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Eversleep


Eversleep
Composer(s): Richard Gibbs; Loudon Wainwright III
Performer(s): Loudon Wainwright III



I'd rather be dreaming than living
Living's just too hard to do
It's chances not choices
Noises not voices
A day's just a thing to get through
Living's just too hard to do

I'd rather be dreaming than talking
There's nothing to hear or to say
With ears covered, mouth closed
The world is opposed
Nothing gets in or away
There's nothing to hear ot to say

I'd rather be dreaming than thinking
Thoughts are small comfort to me
Dreams might be pretend
But at least dreams end
And I just can't stop thinking, you see
Thoughts are small comfort to me

I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping
Just sleeping you're just as well dead
In dreams I can fly, in dreams I don't die
That's why I lie here in this bed
Just sleeping you're just as well dead

I'd rather be dreaming...

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I'm Gonna Change The World


I'm Gonna Change The World
Composer(s): Eric Burdon
Performer(s): The Animals; John Ashby; The Crack Pipes



There's one thing I've got to say
There's got to be some changes made
No more black or white
No more left or right
I'm gonna change the world, baby
I'm gonna change the world, yeah!
I'll switch the wrong to right (her on to right ?)
You can bet your life, baby, bet your life

Hold you far (cool your fire ?) and listen mister
Don't cause no trouble for my brother and sister
Why don't you look me in the face
Either that or leave my place
I'm gonna change the world, baby
I'm gonna change the world, waah yeah!
I'll switch the wrong to right (her on to right ?)
You can bet your life, baby, bet your life, my life yeah!

Forget about what your folks told you
Make up your mind just what you wanna do
Just accept people for what they are
Or this old world won't get very far
I'm gonna change the world, baby
I'm gonna change the world, oh yeah!
I'll switch the wrong to right (her on to right ?)
You can bet your life, bet your life

You can bet your life, just bet your life
Well (..?)
There's gotta be some changes made
I'm gonna change this world
I'm gonna change this world, waah yeah

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Everlovin' Woman


Everlovin' Woman
Composer(s): J.J. Cale
Performer(s): J.J. Cale; Georgie Fame



I've got a woman, I love her, lordy lord
She cooks my breakfast on Sunday, just like my ma
I hang my hat in her house, she don't charge a dime
Love me, trust me, never cuss me, you know she's mine
I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme
I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
Oh, when I'm gone you know she don't hang around
And when I'm gone you know she don't follow me down
She keeps the night-light burning, lord, she waits for me
Taking care of business, lord, she's taking care of me
I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme
I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
She'd have me do it if I'd do it at all
You know I love her, do I love her, lordy-lord
I hang my hat in her house, honey, she don't charge a dime
Taking care of business, she's taking care of business of mine
I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme
I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine

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I'm Gonna Change Everything


I'm Gonna Change Everything
Composer(s): Alex Zanetis
First recording/First release by: Jim Reeves - 1962
Covered by multiple other artists



Yeah, I'm gonna change everything
That holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah

I'm gonna start with the walls, take the pictures off the walls and burn 'em
Move the chairs around, take the window curtains down and burn 'em
Everything I see, reminds me you were here
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything that holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah

The candlelabra set, you gave me on the night of my birthday
The records that you bought, the hi-fi we love'd to play
The decorating man will come and rearrange them
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything that holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah

Take the carpet off the floor, throw it out the door, it's filled with tears
Everything I find that brings you to my mind must disappear
Every night I dream I'll dream of someone new
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything that holds a memory of you
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything that holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah, Mmm
Oh! Yeah, Mmm

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Everlasting Love


Everlasting Love
Composer(s): Buzz Cason; Mac Gayden
Performer(s): Love Affair;
and various other artists



Hearts gone astray, keeping up when they go
I went away, just when you, you need me so
You won't regret, I'll come back begging you
Don't you forget, welcome love we once knew

Open up your eyes, then you'll realize
Here I stand with my, everlasting love
Need you by my side, girl to be my pride
You'll never be denied, everlasting love
From the very start, open up your heart
Be a lasting part of everlasting love

Real love to last forever
Real love to last forever

Where life really flows, no one really knows
Till someone's there to show the way to lasting love
Like the sun it shines, endlessly it shines
You always will be mine, with eternal love
Whenever love went wrong, ours would still be strong
We'd have our very own, everlasting love

Real love to last forever
Real love to last forever

Open up your eyes, then you'll realize
Here I stand with my, everlasting love
Need you by my side, girl to be my pride
You'll never be denied, everlasting love
From the very start, open up your heart
Be a lasting part of everlasting love
Whenever love went wrong, ours would still be strong
We'd have our very own, everlasting love

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I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter


I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
Composer(s): Mark Barkan; Hank Hunter
Performer(s): Connie Francis



We met at a ski lodge, and we fell in love...

