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Keep On Moving
04:17
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Well I’m sitting at the bus stop
Just waiting for a train
Jumped into a taxi
Cos I need an aeroplane
Destination homeward
I’m flying to the moon
If I ever get back it’ll be a day too soon, I got to
Find my baby
And tell her how I feel
Gotta put my foot down
Keep my hand upon the wheel
I gotta
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
I’m going home
Well I tried to find some shelter
As the rain began to fall
Stumbled in the darkness
And I fell against a wall
Found an empty bottle
And a broken cigarette
My luck is changing but it hasn’t happened yet
I got to …
Find my baby
And tell her how I feel
Gotta put my foot down
Keep my hand upon the wheel
I gotta
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
I’m coming home, baby
Well I jumped out of the taxi
And I’m knocking on her door
Nobody answered
So I rang the bell some more
A mountain stood before me
He was eighty-three feet high
Said she ain’t at home right now, so bye bye bye
I got to …
Keep on moving
And tell her how I feel
Gotta put my foot down
Keep my hand upon the wheel
I gotta
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
I’m outta here man …
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2. |
Step Away
05:06
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Step away from all your sorrow and pain
Break away from your chemical chain
It’s not a sign of madness when there’s shadows on the wall
It really don’t mean nothing at all
Before you love me I got one thing to say
I’ll be there for you, any time of day
Come on, step inside, show me your mind
Come on, live and leave your worries behind
Come on, step inside, planets aligned
I’ll be loving you
It’s all I can do
Well, you say that you are living the dream
I see the light inside your machine
It’s not a sign of weakness to admit that you’re wrong
Different bands will play the same old song
Before you leave me I got one thing to say
I’ll be here for you, any time of day
Come on, step inside, show me your mind
Come on, live and leave your worries behind
Come on, step inside, planets aligned
I’ll be loving you
It’s all I can do
You know that you can run but never hide
Drift away on your reversible tide
It’s not a sign of darkness when you fail to see the light
Somedays you’ve got to stand up and fight
Before you burn me I got one thing to say
I’ll be here for you, any time of day
Come on, step inside, show me your mind
Come on, live and leave your worries behind
Come on, step inside, planets aligned
I’ll be loving you
It’s all I can do
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Blind Luck
03:46
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Gonna Need Some Water
06:00
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I’m gonna need some water
From the wishing well
Gonna need some water
Before I raise some hell
Ain’t got a penny in my pocket
And I walk alone
I just need some water
So I can get back home
They said I was their brother
They said I was their King
As they betrayed me to the man
I heard an Angel sing
And now they pray in silence
Looking straight ahead
I just need some water
Before they break my bread
I rise again
And I see the same
Nobody listened
To the rules of the game
So I was forgotten
Like a lamb in the snow
I hoped they would love me
But now I just don't know
Now they call the congregation
To the carousel
They’ll take whatever they can get
From the wishing well
Leave behind the poisoned water
And suppress their fear
I would call a plague of locust
But they’re already here
I rise again
And I see the same
Nobody listened
To the rules of the game
So I was forgotten
Like a lamb in the snow
I hoped they would love me
But now I just don't know
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5. |
Back To School
04:50
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Not everything I say is crazy
Not everything I say is a lie
But something’s bugging me lately
If you listen I will tell you why
You gotta go back to school
Learn the way of the world
Gotta go back to school
Unlearn the things that you learned
Cos this world is ever changing
You must be some kind of a fool
You gotta go back to school
You gotta go back to school
Like a wino who’s out on a bender
Like a cheater covering all of his tracks
When the headline doesn’t suit your agenda
You can’t say there’s “alternative facts”
You gotta go back to school
Learn the way of the world
Gotta go back to school
Unlearn the things that you learned
Cos this world is ever changing
It ain’t necessarily cool
You gotta go back to school
Click bait suckers always telling you lies
And trying to get your hard earned bread
What you state as a fact my friend
Won’t even get me out of my bed
If you don’t share this well you just don’t care
Well I got news for you
If you think I’m listening to a word you say
You gotta go back to school
Not everything I say is crazy
Not everything I say is a lie
But something’s bugging me lately
If you listen I will tell you why
You gotta go back to school
Learn the way of the world
Gotta go back to school
Unlearn the things that you learned
Cos this world is ever changing
You must be some kind of a fool
You gotta go back to school
You gotta go back to school
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6. |
How Low Can You Go?
04:00
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How low can you go?
How low can you go?
How low can you go?
Before you love me so
Because I just don’t know
If you’d sink so low
You wanna love me so
Well I don’t know
How low can you go?
If you're gonna kick a man
Already on the floor
Then you kick him some more
I wanna know what for
Then you walk away
When I need you so
I just wanna know
How low can you go?
I don’t know what your’e looking for
But I know what you’ll find
I may not have a lot to spare
But you’re always on my mind / you must be out of your mid
So come on pretty baby take a chance with me
What you get is what you see
Wanna love you so but how low can you go?
