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Came out of a troubled time and I lost another year
Lost another friend and I lost another fear
And I was spent to nothingness and I spent in pain
A season spent in solitude
A season spent in vain
Living in those places that angels only know
Far beyond the edge where dreamers only go
Came out of a sleepness night
Weary from the ride
Silence in the dialogue
The ghost is from inside
Holding on to god knows what and only god knows why
Doing things that don’t make sense
And most will never try
Living in those places that angels only know
Far beyond the edge where dreamers only go
Came out of a troubled time and it almost broke my heart
Almost lost my mind and it tore my soul apart
Came out of a troubled time a little less nieve
Older, wiser, eyes wide open
Different I believe
Living in those places that angels only know
Far beyond the edge where dreamers only go
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In my heart,
I have no use for mystics and prophets, astrologers and psychics
Cuz I know who I am
And in my heart,
The artist, the dreamer, the lover, the fool
A perfect night for the poet
The candle kites rise from the streets
This world is way too small for me
And in this world
They’re confused, angry, depressed and broke
I don’t know what destiny looks like, but it feels like now.
The blessed virgin is crying blood
St. Augustine’s deep dark secrets
The colors of humanity
Etched into my memory
We remember the same things,
But our stories are so different
I was there
I seen it and I felt it
And in this world
They smudge the world with holy smoke
From holy plants from holy ground
Some want to be young again
I don’t mind growing older
Some want to be young again
I don’t mind growing older
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3. |
Realize
08:20
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Stay alive, wear yourself down,
standing at the altar in a wedding gown
Your best friend's hanging from the branch of a tree
I'm glad it ain't you and I'm glad it ain't
Smoke from lands from far away
burned my nostrils yesterday
blood from comrades long since dead
seemed to fill my aching head
Chorus
That's the way it goes,
and the wind still blows
Join the circus or the rodeo
Get famous and make some dough
the place is too small and we're running out of room
here comes the baby, there goes the boom
Good time Charlie, Happy Jack
all she wants is her lover back
Feed him meat and teach him to growl,
When the moon gets full you can hear him howl
Chorus
Crossing t's and dotting i's
when the Spirit speaks you don't ask why
he lost his fast ball, he's hanging up his guns
he just went blind from staring at the sun,
some men follow, some men lead,
all men die and all men bleed,
when you talk you use the word "we,"
but the plain cold truth is hard to see
Chorus
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Whirl like a dervish howling at a moon. Someday looks like pretty soon
Speed strength stamina. Looks like I'm having a dream
Go get Goliath and David's on his way
I think something good's gonna' happen today
Twenty years from Tuesday. Looks like I'm having a dream
The sun was red in violet skies
Pray to the one who answers all your prayers
Wear what you want but avoid all the stares
Call out the Calvary. Looks like I'm having a dream
Hold back the water with your thumb in a dam
Look in the mirror and guess who I am
Say something simple. Looks like I'm having a dream
The sun was red in violet skies
Say 10 20 30 40 50 million. Words can be as deadly as any gun
Can you believe it. Looks like I'm having a dream
Open up the closet let the skeleton out
You're living in the present while the past still shouts
Close out my calendar. Looks like I'm having a dream
The sun was red in violet skies
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Took a lot of giving and it took a lot of taking
Took some real sincerity
Took a lot of kindness and it took a lot of shame
Took away your heart and it caused so much pain
And it took you away from me, And it took you away from me
Did you forget what you’re here for
Did you forget why you came
And you forgot what I look like, and you can’t remember my name
But I remember I remember the angels cried
And I remember I remember the angels cried
It took a lot of dignity and it took a lot of time and it took a lot of dreaming
It took a lot of patience and it took a lot of soul
Took away my love and it left a great big hole
And it took you away from me, And it took you away from me
Did you forget what you’re here for
Did you forget why you came
I forgot what you look like, Can’t remember your name
But I remember I remember the angels cried
I remember I remember the angels cried
It took a lot of living and it took a lot of dying, and we had to face the truth
It shattered all my trust
It broke my heart, and it broke my heart
And it took you away from me, And it took you away from me
