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If Green Could Talk

by busbee

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1.
THINGS ARE GOING WELL YOU CAN TELL BY THE LOOK ON MY FACE SONGS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND FINALLY THEY’RE FINDING THEIR PLACE I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY JUST TO SEE YOU GIRLS HAVE BEEN WRITING THEY SEEM TO THINK I AM THE ONE 23 LOVE SONGS I WONDER IF SHE’S FINALLY DONE I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY JUST TO SEE YOU ALL THE KINGS HORSES AND ALL THE KINGS MEN COULD NEVER CONVINCE ME TO LEAVE YOU AGAIN ALL OF THE SILVER AND ALL OF THE GOLD SUCH FAME AND SUCH FORTUNE THE WORLD CANNOT HOLD SOMEONE JUST CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT I’VE WON AGAIN THREE ROUNDS OF POKER A BOTTLE OF RUM AND SOME GIN I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY JUST TO SEE YOU I’D GIVE IT ALL AWAY I’D GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY JUST TO SEE YOU
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I Believe 05:24
I DON’T RECALL WHAT’S MAKING YOU MAD I KNOW THAT HE HURT YOU HE TOOK EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT HE’S SUCH A BAD, BAD MAN HE’S JUST A HURTING SOUL TRYING TO DO THE BEST HE CAN NOW DON’T CHANGE MY WORDS ROUND TO HEAR WHAT YOU WANT I’LL SAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU FORGOT SO WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT AND YOU’RE FEELING AFRAID I’M ON YOUR SIDE, I GOT YOU’RE BACK JUST DON’T RUN AWAY I BELIEVE IN LOVE I BELIEVE IN FORGIVENESS I BELIEVE THAT JESUS WANTS TO HEAL THIS SICKNESS I KNOW WE’VE BEEN THROUGH IT BUT YOU WON’T FORGET EVER LAST DETAIL STILL SITS THERE LIKE A SUN THAT JUST WON’T SET BUT FREEDOM IS FINDING A WAY TO BE FREE IT’S NOT ABOUT TIME IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU IT’S DEFINITELY NOT ABOUT ME I BELIEVE IN LOVE I BELIEVE IN FORGIVENESS I BELIEVE THAT JESUS WANTS TO HEAL THIS SICKNESS SO CALL ME A DREAMER AND I’LL SEND YOU ONE NOW IT’S FILLED WITH DESIRE TO SEE YOU GUYS WORK THIS WHOLE THING OUT AND WHEN THAT DAY FINDS US THEY’LL STRIKE UP THE BAND THEY’LL PLAY A REDEMPTION SONG AND FOR YOU, THEY’LL PLAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I BELIEVE IN LOVE I BELIEVE IN FORGIVENESS I BELIEVE THAT JESUS WANTS TO HEAL THIS SICKNESS
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A Legend 04:14
IF GREEN COULD TALK SHE'D SPEAK OF YOU SHE'D TELL ME STORIES OF YOUR YOUTH WHEN DAYS WERE LONG AND LOVE WAS NEW IF BLUE COULD TALK HE'D TELL YOU THAT DESPITE THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCE I'M DYING JUST TO HOLD YOUR HAND BUT THE OCEAN IS A CANYON AND THEY'VE TRIED TO BUILD A BRIDGE BUT THE WAVES JUST KEEP CRASHING 'ROUND ANGEL RIDGE WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN I WANNA BE A LEGEND IN YOUR EYES IF BROWN COULD TALK HE'D REMIND ME OF THE EARTHY THINGS THAT MAKE UP LOVE THE TIMES WE'LL HAVE TO RISE ABOVE IF RED COULD TALK SHE'D TELL YOU 'BOUT THE WAY THAT I CAN RUN MY MOUTH AND THE THINGS I JUST CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT LIKE A LOVE THAT WANTS TO GIVE ME EVERY PORTION OF HER HEART CUZ I'VE BEEN SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW JUST WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN I WANNA BE A LEGEND IN YOUR EYES AN ANGEL SWOOPED DOWN THE OTHER DAY SHE CAUGHT MY EYE SHE SPOKE MY NAME I SAID AN ANGEL SWOOPED DOWN THE OTHER DAY SHE STOLE MY HEART I FLEW AWAY I KNOW THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN WON'T YOU BE MY QUEEN I WANNA BE A LEGEND IN YOUR EYES
