1. |
Coming Down Off Summer
05:55
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Coming Down Off Summer
(R. Ungar)
We’ve been waltzin’ down the highways
Now i’m waltzing here with you
Same two eyes are lookin' my way
Same old things we used to do
Now what would we do if time stood still in a warm embrace?
Well, it never will.
Honey on the back of my tongue lately
Tears in my eyes like a waterfall
It’s carved upon my heart ornately
The last sweet sounds of the curtain call
What would we do if time stood still for a standing O?
Well, it never will
(chorus)
Comin’ down off summer, comin’ down off fall
All I got’s a handful of festival laminates hangin’ on my wall
Comin down off summer, walkin’ ‘round my town
Sayin’ “hi” to the neighbors, tellin’ em we’ll be around at least for a while
In case they didn’t notice the epic woodpile
Smoke signals sailin’ south
Am I the rebel or the good child?
All grown up and playin’ house
Now what would we do if time stood still in the mornin’ light?
Well, it never will.
Chorus
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2. |
Radio Signal
04:48
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Radio Signal
(M. Merenda)
There’s a wind and it blows on by
And there’s surely answers in it
To those who hoist up their kites
Well, they’re bound to get caught up in it
(chorus)
And I roll and I roll
Down the backroads of my soul
Lookin' for light like a radio signal
Lookin' for light like a radio signal
To the bird up there in the air
All my cares are up there with you
And your soul is everywhere
To explain this I cannot begin to
(chorus)
There’s a town down by the end of the road
And some people trapped there in it
I guess they were never told
to start a journey you must first begin it
(chorus)
There’s a mountain, stands by the sea
And it’s bound to fall down in it
Just like you once said to me:
“Here’s your tea spoon let’s start diggin’.”
(chorus)
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3. |
What It All Is
05:23
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What It All Is
(M. Merenda)
I go down to Washington town
I watch them monuments grow
Not in size but in legend
Guess we can still pretend
None of us really know what we know
Still I got a friend buried in Arlington
I guess you get one of ‘em, too?
Who died fightin’ in a war
We’re still not sure what for
Maybe oil? I guess that might be true.
(chorus)
How long, babe, do we go on living like this?
How long, babe, til we realize what it all is?
What is all is.
They say follow money, you catch the thief, honey
And it led me straight to you
And some still believe you’re commander-in-chief
But I know who you answer to
I don’t own no munitions plant
I don’t own no factory farm
But I been told them seeds you sow
Some come back and do you harm.
(chorus)
Out in the forest there’s a beautiful chorus
Teemin’ from every tree
And it’s all been here far longer than you
It’ll all be here long after me
Time is a weapon time is yr best friend
Time is what you make of it
Time made nature, made every last creature
I can’t stand by idly while we’re breakin’ it
(chorus)
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4. |
If You Could Hear Me Now
05:21
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If You Could Hear Me Now
(M. Merenda)
If you could hear me now, if you could hear me somehow
If you could hear the words that i’m thinkin’
‘Bout a world on fire
Good thoughts lost in the mire
And it seems like no one’s listenin’
If you could see me now, if you could see me somehow
if you could see the world where we’re livin’
Where the money’s in charge
And the black coal barge
And there’s no more fish to be fishin’
If you could hear me now, if you could hear me somehow
If you could hear what my soul is screamin'
That we are one
In the land of the sun
And there’s no more fear of dreamin’
If you could know me now, If you could know me somehow
If you could know the pain that I’m feelin’
If you know my heart ’s
Bein’ torn apart
By the way good folks is treated
If could see me now, if you could see me somehow
If you could see the things that i’m seein’
That the people win
And prosper in the end
And leave somethin’ to believe in
If you could hear me now, if you could hear me somehow
if you could hear the thoughts that I’m spinnin’
That time is short,
By any report
And there’s more to do than singin’
If you know me now, if you know me somehow
If you know the things that I’m readin’
That peace is stalled
Without prosperity for all
Let the flowers and the the weeds in
If you hear me now, if you hear me somehow
if you hear the words that I’m hopin’
That we win the race
Against time and space
And the whole world is wide open
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5. |
Beyond Civilization
03:58
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Beyond Civilization
(M. Merenda)
I had a dream that I was flying above a penitentiary
Me and my friends risin’ up above it and we were free
I woke up I was mistaken, I was choking on my frustration
Was tryin’ to get back to that destination beyond civilization.
