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when love comes ‘round again
like an old familiar friend
it’s the spark that caught the poet’s mind
and left it smolderin’
when love comes ‘round again
it doesn’t ask to be let in
need permission, or forgiveness
or fair warning to begin
when love comes ‘round again
it can catch you off guard
at the worst possible time
and it knows no bounds
and commits no crimes
they say love conquers all
trouble and strife
and it quiets the panic one feels inside
when love comes ‘round again
like a long-lost fortune
your eyes and mine froze in time for the longest moment
when love comes ‘round again
written in the motion
of the stars that shine and palm read lines
in a fate we’re followin’
when love comes ‘round again
it can catch you off guard
at the worst possible time
and it knows no bounds
and commits no crimes
they say love conquers all
trouble and strife
and it quiets the panic one feels inside
when love comes ‘round again
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Make A Home
02:51
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just tryin’ to make a home
some peace within this world
where we can hang our hats upon the wall
drink our mornin’ coffee
and hang on to our dreams
build our best intentions
no matter how it seems, seems, seems
just tryin’ to make a home
a shingle of our own
a stove to warm our bodies by
and a land to reap and sow
a flame to light the darkness
a candle burning dim
a dance with every breath you’re breathin’ in
the sword in on the table
the shield is on the floor
and the last few hours have settled all our qualms
with more to come together over laughter over tears
it’s enough to rein the horses
against the tempest of these years
just tryin’ to make a home
some peace within this world
where we can hang our hats upon the wall
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Another Day Tomorrow
03:23
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you look back into the ages
of all who came before
though their story isn’t perfect
could you really have done more
all we really have is time
and the lessons of the past
as we pursue our futures
do our failures truly last
at this moment
in your life
have you tried the best you can
there’s another day tomorrow
to be a better man
better man
what is life if not a lesson
what is time if not a gift
have you found someone to listen
when your heart just needs a lift
if today is a beginning
will you find a way to soar
got a lifetime left for learnin’
what your life is really for
at this moment
in your life
have you tried the best you can
there’s another day tomorrow
to be a better man
better man
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Making Promises
03:20
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makin’ promises
just will over time
the decisions we make
your word against mine
makin’ promises
by a trinket we bind
a choice born to keep us in line
what are promises
to make them and why
they make liars out of those
not strong enough to find
a means to remember
a reason from the heart
a testament we finish everything we start
to see through to the end and claim no great reward
the prize is in the going never doubt whatever for
makin’ promises
takes the wisdom of age
a determination not to jump ahead the pages
makin’ promises
from a youthful desire
to hold on to the coals after a fire
makin’ promises
an order so tall
to make from a promise a gift greater than all
pickin’ up the pieces
left over from time
what of the pieces
we’re leavin’ behind
a means to remember
a reason from the heart
a testament we finish everything we start
to see through to the end and claim no great reward
the prize is in the going
never doubt whatever for
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One Who Don't
04:02
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one who don’t walk
on a hot summer eve
can’t know about fireflies
one who don’t deal
with mysteries
can’t know all that much about life
one who don’t read
between the lines
won’t know just how far we have come
one who don’t see
the forest from trees
won’t know just where they may run
one who don’t climb
up the highest hill
can’t know the lay of the land
one who don’t try
at the hardest times
can’t know how much they can stand
one who don’t hold
their head up high
won’t know just what lies ahead
one who don’t fall
by the wayside
won’t know much about choices
one who don’t play
at the difficult games
can’t know about waiting around
one who don’t stay
in the wildest rain
can’t know about drying out
one who don’t wake
for the morning light
won’t see the early dawn
one who don’t claim
to know what’s right
can’t be accused of wrong
one who don’t wait
for the darkness of night
can’t know of stars in the sky
and one who don’t walk
on a hot summer eve
can’t know about fireflies
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Only A Matter Of Time
04:41
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it’s only a matter of time
the future it spins like a dime
heads you come clean, get on with things
