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(Hey There) Weather Girl
04:11
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Hey there Weather Girl do you have good news for me?
Hey there Weather Girl can you really see?
Can you look ahead into my life and see when sun will shine,
When sun will shine and break through the gray clouds that surround me?
I can't start my day without you telling me,
About the storms that I can't see.
But when you look into my eyes I know I'm fine.
I just cannot live without you, Weather Girl.
I cannot live without you, my weather girl.
Hey there Weather Girl, how do you know all about me?
Hey there Weather Girl, can you tell me the truth?
Every night at 10, you come into my room and help me plan,
Help me plan my day to keep me safe and see me through.
I can't start my day without you telling me,
About the storms that I can't see.
But when you look into my eyes I know I'm fine.
I just cannot live without you, Weather Girl.
I cannot live without you, my weather girl.
With every thunder roll and every drop of rain,
You pull me close and then you stop my pain.
With every flowers' bloom and every ray of sun,
I know you're the one.
I can't start my day without you telling me,
About the storms that I can't see.
But when you look into my eyes I know I'm fine.
I just cannot live without you, Weather Girl.
I cannot live without you, my weather girl.
I just cannot live without you, Weather Girl.
I cannot live without you, my weather girl.
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2. |
You Amaze Me
04:19
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When you walk in the room, you cause a commotion.
When you move down the street, you’re poetry in motion.
When you smile it’s bright, so bright you light up the night.
When you laugh you stop my life and you make it alright.
CHORUS:
You amaze me. You amaze me. You amaze me.
You know all the words I’m going to say.
You know all the games I’m going to play
You know how it all ends before it starts
And you know all the love I have for you deep in my heart.
CHORUS
I hold you at night, your body on mine.
I feel you breathe and I wanna stop time.
I look in your eyes and feel I’ve been saved.
I want to wake tomorrow to have you one more day.
CHORUS
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3. |
Without You
04:30
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Without You
Summer calls outside my window, beckoning me to go away.
But I don’t know where I’m going without you.
A breeze cools down the evening, flying out beyond the wipperwills.
But I don’t know where I’m going without you.
CHORUS:
Without you,
Without you,
Without you.
Without you,
Without you,
Without you.
Stray cat is on the porch swing; I chase it off out into the night
And I don’t know where I’m going without you.
Tomorrow brings new beginnings, a new direction for my live to go.
But I don’t know where I’m going without you.
CHORUS
My friends are gathered ‘round me, we joke and share a laugh into the night.
And I know I wouldn’t be here…
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4. |
Come Back
04:03
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Every morning seems to start the same way,
You want me to worship you all night and all day.
But I can tell you that’s not my way to live,
You want me to give you everything
And I’ve got nothing to give.
You say you’re leaving and you want me to cry,
But you don’t know where you going and you sure don’t know why.
Here’s what I’m thinking as you storm ‘cross the floor:
Don’t let that pain in the ass get hit by my door.
CHORUS:
You’re gonna come back, you’re gonna come back to me,
And you know that I know it now.
You’re gonna come back, you’re gonna come back to me,
And you’ll make me let you do it some how.
You’re gonna come back, you’re gonna come back to me.
Every time that you leave it’s the same old dance,
You walk out of my life, then you want a new chance.
I’d like to say know but some how I just don’t.
My head says I can live without you but my heart says I won’t.
CHORUS
Bridge:
Where do you go?
Where do you go?
Where do you go?
CHORUS
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5. |
That's Not How It Is
04:10
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I’ve got a secret I want you to care
But you don’t want to know.
Not long ago you would have wanted me to share
But tonight you just go
CHORUS:
That’s not how it is any more,
That’s not how it’s going to be
You’re not the same girl you were before
But I am the same me (second time: repeat line)
I stare in your eyes, you glance away,
Hey, look what’s on TV.
You won’t listen to what my eyes have to say.
Do you ever see?
CHORUS
Time changes everything
Time changes everything
Time changes…
I gave my heart to you without a doubt.
All by defenses overcome.
Now you’ve turned away from me and you’ve walked out,
To my crushed heart I succumb.
CHORUS:
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6. |
Don't Know Why
05:43
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We thought we had all good, no bad.
It slipped away like night to day.
