1. |
Get Livin'
04:25
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Don't hold it against me, everybody has their dreams
Mine go back to when I was 13
now it's bittersweet
Won't hold it against you, you say you're looking for someone who'll
Always be there, Won't turn away
The next time they get scared
We've gotten older got nothing to hide
Another half to live
And half a life gone by
You spend your days, thinking of ways, on how to get there
Playing your cards,
trying to get your share
Playing the odds you hustle you believe
You say it's not for the money
but for the love
That's music to my ears, watching you face your fears
Why not take the easy road
You laugh and say it's another way I suppose
We've gotten older got nothing to hide
Another half to live
And half a life gone by
How's it gonna be? Are we gonna give in?
Don't ask too many questions
Just get livin'
You are incredible, you say I am fallible
I say I'm not gullible
You say the truth is all you are telling me
Then what is the meaning of all of this dreaming?
You say: "I'm not a preacher, I'm just a person
don't need a reason"
We've gotten older got nothing to hide
Another half to live
And half a life gone by
How's it gonna be? Are we gonna give in?
Don't ask too many questions
Just get livin'
Where are you going? Where are you from?
What if the future never comes?
Where are you going? Where are you from?
What if the future never comes?
Waiting on something to arrive, it was up to you to take the dive
But you didn't, didn't take the chance
Now it's all to easy to throw up your hands
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda
Instead of doing it's all you just spoke of
It's time to make a move
They've got you cornered but there's still something you can do
Raise those fists with a knowing grin
Blow a kiss to the fear within
You'll take a hit fall
But you'll get back up again
What if the future never comes?
What if the future never comes?
We've gotten older got nothing to hide
Another half to live
And half a life gone by
How's it gonna be? Are we gonna give in?
Don't ask too many questions
Just get livin'
We've gotten older got nothing to hide
Another half to live
And half a life gone by
How's it gonna be? Are we gonna give in?
Don't ask too many questions
Just get livin'
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2. |
Someday
03:16
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Well I'm gonna be rich, gonna drive fast cars
Gonna buy me a big house
Play them fancy guitars
My days is coming, that you'll see
Someday is calling me
I'm gonna make it big, play on that big stage
You're gonna see my name, up on that front page
Gotta take this call, if you'll excuse me please
'Cause someday is calling me
I got things to live for, I got promises to keep
Places to be and I ain't got time to sleep
But I know, what you sew is what you reap
If you want someday, to be in your reach
Yeah that's right
I want satisfaction, deep inside
I want all those things, that money can't buy
Gimme health love and prosperity
Someday is calling me
Here we go
Yeah that's right
You want someday to be calling you too I know that
Woo
I got things to live for, I got promises to keep
Places to be and I ain't got time to sleep
But I know, what you sew is what you reap
If you want someday, to be in your reach
Yeah that's right
Well I got me a girl and she don't complain, better believe it
'Cause she knows that none of this is gonna be in vain
It means so much to have someone who believes
When I say: "Baby, someday is calling me"
When I say: "Baby, someday is calling me"
'Cause baby, someday is calling me
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3. |
Thunder Blanket
04:06
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In the first degree I've been charged
Got pulled over at a routine stop
Didn't know, pulled my gun
As she approached, well I fired one
She went down, so I fled
As her bullet grazed my head
Here I go, on the run
I'm a hated, native son
Last bits of freedom, I try to steel
With the hounds of hell nipping at my heels
My heart races as they close the road
My tires explode to the car I stole
Branches whip my face, blood stings my eye
Moonlight making shadows of those I recognize
Here I go, on the run
I'm a hated, native son
I'm a hated, native son
Under the cover of thunder
I won't surrender
Under the cover of thunder
I give myself back to the river
People are in shock they're afraid of me
There's a killer on the loose and that cannot be
But it's been happening here for over fifty years
No white man gives a damn of that highway of tears
Lights overhead, law on my trail
They'll shoot to kill 'fore I go to jail
Here I go, on the run
I'm a hated, native son
I'm a hated, native son
Just like my, grandfather's son
I'm a hated, native son
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4. |
Hope
03:21
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You give me hope when i'm at the end of my rope
