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Wazza
03:00
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Was a calling and I did not heed it
It came late and night had spread her blanket Of darkness & stars big as an ocean
Wider than I've ever seen
Voices were singing to me Not one or two or even three But a multitude
Came humming like an insect across the plain
Come my way Come my way again Come my way Come my way
And if they came back into my world
I wonder would they recognise this mess of a girl I took a wrong turn
Going to go the right way now
I have listened for your voices In the heat of the rocks
I have slipped through the silence Craved human touch
Come stand beside me You can be my angels
Chorus
Was a calling & I did not heed it
It came late & night had spread her blanket Of darkness & stars big as an ocean
Wider than I have ever seen
Chorus
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Somewhere
03:34
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Somewhere there's a place where lovers meet in time
Somewhere there's a place with plump tomatoes on the vine
Summers are long winters are cool
Wind blows steady & we're nobody's fool
We met when we were still both young & sweet
We went running wild down the empty street One look at you & I felt so high
We kissed the ground & we kissed the sky
When reality rides roughshod over your party There is one real thing I need to know
Do you love me?
Somewhere there's a river flowing into our sea
Carrying our worries until that river runs clean
And like a bird we will fly straight and true
Sparkling like stars shining & new
Chorus
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Rainbow
03:28
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Here is the blue I give to you
To mark the sorrow & the joy Of my horizon
Where the sky meets the sea
And in the red there is the anger left unsaid And the heat of fire
Heart hanging on the street of desire
Green is the coolness of you
When your head is turned by strangers
Something that you want to take
Go ahead and take it
I walk the street & the only conversation I meet Is a war that's raging in my head
Yellow bring me emptiness instead
Indigo I don't know
About true enlightenment
I only know that to be human
Is to have joy & suffering
I will follow the road of my choice
Everybody knows there's nothing sweeter than a true voice
Come back to the garden
Be here in the moment
Let the grace of God be with us
As we put these ghosts to rest
If I could find the holy grail I'd bring it back for you
And if I tell the tallest tale
Does that make me untrue
If it's rainbows that your chasing
If it's all out of your hands
Sweet forgiveness be here waiting sailor
When you hit dry land.
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Here comes my kingdom
04:46
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The wind it howls
The wind it moans
Blackbird was caged
And now she's flown
Over the mountains & across the plain
From the ocean to the desert & back again
Here comes my kingdom
Here comes my kingdom
Im ready for you now
If you see that man of mine
Wont you tell him that I've gone
Got my reasons & he never listened
Love lies tattered & torn
There's worse things that can happen
Though my heart gapes like a wound
It's a tired record playing the same song
Now it's out of tune
Chorus
Im a stranger here you know I just blew in
On a wing & a prayer
Open your door & let me in
I come here bearing blessings
There's strange angels flying round
Sorry business get behind now
Im going to light my mind
Chorus
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5 Day's
05:41
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Five days in a boat just me & my sunny sailor boy
Adrift & afloat we sailed up a winding river of joy
Time had no place for us just tides & night & day
We left no trace of us we were gone we were gone
The lies fell gently on a pillow of flesh & blood & bone
You were a stranger & I was alone
Such is love
News travels fast when you're in love in love with love
The shadows it casts they are not seen when one is two
Five days in a boat just me & my sunny sailor boy
Adrift & afloat we sailed up a winding river of joy
I will keep the fire burning waiting for the tide to turn
Only change is certain & our love will endure
I will keep the fire burning
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Down the Avenue
03:06
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I was little by the sea
We moved to the lakes country
Where the water is still & contained
The land was stripped bare
Of all that grew there
Only the pine trees remained
Call me love
Call me sweetie
Let me ride on a wave of being twelve years old
Walking with my girlfriends Down the avenue
I remember being alone
With this older girl Simone
Rickie singing "Chuck E's in Love"
She wore eyeliner & tight jeans
You know what I mean
Big city here I come
Chorus
Now Im back here by the sea
This is not the cold country
Im a long way from home
Sometimes I here it calling
When the southerly is blowing
There's a quiet on the street
Chorus
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H.R. Blues
02:09
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Im a mother
Im on welfare
My Holden looks untidy
She takes me where I want to go
She never leaves me stranded
You ride solid on the road
Baby will take your heavy load
You just put it in the back there
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Officer don't take me off the road I’m on
This car is the safest bet I've got
Baby's buckled in Mama starts to sing
Got the H.R. blues & the tyres are humming
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Sylvie
00:59
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Words and music by Huddie Ledbetter and Paul Campbell
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Sun came creeping
06:06
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Sun came creeping through my window
I felt so low I could not see it
The wind blew hard the wind blew long
Im going so wrong I could not feel it
Talk to me we could share a laugh
Break the bread
Talk to me 'cos I am lonely
Thunder clap why don't I hear you
Lightning flash why don't I fear you
Daylight breaks night time falls
I have no memory no memory of it all
If this is the last time you come calling
I will not be sad to see you go
We could have tried just talking
And we'd be less lonely
Sun came creeping
Through my window
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House by the sea
03:34
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All I ever wanted was a house by the sea
With a window looking out
To watch the ships sail away
All I ever wanted was a house by the sea
With friends to come around
Watch the tides change with me
Im always caught between the devil
And the deep blue sea
Standing on the shoreline
Trying to buy more time
Solitude is easy it doesn't fill the need
Im caught between the devil
And the deep blue sea
All I ever wanted was a place I could call my home
Somewhere I felt that I belonged
So I meditated on it
I procrastinated about it I waited & I waited
It was with me all along
Chorus
All I ever wanted was a house by the sea
With a window looking out
Id watch the ships sail away
All I ever wanted was a house by the sea I would set myself adrift
Wait for you to come to me
Chorus
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11. |
Saturday night
06:37
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It's Saturday night & everybody's gone home
The streamers are sagging the record is stuck
Where are you oh where are you
I'll finish my drink & wonder
Been seven long years since you kissed my mouth
I headed north & you headed south
Where are you oh where are you I'll finish my drink & wonder
Not a day that goes by without you on my mind
A look from a stranger or a melancholy note
Where are you oh where are you
I'll finish my drink & wonder
How we shimmered & danced
Talking into the night
Travelled oceans & galaxies
At the speed of light
The sun was a witness
The moon held her secret
We didn't talk of love
It's Saturday night & everybody's gone home
It's way past the hour but I cannot sleep
Where are you oh where are you
I'll finish my drink & wonder
I'll finish my drink & wonder
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Sara Tindley NSW, Australia
Greetings from Lake St Clair is the fifth studio album from much loved and lauded singer/songwriter Sara Tindley. Exploring the joys, losses, simplicity and fullness of a life committed to family and community, Greetings from Lake St Clair brims with an extraordinary tenderness and pathos. ... more
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