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$30,000,000.00
05:15
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Ed is talkin' to me
sayin' "send it in"
There's no doubt about it
those things you just can't win
There's a sign in the window
on the grocery store
put your name in the box here
just like you did before...
Life would be so grand
with $30,000,00 in my hand
Life could be so grand
with $30,000,000 in my hand
I got a letter today
with a big time amount
the check had numbers on it
but it had no account
it said I had a name
in a box with a star
and if I went to see them
they would give me a car
Life would be so grand
with $30,000,00 in my hand
Life could be so grand
with $30,000,000 in my hand
(solo) 2 measures
Intro pause
I turned my TV on
'cause it was time to play
I got my ticket out
in hopes that they would say
"Congratulations,
it's your lucky day
we just picked your number!"
It never goes that way...
Life would be so grand
with $30,000,00 in my hand
Life could be so grand
with $30,000,000 in my hand
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2. |
The Alienation Song
05:10
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I know they don’t like me very well
They think I’m crazy
They don’t even want to see inside
They must be lazy
I think I’m normal, but I’m not
I must be different
They want us all to be the same
Remain indifferent
It’s all right, it’s all right
If you leave me alone
It’s all right, it’s all right
I’ll just sit by the phone
It’s all right, it’s all right
You just do what you do
I could be a friend
--If you only knew me
You think that you’re all one big team
But I wasn’t chosen
You all act as if you’re one
Your hearts are frozen
I don’t need to be like you
I’m all I need to be
So I’ll just stay here on my own
And watch you snub me
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3. |
War Stories
05:12
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See this picture that hangs upon my wall?
It serves a purpose to inform
Feel the memory that lingers much too long
starts me straying from the norm
Mother cries when she remembers the time
an expensive price to pay
And we all wonder, when they write their articles
what do they leave us to say?
{Are there any reasons for the changing of the seasons?}
I hear the story, time and time again
It never fails to be told
For some strange reason, I deny it all
maybe I'm just too old
Why must I be tortured in notoriety?
My cover's always blown
I can't blame God for taking the children away
but must I be alone?
{Are there any reasons for the changing of the seasons?}
They gave their lives for a cause that's all too great
I only wish that it was me
No war stories can fill this house again
what is was meant to be
With a shiny medal and a flag upon his grave
Sacrificed for a cause
There can be no vengeance, and loss is only beared
in the midst of a hero's applause...
{Are there any reasons for the changing of the seasons?}
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4. |
Be
03:59
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Idle chatter
What does it matter?
What is it for
I stay sober
I grow older
What is in store?
There are those who would seek
To control me
To make a dollar more
And I try to shun them
Always run from
Yet try again once more
Let me be
Let me be
Just pull the oars in
Shove the boat off
And drift out to the sea
Let me be
Rain clouds gather
Wind blows rather
Strongly from the north
I won’t paddle
I won’t babble
As the winds push me forth
Let me be
Let me be
Just pull the oars in
Shove the boat off
And drift out to the sea
Let me be
I will toe the line
I know what’s mine
I found it on the ground
Mold the clay
Fold the way
That suits the way I sound
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5. |
Intro
00:30
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6. |
Third Time
04:38
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If you only knew the value
of what we had together
The price was too much to pay
Love turned to loneliness
and then into substitution
Words just got in the way
They tell me I do words really good
Make 'em rhyme, make 'em chime
So, why can't I tell you the truth?
{All my friends shake their heads and walk away disgusted
Knowing all too well I'm just gonna get my head busted
For the third time...}
I hear there's this thing
called freedom of choice
It causes indecision
And the cure to this is
a forced decision
opening this mental incision
Why can't I leave well enough alone?
