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Astronomy (Mark Jackson and Cary Shields)
When I was a little boy I stared at the sky And calculated distances imperceptible to the human eye. It was so easy. And I’d always get such joy from staring at the sky I’d contemplate the universe Ever searching for the answers in the night It’s never easy So if you like I will show you a few things It just so happens we’re lucky this evening A lonely little boy isolated by my mind Waiting for a celestial sign just to keep me occupied for a short time It’s never easy It’s all about revolution, brother there’s a solution It’s a revolutionary thing keeps spinning around And around and around When I close my eyes I see the movement in the stars And still I watch them while I’m waiting for the lights to come on And I think I could be waiting long Now I’m grown, still staring at the sky There’s nothing left to calculate Except to wonder why the world has passed me by Oh, it’s never easy So if you like I will show you a few things I just so happens we’re lucky this evening Keep your eyes open wide and you’ll see it It’s a revolutionary thing keeps spinning around And around and around When I close my eyes I see the movement in the stars And still I watch them while I’m waiting for the lights to come on And I think I could be waiting long Betty Jane (Mark Jackson)
Betty Jane was insane she did things that you would Never imagine could ever be done She went down into town right down to the river Took all her clothes off right there in the sun Nobody pays Betty Jane too much attention Better to leave well enough alone See, Betty Jane knew the secret all of us would Give every penny we had to know Betty Jane played the game, she made up the rules As she went along, doesn’t matter who played Knock her down, she’ll rebound, get back up and smile And be more outrageous next time around Cause Betty Jane found the secret no one else could Ever imagine could ever be found It seemed so simple to Betty It’s just Betty Jane knew the secret to happiness Betty Jane is quite sane it is we who are crazy running around trying to fix everything Can’t relax, must attack everything that’s different We’ve got to learn just to let it be No and again we do get it right, but not often Only our Betty has that kind of luck She knows the secret to happiness, it’s no secret Ole Betty Jane doesn’t give a @!##$!! Change My Ways (Mark Jackson)
It’s’ really hard when you’re a proud man It’s really hard when that’s all you have to loose It’s really hard to wipe the spit off your face It’s really hard to sing the blues I don’t know why I do the same thing every time I just get high and pretend everything’s ok and maybe it’ll just go away But I can change my ways right now if I want to If I want to I can change my ways right now It’s really hard to lay it down man It’s really hard when that’s all you’ve ever known It’s really hard to spend your very last dime It’s really hard to let it go I don’t know why I do the same thing every time I just get high and pretend everything’s ok and maybe it’ll just go away But I can change my ways right now if I want to If I want to I can change my ways right now Coke and Lime Back (Mark Jackson)
I was out late again, it’s just before ten in the morn And I don’t recall when or how I got this party horn Somebody had a good time, Jameson with Coke and lime Mmhmmm As I stumble in and head toward the bath down the hall To pay for my sin and fall asleep against the wall I wish I hadn’t had such a good time With Jameson and Coke and lime Sweet dreams I wake up in bed my head is beginning to pound The world’s tinted red but at least it’s not spinning around Sometimes I have too good a time With Jameson and Coke and lime Continue (Mark Jackson)
When I wake up everyday All my troubled dreams just melt away Not a word you have to say Just a little smile and a look my way When I wake up next to you I could view the morning sun but I don't have to Cuz you take up all my view And If theres one thing in my heart that I know is true I'm gonna continue to love you Oh I know sometimes we fight But you gotta know inside that we're alright Listen honey don't loose sight You're the one I cling to everynight When I lay down next to you Doesn't matter what was wrong it's jus me and you And no other, only two In spite of all our ups and downs What it comes down to Is I'm gonna continue to love you Love you everyday, love you every way Love you cuz you are my love Love you all the time, and you know that I'm Loving you with all my love Nothing I can do, all I see is you Love you all the time my love Crazy World (Mark Jackson)
It’s a crazy world, it’s a crazy world Everything’s turning round there isn’t any stable ground As soon as you settle down you lose the thing that you have found Then when you try to go ahead with everything you know You’re caught in the undertow it’s such a crazy world Its’ a crazy world, it’s a crazy world Things used to be so clear, more confidence with every year Who knew hate could be so near but we refuse to live in fear Straight ahead never waiver do the little ones a favor Cause we are living in such a crazy world So just go on out and have a ball Throw everything you got against the wall And I’d say that’s some good advice for us all Do For Yourself (Mark Jackson)
