Up From The North

HOW MANY TIMES

well baby once again I will remind you
of the things that i've been sayin all along
i am tryin to do good and to be the man i should
yet on occasion even compromise is wrong

how many times must I say that I'm sorry
how many times must I say that I care
under the bridge we'll watch the water flow and days gone by will let you know
when you look up I'll still be standin there...
how many times

this passion that is burnin deep inside me
is fueled when you're smilin and content
it can get out of hand, but you still know where I stand
so excuse me won't ya please while I lament

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I NEVER LOST

I may have lost my way
found myself in another place
lost my trust in fate
and discovered only change
but I never lost the game, I am still playin’
and i never lost my faith, i am just sayin’

I never lost, I never lost
I never lost, I never lost..

without hope, without direction
doubt will seal your coffin
and I can't believe the road I've taken
troubled times have set me back, but I am still gainin'

I never lost, I never lost
I never lost, I never lost..

Through a perfect storm I faired to be
upon this ground where I stand, looking back, I see...

I never lost, I never lost
I never lost, I never lost..



UP FROM THE NORTH

there is a calling that I cannot hide
it is rising, like waves of the tide
I cannot explain, how, what or why

I can feel the pull, like a compass dial
I wonder now, it has been here all the while?  
like the echo of the call of the wild

I dream of a world without fear
then I imagine it comes true
in my mind a see a path put forth and it leads to a source
somewhere, up from the North

John Lennon sang to us, in the words of his song
a brotherhood of man, where we all get along
and to the stars we gaze, united and strong
we are strong….
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up from the north is a place inside my mind where understanding and peace i find
in the window of my soul these words are flashing like a neon sign, they say now is the time
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I dream of a world without fear



I’M EASY

when you come home in the evening you say
give me something for my head
and I get this uneasy feeling you wish
you were some place instead

there’s one thing to remember, wherever you roam
leave your worries on the porch, when you get home

it doesn't have to be so hard
you can have things your own way
don't you worry what anyone might say
cause its just me, and i'm easy

you say we got so many problems
and i say damn we're doin fine
this time we've really hit rock bottom
we got to find some peace of mind

and as days go by and time moves along
we will find ourselves right where we belong

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this road/ can be so/ very long sometimes
but it'll get you were you're going if you only read the signs

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TONIGHT WE RIDE

I can feel it risin
I feel the pulse under my skin
it feels like flying
a heavy dose of adrenaline
i might start dancin
jumpin up and down feelin free
senses enhancing
I can't contain this energy

I can feel the passion burning in my veins
just one spark and I'll set this whole damn place ablaze
my heart's on fire and the devil put a circle around my name
ain't nobody in hell has ever  seen this kind of thing
choose your side, cause tonight, we ride.

no reason to doubt it
the night belongs to us
no question about it
nothing to discuss
saddle up the horses
put on your boots and grab your hat
assemble the forces
the time has come for us to act

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Ride!!!!
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CANDLE'S BURNING

nah nah nah...
livin in this great big world ain't easy
you could say that its down right hard to bare
well I have some found words that I could believe in
if you're strong enough to lose you are destined to win

the match is ready to light, its in my hand and I’m ready to strike
and the only things that I got to lose, man they're already gone
this ole world keeps turnin and the candle is burnin
but just how long it depends
so I’m turning it sideways and facing the wind and burnin’ it up and both ends.

battered, bruised, dirty and sweaty
eyes open wide and a smile on my face
I didn't come here to look nice and pretty
and I'm gonna burn out bright and not fade away

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nah nah nah...
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SHOOT THE MOON

I always knew that there was more to you than you let on
they said that you were just a dreamer, but I knew they were wrong
I could tell there was no escape from whatever you put in your sites
oh and darlin, you proved me right

you pulled your gun and you shot down the moon
like a tin can on a rail with a .22
and you never looked back when it fell into the ocean blue
hot damn, you shot down the moon

There was a time when I wondered if things were ever gonna work out
until I saw the stars in your eyes light up and burn away the doubt
you climbed a mountain of bad luck and damn that must've been tough
oh but darlin, you got high enough

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YOU MADE IT THROUGH

travelin on this road sometimes it feels like we are all alone
other times we feel so lucky for all the crazy things we have been shown
I harken to the day when you were young, on your own with adventure in your eyes
night time came upon you and worry consumed your mind ...

and the moon, it hypnotized you
and the stars, refused to guide you
it seemed as if sun, would never rise again
no way to tell where you were goin, or to change where you had been
but somewhere in the darkness you found courage from within
and you made it through in the end.

Feelings are a vessel, they'll take you places that you never thought you'd go
there's no map and no direction, and the reason is something we may never know.
just like the time you were in love with him, he was your world he was your everything
then he did you wrong and left you cold without a warning

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THIS SONG FOR YOU

are you stuck are you living a lie? can't see a way out no matter what you try? well, I'm singin this song for you, oohh, this song's for you.
do you wonder if you'll make through, money's short, times are tough and the bills are due? well, I'm singin this song for you, oohh, this song's for you.
easy come and easy go there went your last dollar at the liquor store well you can change that shit, you can find a way, you can find a way, you can find, you can find a way

ooooo, everybody...  these words I say, they are true, sing them for me and I will sing them for you
ooooo, everybody...  i can find a way, you can find a way, we can find a way, I know there is a way

to all the people that are on the street, no place to call home, not much to eat, I'm singin this song for you, oohh, this song's for you.
to anyone that got left behind, lost or alone, or a worried mind, the sun will shine, don't be afraid, don't give up now, hold out for another day

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don't you give up on change, don't you give up on me.
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SET IT OFF

I got this feelin and its makin me all gitty man
I think we might be in for one hell of a good night dude
here take a swig off this its tastin pretty fine bro
we gotta cut it loose to get it don't ya know

tonight's the night we're gonna do it right hell yeah, here we go!

Gonna set it off, gonna light it up
we will do what we do, yeah we're gonna cut it loose
tear up this town, gonna burn it down
we will sleep in the fire and wake up, in the water trough
ohhh... gonna set it off!!

I gotta tell ya you are lookin mighty fine, babe
you get your hair done or something like that girl?
I bet there's a wild streak beneath that smile sweetheart
why don't we set it free and blow this place apart

tonight's the night we're gonna do it right hell yeah, here we go!

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Set it off! [solo]
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