1. |
The Last Letter Home...
05:01
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I wake up alone
And the
Silence sets in
And I know
Your new beginning
Means it's the end
So I drink through the day
'Cause I know
I won't sleep tonight
'Cause I know
You're breakin' me down, love
Before I can fight
And all our ol' dreams, now
Just when did they go?
But things will be better in LA
I'm bound for that world, love, on my way
I've made too much trouble for me to stay
But things will be better in LA
When life's a thousand miles away
I left right at dawn
And I know
I can't change my mind
'Cause I know
The mess that I made here
I'm leavin' behind
So I take a deep breath
As I step on that plane
Know this world that I've left now
Cannot be the same
'Cause things will be better in LA
I'm bound for that world, love, on my way
Know all of my troubles will melt away
'Cause things will be better in LA
When life's a thousand miles away
Oh, things will be better in LA
I'm bound for that world, love, on my way
Know all of my troubles will melt away
'Cause things will be better in LA
Though you're a thousand miles away
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2. |
Chuffed For You
05:19
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It happened minutes off the plane
In an unfamiliar town
“Say, Darling, are you headed my way?
‘Cause I don’t know my way around”
“Oh girl, just tell me your name
Maybe I’ll write a song for you”
We hit the town ‘til 3 AM
Then she said, “Boy, I’m chuffed for you…"
Then I said, “I know some people call it fate,
Some people find their matches in the stars,
But me, I play this silly game,
The way I know it’s love
Is when you show me your birthmark, baby"
So she said,
“Show me yours, I’ll show you mine”
I swears hers looked just like a star
And me, well, mine is on my side
I’m the man with a crooked heart
But I know I loved her then
We drank away the afternoon
Praying Auckland summers would never end
Each time she said, “Boy, I’m chuffed for you…”
Oh, oh, oh
Why did I leave her on the other side of the world?
Now I’m home, oh, oh
The days just aren’t the same
Without hearing you say
“I’m chuffed for you”
Another week, I’m on a plane
She caught a bus down the avenue
But if she ever comes back my way
I’ll play her a song called “Chuffed For You”
Oh, oh, oh
Why did I leave her on the other side of the world?
Now I’m home, oh, oh
The days just aren’t the same
Without hearing you say
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Why did I leave her on the other side of the world?
Now I’m home, oh, oh
The days just aren’t the same
Without hearing you say
“I’m chuffed for you”
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3. |
Watching Movies Alone
04:02
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I woke up alone
Still dreamin' of your face
In spite of all the memories we made, my dear
Tomorrow still seems to change
I waste away
To a movie every day
You know that it was
Never what I hoped this year
Lucky stars fell out of space
But I'm tryin' to hold on
You know, I'm tryin' to hold on
So I dream that I could be like Johnny
And you could be my Natalie
And we'd spend every day
Just like a movie they never made
There'd be pirates and ballerinas
To occupy our dreams
It could be grand
It could be grand
But I'm tryin' to hold on
You know, I'm dyin' to hold on
So I dream that I could be like Johnny
And you could be my Natalie
And we'd spend every day
Just like a movie they never made
There'd be pirates and ballerinas
To occupy our dreams
It could be grand
It could be grand
I know
You don't believe me when I say
That I could be the man I used to be
Could be the man I used to be
You know I face it every day
I'll never be the man I used to be
Never be the man I used to be
But maybe that's okay
But maybe that's okay...
'Cause you'll find that I could be like Johnny
And you could be my Natalie
And we'd spend every day
Just like a movie they never made
There'd be pirates and ballerinas
To occupy our dreams
It could be grand
It could be grand
It could be grand...