If you're gonna love a man
Already on the floor
Then you love him some more
I wanna know what for
So you come down here
Like an eskimo
Wanna play in the snow
Well how low can you go?
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7. |
Looking Down On Me
03:56
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Well I had an evil woman
Always on my back
Never let me out to play
Never bought me Jack
Always looking for a reason
To look down on me
She didn’t last much longer
She passed away
I sang hallelujah
Until the break of day
But then I heard a howlin’
She came a hauntin’ me
I knew right there she was
Looking down on me
Looking down on me
God rest her soul
Good luck with that
The devil wouldn’t take her
Would send her right back
I’d pray for forgiveness
But I know the bible well
If I met her up in heaven
I know I gone straight to hell
Looking down on me
Looking down on me
Well I miss that woman dearly
Almost every day
I never thought this silence
Would drive a man insane
I hear echos in the hallway
And my third eye can see
I know that woman
Still looking down on me
Looking down on me
Looking down on me
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8. |
Time To Fly
05:33
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As I looked down on you
I saw light in your eyes
I saw hope in your soul
When you grew as a child
So much love everywhere
I did all I could do
To see you through
The light, the love
The skies above,
Your hopes, my fears
Reach me and I’ll be
Here if you need me
Now it’s time to fly
Often so far away
We don’t talk every day
Like we used to do
I see you in his arms
And the love in your heart
And you hold him so close
Like you did for me
Your light, your love
The skies above,
Your hopes, my fears
Reach me and I’ll be
Here when you need me
Now it’s time to fly
Your light, your love
The skies above,
Your hopes, my fears
Reach me and I’ll be
Here when you need me
Now it’s time to fly
At the end of the day
As I stare at the wall
And reflect on it all
Would you be who you are
Shining bright like a star
I did all I could do
To see you through
I did all I could do
To see you through
I did all I could do
To see you through
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9. |
One Last Goodbye
05:26
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There are moments in your life
That you want to live again
Dear departed,
Just pictures in a frame
If you stood here
And held me
I would break down and cry
But I’d go through the sorrow and pain
For one last goodbye
Once a songbird flying high
Played a twilight melody
In the morning
He just flew away
If he stood here
And smiled
I would break down and cry
But I’d live through the sorrow and pain
For one last goodbye
All those things I should have said
Are just memories instead
And it’s too late
To tell you how I feel
When it’s lonely in the night
But I know I’ll see the light
I will live through my sorrow and shame
For one last goodbye
There are moments in your life
That you want to live again
Dear departed,
Just pictures in a frame
If you stood here
And held me
I would break down and cry
But I’d go through the sorrow and pain
For one last goodbye
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10. |
Take Your Brother Down
03:30
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I ain’t superstitious
I’m a mystery
Maybe you’re suspicious
'bout my history
I ain’t gonna tell ya
Where I may have been
But I’m gonna take your brother down
You better tell me where’s he’s hiding
I know he’s hereabouts
I got a bullet and there ain’t no doubt
I’m gonna to take your brother down
15 years I was waiting for my time
To face the man who did the crime
15 years of searching town to town
And now I’ll bring the curtain down
I remember, so long ago
She was a star in a Coochie show
His eyes were red when she walked away
She never came home that day
15 years of searching town to town
To find the man who shot her down
15 years I’ve been on his trail
One thing I know he ain’t going to jail
I ain’t superstitious
I’m a mystery
Maybe you’re suspicious
'bout my history
I ain’t gonna tell ya
Where I may have been
But I’m gonna take your brother down
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11. |
Prisoner Of War
04:32
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All this time we seemed to
Have it all
But then you spun me like a
Roulette ball
When you leave tomorrow
Would you please close the door?
My heart decided
I just can’t take any more
Forget the moment
When we fell in love
Seems like someone planned it
Up above
But we drifted sideways
Feel like a prisoner of war
My head decided
I just can’t take any more
You’re look at me and I
I look at you
Don’t know what I’m supposed to do
No words to say
No feelings at all
I can make it up and over your wall
We ascended to some
Higher plane
But now we’re grounded and we’re
Back again
Like a worn out vinyl
Not hing lasts anymore
My soul divided
I just can’t take any more
All this time we seemed to
Have it all
But then you spun me like a
Roulette ball
When you leave tomorrow
Would you please close the door?
My heart decided
I just can’t take any more
My head decided
I just can’t take any more
My soul divided
Feel like a prisoner of war …
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Marcus Lazarus Wallasey, UK
Blues, Rock, Funk. Soul, you name it - I'll write it! An eclectic musical education, and a bit of a late starter to song
writing I now have 5 full albums out there - please message me for more info, special offers, merch, feedback - it would be most appreciated!
Based in Wirral, Merseyside, UK, the heart of the Wooly Back Delta Blues.
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