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1. |
Barefoot & Beautiful
02:45
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We'll take a little time
Tie the hammock up and pour a little wine
When you say the night is growing warm
We'll play our music till the morning comes along
I wrote it in my song
A simple moment and the day you came along
You say there's nothing more to find
We'll take it easy and the sun is 'gonna shine
And you're welcome any time
And you will always be
My barefoot and beautiful girl
I wish that you would stay
(A moment far away)
It's harder on my own
(It's hard to say)
For there's no one here but you
So that's how it will be
Everybody here, especially you and me
And I'll say we're running out of time
Oh I wish that you were mine
And you're welcome any time
And you will always be
My barefoot and beautiful girl
My beautiful girl
You're my beautiful girl
Beautiful girl
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2. |
Traveling Far
03:45
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Do you remember the dreamers, the poets, the scribes
Music on hilltops, lying beneath summer skies
When the world was awaking and times were a-changing
We looked to the stars
We were travelling far
We set off together towards destinations unknown
We rallied together gathering seeds to be sown
As the great men were falling
The martyrs were calling
You know who you are when you're travelling far
So will I see you tomorrow
We will ride a hundred thousand miles to be all here together
You tell the story and I'll write the song
I won't delay I will not fight
It never sleeps it never dies
So familiar so unkind
Again I know that love is blind
You want me to stay
I'm going away
You're too hard to find
I'm letting you go before I change my mind
I cannot feel I cannot breathe
I hear the road is calling me
Night so dark I cannot see
An empty highway at my feet
Here again I don't believe
I'm going home I'll cross the sea
An empty ocean faces me
The time has arrived
The day has begun
The stars have aligned
I'm leaving today before I change my mind
So will I see you tomorrow
We will ride a hundred thousand miles to be alone here together
You tell the story and I'll write the song
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3. |
The Little Ones
02:22
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Where are the little ones
Their voices all in time
A rhyme we must listen so hard to hear
If I shut my eyes
And cover up my ears
The sound of all the little ones will disappear
When no one hears
The silent call
A church bell chimes
As mourners walk in line
Memory wakens a simple truth
A lesson learned
A promise spoken
Gentle word and an outstretched hand
Reminding me to think about all we've learned so far
And where we are
Where time remains
To hear the bell's song
Played for so long
Where are the little ones
Their voices all in time
A rhyme we must listen so hard to hear
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4. |
It's Only Time
03:49
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Why would I stop loving you
A hundred years from now
It's only time
It's only time
What could stop this beating heart
Once it's made a vow
It's only time
It's only time
If rain won't change your mind
Let it fall
The rain won't change my heart
At all
Lock this chain
Around my hand
Throw away the key
It's only time
It's only time
Years falling
Like grains of sand
Mean nothing to me
It's only time
It's only time
If snow won't change your mind
Let it fall
The snow won't change my heart
Not at all
I'll walk your lands
(And swim your sea)
And swim your sea
Marry me
Marry me
Then in your hands
(I will be free)
I will be free
Marry me
Marry me
Why would I stop loving you
A hundred years from now
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5. |
Faded into Night
03:57
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Every time that you go away darling
You take a little part of me with you
I don't care where it's gonna be
Where you go I am
Only now do I realise darling
I'm never gonna say goodbye to you
And though you are far away
Here today
Where you go I am
There will never be another you
It's just like me to say that you should have known where not to go
Where to be told
His beating heart has now grown old
No more silence or Sunday laziness
Just his hears ringing with the nothing
Fixing your face to pleasantries
To see he's brave, not on his knees
Too scared of the imminent shock
His beating heart might truly stop
There will never be another you
It's just like me to say that you should have know where not to go
Every time you go away darling, never going to say goodbye to you
Though you are far away, here today
Where you go I am
There will never be another you
It's just like me to say that you should have known where not to go
Oh there will never be another you
It's just like me to say that he should have known where not to go
Where not to tread
His beating heart went to his head
And it faded into night
It faded into night
It faded into night
Faded into night
Faded into night
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Unspoken
04:53
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I am breathing still
There is no sound and I will wait until
The night has fallen across the day, dear
Don't tell me where you've been
Don't make a sound for I've already seen
My memory fades, my lines are broken
You caught me just in time
Before the end
I'm always here
I'm always here
I'm always here
I am always here
You're so familiar now
When you unwind all that I thought I'd found
My eyes are open and sorrow woken
So do not wait for me
I'll take my time, for we will always be
On borrowed time, we are unspoken
You caught me just in time
Before the end
I'm always here
I'm always here
I'm always here
I am always here
I am always here
I am always here
I am always here
