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Chocolates and Walnuts
04:07
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The wise can see
When the preacher man's done
When the people have run
From the churches that spun
All of those lies about staying alive
Learn the lessons
Only after getting burned
By the people who earned
The complaints that you've heard
And the twilight will not be denied
A story or two
The one about you
A person they knew
But in a role that's brand new
A role where you might as well hide
The chocolates and walnuts will just have to last
Like all of the things in the past
They all mean the most when they get said out loud
Instead of turning away
Chocolates and walnuts
And a blood and guts forecast
Float in the air
Sure to be scared
'Cause nothing compares
How you doing up there
It's a place where no one can find you
The wise man is here
Unclear but sincere
A poor financier
A calm mutineer
We just wonder how long he'll survive
The chocolates and walnuts will just have to last
Like all of the things in the past
They all mean the most when they get said out loud
Instead of turning away
Chocolates and walnuts
And a blood and guts dream
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2. |
White Moon Blue Sky
03:39
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The moon is white against a blue sky
I can't quite tell if it's a different day
Nothing has changed as much as I have
I'm learning the language and the reasons it's dead
A figure eight is tied around the rainbow
I can't quite feel if the weather has finally changed
I still see some clouds hanging low in the sky now
But since you're not here you would never know
I have no idea where I'm going today
I can't always remember where I've been
It seems like you told me a lot
But you said nothing at all
The white moon fades into the blue sky
I'm far more found than lost these days
Nothing has changed as much as I have
Waiting for the moon to be half of what it is today
I have no idea where I'm going today
I can't always remember where I've been
It seems like you told me a lot
But you said nothing
I changed my dreams when I felt the morning
Left everything behind that meant anything at all
Today a white moon sits on a blue sky
I'm grabbing all my things and I'm moving on
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3. |
Never Said No
02:58
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I saw the hole in the door
I left the lock in my brain when we fell through the floor
Wondered if the oven or something should always stay on
Now I always keep a shovel nearby
I've buried more things than I ever realized
Keep looking for the usual trouble but maybe it's one of a kind
I could see the wind change direction
Tried to save the connection through the sputtering air
Did you know the sky doesn't know when you're under a cloud
I just want to say for the record
Remind you of our checkered past
It may be why it didn't last
Maybe I missed the point when you asked
But I never said no
Can't you see all the water on the ground
It's been sitting as the land keeps moving around
Like a mirror with the power to show you what you want to see
I just want to say for the record
Remind you of our checkered past
It may be why it didn't last
Maybe I missed the point when you asked
But I never said no
I saw the hole in the door
I left the lock in my brain when we fell through the floor
Wonder if the oven may still be on
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I've been looking everywhere
Trying hard to see
I've kept watch on everything
Used the eyes in the back of me
Used those eyes
I have tried to hide my stare
But I can't turn away
Looking past my own debris
Far as the my eyes can see
Oh I've been looking everywhere
Far as my eyes can see
After chasing years away
I've found myself alone
I don't mind as much these days
Tired body tired soul
Tired bones
Nurse my bruises
I've been seizing up
And young at heart is a cover up
Nurse my bruises and hold my grudge
I'm waiting things out
I have watched all through the night
Darkness into light
Drift along from day to day
As I dance my ballet
It's child's play
I have tried to hide my stare
But I can't turn away
Looking past my own debris
As far as my eyes can see
Oh I keep looking everywhere
As far as my eyes can see
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5. |
This Lovely Day
03:02
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No reason to fly
Don't even need a bird nearby me
So quiet and calm on this lovely day
The way that you feel
It's the same way that I do
So quiet and calm on this lovely day
Scatter the prayers that you can
Hope we'll be here in the morning
So quiet and calm for another day
Like the needles on the trees
One behind the other
The pictures in the boxes
Have stopped staring at me
No reason to fly
Don't even need a bird nearby me
So quiet and calm on this lovely day
Like the needles on the trees
One behind the other
The pictures in the boxes
Have stopped staring at me
No reason to fly
Don't even need a bird nearby me
So quiet and calm on this lovely day
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6. |
A Simple Word
03:22
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I want to find a simple word
That I can use
A simple word that can let you know
The truth about my love for you
I need to find a simple word
To say that you're the one
Tied to me with a simple knot
That can never be undone
I've learned that the things I feel I should say out loud
If you wait too long it all could just fly away somehow
I want to find a simple word
I'd treat it carefully
Use it gently with the grace I feel
Hold it like a bird
I want to find a simple word
That I can use
A simple word that will let you know
The truth about my love for you
I want to love you 'til the end of time
It's such a simple thing
It needs a simple word
I'm gonna keep on thinking
I want to find a simple word
That I can use
A simple word that can let you know
The truth about my love for you
I've learned that the things I feel I should say out loud
If you wait too long it all could just fly away somehow
I want to love you 'til the day I day
It's such a simple thing
So I'm singing you this simple song
I'm glad you're listening
To this simple song
With simple words
Just a simple song
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Phil Redo Maine
Phil Redo is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter. Was in the radio world, an award winning on-air talent and exec. He also worked directly with many major musicians including Paul McCartney, Roberta Flack, Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, James Taylor, David Crosby, and many others. Now writing songs from an old barn called The Flying PIg. It is "homemade music from a barn in Maine...." Enjoy. ... more
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