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Acland
St. before the dawn:
Verse1:
Got
my self an email, I miss you come home.
You’ve
been gone for so long the kids are almost grown
Chorus1:
And
I can feel it coming from 12,000 miles
I can feel it coming my sweet St. Kilda smile
I
can feel it coming, 2 hours before the dawn
I can feel it coming, go easy I’m yours
Verse2:--------------------------------------------------------------
Meet
me on a Wednesday, Acland St. before the dawn
I’ll put a candle in the window help to guide you to my door
You
can bring your stories; I’ll be waiting thats for sure
Chorus:
Verse3:-------------------------------------------------------------
Had
to get up early, Qantas touchdown so smooth,
A little apprehension, candle in the window will prove,
Tiptoe
down the hallway, (pstt!) I’m here just for you.
Outro:
I
can feel it coming, don’t dare to doubt my word,
I can feel it coming, sweetest sound you ever heard,
I
can feel it coming, 2 hours before the dawn
I can feel it coming, go easy I’m yours
Chorus:
Born
to See:
Verse1:
Can
you climb the walls, that keeps your spirit small,
Can
you find your way through the darkness of the day,
Can
your rise above, the sweet desire for basic love
I
can see you bleed, no need to hide it from me
Oooooo-weeee,
cry like a baby, born to see
Verse2:
Can
you see the child, too afraid to smile,
Building
all those walls, brick by brick you see the cause.
I
can find my way through the darkness of the day?
I
can see you bleed, no need to hide it from me
Oooooo-weeee,
cry like a baby, born to see
Verse3:
Do
you find the sum, greater than the parts,
Plant
the seed for need, top it off with urgency.
I
can find my way through the darkness of the day?
I
can see you bleed, no need to hide it from me
Oooooo-weeee,
cry like a baby, born to see
Verse4:
I
have seen you down fetal on the ground
Drop
the world of protocol held within those silent walls.
You
will find the way to the bright side of the day
I
can see you bleed, no need to hide it from me
Oooooo-weeee,
cry like a baby, born to see
Verse5:
Let
your spirit fly on the wings that make you smile
Raise
you to the heights, where you can see the light
You
will find the way to the bright side of the day
I
can see you bleed, no need to hide it from me
Oooooo-weeee,
cry like a baby, born to see
Echoes
of Columbine:
Verse1:
I
walk down your dirty city streets and the school bells ringing, school
bell is ringing
Choose
from the Oozy tree and the street kids slinging street kids are slinging
It’s
the way you think brings the world to the brink, I can’t believe the
scenes I am seeing.
Chorus:
Echoes
of columbine, echoes of columbine are calling me.
Echoes
of columbine, echoes of columbine are calling me.
Verse2:
Dubya
got wind of the columbine thing, “ooh yea” it makes me mad,
We
have to go to war to be sure to be sure, just like my dad,
Masses
of Weapons we know they exist we got the receipts from 1986!
Verse3:
Contra
deals and Watergate, Lewinski got some head of state, believe me it’s
true,
Like
father and son there’s more work to be done in the name of the red
white and blue.
Number
41 and 43, sitting down for Sunday tea, well I can Yank your doodle too.
Verse4:
Try
to lay back just kind of relax, ‘oh no’ here comes the news
Pass
the remote cause the TV’s a joke, I gotta wipe the crap from my shoes,
Back
to the street it’s a little more discreet, I don’t feel so blatantly
used.
High
Rise Rainbow:
Verse1:
Don’t
the rain look so pretty when the sun comes by
Make
all those lovely colors go sky high.
Chorus:
I’m
just sitting on top of the world in my high-rise rainbow
I’m
just sitting on top of the world in my high-rise rainbow
Verse2:
Hey
you know it don’t take too much too make me feel good
Puddles
of rain, a sunshine change, ohh that’s
Glory food!
Verse3:
You
and I can dig (for what) for the golden pot,
‘A’
list friends, Mercedes benz give it a shot.
Verse4:
People
will say we sit so high the oxygen is thin
But
the view from the top of our colorful arch is an enjoyable sin!
Verse5:
Don’t
the world look so lovely when the sun comes by
Make
all those pretty people come alive
I
can see you running:
Verse1:--------------------------------------------------------------
Pink
champagne and roses, done easy gets you wasted,Shake up your little love
lonely lights, down easy been requested
I can see you running.
Verse2:--------------------------------------------------------------
Take
a leaf from your tree trimming days, mistakes you made (oww!!!!) are
coming
Back
around the corner a little karma drama Yeah, they are coming.
