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St. John Boogie
04:31
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Calypso's Lullaby
04:08
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there’s a light that shines from the window
through the rain as it falls on the park
and the cars that shush by
singing baby don’t cry
to the girl who looks out into the dark
on the street she sees the cars speeding up now
as they drive through her part of town
beneath the swings papers spin in the rain and the wind
and the slides are leaning down to the ground
whatever she sees, the lights and the trees
they melt and run down, down, down
they wash away
her eyes turning red as she’s hanging her head
and the night has come to claim another day
for a breath, all her world turns to silver
from the corner of her eye
down the street there’s a man with his throat in his hand
and the collar of his suit turned up high
he shrugs down the lane, leans into the rain
he’s coming closer now, now, now
he’s walking by
and down in her heart she feels something start
and his face hangs like the moon against the sky
all her life she’s wondered
would her love be thunder
would her heart fall under
strikes of silver from a stranger’s spell
all her life she’s wanted
only to be wanted
could her love be wanted
by a stranger walking past her window well
past her window well
walking past her window
window past her window
walking past her window window well
there’s a boy who walks alone past a window
there’s a girl who sits alone inside
there’s a dream where they meet, a diff’rent day, a diff’rent street
a diff’rent world where boys and girls don’t have to hide
but that’s not their world and she’s not that girl
and he’s a stranger to her
and to them all
it shouldn’t be wrong but he doesn’t belong
and her window may as well be a wall
no it shouldn’t be wrong but he doesn’t belong
and her window may as well be a wall
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3. |
Bacardi Silver
04:12
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whiskey on ice has a nice ring to it
vodka and lime, keepin’ time, swing with it
but when it comes to one-on-one
i’ll take bacardi silver
there’s no better boy anywhere in the world
we walk hand-in-hand, he’s my man, i’m his girl
there’s no place that i’d rather be
he’s my bacardi silver
from the corner of my eye
the sweetest smile lit up the night
it changed my life
it took my breath away
from the corner of my eye
the sweetest smile lit up the night
it changed my life
it took my blues away
baby’s got bite but he won’t fight with me
he won’t yell he won’t tell, always talks tenderly
and when the lights are turned down low
he’s my bacardi silver
from the corner of my eye
the sweetest smile lit up the night
it changed my life
it took my blues away
he rocks me all night, it’s alright fast or slow
he raises the bar, i’m the star of his show
then i fall asleep in his arms
he’s my bacardi silver
from the corner of my eye
the sweetest smile lit up the night
it changed my life
it took my breath away
from the corner of my eye
the sweetest smile lit up the night
it changed my life
it took my blues away
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if you’re a good man
take heed
it does not matter what you need
there are things that need get done
and there are wars that need get won
so step aside
if you’re a nice guy
listen up
you’re with the big dogs now, lil’ pup
go and stand with the other saps
when we get done you can have our scraps
now run and hide
if you’re a good man
move on back
you don’t belong here on the fast track
go find yourself a place to play
‘cause we’ll run you down if you get in our way
so make a hole
and make it wide
oh this world is a hard world
there’s no place for men like you
to cry in the night for justice and light
is such a shameful thing to do
and oh this world is a rough world
there’s no room for the meek or the mild
it’s all teeth and claws and breaking laws
and fighting to be the king of all the wild things
if you’re a good man
step aside
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5. |
One-eyed Jack
04:08
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you feel the click of the white bones
as they permutate in his hand
then they fly and his one cold eye
records your fate as they land
you thought today was your big day
you thought that you had to win
but when the cat rolls the dice
there’s no hope for little mice
and now you’re losing again
hey now watch out
the night is coming down
you gotta pay your dues
to walk these avenues
‘cause jackie owns this town
so, if you see him coming
don’t you look him in the eye
for greater men have crumbled
and lesser men have died
jackie
oh, jackie
hold your tongue now
and let the fear sing from your heart
it’s a dark comedy
wrapped in a tragedy
and jackie plays his part
he’ll cut you for a dollar
he’ll join you for a shot
he’ll love you if you’re willing
he’ll take you if you’re not
hey now watch out
the night is coming down
you gotta pay your dues
to walk these avenues
‘cause jackie owns this town
so, if you see him coming
don’t you look him in the eye
for greater men have crumbled
and lesser men have died
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6. |
Worn Out
03:20
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did you hear the news today?
molly jenkins is on the run
her man is sleeping in the county morgue
she found his girlfriend so, she found his gun
now, molly is a friend of mine
she’s sweeter than a birthday cake
but this world will run you ‘til you lose your mind
there’s only so much that a good girl can take
you’re so tired
you’re so tired
they call you crazy
but baby, you’re just worn out
did you hear the news today?
big tom preston got locked up last night
seems he tried to drink his blues away
and he killed a man in a bar room fight
now, mr. preston is a friend of mine
he’s got two small boys, he’s good to his wife
but this world will ride you ‘til you can’t walk a line
then you wake up one day and you’ve ruined your life
you’re so tired
you’re so tired
they call you crazy
but baby, you’re just worn out
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7. |
Sun Up Sun Down
03:25
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when’s my poppa comin’ home?
when’s my poppa comin’ home?
i need to see that man o’ mine
come and make his momma shine
sun up
sun down
when’s my poppa comin’ home
when’s my daddy comin’ ‘round?
when’s my daddy comin’ ‘round?
i wanna keep my honey warm
we could hide out from the storm
sun up
sun down
when’s my daddy comin’ ‘round?
when’s my baby comin’ back?
when’s my baby comin’ back?
i wanna love him twenty ways
we could stay in bed for days
sun up
sun down
when’s my baby comin’ back
comin’ home
comin’ home
comin’ home
comin’ home to me
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8. |
Missy
05:30
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pride
the footings for bones
the scaffold for skin
with a brush she holds it all in
hide
the hurt in her eyes
the bruises and scars
from the insults and the empty bottles thrown from the passing cars
night
an ocean of hands
that takes in return
for flashes of silver that feed while they burn
oh, the night
is long
and the streetlights are brittle as bone
and their eyes
their eyes are wrong
there’s no love, there’s no flesh, carved from stone
oh, her love
is strong
though the sirens can cut like a knife
with a flash
it all is gone
he couldn’t take her love so he took away her life
there’s a boy
he’s new in town
he saw her fall from the corner of his eye
there’s a girl
at her windowsill
she saw her fall she hangs her head to cry
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9. |
Silver
03:53
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the night is an ocean
of broken dreams
and hearts that never heal
they never learned to love
because they knew no love
the night is an ocean
a silver brine
it seeps into your soul
it fills some men with light
and some with emptiness
from the corner of your eye
a flash of silver cuts the night
a flash of silver takes the light
it steals your life away
from the corner of your eye
a flash of silver cuts the night
a flash of silver takes your life away
the night is an ocean
a boundless sea
you’re naked and adrift
the waves can lift you up
or pull you underneath
the night is an ocean
of silent glass
the sky so black above
the moon a silver coin
that buys your slavery
from the corner of your eye
a flash of silver cuts the night
a flash of silver takes the light
it steals your life away
from the corner of your eye
a flash of silver cuts the night
a flash of silver takes the light
it steals your life away
sailing
sailing
over the silver seas
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10. |
Two If By Sea
03:48
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11. |
Mr. Sunrise
03:56
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Christian Hankel Kansas City, Missouri
Christian is a composer, producer, and performer from Kansas City, Missouri.
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