Right by a fireplace
We shared our first embrace
And then inside my heart
I felt a fire start
It's gonna snow outside -- the weather will be cold
But I'm gonna be warm this winter! Uh-huh-huh!

Each time your lips touch mine
They taste like sparkling wine
I feel so warm a glow
Just 'cause I love you so
It's cozy in your arms, I'm yours to have and to hold
And I'm gonna be warm this winter!

Ice skating on a frozen lake
Sleigh-riding down a mountainside
Roasting popcorn, dancing till the dawn
That was how I knew love was born-born-born-born

It's just like make-believe
Each night is New Year's Eve
Each day is Christmas Day
You make me feel this way
It's gonna snow outside -- the weather will be cold
But I'm gonna be warm this winter!

It's gonna snow outside -- the weather will be cold
But I'm gonna be warm this winter!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, honey, make me warm this winter!
Mmmm, baby, make me warm this winter!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'll be warm this winter!

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Ever-Grumbling Joe


Ever-Grumbling Joe
Composer(s): A.S. Gatty; Terry Kluytmans



He didn't like chicken
He didn't like bread
He didn't like anything
Anyone said
He didn't like mornings
Or going to bed
Didn't Grumbling
Ever-grumbling Joe

He didn't like toys
Or his big sister Jayne
He didn't like travelling
By bus or by train
He didn't like sunshine
He didn't like rain
Didn't Grumbling
Ever-grumbling Joe

He didn't like school
And he didn't like fun
He didn't like walking
There's no way he'd run!
He never would listen
Not to anyone!
No, not Grumbling
Ever-grumbling Joe

Well, Joe's Mom and Dad
They soon had quite enough
Of little Joe's grumbling
And so they got tough
They started to take away
All of his stuff!
That cured Grumbling
Ever-grumbling Joe!

And now he likes chicken
He even likes Jayne!
He plays in the sunshine
He reads in the rain
He runs for the paper
He rides on the train
No more Grumbling
Ever-grumbling Joe!

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I'm Gonna Be Strong


I'm Gonna Be Strong
Composer(s): Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil
Performer(s): Gene Pitney
and multiple other artists



I can see you're slipping away from me
And you're so afraid I'll plead with you to stay
But I'm gonna be strong and let you go your way

Our love is gone, there's no sense in holding on
'Cause your pity now would be too much to bear
So I'm gonna be strong and pretend I don't care

I'm gonna be strong and stand as tall as I can
Yes, I'm gonna be strong and let you run along and take it like a man
When you say it's the end I'll just hand you a line
I'll smile and say "Don't you worry, I'm fine"
And you'll never know, darling, after you kiss me goodbye
How I'll break down and cryeye-eye-eye

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Evergreen


Evergreen
Composer(s): Paul Williams; Barbra Streisand
Performer(s): Barbra Streisand



Love, soft as an easy chair
Love, fresh as the morning air
One love that is shared by two
I have found with you
Like a rose under the April snow
I was always certain love would grow
Love, ageless and evergreen
Seldom seen by two
You and I will
make each night the first
Everyday a beginning
Spirits rise and their dance is unrehearsed
They warm and excite us
'Cause we have the brightest love
Two lights that shine as one Morning glory and midnight sun
Time, we've learned to sail above
Time, won't change the meaning of one love
Ageless and ever evergreen

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I'm Gonna Be Boss From Now On


I'm Gonna Be Boss From Now On
Composer(s): Jesse Ashlock; Bob Wills
Performer(s): Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys



The worst thing I did was when I married you
You’re givin’ me a bad time and you won’t be true
Better heed my warnin’ woman, this can’t go on
I’m Gonna Be Boss from Now on
If you ever told the truth you would apologize
I know that you’ve been callin’ up other guys
Shut your big mouth and get away from that phone
I’m Gonna Be Boss From Now On

You’re half lazy and the other half mean
You never make the bed and kitchen ain’t clean
Make up that bed woman get in that kitchen where you belong
I’m Gonna Be Boss from Now On
I can’t love you woman, ‘cause your heart ain’t clean
You’re the trifl’nest woman that I’ve ever seen
Your time’s up baby and you’d better get gone
I’m Gonna Be Boss from Now On

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Otis Redding


Otis Redding
Composer(s): Everclear; Art Alexakis
Performer(s): Everclear



Do you remember when we were hungry?
Do you remember when we were cold?
Do you remember when we were happy?
Do you remember? Do you remember?