But I can see you running.
Verse3:--------------------------------------------------------------
Find
some time to paint it blue, canvass my thoughts, I get a picture of you
Shaded
on that treadmill you are stunning
Look
down that lonely loveless path and I can see you running.
Verse4:--------------------------------------------------------------
Build
that scene that makes it real, take a few steps, go on get a new feel
All
that back-packed time is done in
Look
down that lonely loveless path and I can see you running.
Say
What!:
Verse1:
You
give me trouble when your walking that way, your swing style hips
saying, come on lets play
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Pheromones
are pumping and something’s on fire, I gotta hose you off before we
retire.
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Saaaaaaay
What!!
Saaaaaay What!!
Verse2:
Your
cycle’s ovulation, so I’m in with a shot. Yes dear conversation,
glass of wine on top
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Attention to the
detail is the creed of the call, down line limbo, smile through it all
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Saaaaaaay
What!!
Saaaaaay What!!
Verse3:
Setting
up the scene and we don’t miss a thing, break the inclination when the
kids fly in,
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Teeth
and stories over, reality hits, delay the fornication opportunity missed
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Saaaaaaay
What!!
Saaaaaay
What!!
Verse4:
The morale to the
story, yea ya hear a lot, treat your woman warm if you wanna keep her
hot
Say
What!!
Did I miss something, I think I did.
Saaaaaaay
What!!
Saaaaaay What!!
Simple
Man:
I
am a simple man, but I still like the good things,
Like
keeping my belly warm and rowdy kids in the main stream.
Verse1:
A
man came on to tell me, the lords alive on my TV, I’m just a simple
man
Sent
my money Internet express, got the CD I ain’t got no salvation yet.
Chorus:
I
believe you can save me, I believe you can save me, don’t let me down
I
believe you can save me, I believe you can save me, don’t let me down
Verse2:
I
trade my time to fall in love, I look to the sky the lord above, I’m
just a simple man
I
take my pleasures; ply my faith I believe you can save me from human
misery and distaste
Chorus:
Verse3
The
days I pang the nights I weep, I trust in you for impassioned sleep
I’m a simple man
I
take my pleasures give it my oath, save my fervor for the father, son
and Holy Ghost
Chorus:
Verse4
Paid
my dues, the light I see, it’s a god damn freight train let me be,
I’m just a simple man
Lightning
strikes and thunder claps, 40 days of rain while I stand and watch my
world collapse.
Chorus:
(past tense)
Outro:
I
am a simple man, but I still like the good things,
Like
keeping my belly warm and rowdy kids in the main stream.
When
the River runs:
Verse1:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Been
so long since the river run strong, feels like I’m shallow in sleep,
Sun
dried parched and fried, down by the riverside, that’s where the water
can’t reach.
Chorus:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When
the river runs when the river runs when the river runs I dive deep,
When
the river runs when the river runs when the river runs I dive deep.
Verse2:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summer
rains drain my troubles, I liaise with the day for a while,
A
trickle of hope can cool my throat, subtle changes make me smile.
Verse3:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tides
are turning from the lessons we been learning, hey! come see for
yourself,
Deluge
water doing what it outta, no time to just sit on the shelf.
Verse4:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now
we’re in flood my knees in the mud, my pending thoughts are amiss,
Sweat
and toil have come to the boil the power returns with a shift.
Verse5:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I
end my day in the usual way, sun sets deep in the west,
Immerse
my soul in the river that flows, my body’s weary for rest.
Chorus:
Windows:
Verse1:
I sit here
and wait for you,
tree top lovers got
nothing left to loose
You
gotta play right,
checking out your windows
Lonely
days can turn to lonely nights,
lift the shutters won’t you let in the light,
You
gotta play right,
checking out your windows
Chorus:
What
cha doing dancing on the boardwalk, baby.
Windows
shinning in moonlight leaves no room for maybes,
got no room for maybes
Verse2:
The
eyes I see are windows to your soul, I sense them misty, sense them cold
and controlled
You
gotta play right,
checking out your windows
You
teach the teachers but your pupils are dry, they come in colors with
permanent sigh
You
gotta play right, checking
out your windows
Verse3:
Drop
the faces that can tandem your day, raise your cheekbones your smiling
away,
You
gotta play right,
checking out your windows
The
games you play are the versions of your life, daughter, mother, lover
and wife.
You
gotta play right,
checking out your windows
Verse4:
I
sit here and
play for you,
you drink your alcohol, drowning
your blues
I
gotta play right,
checking out your windows