1. |
A Man Like Me
04:20
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I first saw you from afar
Like a ship inside a jar
I never thought
I’d get you out
Or find the key
But now the years
have passed
What we never
thought would last
Holding onto
something real
Is still a mystery
I fall down
I get up
And I try to fill my cup
Sometimes I lose
Sometimes I win for free
I don’t know
What you see
Who I am
Who I could be
But here you are,
here you are
With a man like me
And every time
I look around
At the dreams
that hit the ground
I have to wonder
what they found
But could not keep
I don’t know why
we still stand
We walk along,
I hold your hand, but
What you never
understand
Can set you free
I’m no hero
In the sky
But I’m always
standing by
Everybody needs
somebody
To believe
I still don’t know
who you see
Who it is,
who it could be
But here you are,
here you are
With a man like me
I could never
leave it alone
Never could let it be
Until I felt it in my bones
That you’d take
a man like me
We all settle
for some things
Even shooting the moon
But you’re the one
I always wanted
I never settled for you
I fall down
I get up
And I try to fill my cup
Sometimes I lose
Sometimes I win for free
I don’t know
What you see
Who I am
Who I could be
But here you are,
here you are
With a man like me
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2. |
Victory Parade
04:00
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The days are long
Well, that’s true
And everything goes black
Holding on to
What we knew
Until you come back
There’s nothing in the zodiac
To give us hope to pray
We’re fighting for the things we love
And we’re waiting for the day
When you come back
I’ll be right there beside you
When you come back
I’ll be right there, you’ll find me
We’ll raise a glass and wave the flags
We’ll have a backyard motorcade
When you come back
We’ll have a victory parade
We hold these truths
To be all wrong
Or maybe
They’re all right
And everything is everything
We just want to
See the night
When you come back
I’ll be right there beside you
When you come back
I’ll be right there, you’ll find me
Long time gone away
But you don’t fade
When you come back
There’ll be a
Victory parade
When you come back
I’ll be right there beside you
When you come back
I’ll be right there, you’ll find me
I don’t know
Who won or lost
It’s all okay
When you come back
We’ll have a victory parade
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3. |
Fall Sway
03:57
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It’s too late for tears
When what I want is clear
But what I want won’t do
Until I can have you
I should have walked away
Tried to forget that day
But I’m locked into a dream
And there’s no place, that’s in between
Every time you’re near
I fall sway for you
Fall sway
Every time you’re here
I fall sway for you
Fall sway
And I can’t help myself
I can’t save myself
How can I break on through?
Make you see I’m the one for you?
This feeling is a plague
That I welcome every day
I’ve never flown this high
Just to fall out of the sky
But I still live in flames
Whenever I hear your name
Every time you’re near
I fall sway for you
Fall sway
Every time you’re here
I fall sway for you
Fall sway
And I can’t help myself
I can’t save myself
And I can’t help myself
I can’t save myself
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4. |
The Deal
04:03
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I had a friend
He was good
He saw his end
He understood
I would have saved him
If I could
He made his stand
Right where he stood,
he said
Here’s the deal
Everything comes and
goes
Better take the wheel
You don’t know what
you don’t know
Life is short
Time’s a steal
That’s the deal
Some day soon, or
Some day long
It’s all the same
It won’t be wrong
Find a place where
You belong
Find some grace
Hold on strong, ‘cause
Here’s the deal
Anything goes, it
depends
Life gets real
We all want some love
In the end
Life is sweet
When you feel
That’s the deal
It’s so clear
Everything we need is
here
It’s so fine
The world will leave us
all behind
And every claim
And every lie
Will follow you
Bye and bye
What you do and
What you try
That’s all we have
The reason why
Here’s the deal
Everything comes
and goes
Better take the wheel
You don’t know what
you don’t know
Life is short
Time’s a steal
Life is sweet
When you feel
That’s the deal
That’s the deal
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What we did we did
What we did is done
We took it on the chin
We took it on the run
