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Dream About Her
03:52
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Dream About Her c 2019 Mark Addison
I'm not gonna dream about her
Not one minute more
Cause if I dream it'll lead to hoping
And hoping never worked before
A portrait of a chronic doubter
If the mirror never lies
Then why is she always waiting
Every time I close my eyes
Dream about her
Dream about her
I wish this feeling never had to end
Dream about her
Dream about her
I can't wait to fall asleep again
I'm not gonna dream about her
Don't wanna play that sucker's hand
Give away everything I got
for some castle made of sand
But I don't wanna be without her
Staring out the window all day
Wondering what's gonna fill the hole
Of a heart that's gone astray
Dream about her
Dream about her
I wish this feeling never had to end
Dream about her
Dream about her
I can't wait to fall asleep again
I see the world in a different way
Every time I close my eyes
And dream about her
Dream about her
I wish this feeling never had to end
Dream about her
Dream about her
I can't wait to fall in love again
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Your Heart Is Yours Alone © 2019 Mark Addison
I think she's over me now
Guess I'm over it too
Nothing will hold me down now
I think she's over me now
What am I gonna do with myself
Now that she's not around now
Two hearts share
A journey through the great unknown
Two souls bared together
But each must have their own
'Cause in the end your heart is yours alone
When I'm done with my work
I'll take the afternoon train
I'll get off at the same old station
Nothing is different
But everything's changed
Just from a conversation
Two hearts share
A journey through the great unknown
Two souls bared together
But each must have their own
'Cause in the end your heart is yours alone
The leaves are turning brown
The yellow gold of summer's end
I'm falling gently down
To where it all begins again
Two lives meet
A journey through the great unknown
Two hearts beat together
But each must know their own
'Cause in the end your heart is yours alone
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Happy All The Time
03:12
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Happy All The Time c 2019 Mark Addison
Ain't no food in the house
And the truck's broke down
So he puts on his boots
And he walks to town
He's always smiling
About things that make me frown
Why's he happy all the time
Well his dog won't bark
And his mule is lame
And his wife went down to the courthouse
And gave him back his name
Now the hen's stopped layin'
But still he don't complain
He's just happy all the time
Look at him sit there like he owns the universe
He sees angels all around him while the rest of us are cursed
The world is such a mean old place and it's just getting worse
He don't seem to understand the rest of us are cursed
Well the roof is leaking
And the rain's coming in
The buckets are overflowing
But he still wears a grin
There must be something
Wrong with him
He's happy all the time
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Paper Boat
03:02
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Paper Boat © 2019 Mark Addison
Sitting in a paper boat in the middle of a stream
In a paper boat
And we don't know what lies around the bend
I wonder how we're staying afloat it's a crazy dream
In a paper boat
But don't go, we're gonna catch the wind again
Close your eyes
That's all you need to do
Dream a dream that you're whole againA
Breath in deep
Of the beauty all around you
Give yourself a little time to mend
Feels like we're treading water in the middle of a lake
We're treading water
And we don't know if we'll ever see the shore
Sometimes I feel I've taken all that I can take
In the middle of a lake
But don't count me out cause I'm coming back for more
Close your eyes
That's all you need to do
Dream a dream that you're young againA
Breath in deep
Of the beauty all around you
Give yourself a little time to mend
Wishing on a paper moon in the middle of the night
There's a paper moon and the time is right
So put your hand in mine
You're never gonna count the stars but you can try
In the sky tonight and it's alright
It's all part of the grand design
And everything's gonna fall in line
Yeah everything's gonna be just fine
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5. |
Learning To Be
03:43
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Learning To Be - Mark Addison
I'm rowing I'm rowing I'm rowing a boat
as hard as my arms will allow
but there's no water no water to keep me afloat
no water running under my bow
oh oh tribulation and trouble
it's all a part of this beautiful struggle
I'll never make sense of the great mystery
but the hardest endeavor I know is just learning to be
In the desert in the desert Moses was lost
he was learning to be not afraid
I think of the distance I still have to cross
and remember the promise I made
oh oh tribulation and trouble
it's all a part of this beautiful struggle
I'll never make sense of the great mystery
but the hardest endeavor of all is just learning to be
In this city of demons this city of ghosts
I don't need a haven to hide
when the devils that haunt me are clamoring close
I just listen to the angels inside
oh oh tribulation and trouble
it's all a part of this beautiful struggle
when you'll never make sense of the great mystery
we want to be loved but we want to be free
but the hardest endeavor I know is just learning to be
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The Thought That Counts
