1. |
Same Old Waiting Game
03:56
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Hey, yeah, I can’t talk. I’m at the graduation ceremony
Wait…what?
Woke up this morning, another cold day
Just finished my schooling, new job in May
Just working ‘til then, at the old cafe
Same old waiting game
Smoky Mountains, radiator steam
Studied justice and law, gonna rake in some green
Ain't gonna be poor no more just playing that
Same old waiting game
‘Cause when my uncle died, I cried
You know I nearly broke down
It was such a tragedy that I didn’t even see
Just what he meant to me
And what he left to me, was an opportunity
To travel all around the world
But there was one catch, ha, there always is
I have to leave right now on that ticket of his
Thirty days to decide, no time for that
Same old waiting game
‘Cause when my uncle died, I cried
You know I nearly broke down (I broke down)
And it was such a tragedy that I didn’t even see
Just what he meant to me (meant to me)
And what he left to me, was an opportunity
To travel all around the world
I can't take that ticket, I ain't got the time
Got family and friends, a law job on the line
So I have to refuse my uncle and play that
Same old waiting game
So I'm hitting the highway, counting numerals
Finally leaving my hometown for his funeral
Many more miles to go just playing that
Same old waiting game
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2. |
Know Yourself
04:45
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As I sit behind the wheel
Of my rusty Bronco truck
I just don’t know what to feel
So I turn the key and I fire it up
It was an open casket wake
Just laying there at peace
Nobody else in the whole wide world
Could see what I could be
They say, “Don’t you get too smart
Trudge the mud. Pull that cart”
But my uncle opened up his heart to me
There’s a whole wide world for you to see
Don’t just drive from A to B
‘Cause knowledge really is the only wealth
So know yourself!
Well I listened to my folks
Just working while I wait
Law job’s lined up in early May
So I’ll work job I hate
Bye guys, thank you, have a great night!
Standing at the register
Before the cafe’s morning rush
When a hobo walks in with a broken grin
And asked me for a cup
I said, “Only if you pay
Take your cart, be on your way”
But he just smiled and laughed at me
There’s a whole wide world for you to see
Don’t just drive from A to B
You gotta take that book from off the shelf
Climb mountains out across the sea
There’s more to life than Tennessee
‘Cause knowledge really is the only wealth
So know yourself!
So I filled him up a cup
And asked him where he’s been
Said he served his time in the Korean War
Been trucking ever since
When he asked me why I’m here
I told him this is where I was born
Got family here and friends who care
I’m in a rut well worn
And I’m thinkin’ I’m due for a change
My friends can wait, my pressure gauge
Is about to blow, my heart’s about to melt
So Uncle Gary, here I come!
A round-the-world trip for one
I’ll take a chance, and play the cards I’m dealt
There’s a whole wide world for you to see
Don’t just drive from A to B
You gotta take that book from off the shelf, oh!
Climb mountains out across the sea
There’s more to life than Tennessee
‘Cause knowledge really is the only wealth
So know yourself!
Know yourself!
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3. |
Beach Party
03:31
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking
We are expecting a smooth flight and anticipate our arrival
In Port of Spain to be on time
I pack up my bag and get ready
I’m floating my way through security
I’m leaving the cold to go down south
It’s time to check the beach party out
Let's go to a beach party!
It’s time to go liming down on the beach
Let's go to a beach party!
Yeah we getting down beneath the coconut tree
I step off the plane in the sunshine
All my chakras jump in a straight line
Take my backpack down to the guesthouse
It’s time to sort the beach party out
Let's go to a beach party!
It’s time to go liming down on the beach
Let's go to a beach party!
Yeah, we getting down beneath the coconut tree
Bake and shark on the street with hot chutney
Gotta find me something good to eat
Too full to tie my shoelace
But better belly buss than good food waste
Let's go to a beach party!
It’s time to go liming down on the beach
Let's go to a beach party!
Yeah, we getting down beneath the coconut tree
So you get the feeling that you need an escape?
