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The Storyline
05:39
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There’s just one way round
In this crazy dream
Through the highs and lows
And every inbetween
But there’s a Storyline
Runnin through my heart
And if I hold back
It’s gonna tear me apart
Cos it’s a warning sign
And it’s the friend I need
And it’s the only place
My hungry heart can feed
And it’s the edge of time
And it’s the way back home
Where I can rest a while
Before it calls me on
And it won’t let me go
Til I take that chance
Test the water
Feel the heat of the dance
No it won’t let me go
Til the dice has been cast
Cos the Storyline turns
Where the question is asked
There’s a lightnin’ flash
Out on the road somewhere
When I’ve stayed too long
You know it finds me there
And I don’t know where
It’s gonna lead me to
But if I’m walkin’ now
The Storyline is comin’ through
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2. |
Valley of Stone
06:40
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It’s 3 o’clock in the morning
They’re bangin’ on the door
I know their names
And I know their faces
And I know just what they’ve come here for
There’s a chill wind blowin’ across the valley
And the door flies open wide
3 minutes to take all that you can carry
And after that
There’ll be no place for you to hide
But a short time ago
You drank our whiskey
We ate at your tables
We danced ‘til the dawn
The living was good
And the harvest was plenty
Now the bloodlines are runnin’
Across this valley of stone
My grandfather sits in the corner
And he looks so frail and old
But he built this house
With his own two hands
In the burning sun and the bitter cold
And his eyes say he’s going nowhere
The choice was made long ago
He’s laid a wife and two sons
In this ancient ground
Down by the river
Where the tall trees grow
I lift my eyes to the mountains
And the snow filled pass that I’ll take
I kiss the eyes and the face
Of the man I love
Then turn around and slowly walk away
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3. |
Freedom Song
06:40
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It’s six long hours til the day breaks
I wake you now it’s time for us to leave
The children in our arms
May God keep us safe from harm
We take the road that leads us to the sea
Two hundred souls standing by the water
We climb aboard in silence take a place
Families tied and torn
As the land where we were born
Fades and disappears without a trace
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
For twenty years i've laboured in this prison
‘Cos I broke the rules and spoke my mind out loud
A country ruled by fear
Where thousands disappear
And I’m just another voice lost from the crowd
‘Til the day when all of this is over
And I walk away or die here in the dirt
My heart is just as clear
And it’s stronger than the fear
And I’ve come to understand what this is worth
Freedom Song
Moonlight dancing on the water
The coast of Europe coming into sight
We drift in on the tide
Hand in hand and side by side
Step ashore and disappear into the night
Freedom Song
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4. |
Nothin' To Hold On To
07:17
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In the mystery
That surrounds all our knowing
Where the singer meets the song
Disappearin’,
Die into the candle’s glowin’
Where you are always new
No cloud of emotion to spoil the view
No time in here
No veil of fear
Nothing you can do
And nothin’ to hold on to
Oh no, no, no
Nothin’ to hold on to
Oh no, no, no
Nothin’ to hold on to
In that broken dream
That keeps you up there
On that movie screen
You’re just another shadow cryin’
Dressed to kill
Where reality
Wears the painted mask of fantasy
Spillin’ chaos from your lips
A reasoned point of view
But eyes that hold the pain of bitter tears
Could never see what’s true
From the open ground
That keeps this old world
Spinnin’ round
A silent voice just keeps on callin’
You can’t make it on your own
Where ideas that rise
Whisper stories about the life inside
Ah but self is one within
Compassion born anew
And holdin’ on, and holdin’ on
And holdin’ on
It aint gonna get you through
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5. |
Life and Times
06:02
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They stand 3 blocks apart
Starin’ out to the road
But they lean on each other
Call it sharin’ the load
And she aint no angel
Fallen down from the sky
And God knows he’s no hero
They’re just tryin to get by
In their life and times
In their life and times
They stamp their feet in the cold
At the start of the day
Hours waiting on strangers
And so many just turn away
But there’s a Big Issue burning’
In a heart that won’t lie
Between store window comforts
And a yearning inside
In their life and times
In their life and times
It’s comin’ in from everywhere
Through the dark hours
And the deep despair
Through the shadows in their eyes
Through the ones they don’t recognise
In their life and times
In their life and times
Sometimes a line you can draw
Or a path you can trace
And sometimes things just happen
And it’s right there in your face
Cos’ worlds fall apart
For no reason or rhyme
Leave you no place to run
And a mountain to climb
In your life and times
In your life and times
It’s comin’ in from everywhere
Through the dark hours
And the deep despair
Through the shadows in your eyes
Through the ones you don’t recognise
In your life and times
In your life and times
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6. |
Just You Wait 'n' See
04:29
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Old devil moons out tonight
Everything’s gonna be alright
Cos baby he’s got plans
For you and me
And way before that mornin’ sun
Has old night time on the run
You’re gonna be lyin’ in my arms
Just you wait ’n’ see
We’ll go riding in my car
But we ain’t gonna ride too far
Just to someplace
Where the wind and the water’s free
And if you look up in the sky
Right into those ancient eyes
You’re gonna find that old man smilin’
Just you wait ‘n’ see
Cos he knows what goes inside your head
And he hears what you can’t say
And he knows just what your mamma said
About throwin’ your heart away
He sees the world the way it is
And how it’s really meant to be
And tonight he’s gonna make it all work out right
Just you wait ’n’ see
All those hours of love we’ll share
Moonlight magic in the air
I’m knockin’ at that door
And he holds the key
And it’s a promise that come what may
Tonight before he slips away
You’re gonna be lyin’ in my arms
Just you wait ’n’ see
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7. |
There's No Why
06:11
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And she said:
Come sit down beside me
And tell me what you see
All the things you’re runnin’ from
And all you’d like to be
Cos somewhere there’s a rainbow hangin’
Arc’d against your sky
To lead you through the mysteries
That will greet you by and by
And he said:
What makes the wind blow?
What makes the river flow?
What makes a flower grow?
And why?
And she said:
So many things will find you
You will not understand
They’re the clouds that hold the secrets
That will slip right through your hands
But sometimes there’s a moment
When it’s all so clear to see
And it’s waiting like an open door
That’s there to set you free
And he said:
What makes the birds sing?
What makes the church bell ring?
What makes winter turn to spring?
And why?
And in between the laughter
And the tears that have to fall
The river flows forever on
Runnin’ deep inside us all
And she said:
Sometime’s there’s no reason
Or not one you can see
It’s like it’s just the way the world is made
And how it’s meant to be
But for every question answered
There’s a million more that seem
To fade into the stillness
Of a half forgotten dream
And she said:
To feel the free wind blowin’
To be the river flowin’
To watch a flower growin’
There’s no why
There’s no why
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8. |
Two of a Kind
05:00
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We started together
We were two of a kind
But you were the dreamer
With stars in your eyes
And they took you away
Across the ocean so blue
Chasin’ your dreams
Tryin’ to make them come true
And I stayed in the old town
Where I work in the store
Just like my daddy
And his daddy before
And the letters that come
From those far away shores
Can’t tempt me to stray
From the old town’s front door
But we’re two of a kind
Tho’ we’re so far apart
It’s the same road we’re travellin’
Comin’ straight from the heart
So my journey’s yours
And your journey’s mine
We’re travellin’ companions
And we’re two of a kind
And each time we meet now
It takes a short while
To work through the changes
And grind down the miles
So we talk through the night
‘Til the morning sun shines
And the cards on the table
Show we’re two of a kind
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9. |
Spanish Steps
05:09
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Bill Gordon Liverpool, UK
Bill Gordon is a singer-songwriter from Liverpool, UK.
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