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No one is up in sleepy town
Not morning, noon or night
It wears the silence like a crown
And shines it just for spite
The sidewalks here don’t show the strain
From footsteps or from bikes
And greetings are all said in vain
To glares as sharp as spikes
Where are all the heart beats?
Is anybody there?
The storied life can bring you down
I’m wide awake in sleepy town
In this town there’s no time to chat
The playground swings are still
But each door has a “Welcome” mat
There just to hide the chill
Where are all the heart beats?
Is anybody there?
The storied life can bring you down
I’m wide awake in sleepy town
No cars moving, no dogs barking anywhere
No kids running, no one’s anywhere
Where are all the heart beats?
Is anybody there?
Where are all the heart beats?
Is anybody there?
The storied life can bring you down
I’m wide awake in sleepy town
No one is up in sleepy town
It wears the silence like a crown
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2. |
Tenth Round Punches
03:25
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Have we learned nothing?
You take one more swing
And hope that this time I might drop
I may be worn out
Hurt from the last bout
But I'm not someone you can stop
Tenth round punches
Don't add up to much at all
I'm bruised and battered
But nothing you can throw will make me fall
I used to crumble
Would always tumble
You'd dare me to get off the ground
Well, here I am now
Still standing somehow
Your same old tricks won't work this round
Tenth round punches
Don't add up to much at all
I'm bruised and battered
But nothing you can throw will make me fall
The broken man you knocked around
Has come a long, long way
You trained me well, put me through hell
It feels like a new day
Tenth round punches
Don't add up to much at all
I'm bruised and battered
But nothing you can throw my way is ever gonna make me fall again
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3. |
A World Outside of Her
03:06
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The days are longer, every month is like a year
The ghosts I thought I shook, they always reappear
I was wrong and half insane to think she'd know my pain
I'll take the blame and hope she learns that
Sometimes there's a world outside of her
The sky looks different, there are clouds were there was sun
And words unspoken weigh on me like a ton
I so need to say them all, and move beyond this crawl
I'll take the blame and hope she learns that
Sometimes there's a world outside of her
If she had felt my blues, walked inside my shoes
If she had only tried, I know what we once had would not have died
Does she wonder how I've been? Has she stepped out from within?
I'll take the blame and hope she learns that
Sometimes there's a world outside of her
Sometimes there's a world outside of her
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4. |
Never Was a Dancer
03:57
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5. |
Escape Artist
03:33
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There's a feeling you get when you're at the brink
Four walls closing in
There's no easy way out so you stop and think, "If I could..."
Float away from here
Just leave it for a while
Stay away, till the picture's clear
or go another mile
Maybe it would be better to go along
Pretend it's not there
But you know where you are is not where you belong, and you might...
Float away from here
Just leave it for a while
Stay away, till the picture's clear
Or go another mile
There's a feeling you get when you've had your fill
Your best days are gone
When you don't think you'll make it up one more hill, that's your time...
Float away from here
Just leave it for a while
Stay away, till the picture's clear
Or go another mile
La la la la la
Leave it for a while
La la la la la
Go another mile
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Gerry O'Keefe Chicago, Illinois
Chicago-area artist Gerry O'Keefe gained notoriety in the early '90s as a member of powerpop act The Hideouts. His
shamelessly melodic, Brill Building-inspired music has received national radio airplay and been featured in TV ads.
Gerry's 2013 debut solo album
"Whatever Suits You" was recognized by critics and fans for blending classic pop craft with roots- and folk-based elements.
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