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It's 6 o'clock in the morning
and the rain's beating down outside
I can't sleep
And you know that I can't hide
All these thoughts
That crowd my mind
About all the people
That I've left behind
No regrets, No looking back
Can’t seem to keep on the right track
No regrets, Keep moving on
Can't stop and got to carry on
It's 7 o'clock in the morning
and it's time to go
I can't stay here
I know that you know
I'm filled with a longing
That can't be fulfilled
I keep looking for something
I know might not be real
No regrets, No looking back
Gotta keep heading along that track
No regrets, keep moving on
The world has stopped yet I carry on
8 o'clock in the morning
and you know I've not gone yet
You're making breakfast
And I'm placing bets
That I'll be gone
Before the evening comes
Because keeping on the move
Is easier than saying you're done
No regrets, No turning back
Keep on moving along the track
No regrets, Keep keeping on
I love you darling but have to move along
No regrets, No looking back
Couldn't stay even if you wanted me back
No regrets, I’ll keep moving on
Got these boots & I'm putting them on
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We came to this country more than a hundred years ago
It was hard to survive for anyone then I know
There wasn't much time for love or living free
Nose to the grindstone, longing for a cup of tea
We worked as fast as we could just trying to keep alive
Didn't look at our feet and didn't stop to hitch a ride
There wasn't time to learn all the rules of the game
We knew we were different and never tried to be the same
Saturday rest, and Sunday when the papers come
Daddy's in his vest and the neighbours learnt to play a drum
Cold seeped in our bones and burning paper to keep warm
Keeping up with the best, waking early at dawn
We loved this country and never thought of going home
Home is where the heart is but memories are buried in our bones
Everyone has stories, and everyone a reason and a song
You can't change the road behind you, only choose the next to go along
One hundred years later and life's still hard, although not as hard as then
People try their best and they mostly get there in the end
We're in this life together whether we're together or we're not
We travel different paths just to end up at the same spot
No need for fuss and fighting, no need to raise a fist
And nobody's complaining and no-one’s getting pissed
There's never time to learn all the rules of the game
Everybody's different but still we're all the same
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Why don't you leave him behind
He's just another state of mind
It's just a matter of time
Before he fades away
Take the monkey off your back
Put the presents in the sack
You know you're on a better track
Now you don't have to stay
There's another road to run
And all the songs you've sung
Like the smoke inside your lungs
That never floats away
It takes time to get it right
You know it's love at just first sight
And there are times you'll have to fight
To make it through the day
But you know you are strong
He always got you wrong
But every time you got along
Was just a price to pay
So climb down from that cross
You ain't got to look so lost
All the chains you tossed
Just to get away
Why don't you leave him behind
He's just another state of mind
It's just a matter of time
Before he fades away
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Take these grapes and turn them into wine
Treat every day like it's the summertime
Come rain or shine it will be fine,
Loving is easy
There's some good even in the people you despise
The sun comes back and the sea will always rise
Just make her laugh until she has to wipe her eyes
Loving is easy
Imagine being together all of the time
I'd kiss you gently if you were mine
Take a memory and make it last a lifetime
Loving is easy
It doesn't have to be
as hard as it can seem
some things will just work out fine
It doesn't have to feel
like it might not be real
because loving you is easy all of the time
I believe in you, try and believe in me
Look in your heart and you can be free
And see the world as it was meant to be
Loving is easy
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I took your fire and wouldn't stoke it / So you took my rib and you broke it
Bruised my lips so I couldn't say a word / Scratched my cheek and you broke my toe
Everybody is flawed / Everybody gets hurt
Everybody is dumb sometimes / And some people even get cursed
Everybody deserves to fail sometimes / Everybody deserves to get lost
I'm not gonna get it right everytime / And sometimes I'll pay the cost
So I guess I couldn't see you / when I shut my eyes
Guess I couldn't feel at all / what you felt on the inside
I like to think I'll wear another person's shoes sometimes / But sometimes they're just not my size
Guess I couldn't feel what they felt / or see inside their mind
Everybody is flawed / Everybody gets hurt
Everybody gets dumb sometimes / And everybody's done worse
Sometimes I'm gonna fail so bad / Sometimes I'm gonna want to get lost
Sometimes I'm gonna be eaten up inside / And sometimes I'll pay the cost
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It's so easy, to sing a sad song
There are so many sad songs to sing
The world turns out wrong
For so many souls it seems
The road is long, and there’s a heavy cross to bear
Our skins so thin it's difficult not to care
But I don't care how long the road goes on
At least it carries on ...Sing me a happy song
Gonna try to sing the blues away
Wind blows and sometimes clouds will stay
But it doesn't matter if it's a cloudy day
Because it's another day, yes it's another day
And I don't care how long the day goes on
Because at least it carries on ...Sing me a happy song
Tolstoy wrote people who are happy all look the same
But people who are sad are all sad in their own different ways
And singing about sadness never made the pain go away
But if you felt nothing you'd have nothing to say
So I don't care if it hurts sometimes
Because then I know that I'm alive
I wouldn't want to feel nothing at all
I wouldn't want to be that happy at all
So sing me a happy song
sing me a happy song
sing me a happy song
sing me a happy song
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Hey mister train driver, won't you take me home
I'm feeling oh so tired now, so tired of being alone
I want to be back with the ones I love
where the air is fresh and clean
Oh mister train driver why d'you have to be so mean?