Don’t waste your time waiting on nobody else Don’t think nobody thinks about what you want Don’t live your life on nobody else’s watch Do for yourself Don’t think Uncle Sam’s gonna take care of your ass Cause even if he did, well every moment comes to pass Make no excuses either you do or don’t Do for yourself I always dreamed of winning the lottery Or maybe I’d find myself some rich sugar daddy But even when I’ve had a taste of that sugar wine It’s left me empty inside with nothing to call mine So don’t be deceived by the hand that feeds you Don’t you believe everything that anybody says Don’t think that anybody else has your back Do for yourself Doing My Own Thing (Mark Jackson)
Just the other day I was on my way Down to the local hardware store The funny thing you see, it was just like me That I forgot what I was going there for So I took a different route trying to figure it out She said something bout the kitchen door And then I changed my mind, thought I'm gonna take a ride Out to the beautiful big lakeshore And I said I'm doing my own thing And I'm not coming home right now Down the 45 is a beautiful drive Up and down the lush green hills Just up ahead I'm gonna see Big Red Although the water's got a little chill And she'll be checking in, I just don't know when But I'm absolutely sure she will And she know's I'm gonna say, Babe I'll be on my way home When I'm done getting my fill of wandering And I said I'm doing my own thing And I'm not coming home right now She don't care about the crazy things I do That's the reason whey I really love my boo She let me do my own thing Up the 31 gonna have a little fun at the Michigan Adventure Park Where I saw my buddy Jake I said can you please make me Get back home before it get's dark She'll be waiting there unless she went out somewhere To grab a sip of Cutty Sark And that's ok with me, I just can't wait to see her And kindle up a little spark And I said I'm doing my own thing And I'm on my way home right now Fake It Til I Make It (Peter Muszkiewicz)
I was struck by lightning one day Still can't believe I walked away Local paper ran my story Boy saved in blaze of glory Half the time I doubt these hand-me-downs Are ever gonna fit Maybe someday I can fill them out a little bit I'm gonna fake it till I make it Lost count of my blessings one day Time caught me doubting Sunday Got my key in the ignition How I wish I would stop wishing Half the time I doubt these hand-me-downs Are ever gonna fit Maybe someday I can fill them out a little bit I'm gonna fake it till I make it Green lights shining at me Nothing but green lights do I see Half the time I doubt these hand-me-downs Are ever gonna fit Maybe someday I can fill them out a little bit I told you that I loved you one day So what if I don't always feel that way It's just one test of a real man my friend Lost, found, and then lost again I'm gonna fake it till I make it Free At Last (Mark Jackson)
Goodbye to all you knew before you changed your mind Your whiskey and your boyfriends And the things that you just can't tell anyone Should I recall for you the score you left behind You leave it somewhere settled in yesterday Enjoy you last cigarette my friend You're free at last Don't live your life in regret my friend You're moving past Enjoy you last cigarette my friend You're free at last I know it's hard alone when you don't know where to go But no-one is alone you know I know the things You can't tell anyone I told you so you show your strength from head to toe And soon you will feel better in every way Enjoy you last cigarette my friend You're free at last Don't live your life in regret my friend You're moving past Enjoy you last cigarette my friend You're free at last No more dragging that bag around No more running from town to town No more doing the things you do No more doing what's wrong for you Enjoy you last cigarette my friend You're free at last Don't live your life in regret my friend You're moving past Enjoy you last cigarette my friend You're free at last Give Love (Mark Jackson)
Don’t got many things to show you babe But I got one thing for you babe It’s the one thing, Love, that means anything anyway When I see your smiling face It makes me wanna run and jump and play Everything’s alright when I’m with you You make me feel brand new So I give ya one thing that I got This is the real thing and I’m not gonna lose it, Love I’m gonna spread it everywhere I can When I see your smiling face It makes me wanna run and jump and play Everything’s alright when I’m with you You make me feel brand new What a wonderful thing to give love It’ll make your heart sing I’m only sure of one thing, to give love is everything Every time I think about the love we have I get chills all up and down my spine Oo baby I gotta give you my love When I see your smiling face It makes me wanna run and jump and play Everything’s alright when I’m with you You make me feel brand new What a wonderful thing to give love Glory (Mark Jackson and Cary Shields)
