1. |
Wave
05:26
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Wave goodbye
Everybody waves goodbye
Climb aboard the train
Turn and wave goodbye again
Some go north, some go south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave
Wave goodbye
We're headed for the other side
The sun shines brighter there
And everyone's got golden hair.
They went north, they went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
Someone blessed somewhat more
Because I'm sick
We're gonna find the ones that left
A boy climbs aboard the train
Never to wave bye again
They went north, they went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave
Don't you cry
We made it to the other side
The sun's not brighter here
It only shines on golden hair
I went north, I went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave
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2. |
Rosalie
03:49
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There's a notion between us, my love
A notion of powder and dust
Somehow I was blind but now I can see
As you walk through this world Rosalie
Every step is one closer to me
As love we will find, what the others can't see
Your letters in mind, I love you Rosalie
Let the world spin you closer to me
Take a chance on us Rosalie
As love we begun to find a world that is free
I want to dance with you Rosalie
I want to dance with you Rosalie
To the new years' just time
To bring you closer to me
The whispers are mine, te amo Rosalie
May 17, 1952
Dear Rosie
The happiest Sunday of my life Rosalie
Spending a nice, quiet day with you at home alone
December 26, 1952
Dear Joe
My darling, I'm so in love with you
I guess you know you left me speechless when you broke the news
Everything went round and round
How I wish days like those 12 would last forever
Ma and Pa aren't too happy about it
But it's harder on them, for I'll be leaving
I hope that soon, my darling
God will make all our dreams come true
I've started to take a long, hard look at all my surroundings
And at all the people I'm so crazy about
It's going to be harder than I thought leaving all this behind
I love you, can't stand being away from you
I love you
Now remember, darling
I've been here all my life
But with my Joe at my side
I won't be able to complain
So never take our love, Rosalie
You'll never break this love, Rosalie
To the new year's just time
That's brought you closer to me
The whispers are mine, te amo, Rosalie
Your letters are mine
I love you Rosalie
I love you Rosalie
I love you Rosalie
I love you Rosalie
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3. |
Rhapsody
04:04
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Where'd it all begin?
Well i don't really care
There's plenty of faces along the way
Who'd be glad to place me there
Was it your fault? Or just my fault
Well it don't matter anymore
You carve our names on window panes
And leave them scattered on the floor.-----
So if the melody escapes me
I will stumble upon it soon
If it's not a rhapsody
Well it'll just;
Have to do -----
So if the melody escapes me
I will stumble upon it soon
If it's not a rhapsody -----
The memory will have to do
Well look who's crying now
I can't forget your name -----
There's plenty of strangers along the way
Who'd be glad to pass the blame -----
If it's my fault, I'll pay the cost
You be the one to keep the score -----
You carved our name on window frames
And let them scatter by the door -----
First you said you loved me
Then you changed your mind
I wish I could hear it
One more time
If it's my fault
I'll pay the cost
You be the one to keep the score
We carved on names on window frames
The letters scatter out the door
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4. |
Across The River
05:20
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I saw your face
From across the river -----
Without a trace, veil etched in grey
The old man say they heard the laughter
And then the laughter seemed to fade away ----
What kind of love?
Destroys a Mother
And sends her life crashing, through the tangled trees -----
What kind of love? destroys another
And sends them crashing, through the
Tangled trees
For another time, across the river.....
The old men say, they saw you walking
And then they said, you seemed to fade away -----
What kind of love, destroys a mother;
And sends her crashing, through the
Tangled trees -------
For another time -------
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5. |
Castanets
03:27
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If I should write a book for you
That brought me fame and fortune too
That book would be like my heart and me
Dedicated to you
And if I should paint a picture too
That showed the loveliness of you
My art would be like my heart and me
Dedicated to you
To you because your love is the beacon
That lights up my way
To you because with you I know
A lifetime could be just one heavenly day
If I should find a twinkling star
One half so wondrous as you are
That star would be like my heart and me
Dedicated to you
To you because your love is a beacon
That lights up my way
To you because with you I know
A lifetime could be just one heavenly day
If I should find a twinkling star
One half so wondrous as you are
That star would be like my heart and me
Dedicated to you
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6. |
Don't Need You
05:11
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Ladies and gentlemen
Yes, sir
Let's do it
Yes, sir
Yo, on and on and my nuts, I'm palming
Take two of these and call me in the morning
You should see the way the chain heart is a charmin'
Flying like a bird like Nelly Furtado
Shit, pop ya bottles, toast and scream, cheers
Getcha two step ?'cause it's the record of the year
Nigga that brought you ice creams, two for a pair
Officially announcing this is warfare
'Cause back in the day my clouds was gray
And it seemed like my angels couldn't blow them away
But then I sold my first verse and copped that NSX
But I was still ridin' in them thin ass jets, but now
Man, my business so clear out the window of the Lear
And I'm talking on my celly, all this shit that you should hear
Listen clearly now
Hello, can you hear me now?
