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Fairy Tales
03:02
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I think that you are lucky
walking ‘round the way you do;
never looking where you been.
Never mind these fairy tales;
fairy tales never come true.
Never mind if fairy tails do.
Maybe you are hopeless
just a silly dreamer you.
No one’s dreams ever come true.
Never mind these fairy tales;
fairy tales never come true.
Never mind if fairy tails do.
Maybe I’m the hopeless one.
It seemed my dreams came true.
Perhaps I misconstrued.
I should forget fairy tales
fairy tales never come true.
No, fairy tails never do.
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I know I ain’t no prize,
way behind those other guys,
but baby, please give me one more try.
I just needs a little work.
Maybe I’m not so wise:
not sophisticated, I.
I know I got no style,
but I just needs a little work.
I ain’t so pretty I know,
and sometimes I go fast
when I know I should go slow.
I just needs a little work.
Things I say are not smart
my drawings are not art
and I too often fart
guess I guess needs a little work
Now baby shed no tear
there is nothing to fear
we been married forty year
and still I needs a little work.
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Six Bar Blues
03:16
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Stumblin’ around from bar to bar
hopin’ that the next one ain’t too far
lost my phone, lost my car
can’t remember where I left my guitar
Thought I ate a hot dog but it was a cigar
Got the six bar blues
Bar number one was a sleazy dive
I was glad to get out of bar two alive
At number three I danced on the bar
Bar number four was a bar too far
At number five I stole a bar stool
Now I got the six bar blues
Wanted to go for that dactyl feel
accent on the top bring the second beat to heel
so dotted sixteenths instead of eighths
and slow down the tempo so it’s possible to play
instead of twelve bars I got six
Yeah, it’s the six bar blues
Bar number six I had drunk my fill
that is what I managed not to spill
I’m seein’ double, I’m in lots o’ trouble
when I try to sing I blow bubbles
my feet won’t go where I want them to
That be six bar blues
The more you drink, the stupider you get
you do all kinds of things you know you’ll regret
you say things that you’d rather forget
but your friends will all remind you, you can bet
in the morning all the laughs will be on you
that’s the six bar blues
Found out I’m engaged to someone named Marie
On my way home I wrapped my car around a tree
broke the windshield with my head, I’d feel lucky I’m not dead
If only this hangover was not killing me
Let this be a lesson to you how not to be a fool
Let me never play those six bar blues again.
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Twenty Seven
02:44
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Thank you for rescuing me
you make my enemies a slapstick comedy
like the three stooges on TV
can’t believe how safe I feel
Thanks for letting me crash on your couch
safe from my enemies up here in your place.
Every morning I love so much
to see you and your smiling face.
Please don’t kick me out.
Let me stay here forever.
Please don’t kick me out;
let me stay here forever.
Please don’t kick me out;
let me stay here forever.
Please don’t kick me out;
let me stay here forever.
[instrumental]
Since mom and dad passed away
I haven’t been able to get my life together
I want to stay with you forever.
All I hope to do is stay.
Please don’t kick me out.
Let me stay here forever.
Please don’t kick me out;
let me stay here forever.
Please don’t kick me out;
let me stay here forever.
Please don’t kick me out;
let me stay here forever.
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No Sorry Day
03:59
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Ain’t no sorry day when it rains
Rain just takes itself down the drain
Ain’t no sorry day when you got pain
They say “no pain, no gain”
Not sure who I mean by “they”
Ain’t no one’s fault but mine if I go insane.
Ain’t no sorry day when you get get served
No sorry day when you get what you deserve
Sometime reality just gets blurred
Sometimes what you say strikes a nerve
If that hornets’ nest gets stirred don’t be disturbed
but better kick it to the curb and get back to your burb
Ain’t no sorry day when you get paid
not such a bad day if you get laid
It’s a sorry day when you mistake plastic for jade
otherwise y’all got it made.
May you never have sorry days
or lack of praise;
may the joy of no sorry days for you never fade
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Drummer in the Rain
02:54
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He set up his kit
just a cymbal and snare and that was it
laying down swing
letting it ring like the rain
He was not young
silver curls hanging low
love that crazy sound
of a drummer playing solo
Drummer in the rain
king of swing on a five gallon throne
a whole band by himself alone
Drummer in the rain
I hope you have a place
place of your own that you can call home
where you can drag your kit after your gig
someplace out of the rain
I stuffed a dollar in his jar
on my way back to my car
we made eye contact, he gave a nod
and did not miss a beat
Drummer in the rain
king of swing on a five gallon throne
a whole band by himself alone
Drummer in the rain
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Dance with Me
04:08
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come on let’s dance to the radio
just like we did not so long ago
I’m still that guy that you used to know
come on and dance with me
feels just right if we take it slow
ain’t no place that we need to go
I hope you know I still love you so
come on and dance with me
listen to the music, feels so fine
to dance together, intertwined
our heartbeats are keeping time
move your body closer to mine
hand in hand, we feel the beat
feel the rhythm in our feet
feel the emotion, feel the heat
come on and dance with me
when you look into my eyes
you will see joy without disguise
I will never be satisfied
until you dance with me
listen to the music, feels so fine
to dance together, intertwined
our heartbeats are keeping time
move your body closer to mine
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Fancy Hat
02:55
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Come Along with Me
03:29
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wandering around this life
feeling everything in motion
so much is there to choose
you can come along with me
come along
noticing the tide rising
listening to the waves crashing
what does it mean to you
come along with me
come along
come and walk with me in paradise
come along with me to see the rising tide
come and walk with me in paradise
come along with me to open up your eyes
come and walk with me in paradise
come along with me, I promise I’ll be nice
wondering what life will bring you
with tomorrow’s dawn
will it feel right or wrong
come along with me
come along
your curiosity and your
love of life will guide you to
the place where you belong
come along with me
come along
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Tom Rubenoff - The Rubenoff Project Boston, Massachusetts
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