1. |
Hey Now
02:48
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I don’t know where you’ve been
No not what you’ve seen
There ain’t really that much that I do know
But I would like to find out
Open my mind now
And get to know so I can grow
Hey now won’t you come to
Help me out here too
I was held up above in a feeling of love
And it made me recall just who I was
Like when I was only 5
And I felt so alive
Yes I loved everything
Yes I was buzzed
Hey now won’t you come to
Help me out here too
And this world I see
Depends upon you and me
So come on act kindly
And together we can be
Hey now won’t you come to
Help me out here too
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2. |
Overseas
03:31
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Setting out to go now on another overnight
Back down near Bristol, where I’ll walk you in the light
Full knowing that I got to do you right
Now I’m locked in to your side
Patient like a mom, I know
That I’ll miss you when I go
I’ll be gone a half a moon
Then I’m coming home to you
Now I’ve got this in a warming little fire
Formed in my heart now, give into the lonely choir
No my darling, I don’t want to go, no I
Don’t like saying goodbye
Patient like a mom, I know
That I’ll miss you when I go
I’ll be gone a half a moon
Then I’m coming home to you
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3. |
South Pacific
03:00
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And we waltzed out to the Band, singing ’till we’re sore
Oh that longing sound that raises me a floor
Give my hands to the flaws I have known before
And I’ll strum a song out ‘till I’m iron ore
We lit out in the black the wind at our backs
Blowing palms and the soft warm water flowing flat
My limbs glowed as the morning sun came through a slat
Forming on your eyes like stripes on a cat
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4. |
Quiet as a Star
03:03
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Quiet as a star and warm like you
The nighttime hum, sounds so true
That I got to lie, beneath the blue
Fall asleep by a candle with a mellow hue
And everytime I wake, it makes me fly
Up out of my dreaming, into the sky
Where I float just like, a bird going high
Being cradled by the warmth of the air flowing by
And all I know, is love and light
When I’m going out on a clear blue night
And all I know, is loving light
When I’m lit up like the northern lights
Driving down the road, the twilight comes
The treelines dark, the engine thrums
And I know tonight, will quiet my qualms
I’m a lover and a fighter and I like the calm
And the waves roll, steady and full
Long like the days in summertimes pull
And they’re making I, want to go
Have a fire on the sand while the ocean lulls
And all I know, is love and light
When I’m going out on a clear blue night
And all I know, is loving light
When I’m lit up like the northern lights
Oh my body and I
Take my head and sigh
In that astral light
All is right
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5. |
That Summer
05:05
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We left your house at nine
To the Cusheon dock
Lying there, staring into black
The wind blowing tree tops
And just then you came
Up beside my side
Shuddering some sort of feeling
We both couldn’t hide
Waking up that summer again
And I’m all in for you
Waking up that summer again
And I want you
I hope you know this time
That I am terrified
Lying warm upon your couch
But feeling dread inside
‘Cause we both know for now
That this love can’t be
Like picturing a perfect yacht
Knowing it’ll fall to the sea
Waking up that summer again
And I’m all in for you
Waking up that summer again
And I want you
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6. |
I See You
03:02
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I don’t want to go
So I’d like to know
If you want to grow
With me or alone
I know where we’re going
Nothing it is known
But I see you
In this life I need you
I want you beside me now
With your arms around me, now
Sometimes it is hard
We fight out in the yard
Pull the terrible cards
But by the end of day
All this falls away
And all that I can say
Is I see you
In this life I need you
I want you beside me now
With your arms around me, now
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7. |
Nobody Knows but Me
03:03
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I really hope that I will never ever know
That lonely, low, black summer
Where nothing was kind and darkness was kin
And I couldn’t have felt number
Nobody knows the trouble I see
Nobody knows but me
When I was 14, my body was unclean
My mind was like a sad, old eastern European
Shut out in the cold, in 1942
Just like icicles, my thoughts were all blue
Nobody knows the trouble I see
Nobody knows but me
Troubles we all have, in varying amounts
We often talk about the ones that aren’t ours
While deep in our minds, where we get all overgrown
Our own troubles lie and only we can fully know them
Nobody knows the trouble I see
Nobody knows but me
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8. |
The Walker
03:40
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Up into the hills, looking for rocks and fossils
Altering my time, opening a deeper mine
Lessons you played out for me
And you’re loving way of being
After all that you’d seen
Now you’re walking through the night
Now you’ve gone, on your walk into the night
I remember when you said, the young people would dig it
And then at the fair, when you said this goodbye may be it
And I laughed, saying no
Not knowing that you did know, it was time for you to go
On your walk into the night
You did go on a walk into the night
Now I know that I loved you
And I still surely do
And I’m sure you did smile
When you went into the night
Gratefully, you did go into the night
Now you’re free, to go walking all you like
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9. |
Stand By
03:06
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Stand by me, I will side by you
You get the wrong idea, I’ll get the wrong one too
And if you’re wanting a song, I will sing one through
You put your trust in me, and I will trust in you
And when the winds blow cold
And the hard rains fall
I will be your coat
And when the warming comes
With the sizzling sun
I will cool you down
Now we have been through times, both hard and fine
We’ve had our show of climbs and our share of wine
And though the world can be mean, like a wartime scene
No matter what they scheme, I’ll be on your team
So if you do fall ill
Or you lose your will
I will be there still
And if you need me home
To be yours alone
I will be staying stone
Stand by me, I will side by you
You get the wrong idea, I’ll get the wrong one too
And if you’re wanting a song, I will sing one through
You put your trust in me, and I will trust in you
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10. |
From a Hard Place
02:37
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Down the road from a hard place now
Down the road from a hard place now
Not going back, anyway or anyhow
Down the road from a hard place now
All I knew was a black hole grave
All I knew was a black hole grave
Pulled me in and it took me like a wave
All I knew was a black hole grave
Warm night, take me home
I will go
Come on lover won’t you take my hand
Come on darling and take my hand
We will walk this hard, forgiving land
Come on lover and take my hand
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Jon Middleton Victoria, British Columbia
Jon Middleton is a musician and songwriter from Victoria, B.C., Canada. He also plays in the group, 'Jon and Roy.'
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