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Are You Ready
03:45
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Well are you ready, are you ready
Because you know where a
little tenderness can be found
Come over here and lay me down
Are you ready to receive
Ready baby to accompany me
Let the moon and the stars dance all around
Come over here and lay me down
Are you ready, let love come down like rain
Ready baby to join a love’s sweet refrain
Get on up, you can be spellbound
Come over here and lay me down
Deep within this river of life
Lies the key to happiness
A wave of love swept us up
on the shore of peacefulness
Love move the blind ’til they know they see
’Til your man he start moving in ecstasy
With this love we can do anything
Hey baby, all I’m asking you
Are you ready for some time out of mind
Ready baby to leave your world behind
Deep inside you can feel your heart starting to pound
Come over here, take your shoes off darlin’
Come over here, ah you know I love you
Come over here,
oh I wanna get next to ya baby
Come over here
Come over here and lay me down
Are you ready, ready to be set free
Ready to accompany me
Oh so steady baby, tenderly
Drink from that river
Drink on up
Feel the loving cup
Come over here and lay me down
Come over here and lay me down
Come over here and lay me down
Come over here and lay me down
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2. |
Lily's Pad
04:26
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There’s a place that I know
Down near the swamp I like to go
Where I get myself all I need
It lifts me up and carries me
Yes I always feel better
How could I feel bad
When we get together groovin’
Down in Lily’s pad, down in Lily’s pad
(Listen) More than once I’ve been lost
Now I’m found and I know what I want
When I roll in that rhythm, get wrapped in the rhyme
High on harmony in that funky boogie time
Chorus
Well I don’t just like it, sister, I love it
It’s like a little slice, mmm paradise
It’s like a Hallelujah comin’ to ya
If I get the blues, well I know just what to do
Chorus
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3. |
It's True
03:53
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Hey tell me baby now what are we supposed to do
You got your feelings, boy, I’ve got my feelings, too
You headed down on a southbound train
I was right behind you callin’ out your name
It’s true, I wanna be with you
Some people follow their dreams, boy I follow my heart
It ain’t for everyone, but for me it’s a good place to start
I take a plane to a foreign land, just so I could stand there and hold on to your hand
It’s true, yeah, I wanna be with you
My baby has how you say, a certain “Je ne sais quoi”
He don’t care where I come from, ’cause he knows where I’m a headin’ for
Lord, ain’t got a nickel, but I’m using wooden plugs for dimes
If the law ever catches me, I guess I’m gonna do me some time
I couldn’t wait to get upon that bus
And get my sorry ass out of the great state of Texas
It’s true, I wanna be with you
My baby has how you say, a certain “Je ne sais quoi”
He don’t care where I come from, ’cause he knows where I’m a headin’ for
Kid shined my shoes down in Raleigh, North Carolina (spit and polished)
They say nobody ’round here could do it finer
Could barely see when the sun hit my shoes
I can’t wait to twist and shout with you
It’s true, mmm, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you
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4. |
Better Stop
04:20
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We’d better stop, before the bridge is burnin’
We’d better stop, before the bridge burns to the ground
Maybe I should shut my mouth before the whole damn thing goes south
We’d better drive, can’t you feel the storm is coming
We’d better drive, before the wind blows the damn dam down
The atmosphere is getting thin and the clouds are rollin’ in
Time has come to turn around
There’s danger if we stay
Find ourselves some higher ground
Live to love another day
Time has come to turn around
There’s danger if we stay
Find ourselves some higher ground
Live to love another day
We’d better slide, I can hear the ice is breaking
We’d better slide, before it breaks and the fire drowns
We can make it through this night if we both just hold on tight
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5. |
More Love
04:08
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I knew you were born with a restless heart
I’ve tried to hold on right from the start
What can I do, darlin’, what can I say
To keep you, to keep you from slippin’ away
Chorus
I’ve got more love in my little finger
Than she has in her wildest dreams
I’ve got more heart and more soul
Why don’t you come back home to me
So many nights, I’ve laid here alone
I’m counting the days ’til you make it home
When the last star falls from the sky
You’ll be right here, oh right here, layin’ by my side
Chorus
One of these nights, you’re gonna rise up
Rise up from your knees
When you realize just how much you really love me
Chorus
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I’m not scarin’ off, I’m not backin’ down
I’m not givin’ up, or turnin’ around
’Cause I’m seeing it straight, I’m playin’ it true
I know about losin’, but I’m tellin’ you
Chorus
This time, this time, this time
I’m playin’ to win. I’m playin’ to win. I’m playin’ to win.
