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In the Wild
03:06
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You wanna get something started but you got nothing in your hands
You wanna scream at the top of your lungs but no one understands
But you and I and the ones we love
Are ready to rise up above
Where no one can touch our style
Out in the wild
You open your eyes, you turn out the light, you shuffle in between
Did you think it'd be like this when you were seventeen
There's still a light behind your eyes
In spite of the tears that you've cried
Are you ready to go for a ride
Out in the wild
No one born with a fire in their soul was meant to sit and wait
In a cold, dark room with an open wound while the frigid fingers of fate
Draw a line in the sand between our dreams and plans and what we settled for
But once we wanted more
We believed once we could
I swear to God that we should
To every punk with a problem getting out of control
Every poet in the prison of their very own soul
Gotta get the wheels turning and don't be slow
'Cause the only way out is go, go, go, go, go
Step out, you crazy child
Into the wild
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2. |
Tonight's the Night
03:43
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Don't be ashamed to ever phone me
When you're feeling worlds away
When love is lost and life is lonely
Day after day after day
You know that looks can be deceiving
A smile can hide all of your pain
But by the fading light of evening
Break off the chains and give up the fight
We'll run off into the night
If you wanna go crazy, tonight is the night
If you wanna go crazy, tonight is the night
Ok - there's a lot worse things to be than insane
If you wanna go crazy, tonight's the night
Much ado 'bout first world absurdity
Our days are numbered nine to five
We run a race from here to eternity
Watch 'em all run for their lives
Pay your money, pick your tune
Play Friday on My Mind
Feel the everlasting groove
Then suddenly somehow the cycle has stopped
Shake off the hands of the clock
If you wanna go crazy, tonight is the night
If you wanna go crazy, tonight is the night
Night after night
Winding down, locked up tight
As you drift away, long lost faces call your name
Crying why not just go crazy for a change
Take some time to catch your breath now
Take a look at what you've done
You built a world all by yourself
And the best things are still yet to come
You're free enough to search for answers
Free enough to change your mind
Brave enough to face disaster
It took a lifetime to get through today
Tomorrow is so far away
If you wanna go crazy, tonight is the night
If you wanna go crazy, tonight is the night
Ok -- there's a lot worse things to be than insane
If you wanna go crazy, tonight's the night
If you wanna go crazy, tonight's the night
If you wanna go crazy, tonight's the night
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3. |
She's Nowhere
03:27
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Wind lost in her hair
I'm lost down where she was last seen
No clues left behind
So long, goodbye, into a dream
Down by the old pier
Just as I feared or so they say
Ten thirty downtown
Floated around, floated away
But I don't care
She's nowhere
Out into the street
Walked to the beat, is this all true
Did you think she would leave
You're asking me but I'm asking you
If you see her sometime
Drop me a line, I'm losing track
When I see her again
I'll just pretend I knew she'd come back
Crawled over sand dunes
Swam through monsoons, wasn't enough
Eye witnesses say
It's just not the way to finding true love
But I don't care
She's nowhere
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4. |
Francoise Hideaway
02:20
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Monday
Feeling crazy thinking of the words to say to you
Tuesday
It's amazing all the things I'm putting myself through
Wednesday
Wrote a letter laying all my feelings on the line
Thursday
Thought it better to keep all my intentions deep inside
What is it about you makes me hide away
What is it I'm so afraid to face
Putting you aside until another day
