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Roll
04:34
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There’s a lot of heavy traffic out of Santa Cruz
I’ve got three more hours of driving, not a minute to lose
Got a heavy load of cargo bound for San Berdoo
No time left to sightsee, I’ve got to move on
Keeping up with my schedule’s where I belong
And when I get to where I’m going, I won’t stay long
Roll, let the wheels roll
Roll, got to let ‘em roll
Now I’m headed for Dallas Texas out of San Berdoo
Another load drives my paycheck, it’s what I do
I’ve got three more days of driving ‘til I’m back at home with you
Roll, let the wheels roll
Roll, got to let ‘em roll
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Nobody
04:09
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I'm walking down a side street
drifting through an urban beat
and you can't see me
Here, caught amongst the driftwood
sand dunes and firewood
as yet undetected
I see myself upon a shelf
must get in tune with myself
I'm a museum
Well I don't know just where I belong
but it sure feels good since you came along
and I don't mind if I'm wrong
'cause I'm nobody
I move through a shopping all
I'm not seen at all
I'm a reflection
I may as well evaporate
my soul can just dissipate
to oblivion
I've slipped so far beyond any help
must get in tune with myself
image projection
Well I don't know just where I belong
but it sure feels good since you came along
and I don't mind if I'm wrong
'cause I'm nobody
My life's become a mystery
my television talks to me
and I listen
Here in the depths of loneliness
the outrage only will progress
with this feeling
Forced to involuntary stealth
must get in tune with myself
'cause I'm still breathing
Well I don't know just where I belong
but it sure feels good since you came along
and I don't mind if I'm wrong
'cause I'm nobody
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3. |
All Alone
03:12
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Someone fell down on stage
Someone else had too much to drink
What was that you did last night when you didn't stop to think?
Did you find yourself on YouTube? Are you now on the brink?
The Internet provides the missing link
We see you're at the grocery store, you came straight from the garage
Mapping out just where you've been in a tiny dot montage
Is anybody interested? Does anybody care?
Where you have posted on FourSquare?
We think that we're connected by computer or a phone
and people read our every word, no matter where they're from
We believe our cyber friendships are as solid as a stone,
but we've never really been so all alone
That's you harassing me and telling outright lies
Cyber-bullying rumor mill who no one ever denies
Does it make you feel important to slander my good name?
Well, what you do comes back to you all the same
We think that we're connected by computer or a phone
and people read our every word, no matter where they're from
We believe our cyber friendships are as solid as a stone,
but we've never really been so all alone
we've never really been so all alone
we've never really been so all alone
we've never really been so all alone
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4. |
Chains Of Gold
04:52
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I’ve spent all my life working to try and get ahead
And when the work is over, I am sure I will be dead
It’s great to have a paycheck and a steady stream of bread
‘cause when I didn’t have one, I barely kept my family fed
So, wrap me up in chains of gold
Tell me how important it is to do what I’m told
All wrapped up in the quest for gold
I should have known better to think I’d break free of its hold
Transfers and promotions are the corporate way
The pathway to advancement is the way to get more pay
I say to my colleagues you need time enough to play,
But my words, they have no meaning, they can’t hear what I say
So, wrap me up in chains of gold
Tell me how important it is to do what I’m told
All wrapped up in the quest for gold
I should have known better to think I’d break free of its hold
My life’s almost over, I’m not sure what I’ve become
They say that work’s what makes the man, what is he when the work’s all done?
I want to find the purpose of this greatest gift
I’m stranded in the wilderness and I sure could use a lift!
So, wrap me up in chains of gold
Tell me how important it is to do what I’m told
All wrapped up in the quest for gold
I should have known better to think I’d break free of its hold
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Dirty Little Secret
03:36
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Deep inside the corridors of your mind
Is where you keep it all locked up inside
Never let it see the light of day
Knowing you have something there to hide
Pressure’s on, holding back the tide
To keep the dam from bursting open wide
You can’t let a thing like that in the public eye
Imagine what will happen to your name!
No matter how you try to hide your dirty little secret
I can see it coming out again
Lie to me and everyone you see
Never let us know just who you are
Try to be something that you’re not
Push the fantasy way too far
Something changed, does anybody see
The monster you’ve got hidden in a jar?
Rectify the situation that you’ve made
Although the victims suffer out of view
Destiny will render what will be
There’s nothing more powerful than truth
You can try to sweep it under a rug
Some day your victims will all tell on you
You can’t let a thing like that in the public eye
Imagine what will happen to your name!
