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1. |
Live Love
04:53
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Verse 1
Thoughts for the philosopher
Words for the listener [are you listening?]
Signs for the oracle [what you looking for?]
Time for the young and old
Chorus 1
Live, [it’s an eye for an eye, so love and let live]
Love, [you only given what you get so don’t forget to give]
Give, [it’s an eye for an eye, so love and let live]
Love, [you only given what you get so don’t forget to give]
Verse 2
Joy for the happy heart
Smile for the newborn child
Hope for the positive [I see a brand new day]
Dream for the dreamers
Chorus 2
Live, [you may say I’m a dreamer] & be let to live the life you
Love, [but I’m not the only one] love thyself and thy will be loved
Give, [join us] & get the gift of giving
Love, [imagine] live love, live love
In life and love, one lesson that we learn
Got to give to get something back in return
But when it don’t come back, don’t let that bother me
Because in life and love, there’s no guarantee
See I give, I get, I’ve gotten, I’ve given
I’ve lived, I’ve loved, I am just conscious compus living
Love is the prize, living’s all I’ve got
All credit to mother nature pay my debt as compost
It’s like ashes to ashes, dust to dust
I live a life of love, so hate me if you must
When the stone stops rolling, it gathers no moss
Forget the work and go on playing in the money don’t trust
Cos at the end of the day, the closing of the tray,
Coins will be all rusty and the paper will fade
Anyway, money cant buy me love, money cant buy me love
Verse 3
Fear for the jealous kind [don’t be afraid]
Hate for the angry mind [don’t be afraid]
Cry for the broken heart [it’s gonna be OK]
Tears for the dear departed [everybody come on]
Choruses out
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2. |
C U Feel U Want U
04:27
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Verse 1
In the distance of my mind, I can see you close to me
I, see my shadow in your eyes
Is it real or fantasy, That I feel you close to me
I, I can feel you, I want you
Chorus 1
Tonight, feel
I see you I feel you I want you
Verse 2
In a summer’s dream I find, you’re whispering the thoughts I hide
I, hear you calling
When I reach to touch your face, your reflection fades away
I, feel I’m falling
Chorus 2
I see you I feel you I want you
Tonight, I see you I feel you I want you
Tonight, I see you I feel you I want you
Tonight, I see you I feel you I want you
Bridge
I want to have you here with me, I want to know the words I hear
Are more than just a dream
I believe, I believe
I believe I can see you
I believe I can feel you
Hear you calling, feel I’m falling
Chorus 3
I see you I feel you I want you
I see you I feel you I want you
I see you I feel you I want you
I see you I feel you I want you
Repeat chorus
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3. |
Come On Come On
03:14
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Verse 1
I cant give you a diamond ring
or cover you in jewellery til your glittering
But what I got for you is good as gold
you can take my heart my soul
We wont be eating in a brasserie
but I know a place that’s kind of sweet
The chairs will be plastic and the lights are bright
but the food is good and the people are nice
Chorus
Come on come on lets go out tonight
We aint got much money but we’re dressed alright
We got the inclination and the energy
The smiles on our faces that’s all we need
Come on come on
Let’s go out tonight
Verse 3
I cant pick you up in a fancy car
mine don’t look too good and it don’t go fast
But it will take us where we want to go
and we can sing along to the radio
Chorus
Bridge
So what you wanna what you wanna what you wanna do?
Where we gonna if we gonna where we going to?
Make me wanna make me wanna may I dance with you?
I like your funky dressing, nothings missin you’re the girl I like you.
Let’s go out tonight
Verse
We wont be shopping on the continent
or take a cruise on the carribean
But we can have fun good times it’s a state of mind
a look in the eye a smile a song and everybody’s on
Chorus
Come on come on lets go out tonight
We aint got much money but we’re dressed alright
We got the inclination and the energy
The smiles on our faces that’s all we need
Come on come on, let’s go out tonight
Come on come on, let’s go out tonight
Come on come on, gonna have some fun
Wont you come along, come on along
Come on come on
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Verse1
I’ve been keeping my eye on you
And I want to tell you babe I like the way you do
There’s no pressure, it’s just my way
And if that’s what I think then baby that’s what I say
Chorus 1
What I say, then I mean
Are you listening?
What you see, is what you get
Are you getting it?
