's off to learn
the ways of love
broken hearts abound
in the stars above
lovers wish - bitter tears
wiped away by the years
the ways of love
the ways of loveshe keeps a secret tucked away
from this picture perfect day
her mama's medicated and daddy drinks
she'll save them both - or so she thinksand she's off to learn
the ways of love
broken hearts abound
in the stars above
lovers wish - bitter tears
wiped away by the years
the ways of love
the ways of lovegone too fast
gone too fast
years go by in a flash
hummingbird sings its song
and freaks like me sing alongand she's off to learn
the ways of love
broken hearts abound
in the stars above
lovers wish - bitter tears
wiped away by the years
the ways of love
the ways of love
the ways of love
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rain falls down on the hot sidewalk
steam comes up from the subway stop
a punk rock princess her finger to the sky
mascara running down - stars in her eyes
a bottle blonde boy heading to the west side
checkin' his reflection in the people going by
and a mother too young to really mother someone
is holding her little child waiting for the sungod is in the details
in the details
in the details
god is in the detailsheadlights on in the middle of the day
heading to the pretty little cemetery
hydrants on and the kids run through
doing all the funny things that little kids do
the queen of the block with her tin foil crown
cardboard castle lying on the ground
and some teenage girls from another borough
are perfectly oblivious to the worldgod is in the details
in the details
in the details
god is in the detailsin every window - on every street
stories unfold
a heart could burst - my heart could break
watching it all go byspark and flash in the desert sun
finger on the trigger of a gun
photographs of a lover's glance
tucked inside a soldier's hat
tuesday morning and the sky falls down
ashes of the angels all around
and the tenderness of my little girl's smile
and knowing that she's only mine
for awhilegod is in the details
in the details
in the details
god is in the details
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you on a rock in the sea
your hair in the wind so pretty
eyes bright and blue as can be - so young
dreams came real easy back then
you'd smile and the world would just spin
time was your very best friend back then
somewhere on the isle of white
you kissed naiveté goodbyeand it's one, two
here it comes again, again
three, four
lock the door
one fine day
you'll need some medication just to deal
with the ghost of innocence
francishe was a stranger to love
and you, with your hand like a dove
could break open his troubled heart so wide
silver bells and golden rings
promises of better thingsand it's one, two
here it comes again, again
three, four
lock the door
one fine day
you'll need some medication just to deal
with the ghost of innocence
francisdressing up like a pirate
you're off on your own
looking for some lost treasure
beneath blood and bone
what you want is something your eyes can't see
what you need is magical thinkingand one, two
here it comes again, again
three, four
lock the door
one fine day
you'll need some medication just to deal
but you're still innocent
francis
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steady on into the night we go
it's raining now but cold enough to snow
through the park round the reservoir
we'll watch the boats if we get that farand i will wait for a thousand years
if luck runs out i won't disappear
and in the end the only thing that's true
wherever you go
i’ll go with youchasing lights down the boulevard
taxi cabs or are they shooting stars
the sky is white snowflakes hit the ground
we're almost home but we don't slow downand i will wait for a thousand years
if luck runs out i won't disappear
and in the end the only thing that's true
wherever you go
wherever you go
wherever you go
i go with youcall my name and i will run to where you are
up to jupiter and back is not that far
it’s not that farand i will wait for a thousand years
if luck runs out i won't disappear
and in the end the only thing that's true
wherever you go
wherever you go
wherever you go
i’ll go with you
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you, you walk alone
a man without a throne
you take what you're given
and try to love it allthe holes there in your heart
your shoes they fall apart
the storm don't make you wonder
if you should find a port
find a portand i will love you
crazy brave like a man on the moon
falling deep - you've fallen too far
i will love you by heartthe life you thought you had
the gold was in your hand
but the sins of your father
keep pulling you underso drink to fortify
your soul and when you die
the hymns will lift you higher
and comfort me your daughter
me your daughterand i will love you
crazy brave like a man on the moon
falling deep - but you've fallen too far
i will love you by heartand i will love you
crazy brave like a girl on the moon
falling deep - if you fall in the dark
i will love you by heart
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close your eyes and sleep
and i'll throw petals at your feet
singing
hallelujah - hallelujahyou did all you could do
some were lost but some broke through
singing
hallelujah - hallelujahsend a spark up to
fallen star so you can find your way
mediation on
humble words wrapped in a song for youthe sky is filled with snow
one last wish before you go
singing
hallelujah - hallelujahburn a paper star
send it up to where you are
rest your soul upon
words of grace sung in a song for yousay a prayer for a new day
from the cradle to the grave
singing
hallelujah - hallelujah
hallelujah - hallelujah