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Bare Feet
03:41
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Learning to be a little more selective on where I put my attention
Take my time, vote my mind, fear of failure by abstention
No fuel in the tank today so I'll have to walk away
Start without me if I'm not there in time
Won't beg, won't borrow break, I can hold my own you can surely bet
But i'm a man to whom deaths taken a shine
There's no reasoning, only these sad reactions
Still i can't get no satisfaction
Trying to make it up a hill, without taking another spill
These old tennis shoes have lost their traction
Guess I'm running on my bare feet now
These days, they pass on by in the blink of somebody else's eye
Guess I'm looking in the mirror now
Brush my teeth, comb my hair then stand there with that dead eye'd stare
Off to be a good little cash cow
Never mean to sound like a pessimist, but life turns out's got a mean right fist
I've got the shiner to show
Walking in sun glasses on, you can see who's won and who's moving on
I Just go with the flow
There's no reasoning, only these sad reactions
Still i can't get no satisfaction
Trying to make it up a hill, without taking another spill
These old tennis shoes have lost their traction
Guess I'm running on my bare feet now
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2. |
Quit This Job
03:45
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Grab that volume honey, Spin it just like a dime
It's Friday night, Ready for the good times
Put them problems in a box, post-marked anywhere but here
Time to shake the dust off, you only get so many years
Some day I'm gonna quit this job
You and I both know it
Some day I'm gonna quite this job
Trying not to show it, trying not to show it
I don't say much but I say just what I mean
A pinch of salt baby, it's all that you're gonna need
A little sweet, maybe a little sour too
Give me that 5 spice life, don't give me no attitude
Some day I'm gonna quit this job
You and I both know it
Some day I'm gonna quite this job
Trying not to show it, trying not to show it
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3. |
No Return
05:55
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Magnificent machines mining meaningless money for malificently motivated minds
There is no kind left in humankind, rich riding rockets right past our blinded eyes
Willfully, woefully, willingly waiting, all the while were wasting away
Tales told to tame the terror, taking time trying to tilt thee thoughts astray
We're running sort on time
so let's get to the point of no return as fast as we can
Careful calculations cold-calling corrupted can callously cage the calm
Forcefully fighting fools feeling for fables, fanning flames for the fall
Restless, reveling, realizing rightfully, we rarely resist of refuse
Needless narrations knowing no-one nears kneeling, nothing is new
We're running sort on time
so let's get to the point of no return as fast as we can
I know we've hesitated for far too long
And if we're being honest we knew we were wrong
We have perpetuated poorly planned proceedings too long
And if we're being honest we knew we were wrong
We're running sort on time
so let's get to the point of no return as fast as we can
We're running sort on time
so let's get to the point of no return as fast as we can
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Roam
03:54
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I left the well worn path, so many footprints for so many years
Deep in the old woods now, meant as a short cut but so full of fears
The trees are closing in, I could almost swear that they're moving
Watch for the rivers edge, The circumstances seem to be improving
But not by much
No matter how much time goes by, It always feels good to go back home
Sometimes you just have to press on, Sometimes you just have to Roam
Figures in the dark, they will always try to reach for you
It's not just happenstance but moving forward isn't easy to do
We're built of sterner stuff, stronger than iron if you will believe
Trudge through the muck and mire and you will find the greener leaves
When will they fall
No matter how much time goes by, It always feels good to go back home
Sometimes you just have to press on, Sometimes you just have to Roam
Where there's a plot, there is a twist
Words can break bones as easily as fist
Where there's a will, there is a way
There's really no such thing as Judgement day
Where there's a plot, there is a twist
Words can break bones as easily as fist
Where there's a will, there is a way
There's really no such thing as Judgement day
Climbing higher then you thought you could, it's time to throw the baggage out
Watch it burn away, don't you feel that much lighter now
Time to catch a flight back to the place where your journey began
Feeling stretched thin, knowing full well you finally made your stand
The missions done
No matter how much time goes by, It always feels good to go back home
Sometimes you just have to press on, Sometimes you just have to Roam
No matter how much time goes by, It always feels good to go back home
Sometimes you just have to press on, Sometimes you just have to Roam
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5. |
Goodbye to the Darkness
03:46
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Saying goodbye to the darkness that turned my years into days
Held me in its arms and rocked me in its gentle sway
Till I closed my eyes, Laid my head down, let the demons out
This dreamers tired of sleeping and I'm tired of doubting myself
Hey, hey, it'll be okay, I know we can make it through one more day
Look up, look down, your feet are still on solid ground
If they're not well we can always swim, better than the alternative
