BRING IT
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You say you want it
You say you gotta have it
You say you need it
Come inside
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Show me don't tell, I've got no time for fooling
We know so well you got some issues brewing
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What do you think about me truly
You always looked the other way
Now you say you've been waiting for me
Saving me for your rainy day
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You say you want it
You say you gotta have it
Bring it baby, bring it to me
Say the words and come inside
Bring it, maybe you'll come through this time
I'll be waiting for you
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You say you want it
You say you gotta have it
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Things come around and maybe this will play out nicely
I ain't no clown but still somehow you entice me
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What do you think about me truly
You never gave me the time of day
Now you say you've been waiting for me
You're watching it swing the other way
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You say you want it
You say you gotta have it
Bring it baby, bring it to me
Say the words and come inside
Bring it, maybe you'll come through this time
I'll be waiting for you
(repeat)
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Bring it baby, bring it to me
Say the words and come inside
Bring it, maybe you'll come through this time
I'll be waiting for you
I'll be waiting for you
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You say you want it
You say you gotta have it
You say you need it
You say you gotta have it
You say you want me
You say you gotta have me
You say you need me
Come inside
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HAZE
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It's way after midnight and I'm lying in my bed
And I think about the big fight and everything we said
You know I didn't mean it, I just let myself get mad
Now I'm working on the real fight, the one inside my head
And I try to calm the monsters running 'round my brain
The only thing that soothes it is if I give myself a break - yes
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'Cause I've been living in a haze down low
Now I'm gonna right my wrongs
I ain't gonna waste no time
The only thing that gets me off is running for my life
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Now I'm rolling down the red road and I try to do my best
I try not to listen to what the papers say
The root that keeps me grounded is the keeper of my faith
Sunrise and rainfall, I take it day by day
Try not listen to what the haters say
Luv is still the answer, you can take it to your grave - yes
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'Cause I've been living in a haze down low
Now I'm gonna right my wrongs
I ain't gonna waste no time
The only thing that gets me off
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I gotta get myself up and out of here
Been hanging 'round for so long
And I got a lot to give more than enough
Look around, see the world waiting for your luv
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It's way after midnight and I'm lying in my bed
And I try to calm the monsters running
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'Cause I've been living in a haze down low
Now I'm gonna right my wrongs
I ain't gonna waste no time
The only thing that gets me off
'Cause I've been living in a haze down low
Now I'm gonna right my wrongs
I ain't gonna waste no time
The only thing that gets me off is running for my life
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TWO SIDES
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There's no sense in leaving, I've been here for so long
With everyone that comes and goes I guess it feels as though I'm moving on
but I'm wasted most of the time
Sometimes when I'm alone I leave the TV on it keeps me company
though I don't mind
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There's two sides to every story
You got yours and I got mine
Two sides to every story
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But I can remember a day not so long ago when I felt a different way
I guess I'm changing as I go
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There's two sides to every story
You got yours and I got mine
But you know what it takes to luv me most of the time
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There's no sense in leaving, I've been here for so long
With everyone that comes and goes I guess it feels as though I'm moving on
Well sometimes when I'm alone I leave the TV on it keeps me company
Though I don't mind 'cause I'm wasted most of the time
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There's two sides to every story
You got yours and I got mine
There's two sides to every story
But you know what it takes to luv me
Two sides to every story and I got mine
But you know what it takes to luv me
Two sides - two sides - two sides - two sides - two sides
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NO ONE KNOWS
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Look around don't you see what's going on
Maybe all your beliefs have led you on
Forget them all, speak your truth and you can't go wrong
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No one knows what's coming
No one knows what's coming
No one knows
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Beaten down, pushed aside, won't derail my plan
Seems as if it's always me being the bigger man
Take me where the grass is green and I'll understand
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No one knows what's coming
No one knows what's coming
No one knows
(repeat)
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Throw it aside push your way through
The end of the line is no place for you
Take it in stride a mountain to climb
Gimme the prize you know that it's mine
Is it so wrong to feel you deserve a little reward for all of your work
And if you're not society's child
Don't let them stop you from being heard
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No one knows what's coming (no one knows)
No one knows what's coming (we don't know)
No one knows
CAGES
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I used to be reckless, wonderfully reckless
