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Five Minutes on a Train
03:35
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Five Minutes on a Train
Five minutes on a train
Five minutes still remain
You’re alone just sitting there
With that cold forgetful stare
In this Five minutes on a train
Thought my life a doggone shame
When all I knew was your name
Now I’m going to my happy home
The different life I’ve always known
But there’s five minutes on a train
One request in this refrain
One request in this refrain
Don’t you stare in back of me
Pretending that you just don’t see
We got Five minutes on a train
Fire burning where there’s none
But a past that’s just begun
I often wonder bout them miracles
There’s some that are too plentiful
In this Five minutes on a train
There’s just one question on my brain
Before I start to go insane
Do you see a different me
I’m not the chump I used to be
In this Five minutes on a train
Stay not too far away
Wish for another day
The reasons why we didn’t last
Are poison in the aftermath of this
Five minutes on a train
I said your cold, dark alchemy
Put a long, black spell on me
In this Five minutes on a train
Five minutes on a train
Five minutes on a train
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2. |
Forty Pieces
03:48
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Forty Pieces
Sometimes it’s complicated
You’re tore down and fully grown
And when I’m done salivating
Why don’t you try and take me home
I find it hard to make up for
Stupid ways that your
Broken mind won’t leave alone
When you’re on your own
A teenage fantasy-er
Crowd pleasing rebel with a comb
A hard luck rabble-rouser
Sits like a titan on a throne
Is it useless for me to
Break down in forty pieces
When I’m just tired of being stoned
When you’re on your own
When I’m done looking at ya’
Will you still try to be unknown
Will those who travel faster
Make way to your heart of stone
It’s a game we play when we
Break down in forty pieces
From that one look alone
When you’re on your own
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3. |
Baby I'm Tired
02:26
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Baby, I’m tired
Oh baby I’m tired
Tired of not sleeping, I’m tired
Tired of not weeping
Darling, darling it’s a shame
A foolish game
I always feel the same
Hope I can feel again
Oh doctor I’m moaning
Moaning for nothing, I’m moaning
No pain and no suffering
Doctor, doctor I am cursed
Tell me which bone hurts
If my mind’s going first
Should I expect the worst
A gypsy once told me
You’re better off hungry than empty
And I don’t feel nothing
Oh gypsy woman I’m afraid
I’m trying to be saved
Don’t know how to behave
When you're dancing on my grave
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Home
03:32
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Home
Sure do wish I was at home
Where we can sit alone
It’s kinda coldish outside
Where we lie
The pipes all creek pumping steam
You get used to all these dreams
The light’s the only place to hide
Deep inside
As your moving along
I’ll wake up and make it strong
And I’ll put it in the cup open wide
Up the stairway we came
Blue doors without a name
People we never knew
They knew you
We spy the sounds in our walls
Juveniles in the halls
Baby sleep she don’t cry
She’s so tired
By the hours we keep
I’m awake when you’re asleep
Still I cling to the place where we reside
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5. |
Satisfaction Guaranteed
04:12
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Satisfaction Guaranteed
Oh oh oh darling the moment you arrived
I knew that you could love me
We’d pick our fruits straight from the vine
And give each other loving
Why don’t you stop wasting all this precious time
In your situation
Step right out, let me show you right inside
To my celebration
I got the loving that you need
Satisfaction guaranteed
I got the loving that you need
You sit at home, lights out all alone
Hiding and-a-crying
So much pain cause your conscience hurts so bad
Spirit slowly dying
I’m wide awake talking to some friends
To keep from being lonely
Cause when I’m home, lights out, I’m alone
Wishing you could hold me
I got the loving that you need
Satisfaction guaranteed
I got the loving that you need
Now that I said it there’s no turning back
Take me or leave me
The late night calls and the thrill of it all
Is making me weary
Step right in, cross the line two feet ahead
Right to where my arms are
Open up, put your heart right close to mine
See if it beats stronger
I got the loving that you need
Satisfaction guaranteed
I got the loving that you need
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6. |
Roosevelt Island
02:20
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Roosevelt Island
Been on top of the world
Sittin on top as high as a kite
At least you told me so
Been to London and France
One pair of pants
Silver dollar not a chance for enough to get me home
I sympathize with moments of silence
What is meant to be is meant to be
And I never been to Roosevelt Island
No never
Played two hands of cards
Not a gambling man
Never found salvation out of winning some
Spent some time in a box
Thinking about the next world war
Or if there would be just one
I always think I’m running out of time when
These subway open again and again
That’s why I never been to Roosevelt Island
No never
What’s the chance that I
Walk by the side and hitch a ride
Off the Queensboro bridge
If getting there is real
I’ll make a deal
Never mind the feel of such great sacrilege
I could wonder where the money and time went
Could it be the worst that’s happened to me
Is that I never been to Roosevelt Island
No never
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7. |
I Ain't Lying
03:35
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I aint Lying
There’s a light tucked away in the corner
It’s a light, I’ve seen a long long time
If you ask how I’m doing I turn away
Cause I was in love
I was in love
Something you know right from the start
I was in love
I was in love
I ain’t lying
So it seems quite strange to you girl
Substitute lives that barely survive
Always do
You’ve seen pictures of my occasional memories
I was in love
Somethings you know are from the heart
I was in love
I was in love
I ain’t lying
And girl, you know
That I’m not too far away
Your kiss is all that I adore
And when the moonlight
Is shining from your eyes
You just leave me wanting more
So the dance of old days is over
Turn out the lights, say goodnight, shuffle on through
Outside a cold rain is falling
When I was in love
Somethings can tear your whole world apart
I was in love
I was in love
I ain’t lying
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8. |
Watching Me
02:45
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Watching me
Thousands of layers
In eyes that can’t see
Colors that turn a blue, gray and green
Little love, your watching me
Flowers descend
And die in the end
For seventeen days
They were my best friends
Little love, your watching me
Slither of light
As I turn the page
Voices that whisper
A moment of rage
Little love, your watching me
What we give up
for the fortunate few
the pleasureless splendor
the blood and the jewels
Little love, your watching me
How will I and the world get along?
