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Written for the Pandemic Playlist #1
The Whistle and the Train
I’ve been sitting on a Hillside waiting for the rain
I’ve been up and down for the whistle and the train
ain’t that the way it goes with a favorite thing?
It’s a pocket of joy a favorite thing?
don’t call it a sin nah don’t call it a sin
ain’t that the way of a favorite thing?
You’re slow to let it go and leave the world behind
Don’t you watch the news and heed the flashing signs
Who can you really trust, traveling alone
Someone off in the distance is fingering their phone
Face ink monograph Tattoo of the past
Not every pigeon makes it home
Home is a heavy blanket warm
Home is where you taste sweet lies
Home to rub the belly of the beast
And carry on, carry on
I’ve been sitting on a Hillside waiting for the rain
I’ve been up and down for the whistle and the train
Maybe I’ll let go Sing a different song
All things must pass away nothing stays for long
don’t call life a sin it’s my favorite thing
There’s a time to let things go
ain’t that the way things go
Ain’t that the way
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Round
04:40
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Round
In the beginning I took a look around and it was good
The birds and the bees the rivers and trees as it should
Ran through the forest bare footin on rocks and grass
Stargazing clueless how fast my innocence would pass
Dragons and angels twisting in the clouds
Dirt faced kids wrestling on the ground
Build a new fort
capture the flag
Hide behind the waterfall
Oh I know when I was young the world was round
Yes I know when I was young the world was round
Now I listen but I can’t hear
Noises and voices spittin in my ear
Flat screens flicker in every room
I watch but I can’t see
Nervous in a line the antidote has been prescribed
Buddha and the doctors say sit still if you want your love to shine
Hearts beat harder we all take a lonely breath
In the end the love you make is all that’s left
Dragons and Angels twisting in the clouds
silver haired soldiers scared to go to town
Did we make this a better world
or have we all fallen flat
But I know when I was young the world was round
Harvest moon waxing gold red sky evening sun slippin down
Jumped from the heavens and landed with a mighty roar
Yes I know when I was young the world was more
the world was more
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Cloud Hidden
05:58
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Cloud Hidden
Morning Stutters Cold Feet across the floor
The faucet sputters and those rosy fingers hesitate
Waiting for another, ghostly form to rise reluctant
Wary of the world I have to face
The working world, weave my way through the creeping crud
It spits and swirls, and swallows up the day
When I’m tired, beaten down and uninspired
I climb the hill and brightly slip away
When we climb above the tree tops what do we see?
The city looks like a matchbox town and there’s a hawk on a rising breeze
Better yet to keep on climbing a little further on
O to be cloud hidden whereabouts unknown
On the path, step by step you earn the right
To take a breath, to open up your eyes
A simple task, to find the strength to keep your balance
Over rocks and roots, old bones up to the sky
When we climb above the tree tops what do we see?
The city looks like a matchbox town and there’s a hawk on a rising breeze
Better yet to keep on climbing a little further on
O to be cloud hidden whereabouts unknown
Head for home, a little tired a little stronger
It’s good to know, it’s all downhill from here
A fire will burn, through the night until the dreams come
Sing the songs and let the mountains hear
When we climb above the tree tops what do we see?
