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This is Your Life
01:46
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you and me at the movies
where we live where we belong
you and me sipping wine
talking about the past talking about how
it used to be so real
oh was it ever oh so real
look at us now in pictures
silly-young and self-amused
loving the eyes of the cameras
keeping track of what we've kept track of
this is your life
and it's okay if you don't wanna make the most of it
no one's really watching you
no one's really watching what you do
this is your life
nobody cares if you don't wanna make the most of it
nobody's watching you
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he smokes his cigarettes like a socialite
so refined they'll make a movie of his life and times
fade in on a front porch
watch some traffic
think some deep thoughts and cut to black
that's the king of the avenues and drives for you
he's the king of the avenues and drives
high be his heart
may his ashtrays aspire the skies
he dreams of a basket of fruit like cezanne
he could paint it and sell it
but where do you get paint nowadays
and would you look at the time
if he only keeps on daydreaming
they're gonna build a shrine
to the king of the avenues and drives
he's the king of the avenues and drives
bold be his resolve
till they ask what are you doing with your life
just give him a minute
he's almost got it
he's almost got it
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Get Out of the City
02:31
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so you though whips and chains would redeem you
but although god can see you
i don't think he cares
maybe it's not true
maybe all the world is you
and i'm just green with envy
biting yourself for sympathy
boy you really must get out of the city
maybe in the next life you'll be a rock star
living on the unconditional love of strangers
but for now your ego lies
behind rolls of caution tape
maybe in the next like you'll be made better
your fallback plan is reality
boy you really must get out of the city
here i was hoping you'd get out of the city
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4. |
Basics of Time Travel
02:37
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so it was late
and i was tragically tired
i was drinking all the wine
the good people could provide
now they're gonna show me
gonna show me how
to travel back
far as i wanna go
it was four score and six ago
somebody cracked the equation
they designed travel suits
they built travel stations
now they have only one questions
"where would you go if you knew you could never come back?"
so spike the punch
give me your hand
where we're going
we won't need any aspirin
what do you say
you could recalibrate your life today
what do you have to fear
in this capsule
i'll be your travel guide
always by your side
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5. |
Making the Best of It
02:15
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painting our lives
with watercolor skies
was nothing compared to
making up for lost time
jumping turnstiles
bruising our knees
climbing trees
making the best of the dead leaves
drinking the wine
of days gone by
swimming in the river
of a sycophantic pastime
making plans was never part of the plan
but i know we got it
i know we got it
we should never ever complain
making the best of it
is all i need
i never thought that we would make it this far
now what do we do with the rest of our lives
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Mike Fisher Collingswood, New Jersey
Indie rock and power pop from New Jersey.
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