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Forever 04:04
RAIN PLEASE BE, EXTRA KIND TO ME CAN YOU MAKE LOVE GROW LIKE A MISTLETOE LET ME SEE, WHAT YOU DO FOR FREE I CAN’T BUY MY WAY I SURE TRIED TODAY IT’S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I TOUCHED HER BEEN FOREVER SINCE I FOUND FOREVER AND I’M LOSING GROUND I MAY NEVER GET TO SEE HER I MAY NEVER GET MY TIME BUT I’LL SPEND FOREVER ‘TIL I KNOW SHE’S MINE LATE LAST NIGHT, WE TALKED THROUGH MY PLIGHT WILL I FIND HER HERE WILL SHE EVEN CARE WHEN I WRITE A SONG, WHEN I WRITE HER SONG WILL IT MAKE HER CRY WILL SHE WANT TO BE MY FOREVER… IT’S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I TOUCHED HER BEEN FOREVER SINCE I FOUND FOREVER AND I’M LOSING GROUND I MAY NEVER GET TO SEE HER I MAY NEVER GET MY TIME BUT I’LL SPEND FOREVER ‘TIL I KNOW SHE’S MINE RAIN PLEASE TAKE ME HOME I AM COLD AND TIRED AND WORN IT’S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I TOUCHED HER BEEN FOREVER SINCE I FOUND FOREVER AND I’M LOSING GROUND I MAY NEVER GET TO SEE HER I MAY NEVER GET MY TIME BUT I’LL SPEND FOREVER ‘TIL I KNOW SHE’S MINE
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Stay A While 04:38
IT’S HARD TO KNOW JUST WHAT THINK CUZ I LOVED YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BUT YOU DIDN’T WANT TO TAKE MY LOVE MY LOVE, NOW YOU SEE IT’S TRUE 12 MONTHS HAVE PASSED YOU FINALLY RING JUST TO TELL ME YOUR APOLOGY AND I REALIZE A LOVELY THING THAT I, STILL LOVE YOU TOO SO STAY AWHILE THIS TIME MAYBE FOREVER WOULD DO JUST FINE SO STAY AWHILE THIS TIME I NO LONGER HAVE THE STRENGTH FOR YOU TO LEAVE AGAIN MY HEART WOULD SIMPLY BREAK IN TWO SO PLEASE WON’T YOU STAY THIS TIME IT’S HARD FOR ME WHEN YOU DON’T CALL I JUST SIT HERE WITH MY WONDER WALL PRETENDING YOU DON’T CARE AT ALL BUT THEN, MY CELL PHONE RINGS I LOVE IT WHEN YOU HABLEME I CAN’T UNDERSTAND A THING YOU SAY BUT STILL IT TAKES MY HEART AWAY TO HEAR EVERY WORD YOU BRING SO STAY AWHILE THIS TIME MAYBE FOREVER WOULD DO JUST FINE SO STAY AWHILE THIS TIME I NO LONGER HAVE THE STRENGTH FOR YOU TO LEAVE AGAIN MY HEART WOULD SIMPLY BREAK IN TWO SO PLEASE WON’T YOU STAY THIS TIME
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I FEEL SO LONELY BUT I'M FEELING SO ALIVE MY HEART IS HEAVY BUT I CAN CARRY IT THIS TIME I DON'T NEED YOUR INSPIRATION I DON'T NEED THE REASONS WHY CAN'T YOU SAY GOOD NIGHT CAUSE I MUST SAY GOODBYE I CAN HARDLY TO WATCH IT YOU CAN HARDLY WAIT TO CRY I'M FEELING OPEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN BEEN TAKING LESSONS I'M TRYING HARD TO LEARN I'M NO GOOD AT REMEMBERING BUT I THINK IT'S MY TURN I CAN HARDLY STAND TO WATCH IT I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SAY IT DIDN'T TAKE SO LONG TO LOSE WHAT CAME AROUND SO SUDDENLY IT'S LIKE ALL AT ONCE IT LEFT US JUST THE WAY THAT WE WERE FOUND LIKE A PAIR OF BLACK HAIRED RAVENS SEARCHING FOR A PIECE OF GROUND
