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My Sweet Lorraine
03:46
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I saw you in an Olde Town cafe
Over the rim of my coffee cup
You were tryin' to send me signals
But I was slow to pick them up
Then in a while I made you smile
When I thought to ask your name
On the day we met
My sweet lorraine
The check was small
We paid in full
And we were on our way
To a place of our own choosing
Where all the dreams are made
And though our time it wasn't long
There was nothing that we lacked
I loved you then - and you loved me back
Sweet Lorraine i can t complain
I loved you) from the start
I've got only one question
'How did you unlock my heart?'
On that day - My Sweet Lorraine
The beat goes on- this road is long
The nights are cold and dark
And there's a letter that I'd like to send
to the 'Keeper of this Ark'
But i will never feel the chill
As long as there's a spark
And you light my way
My Sweet Lorraine
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Show Me The Way
03:30
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Thru this world
We're bound to wander
Though it's dark and hard to see
If I stumble, if I falter
Who would shine a light for me?
Show me the way 4x
Must I be the weary traveler
Who must search the whole world round?
Just another seeker after
Who is lost and never found?
Show me the way 4x
Bd: Give me strength or give me shelter
I'm sliding down this Helter Skelter
On and on and on forever
Like a Roller Coaster to disaster
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Diamond Girl
03:25
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Out there in the distance
There's a lonesome railroad town
But this train don't stop there anymore
It just barely slows down
I was looking out the window
At a distant shining star
And I was thinking of a woman
Who's forever in my heart
My Diamond Girl
how I'm missing you tonight
In my world
You're the one who shone so bright
Was I really meant to be the one who found you?
Was I really meant to have you in my life?
My Diamond Girl
That train is moving faster now
It's rolling down the line
And I hope it's heading somewhere
Where you never say goodbye
They say true love is a treasure
To stand the test of time
Well if diamonds are forever girl
Then forever you'll be mine
My Diamond Girl....
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4. |
Everything Is Cool
03:01
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Everything is cool, baby you can close your eyes
Nothing left to prove/you can let the world go by
Sleep will surely come/ now that all the day is done
You'll be miles away/when you hear me say/
That everything is cool
Tender is the night/you can close your tired eyes
Nothing left to do but slip beneath this starry sky
At the morning sun /there will be a golden dawn
When this night is through /let it shine for you
And everything is cool
Bd: I believe that there's a perfect day
Waiting just beyond the blue
Close your eyes and if you drift away
All your dreams come true
And everything will be so cool
(instr)
Sleep will surely come/ now that all the day is done
You'll be miles away/when you hear me say/
That everything is cool
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Sweet Little Peach
03:21
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Verse 1
You're gonna be a real cutie when you're old and grey
A sweet little peach you keep goin that way
Yes you knock me out/you make my little light shine
I want to tell everybody in town/that youre mine all mine
Verse 2
You're gonna be a real cutie, a sweet little peach
You got a smile that beams when you're smilin' at me
When you hold my hand/you make my whole world shine
I want to tell everybody i know/that youre mine all mine
Bridge:
They say that love is only chemistry
And i for one believe it
A positively, synergistic energy
That only occurs when you're with me
Verse 3
Sweet little peach, come on and give me a smile
When you're dancin' with me/i'm in the latest style
The way you do the slide, the jitterbug the jive
I want to tell everybody i know that youre mine all mine
(solo)
(rpt bridge)
Verse 4
sweet little peach, come on and give me a squeeze
You knock me out/when you're talkin to me
I want to hold your hand/until the end of time
And i will tell everybody i know,
Lord how the feeling grows
Tellin everybody i know - that you're mine all mine
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6. |
The Way She Moves Me
03:42
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She can make the morning rise
Fresh and clean before my eyes
With her touch the sun would shine
Right into this heart of mine
And how her warm and tender smile
would lead me on a thousand miles
Chorus:
That's the way she moves me
With each step i take and every day brings
Another town, another tale,
Another song to sing
Down every road i go - she moves me
Verse 2.
Once within a summer's dream
There was once a gentle queen
None so wise or so serene
Lord she meant the world to me
How the memory of her kiss
Still calls me on a night like this
Chorus:
That's the way she moves me...