Then just take a break. Ain’t no need to ache
‘Cause life is hard when you feel you can’t make no mistakes
But now you know what is what. You need some rum in coconut
Rum in coconut. Rum in coconut. Rum in coconut
We’re all a little nuts!
Let's go to a beach party!
It’s time to go liming down on the beach
Let's go to a beach party!
Yeah, we getting down beneath the coconut tree
Let's go to a beach party!
It’s time to dance at the Carnival
Let's go to a beach party!
They say it’s a hell of a festival
Hmm… yep. Oh yeah, she’s great
Huh, Brazil is awesome!
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4. |
Intoxicante Letal
03:19
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Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
All the places, all the people
She’s the one they all call lethal
Oh, the sounds and sights entice me
A million women, dazzling fantasy
Let me whisk you away from here
We can find a sweet location and fill up on sensations
Oh Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Let me touch you. Let me hold you
Let me squeeze and kiss you brand new
The time is right here. Let us get clear
Run away from this atmosphere
Lead me onward to find my desire
A hidden place for us to go to but watch out for barbed wire
The table is turning as I read the sign
I’m realizing now it was all by design
This tricky cathouse has left me lost
Her scent is colored and her smile is false
All my yearnings have roused a flame
Now the tide has fallen only to reveal my shame
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
“Vamos fazer amor,” she whispers as I turn
There’s no reason to continue. The game has left me burned
All my feelings and longing thirst
This bordello has left me cursed
Crumpled up into a lump. Feeling like a chump
Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal. Intoxicante letal
Intoxicante letal
I mean, I just thought she was a nice girl and everything, and
Oh, but Jesus, you mean she was a wee hoore the whole time?
Yeah, but I didn’t know, you know? I just feel like there’s more to life than just playing the game, you know?
Mmm… sounds to me like you’re looking for a thing called love there, lad
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5. |
Heartburn
02:33
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As I was walking emerald fields
Clouds heavy as my heart
I spied myself a pretty lass
She tore my world apart
A ray of light broke through the clouds
Shining from above
But as her curls enclosed my heart
Out walked her other half
She’s taken
A Galway girl I yearn
Blue eyes ah!
My heart begins to burn
As the sky was pissing down
My belly feeling queer
Ducked in the chemist shop I found
Those blue eyes shining clear
The shepherd’s pie dropped in my gut
She smiled like glimmering light
Although I know she’s spoken for
I asked her out tonight
She’s taken
A Galway girl I yearn
Blue eyes ah!
My heart begins to burn
Sloshing whiskey from a jar
An empty glass romance
When she sailed in, I gawked, near wrecked
I asked her up to dance
I twirled her ‘round the dance floor
I stole a kiss superb
But her man walked in with a vicious grin
He threw me to the curb
She’s taken
A Galway girl I yearn
Blue eyes ah!
My heart begins to burn
My heart burns
I’m pissed, I’m wrecked, I’m fucked
Oh heartburn
Of love I’ve had enough
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6. |
Let's Take
03:55
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Oh, pardon. Je voudrais another gin-tonic
All star, angie, A, A1, acid, adam, angel, ace
Baby, base head, bad trip, bagging, backup, blackjack, batmans, beamer
C-dust, cactus, camel, crash, caps, charlie, candy man
Dank, dealer, dennis, diesel, dabs, DMT, detox
Just give me more
Let’s stay awake
No time for sleep
We’re free, let’s take
Eight ball, essence, everclear, earth, ekies, E-bomb, endo
Flake, fives, flashback, foo foo, frios, frogs, free base, fry
G, ganja, garbage, gluey, glow, gram, green, goofballs,
H-bomb, harry, hooch, happy trails, huff, holding, hocus
Just give me more
Let’s stay awake
No time for sleep
We’re free, let’s take
All night
Fun things on the table
Give me more
My thoughts are disabled
I just want to
Party ‘til the end
If you’ve got it
Then I’m your best friend
Just give me more
Let’s stay awake
No time for sleep
We’re free, let’s take
Ice, illies, in the know, icing, issues, inside out
Jag, jellies, jumbos, juice, jet fuel, junk, jelly beans
K, kif, killer, Kay Jay, key, kilo, kryptonite
L, lady, leapers, line, ludes, loaded, love affair
Mainline, micro, mota, meths, moons, merc, mother dragon
Nail, narc, needle, nuke, nugget, nitrate, N2O
OZ, on, oil, oxy, ozone, OD, out of it
Pane, papers, party favors, paste, peace, pebbles, pick up
Pills, pony, poppers, purple, powder, quarters, quaaludes, quack
Raw, rainbows, roach, reefer, rock, rolling, roofies, rooster
Score, sauce, soma, schwagg, shrooms, smack, substance D
Tabs, tea, tweeking, tension, tickets, toasted, toke, The Devil
U-4-E-uh, ultimate, up the river, uppers, uncle
Veggin’, venus, valium, vitamins, viper, vita G
White, weed, whip-its, whack, wet, wired, wrecking crew
X, xanax, yale, yellow submarine, zip, zoom, zombie
Flight AR51 from Paris to Algiers is not departing from AG7
Oh, that’s my flight!