I woke up I ate my breakfast, couldn’t think of what to do next
I sat there in contemplation trying to wrap my brain around all this desecration
And just when my hope was gone I looked out on the lawn
Saw the birds takin’ off in formation they were beyond civilization.
Then I dreamed that I was gone but I wasn’t really gone
I was just down there in the soil with all my grandkids tramplin’ on.
There was laughin’ and singin’, there was joy and elation
And I believe that they made it beyond civilization
I had a dream that I was flying above a penitentiary
Me and my friends risin’ up above it and we were free
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6. |
California
02:57
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California
(R. Ungar)
Let’s have a party California style
With fresh cut flowers and fruit right from the vine
Gonna write some letters to some friends of mine
Tell ‘em all to come down here for a while
(chorus)
Come on down (come on down) to California
Feel the warm air on your skin
Come on down, come on down to California
Everybody come on in
Now there’s a softness in the woods at night
A mystery slidin’ through the trees
And then the promise of a golden day
As the sunshine warms the ocean breeze
Chorus
See where the mountains meet the sky
I never wanna say goodbye
Chorus
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7. |
Someone's Hurting
04:35
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Someone’s Hurting
(R. Ungar)
Darkness cuts a deep path on the day that the rains came
It’s gonna take your best intentions and wash ‘em all away
Unspoken desire is just fuel for the fire
If I could read your mind what would it say?
You and me are just creatures, creatures of the moment
Little wildflowers on the hillside stretching for the sun
And in the middle of disaster hearts beat faster
And when fortune rains upon us our walk becomes a run.
(chorus)
When it feels so good, like you’re walkin’ on air
You know that someone’s hurtin’ somewhere
And it’s understood with a toss of your hair
You know that someone’s hurtin’ somewhere
Now we talk about the privilege of the people who look like me
How our worries are the size of a nickel in the big wishing well
If someone wants to shoot me well I bet they wouldn’t run free
And we wouldn’t be talkin’ about how I brought it on myself
(chorus)
Oh and I, I wanna be the one you call when it’s not alright
(chorus)
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8. |
You Can Come To My House
02:52
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You Can Come To My House
(M. Merenda)
You can come to my house, hide out in the basement,
Bitch about the White House, whatever’s on your mind
You can come to my house, we can make arrangements
Go out and pound the pavement then come on back to my house
You can come to my house, ain’t much to write home about
Chuck a mattress in the corner try to get some sleep
You can come to my house in between the roadhouses
In between the highway miles you come to my house
My house ain’t big baby my house ain’t clean
Ain’t exactly a pigsty but you know what I mean
I’ll cook you up some dinner just tell me what you eat
Don’t worry about the dishes in the morning just strip the sheet
You can come to my house you can pick some records out
Coffee in the cupboard and the whisky on the shelf
You can come to my house, I’ll try to keep the children out
Of your hair in the morning, you come to my house.
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9. |
East Side West Side
04:42
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East Side West Side
(R. Ungar)
I’m singin’ from the North side to the South side
We could be stronger than ever before
I’m singin’ from the East side to the West side
From the shore to the shinin’ shore
Keep a-walkin’ on a good path ‘round the big world
Come back and tell me what you found
We can fight or we can wrestle with the details
But we’re standin’ on common ground
If this land is your land, if this land is mine
Then let’s not leave it dirty for the ones that come behind
It’s ours to care for and it’s ours to share
We’ve all gotta drink the water and we’ve all gotta breathe the air
(chorus)
We don’t have to agree on everything and that’s ok
But let’s agree on something and make a better day
I’m not sayin that we’re better, not lookin' for a boast or a brag
But I’d like to feel proud when I look up at that flag
(chorus)
My country tis of thee sweet land of liberty
Close minded bigotry, open hostility
So stand or take a knee, just join your hands with me
Let freedom ring, come on, let me hear you sing.
(chorus)
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10. |
You Gotta Believe
04:09
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You Gotta Believe
(M. Merenda)
All the good deeds goin’ unsung
More than all the good songs that have passed through my lungs
All the pretty sun sets all the pretty leaves
There’s a lot of good out there you just got to believe
I live my life like the glass is half full
That half, baby, I give to you
All of the money can’t buy back the peace
My peace to you, you can have that for free
(chorus)
Believe it a lot, believe it a little
Believe it in your soul, believe it in your middle
Believe it again and believe it some more
Maybe we are the ones that we’ve been waiting for
(chorus)
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The Mammals West Hurley, New York
"Some of the best folk-rock music you will ever hear.” - TapeOp
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