1. |
Float
02:55
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Anchored deep in a hole
Anger chewing on the edge of your soul
You used to be a little boy
With astronaut dreams, a space cowboy
With a heart full of joy
I know, I know that it's so hard to float
When the world has pulled you down
I know, I know that only love can save you
Love can save you now
So tie your life to a red balloon
Trust the air and fly to the moon
Don't believe what they say
Especially the voice in your head
The voice in your head
I know, I know that it's so hard to float
When the world has pulled you down
I know, I know that only love can save you
Love can save you now
The only map you'll need are the stars in the sky
Your gut feeling and your heart are your compass
Gotta work hard 'cause rockets weren't built
By dudes on a couch doing nothin'
Stick to your dreams give it some time
Do the best you can do
Treat everybody with love and respect
Everybody do the same for you
Everybody do the same for you
But I know, I know that it's so hard to float
When the world has pulled you down
I know, I know that only love can save you
You can save you now
I know, I know that it's so hard to float
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2. |
Such A Thing
03:52
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I feel like a flower
In full bloom
Waiting for the King Bee
But he never comes through
Patience ain't no virtue
It's a necessary grace
To keep your sanity when the night
Finds you alone and awake
Minutes turn to hours, hours turn to days
Days turn to years, years that slip away
Waiting for the perfect time and perfect lover
Playing it safe all along
Guarding your words, your feelings from another
Hoping someday it will come
But there's such a thing, such a thing, such a thing
As waiting too long
We can talk about the weather
What band you saw last night
You could ask about my day
Or tell me about your life
Cause god I'm thirsty
So if you've got love to spill
Don't keep it up on a shelf
Like you have time to kill
Minutes turn to hours, hours turn to days
Days turn to years, years that slip away
Waiting for the perfect time and perfect lover
Playing it safe all along
Guarding your words, your feelings from another
Hoping someday it will come
But there's such a thing as waiting too long
Some people meet like a rocket
Take off into the sky
Love is somewhere out in space
And I can't fly that high
There's such a thing, such a thing, such a thing
As waiting too long
There's such a thing, such a thing, such a thing
As waiting too long
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3. |
He'll Never Know
03:51
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So far out of my reach
He's the wide open sky
I'm the ground beneath
The kind you can love but never keep
And when a bird sings like that
You've got to let it go
I'm the one he'll never know
No, no
I'm the one he'll never hold
No, no
I'm the one who'll never show it
No, no
And he'll never know
Rainbow smile, thunder laugh
Knocks me out
But I won't tell him that
Tried to catch his eye
But he looked right past
And when someone sees like that
You've got to let it go
I'm the one he'll never know
No, no
I'm the one he'll never hold
No, no
I'm the one who'll never show it
No, no
And he'll never know
What he doesn't know won't hurt you
So keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
I think I'll keep it to myself
I'm the one he'll never know
No, no
I'm the one he'll never hold
No, no
I'm the one who'll never show it
No, no
And he'll never know
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4. |
Bar Song
03:35
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The shipwrecked walls are banging 'Paul Revere'
Bumping in the dark
And the lights are like balloons floating electric
Up above the bar
Jeans are skinny
And everyone looks like everyone else
And the guy in the orange hat walking sideways
Could use some help
We're all in our own little world at the corner after dark
Standing around with our stereoscopic hearts
Leaving me
Tragically unalone
You lean against the wall with your eyes on the door
Hoping she'll come
While I'm blissed out glowing with my head rolling
Full of bass and drums
The bartender's shakin', pouring her another Mojito
And the six foot two bearded dude is trying really hard
To take her home
We're all in our own little world at the corner after dark
Standing around with our stereoscopic hearts
Leaving me
Tragically unalone
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5. |
Design
03:08
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Sometimes you wait your whole
To hear the words, to see the light
Feel just like a little bird
Inside, you want to fly
The mind will put you in a cage
The world will keep you on a chain
But let your spirit elevate you above
The fray
Listen to the voice inside
And let your soul fly
Move your body to the rhythm
Of you're own design
Why are you pulled by gravity
The daily grind, in the city streets
When you could dance and twirl around
Beneath the blue between the trees
The illusion can deceive you
More than flesh and blood and dreams
You're the water, I'm the seed
We're the love we need
Listen to the voice inside
And let your soul fly
Move your body to the rhythm
Of you're own design
The world is out of control
Today I pray my soul and yours to keep
Cause you're the water, I'm the seed
We're the love that we need
Listen to the voice inside
And let your soul fly
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6. |
Prove Me Wrong
03:57