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4. |
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I can see it in her eyes, a smile
Like days lost long gone by
I wish you'd smile more
You make me feel much brighter with your warmth
But your radiance is dulled by sleeping eyes
This happiness lost to clear blue skies
I'm so many feet above the ground, and I'm wishing
That I could make all these clouds go away
You wouldn't understand
How I could be lost and dazzled
By eyes like yours, but I'm content
To see them from far away
A whole 6 feet between us
And not much else to stop me
But my boyish fears to say anything to you
These mountains are much prettier when they aren't
Distorted by the way we soar
Above the heavens
That's fine, I'll settle for you
'Cause brown girl eyes, like autumn leaves
They captivate an leave me wondrin'
'Cause I'm a stupid boy
You wouldn't understand
How I could be lost and dazzled
By eyes like yours, but I'm content
To see them from far away
A whole 6 feet between us
And not much else to stop me
But my boyish fears to say anything to you
If you could see
Or know that I'm here waiting,
So patiently for you
If you could know
That I'm still here
Just dreaming about you
You wouldn't understand
How I could be lost and dazzled
By eyes like yours, but I'm content
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5. |
Broken Sidewalks
05:56
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I know that you're leavin'
And i know that I'm to blame
There ain't no use in changin'
It all just ends the same
I tried so hard to keep you, and you
You tried so hard to go
The dreams I made for me and you
Are scattered to the road
But another drink
And I'll say goodbye
Another bottle and I can close my eyes
I'm gonna sing
Until it hurts
Leave broken hearts carved in the dirt
I'll give 'em names
Let voices crack
Just like the sidewalks that lead me back
To the place
Where we first kissed
So long ago...
I finally got the nerve to ask you
To be my everything
Knowing you would never believe it was true
Until you saw that ring
But that night we sat outside
And watched the pouring rain
My dreams flashed before my eyes
As you shot me down like lightnin' once again
But another drink
And I'll say goodbye
Another bottle and I can close my eyes
I'm gonna sing
Until it hurts
Leave broken hearts carved in the dirt
I'll give 'em names
Let voices crack
Just like the sidewalks that lead me back
To the place
Where we first kissed
So long ago...
So long ago
So long ago
Oh, oh, oh, oh
So long ago
So long ago
So long ago
Oh, oh, oh, oh
But if you decide you wanna try again
Come find me 'fore I lose hope
I'm down where broken sidewalks end
You'll know just where to go
But if you find that I'm not there
Say my name like you used to do
And listen softly to that summer air
And it'll sing this song with you
Another drink
And you'll say goodbye
Another bottle and you can close your eyes
You'll wanna sing
Until it hurts
Leave broken hearts carved in the dirt
You'll give 'em names
Let voices crack
Just like the sidewalks that lead you back
To the place
Where we first kissed
So long ago...
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6. |
So Far Away
02:30
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By and large
It's all been done
And everyone knows how it ends
Where love did fail
Well, time will show
From broken hearts, friends still grow?
But it's for me to go
So far away
So far away without you
I'll leave the broken part of me
By the door when I leave
I'm so far away
Without you
And now I find that I
Have always been the kind
To try to find myself in someone else
And I don't know why
I do it to myself
Because I fall for you again, and again, and again...
And it's for me to go
So far away
So far away without you
I'll leave the broken part of me
By the door when I leave
I'm so far away
Without you
And it's for me to go
So far away
So far away without you
I'll leave the broken part of me
By the door when I leave
I'm so far away
Without you
By and large
It's all been done
And everyone knows how it ends...
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7. |
Your Blue
04:32
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I put myself on the other side
Each time she comes around
The words are slipping from my mind
But the never make a sound
I catch a glance from pale blue eyes
To ask just what is wrong
She hates it when I speak my mind
So I put it in a song
Said, “I don’t know
It’s just nothing, babe
I’m just feeling your blue
So come to the other side
I’ll sing for you”
So now I’m broken down
Far from home
And stoned out of my mind
I hurt my heart, it felt alone
So I left it on down the line
Staring at your clear blue eyes
Just feels like pouring rain
They say that everyone is making love
Or else expecting pain
Said, “I don’t know
It’s just nothing, babe
I’m just feeling your blue
So come to the other side
I’ll sing for you”
Won’t you come on down
To the other side?
Down to the bottom of this world with me?
I’ll take you all the way down
To the other side
‘Cause when you come around
That’s where I’ll be
Said, “I don’t know
It’s just nothing, babe
I’m just feeling your blue
So some to the other side
I’ll sing for you”
They say, “Don’t you go on down
To the other side
It’s not the kind of place a girl like you should be”
They don’t even know the way down
To the other side
But when you come around
That’s where I’ll be
When you come around
That’s where I’ll be
Oh, when you come around
That’s where I’ll be
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8. |
Baby, We're Not Alright
04:11
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Can you tell me
My dear old friend
Just why the night seems long?