How will I in the sky quit pretending?
How will I in the song conclude without ending?
The silencing moments
I share with my peers
A subway of longing
To take back the years
Little love, your watching me
Walls that surround
My delicate mind
Thousands of letters
That I left behind
Little love, your watching me
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9. |
Somewhere You've Been
02:55
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Somewhere you’ve been
Hey old friend
I’ve been somewhere where you’ve been
I have seen the bitter end
I’ve been somewhere where you’ve been
My old friend
Something tells me we have ties
Voices whisper overnight
That I’ve been somewhere where you’ve been
There’s something in this place
That time cannot erase
And I know that we’ve been into somethings
Always wanting more
Hey old friend
Underneath we’re still the same
Kind souls with hearts to blame
Oh I’ve been somewhere where you’ve been
There’s something in this place
That time cannot erase
And I know that we’ve been into somethings
Always wanting more
Hey old friend
Why did you let me go
Is it something that I know
Cause I’ve been somewhere where you
I’ve seen things that you’ve seen
And I’ve been somewhere where you’ve been
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10. |
I Won't Be Late
02:21
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I won’t be late
Don’t worry baby
I won’t be late
I’m walking on the edge
and feeling great
Got a simple stare
So nice and kind
How can I help your worried mind, oh yes
How can I help your worried mind
Got money in my pocket
Slow on my feet
Taking in moments
Every day of the week
Put my fast feet forward
Right there on the line
I gotta help your worried mind, oh yes
I gotta help your worried mind
Driving down the road
Just before the night is ending
The darkness in your eyes
Brings me back to you
I’m telling you baby
I don’t know if you’re great
I haven’t had the time
To contemplate it
I know what I’m feeling
And it feels fine
Now let me help your worried mind, oh yes
I worry bout your worried mind
BRIDGE
I never knew you
And you don’t know me
Or if we have
Commonalities
Got nothing to lose
But something to find
Dreaming bout worried mind, oh yes
How can I help your worried mind
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11. |
Under
03:52
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Under
Under worked
Under paid
Under the human eye
Youre under the blade
You got your little feet dragging
Got no place to hide
Under stress
Under dressed
Under governed
You’re a servant at best
You got my little feet dragging
And I got no place to hide
Under cover you’re a barrel of laughs
You really know how to get around
Ain’t no room when you’re on parade
So you transferred some of my things uptown
Under took
Under look
Under the influence
And off of the hook
My lonely feets are dragging
I got no place to hide
Under cover you’re a barrel of laughs
You really know how to get around
Ain’t no room when you’re on parade
So you transferred some of my things uptown
Under stated
Under estimated
Under the turning point
You’re liberated
You got my little feet dragging
And I got nowhere to hide
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12. |
Bad Mama
03:40
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Bad Mama
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo aah, Bad mama and I
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo aah, Bad mama and I
She take apart poor me
I never felt so free
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo aah, Bad mama and I
Why oh why oh why is temptation devine
It’s just a step ahead of this moment in time
You never saw a girl
So in control of my world
Like Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo aah, Bad mama and I
Bridge
Thought I could handle
The shame and scandal
She put the devil in I
Can’t say I’m lonely
To be her only
Is what I need to get by
All the zealots say beware of sin
And so-called healers say don’t give in
What I believe, I sing
So let the wedding bells ring
For Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo aah, Bad mama and I
Bridge
Ready to run
Under the gun
Of every discontent eye
Let them start talking
As we go walking
Into the moonlit sky
All the zealots say beware of sin
And so-called healers say don’t give in
Go on and tell the world
As the story unfurls
‘bout Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo aah, Bad mama and I
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13. |
Wild & Free
03:31
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Wild and Free
Remember laughter when
You used to call me friend
There’s nothing left to see
No longer wild and free
Summertime somehow
Never changes me now
This great dichotomy
Cause summer’s wild and free
Did I hear you right
On our last endless night
In all sincerity
That we were wild and free
I recall the time
Of that fateful rhyme
We’d live our lives to be
Forever wild and free
Somebody wanted a change
When everyday life was to blame
I filled all my cups up with rain
And went running
After all, the fun
Is sometimes overdone
Took all this energy
To be wild and free
So call me on the phone
You know I’m home alone
And something bothers me
When we’re not wild and free
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Jonny Meyers Queens, New York
Jonny Meyers is a prodigal son of Queens, NY. While a life in music brought Jonny around the world, the borough never left his soul, and now he’s back writing songs closer to the source. Jonny's large catalog includes eight albums of critically acclaimed songs drawing from blues, rock, soul, reggae, ska and country. Take a deep dive and you might find yourself humming new choruses for days. ... more
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