We gave it what we had
We gave it what we could
Sometimes
you don’t get there
Even when you should
Even though
I know you’re gone
Even so
I carry you along
Even though
We both were wrong
I’m living
on the memories
It’s the way
I turn back time
When you were mine
When you were mine
Heavy hearts hold on
Broken hearts remain
You pick up every piece
Glue them back again
The world
it turns you down
The world
steals what you make
But you can stand
your ground
Even when you break
Even though
I know you’re gone
Even so
I carry you along
Even though
We both were wrong
I’m living on
the memories
It’s the way
I turn back time
When you were mine
When you were mine
There were three things
I wanted to tell you
But I can only
remember one
They come to me when
the lights go down
But they’re gone with
the morning sun
What we had has flown
Somewhere in the sky
Somewhere in the wind
And no one can say why
We gave it what we had
We gave it what we could
Sometimes
you can’t get there
Even when you should
Even though
I know you’re gone
Even so
I carry you along
Even though
We both were wrong
I’m living
for the memories
That was
a different time
I’m living
with the memories
The ones I still can find
When you were mine
When you were mine
And I feel fine
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6. |
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The hardest thing to find
Moving through the night
Walk in someone’s shoes
Searching for some light
Keeping faith believe
That is the longest road
To hold what you can’t see
And never let it go
Even in the darkest hour
I know we will stand together
I can see a blooming flower
Rising from the ground
High above this town
Even in the darkest hour
And how do we survive?
A bad dream coming true?
Never losing pride
In everything you do
Nothing is so sad
As a broken man who crawls
Hold your head up high
There’s no shame if you fall
Even in the darkest hour
I know that we can stand the weather
We can build a lasting tower
Rising from the ground
Shining on this town
Even in the darkest hour
And mercy knows no bounds
If you still believe
For those above the ground
With nothing left to leave
A saint in sinner’s clothes
A soldier of the heart
We’re travelers on this road
No matter where you start
Even in the darkest hour
I know we will stand together
Even in the darkest hour
I know that we can stand the weather
We can build a lasting tower
Rising from the ground
Shining on this town
Even in the darkest hour
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7. |
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All the love you wanted
Keeps raining to the ground
You can’t catch it in your hands
When it’s already down
The whole world is haunted
Haunted by the sound
Of people who are searching
For the love they haven’t found
As long as you believe
Something stays alive
As long as you believe
There will come a time
But when you’re feeling broken
All broken up inside
All the love you wanted
Gets so hard to find
All the joy you wanted
Someone else’s life
Every time you reached out
Couldn’t ever reach that high
A piece of you was missing
You never knew why
So close your eyes
And see a brand new sky
As long as you believe
Something stays alive
As long as you believe
There will come a time
When you’re feeling empty
Only emptiness inside
All the love you wanted
Always seems to hide
Now you take it on the highway
Look for highway signs
Give yourself away
Never know what you might find
Dream a little harder
Open up your mind
It’s standing in the doorway
It’s waiting in your line
It’s waiting in your line
It’s waiting in your line
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8. |
Brand New Day
04:52
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Nothing lost
Nothing gained
But everything
Stays the same
What you want
Can’t be named, but
You can feel it
in your fingers
Hit the road
Run it down
Find someone
Stand your ground
Plant your flag
Stick around
Make sure
This feeling lingers
Close your eyes
Look into the sun
No surprise
You aren’t
The only one
Well now
What you say
Here we are, it’s a
Brand new day
Nothing but
Blue skies on the way
Hey now
Turn the page
Welcome to this
Brand new day
And all the tears
Of yesterday
We’ll sweep away
It’s a brand new day
Some day soon
We’ll be gone
We’ll cross that bridge
Won’t be long
Now’s the time
To carry on
Now’s the time for rising
Every day
Every sound
Find a way
Look around
Don’t let the hard times
Bring you down
There’s beauty
On every horizon
