Lyrics from Annie Lalley's CD, Promise
All songs written by Anne Lalley © 1997
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I know you're honest
I know you're good
You'd never cheat someone
or tell a lie
And any voice that would
dare say otherwise
You can bet their conscience bends
to where money lies
Chorus:
Cause anyone
who really knows you
Anyone who knows you at all
Anyone who really knows you
holds you in their high regard
I see the eyes of
blind justice weeping
I hear the moan
of a truth untold
Words for hire
Words for sale
Stones to tip the justice scale
Chorus
And so I wish an angel for you
one with wings
to span your life
to watch you and protect you
and guard against
this season's strife
Chorus
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In
a world
Where nothing stays the same
I promise
In a world
Where everything is change
I promise
I may change my mind
From time to time
But I promise
I promise
In a world
A world of sun or rain
I promise
A world of loss or pain
I promise
Languages from other lands
Won't twist these words
you'll understand
You'll understand
Laws of physics
Laws divine
Laws that socially align
Yet I promise
I promise
I promise
No problem,
I'll have that to you by Friday
I'll call you right back
Check's in the mail
I'll love you always
I promise
I promise
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I've
been thinking
'bout Mexico
When I went traveling
Over mountains and
through desert plains
To the ancient ruins
I heard the music of Palenque
I heard your mothers cry
Faded footprints
on a blood-stained soil
And the sacrificial lullabies
Never understood
why I was put here
So I thought I'd go and see
What lay beyond
the borderlines
That were closing in on me
I saw the world
as a playground
And as an ancient battlefield
Some they have
a good time dying
Others die trying
So here's to all the victims
of things beyond their control
Some are slaughtered
by the planet we live on
Others by careless souls
And in the one-man
cell of suffering
Or in the back alleys of fear
Your windswept cries of
pain and desperation
Are too much for me to bear
Your windswept cries of pain
and desperation
Why can't others hear?
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I've
been feeling
so downhearted
I can't quite put
my finger on it
When the man comes on
the TV set
to ask us all
if we feel depressed
well, I check, I check
everything on his list
It's hard to know
if it's just chemical reactions
It's hard to know
if it's just
appropriate reactions
to life, to life
Some people seem to
breeze right through it
They look at you like
there's nothing to it
Living up to their
full potential
Their mistakes
seem inconsequential
So what, so what
It's no big deal
It's hard to know
if it's just chemical reactions
It's hard to know
if it's just
appropriate reactions
to life, to life
Pretending to have a plan
or carry on
with artificial enthusiasm
I fake it, I fake it
cause I feel so desperate
I fake it, I fake it
I've been feeling
so downhearted
I can't quite put
my finger on it
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My
love is like the ocean
On a warm yet restless day
The rhythm of the motion
makes me melt away
And the skies are
great eyes
of white and blue
The edge of sand and water
The pounding of the waves
The sun upon my shoulders
like a warm embrace
And oh, the wind
blows round my
hair and skin
like a sweet breath
that passes from me to you
from you to me
from me to you
from you to me
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Childhood
sweetheart's
back in town
my high school valentine
down from New York City
fishin' on his mind
My hometown's
where our story starts
upon a summer lawn
kiss that made all time
stand still
same kiss that writes this song
We'd roam the
neighborhood at night
I'd watch him from afar
drive his old black car
up winding roads
and watch the city lights below
On the holidays we meet
talk about our lives and loves,
bittersweet
Cause in his eyes I see the boy
who saw me beautiful
a love all tenderness, no risk,
an easy set of rules
Now I see our lives and laugh,
it's sad but comical
We both love someone
we're not with
Don't tell me love is logical
He's casting out his line
in a river running clear
Something shiny flashes by
then disappears
He's got one running
on the line
he pulls it in to take up slack
It's wet and shakin'
in his hands
He throws it back
And he says it does not hurt,
he says it feels no pain
I watch it swim away from him
and I need to do the same
He ain't gonna catch me hook,
line and sinker
I'm gonna make my break,
it's now or never
He ain't gonna catch me hook,
line and sinker
I'd like to kiss him hard,
but it's now or never
Childhood sweetheart's
back in town
my high school valentine
down from New York City
fishin' on his mind
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get a dog
We don't get along
that's plain to see
I guess you were lonely
and good or bad,
I was company
Although it hurt at first
when I knew it could not be
I've tried to be objective
and an idea came to me
Why don't you get a dog
They're easy to maintain
You can send it to
obedience school
and even have it
house-trained
Predictable disruptions
like when another dog's in heat
and in the evening, darlin'
it can curl up at your feet
You're less likely
to he burdened
by it's inconsistencies
or have to listen
to those repeats
of its days activities
Give it periodic checkups
for rabies and distemper
And maybe buy it
a little white collar
to ward off ticks and fleas
I just want you to he happy
and prevent another disaster
knowing how you thrive on
your self-image as
Lord and Master
Hence, the logical conclusion
and practical resolution
At the risk of over-selling
(Why don't you)
Why don't you get a dog
Why don't you get a dog
Get a dog!