The city looks like a matchbox town and there’s a hawk on a rising breeze
Better yet to keep on climbing a little further on
O to be cloud hidden whereabouts unkown
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When You Kiss Me Like That
When you kiss me like that you make my heart race double
You’re gonna get us in trouble And that’s a fact
Bourbon and Cola I’m gonna get to know ya
You make me crazy when you kiss me When you kiss me like that
You’re a heavenly body You’re a shooting star
You bring the Blue Skies I love to see you smile smile smile
Ya know when we’re talkin Sweet Sparks are flying
My head is spinnin I gotta sing out loud
Kiss me on the stairs Let me hold you tight
I want to keep you close cause it feels so right
Kiss me at the bar on a Friday night
I’ll whisper in your ear that you’re out of sight
Oh Baby, you’re driving me crazy it’s just a fact
When you kiss me like that
When you kiss me like that it starts me dreaming
Starts me scheming I want to do it again
Can we run away to a sandy island
Where the wind blows so warm and we can snorkel in the sea
I’ll kiss you in the moonlight till the stars are blushing
Till your big heart’s thumpin and you fall for me
Kiss me on the stairs Let me hold you tight
I want to keep you close cause it feels so right
Kiss me at the bar on a Saturday night
I’ll whisper in your ear that you’re out of sight
Oh Baby, you’re driving me crazy it’s just a fact
When you kiss me like that
When you kiss me like that you make my heart race double
You’re gonna get us in trouble And that’s a fact
Bourbon and Cola I’m gonna get to know ya
You drive me crazy when you kiss me When you kiss me like that
You drive me crazy when you kiss me When you kiss me like that
It’s just a fact When you kiss me like that
It’s just a fact When you kiss me like that
It’s just a fact When you kiss me like that
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Safe Harbor
05:00
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Safe Harbor
Walking on the water in Wellfleet harbor
My own true love hand in hand
Shoeless and careless and laughing we knife the
nights' bright oyster open wide
taste the sweet liquor smell the salt air
pearls flung out into the midnight sky
a billion bright lights
but all I can see is you
Don't we all deserve safe harbor
a warm embrace on a summer's night
Don't we all deserve an ocean of love
under starry skies
Rolling through the hills in the Catskill mountains
Trying to find Parnassus Lane
singin out loud remembering the words to Cripple Creek and Crazy Man
The spring is muddy
The spring runs deep
The basement hums electricity
The music comes easy
footsteps are echoing there
Don't we all deserve a Big Pink house
music rings out through the night
friends hold you closer
and close is the love
as we dance under starry skies
Close is the love as we dance under stars spread across the sky
Who do we think that we are to deserve all of this
Tomorrow will come and disaster may find us unprepared
Who do we think that we are when we ask to be spared
Hold my hand
My sweet child
Through fires we'll walk unafraid
Keep close my love as around us the bonfires rage
Naked in the water ‘neath the salty sky
My own true love a gentle wave
She’s brilliant and warm, dives deep in the night
Where meeker hearts are afraid to go
I offer my soul for your sweet kisses
You hold the sky to your tender breast
I’ll trust in your heaven
all I can see is you
Don’t we all deserve safe harbor
a warm embrace on a summer's night
Don’t we all deserve an ocean of love
under starry skies
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Swimming in the Stars
04:18
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Swimming in the Stars
Swimming in the Stars
This Lake is all we need on a sweet August night
To float in the Milky Way oh babe
I’ll drift through the heavens with you
The waters dark and warm there’s no one else around
No one will ever see us as our feel lift off the ground
There’s music in the distance at the roadhouse there’s a band
No one could sing a song more beautiful or grand than
Swimming in the Stars
This Lake is all we need on a sweet August night
To float in the Milky Way oh babe
I’ll drift through the heavens with you
A field of scattered diamonds from far away suns
The clouds have surely parted for you my precious one
Your skin is silk to touch the wonder in your eyes
The universe is singing the song is you alive
Meteors whistling by but only I can hear
A wish is wasted on me because I with you my dear
Blanket wrapped together and breathing oh so slow
The starlight is a feast a table set a glow
Some days will be forgotten, but I have to say
This night is just too perfect to ever fade away
Swimming in the Stars
This Lake is all we need on a perfect August night
To float in the Milky Way oh babe
I’ll drift through the heavens with you
drift through the heavens
drift through the heavens
With you
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The Last Confession
04:17
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Last Confession
Forgive me father for I have sinned….again…and again…and again
All the best intentions when I arose this morning
I swore I’d change my ways I felt as if reborn
Get thee behind me Satan
my soul ain’t no bargain don’t be waitin.
It’s true I’ve been a sinner and I have loved the sinnin.
