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Shoulda Been
04:15
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Shoulda been a dancer
I would jump way up high
Shoulda been a fighter
I would punch ‘em in the eye
Shoulda been a singer
I would sing instead of cry
Shoulda been, shoulda been
Shoulda been, but I’m not
Shoulda been a washer
So they wouldn’t call me dirty
Shoulda been a basketball player
So I’d like it when they call me Shorty
I shoulda been younger
Never turned thirty
Shoulda been, shoulda been
Shoulda been, but I’m not
I’ll be your rock of ages
A virus so contagious
You may cough and cough
You will never shake me off
I Shoulda been a doctor
I would cure your affliction
Shoulda been a drug
Satisfy your addiction
Shoulda been Love
Win your affection
Shoulda been, shoulda been
Shoulda been, but I’m not
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Sweet Lost and Found
03:12
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The sweet lost and found
Is a place you can go
When everyplace else is out of reach
It’s not the end of the road
And it's past the beginning
Nestled in a special place between
If you’re looking for a place
Your heart can remember
You put it down and
Now you don’t know where
Just close your eyes
You've got to visualize it
In no time you’ll be there (it's the)
Sweet lost and found
Well you’ve got a strong love
And you're keeping it together
Still sometimes you feel so incomplete
You try to talk it out
But the words just don’t describe it
The longing in this river runs so deep
But your heart does remember
The feel of the cool water
While your body holds you back from that leap
Well you've got to jump right in
Trade the safety of the land
Grab ahold of something you can keep (it's the)
Sweet lost and found
Sweet lost and found
What's your story?
Where you going?
Are you with someone
Or out there on there your own?
Either way I know you'll be ok
If you listen when it calls you
No you can't ignore it
When the spirit calls
You've got go, go, go!
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My dreams as a boy
Made me a man
Didn’t wanna be nobody’s hero
Just doing the best I can
Never saw time heal a wound
The way good blues music can
Gives you life when you feel like dying
Brings on soothing tears
When you feel like cryin’
That’s what the blues taught me
That’s what I learned
After I left home
When I come to your town
Your sons and your daughters
Gonna boogie down
They’ll be a Boogie Chillin’, Child
Oh, but, they’ll be diggin’ my sound
Carry the fire long after our time
Just like John Lee said
It’s all in the rhythm, Baby
Don’t you worry about the rhyme
Blues keep coming at you just like a weed
What I came to do is plant the seed
That’s what the blues taught me
That’s what learned
After I left home
(Driving that truck, you know there were…)
So many times at the end of my rope
Holdin’ on with these fingers, don’t you know
Do right by my kids and never give up
Never gave up, no I never, never did!
If the path you’re leading ever feels too hard
Listen to me, I’ll play you this here guitar
For you I came to play
For you I came to play
This here guitar, oh, ‘cause
That’s what the blues taught me
That’s what learned
After I left home
Here’s what the blues taught me…
…Set me on a path under these lights
Gave a tired soul wings ready for flight
That’s what the blues taught me
That’s what learned
After I left home
That’s what the blues taught me
Blues was my teacher
Blues was my school
From down in Louisiana, Baby
All the way up to cold winter, Chicago
That’s what the blues taught me
After I left home
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Say It Out Loud
03:38
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If you want it
You gotta go out and find it
I can’t tell you what it is
‘Cos it’s yours not mine
It’s that thing you saw
When you were just a kid
It sparked your dreams and
You know it did
If you really want it
If you really want it
Then say it out loud
Just say it out loud
We can take a dream
And we can hide it away
Keep it to ourselves
‘Cause we’re too afraid
Or we can write it down
Just to make it real
I know how you feel
I know how you feel
So say it out loud
Just say it out loud
Nobody but me can live my dreams
No one can say it for me, I am the key
I am the key and my dreams are proud
I’m not afraid to say it out loud
If we take a chance
And it falls apart
We end up broke
With a broken heart
What’s the worst thing
That could happen then?