Time changed me now I feel stranded
I used to be selfish, hopelessly selfish and childish
I couldn't help it
Something inside, it's painfully wild and I feed it
But I'm always hungry
As I get older all that I know is I'm lucky just to be here
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I want you to stay don't leave without me
Never fear, I can not bear this place without you
C'mon the coast is clear
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Locked up in cages, sometimes the chains are so heavy but I am ready
The blue of your eyes is all that I need it's everlasting
I'm seeing something
Standing in line, watching the time, we are courageous
In our asphalt jungle
As I get older all that I know is I'm lucky just to be here
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I want you to stay don't leave without me
Never fear, I can not bear this place without you
C'mon the coast is clear, oh so clear
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I used to be reckless, wonderfully reckless
Time changed me now I feel stranded
I used to be selfish, hopelessly selfish and childish
I couldn't help it
Something inside, it's painfully wild and I feed it
But I'm always hungry
As I get older all that I know is I'm lucky just to be here
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I want you to stay don't leave without me
Never fear, I can not bear this place without you
C'mon the coast is clear, oh so clear
Oh oh oh oh
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Oh what a light of an eastern fire in the night of a western moon
(repeat)
Ooh would I like
Ooh would I like to see it
(repeat)
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KEEP THE GOLD
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In my mind I'm still the same little kid
Running around the neighborhood
Filling wagons with the treasure from the trees and bringing dragons to their knees
How big the dreams are to a wide eyed kid
Skipping stones and killing time
With no idea of life's walls so big and all the steps he's yet to climb
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Time moves us on
Are you willing to let go of all the things that just don't serve you anymore
Leave the rocks and keep the gold
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Those summer days they went on and on
How could we know they wouldn't last
Remembering all of those who've come and gone and all the good times that we had
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Time moves us on
Are you willing to let go of all the things that just don't serve you anymore
Leave the rocks and keep the gold
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This precious life so filled with pain and joy
And dragons of another kind
But still the good times far out weigh the bad and all the luv brings peace of mind
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Time moves us on
Are you willing to let go of all the things that just don't serve you anymore
Leave the rocks and keep the gold
Time moves us on
Are you willing to let go of all the things that just don't serve you anymore
Leave the rocks and keep the gold
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WHATCHA GOT
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Light it up, set in on fire, you know you wanna watch it burn
Give it up, pass it on over, everybody deserves a turn
Break it down, one by one
They build you up to watch you fall
Not today, gonna try harder 'cause the luv we got is way too strong
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No we ain't going down like that
We got so much more to give
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Hey mama, whatcha got to lose
Hey daddy why ya singin' the blues
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Turn it up louder and louder, you play it on the radio
Shake it up, groovin' and groovin', show me how far you can go
Live today, say what you mean, you know you gotta walk the talk
And live today like it's your last day, you're makin' every moment count
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We ain't going down like that
We got so much more to give
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Hey mama, whatcha got to lose
Hey daddy why ya singin' the blues
C'mon people just enjoy the ride
C'mon everybody were going out tonight
(repeat)
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Light it up - light it up
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COME BACK
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Why you wanna hurt me, what'd I ever do to you
You don't have to luv me but you don't have to be so cruel
You had me thinking that our luv was a lie
You had me wondering but I'm not gonna cry
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I wanted you so bad, you were the best I ever had
So come back baby I want you to be with me
I luv you til the end of time
Come back baby I know you're gonna miss me I luv you til the day that I die
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I'm not gonna miss you, not gonna miss you calling my name
I'm so glad it's over, I'm tired of playing all of your games
You had me lying face down on the floor
And now you're laughing on your way out the door
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I wanted you so bad, you were the best I ever had
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​So come back baby I want you to be with me
I luv you til the end of time
Come back baby I know you're gonna miss me I luv you til the day that I die
Come back baby I want you to be with me
I luv you til the end of time
Come on back baby
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I wanted you so bad, you were the best I ever had, I needed you
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​So come back baby I want you to be with me
I luv you til the end of time
Come back baby I know you're gonna miss me I luv you til the day that I die
Come back baby I want you to be with me
I luv you til the end of time
Come back baby I want you to be with me
I luv you, luv you, luv yo
I wanna know you
All this time I wonder whyI can't get no luvin from you
(must be something missing)
No more time to sit and cry, I won't get no luvin from you
(must be something missing)
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STATION