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HE’S A GOOD BOY, I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED HIM MADE MISTAKES BUT HE HAD HIS REASONS WHY SHACKLED BY HIS MOTHER’S FEELINGS LEFT HIS HOME TO FIND A LITTLE FREEDOM HE’S GOT A ONE WAY TICKET THIS TIME WHERE YOU GONNA GO WHERE YOU GONNA GO WITH YOUR ONE TICKET YOU GOTTA ONE WAY TICKET THIS TIME MRS. MISFIT NOBODY SEES HER GUARDS HER HEART AND SHE’S GOT HER REASONS WHY BROKEN BY HER LOVERS LEAVING LEFT HIS HOME TO FIND A LITTLE FREEDOM HE’S GOT A ONE WAY TICKET THIS TIME WHERE YOU GONNA GO WHERE YOU GONNA GO WITH YOUR ONE TICKET YOU GOTTA ONE WAY TICKET THIS TIME SHE CRIES HOW LONG, HOW LONG SHE CRIES HOW LONG, HOW LONG ‘TIL YOU COME HOME WHERE YOU GONNA GO WHERE YOU GONNA GO WITH YOUR ONE TICKET YOU GOTTA ONE WAY TICKET THIS TIME
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Hang On 04:28
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND THEN YOU’RE OUT AND THEN YOU’RE DONE WHEN EVERYTHING HAS LEAD YOU BACK TO NONE WHEN PEACE OF MIND HAS LEFT YOU FOR TOO LONG THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS HANG ON WHEN THE FAVOR OF THE WORLD HAS RUN AWAY WHEN ALL THAT SEEMED TO MATTER SOMEHOW CHANGED WHEN YOU REACH FOR LOVE BUT LOVE’S ALREADY GONE THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS HANG ON DON’T GIVE UP, DON’T GIVE IN YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY ITS OK YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO GRIN DON’T PRETEND THAT ITS NOT LOST ALL YOU HAVE TO DO MY FRIEND IS JUST HANG ON WHEN EVERYONE HAS PACKED AND LEFT YOU DRY WHEN ALL YOU WANT TO DO RUN AND HIDE WHEN EVERYTHING THAT ONCE WAS RIGHT IS WRONG THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS HANG ON DON’T GIVE UP, DON’T GIVE IN YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY ITS OK YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO GRIN DON’T PRETEND THAT ITS NOT LOST ALL YOU HAVE TO DO MY FRIEND IS JUST HANG ON WHEN NOTHING RHYMES AND EVERY COLOR BLEEDS WHEN YOU’VE TRIED TOO MANY TIMES AND LOVE STILL LEAVES WHEN YOU TIRED OF ALWAYS HAVING TO BE STRONG THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS HANG ON DON’T GIVE UP, DON’T GIVE IN YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY ITS OK YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO GRIN DON’T PRETEND THAT ITS NOT LOST ALL YOU HAVE TO DO MY FRIEND IT’S THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO MY FRIEND IS JUST HANG ON
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SHE’S LIKE A SAND CASTLE HE IS GIBRALTER SHE ALWAYS MOVES WITH THE WIND HE NEVER FALTERS AND WHEN THE RISING TIDE GOES WITH THE MOON SHE GOES WITH IT BUT HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO SHE’S LIKE A MOVE STAR HE IS A PORTER AND SO THEY MOVE IN SEPARATE, SECRET SOCIAL ORDERS BUT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AND EVERYONE CAN SEE ARE YOU WITH THEM OR ARE YOU HERE WITH ME? WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON ARE YOU WITH THEM OR ARE YOU HERE WITH ME SHE’S LIKE A TEN TON BOOT HE IS A FEATHER AND SO THEY LIVE, EACH BY EACH BUT NONE TOGETHER AND WHEN THE END IS NEAR AND EVERYONE IS DEAD WILL YOU LOVE ME OR WILL YOU LEAVE INSTEAD WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON ARE YOU WITH THEM OR ARE YOU HERE WITH ME SHE’S LIKE A OLD HOT ROD HE IS A SCOOTER SOMETIMES HE LOVES IT OTHER TIMES HE WANTS TO SHOOT HER BUT WHEN THE CURTAIN CALLS AND EVERYONE MUST GO YOU GET READY BUT I STILL WANNA KNOW WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON ARE YOU WITH THEM OR ARE YOU HERE WITH ME
