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Meet Me in Memphis

Meet Me in Memphis

Meet me in Memphis
We’ll leave the past behind
Forget about what’s mine and yours
and try to walk a line

If you’re willing to steal the money
I’m willing to steal the time
But I can’t pay for your ticket
You don’t have to worry ’bout mine

The last we met there were lots of regrets
There will be this time too
But don’t you forget, the last time we met
the words that we said were true

Even the bad books have said the same thing:
There’s meaning in the morning light.
Forget all the rest, just meet me in Memphis
If you think that I’ll go
I just might

Martin Fletcher

Martin Fletcher

They’re selling death on the TV screen
along with lots of new cars
I can’t keep up
with all the news
I guess I’ll never get that far

But Martin Fletcher from
Tel Aviv
Martin Fletcher from
Tel Aviv
He’s got a gas mask on
Martin Fletcher from
Tel Aviv

Down in the bunker in Babylon
Things they never get too hot
Here on the home front they’re boiling up
I can’t seem to hold a job

Martin Fletcher from
Tel Aviv
He’s our newfound friend
Martin Fletcher from
Tel Aviv
It’s more than a salary to him
It’s
more than a salary to him
It’s
more than a salary to him

Manny

Manny

Manny came by today
to visit out of the cold
All the way from nowhere
That’s what I’m told

Well, he visited for half a day
Never stopped talking for half a second
He sure had a lot to say
Talking like
a welcome guest
You better believe
that we say

Manny can you stay stay
for little while
Manny can you stay stay
for little while

Well, several days can pass before
anyone’s noticed what has happened
The newspaper is a last resort for news
Yeah but Manny can tell you on the telephone
You can meet him at the donut shop
Manny can tell you if you wanna know what’s new
Yeah, what’s new
You say

Manny can you stay stay
for little while
Manny can you stay stay
for little while

But he’s gone now
He’s got lots of people to see
Yeah he’s gone now
He’s got an office
and that’s where he should be

It’s hard to tell
when he’s gonna come by
Again you know we’ll miss him but we won’t ask why
Yeah, we won’t talk about it
‘Til he comes along
Like a constant reminder
he’s been gone
Yeah Gone
We say

Manny can you stay stay
for little while
Manny can you stay stay
for little while

But he’s gone now
He’s got lots of people to see
Yeah he’s gone now
He’s got an office
and that’s where he should be

Manny can you stay stay
Manny can you stay stay
Manny can you stay stay
Manny can you stay stay

London Town

London Town

There was a girl from London town
running through the square
There was a girl from London town
running through the square
as her hat flew through the air

The street was made of cobblestone
The dust was swept away
The street was made of cobblestone
The dust was swept away
by a man who was twice her age

The sun was shining bright that week
it hadn’t for a week
The sun was shining bright that week
it hadn’t for a week
and a bird or two began to speak

There was a light beside the road
that no one had turned on
There was a light beside the road
that no one had turned on
and it would have shined until the dawn

There was a statue in the square
of a famous man
There was a statue in the square
of a famous man
And a plaque that stood beside his hand

On the day the rains came in
rustling the trees
On the day the rains came in
rustling the trees
and some branches fell upon the breeze

A man came by and picked one up
looked at it real close
A man came by and picked one up
looked at it real close
and he put a piece
inside his coat

Some children saw him standin’ there
thought that he was mad
Some children saw him standin’ there
thought that he was mad
and they couldn’t see
that he was sad

The children ran around in a circle
The children ran around in a circle
The children ran around in a circle
and they chased each other
toward the lake

The children ran around in a circle
The children ran around in a circle
The children ran around in a circle
and they chased each other
toward the lake

and they chased each other
toward the lake

and they chased each other
toward the lake

Light of Day

Light of Day

I wandered from my home
I wandered all alone
I wandered, didn’t care if I got home

I wondered, “Is this the way?”
I wondered, what to say
I wondered, didn’t know if I should stay

But you
were the light of day
You
were the road
You
were the voices calling me home

I wandered from my home
I wandered all alone
I wandered, didn’t care if I got home

But you
were the light of day
You
were the road
You
were the voices calling me home

Yeah, you
were the light of day
You
were the road
You
were the voices calling me home

Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach

In the shore at night
part that you might like or hate
The moment has gone by
The next day’s bare foot water day

The sunshine woodpost floats into the shore

Later on that night
Through your letters by the fire
rememberin’ how you write
Readin’ words I’ve never seen before

Into the Wake

Into the Wake
I used to tell you my dreams, in another world
I used to tell you my dreams, in another world
You gotta face head on; then you’re left alone.

Was it a waste of time? How can you ever know?
Was it a waste of time? How can you ever know?
Sometimes you get hung up; sometime you gotta go.

I’m on the other side. I see the two oared boat.
I’m on the other side. I see the two oared boat.
I see the boat on the lake; but I’m on the river.

I used to tell you my dreams, in another world
I used to tell you my dreams, in another world
You gotta face head on; then you’re left alone.

They say the world has changed
but the eye still here.
They say the world has changed
but the eye still here.
And this ice remains,
despite the melting fear.

I used to tell you my dreams, in another world
I used to tell you my dreams, in another world
You gotta face head on; then you’re left alone.
You gotta face head on; then you’re left alone.
You gotta face head on; then you’re left alone.

