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Something to Believe In
03:26
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There's a sound to your sleeplessness
Like crimes in a hiding place
Calling out to be found
Broken down by the game
There's a river running between us
Too troubling to traverse
Surging with unsung songs
Laden with unsaid words
Your silhouette to my left
Burning behind closed eyes
I fear I'm forgetting your touch
Do you remember mine
In the morning bells will ring
From the church on the corner
We were never the praying kind
Lately I've got to wonder
Give me something to believe in
Something to help us through
Something worth fighting for
Something to hold on to
I've got my own secret crimes
Like phantoms of the night
Daring me in the dark
To bring them to light
And the morning birds have woken
They're not afraid to sing
Their sweet angelic songs
While those church bells ring
Give me something to believe in
Something to help us through
Something worth fighting for
Something to hold on to
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2. |
Someday
03:55
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I let it burn 'til morn again
The little lamp beside the bed
Like a beacon or a firefly
To light the darkest part of night
I mapped out plans in the ceiling cracks
Gonna leave this place and never look back
Miles beyond this dust bowl city
To the countryside, all green and pretty
Someday, maybe someday
Someday, maybe someday
I don't mean to pass the time this way
Thinking, someday, maybe someday
Kaleidoscope of scattered dreams
Stardust, hopes, old memories
Turned over one too many times
They've kind of lost their edge, lost their shine
They're all the things I can't forget
Things I said I'd do and haven't yet
Nagging me the whole day through
Keeping me up most nights, too
Someday, maybe someday
Someday, maybe someday
I don't mean to pass the time this way
Thinking, someday, someday
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3. |
See You Again
04:04
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It's a whirlwind life with the job and the kids
Sunup 'til sundown, days become weeks
Running ourselves ragged, fueled on coffee
Homework and lessons and 6 am hockey
On the go all the time gets so lonesome
And I wanna see you again
I wanna see you again
Look into your eyes
Smile 'til we cry
'Cause that's how life
Works for old friends
Sometimes they play that song
The one we used to sing
When we were kids jumping off
The backyard swing
In the old tree house, we'd chat about the days
We'd be all grown up, seemed a million miles away
Now look at us, time hasn't let up
And I wanna see you again
I wanna see you again
Look into your eyes, smile 'til we cry
'Cause that's how life
Works for old friends
No, we never mean for years to slip by
From last visit, 'til next time
I wanna see you again
Just hold you tight and breathe you in
We'll talk and we'll laugh
Like no time has passed
Old stories come back
Do you remember when?
I wanna see you again
I wanna see you again
Look into your eyes, smile 'til we cry
'Cause that's how life
Works for old friends
I wanna see you again
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I'm falling in love with you tonight
Something about the way the stars
Sparkle in your eyes
That look that says so much
The carefulness of your touch
I'm falling in love with you tonight
I never thought I'd love again
Didn't know a heart broke so many times
Would ever mend
The feel of your fingertips
The taste of your tender lips
No, I never thought I'd love again
When I was young, I threw pennies into wells
Wishing for a fairy tale ending
Now I've grown older and it's been so very long
Since I wished for anything at all
Somewhere along the line
I stopped believing I would find
Someone like you
Sometimes it takes time
For dreams to come true
I'm falling in love with you tonight
If only time would slow down
And delay the morning light
I'd lie in your warm embrace
Learn the lines on your face
I'm falling in love with you tonight
I'm falling in love with you tonight
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5. |
No Slowing Down
04:10
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Mama, I done what I was told
Found me good boy and we built us a home
I closed my eyes and it all passed me by
Now I'm feeling the ache in my bones
We were young and so full of dreams
No hope was too high, for us it seemed
Day by day, the years slipped away
Leaving behind faded memories
Time goes faster and faster
And there's no slowing down
No slowing down
Lost my Charlie one long night last summer
A good father and no man worked harder
Making ends meet was no easy feat
While raising our sons and our daughters
I keep busy and sometimes don't notice
Just how quiet and empty the house is
Mama, it's true, I'm so much like you
All I want is the kids home this Christmas
And time goes faster and faster
And there's no slowing down
No slowing down
Not every sunset's an ending
Gonna lie down and wait for the morning
The still of the night comforts me
And each new sunrise is a blessing
Time goes faster and faster
And there's no slowing down
No slowing down
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6. |
Still Wanting
02:58
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Fools we played
Cards we laid
Empty words spoken
Now look at us?