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7. |
Turn & Forget
04:50
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I trusted them!
The air was so warm
The night was so cool and then the wine dropped
Then we chose to run away
I never thought I’d go astray
Believe me now!
My friends say to me
We run down the path to get away, quickly
A different side of the city
A little dark and gritty
I say to them!
It’s getting so late
They comfort me with their sweet songs
I don’t know how I’ve come this far
The clouds eclipse the stars
We are your friends!
There’s no need to fear
We’ll come back with you now to your place
They say we could not be apart
For it would break their hearts
Now I see clear
My lesson’s learned
Don’t trust what you get
If it seems too good to be true
Turn and forget
Our time is short
Don’t waste your breath
On raising sunsets
There’s nothing left to comfort you
Just pain and regret
We found our way!
Back to my room
My friends all stand and loom around me
Then they joke and laugh
Let’s take a photograph
The hours pass!
My eyes are so weak
My head hits the bed no turning back
I say they should stay with me
No one to disagree
Then there was hush!
My head filled with fuzz
The room was a womb, I threw my cares away
I could not stay awake
Sleep was my mistake
Now I see clear
My lesson’s learned
Don’t trust what you get
If it seems too good to be true
Turn and forget
Our time is short
Don’t waste your breath
On raising sunsets
There’s nothing left to comfort you
Just pain and regret
The morning glow!
The sun hit the wall
My eyes search the room my senses dull
Have they gone to a cafe
How long have they been away
Where are my things?!
My wallet, my phone
The watch that my uncle gave to me
I didn’t see deceit
Now my journey’s bittersweet
Now I see clear
My lesson’s learned
Don’t trust what you get
If it seems too good to be true
Turn and forget
Our time is short
Don’t waste your breath
On raising sunsets
There’s nothing left to comfort you
Just pain and regret
Now I see clear
My lesson’s learned
Don’t trust what you get
If it seems too good to be true
Turn and forget
They left me here
With nothing but
Passport and ticket
Now onto Nigeria
To seek employment
Yeah, I know… look, I didn’t know… it’s just
Look, I thought they were really cool… can you?
OK, can you just call the bank, please? OK, thank you
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8. |
Adjebutter
03:36
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Ajebutter! Go out and work all day
Ajebutter! It’s the working man’s way
Ajebutter! In the concrete jungle
Ajebutter! Africa’s Hollywood struggle
Ajebutter! There’s no holiday
Ajebutter! No time to laugh and play
Ajebutter! Caught up here all day
Ajebutter!
Get up every morning
Hostel I must clean
Go up in the evening
Wash the sheets on thirteen
In the daily grind and push
You have no power here
In the daily grind and push
You have no power here
In the daily grind and push
You have no power here, la la la la
Got no money so far
Boss he sleeps all day, all night
Guests don’t clean up nothing, no way
Why’s my money delayed?