Oh mister train driver, you can make me feel so high
When we're flying on the ground or up there in the sky
I can't come down when you're by my side
So mister train driver don't you run and hide
Mister train driver
you know if you try you surely can
Mister train driver I'm your biggest fan
Oh mister train driver you knew that you could
Just help your fellow man by being so good
Get us home train driver just as fast as you can
Oh please mister train driver you're my favourite man
Oh Mister train driver,
I know you're on my side
Keep that stock-a-rollin' deep into the night
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Left you in bed this morning with a smile upon your face
Your hair was a ribbon, your fingers subtle lace
The sun shone in the window on the sheets where you lay
One thing a woman needs is to feel loved every day
I'm feeling nervous I'm feeling only half awake
I think the morning is more than I can take
I need more coffee I'll pour another cup
A teaspoon of sugar, a little pick me up
I'm feeling hard to get along with
Sometimes we all wake up that way
Think I need another cup of coffee
We all need a little loving on our way
I left you in bed this morning with a smile upon your face
Your hair was a ribbon, your fingers subtle lace
The sun shone in the window onto the sheets where you lay
One thing a woman needs is to feel loved every day
The sun is shining, Spring is on its way
I'm on your side dear no matter what you say
A teaspoon of sugar can take the blues away
One thing people need is to feel loved every day
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I've got memories
They don't really keep me warm
But they're good to have around
I've been lots of places
They were pretty good places to be
but they were just another place to rest my weary head
The future is for the young
It's hard enough to live in the present these days
We'd all be richer than princes
If growing older really paid
But It just slowly takes my breath away
My body is weak
But it still gets me around
But it's growing weaker every day
You say grey suits me
That I look a little bit distinguished
...That's nice of you to say
But the future's for the young
It's hard to live in the present these days.
The past is another country
I don't really want to go back to again
But living today simply takes my breath away
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It's a cold cold morning
And I'd follow the sun
But the sun just won't come
It's a slow slow evening
And I could sleep for days
Oh but sleeping doesn't pay
And I'd follow the sun
But the sun it just won't come
And in the afternoon all I do is wait here
Your presence would really make my day dear
Oh, but you just won't come
In the night-time you're always with me
Even though you're miles away in Sydney
Oh if I could run I'd surely run
Yeah, I'd follow the sun
And I'd follow the sun
But the sun just won't come
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Crow flies as straight as an arrow
Dove floats like the breeze on the sea
Crow fights for the worm in the morning
Dove flies away so she can be there with me
Eagle spreads his wings and flies to the mountain
Rabbits scatter like the wind blowing seed
Eagle swoops but is distracted by chatter
The dove eats the berries that you left there for me
The hawk laughs as he sings for his supper
All the critters of the field turn to flee
Hawk sits and waits for the morning
Sharpens his claws while staring at me
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I remember all the times
We struggled to survive
Just waking up in the morning
And trying to open our eyes
There wasn't a penny in our pockets
There weren't any soles in our shoes
I didn't know how to stop it
I don't think we ever got to choose
I'm never going back
The kitchen with the peeling paint job
And the broken bathroom down the hall
There were artists in the basement
There was music creeping through the walls
I heard robbers in the stairwell
We were drinking spirits to keep us warm
We didn't know what could be better
We were in love and feeling bold
I'm never going back
The local girls looked upon us strangely
And we were strange enough that's true
The local boys were kind and kept their distance
Thank god because we weren't that good
We didn't need that much to be happy
Didn't need that much to stay the cold
And life felt there to be discovered
Love was new and we weren't old
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Take these grapes and turn them into wine
Treat every day like it's the summertime
Come rain or shine it will be fine,
Loving is easy
There's some good even in the people you despise
The sun comes back and the sea will always rise
Just make her laugh until she has to wipe her eyes
Loving is easy
Imagine being together all of the time
I'd kiss you gently if you were mine
Take a memory and make it last a lifetime
Loving is easy
It doesn't have to be
as hard as it can seem
some things will just work out fine
It doesn't have to feel
like it might not be real
because loving you is easy all of the time
I believe in you, try and believe in me
Look in your heart and you can be free
And see the world as it was meant to be
Loving is easy
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released November 13, 2022
