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Don't Be Afraid
05:22
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DON’T BE AFRAID
R. Neilson/ T. Neilson/ J. Neilson
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you
And I’m gonna see you through another day
Do not, don’t you dare be discouraged
I’m gonna help you on your way
Troubles come, troubles go but don’t you know I told you so
I’ll be there protecting you through the burning fire
And I will never leave you
I will not deceive you
I will not forsake you ‘cause you’re my child
You belong to me
You’re my child, you belong to me
Don’t be afraid
Don’t you be afraid
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2. |
Holy Moses
03:10
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HOLY MOSES
T. Neilson/ J. Neilson
Losing my mind from losing your love
Raising my eyes to the skies above
But I don’t find nothing, don’t feel nothing but alone
No time to cry when the babies need feeding
Days flying by with nothing new in between them
My soul is wearing thin
Time stretches on, a fool’s marathon
Ever since the day that you done gone
Holy Moses! Holy Moses! Oooo-weeee!
Have mercy on me!
Ain’t no let up, no get up and go
Don’t wanna raise my weary head from my pillow
‘cause there’s bad in my luck, the good got stuck
somewhere on down the road
I can’t be bothered picking up my phone
I wish the whole damn world would just leave me alone
Stop knocking on my door
But nobody can see this burden on me
Back breaking, no one else can carry
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LONELY
R. Neilson/ T. Neilson/ J. Neilson
Lonely wears the clothes left in your drawer
Lonely won’t let me go to places we went before
Lonely makes me walk in the rain
With Lonely is where I’ll remain
Lonely smells like aftershave and cigarettes
Lonely looks like photographs of when we met
Lonely stole your side of the bed
Please stop him I want you here instead
I’m Loneliness, the thing love always leaves
A friend to those in need
I’ll keep you company
Lonely sprinkles dust on your guitar
Lonely keeps the tank full in your car
Lonely hushed the ring of the phone
Lonely won’t leave me alone
Lonely, please leave me alone
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4. |
So Far Away
03:54
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SO FAR AWAY
D. Davidson
Every time I think of you, you get a little smaller
Suns getting lower and the shadows getting taller
Light gets caught in the tree top branches
Released to the fire as the tree becomes ashes
Hills glow gold as the rays of the sun go
High above the water see the cloud sit solo
The whale can dive to the bottom of the ocean
Frozen time and frozen motion
So far away, so far away
When I get there, it’s gonna be a better day
So far away, so far away
I’ll get there tomorrow if I leave yesterday
Say goodbye to the family table
Work when you can and sleep when you’re able
The price keeps rising and the kids are getting bolder
Every time I think of you, you get a little older
Little bit softer and round at the shoulder
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5. |
If Love Were Enough
04:02
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IF LOVE WERE ENOUGH
T. Neilson/ J. Neilson
If love were enough to keep you with me
And if only God would accept currency
I’d buy one more day, a week or a month
If only love were enough
If love were enough, there would be no end
You’d stay to see baby boys grow into men
To tie their bowties and straighten their cuffs
If only love were enough
There is not a day that I haven’t loved you
It’s a habit I never will break
But the greedy old hands on the clock they won’t stop
To give back just one yesterday
But if love were enough we’d dance one more dance
We’d sing one more song
We’d have one more chance
To love and to laugh, to talk and to touch
If only love were enough
If only love were enough
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6. |
Bury My Body
03:17
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BURY MY BODY
T. Neilson
You can bury my body
you can bury my body
you can bury my body deep down in the ground
But the dust and the bone won’t make a sound
You can bury my body
I won’t grow weary no more
Ain’t afraid of death knockin’ on my door
Sweet salvation in the by and by
No more worries, gonna leave them behind
The devil done missed his chance to steal my soul
He crooked his crooked finger and I said Hell, no!
Took the hand of Jesus, pulled me outta the grave
Death was cheated and my soul was saved
You can bury my body
you can bury my body
you can bury my body deep down in the ground
But the dust and the bone won’t make a sound
You can bury my body
‘Cause I’ll be up in glory
I’ll be shoutin’ the story
That they buried my body deep down in the ground
But the weight of this world couldn’t hold me down
But you can bury my body
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Loco Mama
02:11
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LOCO MAMA
T.Neilson
I’m jittery jumpin like a scratchless itch
Like a tail on a tomcat beginning to twitch
I need some sweet silence filling up my head
I need to spend some more time tangled up in my bed
I’m burning up both ends of my wick
Start running while the bomb still ticks
You better hurry up and get out quick
When the Mama go loco
When the Mama go loco
You better get out, better go go
Tick tick tick tick tick POW!
The Mama gone loco
My pulse is poppin’ with a fevered heat
I got the black cat voodoo with a jungle beat
Body shaking and my hair gone wild
I wanna throw down on the floor like a screamin’ child
Seeing red and it don’t mean stop
This firecracker ‘bout to pop
You better bail before I blow my top
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8. |
Heavy Heart
03:44
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HEAVY HEART
T. Neilson
Heavy heart, my arms are tired
From holding you for miles and miles
Across the sea, a cross to bear
It ain’t fair, heavy heart
Heavy heart, you weigh me down
You keep my feet from gaining ground
You took on pain, a stowaway
You’re to blame, heavy heart
Please stop aching
Please stop breaking
Heavy heart, my eyes are dry
Of all the tears spent trying to buy
A bit more time to heal these wounds
Make it soon, heavy heart
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9. |
Only Tears
03:34
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ONLY TEARS
D. Davidson/ T Neilson
Only tears
Is that all I can do
Seems like such a shame
That’s all I have for you
Only tears
No need for such a show
Only tears
Lonely tears
Only tears
Why did you have to go
There’s no one left to blame
And no one left who knows
Only these tears
No need to let them show
Only tears
Lonely tears
Take a grain of salt or two
Add a little water you got tears
Only tears
Lonely tears
Only tears
Only tears
They don’t feel like enough
To give for all the pain
To trade for all the love
Only tears
Are all I have to show
Only tears
Lonely tears
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10. |
Laugh Laugh Laugh
01:50
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LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH
by T.Neilson
I’m teasing up my hair and painting my lips Ruby Woo
Spraying on my Aqua Net and the last of that perfume
you gave to me so long ago
but if I’m blue, you’ll never know
I’m gonna dance dance dance the night away
I’m your good time gal
Honey all you gotta do is say
And when we wave wave wave our last goodbye
I’m gonna laugh laugh laugh until I cry
When the bar is out of whiskey and the band is out of songs
When the last car pulls away and everybody else is gone
I’ll raise my glass, for what it’s worth
Heres to smile smile smiling til it hurts
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11. |
The First Man
03:54
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THE FIRST MAN
T. Neilson/ J. Neilson
The first man that I ever loved was
The first man to ever hold me in his arms
The first time that I cried my very first tear
He was here
The first kiss that I ever gave was to
The first man the one who always kept me safe
From the monsters living under my bed
Or in my head
All the rest gotta live up to the best of the first man
Win or lose we’re trying to fill the shoes of the first man
The first man
The first man, even with his flaws was still
The best man, not despite them but because
It made him the good man that he was
Yes he was
The last time that he said my name was
The last time my heart would ever be the same
The one man I’ll be loving
From the first day to the last day of my life
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