I’m playin’ to win
Old wounds can whisper, like a devil at your side
’Til your resolve has faded, before you even try
You can pretend it’s nothing, treat it like a game
And maybe it is baby, but all the same
Chorus
All the sweet lies we welcome
All the whispers in the night
Wake up now, it’s time, it’s time to open your eyes
Don’t tell me I should wait, what should I be waiting for
I’ve been that person, I’m not that person any more
’Cause I’m seein’ it straight, I’m playin’ it true
So you better get ready, ’cause I’m seein’ this through
Chorus
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7. |
What Makes You So Cold
02:37
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When I have you wrong, I try to make things right
In spite of all I do, you won’t treat me nice
I wanna know, oh oh
What make you so cold
When I call you over near, you don’t seem to wanna hear
All the sweet little things, I have to whisper in your ear
I wanna know, oh oh
What make you so cold
I don’t know what’s on your mind
I’m just a girl in love and I been so kind
One of these days and it won’t be long
You gonna look for me and I’ll be gone
The things you do and say, make me feel this way
Better take a new chance, on a hot romance
I wanna know, oh oh
What make you so cold
I don’t know what’s on your mind
I’m just a girl in love and I been so kind
One of these days and it won’t be long
You gonna look for me and I’ll be gone
The things you do and say, make me feel this way
Better take a new chance, on a hot romance
I wanna know, oh oh
What make you so cold
I wanna know, oh oh
What make you so cold
I wanna know, oh oh
What make you so cold
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8. |
Everything Is Broken
03:58
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Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken
Broken bottles, broken plates,
Broken switches, broken gates,
Broken dishes, broken parts,
Streets are filled with broken hearts
Broken words never meant to be spoken,
Everything is broken
Seem like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hit the ground
Broken cutters, broken saws,
Broken buckles, broken laws,
Broken bodies, broken bones,
Broken voices on broken phones
Take a deep breath, feel like you're chokin',
Everything is broken
Every time you leave and go off someplace
Things fall to pieces in my face
Broken hands on broken ploughs,
Broken treaties, broken vows,
Broken pipes, broken tools,
People bending broken rules
Hound dog howling, bull frog croaking,
Everything is broken
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9. |
This Train Is Rollin'
04:36
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This train is gone
It left the station quite a while ago
This train is gone
Goin' down that railroad track
No lookin' back
This train is movin'
Headin' south as far as I can tell
This train is movin' - rollin' down that railroad track
No turning back
This train is rollin'
It's too late to turn it all around
This train is rollin' – but everything is gonna be just fine
No going back
It's a one way ticket to a new life down the track
No lookin' back
Yeah, clickety clack
This train is rollin' down that railroad track
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10. |
When You Come Around
04:08
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My emotions, they bounce around
Like broken glass, shattered, dancing on the ground
Chorus
When you come near me, pretty little baby
When you come near me, when you come around
My red-faced fumbling, my blue desire
Gives me away, like smoke from a fire
Chorus
I try, I try to tell you
But my words they come out all wrong
I get tongue tied when I’m beside you
You just whisper my name
And I fall right down on my knees
I try, I try to tell you
But my words they come out all wrong
I get tongue tied when I’m beside you
Well my heart knows what to say
But my head gets in the way
My emotions, they bounce around
Like broken glass, shattered and dancing on the ground
Chorus
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11. |
Kind Of A Rain
05:12
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The sky sets down a lonely, lonely patch of grey
And then another one…
Laying tiles of loneliness until the evening’s done
The first blue taxi shines a dim and hopeless light
Calls down a rain that could go on all night (all night)
Upstairs is theology
Downstairs is a pizza joint
We live between our appetites and our need to feel redeemed
The bodhisattva pigeons on the fire escape are right
Survival is resistance
Calls down a rain, that would go on all night.
All of the years are like water
And all of the days are like drops of rain
We are born into this falling
And in the end, we just trickle away, we trickle away
We are born into this falling
In the end, we just trickle away, we trickle away
Yesterday is fading like a photo on a windowsill
Tomorrow is a shot glass, just waiting to be filled
The last tired taxi crawls slowly out of sight
Shoulder to this rain that could go on all night
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12. |
Wake Up
05:24
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feel my way around
I need to find a way to higher ground
I cannot sleep
I watch the news at night
Here we go again, I feel my throat get tight
Wake up, look around, and build a fire [Wake up, look around]
Wake up, raise your voice, lift it higher [Wake up, make a sound]
Raise your hands, make some peace, come and join the choir
It’s gettin’ so cold
Can’t tell truth from the lies
It’s time for us to open up our eyes
History repeats
Same story, different cast
Have we learned nothing from the centuries past
Wake up, look around, and build a fire [Wake up, look around]
Wake up, raise your voice, lift it higher [Wake up, make a sound]
Raise your hands, make some peace, come and join the choir
Build a bridge to truth and justice
Tear down walls of fear and hate
Let the light rip through the darkness
Now’s the day, we cannot wait
Build a bridge to truth and justice
Tear down walls of fear and hate
Let the light rip through the darkness
Now’s the day, we cannot wait
Etc.
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Cootes Paradise Hamilton, Ontario
Cootes Paradise specializes in original roots based music that is bluesy, funky, and filled with soul. Their music is an infectious, groove-based sound with a mix of super cool covers and originals that easily stand up to the rest of the repertoire.
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