1. |
White Whale
04:26
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You’re outside your pleasant dome
for centuries you roam
middle of the ocean
now you call your home
you’ve been lost at sea since the day you first set sail
it’s just you in the blue you’re chasing your great white whale
lonesome cities, mountaintops
ghost towns and coffee shops
lush valleys and dessert plains
yhe sea alone remains
you won’t know what you’ve got till you’re ready to lift the vail
it’s just you in the blue and you’re chasing your great white whale
as long as you think you can make up for what you lack
you’ll be carrying broken wings upon your back
every day and every night
no comfort or end in sight
your dreams are your companions
but they’re gone by morning light
there’s a hole in the boat grab a bucket there’s water to bale
it’s just you in the blue and you’re just chasing the great white whale
you’ve been lost at sea since the day you first set sail
it’s just you in the blue you’re chasing your great white whale
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2. |
Fighter Jet
03:32
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Speed of sound
you took off faster than a fighter jet
the earth is around
I know cause I haven’t fallen off just yet
wherever you are
I’ll wait for the day you come around
to see how the story ends
shooting star
you fall from the sky but you don’t come down
never be this high again
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3. |
Change of Scene
04:21
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The silver screen
you're standing by the exit of the mezzanine
maybe your imaginary limousine
awaits outside
for a moonlight ride
a city street
walk all day for miles on your pretty feet
sights and sounds then maybe grab a bite to eat
in the open air
from anywhere
in the world
and it's strange
but it's all worthwhile
and the band's on trial
while you play your tambourine
any change
to the facts on file
must be heeded
but maybe all you needed was a change of scene
a rocky shore
you never been to such a picture perfect place before
some say they don't make them like this anymore
the salty breeze
you lost your keys
a sunny day
that warms you up to wonder where you'd fly away
to a hillside in a country somewhere far away
you're open wide
on the other side
of the world
and it's strange
but it's all worthwhile
and the band's on trial
while you play your tambourine
any change
to the facts on file
must be heeded
but maybe all you needed was a change of scene
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4. |
Moving Parts
04:43
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Go to work you pick up the kids
clean the house find the missing sock
match all the topless jars with lids
kids to karate, the dogs for a walk
at the end of the day when you’ve lost your will
but the moon is bright and the night is still
and you feel like your life is made of fits and starts
moving parts
barely slept now you’re up and dressed
go to the gym but you lost your shoes
the dr. wants to do one more test
the 10 lbs you lost weren’t yours to lose
and the blood in your veins needs another kill
you’re barely 40 but you’re over the hill
you’ve lost your game but your aim is off the charts
moving parts
breath in breath out
don’t let the day divide you
take ten, timeout
don’t let the little things, the dents and dings, the broken strings, the daily stings
don't let the little things decide you decide you
you found your groove but it’s off the track
you learn to dance to a different beat
when the door is locked go around to the back
the window's open away from the street
when your old routine’s got you feeling strange
and your vision’s clear but nothing has changed
and you’ve finally found the way out where it starts
moving parts
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5. |
Can't Say No
01:31
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Let's take another pass
I know you didn't like the last one
honey no hard feelings
it was really just a fast one
I was trying to be cute and clever
you don't have to like it
but what you like I'll never really know
whoah oh...
and we could make a life
like a husband and a wife
run around, raise a rug-rat
tread both sides of the knife
we can rub two sticks together
turn this spark into a fire
like two lovers in a winter long ago
whoah oh...
well I'm on my way
you say go slow
I get so high
you lay me low
I'd gladly pour my heart out
but you'd already know
when you say yes...