Did you forget what you’re here for
And did you forget why you came
You forgot what you looked like, Can’t remember my name
But I remember I remember the angels cried
And I remember I remember the angels cried
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10. |
I Would Give Anything
03:39
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Golden Coronas and the orange-yellow skies
Driving through the deserts, I remember your eyes
It’s been so long since we’ve been together
Love’s lost and circumstance won
Indigo clouds are hiding the sun
It’s been so long since I felt my body
Love’s been so beautiful
Love’s been so cruel
I would give anything
To be with you
Lady of magic, lady of green
Lady of sorrow, lady unseen
It’s been so long since I felt your body
Love’s been so beautiful
Love’s been so cruel
I would give anything
To be with you
I would give anything to be with you
Love is like heaven
Love is like war
So many people
Praying for more
Roses in summer and the thunder in spring
So much illusion and there’s no song to sing
It’s been so long, I miss you so badly
Love’s been so beautiful
Love’s been so cruel
I would give anything
To be with you
I would give anything
To be with you
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11. |
No Limits
04:18
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12. |
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Chorus:
Please don’t leave before midnight
Please don’t leave before morning
Please don’t leave me before next year
Please don’t leave me forever
Close your eyes and hold on tight
I’m gonna take you through the universe tonight
Spread your wings and come with me
Deep blue star shine, rainbow tree
Chorus:
Feel your heartbeat, feel your skin
Cause you love me, you know where I’ve been
Live forever, never die
Cause you love me, you know why
Chorus:
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He had a ’67 Cadillac and he broke a lot of hearts
And he never did once look back
This boy he played some rock and roll
His eyes they gleamed, and he wore tight jeans
He really didn’t care, and he had long hair
The boy played pool and he won a lot of bets
He chewed gum and he smoked a lot of cigarettes
This boy he played some rock and roll
He talked real mean, but his face was clean
He was hard to hold, said he’d never get old
(Said he’d never get old)
Ride on into midnight. Ride on into midnight
He had fuel injected wings upon his feet
He made a lot of love in the Cadillac’s big back seat
This boy, he had a lot of sexual appeal
He spent a lot of dough, easy come, easy go
He lived real fast, said it wasn’t gonna last
(He knew it wasn’t gonna last)
Ride on into midnight. Ride on into midnight
And he was talking to a girl who lived in the neighborhood
Where everything was cool and there was no sin
He took her by the hand and he took her to the Cadillac
He said it was a game and he said she’d win
Ride on into midnight. Ride on into midnight
Over on the avenue, everybody knew his name
He had a lot of muscles and he had a lot of brains
This boy, he played his rock and roll
He came out fighting when the bell was rung
And the world was big, and he was young
(And he was so young)
Ride on into midnight. Ride on into midnight
Ride on into midnight. Ride on into midnight
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Whatever happened to the big front porch
Whatever happened to the corner store
Whatever happened to the acorn tree
Whatever happened to the neighborhood
Whatever happened to the tower. Whatever happened to the drive-in
Whatever happened to the PTA. Whatever happened to Saturday
Whatever happened To America
Whatever happened, America
Whatever happened to the radio. Whatever happened to the farmers
Whatever happened to the family meal.
Whatever happened to cowboys
Whatever happened to the air we breathe
Whatever happened to the river
Whatever happened to the old cafe
Whatever happened to the church bells
Whatever happened to America
Whatever happened America
Whatever happened to the five and dime
Whatever happened to the playground
Whatever happened to the unlocked door
Whatever happened to Halloween
Whatever happened to the heros. Whatever happened to the teacher
Whatever happened to the politics. And my God whatever happened to the preacher
Whatever happened America
Whatever happened America
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15. |
Pagan to the Bone
05:21
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Whatever happened to the big front porch
Whatever happened to the corner store
Whatever happened to the acorn tree
Whatever happened to the neighborhood
Whatever happened to the tower. Whatever happened to the drive-in
Whatever happened to the PTA. Whatever happened to Saturday
Whatever happened To America
Whatever happened, America
Whatever happened to the radio. Whatever happened to the farmers
Whatever happened to the family meal.
