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Crazy Shaky Dizzy World
03:19
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I'm always on the run
'cause it's easy to have some fun
In this little crippled shaky dizzy world
Where it's hard to be kind
And easy to lose your mind
With so many reasons to cross the line
I'm sorry my dear
I won't come home tonight
I feel like a rattlesnake
that just can't shake
Its tail with delight
I'm sorry I'm sorry
I won't be home tonight
I wanna be a good man
But I never follow my plan
As I'm running in some open wide arms
I bebop here, hula there
Become your jack & jill partner
And dance, dance, dance 'til the night ends
And I dance, I dance, until the night ends
I bebop here, hula there
Become a jack & jill partner
I'm always on the run
'cause it's easy to have some fun
In this little crippled shaky dizzy world
Where it's hard to be kind
And easy to lose your mind
With so many reasons to cross the line
Sorry my dear
I won't come home tonight
I feel like a rattlesnake
that just can't shake
Its tail with delight
I'm sorry I won't be home tonight
There's no reason to fight
everything's gonna be alright
everything's gonna be alright
everything's gonna be alright
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There's no place in town
Where people don't know my name
Thank you my sweetheart
For bringing me such fame
Cause if no one knows my songs
And my records they don't sell
What you made of me
That anyone can tell
Now when I go to the bar
All my drinks are free
Cause everybody likes a good story
Or just to be seen with a star
If no one knows my songs
And my records they don't sell
How you treated me wrong
That anyone can tell
Hey mister Broken Heart
Let me buy you a round
Cause you're the number one
Hey mister Broken Heart
Let me buy you a round
Cause you're the number one in the (fools) charts
But success can't last forever
I shall be forgotten
Some say you have a new lover
My place will soon be taken
Cause if no one knows my songs
And my records they don't sell
How you treated me wrong
Anyone can tell
Hey mister Broken Heart
Let me buy you a round
Cause you're the number one
Hey mister Broken Heart
Let me buy you a round
Cause you're the number one in the (fools) charts
Hey mister Broken Heart
Let me buy you a round
Hey mister Broken Heart
You're the number one in the (fools) charts
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3. |
Out of Tune
03:16
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On an early morning a few weeks ago
I found a note on the old piano
Two or three lines that you scribbled
They said enough
My blood ran cold
Suddenly the white keys
All sounded sharp
It's true our stories
were heading to the dark
I tried to play
Two or three notes
It was enough
My heartbeat stopped
Out of tune, beyond repair
Sounds just like our love affair
Bye bye blues and so long baby
Shut the door and leave the key
I'm gonna play another song
It makes no sense to sing along
I can't fix the old piano
I can't fix our stories
I can't write new lines
I can't find news keys
I can't even play
Two or three notes
I've had enough of you
My heart says adios
Out of tune, beyond repair
Sounds just like our love affair
Bye bye blues and so long baby
Shut the door and leave the key
I'm gonna play another song
It makes no sense to sing along
Maybe you were right my dear
I never had your ear
But since you left me
I sure miss your sweet melody
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Honaunau Napoopoo
03:56
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When I’m blue and all alone
And my heart is heavy as a stone
I think of a place i once knew
Where i’m longing to go to
I close my eyes
Chase a teardrop
And a secret paradise
Always pops out
Honaunau-Napoopoo
Where the ocean is so blue
You and me, hand in hand
Walkin’ barefoot in the sand
Honaunau-Napoopoo
A perfect place for me and you
You and me, hand in hand
Walkin’ barefoot in the sand
When I’m tired of waiting
For a letter or a call
I dream of a cool breeze
Gently waving the palm trees
Honaunau-Napoopoo
Where the ocean is so blue
You and me, hand in hand
Walkin’ barefoot in the sand
Honaunau-Napoopoo
A perfect place for me and you
You and me, hand in hand
Walkin’ barefoot in the sand
Well I reckon I've never been there
But like I say, it was in the air
You and me, hand in hand
Walkin’ barefoot in the sand
Honaunau-Napoopoo
Where the ocean is so blue
You and me, hand in hand
Walkin’ barefoot in the sand
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For once in a lifetime
I truly believed
That love could sing like a Amakihi
I first saw you in Koolina Lagoon
You were no mermaid
You were a beauty
You cut through water
Like a Manta Ray
You danced like a Naïa in Maunalua Bay
You moved me you moved everybody around
Every time you landed on Big Island.