Ilene

Ilene

I paint your picture
In the satin skies
The stars they sparkle
in your eyes

I do no justice
My brush so cold
I need your love down deep in my soul

Oh my Ilene
Let me hold you tight
Let me keep you warm
Everything’s gonna be alright

So young and soft
like a mourning dove
Shed your innocence off
and become my love

In fresh new daylight
your picture fades
But we are forever
you know love never fades

Oh my Ilene
No end can be in sight
Floating on your love
all through the night

A beautiful daydream,
I though you should know
Hey, wait Ilene
where did you go?

I Want You to Know

I Want You to Know

I want you to know
Know that I love you
Know that I love you
with all of my heart

Heather’s Notebook

Heather’s Notebook

I’m so happy I could die tomorrow
I’m so happy I could die today
I’m so happy I could die tomorrow
Pray to keep it one more night
Wouldn’t give it up cause it don’t seem right
Pray that I can be here one more day

Find a bed where I sleep tomorrow
Find a bed where I can stay today
Find a bed where I can sleep tomorrow
Wouldn’t wanna worry where I’m gonna sleep
Wouldn’t wanna worry where I’m gonna be
Wouldn’t wanna worry where I’m where to sleep tonight

Find a big wave ride it right to heaven
Find a big wave, ride that wave today
Find a big wave ride it right to heaven
Find some friends that I can bring
Find some songs we can sing
Find some friends and ride that wave today

Wouldn’t wanna see the rain come through my window
Wouldn’t wanna see the rain come down today
Wouldn’t wanna see the rain come in my window
Wouldn’t wanna see the rain come in, things get wet and ruin them
Wouldn’t wanna see the rain come down today

Find a time when I can sing a sad song
Find a song that I can sing today
Find a time when I can sing that sad song
Find a song that I can sing
Find some friends that I can bring
Find a song and sing that tune today

Sing myself a happy tune this morning
Sing myself a happy tune today
Sing myself a happy tune this morning
Find a song that I can sing, [carrying] the love I bring
Find a way to wake up every day

Find a place where we can be together
Find a time when we can fly away
Find a place where we can stay together
A place that we can stay
A place where we can wanna play
A place where we can pay the rent today

Get Along

Get Along

Dayglo
All night long

Dayglo
All night long

This is the fatalest sound around
get along, get along

Forget Your Phone

Forgot Your Phone

Got nothin’ to say to you
No reason why
Nothin’ left to do
Don’t even cry

Cause it’s a long way home
And you forgot your phone

No, no
Yeah, yeah

Everything

Everything I have
has turned to dust
All my friends are gone

If you can tell me
where I’ve been

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Featured on the album The Habit Room

Every Day

Every Day

Every day
I fly away

Every night
I die

Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah

Ever Changing Side

Ever Changing SideMusic: Eric DeLuca
Words: Eric DeLuca & Kendrick

I’m alone by your ever-changing side
Across the great divide
I smile as I wait for you
You skip and I laugh too

Then you stop and so do I
All at once we start to cry
Later on when we get back
We’re not lost, we’ve just lost track

Then you kiss me; we embrace
Like a tiger on its prey
Reelin’ tryin’ to abide
We move on side to side

Without words we fill the air
I breathe you in but you don’t care
Skipping past the rocks beside
I guess it’s more than just alright

And now it’s getting late
Follow me if you can wait
It may seem I made you smile
Feeling tired we last a while

Earthquake

Earthquake

It doesn’t take an earthquake
to make me wanna smile
It doesn’t take a fire
to make me wanna write

It only takes a minute of your time
It only takes a minute of your time
It only takes a minute of your time

It doesn’t take a fountain
to make me wanna cry
It doesn’t take a fire
to make me wanna fight

It only takes a minute of your time
It only takes a minute of your time
It only takes a minute of your time

Haunted hosted memories
open like a wound
Casting shadows from the fire
around a darkened room

Ghosts from the fire
talkin’ in their sleep
Haunted hosted memories
wastin’ precious sleep

It doesn’t take a mountain
to make me wanna climb
It doesn’t take a statue
to make me wanna fly

It only takes a minute of your time
It only takes a minute of your time
It only takes a minute
of your

Dreamstore

Dreamstore

Went to the dreamstore, said
buy me a dream
Somethin’ that plays off the way that it seems

Drank me some coffee, thought
‘Don’t know what it means’
Been draggin’ this chain around so long

There’s a difference between
the way it felt to be
Ridin’ around in a car with no brakes
Sittin’ upside down in an ugly cafe
With some friends that I know
Breathin’ exhaust from the cars below

Just a fraction of time
between the distance
No one remembers how consistent
The beating of, a big bass drum
While everything around you starts to seem dumb
Just have to measure against the width of your thumb
To see if you’ve lost it or you really have come
To the middle of the road

Where the populace waits
with acceptance and smiles
Like at heaven’s gate
And they
thank you for dinner
and tell you who they hate
Can’t help but wonder what everyone says
When you’re not around
Do they wish that you were dead?
Sometimes it seems like
Everything’s stolen
Even the air
or the hand I’m holding

Even the air
or the hand I’m holding