Whatever happened to cowboys
Whatever happened to the air we breathe
Whatever happened to the river
Whatever happened to the old cafe
Whatever happened to the church bells
Whatever happened to America
Whatever happened America
Whatever happened to the five and dime
Whatever happened to the playground
Whatever happened to the unlocked door
Whatever happened to Halloween
Whatever happened to the heros. Whatever happened to the teacher
Whatever happened to the politics. And my God whatever happened to the preacher
Whatever happened America
Whatever happened America
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Churches all were empty, Preacher all alone
Could his prayers reach Heaven through these walls of stone
An old Montana cowboy worked the place so long
Could he tell his story in a cowboy song
Head in the Clouds feet on the ground
The Power of Dreams the Color of Sound
A pretty Texas bar maid had herself a dream
She could see her name in lights on the Silver Screen
A Nova Scotia sailor, humbled to his knees
Following the trade winds, sailed the Seven Seas
Head in the Clouds feet on the ground
The Power of Dreams the Color of Sound
A broken hearted bride’s maid smiled through the day
Gathered with the ladies, she caught the bride’s bouquet
Rusted cars in salvage yards, graffitti on the walls
Could I get to Easy Street when my fortune calls
Head in the Clouds feet on the ground
To win and to lose as Life goes on
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17. |
Keepers of the Flame
04:06
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As our people needed warmth, received the gift of fire
Sophisticate our love, mandalas of desire
Our elders spoke of wisdom, our children cried for milk
Our lonely cried for comfort, our royalty for silk
And we embraced the sacred heart and call the holy name
Bow to the keepers of the flame
As our dreamers paint the future, as our poets dream in vain
As we address injustice, as our fields embrace the rain
And we keep the fires burning and blow upon the coals
And weather every conflict that preys upon our souls
And we embraced the sacred heart and call the holy name
Bow to the keepers of the flame
Travel every highway, dance to every blues
Shake off every set back that turns us into fools
And some preserve and some abuse and in the end the losers lose
And with a flame within our hearts protects that fire starts
And we embrace the sacred heart
And call the holy name
Bow to the keepers of the flame
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Many moons many suns over 99 years
The buffalo died on the wise open range
So the great spirit left, so we sell cigarettes
And the warriors dance on the Idaho plains
Will you make me a drum, will you make me a drum
So I can make thunder, and bring back the sun
When the trees come alive, when the deer start to run
When the river gets warm, I’ll make you a drum
I heard sounds in my heart, I felt pain in my ears
The fence made of laws to keep us all here
I will run like the wind, I will fight like a bear
You can’t buy my heart, and you don’t own the air
Chorus
In a house made of wood, In the shape of a square
My body might be, But my spirit’s not there
In a circle of strength, In a warrior’s will
The sound of the soul, It’s a sound you can feel
Chorus
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I got a little crazy and I drank too much
I felt like a fool when I couldn’t stand up
I sound so foolish and I talked with a slur
And the whole night was like some crazy blur
I lost my dignity
I lost my head
Ain’t no excuses for the things I said
I’ll take the consequences
And I’ll take the blame
And in the morning I will walk
That walk of shame
I didn’t drive and I’m still alive
I stared at the moon but I saw five
And I hope I didn’t hurt you with my vicious tongue
I hope I didn’t hurt you with my vicious tongue
I’m really not a fighter, I’m a happy drunk
But if I was the skipper then that boat would’ve sunk
But I’ve got a lot of friends who seem to understand
My friends, they understand
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20. |
Light of Love
03:15
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With a humble heart and a grateful soul
A wondrous mind and a noble goal
As pain dissolves and fades away
Opinions die more everyday
I saw the Light shine from above
A Light of Mercy A Light of Love
When teachers die and spirits fly
And legends fade away
With a heavy heart but a wiser soul
I will send you on your way
Chorus
And the wind blows East, the wind blows West
And the rains came down, and you feel you’re blessed
And we all prayed not one but three
Me for You --You for Me
You left me standing all alone
With lifeless eyes and a face of stone
My uttered words, my rhythmic breath
My eyes to God, my Birth from Death
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21. |
Earthdrum
04:55
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Vicious with the long legs, and the long hair, I dont care
Dancing with the lions, and the tigers and the bears
Sleeping in a tree trunk, by a river, in the woods
I dig Mother Nature
Got the wild, got the goods
La La La La La La
Earthdrum
Shatter all the mirrors, lets get natural, lets get down
Woman like a feeling, like the rhythm. Like the sound
Cool it, like a snow flake, like a raindrop in the sun
I see something special, like a love shot from a gun
La La La La La La
Earthdrum
Nighttime when its quiet, and its lonely, and its still
I see fires burning in the distance, on a hill
She was dancing in a circle, with the flowers in her hair
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
La La La La La La
Earthdrum
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On the 45th day of an endless ride
A lot of strength and a lot of pride
Lost my breaks on the great divide
Saw the chupacabra on the mountainside
The lake is dry no ammo in the gun
It’s hot as hell in the Texas sun
The luxury of dreaming, the time to think
A wonderful job living on the brink
Came to town in the blistering heat
There ain’t no people, but the ghosts are sweet
Sittin’ by the river on a broken branch
Take me back to the Cadillac Ranch
Tired of standing I need a chair
I need some room and I need some air
I ain’t real pretty but I still got hair
It ain’t in style, but who the hell cares?
