When you stand on your own two feet The world is cruel, the world is sweet It shifts so fast, turns on a dime You blink your eyes, you're out of time So enjoy the day There's no better way

Good times, bad, you'll know them all And if you could see in a crystal ball The future, you might change your mind Your plans, before you're out of time But since you can't You might as well dance

At times you'll think it doesn't pay To get out of bed, to face the day But you do it, there're no other plans And who knows how you'll play your hand You might really fly You might bruise your pride

When you stand on your own two feet The world is cruel, the world is sweet It shifts so fast, turns on a dime You blink your eyes, you're out of time So enjoy the day There's no better way Not much else to do or say

The hills rise as quietly as lust
Lifting towards the heat of the sun, there is no rush
And when calmed by the fresher winds of Fall
While airing out in her cool breezes
They slowly expose their depths and call
Unashamed, a husky rumble
Deep-throated and doe-brown lush
Until that steadfast gnarled, frayed stubble
Grown sparser everyday
Is frozen, upswept arms and all
Into a graceful plea to stay

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Winter months are long, and snow
Does gently damp the fire
That smolders in these hills, and slow
Do pass the muffled hours
Until the sun melts through this play of muteness
With a quiet power
And brings such squirrel-jumping delight

Swiftly grow the bangles
Swishing baby gurgles from their height
Of complete knowing
Of steam rising
Of complete knowing
Of steam rising
A cottage, a story by the fire
Two people smile and turn to lift their child
Hushed by their voices singing low
The child sleeps and dreams of summer
Of the smell of hay, the feel of a pebbled shore
They find their own heat between soft covers
And make their peace until well tired
This home, so small in the starless sky
Stands fast against the wind
Holds tight to the spark of life within
And waits in silence for the morning light

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A place, anywhere
A heart, beyond repair
A life, tired and torn
Just words without a song

You know, you've seen
His face within a crowd
You've felt her fear
As your eyes drop to the ground
His smile, her frown
His plea, her growl
Do you hear what they are saying, saying

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I don't know where I'm going
But I'm going to those who love me
I don't know where I'm going
But I'm going to those who love me

Bittersweet, this slow decline
This place, where hope unwinds
Each step leads back again
With luck, to journey's end

You know, you've seen
His face within a crowd
You've felt her fear
As your eyes drop to the ground
His smile, her frown
His plea, her growl
Do you hear what they are saying, saying

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Before I sing these little town blues
I guess I better explain
In all my dreams I'm always there
Home on the range

Wide open skies and sweet lullabies
Rough and ready terrain
Hawks on the wing and everything
Home on the range

But in my dreams, I'd never seen
Barbed wire stretched over the plain
Chopped up, built up, fenced in tight
Home on the range

On uncloudy days, mountains choked by the haze
And my dreams seem clumsy and strange
Cows and corn growing fast,
where once was prairie grass
Home on the range

Tell me slow how the story goes
About Indians and cowboys shooting guns
How might makes right, how tall tales grow
How the West was lost
How the West was won

Before I sing these little town blues
I guess I better explain
In all my dreams I'm always there
Home on the range

And if I keep travelling on, in my dusty old car
I will know its glory and pain
There's hope to be found on this dry, rocky ground
Home on the range

Belly up to the night
Give it up to what feels right
Stop and turn, and hit the groove
And the night begins to move

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When far away, you are close at hand
Just need to shut my eyes, and there you stand
It's clear I've never felt like this before
I know I'm bound to take a fall
An endless fall
Snatch the time, while we can
Drink it all, but make no demands
Start the day with something new
Each night I spend with you
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A brush of wings at my window
Small bird by the door
Knocking endless times
Hoping all the while
Nothing more

What do you see at my window
What pulls you in toward the door
Green trees, open skies
Life changed, death denied
Nothing more

A city of dreams at my window
Blind devils by the door
Small bird, free at last
Heart stilled by unbroken glass
Nothing more

What will I do when I go home
What will I do when I'm all alone
What will I do when winter comes
What will I do when winter's gone

Knocking endless times
Hoping all the while
Green trees, open skies
Life changed, death denied
Small bird, free at last
Heart stilled by unbroken glass
Nothing more

Oh death, a welcome comfort every night
The ones who are left still bless those who die
In the face of another night

Witness the break of an ambitious dawn
It gracefully illuminates the fort, the soldiers' guns
They'll never see what they used to see
In the face of the new daylight
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Pray in your madness that barren fields can grow
Dust, underfoot, rises up, it won't wipe off
Reach to the skies with your eyes and don't let go
Fall to your knees and pray
Pray for rain

Once life meant walking beauty's way
Intimate belonging, those memories will fade
They'll never be who they used to be
In the face of a losing fight
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See his eyes reach out to you
See his love come shining through
All he asks is how to live
All he wants is that you give
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Because he's desperately seeking redemption
With circles and visions and dances
While you fight for the smallest of chances
Desperately seeking redemption

He thinks you hold the key
Honed and tempered by cruelty
Imitation, after all, is just a sign
Of respect, so unlock your mind

Chorus:
Beause he's desperately seeking redemption
With circles and visions and dances
While you fight for the smallest of chances
Desperately seeking redemption

He's a child of endless wealth
Of gleaming homes and perfect health
He'll take what's left of your last stand
It's his by right, just like your land
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When you went away
You said you'd never change
And our ties would still be strong
But a life apart
Can break two hearts
And I hope that I am wrong

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Look out to the river
Do you see it moving
Is it still the same though
And are we still the same

Even waiting here
Change comes near
And time has moved me on
I would not have thought
I'd have so many doubts
That we could carry on

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Now you've come back home
Back into my arms
And I wonder, will you stay
Do you see what I see
Right in front of our lives
Plain as day

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On the outside
Looking in
All I see is where I've been

What's the secret
Where's the key
How come I don't seem to please

On the outside
Looking in
All I see is where I've been

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I see
Lost roads
Tell me something
I don't know
Lost years
Filled right up
With all my tears

So I stand here
Turned inside out
By suspicions, all my doubts

Indecision
Keeps me free
From living a life of honesty

Chorus:

I see
Lost roads
Tell me something

I don't know
Lost years
Filled right up
With all my tears