1. |
The Vow
04:02
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What is that shift what is that change
This crazy thing we’re going through
How to face the unknown
How to know we’re not alone
When every day is such a loop
No matter how this whole thing ends
I will always be your friend
It’s The Vow we make It’s The Vow we take
It’s The Vow we make together through the end of our days
Why do I feel this way
Why is it so hard to say what we’re feeling in the moment
Never been here before
We’re all wondering what’s in store
Through the woods of disenchanted shores
No matter where we go
My love for you will always show
It’s The Vow we make It’s The Vow we take
It’s The Vow we make together through the end of days
Bridge
No matter where we are
In the house or in the car
I’m happy for all of our years
The laughter and tears
Places we have been
The lessons learned within
Together we’re thriving
Somehow we're surviving
It’s The Vow we make that matters most of all
It’s The Vow we take connecting soul to soul
A couple meets when souls collide
They fill each other's hearts with pride
They grow together as one
Have a daughter and a son
Now they’re precisely where they’re s’posed to be
When we are wiser than now
We’ll understand the why and how
It’s The Vow we make
It’s the Vow we take
It's The Vow we make through the end of time
It’s The Vow we make
It’s The Vow we take
It’s The Vow that matters most of all
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2. |
Percolate
02:54
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Thank you for the will and grace to percolate
You’re shiny and each day you never make me wait
4 minutes go by fast the feeling always lasts
Turn it down and take it slow
Just let it go
So shiny filled with love and liquid perfect flow
Nothing like a slow perk
Makes me wanna get to work
A great way to extend the day
Make me wanna work and play
Energy
Escalate
Communicate
Celebrate
Gesticulate
The bid to want to manipulate
I just want to celebrate
Elevate
Meditate
Medicate
I can’t hibernate
When I percolate
I gotta escalate and oscillate
Find a path to fascinate
Tolerate
Coealate
Regulate
Speculate
Anticipate
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3. |
Quirley
04:02
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Quirley, Quirley, Quirley, Quirley, Quirley. Squirley with a Q
Tiggy. Siggy. Wiggy. Biggy. Mindy. Quirley and You
How high does he go
Three feet for a treat
Mindy, Quirley, and you
You know what to do
We Love You
Tiggy, Siggy, Wiggy, Biggie, Quigley, Quirley, and You
How high does he go
Three feet for a treat
Mindy.Quirley, and you
You know what to do
We Love You
We Love You
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4. |
Beautiful
02:18
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Sometimes it's so hard to say what's on your mind
You're the kind of girl I would never leave behind
All I want is you for all eternity
Never met a girl so Beautiful
Never thought the day would come I'd feel so at home
In the past when I'd arrived it was time for me to get going
Now I've found my one true love I'll never be
Hiding from myself no more
I'm the sea and you're the shore
Never met a soul so Beautiful
My love for you is never-ending
It only grows as days go by
Beautiful
You and I
Na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na
Hiding from myself no more
I'm the sea and you're the shore
Never met a girl so Beautiful
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5. |
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Start Your Day With Gratitude
So much depends upon your attitude
When you feel lost unsatisfied with your hopes ungratified
When the good things you desire feel denied
Start your day with gratitude
Be Grateful for the little things
For what each new day brings
You can make it through the pain and strife
Just be grateful for your life
Start your day with gratitude
Try to reverse each negative mood
When you are lost and feel trapped inside
You are numb and petrified
When you feel bad for all the times you tried
Start your day with gratitude
repeat 1st chorus
solo
repeat 1st chorus
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6. |
T.H.I.N.K.
05:59
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Thoughtful-Think before you speak
Helpful-What can I do for you
Inspire-Am I leading by example
Necessary and Kind-Are my words hurtful or helpful.
