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I wouldn't miss it for the world
I wouldn't ditch you for some other girl
Or trade you in just for another pearl
For the world, for the world...
I wouldn't leave you in the lurch
My darlin' I for one know how that hurts
And I couldn't think of anything worse
To be in the lurch, in the lurch...
Well if you're worried that I won't show
I'll say it now so you always know
If I were you I wouldn't fret so
I wouldn't wish upon a wishbone
I wouldn't ever sell you short
I wouldn't even get a second thought
To have you waving at me from the port
Sell you short, sell you short...
I wouldn't dream of being late
I've pitched my tent outside your front gate
I drove all night to get across state
For being late, being late...
Well if you're worried that I won't show
I'll say it now so you always know
If I were you I wouldn't fret so
I wouldn't wish upon a wishbone
I wouldn't miss it for the world
I wouldn't miss it for the world
I wouldn't miss it for the world
I wouldn't miss it for the world
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Don't Tell My Girl
05:18
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Don't tell my girl that I danced with another...
I was so high
I felt her neck
Warm on mine
You never know where you will find another
Oh my poor heart
I'm begging of you
Don't start
Don't tell my girl that I danced with another
On the first of June
How can I describe --
how I fawned and I swooned
We sway, we sway, we sway...
On the way home in the back of the limo...
That her ma had booked
I noticed she looked --
right at me
from the opposite seat
And my heart it beat
as I feigned sleep
through the rain and sleet
down Main Street
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We Are Leaves
05:02
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He said we're leaves, falling, blowing and floating
around to the ground
We are leaves waiting, trusting and hoping
without any sound
The wind our direction, soft imperfection
And nobody sees our flaws
'Cause we are leaves, fumbling and tumbling
through windows and doors
What if I told you the fall had come at
the end of a summer
and our branches were letting us free?
Would you just sigh, helpless
and drift on away from me?
He said we're leaves fallin', stretching and clawing
our way through the clouds
We are shade providers, and no-one can hide us
away from the crowd
The wind our direction, soft imperfection
And nobody sees our flaws
'Cause we are leaves, fumbling and tumbling
through windows and doors
What if I told you the fall had come at
the end of a summer
and our branches were letting us free?
Would you just sigh, helpless
and drift on away from me?
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So Glad It's Over
06:26
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Deep in my sleep
Restlessly dreaming
Saw you were hurt
And I woke up screaming
I think I am calm
I feel I am sober
And I'm so glad it's over
So glad it's over
So glad it's over
Over for now...
Leaving at dawn
Eyes dark and weary
Trying to accept
This confusion I'm feeling
But on my way home
I breathe so much slower
And I'm so glad it's over
So glad it's over
So glad it's over
Over for now...
...
Knock at your door
Lord how I miss you
Love in my gut
Nervous to kiss you
The wait it was long
My heart it is laboured
But I'm so glad it's over
So glad it's over
So glad it's over
Over for now...
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It's Okay To Cry
04:18
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It's okay to cry
Once in a while, once in a while
There's no need to hide
Tears behind your sweet eyes
Rain falls from the sky
Every once in a while, once in a while
There's no need to hide
Step outside, don't be shy
I know you're feeling tired
I can tell you're blue
But if you cry and dry your eyes
You'll be fine
We all hide behind
A disguise, a disguise
Pointing at half mast to the grass
On the other side
Envy makes us shy
Makes us sigh, makes us cry
There's no need to hide
Step outside, don't be shy
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Smile
04:51
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Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
Though there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by if you just
Smile through the fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide any trace of sadness
Although a tear may be every so near
Well that's the time you must keep on smiling
Smile, what's the use in crying?
You'll see that life is still worthwhile
If you just ...
If you're in need of kindness
Let's put the past behind us
I remember too all the things I said to you
Well the message is clear and simple:
Babe, let me see your dimples
Everything will be reconciled
If you just ...
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Loneliness
04:37
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Can't concentrate while you're fucking upstairs
Well the floorboards creak and the walls are thin
I might as well be lying there
Hmm, and I feel it
That loneliness, it's mortal
Ooh and I feel it
That void you left is in between my arms
It's a living thing, it breathes, it smells
Exactly like your charm
Oh and I feel it
That loneliness, it's mortal
Oh and I feel it
Shame that the song only lasts for an hour
Well you only hear it once and the verses leave you
Singing in the shower
Oh and I feel it
That loneliness, it's mortal
Oh and I feel it
I've seen it all in the sleepy abstraction
Oblivious when I awake
Starving for some action
Oh and I feel it
That loneliness, it's mortal
Oh and I feel it
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Fools Like Me
04:29
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Fools like me
don't need teeth
They will swallow
whole
Whole
They will swallow
whole
Devil dreams
of fools like me
That is what I'm
told
Told
That is what I'm
told
I wish for many things
That I'll never obtain
I know my place in the line
But I can't explain
And you couldn't either
If you had to be the
Fool like me
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Train Driver
03:30
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Train driver, train driver
Hold the line, hold the line
Train driver, train driver
Hold the line, hold the line
And we'll get to heaven on time
We'll get to heaving on time
Don't you mind, don't you mind
I know you're leavin', know you're leavin'
Sure as rain, sure as rain
I know you're leavin', know you're leavin'
Sure as rain, sure as rain
But I'm sure I'll see you again
I'm sure I'll see you again
And again, and again
Just let me know dear, let me know dear
When you're gone, when you're gone
Let me know dear, let me know dear
When you're gone, when you're gone
So I can be moving along
So I can be moving along
On and on, on and on
Oh provider, oh provider
Lord of mine, lord of mine
Oh provider, oh provider
Lord of mine, lord of mine
If you could just give me a sign
If you could just give me a sign
I'll be fine, and I won't be lonely tonight
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Luke Brennan Melbourne, Australia
New album "Take Wing" out now - impressions of disappearance and clarity, reflections on loneliness and comfort.
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