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Here's a Toast
03:46
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The engine was still running, I could feel that feeling coming
Freedom’s fever taking me away
Through the window cold air blowing, come to break that fever growing
Where you are is where I want to stay
Here’s a toast
To everything we own or never had
Whether it was good or it was bad
To the memories that were never made
Even as the ones we have begin to fade
And here’s to love, to what we need the most
When I was young with time to dream when I could make a young thing scream
I thought that this would last forever
Now my day’s spent just getting by, living out the moments ‘til I die
I thought that being older it would be better
Here’s a toast
To everything we own or never had
Whether it was good or it was bad
To the memories that were never made
Even as the ones we have begin to fade
And here’s to love, to what we need the most
Now everything comes with a price, every gain is shadowed by a loss
So play your hand or roll the dice, but you better pray you have enough to pay the cost
Here’s a toast
To everything we own or never had
Whether it was good or it was bad
To the memories that were never made
Even as the ones we have begin to fade
And here’s to love, to what we need the most
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2. |
On Fire for You
03:15
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I’m on fire today, sunshine burning through the gray
A chance to make it new; this time to follow through
I’m on fire for you
You are glowing tonight – a firework of bursting light
It’s in your shining eyes, if you could see ‘em you’d see why
Yeah, you light up my sky
I used to wonder if anyone could feel this way
Not just in movies or fairy tales
But I can tell you that this feeling won’t go away
Oh no, my love is here to stay
I am falling for you in that daze where love is new
All I have to do is think of you when I am blue
I am falling for you
You are falling for me – your heart flutters spinning free
Across this lover’s sea where we are meant to be
Where you are falling for me
I used to wonder if anyone could feel this way
Not just in movies or fairy tales
But I can tell you that this feeling won’t go away
Oh no, my love is here to stay
I’m on fire tonight, a shooting star I’m burning bright
And when the night is through, each day is just like new
‘Cause I’m on fire for you
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So let me in, your dreams aren’t what they used to be
I’ll be your friend in this club we’re sworn to secrecy
Fight the hours til the sundown sends us home to bed
We can’t leave until the bad guys are all dead
Here I come to save the day
In this comic tragedy
And it looks like the rain is here to stay
So here I come to save the day
But now I’m gone
It’s been awhile, the lines of time have crept upon your face
But I don’t mind cause I’m dreaming of another place
Embrace the hours til the daybreak sends me off again
But I can’t leave until you’ve felt the fullness of this love I have for you
Here I come to save the day
In this comic tragedy
And it looks like the rain is here to stay
So here I come to save the day
But now I’m gone
La da da, la di da
Forget the hours we don’t have to march the beat of time
We can never leave until I am yours and you are mine
Here I come to save the day
In this comic tragedy
And it looks like the rain is here to stay
So here I come to save the day
But now I’m gone
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4. |
There's Always Tomorrow
03:58
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When all of your ambition has dried up
And your head hangs weighed down
By the burden you’ve built up
With the spirit of an old, old man though you’re young
Takes all you’ve got just to get out of bed
Cause this life has been drained of the fun
When you’re down to the end of your rope
At the knot you’ve tied just to hold on
With your hand slipping faster than your hope --- just let go
When you’re lonesome in the e --- ndless night
Though she’s gone, you still dream of her
In cold sweats and shaking for morning’s light
When you’re aching, for her loving and tender touch
You hug the air where she used to sleep
How the heartbreak, it hurts so much
When you’re down to the end of your rope
At the knot you’ve tied just to hold on
With your hand slipping faster than your hope --- just let go
Coda: There’s always tomorrow
Yeah, there’s always tomorrow
Trust me when I say, just let go of today
Cause there’s always tomorrow
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5. |
Valley of Despair
03:03
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I know you’re thinking heaven’s roads are paved with fool’s gold
But you are hurting; the winds of life are blowing hard and cold
Well don’t you worry; a shelter from the storm is not too far
And I am closer than the winds that sting you where you are
I will find you in the valley of despair
I will lead you up the mountain out of there
I will show you the height of hope to where
I will carry you
I know you’re thinking ain’t no cross can bridge this great divide
But you’ve been burned and turned around, used and abused by those who’ve lied
Well don’t you give up; I see you leaning closer to the edge
Just take a step back and reach your hand to me instead
I will find you in the valley of despair
I will lead you up the mountain out of there
I will show you the height of hope to where
I will carry you
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Don't Be Scared
03:48
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Can I save you my darling
Now damsel don’t distress
Don’t push me away from you
In a silent protest
In every movement is danger
Passing just out of sight
Afraid something will get you
When you’re already dying of fright
Don’t be scared
Come into my arms
Rest assured
There will be no harm
The tongue is a fire
Spreading gasoline lies
It is forked like a serpent’s
Urging fools to believe they are wise
So don’t listen dear child
When poisoned words come your way
Turn a deaf ear and run home
They won’t follow an unwilling prey
Don’t be scared
Come into my arms
Rest assured
There will be no harm
Shadows fall all about this valley
Whispering fears in the wind through the trees
But don’t fear I am near; I’ll restore your soul
And I’ll fill your cup ‘til it overflows
I will save you my darling
I will save you dear child
Though the ways of this world are passing
Under this setting sun
My promise has just begun
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7. |
Barely Holding On
03:16
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The wind rustling, leaves cracking and
Twigs snapping as my feet carry me home
I can’t remember when I last heard your voice
Old memories are somehow leading me now
I’m barely holding on
I went my separate way, childhood pushed aside
Phone calls never made – I should have dropped you a line
The tide was pulling me out to the open sea
I was drifting here and there headed to God knows where
I’m barely holding on
In a dream I saw your face and I felt so lost inside
I can taste the sweetness of that place;
how could I ever leave it behind, so far behind?
