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Lyrics For CD Dreaming About The Past

1. The Mirror Is Getting Older

Kicking back in the passenger seat / Coming for a weekend shore retreat / Look at the mirror on my side / My hair is gray my face is real wide / There's something wrong with this mirror / I adjust it so it's clearer / Oh my God if that's really me / Take me back and throw me in the sea / It happens when your sleeping / You age a minute or two / Inside your skin it's creeping / Old age sneaking up on you

The mirror is getting older / There's not much I can do / Take a quick look over your shoulder / It's looking at me, it's looking at you too

The wind was blowing in my face / Throwing my hair all over the place / I close my eyes and fall into a dream / My whole life passed in front of me / It started when I popped out of the womb / Right there in the delivery room / The doctor kicked me upside the head / To get me to take another breath / I remember when we were young / We use to laugh at the older ones / Cracks in the front and on the side / Big black bulging droopy eyes

The mirror is getting older / There's not much I can do / Take a quick look over your shoulder / It's looking at me, it's looking at you too

Even Mother Nature / Has a game to play / A flower starts small / And grows real tall / And slowly withers away / When I woke up I jumped out of the car / Went down to the neighborhood bar / Sitting on a bar stool what do I see / A 10 by 20 mirror looking at me / I stumble to my home and push open the door / Cover every mirror from ceiling to floor / Never looking at another one again / If I were you I'd do the same my friend

The mirror is getting older / There's not much I can do / Take a quick look over your shoulder / It's looking at me, it's looking at you too

The mirror is getting older /The mirror is getting older /The mirror is getting older

2. Heartbeat

If my heart could beat with yours / I'd lock up heaven's doors / And throw away the key / It would be just be you and me / Standing by the one / Who created the earth and sun / And we would never have no fears / And never shed a tear / I want to feel your heart with mine / Hear it beating to the chimes / Of the angels singing songs / I've waited way too long

To feel your breath on me / On my shoulder by the sea / With the waves all crashing high / You won't need to wonder why / I'll protect you until the end / You'll be my only friend / I'll never leave your side / Keep your secrets until I die / I want to feel your heart with mine / Hear it beating with the chimes / Of the angels singing songs / I've waited way too long

If you promise to be true / I will carry you through / The rivers that are deep / And up mountains that are steep / As your lying next to me / With the moon shining brightly / I'll talk to you when your down / And there's no one else around / I want to feel your heart with mine / Hear it beating with the chimes / Of the angels singing songs / I've waited way too long

When you look at me that way / There is nothing else to say / You're the one for me / It's not too hard to see / When I rub against your skin / I feel the warmth within / I feel like I can fly / I'l love you until I die / I want to feel your heart with mine / Hear it beating with the chimes / Of the angels singing songs / I've waited way too long

3. Anything I Can

There is a place I use to go to hide away from everyone / I'd sit on a branch hanging over a stream / With the water running under me / I'd go there in the early morning light / After hanging out with my friends all night / I'd take my dog along to run / Old Pal sure had a lot of fun / I'll do anything I can / to get back to that peaceful land / Of rolling hills and cornerstones / Pennsylvania you are my home

There is a street where I learned to ride a bike / My Dad would run along my side / He held me up one day he let me go / At the time I didn't even know / Until I heard him calling from far behind / Saying ride my son just ride / It is the first time I ever felt real free / Those are golden memories / I'll do anything I can / to get back to that peaceful land / Of rolling hills and cornerstones / Pennsylvania you are my home

Philly is quite a sight to see / Everywhere you look is history / Ben Franklin made his home right here / The Liberty Bell it says were are free / Vet Stadium use to stand over there / They tore it down getting kind of old / Lots of rodents lost their homes / I'm sure they will make it on their own

Gettysburg is only miles away / Many soldiers died during those 3 days / They gave their lives for what they believe / I look at it now it's such a beautiful scene / Lancaster County looks good to me / I watch the farmer plow his fields / The Amish don't use electricity / It's like the 18th century

