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Small Town
02:34
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Small town
Everyone knows my name here
Everyone knows my family
Everyone knows my grandson Bradley's on probation
He thought that picture was funny
Thought it would only be seen by a couple of friends
But come on... everyone talks in a small town
Raised a big family who loves me
Some show it better than Bradley
Some of them moved far away but most still live right here in Hartland
Raised all my kids to be decent
They're raising their kids the same way
Except that I did it with no electricity
Hush now, the fireworks start any minute
They're always a half hour late
But when all this is over you'll be glad you were here
In a small town
In a small town
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Sebastian and Nori
03:18
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Nori likes cats with food names
And flowers on her table
When Cupcake eats the flowers Nori says, "Get off the table!"
Sebastian has four plants
Nori has none
Except when Sebastian buys her flowers for her table
Let me trim 'em for you, baby
Let me trim 'em for you, baby
Sugar in the water, maybe
I been thinkin' 'bout you lately
Nori prefers the mango
If you buy strawberry-banana
Nori will drink the smoothie but she'll say, "I also like the mango."
Sebastian has four plants
But one is fake
Sebastian can't remember to water once a week
So she says, "It's Water Wednesday, baby"
"Yeah, it's Water Wednesday, baby"
"Text me two reminders maybe,
I been thinkin' 'bout you lately."
It's Friday afternoon
You made it through the workweek
Let's celebrate with Cupcake
On my way I'll pick up smoothies
Mango or strawberry?
Was it mango or strawberry?
Which one was your favorite, baby?
I been thinkin' 'bout you lately
I been thinkin' 'bout you, baby
I been thinkin' 'bout you, baby
I been thinkin' 'bout you, baby
I been thinkin' 'bout you lately
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3. |
A"me"rica
02:38
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Take a vote
Dig a moat
Right down the middle
Partisan
No one wins
Right down the middle
Watch the news
Just your views
Right down the middle
Wrong or right
Black or white
Right down the middle
Well you got yours and I got mine and no one cross the dotted line
Disagree to disagree
When you're living free in A"me"rica
Not united
Just divided
Right down the middle
Common ground can't be found
Right down the middle
I know I'm right, prepare to fight
Right down the middle
I'll fight behind a screen online
Right down the middle
Well you got yours and I got mine and no one cross the dotted line
Disagree to disagree
When you're living free in A"me"rica
While we try to see eye to eye
The planet burns and people die
Well you got yours and I got mine and no one cross the dotted line
Disagree to disagree
When you're living free in A"me"rica
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4. |
Angela
02:38
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If the angels were silent, like you
There'd by nine days of waiting for each prayer to go through
And each miracle would take nine days to approve
If the angels were silent, like you
But there's just this one thing that bothers me most
I thought you were an angel, but you're just a ghost
There's been a chill in the air for a week
And overcast skies look like Rorshach to me
Look up above, tell me what do you see?
Is it haunting or heavenly?
But still there's that one thing that bothers me most
I thought you were an angel, but you're just a ghost
Why would a ghost choose to stay?
Unfinished business, they say...
But can you imagine a future with backspin,
Just living the past every day
Still there's that one thing that bothers me most
I thought you were an angel, but you're just a ghost
I could use a good haunting, if you still need a host...
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5. |
Old Lady in a Subaru
02:09
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Old lady in a Subaru
Big, brown dog is riding, too
Big, brown dog with his head out the window
Gas cap blowing in the wind
Ain't worried 'bout a thing
Old lady with her windows down
Not much hair to blow around
Old lady's driving slow
Cars are zipping past
There's nothing she does fast
Old lady in a Subaru
Rear-view mirror's gone askew
She's not looking anyway
Ain't worried 'bout the past
No reason to look back
She ain't looking, ain't looking back
She ain't worried 'bout the past
She ain't looking, ain't looking back
She ain't worried 'bout the past
She ain't worried 'bout the past
She ain't worried 'bout the past
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Trash
01:17
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My neighbor is yelling as he takes out the trash
He says, "Nobody thanks me when I take out the trash!"
And that's probably true, nobody thanks you
Who am I to preach?
Lord knows that I can complain more than most
But if honesty is what you seek
You should know I laughed out loud...
When my neighbor was yelling as he took out the trash
He said, "Nobody thanks me!"
And then he heard me laugh
He heard, I could tell
'Cause he turned and said, "Go to Hell!"
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7. |
The Earth is Not Flat
02:00
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The government is lying to you
Just not about the shape of the Earth
It's a sphere!
It's a sphere!
Did you hear?
Did you hear?
It's a sphere, it's a sphere, it's a sphere
I admit that this conspiracy's inventive
But government lies need incentive
Why lie about the skyline?