You give me hope, you help keep me afloat
You help me survive when I look in your eye
You give me hope when I see your grin
You give me hope when trouble begins
I'll wear it like a coat you give me hope
You give me strength you open the door
You give me length when i come up short
Long as I have you
I will make it through, you give me hope
You give me hope that it ain't all true
You give me hope there's something we can do
The world is so cut throat but you give me hope
You give me hope you make me want to dance
You give me hope that it ain't all chance
What will the future hold, you give me hope
You give me strength you open the door
You give me length when i come up short
Long as I have you
I will make it through, you give me hope
You give me hope baby and I love ya
When I'm in despair and things just aren't fair
And I'm about to let go but you keep me hanging there
You give me hope
You give me hope that there is true love
You give me hope to believe in that stuff
It may be a hoax but you give me hope
You give me strength you open the door
You give me length when i come up short
Long as I have you
I will make it through, you give me hope
You give me strength you open the door
You give me length when i come up short
Long as I have you
I will make it through, you give me hope
You give me hope
You give me hope
You give me hope
You give me hope
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5. |
Throne for a King
03:55
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I'm in a place where I don't see
Any friends around
The voices and the songs I hear
Are all just foreign sounds
The market square is full of faces
I can't recognize
The people there I've not yet acquainted
They are friends in disguise
I'm feelin' homeless
But I have a home back home
I walk with purpose
For ears to hear my songs
My heart beats like a drum
It don't drone like a string
I'm looking for a throne to suit a king
To cure my thirst of this oppressive curse
I was led to a watering hole
I stumbled out with an empty purse
I left behind my robe
Have you seen my castle, my people?
Have you seen my queen?
I stood there baffled as I rambled
When no one intervened
I was feelin' homeless
But I have a home back home
I walk with purpose
For ears to hear my songs
My heart beats like a drum
It don't drone like a string
I'm lookin' for a throne to suit a king
Sometimes I can't understand myself
But now I'm someone that I know quite well
Against all odds this curse has been dispelled
Here's one thing I can tell
I'm no longer homeless
'Cause I have found a home
I walked with purpose
Found ears to hear my songs
My heart beats like a drum
It don't drone like a string
'Cause I have found a throne to suit a king
I'm no longer homeless
'Cause I have found a home
I walked with purpose
Found ears to hear my songs
My heart beats like a drum
It don't drone like a string
I have found a throne to suit a king
Yes I have found a throne to suit a king
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6. |
Do What We Can
03:56
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Do you drink the whiskey, do you hit the rum
When you miss me and I ain't there to poor you some
They say you gotta love, they say you gotta trust
It ain't that easy and it ain't just because
Gotta to what you can
Gotta do what you can
They say you gotta live with everything you got
How you suppose to if you've never been taught
You can choose to love, you can choose to hate
I love living by choosing my fate
Gotta do what I can
Gotta do what I can
'Cause I'm living the life of a restless man
Can't find no comfort in no pension plan
Gotta do what I can
You were meant for me won't you be my company
We'll turn our backs to the backs that were turned to you and me
We weren't born to run, that's something we learned
When the wings of desire let that fire burn
Gotta do what we can
Gotta do what we can
'Cause we're living the life of a restless man
Can't find no comfort in no pension plan
Gotta do what we can
'Cause we're living the life of a restless man
Can't find no comfort in no pension plan
Gotta do what we can
Gotta do what we can
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7. |
Life Has You Down
04:13
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Sitting at the table with empty chairs around
Burns a birthday candle and a king without a crown
An empty bottle for his sorrows to drown
Life has got him down
She goes to work wears a pretty dress
To conceal her emptiness
Puts on a smile as she does her best
Not to show life's got her down
When life has you down
Lift your head and look around
When life has you down
Lift your head and look around
He lost his money when the markets crashed
They took his house now all his dreams are dashed
All he does is think of the past
How life has got him down
She goes to school but all she's found
Are other kids pushing her around
She's insecure and it's profound
How life has got her down
When life has you down
