1. |
On This Road
03:20
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I've been waitin' for so long for another man to come along
I've been walkin' on this road so long
I've been waitin' for the sky to turn another color till it caught my eye
I've been walkin' on this road so long
I’ve been walkin’ on this road too long
Boy, I think I'm tethered and I got a metal chain around my hand
I've been walkin' on this road so long
At times I think I might explode Lack of stimulation makes me feel so old
I've been walkin' on this road so long
I’ve been walkin’ on this road too long
Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey, Hey, Yeah
Hey, pretty baby, what took you so long?
I've been waitin' years for you to come along
Say my name just one more time
I'll bend over backwards, say you'll be mine
The soles of my shoes are worn so low, thought I couldn't take another toll
I've been walkin' on this road so long
dust in my eyes, can't even cry, Lazarus reaching for one thin line
I've been walkin' on this road so long
I've been walkin' on this road too long
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, yeah
Hey, pretty baby, what took you so long?
I've been waitin' years for you to come along
Say my name just one more time
I'll bend over backwards, say you'll be mine
Hey, pretty baby
Hey, pretty boy
Hey, pretty baby, what took you so long?
I've been waitin' years for you to come along
Say my name just one more time
I'll bend over backwards, say you'll be mine
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2. |
I Am
03:04
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I am the master of excuses
a follower of the strange
I'm not a sadist or a mess
but I keep pretty things in a cage
I am a villain of Venus
but a soldier of Love
a contradiction of myself
maybe even lost from above
I am I am
I am I am
who I will be
I am I am
I am I am
who I will be
I am the rock in your river
the light in your life
I am your will to carry on
and the strength in your lies
I am the love in your heart
the thorn in your side
I am the road to your destruction
but the path to your light
I am I am
I am I am
who I will be
I am I am
I am I am
who I will be
I am the master of excuses
a follower of the strange
I'm not a sadist or a mess
but I keep pretty things in a cage
I am I am
I am I am
who I will be
I am I am
I am I am
who I will be
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3. |
Songbird
04:03
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There's a songbird at my window
and he's singing high and low
and he whispers as the wind blows
tales from a long, long time ago
There's an old friend at my table
and he's laughing soft and low
and he whispers, smiling softly
When were you better off alone?
When you're with me, life is simple
When you're gone, life's an endless road
a road that's so much better
when you don't have to go alone
but the years passed, and my heart froze
and I wonder where you've gone
and I know, now, through thoughts forlorn
Oh I've missed you for so long
There's a songbird at my window
and he's singing high and low
and he whispers as the wind blows
tales from a long, long time ago
tales from a long, long time ago
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4. |
Just Carry On
04:30
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Today I fell down
and the rain slowed down
t hurt so hard I thought I surely would drown
It took a long time
for my soul to climb
it swirled to the top and then melted to the ground
and I found
When they throw sand in your eyes
and the wind is so strong
when your heart beats slower than time
and the day is so long
just carry on
I hope you don't mind
if I take my time
faith is in stock and I'm waiting in line
to get mine
You said the right words
to break my curse
You built me strong and now I'm ready for the worst
When they throw sand in your eyes
and the wind is so strong
when your heart beats slower than time
and the day is so long
just carry on
'cause I'm not gonna wait around
to have my face shoved in the ground
I'll walk all over this damn town
wearin' a crown
When they throw sand in your eyes
and the wind is so strong
when your heart beats slower than time
and the day is so long
just carry on
When they throw sand in your eyes
you have to stand tall
‘cause your heart'll beat stronger with time
if your will is strong
Just carry on
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5. |
To Find His Darling
01:59
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Over hill and dale he roamed
though winter wind was howling
he trekked the snow and icy road
and went to find his darling
The cold it pierced and drove him down
and nature she was scowling
but over hill and dale he roamed
and went to find his darling
He came upon a clearing where
the morning sun was shining
the frost upon the leaves it hung
like crystal in the vining
The light it melted gently down
the cold and dreary weather
and left behind an open field
of soft, inviting heather
And there he laid his weary head
on blackened mosses blooming
and then the night did wrap him in
its quiet song of soothing
When he awoke a chill he’d caught
a frightful fall to illness
in deathly sleep he sees her face
and holds her tight and fearless
In dreams forever bound he stays
his heart no more for frowning
for over hill and dale he roamed
and there he found his darling
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6. |
Life Is Sweet
03:02
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I met you on a dusty road
high in a tree
I said hello what’cha doin’ there
you said life could be sweet
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
life is sweet
The sun is warm and the flowers grow
swayin’ in the breeze
I took your hand and I married you
and, oh, life is sweet
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
life is sweet
Oh ho you’ll never know how glad you make me
Oh how wonderful this life can be
Oh ho you’ll never know how glad you make me
Oh how wonderful this life can be
I said hello what’cha doin’ there
you said come and be free
I took your hand and I married you
and now life is sweet
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
bum ba da ba
life is sweet
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7. |
Giants Under Hills
03:40
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When I was young I dreamt of giants
and other stories told
and though they’re gone beneath the mountain tops
the magic still lives on
We revel in the April snow
and fairies help the flowers grow
They hold our hands and walk along
while wise old words they sew
Into the woods they take their flight
while fires burn the world so bright
dancing on leaves of light
Oh, joyful sprites of life!