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WHERE’M I GOING, DO YOU WANNA CRY WHAT’M I DOING, WITH THIS ALIBI WHAT’S THE DEAL BOY, YOU DON’T NEED TO HIDE, THEY SAY IT’S THE SAME PLACE THAT I ALWAYS GO AND I KNOW CUZ THE PICTURE SHOW DOCUMENTS ALL THE DIRTY SNOW THAT IS MADE WHERE AM I GOING HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND WATCH WHERE AM I GOING, WHAT HAVE I DONE I THINK I’M ALL KNOWING HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND HEAR ME SPEAK THESE WORDS THAT PROVE ONCE AND FOR ALL THIS SIMPLE BOY FROM CONCORD, CALIFORNIA IS A FOOL SOMETIMES PICKED A FLOWER, THEN I THREW IT DOWN FOUND ANOTHER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN SHE’S A SWEETHEART BUT I MADE HER FROWN ANYWAY SHE TALKS WITH JESUS AND SHE ASKS HIM WHY ALL THE BAD BOYS TRY TO MAKE HER CRY THEN SHE TELLS ME, GOODBYE, GOODBYE, GOOD DAY WHERE AM I GOING HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND WATCH WHERE AM I GOING, WHAT HAVE I DONE I THINK I’M ALL KNOWING HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND HEAR ME SPEAK THESE WORDS THAT PROVE ONCE AND FOR ALL THIS SIMPLE BOY FROM CONCORD, CALIFORNIA IS A FOOL SOMETIMES THEY COULD ASK ME ABOUT THE FRANCHISE I COULD TELL THEM ALL THE STANDARD LIES THEY COULD SIT THERE AND TRY TO ACT SURPRISED TRY TO ACT SURPRISED YOU DON’T SEEM SURPRISED STILL I THINK I’M, THE ONLY ONE WHO’S TRIED TO DANCE WITH A LOADED GUN BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ITS…SO DUMB WHERE AM I GOING HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND WATCH WHERE AM I GOING, WHAT HAVE I DONE I THINK I’M ALL KNOWING HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND HEAR ME SPEAK THESE WORDS THAT PROVE ONCE AND FOR ALL THIS SIMPLE BOY FROM CONCORD, CALIFORNIA IS A FOOL SOMETIMES
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ONE TIMES TWO IS YOU AND ME A NEW THING TWO TIMES FOUR OR MAYBE MORE, SO MANY MORE 5 TIMES 8, I HESITATE THE CHOOSING BUT IF YOU GOT TIME, THEN WE’LL BE FINE, CUZ YOU’RE SO FINE YOU’RE SLOW DOWN BEAUTIFUL AGAIN I WRITE A SONG AND THE PEOPLE SING ALONG BUT I FEEL SO DAMN PITIFUL I WISH I KNEW YOUR NAME THAT’S ALL I GOT TO SAY JUST SLOW DOWN BEAUTIFUL GIVE ME TIME, I’LL TURN IT INTO ROMANCE GIVE ME YOUR LIFE, I NEVER STOP, YOU’LL NEVER WANT JUST ONE TIME, ONE YOU, ONE ME, ONE SLOW DANCE YOU’LL KNOW WHY I TURN IT ON, CUZ YOU TURN ME ON YOU’RE SLOW DOWN BEAUTIFUL AGAIN I WRITE A SONG AND THE PEOPLE SING ALONG BUT I FEEL SO DAMN PITIFUL I WISH I KNEW YOUR NAME THAT’S ALL I GOT TO SAY JUST SLOW DOWN BEAUTIFUL YOU’RE A STAR, I AM NOT, BUT I’LL GIVE YOU ALL I GOT YOU’RE A QUEEN, I’M A FOOL, BUT I NEVER WAS ANY GOOD AT THE RULES OF THE GAME OF LOVE IT’S SUCH A FOOL’S GAME, THIS LOVE YOU’RE SLOW DOWN BEAUTIFUL AGAIN I WRITE A SONG AND THE PEOPLE SING ALONG BUT I FEEL SO DAMN PITIFUL I WISH I KNEW YOUR NAME THAT’S ALL I GOT TO SAY JUST SLOW DOWN BEAUTIFUL
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A HUNDRED YEARS AGO HE LIVED ALONE HE LOVED A LOT HE BORE THE THRONE HE WAS RICH MAN WITH A POOR MAN’S HEART IT’S A LOST ART, A LOST ART HIS SISTER HELD HIM WHEN HIS DADDY DIED SHE TRIED TO TELL, HE TRIED TO CRY HE TOOK HIS RIFLE AND HIS BAYONET HE ALMOST LOST IT, LOST IT THE WORLD IS A STRANGE, STRANGE PLACE THIS WORLD IS A STRANGE PLACE IT SEEMS BAD ONES WIN AND THE BEST GET SECOND PLACE THIS WORLD IS A STRANGE PLACE HE REACHED THE LAND ‘BOUT WHERE HIS MOMMA DIED HE FELT THE GROUND, HE FINALLY CRIED HE TRIED TO TELL HER OF HIS CIRCUMSTANCE IT WAS HIS LAST CHANCE, HIS LAST CHANCE HIS SISTER FOUND HIM ON THAT SUMMER’S EVE HE