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Woman Understand
02:59
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I love you woman understand
All that you bring to me is enough for any man
Believe me that everything I take will be replaced
Just open up your hand
I love you, woman understand
I remember being tied onto a string
Like a puppet I’d swing any way the wind would blow
And then you came ‘round pulled my feet back to the ground
Like a treasure I found I’ll never let you go
I need you, woman understand
I love you, woman understand
Well you loved me just like you said you would
It was feeling so good never wanna see it end
Now I’m ready to listen to my heart and follow the stars
Don’t want to lose you friend
I need you, woman understand
I love you, open up your hand
Woman understand
Oh woman understand
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2. |
Make It Up To You
03:06
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I can’t decide which side I’m on
Thought I was right but I could’ve been wrong
You tried so hard almost died of thirst
Still got some scars from drawing lines in the dirt
Ooh, I’m gonna make it up to you
I can close my eyes and turn the world to black
Or I can open up and let the sun shine on my back
If not for you don’t know who I’d be
Just another lost boy adrift in a dream
Ooh, I’m gonna make it up to you
You really shake me up
Ooh, I’m gonna make it up to you
In another life I’d run and hide
We got a love so strong keeps pulling me inside
Yah it’s you, I’ll never give you up
Baby, what was I thinking of
Ooh, I’ll be waking next to you
Ooh, I’ll never give you up
Baby, what was I thinking of
Ooh, you really shake me up
Baby, you only gave me love
Ooh, I’ll never give you up
Baby, what was I thinking of
Ooh, I’m gonna make it up to you
If not for you don’t know who I’d be
Just another lost boy adrift in a dream
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They’re sending you home again
That’s what the paper said
You spread yourself too thin
And left you hangin’ by a thread
But here you play it cool
High above the crowd
Singing “Time is cruel, any man’s a fool
who hides the truth behind his mouth”
You were the last great entertainer
You were the last great entertainer
Along the rocky shores
You found some treasure there
When far away from home
Your songs were like a prayer
The winter’s cold and long
The summer came and left
In old downtown St. John’s
We hang on every breath
‘Cos you were the last great entertainer
You were the last great entertainer
And now they’re parking their cars
And packin’ the bars
Now get ‘em out on the floor
Leave ‘em cryin’ for more
Entertain us
Your silent silhouette
Shuffles over to the bar
You wipe away the sweat
As the room roars its applause
The night is getting late
The slippery spotlight calls
So give ‘em one more song for the road
Get up and show ‘em all
That you were the last great entertainer
You were the last great entertainer
You were the last great entertainer
Get back on out there and reclaim her
They’re sending you home again
They’re sending you home again
They’re sending you home again
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4. |
Split Down The Middle
05:06
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Oh yeah they split us down the middle
Left me second fiddle
There was no one else
Could make me feel that I could be myself
And if they really loved you
Why do they walk above you
They can burn in hell
I’m sick and tired of hearing them crying for themselves
Can anybody hear me
Oh don’t you walk through me, well I’m not gone
Oh you say your life is all behind you
Oh the wheels they’re going to grind you
Ah where’s the fun
Oh what’s the point of fixing what’s been said and done
Well after all I guess we’re all setting suns
I was lookin’ for a love like yours
When I stepped off of the merry-go-round
I never worried if I left it too soon
I was happy to be back on the ground
Oh well I guess someones decided
To leave us here divided, it’s so fucking wrong
Now hang this little warning
Above the bed that you were born in
Don’t look away
Now the wind is whistling through me
It’s time that we’d be moving
It’s the end of day
If we stay here any longer start to pray
Oh yeah they split us down the middle
Oh yeah they split us down the middle
Oh yeah they split us down the middle
Oh yeah they split us down the middle
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5. |
Summer's Here
04:27
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Summer’s here I’m getting out
Mama says that I’m allowed
Ride my bicycle as far
As the big kids in their cars
Going up and coming down
Touch the sky and hit the ground
Skippin’ stones down by the lake
Sour candies, birthday cake
Baby brother’s in the well
Say my prayers or go to hell
Jesus hear me I will try
Heaven take me by and by
Daddy says big boys don’t cry
Pick yourself up and dry your eyes
Growing up and falling down
Touch the sky and hit the ground
When summer’s over I’ll walk tall
With Mom and Daddy, Dave and Charles
And who knows we may ride again
It’s just like a little boy to pretend
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6. |
The Only One
02:37
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Understand, it’s not your fault
You mean so much to me baby
I’m here whenever you call
You’re like a shooting star that falls
And slips away into the night
Then returns back to the light
And finds you when the morning comes
Lying by my side
We can’t lose, we can only win
I’ve already made up my mind
No I’m never giving in
It's a complicated life
And when the worlds fallin’ apart
I know deep in my heart
I’ll never find another one
Who’ll be there when the feeling starts
Don’t take it lying down
And when the world’s not on your side
Stand, don’t run and hide
When tomorrow comes we’ll be standing side by side
