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Let It Go
02:28
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Some things aren’t always just the way the seem, so let it go
A broken heart, a broken dream, you’re broke, just let it go
Restricted words, I never heard, I never need to know
Cant find the frequency, can’t listen to the radio
It all comes crashing down again
The world gets blown apart
Head on collision, smashed again
Somehow a work of art
Can’t seem to figure out
What this is all about
I’m leaving let me out
I’m leaving let me out
It’s all been done before that’s just the way it is, so let it go
You still complain, it doesn’t change a thing, just let it go
When up is down and down is up it makes it hard to choose
You lose, you win, you win, you’ve won, it doesn’t mean you lose
You’re standing on your feet again
No reason to pretend
Playback, rewind, repeat again
Trying to comprehend
Chorus
Search for words to say
Hope to find a way
The time was nearly lost again
Patiently standing by
Playback, rewind, repeat again
Trying to simplify
Playback, rewind, repeat again
Playback, rewind, repeat again
Trying to figure out
What this is all about
I’m leaving let me out
I’m leaving let me out
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2. |
Empathy
05:10
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She said there’s something that I recall
The man in the story was ten feet tall
His arms were as long as his legs
I listen hard to every word that she says
The room it was rather small
He showed no frustration at all
And though he barely fit inside
It was her with heavy burden on her mind
She said “Are you listing to me?
All I ask for is empathy
Can’t you see what’s troubling me?”
All she wants is empathy
Empathy
His hands dragged along the floor
His knuckles always bruised with pain and sore
His head scraped along the ceiling
Words can’t describe the pain he was feeling
Walls closing in on every side
A feeling which he never denied
And though he tried hard to keep a smile on his face
Something makes her angry what he can’t place
When she says “Are you listing to me?
All I ask for is empathy
Can’t you see what’s troubling me?”
All she wants is empathy
Empathy
She says “You don’t have to read my mind,
But do you have to be so blind?
You only think about yourself
For once, think of someone else.”
His ears were as big as his head
His eyes oversized and red
Most things he could see and hear
He never saw what upset her, I fear
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3. |
When I've Got Time
04:20
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I was gonna write a letter
Say I’m sorry that it’d been so long
I hoped it’d make you feel better
I know I have never been that strong
Maybe I’ll still get ‘round to it
It’s been on my mind
A paper with words put down on it
But words I can’t find
Still I’ll give it a try
When I’ve got time
There’s a book I’ve thought of reading
Someone told me that it fits my style
Every time I keep repeating
I’ve stared at that page now for a while
I know that there’s so much more to go
But I read the same lines
I’m still on chapter four, or so
My brain is a mess and one day I’ll confess
When I’ve got time
There’s so much I need to tell you
But I wanna say it face to face
Can’t believe just what it’s come to
And how I’ve grown so old and out of place
I know that I’ll have to board a plane
To see you again
We try, but things just don’t stay the same
No they’re bound to change
Still, I’ll drop you a line
When I’ve got time
I’ll drop you a line
When I’ve got time
I hope it makes you feel better
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4. |
If It Should Fall
03:49
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If the sky should tumble and fall
I won’t understand it all
Endless night give way to the day
Don’t let yourself get carried away
If the rain can’t fall from the sky
There’d be no more tears left to cry
No more drawing lines in the sand
No more time for things that were planned
Nothing to see
Nothing at all
If it should fall
Falling debris into the sea
If it should fall
If the sun should melt to the ground
All our expectations confound
All the worry, all of the doubt
Giving in, but giving it out
Nothing to see
Nothing at all
If it should fall
Falling debris into the sea
If it should fall
If the moon refuses to shine
Would the stars be forced to resign?
