1. |
My Sunshine
03:07
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Hello and welcome to the show now
I’m glad that you could make it
Freedom from the dizzy throng into a mono world
I’ve got Sunshine on a six string
Sweet Lozzie’s gonna beat it
Anyone can sing along the elevator’s wide
An old uniform
In the here and now
It’s not a crass disguise
I’m nothing without you
You’re my sunshine
Sweet soul sunshine
You’re my sunshine
In this hazy world
Can we forget about the clock now?
The reason I wanna lose it
I wanna take you back in time, put on a phase tonight
I’m mock tired of the new thing
You know I wanna shake it
Put on your rocket boots and count down your mind
And we can turn it up
In the here and now
Like the troubadour divine
I vanish without you
You’re my sunshine
Sweet soul sunshine
You’re my sunshine
In this hazy world
I can’t explain this song without you
Rise and fall the rock star died tonight
Drawn to another world
Leave the golden days behind
That’s alright
La, la, la, la, la…
You know it’s written in stone, yeah?
I know you wanna rock it
You’re my sunshine
Sweet soul sunshine
You’re my sunshine
Sweet song sunshine
You’re my good time
Stay my sunshine
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2. |
Wonderful
05:28
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I’m gonna try for you
Though I’m sick of it all
I’ll do anything I have to do
I’d even die for you
I’d take the fall
But I believe we can make it through
And I know I’ve let you down
When your hurt enough
I finally wanna work it out
And when everything’s in doubt
It’s plain to see it’s you I can’t live without
With or without
I believe you’re from another world
From outer space from the sky you fell into mine
You’re wonderful
I can’t explain not like the other girls
You’re supernatural divine you fell into my arms
You’re wonderful
I know I hide from you
And I feel the shame
Because I know what it does to you
And I won’t take the risk
But I’ll take the blame
For everything I put you through
And when you’ve finally had enough
You cry to me you say you wanna break it up
And when I think I’ve said enough
It starts again and then I say too bloody much
And I get stuck
I believe you’re from another world
From outer space from the sky you fell into mine
You’re wonderful
I can’t explain not like the other girls
You’re supernatural divine you fell into my arms
You’re wonderful
You came to me just like a miracle
Dressed in a hippy tee
Just one kiss and now we’ve got a family
Your everything I thought that I didn’t want
And everything I know that I need
You had me on the ropes
And now you’ve got me on my knees
Please, please, please…
I believe you’re from another world
From outer space from the sky you fell into mine
You’re wonderful
I can’t explain not like the other girls
Your supernatural ooh....
Wonderful
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3. |
All I Own Is
02:55
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Sitting in my house
Playing my guitar
Drinking from my favourite cup
Sitting in my house
I wonder at my kids
And my loving wife
My messed-up cat and long-toothed dog
Living in my life
But all I own is now
Walking down my road
As my life unfolds
Lost my way and found my way
Walking down my road
I think about my faith
While I write this song
I’m not sure what I believe in
But I think it’s simply love
And all I own
All I own is now
It’s time
And the moments we are chasing ‘cause we can’t control the sun and moon
I’ve tried
But the more I try the more I find that in the end that I just lose
I have so many things
Oh my life is full
I know that I can’t take them out
I think I know for sure
That all I own
All I own
All I own is...