Do you remember when we were lucky?
We were livin' the life almost every night
I would wrap you in my thin white arms
Sit and watch the stars glide

Yeah, do you remember when we were the losers?
Do you remember when we were the lame?
Do you remember when we were the lepers?
Do you remember? Do you remember?

Do you remember when we were strung out?
Eatin' top ramen, macaroni and cheese
We would get so lost in that basement room
Let the Otis Redding sing us to sleep
I wish I had one more life

I don't wanna be wasted
I don't wanna live inside this daydream anymore
I just wanna be happy again
I don't wanna be wasted, I dont wanna be blind

I don't wanna be wasted
I don't wanna live inside this daydream anymore
I just wanna be happy again
I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be (blind)
I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be (blind)
I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind

I wish I could be like all my heroes
I wish I could be like all yours too
I wish I could sing like Otis Redding
I wish I could play this guitar in tune

Do you remember when we were hungry?
Do you remember when we were cold?
Do you remember when we were happy in a way
No one outside could ever know?
I wish I had one more life
How I wish I had one more life to live

I don't wanna be wasted
I don't wanna live inside of this daydream anymore
I just wanna be happy again
I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be (blind)

I don't wanna be wasted
No, I don't wanna live inside of this daydream anymore
I just wanna be happy again
I dont wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be
I dont wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be
I dont wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind
No, I don't want to be blind
No, I don't want to be blind

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I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday


I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
Composer(s): Fats Domino; Dave Bartholomew; Roy Hayes
First release by: Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers - 1957
Covered by multiple other artists



I'm gonna be a wheel someday, I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you
Everything's gonna go my way, and I won't need nobody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you

You will cry, you will cry
You'll be wondering why I don't look at you when I go strolling by
I'm gonna be a wheel one day, I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you

I'm gonna be a wheel one day, I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you
Everything's gonna go my way, and I won't need nobody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you

You will cry, you will cry
You'll be wondering why I don't look at you when I go strolling by
I'm gonna be a wheel one day, I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you

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Ever Since The World Began (The Yardbirds)


Ever Since The World Began
Composer(s): Chris Dreja; Jim McCarty;
Jeff Beck; Keith Relf; Paul Samwell-Smith
Performer(s): The Yardbirds



Ever since the world began
Satan's followed every man
Trapping evil if he can
I tell you now his greatest plan
Invented when I cannot tell
Defied the thoughts of man so well
Man wants money for his need
But soon it sows it's evil seed
Unhappiness it only brings
As man wants more and better things
If not enough the evil lies
But soon you'll find somebody dies
Throughout the years there have been wars
Power and richness have been the cause
Trapped in money's evil net
Man wants more than he can get
You don't need money
No, no, no, no
You don't need money
No, no, no, no
You don't need money
... etc.
It'll never bring you love
No more than the sun above
You'll never see the end
The money you will surely spend
But ask for help if you sin
Reclaim yourself, what a state you're in
The devil has you in his grasp
There ain't no mercy you can ask
More and more you will need
You're strangled in the clutch of greed
You can't get out, no place to go
You sold your soul - the answer's no!

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I'm Going To Write Home


I'm Going To Write Home
Composer(s): Foster Carling
Performer(s): Spike Jones



Johnny Jones got very lonesome
When he went away
Mary Smith was right there with him
And she heard him say

When I need you most, and I feel you close
Darling, just supposing I do

I'll write right home to you

If I can't caress you, why, heaven bless you
I guess you know what I'll do

I'll write right home to you

In dreams I'll see you always near to me
Everywhere that I may roam
So promise me to shun that apple tree
Till I come marchin' home

And until that day, if I'm asked to stray
From the straight and narrow and true

I'll write right home to you

And until that day, if I'm asked to stray
From the straight and narrow and true

I'll write right home to you

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Ever Since The World Began (Survivor)


Ever Since The World Began
Composer(s): Jim Peterik; Frankie Sullivan
Performer(s): Survivor



I never knew what brought me here
As if somebody led my hand
It seems I hardly had to steer
My course was planned

A destiny that guides us all
And by its hand we rise and fall
But only for a moment time
Enough to catch our breath again

And we're just another piece of the puzzle
Just another part of the plan
Oh, when life touches the other
It's so hard to understand