I am always here
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7. |
I Come Undone
04:19
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I come undone, there's no reprieve
See it all so clear
I'm not the first, won't be the last
To see the time draw near
When is it safe to go outside
Want us to be there, but I don't know why
I don't believe a word they say
I let it all turn grey
Now I hear, and I am ashamed
A simple choice to make
Am I blind to where I am
Am I lost in the sinking sand
You said you didn't know me
It wasn't easy for me to find my way
But here today a choice is made
Where we are I will know
I come undone, there's no reprieve
I see it all so clear
I'm not the first, won't be the last
To see the time draw near
Am I blind to where I am
Am I lost in the sinking sand
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8. |
No More Words
03:37
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We settled in and simmered down
Right before we were sitting on the ground
We found a way to calm the storm
You whispered in my ear to stay
No more words today
My eyes are heavy now
Fall asleep
I will stay to comfort you
I won't delay now, lay down
I'll stay now and wait here for the day
We read the news between the lines
Right before we were staring at the sky
We didn't know what to do
All I knew before was you
Words fall down like rain
Wash away the day, take it where you will now
Don't you know it's OK
Don't be so afraid
I will stay with you now
And so we end, then begin
Right before we let each other in
Goodbye to where we've been
These eyes are heavy now
Fall asleep
And I will stay, I'll comfort you
I won't delay now
Lay down, I'll stay now
And wait here for the day
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Lullaby
03:15
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So here we are tonight
I see you here again
Quietly you follow me
I will tell you stories while we pray
You dance for me I'm smiling as the music's fading quietly
Until there's nothing left to say
Close your eyes and I'll sing for you tonight
I will the be the one to turn the light off when you're sleeping
I'll sing a gentle lullaby
And dream of you tonight
It's later now and a tear rolls down your face
But I can hear a distant harmony
And I can see another place
I'm hoping that you know
I would not be anywhere but here
As I go
Close your eyes and I'll sing for you tonight
I will be the one to turn the light off when you're sleeping
Sing a gentle lullaby
Dream of you tonight
I will dream of you tonight
Tonight
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10. |
Beside Me
03:21
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If you say you'll follow me I will follow you
If ever you would carry me I could carry you
Run away with me
Say tonight, say today
If you open up to me
I'll confide in you
For every time you cry with me
I will cry with you
I will wait here for you
What else can I do
And we've both been here before
(And we both know)
But I can't help it anymore
(Our love is over)
I don't want to be anywhere but there by your side
(And you keep telling me I'm dreaming)
I don't want to know
Hey I'm ashamed cause I don't want to be lonely
And I'm afraid that you will be leave me behind
So you walk ahead instead of beside me
If you say you'll follow me I will follow you
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11. |
Josh
03:58
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I can only tell you what I know
But even that I don't understand
So much has happened in so little time
And it feels like a dream I am living in
Someone say
Why today, why at all
But goodbye is not an easy word to say
As you fly know we'll always remember you
And now time will fly as the years roll by
But I know this well my friend
I will see you again
You know it's funny how quickly life can change
From the arms of security to this place
I don't understand why you're gone
But I'll try even though I'll fail again
All I know I won't forget, will not forget
But goodbye is not an easy word to say
As you fly know we'll always remember you
And now time will fly as the years by
But I know this well my friend
I will see you again
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12. |
May The Road Rise
02:57
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I thought by now I'd have figured something
I thought so many things I have come to doubt
Seeing is believing, but I still hear you say
If you follow me I'll be waiting
If you come for me I'll be here
May the road rise to meet you
The wind be on your back
Sun be on your shoulders
Rain be on your fields
Until we meet again my love, until we meet again
I pray that God will hold you in the palm of his hands
I don't remember when I saw you first
And I don't remember many of our words
She was like an angel, and I heard her say
If you follow me I'll be waiting
If you come for me, I'll be here
May the road rise to meet you
The wind be on your back
Sun be on your shoulders
Rain be on your fields
Until we meet again my love, until we meet again
I pray that God will hold you in the palm of his hands
And like a child you will tell me everything you know
Whisper something to me about where you long to go
And there's so much more to find
So I will walk with you
May the road rise to meet you
The wind be on your back
Sun be on your shoulders
Rain be on your fields
Until we meet again my love, until we meet again
I pray that God will hold you in the palm of his hands
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The Tealeaves Melbourne, Australia
"The Tealeaves are an irresistibly winsome local indie pop outfit recalling early Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor and even Billy Joel when writing their best stuff and firing on all acoustic cylinders. " - The Age
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