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Follow Me (On Down)
03:13
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Not for nothin' - what's your mission
As you're retracing yesterday
While the vines outside are twistin'
And would tie you down to stay?
Oh, to give half my life
For twice what I know
Oh to be damned by those
Already damned
Now I'm armed with
Such mercy
For those who don't know
What they've got in their hands
Follow me - on down
Past the vanity of tears
Follow me - on down
To the paths beneath the road
Follow me - on down
To the whispers of our fears
To discoveries yet untold
Dubee du bop...
All we need to find's
The will to find a way
We'll take the plunge upon April
Come what May
If your soul in under water
You can hit the jet stream
There are oceans more oceans to see
We're on our way (we're on our way) (x7)
Follow me - on down
To the wells beneath the shield
Follow me - on down
To no regret you need forget
Follow me - on down
Where our certainties revealed
We won't own it but we'll know when we see it (x3)
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Your Halcyon Days
03:13
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Dutifully bound in your cage with a view
Everyone you know is up there with you
Smoke from the street
Flashes under your feet
"Aw - what do they want?" calls the man from the bar
He don't even wanna know who they are
It'll be a cold night
Colder still to see their plight
You're rapt with attention but
All wrapped up in your feelings
You coulda said some more
You coulda done anything
Now there's two ways to go in your halcyon days
These elevators all move both ways
Here they come now
What kind of song will you sing?
You could leave now and give up what you had
Better still you could understand how it's bad
Get you better health
Somewhere outside yourself
Ah, but deep down you know you would never be here
If for one second you'd let 'em get near
It's still a cold night
You still wish away their plight
Whoah - and sight
You're rapt with attention but
All wrapped up in your feelings
You coulda said some more
You coulda done anything
Now there's two ways to go in your halcyon days
These elevators all move both ways
Here they come now
What kind of song will you sing?
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Days - when you thought you'd had it
No more illusions to take
Nights - when you're rolling flustered
And no despair can you shake
You're the celestial go-between
And you even get to know what it means
What better reason do you need?
Streets - where the ground is shifting
Your nerves have gotten you bad
Beats - in your heart and temples
Rhythms are driving you mad
But there is a ray that goes right through
The Earth to the Sun and right through you
All that you need is to believe
I'm grabbing hold of the psyche
By fingernails if need be
But I'm holding on
And on - and on
It's my belief
Not all is decided
And I'm content to roll
What is provided
You've got to tell me how you live it down, live it down
Go on and tell me how you live it down yeah
Can't wait to hear it how you live it down, live it down
Why won't you say it how you live it down yeah
Roads - only lead you somewhere
They're not the end of the game
And so - just accept the changes
And no, you're never the same
But there is a ray that goes right through
The Earth to the Sun and right through you
And all that you need is to
Oh, just believe
And you're the celestial go-between
And you even get to know what it means
What better reason do you need?
I'm grabbing hold of the psyche
By fingernails if need be
But I'm holding on
And on - and on
You've got to tell me how you live it down, live it down
Go on and tell me how you live it down yeah
Can't wait to hear it how you live it down, live it down
Why won't you say it how you live it down yeah
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Joe Namath Moment
03:13
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What you think about now?
Is now too late?
No time to think about it
Don't wait
With a face like yours
We can make a scene
For the folks at home
On their TV screen
Remember - uh, you should know
I used to be Mister So and So
Now you say I ain't got no class
Happens to me nowadays
Every time I make another pass
Always called 'em like I see 'em
Now they got me in museums
You can call me Broadway - everybody knows my name
There ain't not faster way to know you lost your game
You wanna find someone
Hasn't proved himself
Maybe you're not the kind whose
Top shelf
But I'll get on down
On my one good knee
You could take my head
And cure my vanity
Hey now - listen girl
The story goes that I once shocked the world (down down)
Now it's true - I'm only shocking you
Used to be the president
Anything I said or did would do
The greatest feat
In the Miami heat
There was a time when no one ever told me no
Never thought there’d be a day I’d hear, “Told you so!”
Say hi to the folks at home (x6)
You should know
I used to be Mister So and So
But now you say I got no class
Happens to me nowadays
Every time I’m wasted off my ass
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Not Your Man
03:13
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Come sit down my sweet one
I’ve got news that you might not want
This pitching, rocking motion
It never was part of the plan
So brace yourself anew
There are so many hard things to do
While I’ll always cherish your devotion
You must see I cannot be your man
Will the pyramids topple?
Will the sycophants get another gospel?
Will the People’s Church find another potion?
Where were you when the shit hit the fan?
One of us has to take the loss
One of us has to pay the cost
Remove yourself from all this commotion
And see I cannot be your man
And see I cannot be your man
Your man — your man
Rocking motion
Your devotion
Another potion
This commotion
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I Hear You
02:31
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Walk down the road, take my hand child
Spend a little quiet time with me awhile
You have no clue how much I love you
But all I want now is to get through
‘Cause when you lose control and start your shaking
As if by sorrow overtaken
I feel the need to put my arms ‘round you
Even if this might confound you
Stick with me here
‘Cause I hear you
I don’t mean to make things tough
But you should know enough’s enough
Let me guide you though the path gets rough
Don’t you realize the way you make me?
So sad you one day may forsake me
You may never know how much I love you
But all I need now is to get through
Stick with me here
And for many a-year
‘Cause I hear you
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Cosmic Bull Chicago, Illinois
Based in Chicago, Cosmic Bull is an ongoing music project originating with songs written and performed by Mark Vickery.
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