I have to clean the toilet
I have to mop the floor
I have to fix the table
I have to serve the food
Sweep the floor
Make the coffee
Take the money
I take my food
I eat my lunch
Fix the sink
Clean the desk
I eat my dinner
I work for free
Work for nothing
They laugh at me
They laugh at me!
They say I’m slow
They say I’m lazy
They say I’m spoiled
They say I’m
Ajebutter! Money’s all gone
Ajebutter! It’s the working man’s way
Ajebutter! In the concrete jungle
Ajebutter! Africa’s Hollywood struggle
Ajebutter! There’s no holiday
Ajebutter! No time to laugh and play
Ajebutter! Caught up here all day
Ajebutter!
Ugh, sweating and working and working all day
Postman should have been here by now
It’s been weeks, and I still haven’t gotten my card
Thought I’d be on a sunny beach by now
Just waiting and waiting, no money, just waiting
Ajebutter!
Ajebutter! It’s the working man’s way
Ajebutter! In the concrete jungle
Ajebutter! Africa’s Hollywood struggle
Ajebutter! There’s no holiday
Ajebutter! No time to laugh and play
Ajebutter! Caught up here all day
Ajebutter! Ahh!
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9. |
I am the Man
05:37
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Welcome to amazing Madagascar!
Jungles, beaches, diving and more!
Madagascar is a dream for outdoor lovers
And half the fun is getting to all these far out locations!
I am the man, I can do anything
Nothing now can stand in my way
I am the man, I can do anything
I roam the world, now seizing my day
I am the man, I can do anything
My card’s arrived, now I’ve got cash
I am the man, I can do anything
Cross the river, I know we won’t crash
Here we stand again
A raging river needs crossing
You think you know better?!
A leaping lemur’s grin
The heart of a crocodile is beating
You think you know better?!
It’s a deadly sin
To bite off more while you’re still eating
You think you know better?!
Boat driver won’t go in
White waters storming, life’s too fleeting
You think you know better?!
I am the man, I can do anything
Nothing now can stand in my way
I am the man, I can do anything
I roam the world, now seizing my day
I am the man, I can do anything
Nothing now can stand in my way
I am the man, I can do anything
I roam the world, now seizing my day
No way! You think I ain’t seen this before?
No way! Had rattlesnakes outside my door
No way! Rode rivers that can bite and roar
No way! Just cross, it ain’t that far to shore
Here we stand again
A raging river needs crossing
You think you know better?!
A leaping lemur’s grin
The heart of a crocodile is beating
You think you know better?!
It’s a deadly sin
To bite off more while you’re still eating
You think you know better?!
Boat driver won’t go in
White waters storming, life’s too fleeting
You think you know better?!
OK! We set out for the distant shore
OK! I’ll pay you double, maybe more
OK! Slappin’ against the river’s roar
OK! Waves crashing, boat can’t take no more
In the roaring silence
Floating helplessly
Kissed by drops of water
As the boat recedes
All my life it flashes
Back in slow motion
And I know who I am
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
Waters too rough, get smacked broadside
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
You sputter ashore, soaking wet pride
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
Strong swimmers can still sink and die
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
You know no one leaves this world alive
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
Waters too rough, get smacked broadside
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
You sputter ashore, soaking wet pride
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
Strong swimmers can still sink and die
You ain’t the man, you can’t do everything
You know no one leaves this world alive
Ugh, hey! I’m tring to eat here! Can you put your seat up?!
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10. |
Leave Me
04:00
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Sun’s rising over the market
There’s flowers in the morning air
Enjoying curry on banana leaf
There’s nothing in the world that compares
Stunning sights, morning light, colors bright, in the night
Delicious bites surround you
Not concerned with women
Or decisions
Or opinions
Caught up in your pleasures that will never end
You could continue to buy excessive food
Poverty surrounds but you never stop to brood
Dirty hands in my face asking me for a handout
Leave me, leave me, leave me
Let me eat, give space, all you beggars better clear out
Leave me, leave me, leave me
I say Leave me, leave me, leave me
Why can’t I eat in peace?