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
So, drop ya purse and grab ya hips
And act like ya tryin' to get this money right quick
So can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
On and on and this beat is zoning
I control they mind from straight over the phone and
Let 'em explore the words something like a tourist
And never get addicted unless the heady wop is serious
From Louisville to Jimmy Choos, he's real
She knows the time, she sees the Richard Mille
Flat double skeletal tour billion
It's just like her body move, it turns her on
She like the way my hands use her body for hand warmers
And all our car doors go up like transformers
See I can do it this away, I can do it that away
From the crib in Virginia to that new Miami getaway
So cool it like new edition unless you hot as you say
I'll get it, okay, let it boil away
But please run along, ?'cause ladies is feelin' wrong
And I got some right for 'em right after this song
My name is Skateboard P
Ladies and gentlemen
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
So, drop ya purse and grab ya hips
And act like ya tryin' to get this money right quick
So can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
On and on and the temperature's warming
I spit heat flashes, niggas get nauseous
Bright as a bitch, so analyze with caution
When the light hit the ice bet a one hundred that you vomit
Should I mention the fact the transition is the track?
New incision to the vision just to get me where I'm at
Lil' Skateboard he too grown
Riding up and down Collins in that new two-tone
It's so cold you don't wanna feel the chill of it
(Uh)
Just stand back and just look at the grill of it
(Uh)
I don't smoke but I bet the sensamill of it
It totally intensifies the vivid ass appeal of it
You can be jealous and grit ya teeth
But all these little niggas got something in reach
So, you want heat? These niggas can front heat
While on my boat party trying to sun seek
My name is Skateboard P
Ladies and gentlemen
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
So, drop ya purse and grab ya hips
And act like ya tryin' to get this money right quick
So can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
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7. |
Follow You Down
04:04
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Don't love me too much
I don't think I can take it
A little tender to the touch
And it feels like we can break it...
I'll follow you 'round
I'll follow you 'round
I'll follow you 'round
Don't you dance so close
I don't think I can follow
I've been hanging with the ghost
The cause of all this trouble
I'll follow you 'round
I'll follow you 'round
And I'll follow you down
I'll follow you...
Don't you speak so soft
I don't think I can bear it
I've been dancing with the ghost
And it's much too late to fake it
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8. |
Wedding Day
03:53
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Out where the Valley lies
Out where the Eagle flies
On your Wedding Day -----
Long as the river runs
Long, as the time to come
So I've got to say -----
That you look so fine
You were locked in time
By the ring that binds you
On your Wedding Day -----
On your Wedding Day -----
Out where the evening stars
Shine as to lovers dance -----
On your Wedding Day -----
Long as the Veil that runs
Strong as a promise sung
So I've got to say -----
That you look so fine
You were locked in time
By the ring that binds you
On your Wedding Day
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9. |
Velvet
04:23
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My hands are turning numb
But I still gotta strum
My Velvet guitar
And I don't care how long
Might write a sad one
But who's gonna sing them this time
My hands are turning numb
But I still gotta strum
My Velvet guitar
And I don't care how long
Exactly what went wrong
But who's gonna blame him
This time -----
A rooster's in the trees
But he can't crow for me
He's wasted his time
He lost track of how long
Exactly what went wrong
But who's gonna blame him
This time?
I hear her sing for me
But she won't cry for me
I'm wasted, inside -----
She's too cool to come down
And dance to a sad one
But who's gonna blame her this
Time ----------
Not gonna break him down
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10. |
As I Fall
04:43
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I watch you walk away from me
It's all that's about you
And as I lean into this fall
I'll always surround you -----
As I fall, all around you
Voices call, but what: can I do?
A circle burnt into the sand
Is someone without you
Who placed a ring upon your hand
To try and disguise you -----
As I fall, all around you
Voices call, but what: can I do?
The things I meant to say
All seem to slip away -----
The forward motion of this fall
Is only because you -----
Smile as you slip yourself on me
The danger becomes you -----
As I fall, all around you
Voices call, but what: can I do?
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11. |
About This Love
05:49
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It's all about this Love
It's all about this Pain
It's all about this Loss
We take to live again
So if you see me 'round
C'mon let me in
If you see me falldown
Won't you let me in -----
There's a story inside your eyes
That needs a witness.....
There's a rhythm to these lies
That might explode -----
Sometimes this great big world
Just ain't large enough
So kiss one more time ---
And then again.....
It's all about this Love -----
It's all about this Pain -----
It's all about this Loss -----
We break, to Love again -----
This happy town has many secrets
Enough to spark a towering wave of fire -----
So why this interest when they could
Just leave us -----
Connected by the distance of your smile.....
It's all about this Love .....
.............................
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Alejandro Escovedo Austin, Texas
The 21st century has been a time of widely successful excursion through music that only a few American musicians get to create. Between adventurous solo albums, continuing collaborations with other musicians and an ever-growing sense of boundary-pushing, Alejandro Escovedo has created his own definition of what a modern rock artist can accomplish. ... more
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