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Less You Seem To Know
02:53
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it's the principle of the thing
feelings get hurt thought's seem to scatter
it's the bitterness that heartache brings
when the world grows cold nothing else seems to matter
it's a long, hard road ahead and the further you go the less you seem to know
i remember what my mama said
a vague recollection in the frozen food section
a behemoth of a big box store
you can buy your tires and tofu in one stop
and i wonder why , what for
the world seems to be spinning out of control
why did you leave me in this place where
I don't speak the language can't order a sandwich
nowhere to hide my face
the mirrors are all two way not sure what to say
and i feel like going home
but that's 2 years, 3000 miles, and a suitcase away
loitering in a parking lot
security guard gonna lay it down hard
some battles need to be fought
but if i only had a dime for every single time
that i came up on the losing end
then i wouldn't be sitting here right now
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Par For The Course
04:41
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i'm bad with faces
worse with names
social graces
high school games
my idea of light conversation is to discuss the inevitable end
i could blame it
on lack of sleep
but i think it's
cause i'm not a sheep
or if i am my wool grew in sharp and spiky as porcupine quills
i'll admit i'm wrong
i won't run & hide
i won't kindly step aside
i'll muster up the courage to face another day
call me unruly
call me bold
call me stubborn
or just plain old
but before i go there's something i've gotta say
CHORUS
I think i've done all right
30000 days, 30000 nights
i've had my share of troubled times
i've had my share of remorse
but then again,
that's just par for the course
now my body's letting go of me
but my spirit will keep me free
i've got so many stories and i'll repeat them 'til you know
i won't pretend i was a leader of men
i had my moments now and then
but i was never one to brag or put on an elaborate show
CHORUS
when i beckon, lord, won't you hear my call
when i turn in like a tore down ol' shopping mall
when i face the final curtain whatever mister anka said
i want to be remembered for who i was
not the time i was voted employee of the month
i stood tall, i stood proud my children were loved and well fed
CHORUS
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A God I Can Call My Own
04:07
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Searching for A God I can call my own
Sanctuary, A place to call home
Someone who's not afraid To beat down the demons at my door
Where life in real time Is something worth livin' for
Searching for A God I can call my own Sanctuary, A place to call home
The past is the past It's back there for a reason
Time marches on Another change in the season
Searching for A God I can call my own Sanctuary, A place to call home
No fire, no brimstone No anger, no fear
A comforting hand When my time is near
Searching for A God I can call my own Sanctuary, A place to call home
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Bleed That Pig
04:12
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CHORUS :
bleed that pig til it's dry
none left to go around
poison the air in the sky
steal the life from the ground
if a dollar bill has a soul
you're the king yet to be crowned
watch the peasants weep at your feet
while you try to say something profound
Her heart once knew your name
A century ago or so
She knew the rules to the game
At the very least, she thought so
But the cold,cold winter came
And melted away the snow
You're power was too great
For her to ever know
CHORUS
Will I have to tell my grandchildren
What a Grizzly bear was
Will I have to describe the wilderness
Amongst the backdrop of urban fuzz
Will I have to explain how we let them down
Say that it was just because
We had to have more than anybody ever had before
We had to get that buzz
CHORUS
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Lonesome Highway
03:16
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Breathe in the night
Breathe in your last cool breath
You've been held back
By the things you can't forget
Remember him, holding you
That cold December night
A year ago or so
You really can't say when
But you know I know
Exactly where you've been
On a lonesome highway
Subway train
Oh, ain't it all the same
Oh-oh-oh-oh
It's the gentle kiss
Of yesterday's man
The harsh cruel touch
The sharp skeletal hand
A broken promise
So long ago
Oh you never really know
If you've left it behind
Or it's become a part of you
These awkward divisions
They fast become the truth
On this lonesome highway
This long, long road
One day you'll find girl
You're really not alone
You're not alone
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Never Been Seen
06:47
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why does it all have to end
why can't it go on forever and ever
why do we make the decisions we do
why do we rape pillage and plunder
why does the heart have to break
why do our hopes have to drift asunder
why can't it all be explained
why am i searching
why do i wonder
chorus
i believe i recall a certain refrain
it takes me back further than i could ever remember
love is a burden, a blessing a curse
a promise beginning an ending a verse
in a poem we've recited so many times rehearsed
where will we end up
alberta's mountains,
new mexico's desert
taste the crisp fall air
brace for the winter like a child who's grown old
so quickly it seems
yesterday gone
tomorrow's almost past
i'll try to hold on to every moment as long as i can
i believe i recall a certain refrain
it takes me back further than i could ever remember
love is a burden, a blessing a curse a promise beginning an ending a verse
in a poem we've recited so many times rehearsed
a weight a buoy a raft an anchor
an ocean between a stream to the river
a feeling that burns that you've never been seen
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Tom Savage Kingston, Ontario
Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre. ... more
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