I can't say no
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6. |
Some Regrets
05:34
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When my road has ended
when my day is done
I might fall off course
but I'll ride my horse
into the setting sun
and I'll get down on my knees
and welcome what's to come
my whole body's hurting
I lay down my burden
lord it weighs a ton
and I'll have some regrets
I'll have some regrets
I'll have some regrets
but you're not one
when the dust has settled
when the deal goes down
from the highest rafter
you'll find your ever after
in a one-horse town
and when you think it's over
and your race is run
if you climb the ladder
it doesn't really matter
if you lost or won
and I'll have some regrets
yeah I'll have some regrets
I'll have some regrets
but you're not one
and we'll lay on a grassy hill in the shade
while we laugh and cry over the life we made
and just as daylight starts to fade
I'll find a moment of peace in your eyes
if we could start all over
if it were all undone
don't know what I'd change
or rearrange
but you'd still be the one
and I'll have some regrets
yeah I'll have some regrets
I'll have some regrets
but you're not one
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7. |
Didn't See it Coming
06:26
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Slicing through headwinds like a warm winter knife
been dodging disaster for most of my life
if you take the high road, I'll handle the fall
let me lend you a hand when your back's to the wall
you're blocked for days knocked back a ways
you'd better check the plumbing
time to turn the page to a new age
you didn't see it coming
dress for success that's the name of the game
even when you win you might still take the blame
middle of the road where dreams go to stall
if you want to play it safe better don't play at all
cause it's now or never just pull the lever
the engine's on and humming
time to turn the page to the new age
but you didn't see it coming
you move to New England the land of the free
but seldom things work out the way you thought they would be
the heart carries more than the body can take
just make it home safe before the dam starts to break
you've been out for days you're in a new phase
and the side effects are numbing
the band has left the stage it's a new age
and you didn't see it coming
and it's now or never just pull the lever
the engine's hot and humming
time to turn the page, straight through middle age
but you didn't see it coming
you didn't see it coming
you didn't see it coming
you didn't see it coming
you didn't see it coming
no you didn't see it coming
no you didn't see it coming
you didn't see it coming
no you didn't see it coming
no you didn't see it coming
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We could take a ride if we wanted to
drive around the city look for something new
cause I know every minute the city is born again
we could wind up on a roof at night
look up at the sky till the morning light
and I know soon enough we'll be talking bout the way back when
blink and you might miss your night go from zero to ten
the city will never sleep again
meet me out where the lights are bright
monday blues on a sunday night
cause I know we might not be back this way again
we lost our muse on the magic mile
but we can find it on the fm dial
cause I know we're standing on the shoulders of better men
blink and you might miss your night go from zero to ten
the city will never sleep again
a small fish in the deep blue sea
you're not sure if it's the place to be
and I know you've never been one to wade into the deeper end
but stick your head out from the underground
the traffic's fine if you avoid downtown
but I know that's where there's something new waiting round every bend
blink and you might miss your night go from zero to ten
the city will never sleep again
you still don't know if you'll be back this way or when
this city will never sleep again
you'll find your way but you don't have a dime to spend
the city will never sleep again
the heat is rising almost reached a hundred and ten
the city will never sleep again
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9. |
Missing Peace
05:23
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Where do all the little things come from
where do all the little things go
who steadies the hand who works the land
where all the little things grow
you've been the bottom of the barrel
the silver lining on a cloud
you've been a big fish in a tiny town
you've been lost in a crowd
but I've been running all day
trying to put some money away
relief comes but it doesn't stay
trying to get out of my own way
I spent the summer in California
the redwoods could have held me in their view
I tried to write a hit song but it took too long
to make it home to you
then one day staring at the ocean
as it mirrored back the great pacific sky
I had purpose and command
but I never had a plan to say goodbye
and I've been running all day
trying to put some money away
relief comes but it doesn't stay
just trying to get out of my own way
trying to get out of my own way
they tell you not to worry about the little things
they say just let the little things go
but you could fit a hundred million little things
in the space that they don't know
I'm going home to meet the maker
but I'll work every day till my release
though my eyes can see they must be blind
I hope someday I'll find my missing peace
yeah I hope someday I'll find my missing peace
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10. |
World Without Heroes
04:39
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We're living in a world without heroes
we've got blue screens we've got ones we've got zeroes
Where are all the JFK's and the Bobby DeNiros
when you need em
if you can't join em, you might as well beat em
And I'm writing this song cause I can't write a letter
my handwriting used to be so much better
I tried to sing it for my love but it only upset her
cause now we're living now in a world without heroes
I thought about my mother, I thought about my father
I love them both but it's complicated
I know you understand
I think about the world and who'd even bother
trying to save it
maybe it's time to start over
make a new plan
but for now
we're living in a world without heroes
we've got blue screens we've got ones we've got zeroes
where are all the JFK's and rabbi Shapiros
when you need em
if you can't join em, well you might as well beat em
and I hope this is just a narrow little passage of time
I hope no one makes the mistake of paying me any mind
and I hope everyone I love and even those I don't
can find their own way
but mostly
I hope all the heroes come back someday
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