With every closing step, new life rising up
I hope I make it safe; I pray you welcome me in
Will you welcome me in?
I’m barely holding on
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Cradle to the Grave
05:11
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With you it’s never me against the world
I’m not alone in bearing every insult hurled
When life’s a desert dry and cracked with rust
You will never leave me thirsty in the dust
Your voice echoes in my mind
Your eyes give light to what I see
Your heart and soul the glue that binds
Together everything that makes me
Oh child, give me your brightest smile
But remember it’s your heart that gives you style
For while the icing should look amazing
It’s the essence of the cake that’s worth the tasting
Your blood is in my veins
Your spirit flows like winds across my plains
You always know just when to pull the reins
Or when to fuel the engines of my train
Your voice echoes in my mind
Your eyes give light to what I see
Your heart and soul the glue that binds
Together everything that makes me
Though we never know what life may have in store
Your marrow is a strength within my bones
Like a balm that seeps in every open pore
Your love will always smooth life’s jagged stones
When everything feels like it’s going wrong
Your words give me hope to carry on
When all my doubts hit me like a tidal wave
I know you’re with me from the cradle to the grave
[Interlude]
Your blood is in my veins
Your spirit flows like winds across my plains
You always know just when to pull the reins
Or when to fuel the engines of my train
Your voice echoes in my mind
Your eyes give light to what I see
Your heart and soul the glue that binds
Together everything that makes me
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9. |
These Things
04:21
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Lay your hand across the water
See the waves calm down
The thunderclouds they disappear
There’s a peace in this silent sound
And I’m walking toward the master’s call
Only my fear will let me fall
These things I don’t understand
They are not of this world
These things I can’t understand
These things are not of man
Talk of murder and betrayal
Evil passing from love’s lips
My own lips burn with rage and hurt
How can I stand for this?
So I’m fighting off the master’s plan
Where do I make my stand?
These things I don’t understand
They are not of this world
These things I can’t understand
These things are not of man
I thought I was the first to have ears to hear and eyes to see
But still I do not have the mind
I thought I understood just what you came to be
But have I come all this way just to deny
These things I don’t understand
They are not of this world
These things I can’t understand
These things are not of man
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10. |
Put My Heart on Ice
03:37
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Put my heart on ice
I can’t love you - - - God knows I’ve tried
Just let my blood run cold
To freeze all the tears in my eyes
I can’t watch you go
In all the time we had
There must be more good than bad
But somehow we’re just not right
So I’m putting my heart on ice
Hide your face away
Your eyes cut through me - - - what words can’t say
I gotta stop the bleeding, oh-oh
All the love you gave is runnin’ through my veins
Don’t wanna let you go
In all the time we had
There must be more good than bad
But somehow we’re just not right
So I’m putting my heart on ice
Oh --- oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
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11. |
No One Remembers
03:58
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Old friend why don’t you come around no more
Are you running out of stories to tell?
You know I’ve heard that one before
Don’t want to waste another day on me
‘Cause my time has run out
Now I’m just another story
I’m just another story
Hey girl, this bed is getting lonely
Are you giving up on love, love?
Don’t say you’re trying to set me free
Don’t want to waste another day on me
‘Cause this love has run out
Now I’m just another heartache
I’m just another heartache
And the world it moves around me
While I’m here standing still
And the next train’s already leaving
It disappears over the hill
Dead man, where are the widows grieving?
Are you buried here alone?
I cannot answer from the grave
No one can waste another day on me
‘Cause my days have run out
No one even knows my name
No one remembers
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12. |
Back Around
04:42
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Took a walk and I never came home
Mama, you’ll never know where I’ve gone next
Got no ticket so I hopped a train
Gotta get away from this town; it’s hexed
Gotta get away from these faces I’ve seen too many times
Gotta get away from where I’ve been for too long
Gotta get away from this one stoplight town
Ooh yeah, I gotta get away from home
Train took me to the city
I looked around so I could see the life
Baby, it ain’t like the cinemas
Where everything turns itself out just right
Still gotta get away from the faces I’ve seen so many times
Gotta get away from where I’ve been for too long
Gotta get away from those one stoplight towns
Ooh yeah, still gotta get away from home (from home)
Gotta get myself to a place with just a radio
Let that sweet, sweet music come and soothe my soul
Gotta find that crystal stream flowing down from the mountain crest
Breathe the air up in God’s country, out past the great, big, rolling Midwest
Now Montana’s big sky country
But it sure does get real cold up there at night
So I fry some potatoes from Idaho
But I just can’t shake this feeling I’m right back home
Gotta get away from the faces I’ve seen so many times
Gotta get away from where I’ve been for too long
Gotta get away from these one stoplight towns
Ooh yeah, I gotta get away from home (from home)
Now Mama cries nearly every night she’s alone
She sends out a letter to God knows where
All it says is Baby, come home
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Ryan Douglas Cincinnati, Ohio
Variety is the spice of life and Ryan Douglas gives you plenty of spice, crafting songs rich in textures and grooves that stand outside of genre.
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