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You Never Said Goodbye
02:55
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YOU NEVER SAID GOODBYE
Hello there, it’s been so long since we two have spoken
I hope you don’t mind this long silence being broken
It’s over, I’m better, and still I wonder why
You never said goodbye
When you left, you told me we’d be together in a while
You told me you loved me and then we parted with a smile
I guess that you just could not stand to see me cry
You never said goodbye.
I know you, you know me, how many are there in one’s time
That can get so close inside of your body heart and mind
You led me on you lied to me you left me you left
You never said goodbye, no you never said goodbye
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Neon
04:10
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NEON
Neon, gas flowing through the veins of the night,
I'm talking neon,
Red, blue, pink, yellow, and white leading me on
To the left to the right, is there anything beyond?
No you can't see the stars through the windows of the bars
And the roof of the saloon is hiding the moon
Nothing's happening but neon.
Neon, quick liquor puts you in the mood,
I'm talking neon
In the glow gotta look good really gotta be on
I wonder if he's looking back at me in the neon
No you can't see the night in the artificial light
Or recognize lies when their eyes are lit by neon
What is happening is neon.
Oh Leon, one more round, just to kill the sound of the neon
Don't you think this a very strange planet to be on
All here drinking to the blinking of a gas called neon.
No you can't go home cause you'd be alone
So you go to the school of the ultimate cool of neon
N-n-n-n-n-n-n-neon.
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3. |
If One of Us
04:13
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IF ONE OF US SHOULD FALL IN LOVE
Arm in arm on a summer night full moon up above
Some might think from the look of things we could be in love.
But you and I know better we know what we’re both about
If one of us should fall in love the other would fall out.
And if I loved you, you would want to run away
And if you loved me, I would be afraid to stay
How’d we ever get this way?
Laughing in the kitchen, touching in the dark
Some might think from the look of things there could be a spark
But you and I won’t let it burn and we won’t go all out
For if one of us should fall in love the other would fall out.
We can only kiss and run, leave before the harm is done.
So on and on and on we go in this crazy game
Some might think from the look of things we could be insane
Both afraid to get love both afraid to go without
Knowing that if one should fall the other would fall out.
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4. |
Easy Come
03:28
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YOU NEVER SAID GOODBYE
Hello there, it’s been so long since we two have spoken
I hope you don’t mind this long silence being broken
It’s over, I’m better, and still I wonder why
You never said goodbye
When you left, you told me we’d be together in a while
You told me you loved me and then we parted with a smile
I guess that you just could not stand to see me cry
You never said goodbye.
I know you, you know me, how many are there in one’s time
That can get so close inside of your body heart and mind
You led me on you lied to me you left me you left
You never said goodbye, no you never said goodbye
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NEON
Neon, gas flowing through the veins of the night,
I'm talking neon,
Red, blue, pink, yellow, and white leading me on
To the left to the right, is there anything beyond?
No you can't see the stars through the windows of the bars
And the roof of the saloon is hiding the moon
Nothing's happening but neon.
Neon, quick liquor puts you in the mood,
I'm talking neon
In the glow gotta look good really gotta be on
I wonder if he's looking back at me in the neon
No you can't see the night in the artificial light
Or recognize lies when their eyes are lit by neon
What is happening is neon.
Oh Leon, one more round, just to kill the sound of the neon
Don't you think this a very strange planet to be on
All here drinking to the blinking of a gas called neon.
No you can't go home cause you'd be alone
So you go to the school of the ultimate cool of neon
N-n-n-n-n-n-n-neon.
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IF ONE OF US SHOULD FALL IN LOVE
Arm in arm on a summer night full moon up above
Some might think from the look of things we could be in love.
But you and I know better we know what we’re both about
If one of us should fall in love the other would fall out.
And if I loved you, you would want to run away
And if you loved me, I would be afraid to stay
How’d we ever get this way?
Laughing in the kitchen, touching in the dark
Some might think from the look of things there could be a spark
But you and I won’t let it burn and we won’t go all out
For if one of us should fall in love the other would fall out.
We can only kiss and run, leave before the harm is done.
So on and on and on we go in this crazy game
Some might think from the look of things we could be insane
Both afraid to get love both afraid to go without
Knowing that if one should fall the other would fall out.
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7. |
Songbird
02:35
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EASY COME
Almost daybreak, I am by myself
What a heartache, I’m back up on the shelf
Easy come, easy go, why I bother I don’t know
Sweet light, shine away the night.
Almost daybreak, it’s silent as a stone
When will the birds wake, I am so alone
Easy come, easy go, why I’m crying, I don’t know.