Close your eyes
Look into the sun
No surprise
You aren’t
The only one
Well now
What you say
Here we are, it’s a
Brand new day
Nothing but
Blue skies on the way
Hey now
Turn the page
Welcome to this
Brand new day
And all the tears
Of yesterday
We’ll sweep away
And all the fears
Of yesterday
We’ll blow away
It’s a brand new day
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9. |
Walk This Mystery
04:44
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Bill he was a friend
Never thought that it would end
Right there from the start
Toasting winter in the wind
Racing down the streets
Like two horses running free
High up in the trees
Watch the windin’ Mississippi
Then the phone call came
Then I heard your name
Gone before your time
Nothing’s ever quite the same
But you can’t be here anymore
It’s like you just walked out the door
And I never had a clue
But I still
Walk this mystery with you
Standing in my room
Staring at the waning moon
You can hear the church bells ring
And those distant railroad tunes
So I’m just remembering when
Remember a lost friend
You’re the X mark on a map
Of a place we’ve never been
And I can’t hear you anymore
It’s like you just moved next door
And there’s nothing I can do
But I still
Walk this mystery with you
Nothin’ that I say
Will bring you back today
This life is just a stay
It’s the final bill we pay
And you can’t be here anymore
It’s like you just walked out the door
And I never had a clue
But I still
Walk mystery with you
Walk walk walk walk this mystery
Walk walk walk walk this mystery
Walk walk walk walk this mystery
Walk walk walk walk this mystery
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10. |
Crazy Broken World
05:12
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Saw you in a crowded room
Hair was calling like a curse
There was nothing I could do
Couldn’t drink away my thirst
Saw some faces on TV
Tryin’ to sell me something new
Tryin’ to tell me what I need
When all I really need
Need is you
I’ve been faithless
I’ve been saved
I’ve been blown and
I’ve been paved
Still I’m tryin’ to get to you
In this crazy broken world
I’ve been turned on
Been turned down
I’ve been lost and I’ve been found
Still I’m tryin’ to get to you
In this crazy broken world
Don’t know why you’re on my mind
Some things cannot be explained
You’re the something I can’t find
You’re the mystery that
Still remains
I’ve been held up
Been held down
I’ve been spun and
Spun around
Still I’m tryin’ to get to you
In this crazy broken world
I’ve been lied to
Relied on
I’ve been famous
I’ve been gone
Still I’m tryin’ to get to you
In this crazy broken world
I’ve seen good times
I’ve seen bad
I’ve seen everything you had
Still I’m trying to get to you
In this crazy broken world
Tryin’ to get to you
In this crazy broken world
Tryin’ to get to you
In this crazy broken world
Tryin’ to get to you
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11. |
One Day You'll Find
05:09
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You hold on
Then let go
You thought you knew
But you didn’t know
All you know
Are your lines
Mysteries remain
One day you’ll find
Something she said
You barely heard
Stuck in your head
Yeah every word
And so you tried
To read her mind
Searching for clues
One day you’ll find
There was a reason
That you bought
Dreams were in season
Until you forgot
Now you’re looking
For a sign
That no one knows
One day you’ll find
There’s a cry out in the forest
There’s a hunger in the land
All that came before us
No one understands
You had it all
Then it was gone
Now the days are short
And the nights are long
You believed
You never crossed that line
But the lines they blur
One day you’ll find
There’s a fire up on the hillside
There’s a storm across the fields
Turn the lights on in this city
Let’s hit the highway
With these wheels
So hold me gently
Whisper lies
And I won’t look
Into your eyes
And we’ll just rock
Away the time
That’s all we’ve got
One day you’ll find
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the ghost particles Madison, Wisconsin
the ghost particles are Joel Tappero, bass (Spooner), keyboardist Don Irwin (The Rousers, The Waterdogs) guitar and vocals Dave Benton (Spooner, The Rousers, The Waterdogs); and lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Phil Davis (First Person, Fire Town, The Emperors of Wyoming), Pauli Ryan on percussion; drummer Jeremy Tappero co-produced and mixed. Tracy Benton bodhran on “Three Things.” ... more
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