1. |
Color by the Numbers
03:17
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COLOR BY THE NUMBERS
There you go again
Bit off more than you can swallow
Gave up all your friends
Said you've got bigger dreams to follow
Now momma's upset
'Cause you didn't leave no note
You just up and left
Kid I think you 'bout to choke
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Keep it simple kid
You ain't the kind for the busy life
Take it easy kid
Don't go gettin' lost in the city lights
Yeah, your eyes are crossed and your shoes are untied
Color by the numbers and you might just get by all right
You said big men, don't bother takin' baby steps
Think again, and count the ways that you’ve been blessed
Now momma’s upset, 'cause you gave her the slip
Watch your step, boy I think you 'bout to trip
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2. |
We Never Sleep
03:44
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WE NEVER SLEEP
"We never sleep but we’re always dreaming"
She whispers and smiles
Some nights First Avenue is teeming
Some nights we just get high and get lost for a while
We never sleep we just keep waiting
We never sleep we just keep waiting
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For the hustle, the hurry, the sound and the fury
And the sweet smell of summer as the sun sinks down low
Oh, I know we’re both tired, but this city’s on fire
Our thirst runs too deep, so baby we never sleep
We never die but we’re always dying
To feel that warm feeling again
There are angels in the lights on Seventh
And devils in the darkness of Ten-Ten
We never sleep and we’ve stopped trying
We never sleep we're still just dying
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And we could always get some three-two
And we could always go to Ten-Ten
Ain’t you heard about the night club called the Nice Nice
Southeast Fourth to Fifteenth & Franklin
Yeah we keep running down those Southeast streets
And we’re just blazing through the August heat
But we never wake up at Fifteenth & Franklin
'Cause we never sleep, we just keep waiting
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We never sleep we just keep waiting
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3. |
Smoke Signals
04:00
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SMOKE SIGNALS
I was wading in waters of dangers untold
Between youthful daydreams and memories old
In the dark of your mind in that city of lights
Does the fire still singe the black edges of night?
'Cause I remember when the flames would roar
We had it all, but baby, you wanted more
Now I'm burning in the light of day
Hoping to send a smoke signal your way
We stopped by woods on a snowy eve
And kissed in silence under the skeletons of the trees
Do you recall the words you whispered to me then?
'Cause I don't either and I may never again
In that ancient place, far out of sight
We sealed our vows in fire and night
Now I'm burning in the light of day
Hoping to send a smoke signal your way
There's a Promethean spark flashing through my veins
And its smoke causes ghosts to rise from these plains
Your lifeblood's the city, but I just couldn't leave
This town we grew up in that made us believe
The firebrand still smolders on
The man on the corner still sings the same song
Now I'm burning in the light of day
Hoping to send a smoke signal your way
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4. |
Dream People
04:57
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DREAM PEOPLE
My mind’s eye sets them free
When daylight comes, they cease to be
I know their faces but the names won’t come
Their lips are moving but forever they’ll be dumb
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They are lost and can’t be found
They can’t make a sound
These dream people come to life
Hurry, hurry, turn on the light
Cities filled inside my head
Hanging by a single thread
They don’t know when I awake
Their tether to this world will break
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You and I are alike
We’ve been living behind closed eyes
No matter what dreams may come
We’re forever lost to the rising sun
Dare I dream after daylight?
Dare I dream?
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5. |
Boston
04:40
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BOSTON
Too much to say for one rainy day
So I’ll take the first bus to Boston just to get away
I know I can’t hide from the love inside
But I can hide from you so I’ll never have to lie
'Cause there’s got to be a better way to say what I need to say
But the battle’s been lost so I guess I’m on my way
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I can tell you no lies
So I must walk in disguise
Although I know love comes and goes
I still try
How can a man be so alone
When he’s got so many numbers on his telephone?
So many people to talk to but nothing to say
I guess I’ll let this dirty water take me away
'Cause there’s got to be a better place, there’s got to be a better taste
To get rid of all this bitterness
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