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lucky
04:05
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i used to row the lake on summer nights
tie up to pilings, lay my head on a sweater rolled just right
look at stars and drift in the path of the moonlight
i was lucky, to land in this place and time
there's a crumbling house torn apart
uncovering the past revealing the marks
some are battle scars won, others a happy lark
they were lucky, to land in this place and time
i came along to hear your story
i guess you came round to hear mine
one day we'll write our own chapter
and we're lucky, to land in this place and time
tonight I took you out on the lake
tied up to pilings and carved our names
left a mark to remember the days
we were lucky, to land in this place and time
and we're lucky, so lucky
to drift in the path of moonlight tonight
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dress-up
03:04
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a ball gown fashioned from the night sky
as though you're a little girl
dress is dragging on the ground
tonight the sky remembered
when summer left a prickling fan of grass
you alone in a flowered sundress
you lay down and felt the blades
tickle your toes between soil and sky
you dreamt of a tiny red box, a shiny life
but you woke up in your own bed, quiet as any night
so you go out and go girl
you sparkle to your own jewel
you're swinging on paper stars
thinkin' if you act the part, play your hand
your little heart gonna find a home to land
you go to the parties dressed up like you mean it
crushed taffeta falling on the ground
just a girl playing dress-up with freckles and a crown
when all you want is repose in tall grass
kiss on the wind, a bloom gonna last
a ball gown fashioned from the night sky
as though you're a little girl
dress still dragging on the ground
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between you and me
03:32
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between you and me
its plain to see
it's never too late to try
between the words
and sweet nothings purred
love is meant to fly
and all you need
all you heed
fills your very soul
you might be leery
but come to hold dearie
joy and love that abounds
and oh so lucky
your heartstrings are plucky
so much love to be found
don't undo your heart
got a brand new start
night has fallen
sleep is callin'
your giddy's shining through
go to bed you sleepy head
the morning waits for you
dream your dreams and rest your feet
tomorrow comes anon
in your sleep a song, a feast
to carry your heart along
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blue
03:52
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all you are
and all you do
don’t fault you
for being you
and all the things
you say to you
it’s all you hear
it’s all you do
even when it makes no sense
the way it did
in your youth spent
and all the blue
felt through and through
while it’s true
it won’t take you out
or down too soon
in the swell
of the moon
passion rises
and rise again for you
take a trip
home to you
go and find the sweetest
of blue....
the sweetest of blue
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pelicanos
01:20
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pile of leaves
02:31
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after your lunch go play with your friends
climb down the hill patty cakes in the sand
tag, you're it, cats cradle with string
make english daisy necklaces
and all the birds sing
put cards in the spokes
of your worn out ol bike
the blue one so dusty and still
just sits waiting to fly down the hill
and the day winds down
mama scrubs your face
tucks you right in
and smiles as you tell her
your day - you had lots of fun
and you fall off to sleep
and you're dreaming you're in
a pile of leaves, look up to see yourself
dancing across the sky
you wake up it's today
you're standing round that water cooler
but this time you've got lots talk about it
as if you understood
as if you were that child again
sky sparkles in your eyes
and there's flowers in your hair
and you're happy again
on that old blue bike
you're smiling
and you're flying til you don't stop
after your lunch
go play with your friends
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my funny valentine
03:54
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my funny valentine
sweet comic valentine
you make me smile with my heart
your looks are laughable
unphotographable
yet you're my favorite work of art
is your figure less than greek
is your mouth a little weak
when you open it to speak
are you smart
but don't change a hair for me
not if you care for me
stay little valentine, stay
each day is valentine's day
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drink up baby, stay up all night
with the things you could do
you won't but you might
the potential you'll be
that you'll never see
the promises you'll only make
drink up with me now
forget all about
the pressure of days
do what I say
and I'll make you okay
drive them away
the images stuck in your head
people you've been before
that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
i'll keep them still
drink up baby, look at the stars
i'll kiss you again between the bars
where I'm seeing you there
with your hands in the air
waiting to finally be caught
drink up one more time
and I'll make you mine
keep you apart,
deep in my heart
separate from the rest,
where I like you the best
and keep the things you forgot
people you've been before
that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
i'll keep them still
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elk warning radio
00:38
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kitchen waltz
02:51
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midnight steps in the room
flicker of candle glow
the thing i do with you
kitchen waltz for two
and ooh...a kitchen waltz for two
lined up on the shelf
spice jars filled with goodness
twirling round in the pot
brings a little joy to our love nest
and ooh...table set for two
we're taking our time
stir up passion in the room
fix up a feast by the light of the moon
come on over honey, the pie is almost cool
my favorite place of all
is right here with you
and ooh ...favorite feast for two
me and you
a kitchen waltz for two
we're dancing round the room
sometimes there's not even any music playing
so we make up our own tune
ooh me and you
ooh dance for two
me and you
dance for two
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listen
03:56
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kick your shoes off
run down the hill
push the door wide
do what you will
and all you can do is hold on
all you can do is hold on
to you
listen to it all
hear what you say
words on edge
sticking 'round another day
and all you can do is listen
all you can do is listen
to you
glass spilling over
pouring out the past
room fills up
a story's cast
don't fall away
don't fall away
from you
lift up your voice
the guard of heart
crumble the wall
another start
all you can do is try
all we can do is try
keep on playing
through
playing for you
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moon river
01:35
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moon river wider than a mile
i'm crossing you in style some day
you dreammaker, you heartbreaker
wherever you're going
i'm going your way
two drifters off to see the world
there's such a lot of world to see
we're after the same rainbows end
waiting round the bend
my huckleberry friend
moon river and me
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jean mann Seattle, Washington
Experiencing jean mann’s music is akin to sitting around the kitchen table, catching up on the news of the soul. A genre-
hopping, contemporary singer-songwriter, she flavors her tunes with tenor and acoustic guitars, ukuleles and harmonica. All to accompany a warm, texture-laden vocal style.
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