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Body Language
02:46
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You’ve got an accent different than mine,
But I watch your lips and always find,
More things in common than could keep us apart.
‘Cause I know your heart.
You speak my body language, using words I ain’t never heard,
You speak my body language, you’re the only one on Earth.
I’m gonna listen to you, like a choir of angels,
Speak my body language, body language.
Speak my body language, body language.
You go out searching for whatever we lack,
I’ll be right here waiting when you come back.
Might sound so simple but at least I’m sincere,
I need you here.
You speak my body language, using words I ain’t never heard,
You speak my body language, you’re the only one on Earth.
I’m gonna listen to you, like a choir of angels,
Speak my body language, body language.
Speak my body language, body language.
I wanna sit close to your fire.
Gonna speak in words I know will ignite your desire.
I’ll ask you questions that I’m sure you do not know the answers to,
Just to talk with you.
You speak my body language, using words I ain’t never heard,
You speak my body language, you’re the only one on Earth.
I’m gonna listen to you, like a choir of angels,
Speak my body language, body language.
Speak my body language, body language.
Speak my body language, body language.
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Lie, Cheat, & Steal
03:07
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I wanna take us both to Amsterdam,
Photograph statues in the park, wander the Red Light after dark.
Laugh like little kids (who) should’ve known better,
Inside voices, timezone lessons.
Half a world away from where our problems are.
You said “I won’t ask you to do anything that you don’t wanna do,”
So I’d appreciate you thinking this thing through.
(And) if you’re gonna lie, baby lie right in my arms,
If you’re gonna cheat, let’s cheat death here in the dark,
If you’re gonna steal, baby steal my breath away,
You can lie, cheat and steal if you stay.
I hold your silhouette,
In the darkest corridors of my recalling.
Said you don’t leave the ground no more, you’re scared of falling.
But I remember you wrapped in my sweater,
Messing up the words to “London Calling,”
Walkin’ back to your place in the morning.
You said “I won’t ask you to do anything that you don’t wanna do,”
So I’d appreciate you thinking this thing through.
(And) if you’re gonna lie, baby lie right in my arms,
If you’re gonna cheat, let’s cheat death here in the dark,
If you’re gonna steal, baby steal my breath away,
You can lie, cheat and steal if you stay.
We’re running out of runway,
And everybody knows it.
I can hear what you say,
(But) I’m asking you to show me.
(And) if you’re gonna lie, baby lie right in my arms,
If you’re gonna cheat, let’s cheat death here in the dark,
If you’re gonna steal, baby steal my breath away,
You can lie, cheat and steal…
(And) if you’re gonna lie, baby lie right in my arms,
If you’re gonna cheat, let’s cheat death here in the dark,
If you’re gonna steal, baby steal my breath away,
You can lie, cheat and steal if you stay.
You can lie, cheat and steal if you stay.
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Love is a Thing You Do
03:17
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By now you’d think I would be better at explaining,
But the words have always been so slow to come.
Just ‘cause it’s this hard to tell you doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
‘Cause love is a thing you do.
So I will kiss you in the morning and before you shut your eyes,
I will hold you when you’re laughing, even closer when you cry.
And every dream you ever dream, I’ll do my best to help come true.
‘Cause love is a thing you do.
I wish I was made of poetry and patience,
Someone better should be here to write your songs.
But I will give you all there is of me, until my days are through.
‘Cause love is a think you do.
So I will kiss you in the morning and before you shut your eyes,
I will hold you when you’re laughing, even closer when you cry.
And every dream you ever dream, I’ll do my best to help come true.
‘Cause love is a thing you do.
If I could take your worries and bury them down deep,
I’d dig until my back gave out if that would help you sleep,
Even an extra half a second. I would learn to carve the stone,
Just to worship at your altar, ‘cause you’re the only home I’ve known.
So I will kiss you in the morning and before you shut your eyes,
I will hold you when you’re laughing, even closer when you cry.
Every dream you ever dream, I’ll do my best to help come true.
‘Cause love is a thing you do. Love is a thing you do.
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Make Me Stay
03:00
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Touch me like it’s the very first time,
Kiss me, it’s gonna be a long night.
Hold me like you’re afraid I’ll walk away.