Mahalo Suzie
You're opening my Pukalani
As I was driftin' in Wailuku
I kissed your lips
I was rescued
You told me Aloha
And I didn't know why
I was suddenly giggling and smiling
From the bay to the lagoon
We walked and we shared
Happy sad stories under the blue moon
I right away forgot my burden
When you took my hand
To lead me to Moloka'i
Mahalo Suzie....
Mahalo Suzie
You're opening my Pukalani
Now for a lifetime
I truly believe
That love can sing like a Amakihi
I still see you in Koolina Lagoon
You're no mermaid
You're a beauty
Mahalo Suzie
You're opening my Pukalani
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6. |
Mistery Train
03:51
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Train I ride, 16 coaches long
Train I ride, 16 coaches long
Well, that long black train got my baby and gone
Train, train, comin' 'round, 'round the bend
Train, train, comin' 'round the bend
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again, no, not again
Train, train, comin' down, down the line
Train, train, comin' down, comin' down the line
Well, it's bringin' my baby, 'cause she's mine all, all mine
She's mine, all, all mine
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again
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7. |
Ghost Town
04:14
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I heard the news one morning
They said something strange was happening
A weird alien phenomenon
Back then I was living in the desert
Trying hard not to hit the dirt
It was the right time to move on
I kept singin' on and on
While puttin' my boots on
So determined to reach the city
I left everything behind
With nothing, nothing to bear in mind
Ready to face again the humankind
Now I'm walking through downtown
There's now one around
I'm in a ghost town
Tumbleweeds and fuzzy winds
Nothing's making my ears ring
Wondering all the people've gone
Everything I can't forget
Is how to light my cigarette
I'm in a dead set
I'm briefly chasing a three legged hound
It's making me run around
In a circle, a circle, a circle, I guess
Now I'm walking through downtown
There's now one around
I'm in a ghost town
Tumbleweeds and fuzzy winds
Nothing's making my ears ring
Wondering where all the people've gone
Thought I'm ready to face the humankind
It feels like they're living me behind
Like Suzie did once before
Now I'm walking through downtown
There's now one around
Welcome to the ghost town of my heart
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8. |
Something Strange
03:40
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What happened to Bill?
He climbed the hill
Then he disappeared
His watch was found
The small hand standing still
What happened to Rob?
He was walking his dog,
Got surrounded by fog,
Only the leash was found,
With a three-legged hound
Who has seen Eric?
Since he went to the creek
On a fishing trip
The rod and hooks
were found by the pond
Who has seen Emily?
Since she left for Hawaii
She jumped in a taxi
But her cap was found
On the back seat of the car
Some talk about a shadow in the dark
Some say they saw that green light in the woods
Some say they heard whispers near the park
For sure there's something strange happening here
What happened to Kurt?
Since the last concert
He left nothing
but a rainbow of gloom
in the dressing room
Who has seen Hannah?
She headed to Louisiana
Then she vanished
Looks like she panicked
Her purse was found
All spread out on the ground
Some talk about a shadow in the dark
Some say they saw that green light in the woods
Some say they heard whispers near the park
For sure there's something strange happening here
There's something strange
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9. |
Beep Beep Boogie
03:36
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I wanna get in touch with my gal Suzie
But her voice on the answering machine says:
I'm out of town don't call me back
I'm out of town don't call me back
Don't try to put me back on track
I wanna find her and hit the road
I have a feeling my car got towed
Though last night I wasn't curly
I can't find my old Chevy
I'm starting to feel dizzy
I feel so lonely
Can you hear me Suzie ?
But I won't listen if you tell me :
I'm out of town don't call me back
I'm out of town don't call me back
Don't try to put me back on track
I'm running downtown
to get to the pound
There I can see old my chevy
I get asked for my ID
I’m realizing I have no idea
'Cause all my pockets are empty
Don’t leave me Suzie
How can I get in touch
with my beloved Suzie
with empty pockets, no car, no ID?
She's out of town don't call her back
she's out of town don't call her back
You know you can't be back on track
I'm broke and stuck in Hawaii
As my heart chokes
I almost get a stroke
But I don't give up Suzie
I know I'll marry you someday
I'll marry you someday
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10. |
Home For Sale
03:19
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At the far end of the street
There's a house with shuttered windows
Where two pines extend their shadows
On a messy lawn and a for sale sign
This house used to be mine
Please, come on in
Take your time and enjoy the visit
I hope you'll like it
But if you don't mind
I'll stay outside
Cause inside there's too much to remind
Home for sale
End of a tale
Now that I'm lonely
This place makes me feel so gloomy
Any price will be fine
For this house
That used to be mine
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