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Nobody
04:23
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Nobody
She’s got strange ideas,
not as strange as they appear.
Nothing is designed.
Autumn leaves in summertime.
There’s nobody, nobody
nobody (like her)
I empty my mind.
She is there every time,
standing by herself,
talking to the hired-help.
There’s nobody, nobody
nobody (like her)
Nobody (like her)
Nobody close.
She’s the one
I love most.
There’s nobody, nobody
nobody (like her)
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Working Poor
03:23
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Working Poor
I went to school my teacher said -
“Working hard is the way ahead.”
I’m 28, still cleaning floors,
My kids still believe in Santa Clause.
We can’t live – on what I earn no more. Welcome to the working poor.
I pay my rent to a man named Xian.
I aint ever seen the man.
We can’t afford groceries.
We get a food parcel from the charities.
We can’t live – on what I earn no more.
Welcome to the working poor.
I don’t vote, I don’t care.
They all look the same from way down here.
My brother cooks for the local mob.
He says - “come on down there’s always a job.”
We can’t live – on what I earn no more.
Welcome to the working poor
Well my wife says we gotta leave
WA pays good salaries
But we can’t afford the fares
She says “go help your brother we gotta get outa here.”
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Jaywalkers
04:20
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Jaywalkers
Somebody left an umbrella
On the floor of the train
I take it and walk out into the morning rain.
Rush hour traffic
It don’t stop for anyone
Jaywalkers don’t walk
Jaywalkers run.
Well I used to get coffee
But I don’t drink coffee anymore
I got enough money
Now I’m just time poor.
Woman with a yoga mat
On her back,
waiting at the ATM.
Gucci doorman
Looks like a boxer I know
And then I think again.
Girl with a name tag on her blouse
wants to give me milk.
I stop and I drink some,
Kim says “thanks for your help.”
Jaywalkers don’t walk
Jaywalkers run
And if they get to the other side alive
Jaywalker won
Jaywalker won
Somebody’s in my ear
And the message is about to start
I think I know what I am going to hear
And I think it might break my heart
Crash on the corner
But everybody seems to be ok.
They’re just pissed off that’s all,
It’s just a bad start to the day.
New lovers stroll slow,
And businessmen walk fast,
and pretty girls
always know who’s watching their arse.
I leave the umbrella in the elevator
And walk out to your door.
I know that music,
I’ve heard it somewhere before.
Jaywalkers don’t walk
Jaywalkers run.
And if they get to the other side alive
Jaywalker won,
Jaywalker won.
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There She Goes
03:38
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There she goes
Danced too long in the hot sun.
I drank rum.
Got no thinkin’ done.
I met her more than halfway.
I worked all through my holidays.
There she goes,
nobody could’ve known,
the closer I got the further she was going.
Hangin washing’ on the clothesline,
her shoulders moving’ in the sunshine.
Eating mangoes at sunset,
juice dripping down the front step.
There she goes,
nobody could’ve known,
the closer I got the further she was going.
And if I find an answer I’ll let you know,
but I don’t think I’ll find one of those.
Cos there she goes…
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Summer in the City
03:02
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Summer in the City
It’s time to forgive.
It’s time to forget,
forget yourself.
It’s a brand new year,
I know the last one kind of smelt.
Get out of bed,
open your eyes.
Sun’s blazing in the sky.
It’s summer in the city,
Let’s get in the car and drive.
Asphalt’s melting,
crickets singin’ songs of love.
Here comes the dust baby,
Wind your window up.
I got the sunblock.
I got the hats.
There’s no turning back.
Cos it’s summer in the city,
Let’s get in the car.
It’s summer in the city
and look where we are…
it’s summer in the city
The streets are empty,
cos everybody’s gone.
Big old buildings
melting in the sun.
Blue skies overhead,
bring that book
that you’ve never read.
Cos it’s summer in the city,
Let’s get in the car.
It’s summer in the city
and look where we are…
it’s summer in the city,
let’s get in the car and drive.
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Honeysuckle Love
02:48
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Honeysuckle love
Honeysuckle love,
I feel fine.
Honeysuckle love,
it’s on the vine.
Feel the shift.
Feel the shift.
Things have changed.
Honeysuckle love,
aint no shame.
Get the mixture right.
Live and let live.
Honeysuckle love,
how sweet it is.
Honeysuckle love,
breathe it in.
Honeysuckle love,
it’s in the wind.
Feel the shift.
