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Time Flies By
03:39
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I live my life a day at a time
Set my sails and walk that long rail
Of time just flies by
Every note is from my heart
Found my voice, late, of course
And time just flies by
Minutes to hours, days to years
The sun comes up and the day appears
Nothing about it’s to understand
Sometimes it’s better that way
Songs of love, songs of faith,
I choose the path free of hate
And time just flies by
A howlin’ wind across the shore
Some part of me just longs for more
And time just flies by
Minutes to hours, days to years
The sun comes up and the day appears
Nothing about it’s to understand
Sometimes it’s better that way
I see my life go rollin’ by
And count my blessin’s without wonderin’ why
And I try to find good each day
A friend of mine lost his way
No matter what I could do or say
And time just flies by
Kids grow up before your eyes
The older I get the more I realize
That time just files by
Minutes to hours, days to years
The sun comes up and the day appears
Nothing about it’s to understand
Sometimes it’s better that way
I see my life go rollin’ by
And count my blessin’s without wonderin’ why
And I try to find good each day
Oh, help me, to find good in each day
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Memory in the Rain
04:04
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Back into time
I was born of a lady who loved a man
My domain was a house just a mile or so south
From the place where we walked in the sand
I want you back again
Just to hear your voice sing a song
But there’s many miles between our smiles
And you’re just a memory in the rain
I looked to the sky
And the sky opened up and it talked
The love that you seek
Will appear if you only have faith
In your life
Wait for the tarot cards
To reveal the dark secret of your past
There is change in the wind
And the time to begin
You will know this
By what you feel in your heart
I looked to the sky
And the sky opened up and it talked
The love that you seek
Will appear if you only have faith
In your life
Do you remember this?
How the first time we kissed the night away
And the lights from the fair
Seem to shine everywhere
It was like I was walkin’ in a dream
I want you back again
Just to hear your voice sing a song
But there’s many miles between our smiles
And you’re just a memory in the rain
I looked to the sky
And the sky opened up and it talked
The love that you seek
Will appear if you only have faith
In your life
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Something Pretty
03:38
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This Sunday morning,
I called my mom on the phone
I said I’d be there for church soon
And I was comin’ alone
She was wearing those blue beads
Think I made ‘em in the 3rd grade
I still remember my teaching sayin’
To our class that day
Make your mamma something pretty
Make her something fine
Make your momma something pretty
She’ll wear for all time
She put her arm in my arm
And I helped her down the stairs
She don’t get around like she used to
When I was just a kid
It was just another Sunday
I think the kids had a game
My mom was dressed like it was Christmas
And holdin’ the beads I made
Make your mamma something pretty
Make her something fine
Make your momma something pretty,
She’ll wear for all time
Yes, I believe
The days just slip on by
Yes, I believe
I want to hold the hands of time… still
Now my daughter is all grown
And I walked her down the aisle
When she gave birth to my grandson
It sure made my momma smile
One day he needed a gift for his mom
And I knew exactly what to say
I told him this story about my 3rd grade teacher
And what she told the class that day
Make your mamma something pretty
Make her something fine
Make your momma something pretty
She’ll wear for all time
Make your mamma something pretty
Make her something fine
Make your momma something pretty
She’ll wear for all time
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I Saw Your Star
03:51
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I can't forget your face
I left it in my heart
I still see you standing there in the darkness
All the days of my life
Why did you have to go
When all the leaves had turned
And the sky was crystal blue
In the darkness, I still see you
Nothing in the world
Can take away my memories
They are clear with every passing year
Nothing lasts forever
This I was told long ago
Then I saw your star in the sky
A caroller sings her song
On a Christmas night
An old man prays in the wooden pew
I know someday there's a road I’ll travel on
To find you waiting there
Just like in my dream,
You'll take my hand and comfort me
In the darkness, you are all I see
Nothing in the world
Can take away my memories
They are clear with every passing year
Nothing lasts forever
This I was told long ago
Then I saw your star in the sky
Then I saw your star in the sky
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5. |
To Survive
04:05
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These days,
These days weren’t always this good
I didn’t pay my debts like I should
I was scattered and plain lazy
And I’d rather get high
That’s what I… did to survive
In school,
In school there was always a bell
And if you were late
You would surely catch hell
So, I’d skip class, go to Duly’s,
Order a Coney and fries
That’s what I… did to survive
I would miss the bus
Cause I stayed up all night
With the radio to my ear
I’d sneak a beer and hide
That’s what I… did to survive
At night,
At night we’d go walkin’ through the streets
We be singin’ and tappin’ our feet
From every window
You’d hear the music
So we’d step out in time
That’s what I… did to survive
I would miss the bus
Cause I stayed up all night
With the radio to my ear
I’d sneak a beer and hide
That’s what I… did to survive
In the band,
In the band we’d play rock and roll
And those girls would capture my soul
At the breaks when
I felt lonely
There was always one by my side
That’s what I… did to survive
I would miss the bus
Cause I stayed up all night
With the radio to my ear
I’d sneak a beer and hide
That’s what I… did to survive
That’s what I… did to survive
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4th Grade
03:24
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The sun sets over the ball field
The lights are comin' on
My eyes wander and fix upon
