1. |
Old Roads
02:52
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Like old roads grown over
We heal with time
We return to ourselves
Scarred from the life
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
You might make some bad moves
And make you feel bereft
Like old roads grown over
Till there's nothing left
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads I wonder
Will you be the same
Will you return to yourself
Will you call my name
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
Like old roads
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2. |
Take Me Home
02:39
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Take me home
To mama
Take me home
To the sea
Here I am
In West Virginia
Such a lonely
Place to be
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
To the sea
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
To the sea
Well I'm twitching
Cause I'm fishing
In my mind
On the sea
But I'm stuck in
West Virginia
And I don't know
When I'll be free
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
To the sea
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
To the sea
Well I'm living
In the mountain
Where the only
Thing is time
But I won't forget
Where I came from
Cause its written
On my mind
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
To the sea
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
To mama
Take me home
To the sea
Here I am
In West Virginia
Such a lonely
Place to be
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3. |
Travelling Far
04:55
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Living is a crazy thing
Controlling almost everything
Circling around a ring
Out there
You and me we took a leap
Knowing we could fall down deep
Now you are a part of me
I feel
If I am a better man
When I go I won't be travelling far
If I give to you my friend
Then I know I won't be travelling far
Life can be a fleeting thing
Never knowing what it brings
Circling around a ring
Out there
You and me we took a leap
Knowing we could fall down deep
Now you are a part of me
I feel
Now and then when I think of you
Laughing cruising in a car
I can see you with me now
And I know you won't be travelling far
You and me
We got a bond so big
Somebody make this thing go away
You and me
We got a bond so big
Somebody make this thing go away
Now and then when I think of you
Laughing cruising in a car
I can see you with me now
And I know you won't be travelling far
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4. |
Berry Bushes
05:11
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Early morning on the farm
Before everything awakes
Walking round the shack
Looking for a snack
In the wee wee hours
In the wee wee hours
In the tall grass
In the berry bushes too
I contemplate life
And what I mean to you
In the setting sun
In the glow of the moon
I contemplate life
And what I mean to you
Get up bright and early
Gotta plan the day ahead
Bunch'a mouths to feed
Follow someone else's lead
Get the laundry done
Get the laundry done
In the tall grass
In the berry bushes too
I contemplate life
And what I mean to you
In the setting sun
In the glow of the moon
I contemplate life
And what I mean to you
It's an old gravel road
Places with no marked names
Could be anywhere
But here I know
Something's changed
Some things change
Some things change
Some things change
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5. |
In a Canoe
04:00
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I'm in a canoe
And as simple as day
My worries have lifted
Or drifted away
Land of flatware
And red and white pine
Sunset wave patterns
Like strawberry wine
And there go my fears
Just as simple as that
The canoe and the paddle
And liquid lay flat
The quiet is loud
I can hear little things
The dragonfly clicks
And the flick of their wings
I turn in three-sixty's
I look up and down
I am fully immersed
Here away from the town
I'm in a canoe
And as simple as day
My worries have lifted
Or drifted away
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6. |
Hearts
05:42
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You creep into the darkness
Where I sleep surrounded by hearts
And if the world knows
Well it sure isn't letting on
Whatever was here
Now is gone
Sometimes I wish
That I was strong
Like you
Who carries the world on your shoulders
More beautiful now that you're older
She'll never forget what he told her
Go on your way and don't look back
Hearts only break when they're under attack
I'll still be here out in the tool shack
You can count on that
Look me up when you come back
Look me up when you come back
Go to school
And learn a lot
Find a boy
Who's gonna make you hot
Take some time
To tie the knot
Life is sweet
You've only got one shot
Now look at you
With the world on your shoulders
More beautiful now
That you're older
Go on your way and don't look back
Hearts only break when they're under attack
I'll still be here out in the tool shack
You can count on that
Look me up when you come back
Look me up when you come back
You creep
Into the darkness
Where I sleep
Surrounded by hearts
And if the world knows
Well it sure isn't letting on
Whatever was here
Now is gone
Sometimes I wish
That I was strong
Like you
Go on your way and don't look back
Hearts only break when they're under attack
I'll still be here out in the tool shack
You can count on that
Look me up when you come back
Look me up when you come back
Look me up when you come back
Look me up when you come back
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7. |
Sailing
03:39
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When I walk I feel your silence
Wrapped around me like a blanket
And the rain sheds down
From the silent layered clouds
Above my head
Piece it all together now
Sometimes overwhelming
But I know I'll get through this
I know
There are times when you'll be sailing
Out on clear blue open waters
There are times when the wind
Will blow a hole right through your skin
And leave you with nothin
Piece it all together now
Sometimes overwhelming
But I know you'll get through this
I know
***
Piece it all together now
Sometimes overwhelming
But I know I'll get through this
I know
Piece it all together now
Sometimes overwhelming
But I know you'll get through this
I know
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8. |
Thinking of You Again
05:19
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I still have your sleeping bag