Just last week I took a dive off a big tall building floor 25
On my way down I thought I might die,
But then and there I started to fly
I’m a hand shaker, not a fist toucher.
I’m a truth teller, not a small talker
I’m a deep hugger, not a sleepwalker.
I’m a true feeler. I’m a self-healer.
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23. |
Fragile Heart
05:42
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Your fragile heart
Cannot compete
With your healthy body and your daring mind
Your fragile heart
Just might give out
If you abuse it one more time
Your tender spirit
And your troubled soul
Watch you suffer as you dig your hole
Your fragile heart
Your fragile heart
Cries for compassion
Justification and some sympathy
Your fragile heart
Beats a little harder
Pounding in your chest, trying to set you free
Your tender spirit
And your troubled soul
Watch you suffer as you dig your hole
Your fragile heart
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I went to the mountains
I went to the ocean
I went to the wide open spaces
I went to the skies
And all I want to do is come home to my heart
You went to the mountains
You went to the ocean
You went to the wide open spaces and you went to the sky
All you want to do is come home to my heart
Do you have any heart?
Do you have any heart?
Do you have any heart to come home to?
You’ve learned to lose
It ain’t so bad
You’ve learned to cry, but you’re not sad, you’re just numb
Sometimes you have troubles
Sometimes you have pain
I’ve seen you throw your hands up to ease your worried brain
Now all you want to do is come home to your heart
Do you have any heart?
Do you have any heart?
Do you have any heart to come home to?
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Came out of a troubled time and I lost another year
Lost another friend and I lost another fear
And I was spent to nothingness and I spent in pain
A season spent in solitude
A season spent in vain
Living in those places that angels only know
Far beyond the edge where dreamers only go
Came out of a sleepness night
Weary from the ride
Silence in the dialogue
The ghost is from inside
Holding on to god knows what and only god knows why
Doing things that don’t make sense
And most will never try
Living in those places that angels only know
Far beyond the edge where dreamers only go
Came out of a troubled time and it almost broke my heart
Almost lost my mind and it tore my soul apart
Came out of a troubled time a little less nieve
Older, wiser, eyes wide open
Different I believe
Living in those places that angels only know
Far beyond the edge where dreamers only go
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26. |
Righteous Man
03:38
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Like an avalanche, like a runaway train
A different kind of wind I can’t explain
The rhythm of the world is all about love
God knows what I’m thinking of
Always yes, always can
He’s a virtuous, just, and a righteous man
Crazy poets rant and rave
Fog is rising like dreams from a grave
Neon cross, shine blue shine bright
God knows how I feel tonight
Always yes, always can
He’s a virtuous, just, and a righteous man
Kings and clergy, bebop queens
Flowers on the barbed wire trees
Basking in the afterglow
God knows what I want to know
Always yes, always can
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27. |
Marlboro Country
03:57
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Ain’t got nothing up my sleeve. Ain’t got nothing in my pocket
Got some worn out old blue jeans.
I keep knocking, someone please unlock it
I keep a record of the places, and I think about the faces
of the folks that done me good
Smoking filtered cigarettes. Lost in Vegas making bets
Drinking whiskey feeling blue. I keep wondering what to do
I left a number if you need me. If I’m hungry could you feed me
Could you tell me something new?
