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Been Around
I've been taking time, counting days gone by
But I find it hard, the number is so high
Cause I've been around, oh yeah I've been around
Before I started roaming, I hadn't ventured far
Sitting by my mother's side, riding in the car
Now I've been around, oh yeah I've been around
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I've seen places I never thought I'd see
Wandered paths tread by ancient feet
Many times lost and found....I've been around
People often ask me, what's it all about
Now I find I whisper, what I used to shout
Cause I've been around, oh yeah I've been around
The peak I reach is higher but like the valley low
One day I'm in heaven, then I'm broke down on the road
Cause I've been around, oh yeah I've been around
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Someday when I'm older, I'll sit and rest awhile
Knowing that I've wandered, I'll be satisfied
Cause I've been around, oh yeah I've been around
When I die don't bury me, in some lonesome grave
Take my ashes with me, to scatter 'long the way
Cause I've been around, oh yeah I've been around
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Young Man Lives
Young men don't dream about dying old
A young man wants to rock n' roll
Never looking out where to lay his head
A young man sleeps when he is dead
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Let me tell you how it is
A young man just lives....A young man, he just lives
A young man thinks he'll never reach the grave
And he don't know the difference 'tween stupid and brave
His only aim is to follow his cravings
He ain't trying to build no savings
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You might ask how it is I know?
Well this ain't some secret hidden way down low
Just like everyman alive you meet
They were a young man once like I used to be
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Moving On
I've been lied to a thousand times
I've been cheated, I've been a victim of most crimes
I've been told that I'm not wanted
That I must move along, that I can not stick around
And people surely love to talk
And when they do their words will put you in a box
Say whatever makes them feel right
They won't give you an inch, damn sure won't give you a mile
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Cause I don't know where I belong
But the place I am seems better with me gone
I've always been a rolling stone
If there's nothing left for me, nothing left to see
I'm moving on
I packed my bags and I wiped the dust
Off of the only things that I trust
These worn out shoes have carried me a long way
And they know the deal, it's moving time today
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Where I'm bound I can not say
The question is for another day
The truth is that it doesn't matter
I'm gone for now, I'm finally on my way
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The Girl I Left Behind
Long ago I had it good
Solid ground's where I stood
I had a love true and fine
With the girl I left behind
At that age love came easy
My only want was to please me
Now I see that I was blind
To leave the girl I left behind
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Now I wish I had stayed
Like a fool I turned the other way
Another love I'll never find
Like the girl I left behind
Now I'm only killing time
Longing for the girl I left behind
Her memory fills the air
Like the wind in her hair
The thought of her returning
Lingers in my mind
Hidden deep in dark corners
Oh the girl I left behind
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Best of Everything
Ain't it funny how Pharaoh gets the best of everything?
That boy was born with world on a string
He only drinks the finest wine
While mine tastes like turpentine...Ain't it funny how pharaoh gets the best of everything?
Pharaoh is a man who does not earn his keep
I'm a workin' in the sun while he's in the shade asleep
He wants us to build him a pyramid
I think I'm gonna flip my lid....Ain't it funny how pharaoh gets the best of everything?
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I remember when his daddy used to rule the land
All of Egypt was at his command
One day his wife gave to him a son
That boy sure is a lucky one....Ain't it funny how pharaoh gets the best of everything?
Have you noticed how Pharaoh's hands stay so clean
And he's a livin' in the desert but his grass grows so green
He's got this place wrapped around his finger
And all day long his servants linger...Ain't it funny how pharaoh gets the best of everything?
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I know it seems crazy but someday we'll be free
There's a man I know who says it's God's decree
If we walk with him we'll be smelling roses
So I'm gonna cling to the side of Moses...Ain't it funny how pharaoh gets the best of everything?
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Cover More Ground
Went a day without a drink
Gave me time to stop and think
Good Lord help me now
Wish I was back with my barroom crowd
Down at the old saloon
Dropping my dime to watch a tune
Spin on the old jukebox
Making me think of what we've lost
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Gotta cover just a little more ground
Wipe the sweat from my brow
If we don't like how we're living now
Gotta cover just a little more ground
Some folks are born to run
Others sit and strum
Take time, make the rounds
Spend a few days in your town
All together, count of three
Come and take the best of me
Leave all remains behind
Lighten the load to ease my mind
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Been living like I'm on the outs
Half a mind, full of doubts
I need love, I need it know
Hitch my horse to the plow
Something called, I came to see
I drove west and I could breathe
Felt good, warmed my soul
And I carried it back to the eastern shore
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Give Your Heart
If you give your heart to me
Then you won't have to waste it
All my life I've waited
And now I can taste it
If you want the love you need
Then go on and take it
This ain't no fantasy
Part of me is vacant
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It's not hard to see, if you close your eyes and dream
I'm gonna make you a believer, if you run with me
I'm waiting patiently
So you don't need to hurry
This is my specialty
Darlin' you don't need to worry
I'll drop everything
Come and drive down my street
Till the end of time
Feel your every heart beat
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Next Time I'll Win
When she left me she took it all
She left no choice but for me to fall
She took the house, she took the dog
Now I'm sleeping inside a log
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She put my back against the wall
Everything I have is gone
Well that's all right, let me fall
That's alright, let me fall, pick myself up and stand tall
It took some time but now I'm back
I found a new job bought a vintage Cadillac
And my love, she's so fine
Like the time before, how could I have been so blind
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I never thought that love could be so cruel
Now I see that I am such a fool
The words are written, I've read the writing
It's all because love leaves me pining
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Love You Tonight
When the evening comes and our eyes are tired
We take our places by the fire
Like a script our life became
I'm begging for a change
It's fair to say we share the blame
Can't we both agree?
We're running low on love in our lives
I think I know what we need
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So I'm gonna love you tonight, Just a little bit more
Than I have for a while
I'm gonna love you tonight, I'm gonna make you feel good
I'm gonna love you tonight
When I look in your eyes, I can still feel the flame
That made worlds collide
Won't you sit right here, let me whisper in your ear
I'm gonna love you tonight
When I take you in my arms, you'll melt into me
We're gonna watch this fire burn down, just you wait and see
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Forget about the plans you made
Tell your friends they'll have to wait
I long to be your alibi
I want to love you tonight
When I take you in my arms, you'll melt into me
We're gonna watch this fire burn down, just you wait and see
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