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Janie
02:32
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Sally told Janie it was all my fault
I been runnin’ round with Leah
Tried to take her out
That night at Michael’s
In the back of his car
Me and Leah went too far
We were running away
Oh, we were running away
Oh, we were running away
Janie got a free ride to NYU
She left September that’s all I knew
Sally said she saw her
Upstate New York
She had married a lawyer
And bought a farm
She was running away
Oh, she was running away
Oh, she was running away
And I wonder what would happen then
If I told Janie, I loved her then
Me and Sally got married that spring
Bought us a farmhouse
With a front porch swing
We have two children
We watch them grow
Ain’t it funny how life just turns out so
We were running away
Oh, we were running away
Oh, we were running away
And I wonder what would happen then
If I told Janie, I loved her then
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Red Car
04:00
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In a red car on the corner
She waits for her lover
And thinks of another
She knew so long ago
Lately she’s been thinkin’
Of a sad case of livin’
And the choices she’s been makin’
Has led her on this way
I can’t be free; I can’t be me
Anymore she says
I can’t be free; I can’t be me anymore
What she thought she knew
Come crumblin’ down and blue
Made her afternoon
Feel like a lonely night
All day long she’s gone
Wonderin' what went wrong
Or why they played that song
On the radio
I can’t be free; I can’t be me
Anymore she says
I can’t be free I can’t be me anymore
And the lies they tell about you
And the lies they tell about you
There's a dark cloud in the sky
And a tear in her eye
And a long sad good-bye
Just passed her mind
How can she trust again?
To be open to a friend
And not sense the end
Of this new affair
I can’t be free I can’t be me
Anymore she says
I can’t be free; I can’t be me anymore
And the lies, they tell about you
And the lies, they tell about you
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Someday
02:59
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Someday I want to fly away
To that place in the sun
Where I’ll find my loved one
And I know I take you wherever I go
And know… you are near
I’m travelin’ down that lonesome road
The visions play just like a picture show
I’m trapped on this side alone all alone
And you say to me in my dream
You are all right
Someday I want to fly away
To that place in the sun
Where I’ll find my loved one
And I know I take you wherever I go
And know… you are near
And you say to me in my dream
You are all right
And you say…
Someday you’ll want to fly away
To that place in the sun
Where you’ll find this loved one
And I know I take you wherever I go
And know… you are near
And know… you are near
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Watercolor
04:44
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She paints a picture in watercolor
Of a child she knew
The sun shined through the open bay
And the curtains moved
In a pattern of an ocean
On a dreamy afternoon
She stops to feel the soothing wind
And changes to blue
The paints reveal a memory
Of a day gone by
A birthday cake at Grandma's house
And painted sky
A dress she wore with flowers
And the laughter filled the room
She turns to hear the kettle boil
And finds her muse
You are… You are
The sum of your creations
The essence of your life
The essence of your life
Is in what you return
The swirling life and imagery
She understands
The power in surrendering
To another hand
A voice she hears in silence
A lifting gentle call
Now and forever more
Two are us all
You are… You are
The sum of your creations
The essence of your life
The essence of your life
Is in what you return
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5. |
More to Love
03:22
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All the rain falling down
And all your sunshine friends
Were out of town
You came to me for a friend
Rolled around the carpet
And start it all again
Our love affair
Our affair with love
The time of night
The stars above
And I knew you were
Just the girl for me
And you knew
You wanted love to be
All that you read
In stylish magazines
Or heard from your friends
Then ‘visioned in a dream
Isn't there more to love?
Isn't there more to love?
Isn't there more to love?
You're like me I’m like you
We need a dream to see our way through
Set a sail to the wind
Never lose the feeling that made it all begin
Our love of life our life of love
The time of night the stars above
And I knew you
Were just the girl for me
And you knew
You wanted love to be all that you read
In stylish magazines
Or heard from your friends
Then visioned in a dream
Isn't there more to love?
Isn't there more to love?
Isn't there more to love?
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Butterflies
03:47
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I sit like a toad on a mushroom
‘cross the wall of kitchen things
Outside the wind-swept leaves
Harbor in the doorway
Till that witchin’ whirl puts them in a spell
And sends them off dancing
Like butterflies from Heaven
“Did you know my father?”
I asked the waitress
He used to come here sometimes
I know
He had blond hair
They called him Whitey
Oh Charlie she said
I’ve heard he's been sick
I’ve heard a lot about you
When you see him tell him
Irma said "Hello"
I don't know how to tell you
They called me on the phone
Didn't talk to him that night I know
And the sky was gray I felt so alone
Needed someone to hold my hand
She took my cup, and she filled it
The hurt will pass you see in time
I saw your father about a month ago
In the bar next door
I heard him sing his favorite song
"Show Me the Way to Go Home"
Baby the Lord will help you carry on
I don't know how to tell you
They called me on the phone
Didn't talk to him that night I know
And the sky was gray I felt so alone
Needed someone to hold my hand
I sit like a toad on a mushroom
Cradling coffee like a lost friend
The autumn leaves wait in the doorway
For the witchin’ whirl
To put them in a spell
And send them off dancing
Like butterflies from Heaven
Heaven
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Trans Am
04:28
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We were waiting on the summer wind
To take us home again
On the banks of the Raisin River
We talked of our lives
And cruise down 75
In that old Trans Am
You always needed to be loved
Held on - that special one
On the night that her house caught fire
You were right by her side
And oh, how you cried
When she said good-bye
Funny how the years have gone by
It just don’t seem real
No, no
You went away to forget about her
And you prayed in an empty church
We went off in our separate lives
Never followin' our dreams
I wonder if you screamed
On that final ride
Funny how the years have gone by
It just don’t seem real
No, no
Do you still wait on that summer wind
To take you home again
I still fish on the Raisin River
And talk of our lives
And cruise down 75
In that old Trans Am
In that old Trans Am
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Belly of a Boat
03:43
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I dreamed we were in a belly of a boat
And I was resting on your belly
And the movement swayed within the hollow
The stars shimmered across the rippled ocean
And a flower floated from the river
The sea is her tranquil haven
Your voice your touch eased all the empty hours
I stayed alone at night just dreaming
The scent of love fused with the morning spray
The sun glowed above the horizon
The schooners sailed out from the inland bay
The birth of life is elusive
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Songbird
01:29
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Your love is like a songbird
Singing in the tree
You opened your heart
To something I forgot existed
Or could be
A friend said to love
Is to risk all that you know
And when you find that love
You must tell them
You’ll know
By the touch of her hand
Or how she says your name
I'm forever changed
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Windows Down
04:08
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We were driving down the highway
Headed for the old farmhouse
To pick out a suit
For my grandpa to wear
The mirror on the highway
Reflected back our car
Funny how far we drove today
And world seems brighter
With the windows down
And the air flowing free
And the clouds in the sky
And no one said a word
Later in the evening
We were gathered back at home
To talk of his life
And the stories he would tell
Jodie took my hand
And we walked out to her car
We rolled down the top
And we drove into the night
And world seems brighter
With the windows down
And the air flowing free
And the clouds in the sky
And no one said a word
Early in the morning
We were getting dressed for town
To pay our respects
To a man we all loved
Mama said she's thankful
For us kids being 'round
I held back my tears
To that long drive to town
And world seems brighter
With the windows down
And the air flowing free
And the clouds in the sky
And no one said a word
And the clouds in the sky
And no one said a word
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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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