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Come on Up to the House
04:09
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Come on Up to the House - Tom Waits
Well the moon is broken and the sky is cracked
Come on up to the house
The only things that you can see is all that you lack
Come on up to the house
All your crying’ don’t do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off that cross we could use the wood
Come on up to the house
(Chorus)
Come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
Well the world is not my home
I’m just passing through
Come on up to the house
There’s no light in the tunnel no irons in the fire
Come on up to the house
And you’r singing lead soprano in a junkman’s choir
Come on up to the house
Does life seem nasty, brutish and short
Come on up to the house
The seas are stormy and you can’t find no port
Come on up to the house
There’s nothin in this world that you can do
Come on up to the house
And you’ve been whipped by the forces inside of you
Come on up to the house
Well you’re high on top of your mountain of woe
Come on up to the house
Well you know you should surrender but you can’t let go
Come on up to the house
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2. |
My Hometown
03:51
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My Home Town – Eli Amerson
(Verse 1)
I've been to Paris Texas and France
I've stayed up all night For one more dance
I knew it might happen to me one day
Just thought I would find it far far away
(Chorus)
I've been up, and I been down
Searchin for somethin' so few have found
Sailed on the oceans around and around
Didn't think I would find it
in my.... my hometown
(Verse 2)
She laughs 'till she's cryin'
She's burned in the sun
You won't catch her lyin' at the end of a gun
She's dreamin' of leaving her old sea town
Lead her to lookin' what else is around
(Bridge)
Walk on the water and Swim on the land
We'll go much further if we're hand in hand
Everything's broken, but one thing remains
I see that love
Love is to blame
(Chorus) ...Our home town
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When I think of you in Brooklyn - Rigel Thurston
Verse 1
Empty coffee cup restin' my hands
Then I think of you in Brooklyn
Starin' out the window I got a lot on my mind
Then I think of you in Brooklyn
Chorus
When I remember you the distance seems to grow
But our hearts remain close when I think of you in Brooklyn
Verse 2
The hat you gave at Christmas time hugs my head and warms my heart
And I think of you in Brooklyn
This cold folding chair reminds of harder times
Then I think of you in Brooklyn
Chorus
Verse 3
Flowers bloom in pink and yellow along the shoulder down the road
Then I think of you in brooklyn, yes I think of you in brooklyn.
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4. |
Fortunate Son
04:38
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Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(Verse 1)
Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, that red, white and blue
And when the band plays "hail to the chief",
They point the cannon right at you!
(Chorus)
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one.
(Verse 2)
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves.
But when the taxman comes to the door,
The house look like a rummage sale.
(Verse 3)
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
Ooh, they send you down to war,
And when ya' ask them, "how much should we give?"
The only answer is more! more! more!
(End)
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one.
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5. |
Sympathy for the Devil
04:50
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Sympathy for the devil
by Rolling Stones
Verse 1:
Please allow me to introduce myself,
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for long, long years
I've stolen many a man's soul and faith
I was around when Jesus Christ had
His moments of doubt and pain
I made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands
and sealed his fate
Chorus:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
Verse 2:
I stuck around St. Petersburg
when I saw it was time for a change
I killed the Tzar and his ministers,
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank, held a gen'ral's rank,
when the blitzkrieg raged
and the bodies stank
Chorus:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
Verse 3:
I watched with glee while your kings and queens,
fought for ten decades for the gods they made
I shouted out "Who killed the Kennedys?",
when after all it was you and me
So let me please introduce myself,
I am a man of wealth and taste
And I lay traps for troubadours,
who get killed before they reach Bombay
Chorus:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
Chorus:
(SOLO)
Verse 4:
Just as every cop is criminal,
and all the sinners, Saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer,
'cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me, have some courtesy,
have some sympathy and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse,
or I'll lay your soul to waste
Chorus:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
Chorus:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
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6. |
If I Had a Boat
04:08
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If I had a boat — Lyle Lovett
(Chorus)
If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat
(Verse 1)
If I were Roy Rogers I'd sure enough be single
I couldn't bring myself to marrying old Dale
It'd just be me and trigger
We'd go riding through them movies
Then we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail
(Chorus)
If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat
(Verse 2)
The my-stery masked man was smart
He got himself a Tonto
'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free
But Tonto he was smarter
And one day said kemo sabe
wul Kiss my ass I bought a boat I'm going out to sea
(Chorus)
If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat
(Verse 3)
And if I were like lightning I wouldn't need no sneakers
I'd come and go wherever I would please
And I'd scare 'em by the shade tree
And I'd scare 'em by the light pole
But I would not scare my pony on my boat out on the sea
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Rigel Thurston Austin, Texas
Rigel is a father, husband, and musician.
He is a full-time musician in Austin, Texas playing jazz standards, blues, pop,
and rock in a local lounge. He teaches, writes music and runs the online community called 100daysofsongwriting.com—a motivational and inspirational community that helps songwriters get into the habit of writing sharing and encouraging each other.
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