1. |
The Golden Key
03:48
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THE GOLDEN KEY
Lazin' around in the summer sunlight
Heaven only knows, that it's all I've got left
But I'm feelin' all right
That's the way it goes, it goes:
Refrain:
You know, you're not supposed to hang on
(Don't hang on)
And you learn you've got to let it go.
I made my home on some crazy island
Half a world away
And I tried to buy me some peace of mind
And here is what I say:
(Refrain)
Bridge:
And the waves roll in off the open sea
And I search the things that it brings to me
Like a man who waits for the Golden Key
To a place he's never known
So I made my home on some crazy island
Half a world away
And I tried to buy me some piece of land
And here is what I say:
(Refrain) and (Bridge)
So I'm lazing around in the summer sunlight
Heaven only knows, that it's all I've got left
But I'm feelin' all right
That's the way it goes, it goes:
Refrain:
You know, you're not supposed to hang on
(Don't hang on)
And you learn you've got to let it go.
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2. |
Sleeper in the Waves
04:13
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SLEEPER IN THE WAVES
Seagull slide along the breeze
And over the trees that stand along the shore
Searching for life beneath the waves
Silvery truths for him who braves the storm
Raindrops falling, pouring down
Shimmering curtain joining earth and sky
Hiding her face behind a veil
Mysteries closed to those who fail to see
Wander through the lightning crack
You'll never get back to what you used to be
Hours of trial and times of change
More than one chance to rearrange your dreams
Your dreams. . .
(Solo)
Seagull sliding through the air
You know, there's nowhere we haven't been before
Breakers like shards of broken glass
Now can you see yourself in waves that pass?
It's just a vision of the winter storm
Nothing can warm the Sleeper in the Waves
See how she floats, serene and cold,
Older than memories you hold
So seagull slide along the breeze
And over the trees that stand along the shore
Searching for signs beneath the waves
Down where the fishes tend the graves of time
Down where the Sleeper
Sleeps beneath the waves. . .
Where the Sleeper
Sleeps. . .beneath the waves. . .
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3. |
Canteloupe Morning
02:39
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(instrumental track)
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4. |
Solitudes
02:22
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SOLITUDES
When you're sitting on the top of the mountain
Watchin' the whole world spin by
And your chances have gone past
With the friends who didn't last
Is your solitude a thing to make you sigh
When the ones you used to know are too much trouble
And their problems seem like flies around your head
When nothing ever seems as real as your dreams
Do you give it up to dream instead?
I don't believe you'll find any solution
Except to share the worry and the strife
The snakes must curl their way all creation
'Til the Alabaster Mother gives you back to this life
And you're sittin' on the top of the mountain
Watching the whole world spin by
And your chances have gone past
With the ones who didn't last
Is your solitude a thing to make you sigh?
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5. |
Forest Flower
06:29
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FOREST FLOWER
When your gentle disposition
Won't get you through your day
And in spite of your best wishes
It gets lost along the way
And you find yourself too scattered
To say, this isn't what I had in mind
You're feelin' lost and blind. . .
Chorus:
Remember there's a flower in the forest
Remember there's a breeze out on the sea
Remember that the river flows on and on
And remember there's me
When you find yourself surrounded
By uninvited hate
And you try to save your feelings
But you know that it's too late
And nobody around you
Appreciates the things you tried to do
And they just look down on you
(Chorus) and (Flute Break)
When nothing you've ever been through
Prepared you for the shocks
And the ones you were depending on
They just left you on the rocks
And in such dire condition
They must have known the pain they put you through
They made a fool of you. . .
