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City Morning
03:51
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Just another city mornin'
and I head out to the streets
Stop for a cup of coffee
I hide a smile that can't be seen
I love what's playing in my headphones
This song does that thing for me
It's a cold December mornin’
But in me it feels like spring
I'm not looking to the papers
I get troubled by the news
All the trials and tribulations
And the angers people choose
Today there is no flag of righteous
Don't look for that from me
Just another city mornin'
That's got a hold on me
I'm lookin’ up ahead
Rememberin' what you said
My heart holds on to thee
To look back there is no purpose
‘Cause your picture stays with me
Today there is no flag of righteous
Don't look for that from me
It's just this city mornin'
That's got a hold on me
It's just this city mornin'
That's got a hold on me
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2. |
Someone Else's Music
03:43
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There's someone else's music in my head
Coloring the things that she once said
It's waking up a part of me that's dead
with music in my head
For her there was no time to stick around
For me I thought I lost what I had found
It helps me on the days I'm feeling down
To know she's still around
When the light breaks through the shade
We think we've got it made
We peek out on the day
Thinking that we're saved
But are we saved?
Reflecting on the times I could've tried
So many times just like the tears I've cried
I missed you then and here it comes again
I'm rolling with the tide
When the light breaks through the shade
We think we've got it made
We peek out on the day
Thinking that we're saved, but are we saved?
When the light breaks through the shade
We think we’ve got it made
We peek out on the day
Thinking that we’re saved, but are we saved?
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It hurts to remember, hurts worse with regret
In my head I have Polaroids since the day we met
I look for a map to find me a bridge
To cross movin' waters just to see you again
And the memories of better days
Are overshadowed by the crosses we made
One more thing before you go
What do I do with me now?
What do I do with me now?
They say life's a road, and you drove too fast
On a hairpin turn, that was your last
And I'm at the edge, and I'm looking down
My eyes are welled by the smoke that surrounds
And from the abyss, I hear a faint voice
Saying, "This was my fate by my choice."
And the dark clouds rise to the sky
What do I do with me now?
What do I do with me now?
The Judas kiss was time and space
I found the note you left in your place
Left me here to wonder why
Just to hide the tears that I cry
And the dark clouds rise to the sky
What do I do with me now?
And the memories of better days
Are overshadowed by the crosses we made
And we stayed up there until we dry
Just to hide the tears that we cry
One more thing before you go
What do I do with me now? (Repeat)
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4. |
Don't Say Goodbye
03:51
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What's left behind when the ties that bind
Loosen up and they let go?
You can't see the night 'til a street light dies
That's when the stars at night glow like halos
Looking back on days gone passed
When we raised a glass, now I'm smilin'
I can hear your laugh, oh that beautiful laugh
And it comes and goes, like the wind blows
Tell me, tell me - please whisper in my ear
Just don't say goodbye my love
Let me know you're always near
Tell me, tell me - please whisper in my ear
Just don’t say goodbye my love
Let me know you’re always near
Always know I can’t let you go
For now I’ll meet you there in the shadows
Tell me, tell me - please whisper in my ear
Just don’t say goodbye my love
Let me know you’re always near
Let me know you’re always near
Please let me know you’re always near
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Vagabond
04:39
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So you like to feel the vagabond
Drifting out in space alone
Taking on all that’s coming at you
When all you really want is home
And the prism that you look through
A confusing color scheme
Distorting your reality
And the stars and how they’re seen
And you’re drifting all around
What is up and what is down
In a giant lost and found
Can you hear my heart pound?
I’ll take a ship and come and find you
But will you see me there?
The cabin door is open
I see you floating way out there
And you’re drifting all around
What is up and what is down
In a giant lost and found
Can you hear your heart pound?
And you're drifting all around
What is up and what is down
In a giant lost and found
Can you hear my heart pound?
I dreamt we walked the shore together
And the gentle waves they hit the beach
And we laughed at all the seagulls
Picking garbage like a feast
And you're drifting all around
What is up and what is down
In a giant lost and found
Can you hear your heart pound?
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6. |
Winter Song
04:31
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The snow is fallin’ down
Lies gently on the ground
There’s a bluebird flying through the trees
And I’m thinkin’ ‘bout you and me
Sunlight streaks a winter sky
And my daydreams have you by my side
Upon a breeze I hear your laugh again
And there it goes again
And there it goes again
There’s a doe walking through the trees
Too big not to be seen
She disappears and comes back again
And there she goes again
And there she goes again
What could I say to make you think again?
What kind of message could I send
To find a way to bring you back to me?