No matter how you try to hide your dirty little secret
I can see it coming out again
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Rainy Morning Blues
04:13
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Lookin' out my window
Watch the rain comin' down
Lookin' out my window
Watch the rain comin' down
It may be good for the garden, but my soul's about to drown
Rain keeps on fallin, fallin' down upon the land
Rain keeps on a-fallin', fallin' down upon the land
If it keeps on rainin', the ground will turn to quicksand
How long will the rain keep comin' down?
it's been so long since the sun's been around
I need some sunshine to brighten up my day
I need some sunshine to brighten up my day
It don't look like we'll ever see it again
How long will the rain keep comin' down?
it's been so long since the sun's been around
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Dodecahedron
02:11
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8. |
Move On
03:04
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Here comes the future, larger than life
You think you’re prepared, but it cuts like a knife
Steady on course as you follow the plan
Thinking that you’ll do the best that you can
You were climbing the ladder of wealth and success
Hard to believe you made such a mess
Now it’s so hard to keep up with the pace
You were in front, now you’re losing the race
Oh, it won’t be long
‘till somebody younger than you comes along
And all that you worked for is suddenly gone
You better get a move on
--‘cause the clock is ticking
Everyone says you’re good at your game,
But lately, it seems, things aren’t the same
You see from the way they’re starting to stare
Maybe you’re not going to go anywhere
Experience, skill, and desire to lead
Have become a curse which once was a need
What you were told and what you believe
Have started you thinking that it’s time to leave
Oh, it won’t be long
‘till somebody younger than you comes along
And all that you worked for is suddenly gone
You better get a move on
--‘cause the clock is ticking
Once you were soaring but now you’re in freefall
How could you think that you’d have it all?
As everyone else seem to answer the call
It seems you keep hitting the same old brick wall
Oh, it won’t be long
‘till somebody younger than you comes along
And all that you worked for is suddenly gone
You better get a move on
--‘cause the clock is ticking
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9. |
Winter Song
04:28
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There’s a chill into the wind outside
The window that I’m looking towards the back yard
There’s a feeling of foreboding as my
Spirit starts to freeze—it is so hard
Emptiness and desolation are the landmarks overtaken by the snow
A desert blown and windswept and molded into strangeness as the wind blows
It’s cold outside – watching as the winds blow
Cold outside – Protected from the falling snow
Cold outside – and I’ve got nowhere I have to go
The winds keep on howling through the
Spaces in windows like monsters in the night
Inside I’m staying warm, keeping sheltered
From the storm and its deadly might
You never really know how fragile life can be
When you’re warm and dry
A picture-perfect moment taken in another
Context could cause you to die
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Love Is...
04:25
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Running along in the rat race, working,
Strugglin’ to get what’s mine
Prayin’ and wishin’ for the day that everything will turn out fine
I’m coming home and I’m waiting for your love
Seems to me like I’m slipping sideways and getting nowhere fast
I feel like a stranger in an alien neighborhood, the good times are all past
I’m coming home and I’m ready for your love
Love is the thing that makes me a winner
Love is the flame when you’re cooking my dinner
Love is what helps me make it through the day
Love is the way your feeling shows
Lovin’ the way you’re folding my clothes
Love is what can’t keep me away
Stumbling along without a single notion of what I’m supposed to do
They have me feeling like a first-class loser, well that just can’t be true
I’m coming home and I’m waiting for your love
People like to think that I’m a slacker, ‘cause I don’t wanna kiss their ass
I want to spend my time in the slow lane
I won’t live in a house of glass
I’m coming home and I’m ready for your love
Love is the thing that makes me a winner
Love is the flame when you’re cooking my dinner
Love is what helps me make it through the day
Love is the way your feeling shows
Lovin’ the way you’re folding my clothes
Love is what can’t keep me away
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I Remain
04:04
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Like the tree that’s leaning over once the storm has passed it by…that’s me
Watching in amazement as the grayness becomes easier to see
As my life has passed away, looking towards another day, the future I had planned would never be.
Silent, strained, yet I remain
Where is life taking me and how will I know when I get there?
