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Blink
07:09
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Travelling along the roadside
Hoping to find us a ride
I was picked up by some strange young lady
So, I left you behind
And the sun shone down on the ground
It occurred to me there was no one around
And I have to admit that I spent the time dreaming of you
Looking at me
All that we do is all that we see
All we've been through eventually
Leaves us wondering who we were supposed to be....
Time flew by like a hawk in the sky
Alone with no light shaking cold in the night
Asleep keeping warm with illusions of fire
Soon I awoke and was no longer tired
And I have to admin that I spent the time dreaming of you
All that we do is all that we see
All we've been through eventually
Leaves us wondering who we were supposed to be
Lord, in the end it's just a blink of your eye
Lord, we live and we die and we laugh and we cry and we hurt...
Mine is yours and yours is mine
Rewind to find inside I've pined
My heart is primed and open wide
In time you'll find my love is blind
Still sometimes it seems to me
I've lived this life so wastefully
No time to rest
To stop and see
Unwind my mind and breathe
Through and through and on and on
Eternity seems impossibly long
She told me I'd slept just a minute or two
But I'd swear that I slept from midnight til noon
And I have to admit that I spent the time dreaming of you
Looking at me
All that we do is all that we see
All we've been through eventually
Leaves us wondering who we were supposed to be...
Lord, in the end it's just a blink of your eye
Lord, we live and we die and we laugh and we cry
And we hurt deep inside at the loss of a life
But when we've chosen a side still we really don't mind
The denial of rights to some primitive tribe
The essentials of life like some space and their pride
Lord, we all wonder why that it's us they don't like
Cause we live out our lives with our eyes on the prize
And we gather our tithe and ignore all the signs
That the road as it winds is designed to enlighten
A sense we're comprised of a few billion lives
But, instead we just fight and insist that we're right all the time
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2. |
Color Inside The Lines
04:17
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My time is precious and there ain't much left of it
So many moments have slipped through my fingers
My temper's short and my aim is distorted
And I've got more than my fair share of regrets
I thought I knew once what was to be and yet to come
But, all that is clear is what should've been
I lie awake contemplating each mistake that I've made
The only one I can relate to is you
We cannot merely draw down the shade
And lie down in the bed that we've made
Oh, the plans that we've laid won't stay in their place
All the twists and the turns have you learned to observe?
Don't step out of line
Be on time
See the sights
Pay the toll at the sign
And color inside the lines
Don't get so stressed out
No, there's no way out
Hold on tight this is the ride of your life
It's funny, this perspective of time
When you wind it up and watch it unwind
These plans that we've laid won't stay in their place
All the twists and the turns have you learned to observe?
Don't step out of line
Be on time
See the sights
Pay the toll at the sign
Color inside the lines
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Dream
05:13
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I flake away the layers that mask the memories of my past
And I recall
Precious moments don't last
So I sit and I stare at the TV's glare in my eye
Wondering how could I have been wrong all this time
I miss you more and more everyday
I want you more and more everyday
I need you more and more everyday
I love you
Oh, I love you
But it seems so cruel and tasteless
To waste this moment in my life
And I dread how many more like it I'll leave behind
The day is new
And I knew you'd never lose faith in me
You'll never want for the love you need
I miss you more and more everyday
I want you more and more everyday
I need you more and more everyday
I love you more and more everyday
With no more than a dream to light my way
Led here dreaming a dream that I dreamt awake
And in my dreams the layers have begun to flake away
How much of this punishment must I take?
I was only dreaming
The light has faded away
I miss you more and more everyday
I miss you
Oh
More and more everyday
More and more everyday
More and more everyday
More and more everyday
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Johnny Swain Saratoga, New York
John hails from northern New York, a little rural area that sort of looks like Vermont and Canada. The youngest of five, John has been singing and playing instruments nearly every day of his life. Please take a minute and listen, and visit often for new material! Also please keep your radio tuned in to WEXT 97.7 and 106.1, the only place to hear Johnny Swain on the airwaves! Thanks so much!! ... more
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