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Dark and Dirty World
05:41
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There’s a disease, got us on our knees.
Tryin’ to mend our ways before the end of days.
We’re sad and over fed, dying in our beds.
Everywhere is greed, taking way more than you need.
It’s a dark and dirty world.
I hear it all the time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
All around us are flames, and politicians’ games.
Throwin’ us like a ball baby up against a wall.
Who is black and who is white, who is wrong and who is right?
Doesn’t seem so clear when everything is fear.
It’s a dark and dirty world.
I hear it all the time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
They’re digging for gold, scared of getting old.
Burning up the sky like the rules do not apply.
What goes up must come down, turning all the water brown.
When there’s nothing left to steal who will file the appeal?
It’s a dark and dirty world.
I hear it all the time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
Corruption stays on top; the lies will never stop.
Hope is hard to find but not everyone is blind.
They’re pounding at the gates, burning the estates.
The storm is at the door and they’re crying out for more.
Somewhere out there somebody is committing the perfect crime.
Someday all of us won’t end up being worth more than a dime.
Somewhere out there somebody is being absolutely benign.
It does not mean by any stretch everything will turn out just fine.
It’s a dark and dirty world.
I hear it all the time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
It’s a dark and dirty world.
We’re runnin’ out of time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
A dark and dirty world.
A dark and dirty time.
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Susanna
03:51
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For Susanna with the starlight eyes,
that shone every time she looked at me.
Darlin’ I can’t tell you any more lies,
I could’ve drowned in the deep of your blue sea.
And you might think you lost your way
And you might feel like nothin’ say
But I know
If all that’s left is a Bob Dylan song
Oh Susanna, You’ll get along
Oh Susanna, You’ll get along
Life is such a mystery,
and I’ve tried and tried to figure out why
Things are the way they came to be,
when I could have fallen forever through your blue sky.
And you might think you lost your way
And you might feel like nothin’ say
But I know
If all that’s left is a Bob Dylan song
Oh Susanna, You’ll get along
Oh Susanna, You’ll get along
The sun sinks silent to the ground,
across the night sky a lone star flies.
I always knew someday I would be found,
but could’ve stayed lost forever in your blue eyes.
And you might think you lost your way
And you might feel like nothin’ say
But I know
If all that’s left is a Bob Dylan song
Oh Susanna, You’ll get along
Oh Susanna, You’ll get along
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I sat on a train with Miranda, talkin’ all night, but
something was missing, something wasn’t right.
She just wasn’t you.
There was nothing she could do.
There’s no one to blame.
There’s no one to blame.
Some things are never the same.
She said all the right words, did all the right things, but
I never saw the need for diamond rings.
It’s only you on my mind, cause
you're always hard to find.
There’s no one to blame.
There’s no one to blame.
Some things are never the same.
Nothing is going to change between you and I,
there's more than one good reason why.
But that don’t stop the rain,
That keeps on falling from this pain.
There’s no one to blame.
There’s no one to blame.
Some things are never
Some things are never
Some things are never the same.
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Runnin' into the Fire
04:24
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I step on to the porch and a warm breeze touches me.
In the vacant homes across the street the grass grows wild and free.
I feel like I’m falling at least once or twice a day.
But nothing hits me hard enough to let myself go all the way.
I think they’re gonna’ shut down number two assembly line.
If that’s the case Judy, we got to choose what’s yours and what’s mine.
But I still gotta’ heart and it’s beatin’ on a drum of desire.
There’s a burning in the air and I’m runnin’ into the fire.
Oh, There ain’t nothin’ new.
I’m always thinkin’ about you.
And all the skys are blue
But I can’t stop thinkin’ about you.
What else can I do?
I’m all alone here thinkin’ about you.
I’m all alone here thinkin’ about you
My best friend Bobby lost his girl to Fentanyl.
The only thing the kid had was Bobby’s number to call.
And, there’s people walking around here in a war that they left behind.
Searching for a reason to live they don’t always find.
Everything I see seems like it’s a fallin’ apart.
But this town is an engine that just needs a little help to start.
And I still gotta’ heart and it’s beatin’ on a drum of desire.
There’s a burning in the air and I’m runnin’ into the fire.
Oh, There ain’t nothin’ new.
I’m always thinkin’ about you.
And all the skys are blue
But I can’t stop thinkin’ about you.
What else can I do?
I’m all alone here thinkin’ about you.
I’m all alone here thinkin’ about you
Down on the corner there’s still Tully’s Bar and Grill.
And no one’s goin’ around talkin’ about closin’ down the mill.
I work a few hours in my brother’s shop on the side.
The bank couldn’t take it no matter how hard they tried.
Judy, I guess it don’t matter who’s wrong and who’s right.
When both of us are drinking alone at the end of the night.
Well I still gotta’ heart and it’s beatin’ on a drum of desire.
There’s a burning in the air and I’m runnin’ into the fire.
There’s a burning in the air and I’m runnin’ into the fire.
There’s a burning in the air and I’m runnin’ into the fire.
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5. |
Hey Baby I'm Gone
03:54
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I am cut in two, and I am stuck in nowhere.
I’m thinkin’ about what we’d do, if life was ever fair, but.
Time was not on our side, this we found was true.
Now until the end, should have been me and you.
Hey baby I’m gone, like a bird that’s taking flight.
Hey baby I’m gone, like a ship set sail at night.
Hey baby, I’m gone.
You can sit and watch the light, slip from out of site, but hey baby I’m gone.