Sweet light, shine way the night.
Almost daybreak, gotta close my eyes
It was a mistake, guess it’s no surprise
Easy come, easy go, why I loved him, I don’t know
Sweet light shine way the night.
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8. |
I'll Think of You
04:32
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EVERYTHING I’VE GOT IS BROKEN
Everything I’ve got’s been broken, everything I own’s been bent
Every word I know’s been spoken, every dime I saved’s been spent
Oh, I need some super glue, oh, I need some pliers too
Oh, I need a line to quote, Oh, I need a big bank note.
All I need, all I need, all I need is you.
Every card I played’s been beaten, every ship I sailed’s been sunk.
Every crumb of food’s been eaten, every drop of wine’s been drunk
Oh, I need a royal flush, a lifeboat, and if it’s not too much
Oh, I need a roast filet, oh , a glass of cabernet
All I need, all I need, all I need is you.
Every bridge I built has tumbled, every seed I’ve sown has died
Every dream I’ve dreamt has crumbled, every tear inside’s been cried
Oh, I need some masonry, oh, I need a storng oak tree
Oh, I need a month of sleep, I need a shoulder where I can weep
All I need, all I need, all I need is you.
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9. |
Next Time
03:50
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I ONLY MEAN IT WHEN I SING THE BLUES
I play in a band at weddings and bars
I rise with the moon and fade with the stars
All night long I sing the love songs
For people who think they’ll come true.
But haven’t they seen love’s other side
People take warning, go run and hide
These pretty songs are just part of the lie
I only mean it when I sing the blues.
Funny how they cling to fairy tales
Prince Charming comes in every secret dream
I try to warn them but they don’t seem to hear
When I tell them ‘bout the trouble love brings.
When they cut off the booze and turn up the lights
How quickly we lose the spell of the night
Love’s shadowy dreams vanish from sight
I only mean it when I sing the blues.
I Only Mean It When I Sing the Blues
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10. |
I Wanna Take You Away
03:21
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SONGBIRD
Songbird please sing, I can’t wait until spring
I need you, I’ll feed you, if you hang around my door
Don’t sing me your blues, I can’t take more bad news
Songbird, songbird, sing.
Where will you go when the cold winds blow?
Will you spend all your money on some Capistrano honey?
If you leave me behind, I’ll lose my peace of mind.
Songbird, songbird sing.
Songbirds stay here, this time of year
The trees sigh, the geese cry, I forget to laugh
But I won’t miss the sun, I would find my fun
If my songbird, my songbird would sing.
Would you really go to some beach in Mexico?
Flying off again with some fair weather friend
Songbird don’t go, you know I love you so
Songbird, songbird sing.
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I’LL THINK OF YOU
When the edge of the evening dissolves into darkness
And the stars start their glowing, I’ll think of you.
When the fruit on the grapevine is ripe to the bursting
With the glad wine within it, I’ll think of you.
When the sound of the thunder fades into the distance
And again the sun smiles softly, I’ll think of you.
When the white grip of winter release the young spring
And the river roars its freedom, I’ll think of you.
When the wild bird at twilight retreats with a sweet cry
And the woods echo sadly, I’ll think of you.
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12. |
Got a Date with Me
04:01
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GOT A DATE WITH ME
It is Friday night, I am here alone
I am sitting tight, I turned off the phone
I am doing dinner dishes, I am picking dead buds from my gardenia
I am lighting the lamp and lounging on the couch reading Anna Karenina
What a lovely night, oh I feel so free. Nobody else in sight, I got a date with me
The moon is very low, I’m feeling very high
I’ve got no place to go, there’s just myself and I
I am eating popcorn and peeling a peach, I am brewing black tea
I want to stay up late and fool around at my personal party
What a lovely night, oh I feel so free. No one could be more right,
I got a date with me.
Oh do you have a date tonight? Oh do you think it’s all right?
It’s a shame, you really are sweet, got a cousin named Bob you’ve just got to meet.
I am lighting candles, I turned the music low
There’s a romance in the air, I’m dancing very slow
I am trying out the samba, I am doing the lambada, I’m remembering the monkey.
I am getting loose, I am getting weird, I am getting crazy
What a lovely night, oh I feel so free. No one could be more right, I got a date with me.
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Cyd Smith Seattle, Washington
An explorer of the unexpected--lyrically, harmonically, and melodically--Cyd draws from many musical sources. A lover of old jazz, country blues, and good pop songs, she has concocted her own unique brew of songwriting and guitar playing.
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