True- God is blessing you
Humble -Find your inner truth
Inspire-What will my impact be
Necessary and Kind-Be the harmony
Think-Take the time to breathe
Think the words through before you speak
Think-Take the time to breathe
Think the words through before you speak
Take the time to connect with the real you
Let your love light shine on through
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7. |
Excuse Me
03:47
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I'm searching I'm trying I'm testifying
I'm looking for useless excuses
Excuse Me
I know that it's time I explained myself clearly
Excuse Me for talking round and round in circles
Excuse Me
I didn't mean to waste your time with warbled images and ancient rhyme
I know I'm weird I know sometimes I'm off the wall
Remember that to stand right up you first must learn yeah you must learn to crawl
Excuse me for living
Excuse me for trying
I'm looking for useless excuses
Excuse Me
I know that it's time I explained myself clearly
Excuse me for talking in circles
Excuse Me
I didn't mean to waste your time with warbled images and ancient rhyme
I had to take a break but I'll be back again
I never meant to hurt no one I only wanted you to be my friend
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na (Na na na na na na)
Na na na
Excuse Me
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8. |
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Sugar on The brain
Sing that old refrain
I can't take it no more some things you can't ignore
Sugar for your head
Poured in as you bled
In the junk food aisle at the grocery store
Did your mama tell you to stay away from that junk food
Well I can't tell you anything
I don't mean to be rude
Infomercial mania is really much too much
The Juiceman's selling paradise
He's got such a smooth touch for
Sugar on The Brain
Sing that old refrain
I can't take it no more some things you can't ignore
Sugar for your head
Poured in as you bled
In the junk food aisle at the grocery store
Hanging with the teenyboppers out there on the coast
Living on your pixie dust
Snorting onion toast
In this world we're living in dreams are sold like merchandise
When commerce is the only way you live
You pay the ultimate price for
Sugar on The brain
Sing that old refrain
I can't take it no more some things you can't ignore
Sugar for your head
Poured in as you bled
In the junk food aisle at the grocery store
We're living in a fast-food world where thirty seconds is a long long time
Patience isn't virtuous
Fiber grows on vines
Sound bites are a way of life and all that's in your mind is
Sugar-coated nothingness
You seek
What do you find
Poor Papavonne
Where has he gone
Off-Broadway didn't like his play that's when he knew he'd seen his day
Needles and scarves
Delivery cars
Working all day for the man
Deep down inside he's got a plan
Poor Papavonne
Pity him none
He had it all threw it away
Gucci bags
Folk Rock Decay
solo
Poor Papavonne
Where has he gone
He got the jewels and went away
No one believed him anyway
Poor Papavonne
Poor Papavonne
Poor Papavonne
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9. |
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Goe Vanni When He was young
Took a course in happiness
Learned the path away from stress
Goe Vanni he had a dream
Saw the future in his hands
Learned the lessons of life's plan
No matter who he had to screw
Creating fibrous schemes
Back to the future of dreams, he saw the change in keys so free
Wearing the badge of light while he ruled the night
Is he a creep or a saint
Only time knows for sure
Goe Vanni when he was green saw the future of folk songs in 3 chords Added the big beat
3 hits no more
As he grew his empire did too
Infomemerchalist pizza franchizie
Nostradamus hung with him at the mind factory
In 1889 end of his mortal time
Though he departed the scene and his requests made me sqeam
It seems his knowledge showed the world
Juicing and selling souls
No one really knows the extent of his dastardly deeds
With his brains and his greed
Look him up
Goe Vanni says dine with me
Play the songs I wrote and drink my wine
Sing my musical in 3/4 time
I’m dealing with the residue
Running a pill farm for the wealthy arm
Searching the future
I'm redemption bound
3 chords and Percocet
Don't forget
You waste the air that I breathe
Oh how I wish you would leave your diseased mind at home
Sewing your poems of hate while you percolate
Is he a creep or a saint
Only time knows the end of this
Made up script
Look it up
E/FMAJ7th
The internet is true
Are you? C/EMAJ7th
Goe Vanni
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I’ve been waiting
Anticipating
It’s the same ol thing
Every day
You’ve been carrying on
Telling stories of
Smoke and Mirrors and it’s getting Late
Accountability
Accountability
It’s long overdue
I’ve been telling you
Time to start anew
Turn a new leaf
Talk is cheaper than phony dividends
Time is running out pay up or leave
Accountability
Accountability
Bridge
There’s a path to forgiveness tonight
Breaking free leads you to the light
Every day is a new chance to learn to be one with the right way to treat Others if you want to sleep well tonight
Sleep well tonight
solos
Bridge
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors
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11. |
Listen
05:22
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Sit down in The Woods
Be quiet and still long enough
Something will happen
I guarantee
Just listen
Knowledge You Can Get
Anyway Anyhow
Wisdom Happens Naturally
When We Listen
There's Something to Say Allow Hesitation
For Absolute Communication
Without Expectation
Listen
Listening open minded will reveal
Deep depth in others
Dimension made real
Universality clear
Just Listen
solo
Sit by The water
With Your back against a tree
Sitting on a rock
Waiting For something to Happen
It Will i Guarantee
Just Listen
Just Listen………
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12. |
Billy's Deli
04:31
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13. |
Surrender
05:06
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Surrender you’ve got to let go got to go deep down in your soul
Surrender you’ve got to let go got be where all feelings flow
Nothing you do can satisfy you your desires and cravings
Always try to break through
