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Open Road
03:31
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Open Road
It begins with a simple story
Played in a different key
In the shadow of those before me
As it was meant to be
It was a time when there was nothing I had to lose
Taking a leap of faith knowing I'd pay some dues
Free as a soul could be in the custody of his muse
At the mercy of the lord on the open road
In the hands of a dream uncertain
Wondering where it goes
Hanging on with your pockets hurting
And what do you have to show
Nobody said it's easy rowing against the tide
Keeping the fire burning and hoping that you'll get by
Telling it like it is cause somebody has to try
At the mercy of the lord on the open road
Looking back on a life of plenty
Singing a different song
In the hands of the dream they sent me
Trying to play along
It was a perfect plan till living got in the way
Maybe I just got lost or said all I had to say
They say that you can't go back but still I remain today
At the mercy of the lord on the open road
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2. |
Waves
03:37
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Waves
It's a chance you have to take
It's the early sound of morning
It's what you think but do not say
It's nothing you can keep
It's the choices that you make
When your heart is filled with longing
It’s where you look along the way
For the faith before you leap
It's the ebb and flow
Of the air you breathe
There’s nothing that you need to know
But it’s there if you want to believe
It’s the voice you hear
When you’re falling free
Through notes and words that disappear
Like waves rising out of the sea
It’s the moments that you seize
And the ones you’d like to redo
It’s the jangle when you stir your drink
A knock upon your door
It’s the evidence you need
For the verdict that you’ve come to
It’s what everyone you fear will think
When you land upon the shore
It’s the bags you’ve packed
And the price you’ve paid
It’s every thought that holds you back
When nothing else stands in your way
It’s the grace you’ll know
When you let it be
Just by reaching up and by letting go
Like waves rising out of the sea
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Holy Land
03:33
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Holy Land
Flying high and out of sight
As if to disappear from everything he should have gotten right
Trying to forget what he could not see
Out of time and losing form
Resurrected by the danger of an unexpected storm
As though it came along to set him free
The sky was gleaming with illusion and recall
Climbing fences as the rain began to fall
Upon a perfect day
As he made his way to the holy land
Living in a house of cards
Where tomorrow never comes around to tell you who you are
And promises are cooked an open fire
No one tells you what to do
But it really doesn't take a lot to see why you withdrew
To linger in the flames of your own desire
He should have known that she was only passing by
That the promise and surrender in her eyes
Was never meant for him
As the lights grew dim on the holy land
Souls are lost and fools are made
In the belly of a sinking ship they call the masquerade
You get what you deserve, but never what you need
So I leave you with confusion and regret
That's what happens every time that you forget
Which way the river flows
When you're trying to go to the holy land
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4. |
The Love of Thee
03:19
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The Love of Thee
Who will be the light in the morning
Who will know just what to say
Who will fill your heart with belonging
And who will chase the blues away
Who will bake the bread in the kitchen
Who will drive and park the car
Who will scratch your back when it's itching
And who will wonder where you are
What if I had looked away
Would I even know your name
Or if it were another day
Would I be here just the same
Could it be a twist of fate
Who am I to know
So I raise a mighty sail
Cause you never know which way the wind will blow
Or who will give tomorrow a reason
Who will travel land or sea
Who will find someone to believe in
And who will be the love of thee
Who will be the one you inspire
Who will dance and who will sing
Who will hold your hand by the fire
And who will wear your wedding ring
Or are we only passing by
To another time and place
Maybe I should wonder why
And stay here just in case
Could it be a twist of fate
Who am I to know
So I raise a mighty sail
Cause you never know which way the wind will blow
Or who will give tomorrow a reason
Who will travel land or sea
Who will find someone to believe in
And who will be the love of thee
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5. |
The Time We Have
04:34
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The Time We Have
I don’t know how to love you
Or if I believe you’re even there
For me to recover
And how will I ever find you
Hiding behind the shame and fear
Disguised as another
Child of the night, living inside of me
Using my eyes to look past your pain
Taking my will and leaving what’s left of me
Like a fallen angel walking in the rain
And you wander through an endless maze of emptiness and sorrow
Believing that you know the way to get on out of here
But you always steal another day and sell it to tomorrow
With a promise that you can’t avow
‘Cause the here and now is all the time we have
Everyone has a story
Maybe it’s time I let mine go
To breathe in a new one
Hauling this inventory
Is breaking my back and killing my soul
My darling, what’s done is done
Child of the night you hold my destiny
Tomorrow’s a guess and yesterday’s gone
Give me you hand and walk along next to me
There’s no better time than now for moving on
And we’ll wander through this endless maze of emptiness and sorrow
Believing that we’ll find a way to get on out of here
And with love we’ll find a way to stay, each day before tomorrow
With a promise that we will avow
‘Cause the here and now is all the time we have
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6. |