Recall the years we had no fears,
We couldn’t see past you and me.
CHORUS:
I don’t know why we didn’t cry.
I don’t know why we didn’t try.
I don’t know why we can’t buy
More time.
We tried to mend right to the end.
I thought my heart would rip apart.
I can’t complain about the pain,
I didn’t feel. It’s not for real.
CHORUS
Bridge:
We said goodbye.
We said goodbye.
CHORUS:
I don’t know why we didn’t cry.
I don’t know why we didn’t try.
I don’t know why we can’t buy
I don’t know why I didn’t cry.
I don’t know why I didn’t try.
I don’t know why I can’t buy
More time.
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7. |
Fade Away
05:02
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He sits around in his silly little house
With his silly little kids and his silly little spouse
And he wonders.
He goes to work for a silly little day
For a silly little boss and a silly little pay.
And he wonders
CHORUS:
Is there anything better than this for me?
Is there any chance of hope ahead to see?
Will there be any light to help me find my way?
Or am I destined just to fade away?
He drives along with the angry little men
In their angry little cars as their angry days end
And he wonders
He stands and stares at the pretty little eyes
Of the pretty little girls who always pass him by
And he wonders.. (CHORUS)
Bridge:
And he wonders all day about how it slipped away,
And he wonders all night hoping that he might
Find a way to make it all all right.
He sits alone in his darkened little room
With his darkened little gun and his darkened little gloom
And he wonders…
CHORUS:
Is there anything better than this for me?
Is there any chance of hope ahead to see?
Will there be any light to help me find my way?
Or am I destined just to fade away?
Just fade away, just fade away… (fade out)
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8. |
California Clear My Mind
04:03
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The wind blows cold on a February morning,
But all my troubles are still warm.
My only wish is to get to California.
Might help me to reform.
Ohio days, they got nothing for me.
I just stare into the void.
I thought the happy life was just around the corner,
But I’m far from overjoyed.
And I need, I need more than I can fine.
I need California to clear my mind.
I broke your heart in twenty-seven pieces.
Shattered end of innocence.
Another victim of my self-destruction.
A remnant of my insolence.
Oooo. Oooo oh oh oh.
The wind blows cold on a February morning.
It blows away what’s left of me.
My only wish is to get to California.
Then I’ll just let me soul be.
I need, I need more than I can fine.
I need California to clear my mind.
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9. |
Light Shine Down
05:08
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Who is the man behind the eyes?
He’s on the outside looking in.
What he sees always makes him cry.
When did all that hate begin?
Who is the man behind the eyes?
Won’t he stand and stop the pain?
Why won’t he even try?
Just how will he explain?
CHORUS:
Let the light shine down.
Let the light show you how.
Let the light open your eyes and help you see the way.
Let the light shine down on you.
Who is the man behind the eyes?
Every morning he looks back at you.
He can’t believe all his self-told lies.
You know the right move is overdue.
CHORUS
Bridge:
Break through the darkness.
Reach to the helpless.
Rise, Rise, Rise above.
CHORUS:
Let the light shine down.
Let the light show you how.
Let the light open your eyes and help you see the way.
Let the light shine down on you.
(Repeat chorus and fade out)
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10. |
Independence Day
03:31
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Every single day you feel unappreciated,
You're hanging on to life by a thread.
Come on and go away, come on and go away with me,
There's something better for you and it's waiting straight ahead.
CHORUS:
Don't let 'em hold you down now.
Don't ever be their clown now.
Let's hit that party downtown and go all night.
Come run away with me, baby, come on and run away.
This is independence day, now baby,
Come on and run away.
When your whole world gives up its guarantees
and takes you to the ground on your knees,
Look deep inside for the strongest part of you,
And stand up tall and show them you believe.
CHORUS
There's no one around can tell you what to do,
You only have to listen to you.
I'm not asking for something you don't want to give,
but living your own life is a life time overdue.
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Michael Manley Springfield, Ohio
New CD "High in the Middle" now available.
I'm a singer songwriter from Springfield, OH. Music is one
of the few things that gives my life meaning.
I love all types of music, but my music is generally in the acoustic rock vein. I'm influenced by early greats like The Beatles and Eagles and more recently, The Avett Brothers and Jason Isbell.
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