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Common Ground
03:39
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Make a decision to use kindness as your form of retaliation
Combat division with an open heart that listens to another’s position
And pick you up and take you to that higher ground
And lift you up, like a bird in flight, flying high so high
Get a better view to the other side
To see it’s only people living with their children
Create a vision where happiness isn’t based upon ones possessions
Cause a sensation with a wave of love that brightens up the world that we live in
And pick you up and take you to that higher ground
And lift you up, like a bird in flight, flying high so high
Get a better view to the other side
To see it’s only people living with their children
I have a lot in common with you
You have a lot in common with me
Grab some salvation, a little grace and mercy coming down from the heavens
Communication, with our God and fellow man is our pathway to freedom
And pick you up and take you to that higher ground
And lift you up, like a bird in flight, flying high so high
Get a better view to the other side
To see it’s only people living with their children
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Maybe if a million people just sang praise
Maybe if a million people just sang for peace
What a wonderful world it would be
What if we woke up to a world without guns?
What if we woke up to a world without bombs?
What a wonderful world it would be
We’re singing about Your glory
Singing about Your love
What a wonderful world it would be
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Chemical company, take my money, take my seed
Not to help, but for greed
Tell me now I can’t use my own seed
Bleed me, cheat me, treat me mean
Sue my neighbours, kill my dream
Stop kicking me when I’m down
Banker man, mortgage me, into a home for my family
Take my payments, every week
A house of cards is what you really sold me
Bleed me, cheat me, treat me mean
No more neighbours livin’ out on the street
Stop kicking me when I’m down
Goes around, comes around, it’s all gonna burn someday
Simple man, simple life
Don’t want no hassles, don’t need no strife
Why you gotta take advantage of me?
Yer just another schoolyard bully
Bleed me, cheat me, treat me mean
Why you gotta go on this way?
Stop kicking me when I’m down
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Wake me up this morning, I will follow along
Though I can’t see nothing, I will hold Your hand
Although I’m all alone, I have a way
To make it to another time and Your face
Cause I’m only holding onto this love
Carry me this morning, I have lost my way
I have lost a season, in a vacant state
And though I feel alone, I have to say
I don’t see any other possible way
Cause I’m only holding onto this love
Call my name this morning, I will come along
You will guide the journey, I will sing the song
I know I’m not alone, I have a way
To make it to another time and Your face
Cause I’m only holding onto this love
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Get Off My Back Jack
03:26
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Who’s that calling in the middle of the night?
Who’s that following in the broad daylight?
Where’s it all coming from?
Cause it’s all piling up
Too much information
Make it stop
Get off my back, Jack
Pressure, pressure, it’s all running high
Complications with your alibi
All this white noise, it’s deafening
All this city smog is blinding me
Get off my back, Jack
Doctor, doctor, take my pulse
Check my BP, tell me is it running close?
Too many voices with no clarity
Too much confusion in this human sea
Get off my back, Jack
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6. |
God Smiled
04:11
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God smiled, He told me a joke
In a headline, something He wrote
God grabbed me, He sang me a song
Through a man in a three piece band
God whispered into my ear
Said 'Son, let me be clear'
That you're only lonely when I don't hear from you
Said you're only lonely when we don't talk it through
God shook me out of my sleep
Said 'Here's a baby, he's yours to keep'
God built me a house and a home
He gave me everything I own
God spoke softly into my ear
Said 'Son, let me be clear'
That you're only lonely when I don't hear from you
Said you're only lonely when we don't talk it through
God drove me, took me near and far
Showed me His world and got me a job
God met me, early today
Through the smile on a stranger's face
God whispered into my ear
Said 'Boy, let me be clear'
That you're only lonely when I don't hear from you
Said you're only lonely when we don't talk it through
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If I called you, would you answer?
Are you picking it up or giving it up and walking away?
If I showed you there’s an answer,
Are you listening in or whistling in a different tune?
All my life I thought about a better day
Faith and hope to see me find a love to stay
Oh ho no, it’s not supposed to go, oh ho no, no, no, it’s not supposed to go
Fly away upon the wind
Disappeared without a trace
If I told you, I would help you,
Are you locking me out or blocking me out and running away?
Take a hand now and a heart now,
If you’re feeling the heat, I’m sharing the beat and singing along
All my life I’ve always had a soul to sing
Pour it out in love and hope it stays a day
Oh ho no, it’s not supposed to go, oh ho no, no, no, it’s not supposed to go
Fly away upon the wind
Disappeared without a trace
In a small room, with no window,
Are you spinning around or twisting around and losing your mind?
Take a walk out into the open,
See it’s sunny today, the rain is away, so go on and sing
All your soul is crying out to find love
Hope it stays and keeps you safe all your life
Oh ho no, it’s not supposed to go, oh ho no, no, no, it’s not supposed to go
Fly away upon the wind
Disappeared without a trace
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No Baggage Required
04:06
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He woke up from a dream
He’d heard the angels sing, ‘This could be the time of your life’
Staring into the night, under the bright moonlight
He thought the angels just might be right
Living for each moment; chasing his dreams
Letting go of anger; making the peace
Reaching out to others that he can reach
Left all his baggage at claim; no tag to tie it to his name
He took an early plane
No time to talk to explain
Cause this could be the time of his life
Flying into the sky, under the bright sunlight
The angels sent him on a solo flight
All determination to fight through the pain
Taking on the challenge; carrying the flame
Listening to his heart for this is his day
No one can shoot down his plane
Now they remember his name
Back at baggage claim; they opened up his case
Only to find his past had blown away
And now he knows his name
The kid the angels claimed
He’s rising up upon eagle’s wings
His face into the wind
He with the angels sings, ‘this will be the time of my life
Living for each moment; chasing his dreams
Letting go of anger; making the peace
Reaching out to others that he can reach
Left all his baggage at claim; no tag to tie it to his name
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Sink Or Swim
03:46
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Sink or swim, now look the sharks have all come in
Do or die, you dropped your guard now it’s goodbye
You didn’t see them coming
And now the night is closing in on you
Up and down, your little boat gets tossed around
Sad to say, your life preserver floats away
You didn’t hear them coming
And now the vice is squeezing in on you
Oh, provided for your consideration
Oh, this may need some investigation
Oh, can you feel the anticipation
Down and out, put up your sails and come about
Take a chance, click up your heels and start the dance
You didn’t feel it coming
And now the light is shining in on you
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MKL
03:44
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If I’d known we had only one year to go
If I’d known we had only one year to go
We’d of done things differently
We’d ride horses and swim in the sea
In the sea
In a haze, in a surreal place I breathe
You and me, two kids who like to sing
And you’ve left a song unsung
Songbird singing in the summer sun
In the sun
So it seems, waves of sadness cover me
I believe that your soul’s in eternity
But when will I see you?
The beach is empty
Now the sun has set with you
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11. |
Long Road Home
04:54
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It took a long road to get me back home
It took a long road to get me back home
And Lord all those things that got into the way
Fell by the wayside, everyday, night and day
It took a long road to get me back home
It took a long road to get me back home
And Lord some things seem so hard to give away
But I had to lose them, to find my way, here today
It took a long road to get me back home
It took a long road to get me back home
And Lord all those things that got into the way
Fell by the wayside, everyday, night and day
It took a long road to get me back home
It took a long road to get me back home
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Steve Laurie Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laurie is a singer/songwriter who writes music that spans a variety of genres including rock, folk and gospel. Steve is strongly influenced by music of the 1960's and 1970's and likes to explore a diversity of genres in his songs. Steve's musical training was on keyboards but also plays guitar, enabling multi-instrumental performances on his recordings. ... more
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