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Tell It Like It Is
05:32
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I saw spring move out’the way
Grumbling in a stormy, black surrender
I saw petals withering
Thirsty and completely undefended
I read headlines in the dirt
Telling of tomorrow’s armageddon
Like the snowflakes in the spring
So delicate, the change is out to get them
Oh why’d you have to lie?
Why’d you have to make a fool of me?
Life is always on the line
Why’d you have to leave me wondering?
Just tell it like it is
I saw gutters full of cash
Flowing past the poet’s jurisdiction
Twirling truth like maple seeds
Giving way to any noisy fiction
Oh why’d you have to lie?
Why’d you have to make a fool of me?
Life is always on the line
Why’d you have to leave me wondering?
Just tell it like it is
I’m running to the edge
Of the waters of substance
Looking for the shade
‘Cause I’m dizzy and confused
I’m searching for the fruit
And it’s here in abundance
I’m never going back
To a diet of fake news
I saw Summer’s setting sun
Retreating in a stormy, black surrender
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Living Spree
03:47
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I’ve got a plan
my heart is spilling out, love
so take my hand
the river’s edge will be our home
you will never be alone
We’ll have a place
Where we can beat the weather
let’s count the days
while time and tears lay the stones
this traveller’s found a home
If you would be
mine for a lifetime
We’ll never stop
chasing horizons
touching the days
that we should never see
On our living spree
our garden grows
just like our love as sure as
the big river flows
We look to spring for the surprise
…looks like this one has your eyes
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3. |
Lu
04:01
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I’ve got a dog I take for walks
She thinks she’s walking me
She picks the tree and where to pee
My leash has let her free
In afternoon sun, she cuts and runs
By dusk when it’s dark, she’s scared and done
I pour the food into her dish
She’s growling at my leg
I wonder if she had a wish
We’d switch and I would beg
With freedom in sight, her collar’s tight
The hands that provide, she tries to bite
I love her although her teeth still show
My love pays the cost -- she’ll never know
You love me although my teeth still show
Your love pays the cost -- I’ll never know
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Wish I Could Warn You
05:53
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The days go by
Time won’t behave, don’t even try
So let me give
These weathered words to help you live
The world believes
Their chains will somehow make them free
Don’t let your light
Be put out by this windy night
This worried heart is new to me
I can’t save your soul or make it free
This life’s a crazy one
I wish I could warn you, son
I had a thought
That you could learn from scars I’ve got
You could stand tall
On all I‘ve done -- screw ups and all
There’s so much I could never be
So touch a day I’ll never see
And take this life
Make it your own
And grow the seeds of oats I’ve sown
This life’s a crazy one
I wish I could warn you, son
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The Native Repair Hannibal, Missouri
I'm a singer, a songwriter, and now a husband, father, and producer.
Just like the rest of life, music development & discovery is a journey and I'm glad you're on this road with me.
-Andy
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