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Woke

by Paul Fogarty

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Tombstones 03:42
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I’ve been looking for a place I can call my own Looking for a place I can sing my song And the memories speak of years just standing still And all the girls I knew are tombstones to the time we killed …tombstones, to the time we killed Tombstones, to the lie we lived… Well the summers came and took my rent The winters told of a cold night spent In thoughtful contemplation of a single spoon In the solid isolation of a single room So I surrounded myself with people who live in fear And what they’re afraid of ain’t never been too clear Clear of a misrepresent or a deed done wrong Fear of fear itself if nothing else comes along They’re tombstones to the time we killed Tombstones to the lie we lived… I’ve been working in jobs that stole my soul I gotta do my thing before I get too old I been swatting short people as if they were flies Tired of making a living telling great big lies I gotta find me an angel, take her for my wife I gotta learn to live the saintly live We will gather our children about our feet Sing ‘em love songs so our souls can meet We will find a place to call our own Say a prayer for the cities we have only known As…tombstones to the time we killed Tombstones to the lie we lived
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Hard Day 04:07
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It was a hard day harder than most I was in a bad way, she left for the coast I took her in my arms, what was I supposed to do I told her that I loved her and she ran inside her room so an emotional wind blew me back out the door to the corner store I wandered round and round threw my heart against the wall I smoked my long last cigarette watched the ashes glow and fall I said “Hey there, hello” to a gal from Buffalo she sidled up and whispered “Some things are better done real slow” I broke into a bar, stole me some poison for to drink she said “you don’t even like that stuff and it sure do make you stink” I couldn’t believe it.... I couldn’t conceive it It was a hard day, harder than most we slipped out front and caught a ride through a canyon of unequal doors we shared the abyss of our first kiss in her den of unparallel flaws she took her golden hair out of my sodden broken mouth I said “let’s get together baby before it all starts heading south” I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t conceive it, It was a hard day harder than most she poured me a song that lingered long on her tender perfect lips.... she leaned her head back through the wall and I drank her down in sips… we thrashed like a pair of wildebeest fallen off the planet’s edge made love until the morning sun cut across our naked legs “I guess you know you ain’t welcome back just anytime” she said “I thank you for giving me no hope” I smiled and turned my head I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t conceive it, It was a hard day, harder than most I said it was a hard day, I said it was a hard day
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Just Say So 02:47
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well you left me sittin' here in the seat of my pants broke both my legs baby cos you didn't want to dance you sewed my eyes shut cos you didn't wanna know if you're so over it baby, just say so... say so... say so... oh just say so, say so... Well you cut out my heart cos you didn't wanna feel you dragged me through hell and back just to watch my skin peel rubbed salt into my open wounds something's gotta go if you're so over it baby just say so, say so just say so, say so I can’t lie someone’s stealing you away I can’t lie I will be over you some day You pushed me up a sail you set me out to sea you got no intention of rescuing me I take you to the park baby, hear the sparrows sing you take off your glove, baby show me your ring baby well you left me sittin' here in the seat of my pants broke both my legs baby cos you didn't want to dance you sewed my eyes shut cos you didn't wanna know if you're so over it baby, just say so... say so... say so... oh just say so, say so...
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Kerching 02:47
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Every man has a tale to tell But no one ever hear it if it ain’t gonna sell Every woman has a song to sing No one ever hear it ‘less the register rings No one ever hear it ‘less the register ring …Kerching Every momma has a dream for the world Peace love and freedom for every boy and girl Every story got the same start and finish my friend wake up crying keep from dying til the bitter end No one really cares if’n you live, love or die they break a smile in heaven boy, just for watching you try Every monster has a bedside face No one ever see it til they fall from grace Every child has a dream to fly You can’t ever live if you’re afraid to die You can’t ever live if you’re afraid to die You can’t… oh you can’t be afraid to die Every man has a tale to tell No one ever hears it if it ain’t gonna sell Every woman has a song to sing And no one ever hears it unless the register ring Unless the register ring No one ever hear it unless the register ring Alright Alright
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Woke 02:01
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There’s a whole world outside there’s a whole world outside There’s a whole world outside Watching and waiting with open arms There’s a whole world outside there’s a whole world outside There’s a whole world outside Watching and waiting with open arms Don’t have to fix it if it ain’t broke Don’t have to sleep through it cos you already woke Don’t have to lose it y’all Just have to use it y’all Don’t have to fix it if it ain’t broke There’s a whole world outside there’s a whole world outside There’s a whole world outside Watching and waiting with open arms There’s a whole world outside. (get out of the darkness let the sun shine down) there’s a whole world outside There’s a whole world outside full of loving and open arms Beat every drum cos it ain’t no joke Wear every moment like a magical cloak Don’t have to lose it y’all Just have to use it y’all Don’t have to sleep through it cos you already woke There’s a whole world outside there’s a whole world outside There’s a whole world outside Watching and waiting with open arms
