Boatman
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: boatman is my brother livingstons song.
Ive always assumed it was about how he and maggie saved their marriage but I never really asked. in my family we like to save the intimate stuff for the general public.
Hearts were exploding around us
As we drifted south down the bay
The gray up above and gray down below
Left us with nothing to say
So we drifted along in silence
til the tickle of life trickled in
And the rhythm began in the hiss of the sand
We were catching fire again
Chorus:
Oh boatman, I am the river
I am the mountain and the sea
Oh boatman, taker and giver
Can you deliver me
I would forever run free
Yeah we finally caught up with legends
We were walking along side by side
We worked out a plan
To go out hand in hand
But the long trail just wasnt that wide
The water around us was freezing
We just laughed and threw ourselves in
And although we were old
The sting of that cold
Pumped up the feeling, here it is again
Repeat chorus
Oh Im a message in a bottle
Drifting along on a deep blue sea
Waiting for some foreign shore
Ready for something to be
No longer afraid of falling
We cut the strings to the sky
We found level ground
And we put ourselves down
Amazing we all didnt die
We took each moment as given
By second by second they came
The ice and the sun and the thundering guns
Good God I was finally sane
Repeat chorus
song performed by by James Taylor
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I Wouldnt Go That Far
(dana mcvicker, bruce burch, vip vipperman)
Ill never forget that night long ago
When he drove me down that old dusty road
He took me as far as Id ever been
He wanted me and I wanted him
But Id always been told I shouldnt give in
Chorus:
I wouldnt go that far
I didnt follow my heart
He said he loved me
But I wasnt ready
And I wouldnt go that far
He was so patient, he didnt give up
With a ring in his hand and a heart full of love
He asked me for forever, I asked him to wait
To please understand these dreams I must chase
Though it was a promise I wanted to make
Repeat chorus
After all these years. I saw him again
He had his wife and his family with him
He said he was proud of all my success
He guessed both of us had found happiness
Repeat chorus
Yes, I knew he loved me
But I wasnt ready
And I wouldnt go that far
song performed by by Reba Mcentire
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I Love It When You Smile
Chorus
I love it when you smile
When you're with me honey
It happens all the while
How it kills me when you cry
And you know my heart
That's no word of a lie
Verse One
Everyday you show me something new about you
Honestly I could never live without you
Look at me here's a soul who'll never doubt you
And I will be forever by your side
Repeat Chorus
Verse Two
Probably the greatest feeling I have ever known
Actually is when you wrap yourself around me
Promise me you'll stay now that I've found you
And I will be forever by your side
Repeat Chorus
Verse Three
And you could say you've heard it all before
And I know that anyday you may walk out the door
When I say no one will love you more believe me
And I will be forever by your side
Repeat Chorus
song performed by by UB40 from Guns In The Ghetto
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Freedom's Finally Mine
I'm on a red dirt road winding up to a sky of blue
And I left the blacktop back about a mile or two
No more sittin' at home leave the T.V. and the telephone far behind
This life is killin' us all, back roads are lookin' mighty fine
Oh, and...
(Chorus)
Freedom's finally mine
I ain't takin' anymore
Yeah freedom's finally mine, It's finally mine
I ain't takin' anymore
Oh, freedom's finally mine
I'd like to throw out this cellular
And kick off these shop-shined shoes
Leave the kids at your mama's
And take off to Timbuktu
So give me two sets of mud-grip tracks
Leadin' off to way out back o' yonder
There's no mountain I can't climb
To satisfy this need of mine to wander
Oh, 'cause...
(Repeat Chorus)
There's no desert I can't cross
No river too wide
I can do what I want now
'Cause freedom's finally mine
(Repeat Chorus)
Oh freedom oh freedom It's finally mine, yeah it's mine
It's finally mine, yeah it's mine
song performed by by Keith Urban
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On The Island Of Lilitao
THE boatman says we will be here only for a short while
why? because this island of Lilitao shall soon disappear
we are not scared we think that the boatman is just joking
and so we take time stepping upon the golden sands
pit-patted on its green blue waters
wading our bodies feeling the salt and silt in our hands
soon, a huge cloud comes, bringing with it the rain and thunder
and then it becomes dark and the boatman serious as a man with the hood
of death signaled that we must rush to the boat at once and save ourselves
for indeed the island as predicted disappeared
the sea has swallowed it, but as the boatman says,
in the next hour, it too shall spit it out.
poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Climb That Mountain High
(don schlitz/reba mcentire)
Red sun a-rising, over the hill
Ive had enough of this desert to last from now until
Im tired of living day-to-day and hand-to-mouth
This could be the day I finally find my way out
Chorus:
Im gonna climb that mountain high
Im gonna see whats on the other side
Im gonna kiss this town good-bye
Im gonna climb that mountain
How I arrived here, heaven only knows
Seems more like the kind of place the devil wouldve chose
To spend my life here, is more than I can do
I know somewhere down the road my dream will come true
Repeat chorus
If I stay here forever
What will I have to show
But if I make it over
Then everyone will know
Im gonna climb that mountain high
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Reba Mcentire
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And On & On
B-side
This is a song about summertime
May it never end, may it never end
This is a summer of love
And the lovell go
On and on and on and on
Im not gonna stop, no
Im not gonna stop, no
Im not gonna stop, no
Chorus:
And this feeling goes
On and on and on and on and on
And the lovin goes
On and on and on and on and on
Ooh, what a feeling that Im feeling
Gotta keep this going
Ive got the top down
Sun is beaming as Im thinking about you
Bridge:
Never will you stop
This love that you feel
And Ill do the same
With you every day
I will always be
Right here by your side
I dont want nobody else
Repeat chorus
Ooh what a feeling
Got me smiling
As Im dreaming bout you
Oh youre my baby
So believe me when I tell ya
Repeat bridge
Repeat chorus
Feel it, yeah... top down...
Just coolin... summertime...
And this feeling goes on (feeling goes on, feeling goes on)
And this feeling goes on (feeling goes on, feeling goes on)
And this feeling goes on (feeling goes on, feeling goes on)
And this feeling goes on (feeling goes on, feeling goes on)
Damn this is a long song
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Janet Jackson
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Cover Up
Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction CHORUS
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another
(Repeat chorus)
Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning
(Repeat chorus)
Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending
(Repeat chorus)
Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree
(Repeat verse 1)
(Repeat chorus)
Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree
song performed by by UB40 from Cover Up
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Killing The Blues
Leaves were falling ..just like embers
In colors red and gold they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam ..in our eyes
Chorus:
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the blues
I am guilty of something
I hope you never do because there is nothing
Sadder than losing .. yourself in love
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Now, you ask me just to leave you
To go out on my own and get what I need to
You want me to find ..what Ive already had
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song performed by by John Prine
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Writing It Down
I was born on the cold side of the mountain
I wanna wake up on the warm side of the bed
How I start here
And how I end there
That is the part I aint worked out yet
Every day I climb a little bit higher
Every night I learn something new
Im writing it down
In case I forget
One day itll be my story for you
CHORUS
On every page you will know how much I love you
In every line you will see how much I care
With every word well grow a little closer
Even though we both know I cant be there
Thats why Im writing it down down down down down
Ohhhhhhhh Im writing it down
For you and for me
And for the whole wide world to read
Ohhhhhhhh Im writing it down
All my life Ive been hoping and praying
For my time to finally arrive
To put down this pen
To say its the end
And wake up back home with you by my side
REPEAT CHORUS
I was born on the cold side of the mountain
I wanna wake up on the warm side of the bed
How I start here
And how I end there
That is the part I aint worked out yet
song performed by by Uncle Kracker
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Deep In My Heart
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, oh, I want you for the rest of my life,
Oh yeah
Walking through time looking for an answer
How can it be this way
What have I done, I just cant help but wonder
How everything could change
cause youve turned my world around
Pre chorus: since you came along, no
After this love was found
It seems like we cant go wrong
Chorus: deep in my heart I know theres only you
And right from the start I always knew
Ill never let go cause I love ya so
Oh-oh, I want you for the rest of my life
Some people search what seems to be a lifetime
To find a love like this, oh yeah
And here we are with everything weve wished for
Ive never felt such bliss
Repeat pre chorus
Repeat chorus
Oh, yeah
There comes a chance in everyones life
And I believe it wont happen twice
Now since I felt the glory of love
I wish to spend forever and ever with you
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Britney Spears
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Helping Hand
Chorus:
Everybody needs a helping hand
Take a look at your fellow man
And tell me what can I do today
cause everybody needs a helping out
If that aint what its all about
Tell me what
What can I do
What can I do today
Weve all seen trouble from time to time
There is a mountain ahead
Ive got no strength to climb, hey
If youre feeling that youre strong
Reach out to me
I hope this journey wont take long
But wont you please
Have mercy
(repeat chorus)
What can I do today
Im talking bout the soul all alone
Needing the daily bread
Someplace to lay his head, yeah, hey
And Im talking about the neighbor on your street
Wont you look him in the eye
Take time to speak
Thats mercy, yeah, cause...
