Acoustically at Rogers Boat
Those Were The Days
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And think of all the things that we would do?
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Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance
Forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
When we were young
And sure to have our way
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Yesterday I stood before the tavern
Nothing seems the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
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Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance
Forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
When we were young
And sure to have our way
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Through the door I heard familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts our dreams are still the same
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Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance
Forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
When we were young
And sure to have our way
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Out In The Clear
(All Things Considered)
With all things considered
I can change my perspective
There’s so much riding on the balance
I wanna learn
I’ll stand corrected
I’m trying to find my way out in the clear
I can click my heels
And wish up on a star
But until I heal
I won’t go very far
I’m trying to find my way out in the clear
What am I trying to say
What’s my point
I am no stronger than my weakest joint
And I find it’s ok to change your mind
If I have a look on my face
that says I still want more
It’s because I’m face to face
With a mirror before an open door
I’m trying to find my way out in the clear
What am I trying to say
What’s my point
I am no stronger than my weakest joint
And I find it’s ok to change your mind
(Carlsson, Diaz & Martinsson)
Joytown
Fathers they have big hands
And they pat gently on your head
Mothers they all make sure
Everyone is happy and well fed
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Everything is instant
No one has to wait too long
And Lennon never has to sing
A Paul McCartney song
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Hey we're living here in Joytown
It's the city of the sun
Where everyone loves everyone
Loves every single one
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No one sells their roommate's stuff
So they can get a fix
No one fears the darkness
No one fears the number six
And everyone has someone
They can share their sadness with
No one leaves the slightest doubt
No one ever takes the 5th
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Hey we're living here in Joytown
It's the city of the sun
Where everyone loves everyone
Loves every single one
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Jesus and Mohammed
And Buddha live in town
Zoroaster and Ba'h'aula
And Moses hangs around
And when they get together they are quite a noisy crew
They laugh about their legacies over cigarettes and brew
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Hey we're living here in Joytown
It's the city of the sun
Where everyone loves everyone
Loves every single one
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Senator McCarthy enjoys a book by Marx
And people tear down parking lots
So they can build more parks
And Jimi plays the perfect note that never seems to end
And Martin Luther King has got a blonde white girlfriend
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Hey we're living here in Joytown
It's the city of the sun
Where everyone loves everyone
Loves every single one
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(Bottrell, Gilbert, Macleod, Schwartz)
Mr. Sunshine
Rogers Boat
Wait a second now
Hold on, I admit
The space between ourselves
Can’t put my finger on it
Time keeps moving on
Next stop grab another ride
Took what I could take
I miss what I left behind
Tuesday morning came and went
We held the moon
We walked the line
Somewhere in the afternoon
We found ourselves
Just you and I
Frenzy came along
With Wendel keeping time
Nichols in my shoe
But Mr. Sunshine’s on my mind
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Try to make our way
Through this comfortable place
We set our mind on what’s ahead
And what is at stake
Tuesday morning came and went
We held the moon
We walked the line
Somewhere in the afternoon
We caught ourselves Just you and I
Frenzy came along
With Wendel keeping time
Nichols in my shoe
But Mr. Sunshine’s on my mind
We held on to the moon
Somewhere in the month of June
We caught ourselves with Mr. Sunshine
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Frenzy came along
With Wendel keeping time
Nichols in my shoe
But Mr. Sunshine’s on my mind
You’re heading out
On a little boat
Got all your gear to stay a float
So you think you’re ready to face the turbulence
You’re dreaming how
You’re gonna get out of here
Cause what you have found throughout all these years
Is that nothing has ever changed
You’re finding out
That you’re drifting off
Into the emptiness of being lost
Cause you always look the other way
To be a part of the parade
What is it like to be on display
Do you think you can take
What the others may say
As in a stolen moment of a photograph
Is it about having the last laugh?
You think that you, James Dean, Brando and Cary Grant
Belong in the same league of extravagance
And then you find out with all that you get
Is as meaningful as the smoke from your cigarette
(Carlsson & Diaz)
(Carlsson & Diaz)