Love me like you’re tryin’ to make me stay.
I’ll try to keep it simple, I’ve been known to talk too much.
No matter what I say I’m sure, the words won’t be enough.
I’ve told you that I need you in a thousand different ways,
But just in case I guess I’ll try it one more time today.
Touch me like it’s the very first time,
Kiss me, it’s gonna be a long night.
Hold me like you’re afraid I’ll walk away.
Love me like you’re tryin’ to make me stay.
I gave you my ring, I gave you my name,
I gave you every single thing I ever had to give away.
I’ve loved you, I’ve loved you when it’s hard,
I have loved you in daylight and loved you in the dark.
I changed myself for you, and God knows that I don’t change,
I need more from you this moment than I needed yesterday.
If the devil comes for me, I’d have to tell him he’s too late,
Because my soul belongs to you it isn’t mine to give away.
Touch me like it’s the very first time,
Kiss me, it’s gonna be a long night.
Hold me like you’re afraid I’ll walk away.
Love me like you’re tryin’ to make me stay.
Love me like you’re tryin’ to make me stay.
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The Good Old Days
03:38
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When the babies are grown up,
And they move so far away,
Live their lives, only call sometimes, we’ll learn to be OK.
But one day we’ll long for the chaos of this crowded, messy house,
‘Cause the good old days are happening right now.
I will remember you walking towards me in that dress,
Long after I’ve forgotten my own name.
As every other thing about me cracks and fades away,
The way I love you stays and stays and stays.
When the babies are grown up,
And they move so far away,
Live their lives, only call sometimes, we’ll learn to be OK.
But one day we’ll long for the chaos of this crowded, messy house,
‘Cause the good old days are happening right now.
I used to carry you twenty blocks home on my back,
Late nights when your shoes would hurt your feet.
Seems a thousand lives ago, but the memory’s just as sweet,
And you kept me safe from much worse things than glass out in the street.
When the babies are grown up,
And they move so far away,
Live their lives, only call sometimes, we’ll learn to be OK.
But one day we’ll long for the chaos of this crowded, messy house,
‘Cause the good old days are happening right now.
May I get to wake beside you twenty thousand mornings more,
May the only thing that we don’t have enough of soon be born.
May we live to love each other even more than we do now somehow.
When the babies are grown up,
And they move so far away,
Live their lives, only call sometimes, we’ll learn to be OK.
But one day we’ll long for the chaos of this crowded, messy house,
‘Cause the good old days are happening right now.
‘Cause the good old days are happening right now.
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The Real Thing
03:21
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I will stop moving my mouth for a second,
This wasn’t part of the plan.
All I ever wanted was,
A remedy that I could trust.
I don’t need a lifeline, I don’t want a rescue,
(it’s) Just that when the dark falls, you I should be next to.
I keep my walls up, I’m trying to change that,
You are my hometown, feels like a flashback.
I hear your sweet song and every word I sing,
I’ve seen enough fake to know the real thing.
This should be easier but that’s just not how we work,
I know I’m difficult and sometimes my love’s a curse.
But you made your bed and I know that’s where I wanna sleep,
Trust me, your secrets I can keep.
I don’t need a lifeline, I don’t want a rescue,
(it’s) Just that when the dark falls, you I should be next to.
I keep my walls up, I’m trying to change that,
You are my hometown, feels like a flashback.
I hear your sweet song and every word I sing,
I’ve seen enough fake to know the real thing.
I used to be afraid, but I am not now,
I drove myself away but I have learned how,
To let the fear go and let the light in,
No I won’t let you down again.
I keep my walls up, I’m trying to change that,
You are my hometown, feels like a flashback.
I hear your sweet song and every word I sing,
I’ve seen enough fake to know the real thing.
I keep my walls up, I’m trying to change that,
You are my hometown, feels like a flashback.
I hear your sweet song and every word I sing,
I’ve seen enough fake to know the real thing.
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Three days after Christmas, three days until it’s next year,
Stand outside your apartment freezing my fresh fallen tears.
We’ve been through this before, I can list everything that I’ll miss.
Three days after Christmas.
Three days after Christmas, three days until it’s next year,
I’ve been hiding my face, been denying the things that I fear.
