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You want my love. I want to give it to you. You say my name like it means something to you. I risk it all for you. I get a mixed reaction. You can have it all or steal some fraction. We all need love. What are you afraid of? You want love. What do you think I’m made of? It takes time to tell someone how you feel. When our eyes meet, then you know that it’s real. Deep inside you know the magnet is strong. Let it take you and to me you will be drawn.
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A.J. Croce - Upside Down
04:12
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You say, you found the road to Heaven but you don't fly
You say, it's inner peace that get's you high
You say that you don't need emotion, I wonder why
Is it just too hard for you to cry?
What you need to do
Is change your point of view
Turn it upside down and hold on tight
Turn it upside down, know wrong or right
Turn it upside down, I think you'll find
On the other side, it's upside down
On the other side, it's upside down
See the storm around us raging, and you'll stay dry
As if the laws of nature don't apply
We see that nothing lasts forever and good things die
Still it seems to come as a surprise
What you need to do
Is change your point of view
Turn it upside down and hold on tight
Turn it upside down, know wrong or right
Turn it upside down, I think you'll find
On the other side, it's upside down
On the other side, it's upside down
What you need to do
Is change your point of view
Turn it upside down, turn it upside down
Turn it upside down and hold on tight
Turn it upside down, know wrong or right
Turn it upside down, I think you'll find
On the other side, it's upside down
On the other side, it's upside down
On the other side, it's upside down
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While you were out, had a bad dream. When I woke up, it really happened to me. I had some trouble putting it down on a page. All the words getting thrown around as the storms inside me rage.. I braved the Rain and the Thunder. Stopped on the bridge long enough to watch the water going under. And once I reached the other side, I never thought of going back again. I was given a scarlet letter, made the victim of fear and superstition. I was sent outside, and as I left I could hear the din of machines being destroyed by wind and sea.. How much time has passed us by, while we were trying to write those epic stanzas? When all the metaphors bled for me there on the page, what was there left to imagine?
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Standing at the river’s edge looking down. White noise, white water crashing. Run me over these falls, I’ll ride the cyclone.. Let the whirlpool take me.. . It’s like trying to jump onto a moving train. Not knowing if you’ll find your way back again. Trying to hold onto the weathervane. Like facing right into the wind. Clean me, clean my insides. Outside in, I’m opening myself. Clean me, clean my insides. Old secrets inside my cell. Come out swinging at the sound of the bell. Fight to the finish has only begun. Referee kneeling over me, counting to ten. Bookmaker screaming, “Stay down, stay down.”
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It’s a Helluva Highway, where I’ve been. Ain’t no rules of the road. Just keep on movin’. It’s a Helluva Highway, the road I’m on. And in a blink of the twinkle in your eye I’ll be gone. My momma named me Atchison Topeka, but my friends call me Santa Fe And I been runnin’ like a cat on fire ever since I saw the light of day. Never stop anyplace long enough to let my motor cool down. When the sun comes up I’ll be packing my bags and movin’ to another town.
Broke more hearts than Elvis. Burned more bridges than the Viet Cong. But I ain’t tryin’ to hurt nobody. I’m just tryin’ to move along. Got gypsy blood runnin’ through my veins. I’ve tried but I can’t keep still. I’ve lived my life like a runaway train, and I guess I always will.
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Midnight on the boulevard
Homeless people livin' hard
Hustler playin' the card that he's been dealt
Church bells ring at dawn
Progress marches on
Winter will soon be gone and the ice will melt
Blades of grass break through concrete
Bitter tears begin to taste sweet
I feel empty and yet so complete
Happy is the new Down
Gambler with the ace of spades
Suicide with a razor blade
A rich man has got it made and I don't mind
A civil war that never ends
A horse thief makes amends
Search on the net for a long lost friend
Happy is the new Down
And I just can't be seen in black
And I just can't make it back
Happy is the new Down
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It's already fall
and I still recall
How you looked at me
With eyes soft and grey
You were longing to say
We were meant to be
The summer was hot
But the cooler it got
You got harder to find
With leaves turning brown
The rain coming down
Makes me feel like I felt
When you left me behind
(Chorus)
Summer can't come to soon
I want to be in love again
I want to be in love again
I want to be in love again
The cold and the frost
Like the love that we lost
Shouldn't last too long
Spring will come through
Like I wanted you to
I was there all along
But I'm not afraid
Of mistakes that I made
Cause' I'd do it again even if it's wrong
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You say it’s hard to know when love is real. I say I know exactly how you feel. What works for me is simple as a song. It’ll all make sense to you before too long. If your feet don’t hardly touch the ground. If you feel your heart start to pound. If you hear a strange knocking sound. Answer the door - it’s love. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor. Or if you know just what you’re looking for. I believe that old cliché is true. When you stop searching, love will come to you. Love, when it finds you, you will know. You will feel it start to grow. Until the signs begin to show. Oh...
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Dave Howard San Diego, California
Dave Howard (Poway, CA) has been active in the San Diego music scene since 1990, as a solo singer-songwriter and as front man for The Blackout Blues Band, The Shamey Jays and GGB. A three-time nominee for the San Diego Music Awards, Dave has written and performed with A.J. Croce, Berkley Hart, Lisa Sanders, Folding Mr. Lincoln and Joe Rathburn to name just a few. ... more
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