1. |
Another Bridge To Burn
04:02
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Another Bridge To Burn
(copyright John B. Cossar)
The ugliest woman I've ever seen
had the face of a beauty queen
and something to prove, if you know what I mean...
but then again, how could you, if
what goes on beyond closed doors
is something you're never gonna answer for
and you don't know you're the only one that has
misunderstood you
You lead me down that lonesome road
thinking there was no escape
with another 'Big Bang' theory to blow my brain
but you pulled the trigger too late
cus I've seen that plot before. and it`s so cliché
I guess it's the only role you know how to play
It doesn't matter what you know
you've gotta be careful what you show
cus, sooner or later,
somebody's gonna think they know you
and then it won't matter what you say,
matter of fact, it doesn't matter anyway,
cus you only think that you're ok,
but you really don't know, now do ya?
What's left to say when you've crawled away
from a love that was so deep
with nothing but memories and promises
that you're not gonna keep
I've completely run out of cheeks to turn
and I'm looking for another bridge to burn
The king is dead
and the queen is too
and the castle's fallin into ruin,
it's all loosely-based on a loony-tune,
complete with crazy ending
and prince charming fumbles for his clothes
cus he knows he's over-exposed
and everything is full of holes
but it's just himself he's mending.
The story of my life is written in the lines upon my face
the only thing that's real, is time
and I don't have time to waste
re-evaluating everything I've learned
while I'm looking for another bridge to burn
I'm all dressed up, and nowhere to go
Sometimes I rock, and sometimes, I roll
I don`t know how the hell I got this old,
cus nothing` else has lasted
You can go on closing doors,
I only wanna open more,
but I`ve locked that one between us,
and you never will get past it.
What's left to say when you've crawled away
from a love that was so deep
with nothing but memories and promises
and nothing left to keep
I've completely run out of cheeks to turn
and I'm looking for another bridge to burn
Well, it only proves what I always knew
it`s never too late to learn
and I`m looking for another bridge to burn
I`m looking another bridge
to burn.
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2. |
Run-Away Train
05:00
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Run-Away Train (John B. Cossar & Michelle Moore)
I got a restless feeling in my soul
when I heard that lonesome whistle blow
The train is gone, but the ache remains
cus ever since then, I`ve been missin` that train
Yeah I`ve always been missin that train mmm
Ain`t it just like life to be just like that
Like a run-away train on a crazy track
Well I`ve heard enough `bout what I lack
I`ve got a one-way ticket, and I won`t be back
Get out of my way, I`m a run-away train
And stay out of my way, I`m a run-away train mmm
Cus I found out, once-upon-a-time
just what`s meant by `love is blind`
and the tears of rage still stain my face,
and I`m running away, like a run-away train mmm
My life has been a waste of time
a waste of yours, and a waste of mine
May as well enjoy the ride
cus you can`t fast forward, and you can`t rewind
cus after all, it`s a crazy ride mmm
It`s like a run-away train
Get out of my way, I`m a run-away train
Stay out of my way, I`m a run-away train mmm
I`m a run-away train mmm
I`m a run-away train mmm
I`m a run-away train mmm
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3. |
Heart On Fire
03:19
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5. |
Fait Accompli
04:52
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Fait Accompli (john B. Cossar)
There are so many ways that I love you
that I can't bear to think that I ever let you down
but there's an ache in my heart, and tears in my eyes
cus you were just too damned tough to hold onto,
somehow.
I can see the pain in your eyes cus you just can't hide it
and I wonder what do you see when you look into mine.
but if you can't see by now you are the love of my life,
you really must be completely and, totally
blind
But I won't go all 'off the head' and crazy
I don't think the sky is gonna fall
Fait accompli? Maybe,
but if you won't answer, I won't call
and I won't go down with both guns blazing
cus this ain't a case for 'do or die'
I'm disappointed, but I'm not surprised
I'm only disappointed, I am not surprised.
You don't know where I've been,
and you don't know what I've been through
so you don't know what I know
cus if you only knew you wouldn't have broken the heart
of a man who really loved you
and you never would have questioned that it's always been you
I'm not a man that lives in the past
I can't help it if the past still lives within me
It's gonna take a little more time
for me to clean up all the mess you left
so I can forget about you,
like you forgot about me
But I won't go all 'off the head' and crazy
I don't think the sky is gonna fall
Fait accompli, baby,
if you won't answer, I won't call
and I won't go down with both guns blazing
cus this ain't a case for 'do or die'
I'm disappointed, but I'm not surprised
I'm only disappointed, I am not surprised.
I'm disappointed, but I'm not surprised
I'm only disappointed, I am not surprised.
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Like A Drunkard On A Spree
(John Barry Cossar)
These precious years are going by so fast
I swear, the seasons feel like days
And the days feel like turning pages
from the cradle to the grave
But, I spend all my time and money
like a drunkard on a spree
cus if you're gone,
time can't go fast enough for me
Cus I have loved you
far beyond having any good reason to
and I've lived to regret it
and I'm better-off without you, baby
but sometimes I still forget it
and I'm pretty sure I'd miss you
if I could only find the time
but I've been far too busy,
trying to keep you off my mind
I know now, you meant to hurt me
cus you're not sorry that you did.