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Well I'm sittin' at the station watching trains go by
They say I need a ticket but my pockets have been dry for so long
Makes me wanna cry
Well I'm sittin' at the station watching the trains go by
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Well my mama always told me where there's a will there's a way
So I smoked my last cigarette and I boarded a train to Houston
See those southern skies
Well I'm going back to Texas, that's where the sunset's high
And I'm going back to Houston only the lord knows why
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Ache in my heart, hole in my shoes
Mr. conductor it's all up to you
My true luv has left me with nothing but my name
I'm counting on you to let me board that train - Yeah yeah
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Well I'm sittin' at the station
Sittin'at the station
Sittin' at the station watching trains go by
They say I need a ticket but my pockets have been dry for so long
I wanna cry
Well I'm sittin' at the station watching the trains go by
And I'm sittin' at the station only the lord knows why
'Cause I'm sittin' at the station
My mama always told me
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40 NIGHTS
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For forty nights and for forty days I've been waiting on the mainland
Warm nights and the canopy lights have all faded
Now it's all just a memory, many ships have gone sailing
Now I see what was meant for me was worth waiting for
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'Cause I've been running just as fast as I can
All this time holding it right in my hand
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Let it shine, let it rain
The sun goes down but it will rise again
Let it be 'cause after midnight we'll get the chance to start all over again
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Red sky looking down on me, the dark quiet of the night
Fair winds and the following seas are all waiting
Well all my life I was just a child, an old soul in the making
All I needed was luv so I made it
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'Cause I've been running just as fast as I can
All this time holding it right in my hand
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Let it shine, let it rain
The sun goes down but it will rise again
Let it be 'cause after midnight we'll get the chance to start all over again
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If you should whether the stormy seas, hold on to tomorrow
It isn't always what it seems, peaceful days will follow
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Well all my life I was just a child, an old soul in the making
All I needed was luv so I made it
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Let it shine, let it rain
The sun goes down but it will rise again
Let it be 'cause after midnight we'll get the chance to start all over again
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we'll get the chance to start all over again
we'll get the chance to start all over again
we'll get the chance to start all over again
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© ASCAP 2020
SOMETHING GOOD
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Seems like you keep talking but you never say a word
All the things you're saying, sounding more and more absurd
Time is moving faster, it's all I can do to keep from falling down
I stand here suspended, somewhere caught beneath the sky and ground
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'Cause I believe in something good
I believe in something more than this
I believe in something good, in something good
Something Good
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Days and years move past us, still you never shut your mouth
Or long enough to listen, or bend your ear to hear the sound
What you're looking for is right in front of you, just turn around
Open your eyes, let the music turn you upside down
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'Cause I believe in something good
I believe in something more than this
I believe in something good, in something good
Something Good
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And even when I'm lost you know I'm gonna find it
And even when I fall I'll get back up and ride it
'Cause all these ups and downs, that's what life is
You gotta ride it, you gotta ride - ooh yeah
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'Cause I believe in something good
I believe in something just like this
I believe in something good, in something good
Something Good oh yeah
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STAND OR FALL
Roll it back to where we started
When everything we ever wanted filled our hearts yet seemed so far away
Flaming youth with dreams of granger
How did we endure the laughter
What we're after never goes away
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Well look who's laughing now
Look who's still around
And listen to the sound
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When you hear the call, you either stand or fall
If you don't think fast, it may never last
And you can't look back
You gotta just be glad that it came your way and shined
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Through the years it made us stronger
I couldn't stand it any longer
Every song I had to learn to play
Crackin' open that new album
Drop the needle turn it louder
Sittin' back and gettin' blown away
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Well look who's laughing now
Look who's still around
And listen to the sound
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When you hear the call, you either stand or fall
If you don't think fast, it may never last
And you can't look back
You gotta just be glad that it came your way and shined
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Well look who's laughing now
Look who's still around
And listen to the sound
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When you hear the call, you either stand or fall
If you don't think fast, it may never last
And you can't turn back
You gotta just be glad that it came your way and shined
It shined - It shined
It shined - It shined
It shines
BRIGID
Be the keeper of the flame
Brigid we have all been waiting for you
Summertime is on it's way again
I hear the whisper on the wind it's calling
