1. |
Pain of Knowing
03:54
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Pain of Knowing – Michael Steet
E C#m A x2
There’s kindlin’ up here, for the fire down there E - D x4
But who wants to carry the burden
My hands are rough with the pain of growing A - G - B E C#m A x2
The soles of your shoe, know more than you do E - D x4
Because they have already been there
The leather is torn by years of wandering A - G - B
This thing that keeps time, seems to skip years at a time A - B – E – C#m
And that is the clock that I go by D – E – A – B – A - B E C#m A x4
When songs are run down, from changing around E - D x4
This chair where I sit cannot help me a bit
The fabric is worn from years of waiting A - G - B
E C#m A x2
There’s kindlin’ up here, for the fire down there E - D x4
But who wants to carry the burden
My head hurts from the pain of knowing A - G - B
The calendar turns and I’m still trying to learn A - B – E – C#m
How much more I should have done D – E – A – B – A - B
Instrumental - E-C#m-A x4, E – D x4, A - G - B
This thing that keeps time, seems to skip years at a time A - B – E – C#m
And that is the clock that I go by D – E – A – B – A – B E
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2. |
Tumbler
02:51
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Tumbler
I’m in a strange position now
I’m I love and I don’t know how
To try and get you to stay and never leave
Or let you go back out
When we’re apart it seems so long
That I’m starting to think, I might be wrong
I couldn’t miss you
any more than I been missing you
I don’t know why it feels so strong
It feels so strong
We found out how those lovers feel
Like the nights we don’t want to end
The fact remains I don’t know what I doing
And the lonely feelings can start to heal
The only reason for such deep thought
I’m starting to have what can’t be bought
Love was always
A question mark
And I was, sure it’d been all my fault
It’s not my fault
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3. |
Young Sally
03:37
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Young Sally
One day I saw a fiery sky
And felt the flaming wind
One day I heard a roar above
And tried to measure it
The brightness above cannot be still
Nor can the words sound clear
Young Sally went to Heaven
She was not needed here
She tried so hard, and for a while now
Thinking back it felt so short
With intent, the waiting and finding out
In Fall, the leaves and more
She loved her time too long, then stopped
I watched it disappear
Young Sally went to Heaven
She was not needed here
A gust blows by with wonder
Furiously past our molded forms
I look around for the promised rain
While cloudiness cools the shore
The storm above cannot be still
And pleading makes its breath appear
Young Sally went to Heaven
She was not needed here
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4. |
All in my Mirror
04:19
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MIRROR
From morning til night, Kinda simple but right
Smiling into the mirror, Might be looking a bit older
Going out when it’s dark, Look for something to start
Finally open my sage eyes and stop, looking over my shoulder
Cause I’m dreamin of the night we had
And hoping for a breakfast chat
And wonder if I get an afternoon nap
All in my mirror…
I drifted soundly away, Hazy feeling to what went on today
Smiling into the mirror, my younger self reappears
Cause I’m dreamin of the night we had
And hoping for a breakfast chat
And wonder if I get an afternoon nap
All in my mirror…
Life is some kinda jungle, flora fauna over and under
Til I open my sage eyes and stop, looking over my shoulder
Cause I’m dreamin of the night we had
And hoping for a breakfast chat
And wonder if I get an afternoon nap
All in my mirror…
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5. |
Country Home
03:57
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Country Home (City Girl Now)
She turned a country house into a country home
We loved our homemade bread and heard the guitar strum
But she’s a city girl now
She found a way to patch up our favorite chair
And was never embarrassed to get paint in her hair
But she’s a city girl now
I’m afraid she’ll see the kind of life I’ve always known
I don’t wanna see her lose that wide eyed look she’s always shown
In our country home
She’s got heels and skirts where them old blue jeans were
No more acting kinda crazy like she did before
Cause she’s a city girl now
I can hear the big city stories she’ll be bringing home
Talking talking with her girlfriends on the telephone
In our country home
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6. |
Promise
03:40
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7. |
Sidewinder
03:55
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8. |
Nevermore Sad
03:18
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Nevermore Sad
Nevermore sad, nevermore unlucky
I sought to be glad, and you were soft for touching
I made a suggestion, Just a simple one offhand
Let’s be together and find a place in this vast land
Finally made up my mind and found a place where no one ran
High enough to make our stand
Nevermore sad, nevermore unlucky
Had one point of view, but now so much wider
A landscape that’s new, no lonely gray rider
I found a way to see, never run from those who love you
The wildcard not played, I never could’ve guessed
Finally made it point to see, this devotion through
It’s what anyone would do
Had one point of view, but now so much wider
Nevermore sad, nevermore forgotten
I was locked in my past until you, opened the horizon
All along the way, seems obvious now, looking back
As stubborn as I was, I never noticed that
Tried to see the confusion as some fiction from the past
Now through rose colored glass
Nevermore sad, nevermore forgotten
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9. |
Calico Cried
03:49
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Calico Cried
Driving in the rain with a heartache is a pain you can’t deny
The evergreen sign for the expressway just stares him in the eye
The Temple radio DJ laughs, as a tear rolls down his cheek
He knows it’s time for going and he knows that she’s gonna disagree
What was going on in Calvert City was breaking up their hearts
He tried to stay strong and focused but it was tearing him apart
That night when Jaco’s sister said ‘losing love is no disgrace’
‘You gotta push ahead and try to keep a smile on your face’
Then Calico cried, jumped in his Pontiac and drove away
Didn’t want to waste no time with the hurt he suffered today
He’s always gonna try and believe
There’s better things a man can achieve
Somehow we always get by, but Calico cried
The timing on the station was perfect, as they played ‘come rain or come shine’
He finally tried to focus and remembered to look for the Manayunk sign
The choice was made by both of us, and it told him to react
Stop looking in the rearview mirror cause you’re not going back
Then Calico cried, jumped on the gas and the Pontiac swayed
Didn’t want to waste no time with the hurt he suffered today
He’s always gonna try and believe
There’s better things a man can achieve
Somehow we always get by, but Calico cried
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10. |
Along Her Way
03:09
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Along Her Way
I wanted to tell you about some story line
I wanted to hear you laugh when you figured it out
The games we played and all the words unsaid
Hours flew by as we enjoyed the day
Beyond the door protecting memories
We’ll find the moment when the ghosts are finally gone
Secrets revealed and hearts would melt away
Just how fleeting is the time we have?
The ballet dancer on the kitchen floor
A Broadway star singing songs with all her charm
The comic actress spinning simple tales
Good Father guide my little girl along her way
Always remember how the laughter rang
With outbursts loud and the squeals that came
The tears that flowed when feelings went astray
Seemed so easy to find tenderness
chorus
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11. |
School for Hawthorne
04:08
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12. |
What is That I See
03:23
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13. |
Doe's Eyes
03:28
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Michael Steet Hilltop, New Jersey
Bright futures squandered away in loud basement jam sessions.
By the way, Trapper's Cabin was played on the WXPN 88.5 'XPN Local' show
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