I'm down in Memphis Tenneesee / Graceland is right in front of me / That is where Elvis called his home / Now he is buried in the back and he is never alone / I've been all around the 50 states / In every one I could hardly wait / To get home to see you again / You are like a long lost trusting friend / I'll do anything I can / to get back to that peaceful land / Of rolling hills and cornerstones / Pennsylvania you are my home

3. Dreaming About The Past

Every night it's the same old thing / I keep on having these crazy dreams / Dreaming about dreaming about the past / I dream about when I was a kid / All the fun things we did / Dreaming about dreaming about the past / We'd go to the woods down by the creek / We'd ride our bikes there every week / Dreaming about dreaming about the past

I want to go back there again / The road I'm on is nearing the end / I want to go back ther again / The road I'm on is nearing the end

My brother and sisters would ride down the steps / on our pillows and we'd hit our heads / I still remember the Sullivan show / The Beatles came on and my sisters glowed / I wanted to grow my hair like their's / Mom and Dad were so cool they didn't care

I want to go back there again / The road I'm on is nearing the end / I want to go back ther again / The road I'm on is nearing the end

At the age of 12 I could shoot a gun / I realized it wasn't any fun / At the age if 16 I could finally drive / I felt like the chains were lifted from my life / My friends and I would ride country roads / Music blasting going really slow

I want to go back there again / The road I'm on is nearing the end / I want to go back ther again / The road I'm on is nearing the end

I still remember when Lennon died / Driving to work I started to cry / How could someone be so cruel / He never saw his kid go to school / I bought a guitar and started to play / I practiced in my bedroom every day / Every night it's tha same old thing / I keep on having these crazy dreams

5. 27 Shades Of Black

27 shades of black / And I'm not going back / To the world that I use to know / Call me Vincent and not Van Gogh / Cause when you mispronounce my name / I just draw sorrow and pain / And retreat into the great Abyss / And I think about the things I miss / Leave me alone / With my easels and my clone / Why won't they just leave me alone / I am happy for the first time in my life / What else am I suppose to do

Well I spent some time down in Prague /Walking around in a drunken fog / Met a woman of the night / To me she was a beautiful sight / But hey said she was holding me back / So I painted 27 shades of black / And they put me in a strange retreat / Where I drew pictures of shoes and feet / Leave me alone / With my easels and my clone / Why won't they just leave me alone / I am happy for the first time in my life / What else am I suppose to do

So I moved on down to Arles / Living life like there was no tomorrow / Painting landscapes and dark cafes / Ashamed of my sinful ways / If this is all life has to give / I don't think I want to live / I'll paint 27 shades of black / 27 shades of black

6. Give Her A Drink

My truck broke down near Dallastown / I walked to the closest place I found / This nice little bar just off the road / Looked like a place I could call for a tow / Took a seat at the bar and what do I see/ This pretty little thing sits next to me / We talk for a while and people start to stare / And this rugged old lady whispers in my ear and says

Give her a drink / Pat her on the head / And her pants fall down / Give her a drink / Pat her on the head / And her pants fall down / That's what they said to me / About this new I found / But rumors are running rampant in Dallastown

I stared at the old gal and started to laugh / Looked like a week since she had a bath / Went back to talking to that girl again / It was good conversation and I needed a friend / We talked so long my truck slipped my mind / She was cute and funny and really kind / Then I went to the bathroom to take a pee / And this scruffy young dude walks up to me and says

Give her a drink / Pat her on the head / And her pants fall down / Give her a drink / Pat her on the head / And her pants fall down / That's what they said to me / About this new I found / But rumors are running rampant in Dallastown

When I got back she explained herself / Said every guy in this bar has asked me out / Because I turn them down they lie about me / They say I'm a tramp and I'm real easy / You see I just don't like men from the south / I prefer men with teeth in their mouth / We both cracked up and laughed out loud / They started this rumor because they are so damn proud they say

Give her a drink / Pat her on the head / And her pants fall down / Give her a drink / Pat her on the head / And her pants fall down / That's what they said to me / About this new I found / But rumors are running rampant in Dallastown

7. Pressure

Just heard the news today / Your best friend is gone past away / Lost control behind the wheel / I know just how you feel /

