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Quiet of the Night
04:27
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walking by the sea / the air's so sweet / walking by the sea / the air's so sweet / turn my eyes inside / hear my own heartbeat / in the quiet of the night
as life rolls on / it's hard to miss / as life rolls on / it's hard to miss / how each moment can be like a tender kiss / in the quiet of the night
standing on the edge / don't wanna fall back / standing on the edge / don't wanna fall back / like train jumping off the track / in the quiet of the night
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Rest of My Life
04:47
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I can walk down this road / for the rest of my life / only walk down this road for the first time one time / gonna walk down this road / for the rest of my life / sweet beginnings / bitter endings / I've known them all in my time / come on / just hold me tonight / just this once or for the rest of my life
I could kiss you / for the rest of my life / only kiss you for the first time one time / wanna kiss you / for the rest of my life / sweet beginnings / bitter endings / I've known them all in my time / come on / just hold me tonight / just this once or for the rest of my life
I could hear a song / for the rest of my life / only hear a song for the first time one time / wanna hear a song / for the rest of my life
sweet beginnings / bitter endings / I've known them all in my time / come on / just hold me tonight / just this once or for the rest of my life
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Green Apple
05:07
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I gotta go / this town's done with my soul / gotta go / I've turned every stone / gotta go away / no time left for today
come with me and we can build a life / come with me and we can be friends / come with me and we can begin / to share / this green apple
I gotta fly / soar beyond my mind's eye / I gotta fly / this knowing I must try / gotta fly away / distance has music to play
come with me and we can build a life / come with me and we can be friends / come with me and we can begin / to share / this green apple
I gotta run / trust this feeling that's come / I gotta run / this restlessness has won / gotta run away / no good reason to stay
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Sergeant Oliver
04:48
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hell's on vacation / the guns are finally still / in the trenches out here / there's nothing but time to kill
the moon is stepping out / on the clouds / there's peace in my heart / think I'll pass it all around
It's Christmas 1915 / after all/ one day of peace after all
my darling Maggie / when you're downtown / please buy more morphine / and send it postal ground
the moon is stepping out / on the clouds / there's peace in my heart / think I'll pass it all around
It's Christmas 1915 / after all/ one day of peace after all
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5. |
Sophie's Blues
06:01
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everything I do feels insane / like trying to pull the sunshine through the rain / pulling the sunshine through my mind / is a little more difficult this time
hold on tight / got to make it through / when the spring time comes / it's gonna melt away these blues
one day when your cards are down / you're gonna leave this world behind / that's the way the story goes / and that's the way the river flows
hold on tight / got to make it through / when the spring time comes / it's gonna melt away these blues
little rock in the riverbed / you got no toes / you got no head / soon a child will pick you up / you'll be warm and you'll be loved
everything I do feels so cold / like walking barefoot in the snow / walking barefoot in my mind / is a little more difficult each time
hold on tight / got to make it through / when the spring time comes / it's gonna melt away these blues
the river is a one way flow / from the mountains to the shore / from the ocean to the clouds / a rain comes down in misty shrouds
hold on tight / got to make it through / when the spring time comes / it's gonna melt away these blues
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Long Long Life
05:01
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I used to run fast / should have seen me fly / I used to run fast / should have seen me fly / I still run in my heart / enough to make me cry / it's been a long, long life
It's been a long life / it's been a long life / it's been a long life around here / it's been a long, long life
I play like child / nothing so much fun / I play like child / nothing so much fun / the thing I'm proud of most / never meant to hurt no one / it's been a long, long life
It's been a long life / it's been a long life / it's been a long life around here / it's been a long, long life
I sing to the stars / trying to keep my voice free / I sing to the stars / trying to keep my voice free / but sometimes it gets so dark / I feel like it's killing me / it's been a long, long life
It's been a long life / it's been a long life / it's been a long life around here / it's been a long, long life
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Liberate the Sun
05:30
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(we said) when we are grown things will happen / we will liberate the sun / and rescue the earth / from the madness
(we said) when we are grown we'll end hunger / and we'll see the end of war / we'll build a world / full of kindness
this all did not happen / did not turn out right / hope this new generation / can pick up the fight
(we said) when we are grown things will happen / we will liberate the sun / we'll build a world / full of kindness
this all did not happen / did not turn out right / hope this new generation / can win the fight
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8. |
Watercolors
04:23
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cool horizon / awaits the stars / the sun paints watercolors / while bringing in the dark
all the lights up in the sky / are in your eyes / all the love I hope to find / is in your eyes
cool horizon / beneath the stars / the moon paints watercolors / while swimming in the dark
all the lights up in the sky / are in your eyes / all the love I hope to find / is in your eyes
cool horizon / beneath the stars / the moon paints watercolors / while swimming in the dark
all the lights up in the sky / are in your eyes / all the love I hope to find / is in your eyes
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9. |
Tear Down These Walls
04:02
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if I could / tear down these wals / what would I find / if I could tear down these walls
I would ride / on the cool breeze / ride to the sky / I would ride forever
if I could / walk through these walls / what would I find / if I could walk through these walls
I would float / like feather / float to the sky / I would float forever
I would sing / like a wild bird / sing to the sky / I would sing forever
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10. |
Running Like the Wind
03:32
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I've been thinking 'bout my dad / at the end of the war / from a coast guard ship / did he wave / to his bride / with his nightmare done / did he break out in a song
I've been think 'bout my dad / buying land in an orchard / and building a house / something he'd never done before / with his brothers by his side / did he shout to the sky
I've been thinking 'bout my dad / working at the mill / in 1963 did they gather around the radio / and when he heard JFK died / did he curse or did he cry
I've been thinking 'bout my dad / running like the wind
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this American car / holds us tight / as we wind the streets / toward the stadium lights / out of the car / walking grand / in the middle of thousands / of baseball fans
Bethlehem steel night 1959 / all the steelworkers / are free tonight / free tonight
people jumping / and clapping hands / in between innings / there's a Dixieland band / familiar faces / without names / all dressed up for / the old ball game
Bethlehem steel night 1959 / all the steelworkers / are free tonight / free tonight
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Tom Mank and Sera Smolen Ithaca, New York
Tom Mank, an independent singer-songwriter for the past twenty years, has played in folk, blues, and bluegrass bands
collaborating with a host of singers and instrumentalists.
Dr. Sera Jane Smolen is an active performer of many genres of music. In addition to her collaboration with Mank, she has performed extensively with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and many others.
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