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Trouble Came
03:03
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I was steadfast and I was sane
I was steadfast and I was sane
And the book of job came ringing
Ringing through my brain
I was safe and I was careful yet trouble came
Well I was watched over and I was true
I was watched over and I was true
And I stayed out of folks business
And I stayed out of harm’s way
I was safe I was protected yet trouble came
Little child with your head in the clouds
You know there aint no place to hide
People get petty and people get proud
So just open your arms out wide
Cus there ain’t no door been built that can keep it out
Cus there ain’t no door been built that can keep it out
And there ain’t no wall constructed that will not fall away
I was safe I was careful yet trouble came
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Seaplane
03:34
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Well I skimmed the surface but I stayed on top
Floated there like a boat that dropped
They looked at me like I was insane
I’m the first man to ever land a seaplane
Birds came up, dolphins too
They wondered what this machine might do
Radio called from New York and L.A
To the first man to ever land a seaplane
Maps and measures they fall away into the sea
Birds of paradise and birds of prey they looks the same all look the same
There’s some kind of light when you smile like you do
The airs all white and the water’s all blue
There’s some kind of light when you call my name
Like I’m the first man to ever land a seaplane
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Bead
02:38
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The night burns me up
The day burns me down
I thought consequences were something I’d drown
In a watery grave somewhere far off at sea
But they drew a bead on me
The man at my local
He sure damned my eyes
And I still miss getting drinks there sometimes
I was watching the weather just to see what it’d do
When I drew a bead on you
Lady I can’t lie
And my ears they do ring
I thought consequences were something I’d chain up
And sink to the bottom of a running by stream
But they drew a bead on me
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Town Born Child
03:05
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Well I’m a town born child
I’ve got braces on my name
And you can bet when I show up
I bring all my ghosts with me
Well I’m a town born son
And when the morning comes
I wash off the dust of the dreams
That I never got done
Now I’m keeping an eye out for you
Cause you come from where I want to go to
You’ve got the melodies and music in your ear
So sing this town born child away from here
Well I’m a town born son
And all my teachers knew my brothers
And when I stepped into a classroom
I was just like the others
I’m a town born child
But my mind’s been wondering out for a while
And I never pushed fast or forward
But I always could hold my tongue and force a smile
Now I’m keeping an eye out for you
Cause you come from where I want to go to
You’ve got the melodies and music in your ear
So sing this town born child away from here
On my own driving home
I dream of summer in the winter
Summer in the winter
And when spring comes on I skip my stones
But never watch when they go under
Watch when they go under and down
Now I’m keeping an eye out for you
Cause you come from where I want to go to
You’ve got the melodies and music in your ear
So sing this town born child away from here
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Piano
03:31
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Hey there mister
You saved my ass from jail
I owe you little something
A little something that’s not for sale
I know I gotta get right
But getting right’s all gone wrong
Open those eyes
I love those pretty songs
I want to wave my hands in time
I want the world to know your mine, dear
If the piano in your house never gets played
We’ll learn to play
Hey there mister
You roll out all the stops
The sirens are ringing but I'm not afraid of cops
You bring me back home
You bring me back safe and sound
Open those eyes
I’m coming back around
I want to wave my hands in time
I want the world to know your mine, dear
If the piano in your house never gets played
We’ll learn to play
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Moment to Lose
02:56
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Well the cards have been cursed
And our band can’t rehearse
The drummer can’t tell a four from a two
And I know I lost my chance with you as soon as you arrived
As soon as you as you saw how I
Was just a man without a moment
A man without a moment to lose
Now it’s easy to bet
It’s easy to just forget
And buy a brand new pair of shoes
But sometimes it not so simple to be satisfied and fun
And not jump the gun
When you’re a man without a moment
A man without a moment to lose
Sugar drips down from the mountain
But it never drips down that far
You can wish on a star or a fountain
But you can’t wish away what you are
Well some men fall in traps
And they get a bum rap
When they’re too easy to see through
But sometimes it’s not so easy to be honest and brave
And hide your love away
When you’re a man without a moment
A man without a moment to lose
A man without a moment to lose
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Begin Again
03:04
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To begin again, to begin again
I’m not looking to begin all this again
So here’s what I know
All the best things come crooked
All the best things come out of their minds
So let’s dance dosido
Don’t sit down good looking
We’ve got silver and gold on the line
So sugar don’t cry
Somebody needs the bed
I’m not looking to begin again
I’m not looking to begin all this again
Well we could drive through the cold
Until the bedrock gets busted
Or we could sit on our hands through the night
And when the sun starts to cook
All the laws on the books
You and I will still be just fine
So sugar don’t cry
Somebody needs the bed
I’m not looking to begin again
I’m not looking to begin all this again
So here’s what I know
All the best things come crooked
All the best things come out of their minds
So sugar don’t cry
Somebody needs the bed
I’m not looking to begin again
I’m not looking to begin all this again
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Benjamin Adair Murphy Mexico City, Mexico
www.benjaminadairmurphy.com Benjamin fronted the NYC band the Blue Eighty Eights, and has recorded solo albums in Brooklyn, Rome, and Mexico City. He has written lyrics for Nanuchka, Roiki, Electro Morocco, the Monophonic Shooting Spree, and other artists. ... more
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