Feeling at ease, life's a breeze
But nothing's ever that easy
{All my friends shake their heads and walk away disgusted
Knowing all too well I'm just gonna get my head busted
For the third time...}
Call me a wimp 'cause
I just sit here and stare
at a photograph of a brighter time
And even when I'm really calm
the storm keeps on a-raging'
on the end of a telephone line
Look at me and call me stupid
'cause I'm goin' down, I'm gonna drown
Shark, you've got my body tonight
{All my friends shake their heads and walk away disgusted
Knowing all too well I'm just gonna get my head busted
For the third time...}
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7. |
Never Far Away
04:14
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Cast off on my own
Never to see your face
Left here all alone
Vanished without a trace
I’m so all alone
Only left a phone
Left out on my own
Oh yeah…anyway,
Whenever I go away
I’m never far away from you
Never far away from you
Across a great divide
You’re so far out of reach
Standing at low tide
Held back by a beach
I can still go home
Get me to a phone
Mentally, I roam
Oh yeah…anyway,
Whenever I go away
I’m never far away from you
Never far away from you
Ireach into my heart
In order to escape
A pathway leads back home
Even if its fake
‘Cause I’m so all alone
A king without a throne
My lifeline’s just a phone
Whenever I go away
I’m never far away from you
Never far away from you
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8. |
Frustration Blues
04:47
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Spending my life, just trying to make a living
I want to take something, but I’m always giving
Round and round, there’s no end to this circus
The meaning of my life has slowly lost purpose
What will I do
If I find I’m too old to ever break through?
What Will I do
If I’m through?
Won’t someone out there stop and take a listen?
Is there some secret that I may be missing?
Selling my soul along with enjoyment
I’m one step closer to unemployment!
What will I do
If I find I’m too old to ever break through?
What Will I do
If I’m through?
Gonna paste my link wherever I’m allowed
I wanna play my song until they say it’s too loud
I need someone to tell me how I’m doing
And not just the insults some people keep spewing!
What will I do
If I find I’m too old to ever break through?
What Will I do
If I’m through?
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I get up every day to the same old beat;
I get up go to work with the same old heat.
Just once, I'd love to break with this old routine
I'd go to the mountains
or out to the desert
Circles, Circles,
Living life in a circle
Circles, Circles,
Running around in circles
I wonder what its like on an open road
Wandering free, about like a TV hero
We could set our own rules as we take control
Whatever we please
This is what free means
Circles, Circles,
Living life in a circle
Circles, Circles,
Running around in circles
I guess that reality is the only way
Someday we'll have our dreams, but no today
so we'll go on living in the ame old way
like programmed robots
the haves and the have-nots
Circles, Circles,
Living life in a circle
Circles, Circles,
Running around in circles
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10. |
Merry Go Round
03:53
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You say one thing
You mean another
You argue one point
Then back the other
When I helpless
And covered under
I get no help from
Your constant blunder
Merry go round
Merry go round
Always spinning round and round
Merry go round
Merry go round
I’m tired of your ups and downs
There’s always discourse
We’re always waiting
Just make a move
Quit hesitating
This indecision
Is breaking me down
Why can’t you stop this
Jerking people around
Merry go round
Merry go round
Always spinning round and round
Merry go round
Merry go round
I’m tired of your ups and downs
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11. |
The Box Speaks
04:23
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There's a big green cloud
and its coverin' up the sun
They've dumped acid in the river
so the fish are on the run
There's a crack in the ground
where there used to be a mountain
And the geyser in the open
has been turned into a fountain
Garbage and dirt are all you can see
Plutonium and Strontium
are dumped into the sea
Trees in the forset don't have long to live
'Cause we're ripping up the land,
taking more than we can give
Why won't you listen to me?
Why aren't you listening to me?
Why don't you listen to me?
Why can't you listen to me?
There's a whole row of buildings
where the buffalo used to roam
We've been rippin' off the red man
and pushin' him out of home
Made a mess of the prairie
and the mighty missisisp
If we keep dancin' on the edge
like this, you know we're gonna slip
Why won't you listen to me?
Why aren't you listening to me?
Why don't you listen to me?
Why can't you listen to me?
Whatever happened to the mammals
who lived in deep blue space
Ivory's still valuable
to kill brings no disgrace
And the parties on the left
say they're doin' what they can
But money has the money so
they're the ones who make the plan.
Why won't you listen to me?
Why aren't you listening to me?
Why don't you listen to me?
Why can't you listen to me?
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Chris Nelson Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Chris Nelson has been playing music for over 25 years and has written a large volume of songs. His sound is described as "Dark Folk" which is basically a unique mixture of folk, rock, and blues. He currently plays live as an acoustic guitarist while playing all instruments on his recordings. ... more
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