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Dream (I Thought I Was Dead) 02:48
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I had a dream I thought I was dead but I was only losing my mind and all of my friends wonder what’s wrong with me they say I’ve fallen too far behind I go out walking to the shimmering sea I close my eyes and dream of a better day they shake their heads oh they think understand they say I must be losing my way I had a dream I thought I was dead but I was only losing my mind and all of my friends wonder what’s wrong with me they say I’ve fallen too far behind do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do I had a dream I thought I was dead but I was only losing my mind I was only losing my mind I was only ever losing my mind
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Born Nekked 03:22
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Going Blind 03:58
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Hey Oh Hey Oh 03:06
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I don’t wanna be the one who’s left behind I don’t wanna be the one who’s nowhere to find I don’t wanna be the one who stands all alone Wondering what in the world did I do wrong Don’t say hey oh hey oh what’s wrong are you good Don’t say ho oh no don’t tell me I misunderstood Don’t say who do you think you are I’m no stepping stone Don’t say wait just a moment cos I’m already gone I don’t wanna be the one who’s tied in loose ends I don’t wanna be the one you think of as just one of your friends I don’t wanna be the one who’s losing time losing sleep I don’t wanna be the only one who still cares Don’t say hey oh hey oh what’s wrong are you good Don’t say ho oh no don’t tell me I misunderstood Don’t say who do you think you are I’m no stepping stone Don’t say wait just a minute just cos I’m on the phone I don’t wanna be the one with some explaining to do I don’t wanna be the one who can’t get over you I don’t wanna be the one you think of whenever he’s loving you I don’t wanna be the only one who still cares Don’t say hey oh hey oh what’s wrong are you good Don’t say ho oh no don’t tell me I misunderstood Don’t say who do you think you are I’m no stepping stone Don’t say wait just a moment cos I’m already gone Don’t say wait just a moment cos I’m already gone
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Red Red Rose 03:15
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My love is like a red red rose my heart is an open wound I can’t stop thinking about you babe my life is an ancient ruin there’s nobody here I can talk to only thing left is to write you this song I got no right to want you babe ain’t a thing about it that don’t feel wrong I got no right to love you babe I got no right to tell you I care.... I got no right to want you babe like in some sad old time love affair My love is like a red red rose and my heart is an open wound no matter how I try to get over you I keep falling in a deeper groove My head is sunk neath a world of hurt My heart is an ancient ruin My hopes are crushed neath the dust and the dirt I got no idea what I’m doing My love is like a red red rose And my heart is an open wound I can’t stop thinking about you babe my whole life is an ancient ruin
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They Swear It Was 02:27
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I only know about the way I feel I don’t know nothing bout the way you could not heal I only know about what’s mine was yours I don’t know nothing about who closed the opened doors I swear, it was, like that when I got here I only know about what’s right and wrong I don’t know nothing about us singing someone else’s song I see the ocean churning round they go When they gonna dump on us ain’t nobody ever knows They swear, it was, like that when they got here They swear, it was, like that when they got here They swear, it was, like that when they got here They swear, it was, like that when they got here They swear, it was, like that when they got here They swear, it was, like that when they got here
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Old School 01:37
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I’m so tired Of waking up wild and wired Every single night With a head stuffed full of fright Waiting for the sky to cave in Like the headline’s always saying… Don’t mean to sound old school But for you I’ll be a fool for love Well the world don’t need to crumble You don’t get to stand by and grumble Getting old is so appalling Tomorrow’s always calling Don’t mean to sound old school But for you I’ll be a fool for love Don’t mean to sound old school But for you I’ll be a fool for love Give me the old time blues Before they wore blue suede shoes Getting old is so appalling Tomorrow don’t stop calling Don’t mean to sound old school But for you I’ll be a fool for love Don’t mean to sound old school But for you I’ll be a fool for love

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released December 17, 2019

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Paul Fogarty Tewantin, Australia

Born and raised in the Australian bush Paul Fogarty had plenty of time to kick his creative engines into overdrive.
"You could go weeks without anything happening at all," he says.
Fogarty made up for the emptiness with a creative drive that has produced more than 2000 songs. He plays lap slide, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica and plays live concerts in Australia/ Europe. www.paulfogarty.one ... more

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