You're Not in This Alone
02:45
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You’re Not In This Alone
Wading through another endless day
Looking for a place to hide away
Drifting when the wind begins to blow
Take a look around, you’ll see you’re not alone
Every glaring move that you conceal
Never really knowing how you feel
Landing where you never thought you’d go
Acting out like someone you don’t know
Ain’t it good to know you’re not in this alone
Time can heal and your heart will sing
Over and over we turn it over
There’s no telling what love can bring
That’s just the way that we roll
Drifting when the wind begins to blow
Landing where you never thought you go
Let the light of truth abound you
Take a breath and look around you
Can’t you see you’re not in this alone
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7. |
I Told You So
03:17
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I Told You So
I'm not here to say goodbye
To take the fifth or testify
Bring you down or get you high but this I’ll say
All I really want to do
Is make it right with all of you
I’m stepping out of the darkness into the light of day
Rising up, falling down, or with your feet on the ground
Those who love you always let it show
Others leave and never let you know
And some just throw you away saying I told you so
I went to the mountainside
To face the truth that I denied
Reaching out or so I tried to make amends
There I watched as bridges burned
And nothing that I’d ever learned
Could rescue me from the loneliness of what could have been
Rising up, falling down, or with your feet on the ground
Those who love you always let it show
Others leave and never let you know
And some just throw you away saying I told you so
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8. |
The Streets of Astoria
03:13
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The Streets of Astoria
Stuck inside the pages of an old forgotten book
I came upon a faded photograph that someone took
Just a bunch of guys I used to know
Looking at me silently now from so long ago
Standing at the precipice of what would come to be
Staring down a barrel that we couldn’t even see
It’s fair to say we didn’t have a clue
We thought that we’d arrived
But we were only passing through
Blessed are the memories that have lead me here today
The joy and tribulations that we shared along the way
Laughing as we learned to play the blues
Shouting out like messengers with everything to lose
The city was on fire and a war was raging on
That one day would be ours to end or fight before too long
Still we thought we’d make it big one day
‘Cause no one could out-duel us when our band began to play
But our music would always belong
To the streets of Astoria
Where we still had a reason to dream
And a story to tell
Like a blaze in the eye of a storm
On the streets of Astoria
Till the flame that we thought was our destiny flickered away …
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9. |
Technology
02:12
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Technology
Turn it on and disconnect
‘Cause that’s the way it is and how it’s gonna be
And just what did you expect
When it just eats your soul and fill your mind with fantasy
Take a look around and see
The chains that tether you to your technology
Rising from the rubble of your secrets
To the life you always tried to flee
Ain’t it true you get in trouble
‘Clinging to the very things you thought would set you free
When you come around you’ll see
What’s broken and won’t let you be
The emptiness of your disease
You’re never gonna fix it with technology
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10. |
Common Good
04:10
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Common Good
Everybody's talking while the walls are coming down
Blaming one another and there's enough to go around
But who you gonna listen to and who do you forsake
When you put your faith in a point of view where everything is fake
Maybe you’ve been thinking that you’ve seen this all before
They denigrate truth till you can’t see it anymore
Double down fear and tell you just how safe you’ll be
While a mighty fist starts coming down on the bounty of the free
The temperature is rising and the money's pouring in
The cynical applaud like there’s some righteousness to sin
When you gonna do the things that the good lord says you should
That will bring us all together living for the common good
Some of you are saying that you can’t get what you need
But still you go and stand behind the champions of greed
They tell you that the little guy is the one who done you wrong
You may know where this is going, but they ain’t taking you along
The temperature is rising and the money's pouring in
The cynical applaud like there's some righteousness to sin
When you gonna go do the things that the good lord says you should
That will bring us all together living for the common good
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11. |
Shadows
03:13
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Shadows
Every time I turn around
And see a shadow on the ground
I think of all the stories I've been told
Of distant voices in the night
And people walking through the light
When nothing else remains for us to hold
You might say I'm seeing things to try to ease the pain
But tell me why should I believe it isn't so
When standing here beside me, even in the falling rain
Is the shadow of a man I used to know
On that very quiet day
When suddenly you went away
And said goodbye to all that you outgrew
When everything is said and done
And God delivers everyone
Nothing else remains for us to do
Call me a believer with the the burden to explain
But tell me why should I believe it isn't so
When standing here beside me, even in the falling rain
Is the shadow of a man I used to know
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Fred Caruso Brooklyn, New York
Fred is a singer-songwriter based in New York City where he has been composing and performing since 1975. His songs have been published by Chappell Music and other publishers.
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