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The Big One
02:38
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THE BIG ONE
ride on the right and you'll be alright
just take it or leave it behind
it ain't but a thing and we'll do it our way
on the bends of the interstate lines
i'm feeling a rustle, a wind, and a blur
that swirls and spins in the light
we took it and made our way out of the stir
on that cold september night
and once we are there we will never be wary
it's scary how close we collide
to the big one
what it all is, we can never reveal
what it takes to keep it inside
we're standing on top but we're hot on the heels
of the run and the ride and the slide
call it amazing or call it a draw
either way, it's a win every time
take it all in like it's nothing at all
and beware of the one-way signs
to think and to breathe, we will never believe
we will leave at the drop of a pin
to feel the big one
holy, oh moly, there's something right there
we took it and shook it in stride
and ran with the wheel to the edge of all cares
with my best queen by my side
it ain't like we won't ever do it again
sometimes it all feels like a dream
but still it's as real as the cleft of my chin
or the haze of the fog and steam
something inside, it keeps pulling me in
we all win when we wanna because
we are the big one
-2/3/15
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Alligator Eyes
02:04
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ALLIGATOR EYES
blue lights and alligator eyes
we went there once or twice to see
what's going on in the background of our lives
and when the bells rang out again
they sang a hopeful tune
sometimes she's like a lioness
sometimes she's out of line
and so we took that bucket list
erased a few and made a wish
that we would see it all
again in due time
and we really meant it, dear
coz all it takes to bring us here
is pure imagination
and a touch of good wine
which elevator do we take
to get back to the masquerade
where we would dance around the fire til the dawn
sometimes it's feeling kinda close
sometimes it's just like one of those
disasters on the nightly news
they ramble on and on
but when we think of all the joy
we think of all the time we stole out
in the middle of our moments for our peace
of mind, it's time to get back to the lines
and realize the steps we take
are only meant to the leave the future in its wake
blue lights and alligator eyes
we went there once or twice
-2/3/15
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Get It Done
02:27
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GET IT DONE
high step struttin' on a hollow road
down where the divas dwell
hit the light, get on with the show
so that we can't hardly tell
just take it upon
yourself to get it done
speed queen mama on an open flame
in the gutter of the easy street
you got a cool groove, say hey what's your name
i'd surely like to meet you again
just take it upon
yourself to get it done
from the sunrise to the darkest hour
under the rising tide
you gotta take the sweet with the sour
baby, it's better on the other side
just take it upon
yourself to get it done
-2/7/15
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Old Dirt Road
03:11
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OLD DIRT ROAD
you can move like a city
groove to the city lights
and back burn the rest
til ya feels like you're almost right
we're gonna take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you gotta take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you can look away
forget about the other side
it don't mean nothin'
when the ships are in the rising tide
we're gonna take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you gotta take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you can raise your fist in anger
you can raise your glass
there's nothing like the danger
of fallin' on your sorry ass
we're gonna take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you gotta take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you can rock the boat
or you can just keep sittin' still
but you better not blow it
when you're fallin' down the highest hill
we're gonna take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
you gotta take it slow
and keep down the old dirt road
-2/1/15
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5. |
Gettin' On
02:51
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GETTIN' ON
whatcha gonna do when your sun don't rise no more
are you gonna take it easy? are ya gonna wobble out the door?
it's a drag, it's a drag - gettin' on
once i heard the angel talk of wings
it was something kinda clever, something fit for cards and kings
it's a drag, it's a drag - gettin' on
last seen in the alley are those words
that we sang in the rain when we took to the wind like birds
it's a drag, it's a drag - gettin' on
once we held the puppets and their strings
once we took it all
it's just a thing
no sense in stepping up to sing
spot the sun, she's a-coolin' in the wind
mark my words, we're better somewhere 'round the bend
it's a drag, it's a drag - gettin' on
burdened wheels and sullied serenades
it's just a part of why we're sittin' in the shade
it's a drag, it's a drag - gettin' on
-2/2/15
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6. |
Crowns
03:58
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CROWNS
hands off - we coulda been a wreckin' ball
stand tall - we didn't have to take it all
so low - how much lower can we go?
