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Fishy Lady
03:05
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Four score and 10 years ago
I thought I’d like to sail the shore
Bought a boat in a dock
In the great marina
Well I met a Fishy Lady
Oh boy, you should of seen her
She’d stay on shore
and I’d come and go
It’s a pirates life for me
I’d see her wave
As I leave the bay
Wishing I’d stay
Left with animosity
Theres far more fish in the sea
Four score and five years ago
I moved away to the shore
Bought a home by the bay
Next to a coconut tree
Well I found the pretty lady
But she wouldn't go steady with me
I’d stay on shore
and She’d come and go
It’s a pirates life for her
Now ships first mate
And The Captains date
I was a tad too late
Left with animosity
There’s far more fish in the sea
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Out At Sea
02:45
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I see you
With him
Your predilection
Is wearing thin
I can see by the look in your eyes
There’s still feelings you’ve yet to subside
Just forgotten
Not lost
Maybe it’s just me
But it gets lonely
When you're always out at sea
But when you’re here
Time disappears
I want you here with me
But you have to leave
I received your message
In code
Found in a bottle
Way off shore
I can meet you alone at sea
I’ll declare my apology
For my absence
And return
Maybe it’s just me
But it got lonely
When I was always out at sea
But when I’m here
Time disappears
I want you here with me
But I have to leave
When the sun goes down
Before The Captain is back from town
Though I’d rather stick around
The pros and cons are detrimental
It seems better not to sound an alarm
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Young Sailors
04:41
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The captains left the crew
Now here I am alone with you
In a girls room
I don’t know what to do
A nervous wreck missing the clues
Sadly off cue
And though we are just lying
I’m thinking I’m sinking
The same thought goes through my mind
Keep breathing keep breathing
As our hands slowly touch
The awkward silence eats our guts
I’m floating higher
Blood shoots through my veins
Our bodies shift in different ways
I’m on fire
Is this really happening
I’m thinking I’m thinking
The same thought goes through my mind
Keep breathing keep breathing
The sails have been raised
The rigs are set in place
Ocean beats the waves
A sweating sky of rain
Gaze into her eyes
A deep feeling inside
Is this love?
This must be love
The storm has died down
Our things were thrown onto the ground
But I’m beside her
And now we are just lying
I’m thinking I’m dreaming
The same thought goes through my mind
Keep breathing keep breathing
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Perfidy
04:06
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Pull out like a loaded gun
The seed is spilling out
And oozing on the rug
And I’m not sure if we can wash it off this time
So there it sits crusting into bits
Trying to cover up with
Furniture and sheets
Conceal the evidence or at least for him
But is that my melody
I hear you singing in your sleep
I’ve invaded your dreams
Inside your mind
I sing
These hidden meetings are haunting me
I don’t know how to cope with
This constant secrecy
and I’m not sure if I can keep up this time
I fear this boat keeps sinking
Each time that we delve deeper
In a perfidy position
That escalated quickly
it wont be long now until we both drown
Cause, is that my melody
He hears you singing in your sleep
Questioning your sincerity
Distance and love
Scream guilty
Take my hand and step a little closer
It’s not long till we’re a whole lot older
Why don't you stay with me
We can sail the seven seas
I can tell that you need some motivation
Thoughts locked in unsolved decisions
Why don't you let the captain go
Do you really think he doesn't know?