Falling back on nothing but pride
Holding back the feeling inside
If it should fall
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5. |
Where You're Going
04:14
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You bet your life, you take the steps
But if you lose there’s nothing left
Give it all away to someone
Doing it all just for fun
One day you’ll draw your final breath
Live everyday until your death
You can’t be bought, you can’t be sold
A day goes by, you’re just another day old
You don’t know where you’re going
You don’t know where you’ve been
You don’t know where you’re going
You don’t know where you’ve been
You wave me along though it’s you who’s got the right of way
Sometimes that’s just the price you pay
Using what you’ve been given
Trying to make a living
Betting it all ‘til you’ve hit the wall
Life’s a cigarette and one is all you get
One day you’ll paint your final scene
Faces from the places that you’ve been
You don’t know where you’re going
You don’t know where you’ve been
You don’t know where you’re going
You don’t know where you’ve been
Drifting alone in open seas
You set your sails, but there’s no breeze
You don’t know where you’re going
You don’t know where you’ve been
You don’t know where you’re going
You don’t know where you’ve been
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6. |
Things Unsaid
03:37
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All these things on my mind
I don’t understand them all
So unreal, undefined
My back pinned up against the wall
A picture torn and tattered, scattered on the floor
Out of reach, but just outside the door
Now you’re standing in the rain
You open up your umbrella
Can’t believe I’m late again
I guess I’m just that type of fella
It’s concerning, slowly turning
Waiting to arrive
Soothing, yet it cuts just like a knife
Moving forward just to turn around
Climbing up just to hit the ground
Don’t look back, won’t see what lies ahead
Some things are better left unsaid
Some things will weigh you down
Sometimes you don’t need them around
It’s good to know what you want
But don’t forget the things you’ve got
Weight of the world unfurled and scattered at your feet
Initials etched into sidewalk concrete
Moving forward just to turn around
Climbing up just to hit the ground
Don’t look back, won’t see what lies ahead
Some things are better left unsaid
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7. |
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The nights are getting long
You’re losing sleep
You just keep sinking in your much too deep
Like quicksand rising slowly past your feet
The more you move the sooner it’s complete
You find it’s not enough
It’s never as easy as you think
It’s never as easy as you think
It’s never as easy as you think
Trying to turn water into wine and take a drink
The walls are closing in
It’s much too tight
It’s getting much too hard to see the light
You struggle, but it only makes it worse
Nothing but a wounded soul to nurse
You find it’s much too much
Chorus
Tramped down like the dirt beneath your shoes
The more you gain, the more you seem to lose
Feeling like there’s nothing more to give
Fearing there’s no other way to live
It’s never as easy as you think
(It’s all a part of growing)
It’s never as easy as you think
(You’re trying to transcend)
It’s never as easy as you think
(When all your cards are showing)
It’s never as easy as you think
(All you needed was a friend)
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8. |
Mixed Messages
02:26
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If you want me gone
Then all you’ve got to do is to say so
But you keep me hanging on
And I guess that I’m just a fool enough to stay so
I can be a stubborn man
It’s something simple that I need
But you keep on sending signs
That I just don’t know how to read
Yeah, it’s
Mixed messages you’re sending me
Mixed messages you’re sending me
Mixed messages you’re sending me
I’ve admired you so long
And I finally got the nerve just to tell you so
At first you played along
But maybe now you’ve found another way to go
When I see you out at night
When I hear you on the phone
You come off sounding like the sweetest person
That I’ve ever known
But it’s
Now Smokey said “A taste of some is worse than none at all”
I guess I know now what he meant
When you just don’t have the time to take my call
Your smile’s so bright and true
And your sense of style truly is impeccable
But the way you keep me hanging by a thread
Well, I gotta say that really is incredible
Maybe you’re afraid you’ll hurt my pride
But I really wanna know
We don’t have to move too quick
But we can only move so slow
When it’s
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9. |
This Time Around
04:08
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So what is it that you think you did?
How can anyone say a bad thing about you?
After all the things that you’ve said and done
None of us would ever be the same without you
So it didn’t work out this time around
You were looking for a love to compare with the one that you’d already found
So how can you think that you’re to blame?