Oh and when the world’s falling apart
I’ll know deep down in my heart
There’ll never be another one
To burn like a shooting star
You are the only one
To lighten up the dark
You are the only one
You are the only one
You are the only one
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7. |
Lover Come Back
03:11
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Love, lover come back to me
Stand by my side
Forget the tears we’ve cried
The fear, oh the fear
Has washed out to sea
It’s all behind us now
Let’s build it back piece by piece
We need each other
Lover come back to me now
But no, they hide tricks up their sleeves
They’ve got you on the run
Oh, brought me to my knees
How in the world
How could I let this happen to me
We need each other
Lover come back to me now
Well I know nothing makes much sense anymore
Yes it plays on my mind
When a true friend is so hard to find
In a world that makes it impossible
And leads you like a dog on a chain
Oh the master won’t stop
‘til he drives us insane
We need each other
Oh Lover come back to me now
(We need each other)
Oh yes lover come back to me now
(We need each other)
Please lover come back to me now
(We need each other)
Oh lover come back to me now
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Faces
02:18
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I can see myself
In the faces lookin’ back
I wanna know you, I’m gonna show you
Some things before they pass
Promises we make
Fade a little day by day
If I was in a hurry
I’m sorry, life got in the way
It seemed so easy then
Let’s start it all again
Me and you
I’ll always love you that’s the truth
I’ll never fake it, don’t wanna break it
We’re gonna make it through
So don’t cry for yesterday
Tomorrow’s gonna change
Well it seemed so easy then
Can we start it all again
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9. |
Time Changes Everything
04:07
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She pulled you in, she turned you out
Then spent the summer window shopping
Her sister says she can’t decide
If the straws she draws are the cause or something else inside
I don’t mind
You have to search before you find
Time changes everything
Among rusted nails and daffodils
Your old mans radio lays busted
I pass you by your window sill
Well I hope I never interrupted
I don’t mind
You have to search before you find
Time changes everything
Time, I’m just awakening
I don’t mind
You have to search before you find
Time changes everything
Time changes everything
Time changes everything
Time and I’m just awakening
Time changes everything
Time and I’m just awakening
She pulled you in, she turned you out
Then spent the summer window shopping
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10. |
The Guest List
05:15
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Sometimes I can’t tell if this rhythm I’m on
Is my own or somebody else's
Feed me the lines I’ll pretend they’re mine
But don’t expect me to accept it
Oh no, I didn’t ask to be on your guest list
Once upon a time I would run and hide
Not wanting to side with the others
Now the voice in my head says stay in bed
Forget advice from your mother
Oh no, the audience is growing restless
I find now when I look in your eyes
There’s a calm cold confusion
And when I look back at mine it’s no surprise
I keep making mad decisions
And now I’m finding that I
Need to burn down your religion
No, it’s not what I expected
Ah here they come, watch them run
The walls around you are breaching
You can lead if you want or die at the front
While the rest of the heroes lay sleeping
Or you can love, rise above
Kneel down If you feel it
But nothing they say can take away
Our love, they’ll never break it
Oh no, stay but never accept it
Take my name off the guest list
This is not what we expected
Off the guest list
The guest list
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11. |
The Coming Down
03:27
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The coming down is harder
Without you by my side
Oh darling lend me your shoulder
Just a little while, would that be alright
Let’s work it out together
Like we used to do when everything was so new
I said the coming down is harder
Without you by my side
I said the coming down is harder
Without you by my side
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12. |
Three Sisters
03:23
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I’m so happy, so happy to hear that you’re living
With joy in your heart once again
For such a long time you deserve it
To walk with someone who defends
Your simple and old fashioned wishes
That no honest soul could pretend
To honour and plant tender kisses
Upon a face so quick to befriend
Long ago you were younger you sailed the wild ocean
Far from the cities decay
Out there you found your hidden treasure
But your blue skies turned into grey
And your sisters wait in the garden
To comfort with warm loving arms
And guide you on a path where old hearts can
Return to where once they belonged
I’m so happy, so happy to hear that you’re living
With joy in your heart once again
For such a long time you deserve it
To walk with someone who defends
Your simple and old fashioned wishes
That no honest soul could pretend
To honour and plant tender kisses
Upon a face so quick to befriend
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Chris Picco St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador
For over the past decade, award winning singer-songwriter Chris Picco has established himself as one of Atlantic Canada’s
most dynamic and diverse musicians both as a solo artist and as front man for St. John’s based rockers, The Long Distance Runners.
Currently, Chris is busy songwriting, performing and promoting the release of his new record 'Split Down The Middle' out now.
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