When I know it can not be
I know it can not be
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7. |
Green Leaf
03:40
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Leaves of orange, yellow, red
Burn in trees just ahead
A few have drifted on the lake
From wind blown travel that they take
Green Leaf (Repeat)
The waning sun in cloudless sky
Shines from the water, catches eye
Reflecting scenes of farthest shore
Relieve the beauty, twice, once more
Green Leaf (Repeat)
Beneath the waters flat, still, calm
The resting place of leaves who've fallen
The waning sun in cloudless sky
Shines from the water, catches eye
They may not be easily seen
But the tree bears witness that they've been here
Green Leaf (Repeat)
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People said, it's all in your head
The way you feel about her
Makes you feel you're better off dead
Than to walk the streets without her
You've heard it many times before
Your heart laughs away the doubters
Just to find when you're all alone
You're wondering about her
Your soul it bleeds a little teardrop from your eye
In time you realize and you just sigh
You get crazed remembering days
When your world revolved around her
Now you feel your life's on a drift
Did you know that much about her?
You try to put the pieces in line
Your thoughts wrestle with illusions
Just to find the pain in your mind
Has come to one conclusion
Your soul it bleeds a little teardrop from your eye
I time you realize and you just sigh
People said, it’s all in your head
The way you feel about her
People said, it’s all in your head
The way you feel about her
People said, it’s all in your head
The way you feel about her
People said, it’s all in your head
The way you feel about her
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9. |
My Head's In New Orleans
03:54
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Well, it's snowin' in New York
But, my head's in New Orleans
With Ray Davies out on Rampart
And the ghost of A.C.
And with me is that girl
She's always in my dreams
Yeah it's snowin' here in New York
But my head's in New Orleans
(Repeat)
Well, I love the little place
I stayed on Chartres Street
And the feeling when I go out
To find a place to eat
And with me is that girl
She’s always in my dreams
Yeah it’s snowin’ here in New York
But my head’s in New Orleans
Well, it’s snowin’ in New York
But, my head’s in New Orleans
And there’s something in the distance
That’s calling out to me
And with me is that girl
She’s always in my dreams
Yeah it’s snowin’ here in New York
But, my head’s in New Orleans
Yeah it’s snowin’ here in New York
But, my head’s in New Orleans
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This is where we end now
But I don't wanna say goodbye
This is where you leave me
And all I wanna do is cry
Just a night, a summer breeze
The street lights through the trees
The stage is set and you are leaving me
I thought I heard a whisper
Telling me there's something wrong
I should’ve grabbed the phone then
Maybe change your mind with just one call
Just a night, a summer breeze
The street lights through the trees
The stage is set and you are leaving me
Goodnight my love
To say goodbye brings too much pain
Goodnight my love
Until the time we meet again
Just a night, a summer breeze
The street lights through the trees
The stage is set and you are leaving me
You're sending me a message
Telling me that you're okay
I'm glad I got to feel it
Makes it better on the harder days
Just a night, a summer breeze
The street lights through the trees
The stage is set and you are leaving me
Just a night, a summer breeze
The street lights through the trees
The stage is set and you are leaving me
The stage is set and you are leaving me
This is where we end now
But I don’t wanna say goodbye
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11. |
How Do We Say Goodbye?
04:18
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Spent a lifetime lookin’ over my shoulder
Those days are gone, that life is over
A rebel heart, torn and tattered
Is the price to pay for love that matters
How do we say goodbye?
How do we do it without tears in our eyes?
How do we say goodbye?
I thank the Lord for putting me here
Surrounded by the ones I hold dear
Still I have one simple question
Was there peace of mind when it ended?
How do we say goodbye?
How do we do it without tears in our eyes?
How do we say goodbye?
Fate throws you into the river
Back to its arms someday delivered
How do we say goodbye?
How do we say goodbye?
How do we do it without tears in our eyes?
How do we say goodbye?
I take a look up into the night
I pick a star and I make you that light
Now the time’s come and I must surrender
To the feeling I will miss you forever
How do we say goodbye?
How do we do it without tears in our eyes?
How do we say goodbye?
How do we say goodbye?
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John Irizarry Middletown, New York
"My job as a songwriter is to tell a story in a way that sparks thought in the listener." - John
Irizarry.
Maverick Magazine, the UK's leading Americana Magazine, praised John's work on his album "Songs for Parker" (with Small Town Sheiks), saying, "It leaves you utterly enthralled".
Alt.Country Forum calls John's songs "Energetic, dynamic & intense" and "immediately distinct & recognizable."
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