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Neon
03:13
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Bright-eyed and blushing
I turned to the world.
The pallid city
stared back at me.
Stole a portion of light
From my dreaming eyes.
Turned it to neon
along the streets.
The covetous world
set its gaze on my heart.
It needed a torch
to light up the dark.
It tore me apart
And stole the stars from my eyes.
Now I'm just neon
blinking perpetually
Where does the city get its light
But from the innocence of its immigrants?
Where does the city get its light
But from the innocence of its immigrants.
The next time you drive
down that long boulevard,
Don't look at the sky
for its handful of stars:
Look at the neon
illuminate the dark--
The city's alive with the light
from the innocent hearts.
The covetous world
set its gaze on my heart.
It needed a torch
to light up the dark.
It tore me apart.
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2. |
Because You Must
03:32
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Mr. Hewitt gets up every day at four
Makes his coffee, grabs his keys and he's out the door
It's a nightmare
It's a sentence
Nothin' in life is free
It's your life here
Just remember
So what's it gonna be
You work hard
Work your fingers
To bone that turns to dust
And you make an honest living
There's no choice because you must
Jane's a waitress at the shabby corner cafe
The people need her to bring food and make it snappy
It's a nightmare
It's a sentence
Nothin' in life is free
It's your life here
Just remember
So what's it gonna be
You work hard
Work your fingers
To bone that turns to dust
And you make an honest living
There's no choice because you must
Forty hours a week pushin' buttons
Forty hours a week, you still got nothin'
All the doors that you see, they keep shuttin'
Traverse or travail
Fight tooth or fight nail
Break your back and prevail
You must
You work hard
Work your fingers
To bone that turns to dust
And you make an honest living
There's no choice because you must
You must
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3. |
Another Shot
03:06
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I knew you missed me when you pulled the trigger
Before the bullet passed by my shoulder
Then I waited for another shot to ring out
Then I waited for another shot to ring out
Nighttime hot and daytime colder
Before I laid down in the clover
Then I waited for another shot to ring out
Then I waited for another shot to ring out
I knew you missed me when you pulled the trigger
Before the bullet passed by my shoulder
Your aim
Won't matter in the dark
It's not hard
To miss an incandescent heart
Run now
I will give you a headstart
Go on
I sorely missed you when you pulled the trigger
My world has, since then, grown much bigger
Still I'm waiting for another shot to ring out
Still I'm waiting for another shot
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4. |
What You Make It
02:57
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You say you don't have a dime
If you want, I'll give you mine
Give you mine
You say you don't have a clue
Of exactly what to do
I'll clear it up for you
It's not complicated
It's just what you make it
You were first and now you're last
Did you steer off of the track
Off the track
You think life is full of lies
With no room for compromise
Open your eyes
It's not complicated
It's just what you make it
It's not complicated
It's just what you make it
You can try and shake it
But it catches up to you
It's not complicated
It's just what you make it
You can try and shake it
But it catches up to you
It's not complicated
It's just what you make it
It's not complicated
It's just what you make it
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5. |
Buried My Heart
03:55
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He's got somewhere to go
He's got somewhere to be
Was it Chicago
Or was it New York City
My friends are all askin' me
When they get to meet my man
I said maybe next month
When he gets back from Amsterdam
He says "oh baby
You know I really love you so"
He sent it via text message
From Toledo
He sent it via text message
From Toledo
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
He's got a little twinkle around his eyes
That I just want to eat up
He's got a little way when he says his goodbyes
That just makes me heat up
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
She buried her heart
She buried her heart
She buried her heart
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
I buried my heart six feet underground
I'm waiting around for a boy out of town
I'm gettin' lonely
I'm gettin' lonely
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6. |
Lost My Way
03:59
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Nobody's hurt me like this before
Nobody's heard me say this before
How can a strong heart like this be sore
Nobody's hurt me like this before
I lost my way
Lost my sanity
My sanity
I saw you hide
Beneath the canopy
Of vanity
I had a dream it was a lonely night
I had a dream I was a lonely knight
I wore armor and my horse was white
I had a dream it was a lonely night
I lost my way
Lost my sanity
My sanity
I saw you hide
Beneath the canopy
Of vanity
Fate in the night sky
The stars are aligned
But fate has no answer
And stars aren't a sign
I lost my way
Lost my sanity
My sanity
I saw you hide
Beneath the canopy
Of vanity
I lost my way
Lost my sanity
My sanity
I saw you hide
Beneath the canopy
Of vanity
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7. |
Allison
03:36
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Out in Richmond there's a pretty girl you've never met
She lives on the corner of Hopes & Dreams and the cross-street Not-Just-Yet
Ooh, ooh
She knows just where she stands
Ooh, ooh
Wish I could see her again
The last time that I saw her face it was the middle of July
She showed us around, and made us laugh, and when I left her I cried
Ooh, ooh
She's the best kind of friend
Ooh, ooh
Wish I could see her again
Allison, Allison
Allison, Allison
She's written books and toured the world, but she's still innocent
She doesn't always say what she thinks, but you know just what she meant
Ooh, ooh
She's the best kind of friend
Ooh, ooh
Wish I could see her again
Allison, Allison
Allison, Allison
She's on the cusp of greatness, but she doesn't know it yet
All she knows is what she gives is what she's gonna get
