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I walked out on the beach
i fell down on my knees
i looked up in the sky
i said dear god please help me
what is there left to do
under this sky of you
where efforts end in vain
under some spitting rain
just let me hear the truth
am i a fool to you
for seeking all i do
or is it the beach blues
i hear the ocean pound
constant rhythm in sound
i look down at the ground
i said dear god please help me
i search for something new
hit by the deepest blue
shackled and strained
emotionally pained
afraid to accept the truth
i am a fool to you
wallowing in this hue
or is it the beach blues
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Mikki Boy (Dog Days)
03:57
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when i was a boy
i looked just like my son
i played out in the alley
until the day was done
i dreamed of doing nothing
deep inside my thoughts
now i stop to wonder
was it all for naught
‘cause today
i bought my dog a steak
to give him a taste of blood
on his last day on this earth
i love him so....
When i was a boy
I played just like my girl
Sharing all the good times
With my little world
I still dream of doing nothing
No matter how i try
Ideas overtake me
Don't matter why
But today i bought my dog a steak
To give him a taste of blood
On his last day on this earth
Lord, I do love you so
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Under the Umbrella
03:28
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under the umbrella
seeking shelter
from the pressure
get into this here
and fall from grace
under the umbrella
with cinderella
cleaning ashes
and all the dirty work
no protection
no sedation
just predation
in the evil world
petty people
feel the needle
pull your talons
and stick them in
say its your world
not theirs
keep what you got
you earned it
you hardworker you
ill illusions
circling around
the little life
oh so bright
on the side
is given to someone else
being welcomed, so welcome
under the umbrella
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Laramie Valley
03:47
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Writers in LA
03:27
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I wanna know
i wanna see
just to believe
in the TV
you might say no
that's not the way to go
you might say wait
you’re a writer in LA
then we’ll go walk
all down the block
drive to the beach
just beyond their reach
I wanna blow
My perfect angled nose
Just to relieve
My insecurities
Feeling oh so low
That's the only way to go
‘Cause I wanna be
Like the writers in LA
taking nice walks
All ‘round the blocks
Driving to the beach
Well beyond their reach
i wanna see
Through palm trees
way beyond the beach
through your lengthy reach
To celebrity
To show us how to be
Smelling like a rose
In a Marlon Brando pose
i wanna be
i wanna proclaim
just like the great
writers in la
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Red & Blue Triumphant Rues
Twisted from the left
Rolled up on the right
Stand up Sit Down
Believe without a fight
Lay back and listen
To sounds of disarray
Floatin in a world
with nothing much to say
no one to help us
no one to get along
all by ourselves
just singing our song
Triumphant News
Red White and Blue
Triumphant Rues
Hits me hard to my bones
Movin’ in between
The channels on a screen
Nestled in a scene
In a dark machine
The air all around
A smokey shale gray
Filling up the halls
Takin’ up the day
No one to stop us
No one to bring us down
All by ourselves
Just singing our song
Triumphant News
Red White and Blue
Triumphant Rues
Hits me hard
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AnTonio
03:47
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Do not fear
Do not hide
Don’t let him take you
For a ride
See the son
Pull you in
Don’t ever think it
Free from the sin
LAAAA Antonio
LAAAA Antonio
Do not hear
That crying sigh
From those forsaken
Those without pride
Have your fun
You’ll know when
Its all over
You’ve met your end
LAAAA Antonio
LAAAA Antonio
Future tense
Is still okay
Its bright ahead
Or so they say
Hear this lie
And stop to try
To call the spirit
To take you high
LAAAA AA Antonio
LAAAA AA Antonio
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The Golden Hour
03:05
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Mr. Douthat's Blues
03:31
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In the light
Out of sight
For tonight
It all comes asunder
On the flight
Sun’s so bright
For the fright
Of the final blunder
Time to Go
Oh so Slow
On without
All in doubt
Feel the plight
Of the right
All the might
Don’t try to wonder
From the height
Take the bite
Its not quite
The sound of the thunder
Time to Go
Oh so Slow
On within
World in Sin
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12-1
04:13
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backward collective includes a number of artists who record in Northwest Philadelphia
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