Staring out the window watching the clouds go by Tyler’s in the back getting high Paul is at the steering wheel I don’t know where we are Well it doesn’t matter anyhow The only thing that matters is the lovely clitter clatter Clanging underneath our seats, never heard a sound so sweet We’re all in this together love and happiness forever Everywhere we’ll tell the story bout the Trip we made to Glory Downhill with the wind we can cruise about 59 But this ain’t a race so that’s fine Part horse part house all duct taped hell on wheels This is gotta be how freedom feels The only thing that lasts beyond the shadows that we cast Is just the smell of oil and gas and bout a half an ounce of ash We’re all in this together love and happiness forever Everywhere we’ll tell the story bout the Trip we made to Glory My head out the window think I just swallowed a fly Tyler’s in the back getting high Orange rusty Microbus combusting down Interstate 5 It’s a damn good day just to be alive The only thing that matters is the lovely clitter clatter Clanging underneath our seats, never heard a sound so sweet We’re all in this together love and happiness forever Everywhere we’ll tell the story bout the Trip we made to Glory Hat and Glove (Mark Jackson)
Well here we go again That damed lake effect snow again It never gets easier to take every year Its' blowing everywhere Up, down, all around, everywhere Ain't no use crying bout it, honey it's here If I were Father Marquette I'd have turned around and left this place and tried to forget The extremely heavy snow That makes me wanna pack up and go But when I think about it really it's not so bad Put on your layer cake Go out ice-fishing on a lake Guaranteed you'll find it's been the best time you've had LaSalle and Sam de Champlain They never found the passage so they nabbed the terrain Oh there's lots of summer fun Sandy white beaches in the sun Looking forward to it but it's six months away For now it's hat and glove That season we've all grown to love Michigan living at it's very best Heart Gets Bigger (Peter Muszkiewicz)
How I prayed that my heart would not close up, shut down When it came time to say goodbye And on that day they took you away I just felt numb But the damage was done And in your place, now there's plenty of space Is there some other way to learn the truth That just like any other muscle Breaking it down is making it ready for more That's how a heart gets bigger Are you ready for more? I believed somehow we would go all out, buy in When it was time to try again But tables turn, and once you've been burned Then you know why in the blink of an eye People choose not to play when they loose No it does not seem fair but it's the truth You know it takes a lot of muscle, you gotta hustle Just to live with what happened before That's how a heart get's bigger Are you ready for more? I gotta follow my heart even when it leads me into the dark I can't get around it, can't get over it Gotta go through the broken part That's how a heart gets bigger Time to open the door That's how a heart gets bigger Are you ready for more |
Here I Am Again (Mark Jackson)
Here I am again out of love and full of pain Confused and abused oh I need someone To show me the way Keep your head up high when your heart is low And you'll feel much better before you know The best thing for you to do is jus go out and play It's so hard to see the light when you're feeling blue Everything will be alright if you love you It takes time to heal the wounds when love goes away But it's so much easier to pack my bags and run away And start over again in a brand new place That's exactly the same Get up! Why you just sitting there? Get out! There's love and joy everywhere Open to you, the whole world awaits Live while you can and live a lot Love what you have cuz that's all you got Always remember there's only today Let's Stay Lucky (Peter Muszkiewicz)
Yes we're betting a lot But I know you're behind me Don't forget what we've got I hope that you'll remind me When the path of least resistance Takes a little more persistence Luckily you're stuck with me indefinitely Let's stay lucky you and me When temptation walks by My eyes begin to roam Imagination flying high But then I bring it home to you And with every passing possibility I'm convinced that you're the one for me We were struck by a stroke of luck And the streak stayed stuck So let's stay lucky you and me You're my crutch inasmuch as you help me get up when I'm down Put my good foot on the ground I got no reason not to get around You're the difference between a home and a hotel Sure, I'd like a change of scene But I don't fit until I turn the key And there you are with open arms for me And I know thats' who I wanna be Take a breath and cross your fingers now Play your hand and make it work somehow The choice we make is the chance we take And we agree So let's stay lucky you and me Love Joy (Mark Jackson)
Boy I’m really loving having you around You help me lay my heavy load upon the ground You pick me flowers from a garden that abounds With love, joy, and a happiness together found Somehow words cannot express Feelings of love, joy and happiness Sometimes there’s no point to try If there are no words then why not go Shooby dooby doo! Dadadadadad. Magic Wand (Mark Jackson)
When I’m down, you come along and everything turns around Don’t know how, don’t know how You got some kind of magic wand Cause I’m under your spell It takes away the darkened clouds from my head Don’t know how, you got some kind of magic wand People Talk (Mark Jackson)
