1. |
Crack A Smile
03:14
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My clothes aren't clean
my mind is numb
I'm so far from where I started from
The things I thought I knew turned upside down
I'm not so sure time heals all wounds
or maybe it's just that life consumes so much
it's hard to turn the other cheek
I whisper in your ear
I want to be sincere
All that I can do is
crack a smile
All that I can do is
crack a smile
Life is short
you've heard it said
Maybe we’re already dead
and this is all some game of make believe
where your dreams come true and they fall apart
you split your time between your head and heart
hanging on for all you're worth
What if it's later than you think
It's always later than you think
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2. |
You Take Me Somewhere
03:38
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I'm going nowhere
with the push and the pull
You take me somewhere
when there's nowhere to go
I've been watching the stars
disappear into the sunrise
Life is changing
right before my eyes
Feeling like a road dog ragged and high
lead me by the nose
I don't need to know where or why
I am constantly moving
following the sound
My feet are dancing
but I’m rooted in the ground
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3. |
Everything
02:49
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Peace and love look nice in print
Now and then you catch a glimpse
You try and try and try for something more than this
you're gonna miss everything
After all you pray for this
A pot of gold a final wish
To beg and beg and beg for nothing more than this
you're gonna miss everything
Everything is captivating
There's no time for deliberating
If you listen the facts speak for themselves
Make believe is common sense
so drag your stick along the fence
Dream and dream and dream
of oceans blue inside of you
dream and dream and dream and dream
dream and dream and dream and dream
dream and dream and dream
of oceans blue inside of you
in spite of you and everything
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4. |
No Way To Live
03:35
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Left to my own devices
I have a lot of time to spare
me and all my vices
pulling out my hair
That ain't no way to live
That ain't no way to live
That ain't no way to live
Left to my own devices
That ain't no way to live
when you've been pushed out to the
precipice one too many times before
when you're easy to forget
it's hard to ignore
Somedays you feel the struggle
Somedays you don't feel at all
All the angry voices
filling up the air
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5. |
Take Me Away
03:11
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Whether it's courage
Whether it's will
Whether it's luck
I'm standing still
I missed your call again
but I thought of you
I try and pretend
but it just won't do
Take me away
The water can take my house
and move it all downstream
but if the water don't take your life
it can't steal your dreams
I've got an ache in my head
and a song in my heart
as I get out of bed I'm falling apart
I may not be left with much
compared to the norm
I've weathered the storm
The dogs are howling
The children are crying
The road is calling cause
the bills are piling
The forest is burning
the river is rising and
the water keeps falling from the sky
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6. |
Bend Or Be Broken
03:06
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It isn't a joke it
isn't a crime
to do what you do
with your time
When the best of intentions
get you nowhere
you'd rather be there
Bend or Be Broken
Bend or Be Broken
I'm gonna be my own yes man
I'll take it in stride
make it my mission
make it my life
With all I've been given
with all I've been taught
doing is better than not
Doing is better than
Doing is better than
Doing is better than not
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7. |
Buried In The Earth
03:17
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In the early morning hours
before thoughts begin to stir
there's a window in my mind
where consequence obscure
A white cross in a field
a picture on a shelf
endless tears from loved ones’ eyes
and all that I can do is try to
Wash my hands of all the pain I've caused
lives I've taken, lives I've lost
A soldier's fortune is one no soul can bear
buried in the earth forever
Tales of all the battles I wear upon my chest
and the star upon my shoulder commands a deep respect
from countless sons and daughters
who march in rank and file
to show me their allegiance
and all the while I try to
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8. |
My Heart Is Open
03:28
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There are so many people walking round this world
Says the laughing boy to the smiling girl
The years are short but the days are long
you gotta open up and sing along
It only takes a little bit of joy to overcome the sorrow
it’s all gonna make for a better tomorrow
My heart is open my eyes can see
A part of you is a part of me
and the heart that beats here inside my chest
is home and one with all the rest
home and one with all the rest
the heart that beats inside my chest
is home and one with all the rest
There are so many answers to so many questions
So many ways so many directions
So search we will and search we must just
listen laugh love and trust
It only takes a little bit of joy to overcome the sorrow
it’s all gonna make for a better tomorrow
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9. |
Best Of Intentions
03:06
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Say it once if you love me
Say it twice if you don't
A boat built out of rotten wood
would never float
Fall to pieces
make way to the shore
dry out in the sun and sand
worry no more
I've been adrift for ages
wondering if I’m good enough
hanging on
with the best of intentions
Give me a minute to catch my bearings
you caught me off guard
Where did you find that dress you're wearing
did you have to go far
Tell Me that not a moment has passed us by
Tell Me the truth is this good bye
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10. |
If Living Was Easy
02:44
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Always climbing this mountain
to bury my hatchet for good
but there's more to meets the ear
than the sound of the steel and the wood
I grew up asking forgiveness
for every thing I'd done
yet you’re bound to make mistakes here
everyone's made some
If living was easy and had no cost
there wouldn't be a valley you'd have to cross
to make it to the other make it to the other side
I've been fighting this feeling
there's something to fight off
The minute I let my guard down
the gloves just come right off
Punching above my weight class
since I drew my first breath
I'm bound now to the ring
it's a fight until the death
If living was easy and had no cost
there wouldn't be a valley you'd have to cross
to make it to the other make it to the other side
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11. |
All Great Tragedy
02:36
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It's late and you're tired and you're far from home
It’s hard to feel something when you've got nothing to hold
You’ve got to work to stay alive when you're alone
Many miles lay between I can't get you out of my head
It’s hard to love a woman sleeping alone in an unmade bed
I've been trying to get you out of my head
As in all great tragedy
no one really knows their part
till they're fighting back at story lines
that rip across your heart
Some people lose themselves
Some people lose themselves
Some people lose themselves
Some people lose themselves
It's a hard way to be a man chasing the dreams of another
Even if you stick to the plan you’re gonna lose yourself brother
You’ll still disappoint your mother in the end
and like all great tragedy, it's hard to comprehend
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12. |
Pandemonium
05:04
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Pandemonium…
Pandemonium…
Pandemonium…
Pandemonium...
He wakes up early everyday
shaves the stubble from his face
makes himself an instant cup
he don't have the time to waste
Choices left and right
which one do I like
What looks best in the camera lens
always wins, always wins
Choices voices in my head
All these voices so many choices
it's all been said
Won't you please turn off the light
I haven't had a moment’s rest
I never take the time to think
should I have another drink to quell this
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Moors & McCumber Boulder, Colorado
James Moors and Kort McCumber are Americana musicians who craft beautiful story songs that walk the line between rootsy folk and melodic pop. The two songwriters met at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, CO in 2005. Sitting around swapping songs, they each heard something in the music of the other that just fit. The two have been performing and writing together ever since. ... more
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