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One True Love
04:20
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You might spin 'til you're dizzy, just trying to stay alive,
But you're so busy hustling you never arrive,
No, you never arrive,
Don't try being a loner, 'cause that's your first mistake,
Go on once, and admit that you need a break,
Well, we all need a break.
You need one true love, someone who's always there,
Don't try to act like you don't care, no.
Well, well, well.
Blind men look at creation and call it circumstance,
They treat life like a gamble and leave it to chance,
And leave it to chance,
Some say love's an illusion - don't be the wise man's fool,
They just wind up with nothing by playing it cool,
Playing it cool.
You need one true love; go on and get it straight,
You're only losing while you wait.
Oh yeah.
You might spin 'til you're dizzy, just trying to stay alive,
But you're so busy hustling you never arrive, no.
You need one true love, then you can really live,
You only get back what you give, oh yeah,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
You need one true love,
(etc, fade)
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2. |
Through The Glass Darkly
05:56
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I heard God was at the palace doing a one night stand, so I went out there to see him with my hope in my hand,
He was just a boy of fifteen without much to say, and when he started signing autographs I walked away.
I was standing on a corner by the marketplace when a fellow with some leaflets shoved one right in my face,
Well, he poked me with his bible like it was a loaded gun, and I said, "Whatever it is you're selling, man, I don't want none."
All our superstars are suicidal casualties, and our heroes die in motel rooms and motorcades,
Oh, it seems like all our dreams are only fantasies, and I wonder if we'll learn from the mistakes we made.
I bumped into Mr. Jimi at a London hotel and he said, "Let's get together," but he didn't look well,
When I woke up in the morning all the papers read: "Jimi Hendrix overdosed last night in bed."
All our superstars are suicidal casualties, and our heroes die in motel rooms and motorcades,
Well, it seems like all our dreams turn into tragedies, and I wonder if we'll learn from the mistakes we made.
Now I'm waiting at the bus stop for the bus to arrive, and I know there must be more to life than staying alive,
Well, I don't know where I'm going when I climb in, but it can't be any emptier than where I've been.
(ad lib, fade)
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3. |
Teen King
04:43
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you were a small time session man scuffling around L.A..
nights at the troubadour waiting for a chance to play
and I remember you were hanging around cause you had no place to stay
man that seems like a long long ways away
baby you're the teen king
now they call you the teen king
now that you're a star
all the chicks in the bar
know what you're drinking
well you made yourself a name and you're
sitting on top of the world
and you smile like a heartbreaker shaking up the little girls
and every night when you walk on stage it's always just the same
you've got twenty thousand people screaming out your name
they come to see the teen king
now they call you the teen king
and all the crazy nights
and the flash of the lights just leave you blinking
oooh when are you gonna slow down
oooh when are you gonna slow down teen king
now you're living so high that you're walking on a dangerous line
and don't you know when you fall it's always unkind
hey you were right when you said that it's hard to tell the night time from the day
but you're ending up a desperado anyway
they call you the teen king
now they call you the teen king
well they say they love you so
but you never know just what they're thinking
baby you're the teen king
now they call you teen king
all the crazy nights and flash
of the lights just leave you blinking
baby you're the teen king
now they call you the teen king
now that you're a star all the chicks in the bar
know what you're drinking
tequila sunrise
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4. |
The Great American Cure
04:02
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I went to the doctor all nervous and crazy
I told him the way things were He smiled quite nicely and without thinking twice he said Just try the great American cure
Put your brain in neutral
Turn on the television set
Kick off your shoes and don't worry They haven't cut the power off yet
So I went on home and I tried his prescription
I watched till my eyeballs dried
The good guys are winning I can't keep from grinning And I dream about the TV guide
Put your brain in neutral
Turn on the television set
Kick off your shoes and don't worry They haven't cut the power off yet
So if you feel faint when you pick up the papers If politics make you ill
If people upset you and high prices get you And you're just too broke to purchase a thrill
Put your brain in neutral
Turn on the television set
Kick off your shoes and don't worry They haven't cut the power off yet
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Venezuela
07:03
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My best friend's in Venezuela; he sent me a letter and a photograph,
When I miss him so, you know, his letters always make me laugh,
Well, he's down there in the southern sun, where the ocean waves roll blue,
Walking barefoot in the sand, you know, that's something we always liked to do,
Oh, and I believe I'll go to Venezuela too.
