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Painting the Sky Blue
03:19
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here i lean once more
against my paper guitar
sorting through all the questions and the answers
that don t match up
and then you come to mind
the strings go weak in my hand
trying to find a way to say this to you
i know i love you
then i reach for your hand
the silent magic of man and woman
painting the sky blue
what is has always been
and so will always be seen
i m painting you with a dream
you re painting me too
we paint the sky blue
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mmm yeah
123457 all good children go to heaven
3456789 i m sittin with my friends drinkin wine
we talked about the days of our past
we talked about how they couldn t last
we talked about the good times we d had
even talked about vietnam
and they do it
sittin on the sidewalk
just behind a children s park
and i thought i heard somebody say
"hey why don t you just get on that old swingset and give yourself a push"
so i pushed and i pushed and i pushed
and i pushed and i pushed
and i got so tired of pushin
i gave that swing a shove
started with my old lady
and i wrote her right off
she was no good for me anyway
she couldn t cook worth beans
went down to my old stompin ground where the letters they get sent
and i told my boss to get the soap
and i watched his knockin knees bend
and he looked about as steamed as a bee in my mama s bonnet
i got out my old dancin shoes
and i walked upon some backs
and i thought i heard some old lady say
"hey mister you can t do that"
so i took out my bird and i waved goodbye
i went home to the coast
to see the woman i missed the most
i fell on her breast and i cried
you didn t even say goodbye
say goodbye
say goodbye
sorry son
but i tried
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Rain
03:06
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rain
makes me feel like i m goin home
makes me feel like i m goin home
you can t see the stars in the city
the lights are too bright
and it ain t right
but i know that home sometimes feels better
but i still got a long way to go
rain
makes me feel like i m goin home
makes me feel like i m goin home
they say the sky is the same wherever you are
in the dark
the carbon monoxide
and grumpy old ladies
are reflected in the potholes and pools
rain
rain
makes me feel like i m goin home
makes me feel like i m goin home
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So Many Beautiful People
02:45
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so many beautiful people in the world today
so many beautiful people
people in the country are beautiful
people in the city are beautiful
everywhere the people are so beautiful
so many beautiful people in the world today
so many beautiful people
people in the north are beautiful
people in the south are beautiful
everywhere the people are beautiful
so many beautiful people in the world today
so many beautiful people
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Calloused Soul
03:03
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hey calloused mind
so sorry to leave you behind
hey calloused soul
you re diggin yourself in a black heart hole
hey calloused brain
i think you re goin insane
the calloused ones say
you got to be strong
hey you got to be strong
yeah you may have seen more than me
but i m alright
can you say you feel more than me
let s not fight
don t tell me lies
or look at me with your calloused eyes
hey calloused feet
you stamp your fears on the people you meet
hey calloused brain
i think you ve gone insane
and the calloused ones they say
you ve got to be strong
hey you got to be strong
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Trip
02:35
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fingers fingers what do you want with me
light shootin out of my eyes its plain to see
swallowed into myself and back again
countin 123 ... 89,10
can t get out of my mind
i left my body behind
just a little
ooh my mother set me free
i can t believe what a world just happened on me
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
the green green trees like me
the roots are my feet
pull one up then another
becoming a seed
this is how a world begins
the miracle of life once again
i won t tell till i still so much as a breath
mmm
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Heaven on Earth
03:59
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johnny appleseed was a simple man
had a heart of diamonds and his hand in the land
woke up in the morning bout the break of dawn
got his bag of seeds and his walkin boots on
talkin bout heaven
heaven on earth
god is a cause and consequence
of both plant and animal consciousness
intention and action
expectation and reaction
talkin bout heaven
heaven on earth
feel and see
think and breathe
the planet is a balance in harmony
feel and see
forever be
the planet is alive in you and me
heaven on earth
its the god reaction action plan
tell all your brothers and sisters in the land
talk bout heaven
heaven on earth
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If It's a Dream
03:11
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if its a dream i don t want to get up
if its a dream don t want to open my eyes
if its a dream it don t want to get up
i just think i ll stay in bed all day
went down to a party at 57 anderson place
i put on my party clothes my watch said a quarter to 8
so i hopped on the waterslide to the place ride
ya know i was the last one to arrive
was greeted at the door by jimmy with the stars in his head
he said come inside
and he blew some bubbled by my head
i don t think the rainbow door ever shined so bright
you ll dig the purple room
the doorman said
if its a dream i don t want to get up
if its a dream don t want to open my eyes
if its a dream
don t want to open my eyes
i just think i ll stay in bed all day
now i m rollin along with all of my best friends
courtesy of the turtle with a top hat on his head
we climbed to the rooftop in the blue sun
got another glimpse of the golden dome
i laid my head back in the swimming pool
and i poured a glass of wine
the sun was hot and the sand was cool
the hash is free
ps i m doin fine
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Jeff Gladstone Vancouver, British Columbia
Cowboy Noir Cabaret to soothe the troubled soul.
www.jeffgladstone.com/wanted
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