Dreaming with my mind in outer space
Friday
You were crying 'cause the love you thought forever got declined
Saturday and Sunday
I was moved and motivated and I can't let you slip away this time
What is it about you makes me hide away
What is it I'm so afraid to face
Putting you aside until another day
Dreaming with my mind in outer space
Monday
In the groove, found your number and gave you a call
Tuesday
Made a move turns out you were expecting after all
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
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Acworth Beach
03:18
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The sun is surfin' through my memory
I'm a stone cold wintertime zombie
There's so much more to do
But I'm-a still a-sittin' here looking at you
Get up and go, Jacques Cousteau
Back to Acworth Beach
By afternoon, the kids are running free
Blast the Beach Boys, babe, and dance with me
The hula hoop spins 'round
Time flies fast when you're getting down
Down way too low, undertow
Let's go to Acworth Beach in the summertime
Pretty women moving up and down the line
Acworth Beach in the summertime, oh yeah
Acworth Beach with some friends of mine
Six pack of beer and a bottle of wine
Come with me down where the fun is free
Back to Acworth Beach
The local cops come creepin' after dark
Stoned-out skaters scatter through the park
The same 'ol tug of war
Moonlight shining from off the shore
Summer nights fade, memories stay
Get away to Acworth Beach in the summertime
Pretty women moving up and down the line
Acworth Beach in the summertime, oh yeah
Acworth Beach with some friends of mine
Six pack of beer and a bottle of wine
Come with me down where the fun is free
Back to Acworth Beach
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6. |
Maybe I'm Dreaming
05:08
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Once I was dead in my tracks
Going nowhere, avoiding the facts
Once in that long and lost time I met you
Hoo ooh hoo ooh ooh
What price is paid for a kiss
We play the game of love at our own risk
And pick the pieces up after we're through
But maybe I'm dreaming
And our love never died
I'll wake up and know you won't go
See my own smiling face in your eyes
Late nights in that spooky old bar
The break of dawn in your cluttered old car
One time, forever ago, just us two
Hoo ooh hoo ooh ooh
Soft summers out at the beach
So close to me but so out of reach
I can't help wondering who's been close to you
But maybe I'm dreaming
And our real life goes on
Back home, me and you, watching tube
In the dark, wrapped in each other's arms
Those morning love notes you'd leave
Pictures you hung up, the smell of green tea
Mom only calls me to ask about you
Hoo ooh hoo ooh ooh
Winter lights in the blue of your eye
Sleeping bags on the 4th of July
Songs that will always remind me of you
But maybe I'm dreaming
None of this is me
There's so many things that I do that I picked up from you
But I never learned how to get free
Maybe, baby, I'm dreaming
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7. |
Second Guesses
03:00
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He's waiting out by the curb, my dear
While you're inside a-tremblin' in fear
You can't see straight, you can't be late
You say, "there'll be other guys and other dates"
But don't second guess what you're doing
Who would ever put up a fight
You're too sure of what you're doing wrong
But tonight you're gonna make it all right
With every chance you take there come
Reasons and excuses to run
They'll slip on by while you ask yourself why
But what's worse than wondering why you didn't even try
So don't second guess what you're doing
Who would ever put up a fight
You're too sure of what you're doing wrong
But tonight you're gonna make it all right
Ahh
Wake up to see there's a wall being built all around you
Ooh
Fool yourself once, fool yourself twice
Only a fool tries to run and hide
But inside, your head is swimming, your hands are cold
Your heart is pumping out of control
Beyond your front door, the one you adore
Holds you tight and says, "how could I ask for more?"
