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a faraway place
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A Faraway Place
In a faraway place, only a few years from here
a weighing down of a heavy mind
propped up in the middle
so little time, so much to do
besides wondering about you,
if you're still talking to strangers in the afternoon
I don't want to be inside
with the circuits holding me in
as I fall through the black sky
let’s jump on the soul train
these pockets got some change
and the best of all the janes
we can dance all night
in the land of bugaloos
working out translations to new transformations
where do we go from here
between the lines, avoiding the limelight
It’s a beautiful world we’re leaving behind
so little time, so much to do
besides wondering all about you
if you're still talking to strangers in the afternoon
I don't want to be inside
show me the black sky
show me your blue sky
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starlight
05:06
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When she walked into the room
The rest of my world slipped out of view
I was on the road to nothing new,
I was on the road that goes through the blues
under your moonlight
beside your starlight
It’s gonna be alright
it might be alright
lala lala ...
When you want to dance and sing all night
play ‘when you’re in love’ by Billie Holiday
I met my maker
sitting on the hill
I met the banker
sending us all to hell
and handing us the bill
lala lala...
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It's Been Awhile
03:35
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It’s Been A While
It’s been a while, It’s been a while
since we had ice cream together
Let’s see if we can steal back the rush
and a reason to push through, a reason to move
It’s been a while, It’s been a while
we’ve been stuck in this strife (seems like forever)
Let’s build on the good days, and forget about the bad
they’ve been going on for far too long
It’s been a while, It’s been a while
since we went on a long walk to nowhere
and ended up somewhere, where we could breathe
and see what we wanted to see
It’s been a while, It’s been a while
since we had coffee together
let’s see if we can still steal back the rush
and a reason to push through
a reason to move
a season to move
a cold season to lose
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