Feel the shift.
Things have changed.
Honeysuckle love,
aint no shame.
Get the mixture right.
Live and let live.
Honeysuckle love,
how sweet it is.
Honeysuckle love sweeter than time,
on the vine.
Honeysuckle love.
Honeysuckle love.
Honeysuckle love.
Honeysuckle love,
sweeter than time.
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7. |
The Good
03:20
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The Good
Slow down a little bit baby.
Have you left something on the stove?
You know that I’m a fool for you.
I even got a rose.
I thought we had something special,
All those summer eves.
You got talking to those other girls,
How can I make you see?
The good, good , good
The good side of me
Slow down a little bit baby.
I only want to speak.
Well I made mistakes in my time
How can I make you see?
The good, good , good
The good side of me
That was years ago
You’ll only ever know…
The good, good , good
The good side of me
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8. |
Sleepless Kid
04:15
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Sleepless Kid
Dad comes in says goodnight
Mum comes in
Turns out the light
But I don’t go to sleep.
I listen through the walls
Hushed voices, closed doors
but I don’t go to sleep
Chorus
I love my Mum.
I love my Dad.
I don’t take any sides,
they love me and they really, really try.
I got to stay awake make
everything alright,
so no-one leaves this house tonight,
so no-one leaves this house tonight.
Dad says we’re not rich anymore.
Mum cries quiet out in the hall,
but I don’t go to sleep.
I think of things they should say.
It’s a little game I play,
but I don’t go to sleep
chorus
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9. |
Cities in the Distance
04:41
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Cities in the distance
Born in deepest winter where nothing should grow.
His daddy’s drunken body buried in the snow.
As soon as he could understand his mother told him straight.
“I don’t know the answers only God knows your fate.”
Chorus
And there were cities in the distance
Burning in the night
Pockets of resistance
Dying in, dying in the fight
Ohh oh oh oh oh
He left without a word and he rode across the plains,
hung out in the shadows, felt the heat of the flame.
Through corridors he wandered, bounced from deal to deal.
His coat - hard, fast liquor.
His eyes - a dull grey steel.
“Forgiveness is guaranteed.”
He said, “I don’t need that.
“I read the same books as you, I know ‘em front
I know ‘em front to back.”
Oh oh oh oh oh
Marianne she kept in touch, I didn’t want to know.
He looked just like his father. God rest his soul.
The snowfall that night, it broke the records still.
That winter was a killer. That winter was hell. (to chorus)
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Broken Lights, New Mexico
I loved you in sickness.
I loved you in health.
I even loved you better
Than I loved myself.
Broken Lights, New Mexico.
The sun at our backs.
I saved you from the river,
all you had to do was ask.
And just like that,
one day we met.
Forget the past
nothing, nothing’s happened yet.
Waitress pour your coffee.
I like mine black and sweet.
I’ll never forget you,
But these days
I don’t think too deep.
And just like that,
one day we met.
Forget the past
nothing, nothing’s happened yet.
Broken Lights, New Mexico.
Souvenir baseball cap.
The desert is so beautiful.
I’m, I’m not coming back.
Broken Lights, New Mexico.
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11. |
Winter Sun
04:47
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Winter Sun
If the summer sun
is all you know.
When winter comes
where do you go?
If the autumn chill,
it scares you still,
come on let’s run
find the winter sun.
Yesterday
is on the other side.
Here we stay
where it’s warm inside.
Yes, summer’s fun.
Catch the wave and ride.
When it’s done
Find the winter sun.
Tides, dreams and seasons change
and light falls where it can.
On a beach, on a reef,
on your face as you sleep,
as the night closes in.
Watch the waves
crash and roll,
and we all slowly stroll
our coats held tight,
tight against the cold.
And then we run
And then we run, we run, we run.
On a beach, on a reef,
on your face as you sleep,
light falls where it can
as the night closes in.
If the summer sun
is all you know.
When winter comes
where do you go?
If the autumn chill,
it scares you still,
come on let’s run
find the winter sun.
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Greg Fleming and The Working Poor Auckland, New Zealand
Greg Fleming is often referred to as a pioneer of alt country in New Zealand. One of his first gigs was supporting Texan legend Townes Van Zandt, afterwards Van Zandt took him aside and told him “don’t ever stop writing” . Greg didn’t and has six critically acclaimed albums bear out Van Zandt's belief. The new album Same City continues to show Fleming operating at the peak of his powers. ... more
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