Verse 3
Once again the falling rain
Comes to take me back again
With a touch the passing breeze
Says that she remembers me
Chorus:
That's the way she moves me
Every step i take and every day means
The world might turn it's back
Our time might cease to be
But every road i know - she moves me
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7. |
The Shinin' Blues
02:43
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When the sun is shinin'
I'll be shinin' too
When the sun is shinin'
I'll be shinin' too
I got a rabbit's foot in my pocket
I got twenty dollars in my shoe
When the sun is shinin'
I'll be comin on home to you
You used to put your arms around me
like a circle round the rising sun 2X
You used to rock my soul like the days of old
And love me til the cows came home
Rolledl my body like my back ain't got no bone
BD: Monday mornin' puttin' on my Highway shoes
Headin' down to the end of the line
Workin' on these highway blues
Monday evenin back into your lovin arms
I'm a hard luck daddy
But i know you're bound to love me some
When the sun is shinin' I'll be shinin' too 2 X
I got a rabbit's foot in my pocket
I got twenty dollars in my shoe
When the sun is shinin'
I'll be comin on home to you
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8. |
Forever
03:48
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Verse 1.
Walk me down a country road in winter
Feel the frozen sunlight touch your skin
Children making angels white
On a day so snowy bright
Take my hand and lead me on and on
Ch: Forever- forever more
Forever - for always - and evermore
Verse 2
Walk me down a quiet city street
Walk me down a quiet street at dawn
A silent curse - a whispered prayer
Rise together on the air
Take my hand and lead me on and on
Ch: Forever- forever more
forever - for always -
and evermore
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Verse 1
I know you wanted a postcard, honey,
But i had to write this song
And i swear it's got you in it
And i hope you'll sing along
You're the key that fits my mailbox
You're the apple of my eye
And when i get home i'm gonna sit right down
And tell you the reason why- As time goes by
You're still my reason why
Chorus 1 Nobody in this whole wide world
can love me like my baby
Nobody on this road i'm on
can drive me crazy like my girl
Verse 2
When we were young
we had too much fun
We were crazy as two loons
Loving every minute
and howling at the moon
But it's another day and
there's a bill to pay
And there's a fiddler on the roof
He might dance and clown
but he wears a frown
Cos you're the living proof
- As time goes on
You're still my favourite song
Chorus 2: Nobody in this
whole wide world
Can love me like my baby
Nobody on this road i'm on
Can drive me crazy
From Timbuktoo to Katmandu,
Kamchatka to Nebraska
I'm in love i'm in love with you
For now and ever after
- you're my girl
Bridge
And i'm so in love with you
I'm so in love with you!
Chorus 3
Nobody in this whole wide world
Can love me like my baby
Nobody on this road i'm on
can drive me crazy
From Timbuktoo to Vera Cruz,
Saskatoon to old Rangoon
I'm in love, I'm in love with you
For now and ever after -
You're my girl
From Bangor Maine and back again
Those rainy plains
in Southern Spain
From old Hong Kong and on and on
Montreal to New Saigon
I'm in love i'm in love with you
For now and ever after
You're my girl
From Galway Bay to Derry Kay
Nebraska to Alaska
You're my girl
(busy busy guitar....)
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10. |
If You Believe
04:24
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Mama put a light in your window
Way up high so I can see
I'll be comin home and you know
You can always count on me
I believe I believe in beauty
I believe in a love to share
I believe there's a crowning glory
If you believe it, could you believe in me?
Every time you light a candle
You say a little prayer for me
Shine a little light in this life of mine
And I know that you can see that
I believe I believe in beauty...
You were always there when I needed you
You were always there to see me through
If I could repay all you've given me
I would say a little prayer for you
I believe I believe in beauty...
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A Cadillac could you take back
Or you can catch a greyhound running
There'll be a travel plan to suit ya
From the clickety clack of a railroad track
To an 18 wheeler hummin'
They'll find a way to move ya
On that long journey home
And i'm turning up my radio
For one more driftin' song
On that long journey home
You might start your own religion
A philosophical confection
Or grow peyote in your shed
But there's just one true direction
Don't you miss that last connection
On that road that lies ahead
On that long journey home
If it's concrete, mud or gravel
There's just one way to travel
On that long journey home
It was somewhere in Dakota
I can't tell North from South
When she almost passed me by
But she won my heart
when she stopped her car
And told me 'hop on in'
I knew she'd take me for a ride
She said 'my name is Johnny'
I said 'my name is Sue'
And from that moment
we were laughin'
And we made our own disorder
to that Great Canadian Border
On that long journey home
On that long journey home
And i guess i fell in love with you
A thousand times or more
On that long journey home
And I hope you think enough of me
To miss me when I'm gone
On that long journey home
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Stephen Hardy Palmer Gatineau, Québec
‘There are miles in Palmer’s voice; you can almost see the scenery that his mind has captured through the decades of his life. Palmer’s songwriting and guitar playing are tasteful and bittersweet, his music is crafted with feeling and poetic flair. I’m reminded of another acoustic icon, Gordon Lightfoot.”- TwangTown Magazine ... more
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