tails, there’s nowhere to hide
and it’s only a matter of time
not shackled by irons or chains
or bound by a tyrant or king
cut loose from the ground, what goes up must come down
and ember gets free from the flame
and it’s only a matter of time
you can’t see the forest but for the trees
and the guiltiest ones beneath the canopy
have hidden the best of their lies
and it’s only a matter of time
the future ain’t yours to obtain
have mercy on those who had claimed
to discover the world, a necklace of pearls
the verses of auld lang syne
and it’s only a matter of time
there’s always a price to be paid
a balance between loss and gain
x marks the land above shiftin’ sands
an hour glass tipped on its side
and it’s only a matter of time
you can’t see the forest but for the trees
and the guiltiest ones beneath the canopy
have hidden the best of their lies
and it’s only a matter of time
and it’s only a matter of time
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Reflecting
03:04
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always sitting here reflecting like a pond mirrors the tree line and the sky
the devils in the details and will only bring on trouble and strife
spending hours wrestling with which side is a dream and which is life
and even when the stillness of your vision has been shaken
you’re pretty sure you know which side is right
you can hold on to the feeling like a dim lighthouse light
once there and gone, try as you might
are you coming, are you going, with your head up in the clouds
once you’ve spun in all directions, which side are you on now
there’s a hundred ways to say it, that a hundred days could trickle down to three
once a mighty roaring river, now a leaf floats down a barely flowing stream
ain’t a hundred miles in the time it takes the brook to reach the sea
and a hundred moons have risen in the time a love is born and then set free
you could hold on to the feeling, like a dim lighthouse light
once there and gone, try as you might
are you coming, are you going, with your head up in the clouds
once you’ve spun in all directions, which side are you on now
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Hello Bill
03:54
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hello Bill, when I pick up the banjo
I remember each time you’d recall the tale
while in the navy you learned to play guitar
and recite your poem called New England Fall
hello Bill
played pedal steel in the Strongheart band
could start on any finger just as Buddy Cage commanded
he would practice every day from a three-decker landing
a legend in his time even still
right on Bill
got pretty heavy in his glory days
but the medication later made him thin and shaky
he could only wag a finger at the Black Mtn. Rag
and sing “doo bee doo bee doo bee doo bee doo
hello Bill
smoked little beedi cigarettes outside the diner
and hung out at our local music store
he even let us hang on to his 60’s Stratocaster
for the kids to play a knock off Neil Young
spent his final days in the V.A. home
we sprung him out one time to hear us play a show
he wasn’t steady on his feet and he talked kinda slow
But the music made him smile that much I know
a good time Bill
had a simple service at St. Mary’s church
his closest friends and family all had filed in first
a cassette tape spun a take of Bill rehearsing
and it echoes through the chapel even still
so long Bill
hello Bill, when I pick up the banjo
I remember each time you’d recall the tale
while in the navy you learned to play guitar
and recite your poem called New England Fall
hello Bill
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there’s always a reason
it arrives by no surprise
though it seems that way sometimes
even the seasons can sneak up from behind
on this long day’s journey into night
everything the future holds
eventually unwinds
and oh, the questions we’ve struggled just to find
on this long day’s journey into night
after all these trials
just to say we’ve had enough
seems like a fear of tryin’
when the goin’ gets tough
like breezes blowin’ through
the passing of these years
the silent voices disappear
with all the answers that no one got to hear
on this long day’s journey into night
after all these trials
just to say we’ve had enough
seems like a fear of tryin’
when the goin’ gets tough
there’s always a reason
it arrives by no surprise
though it seems that way sometimes
even the seasons can sneak up from behind
on this long day’s journey into night
on this long day’s journey into night
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10. |
Auld Lang Syne
02:50
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Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards Webster, Massachusetts
Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards have contributed their first decade to the legacy of American folk and country music, sharing emotively intelligent lyrics, unmistakable vocal harmonies, and a unique blend of instrumentation with audiences throughout the US and Canada. ... more
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