So much pressure on you / Don't know what to do / Take a walk outside / Clear your mind

I'm not just talking so you know / I lost my best friend years ago / The pain will eventually subside / The tears in your eyes will dry

So much pressure on you / Don't know what to do / Take a walk outside / Clear your mind

Take some advice from an old fool like me / Taking your own life won't cure a thing / When the years pass by you will see how lucky you were / You will get everything you deserve / You don't want to die today / You will hurt too many people that way / Think of all the friends you will leave behind / Wondering where they went wrong in their minds

So much pressure on you / Don't know what to do / Take a walk outside / Clear your mind

8. Gotta Find Time

Sunday morning can't get out of my bed / Can't shake these cobwebs out of my head / Got so much to do I don't know where to start / Gotta feed the cat and mow the yard / Gotta find time to play with my kids / Gotta find time like my mom and dad did / Gotta find time to do all these things / Gotta find time to follow my dreams

Gotta find time to put a hook on the line / Need peace and quite or I'll lose my mind / Want to find to hear the birds sing / Want to find time to do everything / But every one wants a piece of my life / Gotta remember to cal the ex-wife / Gotta find time to do all these things / Gotta find time to follow my dreams

Gotta find time to make that girl mine / Getting pretty old don't have too much time / Everytime I see her I freeze up inside / Goota take a chance and swallow my pride / Dial her number and hang up the phone / Think I'll wait until tomorrow when the kids aren't home / Gotta find time to do all these things / Gotta find time to follow my dreams

Sunday morning can't get out of my bed / Think I'll set the alarm for 12 and sleep in instead / I'm sure I'll find time to do all those things / Just as soon as the alarm bell rings / Pull the covers right over my head / Conk right out and sleep like the dead

9. Closer To You

Ridng the ferry across the bay to see you / The sun is just rising the sky is not a true enough blue / It burns off the mist and disappears in the air / The wind is blowing swirling around my hair / Getting closer to you / Closer to you

The seagulls fly by like navigators in flight / They guide the way they fly to the left and the right / We crash through the waves the water shoots high in the air / Like broken glass it shatters everywhere / Getting closer to you / Closer to you

We are strutting along like a train that's rolling on tracks / The engine is howling the smoke blows up from the stack / I go up on deck the sun is higher up in the sky / I feel the warmth shining down on my eyes / Getting closer to you / Closer to you

We plow through the sea I think I see the shoreline / Am I just dreaming on am I losing my mind / No there it is I see the flags wave in the air / A few more minutes then I finally be there / Closer to you / Closer to you

10. Follow Me

Follow me until the end of time / I'll be your friend and you'll be mine / Don't listen to what others say / Some people complain everyday / Looking through some photographs / There's a picture of you and me laying in the grass / Out whole life is before us and we know / Everyday our love grows and grows /

Follow me until the end of time / I'll take your hand and you'll take mine / We will fly through heaven side by side / Catch the wind and take a free ride

We take a walk on a cloudy day / You turn and smile and the clouds drift away / You are always doing things like that / Then by the lake we talked and we sat / Suddenly the day is all gone / I'm walking home and I'm singing this song / Follow me until the end of time / Follow me until the end of time

Follow me until the end of time / I'll take your hand you'll take mine / We will fly through heaven side by side / Catch the wind and take a free ride

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Lyrics For CD Important

1. Me and Joe

Me and Joe were down by the railroad / On our back we had no load / Heading for the railway station / Because we had enough of this nation / We are in a war and what for / Our country is rich and us people are poor

Past the river and down through the woods / If we get ther by sundown we knew we could / Find a place to camp in the moon light / Some where dark and out of sight / We were down by a riverside / In a meadow where some horses were tied

We lite a fire and talked about solutions / I think it's time for another revolution / A Boston Tea Party sure sounds fine / This natio is no longer yours or mine / Our politicians are sure a disgrace / We talked some more about what's wrong with this place

We work all week and we can't afford meat / If we get sick we better heal up quick / With health insurance so high / it's better if you die / The we got to listens to Bush's lies he says / No child shall be left behind/ But I'll be dam if he'll give them a dime