Leave me, leave me
Let me take my time
Leave me, leave me
to enjoy the things that I call mine
Something is wrong, I’m not feeling all right
Scanning the room looking for a men’s sign
Stomach feels off, my gut’s knotted up tight
Don’t think this will be a good night
Forehead wet with sweat, I’m thinking it could be a virus
Stomach feeling upset, is it bad yet? It’s a crisis
Blood leaving my face, begin to race, is it malaria?
Got to leave this place, I need some space, I feel hysteria!
Leave me, leave me
God forsaken pain
Leave me, leave me
It’s consuming
all of my brain
As I'm doubled, breathing hard. Help me!
Kindly man, takes my arm. Come with me!
I don't understand
He leads me toward a temple
Is he one of the beggars?
Have I been wrong? So judgemental!
Leave me, leave me
Godforsaken pain!
Leave me, leave me
So I no longer feel my shame!
You have been infected by your own mentality
The sickness will now leave if you face reality
The people that surround you now are not your enemy
They hope, and hope, and hope and pray to leave this poverty
Do not harbor malice for these
People that are lacking wealth
You’ll never learn to help yourself
If you can’t help somebody else
Leave him, oh leave him, oh leave him, leave him, leave him, leave him! Hey!
He will come to see that we are not the ones in poverty
Leave him, oh leave him, oh leave him, leave him, leave him, leave him! Hey!
We pray he will wake to find there’s no gain in this misery
Leave him, oh leave him, oh leave him, leave him, leave him, leave him! Hey!
Leave him, oh leave him, oh leave him, leave him, leave him, leave him! Hey!
Leave him, oh leave him, oh leave him, leave him, leave him, leave him! Hey!
Leave him, oh leave him, oh leave him, leave him, leave him, leave him! Hey!
Hi sir! Would you like to try on this watch?
Psh, no! Overpriced crap!
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11. |
Plastic Eyes
03:44
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I’m here! Wow!
Glowing screens
This city’s got soul
And shiny things
Smiles all around
Train underground
Swarming, shopping wonderland
Just popping around
They got moolah!
The Smartest phones
The newest tech, the coolest toys
And modern homes
Fashionista life
It looks so good! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Ahh there’s so many temples in this town
But nobody at the shrine, shrine, shrine
Everybody’s staring at their phones
With their perfect plastic eyes
So much to do
And so much to see
Catch that train, make money
Let’s go shop, ring it up
Make that cash go ka-ching!
You are on the racing track
You might just have a heart attack
You're working so hard
Just to make money
And you buy things that you don't need
I think your soul is turning green
Smiling with your
Perfect plastic eyes
Shopping spree fill your cart with the brands
Gotta buy some stock and fill it up and make like 50 grand
Update status. Wow! Show your followers your glam
Gotta make a good impression, I'm a business man
Working hard, playing hard, then you go and hit the bar. Yeah!
Gearing up, Turn it up, 'cause you gotta drink ‘til dawn. Yeah!
Starting shit, Getting lit, you know I’m just talking shit. Yeah!
Hey man, chill out, you know I’m just joking
Ahh this is just another global town
There’s no stars up in the sky, sky, sky
Everybody’s staring at their phones
With their perfect plastic eyes
So much to do
And so much to drink
Take that shot, drink it up
Start to yell, go to hell!
Make those glasses go clink!
You are on the racing track
You might just have a heart attack
You're working so hard
Just to make money
And you buy things that you don't need
I think your soul is turning green
Smiling with your
Perfect plastic eyes
Hey, look at your watch, your shoes, your car
You buy up anything, you're completely branded
Like a cow, I don't know how you stand it
You’re too blind to see: You're completely
Sold. Fake. Bought. Owned
You're dumb, you're fake, you're shit, you're cloned
Just then he threw his beer and smashed it, throwing down his chair, I see his
eyes ignite with rage and then he CHARGED AT ME!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
You are on the racing track
You might just have a heart attack
You're working so hard
Just to make money
And you buy things that you don't need
I think your soul is turning green
Smiling with your
Perfect plastic eyes
Eh, senor! Senor! Where are you from?
