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Paris Metro Rider
03:32
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Perhaps you take this trip every day
The hustle and bustle always at play
Standing room only, people on there way
The moving car begins to sway
Like a face in the crowd that nobody sees
With confidence, completely at ease
You look out the window, don't notice me
I wonder what you can see
Paris Metro Rider
Can’t help watchin' you
Paris Metro Rider
I wish that I was you
Steppin' off near the Champs-Elysees
Then you're on your way
Paris Metro Rider
Can’t help watchin' you
Paris Metro Rider
I wish that I was you
You stand up push on through to the door
Too loud to hear footsteps on the floor
I feel the train slowing down more and more
And see the exit you're heading for
So now I imagine where you're going to
Where you live and what you like to do
To live in this city I sure envy you
'Cause I wish I did too
Paris Metro Rider
Can’t help watchin' you
Paris Metro Rider
I wish that I was you
Steppin' off near the Champs-Elysees
Then you're on your way
Paris Metro Rider
Can’t help watchin' you
Paris Metro Rider
I wish that I was you
Never hurts to dream
For a new place to roam
Come up with a plan or scheme
To call this city my home
CHORUS OUT
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2. |
It's a Rainbow
03:55
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It's right before your eyes
Don't blink or you might be surprised
It's a Rainbow
Like a road running up to the sky
You can ride it if you let your mind fly
It's a Rainbow
Once I searched for the pot of gold
Now I know that I'll never grow old
It's a Rainbow
I think you should try it to
If you do, you'll never feel blue
It's a Rainbow
Green, yellow and red
Lose the negativity in your head
Indigo, orange and blue
Let your rainbow guide you
Now that I've gone and blown my mind
I think I'll do that all of the time
It’s a Rainbow
So now I’m in the swing of things
Can’t wait to see what tomorrow will bring
It's a Rainbow
It's a Rainbow all for you
A Rainbow will always be true
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3. |
Under the Label
03:21
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Born a little different
Their paths are not the same
Can't conform to a different way
But that's ok
Bullied, pitied and ostracized
Gossiping behind their backs
Left to wither in doubt
Please let them out
Under the Label
Is a feeling, loving being
With achievements and setbacks
Good days and bad days
So please let them love
Who and how they love
Fighting for an equal place
With progress slow and weak
Tired of being judged
But they won't budge
Under the Label
Is a feeling, loving beings
With achievements and setbacks
Good days and bad days
So please let them love
Who and how they love
Why can't we all be kind to everyone
Is it really all that hard
Yes, change isn't easy
But it's what we need to do
CHORUS OUT
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4. |
Never Again
03:12
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Body's gettin' tired all over
Need a fix again
Like I'm runnin' from a big bulldozer
Who's really not my friend
Keep tryin' to beat this habit
I could do it if I tried
But voices in my head make such a racket
Would it be better if I died
(Never Again) Gonna throw it all away
(Never Again) Everything's gonna be ok
(Never Again) 'Cause I don't need that stuff anymore
(Never Again) Promise I won't run out the door
And try to score
Never Again
My mind wants that high
But body's broken down
Achy days and sleepless nights
Pins and needles all around
Gaining control of my self-control
I don't want to do no harm
But lack of trust within my soul
Don't know when to sound the alarm
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5. |
Doesn't Matter Anymore
04:11
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Gonna turn off the news
Don't wanna feel these blues
There are storm clouds in the air
But no one seems to care
Each side is in their corner
Leaving not an inch to breathe
Bottled up in so-called safety
That's no way to be free
It doesn't matter anymore
Too many people keeping score
And I don't want to live like that
I run away from that in seconds flat
So I will walk right out the door
And they won't even know what for
And I have no doubt
They'll never figure it out
It doesn't matter
Doesn't matter anymore
Sometimes the truth doesn't take
What's real some call fake
Like a leopard in disguise
With spots turned into lies
All of us are guilty
At least once in a while
But most would never admit it
Guess that's just gone out of style
It doesn't matter anymore
Too many people keeping score
And I don't want to live like that
I run away from that in seconds flat
So I will walk right out the door
And they won't even know what for
And I have no doubt
They'll never figure it out
It doesn't matter
Doesn't matter anymore
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6. |
Wrapped in Flowers
03:52
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She had kinda lost her way
She wondered if she would be ok
A sadness dripped from her like rain
Wished she could brush away some pain
Something like a tender hug
Would be better than any drug
What was she gonna do?
