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My Style
03:23
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Fall So Hard
02:35
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She lives for another man
And I can’t interfere
But I – I recall
A time when she
Would fall so hard
Her mother died a year ago
And now her father sits all alone
But I – I recall
A time when I
Would fall so hard
But now I am
Thirteen thousand miles
Away
Two days were all we had
And I will feel forever sad
Because I – I recall
A time when I
Would fall so hard
And she
Would fall so hard
And we
Would fall so hard
And given a choice
Between you and her
I would choose
Her
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I’d like to try it without the pain
That took all I’ve got
My heart just cannot
Take it again
I know
You, I see you bound up deep down inside
Hiding a flame
Taking the blame
Easing his pride
I know
I’ll never do that to you
I’ll never smother your spirit
I will trust you through and through
A lucky man who is near it
And if you shine bright for me
I hope you feel it
Like it washes warm over me
I’d like to try it without the ring
And promise not one
Single damn thing
But the time to share
With me
The prison walls of a jealous man
Keep you on the run
And I know that he’s done
The best that he can
With you
(Refrain)
I’d like to sail off in the wind
Have faith inside
To trust in the ride
And find love again
This time
You with that peaceful sensuous smile
I’ve known all along
You’re trapped but you’re strong
At least for a while
This time
(Refrain)
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4. |
Go Ahead
02:34
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Go ahead and use me
Let my eyes be blind
I don’t want to see
The pain I know I’ll find
Go ahead and break it
The heart that healed you
Leave now you can make it
At last I see the real truth
Go ahead I’ve no regret
I’ve been burned by the sun
And though I know you must set
I’d do again what I have done
Go ahead and shake loose
Run off wild and free
There’s just no more use
For what you found in me
Go ahead girl and linger
Though we make the perfect pair
I’d give up my fingers
For the memory of our chair
Go ahead I’ve no regret
I’ve been burned by the sun
And though I know you must set
I’d do again what I have done
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5. |
Single Parent Now
04:25
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I’m a single parent now
One out of two of us
And I can’t play the part
To her like I’m wholly satisfied
And I will not burden you
With the pain I am feeling
I cannot play for you
I won’t let them pay for me
And the truth is of this middle
Makes me less for all of you
Lady you change so fast now
From peace to deadly expectation
I’m a single parent now
And all that entails to them
And you are fading into someone
Who catches my giving side
Timing your tender approach
Cycling in my predictable kindness
You are free to come and go too
You can rip my heart out
And mop up the energy I am
I lay it here for you and to you
Oh that you’d be spared your clever timing
But the wind and the waves they rumble
They brush my soul and remind me
I only wanted to give anyway
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6. |
Howling At The Moon
02:27
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Full moon it caught you last night
And I was in the room
You coyly passed by and took me in
You know, and I know that you know
I am wise to your eyes
That speak through the lies you throw my way
Flash me that secret smile
and I, I’ll act immune
I know it’s not your style
You’re just howling at the moon… aoooooooo
You shared the heat of my glare
but let down your hair
I know this is rare for you
So I’ll go, no I’ll let you go
But don’t think I don’t know
that you’d go with me, if I’d take you there
Flash me that secret smile
and I, I’ll act immune
I know it’s not your style
You’re just howling at the moon… aoooooooo
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7. |
To My Heart
03:10
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First you turn left
Then you turn right
You’re almost there now
Just follow the light
The door’s always open
To my heart
Well sometimes you fear
That there’s no way out
Well just ‘cause you’re near
Doesn’t mean you can’t go out
The door’s always open
To come in and out
Of my heart
Sometimes they feel
Like they need me to see
So they enter and heal
Then they need to be free
The door’s always open
To come in and out
Of my heart
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8. |
Dangerous Man
04:39
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I’m not a dangerous man
But you should fear me anyway
Because I see right through you
But I’m not a dangerous man
I know that he was
The man that you craved
When you were just a little girl
And he was a dangerous man
I’m not a warrior
But you should fear me anyway
Because of the way I reveal your heart to you
It doesn’t take a warrior
I know that he was
The man you thought you
Gave your heart and soul to
And he was your warrior
I’m not a desperate man
But you should fear me anyway
I’m the one and only
Man who found the place inside
Your tender soul you barely kept alive
And I have this dangerous heart
And you should run away
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9. |
Under The Collar
04:48
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I write a song for you now
Before your mind is known
And it’s a troubly know how
To strike out on your own
Velvet is soft on your cheek
And that coat keeps you warm
And the safe feeling grows
Where you’ll wind up nobody knows
You took it off
And you’re hot
Under the collar
And You Know
You gave your time up
And put on some years
You are not giving up
Though you’ve not shed your last tear
You think your cup stands empty
But I see that’s not true
