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Overture
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The record store ran out of the album you wanted by your favorite band
But wouldn't you know it, there's my album! At the front of the record stand
So you put it on, yeah you gave it a spin
Thinking, "what's the worst that could happen?"
Well it ain't what we wanted
But we'll take what we can get
It isn't ideal, but it isn't all that bad
No it ain't what we wanted
But we'll take what we can get
Half of the way is better than nothing at all
Yeah, half of the way is better than nothing at all
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You wanted an hour and got just a minute
You ordered a Mercedes and ended with a Civic
Expected applause and heard only crickets
At least you got to play
When the whole wide world is pushing you back
If you move an inch, take a victory lap
The losing team gets a comeback someday
Oh someday!
No, It ain't what we wanted
But we'll take what we can get
It isn't ideal, but it isn't all that bad
No it ain't what we wanted
But we'll take what we can get
Half of the way is better than nothing at all
Half of the way is better than nothing at all
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New Year, New You
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New year new you
New beers new brews
New beard new shoes
New tears new blues
New lines new songs
New rights new wrongs
New weeks new strongs
New shorts new longs
New town new friends
New York to Bend
New laughs new trends
New downs new ends
New foods new cheers
New cars new gears
New hopes new fears
New you new year
This time I’ll be different I swear
This time I’ll be different I swear
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Minute To Win It
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Minute to win it
I'm in it to win it, yes I am
I got a minute to win it
And when I'm done here y'all are gonna know who did it
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How Long Is A Minute
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How long is a minute
I guess as long as you give it
Close your eyes and then you end up
Swimming in it
But blink and it's gone
Like yesterday's song
Turn to look back and
Persephone's wan, yeah
In New York it's shorter
But just cross the border
Into Jersey and you've got enough
Time for disorder
Put it back on repeat
To cesium's beat
Listen again
And a little death do you cheat
Oh they grow up so fast
Talk a mile and blast
Your fifteenth of fame
Is suddenly in the past
A seventh of heaven
The clock's stuck at eleven
How long is a minute
That's a damn good question
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Weight Of The World
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I got the weight of the world upon my shoulders
I got the weight of the world upon my shoulders
Sisyphus come take your boulder
I got the weight of the world upon my shoulders
The king has laid his scepter down
And I'm the only fool who stuck around
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
I guess it's on me to run this town
If I don't do it, it won't get done
Yeah, the buck stops at number one
Concrete shoes at the starting gun
It doesn't run itself, I make it run
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Bless Your Heart
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Bless your heart, baby
Bless your heart
I don't think you're very smart
You ain't from around these parts
Oo baby bless your heart
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Inauguration Day
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Could've heard a pin drop
Thought I heard a bird sing
There's a man on the microphone
Insisting that freedom ring
I saw tears of joy
And tears of rage
On Inauguration Day
Here comes the turning tide
Here comes the olive branch
Heard someone's mama died
In a lonely ambulance
For her it could
Be any old day
But it's Inauguration Day
DC's just a little too cold
This time of year
The horns are a little too flat
The metaphor's just a little too clear
Well rub your hands
Together and say
It's a new day
It's Inauguration Day
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Antidepressants
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I wish you would take antidepressants, but I can't tell you that
I wish you would take antidepressants, but I can't tell you that
Your body's your body, your mind is your mind
Sometimes things get a little out of wack
I wish you would take antidepressants, but I can't tell you that
I wish I could take a piece of that monkey and pull it off your back
I wish I could take a piece of that monkey and pull it off your back
Everybody needs a little bit of help when they're under attack
I wish I could take a piece of that monkey and pull it off your back
Because I
Couldn't make it without you
And you
Could use a comeback
I wish you would take antidepressants, but I can't tell you that
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Big Leagues
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You're all grown up and it's time to fight
You're in the big leagues now
Nobody's gonna let you win tonight
You're in the big leagues now
It sure was cute back when you were young
You're in the big leagues now
Somehow this isn't quite as fun
You're in the big leagues now
You're in the big leagues now
You're in the big leagues now
Pick yourself up and look around
You're in the big leagues now
Oh pick yourself up and look around
You're in the big leagues now
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Not Feeling It Today
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Not feeling it today
I could try but it'd be just ok
Tomorrow might be better
Never say never
But right now I wanna throw it away
Not feeling it today
Call it depression, call it a malaise
When the neighbors walked by, didn't even say hi
Because I'm really not feeling it today
I don't have an excuse
It might be one of my moods
It might be something I ate
I might've stayed out too late
I'm not feeling it today
I'm not feeling it today
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One Candy Bar
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"One candy per kid, did you get yours?"
I asked the dinosaur
Even though I'd seen him just before
And in his hand, an Almond Joy
"Um!" he said, as he looked me in the eye
On the one hand, mom said never lie
On the other hand, it's a free Snickers
And this sucker seems like a willing giver
Life is full of decisions, some big and some small
"Yes" he said, and ran off with only one candy bar.
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Where
Where did all the heroes go
With their capes and suits and lightning bolts
Right when we need them most
Don't bother with the bat signal
You could try but he ain't gonna show
Where did all the heroes go
Where did all the heroes go
Where did all the heroes go
Where did all the heroes go
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Hard Year
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Hope that things are gonna turn around
And I'm hoping hope won't let me down
I know it's darkest before the dawn
Someday we'll breathe and sing along
It's been a hard, hard year
Yeah it's been a hard, hard year
Lost so much we hold so dear
It's been a hard, hard year
It's been a hard, hard year
Yeah it's been a hard, hard year
Lost so much we hold so dear
It's been a hard, hard year
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Here In The Kitchen
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I just love to stand at the window
Here in the kitchen
And watch it rain
There ain't no rhyme or reason
There ain't nothing to explain
When I stand by the window
Here in the kitchen
And watch it rain
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This Time Of Year
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Snowball fights and Vince Guaraldi
String lights up for sweater parties
Songs with words like hark and glee
Spiked eggnog and mistletoe
Frozen lakes and frozen noses
Colorful boxes 'neath the tree
How's it been, gosh it's cold
Where did the year go
Naughty, nice, and saying's full of cheer
School's out and work's on pause
Except for the mall santa claus
Far-flung family gathers near
Gosh I hate this time of year
Only because
I don't have you here
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Don't let me waste your time
Don't let me waste your time
This'll only take a moment
But don't let me waste your time
I've got something to say
I've got something to say
If you don't like it, that's ok
But I've got something to say
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I wish I had a little more time
I wish I had a few better rhymes
If I was still in my prime, well
I wouldn't be so far behind
This all happened so very fast
I should've saved the best for last
I can tell something's on your mind
So don't let me waste your time
No don't let me waste your time
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Underture
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Cuchulain Eugene, Oregon
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist born in the Carolinas, based in Oregon. Described as "fresh and clean" by NPR Music. Sometimes compared to Randy Newman, John Prine, Johnny Cash. His visual album of 60-second songs Minute to Win It comes out 11/3. ... more
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