Thank God I’m here again – in Marlboro Country
Holiday inns and Texaco gas
When my ship comes in I’m going first class
I gotta keep believing that my blues won’t last
I’ve been hanging round so long, must be doing something wrong
Can’t remember my last fight, must be doing something right
I keep growing, I keep changing, And I’m always rearranging
All the thoughts I have for you
Thank God I’m here again – in Marlboro Country
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28. |
Healing Waters
06:47
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In the days of the human beings
In the battle of the thunder moon,
when the sky was dark with war,
and the air was on fire
the dancers shook the earth,
the ancestors dwelled in the arrows and the spears,
the brave ones fought the souls
of those who died
Chorus:
The Healing Waters of the Great Spirit
Heal the pain,
Peace and honor
The Healing Waters
The fighting stopped when the blizzards came
the rivers froze and the wind was cold,
the Ute and the Arapaho,
in the mountains long ago
Chorus:
and at dawn when the nighttime spirits rise,
floating to the sun
the shadows of the leaves
look like ghosts climbing trees
Chorus:
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Before the Fire, Before the Wind
I bowed my head, drank to my friends
I tried so hard, I'll try again
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Before the Winter, Before the Fall
Before the Fences, Before the Wall
I pledged my love to you again
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Hold Your Glasses High
Hold Your Glasses High
I Swear My Love Will Never End
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Before the Color, Before the Light
Before the Storm, Before the Night
I love you Now, I loved you Then
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Hold Your Glasses High
Hold Your Glasses High
I Swear My Love Will Never End
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Before The Sun, Before the Pain
I prayed the Sky would send some Rain
It's coming down, I don't know when
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
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Lot of lonely people gather over by the mission hall
Ain’t got no money but they got a lot of blues
Over by the mission hall
Aristotle, Sister Carolina, Jesse James, Dracula too
Shakespeare’s talking like some hipstreet poet
Millionaire Lucky Laroo
Lot of hungry people gather over by the mission hall
They give them free soup and they give them free break
Over by the mission hall
Paul Ravere scaring all the babies and Hitler’s trying to tie his shoes
Captain Blye he said to Mr. Christian, baby have you heard the knews
He said you’re not crazy, you’re not lazy
You’re not weak you’re strong
Everything you do is right and it’s the world that’s all wrong.
Mama said now don’t play babies over by the mission hall
Daddy said now don’t go running over by the mission hall
Human dreams on the brick wall screens and foggy eyes full of pain
Jeronimo was shooting at the sun and he said it going bring the rain
He said you’re not crazy, you’re not lazy
You’re not weak you’re strong
Everything you do is right and it’s the world that’s all wrong.
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Everyone will lend a hand If you’re a good man
Life is so much easier If you’re a good man
No more lies do you have to tell
No more times do you have to sell
Living in a time bomb cannot bother you
Cuz now is the time for all good men
And now is the time for all good women too
Tell the truth now, who can judge you
Clean your closet too
Everybody’s got their problems and their point of view
Living in a good time, hope you have a good time too
Anything you want is here if you’re a good man
No more do you have to fear if you’re a good man
No more games do you have to play
No more words do you have to say
Living like you want to is the only thing to do
Cuz now is the time for all good men
Now is the time for all good women too
Tell the truth now, who can judge you
Clean your closet too
Everybody’s got their problems and their point of view
Living in a good time, hope you have a good time too
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Chorus:
In the Cherokee caves,
at the Lost Sea,
Deep in the hills
of eastern Tennessee
You'd know what I mean,
If you've seen what I seen,
If you've been where I've been,
If you lived in my skin
There ain't no colors,
If there ain't no light,
Underground fish,
a wondrous sight
Chorus:
Bridge:
The fire still burns,
after 10,000 years,
you can still smell the smoke,
of the tribes that were here.
Chorus:
The poor rebel soldiers,
lay down and bleed,
The runaway slaves
fight to be free,
and the Yankee boys
don't know what they hear
The echoes of hell,
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Someone came cut down the trees, killed all the alligators
What're we gonna do if God gets mad?
Johnny Tiger, Billy Wildcat ran into a swamp
Took with them everything they had
Someone died last February. only found his shoes
Ain't no wonder everything is hungry
Oh, the smell of Mother Nature, hanging in my nose
Oh, the smell of noone else has been there
What you gonna do if you ain't got matches?
What you gonna do if you ain't got food?
What you gonna do if you ain't got shelter?
What you gonna do if you can't get sued?
Evenings in the Everglades
Oh how we love
Evenings in the Everglades
Spanish pirates, Spanish moss, hope we find some treasure
Found some comfort from the storm, also found some pleasure
Nights so humid, winds so still, hurricane is coming
Cypress trees house the spirits, seminole are running
Chorus
Someone gives some great tattoo, then she reads your fortune
Cast your waters to the wind
Cast your eyes to Neptune
Snakes that walk and bugs that slide Outside the seminary
Dolphins talk spirit talk, ain't no dictionary
Chorus
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From his beginnings as a songwriter working out of Detroit’s famed United Sound Studios, to his recordings with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, to the progressive jazz of Prismatic, to the years in L.A. and Nashville, making records with Stephen Stills, and Joe Vitale, to the nonstop touring, Michael On Fire has been relentless in his commitment to creative expression and musical performance. ... more
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