All you need is some time
That I have got here for you
You stretch your wings
And be hot
Under the collar…
And You Know – That I Know
I write a song and find you
And you lay atop these keys
And I, I just might unwind you
But you will have to say please
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10. |
Never Know How
03:46
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My soul is in the key of C sharp
It is here in the notes and the rhyme
And the not enough time
And the music bouncing off this old harp
My heart is in this rosewood rim
It rattles the wood of this case
And the echoes fade away
Where no one hears and the lights are dim
No crowds are here inside this old hall
Here in this safe place for none
Now I’m too tired to run
Really no more of me left here at all
I am so alone inside this place
No one will find me here now
I will never know how
I will never be rid of her beautiful face
Beneath my touch, this polished spruce
Bronze around silken strings
So I reach for these things
I call out for you now don’t turn me loose
A minor will be my epitaph
The notes will be here in this book
Where not a soul will even look
They will hear me no more no tears no laugh
I’d given up I’d sealed my heart in stone
I can’t believe that it’s true
That my heart at last touched you
I have waited so long for you to come home
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11. |
Captain's Maiden
04:10
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Oh the Captain’s Maiden
Like a siren she sings
On the jackals and forecastle men
Of tattoos and whalebone earrings
But they should know the Captain’s Maiden
For she’s his spice in her hair
And the beauty he’s awakened
Is a burden that’s his to bear
And she rings and she sings
And she plays with her strings
As she bounds around on his wings
But the Captain’s Maiden
Can’t remain on board for long
Soon the Captain’s Maiden… she will be gone
And leaning back upon his taffrail
The Captain pulls his pipe and sad
He knows it’s not his first nor his last sail
You run a ship on the wind that you had
A steady hand old and weary worn
Knows just how to ease a line
But no Captain’s Maiden born
Will have him leave his ship behind
And he hails and he sails
And he never fails
To bring his ship through the gales
But the Captain’s Maiden
Can’t remain on board for long
N the Captain’s Maiden… she will be gone
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12. |
The Truth Is
04:40
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I’d like to say I’m sorry
For your pain
I’d like to say I’m sorry
For the rain that fell down on you
But the truth is I’m glad
He hurt you
Opened your heart enough
To make room for me
I’d like to be the man
Who turned your head that first time
I’d like to be the man
Who catches your eye without half trying
But the truth is the heart
In me was forged when I was lonely
And I know I’d rather
Touch your heart than catch your eye
And that’s a first
It’s the first time you fell hard for a friend
Who didn’t change the minute
That you loved him
Lose his way in your smile
And that’s a first
It’s the first time you reached out to love
And found that what
You hoped would be
Came true and made you feel free
I’d like to say that now
You know these things life will get better
I’d like to promise that
The pain will now somehow be easier
But the truth is a part of me
Hopes that he will hurt you with ‘goodbye’
And I know he’d be so sorry
But you’d be free
Free from the pain
Free from the chain
Free in the rain
I’d like to say I’m sorry
For the way he plays with your mind
I’d like to say his love
Is worth all the dark and troubled times
But the truth is I know he holds you down
He doesn’t deserve to kiss your hand
And I know he’d be so sorry
If he knew how he makes room for me
(Refrain)
I’d like to feel that I
Am worth all of this pain for you
But the truth is I was
A splint upon your broken heart and soul
And it is killing me to know
That when you’re healed you must go
Remember me
Free now from him
Free now to be
Free now from me
Remember me
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13. |
Heroes Fall
03:34
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All the best heroes
Die young before they’re done
With their courage on the line
Stare down a loaded gun
The dark one will win some battles
And take the hero who won’t run
But all those dead heroes
Give courage to our sons
Better beaten by a bully
Than a coward to the call
John Wayne takes a bullet
Alec Guiness takes the fall
No compromise of heart
Stand alone to show us all
They’ll die for what is right
With their backs against the wall
Against stupidity
The Gods fight in vain
But there’s not a war on
That the hero cannot win
He may miss the final showdown
But he won’t commit the sin
Of givin’ up on what is hard
‘N that gives victory to the men
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14. |
Tomorrow
02:07
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I wanted to impress
In your mind
The kind of man
That I am
And I wanted just to show
To you
What I know
And where I’ll go
Tomorrow
And now that I have told you
Where I’m from
Will you hold me?
And will you come?
Tomorrow
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15. |
I Let It Fade
04:39
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Now that’s the way this goes
… Down
How curtain falls and shows close
But it’s not so bad
Smile and don’t be sad
Love don’t condescend or brag
… Don’t
Become a cold wet rag
For we all fall down and some
More when our time comes
Now let’s all toast the end
The cast will all play friends
The past we’ll make amends
The show has had its run
The lights and crowds are done
Now – Let – It – Fade – Away
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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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