But if you thought breaking my heart was so funny
well you better not go thinking I'm just kidding
when I tell you now that you can't count on me
to be your friend
if what was going down comes back around again
Don't winning feel like losing
when all you won is what you lost
Everything gets expensive
when you don't care about the cost
Hard as it is to believe
You made a believer out of me
You made a believer out of me
Woe is me...
I got my pockets full of nothing
I'm under-loved, and under-fed
with things there are no words for
running 'round inside my head
should I die trying to heal the wound,
or just let it bleed?
Oh well...whatever.
Cus even if I loved you forever,
you will never love me
These precious years are going by so fast
I swear, the seasons feel like days
And the days feel just like turning pages
from the cradle to the grave
Still, I spend all my time and money
like a drunkard on a spree
cus if you're gone,
time can't go fast enough
for me
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7. |
Trouble
06:04
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Trouble
(John Barry Cossar)
I guess I'm trouble,
cus trouble's all I've been
Still, I swear, It's not what I intended,
but I can't go back to anywhere I've been,
cus there's nothing left but ashes and ruin
No, I can't go back to anywhere I've been,
cus there's nothing left but ashes and ruin
I've been lost since the day that I was born
and I been caught-up on the monster's horns
and I've been used, and thrown away,
all bruised and battered,
and worn down by the sands of time
cus these clumsy hands of mine
have let slip and fall and shatter
everything that mattered
I've been worn down by the sands of time
cus these clumsy hands of mine
have let slip and fall and shatter
everything that mattered
I've got mine
It ain't much, but it's my own
and it's just enough to be something to hold unto
when the day goes dark and I'm all alone and lonely
cus the only one I've ever wanted in this life
is long gone and departed
Yeah, the only one I've ever wanted in this life
is long gone and dearly departed
And you've got yours
There ain't no need to flaunt it,
and furthermore, I've seen it,
and I don't want it anymore
Well, it's just a temporary lie,
cus I'm only gonna love you
'till I die
Yeah, I guess I'm trouble
not that I can't defend it, but you don't care
that it's not what I intended.
Did I break your bubble?
Now don't you get me started,
cus you're not the only one broken-hearted.
Cus I loved you and I paid the price,
and I've got nothing left to sacrifice,
cus I know for sure now, where your heart is,
and you will never get back what you so easily discarded.
No don't you tell me now,you're broken-hearted,
Cus you're the only one I've ever wanted in this life, and you're long gone and departed
Yeah, you're the only one I've ever wanted in this life, and you're long gone and dearly departed.
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8. |
Swept Away
03:28
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Swept Away
(John Barry Cossar)
Swept away
I wanna be swept away
Swept away
I wanna be swept away
I wanna be swept away
Show me everything you know
Anywhere will be ok
just take me with you when you go
I know tomorrow's gonna come
I don't wanna think about it now
Swallow me up inside your love
That's all that matters to me anyhow
Swept awaySwept away
I wanna be swept away
Swept away
I wanna be swept away
There's a place that knows no fear
that love could ever disappear
I can see it there, behind your eyes
when you don't care how much you care
You always leave me wanting more
every time I get to see you
And even though you're the girl next door
you may as well be on the moon
Swept away
I wanna be swept away
Swept away
I wanna be swept away
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9. |
Newfoundland Stars
04:03
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Newfoundland Stars
(John Barry Cossar)
This morning I strolled down the harbor
just to watch the ships blow by
but when I got down the habour
I had to hang my head and cry
I saw my baby, down the harbor
sailing on the morning tide
Far across that dirty water
I saw my baby, waving good-bye
There ain't no mercy, up in Heaven
Ain't no mercy, down in Hell
cus if I can't be living with you
I can't be living with myself
I threw myself down in the water
and I wondered if I'd sink, or swim
when another ship came 'round the harbor
and it pulled me right back out again
Well I sat myself down by the water
and I gave myself a good talking too
and I heard my own voice, for the first time, ever
and I stood back up, with a different point of view
Cus I understand that the life I'm given
is mine to live and mine to lose
and you gotta play the hand you're given
but how you play, well,... that's up to you
And so I'm walkin down the harbor
and I think I'll catch a ship myself
and from now on, if you see me dyin',
well, you're gonna know, it was against my will
So I'm standing here before you,
with my songs and my guitar
and Music, is the ship I'm sailin
and I have found my way this far
by the light of Newfoundland stars.
