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Time to Dream
04:19
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"Time to Dream"
sometimes it’s hard to tell
when I hear the thunder roar
if It’s miles and miles away
or right here by the door
the patient and the doctor
have tried to tell me
sometimes what you hear
you can’t see
the mirrors on the wall
are making me feel small
I can’t recall
the way to stand
that won’t offend anybody
in the end
a storm is out across the bay
counting up receipts for damage paid
thank you for the gifts
the lovely oven mitts
you didn’t mean to send them
did you dear
the lines are hard to read
between is what I need
a good night’s sleep
and a pint of beer
monumental skies
reflecting in the eyes
of my father’s home
the spirits flying high
the smell of apple pie
and packing foam
a last hurrah tonight,
the stars are still in sight
drinks rimmed with the salt
of our childhood esteem
the bottle’s shifting weight,
the hour’s getting late
it’s time to dream
time to dream
time to dream
time to dream
time to dream
time to dream
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Chicago
04:27
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"Chicago"
night falls hard and night falls fast
in Chicago
the street lights flip on
and suddenly you belong
in Chicago
remember that first kiss in the mist?
now a relaxed fist rests on an unfinished list
and that’s Chicago
where the cement pours into the shore
and I could care less about anything at all
and rather than trying they start lying
this is the only place I could fall
if you catch me in Chicago
and feel my weight against your arms
set me down cause I feel like falling
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago I feel like falling
if you counted up all the gas receipts
the bottles the cans the motel walls
you’d find me kissing a sign that said missing
in the only place I had someone to call
if you catch me in Chicago
and feel my weight against your arms
set me down cause I feel like falling
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago I feel like falling
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago doesn’t care at all
Chicago I feel like falling
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Western Stars
03:00
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"Western Stars"
who are you and who am i to watch the world go by?
sipping from the moon between bites of apple pie
we're two little lights at the edge of a dock
two little lights: Western Stars
burning bright we guide the Night
the whole World's dark. It's a little bit cold out here,
but the Sky's so clear
i can see alright
now look me in the eyes. i know you see yourself in mine,
i see a troubled mind that's a little bit lost out here
but if you choose there's a path in front of you
the starlight's shining through the corner of your windowpane.
we're two little lights: Western Stars
burning bright we guide the Night
the whole World's dark. It's a little bit cold out here,
but the Sky's so clear
i can see alright
two little lights: Western Stars
burning bright we guide the Night
the whole World's dark. It's a little bit cold out here,
but the Sky's so clear
i can see alright
i can see alright
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Candlelight
03:19
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"Candlelight"
would you like to play a game?
it's missing a few pieces,
though a penny works the same
i don't mind if you go first-
the box is by the window frame
i'll light a candle
while you think about the move to make
candlelight
burning bright
the wick and wax are gently breathing
and so it seems
the candle's made of dreams
i wish that i could sit here
for a lifetime long
i don't mind if you go first
i love you and my hearts to blame
it's burning like this candle
soft and low and hot as the flame
candlelight
burning bright
the wick and wax are gently breathing
and so it seems
the candle's made of dreams
i wish that i could sit here
for a lifetime long
how nice it'd be to sit here
for a lifetime long
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Patience
03:15
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"Patience"
a seagull woke me up this morning
called Your name outside my door
i'd forgotten if you'd left here
in the nighttime or in the morn
Patience you're a beautiful man
walking so slowly, a gun in each hand
Patience tell me what do i do?
I've killed all my darlings,
i've only got you
i've only got you
if i went walking on a rainbow
would you watch me from a cloud?
we'd both rather have it ice cold
down at Jerry's Roadside on the edge of town
Patience you're a beautiful man
walking so slowly, a gun in each hand
Patience tell me what do i do?
I've killed all my darlings,
i've only got you
i've only got you
i've only got you
i've only got you
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Just One
03:50
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"Just One"
I went searching for a seashell and came upon a piece of glass
the sweet hazy green was like your eyes when I saw them last
so i sat down there for hours, my thoughts spinning away
and when it turned to twilight the glass had washed out to the bay
just one reflection can become a million fast
just one projection can take down your whole past
just one letter can put me up in bed all day
just one believer sends me on my way
I am writing from an island somewhere off the distant key
the weather could not be better and there's so much beauty here to see
yet I tend to stare off blankly, somewhere high above the clouds
and I'd like to get back down here, but i'm afraid i don't how
just one reflection can become a million fast
just one projection can take down your whole past
just one letter can put me up in bed all day
just one believer sends me on my way
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The Table
03:15
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"The Table"
clouds are black with swallowed sunshine
spitting rain into the sea
arms reached out to the horizon
here's my little boat and me
sailing off the port New Hampshire
where Sam was born and Ginny died
I'm counting up beads to the Blessed Mother
that I might see the supper time
but they don't ask me to the Table,
they don't ask me to the Table
they don't ask me to the Table anymore
There's a Pharoah in the desert
outside of Tucson to this day
who gathers round his loyal subjects
and alleviates their dismay
I'd like to fight him with my bare hands
I'd like to make him kiss the ground
for Mother Nature is my daughter
and all my kids are prison bound
but they don't ask me to the Table,
they don't ask me to the Table
they don't ask me to the Table anymore
It's all become too much for Mother
she's taken her pills with a glass of wine
the lampshade softens up the feeling
of an empty house at suppertime
she's forgot all about New England
she's forgot all about the Sea
I look into her eyes and I can't tell
if my own Ma's forgotten me
but they don't ask me to the Table,
they don't ask me to the table
they don't ask me to the table anymore
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A Better Man
04:09
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"A Better Man"
Sitting here at "Jerry's",
a shot glass in my hand,
when an old pal comes and leans on my shoulder.
