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Outside
03:30
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OUTSIDE
Just came in from outside
After a few nights underneath the sky
Diving into the silence of
A still northern lake
We made a fire and had a dream
There was somebody wanted my life
Don’t know why but it always seems
There’s a struggle somewhere always a fight
Chorus:
Just came in from outside
Where the tall pine trees sway
Just came in from outside
Where the lake lies deep and low
There’s an undertow
We need to watch
Under the asphalt where we tread our feet
There’s a golden line towards the city of lights
And there I will bide my time.
Chorus:
Just came in from outside
Where the tall pine trees sway
Just came in from outside
Where the lake lies deep, deep and low
Where the lake lies deep and low
pye
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2. |
It's Only Winter
03:33
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IT’S ONLY WINTER
Leaves falling on the ground
It seems like winter’s coming ‘round
All the trees have lost their clothes
As we bundle against the cold
Love was in the air in May
August there was sunny weather
October was a time for change
It feels like winter’s here again
Chorus:
Wasting life, wasting time
It just some words, we hide behind
We’re on the edge but don’t despair
It’s only winter in the air
( instrumental verse )
Under your sorrows joy is found
Under blankets of snow, fertile ground
When I see leaves on the ground
I see the way, love goes around
Chorus:
Wasting life, wasting time
It just some words, we hide behind
We’re on the edge but don’t despair
'Cause it’s only winter in the air
It's only winter
It's only winter in the air
It's only winter
It's only winter
It's only winter in the air
pye
2011
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Vegas Tonight
03:55
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‘VEGAS TONIGHT
Seven hours to Vegas
Riding in a car
Sunlight on the dashboard
It moves a little more
I’m feeling deserted
Crawling insect ‘long a sheet
I miss my only
Hope she’s fast asleep
Refrain: And it’s Showtime
It’s Showtime
Showtime in Vegas tonight
It’s Showtime
It’s Showtime
Time to go to Vegas tonight
Roadies are ahead
Setting up the gear
Skinny on the grapevine
As crowds begin to appear
Seven hours to Vegas
Riding in a car
Sunlight on the dashboard
It moves a little more
Refrain: And it’s Showtime
It’s Showtime
Showtime in Vegas tonight
It’s Showtime
It’s Showtime
Time to go to Vegas tonight
pye
17/11/02
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Welldigger
03:15
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WELLDIGGER
Your steps make a sound
Down the corridor
The door crashes closed
And there’s no words at all
Chorus:
You’re out on the sidewalk baby
Cold as a welldigger’s ass
You’re pissed at the moon
Waiting for this moment to pass
Left over restaurant food
Sticks to my mouth
The chopsticks unopened
The paper still wrapped
If it wasn’t Chinese or maybe Thai
We wouldn’t be here at all
At least I know why
Chorus:
You’re out on the sidewalk baby under a sparkling sky
You’re pissed at the moon, waiting for a streetcar
( trumpet etc, horns)
Your steps make a sound
Down the corridor
Door crashes closed
And there’s no words at all
Chorus:
Now you’re out on the sidewalk baby
Cold as a welldigger's ass
You’re pissed at the moon
Waiting for this moment to pass
Ya you're waiting
You're waiting
pye
21/09/04
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Hope & Happiness
02:30
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HOPE & HAPPINESS
On the way to the store, I smelled the flowers
All the world adores a child who smiles
And when her light comes down
The heavens open
And the stars twinkle and shine
Down on us
Read the news oh boy
Earth no peace, murder in the alley
Long shot in the dark
I‘d rather bet on hope
Than the opposite
Cause when her light comes down
After the struggles
The stars twinkle and shine
Cause happiness is here
And it tastes so sweet
When happiness is here
And when her light comes down
The heavens open
And the stars twinkle and shine
Down on us
And it tastes so sweet
When happiness is here.
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Sure Would Be Nice
04:44
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Better World
03:54
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BETTER WORLD
Sun shines you disappear out the door
And like a warm breeze you blow in smiling ear to ear
Telling stories about the planes in the sky
You’ll get there someday, don’t you fret now, don’t you cry
Refrain: For the world is a better place when I think of you
World is a better place to walk through
World is a better place when I speak of you
World better, world better, all for you
When you’re out ‘round the second hour
You might hear the wolves howl
There’ll be shadows and noises to make you gasp
But with a lantern you will keep the path
Refrain: For the world is a better place when I think of you
World a better place to walk through
World a better place when I speak of you
World better, world better, all for you
(break) on last turn of chorus
Here you are in the middle
Reaching out feeling little
You’re still smiling your little smile
You’re the one I’d pick the apple of my eye
Refrain: For the world is a better place when I think of you
World a better place to walk through
World a better place when I speak of you
World better, world better, all for you.
pye
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Something
03:10
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SOMETHING
Sitting alone watching the sun go down
Something reminds us of our love
There was no reason, & no rhyme
Why we stood up these walls, keeping our love inside
Refrain As the children grow higher
Jumping higher
Over the moon
(break verse)
Now something is hurting, but we must let go
Hearts aren’t made of steel, no no no
Blood flows like ideas, tributaries from our eyes to our toes
So now I’m going to let go of your hand
Refrain As the children grow higher
Jumping higher
Over the moon
As the days grow longer
Shadows grow taller
Sun travels across the sky
Without asking why
pye
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Baby's Beside Me
02:35
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Weight
04:41
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WEIGHT
I thought that I would tell you
And you’d hear me through
I live with my aloneness
You live with it too
We started with such promise
We showed what we could do
Catch me now I’m falling
These shoulders aren’t as strong as you
Refrain: And these shoulders ache
From the weight of dreams
And these hands quake
Without you in between
And these shoulders ache
From carrying this dream
And these hands quake
Without you in between
(instrumental)
This song is not meant for those
With a heavy heart
I have left no stone un-turned
But it is just a start
We’d go down to the river’s edge
Skip stones and never think
Now I see them dive
I see them sink
Refrain: And these shoulders ache
From the weight of dreams
And these hands quake
Without you in between
And these shoulders ache
From carrying this dream
And these hands quake
Without you in between
pye
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THE FRESH & THE DRY
(THE ESSENCE OF SHINE)
Piano slow
emotion
These are the words
I put into song
Some of them weak
Some of them strong
Discarded candles
That glowed in the dark
Brothers beside them
Faded and worn
(The essence of shine)
In the essence of a kiss
Lies the secret
To everyone’s wish
And you will know
Just by the touch
The fresh and
The dry
Nothing can help
This old melody
In this world of misery
But you will know
Just by the sound
The fresh & the dry
In the essence of a kiss
Lies the answer
To everyone’s wish
And you will know
Just by the touch
The fresh or the dry
pye
2/12/02
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Pete Eastmure Toronto, Ontario
Singer-songwriter Pete Eastmure has been described as “a genuine vintage Americana voice”. Influences Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Stompin' Tom Connors and Hank Williams and The Drifting Cowboys
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