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I've Changed
03:58
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Seems I've been here an eternity
And now the night has come when I'm gonna be free
The plan's been set and done, this time I've pulled a fast one
And there will be a hole in the cell where I used to be
A car is waiting, the old reliable gang
There's just one thing you need to know
CHORUS
I've changed, I'm not the rogue you used to know
I've changed, I'm not a rascal
My last parole didn't end so well
If Joe was here today then he'd be the one to tell
That's ancient history, traded my inventory
There's just one thing you need to know
CHORUS
For starting over, you need some extra cash
There's just one thing you need to know
CHORUS
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New York Town
04:52
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Looking down from a hotel room, high on 7th Avenue
Where the city lights the sky, for miles around
Crowds of people rushing by, everything you said was true
The open minded energy, a bustling town
On the edge of the past
We can build a future here at last
CHORUS
The sun is rising over the Brooklyn sky
Big Apple is waiting for us, let's walk on down
We can start all over, you and I
In this New York town, this New York Town
Got into a yellow cab, made a stop at Union Square
Picked the pieces up again, of our debris
Above The Kinetic Wall, bursts of steam rose through the air
Gazed upon The Metronome that just stroke three
On the edge of the past
We can build a future here at last
CHORUS
The sun is rising
Big Apple is waiting
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3. |
Come to the Point
05:38
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Night was turning into day
I'd packed my bags and gone away
Got inside a taxi cab
Was heading for another land
As I gazed back through the shield
The radio sang "Ramblin' Blues"
Rain fell down upon the street
And the sky above was like concrete
Early morning at 4 am
In my troubled mind appeared
A sudden vision of another time
The Age of Reason
CHORUS
I've come to the point of no return
(It's time to) leave behind the matters of no concern
I got a message on the phone
It's J.P. from the business board
I'm sure they wonder where I am
I won't answer, I don't give a damn
Arriving in a sunny state
I trade my tie for a pair of shades
Now I'll find the time to write
The end of my old novel is in sight
Late at night 'round 10 pm
The air is cooling down
Seven hours since I found
The Age of Reason
CHORUS
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Stella by the Barlight
04:45
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I got a mail today, said I was obsolete
Been working the same old soulless 9-5
Cleaning up dirty floors, with a broken broom
Changed the last roll of paper, I'm out the door
CHORUS
Winds are blowing strong
But I'm laughing all day long
'cause I got a date tonight
Stella by the Barlight
And it's alright
As I was driving home, heard a squealing sound
A tail of a cat by the roadside was all that I found
When I got home that night, found a note on the door
"The locks have been changed, and you're not welcome here anymore"
CHORUS
I picked up the bags, the wife had left by the door
Suddenly I got a blow, and I fell to the floor
When I woke up again, I couldn't feel my legs
I spent my last cash, on one of those little blue cars
CHORUS
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Mystery Jane
03:44
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11.45 She sneaks in through the door.
To Café Cordiale, I've seen her cape before
Every time she's in this place, she wears a veil upon her face
Somewhat plastered, I decide to find out more
I’m not a tyro, but she is something else
CHORUS
Mystery Jane, what are you hiding
Your golden hair is all that I can see
Mystery Jane, am I your equal
Is there a chance that you can like a fren like me
Outside I gather strength and start to stalk her down
At some old cul-de-sac, she finally turns around
Her green complexion, shiny fangs and reptile smile
They make me stumble back and run for miles and miles (and miles
and miles)
I’m not a tyro, but she was something else
CHORUS
Mystery Jane, please keep on hiding
Your golden hair was all that I could see
Mystery Jane, I'm not your equal
Is there a chance that you can spare a fren like me
Mystery Jane, Mystery Jane
The last refrain I sing is: Mystery Jane
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6. |
Painting a Picture
06:11
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Free flowing energy running through my veins
Cruel imagination, I’ve lost myself again
Searching for a reason, looking for a clue
Why the colours haunt me, if I only knew
Hidden from the window of the world the canvas of mine will come alive
CHORUS
I’m painting a picture in black and white and shades of gray
An endless reflection of all the things I wanted to bring out
Will it fit inside the picture frame
Will it disappear forever
I got myself a part-time job to keep my head above the line
'cause all the things I keep inside will slowly drag me down
I may not find the reason why I need to paint
I just know I have the need to express myself this way
Hidden from the window of the world the canvas of mine will come alive
CHORUS
Every point in space has different intensity
I’m drowning in a dream, it’s blurry, it’s fading
I’m painting a picture in black and white and shades of gray
An endless reflection of all the things I wanted to bring out
I’m painting a picture
An endless reflection
I’m painting a picture
An endless reflection
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Tunisian Nights
04:14
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I checked into a small hotel
A mile back from the main road
Where my car had broken down
The porter asked me quietly
To have a seat, to drink some tea
And turn my eyes around
The view was changing fast, like I traveled back in time, I had no worries of tomorrow
CHORUS
Those Tunisian nights, caught in a heatwave
I was feeling alright, the warmness of the sun
Those Tunisian nights, the desert transforming
I was feeling alright, but did it really happen I don't know
I found myself a bedouin, sitting in a red marquee
With harem girls around
A camel with a pair of shades
Handed me a golden key
As I fell into a dream
The view was changing fast, like I traveled back in time, I had no worries of tomorrow
CHORUS
When I woke up I was in my chair, I went outside to get a sip of air
When I opened up my bag a key fell out
And it's how I remember those Tunisian nights
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8. |
Looney Gunman
05:21
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How could I begin to see
You were gone away again
Another loser from the agency
Who was only just a friend but I know
Only half of that was true
Must have been a lack of grace
That ended my despair
Came up with a crazy scheme
I was only half aware, but you know
Only half of that was true
CHORUS
Wherever you're walking
Whatever you do
There's a looney gunman
Looking for you
Loaded up a single round
And began a lethal game
Gave myself the opening move
But came out just the same, and you know
Now the barrel points at you
CHORUS
Out of all the things I've lost
I miss my mind today
Now I realize that you
Were too yellow to stay, but you know
Only half of green is blue
CHORUS
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Riding This Highway
04:00
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Early morning, got out of this town
Found a car, fueled her up and drove away
I don't really know what got me so down
She was good for me but I just couldn't stay
Arriving at a crossroads, I let the wheel decide
Nearly busted the camshaft, I don't really care
'cause further in the distance earth meets the sky
And if it takes a year I'm gonna get there
Like a river of time
I feel the road stretching out in my mind
CHORUS
I'm riding this highway until the end
Don't know if you'll ever gonna see me again
Standing on the shoulder, a rye blond girl
She's old enough and quite enough pretty
Maybe she will understand where I'm coming from
As we move along in this old Chevy
Like a river of time
I feel the road stretching out in my mind
CHORUS
Driving on the hillside, across the plains
Through the heat and through the rain
CHORUS
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10. |
No Man's Land
01:23
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11. |
Lost in a Mind Game
07:02
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While the Red Herring walks on dry land
The Epigone plays upper hand
It's so frank, it's deceiving the mind
You can't see the cards when you're blind
Bunsen burner
Nice li'l earner
In the big casino of the world
CHORUS
Lost in a mind game
Don't let it bring you down
It's just a passing delusion
Lost in a mind game
Don't let it bring you down
It's only drowse and confusion
Grinders cling on by every mean
Afraid to be made obsolete
While the Doubters discover real change
By breaking the rules of the game
Bunsen burner
Nice li'l earner
In the big casino of the world
CHORUS
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State Cows Umeå, Sweden
STATE COWS is one of very few modern yacht rock / westcoast / AOR bands that creates new original music.
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