Still we walk this road together
We travel through as far as we can
And we have waited for this moment in time
Ever since the world began

Takin' in the times gone by
We wonder how it all began
We never know and still we try to understand

And even though the seasons change
The reasons still remain the same
It's love that keeps us holdin' on
Till we can see the sun again

And we're just another piece of the puzzle
Just another part of the plan
And we have waited for this moment in time
Ever since the worl began

And I stand alone, a man of stone, against the drivin' rain
And the night it's got your number and the wind it passes your name
And we search for truth, win or lose to whisper on again
Where hopes still burn eternal
We're the people of the plain

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I'm Goin' To Settle Down Outside Of London Town (When I'm Dry, Dry Dry)


I'm Goin' To Settle Down Outside Of London Town (When I'm Dry, Dry Dry)
Composer(s): James V. Monaco; Joe McCarthy
Performer(s): Irving Kaufman



America, I must say I love you
You're more than a mother to me
And although I must stray, I must go away
Still my home you will always be
So goodbye, I am leaving you soon
I must sail with the last day of June

I'm goin' to settle down, outside of London Town
Down in a village by the sea
And you will find me there with the country air
Where everything is free
And when I'm over there
My heart will still be here
And I hate to say "Goodbye"
But I'm a man who must have a little liquor when I'm dry, dry dry

America, you're such a young nation
You are just like a big bouncing boy
You've been happy and gay, I loved you that way
Your freedom the world could enjoy
I am sorry to leave you behind
I'll come back here when you've changed your mind

I'm goin' to settle down, outside of London Town
Down in a village by the sea
And you will find me there with the country air
Where everything is free
And when I'm over there
My heart will still be here
And I hate to say "Goodbye"
But I'm a man who must have a little liquor when I'm dry, dry dry

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Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?


Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?
Composer(s): Pete Shelley
Performer(s): Buzzcocks; Nouvelle Vague



You spurn my natural emotions
You make me feel like dirt
And I’m hurt
And if I start a commotion
I run the risk of losing you
And that’s worse

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with

I can’t see much of a future
Unless we find out what’s to blame
What a shame
And we won’t be together much longer
Unless we realize that we are the same

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with

You disturb my natural emotions
You make me feel like dirt
And I’m hurt
And if I start a commotion
I’ll only end up losing you
And that’s worse

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with
Fallen in love with
Ever fallen in love with someone
You shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with

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I'm Going To Climb The Blue Ridge Mountains Back To You


I'm Going To Climb The Blue Ridge Mountains Back To You
Composer(s): Robert Levenson; George B. McConnell



Somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains
far above the sad blue sea
somewhere there's a heart that's yearning
that is where I long to be
In my dreams you're near and yet so far
I'll come back to where you are

I can see the love light gleaming, guiding me along the way
to a little lonely cabin where I'll be with you for aye
As we sit beside the cabin door, I'll sing this refrain once more

I'm on my way back to you
like the mountains, dear, I know you're blue
Tho' the road is hard and long
still my love has grown so strong
that I'd follow you the whole world through
Where the mountains and the skies above are bluer
I will find someone I know is truer than skies above
pretty mountains rose, doll up in your gingham clothes
I'm goin' to climb the Blue Ridge Mountains back to you

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Evening: Time To Get Away


Evening: Time To Get Away
Composer(s): John Lodge
Performer(s): The Moody Blues



Evening has come to pass
The time of day doesn't last
Evening has earned its place today
I'm tired of working away

Working, living it brings
Only way to have those things
Toiling has bought too many tears
Turn round all those past years

Evening time to get away
Evening time to get away
Evening time to get away
Till next day

Live all you people
You can see where you're at
It doesn't really hurt you
So that can depend

Evening time to get away

Live all you people
You can see where you're at
It doesn't really hurt you
So that can depend

Evening time to get away
Evening time to get away

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I'm Going Home


I'm Going Home
Composer(s): Richard O'Brien
Performer(s): Tim Curry & Chorus
and multiple other artists



Dr. Frank-N-Furter:
On the day I went away (Goodbye)
Was all I had to say (Now)
I want to come again and stay (Oh my)
Smile, and that will mean I may
'Cause I've seen blue skies
Through the tears in my eyes
And I realise I'm going home (I'm going home)
Everywhere, it's been the same (Feeling)
Like I'm outside in the rain (Wheeling)
Free to try and find a game (Dealing)
Cards for sorrow
Cards for pain
'Cause I've seen blue skies
Through the tears in my eyes
And I realsze I'm going home
(I'm going home)
(I'm going home)
(I'm going home)

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