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Coconut Tree
02:35
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Come baby, come baby
Come with me
I want to be with you
Under the coconut tree
If you come to see me
I will be happy
Living underneath
My coconut tree
Leave em’ baby leave em’ baby
Leave him be
Come live with me
Under the coconut tree
If you come to see me
I will be happy
Living underneath
The coconut tree
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Drowning
04:28
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Baby don’t cry
We’re alone for now
When you hear me sigh
Know that we’re alright
So sleep well my baby
Don’t you cry a single tune
Sleep well my baby
Don’t you sing your quiet tune
My heart is racing
As I’m sneaking out her door
Rowing away when I saw
The Captain right off shore
Oh, woe is me
I think he saw me
I’m gonna drown
I’m gonna drown
I’m gonna drown
I’m gonna drown
You leave me waiting
When you go
I guess if you need me
Just let me know
If you're gonna drown
You’re gonna drown
You’re gonna drown
You’re gonna drown
I’m gonna drown
I’m gonna drown
You’re gonna drown
We’re gonna drown
Another bottles
floating over hides a note
It’s time to go
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Dear Sailor
02:57
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Dear Sailor,
I know he's listening
And I know he knows
I'll leave in the morning
I'll go when he's sleeping
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Colored Trees of Autumn
04:30
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Lay tonight
Rest your head
Tomorrow we ride
And float away
There lies a girl
As smooth as pearls
Casting her spell
Onto this world
Sweet paradise
How life has changed in time
Clouds in the sky
Immaculate design
Above our love
Cirrus wisps of crystal
Forming patterns in the stratus
As we rest on the grass
Near the beach where we met
Colored trees of autumn
Sparks a feeling once forgotten
Tranced in a trice
As the light dances off her sad eyes
Sweet paradise
How life has changed in time
Clouds in the sky
Immaculate design
Above our love
Sweet paradise
How life has changed in time
Clouds in the sky
Immaculate design
Above our love
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Shipwreck
02:59
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Perfect imagery
A candelabra scene
Topped with drizzling raindrops
I see a storm brewing
Still she is missing
Wind’s picking up now
Where has she gone
Where could she be
and can you hear that thunder
She promised she’d meet
Me here out at sea
And I can feel that thunder
I’ve finished off the ale
Still I see no sails
These waves started crashing
The ship begins to sway
While I just fade away
Back to my dreamland
Where has she gone
Where could she be
and can you hear that thunder
I guess it’s just me
Alone out at sea
And I can feel that thunder
Ohhhh
Can you hear that thunder
Ohhhh
I can feel that thunder
On a beach I wake
Shipwrecked and dismayed
Stumbling forward
This life I now forsake
I’ll never stay awake
I’m making my own world
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78
02:48
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I used to think of you
And all of the things that you'd do
But now that I’m free
I sit and think of nothing
lost and alone at sea
I used to dream about you
And all of the things we used do
But now that I’m free
I sit and think of nothing
lost and alone at sea
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If I had a couple dreams
I’d have something left to show
But I packed them in boxes
Then I took them out the door
And left them in the road
Lost and forgotten now
I gotta get outa here some how
I’m fucking exhausted
And can’t wait no
I gotta get outa here somehow
But the clock stopped ticking’
I don’t know why
All that’s left is in my head
That I can’t seem to let go
But they only come at night
When I fall asleep I know
That I’m gonna get a show
Hold on here we go
Will I be peaches and cream
Will I be peaches and cream
Maybe I’ll be peaches and cream
Maybe I’ll be peaches and cream
I gotta get outa here some how
I’m fucking exhausted
And can’t wait no
I gotta get outa here somehow
But the clock stopped ticking’
I don’t know why
If I had a couple dreams
I’d have something left to show
But I packed them in boxes
Then I took them out the door
And left them in the road
Hold on here we go
Will I’ll be peaches and cream
Maybe I’ll be peaches and cream
Finally peaches and cream
I am me peaches and cream
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I'm a loner
Needless to say
There's a woman
Who's come my way
I'm sad to say
There she stays
Away from me
West coast lover
on the opposite side
Of this Eastern city
Where I reside
We'll coincide
With sorrow sighs
Melancholy
Come live with me
In my fortress by the sea
We can dream in the same key
And live as one
Travel by plane
Over vast green terrain
And we'll live in the same
Plastic City
I'm a loner
Needless to say
There's a woman
Who's come my way
I'm sad to say
There she stays
Away from me
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