How careless
Playing with hearts broken
Darkness falls
Night bird calls
Tell me, what's coming?
The first to go
How'd you know
The best time for leaving me
Still wanting?
Night wears thin
Awake again
Heavy dreams haunt me
Dawn soon breaks
All that aches
Leaving me still wanting
Still wanting
Still wanting
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7. |
More Than Lovers
05:02
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Sitting by the window
Staring out at nothing
Trying to find some comfort in
The sun shining in
Ever since we crossed that line
Well, honey, you've been on my mind
And I can't get no rest
When I see you again
Won't you stay with me
A little bit longer
And hold me close
Like there is no other
Forget about her
'Til a little later
And kiss me sweet
Like we're more than lovers
I can't help but cry sometimes
I know I should know better
Like my mama taught me
When I was just a girl
And here I am, a grown woman
I don't know what I'm doing
Playing the fool, falling in love
With another woman's man
Won't you stay with me
A little bit longer
And hold me close
Like there is no other
Forget about her
'Til a little later
And kiss me sweet
Like we're more than lovers
I can't keep pretending
To believe what you say
You ain't leaving her
It never works that way
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8. |
Start Over
04:52
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There's a cool wind blowing in
Cloud cover to hide the pretty skies
It sure feels good on my burning skin
Takes the sting right out of my eyes
I'm tired of figuring how long it's been
Feel I've been fighting far too long
Wearing regret like a heavy sin
Bearing the weight of all I done wrong
Right now I wanna lay down
Under blue skies, on peaceful ground
Turn myself in, shed my skin
From dust to dust
Carried away in the wind
I wanna start over again
Old habits, they're so hard to break
Booze and blow having me chasing the high
God knows I've gotta change my ways
Running on empty, hardly getting by
Right now I wanna lay down
Under blue skies, on peaceful ground
Turn myself in, shed my skin
From dust to dust
Carried away in the wind
I wanna start over again
I can turn this around
I can do better than this
I can right some wrongs
And believe in second chances
Right now I wanna lay down
Under blue skies, on peaceful ground
Turn myself in, shed my skin
From dust to dust
Carried away in the wind
I wanna start over again
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9. |
Heaven Unveiled
03:05
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Remember that time, love?
We lay in the field, love
And wept in the sunset
Of heaven unveiled
I'll be right here, love
Right by your side, love
I'll hold your hand
And ease your mind
You've lived a good life
You've done your best
Gave more than enough love
Now you can rest
Soon will be saying
Our last goodbye, love
Into the light
With angels you'll fly
Whenever I'll miss you
I'll go to the field
And lie in the grass
And feel you near
When my time comes, love
I know that you'll be there
Waiting for me, love
Dans la lumière
Remember that time, love?
We lay in the field
And wept in the sunset
Of heaven unveiled
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10. |
Almost Poetry
05:43
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Such pretty words circling
Half of them are lost on me
Your eyes, they say everything
I have to look away
Past half-truths and fantasies
Over glasses half empty
And a valley of disparity
Between what I see and what you say
What you say
And I will hold onto hope
Yes, my glass is half full
But I won't play stupid anymore
No, that's no longer me
You see?
I've given more than been given
And I've been unwillingly taken
Those times I leave forsaken
But not forgotten, you see
You can't forget those kinds of things
Your words, almost poetry
Not sober yet sobering
They fall almost silently
A little too far away
It's better that way
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Carrie Day Edmonton, Alberta
Writer, singer and performer of songs.
Musician and recording artist.
Poet and painter.
Lover of all things creative.
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