Los Estados Unitos
And why you want to do in Peru?
I’m just here to explore!
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12. |
The Journey
08:54
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I stand within a dusty market
A jungle painting draws me close
My surroundings seem to darken
The twisting vine has me engrossed
A gentle artist close by watches
She says it gives you what you need
Through wrinkled eyes that defy logic
She says, “Your journey I will lead”
She leads me through a twisting forest
It winds us to a towering shed
A serpent inside sits there smiling
I can’t imagine what’s ahead
Take the coca leaf
She say there is no need to fear
Pachamama’s what you need
She can be a gentle soul
Relax and put your mind at ease
As she prepares the potion I look up
Condors soar above me looking down
Pumas line the wall looking to pounce
As she hands me the cup
Relax & drink
She lights a golden stick of incense
It fills the room with harmony
She starts to chant to a steady drumbeat
I take a breath of eternity
All my surrounds fall away
And I open my third eye
So know yourself!
I might be dying
Intoxicante letal! Intoxicante letal
Now I see clear, my lesson’s learned, don’t trust what you get
Relax and give into yourself. Relax
Leave me, leave me, let me take my time
I am love! I am love! I am love! I am love!
I am love! I am love! I am love! I am love!
I am love! I am love! I am love! I am love!
I am the condor flying east
Now my soul can rest in peace
I am the puma without fear
My whole life’s journey’s led me here
I am the snake, skin split in two
As I let go, now I break through
Pain and struggle have given me
A new lease on life’s mystery
Now I see
Now I see
I see the darkness coming from your eyes
And I see the truth within every lie
And I see the beauty within the decay
And I see our youth as it's slipping away
And I see the meaning within the absurd
There's more than a greeting within a kind word
Your love and compassion, it always shines though
At first you were me and at once I am you
And I see the good I can do in this world
The good and bad, and all of it swirled
Across this vast globe, so far have I roamed
And now I see it's
Time to go home
Time to go home
Time…to go home
Time…to…go home
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13. |
Master of Two Worlds
03:45
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Hi dad! I know! It’s been a whole year!
Oh yeah, I saw his email but I’m really looking for a job where I can help people, you know?
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14. |
Old Mountain Track
04:07
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Riding on that old mountain track
Yeah, I’m Riding on that old mountain track
Got two wheels on the ground and the wind at my back
Riding on that old mountain track
On my way right out of the town this morning
Got the day off cycling in the sun
With the birds singing sweet songs in the clear mountain air
I lose myself, and find we’re all one
Riding on that old mountain track
Yeah, I’m Riding on that old mountain track
Got two wheels on the ground and the wind at my back
Riding on that old mountain track
Well I’m back in the land I was born
So mundane after all I’ve been through
But with the vast open air across these endless rolling hills
See these mountains light up through eyes anew
Riding on that old mountain track
Yeah, I’m Riding on that old mountain track
Got two wheels on the ground and the wind at my back
Riding on that old mountain track
Used to worship money, might, and power
“Climb that ladder” was my whole worldview
Now I work helping folks out from all around the world
Learn to love my home like I do
So many mistakes that I have made
As I drifted along
I lied and cheated, didn’t stop to know myself
Now I’m breaking through to sing my own song!
Riding on that old mountain track
Yeah, I’m Riding on that old mountain track
Got two wheels on the ground and the wind at my back
Riding on that old mountain track
Riding on that old mountain track
Yeah, I’m Riding on that old mountain track
Got two wheels on the ground and the wind at my back
Riding on that old mountain track
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Stinky Tofu 臭臭豆腐 Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Wandering through this fermented, ectoplasmic world the stank duo found each other and began seasoning thoughts and sounds until out came the acoustic child named, Stinky Tofu. Henceforth this force continues to spice our metasphere with hypnotic thoughts never before consummated by rational minds. ... more
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