Guided by the light of Newfoundland stars
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10. |
Every Dog Has His Day
04:05
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Every Dog Has His Day
(John Barry Cossar)
I work the evening shifts
and I do the nine-to-five's
Been workin over-nights, and over time,
killin myself, just to stay alive
and I ain't got nothing to show, but bills, past-due
and lines on my face
and I can't wait to
bend an elbow, and lose these blues
dust off my dancing shoes
I feel you pain, and I understand
but if you've got your hand out, brother
you better just wanna shake hands
Cus I so sorry. Maybe tomorrow, or some other time
take a number and get in line
You know, I was told when I was young
to 'always put others before yourself, my son'
and I've done my best to always be kind
but I only ended up with nothing to spend but time
now it's my time, and it's my turn
I've had enough of this slow burn
And I've had it up to here with workin all the time
Ever dog has his day, and this one's mine
Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da
I'm gonna take my money
I gonna go down-town
I'm gonna find me a party and get down
Take it to the limit and across the line
every dog has his day, and this one's mine
Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da
I'm gonna take my money
I gonna go down-town
I'm gonna find me a honey and get down
Take her to the limit and across the line
every dog has his day, and this one's mine
Da da da da da da da
This one's mine
Da da da da da da da
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11. |
Livin` In The Rhythm
02:56
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Livin' In The Rhythm
(John Barry Cossar)
I've got a rhythm in the way I walk
Got a rhythm in the way I talk
Cus livin' in the rhythm is a cure for the blues
and I ain't never gonna get' em
I'm gonna keep movin' my shoes
Got a rhythm in the way I move
Back-beat in the rhymes I choose
and when those lonesome blues
are closing in on you
all you've gotta do is listen
and let the rhythm pull you through
Listen to the rhythm
Listen to the rhythm
Move to the rhythm
Move to the rhythm
Dance to the rhythm
Dance to the rhythm
You're livin' in the rhythm
Livin' in the rhythm
Livin' in the rhythm
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12. |
Message
04:19
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Message
(John Barry Cossar)
She packed her suitcase and walked to the front boor
and he stood in the hall-way with nothing to say
but he was blown away like a leaf in the fall
when her last cold blow put an end to it all
cus in that 'forever' moment, she walked away
Until late in the evening he got quietly stoned
with nothing but the sound of silence
ringing in his ears
So many years and tears
down the drain and gone for nothin'
and he wondered how he could crawl
back up to the bottom, from here
And if you saw him now,
you'd understand what cryin' shame is
and if you call him now, here's all that you'll hear
"You can leave a message on my answering machine,
if it's for me, but not her,
cus she doesn't live here anymore
So he packed his suitcase
and he walked through the front-door
without hesitation, and without looking back,
cus if you can lose your heart and lose your soul,
to so someone who could be so cold,
well any other stranger at all could do better that that
and if you saw him now you'd understand
what no guilt or blame is,
and if you call him now, here's all that you'll hear...
Don't bother to leave a message on my answering machine
as you can see, I'm not home, see ya 'round, I suppose.
I've never been more clear.
I never been more aware.
And I've never been more clearly
'Here'
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13. |
Wait up for me
04:28
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Wait Up For Me
(John Barry Cossar)
Everybody's lookin' for a brand-new trick
and somebody new to kick, when they get one
Life feels like a drive-by-shootin',
we're all numb to it, it's all so oh-hum
You can sell your soul for a few hundred dollars,
and dedicate your future to slammin' doors
Well I won't go cheap and I won't make it easy,
but I dunno why, or what for
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Well I know you're out there somewhere tonight
and you only wanna tie one on
It doesn't mean that you have to feel so right
cus I feel so wrong
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
There's only one point of view in the world
I met the woman who knows it, and she told me
Live and let live ain't what it is
and there'll be no chain strong enough to hold me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Momma was a rock when daddy wasn't talkin' to me,
but he wasn't talkin' to anyone
but if he could'a talked. I wouldn't have been shocked
if he said 'the truth is stranger than us both, my son'
Sometimes, all the windows and doors
really don't lead you to anywhere
but you won't be takin'any more advice
from any son-of-a-bitch
that you knew from somewhere
Deep in the night in the heart of the darkness
wrapped up in the arms of another bad dream
nobody wants to hear that little voice calllin'
cus everybody knows that it's too god-damned obscene
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
Hey baby, wait up for me
Wait up, wait up, wait up for me
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14. |
The Secret
05:10
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The Secret
(John Barry Cossar)
What if I told you I'm in love with you?
And if I told you, I wonder what you'd do?
There's a secret that I carry\
locked away within my chest
cus it's better to keep it all to myself,
than tell you now,
if you haven't guessed it yet
You're the one I love the best
Never seen a better reason to exist
You're the one I love the best
Never seen a better reason to exist
Baby you've got my attention
but it would probably kill me if you gave it back
cus you look just like heaven sent you
but I'll never find the nerve now
to tell you that
Fall in love and you take your chances
It ain't something you can ever be sure of
Well I've learned to dance all by myself
but it doesn't mean I've never been a fool for love
just means I never had a clue at all
Lucky are the ones that never know
how love can be so unkind
and the very love that gives your heart it life
can make you die a million times
And I can dream all that I want to,
but only in dreams will you be mine
and even if I could, I would not want to
turn back the hands of time
So there's a secret that I carry
locked away within my chest
cus it's better to keep it all to myself, than tell you now,
if you haven't guessed it yet
You're the one I love the best
Never seen a better reason to exist
You're the one I love the best
Never seen a better reason to exist
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John B. Cossar Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
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