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Jake Armerding (2003)
1) Destiny's Flight
We were on schedule
and everything was going as I planned it
Then she deviated
for the life of me I could not understand it
And all this waiting for her
and trying not to bore her
It all came down to nothing in the end
My destiny
She wants to fly
She's leaving me
She wants to try to get a better view
trying to get a better view of the sky
I should have noticed
on the day she ceased to ask me for the answers
She'd play the innocent
and I would try to play the great romancer
But over a maudlin conversation
sobbing obligations
I caught a v-formation in her eye
(chorus)
I know which way her wind blows
She broke my heart and she broke my windows
Darling can't you stand to tell me why
(chorus)
2) Ithaca
Sailing home, sailing home
Woe is me
All alone, I'm on my own
Destiny
And Lord give me some indication
Show me the right constellation
Point me to my destination
Show me the way
O Ithaca, do you call me like
the horizon calls the sun
O Ithaca, when will these days be done
Penelope, will you be forever true
O Ithaca, I'm sailing home to you
Sailing home to you
Every day, the sea and the spray
And no shore in view
And all of my men are trying hard as they can
to see more than blue
And they've not heard a word that I've spoken
I fear that their hearts may be broken
And I pray that these breezes that blow can take us away
Oh take us away
To Ithaca...
Could I ride on the dolphins and otters
Could I fly could I walk on the waters
Could I know that my wife and my daughters
will see me again, oh see me again
In Ithaca...
3) Peace of Mind (Lost in Back Bay)
How have you been my Arlington
and have you seen my darling one
Down Berkeley Street she loves to hide
I'll work these feet down one more side
I've got to find my peace of mind
How do you fare sweet Clarendon
she's all dressed up in morning sun
I'd climb me up your ivy drapes
I'd swing me from your fire escapes
but I've got to find my peace of mind
There's bricks of gold on Dartmouth Street
I wish I had my heart with me
On a sweet honey golden afternoon
she must be found, it must be soon
I've got to find my peace of mind
My lady Hereford
I can't afford to lose my mind today
so tell me Gloucester
have I lost her on the backside of the bay
Now good Mass Ave., don't torture me
just let me have my sanity
Oh peace of mind she sits right there
she runs her fingers through my hair
She says my love you are unkind
to think that I'd leave you behind
You are my only peace of mind
4) You Took Me In
Dark is in the day, cold is in the gray
as I begin to rain again
I'm dirty as the breeze, head between my knees
as I fiddle with my chain again
But you blew in and smiled me away
You blew in I knew not what to say
You, you brought me home, you took me in
You took me in, with no words of condescension
You took me in, you were giving me a place
to lay my head, and I'll not forget to mention
You took me in
I'm littered with regrets, like all those cigarettes
drowning in the avenue
You've seen my kind before, dripping at your door
with hat in hand, now haven't you?
Up above your desk I see it all
fifteen hundred marks upon your wall
I look down and see one on my skin
You took me in, you were just like any other
You took me in, and I'm living in a place
that drinks your soul, and then it asks you for another
You took me in
You took me in, with the gold of your November
You took me in, and I laid down on the ground
and that's my lot, in the cold of your December
You took me in, now I'm going it alone
and I don't mind, but I always will remember
You took me in
(repeat first verse)
5) Nevermind
Look at this place
the unsaid is in the sink
and all of your disclaimers on the door
The bottles and bottles of differences to drink
and you spill your silent treatment on the floor
Look at this face
girl you've got to let me in
I'll help you put your paranoid away
Am I figuring you out or are you figuring me in
And I never never know what you will say
Nevermind
Maybe some other day
That's what you always say
when you try to hide behind your
Nevermind
Honey I'd hate to say
You're neverminding our love away
Nevermind
After a while
stuff is falling off the walls
And my face is on the floor
with all the rest
The box of denial is sitting in the hall
and these one-way conversations are the best
(chorus)
(repeat chorus)
6) Adonai
Adonai, I'm here in the dark
and I'm ready to start with you Adonai
Adonai, in the thick of the night
and my soul is in sight of the Adonai
Adonai, it's quarter to seven
I'm falling from heaven and Adonai
Adonai, I could be praying it
I could be saying it Adonai
I will sit here waiting for you, waiting for you, Adonai
you will sit there waiting for me, waiting for me, Adonai
Adonai, it's quarter to eight
and I'm sick of debating with Adonai
Adonai, my reason is reeling
I'm losing my feeling for Adonai
(chorus)
Adonai, I think in the end
I could finally depend on you Adonai
Adonai, you've got to be patient
with my situation here Adonai
(chorus)
7) Unsaveable
Hey, it's hard to keep on loving when you don't
His face is looking strange to you
and forever looks to last a little long
I've been around
and I've seen all the crazy things they do
I've been around and I've never been crazier for you
Nothing is unsaveable, I should know by now
Everything is saveable somehow
Hey, it's hard to keep on trying when you can't
When you can't say nothing right to her
but you catch yourself rehearsing just in case
I've been around
and I've seen all the crazy things they do
I've been around and I've never been crazier for you
(chorus)
Hey, it's hard to keep it going when it's not...
(chorus)
8) Little Boy Blue (North of North Dakota)
A little north of North Dakota
in the finest June I'd ever seen
I had no business, I said is this
where you buy the gasoline
and might you have an ATM machine
A little sip of Coca-Cola, she sidled over to my side
She said my honey, ain't no money here
to keep you satisfied ... smiling I replied
I'm a little bit of highway, shiny with the dew
little bit of summertime, sitting next to you
Never had a reason, never had a clue
just a little boy blue
Call me the man of Manitoba
I liked those cut-offs she had on
She slid that card real good and hard
and I had strength to carry on, chasing down the dawn
(chorus)
Went to baccalaureate, got my paper keys
Drive a little five-speed, drive it with my knees
Speak a little français, comment allez-vous
I'm the little boy blue
A little north of North Dakota
one drop of rain is on the street
I check the sky, out of the corner of my eye
I see her smiling at her feet, she hops in my front seat
(chorus)
Got myself a debit card, little bit of cash
Petty on the speakers and I'm beating on the dash
Daddy was a highway, Mama was a view
I'm a little boy blue
She was looking so phenomenal, what was I to do
I crumpled up the gas receipt and stuck it in my shoe
Never had a reason, never had a clue
just a little boy blue
9) The Ballad of Sorrow and Joy
Sorrow sits upon a wire
he speaks discreetly to his shadows
I am hungry, I am hungry
Seek me out a pocketful of tears
Breath is short and breath is ragged
all at once you lose your footing
Knowing soon you will go under
drowning in a pocketful of tears
But joy will find you, joy will find you
hold you on one moment longer
Feel his hands upon your shoulders
point you toward the sun
You can put this night behind you
drink of love and drink of laughter
Drown yourself in joy's bright river
till darkness comes again
Come back home, your night is waiting
grinning, spinning threads around you
All your questions, there's no answer
you're drowning in a pocketful of tears
Cry for stop, he keeps on going
poisoning your calm remembrance
Then you hear that safety clicking
clicking in a pocketful of tears
But joy is shining, joy is shining
see him coming round your corner...
10) Too Many People
There's too many people in this little room
but it's all right, it's all right with me
Too many people in this little room
someone show me where to go
Oh Lord
There's too many people in this little building
but it's all right, it's all right with me
Too many people in this little building
someone show me where to go
Oh Lord
There's too many people in this little world
but it's all right, it's all right with me
Too many people in this little world
someone show me where to go
Oh Lord
11) The Girl I Left Behind Me - (Instrumental)
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