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California
03:44
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I’ve been heading down that western path
Since I left my home the month before last
I packed my things and didn’t turn back around
Pacific bound from an eastern town
When I left my home for the open road
The leaves were green and the winds were slow
Now it’s getting cold and the winds come fast
Throwing me backwards, shooting stones and glass
But I’m going to make it out to California
I’m going straight and free as can be
Everything I own is on my shoulders
And, everything I had, I will set free
The mud turns to dust beneath my shoes
In the cornfields under a Nebraskan Blue
When I reach Denver, I’ll be a mile high
From the smoke in Boulder, I’ll be feeling bone dry
But I’m a stone rollin’, picking up speed
Trying to make the coast before I freeze
These winter months really got a hold on me
But when I see the sea that’s when I’ll know I’m free
But I’m going to make it out to California
I’m going straight and free as can be
Everything I own is on my shoulders
And, everything I had, I will set free
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Sparrow
02:51
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Oh, my sparrow, so narrow and gray
Have you flown to warmer days?
For now you are gone, and no songs do I hear
This silence around me, it deafens my ears
Daylight is fading and I’m falling fast
The sun’s going down and the cold’s sweeping past
Now I am frozen, and I’m praying for the morn
Only you can save me, but I’d settle for dawn
And I've saved my love
Saved it all for you
And this last message of desperation
Is me saying I don’t know what to do
Is me saying that I'm all black and blue
Where you have you gone? For this silence is wrong
Have you hidden yourself away?
For I am so weary from missing you dearly
And I just wish you would come home to stay
Now I am just bones and a heart that beats
I’ll put back my broken wings, piece by piece
But I can’t be strong, no I will not fly
But I’ll wait for you ‘til the day that I die
And I've saved my love
Saved it all for you
And this last message of desperation
Is me saying I don’t know what to do
'Cause you up and you left far too soon
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3. |
Loud Neighbor Blues
02:44
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In my building, I’ve got a neighbor upstairs
Always stopping about
Up all night, going right, left, right
I can’t manage to drown ‘em out
Monday through Thursday’s a 7, 8, 9
Friday through Sunday’s a 10
They’re so damn loud and there’s always a crowd
And every week it starts again
I don’t ask for much, I’d just like to get to rest
And if they don’t carpet
Their god damn apartment
I’m gonna have to murder them
I bought a couple speakers, a woofer and tweeters
To give 'em a taste of what it’s like
But when I started to play, I got a noise complaint
From the tenant on my right
So, I guess I’ve lost the battle and I’m losing the war
It surely is an awful feeling
All that’s left to do now is hunker on down
And put a carpet on my ceiling
I don’t ask for much, I’d just like to get to rest
And if they don’t carpet
Their god damn apartment
I’m gonna have to murder them
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4. |
Self Sabotage Blues
02:04
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I could use a few drinks
It's been a long, long day
Bartender, line 'em up
And I'll put 'em all away
'Cause I'm out on my own again
I do this every time
Everything was going great
Until I started a fight
And, once again, I'm out on my own
Tryin' to get back in your good graces
But I'm making the same mistakes
And baby, oh baby, I'll start treatin' you right
'Cause I've been missin' your huggin' and your kissin'
And your layin' next to me at night
And although I've gotten to know
This barstool pretty well
I'd not have one ounce of regret
Biddin' it fare thee well
So, just give me a window, a signal, and elbow
Lettin' me know that you've cool
Oh, honey baby, all I need's a maybe
And i'll come runnin' back to you
And, once again, I'm out on my own
Tryin' to get back in your good graces
But I'm making the same mistakes
And baby, oh baby, I'll start treatin' you right
'Cause I've been missin' your huggin' and your kissin'
And your layin' next to me at night
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Zak Sobel New York, New York
Zak Sobel is a singer-songwriter/composer from New York, New York. Check out Zak’s newest project, “LUNCH." Zak has licensed original compositions to Verizon and Cameo, as well as having worked as the Music Supervisor, a Composer of Original Music, and as an Associate Producer on the film, "Hansel & Gretel Get Baked.” ... more
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