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Luv is the fire inside you
Just let the feeling guide you
You are the breath that fans the flame
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Hurry up and don't look down
You don't wanna sit this one out
It may never come around again
Think fast and don't look back
Just know that your right on track
It's just around the bend
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It's a heart that makes a home
Wherever you go it is waiting for you
A kind heart soothes your soul
So look around 'cause someone's waiting for you
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Luv is the fire inside you
Just let the feeling guide you
You are the breath that fans the flame
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Hurry up and don't look down
You don't wanna sit this one out
It may never come around again
Think fast and don't look back
Just know that your right on track
It's just around the bend
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Everything that you need
Everything that you dream is coming
Everything that you need,
Everything that you dream is coming for you
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Hurry up and don't look down
You don't wanna sit this one out
It may never come around again
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So keep it up, don't look down
Keep it up, keep your shoes on the ground
Keep it up, don't look down
Keep it up
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HUSH
I know you think there's something wrong but I don't see it that way
I think we're perfect just the way we are
I hope that you decide to say
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Hush now, don't you cry
Hush now, say goodbye
Hush now, don't you cry
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It's like a mirror looking at your face
Sometimes it's hard for me
But there are things inside that we must face
In your reflection I see me
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Hush now, don't you cry
Hush now, say goodbye
Hush now, don't you cry
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I've been lied to
I've been cheated
I refuse to be defeated
I wouldn't have it any other way
Been the liar, been the cheater
But you know it's not for me
And I would never do you wrong
Never do you wrong
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Hush now, don't you cry
Hush now, say goodbye
Hush now, don't you cry
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I've been lied to
I've been cheated
I refuse to be defeated
I wouldn't have it any other way
Been the liar, been the cheater
But you know it's not for me
And I would never do you wrong
Never do you wrong, never do you wrong
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BREAK IT ALL DOWN
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I knew when I saw you the waiting was over
The loneliness left me and faded away
And you are the one thing I know I can count on
When everything changes, steady we stay
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'Cause you are my baby
You are my baby
You are my one true luv
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I build the walls then you come and you break 'em all do
ngI start to fall 'til you come and you break it all down
Life seems so hard then you come and you break it all down
You break it all down - You break it all down - You break it all down
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The closer you get to it the more that you want it
But each times it comes around you think you found the one and they let you down
But you've got a brave spirit, never ever forget it
They say when it's meant to be you can see the light and fire in their eyes
Brothers and sisters, will help you win this and walk with you through the storm
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I build the wall 'til you come and you break 'em all do
I start to fall and you come and you break it all down
Life seems so hard 'til you come and you break it all down
You break it all down - You break it all down - You break it all down
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I build the walls then you come and you break 'em all do
I start to fall 'til you come and you break it all down
Life seems so hard 'til you come and you break it all down
You break it all down - You break it all down - You break it all down
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LION'S DEN
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Into the lion's den
Deliver me once again, it's amazing
Out of the mouth of babes
The child is wise in ways that escape me
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I will light a candle for you and leave it in the window burning 'til you return
Life is like a river flowing
Moving fast beyond the point of no return
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It's been a long day, I don't wanna fight
So just hold me close and tell me it'll be alright
Luv is the answer - Let's find a way
Just hold me tighter
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Out in the world today, we don't know how to say what we're thinkin'
Without judging the other side
Caught in the great divide
Let's start healing
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I will light a candle for you and leave it in the window burning 'til you return
Life is like a river flowing
Moving fast beyond the point of no return
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It's been a long day, I don't wanna fight
Just hold me close and tell me it'll be alright
Luv is the answer - Let's find a way
Just hold me tighter
(repeat)
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In dreams he holds fast to me
Does he know my name
I know when he calls to me I'll be free again
Free again, free again, free again, free
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ROSES
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Nobody said it was easy
Nobody said it would be this hard either
Cuts me down to size but it forces my soul to rise up
All the luv I could give you
Don't mean a thing if you don't want it too
So I keep on tryin' it's the only thing I can do
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'Cause it's the middle of the night and my eyes are wide open
The demons in my mind are tryin' to break through