He says this war is good for our interests / Just as long as we don't know what the facts is / United Nations just say no / He says tough luck we are still going to go / His friends get rich selling amo and guns / I hope his mama is proud of what he has done

2. Bad Things

Bad things happen to good people everyday/ It's just a way of testing your faith/ God checks to see how you handle these things/ Before you receive the rewards that he brings/ It happens to me/ It happens to you

People you know will often die/ You hang your head low and wonder why/ But how do you know death is not life/ And life is not death this is only a test/ It happens to me/ It happens to you

Tragedies will happen all over the world/ Crazy man shoots small Amish girls/ The faith of the Amish you must admire/ That kind of strength takes time to aquire/ Could happen to me/ Could happen to you

Natural disasters happen all the time/ Could be your backyard or maybe mine/ But people pull together to help each other out/ That's what this world is all about/ Could happen to me/ Could happen to you

3. Can't Wait No More

I cant' wait no more for you/ I have really thought this through/ I can't see this going nowhere/ And I don't really think you care for me/ I can't wait no more for you/ I can't wait no more for you

I know I sure dream a lot/ I want everything I don't got/ Your at the top of my long list/ I took a shot but I guess I missed/ All the time I thought about you/ fely like I was walking with one shoe/ Always leaning to one side/ Always tripping over my pride/ I can't wait no more for you/ I can't wait no more for you/

I color my hair and change my clothes/ But I don't really think you know/ I guess we are friends and that is all/ I wanted more and that's my fault/ I'll let some other guy in the race/ He can gladly take my place/ I have tried everytnig up my sleeve/ I'm at the point where I can't breath/ I can't wait no more for you/ I can't wait no more for you

4. Say You'll Be Mine

When we first met I was alone/ Never lived so far from home/ You were the first friendly face/ I ever saw in this sleepy place/ We were friends from the start/ But you didn't know you stole my heart/ The years pass by I feel the same/ But always find it hard to say/ Say you"ll be mine all the time/ Say you'll be mine all the time

As years pass by still love you so/ Just how much you will never know/ When I'm with you the world seems right/ And in my mind you are never out of sight/ I need to find the strength to say/ How I feel about you every day/ But I hold back and hesitate/ Always feel like I should say/ Say you"ll be mine all the time/ Say you"ll be mine all the time

I watch you date those other guys/ When it ends I have seen you cry/ You always look so helpless then/ feeling like you are near the end/ I want to tell you how I feel / But I get stuck and spin my wheels/ I'm ready now to let it out/ tell you what I'm all about so/ Say you"ll be mine all the time/ Say you"ll be mine all the time

5. Dancing On A Star

Everytime a bell rings/ An angel gets their wings/ Well an angel was born today/ She is just a little baby/ They named her Haley/ With the middle name of Faith/ I watch her sleeping/ I guess she is dreaming I wonder what she dreams about/ I know where you are dancing on a star/ I know where you are dancing on a star

How could something so small/ Bring so much joy to us all/ She is a miracle to say the least/ She is kicking and laughing/ They give her a bath and/ She is happy as can be/ I guess it's nap time/ Her eyes are getting heavy and she slowly drifts away/ But I know where you are dancing on a star/ i know where you are dancing on a star

Every Monday I want it to be Friday/ I"m wishing my life away/ That is the difference/ Between adults and little kids/ They are happy where they are/ Tomorrow is not a thought yet/ Yesterday is forgotten/ They are happy where they are/ And I know where you are dancing on a star/ I know where you are dancing on a star

If everytime a bell rings/ An angel gets their wings/ Well the bells are ringing today

6. Awake Again

Awake again and I 'm breathing/ Good way to start the day/ My life sure is pleasing/ You Take my breath away/ The sun shines through the curtains/ On the side of your face/ You are lying next to me/ What a wonderful day/ Awake again and I'm breathing good way to start the day

I don't want to wake you/ I slip out from the sheets/ You look just like an angel/ You make my life complete/ Awake again and I'm breathing/ Think I"ll take a walk today