And I believe in dragons and other stories told
'cause giants under hills are the magic of your home
The stars above alight the sky
through clouds of thoughts and sands of time
With golden rods and dandelions
enchanted ships we fly
Though winter winds may chill the sea
beneath the surface mermaids sleep
They float along in tales long gone
in memories we dream
And I believe in dragons and other stories told
'cause giants under hills are the magic of your home
And they never get wet when it rains
when it rains
They never seem to grow old
or get cold
And I believe in dragons and other stories told
'cause giants under hills are the magic of your home
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8. |
I Have You
03:35
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I see the stars hit the pavement
but you’re all that I see that the sky sent
I hear the rain fall and shatter
but nothing else matters
I have you
I have you
I see the morning sky again
the sun refused to shine and yet I hope
that you’ll look back on me
and see exactly what I want to see
The air that holds my breath in tight
the words that always want to fight
they stick onto my lips like paint
but not the words I want to say
I see the stars hit the pavement
but you’re all that I see that the sky sent
I hear the rain fall and shatter
but nothing else matters
I have you
I have you
This paper rustles in my hand
a song I’ve written for a band
to play on days just like today
to wrap in love and fade away
The birds they chat away
like nothing’s wrong inside this single day
at times I think we’re right to pray
but not today oh not today
I see the stars hit the pavement
but you’re all that I see that the sky sent
I hear the rain fall and shatter
but nothing else matters
I have you
I have you
The song that’s in my heart to stay
refuses to be stomped away
it swells and grows into the sky
where heaven finds it
lock it away
It stays inside all day and night
where cold it grows until it’s right
for you to read and find someday
so long after I’ve gone away
I see the stars hit the pavement
but you’re all that I see that the sky sent
I hear the rain fall and shatter
but nothing else matters
I have you
I have you
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I saw you across the floor
burnin’ like a flame
You could wear the gold tonight
if you’d like to play my game
And I’d like to know ya better
and I’d like to know your name
With the shadows on your side tonight
how would you fail to kill your prey?
You’re a tiger on the prowl tonight
I wonder will you look my way
I saw you across the floor
burnin’ like a flame
You could wear the gold tonight
if you’d like to play my game
And I’d like to know ya better
and I’d like to know your name
You don’t know what I’ll lay out
diamonds, clubs, or spades
If you play your cards right
all the hearts will look your way
Oh, I’m hungry for the hunt tonight
I got the who, what, where, and why
All I want is for your love tonight
I want to hear it, stop, and cry
I saw you across the floor
burnin’ like a flame
You could wear the gold tonight
if you’d like to play my game
And I’d like to know ya better
and I’d like to know your name
And I’d like to know ya better
and I’d like to know your name
I saw you across the floor
burnin’ like a flame
You could wear the gold tonight
If you’d like to play my game
And I’d like to know ya better
and I’d like to know your name
And I’d like to know ya better
and I, I, I’d like to know your name
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10. |
The Ballad of Jimmy Tool
03:34
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Jimmy Tool was nothin’ but an honest man
He loved his ma and never failed to lend a hand
But one cold winter he was made to pay
and now in the ground a good man lay
Goodbye
Oh, Jimmy, goodbye
though your mother may cry
goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye
His pa died owing money to the local mob
His mama couldn't live, she couldn't land a job
Jim went to the mob to try to make things right
He never saw it comin’ on that fateful night
Goodbye
Oh, Jimmy, goodbye
though your mother may cry
goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye
With hat in hand he went to see the boss that night
He begged forgiveness, promised he would make it right
but nothin’ would appease the man who’d only say,
“You have ‘till midnight, or we’ll take your life as pay”
Goodbye
Oh, Jimmy, goodbye
from this town you must fly
goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye
That evening Jimmy took his ma to hide at church
he took his father’s gun and hid it in her purse
they heard the mob take chase, so Jimmy took his aim
but into the padre’s chest did Jimmy’s bullet stray
Goodbye
Oh, Jimmy, goodbye
from this town you must fly
goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye
And so the story tells us if you’ve loans to pay
be careful who your lender be and mark the day
for when the money fails and when your life is waged
the only one who wins is Satan’s ledger page
Goodbye
Oh, Jimmy, goodbye
goodbye
goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye
goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye
goodbye
goodbye
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11. |
Forever
02:26
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You said you'll love me
Forever
Forever
You said you'll not hurt me
No, never
No, never
And all my life I'll be waiting for you
Too
Too
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Megan Kleven Rochester, Minnesota
Megan Kleven doesn’t fit into your average singer-songwriter cut-out. With an affinity for the dark and shadowed, she tends to gravitate toward songs that exude strength, power, and sometimes sadness. Many of her songs are influenced by the sounds of powerful and compassionate artists such as Hozier and Alanis Morissette. Her debut album "I AM" was released in 2020. ... more
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