People talk about things they know nothing about They think they know it all when they know nothing at all They go around talking, they do way too much talking When people never listen they miss out on the bliss of life Cherish every moment you're here for just a moment Everywhere such beauty appreciate the beauty So much to enjoy if you look you'll find the joy Just stop and take a listen or miss out on the bliss of life Stop and check it out and if you'll just check it out You'll know just what I'm talking about if you'd stop talking Take in all you can better do it while you can Just close your lips and listen or miss out on the bliss of life Pie In The Sky (Mark Jackson)
Why is everything so nuts Nobody know what's going on in the neighborhood I just don't see why it's so hard To get together in the yard and work it out Like good neighbors should High in the sky I see ice-cream castles floating by I'm gonna try to get up there with it so that I Might take a bite and jus savor the flavor all through the night Pie in the sky Why is everything so bad the worst times we've ever had Maybe someday we could get a clue We could get together today, and if we want to find a way To work it out that's what we gotta do High in the sky I see blueberry cupcakes flying by I'm gonna try to get up there with it so that I Might take a bite and jus savor the flavor all through the night Pie in the sky High in the sky I see rivers of caramel flowing by I'm gonna try to get up there with it so that I Might take a bite and jus savor the flavor all through the night Pie in the sky Rain (Mark Jackson)
I don’t want to speculate, sit around and ruminate Every time I take the bait, and all the while you make me wait You know what would be really great? If I didn’t have to wait in the pouring rain But oh how I love you, and oh how I want you in my life I really need to separate, give in and accept my fate Though I cannot really say that I believe that it’s too late I’ve already opened the gate so I let my feeling permeate While I’m out here in the pouring rain But oh how I love you, and oh how I want you in my life In the middle of the pouring rain I’ll wait for you and I’ll remain in the middle of the pouring rain I love you baby If I could communicate, one chance to negotiate I could make you moderate and maybe even consecrate Until then I anticipate the day that I don’t have to wait In the middle of the pouring rain But oh how I love you, and oh how I want you in my life In the middle of the pouring rain, I’ll for you And I’ll remain in the middle of the pouring rain I love baby Sparkles (Mark Jackson)
I found a cat and named her Little Miss Sparkles And she's the sweetest kitty in the world Little Miss Sparkles And she loves me so, let me tell you how I know Because anywhere I go, there she is And when it's time for bed you find her curled up next to my head And when she tries to go away I grab her and pull her up to me and say I'm gonna bite your face off Sparkles And then I gonna chew you up and spit you out all over the place Yeah Sparkles Your pretty face is gonna be strewn all about in little bitty chunks Yeah Sparkles And I'm not even gonna sweep you up I'm just gonna leave you there Sparkles In itty bitty pieces on the ground And when I'm finished singing this song to Little Miss Sparkles She looks at me like, I really hope your'e done with this game But she doesn't run away, it's as if she's trying to say That I really hope you stay the same And when she turns to go she come right back abound me I know And when she comes again my way I grab her and pull her up to me and say I'm gonna bite your face off Sparkles And then I gonna chew you up and spit you out all over the place Yeah Sparkles Your pretty face is gonna be strewn all about in little bitty chunks Yeah Sparkles And I'm not even gonna sweep you up I'm just gonna leave you there Sparkles In itty bitty pieces on the ground The Perfect One (Mark Jackson)
Looking all around all up and down turing every stone Frantic in a panic missing the romantic nights when I'm alone Trying some of this, some of that Some things that I maybe shouldn't try While I'm searching for the perfect one that I may never find Looking all around all up and down trying to get it right Many broken heart, I'm sorry but I'm only trying to get it right No need to pretend that love will never end It happens all the time We're all searching for the perfect one who we are meant to find Looking for the perfect one The one you can believe in, find everything you need in The one to keep you warm at night The one you can turn to the one that'll treat you right Looking all around all up and down checking every door What could be inside may dazzle your eyes It's too good to ignore More dissatisfaction, never any action Someone tell me why Why am I searching for the perfect one who's only in my mind Looking for the perfect one The one you can believe in, find everything you need in The one to keep you warm at night The one you can turn to the one that'll treat you right Looking all around all up and down deep inside your soul And to your surprise you're seeing with new eyes You've known it all along Funny how things turn sometimes it's hard to learn To start with letter "I" While you're searching for your perfect one Remember to look inside The Real Deal (Mark Jackson and Peter Muszkiewicz)
