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Baby In Blue
03:39
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baby in blue
what can I do when I think of you?
there's no use in crawling, no use in calling on the telephone
does it mean that much to you?
as always, nothing will ever do
baby, you're shooting daggers from your eyes
like you could kill someone
I seek shelter in the simple times, when it's easy to be kind
it'll come out in the wash they say
but I watch the dust settle in a funny way
shoot straight from the hip
say those words like you mean them
lord knows I need to hear them
does it mean as much to you as it means to me?
there's nothing more that I can be.
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does it mean that much to you?
as always, nothing will ever do.
baby in blue,
I love you.
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2. |
Cold Autumn
04:18
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she's been down a while
she's been down a while
and every sound a while
she hears a lonesome melody
she's stumbling round a while
stumbling round a while
and every pound a while's
a pound too much to carry
I know she says that she's alright
I know she smiles from time to time
but she's been down a while
stumbling round a while
just thinking of the things
she knows by now will never be
it's a cold, cold autumn
when you're on rock bottom
and all your memories can't keep you warm at night
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3. |
Verano
04:58
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el viento de verano
lleva el olor de durazno
lleva el calor de la tierra
lleva una dulce tristeza
te veo cuando camino
te siento a mi lado
como podría adivinado
aunque estás ausente, estás presente
y en cada ola escucho la suena de tu voz
me besaste dulcemente
nos acostamos en la arena caliente
pero me dejaste
y esas calles no me cuidan nada más
no hay nada que puedo hacer
pero yo tengo que tener
algo más que esas memorías
más que sueños ya vividos
el viento de verano
lleva el olor de durazno
lleva el calor de la tierra
lleva una dulce tristeza
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4. |
Be Good To Me
03:19
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be good to me
lay me down before I go to sleep
I've been walking down a weary road
and I'm not sure yet where it goes
I don't need much in this little life
a song to sing, a place to sleep at night
just tell me one thing before I go
when are you coming home?
be gentle with me
these bitter bones of mine break easily
hold me steady now in your arms
I think it hurts more than it harms
I've got a lifetime of things that fits into a few small boxes
I don't own much of anything, I'm ready to move when times call it
now there's a wind on the water, I can hear those breakers roll
I guess I don't need to be coddled, guess it's time I hit the road
just tell me one thing before I go
when am I coming home?
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5. |
Doin' Fine
03:04
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I'm doin' fine
tomatoes ripening on the vine
clothes swinging on the line
got no cares in summertime
It's like I've packed them all away
ain't had the blues since the first of May
and I know come September they'll be back to stay
but for now I'm doin' fine
I wake up in the morning and the sun's still shining
I go to bed without that awful pining
you know what I would say if I was a medicine man
that salty air'll cure you like nothing can
and it'll come that drizzling rain, for days and days
I get so weary
and you'll start moping around with a permanent frown
I get so weary
but for now, I'm doin' fine
tomatoes ripening on the vine
clothes swinging on the line
got no cares in summertime
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6. |
Spent
05:38
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It's been cold
I've been moving with a steady roll
I've been dripping down a windowpane
I keep moving, but the scenery remains the same
I've been tired
I've been anxious
I've been dancing circles around my mattress
I've got nothing in my pockets
got no money where my mouth is
I can't make change for a dollar
wish I could buy some change with a dollar
Cause I've been trying to make a change
I've been walking home different ways
I've been eating breakfast at different times of the day
and my baby, he tells me not to worry
he tells me I can hurry some other time
It's been cold
I've been moving with a steady roll
and the winter has left me sore, left me lying on the floor
singing and begging the spring for more
I've got nothing in my pockets
got no money where my mouth is
I can't make change for a dollar
wish I could buy some change with a dollar
It's been cold
I've been moving with a steady roll
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7. |
Northern Baby
03:13
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my baby likes apple pie
and a crackling fire on a Saturday night
when the frost creeps up the windowpane he'll hold you tight
and he'll love you in the morning and he'll love you at night
they've got some sweet talking babies way down south
but they can't keep you warm like the ones from the north
like the icy wind that blows you know you'll feel it down in your bones
well my baby is a northern baby
he feels at home in the snow
and I'm lazy on sunny days when the waves whisper to the shore
my baby likes apple pie
and a crackling fire on a Saturday night
when the frost creeps up the windowpane he'll hold you tight
and he'll love you in the morning and he'll love you at night
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8. |
Aurora Borealis
03:31
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I think I'll change my name to Aurora Borealis
I'll glitter as I go and no one will ask me
if I'm coming home on Sunday
or coming home at all
They'll just be glad to see me when I decide to pay 'em a call
I'll finally make a friend with a trapper or two
stake a claim where the fireweed blooms
I'm gonna float down a river, lazy in the sun
and when the snow starts a fallin'
I'll know it's time I make my run
I've been wandering so long
I don't know when it's time to stop
This life of mine is good to me
but when I see that starlight gleam
I forget about tomorrow and the things that I should know
Wouldn't it be nice to be above it all
swirling in the eddies of a coyote's call
I'll be moaning up high
and they'll be moaning low
Hear us singing through the pines when the weather gets to forty below
I think I'll change my name to Aurora Borealis
I'll glitter as I go and no one will ask me
if I'm coming home on Sunday
or coming home at all
They'll just be glad to see me when I decide to pay 'em a call
Yeah they'll just be glad to see me when I decide to pay 'em a call
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9. |
Baby In Blue - Reprise
03:25
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