All she wanted was to be
Wrapped in Flowers
Absorbing all the love that she
Yearned for hours
All she wanted was to be
Wrapped in Flowers
And she would glow with the energy
That wiped all her tears away
(Wrapped in Flowers)
(Wrapped in Flowers)
Being alone was not her style
She'd been on that road for quite awhile
She kept on lookin' for a sunny day
Some shiny hope for a better way
In her dreams she felt alive
A true love that would survive
Would she see it through?
All she wanted was to be
Wrapped in Flowers
Absorbing all the love that she
Yearned for hours
All she wanted was to be
Wrapped in Flowers
And she would glow with the energy
That wiped all her tears away
(Wrapped in Flowers)
(Wrapped in Flowers)
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Origami Butterfly
03:43
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You were quirky as a kid
And everyone loved you
You had an infectious laugh
And always looked on the bright side
It was so unfair and senseless
Destined to a world of hallucination
Why your mind had to take the detour
Swept away like sand in an ocean tide
Origami Butterfly
Croquet in the back yard
Going on a Sunday drive
With mom and dad
Your yellow hair blowin' in the wind
What happened to you is a sin
And it hurts too much to think
Who you might have been
Voices in your head persistent
Became your reality
Not understanding what is real
Life has not been fair to you
Journals filled with nonsense pages
Not like the kid I used to know
You were smart beyond your years
Most people don't even have a clue
Origami Butterfly
Croquet in the back yard
Going on a Sunday drive
With mom and dad
Your yellow hair blowin' in the wind
What happened to you is a sin
And it hurts too much to think
Who you might have been
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8. |
This Old House
03:26
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This Old House is falling
Crumbling all around the years
This Old House is mourning
Won't hold back any tears
But it holds on to the memories
Pictures faded in the sun
Children playing in the attic
With laughter from everyone
This Old House
This Old House is yearning
For the time when it was young
This Old House is aching
To hear those songs that were sung
But now its rooms are silent
Creaky floors and broken glass
Doors that open when the wind blows
Wishing time had never passed
This Old House
[Interlude]
This Old House is knowing
Accepting that the end is near
Yet This Old House is singing
Celebrates what happened here
It smiles with gentle knowing
Sitting there in the sun
With walls surrounded by tall grass
And nowhere it can run
This Old House
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9. |
Caught in the Act
03:32
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Your eyes gazing at the floor
I could smell his cologne
When you came in the door
You saw him again
I know he's not just a friend
And now I'd prefer to be alone
Caught in the act
I dare you to lie
I dare you to tell a lie
Like you did before
Caught in the act
I'm not gonna cry
There's no reason why
Don't need you anymore
No use trying to explain
You remember the last time
Thought it would drive me insane
You were lying there
He was stroking your hair
I wondered if murder would be a crime
REPEAT CHORUS
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10. |
All Alone
03:42
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It might begin with a verbal confrontation
Opposing viewpoints and then honesty is questioned
Accusations fly like icy rain in winter
Bitter ridicule and no one is a winner
Are we closing the book
On the art of comprising
We've all gone to our little comfort zone
Are there some of us who see
Common sense must start arising
Before our worst angels are set in stone
Then we're all alone
A misguided leader who demands total loyalty
Lays vicious fiery scorn at all those who disagree
Doesn't seem to care who's head he is twisting
While others shake their heads and never stop resisting
Are we closing the book
On the art of comprising
We've all gone to our little comfort zone
Are there some of us who see
Common sense must start arising
Before our worst angels are set in stone
Then we're all alone
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Jeff Gordon Wichita, Kansas
Oklahoma-born and Kansas-raised multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter/producer Jeff Gordon, who has also called New York City, Nashville, and Würzburg home over the years, combines his gravel road small town memories with his experiences as a traveler to create memorable melodies and songs that evoke the vast American heartland and beyond. ... more
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