Remember there's a flower in the forest
Remember there's a breeze out on the sea
Remember that the river flows on and on
And remember there's me (repeat)
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6. |
Big City Blues
03:09
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BIG CITY BLUES
Well it's a dirty street
And the people I meet
Won't look me in the eye
Feel so sad, I feel so bad
I feel like I could die
Here I am
Stuck in the city again
I came to town
Just a month ago
I been looking for a job
I haven't found me a thing to do
Unless it's steal and rob
And here I am
Stuck in the city again
Whoa, I got a hole in my pocket
And a pain in my head
My back is bent
And my eyes are red
I feel like I should have stayed in bed
I think I'm gonna go back home
And it's a dirty street
And the people I meet
Won't look me in the eye, whoa
Comin' to town
Just brings me down
And now I sure know why
Cause here I am
Stuck in the city again
Whoa I got a hole in my pocket
Got a pain in my head
My back is bent
And my eyes are red
I shoulda tried for that job at the mill instead
I think I'm gonna back home
And it's a dirty street
And the people I meet
They won't look me in the eye
Feel so dad, I feel sos ad
I feel like I could die
Here I am
Back in the. . .
Here I am
Stuck in the. . .
Here I am
In the shitty old city again!
(and Zorra says: "Gotta go potty, daddy, gotta go potty. . . .)
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7. |
Opal
04:13
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OPAL
Opal you crowned me king of the night
Erased all my fears of the dawn
I held you and was held one moment in time
That moment is past and you're gone
Meet me tomorrow
Find us some time we can share
Time for looking glass truths
That shimmer and fade in the air
In the air. . .in the air. . .
Opal I love your flashes of fire
You glow with the warmth of the sun
You touch me more sweetly than anyone else
I still feel you after you're gone
I'm a child in awe
At the treasures left strewn on the sand
The ocean gives more than one person can hold in his hand
In his hand. . .in my hand. . .
Flashes of colour reflected intone
Leaving the memory of light
Chips of the pebble glint blue green and gold
Shining like stars in the night
Diamonds are only the coal that lies old in the earth
Squeezed by the hard hands of time
Into more than their worth
At their birth. . .at their birth. . .
So, Opal you crowned me king of the night
Erased all my fears of the dawn
I held you and was held one moment in time
That moment is past and you're gone
Moment is past and you're gone
Moment is past. . .and you're gone
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8. |
Solitude in F#
01:37
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(instrumental track)
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9. |
Crystal Canyons
05:20
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CRYSTAL CANYONS
Somewhere in the morning hours
I wake from a dream
Find the wilderness is all around me
Where was I for all those years?
Lost inside a maze
Until the moment that she found me
Walking down those crystal canyons
Couldn't see my own reflection
Fear of phantoms kept me from the forest
'Til she conquered my surprise
And I could see with my own eyes
That she knows best (yeah)
Walking down old logging roads
Singing to the rain
Wonderin' how soon I'm gonna see you
Falling of the autumn leaf
Hardly makes a sound
Is someone tapping at my window?
Outside the leaves are falling
Old voices gently calling
When I have this work all done
I'll leave here
Say goodbye to crystal canyons
Where lives of careful planning
Lead nowhere
Lead nowhere
They lead nowhere. . .
(Sax solo)
So somewhere in the morning hours
You wake from a dream
Find the wilderness is still around you
Where were you for all those years?
Lost inside a maze
Until the moment that she found you
Let the wild dance begin
Let the winds of morning in
Leave their fear and worry to the guilty
Throw away those tired things
And come with me. . .
Come with me
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10. |
Morro Bay, But Not Alone
04:33
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MORRO BAY, BUT NOT ALONE
White is the feather that rides on the wind
That marks the invisible sky
And bright are the crystalline lines in the rock
That teaches the Mountain to fly
Riding on the wing
Teach each bird to sing his songs of happiness
To sing his own
We fly. . . but not alone
And two is the number of boats on the bay
Both spreading their sails to the sun
And wide is the wonder that waits on the wind
First one then the other is gone
Riding on the sky
Like two birds so high above the sea
Each sees his own
They fly. . . but not alone
So let us remember the splendour of stone
That shines like a beacon so clear
The colours of life are like lights on the bay
That welcome the night without fear
And why should you fear the sky?
All things that live must some day fall and die
Except for stone
We fly. . . fly. . . fly. . . but not alone.
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