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Here and Now
04:09
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Lyrics:
Here and now let's face it,
Here and now erase it.
What's done is always on the verge of being undone.
We left those words unspoken,
And now that tight rope's broken.
And we are tumbling down to the floor,
Foresworn and lovelorn.
I can still hear you say,
You think it's better that way,
and we'll get over it; it's just a matter of time.
The maybe in your voice,
It contradicts your choice.
A certain smugness will have to,
Keep me satisfied.
Hopeful but tongue-tied.
And we still talk about stupid things,
But at night we're left alone with our dreams.
And sometimes dreams mean everything,
And I know our hearts are wound as tightly as springs.
I say our failure is bittersweet,
They say you are what you eat,
How could I know they'd be talking about you
Someday I'll find a new friend,
And then my heart will mend.
And it will be the stronger for all the stitching together,
And the stormy weather.
And we still talk about stupid things,
But at night we're left alone with our dreams.
And sometimes dreams mean everything,
And I know our hearts are wound as tightly as springs.
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Lyrics:
What is the use of reason,
When ugliness is treason?
Would you put yourself through so much pain,
When there is nothing to be gained?
A mess of compliments poured on your head,
Making it bigger when it should turn red.
It's a game of show and sell,
But what's for sale is hard to tell.
In beauty town it always takes two,
One to see and one to do.
You may think that the problem is you.
But calm down.
It's trouble in beauty town
When you're nervous and cannot speak,
When the compliments are tongue in cheek,
Calm down, it's trouble in beauty town.
It's trouble in beauty town.
Well, I could say I was immune to it,
My fashion sense is tardy or truant.
I never take my own advice,
To shut up and just be nice.
In beauty town it always takes two,
One to see and one to do.
You may think that the problem is you.
But calm down.
It's trouble in beauty town
When you're nervous and cannot speak,
When the compliments are tongue in cheek,
Calm down, it's trouble in beauty town.
It's trouble in beauty town.
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Blind Date (4-Track)
04:13
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Lyrics:
You said you liked sports and reading, dog breeding,
You're looking for a man of taste and means.
Well, maybe that's me, maybe that's me.
I don't want to be alone anymore.
I like I like looking at stars, playing with cars,
I want to be a man of fate and destiny
The best in me is yet to come
The best in me is yet to come
You sat there waiting by the phone,
Expectations overblown,
It's hard not to take it personally.
I wanted to tell everybody you were just the one I was looking for,
You were my blind date.
You said you want long walks and heartfelt talks,
You're looking for a man to share each moment.
Looking for friendship, looking for love,
Someone to fit you hand in glove.
You sat there waiting by the phone,
Expectations overblown,
It's hard not to take it personally.
You wanted to tell everybody I was just the one you were looking for,
I was your last hope and desperation,
Hope and desperation
I don't want to be alone.
You don't want to be alone.
We don't want to be alone.
We don't want to be alone.
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Lyrics:
I'm sad and lonely most of the time,
I'm sad and lonely and I don't know why.
But I can't complain, nobody makes me do it.
I got a right to be anything I want to be.
I get up early to pay the rent,
The time that I'm asleep is heaven-sent,
but I can't complain, it don't help me through it.
I got a right to be anything I want to be.
It's not to late for me to shine,
Not too late to stop my whining but I,
Can't complain; I'm getting used to it.
I got a right to be anything I want to be.
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Lyrics:
One thing I can't understand,
Is how you complain and sit on your hands.
One thing I can't abide,
Is your interference in my life
I know it's true but I still can't make it up to you.
I know it's true but there's nothing I'm gonna do
You wouldn't change a hair anyway,
The fate between us is here to stay.
Once shy, twice bitten but
I know that behavior is forbidden
I thought we settled this long ago,
But here you come again and out I go.
I know it's true but I still can't make it up to you.
I know it's true but there's nothing I'm gonna do
You wouldn't change a hair anyway,
The fate between us is here to stay.
You won't die a natural death,
You won't die a natural death,
You won't die a natural death
If I have to kill you myself
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Lyrics:
I learned my lesson about the rule of three,
Why not the one about the repetition of history?
You said you thought it couldn't get much worse,
and the curse was all you could see,
You said you could love anyone but me.
How do I take that maybe as a compliment
Your leaving was a work of art made to look like an accident.
If what's between us is a train wreck,
Then you're the engineer.
You said you could live anywhere but here.
Words are only useful if they change your mind,
I would have thought that yours would be more kind.
I should have seen it coming a mile away,
Like a ship upon the sea
You said you could love anyone but me.
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Lyrics:
I can't keep my mind on the big things that you say are good for me,
I just like staring in the dark; I think it's good for me.
Sometimes I think I got a problem with sincerity,
Comes in a trickle, comes in a flood.
If I could see it coming in advance,
I wouldn't end up spitting out blood.
And I will find peace of mind at home.
It's going to take some time to find,
The kind of life I have in mind.
It's happiness I'm looking for,
But they're not giving it away anymore.
Faith is a tricky business that depends on what you need,
The young and old are the only ones who know just where to feed.
What about the rest of us, stuck in the middle of the mess,
Just like an accident, I can't lie and I can't confess.
And I will find peace of mind at home.
It's going to take some time to find,
The kind of life I have in mind.
It's happiness I'm looking for,
But they're not giving it away anymore.
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Charm House Oakland, California
Recorded in 2000, Buy Me a Pony is the work of Charm House, aka Steve Briscoe, Gerald Posselt and Martin Cooper who, over a year and a half of playing the SF Bay Area clubs, cobbled together a tight set of quirky songs. Rough, spare and never fully mastered, it remains a testament to the little band that could both clear a room and bring a tear to the eye of a sentimental cat owner. ... more
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