Take time, acquaint yourself with the ones you love, don't put that on the shelf
Saying goodbye to the darkness that turned my years into days
Held me in its arms and rocked me in its gentle sway
Till I closed my eyes, Laid my head down, let the demons out
This dreamers tired of sleeping and I'm tired of doubting myself
Now, now, Just look at how, we let the world turn us inside out
Look left, look right, I know we can make it through another night
If we get lost inside our dreams, look for the thread of light through the seams
Cracks in the mirror, pieces that are lost, reminders of the cost of
Saying goodbye to the darkness that turned my years into days
Held me in its arms and rocked me in its gentle sway
Till I closed my eyes, Laid my head down, let the demons out
This dreamers tired of sleeping and I'm tired of doubting myself
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6. |
Winter Funk
02:19
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Time to put aside the apathy, time to let it go, time to let it go
Holding tight to what I need to be, putting on a show, yeah it's all for show
Never mind the way it makes you feel, just hold up your head, just hold up your head
100 years, yeah, give or take a few, that's all she wrote, that's all she said
That winter funk, is holding me by the hand
Its Icy grip, with all its demands
That winter funk, that beast from the cold
Waiting for the spring, to release its hold.... on me
There isn't that much more to say, lay my head back down, lay my head back down
Just need to be along today, in bed safe and sound, in bed safe and sound
The summer winds have gone back home, winters here to stay, winters here to stay
At least that is the way it feels, put the toys away, put the toys away
That winter funk, is holding me by the hand
Its Icy grip, with all its demands
That winter funk, that beast from the cold
Waiting for the spring, to release its hold.... on me
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7. |
Learning to Swim
03:27
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I felt like I was drowning, you taught me how to swim
Swallowed too much water, now I can breathe again
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8. |
Groundhog Day
03:03
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Let's get this party started
Letting go of all our expectations
What are we taking part in?
There's no time left now for hesitations
We left the beaten path so long ago
Dancing our way through the night
Back in the daylight hours
Serving out that 9 to 5 obligation
Waiting to punch the clock
I'd knock it out but I am not that brazen
What is this life that we are living?
I don't recognize myself
Let's get this nightmare over
Please prescribe me a new medication
I will forget till Friday
Then it's a brand new persuasion
It's all just Groundhog day
Casing shadows constantly
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9. |
Light
04:27
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Wish I could be like Bowie, A new persona every few years
Boredom hits so easily but takes so long to disappear
Feels like the engine stalled out in a desolate wasteland
I held still for too long with my feet in the quicksand
If you have even a little light to shine, now is the time, now is the time
To step into the darkness along, so many are lost and in need of a guide
Open my mouth to speak, the ocean waters start to pour in
Learning to stay quiet now just to keep from drowning
Stopped reading headlines, You know they're all consuming
But there's an ending in sight, nuclear winter is looming
If you have even a little light to shine, now is the time, now is the time
To step into the darkness along, so many are lost and in need of a guide
If you have just a bit more than you need, now is the time, now is the time
To reach into the emptiness and offer up a hand to the other side
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10. |
Cold War #2
05:34
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At the start of cold war 2, I'm standing here right next to you
Waiting for the tick tock of the clock to run out
Move rook and bishop out to Taiwan, Might as well be Vietnam
Hard lessons never get learned, there's no doubt
On the bring of no return, watching all those bridges burn
Old Ike is lying restless in his grave tonight
When you call the shots, you've got to be sure
Pray the fallout isn't nuclear
Either way, one long winters in sight
It's hard to tell when the seasons change, anymore they all feel the same
We're all waiting for the other shoe to fall
Train up machines so they can choose to kill, cockroaches placing bets on windowsills
Didn't pay the dues, no, now the devil he's come to call
On the bring of no return, watching all those bridges burn
Old Ike is lying restless in his grave tonight
When you call the shots, you've got to be sure
Pray the fallout isn't nuclear
Either way, one long winters in sight
Fires burn out of control while the hospitals fill up
Half of us are screaming while the other half drain their cups
and do you know what? I just might join them because I'm tired
and we've had enough
On the bring of no return, watching all those bridges burn
Old Ike is lying restless in his grave tonight
When you call the shots, you've got to be sure
Pray the fallout isn't nuclear
Either way, one long winters in sight
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11. |
Winters End
03:57
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Adam Baker Fort Wayne, Indiana
Genre-Bending Fort Wayne, In based singer-songwriter and frontman of bands: Adam Baker & The Heartache and A Couple of Ukes.
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