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Come To My Island
03:12
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You always were the one
The one who cried
You said you’d give it all
I guess you lied
You always envied
The girls who left their homes
To follow their true love
Now who’s alone?
So come to my island
Where we can be alone
We will last forever
Forever we’ll sail on
You always said
I was a dream
But you have changed
Or so it seems
‘Cause just when I want
You to see
Don’t you know I’m asking you
To come and live with me
So come to my island
Where we can be alone
We will last forever
Forever we’ll sail on
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2. |
Angel of Mercy
04:10
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There’s a city of angels
At least that’s what I’m told
I was one of the doubters
And my heart was growing old
Dim in my darkness
Grown used to the cold
I’m suddenly seeing
You’re my angel of mercy
You give me a reason
To have a heart again
You are my reason
To wish I had more time
And now I am seeing
Your light that takes me in
Believe in this feeling
You’re my angel of mercy
Meet me in the twisted middle
Of our tortured love denied
My angel of tender mercy
No longer need you hide
Here in this precious riddle
Are the things in me that died
My angel of tender mercy
You’re my smile on the inside
Comes in this package
I did not recognize
From beneath all this wreckage
We almost passed us by
Now I am waking
But the dream is still alive
I believe in this feeling
You’re my angel of mercy
The years that I waited
Were they a price I had to learn?
I anticipated
But had no faith that someone heard
You and I are fated
No more fear in my concern
I believe in this feeling
You’re my angel of mercy
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3. |
Give To Me Tonight
02:32
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Spare me
Your apologies
Tonight
Come with me now
I know it’s right
Give to me
Tonight
Your heart
I want our heart
All of your heart
Give to me
The days
We’ve wasted
Along the line
Of time
Give to me
Tonight
Your soul…
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4. |
Captain With His Ship
02:56
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Confusion strikes the lonely
Left to be thought the only
Disgraced by her saving grace
Left to go down like a captain
With his ship
A storm in its rage and glory
A wanderer told his story
You’ll die in a hundred thousand lies
Left to go down like a captain
With his ship
The riggin’s aflame out sea
There’s no one on board but me
I’ll drown in a hundred thousand lies
Left to go down like a captain
With his ship
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5. |
Beautiful Liar
02:15
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Beautiful liar
And I am the one who sees
Sees all your pain
Sees all your joy
Sees all your fire
Beautiful liar
And I am the one who knows
Knows what’s inside
Knows what’s unsaid
Knows your desire
You walk a line
Stretched between your heart
And your mind
And it’s not fair
High on the wire
My beautiful liar
But you can trust in me
I’ll always care
Forever be there
I’ll never tire
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6. |
Little Squaw
04:31
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All your life little squaw
You never heard ‘goodbye’
And all the loves in your past
You never had to try
And all the days in the sun
You never wondered why
But I care
Yesterday in your eyes
You know I see it there
And leeward sails face the skies
You know I see you there
And if you tried or not little squaw
You know I still could care
And I care
All the men who came by
They never saw inside
They never heard you confide
Your beauty’s just a ride
Well I’m not gonna be satisfied
‘Til your heart’s laid open wide
To my care
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7. |
And I Love You
02:25
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I live my life
As though you were watching
Over me
I live it right
When I think you have seen
I love you - and I love you
If not for what you’ve become
Then the memory of
What you used to be
I rely on you
Too much
Too much to be safe
I reply too fast
When you ask me do I care
Yes I love you - and I love you
If not for what you’ve become
Then the memory of
What you used to be
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8. |
Half of My Heart
04:18
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You ask me
To put in words for you
What did I see
When you broke through
Into my world
Where no one else cares to go
And I knew
Before I could’ve known
The parts of you
That are alone
I’ll cherish them all
Where no one else cares to go
You wonder why
And how I can see
All that you hide
Is precious to me
It lives in my heart
Where no one else cares to go anymore
I’m living with half of my heart
The best has not happened yet
I’m living with half of my heart
You had the other half before we met
Way back when
Before you knew my name
I knew even then
I’d never be the same
You’ve touched my soul
Where no one else cares to go
And I believe
That you know the truth
Inside of me
Is the rest of you
All left undone
Where no one else cares to go anymore
I’m living with half of my heart
I’m hoping that you’ll understand
I’m living with half of my heart
The other half is in your hand
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9. |
I Wish
02:55
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You see the sunset
You feel the wind blow through your hair
And still you wonder
Still you wonder why I wish
That I was there
You look up at the mountains the natural grace
Your heart is full and it shows on your face
And still you wonder
Still you wonder why I wish
That I was there
Something about those horses and saddles
Keeps me coming year after year
Something about those horses and saddles
Keeps me coming year after year
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10. |
Drift of Snow
03:13
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You are so soft
I have no answer for you
You are a drift of snow
I can’t play for you
I have no easy way out
You are a drift of snow
When you kissed me today
I felt the pain of years just blow away
You are a drift of snow
This is the song no one can hear
I have but one way now I can go
No one can ever know
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11. |
Abandoned and Forgotten
04:16
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Woe
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12. |
It's Enough
04:09
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Don’t worry ‘bout it boy
You’re just lonely
Did you think the rain fell down
On you only?
Well now at least there’s no one
Who owns me
That’s a nice way to say
Nobody wants me now
Except as a friend or a shoulder
To dry my babies’ eyes now
It’s enough for this old man
It’s enough
Don’t worry ‘bout it boy
You’re just soulful
Don’t let lady love make you
An old fool
Pick up your load and pull
Like an old mule
Don’t whine and moan and cry about
The lonely road you’re on
You’ve had your share of oats and saddle blanket
To cut the chaff where the strap digs in
It’s enough for this old man
It’s enough
Don’t worry ‘bout it boy
This is the deal
You’ve had a chance to rest
And time to heal
You’ll live the years stretched out
With how you feel
You surely ain’t forgot the deal
You made along the way now
Love gave me one dance deeper down
That changed my soul
It’s enough for this old man
It’s enough
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Ed Verner Florida
A withdrawn and somewhat reclusive renaissance man of lyrics, logic, and lullabies, Ed Verner prefers you to hear his piano rather than know him.
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