The years flew by
Like these shooting stars
But now, when you’re gone
They all stand still
And the playgrounds
From when we were young
Are overgrown and broken down
And the places
We used to love
Have closed up or left town
It’s such a shame
And baby, I’m not alright
Baby, it’s not alright
Baby, it’s not alright
To live this way
Baby, you’re not alright
Baby, we’re not alright
Baby, it’s not alright
To live this way
I know
You think you’ve gotta make it
On your own
And I know
That I’ve let you down before
But all that I want
Is to make you happy
Like you used to be
You used to tell me every day
Before we gave it all away
And baby, we’re not alright
Baby, it’s not alright
Baby, it’s not alright
To live this way
Baby, we’re not alright
Baby, we’re not alright
Baby, it’s not alright
To live this way
Can you tell me
My dear old friend
Just why the night seems long?
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9. |
Faith
02:36
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Even as my world falls apart
They say the stars
They never change
As pretty as they are
There's always darkness
Spread in between
The worst days lead to the best days
And even good days
Have a chance of rain
It's so much harder
Just to believe
I'm trying harder
Just to believe...
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In the end, it's the same as it begins
Writing lies that we'll call memories
They're pretty words from a bitter pen
'Cause we try so hard to make it last
But summer days, they're gone too fast
When summer ends, I know
I'm bound to fall...
Hey! Let's just go away
Can't stand to be here every day
'Cause when I'm here I know that I'm alone
Waitin' on a midnight plane
I know back home it's all the same
When summer ends, I know
I'm bound to fall...
For you
Oh, there's nothin' I can do
You know it's true
If I had my way, I'm never comin' back...
Hey! Let's just go away
Can't stand to be here every day
'Cause when I'm here I know that I'm alone
Waitin' on a midnight plane
I know back home it's all the same
When summer ends, I know
I'm bound to fall...
Hey! Let's just go away
Hey! Let's just go away...
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11. |
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When I was young, I played in gutters in the rain
Filling all the cracks with mud and stone
And now I’m grown, I handle trouble all the same
Pouring on my mess ‘til I’m alone
But then you came and the world all fell away
I’m hanging on so hard, I know
Honey, I feel you’ll break
Me down
So don’t ask why
Don’t ask why
‘Cause it’s so hard to say
How starry eyes always fade
Come the morning, and hearts will break
The world will be alone
When I was young, I used a telescope at night
Searching all the heavens for a sign
Of gods of old, or a fleeting satellite
Anything to know I’m not alone
But here, up close, my little star, you’re all too bright
Blinded by your eyes, I’m falling
I know you’ll pull
Me down
So don’t ask why
No, don’t ask why
‘Cause it’s so hard to say
How starry eyes always fade
Come the morning, and hearts will break
The world will be alone
Alone
Alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
No, don’t leave me alone
‘Cause it’s so hard to say
How starry eyes always fade
Come the morning, and hearts will break
The world will be alone
When I was young, I begged forgiveness in the rain
Praying for someone to take me home
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12. |
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A gin-soaked boy without a raincoat
Sings dirty prayers to old Saint Jude
Of his bitterness
The emptiness
The San Diego blues
His broken dreams
And old cantin
-a games he’d always lose
Hey Jude,
The drunks here sing for you
It’s only right when it is raining
‘Cause all the world is misery
I feel alright when it is raining
For half full cups and melodies
A serenade ‘til half past midnight
For 20 bucks and drinks ‘til 2
They all sing along
To their favorite songs
But he hates the ones they choose
No one ever thinks
About anything
They just drink away their blues
Until they’re through
And the barroom’s left for you
Singing
It feels alright when it is raining
‘Cause all the world is misery
It’s only right when it is raining
For empty cups and memories
Oh, oh, oh, oh
It’s only right when it is raining
‘Cause all the world is misery
And every night here, it is raining
For broken cups and memories
The broken cups and memories
These broken cups and memories
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Teo Peralez Fort Collins, Colorado
With 15 years of songwriting experience in genres ranging from punk to folk to indie-pop. Teo Peralez is a truly unique songwriter from Fort Collins, Colorado. Heavily influenced by such diverse artists as Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Flogging Molly, the Ataris, and The Good Life, Peralez uses an indie-folk infused sound and an autobiographical writing style to share stories of youthful misadventure. ... more
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