down, down - we'll never stop or settle down
like all the fools and the clowns
we are clutchin' at our crowns, yeah
too slow - we lost the fever of the flow
alright - just sit and wait another night
don't cry - oh baby just avert your baby eyes
to the sea, sea - the sea is spillin' over me
like all the fools and the clowns
we are clutchin' at our crowns, yeah
sly, sly - we're taking over all we left behind
no shouts at the ghost we left there wandering about
be here - coz nothing else can calm your rabid fears
turn, turn - and walk away before your high road burns
like all the fools and the clowns
we are clutchin' at our crowns, yeah
-2/3/15
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7. |
My Sweet Time
03:23
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MY SWEET TIME
time, time, i'm taking my sweet time
to do it right, to do it right
the lines swerve and beckon to your call
you can have it all, you can have it all
why lie when there's nothing left but the crime
it's in your mind, it's in my mind
time, time, i'm taking my sweet time
to do it right, to do it right
don't look now but the king is kinda quiet
he's lookin' down, lookin' down
he'll stand and fight when there's nothing left of the riot
and wear his crown and he'll stick around
time, time, i'm taking my sweet time
to do it right, to do it right
and time won't wreck around these thoughts
it's all we got to keep us on the up and up and out
to step aside and see beyond the light
there's nothing like, there's nothing like it
we hold this true as evidence because
we might as well, we might as well
time, time, i'm taking my sweet time
to do it right, to do it right
-2/2/15
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It's Everywhere
02:40
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IT'S EVERYWHERE
round and round, the piper swings
his gold, his crown, his everything
it's everywhere
out beyond the faintest star
and underneath the deepest scar
it's everywhere
between the boulders lying there
it's everywhere
and the tourists with their wild stares
it's everywhere
like a circle on a magic square
or a vagrant with a wild hair
it's everywhere
up and down, the sun it seems
to represent the wonder dreams
it's everywhere
up in arms and to the teeth
it's overhead, it's underneath
it's everywhere
from the pauper to the billionaire
it's everywhere
from city smog to arctic air
it's everywhere
from the weathered old concessionaire
who's sleeping in his windsor chair
to all of us left unaware
it's everywhere
by and by, we feel the wind
like a circus underneath our skin
it's everywhere
spell it out to make the grade
we see it in the mess we made
it's everywhere
from the settled to the unprepared
it's everywhere
from the fighters to the ones in prayer
it's everywhere
from all of those who take their share
to all the ones left lying there
it's everywhere, it's everywhere, it's everywhere
-2/3/15
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9. |
Sweet Sister Mary
02:34
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SWEET SISTER MARY
sweet sister mary, how long will it last?
these feelings are nothing but a blast from the past
and one of these days i feel that i need to go back
sweet sister mary, i dream all the time
i can't live without you, the world, or the climb
and one of these days i feel like i'll make it all mine
one of these days, a one in a million
knocks us on our back, to make the sweet deal
for the world is ours, at least for the moment now
sweet sister mary, how did it all go
when we hit the road to the ice and the snow
at least in the dream, we make it so, we make it so
-2/3/15
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10. |
Happy Song
03:26
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HAPPY SONG
hello, dear, it's time to move along
just wave as you're picking up to go
we sing our old disaster songs
because they are the only ones we know
at night, when we're there we sit and stare
into the belly of storm
we're frozen solid but we're warm
we think of it, what was the cause of it
sometimes we're better when we throw a fit
it took me by surprise, i never thought
we'd ever do it but we did
you picked me up, you gave me all you got
and then we went screaming off the grid
and now we're looking back
this kinda thing, can't do it twice
but why the hell must we climb back into our shells
let's bust it loose and live it all again
if only for the mountains and the wind
all and everything we laid to waste
we'll see again, if for a day
there's nothing like a simple summer taste
so free, yeah, we better stay that way
and still i think about those faces
on the other side, they look at me
and sometimes they're the only ones i see
while i'm here, they're always here
and nothing's gonna change
the road is crystal clear
hello, dear, it's time to move along
just wave as you're picking up to go
we sing our happy song
coz its the only one we know
2/7/15
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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia
Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own
label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.
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