If I call you on the phone then baby that’s no sin
It’s a natural thing
It’s a natural thing
Verse 2
I have noticed you here before
and you’ve been looking at me since I walked in the door
So tell me what you see and don’t be shy
I want to tell you what’s on my mind
Chorus 2
What I say, then I mean
Are you listening?
What you see, is what you get
Are you getting it?
If I call you on the phone then baby that’s no sin
It’s a natural thing
Bridge
Would you like to spend some time?
If you want to then I don’t mind
We can talk about whatever, and ever will be
And do whatever comes
Naturally, naturally, naturally, naturally
Chorus 2
Chorus 1
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Verse 1
You, you're doing
something to me
I, I can't believe
you make me feel
ready, I'm ready
hold on to me
take me to some other place that I'd rather be
Chorus
Sweet surrender
I let myself give in
into the feeling
here in
your loving arms again
do you remember
the first time
that we kissed?
Every time we touch it takes me back to this
Sweet surrender
Sweet surrender
Verse 2
You, it's you
c'est tu j'adore
I, I'm coming
back for more
attention
direction
you to me
take me to some other place
that I'd rather be
Chorus
Oh, oh no, I lose control
here, I go, here I go
Oh, oh no, I lose control
here, I go, here I go
Sweet surrender
repeat out
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6. |
Get Rich Quick
05:12
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Verse 1
I got a letter from the welfare, it said they cut me off
They said I wasn’t trying, to get a job
I just spent my last dollar, on a bit of food
And I’m wondering what the hell I‘m a gonna do
Chorus
I’d like to think that everything will be alright
But the soup I’m swimming in just seems too thick
Lady Luck please answer me one question
How do I, get rich quick? [BV] There’s got to be an easy way
How do I, get rich quick? [BV] Working all your life just doesn’t pay
How do I, get rich quick? [BV] There’s got to be some trick to it
Life would be funny with a ton of money
Verse 2
I’ll have to rob a bank then, and live from all my loot
Or maybe marry money, cos I’m kind of cute
Be a jackpot winner of a million or two
Or explore my inner, and be a guru
Chorus
Chat
I got a letter, from my solicitor, it said Mis-i-ter, I’m gonna take a piece of you
So pay off your phone, your credit card and bank loan,
or I’ll be repossessing everything that you own
Verse 3
I’ll have to be a pop star, singing in a band
Or a politician making money from my scams
I couldn’t get a job no, I’ve forgotten what one is
How can I continue, this life I’m meant to live
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus chat
I want some money, some mulla, your dosh or your dollar
Put it in my pocket, you know what I want I wanna
Get rich quick
Life would be funny with a ton of money
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7. |
Swing
03:28
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Chorus
Don’t feel the same as days back when
The music made your body swing
Don’t feel the same as days back when
The music made your body...
Verse 1
The mellow tone, it gets me in the mood
Just take five while I get the Duke
Dance, confection, to my lips
Swing, perfection, can you feel it swing?
Chorus
Verse 2
Let the music, set the scene, romance
Will you take a chance, on love, or let the moment pass
Feel the thrill, to dance divine
Touch, but don’t rush, it’s got to be the right time
To swing….
