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High Road
05:08
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Take the high road into town
Take the high road into town
'Cause the lower roads are flooded
And I don't want you to drown
Take the high road into town
Take a sharp left at the tree
Take a sharp left at the tree
That will lead you through the barley fields
And far away from me
Take a sharp left at the tree
And every foot that falls
Santiago calls
You've got time to think about the love you've squandered
And when you get back home
Jerusalem and Rome
Tell me stories of the places you have wandered
Carry three coins in your hand
Carry three coins in your hand
'Cause you might pass a begging woman
And she's stretching out her hand
Carry three coins in your hand
And every foot that falls
Santiago calls
You can think about the time and love you've squandered
And when you get back home
Jerusalem and Rome
Tell me stories of the places you have wandered
If you're walking past a church
If you're walking past a church
You can listen there for answers
And there's no more need to search
If you're walking past a church
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Rita
03:28
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Rita, why you squeezin' all my money away?
It seems I'm reaching for my wallet each and every day
If you were acting better then I'd be glad to pay
Ah, but Rita, why you squeezin' all my money away?
I do recall when I first met you
Holding out your palm and giving such a pretty smile
Even then, I knew I would regret you
And your love would be costing me each and every mile
You left my heart beside the highway
Mangled up and battered in the guardrail and the snow
But still you kept on going my way
Heaping on the hurting the further on we'd go
I'd give you all the pretty things you need
If I thought they'd keep you satisfied
But you're no good at giving - you keep taking more and more
Now I'm left without a penny, just an emptiness inside
Two weeks ago, I tried to leave you
Things had broken down, I said I needed time to rest
Even now, I cannot grieve you
I can't afford the teardrops - they're all that I have left
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This Time, I Swear
04:04
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Oh Lord, I'm asking you
To take away this weary repose
It's an act, like everyone knows
And I'm tired - I'm tired of faking
These promises I keep making
So take away this dark charade
And just let me be, I pray
Oh Lord, I'm asking you
To mind these worries for me
For a few hours tonight so I can sleep
I'm so tired - I'm tired of faking
These promises I keep making
So take from me these cares you see
This is my prayer to thee
I long to hear your footsteps
Coming down the hallway to me
In your hand a cup of tea
And peace beyond my understanding
Or my willingness to receive
My willingness to believe
My willingness to be free
Oh Lord, I'm asking you
To take away this silver and gold
These cliches are growing old
And I'm tired - I'm tired of faking
These promises I keep making
So shut my mouth and hear me out
Close the blind and ease my mind
Just seal the deal and make me real
This time, I swear, I'll kneel
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I've Been Here Before
03:45
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I'll be back soon
I can't say when
We'll love these hours
And trust til then
For I can't help but go
And you can't follow me
Though I might wish it some other way
This is how our love must be
We take no oaths
We make no ties
We just hold on to one another
And look into the other's eyes
And if I sigh a little
It's just 'cause I've been here before
You don't get used to it
Each time, it hurts a little more
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I'm Going to India
03:39
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Driving On
04:44
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Driving on, all I can do is keep driving along
With my sister beside me in the passenger seat
She says, Brother we cannot go driving too long
We've got to get home 'cause there's somebody I've got to meet
I asked her if I was important and she did reply
She said Brother, your life ain't worth shit and I'm not going to lie
The way you keep driving til someday you die
The thought of you pains me so much that I might start to cry
Driving on, all I can do is keep driving along
With my lover beside me, and she's raising her brow
She said, Lover I'm asking where did we go wrong?
As long as I've loved you, I don't understand you somehow
I told her it's nothing and put my right hand on her thigh
We drove on in silence a while except for maybe a sigh
Unbidden by me, a tear dripped from my eye
As softly the murmur escaped from me, Give it a try
Driving on, all I can do is keep driving along
With my daughter beside me, her gaze in the mirror
She said, Daddy I never look backwards too long
'Cause sometimes the the things in the rearview still seem way too near
I asked her about all the things in the mirror she'd seen
And if for just once she could try looking backwards for me
She looked on, shrugged her shoulders, said Maybe, we'll see
I pondered if this was the way that my daughter should be
Driving on, all I can do is keep driving along
With my mother before me, her arms open wide
She said, Son it is time now for you to come home
Your driving is done, so I closed both my eyes and I died
The road up to heaven was paved just the same as before
Not gilded with gold but like asphalt you'd buy at the store
Seems the highway to heaven was paved by the poor
For those who keep driving on and wish to keep driving some more
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Michael Munnik Cardiff, UK
Acoustic indie-folk with words of value at the heart of the songs, crafted in the finest tradition of Canadian singer-songwriters.
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