Ice lays beyond her doorstep
Spring springs from her soul
Any time she's not near
Your heart feels the hole
Ooh, ooh
She shines so bright
Ooh, ooh
She shines with all her might
Ooh, ooh
She's the best kind of friend
Ooh, ooh
Wish I could see her again
Allison, Allison
Allison, Allison
Allison, Allison
Allison, Allison
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8. |
Fool's Gold
03:45
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Seven years
Seven thousand "I love yous"
Wedding cake
You knew it was a mistake
Just another tragic story
And I guess you just want the glory
Leave me be
'Cause baby, I don't want your kind of freedom
Too many seasons
Too many reasons to let it go
Kingdom come
And your will was surely done
Wedding bed
Wore that dress and forgot what you said
Just another tragic story
And I guess you just want the glory
You let me down
With your plated aluminum crown
Only fool's gold
Could do justice to the lies that you told
You let me down
With your plated aluminum crown
Only fool's gold
Could do justice to the lies that you told
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They broke your heart
On Thanksgiving Day
Forgot all about you
Had nothin' to say
You went home and cried
You didn't' know why
You let them get to you
Just keep your chin up
You'll be okay
He broke your heart
He left you alone
He had somebody else
Waiting at home
You thought it was love
And maybe it was
But not the kind that you want
Just keep your chin up
You belong on a throne
Your mother told you
When you were little
Your face was all freckled
From the lies that you told
You tried to be good
You did what you could
But it was never enough
Just keep your chin up
You're beautiful
Oh how the past can make
The present hard to bear
You want a better life
But don't know if you dare
You were dealt a bad hand
There's no doubt in my mind
But I want you to know
You're one of a kind
You went off to college
You got your degree
You're writing a novel
And makin' money
You're changing your stars
You've gotten so far
Everything will work out right
Just keep your chin up
Just wait and see
Just keep your chin up
Just wait and see
Just keep your chin up
Just wait and see
Just keep your chin up
Just wait and see
.....
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10. |
Lazy Stone
03:33
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Someone's knockin' at my door
While I'm sitting on my floor
Someone's ringin' up my phone
While I pretend that I'm not home
No moss
Will grow
On a rolling stone
They keep on coming back for more
With all that knockin' at my door
Knockin' 'till their fist is sore
From all that knockin' at my door
No moss
Will grow
On a rolling stone
The moss is always greener
On the other side of your lazy stone
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11. |
New Mexico
02:55
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Oh, I flew off the road
Out in New Mexico
There was nothin'
No, nothin' I could do
With my baby beside me
Woo hoo hoo
Oh, I flew off the road
In Thoreau, New Mexico
Saw my life
Flash right before my eyes
Cool as a cucumber
I didn't even cry
Oh, I flew off the road
Out in New Mexico
I could only
Say my baby's name
Ice on the road
We were a puck
In a hockey game
Oh, we hit that lonesome ditch
And the night was black as pitch
There was nothin'
No nothin' I could do
With my baby beside me
Woo hoo hoo
When we stopped there in the snow
In Thoreau, New Mexico
My baby kissed me
Smack-dab on my lips
Face-to-face with death
You know the thing to do is kiss
Oh, I flew off the road
Out in New Mexico
There was nothin'
No, nothin' I could do
With my baby beside me
Woo hoo hoo
With my baby beside me
Woo hoo hoo
With my baby beside me
Woo hoo hoo
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12. |
No Ordinary
03:38
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Looking back on that night
Drinking wine in the parking lot
I remember the way
You smiled and said my name
Oh your love it took me
By the heart and shook me
I didn't know 'til then I was sleeping
You saved me
From ordinary
You saved me
You turned my life around
People always said
Love like this didn't exist
I slept for a hundred years
You woke me with a single kiss
Oh your love it took me
By the heart and shook me
I didn't know 'til then I was sleeping
You saved me
From ordinary
You saved me
Oh your love it took me
By the heart and shook me
I didn't know 'til then I was sleeping
You saved me
From ordinary
You saved me
We sat on the porch you said you'd love me forever
We kissed in the car and I told you I'd never
Leave you or hurt you I'd only make you happy
I won't ever make you sad I won't ever make you sorry
You've given me an extraordinary life
When you married me I swear I felt a light
Shining down from somewhere above
This is no ordinary love
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13. |
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It seems like just yesterday
We were walkin' hand in hand
But we both went our separate ways
We didn't know what life had planned
So much time has slipped away
So many years gone by
But we forgot and forgave
We both knew the reasons why
Footsteps at my door
You're there like you were before
But it's only in my mind
'Cause you went and left us behind
Oh I
Don't know why
You had to go away
Every day
I miss your face
So many things
I had left to say
I remember that guitar
I remember our first kiss
But I didn't know time was short
Afterall, we were just kids
I found out yesterday
You had left this life for good
But I can still see the smile on your face
And I can't believe that you could
Footsteps at my door
You're there like you were before
But it's only in my mind
'Cause you went and left us behind
Oh I
Don't know why
You had to go away
Every day
I miss your face
But I just know
I'll see you again
And I can't wait
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Jet City Crawl Los Angeles, California
Jet City Crawl is a girl/boy music duo located in Southern California. Music may cross genres and break tradition. Musical freedom is the goal. This new project will allow the two artists complete artistic freedom from any genre or preconceived idea of what a single band should sound like. Guest performers and collaborators are welcome. Their debut album, "Colorfornia", was released in July 2010. ... more
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