The government is lying to you
Just not about basic science
Things fall at a speed
It's the law of gravity
Have a seat under an apple tree
I admit that this conspiracy has merit
If you have the intelligence of a ferret
Why lie about the skyline?
The government is lying to you
The government is lying to you
But it's a verifiable fact
The Earth is not flat
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8. |
Daisy
02:16
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Daisy knows what she wants- knows what she needs
Write it down on paper
Tuck it in a bottle
Toss it in the waves
Watch it float away
Everything you need is floating on the sea
Everything you need, Daisy
Daisy knows what she wants- knows what she needs
Write it down on paper
Tie it to a rocket
Aim it toward the sky
Step back, watch it fly
Everything you need is floating on the sea
You don't gotta try, it's raining from the sky
Everything you need is floating on the sea
Everything you need, Daisy
Daisy
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Rain
02:53
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Eyes closed, window open
Rain's coming in
I dreamed that it rained forever
A flood for all our sins
The road is a river
The river is a lake
The lake is an ocean
The ocean is the whole world
And the rain is coming down hard tonight
My mind is an ocean vessel
I ship built to explore
The only issue is that any wave will throw me overboard
The road is a river
The river is a lake
The lake is an ocean
The ocean is the whole world
And the rain is coming down hard
Oh the rain is coming down hard
Oh the rain is coming down hard tonight
The road is a river
The river is a lake
The lake is an ocean
The ocean is the whole world
And the rain is coming down hard tonight
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10. |
Honey
02:49
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You been on my mind, honey
When I see the sun
Circling 'round my world, honey
Rising every dawn
Why you work so long, honey?
That ain't time well spent
I would spend all my time with you
'Round the world and back again
If your heart has room then take my hand, and we can make it through
Come along with me, honey
You been on my mind, honey
When I play guitar
Tried to write this song, honey
Only got this far...
If your heart has room then take my hand, and we can make it through
Come along with me, honey
What I'm trying to say, honey
You're my everything
Love you now, loved you then
'Round the world and back again
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11. |
Say It Ain't So
01:59
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I remember 20 years ago
Over the P.A. at a local show
Your favorite song, "Say It Ain't So"
Everybody sang along
I don't remember who was there with us
Probably a youth group in an old church bus
But I remember I heard you cuss
You made it sound like a song
Packed in tight like a sardine can
By the time it was time for the band
Pretty sure I touched your hand
Didn't hear a single note
On the ride home you sat with Luke
Head on his shoulder, makes me want to puke
In my head it's Weezer on loop
Say it ain't so...
Say it ain't so
Say it ain't so
Say it ain't so
Say it ain't so
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12. |
Haunted House
03:42
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Every Halloween
On the street, trick or treat
Every house but mine
Even if I leave on the light
This old house could be "home"
If I could let your memory go
This old house could be "home" to me
1983, we bought the house for cheap
Fix it up, save a buck, we agreed
It had bones to support a family
This old house could be "home"
If I could let your memory go
This old house could be "home" to me
Eight months were great
From October to May
But you sick, passed away
And somehow I was the ghost who stayed
This old house could be "home"
If I could let your memory go
This old house could be "home" to me
Halloween, I'll set you free
35 years since you bought the house with me
Spread your wings, take your flight
On this cool Autumn night
I won't cage you in my mind anymore
I will hold you in my heart
I will hold you in my heart
I will hold you in my heart,
But I will let you go
I will let you go
I will let you go
I will let you go
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13. |
Southern Goodbyes
02:20
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I love the spirit of Southern goodbyes
Just try to be careful, or they'll keep you all night
A hug in the kitchen, in the driveway two more
One last conversation with your hand on your door
Turn the ignition, but don't drive away
Roll down your window, there's still more to say
There's something attractive about Irish goodbyes
Dispense with the fanfare, slip into the night
But down in Kentucky they want some Romance
And Southern goodbyes are an intricate dance
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14. |
Where You Go
02:27
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Where you go, I will go
You lead, I'll follow
Slick ice or a foot of snow
Where you go, I will go
I'd roam the world with you
Do as my honey do
Grow wings and I'll grow 'em, too
I'd roam the world with you
Where you go, I will go
You lead, I'll follow
Slick ice or a foot of snow
Where you go, honey, I will go with you
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Christian Loftus Vernon, Connecticut
Christian Loftus is a singer/songwriter from Vernon, CT. He is an elementary general music teacher, where he sings, dances, and plays with students Pre-K to 5th grade. Christian writes and performs frequently in Central Connecticut. You might see him playing banjo with MARMO, bass guitar with Low Ceilings, or solo as Christian Loftus or Mr. Lobster: mrlobster.bandcamp.com ... more
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