Any peace that you feel quickly fades out of view
Never complete well what can you do
Surrender you don’t have to be down
Surrender you can turn it around
Peace can be found inside of you
Let go release let go of the blues
Bridge
All the way walk with the spirit
It’ll tell you what to do what to think and what to say
Love will take you all the way
solo
bridge
Surrender you don’t have to be down
Surrender you can turn it around
Peace can be found inside of you
Let go release let go of the blues
Surrender all that you are
Surrender you can touch every scar
Rise up and Surrender
Deep down in your soul
Surrender you will truly know
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14. |
Kress
03:37
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I was feeling a little bit under the weather
What else is new
The wintertime blues were getting me down
So tired of wearing a frown
I was having my first cup of coffee and reading the early morning papers
Got to get away
Well I feel so far away
There's only one thing left to do put down the paper
I know there's more to life than misery
At S.H. Kress and Company
They have the best Christmas decorations and
Though they have a few limitations
I don't mind waiting in line
I've got a moment or two
They've got no computers to tell them what to do
Everybody's so happy walking around with shopping carts
They really have the Christmas spirit
It's a joy just to be near it
But be careful make sure if you park in lot 19
You don't back in the local parking people frown upon that kind of a scene
There's only one thing left to do when you get a parking ticket
Forget about your bad luck life is really just a comedy at
S.H. Kress and Company
They've got the best in new toys and
Their old toys arent bad
I've seen such happy girls and boys and
Such happy moms and dads
If you don't mind waiting in line I know you'll have a real good time
At Kress you never know what you might find
S.H. Kress I must confess is not only the finest place to be
It is right next to Billy's
After sipping from tin cups at Billy's why not have a shopping spree at
S.H. Kress and Company Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
A three scoop ice cream sundae for a dollar o three
For a dollar nine you get a record by Melanie
If you don't mind waiting in line
I know you'll have a real good time
At Kress you never know what you may find
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15. |
Magic Melody
03:41
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I don’t know where I’m going
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I can see the wind is blowing and at night the stars are shining
I know this ain’t no fantasy
I can hear the music I can hear a Magic Melody
I've been so many places
Seen a lot of faces
Now I have finally found a girl with so much understanding who I could really care for
You’ve brought light into my life
I can hear the music I can hear a Magic Melody
Everyone always said to me love is the only game in town
I know what I see when I look at in your eyes makes me know what I’ve found
I don’t know where I‘m going sure don’t know where I’ve been but I can See what’s right in front of me
I see no danger and I don’t see any trouble
We’re right where we’re sposed to be
I can hear the music I can hear a Magic Melody
solo
Our love must be destiny
All dreams come true in time
I know what I see when I look in your eyes makes me glad you are mine
Let’s go be alone once we’re on our own we can truly see that we’re Creating what we’re living through the love that we are giving
Living life in harmony
I can hear the music I can hear a Magic Melody
It’s you and me
Magic Melody
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16. |
Key Change
04:52
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You're such a good melody man
The lyricists you use are always the best
We like to spend a winter afternoon
Sitting by the fire listening to your tunes
It's fun to play a game where we guess how many times
Are you going to do that Key Change
That fabulous Key Change
You do it oh so well
You're such a good balladeer
Muzak versions of your songs can be quite pleasant to hear
I like to be stuck on the 101 in a traffic jam when your song comes on
It's fun to play a game where we guess
How many times are you going to do that
Key Change
That fabulous Key Change
Stay away from disco
That's not your forte
When you do a ballad you blow the other balladeers away
solo
After the show when you come to town
The critics dissect you they all put you down
They don't understand what I know know
The world is a better place when you do your show
The middle of the road must be a lonely place to live
Give me one more fantabulous Key Change
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17. |
The Happy Hour
05:30
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Look at all the business suits their lives gone sour
They gather for drinks and free food at The Happy Hour
Instead of bringing their wives home flowers, they drink themselves silly
But sadness looms large at the Happy Hour
Upstanding citizens they may be or just Society's debris
What separates the people inside from the people on the street
They can afford to get smashed and floored
Don't need a handout they own the store
They stare at the bum outside the door tell me
Who needs love more
Who needs love more
Men with conscious chivalry waking inside
Their egos battered and bruised from the day's work they need a place to hide
They mix and match their spirits they can't get enough
If they can drink enough it's just a dose of pride
They're shivering and shaking on the inside
Upstanding citizens they may be or just society's debris
What separates the people inside from the people on the street
They can afford to get smashed and floored
Don't need a handout they own the store
They stare at the bum outside the door tell me
Who needs love more
Who needs love more
Happy Hour faded flower
Throw down one more whiskey sour
They munch those greasy wings while the piano player sings to melancholy laughter
No regrets till the morning after Woah Woah Woah
solo
Barney counted Betty Ford
Among the things he could afford
His phony friends don't know him anymore
He was sober for a week
His friend's they think he is a freak
He drinks club soda all alone in the corner (bored)