Topped off every night with food and wine and wimmin
closed the bar, walked sideways to the car
god knows how I ever got this far
Forgive me father for I have sinned…
again…and again…and again
Wrestlin with my demons but they always win
again and again and again
Eve was eating apples and chatting up a snake
Gotta love those bad girls they're such delicious bait.
I admit I have chased a few.
But Eve was framed and I think I was too!
A little bit of larceny hidden in my heart
service with a smile while I fix your cart
there’s gold in your pocket that I need.
Three X wives and little mouths to feed.
Forgive me father for I have sinned
again…and again…and again
Wrestlin with my demons but they always win
again and again and again
If you kick a hornets nest be prepared to run
if you flirt with danger you’re probably gonna get stung.
You think I’d learn to run away from trouble
I go skippin back there on the double.
Yes we all are sinners No one here’s a saint.
We don’t need forgiveness just a toke and a drink.
My last Confession’s won’t be boring
everybody loves a naughty story
Forgive me father for I have sinned
again…and again…and again
Wrestlin with my demons but they always win
again and again and again
again and again and again
again and again and again
Forgive me father for I have sinned
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Forgotten
04:49
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Forgotten
Have you forgotten how our worlds were all a glow
have you forgotten all the words we spoke sweet and slow
have you forgotten how I held you tight
made you feel loved every day and night
I’m afraid I’m never gonna forget you
Have you forgotten swinging on the front porch swing
have you forgotten how I told you you could sing
have you forgotten the way I love to watch you walk
hold your hand and hear you talk
oh babe I’m never gonna forget you
I know this world is just a fleeting dream
we’re all dancing in the sunlight stumbling in the shadows
I sing this song of love to set us free
sweet muse
You set me free
Have you forgotten swimming in the ocean waves
have you forgotten laughing on a summer day
have you forgotten all the kisses that made you
moan and shiver and call my name
sweet mama I’m never gonna forget you
Have you forgotten gypsy jazz in June
have you forgotten the lighthouse when there is no moon
have you forgotten all the secrets I told you
bared my soul and trusted you only
well forget all that but I’m never going to forget you
I know this world is just a fleeting dream
we’re all dancing in the sunlight stumbling in the shadows
I sing this song of love to set us free
sweet memories
sweet dreams
Have you forgotten the view from the fire tower
have you forgotten how crazy I was for you
have you forgotten my mischievous smile
I was always thinking how to make you happy and wild
it’s true
I’m never going to forget you
Farewell
I’m never going to forget you
sweet wonderful
I’ll always remember you
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Tuning Fork
04:48
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Tuning Fork
Eating with a tuning fork
Drinking down the gravity waves
Naked in your cup of tea
She pours you more
Standing in the sticky sky
Nowhere to fall
No up No down
No sides
There is no end for me Inside Out can't you see
It never started it will always be Outside in for you and me
Spoonful of Pablo dreams
Mellotronic symphonies smile
Cannonball cracks a joke
And Reach is home
Pockets full of honey
Buckets full of trouble
Either way
You taste so sweet
There is no end for me Inside Out can't you see
It never started it will always be Outside in for you and me
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Hopeless Case
03:50
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Hopeless Case
How many songs have been written in this world
a lonely boy waiting for his girl
My heart is searching across the many miles
I listen for your voice, I’m looking for your smile
How many hours, till I can hold you
till I can soothe you and touch your face
How many words can I string together
to sing to no one
I’m a hopeless case without you
I’m a hopeless case without you
My mind is restless in the hours before the dawn
I tossed and I turned, everything felt wrong
So I rise up to write a page or two
contemplate what it is to be with you
You make love easy
you bring me lightness
you give us laughter
walking on the sands
You take my hand so strong and pleasing
hurry home, be with me again
How many hours, till I can hold you
till I can soothe you and touch your face
How many words can I string together, to sing to no one
I’m a hopeless case without you
I’m a hopeless case without you
How many songs have been written in this world
a lonely boy waiting for his girl
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Richard Cahillane Leverett, Massachusetts
Songsinger Producer
Guitar Bass
Big Yellow Taxi
Hooligan
Dad, Come Home! O'Rourkestra
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