02:32
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It’s The Thought That Counts – Mark Addison
I know I said I used to be a baseball star
I know I told you that I drive a nice car
And I bragged about how well I played guitar
Baby It’s the thought that counts
I know I told you I had friends in France
I'd take you in the springtime, the time for romance
And believe me I would if I had the chance
Baby It’s the thought that counts
Everyone looks better on their Facebook page
Everybody looks half their age
Everyone acts like they’re having fun
But everybody thinks they’re the only one
Who can’t seem to get a damn thing done
I know I told you I was forty three
I know I said I worked for a big company
I know I said I’d get us those tickets for free
Baby It’s the thought that counts
But did you ever stuff your bra on your first date
Lie to your parents when you got home late
Tell someone you loved them cause it made them feel great
Baby It’s the thought that counts
Everyone looks better on their Facebook page
Everybody looks half their age
Everyone acts like they’re having fun
But everybody thinks they’re the only one
Who can’t seem to get a damn thing done
People always told me I dream to much
But everybody walks with a guilded crutch
I ain’t no weirdo, I just wanna be touched
Baby it’s the thought that counts
Baby it’s the thought that counts
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Oilfield Man (I'll Be There Soon) © 2019 Mark Addison
On a night like this I wanna be with you
Cause a sky full of stars doesn't thrill me like it used to do Ooh ooh ooh
Working in the oilfields covered in dirt
Four hundred dollars and a world of hurt
Living in a trailer in the west Texas drought
They're gonna burn it all down the day I move out
But when I hear your voice it puts me halfway over the moon
I'll be there soon
I'll be there soon
I can't do no more mornings waking in an empty room
I'll be there soon
I'll be there soon
We get us a place on Lockhart avenue
A couple of kids and a backyard barbeque Ooh ooh ooh
Tomatoes in the garden and chickens in the coop
Sunday evenings we'll sit on the stoop
Wave to the neighbors watch the world go by
Till the stars come out in the October sky
And you'll say my name put me halfway over the moon
I'll be there soon
I'll be there soon
No more mornings waking in an empty room
I'll be there soon
I'll be there soon
Oilfield men got a way of their own
Hard drinking hard living never home
Whatcha doing digging in that ditch all day
Throwing the best years of your life away
Well this old pickup truck is the worse for wear
Two good tires but there ain't no spare
I'm bringing it home on a wing and a prayer
And we're gonna love like we're halfway over the moon
I'll be there soon
I'll be there soon
No more mornings waking in an empty room
I'll be there soon
I'll be there soon
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You Gotta Live Your Best Life Right Now ©2019 Mark Addison
You gotta live your best life right now
You gotta do it every day
You gotta live your best life right now
You gotta do it every day
Get it all together now, don't let the blues get in the way
You gotta live your best life right now
Though you think you got it rough
You gotta live your best life right now
Though you think you got it rough
People starving in this world and you're complaining that your steak's too tough
You gotta live your best life right now
If you think you're paying too much rent
You gotta live your best life right now
If you think you're paying too much rent
Look on out your window, there's someone living in a tent
You gotta live your best life right now
Be good to young and old
You gotta live your best life right now
Be good to young and old
Feed someone who's hungry, give somebody shelter from the cold
You gotta live your best life right now
And be good to yourself
You gotta live your best life right now
And be good to yourself
If you don't treat yourself right, you ain't no good to no one else
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9. |
It's All Music to Me
03:43
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It's All Music To Me © 2019 Mark Addison
Grackles are talking on the telephone wires
Firetruck wailing on the way to a fire
Across the hills the highway and the whining of tires
It’s all music to me
The voice of a ten year old talking on the phone
Complaining that his sister won’t leave him alone
I can hear his Grandma’s reassuring tone
It’s all music to me
It’s all music to me
The cooing of the dove in the Hackberry tree
Hummingbird's invisible sound
And the ten year old boy has a question or three
He hears the beauty all around
The coyote howling as he joins the fray
The buzz of the mosquito that wont go away
All God’s children got something to say
And it’s all music to me
It’s all music to me
Stravinsky gave us springtime, the Beatles gave us rain
Leonard Cohen showed us how to be found
And the Good Lord gave us Mister John Coltrane
Yeah they heard the beauty all around
They heard the beauty all around
Ten year old boy’s learning how to be brave
Preacher's saying words at his Grandma’s grave
Said when we’re done, it’s just the love you gave
it’s all music to me
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10. |
Let it Show
05:04
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Let It Show © 2020 Mark Addison
Down in the darkness where the wild things hide
That's where you keep it, the secret inside
I know it's a place you don't wanna go
I know it's a place that nobody knows
When you gonna let it show