It could not have been worse, even if I tried.
Now the devils got his curse, to keep him satisfied.
When all I see is home, but I don’t hear a sound.
Now the miles I roam, are puttin’ me in the ground.
Hey baby I’m gone, like a bird that’s taking flight.
Hey baby I’m gone, like a ship set sail at night.
Hey baby, I’m gone.
You can sit and watch the light, slip from out of site, but hey baby I’m gone.
The ocean heaves and churns or sits softly like a sheet.
The highway twists and turns, but stays beneath your feet.
One hand holds the door, one hand holds the key.
Always there seems more, left behind and less of me.
Hey baby I’m gone, like a bird that’s taking flight.
Hey baby I’m gone, like a ship set sail at night.
Hey baby, I’m gone.
You can sit and watch the light, slip from out of site, but hey baby I’m gone.
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Ain't It a Shame
04:48
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Oh please, baby please don’t you, come around here no more.
Oh please, baby please don’t you, come around here no more.
I hear you scratchin’ baby outside of my backdoor.
You one fine lookin’ woman, but you as mean as can be.
You one fine lookin’ woman, but you as mean as can be.
Got those legs go one forever, as far as I can see.
Ain’t it a shame, ain’t it a shame, baby ain’t it shame.
I hear you callin’ my name, and ain’t it shame baby ain’t it a shame.
You stole from me mama, all I had to give.
You stole from me mama, all I had to give.
Left me with nothin’ baby, not even my only place to live.
I did all you asked and you said it’s not what you need.
I did all you asked and you said it’s not what you need.
Left me high and dry with nothin’ left in me to bleed.
Ain’t it a shame, ain’t it a shame, baby ain’t it shame.
I hear you callin’ my name, and ain’t it shame baby ain’t it a shame.
I hears you scratchin’ baby darlin’ outside my backdoor.
I hears you scratchin’ baby darlin’ outside my backdoor.
Great Jesus in heaven come help me I can’t leave you waitin’ outside there no more.
Great Jesus in heaven come help me I can’t leave you waitin’ outside there no more.
Great Jesus in heaven come help me I can’t leave you waitin’ outside there no more.
Ain’t it a shame, ain’t it a shame, baby ain’t it shame.
I hear you callin’ my name, and ain’t it shame baby ain’t it a shame.
Ain’t it a shame, ain’t it a shame, baby ain’t it shame.
I hear you callin’ my name, and ain’t it shame baby ain’t it a shame.
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7. |
Rainy Day April
03:15
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She said her name was April, but she don’t really come round much till May or June.
She said her name was April, but she don’t really come round much till May or June.
But I’ve had my fill of January; I hope she’s comin’ round real soon.
She’s like my favorite candy, so soft and warm, and sticky and sweet.
She’s like my favorite candy, so soft and warm, and sticky and sweet.
She lets me un-wrap her every time we meet.
It’s so sad, It’s so sad, walkin’ around in the rain.
It’s so sad, It’s so sad, walkin’ around in the rain.
April she’s the spring time, paintin’ flowers in my pain.
I don’t mind, I don’t mind, April says she’s not my friend.
I don’t mind, I don’t mind, April says she’s not my friend.
I’ll make the most of my time in May, and Summer’s just around the bend.
I’ll make the most of my time in May, and Summer’s just around the bend.
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8. |
Lover of Unreason
02:18
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I’ve always been a lover of unreason, I always leave the chain outside the door.
Longing for the changing of the season, while I curse and crave and morn the one before.
Oh my soul, what have you done.
There’s a hole where once was the sun.
Oh my soul, what have you done.
There’s a hole where once was the sun.
There’s a hole where once was the sun.
A shadow of a doubt was all I needed, as proof of all I never held as true.
A strange old sinking feeling that’s been seeded, that I’ve been here once or twice before with you.
Oh my soul, what have you done.
There’s a hole where once was the sun.
Oh my soul, what have you done.
There’s a hole where once was the sun.
There’s a hole where once was the sun.
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Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
In her eyes she never cries except with the rain.
She whispers to me and the boys play something blue,
cause my heart is broke in two.
And all the other girls are dressed in pink,
but Lilly don’t want you to think,
anything that you shouldn’t know.
Except that, Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
In her soul, there’s a hole that cannot be filled.
From the room there comes a call,
for miss Lilly to tell us all.
How in life there’s nothing more,
then finding someone you adore.
The music’s getting’ slow.
And, Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
Everywhere she goes everyone knows she’s a legend.
She don’t like strayin’ very far,
they know her name up at the bar.
But some day she’ll get out of here for good,
she thinks so if she could.
Tonight there’s nowhere else to go.
Cause, Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano
She lives by chance and happenstance and usually loves it that way.
Sometimes Lilly’s all alone,
and separated from her phone.
There’s no one looking for her tonight,
she’s hiding out here in plain sight.
Rivers are meant to flow.
Like, Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
In her dreams it always seems that she is falling.
Glasses clang as they’re carried away,
they have been saved to live another day.
An old man is mopping the floor,
there’s a line of people standing by the door.
No more songs left in the show.
But still, Lilly likes leanin’ on the piano.
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Ted Simmons Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ted is originally from Newfoundland, but currently calls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home.
With powerful,
poignant, pretty and sometimes politically driven lyrics Ted has created a diversity of songs that cover the spectrum of the Americana experience. His lyrics range from topical social commentary, to fun and humorously ridiculous tales, to the poetry of love, loss, loneliness, and longing.
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