Out the door in the sunlight/ My feet wet from the dew/ The trees are green and it's sure bright/ The sky is a lighter blue/ I head down to the meadow/ The breeze blows back my hair/ I hear the sounds of the birds sing/ What a wonderful day/ Awake again and I'm breathing

7. 99

If I could live to be 99 there are things I'd like to see/ A great big world of shaking hands/ No one trying to rule anothers land/ People free to pray/ To any God that helps them through their day/ As long as they have fauth/ They will meet their God in that special place/ These are all the things I'd like to see/ Maybe someday it will be

If I could live to be 99 there are things I'd like to see/ All the wars come to a stop/ Let the leaders due until they drop/ So many young won't have to die/ We will have fewer wars in our lives/ Politicians would have to change/ All their greedy thoughts and all their games/ These are all the things I'd like to see/ Maybe someday it could be

If I could live to be 99 there are things I'd like to see/ Food for all the boys and girls/ And all the starving people in the world/ All the rich help out the poor/ No one would be hungry anymore/ These are all the things I'd like to see

8. He Got It Right

He was a strong yet peaceful man/ He came from down in Jamaica land/ He called his Trenchtown for a bit/ Got its name from the sewer running under it/ He picked up his guitar and started to play/ He thought he might have a few things to say/ He got it right/ They got it right/ We all have a right/ To speak up for our land

He lost his pa when he was only 10/ But Marley hardly ever saw the man/ Worked as a welder to buy some stuff/ Although he hardly ever made enough/ Started a band with two friends of his/ Began to speak out about the hypocrites/ He got it right/ They got it right/ We all have a right/ To speak up for our land

He talked about the rights of the common man/ He told them to rise up and take a stand/ Was shot in his home by a couple of nuts/ Took a bullet right in the gut/ But Jah was sure watching over him/ He did The Smile Jamaica gig with a grin/ He got it right/ They got it right/ We all have a right/ To speak up for our land

Some people say they have strong beliefs/ They will defend them all and roll up their sleeves/ But when things go wrong they fold up and run/ Their so called beliefs become undone/ But he stuck to his guns right until the end/ I wish he wouldn't have because I miss the man/ He got it right/ They got it right/ We all have a right/ To speak up for our land

9. Every Night With You

Every night with you/ Is like the sun's rays shining through/ To the deepest part of my soul/ Just thought that you should know/ Why did it take so long/ I guess that I was wrong/ Some one like you could want me/ I was too blind to see/ Every night with you/ Is like the sun's rays shining through/ To the deepest part of my soul/ Just thought that you should know

I know I'm in the right place/ When you look me in the face/ Because your smile just says it all/ I feel my fears just fall/ Late in the evening night/ You make the room so bright/ When you touch me on the cheek/ It drops me to my knees/ Every night with you/ Is like the sun's rays shining through/ To the deepest part of my soul/ Just thought that you should know

You are like a sculpture for the past/ Michael Angelo saved for last/ Because he wanted to do it right/ So it would last for all time/ I thank the Lord each day/ For sending you my way/ Because I have waited all my life/ It's been cutting me like a knife/ Every night with you/ Is like the sun's rays shining through/ To the deepest part of my soul/ Just thought that you should know

10. Important

I wish I had something important to say/ But I don't so I guess I'll be on my way/ I wish I had the latest breaking news/ But I don't so I guess I'll duct tape my shoes/ Waiting for you/ To sail on back through

Life is so excitng I'm biting my nails/ Looking out my window counting the sails/ The boats are a rocking and I'm twiddling a fish/ And my dog he just spilled his only doggy dish/

I wish I had something important to say/ But I don't so I guess I'll be on my way/ I wish I had the latest breaking news/ But I don't so I guess I'll duct tape my shoes/ Waiting for you/ To sail on back through

It is quiet and it's dark and I'm the only one here/ No one would notice if I just disappeared/ The lighthouse is blinking the ships are coming in/ I look down at my bottle I'm almost out of gin/

I wish I had something important to say/ But I don't so I guess I'll be on my way/ I wish I had the latest breaking news/ But I don't so I guess I'll duct tape my shoes/ Waiting for you/ To sail on back through

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