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Your love is like a chunk of gold
Hard to gain, and hard to hold
Like a rose that's soft to touch
Love has gone, and it hurts so much
Well and why
Must the same love that made me laugh
Make me cry?
Well, now you think of love as sitting on a mountain
Think of it as being a great big rock
Won't you think before you started to roll it down
Because once you start it, you can't make it stop
I've given all I have to give
And if you don't want me
I don't wanna live
Well and why
Must the same love that made me laugh
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me wet my pillow
And just cryin' like…
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The First Time
04:41
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Love, you’re so full of surprises,
Make me feel so good, make me feel so bad
Shake me up until I’m half crazy
Have my heart hanging by a thread
I remember the thrill of the moment
Ohh and the fire inside
Then I learned the sound of someone making promises
Is the same sound as someone telling lies
The same sound as someone telling lies
The first time my heart was broken
The first time that it all got real
The first time my heart was broken
Ohh, I felt like I was dying, like I was dying
Love you’re so hypnotizing
You can catch me in the wink of an eye
You lead me to the edge, all dizzy in the head
Push a little push, smile a little smile
I always thought you had good intentions
I always thought I had a brain in my head
Then you showed your hand in real live colours
Black and blue and Devil red
Black and blue and Devil red
Chorus
Deep in my eyes if you look you can see
All the Love Scar Blessings you gave to me
I’m walking wounded, yes I am but that’s okay
I don’t take it so seriously now, anyway
I don’t take it so seriously now anyway
Chorus
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Well let them take you for a clown
And they're bound to bring you down
You got to make it through the world if you can
Think they're doing you wrong
But you got here on your own
You got to make it through the world if you can
I said if you can, if you can
You got to make it through the world if you can
I said if you can (oooh), if you can (lord)
You got to make it through the world if you can
Well you know what it's all about
Nobody know you when you're down and out
You got to make it through the world if you can
Well talk about wrong and right
You've got to make up your own mind
You got to make it through the world if you can
I said if you can (if you can) ooh, if you can (if you can)
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Make it through the world Make it through the world (if you can)
Make it through the world Make it through the world (if you can)
Make it through the world Make it through the world (if you can)
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Knack For That
03:00
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I’ve got a knack for that
I’ve gotta way of messin’ things up.
If there’s a way to get it right, honey, I’ll find the way to get it wrong
I’ve got a knack for that
I’ve got a talent for knockin' things around
If there’s a way to build it up
Baby, I’ll find a way to tear it down
You’re on top and livin’ the dream
I’m down here gettin' ready to scream
You’re ridin’ high all the way to the top
And I’m down here comin’ to a full stop
I’ve got a knack for that
I’ve got a knack for that
I’ve gotta way of spinning things around
If there’s a way to lift it up, baby I’ll find a way to pull it down
I’ve got a knack for that, God given talent too
Walk away, I’m no good for you
Turn the quiet to a cavernous sound
I’m the lost in the lost and found
You can’t fit a square peg into a round
Oh baby why you kick me when I’m down
I’ve got a knack for that
I’ve got a knack for that
I’ve got a knack for that
I’ll turn a smile into a frown
(Knack for that) I’ll find the lost in lost and found
(Knack for that) Can’t fit the square into the round
(Knack for that) Oh why you kick me when I’m down
(Knack for that)
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Scratching Post
04:04
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I got something to get off my chest
We broke bread together, but never again
You really played me, held me in your grip
Now your claws are out, but you ain’t draggin’ me in
No I ain’t your, no I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No I ain’t your, no I ain’t your, oooh
I Ain’t Your Scratchin’ Post
Elegance has been your pretense
I’m tired of your games, and I’m jumpin’ off this fence
You like to criticize to justify your hate
Your crocodile smile, I ain’t taken your bait
No I ain’t your, no I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No I ain’t your, no I ain’t your, No I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No no no
I stand invisible, here in the light of day
Your soulless confession, coiled like a rattlesnake
I reclaim my spirit, it’s was never yours to take
Hey, hey, look now, I’m outta your reach, checkmate.
And I ain’t your, no I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No I ain’t your, no I ain’t your, No
I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No no no
Ain’t your scratchin’ post, no
No, I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No, no, I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No no
No, I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No, I ain’t your scratchin’ post
No
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Meant For Something More
04:11
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When trouble seems as many,
As stars in the sky, remember,
You were meant for something more
When the world seems so hard
Brings tears to your eyes, remember,
You were meant for something more
Though storms in the night come and shake you
And worry and doubt try to take you, remember,
Beyond sorrow is where we are bound
You were meant for something more
When it’s hard to find the will to continue
Close your eyes and find the light, within you,
To illuminate your way home, and remind you,
You were meant for something more
You were meant for something more
You were meant for something more
Etc.
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Until The Rain Stops
03:54
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I’ve got something to tell ya,
Shouldn’t come as a surprise
And I’ve tried to tell ya
But you’re not the listening type.
You like to smooth talk your way,
I know that’s worked before.
You can save your breath,
That’s not going to work anymore, no
I wasn’t asking for the world,
just my share of happiness.
Thought I’d found it with you
I was looking in the wrong place I guess
I see other people happy
I want to be happy too
I’m going find it somewhere, but it won’t be with you
You have until the rain stops
When the rain stops I’ll be gone
You have until the rain stops
When the rain stops I’m moving on
Don’t know how many chances,
Someone’s supposed to get
I was waiting for the good times
But they have not started yet
Always calling me baby
Like that was all you had to do
But you never made me happy
You only made me blue
You have until the rain stops
When the rain stops I’ll be gone
You have until the rain stops
When the rain stops I’m moving on
I’ve waited long enough, I’ve waited too long
When the clouds are breaking,
When the rain stops I’ll be gone
When the rain stops I’ll be gone
When the rain stops I’ll be gone
When the rain stops I’ll be gone
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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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