That girl in his arms
I see them kissing every game
They don't know the score
She doesn't even notice me anyway
And she lives next door
Oh, wo, oh
Oh, wo, oh
The summer fades away
In 4th grade
Pammy sits in front of me
Third hour science class
Her long brown hair is heavenly
When it drapes on my desk
Somehow, I managed to walk her home
I don't remember much
She turned and kissed me on the lips
And I tasted her peanut butter cup
Oh, wo, oh
Oh, wo, oh
The summer fades away
In 4th grade
There's a moon on the horizon
It colors up the sky
Dark spaces between the stars
And I'm a lucky guy
Yes, I’m a lucky guy
Mama's cookin' dinner
Homemade chicken soup
"Set the table on the back porch
Your dad will be home soon "
Hope he had a good day
My head's been in a whirl
We hardly ever have much to say
But today I kissed a girl
Oh, wo, oh
Oh, wo, oh
The summer fades away
In 4th grade
There's a moon on the horizon
It colour’s up the sky
Dark spaces between the stars
And I'm a lucky guy
Yes, I’m a lucky guy
Yes, I’m a lucky guy
Yes, I’m a lucky guy
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7. |
Red Sky Remembers
03:01
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He sits waiting longin’ for love
Moonlight, shining in his eyes like a star
Holding a dream, a love long ago,
He sits at the window
Making snow angels with his mind
She is on his mind
And holds her dear
And wonders at the softness of her hair
Lost in a thought,
A kiss in the field
Springtime, love time,
Holding hands, mesmerized
“Why did she go?”, he wonders out loud
No one ever
Loved him like that again
She is on his mind
And holds her dear
And wonders at the softness of her hair
The red sky remembers
The wind hints of rain
All night he’s been calling out her name
hen I awoke
I saw her in my dream
I didn’t know if I was young or old
A morning cloud, passing slow
Was it real
A memory I could feel
That sexy smile before your kiss
Made me miss days like this
And you are on my mind,
I hold you dear
And wonder at the softness of your hair
And wonder at the softness of your hair
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Me and the Drummer
04:57
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I was just tryin’ to lock to the drummer
He wasn’t playin’ his usual beat
He looked like he walked through the desert
Keepin’ time with blisters on his feet
And I said, “Hey, man, let’s get it together
Soon the bride will want to dance
Tonight they start the rest of their lives
And they only get this chance ”
Ah… Ah…
There’s a crystal chandelier above me
And the lights, now, simmerin’ low
Her daddy extended his weathered hand,
He said, “Honey, let’s dance this one real slow ”
I looked for my signal from the drummer
When I saw the tears fallin’ from his face
I knew he had lost his daughter
And he couldn’t play “Beautiful” with grace Ah… Ah…
There’s something about the joy of another
Will bring up the tears swellin’ from the well
Your mind will travel the lonesome miles
To a memory achin’ for to tell
“Look at my hands”, I told the drummer
“My bass will guide you to the mark
And after this set is over
We’ll raise a toast to Nikki in the bar ”
Ah… Ah…
Soon the last song they’ll be dancin’
And the newlyweds will leave arm and arm
This night they’ll always remember
And our playin’ played a little part
“Thanks for the rescue ” said the drummer
“I don’t know what came over me
I thought I had it together
When the sorrow came floodin’ over me ”
Ah… Ah… Ah… Ah…
There’s music in the soul of an artist
And a sculptor sees beauty in a stone
The angel’s gifts are nameless,
For they’ll never want you to walk alone
“Look at the sky ”, said the drummer
“Do you think she’s watchin’ from afar?”
Just when a plane flew over
With a beacon brighter than a star
Ah… Ah… Ah… Ah…
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9. |
Dreamer
03:05
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When I was young my father
Said that I was a dreamer
And dreamers need to go out into the world
I took my line, walked down to the river
There I casted out, caught it on a stone
For life is not what they tell you
It’s what you figure out on your own
When I was seventeen
I thought that love would save me
I would find someone, together become whole
When all the love had come and gone
And I felt empty
A vision came to me one night all alone
For life is not what they tell you
It’s what you figure out on your own
Go follow the moon
And wait for the sun to shine in your life
It can’t be the truth
That love will never shine in your life
The autumn leaves
Have taught me much about living
It’s alright to change your color
And leave the tree
This winding road is my life, my beginning
Where it takes me, I want you to be
For life is not what they tell you
It’s what you figure out on your own
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Back into time
I was born of a lady who loved a man
My domain was a house just a mile or so south
From the place where we walked in the sand
I want you back again
Just to hear your voice sing a song
But there’s many miles between our smiles
And you’re just a memory in the rain
I looked to the sky
And the sky opened up and it talked
The love that you seek
Will appear if you only have faith
In your life
Wait for the tarot cards
To reveal the dark secret of your past
There is change in the wind
And the time to begin
You will know this
By what you feel in your heart
I looked to the sky
And the sky opened up and it talked
The love that you seek
Will appear if you only have faith
In your life
Do you remember this?
How the first time we kissed the night away
And the lights from the fair
Seem to shine everywhere
It was like I was walkin’ in a dream
I want you back again
Just to hear your voice sing a song
But there’s many miles between our smiles
And you’re just a memory in the rain
I looked to the sky
And the sky opened up and it talked
The love that you seek
Will appear if you only have faith
In your life
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Gary Browe Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gary Browe grew up in Southwest Detroit in the shadow of the Ford Rouge complex. Late nights were spent with his ear was pressed to his tiny transistor radio listening to the music hits of the early 1960’s on CKLW or tuning in to Tiger Baseball on WJR. Gary is part of the SE Michigan music scene. ... more
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