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Life, you know it ain’t no movie
Starring you, and you alone
Could be time for a total re-write
Try to understand
Try to understand
Ride that distant highway
Fly up to the moon
It’s time to pull yourself together
And let your world rock on!
Let your world rock on!
It just not the way it used to be
It just not the way it used to be
You’re not the way you used to be
I like the way you used to be
Cold wind blows, hot new sounds,
Listen to the music all around
Sun comes up then the sun goes down,
Things get lost and then they’re found
Leaves turn green and then they turn brown,
Hop on that train headed southbound
And let your world rock on!
Let your world rock on!
It just not the way it used to be
It just not the way it used to be
You’re not the way you used to be
I like the way you used to be
Cold wind blows, hot new sounds, listen to the music all around
(Ride that distant highway)
Sun comes up then the sun goes down, things get lost and then they’re found
(Fly up to the moon)
Leaves turn green and then they turn brown, hop on that train headed southbound
(It’s time to pull yourself together)
And let your world rock on!
Let your world rock on!
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It's Time to Change
03:40
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Looking at the trees I see the fate of all humanity
Seeds are swept away
Stress is showing from the fall of purity amongst us all
We're standing on cracked clay
It’s time to change
What’ya gonna do?
Driving cars may get you there but doesn’t anybody care?
What’s down the road?
We’re burning oil off foreign soil, it’s leading us to globe toil
Believing what we’re told
It’s time to change
What’ya gonna do?
Mother Nature knows our game, but she will beat us just the same
Time is on her side
Perspective of our relevance, we’re tiny mice to elephants
Conscience be your guide
Sun will shining on through,
With or without you
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Temporary Breakdown
03:06
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Shine like there's no tomorrow
Try to forget your sorrow
You were working towards your goal
But you fell down in that hole
Just a temporary breakdown
You turned in the wrong direction
Hoping to avoid incriminating detection
But now you're running from the law
Feeling scared from what you saw
In your temporary breakdown
Now you're scared of your own reflection
From then to now there ain't no connection
You've been taking all the blame
But you really haven't changed
From your temporary breakdown
Your temporary breakdown
Get you feet back on the ground
It's just a temporary breakdown
Temporary breakdown
Temporary breakdown
Temporary breakdown
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Living on the Edge
04:48
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Money in your pocket Time on your hands
Gonna have a good time In this foreign land
Man in the corner He’s lookin at you
Your life’s about to change Nothing you can do
There you were feeling fine
Unaware of the line
Ignoring all the signs
Living on the Edge
Things were going good Top of the world
Never saw it coming Never thought it would
Then out of nowhere Just like that
Your life has changed No going back
There you were feeling fine
Unaware of the line
Ignoring all the signs
Living on the Edge
Better watch your back And look all around
Careful what you say Better stand your ground
Their out there watching Every day
Don’t give ‘em a chance Don’t give it away
There you were feeling fine
Unaware of the line
Ignoring all the signs
Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge
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Simple Guy
03:42
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Cup of coffee and a bagel
Leave my change on the table
Cadillac is not my style
I’ve had this old car for awhile
I’m just a simple guy
Don’t always dot my i’s
A ham sandwich is my staple
I eat it at my kitchen table
Caviar's much to fine
I drink my beer instead of wine
I’m just a simple guy
Don’t always dot my i’s
Watching TV wastes my time
I play my music then I’m fine
When my baby comes to me
She loves to sing “Can’t You See”
I’m just a simple guy
Don’t always dot my i’s
I’m not into details
I never buy it retail
I seem to ride the trailing edge
Only rarely trim my hedge
I’m just a simple guy
Don’t always dot my i’s
I’m just a simple guy
Don’t always dot my i’s
What’d I tell ya?
I’m just a simple guy
Don’t always dot my i’s, no, no
Now crack me a beer
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Kaleidoscope
05:15
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Life is a Kaleidoscope
Turning through the years
If you see it’s beauty
It may embrace your fears
Sometimes in the middle of the night
When the moon is shining bright
You feel it all just slipping away
Holding on real tight
Using all your might
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ahhh Awww
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ahhh Awww
Life is a Kaleidoscope
Blurring all the lines
It’s driven by the light
Lacking rhythm or rhyme
Sudden change in atmosphere
Coloured crystals disappear
You think you’ve got it figured out
White turns to beige
Preconceptions fade
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ahhh Awww
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ahhh Awww
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It's up to You
03:44
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If you try, you will see
It’s up to you who you will be
It comes to you from within
It’s always been
You seek guidance and want to learn
You need to reach, you need to yearn
I can’t tell you everything
Or what to bring
Gather knowledge, look everywhere
Read and watch and listen with care
It comes to you in funny ways
Day by day
Don’t tell me now that you’re too old
Try your best and watch it unfold
Keep your sights within and true
It’s up to you
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Northern Lights
03:30
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Instrumental
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Progress
03:40
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The craftsman is a dying breed
All because of people’s greed
He works so hard to get it right
Sharpening tools into the night
We like your work, it’s really fine,
but can you make it in less time?
Quality can be nice
But sorry man, it affects the price
Now cut the cost and make it cheap
Think of the profits we will reap
Can’t make it here, go overseas
They work for nothin’, they aim to please
We’ll corner the market and call it “Depot”
That’s where all the people will go
They’ll buy from us, they’ll have no choice
You the craftsman, you have no voice
Control their minds with all our flyers
We have the power to make a buyers
For us to stay, kids are our prey
And in the future, they will pay
Now Big Box stores are everywhere
Does anybody really care?
They buy their junk from low cost mills
And over the years the land fills fill
The craftsman is a dying breed
All because of people’s greed
He works so hard to get it right
If only we could see the light
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Sacred Grounds
04:31
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Instumental
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What a Fool Was I
03:34
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Beacon in Time
02:22
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You left home seems like yesterday
I was all choked up, no words to say
I lived with you for so many years
Many laughs, rarely tears
Your time had come to fly
But you are always on my mind
Twenty-two years since the day you were born
You came to the world soft and warm
Mismatched socks and your purple dress
You were always more and never less
Your time had come to fly
But you are always on my mind
The mysteries of growing old
Unravel watching life unfold
You are a beacon in time
One for me that will always shine
Your time had come to fly
But you are always on my mind
You will always be with me
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Trevor W Hall Guelph, Ontario
Trevor W Hall is a Canadian musician/writer who self-produces his own music. He released his first album, Mistaken Identity, in 2013 and a second, Northern Lights, in 2014. These albums both move smoothly through many musical styles and are marked by thought provoking lyrics. ... more
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