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A lightning and thunderstorm at dawn
Washes over this city, crashes over this town
We sit and watch it from our beds
Trying our best to remember, all the things we should forget
Can't we have it all? I think we can
So tell me when I can burn this rain coat
And start working on my tan, and start working on my tan
And though I know she never lied
Well the distant sound of thunder
Made it hard to hear her right
Can't we have it all? I think we can
That's what I remember
Days of wine and song
Days when we were nothing
And we didn't play along
To anybody's purpose
To anybody's plan
We were dancing over notions
We were castles in the sand
And now it's morning in New York
Well the sky is full of crystal
And I'm thinking about your book
And how memory like snapshots
What you think is going to last
Just winds up in your past
Can't we have it all? I think we can
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Lost on the Way
04:22
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In the age of retail
In a mortgaged house
There lived a lovelorn lady
Who this tale's about
And in the wealth of details
Is how she lived her life
Like in the morning paper
Or in her husband's eyes
She gets lost on the way
Lost on the way
She gets lost on the way -- down, she's down
Oh my God
And the days they pass by
Like the cars at the mall
She writes a lonely post card
Just the calm before the storm
She writes a lonely post card
About the cars at the mall
She closes her eyes forget it all
She closes her eyes before the storm hits
She gets lost on the way
Lost on the way -- down, she's down
Oh my God
When she was just a little girl
She used to dream of waterfalls
She's close her eyes and feel love
She'd close her eyes and fall
When she was just a little girl
She used to dream of waterfalls
She'd close her eyes and feel love
She's close her eyes and fall
She's falling
Lost on the way
She gets lost on the way
To get lost on the way down -- she's down
Oh my God
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My Plight
04:17
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Well they say that I do not need medication
That's a lie
That's a lie
Cause I need something
Something to dull the sensation
Of my soul -- floating in a haze
And I remember
The days when we walked by the quai side
Arm in arm
Arm in arm
And I'm holding out my hand
And you can try to understand
My Plight
And I remember how her blue eyes glowed in the dark
You're like a lady from the films of Hitchcock
And I remember the days when we met by the quai side
And my whole body floating in a haze
And I'm holding out my hand
And you can try to understand
My Plight
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Dust Cloud
04:30
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Tonight I disappear into a big cloud of dust
I go rolling over rooftops looking down
And I see the lonely people and their faces looking up
At that big old cloud of dust that I've become
And oh my poor injured soul
Someone get that dust cloud to the ground
And in the morning I can't help it
I go hiding under rugs
And I feel the weight of footsteps on my face
And I don't know why I do it
Well I know I'm out of place
But I guess I like the weight of this disgrace
And oh my poor injured soul
Someone get that dust cloud off the ground
There's so much dust in this god damned city
Want to choke to death
And every time I get a little bit of air I want to fly away
But I can't escape
Because I'm tied to fate
And these god damned mistakes
And this dust cloud
There's a dust cloud that remembers
A dirty mirror by the bar
And a man who's drinking cocktails in a haze
And he's engaged in conversation with a man who feels his pain
But that man is a reflection of his face
And oh my poor injured soul
Someone get that man another round
Another round
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The Mask
05:38
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That's how we met
She a bachelorette and me a sucker marking time
The only thing she knows is striking a lover's pose
Of pain and sorrow in the dark
Put on your mask and leave it on
Leave it on
Smoking cigarettes with the ashes wet
in a bar somewhere apart from time
We were living large but we know that fate's in charge
And until that holy day will ring
Put on your mask and leave it on
Leave it on
And as the cop lights fade
The city loses grace with every footstep on parade
Celebrate the night we will
Fools we love it still
Down and out on lover's lane
Put on your mask and leave it on
Leave it on
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Holding Out
04:43
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We were holding out as best we could
We were waiting for that light to come on
We were waiting for that light to come on
And we were saving all the strength we could
We were waiting for that breeze in the dark
We were waiting for that breeze in the dark
And these colors are
Something I
Haven't felt for years
But I'm glad I feel them
I'm glad I feel them
And if you're saving up for something good
Tell me would you pay for it in gold ?
Tell me would you pay for it in gold ?
And if you're saving up for something real
Darling would you blame me because I feel ?
Darling would you blame me because I feel?
And these colors are
Something I
Haven't felt for years
But I'm glad I feel them
I'm glad I feel them
And we were making up for time we lost
In the restaurants and the bars we used to know
In the restaurants and the bars we used to know
And no one's adding up how much it cost
We're just happy for these nights that we could steal
We're just happy for these nights that we could steal
And these colors are
Something I
Haven't felt for years
But I'm glad I feel them
I'm glad I feel them
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I Do
03:10
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I woke up to find ...
My best friend gone
Her sweater on the cushion
Her lip stick on the phone
Are you filled with fear ?
Are you numb with doubt ?
All those little messages
I should have figured out
If you ask the brightest minds
What they thought about this place
They probably wouldn't give a damn
But I do
I do
Debris is falling
All over town
Won't you get to shelter
And keep your voices down
She plays the angel
In the stained glass scene
Well it's a little trivial
But it makes me dream
If you ask the brightest minds
What they thought about her face
They probably wouldn't give a damn
But I do
I do
Were you biding time ?
Were you tempting fate ?
Each time you saw the balcony
Every time you came home late
With your book of song and your empty glass
You played the noble princess living in the past
If you ask the brightest minds
What they thought about this place
They probably wouldn't give a damn
But I do
I do
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Will You Let Go?
04:31
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Well I heard they lost all your baggage at the airport
On the way to the carousel
Then I heard they sold all your clothes at the market
For a seat in the dentist chair
Ain't this world a mess ?
You're cursed and you're blessed
As darkness falls upon you
A fear is overthrown
Will you let go ?
Well I heard the train left the station at the hour
Far from the scheduled one
You wandered 'round for hours
Looked at faces and read the names of the fallen on the graves of stone
Chaos abounds
You don't make a sound
The light in the tunnel is just the daylight creeping in
Will you let go ?
Well I heard you're back
And you've go stacks of postcards and people you have to see
Fortune favours those who are bold enough
To admit they know the half of it
Ain't this world a mess?
You're cursed and your blessed
As darkness falls upon you
A fear is over thrown
Will you let go ?
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John McNulty and the Dimestore Paris, France
John McNulty and the Dimestore is an American folk rock band based in Paris, France. They are: John McNulty: Vocals and Acoustic Guitar. David Weeks: Bass. Fred Stiefel: Drums. Rodric Yates: Electric Guitar.
John McNulty and the Dimestore recommends:
This is a great pop project featuring John Mcnulty and the Dimestore members!
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Sleeping Arrangements
by Chris Bartlett
Chris Bartlett is a one of a kind player and composer and another fellow musician in Paris!
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Dourdan
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