Upstanding citizens drink for free
There lies the dichotomy
The drunk man's burden is shared by all
Some day we all will fall
Today I say I'm going clean
I'm sick of all the in-between
But tomorrow it's the same ol scene at The Happy Hour
Happy Hour faded flower
Throw down one more whiskey sour and
Munch those greasy wings while the piano player sings
My Melancholy Baby
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18. |
Indiana
03:43
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Trees glisten in the night
Darkness falls but the starts give us light
We know where we are back home in Indiana
We take a drive down 86th
See the homes where our folks were kids
We know where we are back home in Indiana
You might think it's kind of old hat to reminisce about a place so flat but I Know I'm home when I'm in Indiana
So green
Indiana when I was a teen
How I used to love to watch the corn grow
Even though I've moved away
There's still something I've got to say
There's no prettier place to be than Indiana
We gather at the Steak and Shake
A cherry coke can make you feel so great in the summertime
Back home in Indiana
You might think it's kind of old hat to reminisce about a place so flat but I Know I'm home when I'm in Indiana
So nice
Indiana it's like paradise
In the autumn to watch the leaves turn
Solo
Even though it feels so sad to love a place that I miss so bad I know I'll Feel glad when I'm in
Indiana so great
Indiana
It's the 19th state
How I used to love to watch the snow fall down
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This is where it begins
A living breathing musical digestive technical consultant for your soul
I'll supply the mood
Relax your taste buds living in a catalog of songs
You'll always find me there
I used to want to be a star, but now that I have grown up
I see where that all leads so now I'm happy just to sing and play and give You a relaxing time ignore me please, It's Okay
That'll put me at ease
I've found my place, not in your face
Restrooms For Restaraunt Customers is what I'm living for
Ignore my presence but enjoy my music, please
That's why I'm here
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20. |
At The Piano Bar
04:55
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Been around and around
Looking for new sounds
Played in cities and towns trying to set my soul free
Played in clubs and bars
Even tried to be a star
Backed up oldies bands
Played a lot of one nite stands
Is the real me what you see
Is the real me what you hear
Is the real you sitting drinking a beer
Listening to one more song
They come from near and far
You can be what you are
Everyone is a star
At the Piano Bar
Played for fools and kings
Did the roller disco thing
Right now it feels so good to sing forget about life's tragedies
Songs from days gone by
No song I won’t try
I just wanna get you high
Don’t you know I’m here for you
Pre-chorus
Chorus
solo
Don’t follow any trends
I’m here to be your friend
I play from 6-10 but I’ll play later if you’ll stay awhile
Is the real world on the news
Is the real-life so confused
Sitting here with you takes away my blues
Join in on some harmony
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21. |
It's A Wonderful Life
03:48
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It's A Wonderful Life
I have this feeling
It's just the beginning
It's A Wonderful Life
The way the sunlight comes in through the window
I don't want anything, cause I have got everything that I could ever need
It's a Wonderful Life just like the movie with
James Stewart and Donna Reed
I saw my life flash before me, days into years my mind told me it was a Dream but this dream is reality
It's wonderful to share this life with you
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you I mean forever
You are my rock
You make me feel on top of the world
It's a Wonderful Life and I'm not leaving
I've got everything I need
It's a Wonderful Life I have no worries
I'm right where I'm supposed to be
I've found my song to sing
Every time a Church Bell rings, An angel gets its brand new wings
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you
I mean forever
You are my rock
You make me feel on top of the world
Of the world
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you
I mean forever
You are my rock
You make me feel on top of the world
Of the world
Because It's the Vow we make
It's the Vow we take
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22. |
The Vow (Reprise)
04:04
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What is that shift what is that change
This crazy thing we’re going through
How to face the unknown
How to know we’re not alone
When every day is such a loop
No matter how this whole thing ends
I will always be your friend
It’s The Vow we make It’s The Vow we take
It’s The Vow we make together through the end of our days
Why do I feel this way
Why is it so hard to say what we’re feeling in the moment
Never been here before
We’re all wondering what’s in store
Through the woods of disenchanted shores
No matter where we go
My love for you will always show
It’s The Vow we make It’s The Vow we take
It’s The Vow we make together through the end of days
Bridge
No matter where we are
In the house or in the car
I’m happy for all of our years
The laughter and tears
Places we have been
The lessons learned within
Together we’re thriving
Somehow we're surviving
It’s The Vow we make that matters most of all
It’s The Vow we take connecting soul to soul
A couple meets when souls collide
They fill each other's hearts with pride
They grow together as one
Have a daughter and a son
Now they’re precisely where they’re s’posed to be
When we are wiser than now
We’ll understand the why and how
It’s The Vow we make
It’s the Vow we take
It's The Vow we make through the end of time
It’s The Vow we make
It’s The Vow we take
It’s The Vow that matters most of all
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Jez Graham Atlanta, Georgia
James "Jez" Graham is a piano playing playing composer and singer/songwriter. As a keyboardist he is known for his work with Col. Bruce Hampton, Francine Reed, David Marks, and many others. He can be heard playing piano weekly at the world's busiest airport-Hartsfield Jackson International on Concourses E ... more
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