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You are my suicide You sharpen up the blade that cuts me from the love I struggle to make The house it is on fire I'll not run away 'cause I have the feeling now it's just too late
I hear your laughter but your laughter's full of pain You are a stranger to me yet you call my name call my name
Three points form a triangle Two points argue through the night Third point listens intently then says "Both of you are right" You can make connections with parallels and lines Remember your conclusions babe are subject to change with time You did not want a lover You were looking for a womb Now your foundation's falling forming your own tomb
You are my suicide You sharpen up the blade that cuts me from the love I struggle to make The house it is on fire I'll not run away 'cause I have the feeling now it's just too late
I hear your laughter but your laughter's full of pain You are a stranger to me yet you call my name call my name, you call my name
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I am leaving You are leaving a place we left a while ago Did we go there? Was I dreaming? Is it someplace close to here? I am laughing to keep from crying I make each day inside of me I am busy so busy cleaning I am grieving I am leaving
So many years we have been together So many dreams left unfulfilled and though we made it through stormy weather Nothing moves in this deadly still Cause we hear no evil speak no evil see no evil feel no more
I am leaving You are leaving a place we left a while ago Did we go there? Was I dreaming? Is it some place close to here? Can we hear the laughter speak the kindness see the future feel once more?
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Sea Fever (Lyrics by John Mayfield)
I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sails shaking and the grey mist on the sea's face and the grey dawn breakin'
I must go down to the sea again to the call of the running tide is a wild call, is a clear call which may not be denied And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying and the flung spray and the blown spume and the sea gulls crying
I must go down to the sea again to the vagrant Gypsy life to the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover and a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick is over
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Love me like a deer in the wood although I am many things Oh that is how I'd love to be loved Love me like a deer in the wood
Hear me like the song of a bird although I am many songs Oh that is how I'd love to be heard Hear me like the song of a bird
Hold me like a thought in your mind Like a secret that's never been told Oh that is how I'd love to be held Hold me like a thought in your mind
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Go to sleep, sweet Marian for tomorrow will bring fortunes for you a new day for you and loving friends waiting for you when you awake
Go to sleep, sweet Caroline Roam the wild fields and meadows and tend to the garden of loveliness Trim it with nasturtiums and marigolds and close your eyes of soft September skies just after sunset
Go to sleep, sweet Marian Have sweet dreams always, Caroline and close your eyes of soft September skies just after sunset
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He was sitting at a corner table I didn't take much notice He did not have that charismatic charm In fact - he made me nervous
But when I walked in he seemed so elated I was feeling very, very shy I just wanted to silently walk by
But today, I'm not feeling so shy Maybe I'll make cookies and stop on by If he's still here and still happy to see me
Well, I would be up for a walk in the park Maybe we could go somewhere after dark If he's still happy to see me Maybe he was just laughing at me
Somehow I feel it's worth a little more investigating on this mid-winter's mid-winter's spring day On this mid-winter's mid-winter's spring day
He was sitting at a corner table