So don't second guess what you're doing
Who would ever put up a fight
You're too sure of what you're doing wrong
But tonight you're gonna make it all right
No no no second guesses tonight
No no no second guesses tonight
No no no second guesses tonight
No no no second guesses tonight
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8. |
NYC Fever
04:20
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On a plane to the East Coast flying
Making time with the sky
One way ticket on some jet powered lightning
Flying high with New York City in mind
You know it's been such a long time a-comin'
Pulled apart from the groove
Gonna bop on down the east side a-hummin'
Feeling groovy
I got something to prove
And I'm just sitting in the middle of a crowded train
There's a hundred pretty women who don't know my name
When there ain't no one who knows me, I don't feel no pain
New York City fever making a believer of me
Black and white like an old-time movie
City's running wild
People's eyes gonna pass right through me
Come here, cutie, say you'll be mine for a while
Down the alley comes the madcap wheeler
Wanna piece of my mind
Says Manhattan's an ambition stealer
Better come and take it from me
I got plenty of time
Cause I'm just sitting in the middle of a crowded train
There's a hundred pretty women who don't know my name
When there ain't no one who knows me, I don't feel no pain
New York City fever making a believer of me
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Some days glow brighter
Some days are twice as blue
Well I don't know 'bout you today
Slap on your sneakers
Saddle up that rockin' chair
It's not polite to stare but I know
Someday you'll see things their way
When you gonna move it to the other side
You get away but only if you got a ride
Far enough to stay
A million miles away
Talk to your sister
She'll tell ya where it's at
She knows your comfort zone's a trap
Reach for your partner
When you're running out of gas
Why not give them a chance to show
To prove the power of two
When you gonna move it to the other side
You get away but only if you got a ride
Far enough to stay
A million miles away
Sometimes there's sorrow in the sunrise
A thousand dreams fade out the moment that you open your eyes
When you gonna move it to the other side
You get away but only if you got a ride
Far enough to stay
A million miles away
A million miles away
A million miles away
A million miles away
Away
Away
Away
Away
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10. |
Step Inside the Mirror
02:51
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Woke up this morning, went to sell my soul
To the junkman by the side of the road
But my ego would not let it go
Took a bus down, jumped the old railroad
To the station where the taxis rolled
Some things you can't outrun no matter where you go
I tried to step inside the mirror
To take a good look at myself
I tried to turn a loser to a winner but my thoughts are getting thinner
It's a sin not to trust yourself
Met a blondie, looked just like the sun
Stole my heart away and off we run
Always charmed in the arms of a new someone
Shooting stars down a long and sparkling stream
High above my little blondie and me
Million miles from insecurity
I tried to step inside the mirror
To take a good look at myself
I tried to turn a loser to a winner but my thoughts are getting thinner
It's a sin not to trust yourself
Well I tried to step inside the mirror
To take a good look at myself
I tried to turn a loser to a winner but my thoughts are getting thinner
It's a sin not to trust yourself
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11. |
Thinking of You
03:23
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It starts when my mind goes wandering
Lose myself in a stare
One of a thousand lost souls wandering there
Lunchtime café murmur
I'm slipping into the blues
Voice of the waitress says she'll leave me to choose
I've been thinking of you
I've been thinking of you, my lover
There's nothing else I can do
Until I'm home with you
Good friend, phone call, small talk
He's killing time with a gun
Words zipping by my ear, I hear not a one
I've been thinking of you
I've been thinking of you, my lover
There's nothing else I can do
Until I'm home with you
No lifeguard on duty
As you float all around in my head
How many hours left 'til we float back to bed
Think of an endless future
Think of our memories too
In the land of distraction, just one carries me through
I've been thinking of you
I've been thinking of you, my lover
There's nothing else I can do
Until I'm home with you
I've been thinking of you
I've been thinking of you, my lover
There's nothing else I can do
Until I'm home with you
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So you ran and you fell
Sank into the bottom of a wishing well
Fell in love, made a friend
Every new beginning has a brand new end
Where to go, what to say
All that I can tell ya is you'll be okay
Look around, look to me
Doing what you wanna is the air you breathe
Pictures from a magazine upon your wall
People, places, faces and names
Scraps of paper scattered up and down your hall
You wrote 'em and you'll write 'em again
Catch a wave, climb a tree
Technicolor visions no one else can see
Neon lights, firescapes
Hold me in your arms 'fore it gets too late
Pictures from a magazine upon your wall
People, places, faces and names
Scraps of paper scattered up and down your hall
You wrote 'em and you'll write 'em again
It's hard to see all of the signs and signals on your street
How do you know which way to go
Running wild in the night
Nowhere left to hide but oh the beach is bright
Static dreams, guessing games
The city moves like mirrors when I think of rain
People live, people cry
It's always so surprising when we say goodbye
But if you do what feels true
Doesn't matter what nobody thinks of you
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Mmm mmm
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Middlebees Atlanta, Georgia
Middlebees is a musical project by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Manos. Working with a rotating line-up of musicians, the Middlebees' music is diverse - exploring different styles and ideas, with a passion for retro sounds and aesthetics. ... more
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