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Cornfield
02:53
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When I was a child, a child, a child
I believed in Santa Claus
And that there was a wild, a wild, a wild
creature in the cornfield
And we lived a mile, a mile, a mile
from the first convenience store
So I learned to snack, to snack on
stolen ears of corn
Oh, be careful, oh,
Be careful what
you put in your mouth
My baby, oh, be careful, oh,
Be careful what
you put in your mouth
My baby, oh!
Then I was a teenager
just like any other one
And no one knew if I was gonna
be a girl or be a boy
I know that you know this story
but I bet you didn’t know
It started with a wild, a wild, a wild
creature in the cornfield
Oh, be careful, oh,
Be careful what
you put in your mouth
My baby, oh, be careful, oh,
Be careful what
you put in your mouth
My baby, oh!
maybe I should run
maybe I should run
maybe I should run away with my history
be careful what comes out of your mouth
Now I am a wild, a wild, a wild
creature on the hide-a-bed
Now I am a modern woman
sleeping with the arrowhead
Oh, be careful, oh,
Be careful what
you put in your mouth
My baby, oh, be careful, oh,
Be careful what
you put in your mouth
My baby, oh
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Wedding Bands
03:55
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I'm knockin our wedding bands together
in the morning we're holding hands
in the morning we're knocking knees together
to the tune of the ampersand
why make myself an outcast
to the lovingest arms I've known?
to the arms that love me so well
I'm as cold as a tombstone
and I don't know why, I...
but it feels bad, and it makes me cry
til I'm bone dead, til I'm bone dry
til I'm bone dry, uh-huh
I'm gonna be
the one to fight
to the one to scream
the one to cry
I'm gonna need
your love tonight
your light
for better or for worse I lost my fight to be alone
I drove myself out in the cold, now baby I'm coming home
and I'm coming home, home
cuz it feels good, and it lies flat
and it holds tight, and it feels fat
it feels… fat, fat, fat, fat, fat
I'm coming home
cuz it feels fat
it feels fat
uh-huh
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Highest Hopes
06:03
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the beating wind through the cracks in your car
and your heart shaped face in the dark
and we are smiling softly as we talk
and we are calm as clocks
I can feel your love like a rope
thrown beyond us as we float
you awaken my highest hopes
you hold his hand and turn the other cheek
you laugh aloud though you can hardly speak
you are a wave that crashes on concrete
and we are thick as thieves
I can feel your love like a rope
thrown beyond us as we float
you awaken my highest hopes
oh he is a part of us
how awesome is the cost
oh love is an albatross
who awakens my hopes
highest hopes
the beating of a moth against my eyes
and I can almost hear him as he flies
a little sound of startle and surprise
and we are still as skies
I can feel your love like a rope
thrown beyond us as we float
you awaken my highest hopes
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I Was Young Once
03:37
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I was young once, I was young once,
and you are young.
And I was in love once, I was in love once,
and you are not in love...
come and complicate my life,
come and make me an unhappy wife,
come and put your hand in mine,
come and drink all my wine.
(ooh... ooh)
and I was almost, I was almost
a normal girl
then you came along and I'm not a tom
nor a sweater set and pearls...
this is the way to break my heart
and you don't even know
that you know it
letting me hold you in my arms
(ooh... ooh)
send me a postcard, drop me a line
and take some alone time
I wrote you a poem, I wrote you a rhyme
and I folded it into a valentine...
and tucked it underneath my bed
chantilly white and blood red
some things are better left unsaid
I banish the thought from my head
and this is the way
this is the way
this is the way to forget
(ooh... ooh)
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No One Knows
04:52
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I wish I could stay calm
I only smile because I'm scared
of what we're talking about
and yet, I hope to draw you out
I miss the days before we met
cuz you make me worry about you
and when I think you need some help
I only talk about myself
no one knows what a sorry girl you've been
no one knows what a sad, sad queen
no one knows what a fog you're in
no one knows
no one knows
no one knows
no one knows what you mean
no one knows what you mean
you give so much of you to me
yet still I don't know who you are
when you are by yourself
is it sublime or is it hell?
no one knows what a happy girl you've been
no one knows what a mad, mad dream
no one knows what a groove you're in
no one knows
no one knows
no one knows
no one knows where you've been
no one knows where you've been
Ooh... if I close my eyes
and open up my hands, would I
be crowing with surprise
or would I cry
"No one knows,
no one knows,
no one knows what I've seen
no one knows what I've seen."
I'm trying to make you cry
to see you as you are
it's all about me in the end
and I want to be your friend
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The Blue Seed
04:39
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On a day that I like
I'm burnin' the blue seed
I'm burnin' the blue seed
I wanna see the green flames
I wanna see the green flames
I wanna call my neighbor names
like Loosy Lucy
Come on, yellow canary
oooh hooo,
oohwoo (ooohwoo)
oooh hooo,
oohwoo (ooohwoo)
Well, my baby gave me the boot
and I'm singin' a happy tune
I'm singin' a happy tune
for a million happy days
I don't hear no sad songs
I just hear the cars and trucks
and there ain't no cat is gonna cross this road...
ain't no cat is gonna cross this old broadway
oooh hooo,
oohwoo (ooohwoo)
oooh hooo,
oohwoo (ooohwoo)
(solo)
Well I don't have a job
I just sit on the porch
I just sit on the porch until
they come to take me away
I don't feel no heat on my heels
I just feel the cool breeze
feel the cool breeze blowin' on
a summer day, and
On a day that I like
I'm burnin' the blue seed
I'm burnin' the blue seed
I wanna see the green flames
I wanna see the green flames
I wanna call my neighbor names
like Loosy Lucy
Come on, yellow canary
Like Fancy Nancy
and Come on, Kitten Caboose
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7. |
Like a Miracle
05:46
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Some people love what is easiest for people to love.
Some people just love who’s loving them.
But somehow I knew I just couldn’t really fall for you
until you fell out of love with me.
I don’t believe it,
It’s so unfair,
And you’re the first person I’d take anywhere.
I’d take you anywhere
I’d take you anywhere
I’d take you anywhere
I’d take you anywhere
Let me pick you up
Let my body love the thing it loves
Let me take you out to the local clubs
And listen to the sound of the people living in our town
Some of the finest things are free
I don’t believe it,
It’s so beautiful
Someone sings a song, it’s a miracle
It’s like a miracle
It’s like a miracle
It’s like a miracle
It’s like a miracle
But where’s your song tonight
Something’s on your mind
You’ve gone quiet
Isn’t love enough to make you feel alright
I don’t believe it,
You just won’t sing
And you’re the first person I’d tell anything
I’d tell you anything
(doesn't repeat - goes straight into the solo)
Now I want you back
I want you so bad, I want you back
How did we get on such a wrong track
There’s no going back
We can try to keep our friendship intact
But some things just aren’t meant to be
I don’t believe it
Stupid love!
And you’re the first person I’m not afraid of
I’m not afraid of
I’m not afraid of
I’m not afraid of
I’m not afraid of *here I'll start singing the "echo" part in parentheses* (oh I'd tell you anything)
I’d tell you anything (I'd take you anywhere)
I’d take you anywhere (ooh it's like a miracle)
It’s like a miracle (that I'm not afraid of)
I'm not afraid of
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