It reminds me of our trip
I still have your black book
It reminds me of your wit
I still have your guitar strap
It reminds me of your heart
I still have your tennis racket
Although it’s falling apart
There I go thinking of you again
There I go thinking of you again
I still have your CDs
Though I can’t play them anymore
I still have your blue vase
It reminds me of your core
I still have your angel
Flying in the Milky Way
I still have your letters
That you wrote to me one day
There I go thinking of you again
There I go thinking of you again
I wonder how to thank you
I wonder if you’d mind
I wonder how to tell you
Tell you that I’m fine
I wonder how to thank you
I wonder if you’d mind
I wonder how to tell you
Tell you that I’m fine
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9. |
Skyscraper
05:38
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You are still there
Always will be
But you're fading
Like a skyscraper
In my rearview
And I'm gonna
Find my way back
Back to you
Someday
Now I'm walking
Down a river
And you're whispering
In my ear
Oh I'm walking
Down a river
And you're whispering
In my ear
Sometimes we can
Be so trouble
And on the verge of
All out war
Then you step back
Then you realize
We're so far from
The dawn of time
And my angel
Walks beside me
In the dark and quiet night
And my angel
Walks beside me
In the darkness of the night
I've been searching
For the meaning
Of our sadness
All this time
I might have you
For one fleeting
Little moment
Of my life
Don't go darling
It's not over
See the twinkle
In your eye
Don't go darling
It's not over
See the twinkle
In your eye
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10. |
Power Outages
03:30
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Give me power outages
Every now and then
Cause time slows down and
I can breathe again
Sit in candlelight
Warm shadows that bind
Thinking thoughts I haven't
In a long long time
Going back to my hometown
Counting all the steps
All the places I've been
All the faces I've left
Though our future's uncertain
Our past is so clear
It unfolded around us
Then it fell like a tear
My darling tomorrow
I wish I could stay
Hold you till someone
Comes to pull me away
***
Every night every morning
I will rise to be seen
Every night every morning
I will rise to be seen
Give me power outages
Every now and then
Cause time slows down and
I can breathe
Again
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11. |
This Boat
03:24
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This boat will be my bride
This boat will be my bride
This boat will be my bride
It'll take me to the other side
Alright
This sea will take us in
This sea will take us in
This sea will take us in
But we will surface up again
Alright
This tree will always stand
This tree will always stand
This tree will always stand
It'll give us a helping hand
Alright
Heaven knows where the river and the railroads cross
Heard 'em say that you can only find yourself if you get lost
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
I want to treat you kind
I want to treat you kind
I want to treat you kind
And live with you if you don't mind
Alright
Heaven knows where the river and the railroads cross
Heard 'em say that you can only find yourself if you get lost
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
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12. |
40 Degrees
03:57
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When you're young
And you don't know better
What do you do
Do you run around in sweaters
On the hot night
40 degrees in the summer
Looking for a lover
When you're awake
And lying in the rain again
Gotta feel something
Splashing on your face
Until the hot night
40 degrees in the summer
Looking for a lover
When you're young
And under so much pressure
To find someone
To give you all that pleasure
On the hot night
40 degrees in the summer
Looking for a lover
When you're young
It's easy to get jaded
Finding your way
Maybe intoxicated
On the hot night
40 degrees in the summer
Can't find a lover
When you're young
And you don't know better
What do you do
Do you run around in sweaters
On the hot night
40 degrees in the summer
Looking for a lover
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13. |
Drop in the Ocean
04:09
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Tonight
With no clouds
With no moon
And the lapping of the waves
I stand
With no one
With the loons
And the stars above the lake
And I breathe it in
No one can know when they'll be here again
And I soak it in
Cuz life is just a drop in the ocean
If I stare
Out to space
The black wall
With holes poked all over the place
If I dive
In the deep
To return
To the air when it hits my face
And I breathe it in
No one can know when they'll be here again
And I soak it in
Cuz life is just a drop in the ocean
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14. |
Ali
04:57
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Gonna float like a butterfly
And sting like a bee
Out of these ashes like Muhammed Ali
Gonna fight till it's over
Until we are free
Out in the masses like Muhammed Ali
I learned from the hand
That power doesn't make a man
Neither does money, fame or greed
Respect the land
Without it you wouldn't stand
Remember that won't you baby
Gonna float like a butterfly
And sting like a bee
Out of these ashes like Muhammed Ali
Gonna fight till it's over
Until we are free
Out in the masses like Muhammed Ali
They built the system high
It favoured only white guys
Others started from their knees
Generations on
The legacy lives on
We gotta break it down rip it at the seams
We gotta break it down rip it at the seams
Gonna float like a butterfly
And sting like a bee
Out of these ashes like Muhammed Ali
Gonna fight till it's over
Until we are free
Out in the masses like Muhammed Ali
They built the system high
It favoured only white guys
Others started from their knees
Generations on
The legacy lives on
We gotta break it down rip it at the seams
We gotta break it down rip it at the seams
Gonna float like a butterfly
And sting like a bee
Out of these ashes like Muhammed Ali
Gonna fight till it's over
Until we are free
Out in the masses like Muhammed Ali
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Geoff Burgess Ottawa, Ontario
Geoff Burgess is a singer-songwriter in Ottawa, Ontario, who writes songs about love, loss, time, and the natural world.
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