Why do you walk in the room And the first thing you do is turn down my stereo Why do you always come in and change the channel When I'm watching my favorite show Why do you yell at me when there's company And say sorry when they go Well you may think I'm crazy, and I may be a little hazy But there's one thing I know I know the real deal, you're on my side I know the feeling you're trying to hide Your'e so mean to me when we walk down the street People ask if we're ok And I say oh don't you worry, but thank you good sir We do this everyday Back to putting me down as we jot around town In your '99 Chevrolet And I can see all the while a little latent smile That you don't want to give away But I know the real deal, you're on my side I know the feeling you're trying to hide I got this feeling that someday my dear You'll know the real deal I'll still be here Waiting (Mark Jackson)
You said I made you happy. I filled a space inside You said you’d found the one you wanted, that you were satisfied We’d spend all day together, nothing could keep us apart And I was so alarmed when I woke up this morning with a broken heart I truly believed you and I were meant to be, that everything was right And I still believe that you’re mine and it’ll all be fine So I thought, well I’ll just give it some time So I waited and I waited and I waited some more And I’m so tired of waiting, oh Just a fool sitting here waiting on someone who ain’t coming But you’re the one I want, so I wait Sitting here watching the TV with only you on my mind Oh I knew it wouldn’t be easy baby But without you I’d rather die I hope that one we will make up, one day I will wake up From this terrible dream singing one lovely song Where’d it all go wrong? I can’t believe it’s true I still loved you So I waited and I waited and I waited some more and I’m so tired of waiting, oh Just a fool sitting here waiting on someone who ain’t coming But you’re the one I want, so I wait Wherever You Go (Mark Jackson)
How funny to think I went out with you on a dare Now wherever you go I'll be there I'll be there to rub your shoulders after work at night There beside you warming in the firelight Always there to see that everything is right for you I love you I do, and you feel the same for me too And wherever you go I'll be there I'll be there wherever you go I'll be standing by Waiting for the moment when it's you and I Sometimes when I get lonely I admit I cry for you You never have to worry if it's been a while Just look over your shoulder and you'll see me smile You call and I would gladly walk a thousands miles for you I love you I do, and you feel the same for me too And wherever you go I'll be there Who You'll Be (Peter Muszkiewicz)
First you just needed a paycheck Then you just needed a raise Woke up one weekend and just wanted a life You started counting the days Too many resumes later You're driving West with the sun Whether you shouldn’t or you should Whether you couldn’t or you could You must be here for a reason So go where you may go Do what you may need to do And day by day on your way through You will be who you will be Be who you will always be And when it’s time to see, you’ll see… First all you needed was someone Then all you needed was her And after seven years of working it out She said she still wasn’t sure So you took “no” for an answer Now you’re back home with your folks Whether you shouldn’t or you should Whether you couldn’t or you could You must be here for a reason So go where you may go Do what you may need to do And day by day on your way through You will be who you will be Be who you will always be And when it’s time to see, you’ll see… That the moment you made up your mind To leave that scene behind Was when you found what you had hoped you would find First it was only a virus Then it was all in your head You fin’lly thought if that’s the best they can do You might be better off dead But you checked in as a patient How come you never checked out? Whether you shouldn’t or you should Whether you couldn’t or you could You must be here for a reason So go where you may go Do what you may need to do And day by day on your way through You will be who you will be Be who you will always be And when it’s time to see You will go where you may go Do what you may need to do And day by day on your way through You will be who you will be Your Smile (Mark Jackson)
Been around the world, seen a lot of pretty faces Turned away some warm embraces Cause no other one replaces All I have to do is see you beauty looking back at me No it’s not your style, baby it’s your smile It’s about your smile, I wake up to it every morning It picks me up when I’m forlourning When you smile the sun comes pouring in All I have to do is see you beauty looking back at me No it’s not your style baby it’s your smile It’s your smile that I love to see Every morning looking back at me Just the thought of it can set me free It’s your smile that I see in my dreams It’s my own personal sunbeam It could light up the world it seems |