You’ve spend most of your life underneath a micro-scope
I know that there are times when you’d rather be left alone
But of deliverance, you’ve said that there’s always hope
So it didn’t work out this time around
You were looking for a love to compare with the one that you’d already found
Can’t please them all
Even summers turn to fall
Your call
You can’t please them all
So what is it that you think you could have done?
You’ve already pleased almost everyone
Maybe it’s the time to put your pride on the shelf
You’ve made everyone happy
Now be happy yourself
So it didn’t work out this time around
You were looking for a love to compare with the one that you’d already found
Can’t please them all
Even summers turn to fall
Your call
Can’t please them all
It’s not your fault
Even summer’s bound to fall
Your call
No, you can’t please them all
It can’t be easy to have lost someone you held so close and dear
So, keep her memory strong you know she’d want you to be happy here
So it didn’t work out this time around
You were looking for a love to compare with the one that you’d already found
Can’t please them all
Even summers turn to fall
Your call
No, you can’t please them
It’s not your fault
Even summers bound to fall
Your call
No, you can’t please them all
It’s not your fault
Your fault
No, you can’t please them all
Never them all
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10. |
No Regrets
02:53
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A cup of coffee in my hand
I slept in late again, this wasn’t what I planned
No room for cream, I take it black
Can’t go on this way, I’ve got to get myself on track
But, no regrets
No regrets
No regrets
No regrets
Now my guitar is out of tune
It’s not the only thing that needs attending to
Maybe it’s time to change the strings
Maybe it’s time to change a lot of other things
Chorus
I’ve got my notebook and a pen
A nice long list I’ve neatly numbered one through ten
Maybe now I’ll get something done
Or change the order ‘round and never get past one
Chorus
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11. |
There For Me
03:55
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When I
I need a friend, you see
You’re always there for me
‘Cause I
I needed everything
And you would do anything for me
Yeah, you are always there for me
Yeah, you are always there
Yeah, you are always there for me
Yeah, you are always there
I
You know I would do the same
Wouldn’t let you suffer any pain
There’s
No limit to what I’d do for you
So, what do you want me to do?
‘Cause
You are always there for me
Yeah, you are always there
Yeah, you are always there for me
Yeah, you are always there
You
You showed me right from wrong
That’s why you’re in my song
When I
I couldn’t think of anything
You gave me some words to sing
That’s why
You’re always there for me
Yeah, you are always there
Yeah, you are always there for me
Yeah, you are always there
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12. |
Had Enough
04:46
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Can’t quite recall just how it all went down
The sound of you leaving’s what brings me ‘round
Too many options to be contemplated
Faculties impaired, intoxicated
Dizziness
I look around and it feels like I am blind
It takes a couple steps until I start to find
That I’m pretty much sleep walking
You’ve had enough, but you keep coming back for me
You should have learned from all those other times before
How many times can you do this to yourself?
You’ve had enough, but you keep coming back for more
It all began with a familiar sound
Bartender pouring me another round
I look around, I take a drink and start to smile
Elated that you made it, haven’t seen you for a while
It’s been too long
I look around and start to wish that I was blind
It takes a couple steps until I start to find
That I’m pretty much sleep walking
Chorus
Last thing that I recall
We’d moved to another music hall
Melody starts to fade away
No more words are left to say
When I awoke on the hotel room floor
You said goodbye and then you closed the door
Unconscious now, I’ve fallen back to sleep
Knock upon the door, she’s got a house to keep
It’s time to leave
I look around and it feels like I am blind
It takes a couple steps until I start to find
That I’m pretty much sleep walking
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Zach Jones Portland, Maine
With an encyclopedic knowledge of yesterday’s music and an awareness and appreciation for today’s, Jones combines the raw energy and style of the 1960’s British pop explosion, with the soulful expression of the R&B that poured from Motown & Stax. While paying tribute to the music he loves, yet expanding beyond tradition, Jones has created a fresh musical melting pot of modern rock, pop, and soul. ... more
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