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DON’T STEP UP (TO THE MICROPHONE)
Don’t - don’t you know
That there’s a song out there
That will choke you up
And leave you bare
It will knock you down
And drag you through debris
It’s danger
Don’t you see
So don’t step up
To the microphone
That song request
Should be left alone - watch out
Spare your heartache
From a big display
Better keep that
Song away
That use to be
A song you’d do
Back in
1992
Don’t - don’t you know
That there’s a girl out there
Who broke your heart
Beyond repair
To sing
“It’s Gonna Take a Miracle”
That’s just too
Damn lyrical
So don’t step up
To the microphone
That song request
Should be left alone - watch out
Love will kick you
Like it usually does
Better leave behind
What was
She used to sing
That song with you
Back in
1992
Or was that back in
’93
Leave it be
Leave it be
Leave it be
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HIGHWIRE
03:22
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HIGHWIRE
I see there’s hope for me
‘Cross the highwire
There is no net below
Only fire
I know it’s a gamble
It makes no sense
My life’s a circus ‘cause
It’s intense
Strike up the band and
Step in the game
I’ll walk the line then
Pop the champagne
Life will transpire
‘Cross the highwire
I dream of better days
Beyond the brim
Here with my troupe it’s all
Sink or swim
I’m not a showman
Nor acrobat
I’ll take my chances through
I’ll do that
I walk above the rising flames
That leap into the air
That lick the bottoms of my feet
And fill me with despair
This I must bear
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BE YOURSELF AGAIN
03:36
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BE YOURSELF AGAIN
You lost yourself
A long time ago
You took the part
In a picture show
You played the lead
So smooth and sure
This grand facade
Gave you nothing more
Now you turn your eyes
Up to the blue
To ask yourself
Just who are you
Who are you
To wear a cape
Take off the mask
Time to escape
Back to where
You came from
Back to
The wild blue yonder
Back to
The days of wonder
Back to
The beautiful mystery
Of who you are
You want to be
To be yourself again
You want to be
To be yourself again
Now you’re trying on
Your old jogging suit
Running up
An old familiar route
Rounding the corners
Of your mind
See the people, places
Of a time
Hear stupid songs
You used to sing
Running laps
Can be a special thing
That brings you back
To the early days
Feeling good - yeah
Brings you back
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GUARDIAN ANGEL
03:15
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GUARDIAN ANGEL
Where have you been
My guardian angel
I hear you knocking
At my door
Guess you want in
Are you on a bender
Did you wake up
On the floor
Where to begin
I called up heaven
They said
“Angels do not sin”
Oh how they lie for you
It’s all so
Inconceivable
Ok - you can
Come on in
You slur your speech
And you stink of gin
‘Fess up
I’ll take nothing less
Oh guardian
I know I’m in trouble now
When you act like your double
The evil twin
Where have you been
Where have you been
Where have you been
While you were gone
My guardian angel
I just sat here
On this shelf
‘Cause you were gone
I was scared to step out
And put at risk my
Mental health
Could not go on
I placed an ad out
It read
“I need my guardian”
Still not a peep from you
It all felt
So mysterious
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TRAPDOOR
03:19
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TRAPDOOR
I’ll grab a guitar and pen
To cast things into view
And look at the cold dark days
The time yeah I left you
Strings now I strum
May the words come
Rectify this folly
I have found
Sweet became tart
But when we did part
Love fell in
The trapdoor to my heart
Trapdoor to my heart
The trapdoor to my heart
When I was a 5 year old
I camped Yosemite Park
I marveled the waterfalls
And a fire fall after dark
Tears down my face
When I left that place
Now I keep emotions
Tucked inside
You picked the lock
I felt the shock
Love fell in
The trapdoor to my heart
Trapdoor to my heart
The trapdoor to my heart
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Lawrence Elk Portland, Oregon
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