When you gonna let it show
I know there's a voice that has so much to say
I know you've been afraid that you'll drive them away
You kept it to yourself for all these years
The words to a song that nobody hears
When you gonna let it show
When you gonna let it show
It's the voice of a daughter
It's the voice of a mother
The lines of a poem
To a long lost lover
I know that the world wants to keep you down
But you better learn to fly or you're gonna drown
When you gonna let your demons go
When you gonna let it show
When you gonna let it show
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I'll get you there
03:03
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I'll Get You There © 2020 Mark Addison
You know that feeling when it's rained all night
The wet streets shining in the morning light
Pull into the depot and the dispatcher smiles
Twelve hour shift I drove 400 miles
It's a bright morning in a dirty city
Sweet and bitter, bold and gritty
I'll take you where you're going if you'll pay the fare
Don't you worry, I'll get you there
Lawyer talking on the phone “It's a fucking mess”
Jilted lover can't remember the address
Soldier returning from the president's war
People just wishing for something more
It's a bright morning in a dirty city
Everybody feels like Walter Mitty
Everybody thinks that nobody cares
Don't you worry, I'll get you there
Wise men in the bible following a star
I swear last night they were in the back seat of my car
If wishes were horses then we'd all have a ride
But it's raining Manhattan, mind your head and get inside
And a new day dawns in a dirty city
Last time I saw her she looked so pretty
One of these days I'll find her somewhere
Until then, I'll get you there
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12. |
Running With Scissors
03:47
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Running With Scissors © 2020 Mark Addison
One day in the morning, in the morning, in the morning
You won't want to cry anymore
Look out the window and winter is coming
And your keys are still locked in her door
No more running with scissors cold in your hand
Time to forgive yourself now
Time to accept what you can't understand
Time to get better somehow
All that your heart will allow
You remember the afternoon sun on her windshield
She would only be gone for a day
She backed down the driveway into the street
And waved as she pulled away
No more running with scissors cold in your hand
Time to forgive yourself now
Time to accept what you can't understand
Time to get better somehow
All that your heart will allow
You've poured yourself out of your boots into bed
But they fight 'till the night has passed
The demons and things that you keep in your head
Time to show them the door at last
Time to show them the door at last
One day in the evening you'll call up that old friend
Tell 'em that they're on your mind
And end up talking long into the night
About the good things you both left behind
No more running with scissors cold in your hand
Time to forgive yourself now
Time to accept what's beyond your command
Time to get better somehow
All that your heart will allow
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13. |
You're The One
04:00
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You're The One ©2020 Mark Addison
I have walked a long long way
With the devil on my shoulder and my soul in disarray
Ain't nothing stirred my spirit since I don't know when
You made me feel something I thought I'd never feel again
You're the one
Who drew me in
You're the one
Who scratched my skin
You're the one
Who made me want to begin again
Oh you're the one
Down in West Virginia on a steep mountainside
Sun hanging low and the moon trying to hide
I was packing up my suitcase, I'd been there way too long
Kicked the screen door open and I heard your song
You're the one
Who pulled me in
You're the one
Who scratched my skin
You're the one
Who made me want to begin again
We all come from nowhere, but we all get there
We all got stories we'll tell you someday
Acolyte to teacher, prostitute to preacher
We all learn living in a different way
But you're the one
Who pulled me in
You're the one
Who made me shed my skin
You're the one
Who taught me how to begin again
Oh you're the one
Who drew me in
You're the one
Who scratched my skin
You're the one
Who made me want to begin again
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14. |
Secret Decoder Ring
02:13
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Secret Decoder Ring © 2020 Mark Addison
I've got a secret
A secret decoder ring
I've got a secret decoder ring
A secret decoder ring
Every time she says anything
I've got a secret decoder ring
I've got a secret
A secret decoder ring
When she says that she feels cold
I know it means she wants me to hold her
When she tells me she feels sad
I know it means I made her mad
I understand everything
With my secret decoder ring
When she says that she had fun
I know it means that she ain't done
When she tells me she feels alright
I know we'll be loving tonight
Yeah every man's a king
With my secret decoder ring
I've got a secret decoder ring
A secret decoder ring
I understand everything
With my secret decoder ring
I've got a secret
A secret decoder ring
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Mark Addison Austin, Texas
Mark Addison is a singer-songwriter and record producer based in Austin, Texas. Formerly the leader of EMI/Guardian recording artist The Borrowers and member of Cleveland's The Generators. Google for more..
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