BEGGED TO STAY, SHE HAD TO LEAVE HE FOLLOWED HER BACK TO THEIR DADDY’S GRAVE IT WAS HIS LAST DAY, HIS LAST DAY THE WORLD IS A STRANGE, STRANGE PLACE THIS WORLD IS A STRANGE PLACE IT SEEMS BAD ONES WIN AND THE BEST GET SECOND PLACE THIS WORLD IS A STRANGE PLACE THE PEOPLE GATHERED ON THAT AFTERNOON IT WAS FOUR O’CLOCK, THE 17TH OF JUNE THEY STILL REMEMBER HIM THAT FATEFUL DAY EACH YEAR THAT PASSES, THEY SEEM TO ALWAYS SAY THE WORLD IS A STRANGE, STRANGE PLACE THIS WORLD IS A STRANGE PLACE IT SEEMS BAD ONES WIN AND THE BEST GET SECOND PLACE THIS WORLD IS A STRANGE PLACE
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Walking Free 05:10
I WAS BORN A BLIND BOY WITH A HEART OF STONE IT WAS JUST MINE AND ME AND I WAS ALL ALONE BUT THE GREAT PHYSICIAN SPOKE MY NAME HE SOFTENED MY HEART, HE HEALED MY PAIN MY DADDY GAVE ME A WICKED GIFT THE PATHWAY OF DARKNESS, MY FATHER SINS BUT THE WORDS OF THE SAVIOR HAVE LIT MY FEET THE CHAINS HAVE BEEN BROKEN, I'M WALKING FREE THE WAYS OF TROUBLE, WERE BRINGING ME DOWN I WAS LOOSING IT ALL ON THE DOUBLE, IT WAS SPINNING ME OUT BUT I GAINED MY LIFE BY SELLING MY SOUL FOR A PLACE IN THE KINGDOM WITH STREETS OF GOLD YOU CALLED ME YOUR SON, YOU GAVE ME YOUR ROBE YOU THREW ME A PARTY TO WELCOME ME HOME YOUR ARMS OF MERCY WRAP ME TIGHT YOU'VE CHANGED MY HEART, YOU'VE SAVED MY LIFE SO COME TO TABLE AND TAKE A DRINK IT'S NOTHING LIKE YOU'VE EVER TASTED, MUCH MORE THAN YOU THINK ITS GOURMET FORGIVENESS AND 5 STAR LOVE FROM THE PRINCE OF HEAVEN, REDEMPTION’S COME IF YOU'RE FEELING DIRTY, BROKEN OR LOST JUST LOOK TO THE SAVIOR WHO PAID THE COST HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE SO WE COULD BE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM, WALKING FREE
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Sleep 03:59
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN YOU HAVE FOUND A HOME AND YOU SET THE GUN DOWN CAUSE YOU WANT PEACE THERE WHEN THE DAY TIME TURNS TO NIGHT AND THE FEAR SURROUNDS YOU JUST PRAY TO JESUS AND YOU’LL FIND PEACE THERE SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP DON’T YOU WEEP, BABY, WEEP SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP EVERY TRAVELER PASSING THROUGH KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR WILL FIND ENCOURAGEMENT YES, HE’LL FIND PEACE THERE AND WHEN YOU MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY PUT YOUR FEET TO REST AND TAKE IT EASY ENJOY THE PEACE THERE SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP DON’T YOU WEEP, BABY, WEEP SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP SO WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING BACK ON TIME AND YOU WANT TO CRY PLEASE JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU MADE PEACE THERE SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP DON’T YOU WEEP, BABY, WEEP SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP
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This is my second record. It was made with the wonderfully talented Ben West in his basement studio in Detroit. The songs all happened as life happened. They were written while driving, while celebrating a birthday in Geneva, while recovering from love lost, discovering love found and everywhere in between.

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released January 1, 2008

Produced by busbee and Ben West
Mixed by Ben West

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