(repeat chorus)
Love one another
Sister and brother
Love is the only way, hey
(repeat chorus twice)
What can I do today
Everybody needs a helpin, helpin
Everybody needs a helping hand
Everybody needs a helpin, helpin
Everybody needs a helping hand
Everybody needs a helping hand
Everybody needs it, oh, everybody needs it
Everybody needs a helping hand
Oh, everybody needs it, oh, yeah, oh, everybody needs it
Oh, yeah, everybody needs a helping hand
Everybody needs it, oh, everybody needs it
Everybody needs a helping hand
Everybody needs it
song performed by by Amy Grant
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Im The Man Who Murdered Love
Chorus:
Im the man who murdered love
Yeah! what do you think to that?
Im the man who murdered love
Yeah! what do you think to that?
He was begging on his bended knee
For me to put him from his misery
He hadnt worked at all this century
Said i do a job for all humanity
(repeat chorus)
I put a bullet in his sugar head
He thanked me kindly then he lay down dead
Phony roses blossomed where he bled
Then all the cheering angels shook my hand and said...
(repeat chorus)
Oh! its the middle of the song!
Oh! yeah! oh! yeah!
Im guilty! Im guilty!
Im guilty! yeah!
And then I turned and said
Therell be more pain from broken hearts
And no more lovers to be torn apart
Before you throw me in your dungeon dark
You oughta film me putting statues up in every park
(repeat chorus)
So dear public, Im here to confess
That Im the one who freed us from this mess
Love wont be calling at your address
cos youve never had youll never miss, I guess
(repeat chorus)
If you never ever use it
You know youre gonna lose it
If you never ever kiss it
Howre you ever gonna miss it?
Im the man...
song performed by by Xtc
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Im The Man Who Murdered Love
Chorus:
Im the man who murdered love
Yeah! what do you think to that?
Im the man who murdered love
Yeah! what do you think to that?
He was begging on his bended knee
For me to put him from his misery
He hadnt worked at all this century
Said i do a job for all humanity
(repeat chorus)
I put a bullet in his sugar head
He thanked me kindly then he lay down dead
Phony roses blossomed where he bled
Then all the cheering angels shook my hand and said...
(repeat chorus)
Oh! its the middle of the song!
Oh! yeah! oh! yeah!
Im guilty! Im guilty!
Im guilty! yeah!
And then I turned and said
Therell be more pain from broken hearts
And no more lovers to be torn apart
Before you throw me in your dungeon dark
You oughta film me putting statues up in every park
(repeat chorus)
So dear public, Im here to confess
That Im the one who freed us from this mess
Love wont be calling at your address
cos youve never had youll never miss, I guess
(repeat chorus)
If you never ever use it
You know youre gonna lose it
If you never ever kiss it
Howre you ever gonna miss it?
Im the man...
song performed by by Xtc
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Unwed Fathers
In an appalachian, greyhound station
She sits there waiting, in a family way
Goodbye brother, tell mom I love her
Tell all the others, Ill write someday
Chorus:
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
Kept undercover, like some bad dream
While unwed fathers, they cant be bothered
They run like water, through a mountain stream
In a cold and gray town, a nurse says lay down
this aint no playground, and this aint home
Someones children, out having children
In a gray stone building, all alone
On somewhere else bound, smokey mountain greyhound
She bows her head down, hummin lullabies
your daddy never, meant to hurt you ever
he just dont live here, but youve got his eyes
Repeat chorus:
Well, they run like water,
Through a mountain stream
song performed by by John Prine
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Whole World To Save
Nowhere to hide, you cant escape the fun
No matter where you run
All that is gone with the times
And time will tell on you if you dont carry through
Youve got your soul on the line
Long as you know which side the sun rises on everyone
Wherever you go youll understand
Holding the light in the center of your hand, theres a
Chorus:
Whole world to save
Theres a whole world to save
You can start any place, theres a
Whole world to save, whole world
Not any reason to wait
Youre alone, you and everything with a face
Whyd they call it human race?