Well, he tells me that he's happy there, and he doesn't really know how long he's gonna stay,
There's a gentle breeze every morning that can blow your troubles away,
I know he's searching for his peace of mind and a place where the pace is slow,
I only wish I was there to share; just making it a two man show,
Oh, and I believe I'm really bound to go.
Oh, Venezuela,
I can see him in the evening, dancing 'neath the moonlit sky,
Oh, Venezuela,
You take good care of that friend of mine,
He's rambling blind, you treat him kind,
He's looking for his wings to fly.
My best friend's in Venezuela; he sent me a letter and a photograph, yeah,
When I miss him so, you know, his letters always make me laugh,
And they always make me laugh,
We've gone our separate ways to see the world, but I can still hear him say...
"Well, you go north and, Randy, I'll go south, and I'll meet you for a song in L.A.,"
Hey, and I believe...oh, I believe...oh, I believe I'm gonna meet that boy halfway.
Ooh.
I'm gonna meet that boy halfway,
Yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah,
Oh,
I'm gonna meet that boy halfway oh.
My best friend's in Venezuela; he sent me a letter and a photograph,
When I miss him so, you know, his letters always make me laugh,
We've gone our separate ways to see the world, but I can still hear him say...
"Well, you go north and, Randy, I'll go south, and I'll meet you for a song in L.A.,"
Hey, and I believe...oh, I believe...oh, I believe I'm gonna meet that boy halfway.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I'm gonna meet that boy halfway,
I'm gonna meet that boy halfway.
Hey, hey, hey,
(I believe)
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
(I believe)
And he knows who I'm talking about, alright,
You know, you know that he knows who I'm talking about,
(I believe)
I'm gonna meet that boy halfway,
I'm gonna meet that boy halfway,
(I believe)
Hey, hey,
Well, bless his little heart, I'm gonna meet that boy halfway,
(I believe)
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6. |
Counterfeit King
05:37
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Counterfeit king in the garden that he stole,
He's the outlaw with the diamonds in his eyes,
Like an angel of light, he'll seduce your wandering soul,
He's a master of the beautiful disguise.
He has reaped what he's sown in his fatal act of pride,
And he tumbled down like lightning from the sky,
And his only desire is to brand us just like him,
For in loving our own lives we're doomed to die,
We're doomed to die.
Now we're all out on a tightrope, too proud to think we'll fall,
You can choose the freedom of God's love or laugh and lose it all, oh, oh.
So beware of the words that he'll whisper to your heart,
For he'll burn you with his twisted tongue of fire,
And the song that he sings, it's like poison to the soul,
He's the counterfeit king and he's a liar,
He's just a liar, a beautiful liar, oh.
Ooh,
Ooh, yeah,
Oh yeah,
Oh, oh,
He's a beautiful liar,
He's a beautiful liar.
Beautiful liar,
Beautiful liar,
Beautiful liar,
Beautiful liar,
(fade)
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7. |
Jamey's Got The Blues
04:11
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Jamey's got the blues day after day, after day,
I know it must be something deep, 'cause there's nothing I can say that helps to ease the pain,
You know, I can see in her troubled eyes the skies are grey, and it looks like Jamey's blues are bound to stay.
She knows I really care enough to reach out a gentle hand, but, even so, I guess she doesn't think I'd understand that when a woman's down, down is a rough and a lonely place for someone to be...and it looks like Jamey's blues won't set her free, oh no, no.
And Jamey's got the blues, and it just ain't right,
Jamey's got the blues in the middle of the night,
Jamey's got the blues, and it hurts so bad,
I wish those blues would fly away,
Come on, blues, and fly away now.