Lift your head and look around
When life has you down
Lift your head and look around
The grass is always greener on the other side
As we find reasons to never cross the line
Another day in that office space
Has you thinking that it is a waste
Should have never taken the raise
Now life has got you down
The sky is blue but your heart is grey
You can't explain why you feel this way
You've got it all, that's what they say
But life still has you down
When life has you down
Lift your head and look around
When life has you down
Lift your head turn it around
When life has you down
Lift your head and look around
When life has you down
Lift your head turn it around
When life has you down
Lift your head turn it around
When life has you down
Lift your head turn it around
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8. |
When You're Not Around
04:30
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Common home you've been gone too long
You know I don't like being left all alone
The house is quiet, there ain't a sound
Without you around
The bed is cold, when I lay my head to rest
Not even the lord can warm my chest
One thing's for sure, I'm a mess
Without you around
I'll tell ya that I love ya
I'll tell ya that I miss ya
When the night's gotten late
That's when I like to kiss ya
I'll put my arms around you, you tell me my you've gotten strong
But I've been talkin to a pillow all along
Night is young, but I'm getting old
And my mind won't do what it's told
Can't tell up from down
When you're not around
I've taken advice, believe me I've tried
Everything under the sun to keep my mind occupied
But only you can soothe this heart I'll confide
When you're not around
'll tell ya that I love ya
I'll tell ya that I miss ya
When the night's gotten late
That's when I like to kiss ya
I'll put my arms around you, you tell me my you've gotten strong
But I've been talkin' to a pillow all along
Night is young, but I'm getting old
And my mind won't do what it's told
Can't tell up from down
When you're not around
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9. |
Always on my Mind
03:45
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I know that lately
I've been busy
Please forgive me
I'll make it up to you
Don't mean to be rude
I had things to do
And I'll agree
It ain't no excuse
But you're always on my mind
Time's of the essence
I've learned my lessons
Here's my confession
I want you
So don't you wonder
That I don't wanna
Go over yonder
Holding your hand
Gonna take you out
And I'll take you home
I'm gonna leave ya wanting more
'Cause you're always on my mind
'Cause you're always on my mind
And If time is money
Then I wouldn't have a dime
Would ya lend me a dollar
'Cause she's always on my mind
It's kind of silly
I have these feelings
But things keep stealing
Me away from you
I had work
Gettin' in the way
It's all gonna change
Starting today
'Cause you had my heart
From the start
And if I had my way
We would never part
Gonna take you out
And I'll take you home
I'm gonna leave ya wanting more
'Cause you're always on my mind
Ya you're always on my mind
And if time is money
Then I wouldn't have a dime
Would ya lend me a dollar
'Cause she's always on my mind
If time is money
Then I wouldn't have a dime
Would ya lend me a dollar
'Cause she's always on my mind
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10. |
A Year From Today
04:14
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As I breath I can't help but feel how it is you felt
When I turned my back on you
You were sad, I could tell you were angry and I knew well
Your disappointment was see through
Your smiling face your waving hands
Your loving eyes that way stand
Always have me going
Now I know I've done you wrong, as the sun and moon move along
Feel as though it's winter and it's not snowing
I don't know if I'm gonna go
Don't know if I'm gonna stay
Don't know where I will be a year from today
I don't know if I'm gonna go
Don't know if I'm gonna stay
Don't know where I will be a year from today
I've taken turns in my time some were wrong and some were right
That's how we got where we are today
For better. for worse, I blessed and I'm cursed
I feel the sun but I can't get outta the shade
Maybe in a different life, we'll turn the wrong into right
We could stand up tall
But thinking life that eases no pain
We are who are that doesn't change
Thank goodness love is a place into which we fall
I don't know if I'm gonna go
Don't know if I'm gonna stay
Don't know where I will be a year from today
I don't know if I'm gonna go
Don't know if I'm gonna stay
Don't know where I will be a year from today
A year from today
A year from today
A year from today
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Al Lee Revelstoke, British Columbia
Al Lee is an independent Canadian singer/songwriter based in Revelstoke, BC. He released his second full length album, Revolution St. in Feb, 2021.
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