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Breathe Deep
01:55
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2. |
Morning Hope
09:34
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It’s a rare day gone by
If you don’t question why
With every sunrise
The shining in your eyes
The dawning, every morning
Gives hope
Off that slippery slope
Not the end of your rope
That welcome surprise
The bright’ning of the sky
The dawning, every morning
Gives hope
First, hint, of, light
Good, bye, long, night
The dawning, every morning
of hope
It’s a rare day gone by
If you don’t question why
A day made for sighs
To clear away the lies
The dawning, every morning
is hope
First, hint, of, light
Good, bye, long, night
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3. |
Four-Letter Words
09:10
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Four-letter words
If they’re true
Just no need to use more
Give and take
Luck or fate
Soon but late
Love and hate
Four, no more
If it’s what you feel to be real
Then it’s all you need
Keep pace
Lose face
Haven’t you heard
Love is the word
Letters just four
No need for more
Open your eyes
Warm, kind, and wise
Next, not last
Soon, not past
Open door
Seeking more
Ache and care
Live and dare
No wasted time
Mean every line
Hate is a four-letter word
Push pull soul full lose find your mind
Haven’t you heard
Love is the word
Letters just four
No need for more
Life asks but four
Why search for more
No more
If it’s what you feel to be real
Then it’s all you need
Know fate
Don’t wait
Four
No more
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4. |
Kiss The Ground
05:32
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It ain’t comin’ ‘round again
‘round ‘n ‘round ‘n ‘round again
the world may not be round again
grind you to the ground my friend
Looking up
clouds roll by
kiss the ground
touch the sky
watch out
it’s closing in
something’s closing in
It ain’t comin’ ‘round no more
nothin’ waitin’ at your door
take you to the bitter end
nothin’ comin’ ‘round the bend
It ain’t comin’ ‘round again
It’s closing in
Acting up
stealing hearts
checking out
playing parts
what’s closing in
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5. |
Burnin' Daylight
07:10
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Just one day
spent like many others in
some same old way
beneath the covers while
the promise of
some hours you’ll remember
drift away
seize that day
and every waking minute
Never burn a single day
don’t dare let it slip away
You’re burnin’ daylight
Hold on, hold on
don’t let go
You’re burnin’ daylight
Keep the sun in sight
You should be all right
What’s the cost?
A single day burnt is too
great a loss
You could count the hours
Hold some line
and slow the wave of passing time
hold on
blink, it’s gone
so keep your eyes wide open
Never miss a single ray
Don’t just let it slip away
Never burn a single day.
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7. |
Necessary
06:54
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Just one day
spent like many others in
some same old way
beneath the covers while
the promise of
some hours you’ll remember
drift away
seize that day
and every waking minute
Never burn a single day
don’t dare let it slip away
You’re burnin’ daylight
Hold on, hold on
don’t let go
You’re burnin’ daylight
Keep the sun in sight
You should be all right
What’s the cost?
A single day burnt is too
great a loss
You could count the hours
Hold some line
and slow the wave of passing time
hold on
blink, it’s gone
so keep your eyes wide open
Never miss a single ray
Don’t just let it slip away
Never burn a single day.
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8. |
I Wonder
06:28
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I wonder why
I wonder how
things that go up
may not come down
left may be right
right may be wrong
tall may be short
short’s still too long
It’ll make you think
It’ll make you blink
It’ll make you drink
But at least you’re filled with wonder
I wonder where
I wonder when
Is this for now?
Or is it then?
Find may be lose
Lose may be win
You might sell out
Out may be in
It’ll make you doubt
look for a way out
make you want to shout
but at least you’ve got to wonder
But a fact’s a fact
we don’t buy the act
better think ‘bout that
Slow might be fast
real fast and loose
weak as in power
just give it juice
bits and pieces
peace is all right
high could be lit-up
up’s down tonight
It’ll make you dread
make you stay in bed
get inside your head
It’ll make you scheme
get into your dreams
make you want to scream
It’ll make you weak
think about defeat
maybe make you freak
But at least you’re filled with wonder
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10. |
You Never Know
05:59
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How could I have known
seen the unforeseen
Read between the lines behind your eyes
so well disguised
at least to me
How could you have seen
so far in the past
that the dream we had would bloom so fast
yet always last
and even grow
If I could see then
what’s always been true
those lines were blue highways
on the road to you
When you choose a path
Where might that road go
What’s the worst that could happen
I guess you never know
If I could see then
what’s always been true
those lines were blue highways
all roads led to you
When you choose a path
Where might that road go
What’s the worst that could happen
I guess you never know
Somehow you never know
You know you never know
I guess you never know
You never know
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11. |
Smile Slow
02:36
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12. |
Letting Go
08:11
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Breathing slow
Letting go
To dream
Of all we have
Have to lose
Choose to lose
Just let go
Of the things and thoughts
That we don’t need
Let go of these
To dream
Of all we have
Have to lose
Choose to lose
Those back rooms
Of your mind
You’ll find
Things we don’t need
Let go of these
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13. |
Touch the Sky
09:02
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14. |
Don't Let Go
04:38
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Hold on
don’t let go
we can watch the garden grow
from seeds into dreams
things are better than they seem
Hold on
don’t look back
you just can’t undo all that
mem’ries we may need
but tomorrow is the life we lead
so breathe deep
smile slow
hold on
don’t let go
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Mike Holober Mount Kisco, New York
Recipient of the American Academy of Arts & Letters Andrew Imbrie Award for Music, and nominated for a 2020 GRAMMY®Award for his critically acclaimed CD “Hiding Out,” Mike Holober has been described as “one of the finest modern composer/arrangers of our time” (Downbeat Magazine). Other recent projects include Balancing Act (a jazz octet with voice), and The Mike Holober/Marvin Stamm Quartet. ... more
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