He says "now there, Johnny,
there's nothing you can do,
and there's no use sitting 'round growin' older."
So we step outside,
me myself and I,
and start walking down to the shore.
When I find a seat there's a red rose at my feet,
and I look out on a town that I adore.
You had your reasons.
You had to go.
You had your heart to consider
on the unpaved road.
You had your prospects.
You had your plans.
You had your reasons, honey.
Go find a better man, if you can.
Sometimes when I'm driving
I think on back to you,
some old memory comes and hits me like a boulder.
I pull over the car and head to the nearest bar,
a bourbon neat and whichever beer is colder.
Just one for me, and one for you,
then I'm back to working with the crew.
I'm still searching for the person
that can look me in the eyes, real certain.
Know me for who I am and why I do.
You had your reasons.
You had to go.
You had your heart to consider
on the unpaved road.
You had your prospects.
You had your plans.
You had your reasons, honey.
Go find a better man, if you can.
Go find a better man, if you can.
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Looking For A Light
04:47
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"Looking for a Light"
blue waves, sea of velvet
bullet holes in a helmet
plump red lips of fire
burning sheets from a dryer
cast iron flames of yellow
mortars sing like a cello
plastic cups, sticky hands
ziplocks of contraband
i am looking for a light
in the middle of the night
i am looking for a light
wooden bats, leather gloves
peanut shells, chocolate tongues
hurricanes, forest fires
evac teams hanging from wires
i am looking for a light
in the middle of the night
i am looking for a light
in the middle of the night
i am looking for a light
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Tougher Than The Rest
03:28
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"Tougher than the Rest"
It's Saturday night, you're all dressed up in blue
I've been watching you a while, maybe you've been watching me too
So somebody ran out, left somebody's heart in a mess
Well if you're looking for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest
Some girls want a handsome Dan or some good looking Joe
On their arm, some girls like a sweet talking Romeo
Well 'round here baby, I learned you get what you can get
So if you're rough enough for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest
The road is dark and it's a thin thin line
But I want you to know I'd walk it for you any time
Maybe your other boyfriends couldn't pass the test
Well if you're rough and ready for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest
Well it ain't no secret I've been around a time or two
Well I don't know baby, maybe you've been around too
There's another dance, all you gotta do is say yes
And if you're rough and ready for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest
If you're rough enough for love, baby I'm tougher than the rest
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Haunt Me
03:23
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"Haunt Me"
I was always one to be checking the time
always one with something on my mind
but not on days I spent with you,
seeing things the way you do
how does it feel in the great beyond?
there's a storm down here but the rain won't come
and I'm running out of tears to cry
you gave me wings, but it hurts to fly
would you haunt me?
could you haunt me?
I'd like you to haunt me, would you?
I dreamed that I was walking down the road
with your hand in mine to have our fortunes told
I didn't care what might be said
with your eyes so blue and your lips so red
I count from one to two to three
and wish that you were next to me
all my love is in your bones
and your love in me just keeps on growing
would you haunt me?
could you haunt me?
I'd like you to haunt me, would you?
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Everything But Love
03:09
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"Everything But Love"
you give me everything
you give me everything
everything but love
you give me everything
you give me everything
everything but love
your handmade rings
and your guitar strings
a kiss for a king
everything but love
the ibuprofen you bring
for my bumblebee sting
i wish it was love
the frown that you spring
when i'm just joking
i wish it was love
the late night calling
the morning wandering
the afternoon wanting
i wish it was love
i wish it was love
i wish they were love
a weekend fling
spent on your box-spring
you're down for everything
everything but love
everything but love
everything but love
everything but love
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Your Protector
03:00
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"Your Protector"
i'm watching the wind
battle the rain
outside your window
nobody knows
that i am here
resting in shadow
or that i am chosen to be
your protector
my body's tattooed
with fury and fire
and the wrath of angels
i traded away
the wrath of a home
for the heat of tomorrow
but now i am chosen to be
your protector
your protector
i am chosen to be
your protector
your protector
i am chosen to be
your protector
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Jacksonport Los Angeles, California
Jacksonport comes from the imagination of singer/songwriter John Fatum, named for the small town in Door County, Wisconsin
where he spent summers growing up.
John now lives in Los Angeles where he produces records, performs locally, and plays drums for touring acts including GRAMMY winner Sarah Jarosz, Watkins Family Hour, Jack Symes, Wilsen, Buck Meek, and Maya Hawke.
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