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I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Ah love was out to get me
Tududumdudum
That's the way it seemed
Tududumdudum
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less, a givin' thing
Seems the more I gave, the less I got
Whats the use in tryin'
Tududumdudum
All you get is pain
Tududumdudum
When I needed sunshine
I got rain
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Ah love was out to get me
Now that's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Yes I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
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The reasons why
Oh, I can't say
I have to let you go, baby
And run away
After what you did
I can't stay on
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
Baby, for a long time
You had me believe
That your love was all mine
And that's the way it would be
But I didn't know
That you were putting me on
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
Oh, when you're gone
Now, I've got to say
That it's not like before
And I'm not gonna play
Your games anymore
After what you did
I can't stay on
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
Oh, when you're gone
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All the leaves are brown
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day
(On a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm
(I'd be safe and warm)
If I was in L.A.
(If I was in L.A.)
California dreaming
(California dreaming)
On such a winter's day
Stopped into the church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
(Got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray
(I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher likes the cold
(Preacher likes the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay
(Knows I'm gonna stay)
California dreaming
(California dreamin)
On such a winter's day
All the leaves are brown
(All the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray
(And the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day
(On a winter's day)
If I didn't tell her
(If I didn't tell her)
I could leave today
(I could leave today)
California dreaming
(California dreaming)
On such a winters day
(California dreaming)
On such a winters day
(California dreaming)
On such a winters day
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22 (Potty Mouth cover)
03:06
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Don't wanna wake up
Don't wanna wake up, 22
I know I won't be any different than I was yesterday
But in an instant all my difference will be taken away
Don't wanna wake up
Don't wanna wake up, 22
Yeah, I can see you roll your eyes and say "You're still really young"
But something's different 'bout this age that they don't tell anyone
Oh 22, I still do what I used to do
Don't you think it's strange that
Number's just an age but it changes you?
What'd you expect?
This year the magic's gone and I'm all that's left
Yeah, you know it's true, there's nothing new about 22
Don't wanna wake up
Don't wanna wake up, 22
Well I could get my act together but it's still just an act
Would you prefer I act mature? Would that get you off my back?
Don't wanna wake up
Don't wanna wake up, 22
I know it's dumb to get hung up on soooo don't get me wrong
But I don't feel like I'll be me if I can't be 21
Oh 22, I still do what I used to do
Don't you think it's strange that
Number's just an age but it changes you?
What'd you expect?
This year the magic's gone and I'm all that's left
Yeah, you know it's true, there's nothing new about 22
When I was younger
Loved every bit of it
No one expected
Anything from a kid
When I was younger, younger, younger
It's just a number, number, number
Wish I was younger, younger, younger
It's just a number, number, number
Oh 22, I still do what I used to do
Don't you think it's strange that
Number's just an age but it changes you?
What'd you expect?
This year the magic's gone and I'm all that's left
Yeah, you know it's true, there's nothing new about 22
About 22, about 22, about 22
Nothing new 'bout 22
About 22, about 22, about 22
Nothing new 'bout 22
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Got a postcard from paradise
Delivered by mortal hands
X marks the spot where you lay
Now the sun burns down on the sand
I sat and watched you sleeping
I listened to you breathing
I wondered if you were dreaming, if you were
What were you dreaming?
And I fell under your spell
And I lay where I fell
So wind down your window
Think I think I'm gonna kiss you
I dont know what else to do
You send me
Postcards from paradise
Say I want you
You send me
Postcards from paradise
Yeah, you do
Oh my car broke down in the rain
I just can't get started again
I want you
I want you to stay
A postcard from paradise
Delivered by mortal hands
X marks the spot where you lay
Now the sun burns down on the sand
Well there goes love again
7 day wondering
Out on the ledge again
and you’re, threatening to jump again, who-oh
Here comes temptation
Dragging it out again
I’m riding a bullet train
To your central nervous station
And I fell under your spell
And I lay where I fell
So wind down your window
Think I'm gonna kiss you
I don’t know what else to do
You send me
Postcards from paradise
Say I want you
You send me
Postcards from paradise
Yeah, you do
Like a car broke down in the rain
I just can't get started again
without you
I want you to stay
Postcards from paradise
Say I want you
You send me
Postcards from paradise
Yeah, you do whoa-ohhh
You send me
Postcards from paradise
Hey I want you to send me…
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Well I started out
down a dirty road
Started out
all alone
And the sun went down
as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up
the world got still
I'm learning to fly
but I ain't got wings
Coming down
is the hardest thing
Well the good old days
may not return
And the rocks might melt
and the sea may burn
I'm learning to fly
But I ain't got wings
Coming down
Is the hardest thing
Well some say life
will beat you down
Break your heart
steal your crown
So I've started out
for God knows where
I guess I'll know
when I get there
I'm learning to fly
around the clouds
But what goes up
Must come down
I'm learning to fly
But I ain't got wings
Coming down
is the hardest thing
I'm learning to fly
Around the clouds
But what goes up
Must come down
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Maybe I don't really wanna know
How your garden grows
'Cause I just wanna fly
Lately, did you ever feel the pain
In the morning rain
As it soaks you to the bone?
Maybe I just wanna fly
Wanna live, I don't wanna die
Maybe I just wanna breathe
Maybe I just don't believe
Maybe you're the same as me
We see things they'll never see
You and I are gonna live forever
I said maybe I don't really wanna know
How your garden grows
'Cause I just wanna fly
Lately, did you ever feel the pain
In the morning rain
As it soaks you to the bone?
Maybe I will never be
All the things that I wanna be
Now is not the time to cry
Now's the time to find out why
I think you're the same as me
We see things they'll never see
You and I are gonna live forever
Maybe I don't really wanna know
How your garden grows
'Cause I just wanna fly
Lately, did you ever feel the pain
In the morning rain
As it soaks you to the bone?
Maybe I just wanna fly
Wanna live, I don't wanna die
Maybe I just wanna breathe
Maybe I just don't believe
Maybe you're the same as me
We see things they'll never see
You and I are gonna live forever
Gonna live forever
Gonna live forever
We're gonna live forever
Gonna live forever
Gonna live forever
Gonna live forever
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Music and lyrics by Bobby Fuller.
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Malibu (Hole cover)
03:38
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Crash and burn
All the stars explode tonight
How'd you get so desperate?
How'd you stay alive?
Help me, please
Burn the sorrow from your eyes
Oh, come on be alive again
Don't lay down and die!
Hey, hey
You know what to do
Oh baby drive away
from Malibu
Get well soon
Please don't go any higher
How are you so burnt
when you're barely on fire?
Cry to the angels
I'm gonna rescue yoU
I'm gonna set you free tonight, baby
Pour over me
Hey, hey
We're all watching you
Oh, baby, fly away
to Malibu
Cry to the angels
And let them swallow you
Go and part the sea, yeah
in Malibu
And the sun goes down
I watch you slip away
And the sun goes down
I walk into the waves
And the sun goes down
I watch you slip away
And I would
And I knew
Love would tear you apart
Oh, and I knew
The darkest secret of your heart
Hey, hey
I'm gonna follow you
Oh baby fly away, yeah
to Malibu
Oceans of angels
Oceans of stars
Down by the sea
is where you drown your scars
I can't be near you
The light just radiates
I can't be near you
The light just radiates
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Richard Turgeon San Francisco, California
I'm a suburban dad who writes, performs, and produces original rock songs. I play most of the instruments
myself.
My new EP, 'Campfire Songs,' is available now on all digital outlets and on Kool Kat Records (CD).
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