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4. |
Terry Menopause
02:43
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You’re looking rainbow but you’re really dark
Face of an angel but you bite like a shark
Some kind of voodoo got you out o’ your tree
It’s Terry Menopause, emotional thief
And I know, I know he’s all over you
You pushed the button but you don’t like war
You blew up sanity strew brains on the floor
His pointed finger plastic trick gun at aim
It’s Terry Menopause causing you pain
And I know, I know, he’s all over you
Yeah, I know…
I’ll take my medicine but I’m not sick
I’m suffocating and behaving like a brick
Like Annie Picket lost her head in the washing machine
It’s Terry Menopause coming for me
And I know, I know, he’s all over you
I know, I know, he’s all over you
And I know oh, he’s all over you
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5. |
Sorry
03:55
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I left the world on your shoulders
I strung your heart out to dry
I wasn’t man enough to hold you
I wasn’t man enough to try
I said this was forever
Till the end of never died
The road I took was getting high
I sang you one last lullaby, bye
Oh I made a mistake
And I know it’s too late
But I want to say sorry
Oh I left a bad taste and it might be too late
But I’ve got to say sorry
Sorry for the things I’ve done
I couldn’t feel for a long time
I had to fix for the shame
I never gave you my attention
I let you sit there in pain
Years have passed and I know
So many things I did were wrong
The road I took was just a lie
I sang you one last lullaby, bye
Oh I made a mistake
And I know it’s too late
But I want to say sorry
Oh I left a bad taste and it might be too late
But I’ve got to say sorry
Sorry for the things I’ve done
Oh I made a mistake
And I know it’s too late
But I want to say sorry
Oh I left a bad taste
I’m sorry for the things I’ve done
I’m sorry for the people I hurt
I’m sorry for the trust I slurred
I’m sorry for the bridges I burned
Sorry for the things I’ve done…
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6. |
Make It Right
03:10
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I can see the tears set in your hair
I know that you pretend that’s oh so clear
Don’t make it right
Don’t make it right
So you found that love was just a hypocrite
He showered you with gifts and all that sick
Don’t make it right
Don’t make it right
And you can take it any way you want
But pseudo love is what you’ve got
Yeah, you can sing a happy song
Don’t make it right
He’s gonna tear your heart again
You’re gonna turn a blind and justify
(Don’t make it right) Don’t make it right
(Don’t make it right) Don’t make it right
There’s nothing you can do if you stay here
The life you live is high but that my dear
Don’t make it right
Don’t make it right
And you know he’s gonna let you down
You don’t have to stick around
You know he’ll say he’s gonna try (To make it right)
He’s gonna tear your heart again
You’re gonna turn a blind and justify
(Don’t you make it right)
Don’t make it right
(Don’t make it right)
Don’t make it right
(Don’t you make it right)
I think you know the end is almost here
I know it’s hard to leave and face the fear
To make it right, to make it right
You’ve got to find a start again
I know you’ll be fine, if you try
(To make it right)
To make it right
(To make it right)
To make it right
(To make it right)
Even though I love you so
Don’t make it right
I might have to let you go
To make it right
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7. |
Dreamers Do
04:21
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There’s a loop that’s playing ‘round in my head
A utopian kind of scene
It’s immaterial and everything is free
And you only take what you need
There’s no hurry you don’t have the time
You can be mean but you want to be kind, by design
I’m a dreamer too and I’m just like you
And you know we’re not the only ones
Dreamers do what dreamers do
When the days are dark we just paint the sun
It’s hard to find peace in this dressed up world
We’re so busy on the daily grind
Designer lucky but some don’t have shoes
Walking round like friggin’ porcupines
If you slow it down and face the facts
All we’re chasing is a heart attack
Are you like that?
I’m a dreamer too and I’m just like you
And you know we’re not the only ones
Dreamers do what dreamers do
When the days are dark we just paint the sun
I fantasise
Love to all the people
Planetary people
(If everybody shares in what might be a simple dream, we can just be dreamers for a day)
The water’s muddy, got the crocodile blues
You’re a dreamer too and I’m just like you
And you know we’re not the only ones
Dreamers do what dreamers do
When the days are dark we just paint the sun
Dream on…
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Steve Balbi Sydney, Australia
For the creative chameleon, Steve Balbi, COVID-19 was time to peel-back another layer of skin to reveal an entirely new pigment. "I went back to basics and was inspired to make a body of work that echoes the music that inspired me as a child," reflected Balbi. "It feels as though this record has been waiting for me for years.” The new record - I Think I Know For Sure - dropped on 12 February 2021. ... more
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