We look back
With no regrets
And lean on a friend
Just lean on a friend
And say it out loud
Just say it out loud
When we fall down
We get up stronger
When we’re at the end of the rope
We fight a little longer
And when we need a rest
It’s time to heal
I know how you feel
I know how you feel
So say it out loud, just
Say it out loud
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I Gotta Man
03:36
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I got a man, treats me fine
Brings me flowers, fills my wine
He’s everything I could ask for
Still I’m always wanting more
Well I know I should stay here
So tell me why I’m looking at the door
I got a job, it’s okay
Work good hours, make good pay
I get vacation three weeks a year
But the stagnation, my biggest fear
Well I know I should stay here
So tell me why I’m looking at the door
You throw a good party, lasts all night
Some came for lovin’, some came to fight
We got great music, a packed dance floor
I raise my glass high, and ask for more
Well I know I should stay here
So tell me why I’m looking at the door
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Montañas
04:10
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Las hojas bailan
Sobre mis pies hacia el agua
Tomo una para besarla
Y como todas las cosas
Me recuerdan a ti
Me dejaste pasar por tus manos
Como arena
Pero había oro entre los granos
Me formaste a tus deseos
Hasta que nada quedó de mi
Puedo mover montañas
Pero no moverte a ti
Puedo cambiar el mundo
Pero no cambiarte a ti
Puedo mover montañas
Sedosos momentos
Cubren mi piel
Como las manos
Que conocieron cada impresión
Cada detaille entendió
Que la superficie era tu obsesión
Puedo mover montañas
Pero no moverte a ti
Puedo cambiar el mundo
Pero no cambiarte a ti
Puedo mover montañas
Bocados amargos, recuerdos,
Todo eso me hizo persistir de más
Las palabras habian tan deliciosas
Como si fueran de la viña ambariña
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Well I know time is gonna keep
Rolling on like a runaway train
And I won't try to stop it
I’ll keep on moving while the music's playing
I have learned my lesson the hard way once or twice
So instead of giving it out for free
I take my own advice
But, for the right price
I'll tell you what I've learned
(listen now)
If you don't get better you're gonna get burned
I was walking a path of my own with no direction
I had mastered the art of failure to perfection
Then I passed by a church
People singing, the doors were open wide
So I took a last drink from my bottle
And I stumbled inside
(yeah the)
The preacher looked me straight in the eye
He said "Girl, you better learn
If you don't get better you're gonna get burned"
(Eternal fire)
Well I've watched as these
So-called leaders cling to despotism
Shouting self-serving slogans
Mistaken for truth or wisdom, they say
"Folks shouldn't get something for nothing
They should pay the price!"
So instead of taking my water for free
Just take your own advice
We’ll shout it from the rooftops, the classrooms
The graveyards until you learn
If you don’t get better we ALL get burned
We all get burned
It’s not the big house or little house…oh no
We better learn
We better learn
We better learn
Before we all
All get burned
We gotta come together
Come together
Before we all get burned
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8. |
I'd Rather Be Blind
03:39
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Well I travel the highway
You know I made many scenes
Been lost in darkness
I was out on the streets
I felt so unhappy
You’d think I wanted to die
But if I have your sweet, sweet love
I know I’ll get by
This old world is turning
Like wheels on a train
I hold on to each moment
Cause it won't come again (let me tell you)
I'm not educated
But there's one thing I know
I'd rather be blind
Than to see you go
I feel that for strong man
Knows how to be weak
And it makes me feel so good
Every time, every time
Every time he speaks
Revelation
He’s got a revelation in his smile
It feels so much like in heaven
You know I might stick around a little while
Don't leave me darling
Whatever you do
If I'm standing beside you
I know we'll get through
There’s is only one thing
That I want you to know
I'd rather be blind
Than to see you go
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Kirsten Thien New York, New York
Guitar Player Magazine: “Thien’s supple voice can act out a song’s lyrics with both honesty and cinematic effect…a real
treat is Please Drive, where Thien is joined by blues legend Hubert Sumlin on guitar”
Pat St. John, Legendary NY DJ:“The album is flawless. She’s gonna be a BIG, big star!”
Music News Nashville:“This is as close to a perfect album as I have heard in some time. Thien is a star!"
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