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We ain't learned nothin'
In two thousand years
We still got people in chains
Still killing each other
Over religion and oil
I guess some things never change
Prove me wrong
Prove me wrong
Prove me wrong
Cause I don't want to be right
They sit in air-conditioned rooms
Sweating beads
Arguing why the planet's getting warm
Well there used to be fish
There used to be big trees
Before the industrial storm
Prove me wrong
Prove me wrong
Prove me wrong
Cause I don't want to be right
So kiss me tonight
Like it's all we've got
No one stays together much anymore
But I'm gonna open up my heart to you
And give it a shot
Even though you just might walk out the door
Prove me wrong
Prove me wrong
Prove me wrong
Cause I don't want to be right
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7. |
Goddamn Heart
04:02
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There's a double bed in the corner
And four gold cups in the windowsill
Rain's drumming on the tin roof
Keeping rhythm like it's no big deal
You're just down the road
I know you're home
Don't know what makes you tick
Don't know why I feel like this
It's gonna bite me in the ass
If I don't nip it in the bud
If I don't get you off my mind
You're gonna drag it through the mud
I met trouble and he looks just like you
This goddamn heart
Needs a good talking to
There's a picture in my head
Of a cabin in the woods with a red heart on the door
And she rubs his aching shoulders
When he comes in from the mountain sore
But you're just like the sky
High and open wide
So far out of reach
Can't look away for the life of me
It's gonna bite me in the ass
If I don't nip it in the bud
If I don't get you off my mind
You're gonna drag it through the mud
I met trouble and he looks just like you
This goddamn heart
Needs a good talking to
There's a woodstove on the south wall
And lots of wood but there's no fire
I'm wrapped up in sleeping bag
Wide awake burning with desire
You're just down the road
I know you're home
And I'm throwing a good wish
To the disappointing wind
It's gonna bite me in the ass
If I don't nip it in the bud
If I don't get you off my mind
You're gonna drag it through the mud
I met trouble and he looks just like you
This goddamn heart
Needs a good talking to
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8. |
Trying
02:44
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Wipers smear the dashboard glow
Dylan on the radio
Whitetail deer in the headlights
Not tonight, no... not tonight
I'm trying
To get home
I'm flying
Down this road
To you
Two clicks past mile 81
Red and blue lights rise like the sun
What you runnin' from
Where you bound
Damn girl you better slow it down
I'm trying
To get home
I was flying
Down this road
To you
Up ahead I see a big orange sign
Late night tail-lighter's in a long red line
Bow my head to the wheel
Curse and make a wish
That we could all grow wings and fly right over it
We're trying
To get home
I was flying
Down this road
To You
Come in the door eyes bloodshot red
You lift your messy head up out of bed
You say baby what took you so long
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9. |
Autumn
03:20
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Autumn came in winter
Warmed my weary soul
He had the fire of the maples
Before the north winds blow
Throw my wits
To the wind
I would give it all
Away to him
For just one kiss
It happens when you fall
When you fall in December
Autumn came in winter
And his eyes fell on me
The way leaves dance slowly
Plunging from the tree
Throw my wits
To the wind
I would give it all
Away to him
For just one kiss
It happens when you fall
When you fall in December
Autumn came in winter
But a woman made him go
Heart dropped mercury
With the falling of that snow
Throw my wits
To the wind
I would give it all
Away to him
For just one kiss
It happens when you fall
When you fall in December
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10. |
Wolverine
02:57
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Raven flew the drainage
Headed to the north
Sun broke through the clouds
Warmed the alpine floor
I was sitting in bliss
Talking with a friend
When he came pounding down the mountain
I thought it was the end
This may be
The most beautiful thing I've seen
I did not lose my life
But I lost my heart
That day at Wolverine
He thundered to the tent door
Then he caught the scent
Slowed his roll and stuck
His nose in the wind
We just stood there screaming
Backs to the wall
When I had the strangest thought
This is a damn good way to go
This may be
The most beautiful thing I've seen
I did not lose my life
But I lost my heart
That day at Wolverine
We got some schooling
For three nights and three days
I've never been more humbled
Never been put more in my place
And on the final morning
Fog thick as snow
That little angel airplane
Came to take us home
This may be
The most beautiful thing I've seen
I did not lose my life
But I lost my heart
That day at Wolverine
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Michelle McAfee Williams, Oregon
Michelle McAfee is an Americana Folk Songstress with a way of weaving unforgettable melodies into vivid stories. Born with a fierce love of mountains and wanderlust, McAfee infuses her songwriting with a sense of place and adventure. Michelle has opened shows for major acts such as The Indigo Girls, G Love & Special Sauce and was a staff songwriter for publishers in Nashville and Los Angeles. ... more
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