Fly away, fly away,
Oh, oh.
And I remember nights Jamey and I would do the town, but now she never leaves her room, and whenever I'm around there's just not much to say,
It's almost as if we were strangers there, just filling the room...and it looks like Jamey's blues became her tomb, oh.
And Jamey's got the blues,
Jamey's got the blues,
Jamey's got the blues,
Ooh,
Jamey's got the blues.
Jamey, I don't know why,
Jamey's got the blues,
Ooh,
Ooh,
Jamey's got the blues,
Jamey's got the blues,
(fade)
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8. |
Bad Fruit
05:11
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rushing towards oblivion like lemmings to the sea
we stumble through this lifetime and call it being free
yeah but knowing where you're going and who you're meant to be
that's what freedom means to me
we're all born with a hunger we just can't seem to feed
yet all the things we struggle for are not the things we need
but the man who seeks the lord of life will find his life indeed
satisfaction guaranteed
don't eat of that bad fruit
don't drink of that sweet wine
it may look great from a distance but it gets you every time
don't wait for tomorrow
grab hold of that lifeline
there's Someone who's dying to love you
and He sings the sweetest song
and that's where you belong
history repeats itself our troubles never end
and each new generation just fouls it up again
well you'd think that we'd get awfully tired
of going where we've been
what a shabby state we're in
love can fill the hole in your soul
watch your life begin again
come and let the Master take control
open your heart you've found a Friend
don't eat of that bad fruit
don't drink of that sweet wine
it may look great from a distance but it gets you every time
don't wait for tomorrow
grab hold of that lifeline
there's Someone dying to love you
and He sings the sweetest song
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9. |
Emily
05:44
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I will not forget my sister's face the day that she died
Such a frail little girl I remember how I cried
When she reached out to squeeze my hand I knew her time had come
And when her fingers slipped from mine I knew that it was done
Oh sweet Emily you're going Home
Sweet Emily and I can't go
Looking back upon our younger days when we'd go out to play
She was weaker than the rest of us so we'd laugh and run away
But sometimes I'd lie awake at night and wonder what was wrong
Oh I had the feeling even then that her days would not be long
Oh sweet Emily you're going Home
Sweet Emily and I can't go
Sometimes I almost hear her calling me
But Heaven seems so far away
Oh sweet Emily you're going Home
Sweet Emily and I can't go
I will not forget my sister's face the strange way that she smiled
Like the times she'd gaze up at the sky when she was just a child
And I still can hear the echo of the last thing she could say
This life is but a moment in the morning of my day
Oh sweet Emily you're going Home
Sweet Emily and I can't go
Sweet Emily you're going Home
Sweet Emily and I can't go
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10. |
Trouble Coming
04:55
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I see trouble coming closer every day,
I see trouble coming; I just got to get away,
I hear distant thunder rumbling at my feet,
I see people going crazy in the street.
I keep having these falling dreams and I wake up screaming,
I don't really know just what they mean, but my nightmare never ends, over and over again.
I see trouble coming, and I don't know just why,
Clouds are gathering like phantoms in the sky,
I see trouble coming - it's out of my control,
There's an icy wind that's echoing through my soul.
I keep having these falling dreams and I wake up screaming,
I don't really know just what they mean, but my nightmare never ends, over and over again.
I see trouble coming on silent wings of death,
There's a fevered hand that's crushing out our breath,
I see trouble coming closer every day, like a vulture circling its prey,
Just got to get away, I just got to get away, oh, oh.
I keep having these falling dreams and I wake up screaming,
I don't really know just what they mean, but my nightmare never ends, over and over,
over and over.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling,
The sky is falling, the sky is falling.
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Randy Stonehill South Carolina
Randy Stonehill has been busy delivering heart-driven, relevant Christian music for more than 50 years. His first album
"Born Twice," produced by Larry Norman was released in 1971, marking 2021 as Randy's Golden anniversary.
He’s written hundreds of songs with 27 releases and counting, and he’s responsible for some of the most authentic, influential Christian music ever written.
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