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Orange Royal Days
04:08
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Orange Royal Days
and the January moon
give me a dream, make it come true
California.
I tied my ride to the dumpster out back
by the faded wooden rack
Malady's flowers.
Felix and Junior were arguing again
about what was entered into the folder.
Chicken la Orange for me, Arizona tea
tell me did you taste
the Honeybell Oranges.
Keep to myself the plan for a getaway.
I wash my hands in pizza sauce today.
I don't even care,
just take me anywhere.
Federales #1
oh, I can be someone.
Weekends spent wandering wonderful love
to laugh is enough to keep us going.
Every now and then we've been fantasizing
about all the positions we've been in.
Full moon romance brings my senses to life
I'll make you my wife,
mi esposa.
Meet me at the bus stop, we can get away.
I washed my hair, forgot to shave my face.
I don't even care,
just take me anywhere.
Federales #1
oh, I can be someone.
Remember the movie about the rental car?
It's not so far to California.
I'm glad she came for the
Orange Royal Days.
Every lunar phase has its lessons.
Meet me at the bus stop, we can get away.
I wash my hands in pizza sauce today.
I don't even care,
just take me anywhere.
Federales #1
oh, I can be someone.
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2. |
Not Bad
05:41
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It's been a tough year, harder than most, and it's not half over.
It's been a challenge to see the good in all the shitty situations.
There's been some weight on my shoulders and on my back,
and sometimes I don't handle it well.
So I've been going to my meeting, and I've been sharing,
even when I really didn't want to.
I was a man
of the people,
but the people didn't know it.
It left me so confused,
and lacking direction.
So I focused on myself
and made sure I was better.
Not worse, first things first,
All I had is
Not bad.
I remember all the slogans and all the quotes
from good folks over the years.
Whether Wally in Cambridge, or David,
the message was impossibly clear.
If you do things the way we've done them,
and take suggestions,
you'll find the way out of here.
I was a man
of the people,
but the people got going.
I wandered off the range
and kept on getting wetter.
I worked on my health,
physical and mental.
How it works, and it works.
All I had is
Not bad.
And now it's ten years, since the last time I felt that way.
One day at a time.
I know I'm lucky, I'm in the front row of a lot of shows,
with a different kind of ending.
It isn't easy, but it's simple,
a lot of folks, over overcomplicate it.
If I'm speaking from my heart and my experience,
I get to keep on going.
There was a time in Delray,
a passing, brief moment of clarity and grace,
when I could see the future.
It looked nothing like this,
and that's a pretty good reminder
of my mind playing tricks.
I was a man
of the people,
but the people didn't know it.
And I wandered off the range;
I thought I could see the future.
It looked nothing like this.
It looked nothing like this.
It's all I had,
It's not bad.
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3. |
What You Don't Get
04:20
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What you don't get
Is how we all feel
Now that we're scared
Now we're upset
We drew a line in the sand
A boundary
We couldn't stand
Watching you fall
Slowly as hell
What you don't get.
Fall down standing up again
Drove to treatment
with your hands out.
What you don't get
How it could be
If you gave it up
If you became free
From the weight of it all
From every day
Waking up
In the middle of the night
What you don't get.
How could you be so insincere?
I swear to God
it's like looking in the mirror.
Are you still counting time?
Did you raise your hand?
Is this your life or mine?
You think she has a chance?
What are the odds of it?
Can we hope for change?
At this point in her life?
What's our part in this thing?
Aren't you so busy like I am?
And how does it work?
Will it work for her?
Can we pick up the pace?
And what is the plan?
That's what you don't get.
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