How come everybody pretends it's all roses in bloom
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We all want the same things
We're all lookin' to find our peace of mind
Another sunrise is just another chance for you to shine
Oh I must be crazy to luv you
It's hard enough in my own damn shoes but you're just my size
Yeah you're forcing my soul to rise up
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It's the middle of the night and my eyes are wide open
The demons in my mind are tryin' to break through
How come everybody pretends it's all roses in bloom
(repeat)
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Sometimes I wanna get high
Sometimes I wanna break down and cry about it
But you're just my size, forcing my soul to rise
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It's the middle of the night and my eyes are wide open
The demons in my mind are tryin' to break through
How come everybody pretends it's all roses in bloom
It's the middle of the night, I wanna get high
How come everybody pretends it's all roses in bloom
It ain't roses
Roses in bloom - Roses in bloom
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ROUND-N-ROUND
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I was up at 4am
Thinking 'bout my dreams and when they might come true
My mind is racing 'round again
Spinning like the wheels on my black on black Ford sedan
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A change, another chance to take
Won't you rearrange it please, I gotta chance that one last break
I tried so many times before
I read between the lines and more like the world's biggest telescope
Zoomin' in on every find but here I go again
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Round n round n round n round n round
I keep searching
Round n round n round n round n round
Was it something that I did or said
Karma bit the hand that fed
And I go round n round n round n round n round
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I know there ain't no guarantees
Ain't lookin for a golden fleece or a pot of gold
Hell I'd settle for a little boost
Some help to push it through and make it to a brighter day - yeah yeah
And when following your heart won't get that record on the charts
Here I go again
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Round n round n round n round n round
I keep hoping
Round n round n round n round n round
Like a target in the dark
All my arrows miss the mark again
Still I go round n round n round n round n round
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Like a boomerang back to me
I'll pay it forward everything that you bring
And I go round n round n round n round n round
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I know there ain't no guarantees
Ain't lookin for a golden fleece or a pot of gold
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KEEP THE FAITH
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Keep the faith in what you're doing
'Cause I got faith in who you are
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Looking out my window listening to the rain fall
Wondering when I'm gonna see it all
Lots of people come and go
There here a while and then they're gone
All the time I'm still keeping' on
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Hold tight, be bright
Don't let your star be faded
One day you'll see
You're time wasn't wasted
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Keep the faith in what you're doing
'Cause I got faith in who you are
Keep the faith 'cause nothing matters more than it does right now
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I think about you all the time, hoping that you're doing fine
Wondering if I ever cross your mind
Sometimes fear comes creeping in, what if no one's listening
Then I look around and see my friends
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Hold tight, be bright
Don't let your star be faded
One day you'll see
You're time wasn't wasted
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Keep the faith in what you're doing
'Cause I got faith in who you are
Keep the faith 'cause nothing matters more than it does right now
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And try to remember you're not alone
Don't take it for granted let somebody know what you're thinking
Don't keep it inside 'cause nothing matters more than it does right now
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Hold tight, be bright
Don't let your star be faded
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Keep the faith in what you're doing
'Cause I got faith in who you are
Keep the faith 'cause nothing matters more than it does right now
Keep the faith 'cause nothing matters more than it does right now
Nothing matters more than it does right now
RAININ'
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On the outside (you try to fight it)
On the inside (it likes to hide)
In the middle too
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Feel it moving it's in the air
You can't contain it it's everywhere
Invisible to the naked eye it finds you
No way to stop it from creeping in
Cuts through the heart of my everything
I need it just like it needs you now and forever
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On the outside (you try to fight it)
On the inside (it likes to hide)
In the middle too
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It's raining', keeps raining', still rainin'
Without your luv it don't mean nothing
It's raining', keeps raining', still rainin'
It's pouring down I need your luvin'
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Seeping into your thoughts and words
All your actions come unturned
And all your senses start to burn before you
Takes all my will not to compromise
It comes in waves as I realize
The only way to the truth is to open your eyes
I can see it, can you
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On the outside (you try to fight it)
On the inside (it likes to hide)
In the middle too
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It's raining', keeps raining', still rainin'
Without your luv it don't mean nothing
It's raining', keeps raining', still rainin'
It's pouring down I need your luvin
(repeat)
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It's raining', keeps raining'
(repeat)
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