Instrumental
Choruses out
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Intro (freely)
I love you, I love you, I love you so much baby
Chorus
I love you so much it hurts
I love you so much it makes me want to cry
I love you so much I cant find the words
But I'm gonna try
Verse 1
You're the sweetest thing, I've ever seen,
You mean to me, more than any thing
I love to wake up next to you, in the morning
I love your eyes, the way they smile, What they tell and what they hide
You got the sparkle you got the light, You're bona fide
You got me feeling, You got me feeling
Chorus
Verse 2
Your tenderness, your sweet caress, generous and loveliness
Your fashion sense that you invented, just for you
You understand, you sympathise, You're the word on good advice
You tell it straight, you keep it clear, You're clarified
You got me feeling, You got me feeling
You got me feeling,
that I love you, I love you, I love you so much baby
Solos (two choruses)
Chorus
Chorus
I love you so much it hurts
I love you so much it makes me want to cry
I love you so much I cant find the words
But I'm gonna, find the words
Yeah I'm gonna, find the words
Yeah I'm gonna try
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9. |
Beat Me
05:57
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10. |
Sleep
01:37
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Verse 1
Sleep
go to sleep
close your eyes
rest awhile my love
child I love
all is well
Verse 2
Dream
peaceful dreams
long and sweet
dream a sea of stars
skies afar
all is well
tonight
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11. |
From My Window
03:30
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Verse 1
Early morning opens my eyes
Gently falling, the rain drops down
Through the leaves
I hear its melodies
Chorus
And the days go by
I watch them fly
From my window
I look outside
And dream awhile
Verse 2
Touch of daylight filtering through
Catching glimpses and pictures
In my room, I look and see
In every scene
A memory
Chorus
Bridge
The scented evening breeze is alive
I open my window and let it inside
Cooling my face
I listen to the sound it makes
Chorus
Chorus 2
And the days go by
I watch them fly
From my window
Into the sky
Back into time
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12. |
Turn The Page
04:04
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Verse 1
From the first
words I was taken
The characters
all seemed so familiar
They made me laugh
and then they made me cry
Chorus
I don’t know why
it’s only a story
but it got to me
and as the words unfolded
I couldn’t wait, I couldn’t wait
to turn the page
Verse 2
It told the tale
of a good friend
Who stayed strong
true until the end
They made me laugh
and then they made me cry
Chorus
I don’t know why
it’s only a story
but it got to me
and as the words unfolded
I couldn’t wait, I couldn’t wait
to turn the page
Bridge
Oh, the place I found
solitude and peace were mine
Wrapped in words
a world away
I couldn’t wait I couldn’t wait
I couldn’t wait I couldn’t wait
Verse 3
Then at last
it was over
The empty room
echoed with their laughter
Tears ran dry
but still sometimes I cry
Choruses out
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13. |
Who Is Responsible?
03:52
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Verse1
Who is responsible,
for this stink we're in?
Everybody's pointing the finger
but nobody's admitting it
Chorus
Was it you, I'm sure it was you
Cos it wasn't me, honestly
I believe, that we need
To get to the bottom, of the problem
Verse 2
Who is responsible, for this mess around?
We've all got to live with the consequence
So let's not mess around
Reprise
Who is to blame? Don't you do it again
Who is to blame? Don't you do it again
Solos
Chorus 2
There's no time, for dilly dally
Don't be shy, we've all done it sometime
And sooner or later it catches up with you
So just tell me now, Who is responsible?
Reprise
Who is to blame? Don't you do it again
Who is to blame? Don't you do it again
repeat out
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14. |
Mary's Gone Out To Lunch
03:18
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Verse 1
She talks about life
And everyone just passes by
With her cask of wine
She’s settled in for the night
Though she can hardly string two words together
She seems to make perfect sense nevertheless
Spitting philosophy upon the pavement
Mary’s gone out to lunch
Verse 2
She’s packing her life
Scattered possessions she finds
Stuffed into her cart
Wrapped up in tissue
There’s a nice awning just round the corner
No-one has been there for three days or more
There’s some protection and the address is good
One must keep up with the Jones
Bridge
Mary, Mary, how do your days and nights go
Mary, Mary, with your bells and bangles
Verse 3
She could use a bath
But that’s a little bit hard
She says with a laugh
It’s only skin deep, my son
Teary eyed, teary eyed, she sways from side to side
Warm and anaesthetised singing her songs
Oh for the good days of caviar and champagne
When we went out to lunch
When we went out to lunch
Mary’s gone out to lunch
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15. |
Déjà vu
04:36
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Verse 1
Did it seem like some other time
what reminded you, of some
place you’ve been, in another life
was it, Deja Vu
Verse 2
Could it be your imagining
or just a memory, playing
tricks on you, was it all a dream?
Déjà vu
Bridge
Caught in a point of time
you crossed the other side
Déjà vu, Déjà vu
Verse 3
When the feeling takes over you
the past is coming through
strange sensation, but so beautiful
Déjà vu, Déjà Vu
Bridge
Riff x 100 with vocal bits
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Songsta Sydney, Australia
Songsta is Steve Marquis; composer, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist.
Songsta writes
and produces music for artists, film, TV and advertising in between gigging as a freelance bassist in the Sydney jazz, groove and pop circuits. Writing and performing in all styles of music from electronica to jazz to roots and rock, the Songsta soundscape is diverse and far-reaching.
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