All in a world of our own
I think its gone far enough, I say we call their bluff
Somebodys got to be strong
If you get one wild night in life, oh, youd better get it right
If its the only life you get
What is it worth if its you and nothing left, theres a
Repeat chorus
Making a difference, seeing what nobody sees
I wont wait for a deliverance cause I know its waiting for me
Long as you know which side the sun rises on everyone
Wherever you go, youll understand
Holding the light in the center of your hand, theres a
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Richard Marx
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Lime Tree Arbour
The boatman calls from the lake
A lone dives upon the water
I put my hand over hers
Down in the lime tree arbour
The wind in the trees is whispering
Whispering low that I love her
She puts her hand over mine
Down in the lime tree arbour
Through every breath that I breathe
And every place I go
There is a hand that protects me
And I do love her so
There will always be suffering
It flows through life like water
I put my hand over hers
Down in the lime tree arbour
The boatman he has gone
And the loons have flown for cover
She puts her hand over mine
Down in the lime tree arbour
Through every word that I speak
And every thing I know
There is hand that protects me
And I do love her so
song performed by by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds from The Boatman's Call
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Free
Unreleased impossible princess track
Its night time,
Were driving,
Lights go by and make stars in my eyes.
Its cold out and its warm in,
When I have you by my side.
And I know this is special,
When the breeze is on my face.
For now and for always Ill dream about this time and place
Chorus:
This is the feeling I want for always,
This is the feeling I want for always,
Free, so free.
Its special,
The feeling,
Its really nice,
So nice and new.
Slip into, believe it,
Well do whatever we choose.
And I know this is magic,
On the road to God knows where,
For now and forever Ill dream about this time we share
Repeat chorus
Free, so free
This is the feeling I want for always,
This is the feeling I want for always,
Oh i,
Repeat chorus
Free, so free.
Free, so free.
Free, so free.
song performed by by Kylie Minogue
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Give It Away
Michael w. smith / wayne kirkpatrick / amy grant
She asked him for forever
And a promise that would last
He said, babe, you know I love you
But I cant commit to that
She said love isnt love
til you give it away
A father lived in silence
Saw his son become a man
There was a distance felt between them
cause he could not understand
That love isnt love
til you give it away
You gotta give it away
Chorus:
As we live
Moving side by side
May we learn to give
Learn to sacrifice
We can entertain compassion
For a world in need of care
But the road of good intentions
Doesnt lead to anywhere
cause love isnt love
til you give it away
You gotta give it away
Chorus
Bridge:
Love is like a river
Flowing down from the giver of life
We drink from the water
And our thirst is no longer denied
You gotta give it away
Chorus
There was a man who walked on water
He came to set the people free
He was the ultimate example
Of what love can truly be
cause his love was his life
And he gave it away
You gotta give it away
Chorus
song performed by by Michael W. Smith
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The singing Lagoon
An Otter and a Guppy they lived in an isolated lagoon.
They are very good friends.
In a moonlit night they hear a beautiful song.
A Nymph sings while combing her tress in the mangrove.
Once in a blue moon a slim and handsome boatman comes there and joins her singing.
Otter whispered to Guppy; 'My friend are they lovers? '
'I don't think so, if they are lovers then why the boatman comes very seldom? 'Guppy replied.
'Yes, how a boatman can loves a Nymph? 'Otter explained.
They saw the boatman goes into the mangrove.
And they heard the Nymph cries. 'How long I have to wait? And you promised that you take me to your shack soon.'
'Definitely I loose my job in due course as they are making a bridge.
I have already planned to go to the sea as fishing is more profitable.
Please do not worry my sweetheart and I fish you one day when my pocket is full.'
poem by Nimal Dunuhinga
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Say The Word - Ill Be There
Written: stock waterman, kylie minogue
1a:
Oh, in the dead of night
Adrift on the ocean wide
High on the mountain side
You can count on me
1b:
If youre deep in the jungle boy
Caught in a winter storm
Kidnapped by anyone
Ill set you free
Chorus:
Say the word - Ill be there
To give you love and care
Theres nothing that I wouldnt do for you
Say the word - Ill be there
Ill reach you anywhere
Nothing can keep me away from you
2:
If youre lost in the wilderness
Cant tell the east from west
Just feeling second best
I wont let you down
The night comes around again
And youre with a friend
Ill love to the very end
Ill come around
Chorus:
1b:
Chorus:
Chorus:
(repeat x2)
song performed by by Kylie Minogue
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