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TRUE
02:59
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I don't believe it.
Neither do you.
But it waits at the counter and you and me are workin' this shift.
Tell me you see it.
What do we do?
Is it an omen, or is it a gift?
Need a sign? See one.
Need a hand? Be one.
Follow every clue.
Something's callin' you.
Need a day? Take one.
Need a way? Make one.
Oooooooh....Something's comin' TRUE
Got a funny feelin'
NOT deja vu
Like I'm hearin' lines from a play and I'm in the cast
Uneven keelin'
Old is new
Gotta give in and go for it - present is past
Need a sign? See one.
Need a hand? Be one.
Follow every clue.
Something's callin' you.
Need a day? Take one.
Need a way? Make one.
Oooooooh....Something's comin' TRUE
Pull the veil back, clock the light
Trace the tale into the night
I can't say it'll be alright
But that's OK.
Do it anyway.
Need a day? Take one.
Need a way? Make one.
Oooooooh....Something's comin' TRUE
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2. |
GIRL IN THE GARDEN
04:37
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There’s a GIRL IN THE GARDEN.
From halfway around the world.
There’s a GIRL IN THE GARDEN.
I shouldn’t call her a girl.
She’s 21, and beautiful, with everything left to do
But the GIRL IN THE GARDEN will never be 22.
Meadow morning, cold and thick
The traffic light is down
Stone and silence, wood and brick
But I’m not going to town
It’s late December, so she is here
Each winter morn for the last 30 years
In bright college sweatpants and in tears
There’s a GIRL IN THE GARDEN.
My unexpected guest
There’s a GIRL IN THE GARDEN.
Looking to the west
She’s 21 forever, and forever homeward bound
The GIRL IN THE GARDEN, One of 13 they never found
I know who she is from the birthday cards
That fell from the sky that night
Spilled from her purse into my backyard
one hour into the flight
Her name is Nicole – she was on the TV
Nicole is the girl in the garden I see
She sings Ave Maria, Ave Maria for me
And her purse IN THE GARDEN
Had a pocket. Had a ring.
And when I met Nicole’s mother
I gave her the wee silver thing
And she fell to the ground, and she cried in the wind
Cause her GIRL IN THE GARDEN never came home again.
AVE MARIA AVE MARIA
That spring, in the garden
I planted an evergreen tree
For Nicole, for forever
Now it’s older than she’ll ever be
And Ave Maria, I’ll sing with Nicole,
For all that was lost and her evergreen soul
A blessing to keep her eternally calm
A hymn and a prayer, the 23rd psalm
For the peace that was shattered that night with a bomb
For the GIRL IN THE GARDEN
The GIRL IN MY GARDEN
© 2019 I ARE Music (ASCAP)
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3. |
TIL I'M CRYIN
02:31
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I've got this knot in my back
I try to stretch it out, but nuthin'
I try to work it out but nuthin'
I've got this reflux thing
I've got this twitch in my brow
I try to concentrate me harder
I try to meditate me smarter but
It's like this gnawing thing
And it never feels like I'm lyin'
Are you buyin' that I'm okay?
'Cuz I don't know I'm hurt 'TIL I'M CRYIN'
They say my leg will be fine
I don't believe that it will
'Cuz I can't keep it still and
I'm runnin' all the time
Oh, I've got this hole in my heart
I've got a worm in the wood
I keep it under the hood but
My body knows something
And it never feels like I'm lyin'
Are you buyin' that I'm okay?
'Cuz I don't know I'm hurt 'TIL I'M CRYIN'
Crick in the neck? Check.
You shut up. No, you shut up.
Circle 'round again to my ass.
Because it never really feels like I'm lyin'
Are you buyin' that I'm okay?
'Cuz I don't know I'm hurt 'TIL I'M CRYIN'
And I'm cryin' today
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4. |
WEE ONE
01:46
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Scan the skies, WEE ONE
Find your favorite star
Make a wish, WEE ONE
Lift it with your heart
Close your eyes, WEE ONE
Rest your little head
I'll be there, WEE ONE
Right beside your bed
And lo, as you wander thru the world
And across the Darkling Wood
Know you are protected by my love
As every child should
Close your eyes, WEE ONE
Breathe a fathom deep
No goodbyes, WEE ONE
I will watch you sleep
I will watch you sleep
WEE ONE
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5. |
DEEP BLUE SEA
04:40
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Hundreds of miles from landfall
In the cold wet infinite blue
My job is to photograph wildlife
And I am here studying you
You are a large, wild predator
I’m your small, possible meal
Though I have watched you for hours upon hours
I can’t assume that I know what you feel because
YOU’RE A YOU. I’m a Me. You are beautiful.
I’m beautiful, sure, but you need dinner and I need a photograph.
YOU’RE A YOU. I’m a Me.
Here on the deep blue sea.
Here on the deep blue, dangerous sea
Yesterday you caught a penguin
With your giant, incredible teeth
You gave it to me, but it got away
Cuz I’m slow and it’s not what I eat
You did this four times with a live one
Then offered me one that was dead
I suddenly knew you thought I couldn’t feed myself
So you provided me my daily bread because
YOU’RE A YOU. I’m a Me. You are beautiful.
I’m beautiful, sure, but you need dinner and I need a photograph.
YOU’RE A YOU. I’m a Me.
Here on the deep blue sea.
We locked eyes and I knew in an instant
As clear as the sky could be
I was there to get people to care
But you took care of me
You took care of me
I live in a box in Manhattan
I’m forced to connect every day
Interact with the rush and the madness
In a very unmeaningful way
And your picture hangs in my kitchen
To remind me life is real
It fills me with infinite gratitude
For the faraway, wild indescribable blue
For the gesture of kindness, simple and true
For the gift of a meal, for the heart inside you
You’re beautiful.
I’m beautiful, sure. We both got dinner and I got my photograph.
YOU’RE A YOU. I’m a Me.
Here on the deep blue sea.
Here on the deep blue, dangerous sea
You’re beautiful.
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Amy Engelhardt Los Angeles, California
Singer/songwriter.composer/lyricist. Vocal arranger.
Session singer.
Doctor Demento artist. Jersey
Girl.
Cheese lover.
Garlic fanatic.
Cat Servant. Formerly "Amy Bob" of Grammy noms THE BOBS. Let's order some drinks & appetizers.
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