All the things I once valued, anymore, I don’t really seem to care
What had once seemed so promising now feels so meaningless, I feel a change is coming in the air
Silent, strained, yet I remain
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12. |
Chuck Norris
03:10
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Better start running, there’s some guys who are causing a scene
They got a whole lot of guns and all of them are really mean
We need someone to help us and show no fear
I don’t know about you, but to me the answer is clear
He’s got fists of fury and a martial arts black belt
Got a soul full of courage and you know he’s an expert at stealth
You know he ain’t gonna let those bad boys pass
And if they try to stop him, he’s gonna kick their ass!
With a roundhouse kick to the head, my
friend, you know they’re going down
When it comes to the law, he don’t mess around
If I could find a way to make it off this shelf
I’d like to be Chuck Norris, but I can only be myself!
He's a Hellbound Firewalker full of Silent Rage
An Eye for An Eye is what you get with Lone Wolf McQuade
Code of Silence, Breaker, Breaker, and the Octagon, too
Don’t forget that the eyes of a Ranger are always upon you!
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Flying
03:53
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Feeling the walls get closer a while
It seems every day I’m put on trial
Something new gets put in my file
Watching the future as if beguiles
I think I am in need of a smile
Go for a drive, but the traffic’s backed up for miles.
I wish I was flying—Miles above the ground
I wish I was flying—hardly hear a sound
I wish I was Flying—No trouble to be found
I wish I was flying—High above the world and looking down
Tired of having to play the game
Of tireless seeking of fortune and fame
Lost in time and can’t remember my name
Always remembered when someone’s to blame
Taken in stride, it’s always the same
Got to escape or the world will drive me insane
I wish I was flying—Miles above the ground
I wish I was flying—hardly hear a sound
I wish I was Flying—No trouble to be found
I wish I was flying—High above the world and looking down
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Treadmill
03:05
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I'm movin' over yonder, headed for the golden hill
I'm movin' out this mornin', headin' for the golden hill,
but when I looked down, I was walkin' on a treadmill!
That sun is so hot, hot enough to cook my brains
That sun is so hot, hot enough to cook my brains
Won't get no relief until lit start to rain
Step by step, just movin' along
Not worried 'bout a think as you're singin' your song
Just when you think the trouble's all in the past,
you find you're goin' nowhere fast!
I was climbin' up a mountain, headin' up the steepest side
I was climbin' up a mountain, headed up the steepest side,
but when I looked up, I was on the downward slide
Step by step, just movin' along
Not worried 'bout a think as you're singin' your song
Just when you think the trouble's all in the past,
you find you're goin' nowhere fast!
Movin' out this mornin', headed for the golden hill
I'm movin' out thisi mornin', headin' for the golden hill,
but when I looked down, I was walkin' on a treadmill!
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Uh-Oh
05:08
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Gotta be a part of the in-crowd
Following the latest trends
Surround yourself with people of influence
On who’s fortune you depend
Compromise your principles
Every means justifies the end
To tell the truth, I was never very popular
And I’d rather die than be their friend
Uh-oh, I’ve said too much
Uh-oh, I’ve offended you
Uh-oh, I should’ve stayed at home
Sometimes you try to avoid it
Sometimes it follows you
Sometimes it’s better left alone
They say no man is an island
And every dog will have its day
I’d rather be a peninsula
And live my life in my own way
I understand you can advise me
Once I agree to pay
Or I can continue on my own course
Upon this road, I choose to stay
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16. |
Takin' Over
05:48
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How is it that history has become such a shield?
That to madness rationality must always yield?
Can’t you see the ghostly parade on their march of death?
It’s time for restitution to the ones who are left
Man’s bloody history spans from sea to shining sea
Taking what we wanted for ourselves and posterity
You think a man should have no rights just because he’s black?
Someone’s eyes are different, so intelligence they lack?
We’re takin’ over
We’re takin’ over
You haven’t won
This ain’t over
No, this ain’t over
It’s just begun
Keeping women prisoners, denying them their rights
Preventing them from driving or even wearing tights
What makes you want to kill child for ‘family honor’?
When you should be loving, setting praise upon her
Your people want their freedom and to run their own lives
But you see fit to answer them with guns and knives
The times may be a-changin’, better run while you still can
Taking all the people’s money and spending it on the lam
(chorus)
We call ourselves democracy, the land of the free
Who has the right to suppress me economically?
The way to my future lies inside my 401K
But greedy hands have taken what I save for a rainy day
Now we all see just what’s been going on
You may still have the power, but not for very long
The truth is coming out in the new century
Unleashing the power that belongs to you and 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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