I walk Avenue A in the cold light of the day, see the frozen lovers kiss,
Three days after Christmas.
It’s been a long time since I felt warm inside,
(I) hear the church bells chime.
Three days after Christmas, three days until it’s next year,
I call you on the phone, I’m not sure what I’m hoping to hear.
Would you tell me you’re sorry? Would you give me just one more gift?
Three days after Christmas. Three days after Christmas
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8. |
To Be Without You
03:41
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Give me a second and I’ll catch my breath,
And think of something more to say.
I’m loving you with all that I got left,
You get every part of me.
Sorry if it’s too much sometimes,
(But) you’re the only thing that I need tonight.
I’m not afraid to fly, ‘cause I’m not afraid to fall, but I’m scared to be without you.
I’m not afraid to die, oh I’m not afraid at all, but I’m scared to be without you.
It ain’t a secret that I was naive,
But that was quickly torn from me.
You’re always saying to forgive myself,
I’m trying to see the things you see.
Sorry if it’s too much sometimes,
(But) you’re the only thing that I need tonight.
I’m not afraid to fly, ‘cause I’m not afraid to fall, but I’m scared to be without you.
I’m not afraid to die, oh I’m not afraid at all, but I’m scared to be without you.
Hold me like you stole me. Covet me like someone else owns me.
Put your hands on me, I’ll let you control me.
I’m not afraid to fly, ‘cause I’m not afraid to fall, but I’m scared to be without you.
I’m not afraid to die, oh I’m not afraid at all, but I’m scared to be without you.
To be without you.
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9. |
You're OK
02:37
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It took me twenty years, a million miles and lots of tears,
To realize I’m all right the way I am.
My simple prayer for you is that you learn to see the truth,
You’ve got everything you need right where you stand.
I know it’s raining now but I can promise soon it’s gonna pass,
Don’t you worry for a second, rest assured you’re built to last.
It’s ok to be afraid, in fact sometimes you’ve got to be,
Just don’t let your fears come carry you away,
You’re ok.
I have seen you fall before, raise your voice and pound the floor,
But then you got back up and carried on.
I am also cursed with pride, know how hard it is to rise,
But all we can do is try until we’re gone.
I know it’s raining now but I can promise soon it’s gonna pass,
Don’t you worry for a second, rest assured you’re built to last.
It’s ok to be afraid, in fact sometimes you’ve got to be,
Just don’t let your fears come carry you away,
You’re ok.
I know it’s raining now but I can promise soon it’s gonna pass,
Don’t you worry for a second, rest assured you’re built to last.
I won’t always be here with you, but when I’m so far away,
And the sky gets dark, remember what I’d say,
You’re ok. You’re ok.
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10. |
You Are That Someone
04:10
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You are that someone that I can’t forget,
I try to keep runnin’, but you took my breath.
I stopped asking our friends how you’re doing,
And that feels like progress, I guess.
For a while I was scaring myself, thought nothing could help,
Ran out of excuses.
I forgot how it felt to feel good,
Wish I could but I don’t think I can ‘cause,
The bed’s too big, night’s too dark,
Try to move on but it’s just too hard.
You are that someone that I can’t forget,
I try to keep runnin’, but you took my breath.
I would like to believe it gets easy. If not easy, at least not like this,
I just wanna walk down the street, not watching my feet,
Not wondering about where you sleep.
Wish something could make me believe.
But the bed’s too big, night’s too dark,
Try to move on but it’s just too hard.
You are that someone that I can’t forget,
I try to keep runnin’, but you took my breath.
Escape you, replace you,
I run for my life then I chase you.
My hands shake, my arms ache,
I can’t take this nightmare coming true,
Wish I could wake up to you.
You are that someone that I can’t forget,
I try to keep runnin’, but you took my breath.
You are that someone, who broke me apart,
It’s hard to keep livin’, ‘cause you took my heart.
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Ron Pope Nashville, Tennessee
Platinum recording independent artist, Ron Pope, made a name for himself in the early days of music streaming with the viral success of his song, “A Drop in the Ocean” - which has now been streamed over 1 billion times going platinum in the US and double platinum in Sweden. ... more
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